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« Reply #800 on: 30 Mar 2006, 21:12 »

Sounds like I'd have to download something extra, and take some extra time, too.
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« Reply #801 on: 03 Apr 2006, 16:08 »

John Adams- Lollapalooza

Not bad. Starts with a Gil Evans feel to it but gives way to the sort of music they play from speakers in the lines at theme parks. Skillfully composed, intense when it can be- the middle brass and vstrings section is a killer. 6/10

The Birthday Party- Blast Off!
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A note- you'll probably hate this the first time you hear it. Insane 80's doom punk, all bass drums, trombones and Nick Cave turning into the anti-christ.
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« Reply #802 on: 03 Apr 2006, 16:11 »

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« Reply #803 on: 06 Apr 2006, 10:27 »

The Birthday Party - Blast Off!(2:18)

I am actually vaguely familiar with The Birthday Party, seeing as how I love late Nick Cave and I wanted to see what he did early on.
It is as you said, beginning with Nick Cave yelling "blast off!", razorsharp guitar and groovy drums. Nick is being his former manic self, which might come as a shock if you have only heard stuff like No More Shall We Part. It is not quite the blast off! he is talking about but nice enough. Though it is not the best Birthday Party song I have heard, Deep in The Woods and Six Strings that Drew Blood are better in my opinion.

But nevertheless it is pretty good 7/10

Now danish indiepop goodness!

Moon Gringo - You Want Buzz Aldrin
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« Reply #804 on: 07 Apr 2006, 14:12 »

Moon Gringo - You Want Buzz Aldrin

I like the string intro, and the vocals are nice and chilled out when they kick in. Good interaction between the male/female vocals (although I do prefer the latter).

Not entirely sure what the lyrics are all about but once it picks up, it's very catchy and upbeat while still having a kinda mellow feel to it. Pretty damn cool, especially the way it kinda builds up and gets more energetic throughout. 8/10

And since I'm feeling moody, here's:

Porcupine Tree - Heart Attack In A Layby

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« Reply #805 on: 07 Apr 2006, 15:07 »

Porcupine Tree- Heart Attack in a Layby

God this is a depressing song. Slow acoustic guitar playing melody throughout with lots of choir style vocals overdubbing eaching other (entering a little before midway). The lyrics could be more subtle "I've got this feeling inside/don't feel so good." But for the most part they're introspective in a good way. 7 out of 10


And now for something completely different

Tullycraft-Out Days in Kansas

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« Reply #806 on: 08 Apr 2006, 11:52 »

Tullycraft - Our Days In Kansas

This song might not have been too bad, if it weren't for the annoying rhythmic breaks in the first half of the song and incredibly irritating backing vocals in the second.  Apart from that, it's completely pedestrian; not really one to broaden anyone's horizons.  2/10


Laika - Prairie Dog
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« Reply #807 on: 08 Apr 2006, 12:19 »

Laika - Prairie Dog

It's a pretty cool tune.  7/4 is a cool time signature if done well, and it's done reasonably well (the best way to do it would be in a way that I didn't even notice it was in an odd time).  I'm always a sucker for vibes, too.  I'm not a huge fan of the same lyrics being repeated over and over again (towards the middle of the song), but it does add stuff in over time, and I really don't mind her voice.  Plus it's an actual melody.  I do think it is maybe 30 seconds to a minute too long.  They don't really do anything more with the last bit of the song.  Sure, they add more things, but it doesn't really add to the song.  Not a huge fan of that really electronic-sounding keyboard bit that's added in the middle.  The rhythms just seem really arbitrary.

Overall, 7/10, because I like it more than I don't.
Niacin - Spring Rounds
It's a cover.  5 points if you can figure who wrote the original, without doing a search.  I'll let you know after someone reviews it.
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« Reply #808 on: 08 Apr 2006, 13:04 »

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Laika - Prairie Dog

It's a pretty cool tune.  7/4 is a cool time signature if done well,


Goddamn sonofabitch motherfucker - why is it that everyone can pick out 7/4 time except me?  <seethes>

Anyway, glad you liked it.
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« Reply #809 on: 08 Apr 2006, 13:06 »

Well, I'm quite adept at counting, actually.  I just noticed it was wierd and figured "7/4 is probably about right," so I started counting to seven, and it fit.  There's no accent on beat one, too, which is cool.
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« Reply #810 on: 08 Apr 2006, 13:13 »

He plays bass. in a Jazz band. He is thusly required to be able to count time like a mother.
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« Reply #811 on: 08 Apr 2006, 14:23 »

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This song might not have been too bad, if it weren't for the annoying rhythmic breaks in the first half of the song and incredibly irritating backing vocals in the second. Apart from that, it's completely pedestrian; not really one to broaden anyone's horizons. 2/10


This review actually describes every single Tullycraft song:-)

Anyways: Niacin-Spring Rounds


Starts out with some organs and (I think a piano) which play variations of the same melody back and forth throughout the song with increasing urgency torwards the end. I wish it did more but I don't really have anything bad to say about it. On the otherhand I was sick of it after two listens- so I'm not sure what score to give it. 4.5 out of 10 I guess.


Lighting Bolt-2Morro Morro Land

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« Reply #812 on: 08 Apr 2006, 15:22 »

Lightning Bolt - 2Morro Morro Land

This songs kinda charming really. It kinda reminds me of some people who've never heard any heavy music trying to be heavy. Repetitive, dischordant (I'm sure deliberately but it doesn't work) riffs, muffled vocals passed through several effects pedals, pedestrian drums. When the guitars are on their own I die a little inside, though the bass-work isn't too bad. Unbelievably tame though. It sounds a bit like a bad pub band who drunk too much and pressed the wrong buttons on their amps. 2/10 for the bass I suppose.

It seems I must still educated the world in THE HEAVY. I shall do it in a fun way.

The Count Nosferatu Kommando - Jim Beamed Ahnenherbe TV

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« Reply #813 on: 08 Apr 2006, 15:29 »

THE COUNT WILL ROCK YOU TO THE X-TREEM
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« Reply #814 on: 08 Apr 2006, 16:08 »

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He plays bass. in a Jazz band. He is thusly required to be able to count time like a mother.


Oh hellz yes.  My teacher frequently makes me count out loud, during a solo, when I'm playing (or trying to play) all sorts of crazy rhythms.

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Anyways: Niacin-Spring Rounds

Starts out with some organs and (I think a piano) which play variations of the same melody back and forth throughout the song with increasing urgency torwards the end. I wish it did more but I don't really have anything bad to say about it. On the otherhand I was sick of it after two listens- so I'm not sure what score to give it. 4.5 out of 10 I guess.


I think I love the song just out of the novelty effect.  I'm going to review a song just so I can post the original.  I'll edit as soon as I listen to the heavy education.  And I will definitely play it so the windows crack.

The Count Nosferatu Kommando - Jim Beamed Ahnenherbe TV

Oh hell yes (wrote this when the song first started).  I'm not too familiar with this genre of music, so I don't know what to call it, but it's almost as if Rammstein discovered how to play a new song, and got a lot heavier (just for clarification, I like Rammstein, but all their songs pretty much sound the same).  Would this be called industrial?  Anyways, it certainly rocks my face.  Heavy and pounding and full of energy!  Just the way I like my music.  I'm not a fan of the bridge at the very beginning (it reminds me a whole bunch of some parts of my friend's technical death metal band's songs), but then when the guitars come in, it does start rocking.  They keys parts are killer, too.  I'm going to go with 8/10, because I like it and it's fun, but it's not some of the most amazing music I've ever heard.

I'll edit further when the song uploads, which might be in a bit, because I might have to leave before it uploads.
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« Reply #815 on: 08 Apr 2006, 18:00 »

Yeah, the whole point of the Count isn't to dazzle you with their technical virtuosity but to, to quote THE D, "Rock the fucking house and kick some ass".
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« Reply #816 on: 08 Apr 2006, 19:10 »

I'm not looking for technical virtuosity, pretty much ever.  I'm just talking about a song/piece that has more than what you're going to pick up on the first listen.  Anyways, finally I have what I wanted to put up and the answer to who originally wrote "Spring Rounds"

Igor Stravinsky - Rondes printanire (Spring Rounds) From "Le Sacre du Printemps" (The Rite of Spring)  Zubin Mehta conducting the New York Philharmonic
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« Reply #817 on: 08 Apr 2006, 19:47 »

I'm not saying you do look for that, I'm just really talking about how much fun they are to everyone else who didn't review it.
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« Reply #818 on: 08 Apr 2006, 19:49 »

Ah.  Indeed.  They are certainly fun, and I highly recommend everyone downloading that song.  It'll rock your face off, severely.
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« Reply #819 on: 08 Apr 2006, 23:17 »

Stravinsky - Spring Rounds

Very slow, very simplistic. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but there's nothign about it that particularly grabbed me. Obviously, it builds a lot later. The accent work is nice, but what does loud discordant brass have to do with spring? I dunno, I just wasn't sold on this one. 5/10

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« Reply #820 on: 08 Apr 2006, 23:28 »

Well, you see, it's one movement in a larger ballet about a tribal ritual where a virgin is sacrificed by dancing herself to death.  I've seen the score to the movement that represents her dancing herself to death, and it's scary.  Pretty much every measure is a different time signature (not that scary to the musicians, but I feel sorry for the dancers).
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« Reply #821 on: 09 Apr 2006, 02:27 »

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Well, you see, it's one movement in a larger ballet about a tribal ritual where a virgin is sacrificed by dancing herself to death.


Pretty emo for an early 20th century composer, wouldn't you say? :)

I actually knew that your thing was Stravinsky, but as I know this only because a drama about the first performance of The Rite of Spring was aired on UK TV the other week, I elected not to wave my indiewilly around.
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« Reply #822 on: 09 Apr 2006, 03:41 »

Ok, Ayreon-Evil Devolution
Weird bubbling start and strange dude talking over the top. Kicks in with odd harpy sounding keys.
Ballady vocals. I've pretty much decided I'm not going to like it at this point.
Oh, change of plan, I really like the layered vocal chorus.
Verses don't cut it for me... I'm really hoping this is going to get really heavy soon.
AH YES. GUITARS. Half way and we have guitars. I like their choice of guitar tone. It's cool.
Still seems a bit too poppy and positive for my liking.
Seems like they're just having a big spazzed out jam. Very odd.
I give it a 6/10. It's good but it's not something I'd get into. Bit too proggy (am I right?).

Right, a goth classic, The Cruxshadows.
The Cruxshadows-Here comes the rain again
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« Reply #823 on: 09 Apr 2006, 04:25 »

I fucking love the Cruxshadows and so I totally can't do it.



Also, yeah, Ayreon are ultra-nerdy prog.
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« Reply #824 on: 09 Apr 2006, 10:08 »

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Pretty emo for an early 20th century composer, wouldn't you say? :)


Or just plain badass.

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I actually knew that your thing was Stravinsky, but as I know this only because a drama about the first performance of The Rite of Spring was aired on UK TV the other week, I elected not to wave my indiewilly around.


To quote an exchange between Stavinsky and Serge Diaghilev about the "Augurs of Spring" (where there are two chords played against each other to achieve massive dissonance):
"How much longer will it go on like that?"
"To the end, my dear."
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« Reply #825 on: 09 Apr 2006, 14:06 »

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Would this be called industrial?


Industrial Black Metal.

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« Reply #826 on: 09 Apr 2006, 15:50 »

The Cruxshadows - Here Comes the Rain Again

I'm not big on goth, I like what I've heard of it, but I've never gone out of my way to listen to any of it before. I love the monotone vocals at the begining. The singer's got a great voice. Clever lyrics, if a little repetitive, and the music fits the lyrics well.
Overall a good song, 9/10.
I suck at reviews.

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« Reply #827 on: 10 Apr 2006, 15:29 »

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The Cruxshadows - Here Comes the Rain Again

I'm not big on goth, I like what I've heard of it, but I've never gone out of my way to listen to any of it before. I love the monotone vocals at the begining. The singer's got a great voice. Clever lyrics, if a little repetitive, and the music fits the lyrics well.


I take it you know that this is a cover of a Eurythmics song?
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« Reply #828 on: 10 Apr 2006, 15:37 »

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The Cruxshadows - Here Comes the Rain Again

I'm not big on goth, I like what I've heard of it, but I've never gone out of my way to listen to any of it before. I love the monotone vocals at the begining. The singer's got a great voice. Clever lyrics, if a little repetitive, and the music fits the lyrics well.


I take it you know that this is a cover of a Eurythmics song?
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« Reply #829 on: 10 Apr 2006, 17:20 »

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Not for me mate. Typically herky-jerky powerchord-indie with pop-punk ambitions. The singer's voice couldn't be less unique or distinctive and neither could the music. Sorry, does nothing for me. 2/10

Captain Beefheart-- Big Eyed Beans From Venus
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Best for the unacquainted, or if you think Beefheart's unlistenable crap. Oh, and the guitar work's sensational. If that's your thing. Which is nice.
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« Reply #830 on: 10 Apr 2006, 17:52 »

Too bad. Beefheart is my hero.
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« Reply #831 on: 12 Apr 2006, 15:15 »

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Captain Beefheart-- Big Eyed Beans From Venus

Best for the unacquainted, or if you think Beefheart's unlistenable crap. Oh, and the guitar work's sensational. If that's your thing. Which is nice.


You were right about the guitar work.  I'm loving this.  It's interesting.  8.5/10

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« Reply #832 on: 12 Apr 2006, 20:51 »

Akron/Family - Running, Returning

Opens with acoustic guitar and something I can't quite identify...vocal percussion? Electronics? I dunno. Sounds quite good. The vocals aren't really my thing,  too weak and whiny. Piano joins in in the background, then the guitar moves into more country-style fingerpicking territory, with more strange electronic or unusual instrument effects. Then the sound gets a bit more of a Saddle Creek echo as the singer warbles in an intensely un-endearing fashion, before some pretty nice fast-strumming guitar or banjo parts. leading off into a fade-out ending. Despite the singer doing his best to ruin this, and the dischord between vocal and instrumental segments, this wasn't that bad a track. I'll give it 6.5/10.

And now for something INTENSE.

Current 93 - Horsey [Live at the Union Chapel]

This song includes one of my favourite moments in all music. I'm sure you'll guess what it is, but in case you don't, then if I just say,

'BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN'

then it will become clear.

And for goodness sake listen to the lyrics.
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« Reply #833 on: 13 Apr 2006, 21:46 »

Sorry Khar, your link keeps timing out... I really wanted to hear some Current too, never heard 'em before.

So in lieu of Khar's track, which may work later, I give you Miss Murder, the first single from the new AFI album.
Miss Murder-AFI
Remember, these guys may be the coolest thing on myspace since sliced bread but they're also one of the most progressive rock bands in the mainstream. (They're not punk anymore.)
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« Reply #834 on: 13 Apr 2006, 22:10 »

afi - miss murder

i got bored with this song. it's something i'd expect to hear on the local alternative station, and all the trendy scenester high school kids would gobble it up. sorta bland and generic. but it's good to hear that they've given up on singing like angsty little girls. 1.5/10

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« Reply #835 on: 13 Apr 2006, 22:34 »

Slow guitars and spoken word...
I quite like the girl's vocals but really, deep spoken word over slow guitars really doesn't cut it for me.
Quite possibly the most boring track since Mr Kitschock by Brothomstates.
Unimpressed by both the guitars and vocal style. I think the lack of other instruments really kills it for me. I really like the lyrics, some of them are seriously cool, lines like;
Impending storm rise up rise up
Oh demons I shall shame you!
Look down the barrel of my gun and one by one I'll name you
I give it a 4/10 because the lyrics add 3 points and the chorus adds 1.
(Not slagging cause you slagged AFI, I just wanted to see what sort of music you're into).
In AFI's defense though, that song is quite a lot more complex than you give it credit for, give it another couple of listens. Enough of that though.

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« Reply #836 on: 14 Apr 2006, 06:56 »

lol, the Current track is kinda semi-spoken word, but not really. It can be hard to tell when Dave Tibets talking and when he's not because of his wierd, empassioned style. And it definitely doesn't have just guitar.
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« Reply #837 on: 15 Apr 2006, 08:35 »

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Ramallah-Days Of Revenge


Not exactly my kind of music, but pretty good stuff. Some sections were pretty interesting musically, some not. The singer sounded vaguely like Zack De La Rocha at times. Maybe that's just my imagination since the subject was kind of similar.
6/10

Mine now: Stan Rogers - Barrett's Privateers
Stan Rogers is a bit of a Canadian folk hero: an amazing dude who really popularized the traditional newfie accapella singing. He was in a plane crash in '83. He kept going back in to bring people out of the flaming plane 'til he didn't come out. :( I've heard his brother live, he's one of the backup singers here.
Anyway, this song is the purely form of the ballad I've ever heard.

http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0CUMEMQP4TARY1812RE3AD4QTU
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« Reply #838 on: 15 Apr 2006, 09:21 »

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Mine now: Stan Rogers - Barrett's Privateers


It's certainly an apt title - I can picture a crew of Irish pirates shouting it, swigging on rum. Old Stan's got a great voice, like a lighter, more melodic Beefheart. . The lyrics are a great performance- old timey, but it dodges the kind of hokey nostalgia and faux-fock it could have turned into. As the song goes, you'll wish you were in Sherbrooke too. Excellent. 8.5/10


Right-ho:

Gil Scot-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

http://s61.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1FHFQH2KCWD2W28NGXXDOVMNBA


Yes- this song IS where the catchphrase comes from. It's a brilliant, early 70's soul/funk assault on mainstream culture and the patronising nature of white america. Gil's songs are usually either funky piano ballads or beasts of this kind: Street poetry (which, amazingly, aren't  pretentious Ginsberg rip-offs), great bass riffs, flutes and, arguably- the birth of rap and hip-hop.
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« Reply #839 on: 15 Apr 2006, 15:43 »

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Gil Scot-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

http://s61.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1FHFQH2KCWD2W28NGXXDOVMNBA

Yes- this song IS where the catchphrase comes from. It's a brilliant, early 70's soul/funk assault on mainstream culture and the patronising nature of white america.


Dude, you're not the one who's supposed to be reviewing it.

That said, I'm pretty much with you except on the whole "assault on mainstream culture and the patronising nature of white america" thing.  It's just another song in the "free your mind and your ass will follow" vein and as such it's been sampled to hell and gone.  Taken on its own merits as a song, though, it's competently performed and written and I wouldn't be insulted to have it on my hard drive.  7.5/10.

I must be insane to put this one up, but I'm feeling horribly nostalgic tonight: a remix of Ben Daglish's classic theme to The Last Ninja.

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« Reply #840 on: 16 Apr 2006, 20:12 »

Ah, well, it's hard to rate it, I'll give you that. It should be noted that I have not heard the original, and was too lazy to seek it out for comparison purposes. I would have to say, judging purely how much I enjoyed listening to it, 9/10.

Here's mine:
Muse - Can't take my eyes off you

Despite the fact that Muse's sole unique feature is matt bellamy's high, tight vibrato and a slightly overdriven vocal channel, I'm a bit of a fan. This is one of their lesser-known tunes.

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« Reply #841 on: 16 Apr 2006, 20:52 »

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So in lieu of Khar's track, which may work later, I give you Miss Murder, the first single from the new AFI album.

Where did you get this?
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« Reply #842 on: 16 Apr 2006, 21:08 »

FROM YOUR MUM!


It's availible as a download through their website, through KROQ radio. I'd give you the link but it's expired.
Have a browse on their website or on KROQ's website.

I'd review muse but they're one of my favourite bands.
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« Reply #843 on: 16 Apr 2006, 21:36 »

I call muse, dammit. I need to put up a sodding track.
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« Reply #844 on: 16 Apr 2006, 22:47 »

Hurry the fuck up then, I want to listen to some gangsta beats from you.
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« Reply #845 on: 17 Apr 2006, 02:25 »

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Ah, well, it's hard to rate it, I'll give you that. It should be noted that I have not heard the original, and was too lazy to seek it out for comparison purposes.


The original is basically the same tune, but done on a C64 SID chip so there are fewer overlaying voices.  If you've heard any SID music, you should be able to guess roughly how it sounds.  (EDIT: Which you probably haven't, seeing as how when this track was written you were busy gestating.  Man, I feel old.)

Nice rating, though. :)
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« Reply #846 on: 20 Apr 2006, 02:49 »

Right, cause all of you are useless, I'm reviewing Muse.
Come back in a few minutes.

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My god... this like a Hawaian love song... I'm finding it seriously weird.
The lead guitar adds some interest but it's still a very odd song compared to their other work. I definately recommend Muse but songs like Hyper Music, Bliss, Sing For Absolution, Plug In Baby(... basically all of Origin Of Symmetry and Absolution) are much better.
So in conclusion, get Absolution, Origin Of Symmetry and Showbiz before whatever crazy album this came from.
6/10.

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I'll go with Rock.
Down In The Park (featuring Marilyn Manson)-Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails covering Gary Numan's classic track with Manson on vocals. Bloody good song I think.
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« Reply #847 on: 22 Apr 2006, 16:10 »

Down In The Park (featuring Marilyn Manson)-Nine Inch Nails

The intro drags on a bit before the drums come in.  Once the instrumentals come in, it falls into the groove it wants to be in.  Manson's vocals are pretty awesome.  I can see myself listening to this again for the size of the sound.  The drums are particularly large-sounding.  Overall, I think it works and while the industrial-y sound of it isn't something I'd listen to on a regular basis, I'd put it on a mix CD.
7.2/10!

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http://download.yousendit.com/8CD1E45518C19A5E">Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Parasio U.F.O. - Poppy Rock

Yeah, it's 10 minutes long, and I could've uploaded an hour-long track instead.  Try it anyway.  (Hint: if being really stoned while listening to this is an option, do so.)
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« Reply #848 on: 22 Apr 2006, 16:34 »

Oh man. This is my first post ever on this topic and I feel underqualified as a music critic, but oh man. This song is whack. I normally listen to pretty short songs, but this- even in its 10 minute + glory, I really like. It's all insanely lively right from the very beginning. It kind of gets repetitive, as the same vocal samples and stuff drift in and out with a whole bunch of these space-like squeals. I feel like the goodness of this could infact be condensed into a shorter song format, but I still like it. A lot.

8/10

Now, it's time for some questionable music. The Bondage Fairies are my band of the week. It's only two minutes long, you know you want to review it.

Bondage Fairies - Levenus Supremus
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« Reply #849 on: 22 Apr 2006, 16:55 »

Fuck, I'd just finished listening to the Acid Mothers track buit yu beat me to it.

Levenus Supremus: Some Nintendo-esque bleeps and bloops in the beginning made me feel scared this was going to be some awful comedy band. Then it turned all electronic-punk like Le Tigre but poppier and more bleepy bloopy with some sample of screams that sounds right out of a SNES game. Incredibly bouncy song with lyrics that belong in a Rocky Horror show. I could probably enjoy listening to this band but not all the time or it would burn out.

8/10

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Anyway That You Want Me - Evie Sands This is an old song.
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