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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 2, 2007 14:55:38 GMT -5
Yah, its impossible to keep up w/it all, really
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Oct 2, 2007 15:21:30 GMT -5
That's one of the things I love and hate about the internet: being exposed to so much music that I MUST own. It's crazy.
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Post by wayved on Oct 2, 2007 23:22:09 GMT -5
Skvor-A Place to Bury Strangers--I heard that. wholly shit. And that new Liars album--I didn't expect that from them. That Les Savy Fav kicked my ass too..What are BATTLES like? Have not heard em---just want your opinion--what do they sound like? I could find out for myself, but an informed opinion before I go in would be cool. thorns--I really like that Dax Riggs album. I like that Snakes and Arrows is #2. Some Rush respect. Still need to hear that KORN album. My list will be much tamer--Nick Drakes comp of unreleased home recordings etc, the new Sea and Cake album (yeah I am that boring--new Buffalo Tom--I love it) --its been a great year for music --Plus new Radiohead coming up--and the "lets see how much shit I can release in a year (but my fans will love it) Robert Pollard (yeah I dig it all) ...plus all the old cool stuff from the 60s and 7os Ive heard...Emmitt Rhodes, Ambrosia (those early albums kicked some prog ass--thanks Ayinger) --that new Sadies album is good too. The reissued Two Wheels Good... Still waiting on comeback albums from: (hahaha!) Altered Images Martin Briley Subhumans (or did they ever leave) D.R.I. Dwight Twilley The Shazam HELMET Thorns--you recommend Build a Nation by Bad Brains?  I havent heard it...would like your take. I should just get it.... And to be honest--I did not HATE the new Pumpkins album. It doesn't get a place in the top 10 but it wasen't MISERABLE.... |
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Oct 3, 2007 10:02:46 GMT -5
Battles has the guitar genius Ian Williams from Don Cabellero, John Stanier the drummer from Helmet, I believe the bass player from Storm and Stress, and Tyondai Braxton who is this famous NYC avant garde composer/noise musician who's father is the great sax legend Anthony Braxton. They sound like early prog, Aphex Twin, Don Cabellero, The Knife, Can, and Liars all jumbled into one catchy melodic infectious jam. I think it's seriously good.
A Place To Bury Strangers deserves all of the hype that they are getting. They are just very cool.
That Nick Drake comp is seriously good and never be ashamed for liking anything that the Sea and Cake put out. Those guys are just solid and they have one of the best drummers in rock, ever, Mr. John McEntire.
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 3, 2007 12:27:56 GMT -5
Man I really have to get w/the program and get me that Nick Drake comp.
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Post by Ryosuke on Oct 3, 2007 21:58:53 GMT -5
Just off the top of my head, with not much thought put in. Top 5 albums of the year so far from each region. I'm sure I'm forgetting bunches of shit.
America
1. From the Corner to the Block - Galactic
2. Shepherd's Dog - Iron & Wine
3. David Pastorius and Local 518 - David Pastorius and Local 518
4. 23 - Blonde Redhead
5. Mice Parade - Mice Parade
Australasia
1. Pimpoint - Soil & "Pimp" Sessions
2. Out - Misako Odani
3. The National - John Butler Trio
4. Rawville - The Bamboos
5. Harem - Harem
Europe
1. Play Deep Funk - Sound Stylistics
2. Exaltation of Larks - Dot Allison
3. The Soul and Jazz of Timo Lassy - Timo Lassy
4. More Time - Pilot Jazou
5. We Too Are Concerned - We vs. Death
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Post by phil on Oct 4, 2007 7:19:23 GMT -5
Meeh! Never heard of a single band/artist on that list
with the exception of the "John Butler Trio" ...
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Post by phil on Oct 4, 2007 7:24:25 GMT -5
Pilot Jazou ... Cute name !!
David Pastorius ... Any relation with Jaco ... ??
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Post by Ryosuke on Oct 4, 2007 8:26:13 GMT -5
Geez Phil, get with the program! And only three of the fifteen artists are Japanese, so you can't invoke the "I don't listen to your crazy Japanese shit" excuse here.  You might like Timo Lassy though. Or maybe not, I dunno. Pilot Jazou ... Cute name !! I have no idea what that name means, but they're Italian. Nephew. And yes, he plays bass. youtube.com/watch?v=czDqB6fjI6YHe's coming to Japan in December, and I want to see the show so bad, but it's highly unlikely I'll be able to go... |
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 4, 2007 10:40:10 GMT -5
Thorns--you recommend Build a Nation by Bad Brains? I havent heard it...would like your take. I should just get it.... Hm wayv, are the multiple question-marks indicative of -- Your being surprised that I'd be into Bad Brains, or -- Your being surprised that the new BB is any good --? just curious, cuz any1 in they right minds should love Bad Brains, & this latest record is a true return to form, so (it goes without saying) it shouldn't come as a surprise its highly recommendable... |
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 4, 2007 10:45:41 GMT -5
Thorns-- ...would like your take. I should just get it.... Oh yeah, my take on it is that its definitely worth getting, I got mine on vinyl and that medium suits it so perfectly, I don't feel a need to get it on CD, actually. Sure it would be nice to carry it around in my earbudz portably, but I get enough satisfaction from spinning the black circle at home & groovin to the true, old-school analog playing from this record. It does succeed admirably in returning to that old bad brains thrash form, and the songs are evenly distributed between those hardcore thrashers and some amazing, beautiful gospel-driven reggae numbers that in my humble opinion, are instant classics of the genre. This is an album to crank sky high while you're partyin' w/friends drinkin and smokin and havin a great old time. I think the production is stellar in that it eschews new technology for that good old fashioned mid-80s hardcore/reggae/thrash sound that made them famous. "Build A Nation" is a worthy inclusion on anyone's Top 10 list for 2007. Start crankin this puppy now before its too late !  You know that this record is released under the official MegaForce Records label, right ? That's right - classic metal/thrash label from the 80s that brought us Anthrax, Metallica, Bad Brains, S.O.D, etc. Build A Nation is a stone cold classic. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 4, 2007 11:26:40 GMT -5
thorns--I really like that Dax Riggs album. I like that Snakes and Arrows is #2. Some Rush respect. Still need to hear that KORN album. Two things. 1. Dax Riggs' album, to me, is so beyond perfect, that it would be impossible for another album to budge it out of the #1 spot this year, period. There is NO WAY on earth another musician or band could even fucking touch this. Dax has worked hard over the past 13 years since Acid Bath's inception, quietly building an undergound legacy for himself that in my opinion, remains unparalleled. His Agents Of Oblivion album released back in 2000, received good critical acclaim and drew comparisons w/ Ziggy Stardust-era Bowie. Then of course he went on to form Deadboy & The Elephantmen, whose first extremely rare album IF THIS IS HELL, THEN I'M LUCKY is a masterpiece of lush, post-Acid Bath orchestration and swamp blues indy rock genius. This album WE SING OF ONLY BLOOD OR LOVE, released this year on August 21st (if I remember correctly) signifies, in my opinion, the most major rock release of the 21st century. Perhaps not "major" in mainstream circles, but definitely major in pure rock quality (not to mention the indy/underground). Having Matt Sweeney at the production helm and playing guitar and assorted instruments was a stroke of genius on Dax's part. It has definitely helped result in an album that is 100% bone, muscle, sinew, nerves, brains, and heart -- Zero% fat on this, all killer no filler. 2. Yes you do need to still hear the new Korn, and I'll tell you what. I'm really eager to hear your feedback - your honest opinion, don't butter me up on this one. Just tell it how you hear it. Personally, and I've had enuff spins of the damn thing in the first 2 weeks since its release alone, I am blown away at the conceptual integrity of the whole album -- it really is one of those albums that works best in one long listen, wherein each song is but another theme in the overall structure. It is something of a tour-de-force, and make no mistake about it -- the penultimate song I WILL PROTECT YOU is the heaviest thing on it, both musically and thematically, and it features Terry Bozzio going completely insane on the drumkit. Thing is - - if you buy the regular edition - - I WILL PROTECT YOU is the last song. Well its a fitting last song, for sure. It stands up there along with all the rest of Korn's infamous "last songs" -- a tradition with them to drop the heaviest number at the end of the album. But--!-- thing is, you really need to hear/get the Deluxe Edition, for 2 important reasons. 1) The bonus track. "Sing Sorrow", directly following I WILL PROTECT YOU, is in many ways one of the finest efforts from korn I've ever heard. It is a bizarre amalgamation of music best described as "post-Zeppelin aggro", wherein the guitars truly bite with their razorwire riffs, the chorus is singalong worthy and heartfelt, and maybe most shocking of all, when Jon suddenly breaks out in this inspired Robert Plant-esque vocal performance, it'll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. 2) The DVD. Man, I can't impress upon you how vital it is to watch this bonus DVD- "The Making of Untitled" thing. It goes right into the studio with the guys and follows the album song by song. The most mindblowing parts are when you see Terry Bozzio in there with korn, at his enormous drum set. What impressed me the most, was an almost bittersweet sense juxtaposed between ~the (younger) guys in korn AmaZed @ Terry's mad drumming skillz, & ~Terry himself giving it HIS ALL on that drumming performance. It's a sight to behold. I call it bittersweet because by the time this DVD was released -- the word was already out that Terry had tried to get in as an Official Member of Korn - due 25% of their royalties - but Korn said "No" because they only needed him as a temporary fill in for David Silveria, while he was away on hiatus. Bittersweet for both parties, actually: + Terry, of course: because he was turned down + Korn, because they lost an opportunity to have possibly the undisputed greatest rock drummer in the world be in their band. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 4, 2007 11:40:33 GMT -5
But the tracks Terry helped lay down for Untitled - 6 of them -- are enshrined forever on disc.
That is something you can never take away...
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Post by ScottsyII on Oct 5, 2007 10:54:56 GMT -5
Its so hard to pin down a best album for this year - gotta hold out and wait to hear everything for a little while longer yet...
I suspect my frontrunners will be...
El Momento Siguente - The Church
- brilliant distillation of some of their best moments in an accoustic format, as well as some new accoustiv tracks, and one cover: "Wide Open Road" by the Triffids, originally - it makes me want to chase down some more of their stuff!
Dead Again - Type O Negative
Only heard it once but it sounds like it has nice blend of slow / fast metal riffage that would keep me happy for ages...
Time On Earth - Crowded House
Melancholy, happy bouncy and moody - the Crowdies are BACK! Although it does sound great and alot like them, for the most part but the only criticism I have is it does sound a little Neil Finn - solo - ish, but hey, his solo albums were great...
Echoes Silence, Patience and Grace - Foo Fighters
Again, only just familiarising myself with this, but over time I think this is going to evolve into a real keeper...
Home Improvements - My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Full of wit, social observation and just a whole heap of GREAT music, plus David Bridies heartwarming voice - its every bit as good as their previous releases, and ya know in the middle of the US, its so darn refreshing to hear something so undeniably Australian in flavour... I love it.
Probably my frontrunner for favourite of 2007...
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Post by maarts on Oct 7, 2007 6:25:59 GMT -5
I find it hard to distill one frontrunner for this year. there's been a few albums that are on high rotation but I'm still waiting for the one knock-out punch.
So far Steve Adey, Porcupine Tree, Working For A Nuclear Free City and Trembling Blue Stars are the best of the bunch for me. MFTCC is close behind but I must admit that at times it is a bit too lightweight.
Oh, the new Band Of Horses ain't too foul either!
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I havent heard it...would like your take. I should just get it....
