Can we just do another music thread? [Archive] - Giant in the Playground Forums

Moff Chumley

2011-08-29, 08:14 PM

Is this kosher? I could think of a million pretenses for coming up with another thread but y'all know I just wanna talk music.

What've you guys been diggin' lately? I've been listening to a lot of Spoon; most of their older stuff I've never really cared for, but their new album... I think I've mentioned it a few times, it's really unbelievable. The songs themselves are just unbelievably good; the great, lo-fi production doesn't hurt either, although I don't really miss it on their more professionally-recorded stuff.

Bon Iver, too. First got into him back in... 2008, I think, when my only experience with folk was a little CSN, some Neil Young, that sorta thing. I'm still not really a huge folk fan, although everything Vaynor's pointed me towards has been quality; Justin Vernon's stuff is just so intelligent and musical that it's really hard to avoid liking.
Started listening again because of his new album: it's got some great moments, (Perth, Calgary) and a few... slightly questionable ones (Beth/Rest), and while I still think the consistency and... aliveness, I guess, of the first one trumps the experimentation of the second, their both killer pieces of music.

What haven't I gone on about?...
How 'bout Black Moth Super Rainbow? Really hard to describe, but very immediate, in a sense... I think they pull off so many weird, unorthodox moves because they just have really, really good songwriting. Hook in Forever Heavy? Chord progression for Born on a Day the Sun Didn't Rise? Goddam, I dunno... quality stuff.

DISCUSS, PLAYGROUND!

CynicalAvocado

2011-08-29, 08:15 PM

journey. lots of journey.

Kindablue

2011-08-29, 09:18 PM

I've lived in Texas for nigh on two decades and I'm just starting to get into country and bluegrass. So, recently:
Ila Auto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPmJ-CugoBw) (who are from Scandinavia, oddly enough)
Jerry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2L8WZE7A38) Reed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwJS7KQrShw) and (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE) Chet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoHeMlh_8A0) Atkins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3qcU3OGuHw)
Townes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIML42Zw70M) Van (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJnvLvOV1E) Zandt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaoLj7pzBVI) (the concert that the first video is from isn't the best, but I love the intimacy of it)
Hayseed Dixie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0FuMRHRCVY) (the greatest cover band ever)
Nickel Creek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcjAXI4jANw)

Other than that, I mostly listen to jazz--if the name didn't make that apparent enough--and I've been on a Lenny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f06FvJgk52I) Breau (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6D8ow1znmk) (so groovy, hepcats :smalltongue:) kick for a while now.

What've you guys been diggin' lately? I've been listening to a lot of Spoon; most of their older stuff I've never really cared for, but their new album... I think I've mentioned it a few times, it's really unbelievable. The songs themselves are just unbelievably good; the great, lo-fi production doesn't hurt either, although I don't really miss it on their more professionally-recorded stuff.

I've never gotten into Spoon, but I'll check that out.

Fera Tian

2011-08-29, 09:24 PM

Red Fang
Danny Brown
Greydon Square
Phantogram

Mauve Shirt

2011-08-29, 09:38 PM

I love, LOVE LOVE LOVE They Might Be Giants' new album Join Us. It's just great. It's so classic-sounding. A month after its release, I could still listen to it every day. I've been a TMBG fan since I was 3 years old, and I've stopped thinking it's something I should grow out of. Especially with incredibly horribly joyfully mean songs like "When Will You Die?"

What else have I been listening to? The Offspring. Freezepop. Fastball. Reel Big Fish. Ok Go. I like Ok Go a lot too. They've written a cover for the Muppets theme that's great. And it has a great video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiMZa8flyYY) to accompany it of course, it's Ok Go. One link to one of their videos and I get stuck watching them all.

I'll listen to anything with a memorable tune and singable lyrics. Melody is a must, anything that's just talking or screaming with noise in the background doesn't appeal to me.

Moff Chumley

2011-08-29, 10:01 PM

I've never gotten into Spoon, but I'll check that out.

It's sufficiently different from the rest of their stuff that fans of one needn't be fans of the other, my opinion...

Also, The Grims (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRM_4HvNvCk). Psychobilly band from LA. Apparently they're pretty killer live; wish they had more good recorded stuff, though.

Vaynor

2011-08-29, 10:12 PM

I'm still not really a huge folk fan, although everything Vaynor's pointed me towards has been quality

I'm going to take this as "Vaynor, you should post more awesome folk music, your taste is impeccable."

Some of this stuff might not be technically folk, but it's close enough.

Andrew Jackson Jihad – Self Esteem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlthVn0jeoI) (folk punk)
The Dodos – Men (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3Z8FME_TU) (freak folk)
The Dodos – Horny Hippies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdRfVHwzufw)
The Essex Green – This Isn't Farm Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2VSYVK4UU)
Ghost Mice – Please Quit Smoking, Mom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ-L7jUWsFE) (more folk punk!)
Jay Jay Pistolet – We Are Free (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVeBa-4G8Zc)
Johnny Flynn – The Wrote and the Writ (http://grooveshark.com/s/The+Wrote+and+The+Writ/3FZ0g5?src=5)
Mason Jennings – Nothing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrPCuT_mR7A)
Angelo Debarre – Toi Le Manouche (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEVhwUu5B_I) (gypsy jazz!)
Basia Bulat – Go On (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6OMS-BorQQ)

Other (might be folkish, but I didn't feel like categorizing):
My Morning Jacket – I Won't Cry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8bNAdt2GA)
Radical Face – Glory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VMZnwPd1Eo)
Punch Brothers – Don't Need No (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHlIk1NLwdA) (bluegrass!)
The Thermals – Now We Can See (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaMDrv320NU) (indie punk :smalltongue:)
Motopony – I Am My Body (http://grooveshark.com/s/I+Am+My+Body/403Em1?src=5)

Also, I've been into Francophone music lately, so here's some of that:
The Limiñanas – Down Underground (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_h7RhayFYM)
The Limiñanas – I'm Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USMd2Jl8wTc)
La Patère Rose – Decapote (http://grooveshark.com/s/D+capote/3g7nnF?src=5)
Les Breastfeeders – Qui A Deux Femmes (http://grooveshark.com/s/Qui+A+Deux+Femmes/31uL8j?src=5) (french garage rock!)
Les Breastfeeders – Tout Va Pour Le Mieux Dans Le Pire Des Mondes (http://grooveshark.com/s/Tout+Va+Pour+Le+Mieux+Dans+Le+Pire+Des+Mondes/4bFpC?src=5)
Hôtel Morphée – Novembre Est Morte (http://grooveshark.com/s/Novembre+Est+Mort/3m3Wb8?src=5)

Qaera

2011-08-29, 10:20 PM

flight of the conchords
lonely island
tenacious d
florence and the machine
abner jay

~ ♅

Raistlin1040

2011-08-29, 10:33 PM

Bon Iver's first album never really did it for me. I think the new one is so beautiful though and I just can't stop listening to it.

I've been listening to a lot of The Protomen because I got their second album finally and it's just such an amazing sonic experience, between the story and the contrast between the first and second albums, and even the first and second halves of the album. They're a great band that's really worth a listen if you like Mega Man (or even if you don't, really, since I knew nothing about Mega Man when I first heard them).

After that there's been a lot of listening to the debut albums from Foster The People (Indie/Alternative), The Vaccines (Pub Rock/Indie), and Cults (Indie), which are all great. The Vaccines have the most consistent album, in that it's consistently good with a few standout moments while the other two have mostly awesome songs with a few trashy ones thrown in.

I rediscovered Prozzak, which is a Canadian pop duo I used to like when I was a kid. I've been going through their three albums, specifically the one from 2005 which I never heard. They're lots of fun, even if they're kind of silly, and they were doing the "Virtual Band" thing back in like 1998, which was neat. I've also revisited Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, which is just an amazing record.

I also finally got my hands on a copy of the Fences/Mansions EP (which is actually only 2 songs) because Fences told all their fans that it was free on Amazon one day. The Mansions are a local band I'd heard of but never listened to, and they're pretty good, but the highlight was definitely the Fences song.

I've been listening to a lot of stuff. I might put a bunch of links here in a bit, or maybe not, depending on my mood.

Jimorian

2011-08-29, 11:27 PM

For me the past few months has been all about local music. If there's this much awesome work being done just in my city, I can't imagine how many great bands must be out there that never get any attention outside their immediate circle. I've been filming a lot of the live shows in town, and I'm going to come right out and say that I make the very best single-camera live music videos in the world. :smalltongue:

So here's a small selection of what's going on around here.

Musical Charis - Catwalk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSm1VYG5z08). Hugely energetic 7-piece that are a staple of the local live scene.

Exquisite Corps - Light as a Feather (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JRkMfbRZnY). This band fills out their sound with a cello and 2 violins.

James Cavern - These Words (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FGbhFizDs8). James is a transplant from London, and he deftly combines rock and soul with his silky smooth voice.

Ricky Berger - Une Petite Berceuse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7kfXVoCUUI). She is currently recording her 2nd album with help of producer Gordon Raphael, who produced the first 2 albums for The Strokes and Regina Spektor's Soviet Kitsch. Ricky is my bet on the local artist most likely to make it big.

Shannon Curtis - Book of Fiction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv6czNzfhCk). Another wonderful songwriter who moved down to L.A. to try to make it big there.

Adrian Bourgeois - Parachutes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVGrYvWt0l4). A 2nd generation songwriter (his Dad's band had a top-40 song in the 80s) with huge potential. Here he is backed by members of Musical Charis.

Sister Crayon - Other (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrc5KUSwPkY). This act has been getting some broader attention in indie circles. As you can see in this clip, Terra Lopez holds absolutely nothing back at their shows!

Adhara - Naughty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvHl-HbdouU). If you like 80s all-girl bands, this modern version is for you. :smallsmile:

The Cosmonauts - Sega's Making a Comeback (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gDQApRPo0I). This band of Rock-n-Roll superheroes combines The Darkness with Comic-Con and somehow makes it all work. :smallcool:

Finally, my friend Autumn Sky with a full set (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7PcsxxYsM) from her debut with a full band at one of the larger venues in town. She's been playing mostly solo for the past 3 years, and last year won the local music award's "Reader's Choice" award for favorite act in town. I was able to capture the full set in a smooth continuous take, so that's how I uploaded it. 6 songs in 28 minutes.

Each video has a link back to the act's home page for more info, and of course, there are many more clips on my youtube page (http://www.youtube.com/jbailey66) of not just these acts, but others as well. :smallsmile:

Gaelbert

2011-08-29, 11:37 PM

I haven't had the time to play or listen to music seriously recently, new job and classes starting and all. But what I have done is listen to Africa by Toto on repeat for the last 2 weeks. It never gets old.

Mx.Silver

2011-08-30, 04:00 PM

Recently I've been listening to a fair bit of Blackfield. Well, I'm always listening to some at least one of Steven Wilson's projects at some point, but in this case it's Blackfield's last album, Welcome to my DNA, in particular. Simply because it's really good, possibly their best.

I also stumbled across the works of Killing Joke a few weeks ago and have proceeded to spend all my time since kicking myself about why it took me so damn long to do this. Especially since I had actually heard of them before, which is surprisingly unusual considering that they've been around for over 30 years and just how ridiculously large an amount of influence they've had. Particularly on Hard Rock and Industrial Rock/Metal (two genres I have more than a passing knowledge of). Yes, they can be a bit conspiracy nuts at times (most obvious on their later albums as Jazz Coleman) but generally it's not easy to find much fault with the body of their work.

In a similar matter of 'recently stumbling across band that's been around for decades' I also rather unexpectedly fell into Ozzric Tentacles. I've never particularly thought of myself as being partial to instrumental electro-pyscadelic rock before, but I've been pleasently surprised so far by what I've heard.

Staying with the instrumentals, I also have God Is An Astronaut's album 'All is Violent, All is Bright' practically on repeat. It's good, is what I'm saying.

Moff Chumley

2011-08-30, 11:20 PM

Staying with the instrumentals, I also have God Is An Astronaut's album 'All is Violent, All is Bright' practically on repeat. It's good, is what I'm saying.

Saw 'em a week or so back. Not a huge fan of post-rock, with some exceptions, but I think the genre works a lot better live. I enjoyed myself thoroughly. :smallcool:

For me the past few months has been all about local music. If there's this much awesome work being done just in my city, I can't imagine how many great bands must be out there that never get any attention outside their immediate circle.

Where in NorCal are you? The SF Bay Area indie scene, which I officially joined on Sunday (:smalltongue:) needs more fans.

Bon Iver's first album never really did it for me. I think the new one is so beautiful though and I just can't stop listening to it.

Maybe it's when I first heard it; I was an angsty, lonely freshman. There was something about the immediacy and intamacy of that album that kinda captured my imagination. The RnB elements, which are a little harder to come by on the self-titled album, kinda blew my mind also.

Joxer t' Mighty

2011-08-30, 11:41 PM

Been getting a but into Nightwish and Florence & the Machine here.

Strangely enough also found out I'm a Kansas fan.

Marillion

2011-08-31, 12:35 AM

I stumbled across Pelican (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qQzas739ic) through the related videos bar, and they seem pretty awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNZCuH-iYLo) as far as post-rock instrumental goes.

Also have been listening to quite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5WDq_AGxfc) a bit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7fgttCG_nU) of Voltaire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FNHM4WDE8E). Very versatile artist, and quite fun.

And finally, Runaround Sue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49klxPex-k) has been on repeat for about an hour.

Mx.Silver

2011-08-31, 04:11 AM

Moff Chumley

2011-08-31, 10:12 AM

Pelican's amazing, if ya ask me; repetitiveness kinda comes with the post-rock territory.

eyeofsaulot

2011-08-31, 10:31 AM

I've lived in Texas for nigh on two decades and I'm just starting to get into country and bluegrass.

I've lived in Texas my whole life and only started getting into country two or three years ago. I had assumed all country was that Nashville pop country bulls***, so I never gave the genre a chance.

My opinions changed when someone on a black metal band's forum shared his discovery of a country band called Those Poor Bastards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO0tKB7WS5o). I figured, if this is grim enough to appease a black metal fan, I've got to check it out. And from there on, it was a downward spiral into the utter darkness of gothic country. My favorites have been the previously mentioned TPB, 16 Horsepower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6hmgTEjwe4), and a brilliant, twisted Denver musician by the name of Jay Munly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zQP9b_PkD0)

Mx.Silver

2011-08-31, 12:35 PM

Pelican's amazing, if ya ask me; repetitiveness kinda comes with the post-rock territory.

You can argue any Genre is repetitive, especially to an unfamiliar ear.

Jimorian

2011-08-31, 03:31 PM

Where in NorCal are you? The SF Bay Area indie scene, which I officially joined on Sunday (:smalltongue:) needs more fans.

Sacramento. It's a very cool and supportive music community around here, really awesome people to be around. :smallsmile:

Moff Chumley

2011-08-31, 06:45 PM

You can argue any Genre is repetitive, especially to an unfamiliar ear.

Eh... yes and no.
Deep House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRIy2RqAzvI), minimalist classical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU23LqQ6LY4), and drone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1HEiQJEmBg) are pretty repetitive by definition. Through-composed music, be it classical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-fyWc6Mpd8) or modern (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4OrOdgt7nc), does not repeat at all.

Obviously there's a spectrum, and you can make an argument for anything under the sun, but you'd have an uphill struggle claiming Post-Rock doesn't tend towards the repetitive.

Sacramento. It's a very cool and supportive music community around here, really awesome people to be around. :smallsmile:

Aww, rats. Well, I'll shoot you a PM if we ever get a gig out there. :smalltongue:

Mx.Silver

2011-08-31, 06:47 PM

Eh... yes and no.
Deep House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRIy2RqAzvI), minimalist classical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU23LqQ6LY4), and drone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1HEiQJEmBg) are pretty repetitive by definition. Through-composed music, be it classical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-fyWc6Mpd8) or modern (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4OrOdgt7nc), does not repeat at all.

Obviously there's a spectrum, and you can make an argument for anything under the sun, but you'd have an uphill struggle claiming Post-Rock doesn't tend towards the repetitive.

I suspect we may be using 'repetitive' to mean different things, but to be honest it's not important enough to get into a discussion.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-08-31, 06:54 PM

flight of the conchords
lonely island
tenacious d
florence and the machine
abner jay

~ ♅

Wow, Abner Jay? So that's a total of 5 bands now! Wasn't it just 4 before? :smallcool:

The latest 5 albums I bought:

$O$, by Die Antwoord. South African zef rap! They rap part in English, part in Afrikaans, and all in awesome. They even have a guest rapper rap in Xhosa. So much win.
D.R.U.G.S., by Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows. My mother dubs this one of the awesomest band names she's ever heard of. Post-hardcore. Pretty cool stuff.
La Roux, by La Roux. The Brits do electro-pop music like nobody else. Also: her haaaiiir!
Live it Out, by Metric. Amazing local indie rock new wave band that made it big. Also Emily Haines is cute :smallredface:
Pins and Needles, by the Birthday Massacre. Another local band, synth-goth this time.

Mauve Shirt

2011-09-01, 06:57 AM

Listening to Jonathan Coulton's new album Artificial Heart. So far the songs aren't as good as my favorite Thing-A-Week songs, but I've only listened to a few of them, and I'm sure I'll warm up to them once I've listened to them 5 or 6 times.
The album was produced by John Flansburgh, and some of the songs sound too much like TMBG. They may be my favorite band, but JoCo had his own sound that I liked. Perhaps it's the full band that's bothering me.

Kneenibble

2011-09-02, 10:26 AM

I've been listening to a lot of The Protomen because I got their second album finally and it's just such an amazing sonic experience, between the story and the contrast between the first and second albums, and even the first and second halves of the album. They're a great band that's really worth a listen if you like Mega Man (or even if you don't, really, since I knew nothing about Mega Man when I first heard them).

I saw The Protomen last night at a small venue of not even 100. They destroyed me, they destroyed us all; and for an encore, after much shouting, did covers of Ballroom Blitz and Total Eclipse of the Heart. It was so good.

The guy who plays the villain in the Mega Man drama sang Ballroom Blitz: he is sexy.

My body is sore today from orgiastic bacchinations, and my pants need washing.

eyeofsaulot

2011-09-02, 10:37 AM

I saw The Protomen last night at a small venue of not even 100. They destroyed me, they destroyed us all; and for an encore, after much shouting, did covers of Ballroom Blitz and Total Eclipse of the Heart. It was so good.

The guy who plays the villain in the Mega Man drama sang Ballroom Blitz: he is really sexy.

My body is very sore today from orgiastic bacchinations, and my pants badly need washing.

They played Queen's "Princes of the Universe" when I saw them a few weeks ago. So... epic...

SDF

2011-09-02, 01:44 PM

2011 has been amazing so far. Boris has released THREE albums and another collaboration with Sunn O))) making this the loudest year on record. Circle Takes the Square just released an amazing EP and has an album on the way this fall. The new Low album, C'mon, is brilliant and with the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart album, Belong, makes this a great year for shoegaze. Los Campesinos!, who had my favorite album of 2010, have a november LP release scheduled.

For me the big news is the local Boise, Idaho music scene. My friend Trever Powers is Youth Lagoon, and he just got signed to Fat Possum records. He has an album out soon, but you should check out THIS TRACK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwIRTB21OQM) that got him noticed by big music.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-02, 06:36 PM

So I take it it's a good time to start listening to Shoegaze that isn't Only Shallow. :smalltongue:

Any recommendations beyond the ones aforementioned?

SDF

2011-09-02, 07:14 PM

For 2011 shoegaze releases I highly recommend the new Asobi Seksu and Crystal Stilts albums.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-02, 08:49 PM

I saw The Protomen last night at a small venue of not even 100. They destroyed me, they destroyed us all; and for an encore, after much shouting, did covers of Ballroom Blitz and Total Eclipse of the Heart. It was so good.

The guy who plays the villain in the Mega Man drama sang Ballroom Blitz: he is sexy.

My body is sore today from orgiastic bacchinations, and my pants need washing.I'm assuming you mean Turbo Lover? Because yes, his voice is the sex.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-03, 04:37 PM

So I take it it's a good time to start listening to Shoegaze that isn't Only Shallow. :smalltongue:

Any recommendations beyond the ones aforementioned?

Did I already mention the Jesus and Mary Chain? LISTEN TO THEM THEY ARE GODLIKE. PUN INTENDED.

Urist

2011-09-03, 05:01 PM

Actually at a concert right now, although music won't start for a little while. Carnival of Madness tour, with Alter Bridge, Theory of a Deadman, Adelitas, Emphatic and Black Stone Cherry. Absolutely pumped, especially considering the venue(Hampton's Casino Ballroom, for those familiar). Also, those wh have seen the Protomen:so jealous!

Moff Chumley

2011-09-03, 05:35 PM

Did I already mention the Jesus and Mary Chain? LISTEN TO THEM THEY ARE GODLIKE. PUN INTENDED.

ON IT

I remember listening to a couple songs a while back and finding 'em cool. No idea why I never listened to more...

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-03, 06:13 PM

ON IT

I remember listening to a couple songs a while back and finding 'em cool. No idea why I never listened to more...

They're kinda like a Scottish Simon and Garfunkel, only with much closer harmonies, and waves of guitar feedback.

Forb

2011-09-03, 07:08 PM

Marillion

2011-09-03, 07:21 PM

RE: Shoegaze: Alcest (http://youtu.be/qf7c8p_Ty7I) is probably the only shoegaze band I listen to regularly. But I do love me some Alcest. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1XqYgukd4)

eyeofsaulot

2011-09-03, 07:43 PM

RE: Shoegaze: Alcest (http://youtu.be/qf7c8p_Ty7I) is probably the only shoegaze band I listen to regularly. But I do love me some Alcest. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1XqYgukd4)

Alcest is great stuff. I love everything Neige does.

For some other recent, excellent shoegaze, you guys should check out Have a Nice Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri5F633xSsY). And if shameless My Bloody Valentine worship is what you crave, I give you the terribly named Ringo Deathstarr (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3xATi5s9-A).

Kindablue

2011-09-03, 09:54 PM

I totally dig the female vocalist-songwriter types, always open to new suggestions, but these are the ones that always do it for me.

Alanis Morissette
Tori Amos
Princess Superstar
Jewel
Ani Difranco

Okay, Princess Superstar is a little different... but it feels like it fits to me.

Someone explain why I love this type of music.
No idea. You're probably just a weirdo. :smalltongue:

Suggestions:
Neko Case (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhVbyeWFvo)
Ingrid Michaelson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_4utiBscIE)
Tracy Chapman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orv_F2HV4gk)
Poe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3lBF2h-Pl0)

----

The next album I'm really excited for is Animals as Leaders's Weightless, which I think is coming out in November. One of the song's in online (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsHHYx2fiv4), and it sounds very cool. Their bandleader put up two videos on his YouTube channel for the first time in years about a month ago:

Tosin Abasi and Kelela Mizanekristos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baEuKEDw72E)
Tosin Abasi plays "sketch" 7 string guitar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQB67GkAp4s)

Jimorian

2011-09-04, 06:12 AM

First @Kindablue, I was pleased to see that your Poe link was highlighted for me as a link I'd already visited. :smalltongue: She has a few songs that don't work for me, but she also has a bunch that are among my all-time favorites.

I totally dig the female vocalist-songwriter types, always open to new suggestions, but these are the ones that always do it for me.

Alanis Morissette
Tori Amos
Princess Superstar
Jewel
Ani Difranco

Okay, Princess Superstar is a little different... but it feels like it fits to me.

Someone explain why I love this type of music.

A few more to try out.

Sarah Blasko (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX1RgyCl1Xs) (this video is one of the most beautifully filmed I've ever seen)
Bat for Lashes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZHah-c0hQ) (Natasha Khan)
Jem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTz-nFPUVtc) (this fan video is pretty much the only reason to ever have anything to do with the movie Ultraviolet :smallamused:)
St. Vincent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfxoSbBhwY) (having worked in a bookstore that hosted music events, I can say this video is frighteningly accurate)

Moff Chumley

2011-09-04, 11:51 AM

Heh, Portlandia was great...
St Vincent's pretty cool. Some of her fanboys tend towards the "rabid" end of the spectrum, but I guess that's to be expected. :smalltongue:
I'd kinda like to hear her fronting a more conventional rock band, or even something shoegazy/grungy. I guess I'll just hold out for that St Vincent/Silversun Pickups collab that's clearly right around the corner. :smalltongue:

That Have a Nice Life link's pretty great. Sounds like they'd be awesome live...

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-04, 12:20 PM

St Vincent/Silversun Pickups collab

Want.
Would be mindblowingly amazing.

Forb

2011-09-04, 05:28 PM

No idea. You're probably just a weirdo. :smalltongue:

Suggestions:
Neko Case (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhVbyeWFvo)
Ingrid Michaelson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_4utiBscIE)
Tracy Chapman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orv_F2HV4gk)
Poe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3lBF2h-Pl0)

First @Kindablue, I was pleased to see that your Poe link was highlighted for me as a link I'd already visited. :smalltongue: She has a few songs that don't work for me, but she also has a bunch that are among my all-time favorites.

A few more to try out.

Sarah Blasko (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX1RgyCl1Xs) (this video is one of the most beautifully filmed I've ever seen)
Bat for Lashes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZHah-c0hQ) (Natasha Khan)
Jem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTz-nFPUVtc) (this fan video is pretty much the only reason to ever have anything to do with the movie Ultraviolet :smallamused:)
St. Vincent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfxoSbBhwY) (having worked in a bookstore that hosted music events, I can say this video is frighteningly accurate)

Whoa man, you two are amazing. This may be a monumental day in my life.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-04, 07:12 PM

I also suggest Imogen Heap. While she's not a singer-songwriter type in the vein or some of those artists, she can be fairly minimalist with her work and has a very beautiful voice.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-05, 12:12 AM

Plus one for Imogen Heap. Amazing producer, as well.

Kindablue

2011-09-05, 12:19 AM

Sarah Blasko (this video is one of the most beautifully filmed I've ever seen)

Hadn't heard of her, thanks.

Natacha Atlas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQkP8C6kmCs)
Regina Spektor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p62rfWxs6a8)
Buke and Gass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbPr68-5ZMw)

Vaynor

2011-09-05, 04:06 AM

Hey. More music. Yeah.

Emily Brown – Nocturne (http://vimeo.com/16269377)
Fight A Scary Dog – Stone Wives (http://fightascarydog.bandcamp.com/)
The Teeth – Ball of the Dead Rat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3pl3oe9TDY)
Midlake – She Removes Her Spiral Hair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCJ0zCvjVyg)

Mx.Silver

2011-09-05, 05:59 PM

So I take it it's a good time to start listening to Shoegaze that isn't Only Shallow. :smalltongue:

Any recommendations beyond the ones aforementioned?

Ride's first album Nowhere is practically essential. Their second, Going Blank Again, is a bit more on the britpop side, but still highly recommended. SPC ECO are fairly decent on the more modern side. Some of Curve's albums may also be worth checking out - Cuckoo being probably your best bet - although they're more 'elements of' than 'pure' shoegaze.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-05, 06:56 PM

My thoughts, unsolicited and unwanted... :smalltongue:

Emily Brown – Nocturne (http://vimeo.com/16269377)

Right off the bat, I like the piano recording on the first one. It's not lo-fi, so much as "set up a couple of mid-level mics and press record". Acoustic piano's easily the hardest instrument to record, but I think they captured a terrific sound.
I wish the vocals were maaaaybe a decibel or two louder, though, or at least more heavily compressed. There are points at which they're drowned out by the piano, which is a little distracting.
The song itself doesn't seem particularly remarkable to me; coupla very pretty moments, coupla pretty predictable ones. It's a very good performance, though; sounds like it was done, vocals and piano, in one take. Very cool, not quite something I'd normally listen to, though.

~~

Fight A Scary Dog – Stone Wives (http://fightascarydog.bandcamp.com/)

Since they call this one a demo I won't bother commenting on the recording. :smalltongue:
...although I don't think it'd be too much to ask for them to turn up the vocals just a hair. >_>
Not as big a fan of this one. I kinda feel like this is the sort of music that you connect with, or you don't; there's no middle ground, because it's such an unrepentantly simple song. Not that there's anything wrong with simple songs, but they're, in my experience, more polarizing, by necessity.

~~

The Teeth – Ball of the Dead Rat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3pl3oe9TDY)

I dig this one. Kinda Spoony, but more... British. Are these guys British? They sound very British. Everything about it, is very British. Lil' bit of Zombies, lil' bit of Stones, lil' bit of The Jam... and then, like, Sublime. :smalltongue:

~~

Midlake – She Removes Her Spiral Hair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCJ0zCvjVyg)

My favorite one of the set. Don't have any really specific thoughts on it... it's like a coupla guys took a snapshot of a Radiohead song, just one moment of it, and expanded it into a full song. If that makes any sense. It's Radioheady, but a lot more rough and immediate. Still has that sort of ethereal element, though, which is very cool.

Vaynor, dunno if I've linked you to this before, but strikes me as the kinda thing you'd enjoy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N8BqDVryCw). Really cool guys, too, 'specially the bassist. Dat beard.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-05, 09:55 PM

Andrew Jackson Jihad – Self Esteem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlthVn0jeoI) (folk punk)
The Dodos – Men (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3Z8FME_TU) (freak folk)
The Dodos – Horny Hippies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdRfVHwzufw)
The Essex Green – This Isn't Farm Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2VSYVK4UU)
Ghost Mice – Please Quit Smoking, Mom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ-L7jUWsFE) (more folk punk!)
Jay Jay Pistolet – We Are Free (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVeBa-4G8Zc)

AJJ: I like these guys. They're kinda like if Mountain Goats were angry drunks instead of sad drunks. And in this metaphor they're really drunk. But they're commendably tight for a genre that's really forgiving on sloppiness.
I feel like if I saw The Dodos live I'd go home their biggest fan on earth. I'm not quite sure why I'm not as into them as I think I should be, because I love their lyrics, I love melodies, and I love the sounds they get. I'll download an album, see if it grows on me.
Essex Green... her voice really does not do it for me. I guess that's coloring my perception of the rest of the track, because I found a lot of elements that I'm normally fine with a little irritating. The rhodes part and the harmonies, especially.
...that synth pad, though, I will always find annoying, no matter what context it's being used in. :smallannoyed:
That Ghost Mice song is badass.

...and I will comment on the rest later! =O

Elrik

2011-09-05, 11:42 PM

I'm going through most of Kreator's old stuff. I was enthralled by 'Hordes of Chaos' when it came out and I'm currently sampling Terrible Certainty and Pleasure to Kill, which are the bees knees. I also recently discovered Heathen, Sodom, Death Angel, Blood Tsunami (Yeah, the name's kind of odd), and Skeleton Witch. I haven't listened to them as much as I'd like to, but I already like what I've heard.

Also, Revocation's new album, which I'm not too impressed by, but still find good nonetheless.

I also used to think that Black Metal was just chaotic noise, but I'm really digging Dark Tranquility and Emperor. I hear they're just gateway bands though, and alot of the other Black Metal I've listened to still doesn't impress me yet.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-07, 08:03 PM

So, I finally got around to listening to Hercules And Love Affair. Those guys are... obnoxiously good. Still probably my least favorite act on DFA, but the other ones (LCD Soundsystem, The Juan MacLean, and Holy Ghost!) are among my favorite bands out there, so I guess that's not saying much. :smalltongue:

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-07, 08:46 PM

Folks that into female singer-songwriter stuff might like trying Entertainment For The Braindead. A German woman who does folk-rocky-stuff. My personal favourite album by her is the Roadkill album, where EVERYTHING you hear is either her voice, or a banjo (and a tambourine, but that doesn't count!). Damn cool stuff.

Also, ALL of her music is Creative Commons. Sweet!

If you're into folky-stuff, Omnia is really good, too. All acoustic, and it sounds AMAZING.

I've also been listening to a bit of Nurse With Wound, who are amazing, in the bizarre american avant-garde kinda way.

Jimorian

2011-09-08, 07:01 AM

My friend Shannon Curtis (http://shannoncurtis.net/) just released a video for her latest single, Let's Stay In (http://vimeo.com/27995605). She made the video in an afternoon using a piece of paper, a Sharpie, and an iPhone. Wow.

Marillion

2011-09-08, 03:19 PM

I also used to think that Black Metal was just chaotic noise, but I'm really digging Dark Tranquility and Emperor. I hear they're just gateway bands though, and alot of the other Black Metal I've listened to still doesn't impress me yet.

I don't know about Dark Tranquility, but while it's true that Emperor was my gateway to black metal, I'd argue that Emperor is still the pinnacle of black metal. Oh yes.

But that doesn't mean we can't enjoy Alcest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1XqYgukd4) and Woods of Ypres (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3q6F25CsAo).

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-09, 04:09 AM

Moff Chumley

2011-09-09, 09:24 AM

I think that shoegaze has a little more breadth, a little more room for creativity, than black metal...

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-09, 09:37 AM

I'd disagree; black metal has a big focus on experimentation. There are a whole lot of experimental black metal bands.

Not to say that shoegazing is uncreative, but saying that black metal is generic isn't right.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-09, 03:09 PM

You know, it's odd. Seems like a lot of black metal bands are evolving into shoegazing bands. While I do love shoegazing, is it the black metal guys just taking a big long look at their lives and saying "...WTF have I been doing?" and switching over to a bit happier stuff?

Can you list any examples? Not that I'm doubting you (bands quitting black/death metal is hardly a new thing, just look at Tiamat), just that I'm curious as to what this influx is bringing to Shoegaze (probably my favourite indie sub-genre*)

* or sub sub genre, depending on whether Indie counts as a full genre.

dehro

2011-09-09, 05:28 PM

music is fun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrFHf97hQl4)

wllmfiore8

2011-09-09, 10:04 PM

Queen. Queen is awesome.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-09, 10:14 PM

Queen. Queen is awesome.

True facts. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMz-wi50ACU)

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-09, 10:43 PM

Every day, before classes, they play a song to tell us that we have until the song ends to get into class. They played Bohemian Rhapsody today. Cue half the class singing the entire thing, and continuing singing it word-for-word, at exactly the right speed, even when we couldn't actually hear the music. :D

eyeofsaulot

2011-09-10, 09:53 AM

That Have a Nice Life link's pretty great. Sounds like they'd be awesome live...

I'm sure they would be, but, unfortunately, they don't really tour. As far as I can tell, they've only played live three times. Twice in New York and once in Connecticut. Who knows, though; perhaps the popularity of their upcoming album will coax them out of their hole.

You know, it's odd. Seems like a lot of black metal bands are evolving into shoegazing bands. While I do love shoegazing, is it the black metal guys just taking a big long look at their lives and saying "...WTF have I been doing?" and switching over to a bit happier stuff?

Hmm, not sure "happier" is the appropriate word. I mean, there's nothing inherently happy about shoegaze. Less nihilistic maybe, but not happier.

And off-topic: might you happen to be an Ulver fan? There's just something telling me you are, but I can't quite put my finger on it. :smallwink:

Can you list any examples? Not that I'm doubting you (bands quitting black/death metal is hardly a new thing, just look at Tiamat), just that I'm curious as to what this influx is bringing to Shoegaze

Well, it's been dubbed Blackgaze (http://rateyourmusic.com/customchart?page=1&chart_type=top&type=album&year=alltime&genre_include=1&genres=Blackgaze&include_child_genres=t&include=both&origin_countries=&limit=none&countries=) and it's picking up speed in trendiness. Guess I can't complain, since I'm a fan of the sound...

Anywho, the top two releases in the genre (and there's a fair number who I think would agree with me) are Alcest's "Écailles De Lune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dwrrLb-uJQ)" and Lantlôs's ".neon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fru_blZ-aS4)".

SDF

2011-09-10, 03:46 PM

I don't really see the blackgaze thing catching on. I don't even hear much shoegazy in any of that music. Sounds like a rock ballad and a screamo song respectively. Where is my wall of fuzz with layers of reverb?

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-11, 01:04 AM

I'm not that much of an Ulver fan these days; I used to be a big metal fan, but I've moved more into dance music, oddly enough.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-11, 10:20 AM

Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndIJWhbH-4w) and Effed Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7J4yKS9i6c)
Those two bands are my favourite bands ever.
And they're both local bands that I've been able to see live. YAAAYY

dehro

2011-09-12, 02:40 PM

I'm having fits of laughter listening to their (http://www.youtube.com/user/thelonelyisland) songs

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-14, 09:34 PM

KerfuffleMach2

2011-09-14, 10:42 PM

Heard a song on my local rock station the other day. Didn't catch the name of it, or who it was by. But I loved it. Both for the music and the subject matter.

And today, I have found it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mecVP79vcI8&feature=related)

It's by Pop Evil, and it's called "In The Big House".

Mx.Silver

2011-09-15, 03:48 AM

My friend, in his attempt to come up with good music that I haven't already heard, showed me Scroobius Pip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Gh8TWpQE8&feature=channel_video_title), and now I'm hooked.

How can anyone not be hooked on a guy who uses lyrics like 'Spina bifida footprints'. In fact, this may well be the first song to actually use the words spina bifida.

Feytalist

2011-09-15, 09:38 AM

I've recently started listening to Deathmole.

It's pretty awesome, for just one guy fooling around in his spare time.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-15, 02:32 PM

Kindablue

2011-09-15, 02:52 PM

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-15, 04:56 PM

Moff Chumley

2011-09-15, 06:14 PM

I've been listening too a lot of dubstep recently, after being introduced to the dance crew REM0TE K0NTR0L (who, by the way, are ****ING AWESOME). It's pretty cool.

Anyone able to give me some suggestions for more dubstep to listen too.

Zed's Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUGzY-ihqWc&feature=relmfu), Burial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlEkvbRmfrA), Benga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4D-hCO8Y2k&feature=related), and Mala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpzzGXBW4GA).

Also, just for the sake of comparing the best and worst of the genre, here's the Skream remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2XmLcnYSwQ) of In for the Kill, by La Roux, and here's the Skrillex remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpEOErRV-u4&feature=related) of the same. One of them is goddam awesome. The other makes me want to puncture my ears with rusty nails.

dehro

2011-09-15, 06:50 PM

Thanks, kindablue.

Quick question for the thread: what's people's opinions on remixes and covers? At the moment one of my favourite songs is a remix of a cover of an Elton John song, which when put into words sounds really odd...

Blackmill's Dubstep Remix of Ellie Golding's Rendition of "Your Song". (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_R379mk98)

Ellie Golding's Rendition of Elton John's "Your Song." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9AFMVMl9qE)

Elton John's Original. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13GD78Bmo8s)

Now, for me, I don't like the original as much as the other two. That said, each version has it's own good points.

how serendipitous...a few hours ago I was actually arguing the exact same sentiment regarding
jeff buckley's cover of Hallelujah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4)
the one by Rufus Wainwright (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcM02aV39xc)
and the original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJTiXoMCppw) by Leonard Coen, which basically puts me to sleep as soon as I play the record

I'm in two minds with regards to Loverman..
I tend to prefer Metallica's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Tl18T38P4)version to the original by Nick Cave& The Bad Seeds (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P51IVqf28Hs) ..but that might just be because I first heard the cover, and only later heard the original rendition.
other than these two songs and a handful more, I'm not a big fan of covers

Elrik

2011-09-15, 08:45 PM

I'm not that much of an Ulver fan these days; I used to be a big metal fan, but I've moved more into dance music, oddly enough.

My cousin went from thrash and metalcore (he listened to both for five years) to blues folk just last spring. Found it really weird, especially since he was so uninterested with non-metal music for a long time.

(I'm digging Iced Earth right now, espcially The Crucible of Man).

Kindablue

2011-09-15, 09:06 PM

I love remixes and covers when they manage to find a completely different song inside of an already great one, like this:
David Bowie - "Bring Me The Disco King" (Original) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6If6J8u9av4)
David Bowie - "Bring Me The Disco King" (Danny Lohner remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED5nXs2Nl_0)

And, of course, the master:
Kutiman - "Someday" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXulsZpu72E)
Kutiman - "I'm New" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsBfj6khrG4)

(I'm digging Iced Earth right now, espcially The Crucible of Man).

I used to really like them, but it's been years since I've heard one of their songs.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-16, 02:29 AM

Also, just for the sake of comparing the best and worst of the genre, here's the Skream remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2XmLcnYSwQ) of In for the Kill, by La Roux, and here's the Skrillex remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpEOErRV-u4&feature=related) of the same. One of them is goddam awesome. The other makes me want to puncture my ears with rusty nails.

The Skream remix is better, definitely. I don't mind the Skrillex remix, but it's too overstated.

Feytalist

2011-09-16, 02:33 AM

Covers are universally worse than the originals. There are two exceptions:
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar
Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

That is all.

Although, Sirenia's version of First We Take Manhattan was pretty... unique.

(I'm digging Iced Earth right now, espcially The Crucible of Man).

Crucible of Man is... meh. Horror Show is and will always be their best album. But hey, at least Ripper Owens is gone.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-16, 09:32 AM

@SotS: If you went to an American public high school and you had to sit through a bunch of musically illiterate pill-poppers telling each other how "grimy" Skrillex is, day in and day out, you'd start minding. :smalltongue:

With regards to covers, there are some excellent ones out there.
Queens of the Stone Age's cover of White Wedding by Billy Idol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CeseRvBhKA)
Sleep's cover of Snowblind, by Sabbath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF1wb-fmhVs)
Fu Manchu's cover of Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Najo_8Tvc)
Et cetera...

SDF

2011-09-16, 09:52 AM

Speaking of Skrillex, I saw this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cXDgFwE13g) on MTV and thought it was just the worst thing.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-16, 11:55 AM

Saying the originals are always the best when compared to covers is kind of silly.

A good example is Mad World. I personally prefer the original, but that puts me into the minority. The version used in Donnie Darko is WAY more popular.

I prefer Dylan's original version of All Along The Watchtower to Hendrix', and Michael Hedges' cover to both. Put together.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-16, 06:09 PM

My problem with Skrillex lies in things like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw&feature=relmfu). It starts off with a decent dance song, if a bit generic, and it's obvious that he has an ear for melody.

THEN THE DROP WUBWUBWUBWUBWUB.

And then I'm done with the song because that is awful.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-16, 06:23 PM

Oh, he absolutely has an ear for melody. I'd love to hear Skrillex sit down in front of an acoustic piano or something.
Also, apparently he chainsmokes while playing live. I maintain that, if you're DJing a genre with as much room for improvisation as dubstep and you have the free time to light up while preforming, you're not DJing hard enough. :smalltongue:

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-16, 06:42 PM

Argh, I really see what you mean, Raistlin.

I'll stick to Skream and Zed's Dead and other such folks.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-16, 08:12 PM

It's frustrating because I really like the melodic style of Skrillex, I just cannot stand the drops.

Swordlol

2011-09-16, 08:13 PM

Woodkid - Someone Like You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XAT2C9CCPY&feature=relmfu)

It's so soothing, and then lifting, then soothing, then lifting...

Malcolm Middleton - No Modest Bar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-4iDGOBVw&feature=bf_prev&list=AVGxdCwVVULXdimGFRnJ7DcrjbJZGsMMu4&index=20)

I just truly feel the lyrics: "we'll go to the ferry and get some chips, and then I'll kiss your salty lips, then we'll see my great granny's grave, and we'll feel mortal then we'll be saved"

Andy Bull feat Lisa Mitchell - Dog (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpoFAI22T00)

If you don't like female singers, you probably won't like this. It's a solid song, with strong music.

Comrade

2011-09-17, 05:56 PM

Myself, I am definitely a metal guy. I do listen to various other 'genres' of music--classic rock, punk, jazz, blues--but mostly metal, from classic metal pioneers such as Judas Priest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO2DYwvseiY) and Motörhead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNUyjRRjxM) to the more extreme styles such as Death (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpfz5Vnr-_A) and Gallhammer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv_bksxm2Eo).

Moff Chumley

2011-09-17, 06:53 PM

Comrade

2011-09-17, 06:59 PM

I can say with full honesty I'd never heard that band before, but I'm loving what I'm hearing of that song so far.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-17, 07:51 PM

=D

If you like Kylesa, might wanna check out Black Tusk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7sQ2mImLA) and Pelican (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NZ0EoOuJi4). Maybe some High on Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89h-X-tZa_w) or Crowbar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2-iPAY2p4).

Comrade

2011-09-17, 08:00 PM

Didn't think much of Black Tusk, but holy **** Pelican is turning out to be epic. I love that ridiculously heavy sound they've got going.

I've not heard anything from High On Fire, though if I recall correctly, the bassist from Sleep joined them after Om...so I'll check them out.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-17, 08:12 PM

Pretty sure High on Fire just has Mat Pike, Sleep's guitarist... don't think Al Cisneros ever played with 'em. Love Om, though.

Comrade

2011-09-17, 08:18 PM

KerfuffleMach2

2011-09-17, 08:21 PM

With regards to covers, there are some excellent ones out there.
Queens of the Stone Age's cover of White Wedding by Billy Idol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CeseRvBhKA)
Sleep's cover of Snowblind, by Sabbath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF1wb-fmhVs)
Fu Manchu's cover of Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Najo_8Tvc)
Et cetera...

Those were pretty good. Still prefer the originals, though.

Some of my favorite covers:

Seether's cover of Careless Whisper by George Michaels (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7imqO-OBVk)
Hinder's cover of Thunderstruck by AC/DC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRwG_bONoIc&feature=related)
Marilyn Manson's cover of This is Halloween from Nightmare Before Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU6iP0WLsU8)
Disturbed's cover of Land of Confusion by Genesis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4oYkIeGJc&ob=av3n)

I could keep going, but I'll stop there.

I love covers because I love hearing a song I know through another perspective. It's fascinating to me, really.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-17, 08:26 PM

Yep, a quick consultation with Wikipedia, the ultimate authority on everything, has informed me that I was mistaken.

And on the topic of Om, I could never really get into the whole half an hour long songs they were doing...nor did I much enjoy the music :x

I'd have trouble sitting in an empty room and listening to a full Om album, and they have some stuff that gets tedious regardless, but then they'll have something like At Giza or Bhima's Theme, which makes it all worth it, to me. Same with Boris and Sunn O))); hard to listen to, but can be awesome.

Also, Marilyn Manson over Danny Elfman? I call shenanigans. :smalltongue:

KerfuffleMach2

2011-09-17, 08:29 PM

Also, Marilyn Manson over Danny Elfman? I call shenanigans. :smalltongue:

Hey now, I never said I preferred his version.

I was just saying that out of all the covers I have heard, that is one of my favorites.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-17, 09:18 PM

Pelican is amazingly epic. I really love the instrumental style of metal that's sort of grown.

On the topic of sludge metal, Torche are pretty interesting, although I've seen them referred to as more sludge pop, which is hilarious.

SDF

2011-09-18, 07:09 AM

Anyone that likes Pelican really really for cereal needs to listen to Russian Circles.

Also, the new This Will Destroy You album combines post-rock and drone to an ecstatic end.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-18, 02:00 PM

On the topic of sludge metal, Torche are pretty interesting, although I've seen them referred to as more sludge pop, which is hilarious.
Strange how that happens, although it often something to do with Metal fans' tendancy to use their genre as a quality assessment. I've heard similar accusation of being pop levelled at Unsun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9-XQrSPTvQ), for example. Torche are a good band though, even if some of their songs can be disconcertingly short.

Anyone that likes Pelican really really for cereal needs to listen to Russian Circles.
They are also a good band, yes.

Marillion

2011-09-18, 03:59 PM

DID SOMEBODY SAY COVERS!?!?

Helloween - White Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhtS3610D-M) (Cream cover)
Sturmgeist - Rock Me Amadeus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd35k7M_GA4) (Falco cover)
KMFDM - These Boots are Made for Walkin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnOxF0n4hcQ) (Nancy Sinatra cover)
Crüxshadows - White Rabbit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DumCdOGAdBE) (Jefferson Airplane cover)
Stream of Passion - When The Levee Breaks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA5ikR-Yr8) (Led Zeppelin cover)
Iron Maiden - Cross Eyed Mary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjfkh7s7rGk) (Jethro Tull cover)
David Garrett - Thunderstruck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViTK8f1jUnA) (AC/DC cover)
Sonata Arctica - The Wind Beneath My Wings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5pY-_e8znE) (Bette Midler cover)
Pain of Salvation - Hallelujah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfxScuK3Qy4) (Leonard Cohen cover)
Warrel Dane - Patterns (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bw8Txvzjc0) (Paul Simon cover)
Iced Earth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PVbzO0X6dU) (Iron Maiden cover)
Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZaPpy20Cvs) (Michael Jackson cover)
Tarot - Veteran of the Psychic Wars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8JoTLxWV3k) (Blue Oyster Cult cover)
Jonathan Coulton - Baby Got Back (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJeC99QO8A) (Sir Mix-a-lot cover)
Avantasia - Lay All Your Love On Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdhBiCNT85c) (ABBA cover)

And that's just off the top of my head. If I went through my favorites, I'm sure I'd find a bunch more awesome things. I don't necessarily like those versions more than the original, but they definitely help give me a better appreciation of the songs and are cool in their own right.

But the power to cover can also be used for evil (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5vSIu_ERm8):smalleek:

Raistlin1040

2011-09-18, 04:35 PM

You don't like the Metallica cover of Veteran of the Psychic Wars? That's one of the few Metallica things I really like, although the singing is still pretty grating. The Metallica cover of Astronomy is fairly average in general though. Cruxshadows cover of White Rabbit huh? Not sure how to feel about that.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-18, 04:56 PM

But the power to cover can also be used for evil (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5vSIu_ERm8):smalleek:

Meh, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEGI9NbH-mk) I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJBkgoQNZ1w) can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Grq0epcLc) think (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1niTEkP-6eo) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTt7eCq02hM) worse. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEv65FaHG40) :smallamused:

Jimorian

2011-09-18, 04:59 PM

Mx.Silver

2011-09-18, 05:08 PM

But not THE Worst (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjeMDvCdrtc). :smalltongue:

Or is it? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8jg5pjvwjw) :smallwink:

Comrade

2011-09-18, 05:15 PM

Meh, covers.

Never been a big fan of covers. In my experience, 99% of the time they suck.

Exceptions would be, say, Death's cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5II-08-25yc) of Painkiller. One of the best I've heard.

Kindablue

2011-09-18, 05:20 PM

Meh, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEGI9NbH-mk) I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJBkgoQNZ1w) can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Grq0epcLc) think (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1niTEkP-6eo) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTt7eCq02hM) worse. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEv65FaHG40) :smallamused:

Roxannnnne! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx5H-49dgvo&feature=related)

Or is it? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8jg5pjvwjw) :smallwink:

HAHAHAHA!

Exceptions would be, say, Death's cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5II-08-25yc) of Painkiller. One of the best I've heard.

Yeah, that whole album's great. They really went out big.

Jimorian

2011-09-18, 07:00 PM

Time for some good live music. :smallcool:

Got a couple more of my friend, Shannon Curtis.

Let's Stay In (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRqJ4kMr6Fo). (And a repost of the music video for this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GhOt3G4akc) Shannon made with a single piece of paper, a black marker, and an iPhone.)
Wasted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52oR7ulXeMA).

The headliner for this show was a duo, Jack and White. Jack Matranga and Brooke White, who finished 5th in the 2008 American Idol, and is now working on her music career out of the spotlight, joining up with Jack after a couple of solo albums. Fun stuff.

Gemini (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM-v4j_qcDw).
Double Trouble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZVihIp5E8g).

I'm working on some video I shot earlier in the night featuring a young singer/songwriter who is amazing already at 16.

Kindablue

2011-09-18, 07:50 PM

This is a bit long, but very, very worth it, especially when Skerik's solo starts.
Garage a Trois - If 6 Was 9 (Hendrix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PU6B_JpWzU)

Raistlin1040

2011-09-18, 08:44 PM

Huh. I love El Tango De Roxanne. It's outrageous but the whole movie is. It's what makes it great.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-18, 08:54 PM

dehro

2011-09-19, 07:20 AM

Another really great cover is "Way Down In The Hole" as interpreted by the Blind Boys of Alabama.

It's very rare that you can take a Tom Waits song and improve it, but wow, man. They made it their own.

true...I still prefer the original Ol'55 to the Eagles' cover.
also, because some things never get old (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)

Jimorian

2011-09-19, 12:07 PM

OK, here's the footage from the other show I went to Saturday night.

First, Matt McClean with Gunhand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIEBuvkmqo) and It's Working For Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDqcC9ugZV4). Another song of Matt's, Benediction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSlGXP6d8I4), was the very first video I uploaded to YouTube about 2 1/2 years ago.

And now Parie Wood. Hope You Realize (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clvO7X55ja0) and Missing Pieces (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKPwIPED0xs). I also caught another song of hers at a recent park concert event, Manifest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI--L1Tj4t4). I don't know if any of these are necessarily spectacular knock-your-socks-off performances, but what's impressive is that she played an 11-song set with absolutely no weak links in songwriting or performance, and the fact that she's very poised and comfortable on stage doing her thing. Not bad for 16. :smallsmile:

I also just cataloged my YouTube page because it was getting big enough where even I was losing track of what I have on it. Right now there are 175 uploads of live music, representing 51 different musicians/acts. I'm normally not one for bragging, but in this case, I honestly think that I'm doing the best single-camera live music videos in the world. So there, I've thrown down, and welcome any challengers to the throne! :smalltongue:

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-19, 12:41 PM

You guys know what I reckon the biggest problem with the metal scene these days is?

Too many isms and schisms. I mean, I'm a really big metal fan. Not as much as I used to be, when everything I listened too was metal, but still pretty big. But it seems that metal fans that like different genres, even if they're only slightly different, are massively against each other. Black metal fans and Death metal fans seem to hate each other, a lot of folk hate the Power metal fans, and then there are the little segmented doom metal fans...

Why can't metal fans just sort of say "Okay, that stuff is cool, not really my favourite, but pretty cool"? I mean, each metal genre has its own sort metalness- I can tell a heavy metal band from a rock band 99/100 times, you know? And the only bands I can't are stuff like early SWANS, where they're very metallish, but don't identify with the genre.

Metal fans! Join together! Peace! Love! And Unity!

Mx.Silver

2011-09-19, 04:50 PM

You guys know what I reckon the biggest problem with the metal scene these days is?

Too many isms and schisms. I mean, I'm a really big metal fan. Not as much as I used to be, when everything I listened too was metal, but still pretty big. But it seems that metal fans that like different genres, even if they're only slightly different, are massively against each other. Black metal fans and Death metal fans seem to hate each other, a lot of folk hate the Power metal fans, and then there are the little segmented doom metal fans...

Metal fandom's been like that for ages though. The only thing that possibly exceeds it in terms of genre elitism - and the habit of weaponising that varient of 'no true scotsman' - is the particularly hipster-ish Indie crowd. If all you've seen is metal fandom, you could be forgiven for thinking that Nu-Metal was invented solely to give metal fans a category to shove bands they don't like :smalltongue:

Moff Chumley

2011-09-19, 05:13 PM

I concur.
However, I do think that's a little reductionist.
You've got yer Black Metal, you've got yer Death/Thrash/Whathaveyou metal, you've got yer symph/folk/power metal, progressive/technical/absurd "brutal" craziness metal, metalcore/variants, and you've got yer stoner/sludge/doom/metalgaze/drone/noise metal. And probably another couple that I'm losing track of but those are the main ones, yes? 6 or 7 major subgenres. Now there are absolutely people who take it way too far, but it's unreasonable to expect a Boris fan to also be a Nightwish fan because the two bands have next to nothing in common. They're both absolutely metal, for the most part, but they're still completely different. It makes sense that a guy who likes really wanky, through composed Behold... The Arctopus type stuff might not care about Fu Manchu.
I guess it'd be nice if everyone could just enjoy all metal, but that's a very small step from everyone enjoying all music, and as nice as that'd be, it's pretty damn idealistic.

Kindablue

2011-09-19, 05:25 PM

Metal fans! Join together! Peace! Love! And Unity!

"All music is important, ****. It's the universal language; one of our best hopes for the eventual realization of the brotherhood of man." -- Batman

Mx.Silver

2011-09-19, 05:33 PM

"All music is important, ****. It's the universal language; one of our best hopes for the eventual realization of the brotherhood of man." -- Batman

But.. But..

"Punk is nothing but death and crime and the rage of a beast!" -- Batman

I'm so confused.:smalltongue:

Kindablue

2011-09-19, 05:35 PM

But.. But..

"Punk is nothing but death and crime and the rage of a beast!" -- Batman

I'm so confused.:smalltongue:

More proof that Adam West is the One True Bat.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-19, 06:17 PM

Verily.

Also, thoughts on ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNf54L5uFZI)?

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-19, 09:39 PM

That song ain't bad, my Chumley. Probably not the stuff I'd listen too on a regular basis, but still pretty cool.

Also.

Warren Zevon: good songwriter, or GOODEST songwriter?

Kindablue

2011-09-19, 09:53 PM

That song ain't bad, my Chumley. Probably not the stuff I'd listen too on a regular basis, but still pretty cool.

Same, but I loved the music video.

Also.

Warren Zevon: good songwriter, or GOODEST songwriter?
Yes.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-19, 10:06 PM

Is a pretty cool video.

Warren Zevon's, to use the vernacular, pretty god-tier.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-20, 12:40 AM

So.

The second single from Justice' second album came out todayish, depending on timezones.

My thoughts so far: FREAKIN' AWESOME.

I CANNOT wait for this album.

Feytalist

2011-09-20, 07:09 AM

Warren Zevon's, to use the vernacular, pretty god-tier.

He studied under Stravinski. It's difficult to get more awesome than that.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-20, 11:34 AM

Verily.

Also, thoughts on ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNf54L5uFZI)?

Eh, it's a bit generic indie, to be honest (right down to the ridiculous name - as is standard for American indie acts). It's not particularly bad, just kind of bland. They are one of the most british sounding american bands I've heard in a while though.

Warren Zevon's, to use the vernacular, pretty god-tier.
Agreed.

dehro

2011-09-20, 01:18 PM

Kindablue

2011-09-20, 02:53 PM

He studied under Stravinski. It's difficult to get more awesome than that.

I'm actually going to see part of the Firebird Suite for the first time next week. Which is awesome, as I haven't been to a good metal concert in a while.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-20, 04:43 PM

uh..metal..there's very little metal I like..and I will admit with not a hint of shame that I have no clue as to what sub-genre of metal they fall into..or if they are all, indeed, metal.

the few names that spring to mind are
Uriah Heep
AC/DC
Nirvana
Manowar
Blind Guardian
Rhapsody of Fire (because it has Christopher Lee in it, so it's made of WIN)
Metallica

Of these, I don't know about Uriah Heep, but AC/DC is heavy rock, not metal, and Nirvana is Seattle grunge, not metal.

Also, I met and chatted with Care Failure, the lead singer from local garage punk rock band Die Mannequin today. Was nice. She's really nice.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-20, 04:46 PM

Kindablue

2011-09-20, 04:47 PM

Of these, I don't know about Uriah Heep

They're prog rock. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0iuaxvkXv4)

Moff Chumley

2011-09-20, 07:18 PM

Eh, it's a bit generic indie, to be honest (right down to the ridiculous name - as is standard for American indie acts). It's not particularly bad, just kind of bland. They are one of the most british sounding american bands I've heard in a while though.

Indie, you think? Maybe it was just that song, but they're just as shoegazey and postpunk as they are indie... which isn't much. But then, depends on how you define indie. To me, indie rock's stuff like Wilco and Arcade Fire. Bland, I can understand, though.

As to the name, sounds WAY more metal than it does indie. While there are plenty of ridiculous indie band names out there, I can't think of a single one that'd do something as cheesy and unironic as Trail of Dead.

Feytalist

2011-09-21, 02:45 AM

I'm actually going to see part of the Firebird Suite for the first time next week. Which is awesome, as I haven't been to a good metal concert in a while.

It's... good. Very good. Enjoy.

uh..metal..there's very little metal I like..and I will admit with not a hint of shame that I have no clue as to what sub-genre of metal they fall into..or if they are all, indeed, metal.

the few names that spring to mind are
Uriah Heep
AC/DC
Nirvana
Manowar
Blind Guardian
Rhapsody of Fire (because it has Christopher Lee in it, so it's made of WIN)
Metallica

Uriah Heep was actually one of the first first forerunners of metal. That list seems to lean towards plain old heavy metal and power metal. I'd say anything from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, that lot might strike your fancy.

Also, speaking of Most Grand Chancellor Sir Lord Christopher Lee, he recently made his own orchestral/symphonic/metal album, called Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross. And it's exactly as awesome as it sounds.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-21, 03:50 AM

Indie, you think? Maybe it was just that song, but they're just as shoegazey and postpunk as they are indie...
Both of which are (sub)genres that are closely linked to indie in the first place...

As to the name, sounds WAY more metal than it does indie. While there are plenty of ridiculous indie band names out there, I can't think of a single one that'd do something as cheesy and unironic as Trail of Dead.
Picking a very metal-sounding name for a very un-metal band is ironic naming, so we're immediately back in indie band naming territory :smalltongue:

Uriah Heep was actually one of the first first forerunners of metal.
Still wouldn't class them as being metal themselves though.

Feytalist

2011-09-21, 04:05 AM

Still wouldn't class them as being metal themselves though.

Perhaps not, but in the same way that Led Zep isn't metal: you can still hear the influences in their music.

Moff Chumley

2011-09-21, 08:31 PM

Both of which are (sub)genres that are closely linked to indie in the first place...
They're just as closely, or at least almost as closely, linked to metal.

Picking a very metal-sounding name for a very un-metal band is ironic naming, so we're immediately back in indie band naming territory :smalltongue:
Again, I don't think it's supposed to be ironic. Trail of Dead just takes themselves... pretty seriously. :smalltongue:

Mx.Silver

2011-09-22, 04:39 AM

Perhaps not, but in the same way that Led Zep isn't metal: you can still hear the influences in their music.
No disagreement there.

They're just as closely, or at least almost as closely, linked to metal.
Again, I don't think it's supposed to be ironic. Trail of Dead just takes themselves... pretty seriously.

Y'know, if you wanna call Trail of Dead metal/metal-esque or just plain not inde then do so, I'm really not bothered about it enough to argue it. The one song of theirs you linked to sounds, to me, like it would fall under the more umbrella usage of the term 'indie' (here meaning the more post-punk/indie-rock side of Alternative, particularly a large chunk of the 'post-punk revival', e.g. Editors, Interpol, Bloc Party etc.)
If you disagree then fine, we'll just leave it at that. I really don't want to bog the thread down with another pointless genre-debate.:smallwink:

Moff Chumley

2011-09-22, 09:44 AM

By no stretch of the imagination am I saying Trail of Dead is metal, and I guess I should clarify my frustration with referring to them as "indie": whenever they put out a good album, it's labeled as indie. Whenever they put out a bad one, it's labeled as prog. They're clearly not prog, but there are elements there; maybe not in the song I linked, but in plenty of others. And, sure, there are indie elements, but I guess I'll I'm saying is it's a little reductionist to just label 'em as one or the other.

Also, speaking of post-punk, anyone have any thoughts on Public Image Limited? I really, really don't want to like 'em, but there's something so frustratingly compelling about their music...

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-22, 03:27 PM

I like some PIL, but not all PIL.

Kindablue

2011-09-22, 08:58 PM

Awesome video about the physics of music. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_0DXxNeaQ0)

ex cathedra

2011-09-22, 11:59 PM

Uhm, so, Crippled (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcjyGSXolHo) Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI6OupafUgY) Phoenix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb3iIeh0Ruw).

or Pure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwIiyFmoxM) Reason (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxTwa3TTHNA) Revolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR4kFJBr7Sg).

Neither really gets enough attention to please me, though the former can get a bit too Pink Floyd-esque at times, and the latter is becoming progressively worse, album by album.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-23, 12:15 AM

Does anyone here in this thread have a favourite version of Tainted Love? I mean, Tainted Love is a pretty widely covered song without any particular definitive version.

Personally, I like the Soft Cell version, which is bouncy synthpoppy style stuff, and the Coil version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo3TUtRnZi4), which is a downright creepy droney song about the last thoughts of a man who has AIDS.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-23, 12:30 AM

Marilyn Manson version first, Soft Cell version (although not Where Did Our Love Go) a close second.

I am currently attempting to broaden my Electronic Music (all all various subgenres). Currently I have Daft Punk (also Stardust) and Justice that I've loved forever, a handful of Deadmau5 and a bit of Armin Van Buuren that I've just gotten into. Really, I'm looking for something either super electro and danceable or super 70s and funk a la Daft Punk.

ex cathedra

2011-09-23, 12:41 AM

The Soft Cell version is the only one that I can bear.

Kindablue

2011-09-23, 12:52 AM

Mx.Silver

2011-09-23, 04:07 AM

Pure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwIiyFmoxM) Reason (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxTwa3TTHNA) Revolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR4kFJBr7Sg).

Neither really gets enough attention to please me, though the former can get a bit too Pink Floyd-esque at times, and the latter is becoming progressively worse, album by album.

AVO was still good I'd say, although Hammer and Anvil was pretty weak. Still a bit sad they're splitting-up, and it doesn't exactly help we've already lost Oceansize this year.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-23, 08:02 AM

Moff Chumley

2011-09-23, 09:29 AM

I am currently attempting to broaden my Electronic Music (all all various subgenres). Currently I have Daft Punk (also Stardust) and Justice that I've loved forever, a handful of Deadmau5 and a bit of Armin Van Buuren that I've just gotten into. Really, I'm looking for something either super electro and danceable or super 70s and funk a la Daft Punk.

Digitalism (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGI_UA18RsI)'s some great electrohouse, probably the most energetic electronic group I know of.
Black Moth Super Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3iopYskSKs)'s REALLY hard to categorize; they're definitely electronic, but they're less dance music and more lying in a field on a sunny day music.
Glitch Mob (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17PM-UMVud8)'s halfway between some of the more polished dubstep, and Derezzed Daft Punk, while being neither dubstep nor house. I dunno what your tolerance for cheese is, but I've got a soft spot for 'em...
Hercules & Love Affair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMZ4F0YirL4) are as late-70s-disco as you can get without a time machine; Larry Levan woulda crapped himself if he'd heard 'em.
Huoratron (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPwCmhvmHeM) DJs metal shows. His music has nothing to do with metal and it still ends up heavier than most of the guys he plays with.
The Juan Maclean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-wBwA7nyho) does pretty classic Deep House, the best I've ever heard.

And so on and so forth.

grimbold

2011-09-23, 11:47 AM

Verily.

Also, thoughts on ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNf54L5uFZI)?

ah chumster
i remember when these guys were UNSIGNED
6-7 years ago
they were on the soundtrack for a baseball video game i loved

i forget the name of the song on the game but i assure you it twas awesome

ex cathedra

2011-09-23, 01:34 PM

ah chumster
i remember when these guys were UNSIGNED
6-7 years ago
they were on the soundtrack for a baseball video game i loved

i forget the name of the song on the game but i assure you it twas awesome

They were signed to a major label over a decade ago, up until about four years ago. :smallconfused:

grimbold

2011-09-23, 01:38 PM

They were signed to a major label over a decade ago, up until about four years ago. :smallconfused:
thats...
odd...
it was a third party video game so i assumed they were unsigned...
oh my...
now i feel silly :smallredface:

Comrade

2011-09-24, 03:57 AM

What I've been addicted to lately (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbp60IX_jFQ&feature=related) :v

Kindablue

2011-09-24, 10:03 AM

It's one of my big regrets in life that I never got to meet Schuldiner. Seems like he was an incredibly inspiring guy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuX2cPOQ5qY)

grimbold

2011-09-25, 04:17 AM

It's one of my big regrets in life that I never got to meet Schuldiner. Seems like he was an incredibly inspiring guy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuX2cPOQ5qY)

indeed
meeting him would have been most unbogus

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-25, 05:47 AM

Let's play a game of "Stump the Thread", by mentioning a band no-one else has heard of. Local bands will probably make up the most of it and, hell, local bands always deserve more credit!

Rocketsmiths (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB5-Dv0j9M0) are, sadly, a broken up band from my state. They had a really varying sound, and I was sad they broke up. Ah well. This song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_iWbJtWzfk&feature=related) is nice and bouncy; I love it.

Outlaw Social (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y0JrLJ3GtQ) is a Canadian roots band I found randomly searching on youtube. They, like Rocketsmiths, have broken up, which is a shame, but DAMN is their music great.

Zombie Ghost Train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kak0ZKSeKcw), yet another broken up band, was an Australian psychobilly group. Very tongue in cheek, and the music is good, too.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-25, 06:41 AM

Let's play a game of "Stump the Thread", "hipster one-upsmanship" by mentioning a band no-one else has heard of.
Fixed it for you :smalltongue:

Seriously though, quite a few people are posting local bands already, not like we need to declare we're doing it as a special focus :smallwink:

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-25, 06:53 AM

Moff Chumley

2011-09-25, 08:32 AM

But there's where we run into the essential quandary of what, exactly, a hipster is. While I'm inclined to agree with SotS here, the scenario I face, time and again, is:
Chumley: "Y'all should listen to this cool local band Rin Tin Tiger! They're really energetic and fun."
People: "So what you're saying is you're a dirty, dirty hipster."

I'm sure you're all familiar with it. If people wanna call you a hipster, they're gonna call you a hipster, whether yer smoking Lucky Strikes or Marlboro Reds. To use a silly metaphor.

's like whatsit, a few years ago, when wearing skinny jeans made you "eeeeeeemooooooo".

Well, I'm off to play my first full gig as one of two bassists with Handshake, replacing my best friend who's off to college in New York...
For some reason that means getting up at 6:15 in the morning. I'm not sure how okay with that I am. All of the sacrifice I'm making, surely we deserve y'all's youtube patronage or Facebook fanning or whatnot. :smalltongue:

Mx.Silver

2011-09-25, 09:39 AM

No, no, no.

There's an essential difference between hipster one-upsmanship and what I want to do.

Hipster one-upsmanship is about saying "Look at these bands you've never heard of! Tremble before me!"

What I'm trying to do is: "LOOK AT THESE REALLY COOL BANDS WOULDN'T IT BE AWESOME IF THEY WERE MORE POPULAR?"

Big difference. =P
Yeah I know (pro tip: :smalltongue: or :smallwink: deosn't usually imply seriousness). The fact that you phrase it as playing a game of 'stump the thread' does come across as being much nearer to "Look at these bands you've never heard of! Tremble before me!" territory though, hence why I made the joke :smalltongue:

I would also note that going on about local bands to people who live hundreds of kilometres away from your local scene is unlikely to be very productive, unless you're using 'local band' to just to mean 'band with whom I share a hometown', rather than the more specific meaning it takes on in music discussions. The reasons for this should be fairly obvious :smallwink:

Kindablue

2011-09-25, 01:51 PM

This works better than I would have thought:
An Andalusian Dog and Nina Simone part 1/2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zePsu3lzycM)

An Andalusian Dog and Nina Simone part 2/2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkcMDB8K3eQ&feature=related)

Shadow of the Sun

2011-09-25, 04:08 PM

"Stump the thread" was a reference to a game I play in bars called "stump the bartender"- it's amazing how many bartenders in my town don't know how to make an Old Fashioned.

The "local" bands I mentioned were only "Local" in the sense of "The same continent", and one of them wasn't even that. I suppose I should have said "There are some really unknown bands out there, lets spread the word!".

I know you weren't serious; that's what the =P meant.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-25, 05:16 PM

It's all about Fences, Campfire OK, and Greylag.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-25, 06:56 PM

"Stump the thread" was a reference to a game I play in bars called "stump the bartender"- it's amazing how many bartenders in my town don't know how to make an Old Fashioned.
I'm not even going to pretend I know what that is.

The "local" bands I mentioned were only "Local" in the sense of "The same continent", and one of them wasn't even that. I suppose I should have said "There are some really unknown bands out there, lets spread the word!".

Indeed. So let's do this thing!

First-up: Amplifier (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YLqCb09JC8).
Sure, they're not ultra-obscure, but the only people in the playground I've seen mention them are me and Moff Chumley so I'm going to bring them up anyway. They really deserve far more attention than they get, prog or not. I mean Riverside (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_YXTPFRez8) are better known than they are, which is not a statement you can make very often. Unless of course you're talking about:

Indukti (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uU0YJ9oddo). Prog metal with a capital prog. Not technically an instrumental band, but less than half of their songs have vocals. Can also sometimes get a bit epic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqpf-1dnNwg).

Tribe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWPN5uaJW4I)
Sometimes called 'The most under-rated band in music', Tribe were an American group from the late 80s-early 90s. Interestingly enough, Tribe's keyboardist Terri Brosius supplied the voice of SHODAN in the System Shock games before going on to found Harmonix with her husband (and former bandmate) Eric. The Tribe song Outside (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSVfEiswFWk) was included in the original Rock Band game (where it served as the bane of drummers).

Rajna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrr1sLgf3pU)
French group in the World-Darkwave-Ethereal-Neoclassical kind of new age-esque-but-not sort of hybrid/fusion ..genre... thing? You know, that whole type of stuff Dead Can Dance are considered pioneers of? Screw it, whatever it is these guys are fairly good at it.

Irfan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PSiUMC0aDE) Bulgarian group, in a similar genre as the one above (if not just straight world). Again, good atmospheric stuff.

Rhea's Obsession (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_r0TNfrmmw) Canadian semi-experimental Darkwave group. They haven't released an album since 2001, although it seems like their style of music has been adopted by a number of film soundtracks in that time period.

WhamBamSam

2011-09-25, 09:01 PM

Alright I'll bite. Problem is, out of the three bands in my collection that I commonly cite as obscure, one was mentioned recently by someone else in the metal thread, and I mentioned another in response to that. Still, here's one band people might not have heard of.

Witchbreed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3gX_8t4JSw) are a metal band from Portugal whose first album was a genuinely refreshing take on the whole female-fronted Gothic Metal rigamarole, with some strong progressive elements, Death Metal and Black Metal influences in the instruments, and a unique aggressiveness to the clean female vocals. They've unfortunately lost their singer and seem to be having difficulty finding a suitable replacement.

scienceguy8

2011-09-25, 10:38 PM

Some of my favorite covers:

Disturbed's cover of Land of Confusion by Genesis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4oYkIeGJc&ob=av3n)

I have said it before and I will say it again: BLASPHEMY! The only people allowed to do that song are Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks, or some appropriate variation thereof.

Okay, so, music...

My last.fm profile (http://www.last.fm/user/scienceguy8), just for the heck of it. If you look at it, you will see I have rather eclectic, erratic musical tastes.

My parents raised me on a steady diet of '60s and '70s hits, with a few '80s rock hits. The Beatles, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the Beach Boys, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Eric Clapton, the Doobie Brothers, Earth, Wind, and Fire, etc, etc, etc. In high school, I would occasionally listen to Fall Out Boy and Hellogoodbye, but continued to listen to the classics. Modern music didn't really do it for me. When I got to college, however, my musical tastes further broadened. The Gorillaz, Coldplay, and Daft Punk joined my iTunes library. I also discovered the musical aesthetic known as chiptune: the use of old computer and video game hardware to create music. Trash80, Nonfinite, SMILETRON, Anamanaguchi, I Fight Dragons, Instant Remedy, FantomenK, etc.

Right now, I'm waiting for two new albums to release this October: Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto" and I Fight Dragons' "KABOOM!" I've been listening to songs from both albums almost constantly for the past couple weeks.

Well, one day they'll drop the bomb.
Who knows who they'll drop it on?
Maybe someone that you love.

Don't wait for the evidence.
No one's really innocent.
Send in judgement from above.

And before they get to you,
do what you gotta do.

KABOOM! (http://soundcloud.com/photofinishrecords/kaboom/)

Moff Chumley

2011-09-25, 11:04 PM

So, y'all know that band Girls? I know Raistlin does. I think, at least. Anyway they played Letterman, they have OODLES of indie/hipster* cred, and my band has at least one direct contact with 'em. We're gonna try to schmooze our way into getting them a gig at the Filmore with us opening.

I plan on talking with them about metal. Imagine the look on indie chicks faces when I tell that anecdote. Seriously, imagine it. It'll be utter horror. :smallbiggrin:

*: they're BNM. BNM is hipster cred. Pure and simple.

Kindablue

2011-09-25, 11:15 PM

So, y'all know that band Girls?

No, but I have heard of Boys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ravHCQqsI), and that's nearly the same thing in at least one way.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-26, 12:42 AM

Feytalist

2011-09-26, 02:21 AM

This gives me the perfect excuse to promote some South African bands :smallbiggrin:

First off, my friends:
Strident (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpQnvM08HZc), some power metal insanity.

And some more friends:
A Walk With the Wicked (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QWOwqrSFio), death metal. The quality isn't brilliant, but these guys are seriously good.

aKING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z5PZJNmZE4), one of the country's bestest rock bands.

And now, for something completely different:
Tonik (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3admnPKdJA), grassroots/instrumental/percussion/whatever. A band I only recently discovered. They're currently touring in Germany and Switzerland, actually. I'm actually in that montage, heh.

Lark (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FdJFThwnS8). Electronic weirdness. They've disbanded, sadly.

dehro

2011-09-26, 06:00 AM

jumping off the "let's all name obscure local bands"-wagon, for an old classic I've woken up to this morning
my, my (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY5x8pF512k)

Moff Chumley

2011-09-26, 09:22 AM

jumping off the "let's all name obscure local bands"-wagon, for an old classic I've woken up to this morning
my, my (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY5x8pF512k)

Lots of love for that song. :smallbiggrin:

Comrade

2011-09-26, 05:33 PM

It's one of my big regrets in life that I never got to meet Schuldiner. Seems like he was an incredibly inspiring guy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuX2cPOQ5qY)

If I have to choose a metal musician who is my inspiration not as a musician but as a person, it'd definitely be Schuldiner :v

Anyway, for some reason, I have been strangely addicted to Deicide's Trifixion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyA54HQX-ts&feature=related). I have no idea why. :v

Feytalist

2011-09-27, 04:22 AM

Man, I've been listening to Mumford & Sons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E) for like 2 weeks straight. I can't get enough of that banjo.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-27, 08:09 AM

Man, I've been listening to Mumford & Sons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E) for like 2 weeks straight. I can't get enough of that banjo.

I agree with you there. At first, I found them tiring, but now I like'em.

Gonna see Elbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NFV8dHrZYM&ob=av2n) live tomorrow. So excited.

Raistlin1040

2011-09-27, 06:06 PM

I don't mind Mumford & Sons but I sort of think all their songs sound the same, especially their singles.

Feytalist

2011-09-29, 04:05 AM

Eh. The singles, sure. There's only so much you can do with a banjo, after all. But the other songs on the album is varied enough. Something like Awake My Soul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD41MbiJKcU) is just plain good.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-29, 08:05 AM

Oh man. I got back from the Elbow concert last night. They truly are god tier.

ex cathedra

2011-09-29, 11:15 AM

I listened to Sigh No More for like a week straight before I realized that that band was worthless and I haven't listened to it since. They just don't really have any substance, to be honest.

I could never get into Elbow, despite several close friends going through this months-long "OMG best band ever" phase with them. There were like two bearable songs on TSSK, and the rest of their material just seemed... underwhelming.

Mx.Silver

2011-09-29, 01:48 PM

I could never get into Elbow, despite several close friends going through this months-long "OMG best band ever" phase with them. There were like two bearable songs on TSSK, and the rest of their material just seemed... underwhelming.

I had a similar experience. That also largely sums my attitude towards Frank Turner as well.

grimbold

2011-09-29, 02:21 PM

Oh man. I got back from the Elbow concert last night. They truly are god tier.

for the record i am jealous of you gwyn

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-09-29, 04:17 PM

Elbow are bloody well amazing. Truly God Tier.

I was gonna see Flogging Molly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSwaVvF7rdU) today, but that fell through, due to only learning about the gig yesterday.

Anyways, the band that opened for Elbow was called Glasser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP2YydjRRUk), and they were pretty good, especially when the non-singer guy went and played the drums, and layered his drumming over his drumming, to make extra-special drumming.

Basically, take that song, and make the drumming thunderous, and make everything else also way louder. That's what they were like live.

Marillion

2011-10-01, 10:43 PM

She (http://youtu.be/2IhyKlOylto) Wants (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfZgHmCnXg8&NR=1) Revenge. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZD0PA5rqZs) Discuss.

Gaelbert

2011-10-03, 09:37 PM

I went to my annual Celtic Festival last weekend and got quite thoroughly excited about a few groups-
Emily Smith: She's been one of my favourites since her most recent album released, I got to see her 4 separate times this weekend so that was excellent. She's the best Scottish trad singer out there right now and is quite grounded in Scottish traditional culture and whatnot. Here's one of her songs. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2avn0voOZgw)
The Young Dubliners: Always good, always energetic. Song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq_2soGIA)
Whiskey and Stitches: This is a new one, a local band that apparently formed recently. Since they're new, it's hard to find a good video of them. They played the hardest Fields of Athenrye I've ever heard, and it was quite good. This is the closest I can get (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uclMEWWKJw), but it still doesn't match the sheer intensity I heard from them this weekend. They had a real crunchy bass, and their guitars and bazoukie drove hard.
There were many other good ones, but, uhh, yeah. Emily Smith. She's amazing.

Raistlin1040

2011-10-03, 10:52 PM

FIFA 12 is for Hipsters and I love that. It's reminded me of the glory that is bands like The Strokes, The Naked and Famous, and CSS, to say nothing of cool new bands like Pint Shot Riot, The Medics, and Kasabian that I wasn't very familiar with.

I am (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVi0pR4itMc) also now (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9y5glBsV4k&feature=related) in love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53LZ8ic7UUo&feature=related) with (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Soe4DbDRi8) Tying Tiffany. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhR91K5PDw&feature=related)

Mx.Silver

2011-10-04, 02:14 AM

She (http://youtu.be/2IhyKlOylto) Wants (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfZgHmCnXg8&NR=1) Revenge. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZD0PA5rqZs) Discuss.
Eh, they're alright I guess. Very 80s sounding.

FIFA 12 is for Hipsters and I love that.
:smallconfused:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-10-04, 04:35 PM

Just listening to the band my best friend's cousin manages, a rap collective from British Columbia, called Sweatshop Union. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cclQ3tlcqps) I like them muchly.

Arcane_Secrets

2011-10-05, 10:25 AM

In a similar matter of 'recently stumbling across band that's been around for decades' I also rather unexpectedly fell into Ozzric Tentacles. I've never particularly thought of myself as being partial to instrumental electro-pyscadelic rock before, but I've been pleasently surprised so far by what I've heard.

What songs do you really like by Ozric Tentacles? I have Sploosh and I'm looking for more in that kind of vein.

Marillion

2011-10-05, 09:17 PM

Eh, they're alright I guess. Very 80s sounding.

You say that like it's a bad thing :smallwink:

So, I've been in an instrumental mood lately. What are some of your favorite instrumentals? Preferably from artists that don't exclusively do instrumentals, but bands such as Pelican (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2EhFEs2hj4) and Laura (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfzBEDBGS4U) are in fact awesome.

My personal favorites include but aren't limited to:
Hate Eternal - Faceless One (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtuKjOSkFe0)
Jethro Tull - Bouree (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2RNe2jwHE0)
Voltaire - Tempest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip5XqusmOlc)

Jimorian

2011-10-05, 11:45 PM

I just posted an entire set from local group Exquisite Corps (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFjtAvWKSbw). Amazing manic energy from this 6-piece, acoustic guitar, drums, bass, cello, 2 violins.

Feytalist

2011-10-06, 02:26 AM

Possibly my favourite instrumental is Orion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAXsg4g7rGg) from Metallica, believe it or not.

Well, that and Agalloch has a few brilliant instrumentals. Here's one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfhUfEPCBU0).

Moff Chumley

2011-10-06, 09:18 AM

I enjoy many of Sunn O)))'s instrumentals... :smalltongue:

Mx.Silver

2011-10-06, 09:44 AM

What songs do you really like by Ozric Tentacles? I have Sploosh and I'm looking for more in that kind of vein.

I'm not hugely knowledgeable on Ozric Tentacles (I'm still only getting into them myself) but if you like Sploosh then checking out the album it's from (strangeitude) would seem a reasonable starting point. If I get through their back catalogue (ridiculously large) I'll get back to you on it.

dehro

2011-10-06, 11:17 AM

since we're doing instrumental...I added this to a compilation I put together recently.
Goran Bregovic, lullaby.. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOVgyZWOYTQ)

Shadow of the Sun

2011-10-06, 04:08 PM

In terms of instrumentals, most of my favourite songs are instrumental. Probably because I need music to sleep, and vocals tend to make that harder for me.

Also, I've recently realized that all my favourite music is very repetitive- my favourite song ever has a four-on-the-floor beat and builds up by layering unchanging riffs over that.

Kindablue

2011-10-06, 05:12 PM

For the instrumental pile:
Daikaiju - "Farewell To Monster Island" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fbckl2NCGI)

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-10-06, 05:29 PM

We doin' instrumentals?

Golden Seal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPtMrDTMZqE), off of ****ed Up's second album, The Chemistry of Common Life. These guys are my favourite band ever.

Comrade

2011-10-06, 07:40 PM

As far as I'm concerned my favourite 'instrumental' song would be Death's Voice of The Soul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzHhHP1o1to)

grimbold

2011-10-07, 03:38 PM

all right
instrumentals

everything by Paganini
is brilliant

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-10-07, 03:50 PM

all right
instrumentals

everything by Paganini
is brilliant

Oh, if we're gonna do classical music too...

Marillion

2011-10-08, 12:18 AM

Paganini you say? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvixLToGX0) Well I think that's a Paganini piece, anyway...

Shadow of the Sun

2011-10-08, 02:25 AM

Argh, guitar wanking...while I appreciate that it takes a LOT of talent to do that, I just can't stand how it sounds.

One of my favourite instrumentals of all time would be this one: Lesson no. 1 for electric guitar by Glenn Branca (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9lwuojEREI).

grimbold

2011-10-08, 08:45 AM

Paganini you say? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvixLToGX0) Well I think that's a Paganini piece, anyway...

lord bless his long dead soul :smallsmile:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-10-08, 09:56 AM

Argh, guitar wanking...while I appreciate that it takes a LOT of talent to do that, I just can't stand how it sounds.

Eugh, this. So much this.

Kindablue

2011-10-08, 12:25 PM

Agustín (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaFHi6GuSVI) Pío (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elnfAnCY_Wc&feature=related) "Nitsuga" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvL9xaUqZGA&feature=related) Barrios (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSb0UB7sc3c&feature=related) Mangoré (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-7pelKGwqA) called himself the Paganini of the guitar.

Marillion

2011-10-08, 03:51 PM

Argh, guitar wanking...while I appreciate that it takes a LOT of talent to do that, I just can't stand how it sounds.
He's Italian. He's not wanking, he's making love to the guitar :smallwink::smalltongue:

grimbold

2011-10-08, 04:18 PM

Eugh, this. So much this.

oh i love my guitar wankery
it gets all the music nerds

Moff Chumley

2011-10-08, 04:56 PM

oh i love my guitar wankery
it gets all the music nerds

Speaking as a proud music nerd: no, it does not. :smalltongue:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-10-08, 08:33 PM

Speaking as a proud music nerd: no, it does not. :smalltongue:

Again, this.
This is kinda why I prefer Blues to Jazz. Jazz, to me, is far too mechanical, while Blues has so much more soul in it!

DeadManSleeping

2011-10-08, 08:39 PM

I'm listening to bands that everyone has heard of.

I need a picture of Journey with the caption "HIPSTERS GONNA HATE"

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-10-08, 09:16 PM

I'm listening to bands that everyone has heard of.

I need a picture of Journey with the caption "HIPSTERS GONNA HATE"

Journey have one good song. And it's way too much fun to sing drunk OR sober...

Kindablue

2011-10-08, 09:25 PM

Jazz, to me, is far too mechanical

Parts of it can be, sure, but jazz has lived for a century and seen the world: you won't be able to find any single aspect in it that you could apply to the whole genre.

WhamBamSam

2011-10-09, 12:39 AM

I rather enjoy guitar wankery, personally.

Again, this.
This is kinda why I prefer Blues to Jazz. Jazz, to me, is far too mechanical, while Blues has so much more soul in it!I find it somewhat odd to call jazz mechanical, considering how much emphasis there is on improvisation. I also take issue with the idea that more technical flourishes necessarily make a song less soulful, which seems to be the underlying idea here. Remember that a lot of practice goes into being able to play like that, and every now and again people do develop those skills for reasons other than a desire to show them off.

grimbold

2011-10-09, 03:55 AM

Journey have one good song. And it's way too much fun to sing drunk OR sober...

Gwyn is almost on point

I think there are a few other ok Journey songs but a lot of them are silly

scienceguy8

2011-10-09, 10:36 AM

I'm listening to bands that everyone has heard of.

I need a picture of Journey with the caption "HIPSTERS GONNA HATE"

Solution: listen to smaller band with loyal following and potential for growth. May I recommend I Fight Dragons? Band out of Chicago (what band isn't) with a loyal following and an interesting musical asthetic combining old video game beeps and bloops with guitars and drums. Rock/pop. Example song: Save World Get Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CC_z43AHak).

Radar

2011-10-09, 11:27 AM

It took me nearly eternity to browse through this thread and my music list expanded considerably. I have been positively surprised by the ammount of good, contemporary bands.

As far as instrumental pieces go, nothing is higher on my list then Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21 (http://www.youtube.com/user/smalin#p/search/1/rKZr3ExeXUc).

From artist I'd like to present in this thread:

Pomplamoose (http://www.youtube.com/user/PomplamooseMusic#p/c/F125407272F3C1A4/0/Uolz7V12evc) - two persons writing, playing, mixing songs and having a blast, while doing it. Apart from original works, they do covers and IMO their rendition of Mr Sandman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xMCNmUaGko&feature=channel_video_title) is top notch.

Stepdad (http://www.stepdad.us/) - most likely falls under some subgenre of electronic music. I can't pinpoint, why I like their music. So uh... check it yourself.

Motion Trio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaNO8UXjN2w) - I don't know, if there even exists a genre they could be properly described with. I got to know them through their fantastic improvisation with Bobby McFerrin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd78u7f9bwU). Very emotional and captivating music.

I listen to quite a lot of Blue Öyster Cult lately - they are vastly more known, then the other bands mentioned, but they definetly deserve to be mentioned (especially with all the rock and metal bands mentioned in this thread already).

Also: there was a moment, when strong female vocalists vere discussed. I wouldn't be myself, if I wouldn't mention Kate Bush (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K69hEnLpSY8&feature=related) on such a occasion. Her duet with Rowan Atkinson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fObUoXOVS2I) is worth hearing as well.

A lot of things I listen to comes from a few interesting radio auditions (that unfortunately are airing so late I have to record them instead of hearing live). From there comes Birthday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZODMaH7R3Es) by Cruxshadows (very interesting lyrics on that one) and Archive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7rF2EZ0A_0&feature=related). I don't listen to those two very often, but they are never entirely forgotten.

Again, this.
This is kinda why I prefer Blues to Jazz. Jazz, to me, is far too mechanical, while Blues has so much more soul in it!
Please don't take it personally, but for some reason it reminds me of Stormwind Fallacy. :smallsmile: Blues is played for different reasons then jazz and it shows, but the good old Benny Goodman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_gW0VHBbSA) (it might not be jazz, but I'm somewhat fuzzy on genres), Henry Mancini (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OPc7MRm4Y8&feature=related) and Louis Armstrong (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzcpUdBw7gs) do seem to put their all into their creations. This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jCJZEFIto) piece by Yoko Kanno hardly seems to be a technical exercise either.

Moff Chumley

2011-10-09, 12:58 PM

Pomplamoose (http://www.youtube.com/user/PomplamooseMusic#p/c/F125407272F3C1A4/0/Uolz7V12evc) - two persons writing, playing, mixing songs and having a blast, while doing it. Apart from original works, they do covers and IMO their rendition of Mr Sandman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xMCNmUaGko&feature=channel_video_title) is top notch.

Mmmm. Love me some Pomplamoose. If I may say so myself, Nat Dawn's damn fine. :smallwink:
Actually, they live near me. Saw Nat at the local music gear store once, but I wasn't sure if it was her so I didn't say anything. I regret it immensely. :smallannoyed:

dehro

2011-10-09, 01:02 PM

their fantastic improvisation with Bobby McFerrin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd78u7f9bwU). Very emotional and captivating music.

a little bit of Bobby McFerrin makes everything better :smallwink:

my current youtube playlist is a little random, lately..
a bit of Klezroym (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBb0ju5RZfk);
a bit of Tom Waits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQETrFvve7Y), an old favourite of mine;
a bit of Queen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1j-6vRykFs);
something a bit more local to me Noa and Carlo Fava (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4CGlrgTUPQ);
Victor Borge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORRFl6f5n04) who you simply can't beat for quality and comedy in classic music;
Gogol Bordello (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOWx5G76pkU) for some moustached fun;
the pogues and the dubliners together (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au30c9ZMIPg)... do I even need to say why?
a fairly recent discovery (for me), Professor Elemental (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA)
Flogging Molly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-52Yf2F2qU)

and finally a little something I bumped into years ago, which I dig up occasionally Ugly Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEwel093FaM)

Mx.Silver

2011-10-09, 01:57 PM

Victor Borge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORRFl6f5n04) who you simply can't beat for quality and comedy in classic music;

Heh, I'd dusted-off one of my old VHS tapes of a show of his last month. Good stuff.

Feytalist

2011-10-10, 03:36 AM

Journey have one good song. And it's way too much fun to sing drunk OR sober...

Two good songs. There's wheel in the sky, or separate ways if that's the one you were thinking of. And it's really too much fun to sing with any sort of dignity :smallbiggrin:

There are some freeform types of jazz that's really rather untechnical, but quite good. Although I'm more of a blues fan as well.

Oh, speaking of guitarring, Malmsteen. Malmsteen forevermore.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-10-10, 06:45 AM

At the moment, I am rocking out to How You Like Me Now by The Heavy.

IT IS AWESOME.

The world needs more funk.

Moff Chumley

2011-10-10, 09:27 AM

Oh, speaking of guitarring, Malmsteen. Malmsteen forevermore.

No Malmsteen. Please no Malmsteen. :smallfrown:
Gimme Andy Gill or Robert Smith any day.

Radar

2011-10-10, 04:25 PM

As far solo guitarists go, Dominic Frasca (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2BOApUvFpw) is interesting.

a little bit of Bobby McFerrin makes everything better :smallwink:
Ho do makes all the worries go away. :smallsmile:

Victor Borge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORRFl6f5n04) who you simply can't beat for quality and comedy in classic music;
You should definately check MozART (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJe9HU_Se_M&feature=related) Group (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJgRtOQw2ac). They also did a show with Bobby McFerrin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMZDkB-Njk&feature=related). Their offical site (http://www.mozartgroup.org/).

At the moment, I am rocking out to How You Like Me Now by The Heavy.

IT IS AWESOME.

The world needs more funk.
You said the magic word. :smallcool:
The Temptations: Glasshouse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rePLETpzddI&feature=related), Power (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtMQw-KSQLo&feature=related), The Prophet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfMuBBINd_E&feature=related).

Isaac Hayes: Funky Junky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kylWMgUKE80&feature=related), Shaft theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHbYLjWEEQA).

James Brown: Too Funky In Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R4rVaWu89I), Funky Drummer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNP8tbDMZNE&feature=related).

I'm not sure, if those (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMQQcniF2Bg&feature=related) two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXzB5Ivr72U&feature=related) would qualify as funk though.

Moff Chumley

2011-10-10, 06:23 PM

Ho do makes all the worries go away. :smallsmile:

Kinda makes me feel like every little thing is gonna be alright, ya know? :smallcool:

Also, I've finally (finally) gotten around to listening to Flaming Lips, specifically Embryonic. HELLUVA album right there.

dehro

2011-10-10, 07:00 PM

They also did a show with Bobby McFerrin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMZDkB-Njk&feature=related).

that's where I know them from :smallwink:

Kindablue

2011-10-10, 07:01 PM

As far solo guitarists go, Dominic Frasca (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2BOApUvFpw) is interesting.

He's good, but he's not quite the volcano of ice cold man that Ewan Dobson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBvAvW6KQDk&feature=relmfu) is.

scienceguy8

2011-10-10, 10:31 PM

Would you guys classify Earth, Wind, and Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XOY7lsBVpo) as funk or rhythm and blues?

Moff Chumley

2011-10-10, 10:41 PM

Funk vs RnB...
I think there are cases where it's very clear-cut which is which, and cases where it's pretty irrelevant. EWF, in my opinion, are the latter. If I had to get technical I'd say they're "soft funk", as opposed to, say, Funkadelic.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-10-10, 10:55 PM

Listening to my dad's strange compilations of strange music.

Finished 14 Tracks in Love with Mali, finished 14 Tracks Raved Up: Junglist Hardcore, and now goin' through 14 Tracks Uncovering the Squashed Funk of LA.

I liked the Junglist Hardcore best.

grimbold

2011-10-11, 02:42 PM

Would you guys classify Earth, Wind, and Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XOY7lsBVpo) as funk or rhythm and blues?

i would check All of the Above and Then some

has anybody else seen the Everybody Hates Chris episode with them?

Radar

2011-10-11, 03:31 PM

He's good, but he's not quite the volcano of ice cold man that Ewan Dobson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBvAvW6KQDk&feature=relmfu) is.
I have to agree on that. Guitarists with such raw power usualy play in electric league. Take Richard Dale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UmmbF1Zyvk) as an example. On the other hand, it would be difficult to compare technique mastery between the two.

A vastly different style would be that of Paul Simon. It's quite amazing, what an atmosphere he can build without fancy riffs. Him and Garfunkel are all about 2 voices and 1 guitar - anything else is redundant.

I wonder, if there were guitar riff-offs in the style of Gene Krupa/Buddy Rich battle.

Would you guys classify Earth, Wind, and Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XOY7lsBVpo) as funk or rhythm and blues?
I'm not sure, but in the same basket as Heatwave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJDPz4guxOQ) and possibly Commodores (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EmnQp3V48) and Donna Summer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG07rYStCjw).

i would check All of the Above and Then some

has anybody else seen the Everybody Hates Chris episode with them?
Do you have any hints on how to find information about them? Due to the peculiarity of their name, Google search is non-trivial.

Raistlin1040

2011-10-11, 11:45 PM

Maaaaaaaaaaan...

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields is just wonderful.

Moff Chumley

2011-10-12, 12:36 AM

Maaaaaaaaaaan...

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields is just wonderful.

That album contains the single greatest rhyme known to man. Louvre/Manueve. :smallbiggrin:

grimbold

2011-10-12, 05:39 AM

That album contains the single greatest rhyme known to man. Louvre/Manueve. :smallbiggrin:

that
is
brilliant

oh mah god
moff made my day

dehro

2011-10-12, 11:13 AM

just sayin'... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge06o) this does cheer you up mightily, when you're working despite a massive cold and the flu

Radar

2011-10-12, 04:06 PM

just sayin'... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge06o) this does cheer you up mightily, when you're working despite a massive cold and the flu
It does, but if you have to break a really bad mood, you need stronger stuff like Loudon Wainwright III (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBUdxLsS5g4&feature=fvst).

RedDeerJebediah

2011-10-12, 04:28 PM

Lately I've been listening a lot to Dub Trio, a great instrumental metal/dub group probably best known for backing Matisyahu and Mike Patton's Peeping Tom project. Normally they sound something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWCoD6hYdQU&feature=related); with gues vocals from mr. Patton they sound like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OblDI7loLs) (featuring a super-addictive pop hook wrapped in an experimental, dub-y rock/metal soundscape - awesome, indeed)

Shadow of the Sun

2011-10-13, 10:30 AM

So.

Tom Waits is bringing out a new album in a week. Anyone else excited as ALL HELLS?

dehro

2011-10-13, 12:15 PM

So.

Tom Waits is bringing out a new album in a week. Anyone else excited as ALL HELLS?

oooh... me! me!

grimbold

2011-10-13, 01:56 PM

So.

Tom Waits is bringing out a new album in a week. Anyone else excited as ALL HELLS?

AH MAH GAWD
O-O

this is great!

Moff Chumley

2011-10-13, 03:49 PM

So.

Tom Waits is bringing out a new album in a week. Anyone else excited as ALL HELLS?

:D

>mfw.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-10-13, 08:36 PM

The first song from the latest album that's been released...

Bad as Me - Tom Waits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Ta3H-ck6s&ob=av2e)

THIS IS GODDAMN AWESOME.

polity4life

2011-10-14, 06:49 AM

I had to reach way back into the memory bank to find this one:

Soul Coughing: Rolling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-paNWy6HPw)

I love how the bass has the perfect amount of filth to make it interesting.

Oh, and Pandora actually did me a favor for once and sent me through the interwebs to listen to this:

Boom Boom Satellites: Shut Up and Explode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6j5C6cZKc4)

Edit: Just listened Skrillex: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (discussed on page three of this thread): Epic stuff.

Feytalist

2011-10-14, 10:00 AM

So I just picked up the new Airborne Toxic Event album. It's surprisingly good. Even though I think their first was better.

Moff Chumley

2011-10-14, 12:59 PM

Edit: Just listened Skrillex: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (discussed on page three of this thread): Epic stuff.

It's my fourteen year old brother's favorite song... seeing as, aside from Skrillex, his favorite stuff is Katy Perry and Usher, that says all that needs to be said about Skrillex. At least from a disapproving big brother's perspective. :smalltongue:

grimbold

2011-10-14, 01:16 PM

It's my fourteen year old brother's favorite song... seeing as, aside from Skrillex, his favorite stuff is Katy Perry and Usher, that says all that needs to be said about Skrillex. At least from a disapproving big brother's perspective. :smalltongue:

that

i am amazed that your brother listens to that with YOU in the house...

Radar

2011-10-14, 03:29 PM

Sometime ago I discovered an interesting group back from the 80's and I'm not sure, if it was because of a thread around theese boards or just YouTube random walk. Without further rambling: Talk Talk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbZ9uCQW1Hk&feature=related).

The first song from the latest album that's been released...

Bad as Me - Tom Waits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Ta3H-ck6s&ob=av2e)

THIS IS GODDAMN AWESOME.
To be quite honest, I prefer his more coherent songs like Walk Away.

that

i am amazed that your brother listens to that with YOU in the house...
That might be exactly the point.