Author Topic: What Music are you listening to in 2012? (Read 40697 times)

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #650 on:** December 13, 2012, 01:16:02 PM »

Cocteau Twins - Pink Orange Red

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #651 on:** December 13, 2012, 09:05:31 PM »

Pain of Salvation - Sleeping Under the Stars

A very silly song, which is pretty damn unusual for this band.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #652 on:** December 13, 2012, 09:08:09 PM »

Cocteau Twins - The Itchy Glowbo Blow

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #653 on:** December 13, 2012, 09:40:07 PM »

The Gossip - Keeping You Alive

Sierra · « **Reply #654 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:24:19 PM »

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on December 12, 2012, 11:40:32 PM

If I'm ever going to listen to any prog rock, I may as well pick the seminal band that covered pretty much the vast majority of relevant possibilities in that niche, and I know KC pretty much went -everywhere- in prog rock.

Yeah, I don't think there's anyone else in the genre I would even jokingly recommend (as much as I love Rush, that's just hahahaha no; a lot of post-Genesis Peter Gabriel actually strikes me as distinctly Snowstyle, but he is not really prog anymore at that point).

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King Crimson: Fallen Angel

Red is still awesome, in related news.

Idun · « **Reply #655 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:27:32 PM »

Shabazz Palace - Swerve...The Reeping of All that is Worthwile (Noir Not Withstanding)

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #656 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:38:49 PM »

Quote from: El Cideon on December 13, 2012, 10:24:19 PM

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on December 12, 2012, 11:40:32 PM
If I'm ever going to listen to any prog rock, I may as well pick the seminal band that covered pretty much the vast majority of relevant possibilities in that niche, and I know KC pretty much went -everywhere- in prog rock.

Yeah, I don't think there's anyone else in the genre I would even jokingly recommend (as much as I love Rush, that's just hahahaha no).

I've heard Rush before. All the cows in the world could disappear overnight and they would still be able to nurture the planet's cheese stocks without anyone noticing a difference.

Grefter · « **Reply #657 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:43:48 PM »

Satriani. Dream Theater. Fuck just look at some Malmsteen if you really want.

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Gold Tooth on a Bum.

Sierra · « **Reply #658 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:53:26 PM »

Not really seeing how Satriani's a recommendation for prog? But he's awesome so who cares.

Queen: Don't Stop Me Now

Sierra · « **Reply #659 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:05:45 PM »

Yngwie Malmsteen: Far Beyond the Sun

Grefter's fault.

Grefter · « **Reply #660 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:40:24 PM »

You don't see how amazing guitar wankery is related to Prog? 7 minute pieces that are built around guitar work are prog. Satriani is kind of like the epitome of that (and better than any prog group all built into one dude).

Sierra · « **Reply #661 on:** December 14, 2012, 12:05:13 AM »

If asked to do so, I would generally classify him as "hard rock" (just better at it than most people). Extended songs are also a distinct minority of his catalogue, want to say they only show up on a couple albums. But whatever, arguing about labels. As a great man once said, "If you label me, you negate me." Doesn't make him more or less awesome for being filed somewhere else (although I would probably stop short of agreeing with your parenthetical).

Joe Satriani: Musterion

Speaking of, I apparently forgot I had this album. Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock. Yes.

Grefter · « **Reply #662 on:** December 14, 2012, 02:20:06 AM »

I think it is like maybe his best? A terrible thing to forget (well the songs is different than forgetting the title but still a shame because it is a wicked album name).

Skrillex - Kyoto.

Grefter · « **Reply #663 on:** December 14, 2012, 05:39:55 AM »

The Dillinger Escape Plan - when Acting as a Wave.

See even stuff like this I consider touching on Prog. It is short and experimental as hell. If you can get into Dillinger then they are not a bad place to look for some of the more Avant Garde directions in the roots there. Super technical and uncompromising.

Edit - That example is short instrumental.

Grefter · « **Reply #664 on:** December 14, 2012, 07:02:45 AM »

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Black Bubblegum.

Grefter · « **Reply #665 on:** December 14, 2012, 07:16:21 AM »

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Parasitic Twins.

Obv a song about Snow and his twin (Bitchy Snow).

Grefter · « **Reply #666 on:** December 14, 2012, 10:13:48 AM »

The Animals - House of the Rising Sun.

For the Sopbros.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #667 on:** December 14, 2012, 05:47:39 PM »

Cocteau Twins - The Spangle Maker

Sierra · « **Reply #668 on:** December 14, 2012, 08:47:05 PM »

Pink Floyd: Dogs

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #669 on:** December 14, 2012, 09:14:41 PM »

10,000 Maniacs - Eat For Two

I've been relistening to Blind Man's Zoo a fair deal for the last couple weeks. It was always my lowest-rated Maniacs album, but nowadays I find myself liking it a lot more. I guess a lot of the merit stems from -this single song-, which I'm beginning to believe as the goddamn best the band churned out (stuff like the Unplugged rendition of Stockton Gala Days notwithstanding, but Stockton Unplugged is more of a matter of sheer instrumental acumen), but still.

VySaika · « **Reply #670 on:** December 14, 2012, 10:52:16 PM »

Eat for Two as the best 10KM song? I mean, it's good and all, but I don't really see it. Prolly wouldn't even be in my top 5 of their songs, if I sat down and thought about it.

Sierra · « **Reply #671 on:** December 14, 2012, 11:13:08 PM »

Pink Floyd: One of These Days

This was basically my introduction to Rock That Is Not R.E.M., a very long time ago.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #672 on:** December 14, 2012, 11:16:31 PM »

Quote from: Gatewalker on December 14, 2012, 10:52:16 PM

Eat for Two as the best 10KM song? I mean, it's good and all, but I don't really see it. Prolly wouldn't even be in my top 5 of their songs, if I sat down and thought about it.

This isn't in a pure musical sense, mind, or even mostly musical. In terms of melody and instrumentation depth, most of Our Time In Eden's tracks beat it flat, for instance. But there's a whole context, timing and appropriateness surrounding it. It's a song that I can't picture being pulled off without sounding really stupid by pretty much anyone, but Natalie Merchant hits the exact balance between cynicism and feeling it needs to -work-. Not to mention the musical atmosphere is superb, creating a paranoid, tense message along with the one conveyed in the lyrics. It pretty much ends up a lot bigger than the sum of its parts.

Grefter · « **Reply #673 on:** December 15, 2012, 12:12:36 AM »

The Animals - Baby Let Me Take You Home

Idun · « **Reply #674 on:** December 15, 2012, 05:22:26 PM »

Emeli Sandé, Where I Sleep.

I have to ask CT about her!

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