At least they got their name right...0/10
Now for a truly incredible musician:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iQSTCkq3ig
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At least they got their name right...0/10
Now for a truly incredible musician:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iQSTCkq3ig
Pretty impressive, but I felt it kind've meandered a little too much. 7/10
The human Air Raid Siren is as good solo as he is with Maiden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dal1tzOS_b4
Hair's not long enough, and the sound on the particular clip is too flat (over-compression=bad) 7/10
cop the line-up of talent - count at least one drummer who can also sing clearly (and at the same time), at least one double-necked '70's space-axe, at least one Joe Walsh, at least one extended dual guitar solo at 4.00, at least one song that counts as poetry, and at least one beard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ygI3...eature=related
Love The Eagles and it's one of my faves of theirs - 9/10Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgnhET6VGM
Good thing someone else rated "Hotel California," because doing so would've forced me to rant about the horrible music that is produced when a band completely sells out.
As to the above song--save a few, I just can't get into that meandering, seemingly aimless, repetitive sound a lot of rock bands choose to go with. It sort of sounded like a heavier version of many indie bands that flood the music scene these days. 5/10.
Costello is a genius. It sounds like such a cheery tune until one reads the lyrics. (Oddly, I couldn't find this on YT, so hopefully Metacafe works for you.)
Here're the lyrics, if you're so inclined.
Ouch, my ears are suffering for that now. Costello must have chosen the cheery tune to represent the bright side of summer in contradiction to the bleak and ominous lyrics. Doesn't quite work for me though; I ain't feelin' it: 4/10Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNOUNFNYAmA
Inoffensive 5/10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OOLx...eature=related
Ummmmmmmm, I'm really not sure what to say. It was like a watered down, kiddie version of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. 3/10.
One of the 'core' bands I like.
I don't really get where you see the similarity, besides the song being an instrumental.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
I'm torn. I like the song but I've never been a fan of the yelling lyrics as I can't sing along. 7/10
How about a classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjKFC...eature=related
Well, that was not a classic I was expecting: 2/10.
A recent radio favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw
See, some might say that that was derivative, formulaic and a pale imitation of the originals it cites. But I think that rock - in the widest sense - music is now a sufficiently mature form that it has developed and established a series of vernaculars within which it's perfectly valid to operate. And that's a pretty good piece of music that absolutely works within and as part of one of those established vernacular forms. 7/10.
Here's one of my favourite bands of the nineties - a bunch of kids who had obviously grown up with dads who introduced them to all the right stuff, and who then melded it to make something that manages to sound familiar without ever quite sounding like anyone else.
It was just the first thought to cross my mind. The synthesizers and stuff just made me think, "If ELP were a bunch of pansies, this is what it would sound like."Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
Anyways, I didn't really say they did sound like ELP--I said quite the opposite.
Quite - they don't sound like ELP. They don't sound like Gershwin either. Or Bavarian folk music. Or Three Dog Night. Now I come to think about it, the list of people they don't sound like is pretty damn lengthy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
(People often say to me, when I make this kind of slightly fatuous point, "That's just semantics, Mark." - as if pointing that out were a kind of Big Eagle demolisher of any argument I might be presenting. I usually reply, "Yeah - without semantics, we wouldn't be talking at all. But back to my original fatuity..."
Obviously, MM, I know what you mean. You're saying they sound sufficiently like ELP that it's worth pointing out that they sound nothing like ELP. The premise might be debatable - as Pip has demonstrated - but the priniciple is faultless. Still, I get a lot of innocent pleasure out of deconstructing the use of language in this tiresome way. I'm more to be pitied than censured.)
No offense Mutatis ol' bean, but you seem a little defensive lately like you've been looking for an argument - WHICH IS GREAT! Let's start an argument thread!
Um, this selection - a little old, but not quite old enough - I have to imagine myself in ten years reflecting back 25 years with a nostalgic tear welling in my eye - but competent enough to earn eight black rubber rats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FIfi...eature=related
Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry
Just a cotton-picking minute, Muskie. Rate Gomez from my last post but one....
That's what I rated - okay in Anglais: eight black rubber rats out of a possible ten because it's not quite old enough
Jesus, and I think I'm facetious.Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry
Fair enough, sorry, I missed that.
Hmm. Maybe I have. I'm not sure. If I am being more defensive or confrontational than usual the reason must be on a subconscious level, because I can't think of any particular reason. I must admit I'm usually more defensive when it comes to music--something I do my best to remedy, but I doubt it will ever be remedied completely. But, I'm always up for an argument. What are forums for, after all? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry
On a totally unrelated no, Mystyr, I've been meaning to ask this for a while, and this seems as good a place as any. Why no periods? Stylistic choice?
Okay, I admit, after a couple minutes I started to sort of skip through that song. It ain't my thing. But, it does a good job of creating a dark and creepy atmosphere (the voices along with the meandering tones struck me as unsettling), which I assume it its goal. So, a 5/10.Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry
Of the dozens and dozens of songs named after a woman, this is one of my favorites.
Born of Osiris: 6
Gomez: 6
Adele: 6.7
YMO: 6.5
Architects of Tomorrow: 7
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Gdg9zTwvU
Band: Heldon
Year: 1978
Country: France
My Rating: 9.2
Not too keen. 4/10Quote:
Originally Posted by Armel P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyrFpR59_vQ
What about this one.
I can see why you were not too keen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Allman: 6.8
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq-S9...eature=related
Artist: Devin Townsend
Year: 2001
Country: Canada
My rating: 9.3
For a minute I thought.....but no. 3/10Quote:
Originally Posted by Armel P
My latest favourites...
Why? It seemed to me just annoying. 2/10 I'm also surprised to find them on the Roadrunner label, which is (or I guess was, since I've seen this) a heavy-metal label.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
And, did anyone rate my earlier post of "Melissa" by The Alman Brothers? It doesn't look like it.....
P.S. Devin Townsend is awesome--submitted a song of his myself not too long ago.
I actually love the Dresden Dolls, there's a certain pop-punk sensibility to their music that just falls short of being mainstream, largely because of that theatrical (Brechtian) dark playfulness that permeates a lot of their songs. Also, Amanda Palmer is bonkers.
Amanda Palmer actually got dropped by Roadrunner for fighting them because they wanted her to become more accessible (particularly she fought them over them wanting to edit one of her music videos to make her look skinnier).
6/10 for Allman Brothers. My mother has poisoned me against them.
So, here's the classic Bertold Brecht song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QXJ3OXWaOY
(I had a link of Lotte Lenya singing it, just because she's a more talented singer, but decided to post a recording of Brecht singing it)
Dresden Dolls? Well, I like their tunes, and I like their image, and I like their attitude, musically and attitudinally. But what really endears them to me is their wit. I don't mean just humour, although they have plenty of that, but the inventive application of their intelligence. Also I'd do Amanda Palmer like a shot. And then again, a bit later, less like a shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
As to Melissa - I've never really connected with that Southern thing of which the Allmans are probably the best known example. The chord sequences and tunes always seem mundane to me, and the whole sound smacks of a place and a life that has nothing I can share. Talking about Eat a Peach, Greil Marcus is quoted on Wikipedia as saying that it's front-porch music stolen from the utopia of shared southern memory, which he intends as a compliment, but it's pretty much what I think too - and I don't feel invited up on to the stoop. Out of sheer respect for their rep and influence, I'll give it 4/10.
(See, you once complained that people rated songs low without any reason given. That'll teach ya...)
Can't see the Brecht here in the UK. Someone else take it.
It's Macky Messer/Mack the Knife from Brecht's 3-Penny Opera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMh5auMaVQ
Maybe the Lotte Lenya link will work for you.
Mack the Knife has been irreparably ruined for me by a thousand Vegas rib-room versions ("....yeah, old Mackie, he's just, he's just bloooooown into towwwwwwn..."). Have I ever mentioned how much I despise Frank Sinatra? For Kurt and Bertold's sake, 6/10.
However, this does give me a chance to post more Dolls.
Oh man, now I'm having nightmarish Morrissey flashbacks. 4/10Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
Speaking of nightmarish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAnayUpbJYs
Fun fact: did you know that there was an episode of the Muppets in which Alice Copper tried to get them to sell their souls to the devil? That is so freaking awesome.
Yeah, I did some reading up on them on Wikipedia and read that. What a bunch of crap. Even when they were more of a metal/punk rock label, they usually only took on bands that they thought would be commercially viable and always got flack for that. Looks like it's only gotten worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
Makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
That also makes complete sense. Alman brothers is one of those bands that usually make me want to say to someone, "How could you not like them?" That's a great answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
Well, I did like this song more than the previous, but their sound is just not for me. It just seems a bit too empty. Piano and drums just aren't enough to give their songs the punch they seem to want them to have. And I'm just not hearing inventive application of intelligence. The lyrics are better-than-average, but nothing that special as far as I can tell. The music in terms of composition seems a bit formulaic. Still, they strike me as artists doing what they want to do, and if I compare it to most of the popular crap out there today, I'll give this song a 6/10.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
Metal134's song: It was posted as I wrote this. Of course I'm going to give Cooper a high rating. 9/10.
Since Roadrunner has been discussed, I'll post a song from one of my favorite metal CDs. It's from compilation CD put out by Roadrunner called Roadrunner United, where songs were made by various different metal artists on their label. The following song is still one of my all-time. favorite heavy metal songs. The drums are awesome. It always gets me revved up
The vocalist is also just amazing. Awesome screams and an amazing singing voice.
Morrissey flashbacks? I can think of nothing less like Morrissey's tuneless, self-regarding, adolescent, half-arsed burblings than the structured and considered compositions of the Dresden Dolls. The Smiths always sounded to me like a great band with an exceptional guitarist in search of a terrific singer but in the meantime they've got the drummer's tuneless cousin in on vocals, just for the rehearsals.Quote:
Originally Posted by metal134
I used to have a copy of Welcome to My Nightmare signed by Alice, which was irritating because I thought it was the first bad album he'd made. It was the beginning of his transition from a rock singer to an entertainer and the dead giveaway - apart from the fact that he'd screwed and dumped the fabulous band with whom he'd become successful - was the cover of the first 'solo' album.
Compare this, the band's debut on Warner:
http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/q...table/litd.jpg
to this, the first Ezrin-ships-in-session-musicians album:
http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/q...table/wtmn.jpg
You can practically hear the slot machines beeping and the links sizzling on the complimentary buffet counter, can't you?
that was as perfect an example of Death Metal as we've had, though it really could've benefited from a better video for a more live feel (I don't mean as a part of my current obsession - I just mean a video would take it up to a 10)
On a slightly lighter musical note but with more punch to the lyrics Britain's (far better answer to) Bob Dylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k899gOpzWRw
I would give it a 7 but since it's 10 minutes long I'm giving it a 4/10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVfe6rdHRKI
Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I would give it an 8 but as it's about the number 3 I'll give it a 9/10.
If all you've got to do today....
I dunno, they just gave off a Smiths vibe to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
Well, somewhere in there, you do know, because the vibe you get isn't arbitrary. It's analysable. Though it's perfectly valid to say you can't be bothered to figure out what the connection is.Quote:
Originally Posted by metal134
Not that I suggest for instant you have any reason to figure it out for me. But, if I were you, I'd be unable to sleep until I'd figured it out for myself.
9/10 - For taking me back to the CB Radios days. I used to curse those big rigs as the blew past me in my '66 VW beetle nearly sending me into the grass shoulder.Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry
From a blind mellon to a Blind Lemon:Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXyKX...eature=related
Gg
For the history, an 8/10.
Actually, the previous song I posted was a poor example of death metal. It would better be described as a good example of thrash and metalcore. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by MystyrMystyry
This is a better example of death metal, from the same compilation CD. :cornut:
Ah I'm not up with the nomenclature!
9/10 for being almost as good as these guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTsFnDQLnk4