rolling enlightening music discussion thread

Hard for me to do because I find it hard to objectively rank favorite bands cross genre. but I'll try...

Immolation

Death metal, but this act is one where, upon releasing a new album, I'm buying it on day one.

They have a very unique style, they aren't about balls to the wall riffing, but they create a very bleak atmosphere by creatively using dissonance, odd harmonics, and layers.

Certainly, they've stuck to their niche their entire career, but why not if you're good at it?

Pain of Salvation

The second act coulda been really one of 234, but this group has always managed to write music that is both challenging, emotionally engaging, and memorable at the same time.

Unfortunately, listening to The Perfect Element too much has burnt me out almost permanently on the album.

-- Bo Jackson Overdrive, Saturday, 2 February 2008 19:09 (24 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

cue someone saying OMG OTHER DETH METHUHL BANDS DO THAT TOO...

-- Bo Jackson Overdrive, Saturday, 2 February 2008 19:11 (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

burt_stanton bitches about all good bands/artists/writers are getting forced out of nyc and only bands like vampire weekend are left

What "good" bands have been forced out?

What is the beauty of grunge?

occasionally funny, usually idiotic, never mandatory.

-- Bo Jackson Overdrive, Monday, February 4, 2008 5:08 AM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

BEST AMG TRACK RECORD EVER

-- our work is never over, Monday, February 4, 2008 5:08 AM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Yay wonderful me.

-- Ned Raggett, Monday, February 4, 2008 5:10 AM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

What do you mean?

-- our work is never over, Monday, February 4, 2008 5:12 AM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

OH SHIT!!!

-- our work is never over, Monday, February 4, 2008 5:13 AM

burt_stanton bitches about all good bands/artists/writers are getting forced out of nyc and only bands like vampire weekend are left

What "good" bands have been forced out?

-- Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Saturday, February 2, 2008 8:31 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link

the burt stanton experience ft. [[[ECH0o-0]]] was just kicked out of their practice space. some yuppeis totally want ot turn it into condos or some lame shit.

getting dimmer

ilx never tires of picking on aging rockers...

Most of them deserve it. (Then again, so do most young rockers. And most aging and young non-rockers, too.)

-- xhuxk, Monday, February 4, 2008 1:54 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i'll say!

what about aging ocd rock crits

they are living in hell as it is, let them alone

http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/04/88/13/048813_ph8.jpg

the metal mike stuff on the teenpop thread is gold, btw

http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/04/88/13/048813_ph8.jpg

Rob Thomas, stylish as ever.

Metal Mike is Dyonysius to Kogan's Appall-o

Angry Samoans were awesome

bryan adams tina turner bob dylan Ringo Wyman jann wenner Donovan John Entswhistle Frankie Valli Barry Gibb barbara streisand stfu miccio

lol I thought that was Rob Thomas for a second

I once requested Galang or Bucky Done Gun and the DJ had no clue what I was talking about. I think this has happened more than once...

-- less-than three's Christiane F. (MyNameIsActuallyStev...), November 30th, 2006.

Mordy, I've never read Attali but Mark Sinker has, and Mark's also read me and Lester Bangs and Richard Meltzer and he's listened to Xenakis and watched Xena: Warrior Princess and seen Daphne & Celeste on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. You can and should see what Mark says about all of us and all of these here:

The Rise And Sprawl Of Horrible Noise Part One

The Rise And Sprawl Of Horrible Noise Part Two

In any event, does Attali have any particular ideas that you think we can use here?

-- Frank Kogan, Monday, February 4, 2008 3:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

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I now officially declare Ashlee Simpson a fucking trip and a half.

"Um, excuse me" (slurred) "but, uh, is this thing on?"

-- Frank Kogan

and this post:

Rolling Debutante Bubblegum Teenpop Thread 2008

bryan adams tina turner bryan adams tina turner bryan adams tina turner

very interesting breathing exercise you got there

ok ethan i'll play them hot shots II and madvillain next time and they'll still say it's shite. what i'm trying to say is that people in general are into adult-contemporary/indie dreck like snow patrol, and anything with a bit of originality is shunned.
-- Just got offed, Monday, 28 May 2007 16:09 (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

he's talking about cambridge innit.

My two co-workers (neither is a critic) who've played it at work after downloading it out of curiosity basically had the reaction of "eh, whatever," not getting what the big deal is either way.

(my girlfriend likes 'em, though)

-- da croupier, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 9:25 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Link

okay pretty much anything on the teenpop thread is fair game, but.....

How Ashlee says "ruuuule breaker" sounds a lot like McCartney saying "aaaaaah mater" in "Jet" by Wings. (For whatever its worth, I heard maybe six songs from the new Ashlee in the Billboard offices back in December, and this was probably one of my favorites.)

-- xhuxk, Saturday, February 9, 2008 9:18 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link

ashlee simpson? shes a singer?

i thought "enlightening music discussion" was not actually a place for enlightening discussion of music, but a place for insane aspie outporings to be posted that the poster themself falsely believes to be enlightening music discussion.

^correct

-- Dom Passantino, Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:18 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Down still rule

-- chaki, Thursday, February 14, 2008 1:56 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Link

New Christgau Consumer Guide From MSN Music

chaki correct!

That Chris Gow revival is the worst shit on ilm for a long time.If you're gonna have gay circle jerk in-gags, at least include hte phrase "SNAKES ON A PLANE!" on them

roxy:

1. get off my nuts.
2. Down kick fucking ass as do most Eyehategod related projects.

chak y u have so many angrys

i dont. ive posted like 4 times this month and every time i have roxy has attempted zings which constitutes being on my nuts.

also i saw Down on the recent tour and they destroyed.

Always get Down confused with Cold.

wasnt Cold Fred Durst's brother's band?

i think he signed them but i don't know that they were related

Anyone who thinks Coldplay are pioneering geniuses probably buys less than 4 CD's worth of music a year, if that.

-- Bimble, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 15:32 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link

pissing contest over spiritualizzzed:

oh fuck you I've been listening to Spiritualized since the Feel So Sad 12" and was a Spacemen3 fan before that

-- Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, February 22, 2008 5:20 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

oooh

is "masonic boom" kate st c?

!

I like Doctor Casino's argument (end of 90s vs. start of 00s) and the suggestion of things by Stone Temple Pilots and Barenaked Ladies, though I've never heard the songs in question. STP and the Ladies could only have existed in the 90s, and can be viewed as self-limiting mechanisms: inevitable yet toxic byproducts of the decade.

Similarly, "Pretty Fly for a White Guy"

-- contenderizer, Tuesday, February 26, 2008 4:07 PM (43 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

"I've never heard the songs in question" = the legend across the ilm flag

sheesh:

Aquarius folk have been talking about this or that "white metal" band for years. Never heard any of it.

-- contenderizer, Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:39 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i'm tellin ya.