― robin (robin), Thursday, 29 May 2003 17:48 (twenty years ago) link
― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 29 May 2003 17:49 (twenty years ago) link
(I never say "fit the bill" or "pan out." I'm not sure what's wrong with me.)
― Rockist Scientist, Thursday, 29 May 2003 17:51 (twenty years ago) link
(the effect of the 'Mr.Big' thread, no? ;-)
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 29 May 2003 20:29 (twenty years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 29 May 2003 22:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 29 May 2003 22:36 (twenty years ago) link
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 29 May 2003 22:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Mike Taylor (mjt), Friday, 30 May 2003 00:38 (twenty years ago) link
― jack cole (jackcole), Friday, 30 May 2003 00:45 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Friday, 30 May 2003 01:17 (twenty years ago) link
When in doubt, mine the past. Browse Twisted Village, Eclipse or Forced Exposure and learn something new. Ditto for checking in with ILM a few times a week. There is no shortage. Have faith.
― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 30 May 2003 01:35 (twenty years ago) link
There are so many 'truly great' bands I missed first time around - great albums released when I was into music but not into that specific genre, great bands that split up before I was even born - and have only now found out about. And I don't believe musical greatness to be a finite resource, so there must be more bands that haven't formed yet, records that haven't been made yet, that will prove obsession-worthy. But, then, maybe I just obsess easily?
This year has completely revived my faith in music, made me exciteable and hyperbolic, but even in the last fallow few years there's always been at least one band to discover and to keep.
― cis (cis), Friday, 30 May 2003 01:44 (twenty years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Friday, 30 May 2003 06:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 30 May 2003 07:59 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 30 May 2003 08:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist, Friday, 30 May 2003 12:20 (twenty years ago) link
I'm 24 and I listen to all kinds of stuff. I don't think there's a single genre that I haven't made some foray into. And I listen to a lot of music. I listen to at least 10 new albums a week (and by new, I mean new to me). And I'm not saying that there aren't good songs, or even good bands. I guess what I mean is that I just doubt that I'll ever feel as strongly about a new album as I have already felt about albums I know and love. I hear new stuff and while some of it's good, I feel like I haven't found something that completely captivates me, exhilerates me, and forces me into obsession in a long while, and I-- sadly-- question whether I ever will have that experience again. Again, I don't mean to suggest that everything sucks, and I know there's enough stuff out there to keep me busy for a long time, but my personal observation has been that 90% of the stuff is rubbish, about 9.5% is good but ultimately disposable, and .5% (actually, probably less, based on a quick runthrough of my experience) is really good stuff that I would have to have on a desert island with me. I just have serious doubts whether something I haven't heard yet could make it on my desert island list.
Some albums that have done it for me in the past:Neutral Milk Hotel : In the Aeroplane Over the SeaStone Roses : S/TLabradford : Fixed :: ContentSlowdive : Souvlaki
...to name a few.
― King Kobra (King Kobra), Friday, 30 May 2003 14:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 30 May 2003 14:37 (twenty years ago) link
we've had a century of recorded music, and at least 2.5 decades of music since punk, so there are always new things to be found, either thru historical mining, or just by keeping your ears out.
for example, i was finally exposed to the Stone Roses this year, and Ride/Spiritualized last year. etc.
― Kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 30 May 2003 15:01 (twenty years ago) link