Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:37 am
Stevesanity wrote:Which is the best gig/s you've gone to?
Mine has go to be Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and RHCP cause those 3 put up some really good performances whereas most bands that sound good on records sound terrible onstage(sometimes sound but more often just shitty studio vocals). I think Eddie Veder's vocals sound the same it does live as it does on the records, the man's a true talent.
I'd add Cold, Disturbed, Queens of The Stone Age and Alice In Chains to that list too.
1) Oasis - I'm a massive fan, so this was the greatest night of my life. The atmosphere was electric, and the sound was so sweet and so huge. Words can't really describe the experience but I've been to a fuckload of gigs and nothing compares to that.
2) Jet - Their first national tour, I saw them at this tiny little venue with support from The Stands. Incredibly impressive concert, met the guys afterwards (the first of many drinks with the boys in Melbourne). Top night!
3) Stereophonics - Got free tickets to an exclusive gig promoting their second last album. All acoustic night that was phenominal. Kelly Jones' voice sounds just like it is recorded!
4) The Vines and Youth Group - Awesome night at my favourite middle size venue in Melbourne. Craig Nicholl was off tap.
5) The Who - Enough said. One of the greatest bands ever.
6) The Pictures - Local band who are brilliant live. Seen them about 8 times and I love them to death.
7) End of Fashion - Before they really took off here. Very small and intimate show promoting their pre album single.
8) The Magic Numbers - Awesome melodies, great songs, played a cover of Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love' which was gold.
In terms of solid rok n rol bands check out:
Razorlight
Oasis
Dirty Pretty Things
Richard Ashcroft
Ryan Adams
The Strokes
Blind Melon
You Am I
Stone Roses
Pulp
The Charlatans
Kasabian
Wolfmother
The Stands
Faker
And heaps more that I can't be bothered listing (especially the old faithfuls of Rolling Stones, Zeppelin, Beatles, The Who, The Jam, Sex Pistols, Velvet Underground, The Kinks, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Bowie.)
Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:09 pm
The best of 2006 in any of these categories;
Post-rock-ish
The other two bands are both Swedish, and that's just because the old movement in Sweden of melodic metal really has shifted towards post-rock. We have a boatload of really talented, and really good bands coming from the far north in this genre. Where Khoma is a more melancolic answer to all the up-beat shit that gets played on the radio, Sickoakes takes from bands like the before mentioned EITS and Mono. But also from GYBE! and the likes.
Three good albums, all in all. All worth listening at. But aspecially the song "Moonlight" from Monos Are You There
Straight hard rock, or not
But all four albums are great and represent a different part of the excellent music year that has been 2006 up to now. The Sword with a heavy bassline and mixing it up with some dual guitarshredding and excellent melodies while keeping the edge all through the album. Killing Joke proving once again that they're old, pissed, paranoid and fucking rocking. The Legendary Shack Shakers mix bluegrass, funk and sludge into a fantastic mix that makes you smile. It's contagious and damn good. Peeping Tom on the other hand...
What started as (yet another) wierd sideproject from Mike Patton of Faith No More, Fanthômas and Mr. Bungle fame turned into something that actually got played on MTV. For those of you who know the story behind Pattons hatred of MTV will know how odd that is. But the music is quirky and intresting, just like everything Patton does. This time around he doesn't hide that the music should also be accessible. And it was a long time since Patton did anything of that sorts.
Melodic vibe
Tool needs no introduction, because if they do you've been living inside a cave. 10,000 Days got a lot of negative reviews based on nothing but expectations. I think people expected the new album to be Aenima and Lateralus in one, but with more APC. That it is not. But it is however the best themed album they've put out, and great music to boot.
In Reverent Fear is almost my pet-project together with TV on The Radio and Envy. Too many miss this great music just because it's not promoted. But Stomacher is nothing like their earlier albums, because this time they take heavily from bands like Dredg, Tool and other of the same type. Much softer, much better and way to under-appriciated.
And then we went to some harder stuff...
Summary: There's not one album in this list that I wont be playing ten years from now. I'll bloody well bet on it.
Envy has with Insomniac Doze put out the best album of the year, and I'd make the case for it to be the best album of the 21st century. It's amazing in every way. Post-rock meets screamo meets fusion meets greatness. It's just a fucking brilliant album.
Burst and Giant Squid kind of remind me of eachother, but both have very unique qualities. They share the same love for breaking down songs to the minimal and then just adding on to that core until it becomes a monster in it's own right.
Ouh, and Mastodon... The most hyped band since ...Oasis? Maybe, maybe. Blood Mountain is their first major label release, and many have been worried that they would loose what made them unique and fucking amazing before. Would there be a new Blood & Thunder? Well... yes. Blood Mountain is not just as good as their previous releases. It's actually better. They've mastered more effects to really squeeze out the last of every note, and yet they never loose that simplicity of a really good riff. For me, Blood Mountain marks a new high for Mastodon. and that's not saying a little.
Post-rock-ish
- Mono - Are You There
- Khoma - The Second Wave
- Sickoakes - Seawards
The other two bands are both Swedish, and that's just because the old movement in Sweden of melodic metal really has shifted towards post-rock. We have a boatload of really talented, and really good bands coming from the far north in this genre. Where Khoma is a more melancolic answer to all the up-beat shit that gets played on the radio, Sickoakes takes from bands like the before mentioned EITS and Mono. But also from GYBE! and the likes.
Three good albums, all in all. All worth listening at. But aspecially the song "Moonlight" from Monos Are You There
Straight hard rock, or not
- The Sword - Age of Winters
- Killing Joke - Hosannas From the Basements of Hell
- The Legendary Shack Shakers - Pandelirium
- Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom
But all four albums are great and represent a different part of the excellent music year that has been 2006 up to now. The Sword with a heavy bassline and mixing it up with some dual guitarshredding and excellent melodies while keeping the edge all through the album. Killing Joke proving once again that they're old, pissed, paranoid and fucking rocking. The Legendary Shack Shakers mix bluegrass, funk and sludge into a fantastic mix that makes you smile. It's contagious and damn good. Peeping Tom on the other hand...
What started as (yet another) wierd sideproject from Mike Patton of Faith No More, Fanthômas and Mr. Bungle fame turned into something that actually got played on MTV. For those of you who know the story behind Pattons hatred of MTV will know how odd that is. But the music is quirky and intresting, just like everything Patton does. This time around he doesn't hide that the music should also be accessible. And it was a long time since Patton did anything of that sorts.
Melodic vibe
- Fair to Midland - inter.funda.stifle
- Opus Däï - Tierra Tragame
- Tool - 10,000 Days
- In Reverent Fear - Stomacher
Tool needs no introduction, because if they do you've been living inside a cave. 10,000 Days got a lot of negative reviews based on nothing but expectations. I think people expected the new album to be Aenima and Lateralus in one, but with more APC. That it is not. But it is however the best themed album they've put out, and great music to boot.
In Reverent Fear is almost my pet-project together with TV on The Radio and Envy. Too many miss this great music just because it's not promoted. But Stomacher is nothing like their earlier albums, because this time they take heavily from bands like Dredg, Tool and other of the same type. Much softer, much better and way to under-appriciated.
And then we went to some harder stuff...
- Burst - Origo
- Giant Squid - Metridium Fields
- Envy - Insomniac Doze
- Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Summary: There's not one album in this list that I wont be playing ten years from now. I'll bloody well bet on it.
Envy has with Insomniac Doze put out the best album of the year, and I'd make the case for it to be the best album of the 21st century. It's amazing in every way. Post-rock meets screamo meets fusion meets greatness. It's just a fucking brilliant album.
Burst and Giant Squid kind of remind me of eachother, but both have very unique qualities. They share the same love for breaking down songs to the minimal and then just adding on to that core until it becomes a monster in it's own right.
Ouh, and Mastodon... The most hyped band since ...Oasis? Maybe, maybe. Blood Mountain is their first major label release, and many have been worried that they would loose what made them unique and fucking amazing before. Would there be a new Blood & Thunder? Well... yes. Blood Mountain is not just as good as their previous releases. It's actually better. They've mastered more effects to really squeeze out the last of every note, and yet they never loose that simplicity of a really good riff. For me, Blood Mountain marks a new high for Mastodon. and that's not saying a little.
Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:09 pm
I downloaded the new Loon album and it's hot, anyone else got opinions on it.
Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:24 pm
Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:13 pm
^^
Lol thats so bad but made me laugh haha... when i first heard that song, i thought it was a chick. Justin should just go back boy bands
Lol thats so bad but made me laugh haha... when i first heard that song, i thought it was a chick. Justin should just go back boy bands
Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:34 pm
I saw him perform that song live on MTV while I was waiting for something else, that Timberland idiot followed him around the stage singing the same lyrics, I'm just thinking, you're a fat ugly short man, what are you bringing back exactly? 
I'm sick of seeing that guy in everyone's videos, he's on my list now.
I'm sick of seeing that guy in everyone's videos, he's on my list now.
Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:06 pm
Timbaland should go back to the days of Aaliyah beats......
Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:08 pm
yea i saw that during the VMA's also, (Shakira was hot) and that was when i found out that it was actually Justin that sung that. I was just completely dumb founded by what i was watching, I honestly thought some girl sung that song. As for Timbaland, he made himself look fucking stupid that night, but i dunno about fat, thats what i thought until i saw the promiscious clip, hes a fucking tank
Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:23 am
Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:32 am
Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:09 pm
http://www.aolmusicnewsblog.com/2006/09/18/dmx-says-he-was-raped/
Poor guy, hopefully he'll be alright after a few years of counselling and whatnot... (you douche bag)
"She raped me," the rapper told S2S editor Jamie Foster Brown. "I mean, you know, that might sound like some bullsh*t. No man has ever been... you know what I mean, like never? Is that the only thing in the world that's not possible?"
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While his wife "blocks out" the experience to cope, X gained a more valuable lesson: "Turn on the light before I go to sleep," he said.
Poor guy, hopefully he'll be alright after a few years of counselling and whatnot... (you douche bag)
Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:17 pm
Wow. Raped by a ho.
Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:15 pm
I've been listening to Ice Cube's and Dogg Pound's new albums lately. They sure ain't what it used to be but they both could release respectable albums. There are a couple of good songs and I wouldn't mind if I heard them at the club. They ain't classics but it's still good.
Snoop Dogg releases a new album in November, I'll be checking out that, I liked his last one although it was too mainstream and there was and is only one Doggystyle.
Snoop Dogg releases a new album in November, I'll be checking out that, I liked his last one although it was too mainstream and there was and is only one Doggystyle.
Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:29 pm
People seem to be all over "Vato" although i think the hook is terrible. Meh, snoop had his time 10yrs ago.
Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:41 pm
New AZ single from his upcoming album, produced by Premo 
Go check it, http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/
Go check it, http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/
Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:39 am
Anyone of you guys like Ice Cube, Laugh Now Cry Later album? I do, very nice one.
Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:29 am
It was average in my opinion. All Cube settles nowadays is making money, it ain't enough for me though to praise his cd.
Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:28 am
SkipToMy_Lou wrote:New AZ single from his upcoming album, produced by Premo
Go check it, http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/
Am I the only one or does AZ look like Carnell 'Cadillac' Williams of the tampa Bay Buccaneers?
Anyway, I never heard of him before but track is dope
Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:21 am
No idea, I don't watch NFL. But yeh AZ is ill, you should check some of his earlier work if you liked the single.
Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:41 pm
anyone listens to Bone Thugs~n~Harmony
My List
2pac
Bone Thugs
Gangstarr
EPMD
Krs ONE
AZ
NaS
ATCQ
De La Soul
My List
2pac
Bone Thugs
Gangstarr
EPMD
Krs ONE
AZ
NaS
ATCQ
De La Soul
Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:20 pm
everyone listens to BTNH
Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:53 pm
Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:43 pm
Matt wrote:everyone listens to BTNH
good to hear
However Thug Stories was average album
Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:44 am
SkipToMy_Lou wrote:Some upcoming hip hop releases
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/
A lot of good albums to come
Wow definetly, gotta start saving money for some of those, especially Hiteknology 2.
Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:13 am
Dj G / Tha MASTERZ wrote:Matt wrote:everyone listens to BTNH
good to hear
However Thug Stories was average album
The upcoming album on Interscope is the one to look out for