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The M/F Thread 2009: The Quickening
KvP:
--- Quote from: Objects inside Clouds on 26 Feb 2009, 19:54 ---Monument is the best band in Washington, DC right now. You may not argue this, because this would make you incorrect.
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--- Quote from: wikipedia ---Trouble Funk continue to remain a figure on the Washington DC area live music scene
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tsk
gospel:
(re-up: the previous copy was missing/removed.)
Sholi - s/t
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--- Quote from: allmusic ---With influences ranging from jazz and prog rock to qawwali, Sholi's self-titled debut album is a uniquely free-flowing study in contrasts. All three of the band's members -- songwriter/guitarist Payam Bavafa, bassist Eric Ruud, and especially drummer Jonathon Bafus -- are fluent players and often play intricate parts, but they never feel showy; likewise, Bavafa's tenor is a perfect foil for the instrumentation, with a coolness that mirrors the band's prowess and emotionality that complements it. Sholi's songs rarely end the way they started; instead, they shape-shift at will, reflecting the band's mercurial moods: "Tourniquet" goes from dissonant rock to melodic almost-pop and back again almost imperceptibly, with Bafus' busy but purposeful rhythms leading the way. "Spy in the House of Memories" begins with darkly twinkling, loungy jazz with a melody that could be stolen from a torch song, then melts into sunny harmonies and guitars as Bavafa sings, fittingly, "We decide what we cherish and what we forget/What we leave at the other end." These quick changes can shake listeners, especially at first, when songs like "Out of Orbit" and "Dance for Hours" feel too subtle and too insular to reveal themselves fully without close attention; fortunately, Sholi has more immediate moments, such as the opening track, "All That We Can See," which, despite its flurries of drums and guitars and stop-start structure, has a melody that remains constant and infectious, and "Any Other God," which, with its martial drumbeats and subtly insistent guitars and vibes, is Sholi's most instantly catchy song. Fortunately, even the album's least obvious moments are well worth deciphering, and the emotional connection Sholi make on almost every track raises the band from merely impressive to very promising.
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Swordfish:
More Zappa love! If you consider yourself a fan of music and you do not listen to Frank Zappa, you are doing yourself a disservice.
Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
Offensive and hilarious social commentary. Also, Adrian Belew and Terry Bozzio are fantastic musicians.
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Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere
Arguably one of the best live Zappa albums. The instrumentals will impress you no matter what; the Mothers lineup is probably one of my favorite (Ruth Underwood on percussion and Napoleon Murphy Brock on sax/flute!)
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Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Jazzy and experimental live tracks with a few more "accessible" studio cuts.
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sean:
--- Quote from: KvP on 01 Mar 2009, 01:51 ---
--- Quote from: Objects inside Clouds on 26 Feb 2009, 19:54 ---Monument is the best band in Washington, DC right now. You may not argue this, because this would make you incorrect.
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--- Quote from: wikipedia ---Trouble Funk continue to remain a figure on the Washington DC area live music scene
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tsk
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Sorry dude, you are incorrect.
Swordfish:
Bikini Kill - The Singles
A compilation of singles by the band that launched the riot grrrl movement. It also contains the best version of Rebel Girl ever.
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And if anyone is interested, here's a PDF of all the albums I have so you can PM me requests from my somewhat embarrassing music catalog. (Yes, a 200-song Django Reinhardt album. Be afraid.)
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