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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 20, 2019 19:04:50 GMT
had a lot of fun with this idea on a previous message board and I figured this would be a great place to keep it going. The idea is simple: I post a song I like, you listen to it, rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, and share your own. The idea is to create a space where we learn about each others' musical tastes in a way that requires participation (so this isn't a "What Are You Listening to?" reskin, it's a bit different) and maybe discover something new along the way. a few groundrules: - Only rate the song above you if you're familiar with it or have listened to it - Anything is fair game but try not to post really long tracks. You can listen to "The Rite of Spring" on your own time - Be nice, taste is subjective - Pleeeease consider using the Link feature on the toolbar to share URLs so we can avoid clogging up the thread with youtube videos Let's start with "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" by Iris Dement (from True Grit)
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 20, 2019 19:46:01 GMT
What is she wailing? It's one of the Capital G "Great" hymns, but I want to strangle the singer. Not to my taste, at least. 4/10I'll throw in "Endroll" by Mass of the Fermenting DregsEdit: Thoughts on Robert Mitchum's singing of that song in The Night of the Hunter? The man has such a great baritone voice, perfect for the old hymns.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 20, 2019 20:45:56 GMT
"Endroll"
Well I thought that was rather wonderful, and of course I would, it reminds me of the 1990s and my favourite band of that time, if not ever, The Smashing Pumpkins. Honestly, if you had told me this was a rarity from them that I hadn't heard, I would completely believe it. Its like some foolish castaway from the Siamese Dream era, right down to those lovely Chamberlain style drums near the end. A wonderful piece of music, and thanks for introducing it to me. 9/10My Suggestion: Bran Van 3000 "Drinking In LA"
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Post by Lord_Buscemi on Aug 20, 2019 20:57:47 GMT
"Drinking In LA"Upbeat but melancholic fusion of electronica/hip-hop, reminded me of Soul Coughing. Dug it. 7/10tricot "potage" MV
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Post by themoviesinner on Aug 21, 2019 6:01:25 GMT
"potage"Can't say I liked this much. It was rather repetitive and the girlish vocals made a somewhat distracting contrast to the thick guitar sound. It had some nice guitarwork though. 5/10
Rotting Christ "Dub-sag-ta-ke"
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 21, 2019 15:16:45 GMT
Dub-sag-ta-keWell, I expected to hate it, but... this isn't bad. I've never understood the whole metal screaming thing, but it works in this context, and the song is propulsive enough. Now that it's over I've already forgotten it though. 6/10Steve Martin & Edie Brickell "When You Get to Asheville"
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Post by countjohn on Aug 21, 2019 22:38:29 GMT
When You Get to Asheville That was alright. Bluegrass with strings like that is something I haven't heard too much. Maybe like a 6/10. Still not really my thing.
Paris 1919 by John Cale
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 22, 2019 14:58:22 GMT
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 22, 2019 17:44:42 GMT
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Post by Deceit on Aug 23, 2019 12:01:52 GMT
Down to the River to PrayI'm not a huge fan of Gospel music, but not only did it fit the aesthetic of the film, but the lack of instrumentation and relying on voices actually heightened the emotional impact of the song for me. I'd give this probably around a 7/10 Biota - Landless
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Post by themoviesinner on Aug 23, 2019 14:07:20 GMT
LandlessI liked this quite a bit. It had some pretty good instrumentation that gave it a mellow and nostalgic vibe. I'll look more into Biota, since this was the first time I heard something from them. 7/10 Rhapsody Of Fire "Lamento Eroico"
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 23, 2019 14:22:03 GMT
Lamento EroicoInteresting fusion of the operatic with that classic stadium rock style instrumental. Obviously I have no idea what they are singing about, but it sounded very dramatical an anthemic. I didn't love it or anything, but it wasn't bad either. 6/10Ash "Shining Light"
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 23, 2019 18:39:57 GMT
pretty enjoyable though though indie rock is a scene i haven't frequented in years. This one reminded me slightly of Car Seat Headrest, though toned down. 6.5/10 next up, "America for Me" by Alex Ebert
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 23, 2019 19:15:46 GMT
pretty enjoyable though though indie rock is a scene i haven't frequented in years. This one reminded me slightly of Car Seat Headrest, though toned down. 6.5/10 next up, "America for Me" by Alex Ebert"America for Me" Always dug this one. Such a stirring takedown of a philosophy. Melodically catchy too. 8/10"So What" by Miles Davis
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Post by countjohn on Aug 25, 2019 20:24:55 GMT
So What10/10. Kind of Blue is one of my favorite albums of all time. I'm probably going to use this thread to make people listen to all my beloved baroque pop obscurities. Alice by Jon Plum
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Post by Deceit on Aug 25, 2019 22:08:10 GMT
AliceThis was very enjoyable. I don't really have much to say about this, but I'm looking forward to checking out more stuff by Jon Plum (I'm not well versed in Baroque Pop, but I think this will be a fitting starting place.) 7/10 Mustt Mustt - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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Post by countjohn on Aug 25, 2019 22:54:00 GMT
Mustt MusttThat was pleasant, liked the rhythm section. Not the kind of thing I would listen to on my own but it was alright. I think a 6/10 is about right for me. I'll do something a little weird this time See You Don't Bump His Head by Scott Walker AliceThis was very enjoyable. I don't really have much to say about this, but I'm looking forward to checking out more stuff by Jon Plum (I'm not well versed in Baroque Pop, but I think this will be a fitting starting place.) 7/10 Mustt Mustt - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Good luck with that, haha. Pretty sure he just released this one single and it flopped and he got dropped by his label or whatever. I think there's a B-side on Spotify. When I say something's an "obscurity" I mean it's really an obscurity. If you want to get into the mid 60's baroque pop sound I would recommend The Zombies' Odyssey and Oracle and The Moody Blues' Days of Future Passed. And of course Pet Sounds which you may already be familiar with. The Beatles and Kinks also recorded great songs in this milieu but they were intermingled on their albums with rock songs.
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Post by Deceit on Aug 25, 2019 23:06:30 GMT
Mustt MusttThat was pleasant, liked the rhythm section. Not the kind of thing I would listen to on my own but it was alright. I think a 6/10 is about right for me. I'll do something a little weird this time See You Don't Bump His Head by Scott Walker AliceThis was very enjoyable. I don't really have much to say about this, but I'm looking forward to checking out more stuff by Jon Plum (I'm not well versed in Baroque Pop, but I think this will be a fitting starting place.) 7/10 Mustt Mustt - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Good luck with that, haha. Pretty sure he just released this one single and it flopped and he got dropped by his label or whatever. I think there's a B-side on Spotify. When I say something's an "obscurity" I mean it's really an obscurity. If you want to get into the mid 60's baroque pop sound I would recommend The Zombies' Odyssey and Oracle and The Moody Blues' Days of Future Passed. And of course, Pet Sounds which you may already be familiar with. The Beatles and Kinks also recorded great songs in this milieu but they were intermingled on their albums with rock songs. Oh, didn't know that lol. I guess I've heard more Baroque Pop than I thought - I haven't Oracle or Moody Blues in Full, but I've heard Odyssey and Pet Sounds. I'll for sure give those a full listen at some point though. I guess I've just never heard that term as often compared to other genre descriptors (like pop, rock, etc...; in context to the bands that you have listed, of course)
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 25, 2019 23:57:02 GMT
Oh, so Zombies/Moody Blues are "baroque pop?" I listened to both of those albums recently, and liked them both enough to put them on rotation. And Pet Sounds is utterly brilliant. "See You Don't Bump His Head" -- Okay, I haven't started this yet, but I dig early Walker. Judging by what you just said, this... isn't early Walker. *gulp* BUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUM Good lord, what is Walker doing. Someone shoot him and put him out of his misery please. I like this soothing booming, it's cool. Oh hey, instrumentatio -- and like that it's gone. Did he just sing about fucking his own intestines? Something about "drivel," I'd say we agree there Scott. SOMEBODY SHOOT HIM ALREADY GOD HE'S DYING HORRIBLY CAN'T YOU HEAR THIS SOMEBODY HELP THIS MAN. BUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUM oh nice somebody pulled the plug. 3/10 because that booming was pretty cool. "The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
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Post by countjohn on Aug 26, 2019 1:46:16 GMT
Mustt MusttThat was pleasant, liked the rhythm section. Not the kind of thing I would listen to on my own but it was alright. I think a 6/10 is about right for me. I'll do something a little weird this time See You Don't Bump His Head by Scott Walker Good luck with that, haha. Pretty sure he just released this one single and it flopped and he got dropped by his label or whatever. I think there's a B-side on Spotify. When I say something's an "obscurity" I mean it's really an obscurity. If you want to get into the mid 60's baroque pop sound I would recommend The Zombies' Odyssey and Oracle and The Moody Blues' Days of Future Passed. And of course, Pet Sounds which you may already be familiar with. The Beatles and Kinks also recorded great songs in this milieu but they were intermingled on their albums with rock songs. Oh, didn't know that lol. I guess I've heard more Baroque Pop than I thought - I haven't Oracle or Moody Blues in Full, but I've heard Odyssey and Pet Sounds. I'll for sure give those a full listen at some point though. I guess I've just never heard that term as often compared to other genre descriptors (like pop, rock, etc...; in context to the bands that you have listed, of course) Yeah, it was sort of an extension of rock music at the time and morphed into psych rock within a few years. It had the driving beat of rock music but with harpsichords, cellos and so forth. There were loads of good one hit wonders in that milieu in the 65-67 period and also some newer stuff I like like The Divine Comedy and Cardinal in the 90's, the aforementioned in this thread Paris 1919 in the 70's, and certain things XTC did in the 80's. "See You Don't Bump His Head" -- Okay, I haven't started this yet, but I dig early Walker. Judging by what you just said, this... isn't early Walker. *gulp* BUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUM Good lord, what is Walker doing. Someone shoot him and put him out of his misery please. I like this soothing booming, it's cool. Oh hey, instrumentatio -- and like that it's gone. Did he just sing about fucking his own intestines? Something about "drivel," I'd say we agree there Scott. SOMEBODY SHOOT HIM ALREADY GOD HE'S DYING HORRIBLY CAN'T YOU HEAR THIS SOMEBODY HELP THIS MAN. BUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUMBUDUM oh nice somebody pulled the plug. 3/10 because that booming was pretty cool. LOL. I posted that because I figured it would get either a love it or hate it reaction. I love that album. To put it in perspective, that's one of the comparatively normal tracks on the album. It's a wild ride.
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Post by countjohn on Aug 26, 2019 1:54:47 GMT
The Girl From IpanemaI was familiar with this. Smoother than the kind of jazz I usually listen to but it's a nice, pleasant song. 7/10 I'll go with a semi famous one I'm Not Like Everybody Else by The Kinks
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Post by themoviesinner on Aug 26, 2019 4:53:27 GMT
I'm not like everybody elseThis was good, but just too straightforward and too simplistic to call it anything special. 6/10 Goran Bregovic "Mesecina"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 5:04:33 GMT
Mesecina wasn't really my cup of tea but it had some cool things about it. I'd go with a 5/10. Curious what you guys think of this one, one of my favorite songs: Father Electricty - The Voidz
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 26, 2019 13:45:01 GMT
If It Is The Deep Sea, I Can See You There - Melt-Banana (one of my all time favorite psychedelic full soundsystem riots. Killer title to boot) Father Electricity - 6/10 Hard to judge a band you don't know for the first time, but upon one listen....some thrash. Kinda random. Don't hear anything cohesive yet but that happens a lot with stuff you only listened to one time.
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 26, 2019 14:44:13 GMT
"If It is the Deep Sea, I Can See You There" 3/10"Another Bridge" by Ghost Rhythms -- I can only find an upload of the whole album on Youtube and I don't feel like hunting through the album to find the song I actually want, so just listen to the first song (0:00-2:55)
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