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Post by Chris Hatfield on Feb 1, 2018 16:27:33 GMT -5
FTHW, can confirm that Damn. is up to Kendrick's typical level of greatness (I'm a huge Kendrick stan, and I'm not even the biggest hip-hop fan, honestly), but will admit I needed a few listens and probably need a few more to really get my head around it. I spent most of my initial time with the album just jamming DNA. and Humble. on repeat. I'm geeked to hear what he does exec producing the Black Panther soundtrack. The lead single he did with SZA (whose album I probably need to check out) is great. Kind of interesting: he re-released Damn. recently with the tracks ordered in reverse. Interesting concept. By the way, can someone sell me on whether or not current hip hop is as terrible beyond a few artists as I think it is? I've come to grips with the fact that it might just be me getting old, but I feel like everyone's trying to be Future right now with their flows (that sleepy sort of relaxed thing), and I do not love Future. I feel like there's Kendrick and Chance and a couple others. Also, someone tell me where to start on J. Cole. I mean yes, hip-hop portrayed in the mainstream media is pretty cringeworthy overall. I agree with your exceptions of Kendrick and Chance and would add Run the Jewels. I hate to make a mainstream vs. underground distinction in 2018, but I can say there is still some really interesting hip-hop being made that won't receive any Grammy nominations anytime soon. It kind of depends how obscure or abstract your tastes are. That said, its not like Kendrick makes highly accessible music. You need to be willing to follow his lyrics and concepts to fully appreciate his music. TPAB is a really challenging but rewarding listen for example. If you're interested in checking out some under-the-radar albums, start with these: Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream Oddisee - The Good Fight (Iceberg is another album of his that is pretty great) Quelle Chris - Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often If you can handle even more abstract hip-hop, then I'd further recommend artists like Homeboy Sandman, Milo, Aesop Rock, Danny Brown, and Elucid, all of which have pretty consistently made quality music in the last handful of years. Had forgotten RTJ. Good call. And completely agree on the comments about Kendrick. Will check all that out at some point. |
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Post by giltg on Feb 10, 2018 20:34:34 GMT -5
And yes. I have the 8-track of this album/CD too. I have been into this since way back when
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Post by giltg on Feb 13, 2018 23:20:11 GMT -5
A little workout or running music. This was a side project of Rob Halford of Judas Priest
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Feb 14, 2018 12:33:52 GMT -5
Not sure where people fall on Foo Fighters (I'm going to assume everyone is in about the same boat on Rick Astley), but I discovered this last night and have played it at least 10 times in the past 24 hours.
Also the Black Panther Soundtrack is money.
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Post by Bogey2Short on Feb 14, 2018 14:11:29 GMT -5
IMAGINE DRAGONS
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Post by jimed14 on Feb 14, 2018 15:40:24 GMT -5
Not sure where people fall on Foo Fighters (I'm going to assume everyone is in about the same boat on Rick Astley), but I discovered this last night and have played it at least 10 times in the past 24 hours. Also the Black Panther Soundtrack is money. If you haven’t seen it, Sound City is an unbelievable short tv series, if you like the Foos. |
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Post by Don Caballero on Feb 15, 2018 22:33:35 GMT -5
Let me throw a bit of a curveball here:
Keep in mind it's a finnish dark folk band so yeah it gets pretty dark lol. However, this music is seriously mesmerizing, the piano just demands your attention and the whole thing just feels like an alien jazz song. I love this band, if you're unfamiliar with their stuff give it a go if you're feeling adventurous.
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Post by giltg on Feb 16, 2018 9:17:53 GMT -5
This is an edit from an earlier attempt. This solo is absolutely mesmerizing .I play this and Us and Them by Pink Floyd over and over. The sax solo in that song is one of the best.
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Post by giltg on Feb 16, 2018 9:55:44 GMT -5
Found this by total mistake . WOW. This will be overplayed today and probably this weekend.
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Post by jiant2520 on Feb 17, 2018 11:24:01 GMT -5
Some of my favorites:
City and Colour by Dallas Green
Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers
Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog
Tennessee Whisky by Chris Stapleton
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Rooster by Alice and Chains (many more by them)
One by Metallica (many more by them)
Purple Rain by Prince
Mr Brownstone by Guns N Roses
Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Anything sung by Chris Cornell, Nothing Compares to You cover is awesome
Jackson Mississippi by Kid Rock
Renegade by Styx
American You by Yellawolf
Everything Bob Marley
Eminem... mostly.... older stuff
She Talks to Angels by Black Crows
It's Been a While by Staind
Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down
Plus many others that just don't come to mind at the moment.
Edit: River of Decit by Mad Season and Country Boy by Aaron Lewis!
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Feb 20, 2018 11:12:42 GMT -5
Found this by total mistake . WOW. This will be overplayed today and probably this weekend. When I discovered this I was playing it on repeat for a week or two. |
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Post by giltg on Feb 21, 2018 8:27:07 GMT -5
I've been watching the series on Cinemax called Strike Back. The theme song from the show is by The Heavy called Short Change Hero have not stopped listening to it for a month..Now I've been listening to their other stuff. Really like this band. And my apologies for sharing more than the theme song but they're that good
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Mar 2, 2018 11:00:29 GMT -5
Ever dig into the back catalog of either of those guys? I was just listening to Funcrusher Plus from El-P's first group, Company Flow. This one line grabbed my attention: I don't try to be different, I am
So inevitably my style will survive when your now turns to thenThe album was released in '97, so... good call, El. His solo albums are all great as well: Bonus round, this track is legendary and everyone on it is worth checking out (heads up, there's a lot of mostly naked butts in this video): |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Mar 3, 2018 7:31:16 GMT -5
Alright. I'll put some random stuff that I listen to.
First Tool (most maybe heard of them), spent a lot of my time as a teenager doing teenager stuff listening to this album which is my favorite all-time. Every song is like ten minutes long and it's awesome-
Then there is this song that is intense and will always get me pumped up (turn your radios down when listening to this)-
Here is just a relaxing song that will always relax me-
Okay, yeah I'm probably weird.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 20, 2018 9:54:42 GMT -5
10,000 Days is your fav Tool album? Interesting.
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Post by ramireja on Mar 29, 2018 11:28:38 GMT -5
10,000 Days is your fav Tool album? Interesting. Yeah, not to bash you Pedro (because perhaps its an age thing?), but I don't think I've even heard 10,000 Days and I was a giant Tool fan in the 90s. For me, I'd rank them pretty clearly: 1. Aenima. 2. Undertow 3. Lateralus Sidenote: I met Danny Carey's wife and kid (we have kids about the same age that were throwing rocks at each other) in Hawaii about a month ago. She was super pleasant and told me that the new Tool album is 100% written and they're going to the studio to record now. I actually don't think this any kind of inside info, I'm pretty sure you can find that out from Google, but always nice to have confirmation from someone who knew exactly that Danny had plans to be in the studio this month. |
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 1, 2018 0:08:46 GMT -5
While I love Tool's entire discography, Lateralus is one of the most unreal albums I ever heard. I remember the first I heard The Grudge and then that short interlude and then The Patient and holy nuts they just perfected the kind of music they play in those 3 songs. It's just a beast of an album and Danny Carey is a God among men.
I feel kind of bad that A Perfect Circle never really clicked with me though.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 1, 2018 7:51:40 GMT -5
Has anyone ever met a woman who likes Tool? I have not. They're kind of like Rush in that regard.
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Post by GyIantosca on Apr 1, 2018 8:20:21 GMT -5
I love rap, I hate the new style. My all time favorite is Tupac. My favorite also is Nipsey Hussle. Just came out with a record Victory Lap. He is a throwback to the West Coast rap. Some of these dudes now just catch a wave that’s popular and then they disappear. I am sure that happens all over.
When I go to Red Sox games I find it interesting when the batters music plays what there listening too.
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 4, 2018 23:57:59 GMT -5
Man Dwane Casey the coach for the Raptors flat out looks like an old school jazz player, I can picture him on those glorious Blue Note covers. It's the bright side about losing to the Raptors, at least I'm reminded that Jazz is beautiful:
Great stuff!
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 6, 2018 6:32:26 GMT -5
10,000 Days is your fav Tool album? Interesting. Yeah the songs on there play for what seems like hours and I don't think there's a bad song in it. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 6, 2018 6:36:38 GMT -5
10,000 Days is your fav Tool album? Interesting. Yeah, not to bash you Pedro (because perhaps its an age thing?), but I don't think I've even heard 10,000 Days and I was a giant Tool fan in the 90s. For me, I'd rank them pretty clearly: 1. Aenima. 2. Undertow 3. Lateralus Sidenote: I met Danny Carey's wife and kid (we have kids about the same age that were throwing rocks at each other) in Hawaii about a month ago. She was super pleasant and told me that the new Tool album is 100% written and they're going to the studio to record now. I actually don't think this any kind of inside info, I'm pretty sure you can find that out from Google, but always nice to have confirmation from someone who knew exactly that Danny had plans to be in the studio this month. Yeah, I'm shocked, that album has a couple of their famous songs. 10,000 days got me through some horrible months. It's probably more sentimental more than anything. That and the 90's was my favorite decade. Wrestling was big, the music was great, the cartoons was great (I was a kid), Ted Williams last goodbye in 99. Pedro Martinez. Nomar. Those times were awesome. Heck, my first game at Fenway was Pedro's first 16 strikeout game on June 10th 1999. What a time it was back then. |
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Post by m1keyboots on Apr 6, 2018 7:08:29 GMT -5
Although they've sold out a little bit a recent group that's come out that I'm sure most of you will like Portugal. The Man. Give the song feel it still" a chance.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 6, 2018 12:25:49 GMT -5
Yeah, not to bash you Pedro (because perhaps its an age thing?), but I don't think I've even heard 10,000 Days and I was a giant Tool fan in the 90s. For me, I'd rank them pretty clearly: 1. Aenima. 2. Undertow 3. Lateralus Sidenote: I met Danny Carey's wife and kid (we have kids about the same age that were throwing rocks at each other) in Hawaii about a month ago. She was super pleasant and told me that the new Tool album is 100% written and they're going to the studio to record now. I actually don't think this any kind of inside info, I'm pretty sure you can find that out from Google, but always nice to have confirmation from someone who knew exactly that Danny had plans to be in the studio this month. Yeah, I'm shocked, that album has a couple of their famous songs. 10,000 days got me through some horrible months. It's probably more sentimental more than anything. That and the 90's was my favorite decade. Wrestling was big, the music was great, the cartoons was great (I was a kid), Ted Williams last goodbye in 99. Pedro Martinez. Nomar. Those times were awesome. Heck, my first game at Fenway was Pedro's first 16 strikeout game on June 10th 1999. What a time it was back then. 10,000 Days came out in 2006. It's funny, if anything, our post makes it even more surprising to me you don't prefer Aenima or Lateralus. While we're discussing Tool, probably a good time to drop this sick video of a bunch of kids just killing it on Forty-Six and Two. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 6, 2018 12:31:09 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm shocked, that album has a couple of their famous songs. 10,000 days got me through some horrible months. It's probably more sentimental more than anything. That and the 90's was my favorite decade. Wrestling was big, the music was great, the cartoons was great (I was a kid), Ted Williams last goodbye in 99. Pedro Martinez. Nomar. Those times were awesome. Heck, my first game at Fenway was Pedro's first 16 strikeout game on June 10th 1999. What a time it was back then. 10,000 Days came out in 2006. Your post makes it even more surprising to me you don't prefer Aenima or Lateralus... Ohh really? I'm not a music guy. I'll give those albums a listen too though. Thanks Chris. |
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