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Posted by French Toast on Mon Mar 13th at 6:05am 2006

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The popularity of System of a Down is kind of a mystery to me. I like the little melodic / quiet bits of their songs, where the singer actually sings and I really dislike all the screaming. I can take a little screaming now and then... but in general its just a huge musical turn off for me.


Yeah, people seem to love 'em or hate 'em. I really like them, but my Dad doesn't enjoy being yelled at <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">

I know what you mean about the actual singin parts being better. Songs like "Lost in Hollywood" are my favourite, or Radio/Video where they do cool harmonies and stuff.






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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Mon Mar 13th at 6:16am 2006

? quoting French Toast

I know what you mean about the actual singin parts being better. Songs like "Lost in Hollywood" are my favourite, or Radio/Video where they do cool harmonies and stuff.



Yeah it's the same way for me when I think about the band Tool. I used to listen to them quite a lot about 7 years ago, and now I can't handle their angrier/louder stuff, but I still love Maynard's singing voice.

I guess that's why I should start listening to A Perfect Circle instead.




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Posted by Hugh on Mon Mar 13th at 9:40pm 2006

Speaking of System Of A Down...

? quoting Hugh
I like their first 3 albums, Mezmerize sucks ass, save for Sad Statue and Lost In Hollywood.


? quoting French Toast
That's weird, because those are my least favourite songs


? quoting French Toast
Songs like "Lost in Hollywood" are my favourite

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Posted by French Toast on Tue Mar 14th at 4:46am 2006

I think I confused it with another song.. I think called Old School Hollywood, which really sucks.



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Posted by Hugh on Tue Mar 14th at 12:22pm 2006

I'll forgive you... this time. Next time, I'm killing your family. I'm not sure if the sarcasm color isn't even enough for a line like that, but what can I do? NOTHING.

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass: Good stuff, it's George Harrison. Hah. I'm sure ReNo will love this review. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">

Haley Bonar - Haley Bryn Bonar: Her first CD that I luckily found on the Interweb since I'm not sure that you can buy it (except for something like ebay). Faster songs than her later stuff which is a good thing.

Magnolia Electric Co. - What Comes After The Blues: I think this one's 9 songs, I really only like 5, but those 5 are awesome. Basically the same band as Songs: Ohia, just under a different name. Alternative-country goodness.

Songs: Ohia - The Lioness: Lovely vocals combined with metaphorical lyrics that I'll never fully understand. Awwwwwwesome.

I've got more CDs than that that I could yap about but I don't know which ones I've listed before and I really don't want to be more redundant.




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Posted by FatStrings on Wed Mar 15th at 4:03am 2006

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The popularity of System of a Down is kind of a mystery to me. I like the little melodic / quiet bits of their songs, where the singer actually sings and I really dislike all the screaming. I can take a little screaming now and then... but in general its just a huge musical turn off for me.

SOAD songs also seem to be quite ADD.


i completely agree
when he stops yelling randomly and goes all quiet their music is quite good, and this is not because i don't like loud music

FT if it's loud music you crave check out:

As I Lay Dying
Funeral for a Friend
Finch (not the new album but "what it is to burn" that album)
Thrice
Underoath (their drummer's good, plus he's the lead vocals)
Thursday
Rise Against, though not as heavy still good

all much better music than SOAD




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Wed Mar 15th at 4:15am 2006

Here's an amazing song: Thursday - Understanding in a Car Crash
I like Finch as well. Most of the stuff off that album is good.
I like Rise Against - Amber Changing

I'm not too familiar with the other bands, but good picks Fatstrings.




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Posted by ReNo on Wed Mar 22nd at 4:40am 2006

Got a couple of new albums recently;

The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
The debut (I think) album by The Kooks, this is a nice mix of playful indie rock with a bit of ska influence. Ska seems to be seeping into quite a few of these Brit rock bands lately - Arctic Monkeys, the Ordinary Boys (well, thats less seeping, more pouring!), The Kooks - and its a trend that gets my seal of approval image My highlights from this album are intro song "Seaside" (short acoustic track that doesn't really fit with the rest, but is a beautiful little song in my opinion), "See The World" (which I think is a single or something, and understandably so), "She Moves In Her Own Way" (a fairly light but upbeat romantic song that, frighteningly, makes me think "Cliff Richard" in a good way) and "If Only" (probably the hardest, rockiest of the lot). Vocally, and musically at times, they remind me a lot of Rx Bandits, and probably the most obvious other comparisons would be the Arctic Monkeys or Razorlight, so if you like any of them then do yourself a favour and check it out.

Hundred Reasons - Kill Your Own
I'm a bit disappointed with this so far. Granted, I've only given it a couple of listens through, but it seems to be far less jumpy and "fun" than their previous efforts. All the reviews I've seen are pretty glowing, saying this is their best so far, but I just can't see it. It seems to me like they are perhaps moving away from the emo/nu-metal mix that that had before and going more for straightforward rock, which makes some songs sound like they belong on a Foo Fighters album rather than here. Not that any of it is bad - its a pretty good album to be fair - it just isn't really what I was hoping for. On first listens through both their prior albums there were 3 or 4 songs that jumped out with hugely catchy choruses or uplifting rythms, but nothing here did that for me. Hopefully it will grow on me in time. My picks for now are intro track "Broken Hands", fastest offering "Live Fast, Die Ugly" which is pretty much their most aggressive song to date (as far as I can recall anyway), and "Feed The Fire" which is probably the most Foo's esque but still one of the better songs.



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Posted by KoRnFlakes on Wed Mar 22nd at 9:55am 2006

i'd never heard of them before, but now i'm pretty addicted to the mp3's on site.

http://www.blitzed-alive.com/options.htm

theyre supporting saxon at a gig near me next month so I had a little look. (blitzkrieg, yesterdays & standing still are the best ones)

I also went to see these recently:

http://www.areyou-experienced.co.uk/main.htm

bloody good.

and booked my ticket to see these:

http://www.aussiefloyd.com/ <great mp3's on site also.



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Wed Mar 22nd at 5:02pm 2006

Does anyone have anything to say about the Arctic Monkeys? I figured that if they're good as long as I'm on this side of the Atlantic I should go pick up their album.



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Posted by ReNo on Wed Mar 22nd at 5:23pm 2006

I had this to say...

? quoting ReNo
Got the new Arctic Monkeys album "Whatever you say I am, that's what I am not" today, and I've been enjoying it. It's just upbeat, jumpy, rough-around the edges rock music with punk and ska influences. No deep philosophical musings or pretentious lyrics, but plenty of lines that will strike a chord with young folks in the UK at any rate ("there's only music, so that there's new ring tones"). On first hearing their big hit "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor" I was a bit worried they would have an album full of tracks that didn't live up to it, but instead most of the tracks are actually stronger than that one. Check out "You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking At Me", "From The Ritz To The Rubble", or "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured" (a track title that will no doubt get a smile from us gamers!), but to be honest most tracks are pretty indicative of their style. Far from the most varied of albums, but their one slow track "Riot Van" is probably the weakest of the lot so maybe the relentlessly upbeat approach was a wise move!


All in all, its good. Not sure if you will enjoy it or not, but if you can try and listen to one or two tracks before you take the plunge. As you say, things are expensive here in the UK <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">



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Posted by mazemaster on Wed Mar 22nd at 5:50pm 2006

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OT: Gwil, you like Autechre?

Having said that, I still haven't
heard anything off "untilted" yet. A friend offered to sell it me cheap
the other day (he didn't like it) but I was fresh out of cash, so it
passed me by.


Warp lets you stream Untilted from their website. Check it out there before you buy it. I hated it at first, but its grown on me the more I listen to it. Plus when people walk by my room they think I'm listening to static (-:

Big fan of Pro Radii, Sublimit, and Iera.


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Posted by Pvt.Scythe on Wed Mar 22nd at 7:59pm 2006

I've been recently listening the new site releases of Machinae Supremacy. Great music for anyone who happens to like either industrial metal or game music. If I should encounter their records in CD format at a music store I might even buy it.



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Posted by OtZman on Wed Mar 22nd at 10:41pm 2006

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Does anyone have anything to say about the Arctic Monkeys? I figured that if they're good as long as I'm on this side of the Atlantic I should go pick up their album.


Found this about them on last.fm:
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Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band's northern roots, often seen as a key element of the band's style, have seen them billed as a "northern The Libertines", while their unique sound and wry lyrics - often social commentaries - have been compared to the The Jam, Pulp and The Streets.

Their first actual release, Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys was set to be a hit, if only the label had remembered to put barcodes on the sides of the cd covers! Because of this, the EP was unable to enter the charts.

Their debut single, I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor, and the follow up When The Sun Goes Down, went straight to number one in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart.

The band's rise to success started in late 2004/early 2005 when demo songs which had been handed out in CD form at gigs found their way onto the internet. These demos rapidly spread among messageboards and friends leading to a growing fanbase for the band.

The band's debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, holds the record for the largest first week sales of a debut album in the UK.


You can also listen to parts of a few of their songs here.


Btw, here's my top 10 artists from last week. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">
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Posted by French Toast on Wed Mar 22nd at 11:28pm 2006

Hmm... Bob Marley and Eminem... interesting combination...




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Posted by OtZman on Wed Mar 22nd at 11:36pm 2006

Heh, yeah, I know. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">

I happen to like many kinds of music. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Mar 23rd at 12:31am 2006

Thanks for all the information guys. I don't know how I missed your write up ReNo.



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Posted by FatStrings on Thu Mar 23rd at 12:41am 2006

yes, i love the bob marley and the wailers albums




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Posted by French Toast on Thu Mar 23rd at 4:33am 2006

Just got the Uplift Mofo Party Plan by RHCP. Once again quite good. I love them <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by $loth on Thu Mar 23rd at 6:39pm 2006

For some reason New Found Glory and Fall Out Boy have taken over my mp3 player!





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