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@Horia the Dead This is by Jonathan Ian Mathers, t...

2011-05-07T21:41:18.124-04:00

@Horia the Dead
This is by Jonathan Ian Mathers, the same guy who does the Foamy toons.

Got the Cd didn't like most of it but the over...

2010-12-28T22:37:20.543-05:00

Got the Cd didn't like most of it but the over all style is a yes. If I found another one of their cds I'd buy it just to see what they came up with. Its like a broken lava lamp you know its not guna work right but u gotta stare at it just in case. I appreciate that they are attempting something different. At least someone is hazarding that oh so dangerous road.I hope one person buying their cd's makes a difference.

I find you lack of the dickies appalling. Also, y...

2010-12-14T01:06:34.513-05:00

I find you lack of the dickies appalling.
Also, you didn't mention the crucifucks.
Both are pretty good, I figure you must know them, but just in case no one else remembers.

this is foamy's voice at puberty

2010-11-14T12:29:14.629-05:00

this is foamy's voice at puberty

Well, I took a listen to M.S.I., and I can honestl...

2010-11-11T10:49:08.190-05:00

Well, I took a listen to M.S.I., and I can honestly say that I'm not taken by them. I'll give them avant-guarde, and in-your-face, but... Maybe it's my upbringing with my able-to-conduct-an-orchestra father talking here, but I found M.S.I. to be very... "messy" is the only word I can think of.

It's almost feels like they're self-taught musicians, and that they wanted to play with too many styles and tempos in each song. (Once again, I'm more than likely missing J.I.M.'s point.)

But, each to their own. Really, music is what you make of it; what one person really likes is something that turns another off. *shrug* At least I tried three songs, before making a conclusion...

Whoops. Ablum. Album. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIIIIIT!

2010-11-09T21:00:53.924-05:00

Whoops. Ablum. Album. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIIIIIT!

Can't wait to buy this ablum. I wish MSI still...

2010-11-09T20:59:49.054-05:00

Can't wait to buy this ablum. I wish MSI still made songs like this (well, the 1:30&above tracks)

Reminded me of the Outhere Brothers.

2010-11-03T18:31:29.158-04:00

Reminded me of the Outhere Brothers.

Loved this cartoon. People just don't seem to ...

2010-11-01T13:34:50.106-04:00

Loved this cartoon. People just don't seem to appreciate what is different. Respect it, at least.

-LZ

I have to say that I loved this cartoon. Brillian...

2010-10-29T20:37:36.367-04:00

I have to say that I loved this cartoon. Brilliantly said and done. I guess people get comfortable with what they like, and can't seem to jump out of their rut. I may be missing the point somewhat with the following comparison, but it's kind of like Michael Bublé: he doesn't do much new stuff, just the old Cole Porter/1930-50 jazz standards; not to say it's a bad thing, but it's just another (not so good) re-hashing of great songs. Tony Bennett Michael isn't.

I have to say that I'm not all that taken by the Left-Rights (I'm not much for that style), but I'll check out M.S.I. in just a bit, and see what they're about.

I run into the same problem with books. There are ...

2010-10-29T15:27:49.570-04:00

I run into the same problem with books. There are only a few genres I really like, mythology being one of them. I'm normally not fond of books that are based around mythology, because the authors have a tendency to just rehash the old myths and are less subtle about it than when ancient Christians rehashed Welsh legends to create the King Arthur tales.

When I get to a point, where I'm waiting for a new book by a particular author; or I'm tired of yet again rereading what I already like, I just walk into the library, pick a section of stacks and start looking for a book with cover art that I find appealing.

Is that a good way to pick a book? No. In fact I've come across more turds than gems this way; but those gems are worth it. And not because it gets me out of the literature niche I'm comfy in; but because those authors opened me up to stuff I never would have even looked at had I not been desperate for reading material.

I'll admit that this probably isn't the best way to go about finding new albums to listen to either. But at least if you find something you do like, it'll break you out of the loop you're stuck in.

I don't know man, every time I have felt like ...

2010-10-22T20:33:45.266-04:00

I don't know man, every time I have felt like that I have wound up unearthing something new and amazing. I just discovered a bunch of "new to me" early 80's American hard core punk bands. Don't laugh, I only switched from industrial to punk a year and a half ago.

me first and the gimme gimme's are a cover ba...

2010-10-22T20:14:15.343-04:00

me first and the gimme gimme's are a cover band aren't they....that's like the opposite of originality...Oh we cant write any of our own songs so we'll try to improve everyone else's

LGHunter here. The Login thing is driving me nuts...

2010-10-19T12:45:03.396-04:00

LGHunter here. The Login thing is driving me nuts.

I'm sorry, I didn't look at the date. I didn't mean to gravedig!

Hope you don't mind some of suggestions from m...

2010-10-19T12:22:16.770-04:00

Hope you don't mind some of suggestions from me...

Korpiklanni: Finnish heavy metal folk band. It's an odd combo (accordions, fiddles and electric guitars) but a lot of fun. They do some stuff in English, but do more in Finnish. They do something called "yoik", which kind of sounds like Native American Chanting. I suggest the "Karkelo" and "Tervaskanto" albums to get a feel for them.

Shaman: the precursor to Korpiklaani. A lot of "yoik", and a definite more folk feel to them, but still heavy metal. They only had two albums, and they can be hard to find, unless you're not adverse to "alternative methods".

The Moon and the Nightspirit: Classified as Pagan from Hungary. It's a wonderfully raw, and unpolished sound that they have, and it's only two musicians. The singer has a wonderful earthy sound and fits the music fantastically. They have three albums, but I'd give their English album a miss, though.

The Canadian Brass: brass ensemble that does various genres of music. Check out their two-disk "Jazz Roots" or "Magic Horn" for something completely different. My being Canadian has no bearing whatsoever on this suggestion. None whatsoever...

How about old-school jazz, like Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, or Cab Calloway?

I've found that sometimes I have to go outside my musical comfort zone to find something new and interesting. But that's just me...

I'm sure you have heard of Me First and the Gi...

2010-10-14T07:03:32.161-04:00

I'm sure you have heard of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. If you don't mind a minor language barrier Die Toten Hosen are quite good. They have a couple of english albums. Die Ärzte is a fun german punk group.

i agree that they are pretty much cosistant, excep...

2010-10-10T13:22:54.793-04:00

i agree that they are pretty much cosistant, except for "The New America" album which was more power pop than the others

I figured the album would be like this from the mo...

2010-10-07T03:51:13.277-04:00

I figured the album would be like this from the moment I heard about it. I would love to here another Weezer song someday....but Is has been just crap recently. I am sorry, but songs about how you are 40 and your life is fucking awesome don't really appeal to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeP4ilZGWro I che...

2010-10-04T22:40:38.785-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeP4ilZGWro

I checked it out. That sounds like the music the military used to torture the taliban with!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeP4ilZGWro

2010-10-03T20:47:11.348-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeP4ilZGWro

Try some foreign music. There is some crazy shit b...

2010-10-02T23:42:34.459-04:00

Try some foreign music. There is some crazy shit beyond the borders. Try Tuvan throat-singing from the middle of Siberia, or maybe Scandinavian chants are more your thing. The musical frontier is boundless.

I realize how really late this comment is, but I j...

2010-09-30T11:19:58.306-04:00

I realize how really late this comment is, but I just stumbled (not with the Internet program thing) on this blog, and when I read through, I was very excited that you wrote something about the Distillers, one of my favorite bands out of all time itself. Now all the dating experience aside, I always thought that their album timeline followed sort of like Linkin Park's timeline (beat me if you will). The production value went through the roof because of the maturity and centering the focus musicially in theory. In other words if I played a song like "Hall of Mirrors" for example against one of their earlier tracks, I would notice how the instruments are significantly concentrated to follow the vocals and most of all each other really well (if that makes any sense at all). But it wasn't until you brought up these points with Brody and her relationships with two of these artists that I realized all of these albums are easily influenced. Makes me want to see if any other bands have this kind of pattern.

You probably heard of Rain Parade-Emergency Third ...

2010-09-23T18:38:59.197-04:00

You probably heard of Rain Parade-Emergency Third Rail Power Trip. They were some of the first in their genre. And Miracle Legion-Me & Mr.Ray i love that music kind of hard to come by to. Check that out if you never heard of it.

to bwenner.... wrong page to be defending lady gag...

2010-09-21T19:00:14.091-04:00

to bwenner....
wrong page to be defending lady gaga.
that nyu drop out singer wannabe needs to crawl back into whatever magical portal let her out of wonderland.

I agree. once you have listened to the greats wher...

2010-09-21T18:50:42.822-04:00

I agree. once you have listened to the greats where are you to go? The genres of punk and rock have been mixed with pop to reach a younger generation (more over reach into a younger generations wallets)and has turned the music into crap. this is the same reasoning that made hanna montana and britney spears stars. Now the younger generation has decided war is bad and wants to be dark and gloomy. so their music has to have a hint of melancholy without being so offensive their parents wont buy it. so few bands dare to be edgy and experimental because it might effect sales.
that's why no diamonds in the rough. Consumerism doesn't create good music. Art does.