Topic: What are you listening to? (Read 1063016 times)

Vuk · « **Reply #4000 on:** 20 Oct 2010, 23:11 »

Early Nirvana rules.

De_El · « **Reply #4001 on:** 20 Oct 2010, 23:38 »

It does! I was talking about In Utero at the time, though.

nekowafer · « **Reply #4002 on:** 21 Oct 2010, 09:26 »

Currently, Assemblage 23 - Divide. Today is a Birthday Massacre day in general though, specifically Pins and Needles. I loves it so much.

De_El · « **Reply #4003 on:** 21 Oct 2010, 09:54 »

I actually think pop music is doing pretty well these days, but I like to dance till my brain melts and soaks my shoes. Although I only really listen to Top 40 when I'm drunk or anticipating getting drunk, so there's that, too.

The ironic thing is that it's partly Nirvana's position in the modern music canon that makes it hard for some types who like to really "appreciate" music, to get into Nirvana and see everything that's there. I've known a number of people to write them off because of their popularity and various really superficial markers of style without actually taking the time to soak in all the interesting idiosyncrasies in songwriting, verve, recording and suchlike.

nekowafer · « **Reply #4004 on:** 21 Oct 2010, 10:11 »

The biggest reason I've heard people have for not listening to Nirvana: "they're not as great as everyone says they are."

I'm not sure that I honestly give a poop what people say they're like, I'd rather listen and make my own decision. I think they're pretty awesome. But I've heard something along that line from at least 5 different people - people that refuse to listen to any of their music because of it. Seems pretty ridiculous to me.

scarred · « **Reply #4005 on:** 21 Oct 2010, 11:53 »

The Rentals - "Please Let That Be You"

ugh I love the Rentals so much

valley_parade · « **Reply #4006 on:** 22 Oct 2010, 12:40 »

Maserati. Mmmmm.

sean · « **Reply #4007 on:** 23 Oct 2010, 00:11 »

goddamnit i am listening to motherfucking chopin right now.

serioulsy he is one of the grooviest fuckin composers. seriously this shit should not of been written in the early 19th century but it was fuckballs this shit is fasacinating (obviously im on a chopin kick right now, probably cause im writing a goddamn piano piece).

ahhhhhhhhh i swear this shit is so groovy ah god.

sean · « **Reply #4008 on:** 23 Oct 2010, 00:22 »

wait nah fuck that im gonna listen to shostakovich cause that dude wrote straight up hardcore in 1960. ahhhhhhhhhhhh so fucking good.

pwhodges · « **Reply #4009 on:** 23 Oct 2010, 01:09 »

Alkan was a recluse, who lived in Paris close to Liszt and Chopin - both of whom looked up to him as a performer. His piano music is strange, and much is fantastically difficult. His rediscovery over the last few decades was led by my piano teacher, Ronald Smith - listen here and here.

My favourite work is the Grand Sonata Op 33 "The Four Ages of Man". This depicts life at 20, 30, 40 and 50 (as he imagined it; it seems more like 90!) - so each movement is slower than the one before, ending with one of the slowest movements ever written (I've not heard any other pianist dare take it as slow as Ronnie) - here is the first part of that last movement; you can follow the links to the rest, and to the whole sonata.

Wasteroo · « **Reply #4010 on:** 23 Oct 2010, 01:33 »

your first link doesn't lead anywhere but thanks a lot for posting that, this is really interesting stuff!

pwhodges · « **Reply #4011 on:** 23 Oct 2010, 03:49 »

I fixed the link.

spoon_of_grimbo · « **Reply #4012 on:** 24 Oct 2010, 04:50 »

i've recently found myself buying albums that i'd either downloaded but not listened to properly, or missed out on entirely, from the early 2000s when i was first getting into music. as such, i ended up getting Saves the Day's "Stay What You Are" yesterday. why the fuck didn't i buy this 9 years ago!??!?!

doombilly · « **Reply #4013 on:** 24 Oct 2010, 15:33 »

All Leather – Mystery Meat (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
not sure why...

JD · « **Reply #4014 on:** 24 Oct 2010, 22:01 »

A whole bunch of 90s screamo.

scarred · « **Reply #4015 on:** 24 Oct 2010, 23:14 »

a bunch of old indie bands I haven't listened to for ages, like Headlights, Pomegranates, and Say Hi

jackmort · « **Reply #4016 on:** 25 Oct 2010, 03:26 »

I'm currently listening to Bring me the Horizon's new album but it's failing to push fuck you by cee lo green out of my head. That song is too catchy not to be computer generated

valley_parade · « **Reply #4017 on:** 25 Oct 2010, 10:09 »

Quote from: spoon_of_grimbo on 24 Oct 2010, 04:50

i've recently found myself buying albums that i'd either downloaded but not listened to properly, or missed out on entirely, from the early 2000s when i was first getting into music. as such, i ended up getting Saves the Day's "Stay What You Are" yesterday. why the fuck didn't i buy this 9 years ago!??!?!

Would you believe I heard Braid for the first time last week? This whole weekend, aside from about 2 hours of Midnight Juggernauts, was Braid and Texas Is The Reason.

spoon_of_grimbo · « **Reply #4018 on:** 25 Oct 2010, 19:05 »

to be honest, i only heard braid about a year and a half ago. the sheer amount of music out there means there's always gonna be bands out there that you haven't heard, but will feel you should have done once you do get around to checking them out.

on the subject of braid-esque math-emo-whateveryouwannacallit, i'm having a quick shot of american football's "never meant" before i hit the hay

Zingoleb · « **Reply #4019 on:** 25 Oct 2010, 19:42 »

The White Stripes - The Air Near My Fingers

Man, this is so good. I don't know why I held onto Elephant so long before listening to it.

De_El · « **Reply #4020 on:** 25 Oct 2010, 23:19 »

I think it's time for a sludge week. I'm declaring this a sludge week.

valley_parade · « **Reply #4021 on:** 26 Oct 2010, 09:27 »

Nah. I'm declaring it mopey orgcore week because I am not going to Florida this weekend for Fest 9.

See also: the new Sainte Catherines album is out today!

Scarychips · « **Reply #4022 on:** 26 Oct 2010, 20:45 »

I'm seeing them live on Thursday. Dancing For Decadence is still a favourite of mine. I think I'm gonna listen to it now, actually.

Durin · « **Reply #4023 on:** 26 Oct 2010, 22:49 »

And I'm wondering why when I heard these dudes on Colbert Report. like a year or two ago, I didn't immediately go listen to the fuck out of them.

spoon_of_grimbo · « **Reply #4024 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 03:06 »

I'm listening to Weezer's "Maladroit" for the first time and, halfway through, I'm thinking that if it keeps up this level of quality, it'll be joining "Pinkerton" at the top of the Weezer pile!

valley_parade · « **Reply #4025 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 06:23 »

Maladroit fucking rules.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4026 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 07:02 »

Anima - Enter The Killzone.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #4027 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 15:35 »

I recently rediscovered my love of Major Organ and the Adding Machine and it's fucking awesome

it still makes me go

sometimes though. Luckily, that's usually followed by

so it balances out

darkdrgon · « **Reply #4028 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 18:07 »

A playlist of E-Town Concrete (from every album except Made for War), Full Blown Chaos, On Broken Wings, and Thrice.

I love thrice, they do not get the attention they deserve. Dustin Kensrue is a vocal and lyrical god.

Vuk · « **Reply #4029 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 21:14 »

Been listening to a lot of Ampere, lately. Life is good.

JD · « **Reply #4030 on:** 27 Oct 2010, 21:27 »

Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie - Black Flag

spoon_of_grimbo · « **Reply #4031 on:** 28 Oct 2010, 21:14 »

The new self-titled Hostage Calm album. Really freakish, melodic post-hardcore with elements of pop-punk, indie-rock, wierd latin rhythms and allsorts of other stuff that seems to reveal itself with repeated listens.

muffy · « **Reply #4032 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 15:40 »

Right now, lots of Jesus and Mary Chain. They pretty much only work for me when I'm up to my eyeballs in codeine.

Hairy Joe Bob · « **Reply #4033 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 15:46 »

the zeus ep by british sea power

and

drown your heart again by the strange death of liberal england

Vuk · « **Reply #4034 on:** 30 Oct 2010, 21:11 »

Boards of Canada.

doombilly · « **Reply #4035 on:** 31 Oct 2010, 05:52 »

Chic - Le Freak

Otend · « **Reply #4036 on:** 31 Oct 2010, 17:24 »

Hate, by the Delgados. (I recommend this to everybody. It is seriously one of the best things I have heard.)

pwhodges · « **Reply #4037 on:** 01 Nov 2010, 00:33 »

Purcell - King Arthur, staged as vaudeville entertainment; one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.

Purcell wrote the music for disparate interludes in a long and tedious play by Dryden. This French production performs Purcell's music (with Dryden's original words), but hangs it together with vaudeville links. The link above has three video clips at the bottom - in the third, the conductor is on stage in fancy dress performing a popular song during a scene change...

Wasteroo · « **Reply #4038 on:** 01 Nov 2010, 09:59 »

that stupid Dagger Paths album

and I can't seem to stop

SWOON! at My Gravitas · « **Reply #4039 on:** 01 Nov 2010, 14:08 »

Oh Rotting Christ, where have you been all my life

spoon_of_grimbo · « **Reply #4040 on:** 01 Nov 2010, 17:47 »

Volatile Molotov, the new album by The Arrivals. Checked it out due to the Dillinger Four connection, it's totally different, but really good!

Vuk · « **Reply #4041 on:** 01 Nov 2010, 18:58 »

Trash Talk. How they went from a record like Plagues to Eyes & Nines, I have no idea.

De_El · « **Reply #4042 on:** 02 Nov 2010, 21:43 »

hell

is every

god damn thing

SWOON! at My Gravitas · « **Reply #4043 on:** 02 Nov 2010, 21:48 »

PintsizesBloodyCock · « **Reply #4044 on:** 03 Nov 2010, 18:55 »

A few of my current favourites. Linked a song from each album that's a good introduction. I'm not sure how much exposure Arkells or USS get elsewhere, but here in Canada they're enjoying some well deserved popularity. Elliott is pretty obscure, so I only heard of them last year. Everyone I introduce to them loves it.

Arkells - Jackson Square

Elliott - False Cathedrals

MuteMath - Armistice

Passion Pit - Manners

Project 86 - Picket Fence Cartel

Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker - Welding the C://

Aaden Foli · « **Reply #4045 on:** 03 Nov 2010, 23:07 »

Fugazi - Burning

Durin · « **Reply #4046 on:** 03 Nov 2010, 23:47 »

Still listening to the Mountain Goats. What the hell man.

JD · « **Reply #4047 on:** 04 Nov 2010, 18:18 »

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KurtMcAllister · « **Reply #4048 on:** 04 Nov 2010, 19:10 »

Man, that album's an hour of pure un-fucking-filtered

The first half is fun as hell, though.

Also, I'm listening to Shuggie Otis's "Inspiration Information".

Aaden Foli · « **Reply #4049 on:** 04 Nov 2010, 19:19 »

Electric Wizard - Hills Have Eyes

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