Heard any good music lately?

Vikingod · Mar 2, 2008, 03:45 AM

Just wondering what everyones been listening to. A band called the "Silversun Pickups" was just brought to my attention, and I can't get enough of it. Sort of a "Smashing Pumpkins meets My Bloody Valentine". Sounds like it came right out of 1993, really good stuff I think. First time in a while where a new band really got my attention.

allmusic ((( Carnavas > Overview )))

edit: and now, having read the review to the link above, I just realized the author from AllMusic.com used the same "Pumpkins/Valentine" comparison... I feel quite lame...

Necrosis · Mar 2, 2008, 04:54 AM

MySpace.com - silversun pickups - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Indie / Other / Rock - www.myspace.com/silversunpickups

Falstaff · Mar 2, 2008, 06:34 AM

yup...
very good band..
bumped into them several months ago on a UK site though.

Vikingod · Mar 2, 2008, 06:48 AM

Yeah, a buddy who, knowing how much I love music from the early 90's (especially the Pumpkins), told me I had to check it out. Luckly I had a few bucks in my iTunes account.

Portions of the song "Three Seed" sound remarkably like part of a tune I wrote in college. I'll take that as a compliment.

riles9262 · Mar 2, 2008, 11:30 PM

I've been totally addicted to porcupine tree in the past weeks.

Zardon · Mar 2, 2008, 11:38 PM

that "well thought out twinkles" is a killer track, ill have to check them out tomorrow in more detail when ive some time.

BlueMak · Mar 3, 2008, 12:27 AM

One song, music video actualy, that I keep listening to and if you manage to find it you might like it, is Kosheen-Gone (Nordcore Remix).
I don't remember where I got the video from, but it uses clips from FF8. That doesn't matter though, the song is pure bliss.

OK, found a youtube version! YouTube - Kosheen - Gone (Nordcore Remix / Final Fantasy)
The sounds and video are not excellent, but they will have to do.

LHC · Mar 3, 2008, 02:40 AM

Been listening to a lot of Post Rock recently.. you know, the music that is just purely instrumental with no lyrics

Particularly Explosions in the Sky, amazing band if you just like to hear music.. and they actually make their music sound like the song title

One of my favorite songs by them, called Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean: YouTube - Explosions In The Sky - Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean

Other than that, it's all Classic Rock for me

Zardon · Mar 3, 2008, 04:38 PM

do you like any of the other post rock bands?

YAYitsAndrew · Mar 3, 2008, 04:46 PM

I dunno if I'm off genre, but a couple of guys in a band recently pledged my fraternity. Their stuff is really good, kind of like hello goodbye. I listen to their myspace page pretty much daily :P

MySpace.com - The Title - HOBOKEN, New Jersey - Powerpop / Electronica / Powerpop - www.myspace.com/thetitlenj

**Mousey** · Mar 3, 2008, 04:47 PM

I've been getting into some of my mate's tastes in music.
Good Charlotte namely, borrowed the Good Morning Revival album and i'm liking it.

Zardon · Mar 3, 2008, 04:51 PM

if any of you are into the post rock genre (like me), and like what LHC posted, then check out MOGWAI's album called "Zidane, a 21st Century Portrait". that album is just the most awesome thing to have on if you are in the mood to chill out. Great to have in the background if you are working to. Mogwai have released some great albums.

YAYitsAndrew · Mar 3, 2008, 05:16 PM

Listening to mogwai now, (props to yahoo music unlimited!) sounds like it'd be good hookah music

Zardon · Mar 3, 2008, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riles9262

I've been totally addicted to porcupine tree in the past weeks.

I loved their "Deadwing" album from 2005. great sound.

riles9262 · Mar 3, 2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

I loved their "Deadwing" album from 2005. great sound.

For sure, their newer stuff like 'nil recurring' and especially 'fear of a blank planet' are really good too.

As for some post/experimental rock stuff, have you guys had a listen of Earth's new album 'the bees made honey in the lion's skull'? Funny title, but totally awesome.

Zardon · Mar 3, 2008, 06:40 PM

Ill have to get a hold of their newer albums and see the direction they are taking. also will get the earth album too.

LHC · Mar 3, 2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

do you like any of the other post rock bands?

Yea, I've liked most of the ones I've heard so far, such as Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Mono, 65daysofstatic, and Do Make Say Think

Know of any other good ones?

Mar 2, 2008, 03:45 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Heard any good music lately? Just wondering what everyones been listening to. A band called the "Silversun Pickups" was just brought to my attention, and I can't get enough of it. Sort of a "Smashing Pumpkins meets My Bloody Valentine". Sounds like it came right out of 1993, really good stuff I think. First time in a while where a new band really got my attention. allmusic ((( Carnavas > Overview ))) edit: and now, having read the review to the link above, I just realized the author from AllMusic.com used the same "Pumpkins/Valentine" comparison... I feel quite lame...

Mar 2, 2008, 06:34 AM	#3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	yup... very good band.. bumped into them several months ago on a UK site though. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

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riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	I've been totally addicted to porcupine tree in the past weeks. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Mar 3, 2008, 12:27 AM	#7
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,471 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	One song, music video actualy, that I keep listening to and if you manage to find it you might like it, is Kosheen-Gone (Nordcore Remix). I don't remember where I got the video from, but it uses clips from FF8. That doesn't matter though, the song is pure bliss. OK, found a youtube version! YouTube - Kosheen - Gone (Nordcore Remix / Final Fantasy) The sounds and video are not excellent, but they will have to do. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Mar 3, 2008, 02:40 AM	#8
LHC Stingy and Stubborn Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,325 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Been listening to a lot of Post Rock recently.. you know, the music that is just purely instrumental with no lyrics Particularly Explosions in the Sky, amazing band if you just like to hear music.. and they actually make their music sound like the song title One of my favorite songs by them, called Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean: YouTube - Explosions In The Sky - Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean Other than that, it's all Classic Rock for me __________________

Mar 2, 2008, 04:54 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	MySpace.com - silversun pickups - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Indie / Other / Rock - www.myspace.com/silversunpickups

Mar 2, 2008, 06:48 AM	Thread Starter #4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Yeah, a buddy who, knowing how much I love music from the early 90's (especially the Pumpkins), told me I had to check it out. Luckly I had a few bucks in my iTunes account. Portions of the song "Three Seed" sound remarkably like part of a tune I wrote in college. I'll take that as a compliment.

Mar 2, 2008, 11:38 PM	#6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	that "well thought out twinkles" is a killer track, ill have to check them out tomorrow in more detail when ive some time.

Mar 3, 2008, 04:38 PM	#9
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	do you like any of the other post rock bands?

Mar 3, 2008, 04:46 PM	#10
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	I dunno if I'm off genre, but a couple of guys in a band recently pledged my fraternity. Their stuff is really good, kind of like hello goodbye. I listen to their myspace page pretty much daily :P MySpace.com - The Title - HOBOKEN, New Jersey - Powerpop / Electronica / Powerpop - www.myspace.com/thetitlenj __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Mar 3, 2008, 04:47 PM	#11
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	I've been getting into some of my mate's tastes in music. Good Charlotte namely, borrowed the Good Morning Revival album and i'm liking it. __________________

Mar 3, 2008, 04:51 PM	#12
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	if any of you are into the post rock genre (like me), and like what LHC posted, then check out MOGWAI's album called "Zidane, a 21st Century Portrait". that album is just the most awesome thing to have on if you are in the mood to chill out. Great to have in the background if you are working to. Mogwai have released some great albums.

Mar 3, 2008, 05:16 PM	#13
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Listening to mogwai now, (props to yahoo music unlimited!) sounds like it'd be good hookah music __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Mar 3, 2008, 06:40 PM	#16
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Ill have to get a hold of their newer albums and see the direction they are taking. also will get the earth album too.