Neko Case — I'm An Animal
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You could say it's my instinct
Yes I still have one
There's no time to second guess it
And yes, there are things that I'm still so afraid of...
But my courage is roaring like the sound of the sun
'Cause it's vain about its mane and will reveal them to no one
I'm an animal, you're an animal, too
Pick up that rock, drink from that lake
I do my best but I'm made of mistakes
And yes there are things that I'm still quite sure of
I love you this hour, this hour today
And heaven will smell like the airport (airport)
I may never get there to prove it
So let's not waste our time thinkin' how that ain't fair
I'm an animal, you're an animal, too
You're an animal, too
Yes I still have one
There's no time to second guess it
And yes, there are things that I'm still so afraid of...
But my courage is roaring like the sound of the sun
'Cause it's vain about its mane and will reveal them to no one
I'm an animal, you're an animal, too
Pick up that rock, drink from that lake
I do my best but I'm made of mistakes
And yes there are things that I'm still quite sure of
I love you this hour, this hour today
And heaven will smell like the airport (airport)
I may never get there to prove it
So let's not waste our time thinkin' how that ain't fair
I'm an animal, you're an animal, too
You're an animal, too
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1971 Cougar?
window wrote:
Based on mathematics alone this theory is false. Just because a later vote appears to have less impact on the average rating does not mean that this is actually true. An average is an average. In this case it is the sum of all votes divided by the number of votes cast. Sequence of vote does not even show up in the formula! If the 1st 100 people vote 10 and the next 100 vote 3, the result is the same as if the 1st 100 people vote 3 and the next 100 vote 10. Either way the result is 6.5.
IMO, the phenomenon behind your observation that "the rating is established and additional votes do no matter" is that the taste of the RP audience is not dramatically shifting over time. In other words, there isn't going to be a scenario like the one I described above, when the 1st 100 voters call a song a "10" but the next 100 call it a "3," moving it down 6.5. Assuming the sample size is big enough, the 2nd 100 voters are going to have an average vote very close to the 1st 100 voters. And as the sample size in each group increases, these two averages will converge. In any survey the sample average approaches the true average as the sample size approaches the actual population.
Well explained!
Based on mathematics alone this theory is false. Just because a later vote appears to have less impact on the average rating does not mean that this is actually true. An average is an average. In this case it is the sum of all votes divided by the number of votes cast. Sequence of vote does not even show up in the formula! If the 1st 100 people vote 10 and the next 100 vote 3, the result is the same as if the 1st 100 people vote 3 and the next 100 vote 10. Either way the result is 6.5.
IMO, the phenomenon behind your observation that "the rating is established and additional votes do no matter" is that the taste of the RP audience is not dramatically shifting over time. In other words, there isn't going to be a scenario like the one I described above, when the 1st 100 voters call a song a "10" but the next 100 call it a "3," moving it down 6.5. Assuming the sample size is big enough, the 2nd 100 voters are going to have an average vote very close to the 1st 100 voters. And as the sample size in each group increases, these two averages will converge. In any survey the sample average approaches the true average as the sample size approaches the actual population.
Well explained!
A Cougar on a Cougar.
Three sub-three-minute songs in a row. Brevity can be a springboard to creativity.
I like Neko Case, but I find a little goes a long way.
A COUGAR.
Droidac wrote:
How did ya do it?
10 -> 11
How did ya do it?
CascadianPDX wrote:
Well by golly, CascadianPDX, I'll be damned if you're not correct. The "search" button did indeed verify that Bill has one Lady Gaga song on the playlist, even though it hasn't been played in the last 30 days, as of this post, and the ratings for that song are poor. But hey, another reason to love Bill and Rebecca and RP.
These ratings only get you so far... you gotta consider the source. Not dissin' RP listeners, but the reason I even listen to RP is that the DJs call the shots, not some 'race to the bottom' popularity contest of the teeny bopping masses. What the DJs do with the ratings and comments other than merely read them, who knows? But I do I know that the Bill has played Lady Gagged knowing that he would take a serious blogo-fragging, and I think that's a good thing, even though I really don't want to hear that kind of 'popular' music on RP.
Well by golly, CascadianPDX, I'll be damned if you're not correct. The "search" button did indeed verify that Bill has one Lady Gaga song on the playlist, even though it hasn't been played in the last 30 days, as of this post, and the ratings for that song are poor. But hey, another reason to love Bill and Rebecca and RP.
Typesbad wrote:
She's won a place in my heart (albeit a place in a back room, in a closet, under the stairs of my heart...) The singer following Neko on RP today was Janis, so Neko sounds a little 'weak' by comparison, perhaps. But my first car was a '68 Mercury Cougar and I'd have let Neko stand on the hood.
Typesbad wrote:
Cougar is an animal. Cyclone is not.
Since the album is named Cylone, and the cover prominently features a Mercury Cougar, yet there was another Mercury Sport coupe of the same period called the Cyclone, the album art director has me confused.
Cougar is an animal. Cyclone is not.
Carl wrote:
We had a '77 Country Squire station wagon, wood sides and all, that had the same issues with the headlight covers and peeling silver paint. Like your Cougar, we kept that car for ages, giving it a series a of nicknames: "the Tank", "the Fridge"(after the heater core failed and the Bears won the Super Bowl), and "Cristine" (Since the car refused to die.) She was sold to a mechanic friend for $50 and carried on for several years after that.
Typesbad wrote:
Good point, but I wouldn't read too much into the cover art choices. It was that or an album titled "Cougar" until some marketing genius saw the light at the 11th hour. BTW, our first car was a Mercury Cougar like the one pictured except yellow. What a POS! All style and little substance. One of the first things that failed was the headlight covers, followed closely by the sequential rear turn signals. But we drove it for many years before selling it to our across-the-street neighbor, and we've seen it several times since around town over the ensuing years. If it came with that "hood ornament," I'd have kept it a lot longer! :-)
Since the album is named Cylone, and the cover prominently features a Mercury Cougar, yet there was another Mercury Sport coupe of the same period called the Cyclone, the album art director has me confused.
Good point, but I wouldn't read too much into the cover art choices. It was that or an album titled "Cougar" until some marketing genius saw the light at the 11th hour. BTW, our first car was a Mercury Cougar like the one pictured except yellow. What a POS! All style and little substance. One of the first things that failed was the headlight covers, followed closely by the sequential rear turn signals. But we drove it for many years before selling it to our across-the-street neighbor, and we've seen it several times since around town over the ensuing years. If it came with that "hood ornament," I'd have kept it a lot longer! :-)
We had a '77 Country Squire station wagon, wood sides and all, that had the same issues with the headlight covers and peeling silver paint. Like your Cougar, we kept that car for ages, giving it a series a of nicknames: "the Tank", "the Fridge"(after the heater core failed and the Bears won the Super Bowl), and "Cristine" (Since the car refused to die.) She was sold to a mechanic friend for $50 and carried on for several years after that.
Sure sounds like she's sayin "You're a Melon Ball."
GREAT ALBUM! Her voice is so unique. Love her music, both solo work and her work with the New Pornographers.
10 -> 11
You hear a Neko Case line from across a room, hardly matters where/when, and it just hits you like a cloudburst of everything you... already know. "And heaven will smell like the airport."
How does she do it?! No, don't tell me! Don't want to know. Just want the emergence.
How does she do it?! No, don't tell me! Don't want to know. Just want the emergence.
Carl wrote:
She had apparently decided on the album title "Middle Cyclone" before even shooting photos for the cover. It's funny that you still see that same old car around town after all these years.
Typesbad wrote:
Good point, but I wouldn't read too much into the cover art choices. It was that or an album titled "Cougar" until some marketing genius saw the light at the 11th hour. BTW, our first car was a Mercury Cougar like the one pictured except yellow. What a POS! All style and little substance. One of the first things that failed was the headlight covers, followed closely by the sequential rear turn signals. But we drove it for many years before selling it to our across-the-street neighbor, and we've seen it several times since around town over the ensuing years. If it came with that "hood ornament," I'd have kept it a lot longer! :-)
Since the album is named Cylone, and the cover prominently features a Mercury Cougar, yet there was another Mercury Sport coupe of the same period called the Cyclone, the album art director has me confused.
Good point, but I wouldn't read too much into the cover art choices. It was that or an album titled "Cougar" until some marketing genius saw the light at the 11th hour. BTW, our first car was a Mercury Cougar like the one pictured except yellow. What a POS! All style and little substance. One of the first things that failed was the headlight covers, followed closely by the sequential rear turn signals. But we drove it for many years before selling it to our across-the-street neighbor, and we've seen it several times since around town over the ensuing years. If it came with that "hood ornament," I'd have kept it a lot longer! :-)
She had apparently decided on the album title "Middle Cyclone" before even shooting photos for the cover. It's funny that you still see that same old car around town after all these years.
This can't be turning 10 years old yet. I remember buying this album when it came out just the other day.
Sure wish time would slow back down to what it used to be when I was young.
Typesbad wrote:
Good point, but I wouldn't read too much into the cover art choices. It was that or an album titled "Cougar" until some marketing genius saw the light at the 11th hour. BTW, our first car was a Mercury Cougar like the one pictured except yellow. What a POS! All style and little substance. One of the first things that failed was the headlight covers, followed closely by the sequential rear turn signals. But we drove it for many years before selling it to our across-the-street neighbor, and we've seen it several times since around town over the ensuing years. If it came with that "hood ornament," I'd have kept it a lot longer! :-)
Since the album is named Cylone, and the cover prominently features a Mercury Cougar, yet there was another Mercury Sport coupe of the same period called the Cyclone, the album art director has me confused.
Good point, but I wouldn't read too much into the cover art choices. It was that or an album titled "Cougar" until some marketing genius saw the light at the 11th hour. BTW, our first car was a Mercury Cougar like the one pictured except yellow. What a POS! All style and little substance. One of the first things that failed was the headlight covers, followed closely by the sequential rear turn signals. But we drove it for many years before selling it to our across-the-street neighbor, and we've seen it several times since around town over the ensuing years. If it came with that "hood ornament," I'd have kept it a lot longer! :-)
Since the album is named Cylone, and the cover prominently features a Mercury Cougar, yet there was another Mercury Sport coupe of the same period called the Cyclone, the album art director has me confused.
MojoJojo wrote:
Well spake! Though somehow I'd have to squeeze Elbow into my list.
Holy geeeeez I can't get enough of her work!
If I could only hang onto two artists / groups I found on RP it would be Porcupine Tree and Neko.
If I could only hang onto two artists / groups I found on RP it would be Porcupine Tree and Neko.
Well spake! Though somehow I'd have to squeeze Elbow into my list.
Got a date with Neko tonight in Charlottesville
MojoJojo wrote:
Holy geeeeez I can't get enough of her work!
If I could only hang onto two artists / groups I found on RP it would be Porcupine Tree and Neko.
If I could only hang onto two artists / groups I found on RP it would be Porcupine Tree and Neko.
Propayne wrote:
Very powerful when performed live - be sure to catch Neko in concert of you get the opportunity.
Only 12 more days till she's in Anchorage. Looking forward to it.
Very powerful when performed live - be sure to catch Neko in concert of you get the opportunity.
Only 12 more days till she's in Anchorage. Looking forward to it.
Lazarus wrote:
My instinctive response is that this song be soooo good... sigh...
Very powerful when performed live - be sure to catch Neko in concert of you get the opportunity.
My instinctive response is that this song be soooo good... sigh...
Very powerful when performed live - be sure to catch Neko in concert of you get the opportunity.
My instinctive response is that this song be soooo good... sigh...
SmackDaddy wrote:
That's great and all except that for the fact that after the first 100 votes (or maybe even quite less), the rating is established and additional votes do not matter. It's a statistical thing. It would be more interesting methinks if the voting was more thumbs up/down like on the LRC channel. Then if a vote was close your vote could matter - assuming Bill gave a rat's ass.
Based on mathematics alone this theory is false. Just because a later vote appears to have less impact on the average rating does not mean that this is actually true. An average is an average. In this case it is the sum of all votes divided by the number of votes cast. Sequence of vote does not even show up in the formula! If the 1st 100 people vote 10 and the next 100 vote 3, the result is the same as if the 1st 100 people vote 3 and the next 100 vote 10. Either way the result is 6.5.
IMO, the phenomenon behind your observation that "the rating is established and additional votes do no matter" is that the taste of the RP audience is not dramatically shifting over time. In other words, there isn't going to be a scenario like the one I described above, when the 1st 100 voters call a song a "10" but the next 100 call it a "3," moving it down 6.5. Assuming the sample size is big enough, the 2nd 100 voters are going to have an average vote very close to the 1st 100 voters. And as the sample size in each group increases, these two averages will converge. In any survey the sample average approaches the true average as the sample size approaches the actual population.
That's great and all except that for the fact that after the first 100 votes (or maybe even quite less), the rating is established and additional votes do not matter. It's a statistical thing. It would be more interesting methinks if the voting was more thumbs up/down like on the LRC channel. Then if a vote was close your vote could matter - assuming Bill gave a rat's ass.
Based on mathematics alone this theory is false. Just because a later vote appears to have less impact on the average rating does not mean that this is actually true. An average is an average. In this case it is the sum of all votes divided by the number of votes cast. Sequence of vote does not even show up in the formula! If the 1st 100 people vote 10 and the next 100 vote 3, the result is the same as if the 1st 100 people vote 3 and the next 100 vote 10. Either way the result is 6.5.
IMO, the phenomenon behind your observation that "the rating is established and additional votes do no matter" is that the taste of the RP audience is not dramatically shifting over time. In other words, there isn't going to be a scenario like the one I described above, when the 1st 100 voters call a song a "10" but the next 100 call it a "3," moving it down 6.5. Assuming the sample size is big enough, the 2nd 100 voters are going to have an average vote very close to the 1st 100 voters. And as the sample size in each group increases, these two averages will converge. In any survey the sample average approaches the true average as the sample size approaches the actual population.
Everybody in my church loves this song...
Holy geeeeez I can't get enough of her work!
If I could only hang onto two artists / groups I found on RP it would be Porcupine Tree and Neko.
If I could only hang onto two artists / groups I found on RP it would be Porcupine Tree and Neko.
SmackDaddy wrote:
That's great and all except that for the fact that after the first 100 votes (or maybe even quite less), the rating is established and additional votes do not matter. It's a statistical thing. It would be more interesting methinks if the voting was more thumbs up/down like on the LRC channel. Then if a vote was close your vote could matter - assuming Bill gave a rat's ass.
C'mon, you think he might have the voting feature there for no reason? Of course he cares. There is some movement over time. Averages usually move up because the more songs are played, the more chance they have to sink in and elicit a response from the listener, plus the song begins to become a classic the longer it gets airplay, and people become too frightened to appear negative and going against community norms, and so they just reflexivly give it a higher rating. You have to make mental adjustments to the ratings, and you have to throw out some votes. For example, some songs are magnets to haters, for whatever reason. Usually because they are overplayed here and elsewhere.
That's great and all except that for the fact that after the first 100 votes (or maybe even quite less), the rating is established and additional votes do not matter. It's a statistical thing. It would be more interesting methinks if the voting was more thumbs up/down like on the LRC channel. Then if a vote was close your vote could matter - assuming Bill gave a rat's ass.
C'mon, you think he might have the voting feature there for no reason? Of course he cares. There is some movement over time. Averages usually move up because the more songs are played, the more chance they have to sink in and elicit a response from the listener, plus the song begins to become a classic the longer it gets airplay, and people become too frightened to appear negative and going against community norms, and so they just reflexivly give it a higher rating. You have to make mental adjustments to the ratings, and you have to throw out some votes. For example, some songs are magnets to haters, for whatever reason. Usually because they are overplayed here and elsewhere.
lily34 wrote:
This makes me want to eat Neko Case. Just sayin'
this song make me want to eat someone.
This makes me want to eat Neko Case. Just sayin'
this song make me want to eat someone.
romeotuma wrote:
This song puts a spring in my step this spring day...
Hey Romeo I think I'm seeing a pattern beginning to form here.
This song puts a spring in my step this spring day...
Hey Romeo I think I'm seeing a pattern beginning to form here.
i thought this was gonna be VU at first!
Love it and Neko :)
Fab voice. She oozes sincerity and passion. Great talent.
romeotuma wrote:
All Neko, all the time!
She's an animal? Rowr...
I agree with that... 42 times a day would be fine with me...
All Neko, all the time!
She's an animal? Rowr...
Please play Neko more often.
romeotuma wrote:
love it!
Eeeyup!
love it!
Eeeyup!
oldslabsides wrote:
Neko could barf her lunch ONTO ME and I'd thank her. (And give her an 8!)
Neko could barf her lunch and I'd give it at least an eight.
Neko could barf her lunch ONTO ME and I'd thank her. (And give her an 8!)
Catch Neko in an interview if you can. In a world full of narcissistic a-holes she is smart, funny, and just flat out likable.
oldslabsides wrote:
Neko could barf her lunch and I'd give it at least an eight.
I love you Neko
Go, Neko, go!
oldslabsides wrote:
Thanks for the visual. Yes, 8.
Neko could barf her lunch and I'd give it at least an eight.
Thanks for the visual. Yes, 8.
Great song, great album. 
Neko could barf her lunch and I'd give it at least an eight.
Classic RP filler song.
In other words- am listening to RP after midnight, enjoying it (as usual), get involved in something… then realize I'm listening to RP-flavored noise. I pay attention, realize there's not much there. Hence… filler, not even worth rating.
In other words- am listening to RP after midnight, enjoying it (as usual), get involved in something… then realize I'm listening to RP-flavored noise. I pay attention, realize there's not much there. Hence… filler, not even worth rating.
CascadianPDX wrote:
That's great and all except that for the fact that after the first 100 votes (or maybe even quite less), the rating is established and additional votes do not matter. It's a statistical thing. It would be more interesting methinks if the voting was more thumbs up/down like on the LRC channel. Then if a vote was close your vote could matter - assuming Bill gave a rat's ass.
These ratings only get you so far... you gotta consider the source. Not dissin' RP listeners, but the reason I even listen to RP is that the DJs call the shots, not some 'race to the bottom' popularity contest of the teeny bopping masses. What the DJs do with the ratings and comments other than merely read them, who knows? But I do I know that the Bill has played Lady Gagged knowing that he would take a serious blogo-fragging, and I think that's a good thing, even though I really don't want to hear that kind of 'popular' music on RP.
That's great and all except that for the fact that after the first 100 votes (or maybe even quite less), the rating is established and additional votes do not matter. It's a statistical thing. It would be more interesting methinks if the voting was more thumbs up/down like on the LRC channel. Then if a vote was close your vote could matter - assuming Bill gave a rat's ass.
peter_james_bond wrote:
Show your support for the artists you like on RP and give them a high rating. If you don't rate them, you can be sure that the people who hate those artists will give them a low rating. It's like politics, if you don't vote then you have no right to complain. Use your democratic right, (bye the way, in Australia it is against the law not to vote) hit that keyboard and rate songs! You have a right to rate a song, why not use it? Support Your Favorites! Cheers. Now I'll get down off my soapbox.....
Hear hear !
Show your support for the artists you like on RP and give them a high rating. If you don't rate them, you can be sure that the people who hate those artists will give them a low rating. It's like politics, if you don't vote then you have no right to complain. Use your democratic right, (bye the way, in Australia it is against the law not to vote) hit that keyboard and rate songs! You have a right to rate a song, why not use it? Support Your Favorites! Cheers.
Now I'll get down off my soapbox.....Hear hear !
gandalfbmg wrote:
My daughter (age 5) runs around the house singing the lyrics to "This Tornado Loves You", which I think might be the best song on the album... though the lyrics aren't really butterflies and flowers, even if the music sounds upbeat. "Their broken necks will line the ditch until you stop this madness..."
rock on. Best song on the new album 
My daughter (age 5) runs around the house singing the lyrics to "This Tornado Loves You", which I think might be the best song on the album... though the lyrics aren't really butterflies and flowers, even if the music sounds upbeat. "Their broken necks will line the ditch until you stop this madness..."
ozarkhiker wrote:
Why's it bad? I think that's one of the best new album covers I've seen in quite a while.
Neko's cool no doubt, but it's bad to be on the hood of 1967 Cougar, and even worse to put a picture of it on your album cover with the head light doors stuck open. Neko, how could you?
Why's it bad? I think that's one of the best new album covers I've seen in quite a while.
ozarkhiker wrote:
It's her car, she can do what she likes with it. :-p
Neko's cool no doubt, but it's bad to be on the hood of 1967 Cougar, and even worse to put a picture of it on your album cover with the head light doors stuck open. Neko, how could you?
It's her car, she can do what she likes with it. :-p
Neko and NP in the same hour? Sweet!!
CascadianPDX wrote:
I'll listen to anything, once. In the case of Lady Gaga, I do mean once.
These ratings only get you so far... you gotta consider the source. Not dissin' RP listeners, but the reason I even listen to RP is that the DJs call the shots, not some 'race to the bottom' popularity contest of the teeny bopping masses. What the DJs do with the ratings and comments other than merely read them, who knows? But I do I know that the Bill has played Lady Gagged knowing that he would take a serious blogo-fragging, and I think that's a good thing, even though I really don't want to hear that kind of 'popular' music on RP.
I'll listen to anything, once. In the case of Lady Gaga, I do mean once.
I second that sentiment CascadianPDX - Neko Case is pretty damn brilliant in my opinion. Although I think I like her earlier stuff better, this song is quality too.
These ratings only get you so far... you gotta consider the source. Not dissin' RP listeners, but the reason I even listen to RP is that the DJs call the shots, not some 'race to the bottom' popularity contest of the teeny bopping masses. What the DJs do with the ratings and comments other than merely read them, who knows? But I do I know that the Bill has played Lady Gagged knowing that he would take a serious blogo-fragging, and I think that's a good thing, even though I really don't want to hear that kind of 'popular' music on RP.
Imkirok wrote:
Show your support for the artists you like on RP and give them a high rating. If you don't rate them, you can be sure that the people who hate those artists will give them a low rating. It's like politics, if you don't vote then you have no right to complain. Use your democratic right, (bye the way, in Australia it is against the law not to vote) hit that keyboard and rate songs! You have a right to rate a song, why not use it? Support Your Favorites! Cheers. Now I'll get down off my soapbox.....
I didn't realize that one's appreciation of an artist was predicated on rating that artist on an internet radio station. The things you learn here on RP! I'd better get busy rating songs, or all the people out there will never know if I like them or not.
Show your support for the artists you like on RP and give them a high rating. If you don't rate them, you can be sure that the people who hate those artists will give them a low rating. It's like politics, if you don't vote then you have no right to complain. Use your democratic right, (bye the way, in Australia it is against the law not to vote) hit that keyboard and rate songs! You have a right to rate a song, why not use it? Support Your Favorites! Cheers.
Now I'll get down off my soapbox..... peter_james_bond wrote:
You are one lucky animal! So, if you like Neko , why haven't you given any of her songs on RP a rating? And the same question is directed at you Spud.
I didn't realize that one's appreciation of an artist was predicated on rating that artist on an internet radio station. The things you learn here on RP! I'd better get busy rating songs, or all the people out there will never know if I like them or not.
You are one lucky animal! So, if you like Neko , why haven't you given any of her songs on RP a rating? And the same question is directed at you Spud.
I didn't realize that one's appreciation of an artist was predicated on rating that artist on an internet radio station. The things you learn here on RP! I'd better get busy rating songs, or all the people out there will never know if I like them or not.
...my best friend in high school drove a maroon '67 cougar, and every time i see this album cover i remember the great times we had in that car...
Neko's cool no doubt, but it's bad to be on the hood of 1967 Cougar, and even worse to put a picture of it on your album cover with the head light doors stuck open. Neko, how could you?
"and heaven will smell like the airport"...
As a young kid, my grandmother use to take our family to the Caribbean every winter, and I always remembered how much I loved the smell of the airport. That smell always meant something great was about to happen!
Darlington wrote:
Yep! Saw her there! She made me melt!
Neko coming to nearby Charlotte in a month or so...
Yep! Saw her there! She made me melt!
gandalfbmg wrote:
Yes it is. Great tune. Great gal.
rock on. Best song on the new album
Yes it is. Great tune. Great gal.
I'm a cannon ball.
You're an enema, too.
Bill, now that Townshend's song of the same name is in rotation, why not play it next?
Twice in three days... what god did I please!
rock on. Best song on the new album
"Heaven may smell like the airport"? Hmmmmm.... hopefully not like Logan International. 
Neko coming to nearby Charlotte in a month or so...
gregormiz wrote:
I was just pointing out that a crockydile is a reptyle and reptyles are cold blooded (and yes, I am aware of the spelling) I was also going by the emoticon and here I admit I made a mistake, I confused grumpy with cranky. But hey, I knew it was one of those dwarfs (Snow White reference).
D'oh! Peter!
While I am sorry to hear that the animal is not attuned to Ms. Case's voice, it's no reason to call names. Being an old cranky animal myself... Still, music hath a power to soothe the savage breast.
While I am sorry to hear that the animal is not attuned to Ms. Case's voice, it's no reason to call names. Being an old cranky animal myself... Still, music hath a power to soothe the savage breast.
I was just pointing out that a crockydile is a reptyle and reptyles are cold blooded (and yes, I am aware of the spelling) I was also going by the emoticon and here I admit I made a mistake, I confused grumpy with cranky. But hey, I knew it was one of those dwarfs (Snow White reference).
crockydile wrote:
Maybe it's just a phase. On the other hand, we all get a little crankier as we get older...unless we win the lottery.
For some reason I get a little defensive when it comes to Neko. I'm not sure why, I mean she's never been a Bond girl, either musically or romantically. 
Yah. I've noticed this about myself of late. Especially a bit of a crank when it comes to my musical tastes. Ah, well.
Maybe it's just a phase. On the other hand, we all get a little crankier as we get older...unless we win the lottery.
For some reason I get a little defensive when it comes to Neko. I'm not sure why, I mean she's never been a Bond girl, either musically or romantically. crockydile wrote:
Apparently, we're of similar species. I just don't get it.
Reptilian overlords, perhaps?
This animal is not attracted to her voice. 
Apparently, we're of similar species. I just don't get it.
Reptilian overlords, perhaps?
peter_james_bond wrote:
Yah. I've noticed this about myself of late. Especially a bit of a crank when it comes to my musical tastes. Ah, well.
And a cranky one at that.
Yah. I've noticed this about myself of late. Especially a bit of a crank when it comes to my musical tastes. Ah, well.
peter_james_bond wrote:
I think I see the problem; yes, you are an animal but this song is directed at warm blooded mammals and you, Mr crockydile, are a cold blooded reptile. And a cranky one at that.
D'oh! Peter!
While I am sorry to hear that the animal is not attuned to Ms. Case's voice, it's no reason to call names. Being an old cranky animal myself... Still, music hath a power to soothe the savage breast.
I think I see the problem; yes, you are an animal but this song is directed at warm blooded mammals and you, Mr crockydile, are a cold blooded reptile. And a cranky one at that.
D'oh! Peter!
While I am sorry to hear that the animal is not attuned to Ms. Case's voice, it's no reason to call names. Being an old cranky animal myself... Still, music hath a power to soothe the savage breast.
crockydile wrote:
I think I see the problem; yes, you are an animal but this song is directed at warm blooded mammals and you, Mr crockydile, are a cold blooded reptile. And a cranky one at that.
This animal is not attracted to her voice.
I think I see the problem; yes, you are an animal but this song is directed at warm blooded mammals and you, Mr crockydile, are a cold blooded reptile. And a cranky one at that.
This animal is not attracted to her voice.
Watching her perform is like standing in front of a beautiful painting.
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
jbtidwell wrote:
In Atlanta she was wearing a little black dress... hot, hotness! and then there is her voice *melting*
She was wearing that in Philadelphia on Wednesday!
LOVED the show. Her voice is amazing!
In Atlanta she was wearing a little black dress... hot, hotness! and then there is her voice *melting*
She was wearing that in Philadelphia on Wednesday!
LOVED the show. Her voice is amazing! dynamaniak wrote:
In Atlanta she was wearing a little black dress... hot, hotness! and then there is her voice *melting*
I just had the pleasure of seeing her live last week and it was *incredible*. She doesn't need any effects to make her sound that good - she just is. And all the while she was in jeans and a hoodie :)
In Atlanta she was wearing a little black dress... hot, hotness! and then there is her voice *melting*
dynamaniak wrote:
You are one lucky animal! So, if you like Neko , why haven't you given any of her songs on RP a rating? And the same question is directed at you Spud.
I just had the pleasure of seeing her live last week and it was *incredible*. She doesn't need any effects to make her sound that good - she just is. And all the while she was in jeans and a hoodie :)
You are one lucky animal! So, if you like Neko , why haven't you given any of her songs on RP a rating? And the same question is directed at you Spud.
I just had the pleasure of seeing her live last week and it was *incredible*. She doesn't need any effects to make her sound that good - she just is. And all the while she was in jeans and a hoodie :)
I really like this song and Neko's voice, so much so I have ordered the cd from a local record shop. I recently saw Neko as a guest on a Rock Qiz show; Rock Wiz, she belted out some great vocals.
The one lyric about "animal" made me think of similar lines about "nanimals" in the 1960s novel, "Diary of a Mad Housewife." Anyone recall that?
zipper wrote:
ha! "you're a melon ball, too."
Yes, we're all melon balls!
ha! "you're a melon ball, too."
Yes, we're all melon balls!
MojoJojo wrote:
I bought an Altec-Lansing iMotion speaker to use with my laptop on travel. It's light, sounds surprisingly good, and folds into a neat package for travel. Made for docking an iPod but includes an external audio cable. There are others out there that probably sound better but may be less portable. I also pack a lightweight outlet block that takes several power blocks for chargers.
I am soooo freakin glad my hotel internet connection is fast enough to stream RP tonight. It's times like these when I NEED RP. It's amazing how much I appreciate it when I am on the road like this, even through crap-ass laptop speakers. Perspective is an interesting thing.
I bought an Altec-Lansing iMotion speaker to use with my laptop on travel. It's light, sounds surprisingly good, and folds into a neat package for travel. Made for docking an iPod but includes an external audio cable. There are others out there that probably sound better but may be less portable. I also pack a lightweight outlet block that takes several power blocks for chargers.
I am soooo freakin glad my hotel internet connection is fast enough to stream RP tonight. It's times like these when I NEED RP. It's amazing how much I appreciate it when I am on the road like this, even through crap-ass laptop speakers. Perspective is an interesting thing.
QueenLucia wrote:
ha! "you're a melon ball, too."
I really like Neko. But, in this song it sounds to me like she's saying, "I'm a melon ball..." I have to laugh every time I hear it.
ha! "you're a melon ball, too."
QueenLucia wrote:
I really like Neko. But, in this song it sounds to me like she's saying, "I'm a melon ball..." I have to laugh every time I hear it.
QueenLucia wrote:
Great...now you just ruined for me.
I really like Neko. But, in this song it sounds to me like she's saying, "I'm a melon ball..." I have to laugh every time I hear it.
Great...now you just ruined for me.
I really like Neko. But, in this song it sounds to me like she's saying, "I'm a melon ball..." I have to laugh every time I hear it.
Generally like Neko, but haven't been all that impressed with the new album. It's not that it's bad so much, but I think Fox Confessor was stronger, and most of her other albums had at least a couple standout tracks.
"I'm An Animal"? Got that right! You put the grrrrr in tiger, baby! 
rvontha wrote:
I had the same reaction to that comment!
+1 to that.
Saw her at the Raleigh concert recently. Great show!
I had the same reaction to that comment!
+1 to that.
Saw her at the Raleigh concert recently. Great show!
salide wrote:
Wash your mouth out!
I had the same reaction to that comment!
Wash your mouth out!
I had the same reaction to that comment!
Marley wrote:
Wash your mouth out!
I am hearing WAY too much of this album. I used to like Neko Case, but now I'm kind of getting sick of her. This is like the 4th song today from this record. Play some Elbow instead, please....
Wash your mouth out!
I am hearing WAY too much of this album. I used to like Neko Case, but now I'm kind of getting sick of her. This is like the 4th song today from this record. Play some Elbow instead, please....
rtb wrote:
Well, I for one LOVE the sound of her voice.
And this album is growing on me quickly.
Me, too!
Well, I for one LOVE the sound of her voice.
And this album is growing on me quickly.
Me, too!
ChicoCyclist wrote:
Couldn't have said it better myself. RadioDoc, I understand that you might not like the sound of her voice, or the way she uses it, or the content of her music, but let's get it straight: Neko is a very good musician and is quite "in key".
Well, I for one LOVE the sound of her voice.
And this album is growing on me quickly.
Couldn't have said it better myself. RadioDoc, I understand that you might not like the sound of her voice, or the way she uses it, or the content of her music, but let's get it straight: Neko is a very good musician and is quite "in key".
Well, I for one LOVE the sound of her voice.
And this album is growing on me quickly.
holborne wrote:
If you don't like her, you don't like her, and that's fine. But saying she sings "off key" is not a matter of opinion, and it's just plain wrong. Not liking the timbre of someone's voice doesn't mean she sings off key.
Couldn't have said it better myself. RadioDoc, I understand that you might not like the sound of her voice, or the way she uses it, or the content of her music, but let's get it straight: Neko is a very good musician and is quite "in key".
If you don't like her, you don't like her, and that's fine. But saying she sings "off key" is not a matter of opinion, and it's just plain wrong. Not liking the timbre of someone's voice doesn't mean she sings off key.
Couldn't have said it better myself. RadioDoc, I understand that you might not like the sound of her voice, or the way she uses it, or the content of her music, but let's get it straight: Neko is a very good musician and is quite "in key".
Mandible wrote:
I don't see it as a rip off. do you?
have you seen the movie? how about the girl on the hood of the car?
I don't see it as a rip off. do you?
have you seen the movie? how about the girl on the hood of the car?
Feature article in this week's New Yorker Magazine on our Neko. Last week she was on Leno. The secret is OUT.
07734 wrote:
Yes, I heard it too!
"You're a melon ball, to me"
Yes, I heard it too!Rarrrrwr! And just conquered a Cougar, I see.
rickhoran wrote:
I don't see it as a rip off. do you?
is it my imagination or is the artwork here ripped off/inspired from death proof?
I don't see it as a rip off. do you?
is it my imagination or is the artwork here ripped off/inspired from death proof?
Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Yes , there is a 2-CD re-release of Fox Confessor doing the rounds (mine should be arriving from Amazon any day now)
I'll be picking-up this one today at Best Buy for something like $6.99! What a deal. Anyway, I thank Bill for introducing me to Neko Case's work. I just picked-up her 2005 release "Fox Confessor Bring The Flood" from Half.com. It is only a single CD but when I bought it, the release mentioned it was a 2CD collection. Is that the reissue?
Yes , there is a 2-CD re-release of Fox Confessor doing the rounds (mine should be arriving from Amazon any day now)
Ooh this is difficult... do I withdraw my marriage proposal to Jenny Lewis (see my many postings on the subject elsewhere) and redirect it to Neko Case?
Tricky decision.
Ah... maybe both? hmmm....
Anyone know any states where I'd be allowed to marry both Jenny Lewis and Neko Case? (apart from my current delusional state, of course)
Tricky decision.
Ah... maybe both? hmmm....
Anyone know any states where I'd be allowed to marry both Jenny Lewis and Neko Case? (apart from my current delusional state, of course)
"You're a melon ball, to me"
Every Neko Case album is awesome and her latest is no exception. This is a wonderful track.
I love that Neko inspires such conversation... to me she is amazing. to others a siren... either way, she moves people!
Bill can play her day and night. I'll never tire of her songs.
Bill can play her day and night. I'll never tire of her songs.
That is the danger of knowing music too well, critical listening becomes a focal point rather than enjoying the music for what it is. I love Neko "flaws" and all.
keller1 wrote:
I think it's the way a sound interacts with an individual ear.
The RP audience loves Radiohead, for instance, but to me Thom Yorke sounds like he has his nuts caught in a blender.
So I understand exactly what RadioDoc is saying.
FWIW, though, I love Neko's music.
keller1 wrote:
I think it's the way a sound interacts with an individual ear.
The RP audience loves Radiohead, for instance, but to me Thom Yorke sounds like he has his nuts caught in a blender.
So I understand exactly what RadioDoc is saying.
FWIW, though, I love Neko's music.
i can see this in a set with XTC's "Smartest Monkeys" and maybe Crash Test Dummies' "How Does a Duck Know" ...
Yay! New Neko!!
This song really gets in your head. It is really growing on me...7 from me and my dog.
RadioDoc wrote:
I think it's the way a sound interacts with an individual ear.
The RP audience loves Radiohead, for instance, but to me Thom Yorke sounds like he has his nuts caught in a blender.
So I understand exactly what RadioDoc is saying.
FWIW, though, I love Neko's music.
peter_james_bond wrote:
RadioDoc please, I implore you, get your hearing checked. This is the wonderful, critically acclaimed Neko Case. This new album has already received 4 star (out of 5) reviews from Rolling Stone and All Music Guide. Here is a quote from All Music Guide 'There are few voices as hauntingly beautiful as Case's alto, a siren call fashioned from country's might and pop's melody'
Thank you Bill and Rebecca for jumping on this release. The majority of RP listeners look forward to hearing this song and others from this cd.
For the most part she sings off key and shrieks rather than sings anyway. Rolling Stone and AMG are controlled by hacks who think they dictate pop culture. Sorry, but their so-called critical acclaim doesn't mean squat. My ears are just fine, and I hear the artists she is trying to imitate laughing at her.
RadioDoc please, I implore you, get your hearing checked. This is the wonderful, critically acclaimed Neko Case. This new album has already received 4 star (out of 5) reviews from Rolling Stone and All Music Guide. Here is a quote from All Music Guide 'There are few voices as hauntingly beautiful as Case's alto, a siren call fashioned from country's might and pop's melody'
Thank you Bill and Rebecca for jumping on this release. The majority of RP listeners look forward to hearing this song and others from this cd.
For the most part she sings off key and shrieks rather than sings anyway. Rolling Stone and AMG are controlled by hacks who think they dictate pop culture. Sorry, but their so-called critical acclaim doesn't mean squat. My ears are just fine, and I hear the artists she is trying to imitate laughing at her.
I think it's the way a sound interacts with an individual ear.
The RP audience loves Radiohead, for instance, but to me Thom Yorke sounds like he has his nuts caught in a blender.
So I understand exactly what RadioDoc is saying.
FWIW, though, I love Neko's music.
toterola wrote:
Sir, your ears are obviously obstructed. The question is: are they obstructed internally (ear wax, chalk, unmentionable organic matter) or are they obstructed externally (sphincter muscle, fingers, football helmet).
Once we have ascertained the answer to this question and taken corrective action, we can begin the healing process. I suggest a palliative treatment of Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark", Patty Griffin's "Flaming Red", and perhaps further along, "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood" by your nemesis Neko Case.
That is the only logical course of treatment. If you refuse this treatment, you should abstain from listening to progressive, eclectic rock radio. I suggest music that requires less articulate listening skills, such as commercial Top 40 pop or country radio. In any event, get help somewhere.
Funny stuff toterola!
Sir, your ears are obviously obstructed. The question is: are they obstructed internally (ear wax, chalk, unmentionable organic matter) or are they obstructed externally (sphincter muscle, fingers, football helmet).
Once we have ascertained the answer to this question and taken corrective action, we can begin the healing process. I suggest a palliative treatment of Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark", Patty Griffin's "Flaming Red", and perhaps further along, "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood" by your nemesis Neko Case.
That is the only logical course of treatment. If you refuse this treatment, you should abstain from listening to progressive, eclectic rock radio. I suggest music that requires less articulate listening skills, such as commercial Top 40 pop or country radio. In any event, get help somewhere.
Funny stuff toterola!
This is just way too short!
Doggone it!
Doggone it!
Since the album is named Cylone, and the cover prominently features a Mercury Cougar, yet there was another Mercury Sport coupe of the same period called the Cyclone, the album art director has me confused.
Paradoxical?