Weekly Reflex Reaction

As much as I enjoy writing my thoughts on music, I’d like to hear yours for a change. So somewhat regularly, I’m going to put up some music on here and I want your reaction. Leave a comment and for any/all of the songs, write your reaction to the song – keep it brief! (5-15 words, extra points if you hit exactly 10) After a few days, I’m going to publish the most evocative/impressive/amusing comments here. Be sure to leave your name!
Ready?

UPDATE! The best reactions follow:
androgynous folk cabaret
Antony and the Johnsons – Hope There’s Someone

  • Aaron Neville and Joanna Newsom birthed one child named Antony. ~Aarika
  • Corine Tucker of Sleater-Kinney recast as a 400lb. troubadour.~E
  • nina simone reincarnate. troubled souls can produce beauty. somehow.~Anon.

    • roots reggae ballad
    Ken Boothe – Everything I Own

  • David Gray’s wannabe brother meets a red stripe fanboi – no thx.~cJw
  • Ken’s longing vocal somewhat negated by dispassionate and bouncy instrumentation.~tom
  • Insipid in its theft of alien verse for vanilla purposes~mylime

    • 1950’s game show theme
    Norman Paris – I’ve Got A Secret (Plink Plank Plunk)

  • Cartoon characters chasing each other through the house on tip-toe.~L.N. Hammer
  • Kittens in pajamas tidying up the house~Justin
  • an energetic lullaby for the impressionable young Alex Trebek, perhaps?~Anne

    • Posted by Paul Irish on Thursday, September 29th, 2005 under reflex reaction.

    25 Responses to “Weekly Reflex Reaction”

    1. effo said on September 29th at 9:38 pm :

      A&tJ: Creepy voice, but hauntingly beautiful regardless.
      KB: Basic, boring reggae verses; but an excellent gets-in-your-head chorus. :)
      NP: Magic land where kids and candy found happiness together in the fifties

    2. Anne said on September 29th at 9:41 pm :

      A&tJ: this vocalist was most certainly ruthlessly teased in elementary school

      KB: more twinkle and spunk than the stale version by Bread

      NP: an energetic lullaby for the impressionable young Alex Trebek, perhaps?

    3. Justin said on September 29th at 10:13 pm :

      NP: kittens in pajamas tidying up the house

    4. Tonamel said on September 29th at 10:17 pm :

      A&tJ: The vibrato is out of control! Yet somehow it’s still very nice.

      KB: It’s stuck in my head.

      NP: Leroy Anderson can’t be beaten in the arena of happy music.

    5. lu said on September 29th at 10:28 pm :

      I really like “I’ve got a secret.” It sounds like something that would be in “Ren and Stimpy.”

    6. m*dot said on September 29th at 11:31 pm :

      a&tJ: the everyman variety of existential angst from an otherworldly throat.

      NP: we want to see it performed; we’re left with imagination.

    7. Aarika said on September 30th at 7:49 am :

      A&tJ: Aaron Neville and Joanna Newsom birthed one child named Antony.

      KB: I think I’ve been listening to Madness too much lately because I really like this.

      NP: Plucktacular!

    8. Amahn said on September 30th at 8:09 am :

      A&J: Love him w/ Cocorosie, love him solo, haunting song

    9. Colin said on September 30th at 8:31 am :

      A&J: if my ears has testes this song would kick them. hard.

      KB: thisreviewistheshortestoneyoullgetbecauseitisonlyonewordseehowtherearenospacesorpunctuationthatmeansthisisalloneworditsanincrediblewordtoobecauseitisonewordthatnotonlyaccuartelydescribesmyopionionofapieceofmusicbutitalsodefinesitselfthereisnootherwordlikeitinallofcreationthereishowevermoresongslikethisoneitsnotabadsonganditiscatchyandithinktheguyhasagoodvoicebutitjustdoesntstrikemeassepecialasthisword

      NP: like angelfood cake: sweet and light

    10. popjunky said on September 30th at 9:42 am :

      Antony & the Johnsons:
      Atmospheric wind-howling vocal attacks with thunderingly emotional piano accompaniment.

      Ken Boothe:
      Twice-as-memorable cover solely for an intrinsic earnestness the original lacked.

      Norman Paris:
      There’s a caper happening. Look quick or you’ll miss it.

    11. L.N. Hammer said on September 30th at 10:24 am :

      A&tJ: The Neville Brothers’ little brother sings in a gospel cabaret.

      KB: Pardon me, but have you seen my backbeat around here?

      NP: Cartoon characters chasing each other through the house on tip-toe.

      —L.

    12. Anonymous said on September 30th at 10:42 am :

      A&J: Annoying whimpering manthing. Haunting, yes, like a ghost. He is the Freddy Krueger of music.

      – http://www.dustinland.com

    13. phoenix said on September 30th at 10:46 am :

      A&tJ: Ethereal. Moving. Emotional and evocative, all while being soulful.

      KB: Better than the original. Suitable for a mixtape for a loved one.

      NP: A Cheerful compliment to the others, now it’s stuck in my head. Thanks!?

    14. E said on September 30th at 11:54 am :

      A&J: Corine Tucker of Sleater-Kinney recast as a 400lb. troubadour.

    15. Chris Wilcox said on September 30th at 1:09 pm :

      a> Scary voice; I don’t think vibrato should be so controlled, regardless of what modern pop suggests. (shit, 16 words. ;)

      b> David Gray’s wannabe brother meets a red stripe fanboi – no thx.

      c> Plink Plank Plunk went the drunken bumblebee.

    16. Aaron said on September 30th at 2:52 pm :

      Plink Plank Plunk was the name of Chalie Mingus’ first band.

    17. Anonymous said on September 30th at 9:01 pm :

      antony: nina simone reincarnate. troubled souls can produce beauty. somehow.

    18. tom said on October 1st at 12:10 am :

      “Hope There’s Someone”: A reminder that we all die alone. Broken dreams. Regret.

      “Everything I Own”: Ken’s longing vocal somewhat negated by dispassionate and bouncy instrumentation.

    19. Adonis said on October 1st at 2:56 am :

      A&tJ: And you thought the Castrati were all dead. This song is about his lost manhood, and I can kind of relate. Sometimes I miss my foreskin so much I can barely stand it.

      15 words? Pfffttt…

    20. mylime said on October 1st at 6:08 am :

      sincerely raw, desperately pure, I hear your fear grinding on

      insipid in its theft of alien verse for vanilla purposes

      blissfully energetic, meth filled music binge. can’t not be happy

    21. Anonymous said on October 1st at 10:17 pm :

      Antony = (tiny tim + iggy pop) / keith jarrett . i won’t listen to it again, but i’m not sorry i heard it.

      ken boothe sucked the syrupy goodness out of a classic and filled it with soul-free reggae. don’t do that anymore, ken.

      norman paris would make good background music for gym class at a mental institution.

    22. Anonymous said on October 2nd at 3:09 am :

      A&tJ: Always seems to be faking that anguish… Somebody get him some Elvis Costello records, please.

      KB: Boring

      NP: Brilliant! Funny, lighting, delightful…

    23. Anonymous said on October 2nd at 9:14 am :

      A&tJ: the cyclical final is a superb spyral growing up to the blue. It seems a Mike Olfield outburst!! Please, anybody who write me the lyrics? (Spain. Europe)

    24. ruminator said on October 2nd at 6:49 pm :

      AB&J: Please put the poor fellow out of his misery…

      KB: I like reggae and this is cute…

      NP: PPP is exactly correct… I would use this a torture for my unexpected guests…

    25. MessengerBoy said on October 6th at 4:59 pm :

      Leroy Anderson: Master composer of the best novelty music of all time. See http://www.leroy-anderson.com.

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