Talk about other artists here (even though they all rip off Meshuggah)
#235260 by AlucardXIX
Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:21 am
High on Fire - Snakes For The Divine

Didnt even know they had a new album out until I saw a review for it on Ultimate guitar's home page.
#235261 by daneulephus
Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:39 am
Billy Rhomboid wrote:Exodus - Bonded by Blood


This is on our workout playlist twice a week. Along with Reign in Blood, Leave Scars and Feel the Fire...among others.

That reminds me, I need to download some Vio-lence.
#235262 by Leechmaster
Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:59 am
Huey Lewis & The News - Fore! - Hip to Be Square

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour. In '87, Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
#235265 by Billy Rhomboid
Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:48 pm
Are you channelling Patrick Bateman, Leechy?

This coming after the shock of everyone's love of Yes's 80's catalogue of slick MOR made without any members of Yes is really beginning to freak me out.

I am waiting for someone to proffer the opinion that 'Invisible Touch' is the finest Genesis album and singing the praises of 'Keep on Lovin' you' by REO Oldvolkswagon...

Sheesh! Two words, people: Thrash Fucking Metal!

Just to give some perspective here, in 1983, when I scampered down to the record store with my hard earned cash in my sweaty palm, the choice I had was between '90125' and 'Kill 'Em All'. In 1987 I could have acknowledged it was hip to be square and bought 'Fore' or I could have (and did) opted for 'Among the Living' or even 'Appetite for Destruction'.
#235268 by Leechmaster
Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:28 pm
Billy Rhomboid wrote:I am waiting for someone to proffer the opinion that 'Invisible Touch' is the finest Genesis album...


I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.

NP: Phil Collins - No Jacket Required - Sussudio

A great, great song, a personal favorite.
#235270 by Octillus
Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:53 pm
Billy Rhomboid wrote:Are you channelling Patrick Bateman, Leechy?

This coming after the shock of everyone's love of Yes's 80's catalogue of slick MOR made without any members of Yes is really beginning to freak me out.

I am waiting for someone to proffer the opinion that 'Invisible Touch' is the finest Genesis album and singing the praises of 'Keep on Lovin' you' by REO Oldvolkswagon...

Sheesh! Two words, people: Thrash Fucking Metal!

Just to give some perspective here, in 1983, when I scampered down to the record store with my hard earned cash in my sweaty palm, the choice I had was between '90125' and 'Kill 'Em All'. In 1987 I could have acknowledged it was hip to be square and bought 'Fore' or I could have (and did) opted for 'Among the Living' or even 'Appetite for Destruction'.


My dad was a musician. And my accidental parents are really young. Don't blame me, blame my upbringin'
#235274 by Keeker
Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:15 pm
Leechmaster wrote:
Billy Rhomboid wrote:I am waiting for someone to proffer the opinion that 'Invisible Touch' is the finest Genesis album...


I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.

NP: Phil Collins - No Jacket Required - Sussudio

A great, great song, a personal favorite.

Don't worry. It's just Billy waving his walking stick and raging, "Get off my lawn!!" :D
#235275 by gozu
Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:47 pm
i hate that yes album, and invisible touch... but then i also dislike most thrash. especially anthrax and metallica.


oh right now i are mostly listening to Oxbow - The Narcotic Story
#235276 by Octillus
Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:52 pm
gozu wrote:i hate that yes album, and invisible touch... but then i also dislike most thrash. especially anthrax and metallica.


oh right now i are mostly listening to Oxbow - The Narcotic Story


My roommate my freshman year was obsessed with oxbow (probably just as a hipster douche) but I have to say if you've never read what's his face's articles in VICE Magazine, they make for an interesting read.

As for me, I've been listening to the soundtrack of Miner: Dig Deep and the postulate theme music for the show I'm working on at school.

I think the last non-project non-dev music I listened to on my own (Not my roommate's girlfriend's obsession with Disney songs) was probably that severe amount of Siouxsie and the Banshees I was wading through recently. My god is that discography so entirely righteous hit and horrific miss.
#235291 by daneulephus
Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:57 pm
Deftones- White Pony

Vio-lence- Eternal Nightmare

Soilwork- Figure Number Five

Mozart- Jupiter

^ This Friday I am going to see this kid named Marc Yu play Beethoven and Mozart on the piano. He was on National Geographic: [youtube]2hBFMZXgGH0[/youtube]
#235305 by Billy Rhomboid
Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:28 am
Leechmaster wrote:
Billy Rhomboid wrote:I am waiting for someone to proffer the opinion that 'Invisible Touch' is the finest Genesis album...


I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.

NP: Phil Collins - No Jacket Required - Sussudio

A great, great song, a personal favorite.


:lol:

I'm definitely not eating any of your home-made pineapple chocolates.

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