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Johnny C:
This forum is essentially my peer group. I am a little saddened that some days I wake up feeling like better friends with people whom I only know as men in spacesuits, cockatiels, the cover of a Built to Spill album or, well, okay, Ruyi's avatar is her. Still. The point is, this forum is really a place for generally like-minded people, and in this case the like-mindedness is enough that the bonds are really strong. Basically, Lorax, the post starting this thread came off as a little strong, but for the most part it seemed well-intentioned enough (even if I do visualise Peter H. Cropes typing it on a keyboard somewhere). Your other posts so far are pretty good too. So don't apologize. Keep on posting like this and you seem like you'll have a pretty good place here.

(p.s. for metal, i really suggest sneaking in the back door. if you like tortoise, listen to pelican. if you like pelican, listen to isis. if you like isis, listen to sunn o))). if you like sunn o))), listen to earth. if you like all of those bands, listen to mastadon. this'll get you started.)

CaptainLorax:

--- Quote from: tommydski on 01 Dec 2006, 01:09 ---You aren't unusual.
You feel marginalised by your taste in music. That's actually very common. It's the main reason people use internet forums, to see if there are other people out there who like the same things. In real life I don't meet anyone who is remotely like me or has even heard of any of the bands I like. That's just the way it is.

There is some amazing music today. It just doesn't jump out of the water and pull you in by the balls. You have to dive in yourself.

--- End quote ---

yes you are right.. but I meant I'm unusual in different ways.

Thats just the way it is. right again.

AnnaughMoss:

--- Quote from: Frivial on 30 Nov 2006, 23:09 ---I look for poetry in music. I also look for beauty and a certain quiet sensation.

Thus, my favorite band is Iron & Wine (Sam Beam). An example song would be "Upward over the Mountain". His lyrics are, in fact, poetry (he wrote this song as a poem before making it into a song). I can't find that song for free anywhere, but "Naked as we came" and "Passing afternoon" are also good examples that are on his site: http://www.myspace.com/ironandwine

--- End quote ---


if you're going to choose iron & wine,i'd have to say the best examples of how amazing and just purely freaking beautiful that man's music is are fever dream and promising light.

fever dream "I want your flowers like babies want God?s love/ Or maybe as sure as tomorrow will come"



promising light "time & all you gave/there on your cross that i never saw/well beyond the waves/dunking my head when i heard you call"

i could never pick just one favorite band though, there's too much music that makes me feel like gravity doesn't apply to me.

ScrambledGregs:
Two things:

1) I don't think it's fair to compare Tortoise and Bright Eyes. You can say you LIKE Tortoise more than Bright Eyes, and I would agree. I'm a borderline fan of Bright Eyes, but I too like Tortoise more than Bright Eyes. However I don't compare them in any way, so I wouldn't say one is 'better' than the other.

2) There is a sizeable population of people out there like us (and I say 'us' because I notice you and most of the people on this forum have similar taste in music even if we haven't heard absolutely everything everyone else has) but unless you're in big cities like Chicago, Portland, Austin, etc. it's hard to find kindred spirits. I hesitate to classify myself as 'indie' because I don't think I am, but if there's any broad term for us, I guess that's it. At the same time as I primarily listen to 'indie' music, though, I also like a fuckton of classic rock, jazz, and electronica. Furthermore, Phish is my (current) favorite band, and they don't fit into any of those categories. But I digress.

CaptainLorax:
also, I'm afraid to mention some bands in this forum because you all might start liking it and make it popular.

http://www.myspace.com/kingcreosote

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