@nessisonett I love Welcome to Sky Valley and City, Josh Homme and Devin Townsend are both excellent guitarists/vocalists. I rate their earlier works as being among their best. Just to add to that, @nessisonett ,I think the guitarists in those bands don't really sound like anyone else, also, do you like any Earth? Perhaps their earlier stuff?
@Draco_V_Ecliptic Earth 2 is a classic of drone but I find it slightly too monotonous which sounds stupid given the genre but it borders on torturous at times. I quite liked The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull though, it sounded like music for evil cowboys.
@nessisonett I have 'Bees on vinyl. Really pleased with that purchase. @nessisonett ,going back to Slayer - how can you say that their first album was among their best? It doesn't even sound like Slayer, they didn't adopt their trademark sound until Haunting The Chapel. Lol
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Not that the chit-chat thread can be derailed, but I figure this thread might be a better place to move 80’s music talk.
In perusing REM’s library, I have forgotten how many hits that they did have. Stand, Everybody Hurts, It’s the End of the World as We Know It, Orange Crush, Get Up...
The songs do all have a very similar cadence and sound, which is good if you like them, I guess. It’s not that I don’t like their music at all, like I say, some of their hits are very catchy, but I am surprised that they are held with such high esteem. To me they seem to have cashed in on a certain sound and then beat it to death.
I do quite like their exploration into added orchestral sounds in the lesser known hit “Nightswimming.” That song is really serene and calming and it fits the lead vocalists voice better.
As far as their latter output when it seems they were trying to reinvent themselves in Accerlerate, it just doesn’t really seem to jive for me. For some reason, he sounds to me like the lead singer from They Might Be Giants and so he only sounds good in certain types of songs and doesn’t have a truly expansive and flexible voice quality that would really be able to elevate their music in my mind.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Eh, Murmur is their only truly classic album for me. Document and Out of Time have some individual great songs but I just don’t think they’re particularly consistent. Like I said, they were surrounded by similar artists that were being more daring and yet they were the band getting the coverage and the money. Not a band I overly dislike but one that frustrates me.
@Th3solution "To me they seem to have cashed in on a certain sound and then beaten it to death" This quote made me chuckle, I guess that's probably true. I still like them a lot though. Good band to put on when you're driving home from work on a sunny Friday, safe in the knowledge you've got the whole weekend off.
They were one of a few bands from round then who owe a debt to Big Star, another band I quite like. I'd say give Teenage Fanclub a whirl but if you don't like REM you might not go for them either. I'm one of those annoying people who says "oh I'll listen to anything" so take any musical recommendation from me with a pinch of salt!
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@Draco_V_Ecliptic Replying here to not derail the other thread! You can’t go wrong with Violent Femmes’ self-titles debut, it’s a classic for a reason and is the way into their deeper cuts. Crazy Rhythms is the quintessential Feelies album, definitely recommended for sheer influence. With the Replacements, I’d recommend basically any of their albums since they’re perhaps my favourite band, their sound has changed loads of times over the years. The trilogy of albums - Let it Be, Tim and Pleased to Meet Me - are probably their best and most consistent. They also made one of the best live albums out there, Live at Maxwell’s 1986, notorious for the band being drunk out their minds, refusing to finish certain songs and shouting MURDER inexplicably. It’s great.
@nessisonett The drunken album sounds great, so I'll check that one out. With regard to the Replacements, another band whose sound is constantly changing/evolving are Deerhoof. Do you like any of their music? I recently discovered them via Late Junction on BBC Radio 3.
@Draco_V_Ecliptic Deerhoof are one of those bands I’ve heard of but never properly sat down and listened to. From what I’ve heard of them, they definitely do change up their sound on a regular basis though.
Some assorted listens from the last week or so - not everything works well as background music while playing PS4!
The Pillows - FLCL OST 1
Pretty great soundtrack to a show that I’ve never seen, it apparently massively influenced Avatar/Korra and was required viewing for employees. I listen to quite a few soundtracks and not many actually stay with me but this one definitely will, jangly, noisy and invokes feelings of nostalgia where they don’t exist. High 8 to low 9 probably.
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Somehow avoided this one for years, convincing myself that they sounded like Mumford and Sons for drama students, which they totally do, but I did mostly enjoy it. The drums sound great and in fact, overall the production is fantastic. It suits this time of year, evoking the feeling of late summer, with warm, lush tones but with a hint of a chill in the air. I’d listen to it again but probably wouldn’t add it to my collection. A low 8.
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Brilliant album, messy and all over the place while still remaining grounded in solid riffs. An acquired taste for sure but a must-listen. Also worth noting that it deserves credit for being Canadian and not being Nickelback. Or Avril Lavigne. Or Sum 41. Goddammit Canada.
@Draco_V_Ecliptic I’m not massively into the genre but I do like Son House. Lead Belly’s great too, alongside Robert Johnson, the man who sold his soul for the Delta Blues.
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