we already have a lot of music threads so... why not to have a new one?

We have a thread about music, but simply band names tell me nothing. Maybe it will be interesting to know what music do PEELers listen to?

So I want to suggest a thread where one could tell about his favorite band and show some short parts of songs. Kind of music review.

But I don’t want to start a thread that will be not interesting for others, so what do you think of it?

If this idea gets support we will proceed with reviews right in this thread 

I listen to anything that isn't "FOAD"-gagsta rap or "I'm fuckin' wicked"-townie garage shite.

A quick glance at my mp3 folder reveals that I listen to just about anything. Classical music... Sepultura... Spice girls... Zappa... Geinoh Yamashirogumi... Limp bizkit... Blur... Van Morrison... various operas... Missy Elliott... The list goes on!

But that would be illegal file sharing, brought to you by peelified.com!

Winamp has a nice function of making a html playlist, maybe we should all throw them up in here? In small text if you don't have webspace! Or someone can host 'em.

Here's mine.

TheLesbianLeela. he-he. I have to admit that it is not my kind of music. Though, I have nothing against it either. Hey, they get my respect for their efforts. At least, they make more of efforts than most of modern so-called rock singers. Who are basically children of showbiz machine.
Also, I’m not old enough to remember such groups  .
(kidding!)

 

This album is a mixed bag of about every style and concept in extreme music. I'm not limiting this to metal, although this is a metal album of the highest order

*drools* sounds intriguing. I’m not a member of certain group of people who listen to music only because it’s Mindfuck - ‘it’s hell hard metal, so hard, that no one can stand it’. I like metal because I find that there’s specific melody in it under the chaos.

 

The lyrics are frequently repeated

This is no good news, I really prefer big and story-like lyrics… but after all, it’s not a critical requirement.


Spice Weasel , Oh nice, I never will beat you  .but my English needs practice so here are few words of mine:


My story began two years ago. Those days, I got a CD with Manowar to listen to.
And when I first heard music of the metal style, it was quite a cacophony for me. But I listened to it little by little, and my view changed.
Few months later, I took Blind Guardian CD and fell in love. From that time and up to now, it’s my favorite band.

They already released 10 full albums, (last was in the year 2002). Many call their music Power Metal. Let it be so, I left genre definition for the professionals, and speak as music-lover only. And as music-lover I can say that spectrum of their music is so wide that I won’t bound it to some certain genre.
Their music is overwhelmed with energy. Sometimes, it is a simple aggressive metal, and sometimes they play epic, almost in classic style music. And sometimes their music has something from ballads.
And it’s overwhelmed with feelings and emotions. Let’s say you cannot stand aside when you are listening to it. It takes you somewhere in the lands of gods, trolls and wizards.
Both music and voice of Hansi Kürsch make me love BG.
And I, of course, have to mention that they have a whole album which they made with orchestra and chorus. That’s their last album “a Night at the Opera”.
Lyrics… lyrics are the second half why I love this band. It is that rare kind of lyrics, which is very colorful and strong. There are almost no rhythms in it, and many of their songs look just like stories. Such lyrics have small (or no) repeated parts. Meaning is the main part of their lyrics.
And that meaning is the third half why I love BG (which makes 150% of love).
I just say that they have full album written by the inspiration of Silmarilion by JRRT.
2 songs inspired by Stephen King’s novels. And almost all other songs are based either on mythology (“Gates of Valhalla”, for example) or on fantasy motifs, or spirituality (most of all). They reveal different topics, from reincarnation (“Lost in the Twilight Hall”) to more tangible things like problem of modern society, where people live in a pale reality loosing their imagination. (“Imaginations from the other side”)
And in case you are freaky enough to read this sentence, here are two songs of theirs. (short previews), I tried to show both edges of the spectrum.
Another holy war
Nightfall

This morning on the way to work, I heard their first single "St. Anger." All I can say is that I was thoroughly appalled. The song sounded amateurish and contrived, and I was pretty disappointed. It just sounded like the same refraid, over and over again, for about 4 or 5 minutes.

bands everyone should check out:

Fugazi
Thrice
At The Drive-In
Sparta
Alkaline Trio
Blindside
Zwan

Metallica let me down, years ago.  After releasing one of if not the best Metal album of the 80's in Master of Puppets, they shot stright down the tubes.  That fucking Black Album made me laugh and cry at the same time.  St. Anger is just a forced, conrived attempt to cash in on the Nu-Metal craze from a band going through a mid-life crisis.  Hey Look we're still true, see?  The rough production and evil lyrics are back...Pleeeez buy our albums!

Napster, Napster, Where's the cash that I've been after?

 

Originally posted by Spice Weasel:
Metallica let me down, years ago.  After releasing one of if not the best Metal album of the 80's in Master of Puppets, they shot stright down the tubes.  That fucking Black Album made me laugh and cry at the same time.

The Black Album was a relief to me, after "Justice" it was nice to have an album with bass on it.

Agreed though, none of 'em come anywhere near touching "...Puppets".  You could say that, to you, the best part of Metallica was crushed under a bus?

Thing is, they've always been lacking in the bass department since Cliffy died - "Orion" is his swansong.  To give them the benefit of the doubt they were in a difficult headspace when doing Justice, and Jason Newsted got the thick end of it.

On the "Classic Albums" Ep, Hetfield said that "You could tell who was mixing that thing, the drums are loud, the guitars are loud."  I suppose it's what you get when you've got a gobby drummer.  Bob Rock was a godsend at the time of the Black Album, because he got under their skin enough and didn't capitulate to Ulrich's Rockstar tantrums.

Right now, I'd love to see what Terry Date (Deftones/Pantera producer) would've done to the new album.  The production's just to "dirty".

You're right, and it's how I felt in my review, they're no longer leading, they're following.

 

Two words: Enter Sandman - talk about a one riff song

I haven't heard much Metallica, but that's the only song of theirs I really like.

I haven't got time right now to do a review but there a selection of mine here. I do sound like a smartarse throughout them though 

 

Originally posted by Spice Weasel:
Justice had horrible production.  Sounded flatter than a freckle.  Why did Metallica always bury the bass?

I know a lot of people will probably disagree with this, but before I say it, I just wanna say it's just my personal opinion. Anyway, I liked the production on Justice, infact I think it's probably their best produced album. I don't like much 80's metal because I can't stand the production. It's not that it's bad music, but the crap technology gave no meat or power to the guitars, and the drums in a lot of 80's metal sinks into the mix without punch, and is often way too trebly for me. There's not enough bass, and not enough separation between instruments either. Not all 80's metal albums are like this, there are exceptions, and some are well produced. And I think Justice is one of them.

I couldn't get into the first 3 Metallica albums because I couldn't stand the production, they suffered from the problems I mentioned above, weren’t clear enough for me. The music is classic, and I've got the 'Cunning Stunts' DVD, and on there they played some of their old stuff on those 3 albums and I loved it with today’s sound quality, but I just couldn't listen to the originals.

Justice however, although I agree it lacks bass bigtime, I think it's extremely well produced for an 80's album. It was their first album where you could really hear all the definition, range and punch in Lars drumming, and it showed just how good and talented he is. And the guitars sounded so meaty, and they had a metallic quality, living up to their name. The vocals were also more clear, and they were a bit rougher too, which I prefer. Hetfield started to find his voice on this album IMO. And although it's almost impossible to hear the bass guitar, it doesn't mean there's no bass in the music. Kirks guitar gives the music bass anyway, if there wasn't any bass at all then it would sound like it was made with tin foil. It's surprising, but I don't think the lack of bass guitar takes away from the sound quality and production of this album, it's got a hell of a lot more bass sound in it than most 80's albums. I don't know how, but it somehow does. It's got the right balance, and the guitars sound warm.

Now for something else that I know a lot of people will probably disagree with. I think Lars is an excellent very talented drummer, and he shines on Justice because it's produced well. But I have real problems with his drumming on all the following Metallica albums. The worst is The Black Album. It's not that the drumming itself is bad, far from it. It's because it's way too trebly for my liking, and that snare drum, or whatever it is is way too loud, and way too trebly for me. On Justice the drumming was very powerful, but had the right balance. But after that it's almost as if Lars has turned up the volume of his drumming above the volume of the rest of the music, and the treble makes me feel like my ears are gonna pop. I have to reluctantly turn it down because it gets too much after a while. Where the hell was the kick drum in The Black album? I found this problem in Load and Reload, but it wasn't as bad as on The Black Album. The production was more balanced, although his symbols came out a bit too abrasive for me. Off the new album, I've only heard the title track 'St Anger' so far, and I like it, but geez, same problem with the drums again, It's not so trebly this time, but it sound louder than heavier. Having drums louder doesn't make the music heavier, it just gets annoying. I end up having to turn it down, which is why I like the production on Justice, because I can listen to that without turning it down, the balance is right for me.

I think Justice is my fave Metallica album, it's their classic old skool riffing style, but with decent production. And my second fave is Reload. It's got some filler, but it's also got Fuel.

I know that most of it probably isn't Lars fault, Bob Rock is probably mostly to blame, but it's their fault for choosing him again to produce the new album. If only they could take a few tips from the Producer for Deftones, the drumming in that is amazing, and the production just how I like it. Also, I know Metallica hang out with Anthrax, and I just wish they could have got the production on Lars drumming more Like Charles from Anthrax, then their music would be so much heavier and better IMO.

Wow that's long, and I just want to stress that all that was just my opinion, just my opinion   

hey spacemanspiff, good to see that there are some good music fans out there.  I have not heard any Mars Volta stuff yet, although my friend has been downloading some of their songs and has told me its pretty good stuff.

Visit my band's website at www.separatedmusic.com

In about a month we will have mp3's up of our studio tracks. e-mail me and tell me what ya think.

 

Originally posted by Gorgak:
hey spacemanspiff, good to see that there are some good music fans out there.  I have not heard any Mars Volta stuff yet, although my friend has been downloading some of their songs and has told me its pretty good stuff.

you bet. in terms of creativity and skills, mars volta put sparta to shame. if you listen to their songs for the first time, you'll be overwhelmed by the sheer complexity. for example, cut that city is based on a 13/8 beat. please try to play that - getting this straight at that speed is pretty hard.

 

Visit my band's website at www.separatedmusic.com

In about a month we will have mp3's up of our studio tracks. e-mail me and tell me what ya think.

i already checked the site, and as soon as the mp3s are up, i'll listen to them(it'ld be great if you could drop me a note, a post, an e-mail, whatever, telling me that the mp3s are up).

btw, do you like (obscure) math and noise rock?

Trapt? ewwww... trapt? ewwwww....

this isn't a 'list music you like' thread either    it's for music reviews!


So here's mine:



Deftones - Deftones [2003]
it's been 3 long years since 'white pony', but the deftones have finally released their 4th album... and I for one think it was worth the wait.

The opening track, "Hexagram", is very brutal track that is completely metaphorical lyrically.  The song surrounds Iraqis' and the war involved... But to the naked ear, one would probably not be able to hear this.  Throughout this album you are basically bashed with lyrically abusive songs that are like nothing else on the radio or other-wise lame current music scene.

This album is definitely not "White Pony 2".  While there are some similarities from white pony to 'deftones', it's not any more noticeable than past deftones albums.  From Adrenaline, to Around the Fur, to White Pony, they all have their own identity lyrically and musically. 

The deftones aren't a sound everyone enjoys though... many people label it as an acquired taste.  But I think it really is just a type of music that is so full of adrenaline and life that most people can't handle it... they just want their balads and guitar solos to keep them happy.  If you want a nu-metal album, do not buy this.  deftones are anything but nu-metal, and hate being compared to bands like KoRn or Linkin Park.  The lead singer, Chino, even bashed the bands touring with them on the Summer Sanitarium Tour saying they've basically lost their soul.

I've noticed that many words get re-used in this album, like the words 'proud' and 'crowd', but if you notice in other deftones albums, they do the same.  My theory to this is Chino writes many songs at the same time with his current thoughts, which then get sliced into different songs. 

I also think this is probably the fullest sounding deftones album yet.  Listening to track 1 through 11, it just all goes together.    The only probably I have with this album is the slight repitiveness of some choruses… though, it doesn’t make you hate the song… one example would be the repeated use of “Worship play, worship play, worship pray” in hexagram.

To me, the song “deathblow” alone is worth buying this album.  It’s already fallen into the list of all time favorite deftones songs of mine such as “digitalbath”, “fireal”, “mascara”,  and “MX”.

If you can handle something new that the deftones haven't done before, get this album.  But don’t judge it on the first listen, cause if you don’t really pay attention to the uniqueness of this album, you might think it’s “meh” to begin with.

Stand out tracks:
Deathblow
Minvera
Battleaxe
Hexagram
Good Morning Beautiful
Bloody Cape

9/10

north of america - this is dancefloor numerology


released: 2001
record label: rewika records / matlock records
total playtime: 37:44

track list:
1. let's on
2. ship and captain
3. and they all thought "canada"
4. xrxxrxrx
5. fuck (repeating)
6. revolt on (!=) revolution
7. minus sign
8. yes, this is a rant
9. every mirror we broke was a black cat
10. fin to fin
11. pedigree aside

the norts are back, and this time, they're pissed. being from northern canada, halifax to be exact, north of america already excelled with their last 3 albums, with the second one, these songs are cursed being the most successful one.
well, they definately leave this path now. no more pavement-ish indie-pop-songs with some shellac elements. this record is pure, evil, dischordal math-core. recorded only in a two week session in new york you notice the energy it took to complete the whole album in such a short time. the songs are vibrating with this energy and they are bound to capture you.
that is, once you got into the style. the songs consist of mid to up-tempo beats, often interrupted by surprising and unpredictable pauses and rhythm changes, a driving bass who apparently seems to be used more to keep the rhythm than to play a melody and two guitars who often sound as if they're somehow not in tune. melodies and harmonies in the usual sense are often hidden, but every song is actually based on a really nice almost poppish melody, hidden in the whole musicial chaos but just waiting to be discovered.
the singing, done by all four band members (although you can never guess who is singing now) ranges between rather typical math-rock parameters and screaming, often with two different lyrics sung at the same time, making the song sound even more confusing.

if this description sounds like pure noise nobody would ever listen to to you: at first, it might seem like it. but once you've listened to this album a few times, north of america will have captivated you too. this album is like a drug and you always discover new things in the songs. the dynamics in this album seem endless and it's full of raw energy.

the lyrics are, as usual, pretty much not comprehensible but indeed fun to listen to. north of america seem to like playing with words and the result often sounds pretty weird. my favourites include:
"processors they got but they (ain't) got no process"
"(but if grammar is a hammer why does sublety matter?) / because you can't spell revolution without "u" and "i""
"no knowns know knowns"

there are only a few weaker songs on this record and on the whole, it sounds very consistent. the highlights definately include the pretty noisy opener let's on, the dynamical fuck (repeating), revolt on (!=) revolution which is based on a pretty cool garage-rhythm, minus sign which probably features the most confusing singing and the 3/4-beat-based, dischordal yes, this is a rant.

despite the fact, that this record is probably as far away from mainstream as possible, even by north of america's standards, it's still one hell of a good record. that's why..

rating: 8.5/10

line-up: j. lapointe, mark colavecchia, mark mullane, michael catano.

two songs (xrxxrxrx and fuck (repeating) are available for download at rewika.
i've also linked them here: xrxxrxrx ; fuck (repeating).

 

Originally posted by Australian Guy:
FAzeshift you have Mambo NO5?   

he also has cotton-eye joe by rednex.
faze, i'm so disappointed in you.

 

Originally posted by Squeezit:
BTW--anyone here an Alice in Chains fan? If so--ever heard the Mad Season CD?

Yeah, I'm a really big AIC fan. I've only heard one track off the Mad Season CD though, called 'River of Deceit'. It's very mellow, not really like most AIC stuff, but it grows on you when you hear it more