Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[drogulus]

     

     I haven't heard this in decades. Danny Kalb and his screeching Telecaster are just as wonderfully annoying as ever. Sadly, the music is horribly recorded for the most part, and the group was inspired but wildly uneven.

[MN Dave]

Some may be surprised to discover I am only hearing this album for the second time!

Squeeze - Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti

[CD]

A few tracks are overly pretty or have predictable chord progressions ("Spanish Air" sounds too near "Nights in White Satin" for comfort), but other tracks are some of their best ("Waves", "Catch the Breeze").

[greg]

So, I've gotten Meshuggah's entire discography.
So far, I've listened to the "epic" 20-minute long "I" and their newest album, obZen.
They're okay, but not nearly as interesting as I found Opeth, so it's a bit disappointing.  
Besides being some of the "heaviest" music out there, I'd say it's more just rhythmic-based, focusing on complex polyrhythms and practically no "melody" in the music. Listening to obZen, I found it to get pretty boring after awhile. Their style sounds nice for awhile, but it all sounds the same after awhile.

True, I do plan on investigating more Death metal (after all, I live where just two hours away from the city where the genre originated lol), but I think music with Death metal elements and not just solely being Death metal itself I would find more interesting.

[DarkAngel]

A few tracks are overly pretty or have predictable chord progressions ("Spanish Air" sounds too near "Nights in White Satin" for comfort), but other tracks are some of their best ("Waves", "Catch the Breeze").

A stone cold classic shoegaze icon.............a "how to" manual for total bliss out
I hope you got the expanded 2CD edition, the bonus disc is priceless collection of EP tracks

[DarkAngel]

Believe the hype.......the most perfect document of the Nirvana experience, buy it now

[DarkAngel]

So... anyone know anything about Opeth?
I read this in an Amazon review:

Listening to "Black Rose Immortal" right now, which is a 20-minute long song... (and the rest of the songs on the album are either 10, 13, or 8 minutes- and I like length.)

For this type of music, obviously top of the line... (i like it so far but am not crazy over it yet)

Early Opeth is extreme metal greatness, new Opeth more progressive and mainstream thus more popular.
I have been huge Opeth fan for 10+ years, debut -> Blackwater Park are magnificent

In order to appreciate great extreme metal you must learn to love extreme vocal techniques used.......every one initially hates it because it is different and "extreme". Then one day it clicks that extreme vocals are atmospheric tool used for dramatic effects just like opera singers use extreme vocal techniques for dramatic effect........

[greg]

In order to appreciate great extreme metal you must learn to love extreme vocal techniques used.......every one initially hates it because it is different and "extreme". Then one day it clicks that extreme vocals are atmospheric tool used for dramatic effects just like opera singers use extreme vocal techniques for dramatic effect........

I agree 

[George]

Believe the hype.......the most perfect document of the Nirvana experience, buy it now

I'm on it, thanks for the heads up. 

[Lethevich]

Greg - It's worth trying Theory in Practice, one of the only true tech-death bands that I don't find to be too wanky - they can be reasonably musical too, although on occasion go slightly overboard with the keyboards:

http://www.youtube.com/v/DcsvPS0t0_U

[MN Dave]

[George]

White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan

An incredible, eclectic, moody, catchy, kick-ass rock album. 

[greg]

So, today I listened to Meshuggah's Catch 33, Chaosphere, Destroy Erase Improve, and Contradictions Collapse. (Catch 33 being interesting because, although it's broken into tracks, it's actually one continuous 47-minute long song).

It gets very boring after 5 minutes or so. The polyrhythms are interesting for only so long.

In a typical polyrhythm by Meshuggah, the guitars might play in odd meters such as 5/16 or 17/16, while drums play in normal 4/4.[20] An example of Haake's dual rhythms is a 4/4 and 23/16 rhythm. He keeps the hi-hat and ride cymbal in simple 4/4 time but uses the snare and double bass drums for 23/16 rhythm.[6][30] On "Rational Gaze" (from Nothing), Haake plays simple 4/4 time, hitting the snare on each third beat, for 16 bars. At the same time, the guitars and bass are playing the same quarter notes, albeit in a different time signature, and eventually both sides meet up again at the 64th beat.[24] Hagström notes about the polyrhythms, "We've never really been into the odd time signatures we get accused of using. Everything we do is based around a 4/4 core. It's just that we arrange parts differently around that center to make it seem like something else is going on."[2]

But... they've really made me want an 8-string guitar now. 
(and that EZ Drummer thing)

[greg]

Greg - It's worth trying Theory in Practice, one of the only true tech-death bands that I don't find to be too wanky - they can be reasonably musical too, although on occasion go slightly overboard with the keyboards:

http://www.youtube.com/v/DcsvPS0t0_U

I liked the section with the lead guitar over the background arpeggiated guitars.


http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/AiRc3U3qDWM
Speaking of Tech Death, Brain Drill is amusing, though I can't say I'd actually want to listen to them.

[SonicMan46]

Well, on a recent visit to Richmond, VA - took along some CD-R compilations that I put together years ago - music that was comfortable in the car & that both Susan and I enjoy (not an easy challenge) - nothing classical; these were usually 'burned' from 2-3 CDs for more that an hour's of enjoyment per CD-R - enjoyable change of pace for me:

Kathy Mattea - Simon & Garfunkel - Judy Collins - Mary Chapin Carpenter - 

 

 

[Brian]

Magic.

[karlhenning]

The past several days I have been listening a good deal to Larks' Tongues in Aspic (though somehow this youtube video shows the cover for Red):

http://www.youtube.com/v/bIme2FPEnD4

. . . and to Béla Fleck's Tales from the Acoustic Planet . . . on the actual album, "Bicylops" is a banjo/piano duet with Chick Corea, here it is transcribed for mallets:

http://www.youtube.com/v/EVY5Ppo8hb4

[karlhenning]

King Crimson
B'BOOM
Official Bootleg – Live in Argentina

[greg]

The past several days I have been listening a good deal to Larks' Tongues in Aspic (though somehow this youtube video shows the cover for Red):

http://www.youtube.com/v/bIme2FPEnD4

Awesome!

[karlhenning]

King Crimson
Beat