Author Topic: Music Listening Club (Read 15219 times)

Grimsight · « **Reply #45 on:** June 26, 2018, 03:30:36 am »

Quote from: Runepkyz on June 19, 2018, 06:33:48 pm

Idk if you guys like this stuff but tell me what you think.

DGD was a cool introduction to a whole new area of music for me. though after some time I feel like DGD are too predictable, annoyingly so. Every song follows the same pattern.

here's a few albums you might like. as with most new metal its all really edgy/borderline emo cringe but they're god tier musicians so who cares

Wake by Hail the Sun << a lot like DGD but edgier and more interesting song structure
One by Tesseract << heavy as fuck, masterpiece
Nostalgia by Corelia << sick instrumentals

Nero_ · « **Reply #46 on:** June 26, 2018, 07:38:00 am »

Quote from: Grimsight on June 26, 2018, 03:30:36 am

Wake by Hail the Sun << a lot like DGD but edgier and more interesting song structure

can commend

Dan the Seagull Chef · « **Reply #47 on:** June 26, 2018, 08:46:11 am »

Quote from: Windflower on June 26, 2018, 02:09:25 am

Please act proper before I call the crime stoppers

https://youtu.be/MQOG5BkY2Bc?t=1m50s

Dan the Seagull Chef · « **Reply #48 on:** June 29, 2018, 08:46:23 pm »

[Week 5.5]Drake - Scorpion
(Wikipedia)

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[Week 5.5 2]Gorillaz - The Now Now
(Wikipedia)

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Talking points
How do these compare with previous releases?
Was this a departure from the artist's previous work?
Do you like the musical direction that the artist is heading?
What did you or didn't you like about the release?

Nero_ · « **Reply #49 on:** June 29, 2018, 08:47:39 pm »

i liked scorpion

Fartknocker · « **Reply #50 on:** June 29, 2018, 10:48:41 pm »

Drake went in. I only listened to the rap side tho. Don't have time for the other half yet.

Keita · « **Reply #51 on:** June 30, 2018, 01:00:45 am »

Who- · « **Reply #52 on:** June 30, 2018, 01:31:59 am »

I think the RnB side was better

Dan the Seagull Chef · « **Reply #53 on:** July 02, 2018, 01:26:05 am »

Rate the first 5 weeks of albums

Dan the Seagull Chef · « **Reply #54 on:** July 06, 2018, 09:30:45 pm »

[Week 5.75] Future - Beastmode 2

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Dan the Seagull Chef · « **Reply #55 on:** July 13, 2018, 10:33:31 pm »

[Week 6] Cypress Hill - Black Sunday(Hip Hop)
(Wikipedia)

Background/Review(AllMusic)

Black Sunday made Cypress Hill's connection to rock & roll more explicit, with its heavy metal-like artwork and noisier, more dissonant samples (including, naturally, stoner icons Black Sabbath). It's a slightly darker affair than its groundbreaking predecessor, with the threats of violence more urgent and the pot obsession played to the hilt (after all, it was a crucial part of their widespread appeal). Apart from those subtle distinctions, the sound of Black Sunday is pretty much the same as Cypress Hill, refining the group's innovations into an accessible bid for crossover success. In fact, it's a little startling how often Black Sunday recycles musical ideas and even lyrical catch phrases from the endlessly inventive debut. And the rock-derived, verse-chorus song structures start to sound a little formulaic by the end of the record (how many choruses feature Sen Dog repeating part of whatever B Real just said?). But in spite of that, Black Sunday still sounds vital and lively, since the group has a surer sense of craft. Most of the tracks are fleshed out into structured songs, in contrast to the brief sketches that punctuated Cypress Hill. The album benefits immensely from the resulting clutch of excellent singles (and songs that could have been), and while a couple of tracks feel redundant and underdeveloped, Black Sunday is overall a consistent, engaging listen, especially the flawless first half or so. Unfortunately, it's also the group's last great album, thanks to the musical recycling operation that began here and would handicap much of their subsequent work.

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Articles/Reviews
www.stereogum.com/1410271/black-sunday-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary%3Famp%3D1
http://www.xxlmag.com/news/hip-hop-today/2015/07/today-in-hip-hop-cypress-hills-black-sunday/

Want more like this?
Early Wu-Tang
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes

Hawkince · « **Reply #56 on:** July 21, 2018, 05:14:35 am »

posting on here so dan doesnt get banned ur welcome cuck

Dan the Seagull Chef · « **Reply #57 on:** July 28, 2018, 03:54:29 am »

[Week 6.5]Denzel Curry - TA13OO

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Dan the Seagull Chef · « **Reply #58 on:** July 31, 2018, 06:23:51 am »

[Week 7] Taylor Swift - Fearless (Pop)
(Wikipedia)

Background/Review(AllMusic)

Taylor Swift abandons any pretense that she's a teen on her second album, Fearless -- which isn't to say that she suddenly tarts herself up, running away from her youth in a manner that's all too familiar to many teen stars. Swift's maturation is deliberate and careful, styled after the crossover country-pop of Shania Twain and Faith Hill before they turned into divas. Despite the success of her self-titled 2006 debut, there's nothing at all diva-like about Swift on 2008's Fearless: she's soft-spoken and considerate, a big sister instead of a big star. Nowhere is this truer than on "Fifteen," a kind warning for a teen to watch her heart sung from the perspective of a woman who's perhaps twice that age -- a sly trick for the 18-year-old Swift. There may be a hint of youthfulness to her singing but that's the only hint of girlishness here; her writing -- and she had a hand in penning all 13 tracks here, with six of them bearing her solitary credit -- is sharply, subtly crafted and the music is softly assured, never pushing its hooks too hard and settling into a warm bed of guitars and keyboards. Like many country-pop albums of the 2000s, the pop heavily outweighs the country -- there aren't fiddles here, there are violins -- yet Fearless never feels garish, a crass attempt at a crossover success. It's small-scale and sweetly tuneful, always seeming humble even when the power ballads build to a big close. Swift's gentle touch is as enduring as her songcraft, and this musical maturity may not quite jibe with her age but it does help make Fearless one of the best mainstream pop albums of 2008.

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