Al Shipley commented on A Long Listmaking Exercise For A Long Weekend, at 4:14 PM on Jul 3 I'm sure I will wanna change my mind about half of these in a minute, but it was scary just how ready I was to throw this together in a snap: 1982 Michael Jackson - Thriller1983 The Police - Synchronicity1984 The Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime1985 The Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun1986 Peter Gabriel - So1987 Prince - Sign O' The Times1988 Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick1989 Aerosmith - Pump1990 They Might Be Giants - Flood1991 A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory1992 R.E.M. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Does Indie Need To Be More Influenced By Janet Jackson?, at 4:25 PM on Jul 2 @brasstax: Yeah, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that the heading was at least partially tongue in cheek, but it's still very off-putting (also pretty presumptuous as to Janet Jackson being "new" to any significant number of readers). more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Does Indie Need To Be More Influenced By Janet Jackson?, at 4:07 PM on Jul 2 @dyfl: All I'm saying is that if you ever try to observe contemporary indie rock as a whole, instead of cherry-picking what seems worthwhile or up your alley, of course it's eventually going to look like a "seemingly infinite wave of faceless, deeply unimaginative indie bands and their tired, worn-out influences." If anything it speaks to Perpetua's naivete that it took him this many years of constant indie coverage to arrive at that observation. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Celebrating 50 States Of Great American Music With The "Boston Phoenix" And Fuse, at 2:58 PM on Jul 2 Phoenix's picks for Maryland aren't bad (John Fahey, The Orioles and our pals Wye Oak), but Fuse's pick of The Bravery (vs. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Does Indie Need To Be More Influenced By Janet Jackson?, at 2:44 PM on Jul 2 I read that earlier today, and really just had to shake my head. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on "Rolling Stone" Finally Embraces Rush, at 12:35 PM on Jul 2 Seeing a [i]Carter III[/i] avatar on therushforum.com is really more entertaining than I could have ever anticipated. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Hinder To David Cook: "It'll Be Really Good To Hear Your Voice Singing Our Songs", at 12:16 PM on Jul 2 Was the clarification "drummer Cody Hanson (no relation to Tulsa's Hanson brothers)" really necessary? more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Beck And Danger Mouse, Hanging Out In Silverlake, Record An Album, at 1:33 PM on Jul 1 @Cheap Shot: A) noone mentioned those bands B) your crystal ball predictions mean nothing, and C) still recording in some capacity a decade after your rise to fame really is not such a rare accomplishment in the music industry that anyone deserves a pat on the back for just that. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Beck And Danger Mouse, Hanging Out In Silverlake, Record An Album, at 12:39 PM on Jul 1 It's so nice to have Beck and Danger Mouse working on a project together, it'll cut the time I usually take to avoid them in half. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Jay-Z To Oasis: "Are Your Songs 'Appropriate' Glastonbury Material? Just Checking", at 9:11 AM on Jun 30 Making fun of Oasis will always be awesome, but it would be a lot better if it wasn't coming from a guy who is way too into Coldplay. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on No, Really, Don't Call It A Comeback: Candlebox Returns, And Other Has-Beens Aren't Far Behind, at 7:17 PM on Jun 28 @KikoJones: That's a nice theory and all, but the Candlebox album in question that apparently benefitted from payola sold FOUR MILLION COPIES. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Time For Us To Take A Moment And Give You The Microphone, at 4:42 PM on Jun 27 Really liking the songs I've heard from Jaguar Love that's releasing an album on Matador in a couple months, not too familiar with the members' previous bands but this stuff is sounding good. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Just Get Back Together Already, Phish, at 3:27 PM on Jun 27 Remember when bands used to go a full decade or two before reuniting? more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Twangy Tweens, History-Making Axe Grinders, Chicken Fried Songwriters, Solitary Power Metal, Arcade-Fired Bleeps, And Lyrics That Use The Word "MySpace" As A Verb, at 11:27 AM on Jun 27 @KikoJones: I believe he was branded with a red "P" at one point, but it was just magic marker and he washed it off. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on "Today" Can't Remember What Jay-Z Looks Like, at 4:18 PM on Jun 26 They've already fixed the error, incidentally using the same pic that's in half of the Idolator posts about Jay-Z. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Snoop Dogg Swears Dr. Dre's Detox Is Ready To Go, at 11:51 AM on Jun 26 Don't forget Bishop Lamont, whose entire career to this point consists of him leaking information about Detox because noone has a shred of interest in his own record. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Weiland Launches Giant Loogie At Interviewer's Audacity, at 10:46 AM on Jun 26 Love how he goes straight to "would you talk to Bowie this way?" more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on "Spin" Turns The Rock-Star Notion On Its Ear, at 10:31 AM on Jun 26 "But Your Boy wonders if the respective muckety-mucks of Spin and Rolling Stone can..." For a second I thought your new handle was Your Boy Wonder. more » [idolator]