OT: The Semi-Annual, Taste Optional Music Thread: Post Your Feel-Bad Hit of the Summer

[HandshakeLine]

Man, no wait it was even longer ago. I found an old blog entry about it— 2001!

A shameful snipe. Let me provide a song as penance:

 

[Deport Ogie]

I've been listening to The Album Years podcast helmed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree and depressing solo albums fame. He's somewhat insufferable and as snooty as one might expect; in the last ep he literally responded to a statement by his cohost by exclaiming "Piffle!", but it's decently fascinating.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I've been listening to The Album Years podcast helmed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree and depressing solo albums fame. He's somewhat insufferable and as snooty as one might expect; in the last ep he literally responded to a statement by his cohost by exclaiming "Piffle!", but it's decently fascinating.

I'm a sucker for music industry podcasts. Even Song Exploder, which is often way more boring and less exciting than its premise suggests.

 

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[Deport Ogie]

I'm a sucker for music industry podcasts. Even Song Exploder, which is often way more boring and less exciting than its premise suggests.

I'm basically trying to expand my horizons so I'm taking suggestions from a musician who's work I enjoy. In the last episode he called Pink Floyd "the best band of all time" so at least I know he's trustworthy....

Joking aside, they avoid talking about stuff everyone is familiar with already, the "canon" they call it, and it's brought some groups that are way off my radar to my attention and that's really what I'm going for.

 

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[Dipsy Doodle]

So, a friend of mine kept telling me how good D'Angelo was, and all I could remember was that he was an r&b artist with the shirtless beefcake video from 2000 with some extreme close-ups, which really isn't destination programming for a teenage white boy:



Nobody told me he was a gifted multi-instrumentalist who was uncomfortable with the sex god status from that video, and weaned on Prince, Sly Stone, James Brown, Fela Kuti, and George Clinton. He didn't make another album for 14 years, but Black Messiah is f***ing amazing:





I still haven't listened to that album from 2000 - Voodoo - but I'm gonna give it a go in the next couple days.

 

[tom_servo]

They will end up one of my top three bands of the decade.

 

[Gurglesons]

So, a friend of mine kept telling me how good D'Angelo was, and all I could remember was that he was an r&b artist with the shirtless beefcake video from 2000 with some extreme close-ups, which really isn't destination programming for a teenage white boy:



Nobody told me he was a gifted multi-instrumentalist who was uncomfortable with the sex god status from that video, and weaned on Prince, Sly Stone, James Brown, Fela Kuti, and George Clinton. He didn't make another album for 14 years, but Black Messiah is f***ing amazing:

I still haven't listened to that album from 2000 - Voodoo - but I'm gonna give it a go in the next couple days.

Go bang your partner. Also Black Messiah is good, but Brown Sugar and Voodoo got the Dilla influence so they are much more grooveable.

Also if you like D’Angelo. Bilal was part of the same group of musicians the Soulquestrians.

 

[Gurglesons]

Shitty alt rock / post-hardcore from the early 2000s night.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Anyone not named @ColePens on spotify that want to post their play list so I can find new music to listen to or music new to me?

Anyone except @ColePens and his play list filled with Coldplay and Taylor Swift.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Anyone not named @ColePens on spotify that want to post their play list so I can find new music to listen to or music new to me?

Anyone except @ColePens and his play list filled with Coldplay and Taylor Swift.

Hope that link works.

 

[HandshakeLine]

They will end up one of my top three bands of the decade.

Special Interest is great. BRUTAL live.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Hope that link works.

Jesus mate. That album picture.

BTW I love Glass Animals.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Jesus mate. That album picture.

BTW I love Glass Animals.

But why are his pants still on?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

But why are his pants still on?

Splatter protection, they cut a hole out. He's not strapped in there for his protection, it's to protect you from the destruction he's about to inflict on that room and all of your senses.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

 

[SomeDude]

The end of the last thread had some talk on the new Bright Eyes record, which is fantastic. It also happens to include the Penguins' new playoffs theme song.

 

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[HandshakeLine]

Been on a Rick Froberg / John Reis kick lately:

 

[Ugene Magic]

Just listen to the music...

 

[Ugene Magic]

This ones for you @HandshakeLine.


'Cause I am what I am, what I am what I am, what I am

And I got no choice | No I got no choice at all

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Metallica has a good version too.
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[HandshakeLine]

@Ugene Malkin, Thanks! That whole album is so good. It might be my favorite Bad Seeds album, actually.

 

[gopens66]

I give you Twisted Sister...



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