The Music Thread

Zenbane said:

For any Thrash fans out there,

A new band is making great waves, and I love that they are from my home state of Texas.

Power Trip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCTcI4orVJ8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPwPwSQE9bs

Yea, I'm a fan of Power Trip. That album was in my top 20 overall for 2017 for sure.

My music listening mood has been all over the place lately from Tech Death (Love Archspire) to Classic rock and all in between. But most recently I've been spinning a lot of Melodeath bands with more progressive and/or Atmospheric black metal elements like Persefone & Ne Obliviscaris. 

https://youtu.be/epxkiTxoHrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnRAIwLql1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMorAdnCixg
https://youtu.be/-9kERB40e7s

SimonSays28 said:

Animals is Floyd’s best album by far - or at least it is their  best guitar album. 

I love prog rock - and more specifically art rock, because it is an all encompassing genre. Not limited to singular forms of expression but more about using various genres and techniques to create music that is more than just songs. 

My favourite Yes album is The Yes Album - like Animals it is album where the guitar is the central instrument and Steve Howe is just a brilliant player.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o1nw-G4_bVk

My favourite experimenter in art rock is actually Paul Simon (or at least he tied with Peter Gabriel) - even though he is mostly associated with folk or pop music, he is actually very experimental and his last few albums have stretched the boundaries of what traditional pop music should typically is associated with.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S9UwRLfYUlo

You have exceptional taste in music. Ever notice you only say that to the people who like the same things as you? lol Art rock, I like that. It's an accurate description. Surprised it never caught on. The closest thing to art, or prog rock these days is a British group called Muse. I'll link a song of theirs at the end of the post. 

I totally agree, The Yes Album is exceptional. The build up in Starship Troopers always gets me pumped. At that point, they had only two other LP's under their belt. Their sound was still raw and Jon Anderson had not started to insist on putting bales of hay and a cardboard cow in the studio in order to create a "vibe".  And so explains Tales From Topographic Oceans. lol  Steve Howe is amazing, I love watching him play, he kind of sings with his guitar, mimicking the sounds he's playing. Sadly, Chris Squire died recently. I still can't believe Bowie is gone. His passing really got to me for some reason. 

And, I too, like Paul Simon. Graceland defines a certain part of my life and forms a part of my personal soundtrack.  

As promised, Muse, singing New Born. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhduQhDqtb4

What the hell, have another. It's rare for a cover to outdo the original. Muse nails it here with their version of Feeling Good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmwRQqJsegw

Finally, I just HAD to throw in NiN singing Closer. Such a raw passionate track. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HbKaHddmfU

Duncan_Disorderly said:

You have exceptional taste in music. Ever notice you only say that to the people who like the same things as you? lol Art rock, I like that. It's an accurate description. Surprised it never caught on. The closest thing to art, or prog rock these days is a British group called Muse. I'll link a song of theirs at the end of the post. 

I totally agree, The Yes Album is exceptional. The build up in Starship Troopers always gets me pumped. At that point, they had only two other LP's under their belt. Their sound was still raw and Jon Anderson had not started to insist on putting bales of hay and a cardboard cow in the studio in order to create a "vibe".  And so explains Tales From Topographic Oceans. lol  Steve Howe is amazing, I love watching him play, he kind of sings with his guitar, mimicking the sounds he's playing. Sadly, Chris Squire died recently. I still can't believe Bowie is gone. His passing really got to me for some reason. 

And, I too, like Paul Simon. Graceland defines a certain part of my life and forms a part of my personal soundtrack.  

As promised, Muse, singing New Born.

What the hell, have another. It's rare for a cover to outdo the original. Muse nails it here with their version of Feeling Good.

Finally, I just HAD to throw in NiN singing Closer. Such a raw passionate track.

Thanks man - same to you!!! I have noticed that - but I try and remain open to all music (especially that which I have a negative response to first - when I was 15 or so I couldn't stand Talking Heads, but a couple of years later something clicked and I consider them a pinnacle of influence for my own musical aspirations).

I like Muse quite a bit and they are definitely part of the new generation of Art Rock for sure - my favourite track of theirs is Blackout (I first heard it watching Southland Tales and it made me take them quite a bit more seriously that I had up until that point).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dee3RSgUWiM

There are plenty of progressive / art based acts after the golden age (1965-1975) and the silver age (1976-1987).
For the 90s there is Radiohead, Blur, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Neutral Milk Hotel, etc.

For the 2000s - MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, Gnarls Barkley / Dangermouse, St. Vincent etc. all have albums that I found to be as intellectual as my favourite acts.

Graceland is one of my favourite albums of all time - it came out the year I was born, and apparently I used to dance along to it as a baby. I didn't end up rediscovering it until I was in my 20s and immediately fell in love with it - so many unique hooks throughout it.

Also - I love Tales From Topographic Oceans for the sheer indulgence of it even if it is difficult to set aside time to listen too. LOL

Was insanely sad to hear Chris Squire had passed - and devastated when Bowie died, although I have to admit Bowie went like a King releasing one of the greatest records of all time and almost the best in his catalogue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e0u11rgd9Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVAxUMuhz98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOa1a8hYP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_RSJ6xuHbE

LZoltowski said:

Speaking of Peter Gabriel, he is a god. This on full blast, on a rainy drive on a dark motorway. GOOSEBUMPS!

Love that song - I love his early stuff too (some of it is positively terrifying)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k_ZRyws8Uc

snowdog said:

Never let it be said that Rush take themselves too seriously lol

 :D  :D :D :D :D

Was at work when I watched this - and couldn't really look at it to deeply, was shocked that they sounded like that realized it was a joke when I got home. Hysterical!!! Sad to hear they are calling it quits. Grace Under Pressure is my favourite album they released.

Love Satriani - and Vai, especially Vai on the Strat on Frank Zappa's You Are What You Is album. Classic!!!

....

That was a long post :P

Fragile is my favourite Yes album, Long Distance Runaround and The Fish are awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NZ85Q37Obc

So glad there are still some prog rock fans around B)

snowdog said:

Fragile is my favourite Yes album, Long Distance Runaround and The Fish are awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NZ85Q37Obc

So glad there are still some prog rock fans around B)

Long Distance Runaround is one of my favourite songs - I have learned how to play it and Roundabout on guitar.

pyroth309 said:

An open mind is definitely the right approach to have, especially when you get into the more Technical/progressive genres as the music takes multiple spins to even grasp what's going on. I've had many many experiences where I had a negative initial reaction, sometimes extremely, on the first,2nd even 3rd listen.  Then all of a sudden the hooks sink in and that earworm effect takes hold and it becomes a staple. 
Music is a subjective thing to begin with and everyone has their own interpretations/tastes for it. On top of that, there's also a progression of sorts that exists. The more you go down the rabbit hole and listen to new things the more your tastes expand and you end up liking things that newer listeners will not find enjoyable. Because of that, I always make it a habit to go back and revisit things that I didn't like initially and a lot of times I will find my opinion has changed.  

Exactly - I also found that as I have gotten older and as I approach 20 years of writing and playing music, negative reactions have gotten less and less. I mean don't get me wrong - it still happens, though usually only for homogenized corporate song-writer group music and the reaction isn't so much negative as it is apathetic... LOL

And now for some great guitar pickin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmgAjkxq4Gc

I've just recently discovered these guys, and even though they seem to adhere to a pretty narrow recipe, I'm just floored by the colours they bring to the table for the time being..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1GwbvxJ4aM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=philyDq8aaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmjFJd6q4Es

snowdog said:

Fragile is my favourite Yes album, Long Distance Runaround and The Fish are awesome.

So glad there are still some prog rock fans around B)

Love me some Prog Rock - Long Distance Runaround is one of my all time favourite songs, one of the first Yes songs I learned to play on guitar.

Could Jazz interpretation of the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bRb-HzPKBA

pyroth309 said:

An open mind is definitely the right approach to have, especially when you get into the more Technical/progressive genres as the music takes multiple spins to even grasp what's going on. I've had many many experiences where I had a negative initial reaction, sometimes extremely, on the first,2nd even 3rd listen.  Then all of a sudden the hooks sink in and that earworm effect takes hold and it becomes a staple. 
Music is a subjective thing to begin with and everyone has their own interpretations/tastes for it. On top of that, there's also a progression of sorts that exists. The more you go down the rabbit hole and listen to new things the more your tastes expand and you end up liking things that newer listeners will not find enjoyable. Because of that, I always make it a habit to go back and revisit things that I didn't like initially and a lot of times I will find my opinion has changed.  

Exactly right - there is very little that raises a negative reaction for me now, mostly what happens when I listen to music now is a process of dissection. I believe the moment I reached the conclusion that I was able to give everything a fair shake - was after listening to Trout Mask Replica for the 3rd or 4th time. A musically grating album with the hooks buried deep under a layer of atonal and sometimes out of tune instrumentation and bizarre poly rhythms. Is it my favourite album? No - I rarely listen to it all the way through anymore, but I am fond of it for opening my ears. I'll be the first to admit - that it also took me by surprise when the opening notes hit and not necessarily in a good way, LOL

Now for some good old guitar pickin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpbnm9OxaOs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmgAjkxq4Gc

Can't remember if I've added this already but it's awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiAl0Tvm3eo

One of my funeral songs.

And here's the full version of the cutting heads guitar duel between Jack Butler (Steve Vai) the Karate Kid kid (Ry Cooder) in the film Crossraods:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ7-IhxxPiQ

And here's what they ended up with in the film after they cut it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYW177hXFE8

One of my all-time favourite films of all-time.