galt54

OK: Sorry for my long absence. I did come back to Sweden on February 14. But due to the fact that I am away from home 14 hours per day from Monday to Thursday due to work, combined with the fact that I have many things competing for my spare time, I have had too little spare time available to be able to make any new posts here. I will rectify that now. I will give you all my take on the songs posted on pages 12 and 13 of this thread.

1) Grizzly Bear - Dory: This song does not impress me because the melody is not the type which excites me and "sticks" in my mind.

2) Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards: Pretty good! Definitely has a clear and distinct melody. I will probably purchase this song from iTunes, if it is available there.

3) Animal Collective - Rosie Oh: Not good. I perceive this song as "noise".

4) Tame Impala - Island Walking: This is OK. But the melody is not to my taste all that much.

5) Tame Impala - Mind Mischief: Too slow and somewhat dissonant. Not my cup of tea.

6) Animal Collective - Guys Eyes: I don´t like the element of dissonance in this song.

7) Jack Johnson - Better Together/Good People: Not my cup of tea. I am not fond of acoustic music unless it is exceptional.

8) Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song: Good melody, but the song is not lively enough to tickle my fancy.

9) Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks: Pretty good melody, nice and lively. However - it is not in the same league as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and the other stars of the 1960s.

10) Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know: Rather boring.

11) Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko: Not my cup of tea - the song does not "flow smoothly".

12) Bastille - Laura Palmer: Generic, non-interesting melody.

13) Fleet Foxes - The Plains/Bitter Dancer: I cannot really explain why, but this melody is not my cup of tea. I don´t like it.

Conclusion: Out of 14 songs (there were two by Jack Johnson) I only like one of them enough to go out and purchase it. And I would not say that said song, by Tame Impala, is in the same league as the songs of the great pop bands of the 1960s.

The most recent two pop music groups/artists which I really like a lot are Madonna and The Pet Shop Boys (Yes, I like many of Madonna´s early songs for their melodies!). These two groups/artists broke through during the 1980s. No one more recent really excites me. I do like a few songs each by Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Scissor Sisters, No Doubt, Right Said Fred and Oasis.