Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[MN Dave]

[George]

CD 1

[karlhenning]

Kenny Burrell, Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas

[Lethevich]

Agent Orange
Agent Orange
AGENT ORANGE!

[AndyD.]

Agent Orange
Agent Orange
AGENT ORANGE!

Great song, and probably their best imo. For overall albums, though, I love Persecution Mania. The drums are pleasingly edgy, borderline out of control. It really adds to the sound.

[Lethevich]

I love their drummer, as a personality as well. He looks like he's having so much fun in clips like this - sort of like a Leukemia patient who has gotten to play with their favourite band as a treat:

http://www.youtube.com/v/9V9WVz9yFt0

Sadly I think he died recently. Incidentely I've always thought Sodom's singer looks a little like M, formerly from this forum.

[bwv 1080]

http://www.youtube.com/v/X8ukH1tXzhM

[AndyD.]

I love their drummer, as a personality as well. He looks like he's having so much fun in clips like this - sort of like a Leukemia patient who has gotten to play with their favourite band as a treat:

http://www.youtube.com/v/9V9WVz9yFt0

Sadly I think he died recently. Incidentely I've always thought Sodom's singer looks a little like M, formerly from this forum.

I agree on all points. I laughed like crazy over the last sentence.

http://www.youtube.com/v/X8ukH1tXzhM

Is this recent? Sounds pretty cool; there's a great off time-y riff in there. The drums are spectacular.

I still have their earliest stuff.

[bwv 1080]

Is this recent? Sounds pretty cool; there's a great off time-y riff in there. The drums are spectacular.

I still have their earliest stuff.

Yes, its from this year

[Lethevich]

@Andy, I just gave Persecution Mania a play for the first time in ages and was surprised how refined it sounded - very comparable to Agent Orange, but a little more go for the throat. Now I'm on Code Red (1999):



CODE RED
CODE RED
CODE RED

(Sodom aren't really a "chorus" band )

Not keen on the production of this one - very noisy and modern, but the songwriting is remarkably unaffected by the 90s, which proved so artistically terrifying for most thrash bands (their compatriots Kreator being particular victims of this). M-16 (2001) next - can't recall if this one sucks or not.

[greg]

A fun little track 

The Gold Saucer
http://www.youtube.com/v/bSx0ygMvEoc&feature=related

[Lethevich]

Noooo don't make me remember it

That tune drove me insane, Guantanamo noise torture style when I was grinding the arena.

Edit: M-16 is weak. It has better production, but it's mostly mid-tempo and despite being technically okay, the band sounds slightly bored.

[karlhenning]

Again:

[karlhenning]

Perfectly apparent that it's Phil Collins at the trap set in "No Self Control" : )

[AndyD.]

@Andy, I just gave Persecution Mania a play for the first time in ages and was surprised how refined it sounded - very comparable to Agent Orange, but a little more go for the throat. Now I'm on Code Red (1999):



CODE RED
CODE RED
CODE RED

(Sodom aren't really a "chorus" band )

Not keen on the production of this one - very noisy and modern, but the songwriting is remarkably unaffected by the 90s, which proved so artistically terrifying for most thrash bands (their compatriots Kreator being particular victims of this). M-16 (2001) next - can't recall if this one sucks or not.

I haven't checked out M-18 or much of Code Red. I liked what I heard of the latter. You might like some of Better off Dead, Tapping the Vein, and Masquerade in Blood. The title tracks of the latter two are especially great.

I'm getting back to some hard rock now, a good one from my singer.

[karlhenning]

Again:



Love this!

[George]

Me too Karl! I have most of his albums and that one is my favorite.

[MN Dave]

I approve.  Even though I never need to hear it again....well, at least not so far.

[AndyD.]

I'm reliving a childhood favorite. I recall finding the early Judas Priest albums in cut out bargain bins in the late '70's. They were like my "secret" band, few knew of them then.

"When your back's to the wall come along one and all
We shall fight all the slander that's penned."

[MN Dave]

The Best of Blind Blake