My friend is a big fan of the Pixies, but I've never listened to them. I've been listening to a lot of Tool lately. I bought "Ænema" today. It's a pretty good CD, yet I fail to see how this is "worse" than Slipknot. Christian parents (please excuse the broad generalization) are out to get Tool for supposed subliminal messages, yet Slipknot and other "Nu-metal" bands get away with pointless lyrics and screaming (the same could be said of Tool)?
Picked up the Nirvana Box Set, U2's new album and Silvertide's new album. All good. The nirvana set is basically a bunch of random demos, acoustics, and some early live stuff. Very raw. It's good though. U2 is pretty good, though I'm not a big fan of them. I just bought it to buy it. Get all that crap off the airwaves, ya know. ;-) I really like Silvertide. If your area has any copies of their album Show and Tell, pick it up. Sounds '80s, but its just rock, much like the Darkness, except better. And american. But it's not cause they're from america, it's more because they don't yell 10 octave too high. :smt043
Aenema is great. I've got Undertow and Lateralus too, and they're both well worth getting if you like that kind of thing. They're in their own class compared to Slipknot, never did understand exactly why they became so famous, given they just rehash what others had done far better many years before them... Other similar bands that I like - Kyuss (fucking fantastic), Electric Wizard, and on the more death metal side, Opeth and In Flames. Listening to Samael as I type, Eternal is the album to play Quake deathmatch to. Emperor's "IX Equilibrium" is fairly often played too. And if you don't know Mastodon - get out to the nearest record store, their new album is sublime. On the trip/hip hop side of things, Clouddead are unmissable, they're everything trip hop should have been. Also just got Dizzee Rascal's new one, not as good as the first - where's all the bass gone? Electro is cool too. Recently got a mix by Ceephax Acid Crew that is in there on the videogame retro style, well worth a listen. IF's "Fucking Consumer" is permanently in my playlist. The electro mix on Dave Clarke's World Service is fantastic too... so much good music... :-D
I'm still hunting In Flame's "Subterranean/Lunar Strain" album down; it's damn hard to find in America. Opeth is also another one of my favourites (right now I'm looking for Morningrise).
"Music is my radar" Here's what I'm into, and luckily I've seen most of them live in concert at some stage or other, except of course 'the velvets' ... The Jesus and Mary Chain Primal Scream The House of Love Dinosuar Jr The Legend Biff Bang Pow The Velvet Underground The Pastels Orange Juice The Stranglers Sex Pistols (early stuff) Radiohead The Cure Banshee's The (Southern Death) Cult Stone Roses Happy Mondays Joy Division New Order The Smiths Morrissey Inspiral Carpets Blur Killing Joke The Pixies They Might be Giants The Wedding Present ...I think I'd better stop, this list could take forever!
Morningrise is similar to Blackwater Park, but the songs are even longer, and more melodic in general. The album as a whole is not as good, unfortunately - it takes longer to get into, and even then it lacks the beauty of Blackwater (which is my favourite Opeth album, followed probably by Still Life). The one to find is the Radio 1 Breezeblock Mix, with Ed DMX and Ceephax Acid Crew. The Cephax portion of that is so fucking good. Their other stuff is hit and miss - they can be great, they can be boring. Good luck finding it anyway, their official releases are few and far between ^_^ If you like interesting electronic music (the wider genre doesn't seem to have a name... "intelligent" electronic, electronica, electro etc etc), another name you should be familiar with is Amon Tobin. In a class all of his own. For the hip-hop/electronica crossover, pay attention to Prefuse 73... One World Extinguisher is wicked, whether you like hip-hop/rap or not. The production values alone carry it. A damn fine band. Been listening to White Light/White Heat a bit recently, which is interesting, but not as accessible as their debut (which is a true classic).
I own Blackwater Park and Deliverance, but I have a burned copy of Damnation (I'm not about to pay $20 for it. I'll find it somewhere other than FYE). So far, Damnation is my favourite album, although most people don't seem to care for it. Perhaps because there's no demonic growling in it (I like death/black metal for the music, usually, not the vocals). Blackwater Park is my second favourite, followed by Deliverance.
Well, lucky you. In Holland new CD's cost 20e mostly, and the bastards have been moving that to 22e on some occasions :angry
I feel better, but I'm still not paying $20 for an album, especially when I got the previous albums for $10 each (new). :smt071
Jesus. Here in the UK if you pick a CD off the shelf it'll cost £12 and up, often £15. It doesn't come much cheaper unless it's on sale. I haven't heard Damnation yet, but since I'm with you on the vocal/music thing I guess I'll like it. I'll try and find it at some point.
As said beofre Av Lav (sorry shes just my ideal lass!!) Any music around the "Madchester" Era (joy Divison, happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets) Infact all manchester bands! (hey i love my city!) Linkin Park, Greenday (got tix for them!) Lemon Jelly, Feeder, Ash, The killers (orginal and King Unique remix- top prog house remix works so well) Snow Patrol, Cold Play, U2, Scissor Sisters, Faithless, Prodgy, The Streets, Alains Morrisette, Hybrid, Chemical Bros, Most music on infected mushroom label, Lucid, JJ72, Alter Ego ect ect Djs Sasha, Paul Van Dike, Early Judge jools stuff, Matt Dekay, Electrosluts, Sourpuss, Koma and Bones, Meat Katie, Malinna, Chris Carter, Ton TB, Drumattic Twins, BLIM, Tomkraft, James Holden, Sander Kleinenberg, Marco V, Paul Jackson,Futureshock, Lee Burridge, Trisco, King Unique,Phil Morse, GTR, Lange, Ben Lost, Stu Allen, Agnelli & Nelson,Terry Pointon, Kaine, Rob Orr, Snoopy, Chis Taylor Them in yellow are playing out at our first ever club night (Spanner Sessions#1 Friday 7th of Jan Rev Deansgate Locks Manchester ) http://www.spannersessions.co.uk/ My Fave kind of music is a fusion of rock and prog trance, it really shouldnt work but wow drop a remixed version of The killers -Somebody told me into a set in a packed night club and really get everyone going- turns into a right mosh pit :-D I love music and will hear anything onece, me and a mate are creating a website for dj's mixes in turn hope to become a dj agentcy. Hopefully it will go on line next year :dance but for now i write them reviews for the cds meh! beats paying for music! I love my music if i ever went deaf I may as well be dead! Ive even walked out of a job because a wanker of a boss turned the radio off!! :smt067 :smt014
He Is Legend My Chemical Romance Showbread Emanuel The Mars Volta Alexisonfire Anadivine As I Lay Dying Underminded Brand New From First To Last Deftones Fear Before the March of Flames Every Time I Die Unearth Armor For Sleep Best Interest Daphne Loves Derby At the Drive-In For Felix Haste the Day Hopesfall Jimmy Eat World Mae InMemory Mc Lars Motion City Soundtrack My American Heart Relient K Saosin Circa Cirvive Saves The Day The Used This Providence Underoath The Progress
Glad Opeth have been mentioned once or twice. Morningrise like all of their CD's is fantastic. Top 3: Opeth Radiohead AFI Pretty damn close: Led Zepplin Jimi Hendrix Portishead Rancid Ramones Aphex Twin Joe Satriani The Doors Nirvana
thats like my favorite band right now. Their new album coming out sounds so innovative..you'd think Led Zeppelin would do it. awesome stuff.
Funnily enough I was listening to "De-loused in the Comatorium" today, seemed pretty good but I haven't got to know it yet.
yeah...Frances the Mute is better though. These guys are gonna be at a concert thing in Nashville this summer, i'll go check them out.
Xerdo's Favourite Music list Music from the West (Europe/America) Radiohead Pink Floyd Queen Depeche Mode Clan of Xymox (seen them live!) VNV Nation Assemblage 23 Ikon (Australian, I know) This Mortal Coil Within Temptation Theatre of Tragedy Therion (Seen them live!) Soul Asylum Morrisey / The Smiths Cause and Effect Lifehouse Soundgarden Fuel Björk Coldplay The Cure David Bowie Green Day Spacehog Music from The East B'z Asian Kung Fu Generation L'arc en Ciel Penicillin Max Youko Ishida Masami Okui Chihiro Onitsuka Siam Shade Chara Yoko Kanno (Especially Macross Plus and Cowboy Bebop) Many anime intros (Favourite one: SDF Macross) Music from Spanish Speaking Countries Soda Stereo (Especially their 1992 album "Dynamo".) Gustavo Cerati (former singer from Soda Stereo. Though his newer album was absoultely hideous) Mecano Fangoria / Alaska Caifanes Bulbo / Becker / Burnage And finally Favourite Game Music Anything by Yasunori Mitsuda, especially Creid Hitoshi Sakimoto, especially Breath of Fire V
