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Yeah Yeah Yeahs — Zero
Album: It's Blitz!
Avg rating:
6.5

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Total ratings: 471









Released: 2009
Length: 4:22
Plays (last 30 days): 0
Shake it like a ladder to the sun
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
Find me, never, never far gone
So get your leather, leather, leather on on on on

You're a zero, what's your name?
No one's gonna ask you better find out where they want you to go
Try and hit the spot, get to know it in the dark
Get to know it whether you're a crime, crime, crime of love
Can you climb, climb, climb higher?

Shake it like a ladder to the sun
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
No you're never, never far gone
So get your leather, leather, leather on on on on

You're a zero, what's your name?
No one's gonna ask you better find out where they want you to go
Try and hit the spot, get to know it in the dark
Get to know it whether you're a crime, crime, crime of love
Can you climb, climb, climb higher?
Was it the cure? Shellshock! Was it the cure? Hope not!
Was it the cure? Shellshock! Was it the cure? What's your name?
You're a zero, what's your name?
No one's gonna ask you better find out where they want you to go
Try and hit the spot, get to know it in the dark
Get to know it whether you're a crime, crime, crime of love
Can you climb, climb, climb higher?
Was it the cure? Shellshock! Was it the cure? Hope not!
Was it the cure? Shellshock! Was it the cure? What's your name?
What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? What's your name?
Comments (116)add comment
 derekd wrote:

Suzie Sioux or Chrissie H?

 




i hear definitely no chrissy here. maybe sioux a bit. more berlin, though.
 shellbella wrote:
{#Puke}
 

Scoot over, I feel like it too...
{#Puke}
Meh,meh,mehs.
Who you gonna call?
 Jelani wrote:
This is kind of cool. That buzzy synthesizer sound reminds me of the Whizzers I had when I was a kid.
Anybody remember Whizzers? 
 
Yea, I had a bunch of those things.  One was red and blue with white strips and stars.  I wonder if they are still buried somewhere in my moms house?

Missing Persons

 derekd wrote:
Suzie Sioux or Chrissie H?
 Jelani wrote:
Who from the 80's does this remind me of?
 
 


 1wolfy wrote:
makes me remember The Plasmatics
 


god rest Windy O
Berlin?
 
derekd wrote:
Suzie Sioux or Chrissie H?
 Jelani wrote:
Who from the 80's does this remind me of?
 
 


This is kind of cool. That buzzy synthesizer sound reminds me of the Whizzers I had when I was a kid.
Anybody remember Whizzers? 
makes me remember The Plasmatics
One of my faves

Gives me the goosies. In a good way.
Suzie Sioux or Chrissie H?
 Jelani wrote:
Who from the 80's does this remind me of?
 


Who from the 80's does this remind me of?
Highly repetitive noise.  I can turn my table saw on to hear more interesting sounds.
OMG!!!!111 Thats's RP or not?!
Joan Jett

Get your leather on....!
Guilty pleasure! Don't know why, but it is.
{#Stop} Please stop it, thank you!

 Shaker wrote:
Does anyone else find this cover erotic?

 

After listening to Karen O makes those sounds, anything looks erotic.
 Cynaera wrote:
This song is SO perfect for doing crunches... I just love the hell out of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!  {#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajumprope}
 
Whatza crunch?  My mind goes berzerk !!

 rdo wrote:
 
This band is so under-rated that is disheartening.  I think there is still a reluctance to give a female rocker due props.  I think it is precisely because she is the genuine article that this band has not been recognized as the truly revolutionary one that it is.  Even the savvy RP crowd cannot accept a female rocker.  It's sad.

 
Female rocker?  Where?  I don't hear a rocker of any gender.

Love the beat of this song - up to a 9.  And dancing...{#Dancingbanana}
Does anyone else find this cover erotic?

 helgigermany wrote:
Not bad , but what genre is this? Cover art super!
 
dance punk indie rock

 helgigermany wrote:
Not bad , but what genre is this?
 
...eighties synth pop, of course!..


I've been waiting for this one!
Not bad , but what genre is this? Cover art super!
 socalhol wrote:

YES!!  I've put my finger on it — this song reminds me of both Berlin & Missing Persons (no wonder I like it)

 
Ooooo - Berlin!  Have you heard their "Count Three And Pray" CD? Terri Nunn had so much fun exploring new vocal ranges and lyrical styles on this CD!  I love it - personal favorites are "Like Flames" and "Live A Little Trash." It's a total departure for Berlin, but it's a delight.

This song is SO perfect for doing crunches... I just love the hell out of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!  {#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajumprope}
 wbeaver wrote:
Like the 80's-retro sound of this one....
 
YES!!  I've put my finger on it — this song reminds me of both Berlin & Missing Persons (no wonder I like it)

I guess it was only a matter of time till someone wrote the soundtrack for Paris Hilton's sex tape.
this song is growing on me — pop-a-licious! 
 CCSandman wrote:
6.5?!? Serious?!!?

This song is great; should make you jump up and kickoff something! Probably the best album released last year too.
  
This band is so under-rated that is disheartening.  I think there is still a reluctance to give a female rocker due props.  I think it is precisely because she is the genuine article that this band has not been recognized as the truly revolutionary one that it is.  Even the savvy RP crowd cannot accept a female rocker.  It's sad.

6.5?!? Serious?!!?

This song is great; should make you jump up and kickoff something! Probably the best album released last year too.
 calypsus_1 wrote:

This title needs to return to the section reviewing, for at least six months, to see what your panel of expert and very selective reviewers , 30 or 40 members, has to say or vote on these performances.
 

{#Clap}
 Frater_Kork wrote:

"Karen O may have turned down Playboy's offer to have her pose for the cover, but she agreed to have a plaster cast made of her breasts by famed artist Cynthia Plaster Caster."

This is one fun woman! 

 
Guess so!

This title needs to return to the section reviewing, for at least six months, to see what your panel of expert and very selective reviewers , 30 or 40 members, has to say or vote on these performances.

"Karen O may have turned down Playboy's offer to have her pose for the cover, but she agreed to have a plaster cast made of her breasts by famed artist Cynthia Plaster Caster."

This is one fun woman! 


still does nothing for me..... {#Puke}
 weez wrote:
One of those bands that when I see them live I wonder "How did they get a record deal?" I mean they don't sound completely horrible in a studio, but then, well, you know what a studio can do.
Pretty annoying self-indulgent group imho.
This album is so, so much slicker and more "produced" than their earlier studio stuff, which I think actually more closely captured their wild-ass live performances. Frankly, I find them almost completely unrecognizable on this album as the punks they were back in 2004.

One of those bands that when I see them live I wonder "How did they get a record deal?" I mean they don't sound completely horrible in a studio, but then, well, you know what a studio can do.
Pretty annoying self-indulgent group imho.
 Zoonhollis wrote:
The more I listen to this track, the wider the hook gets. C'mon, it's a stone effin' groove!
 
Yeah, I have to admit I'm sitting here drumming on the desktop with two pencils  . . .
I'd call it positively orgasmic, but it's more like songus interruptus.  {#Shifty}
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Just crazy for sick minds.  



I'm crazy for sick minds, myself. This band too.

Just crazy for sick minds. This song reveals the moment of decay across the world of music, like all Ga Ga that roam around. Diversity  and ecletic does not explain everything, while, in parallel, RP is "deaf ears" to the music of renowned quality, but from other sources than the American "fashion" market. This is the drug of today. Bahhhh. RP, do not go there ......

** 2 **

NO NO NO..... man just a really bad string of songs here.... come on Bill... lets turn this streak around
putt'in my leather on right now!
The more I listen to this track, the wider the hook gets. C'mon, it's a stone effin' groove!

Egg-smashing at best
 Dillinquent wrote:
Yeah, yeah, yeahs - oh yeah. Hell yeah!
This is growing on me.{#Dancingbanana} up from 7 to 8
 
Yeah!

 Frater_Kork wrote:
A dancefrenzied Siouxie!
Love it!
8!

Btw... Am I the only one thinking of Ghost Busters in the end?
 
Not feeling the GhostBusters but definitely the Siouxie part!  And that's a good thing.
this one grew on me...plus the video was shot in my hometown, so bonus points for the band's good taste...

7 > {#Sunny}


A dancefrenzied Siouxie!
Love it!
8!

Btw... Am I the only one thinking of Ghost Busters in the end?

** 2 **

 wbeaver wrote:
Like the 80's-retro sound of this one....
 
I find it more like '90's Garbage, seems a bit too frenetic for 80's to me.  I'm just sayin'...

I really liked their last CD, but this song really annoys me.
{#Dancingbanana_2}
 westslope wrote:

Pass the ectasy.

 
Me too. Make mine a 99.

Yeah, yeah, yeahs - oh yeah. Hell yeah!
This is growing on me.{#Dancingbanana} up from 7 to 8
 Jelani wrote:
Sounds great when played VERY loud.
 
So you're saying if I turn UP the speakers, this will stop annoying the bejeezus out of me?

Very catchy...like it
Like the 80's-retro sound of this one....
 johnyqd wrote:
More Yeah Yeah Yeahs..... Yeah!
 

What he said!
First time I've heard this on RP, but I've heard it a ton on the radio while driving, and I don't even drive that much. Definitely overplayed on ota radio.

Pass the ectasy.

 

Naw, I'm too old for that.  We tripped on MDA in the mid-70s and grooved to live Black American blues.


More Yeah Yeah Yeahs..... Yeah!
Quality 80s-ish tune.
cool tune
That girl has got verve.

More than once lately I've stopped what I'm doing to see who the artist is, and it's been the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. 

Off to download ...


Sounds great when played VERY loud.
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Berlin?
 

and the whole lot of it's night life atmosphere
One of my favorite CD's of this past year.
Are the drums hexagontal?
Dreadful dreadful stuff, horrible singer, horrible band. Next up, I tell you how I REALLY feel - they suck.
This by far has some of the best comments for one of the worst songs I have
heard on RP, hats off to my fellow RP listeners!
Karen O'Jockstrap, Laird of the Dance!{#Dancingbanana}
This song is growing on me....like a fungus.
 rdo wrote:


gimme a break - Bjork couldn't carry Karen O's jockstrap
 

I'm sorry, I read "Karen O" and "jockstrap" in the same sentence, imagined it was my jock strap, and had to excuse myself for a few minutes.
 newwavegurly wrote:
Oooh... me likey.
Reminiscent of Missing Persons with a little dash of Goldfrapp. 
 
YES Missing Persons...been trying to put my finger on this song for weeks :)

Thanks!!

<3 Goldfrapp, too.

I really liked Gold Lion, but everything else I've heard from this band just grates on the nerves. 
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Berlin?
 

My thoughts exactly.
 jhorton wrote:
Nice tune. As newwavegirl said, VERY reminiscent of Dale Bozio/Missing Persons.
 
Right on the money

Blech. Sounds like 1980's crap.
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Berlin?
 

Oh yeah! I hear it too.
Yep this song is a zero...how in the world does this rubbish end up with the same rating as 'keep yourself alive'?
get your leather on?

get your leather on!

that's what I'm talking about - just put it out there baby!
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Berlin?
 
Hah - I was just going to say "When did Kraftwerk make an album with Cyndy Lauper?"


 jagdriver wrote:

This isn't over yet?
 

Oh come on. At least admit you like the dancing cat.
Berlin?
 jagdriver wrote:
This is just plain ANNOYING.
 
This isn't over yet?
I dig it...yeah the song too! SmackDaddy wrote:

 


{#Puke}
I cant stop watching that damn cat!
This is just plain ANNOYING.
 SmackDaddy wrote:

 
How'd you get my cat?!  Give 'er back.

 and Bjork (who I like) it ain't,  but this is cool too


This song really turns a proper shade of apeshit... I like it!!!
Bad egg.
yes yes yes..{#Cowboy}
Voice has always reminded me of Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders). Good band too.
 rdo wrote:
Bjork couldn't carry Karen O's jockstrap
 
  Mean (and not really true), yet hilarious.

 peter_james_bond wrote:
Is she trying to out Bjork Bjork? {#Eek} That's impossible...but nice try.

 

gimme a break - Bjork couldn't carry Karen O's jockstrap
I like what I'm hearing!

Nice tune. As newwavegirl said, VERY reminiscent of Dale Bozio/Missing Persons.
Is she trying to out Bjork Bjork? {#Eek} That's impossible...but nice try.

Oooh... me likey.
Reminiscent of Missing Persons with a little dash of Goldfrapp. 
I rate this.......0.....like the title.


Egads, the longer this goes, the more it grates on my nerves.  Not looking forward to this receiving heavy airplay...
Reminds me of an 80's song. Not saying that's bad...just sayin'
 
Doesn't do it for me, but tolerable
Boy, they're really smoothing out the edges. Much slicker production then e.g. Machine. Not bad.
I like it!