Mr W Phallus Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Fleet Foxes new album: Helplessness Blues. Seems good, but has NONE of the immediacy or catchiness of their first album. Well, a little bit, but it's nowhere near as gripping. Still lyrics are good, and their musical talents are still pretty huge. Really old school rock/folk feel to it, not unlike ole Pentangle or The Incredible String Band. I thought the same about it not being as catchy on my first play through but by the third it had had really grown on me. Grown Ocean is particularly amazing, but the whole album is great. I'd even go as far to say it's a much more polished effort than the first album. Maybe. IMO etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 HH, I actually agree with you. I have to be in a certain mood to listen to her. That's why I usually only listen to her in the car. Mr W, I actually find that if I dislike an album on the first listen-through I often end up having a stronger attachment to it than one that 'hits me instantly'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Possibly my favourite album of all time took a little while to grow on me. Slowly it got its hooks into me and, I have to say, probably widened my music tastes a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Radiohead...so many of my favourite bands I wasn't impressed with at all when I first heard them. Possibly my favourite album of all time took a little while to grow on me. Slowly it got its hooks into me and, I have to say, probably widened my music tastes a little. What is it? Also it's nice to see people actually discussing music in this thread for once. Edited May 19, 2011 by Mr W Phallus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 It was Rx Bandits' 'The Resignation'. I was expecting something more like their previous stuff: a simpler blend of punk, ska and reggae. Instead it is something a little more progressive and all the better for it. Turns out the line-up almost completely changed before the album and the newer musicians were phenomenal (the existing drummer got a chance to step up his game too). As a teenager I had very 'immature' tastes and almost exclusively stuck to (pop) punk. I'd probably credit earlier Rx Bandits albums with starting this broadening but this was where they really pushed the envelope and pretty much ditched ska altogether (there is some reggae-style stuff in there). Here are some samples: Also it's nice to see people actually discussing music in this thread for once. With all the different tastes I guess it can be a matter of chance that two people would choose to discuss something. Thems the breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaunchOctopus Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Dr. Dre: The Chronic. Getting into early 90s hip hop is weird. The cheap background synth just reeks of poor quality by today's standards, but the actual tunes are good and perfect for rollin'. Some fucking brutally gross lyrics though. Massively overrated though unfortunately, seems to have been recently picked up by anyone remotely indie/pretentious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) I love this song so very much. --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtgAynh-b3U Edited May 19, 2011 by P4: Man of the Cloth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Can't be arsed to boot up the film but something sparked me in the mood so I'm plumbing youtube for parts of the soundtrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW3AZaIX0bA duuuunnnn dunnnnn dunnnnn dunnnnnnnnnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewblaha Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 (edited) When the Wild Wind Blows is a pretty fucking incredible epic released by Maiden. Maybe one of their top closers of all time. This is the jewel of that album, though: Excellent to sing to in the car. Edited May 20, 2011 by Chewblaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) The Akira soundtrack is too good. Too good I say. Tetsuo is the best but Dean already posted that so... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNk2RmCgtEQ Edited May 21, 2011 by Mr W Phallus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_wl556w1SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuMttZ-R30 ... :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e09z6qFAcNE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaunchOctopus Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPZ0C_gp4us&feature=player_embedded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 The new Bon Iver. A lot more interesting than I was expecting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) When the Wild Wind Blows is a pretty fucking incredible epic released by Maiden. Maybe one of their top closers of all time. This is the jewel of that album, though: Excellent to sing to in the car. Isle of Avalon is excellent. I love pretty much that entire album, though the second half is arguably stronger what with all its epics. --- Edited May 23, 2011 by P4: Man of the Cloth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mercurial Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLd86kLHe_w&feature=youtube_gdata_player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewblaha Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Such an underrated song: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I've loved this for ages, but only finally found out what it is called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqKxj6VMbSI Thanks to Kovach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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