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Post by Proud on Dec 6, 2004 14:25:11 GMT -5
*goes first*
i'm recently into:
Pavement - Brighten the Corners
R.E.M. - Around the Sun
Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to Be Something On
yay.
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Post by ScottsyII on Dec 14, 2004 7:46:26 GMT -5
Recently I have been into and would highly recommend, to anyone who could find it...
El Momento Descuidado - The Church A wonderful shimmering accoustic album of the bands older material, with versions of songs from newer albums and completely new tracks too... very beautifully played, lovely feel to all the songs, perfect for late nights.
Young Team - Mogwai Just breathtaking. I love it.
Crossed Lines - 78 Saab Just a solid set of rock tunes and meaningful lyrics, great for driving to, as well.
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Post by Thorngrub on Dec 14, 2004 13:01:22 GMT -5
I heartily recommend dredg to anyone and everyone out there. Try their latest, last year's El Cielo, for good measure. They have their own unique sound, not really comparable to anyone necessarily. Lead singer Gavin's voice is pure gold. Together they are greater than the sum of their parts.
And I can't say enough for the infectious genius, the rhythmic frenzy, the pure sing-along-ability, and the melodic beauty inherent to COHEED & CAMBRIA. It is energetic, positive, heartfelt, emotive, and genius.
For a foray into largely instrumental post-TOOL heaviness, yet with a degree of controlled ambience that should suit them for a wider audience, give ISIS a try. I know a few posters here already have, and I believe they've devoured it eagerly. Their latest album Panopticon is as fine as any a place to start. Although they can get pretty heavy, you don't have to be a heavymetal-head to appreciate it, IMO.
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Post by Thorngrub on Dec 14, 2004 13:05:44 GMT -5
If you're really into hearing something completely different, earth-shatteringly new, unlike anything out there, really, then give These Arms Are Snakes a try. But be warned: it is as if these guys are trying to push the envelope in as many directions as they can. I'd almost go so far as to call it "anti-music", so I'm quite certain a goodly percentage of normal folk out there couldn't stand for it. The music is a bizarre, angular, jarring wacky amalgamation of cacophony and offbeat time signatures and absolute deranged hysteria. Somehow though, they pull it off, producing one of the most unique & uncompromising voices in experimental hard rock music.
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Post by ScottsyII on Dec 14, 2004 17:32:35 GMT -5
I am one of those posters who has tried a bit of Isis and absolutely lapped it up... thats one hell of a great album, that Panopticon thing... having recently gotten into more heavy instrumental type stuff, I can only say it's absolutely brilliant... when its brutal it does it so well, yet they can hold back to create atmosphere so well, and then burst forward into more powerful sections... one of my biggest suprise highlights of this year!
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Post by Thorngrub on Dec 14, 2004 20:43:54 GMT -5
That was very well said Scottsy . . .perfectly explained. Yeah ISIS was a highlight for me, having only discovered them this year as well. Seeing them live was a highlight, for sure. These Arms Are Snakes opened for them. While they played I just stared at them, hypnotized, stunned now & again, bewildered throughout, not sure what to make of them. Haven't been able to stop thinking about them since. Will have to rectify that by getting one of their albums. Not sure I'll even end up really liking it. But I must find out.
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Post by ScottsyII on Jan 14, 2005 20:42:38 GMT -5
Must make a recommendation for a little group here in Australia called The Devoted few great, broody indie rock, just how I like it... the album's called Billboard Noises anyone into that sort of genre should give them a shot... as well as the band at least one of the members of this side project comes from Bluebottle Kiss. Some damn fine music to be heard here!
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Post by AliveAndFatigued on Jan 15, 2005 17:30:40 GMT -5
stuff that's piqued my interest of late that's not getting a lot of recognition (well, at least stateside, for much of it):
Skepta - Serious Thugs (aka Thuggish Ruggish), feat. JME and a shit load of other people : Most Americans only know Dizzee Rascal and maybe Wiley as the representatives of Grime. Oh, god, what a mistake. This track has been out a year and a half, and hasn't slowed down. Its still one of the most downloaded ringtones in Great Britain. Taking the main beat from "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" by the godly Bone Thugz-N-Harmony, this just kills. The MCs all have decent skills.
DJ Falcon - So Much Love To Give: For those jonesing for another Daft Punk album, this and his few other singles are worth checking out. Your call for $10 vinyl or a illegal download, though.
Graves At Sea - Document Of Grief: When I heard Death From Above 1979, the first thought I had is, "oh, this is what happens when ironic indie kids hear Mountain". Its fantastic if you want heavy music light, just like drinking Bud Light is great if you like beer and desire a light beer. However, light beer is crap. You can figure out the rest of my opinion of that.
With this all being said, Graves At Sea is metal. Its slow, its heavy, it doesn't give a fuck. It doesn't buy its concert shirts at a shop where they cost $100 apiece, they go to the concert. This is how you rock out. Not wearing a tie and an untucked $150 designer shirt with some faded jeans that cost a ridiculous amount while listening to some boring act retread the same landscape done by a thousand bands before it. No, you rock out like a blue collar sucker, in jeans and a t-shirt that were cheap as fuck listening to a band that understands "the rock" while retreading ground done by a thousand bands before. Just retreading it in a fashion that's, you know, interesting.
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Post by Ayinger on Jan 16, 2005 21:25:08 GMT -5
I've been keeping an eye out for that particular Church disc since I saw you mention it in past weeks....not sure if it was released here in the States or not but has me intrigued...
I was reshelving some of the ol' vinyl this evening and thumbed past several by Peter Himmelman, a guy I got into years and years back....anyone here ever test him out? He always put out quality work IMO; heartfelt material that leans into the acousical side though he & band aren't afraid to turn up the knobs now and then. He is Bob Dylan's son-in-law....not that that should necessarily put a slant on his music either in judgement of absorbsion or just wanting to please the old man, BUT he does keep attention to his lyrical messages wherever or whoever the muse may be.
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Post by RocDoc on Jan 17, 2005 17:25:23 GMT -5
I've seen Himmelman 3 times and have a jawdroppingly stellar live tape from an acoustic solo show which he did at Schuba's prob around 1990... Very literate, very funny and a live performer who(like the very gifetd likes of Lindsey Buckingham)sings his songs like his life depends on it...like someone's got a gun to his head...the only other person around here who ever seconded Himmelman(beside you Don)was the estimable samples...and where-ever the heck did SHE disappear to?? ...and FWIW, the boring-as-fuck Jakob Dylan should perhaps consider woodshedding with his bro-in-law(right?)Peter...he might learn a thing or two rather than just coasting like he does. 'Dylan progeny' whoa! Big fucking whoop.  |
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Post by Ayinger on Jan 18, 2005 8:13:03 GMT -5
ha! yer're always there when I need ya Doc!
Evny that you've seen him live -- were they mostly acoustic shows or with band?
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Post by luke on Jan 18, 2005 10:31:39 GMT -5
Heard some "Coheed and Cambria" on the radio, and I thought it was terrible. Not my thing, I guess, but maybe I should listen more. As usual, I recommend Local H to anyone. Especially "Fuck Yeah, That Wide" for all you Primal Scream fans, and go to www.localh.com/toxic.mp3 to hear their bad-ass rock 'n rollin' cover of that particular tune. I haven't bought a CD in MONTHS. I don't even remember the last one I bought. Probably back in September or October. It's quite a shame. |
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Post by ScottsyII on Jan 18, 2005 18:10:08 GMT -5
I haven't bought a CD in a while... I have had to tighten up financially which has put a bit of a downer on my purchasing... however, I often wonder what on earth I would be buying if I had the money anyways... its a bit of a slow period for truly interesting new stuff.
That being said I really wouldn't mind having enough cash to do some CD shopping soon... This extended holiday I am currently taking probably has to end first...
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Post by Ayinger on Jan 19, 2005 12:04:30 GMT -5
I often wonder what on earth I would be buying if I had the money anyways... its a bit of a slow period for truly interesting new stuff. AH! But there's tons of OLD stuff out there to be discovered perhaps and then THAT becomes the "new!" For instance last year I tuned into a big Funkadelic head for anything during the early Eddie Hazel years. This was a band I'd always had read about but had only owned the "Maggott Brain" CD (of which the epic title track is a must listen for any guitar fan) -- brother, what a world I uncovered....even if it did mean stepping back into the past more than a quarter of a century! Just this week I sampled tracks off of a Hazel solo album that is now available thanks to Rhino -- heh, those 30 second bites had me salivating....I KNOW what my next CD order is gonna be! ....on the other hand, I unfortuantely can identify with the 'funds' issue..... I recently unexpectedly joined the ranks of the unemployed....s..u..c..k..s.... might be feeding my addiction through downloading again..... |
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Post by Thorngrub on Jan 19, 2005 17:36:03 GMT -5
Anyone in the least bit interested in the original thrash/metal explosion out of the Bay Area / LA . . . and especially those disillusioned w/Metallica's Sellout . . . look no further than 2004's release of Tempo Of The Damned, by none other than a fully reborn & kicking serious metal ass EXODUS: Bay Area thrash metal as it should be. Metallica, take notes.
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