it's a very long running music message board and you'd be hard pressed to find an artist/band that doesn't have a thread at this point probably. welcome!
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 May 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
Holy fuck how are they still so good? It's streaming in full now btw
When I wrote that "they never stay in the same place" I'm not sure if that's really what I mean, I suppose every album of theirs accentuates different aspects, like I assumed that Putting Off Death was to be one of their last as it had this reflective and subtle feel to it, this one is definitely one of their more poppy albums but they've gone to town on the layers and the guest list.
But the guy who takes the lead vocals on 'I'm Just Afraid' sounds a bit OTT to me, idk
― obnoxious pun (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 25 May 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
Yeah we just heard it, great innit? Maybe not as great as Putting Off Death but this is a really good run they're on
― imago, Friday, 25 May 2018 21:37 (five years ago) link
Probably not as good but I'll see after a few listens how it stands. Loving the progge-ness of 'Last but not Lost' atm!
― obnoxious pun (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 25 May 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
Overall not enough of Thymme's vocals I think. Though I guess there's the rest of their discog if I want that.
― obnoxious pun (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 25 May 2018 21:51 (five years ago) link
That song is great. Our consensus choice was the one about comforting Mary though
― imago, Friday, 25 May 2018 21:58 (five years ago) link
I think it's an excellent collection of songs. Since it's basically all Jeff songs, someone said “this definitely isn’t going to sound like a CHEER-ACCIDENT album”. To which Thymme replied, “well, then it SHOULD be a CHEER-ACCIDENT album.”
FWIW, I generally avoid recurring payments, but I would highly recommend that anyone who likes their music sign up for their subscription service. There is a new track every month which is just as good as anything they release on an album (actually everything from the last two albums was from the subscription at some point). Some of my favorite Cheer-Ax songs are only available in the subscription. They also post old videos which gives even more insight into the antics of their past.
― ergalthema, Saturday, 26 May 2018 18:07 (five years ago) link
I asumed they were inactive for years, little did I know... probably one of the few bands I'd trust with that kind of thing, I'll look into it
― obnoxious pun (ultros ultros-ghali), Sunday, 27 May 2018 09:26 (five years ago) link
yeah I'm a subscriber and it's definitely worth it. the interface can be a little puzzling but there's SO much good stuff
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 27 May 2018 10:12 (five years ago) link
as a new subscriber, do you get access to stuff that was put up before you were a subscriber?
this new one is perplexing, i like it a lot, but yeah this band seems like 10 bands put together
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 15:32 (five years ago) link
You can go back and hear/see everything from past months (streaming Soundcloud/Vimeo embedded players), but you can only download files (FLAC, MP3, etc.) from the current month. If you find something from the past you really like, I hear they will send you a file if you ask nicely...
― ergalthema, Thursday, 31 May 2018 04:00 (five years ago) link
haven't heard it yet but lmao @ the new album cover
― frogbs, Thursday, 5 September 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
Oooh can't wait to hear this one
― sock fingering, baby (rushomancy), Sunday, 8 September 2019 17:32 (four years ago) link
this might be Cheer-Accident 101, in which case I apologise, but I did not know that one of their 90s bassists did the sound design on the Mortal Kombat games, and that there is a Cheer-Accident "ad" in the arcade game NBA Jam
Recommended listening for the early '90s indie rock + Mortal Kombat fan: "The Why Album" by Cheer-AccidentCheer-Accident (whose name you might recognize from an NBA Jam sideline ad) briefly featured Dan "TOASTY!" Forden on bass. He played on this record: https://t.co/91Zt7HQlKk pic.twitter.com/CuVB1doczF— NBA Jam (the book) is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK (@nbajambook) January 13, 2019
In another touch of authenticity, boards along the sidelines changed ads between periods. Midway wanted to use the same sponsors as NBA television broadcasts, but the league didn’t want to leverage any trademarks it didn’t own. As a result, the team came up with its own sponsors. NBA Jam was brought to you by the likes of Tortorice’s Pizzeria (a real local pizza chain), Air Morris sneakers (a fake shoe brand), Cheer-Accident (the indie rock band Mortal Kombat sound designer Dan Forden played in), and the inevitable Mortal Kombat II.
-- He's on fire!: How a club bouncer starred in the making of billion-dollar arcade hit NBA Jam
― a passing spacecadet, Sunday, 17 November 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
lol wow ty
― imago, Sunday, 17 November 2019 21:57 (four years ago) link
"find" is one of the finest albumside-length epics in decades
― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 17 October 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link
and it's not even my favourite on the album!
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Saturday, 17 October 2020 19:50 (three years ago) link
https://skingraftrecords.bandcamp.com/album/here-comes-the-sunset
the 'dream police' cover is...quite something
― imago, Friday, 18 February 2022 14:30 (two years ago) link
I should listen to the new stuff!I saw them live once in an apartment above a store in the downtown of /my college town/. Given the timing, maybe JCLC (who has posted on the thread) was at the show?
― mh, Saturday, 19 February 2022 01:53 (two years ago) link