Music Reviews

[Grev]

Tean, it takes some time to like Bob Dylan. And David Bowie I didn't like until I'd listened to him thoroughly.

Oh I've tried... many times. I used to have my own DJ company for ~6 years, and I'm almost 30, so I've "been around the musical block".

I guess thats your opi- You had a DJ company?

[Teancum]

Yep. That was some good money to get through college. It was mostly weddings and parties/dances for churches. I never did the DJ-at-a-bar thing.

[PsYcH0_]-[aMsT3r]

DragonForce - Thru The Fire And The Flames (Guitar Hero 3) -- I hate this whole "I learned to love DragonForce from Guitar Hero" thing. Their music ain't that good. It was just the toughest song in the game. (Same thing happened with the Buckethead song in Guitar Hero 2)
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Yep. I just hate DragonForce. I'm not even gonna add them to my Google Chrome Dictionary, even though I'm trying to add everything I type . I've gotta friend who thinks they're the best band ever. He said to me: 'Dude everyone likes DragonForce'! Me: 'No they don't.' Him: Then they don't like proper music! DragonForce is better than Hendrix!' I find them boring and annoying.

[Teancum]

. . .Him: Then they don't like proper music! DragonForce is better than Hendrix!' I find them boring and annoying.

Tell your friend he's 20 different kinds of wrong, and to learn to like what HE likes and not what all teen GH nerds like. (Nothing against Guitar Hero/Rock Band nerds, I'm a big one)

[PsYcH0_]-[aMsT3r]

Lol! My guitar teacher was saying that. He's a music nerd: he thinks he knowns everything about music but actually he knows nothing about age of tr00 rock/metal music.

[Hebes24]

The worst part about is that they don't even actually play any of that ridiculously fast, stupid sounding guitar they have in their songs. They speed up their music. EPIC PHAIL. What a bunch of tools....

The only reason why I have TTFAF on my iPod is so that I can laugh at it.

[PsYcH0_]-[aMsT3r]

I know. I laughed so much when I saw that in the Thru the fire and the flames video. It's so amazingly obviously they've used tonnes of effects and a speed generator thingys. They're just wannabe legends. FAKEAGE!

EDIT: Can I make a DragonForce hating thread? Joke. Or not...

[MercuryNoodles]

DragonForce = *plays uber fast distorted solo-ish thing for while...beeeeeeeeeeeend!*

....

What? Ok, ok, so they're technically proficient, but that doesn't mean everything. Then again, if Hebes is right, it at least sounds that way.



AC/DC - keep in mind they are getting older, though I do agree in that they sound..tired. O_o

As for Lamb of God, I can understand the rough sound isn't for everyone, but that talentless noise comment's a bit far. (I've heard stuff that comes much, much closer to being noise than this band.) The name issue, well, you can't really know that for sure. There are people that to this day believe Black Sabbath is something, well, evil. Much of what people think of as metal isn't what it might first appear, and I say this for a reason that doesn't have anything to do with requiring that you listen to something you're set on not liking. There are a few bands you can take more or less at face value, but nowhere near all. That is, after all, one track, and probably not the one I'd have picked for the game.

Metallica - Let's face it, they're not going to make another Ride The Lightning, or whichever of the older music you might consider their pinnacle. I'm sure I'd listened to a track or two from this album at some point, and it didn't really hold my interest, though it seemed like a step in the right direction. I'll have to give it a close listen one day.

just compare the lyrics from songs like Time or Money to Van Halen's Panama or Boston's Smokin

I'd argue that not all bands try to be politically or socially relevant (at least not all of the time), and thus cannot be properly compared in this way. The two songs listed for comparison I would say are purposefully constructed to be fun and entertaining. Change the band and track from those two to say...Led Zeppelin's Black Dog, The Beatles' Hey Jude, or even Boston's Amanda, and is the comparison still fair or valid from a logical standpoint? I'd say not. Sometimes words have meaning.


There was something more relevant to the topic that I wanted to tack on, but I have to get to bed for the day. I could discuss, rant, and rave all day about music, even with what little I actually listen to.

[Grev]

The Killers: Day and Age

Not a bad cd, the first few songs are good. Seems like everyone is trying to change their musical style nowadays. You wouldn't recognize this as The Killers from the music, infact one of the only similiar things is their vocalist's odd yet fitting voice. The songs can't be all classified as good, but most are interesting, with new and unexplored arrangements, and different musical ideas explored. I noticed lots of Hawaiian- Caribbean style sounds in some of their songs.They've got quite a lot of notable songs however, due to the new style, and I'd recommend it. If you want something new to listen to, try this.

Notable Songs:
Can't Stay
This is Your Life
Human
Spaceman
Losing Touch

[Teancum]

As for Lamb of God, I can understand the rough sound isn't for everyone, but that talentless noise comment's a bit far. (I've heard stuff that comes much, much closer to being noise than this band.)

To be fair, I only said it was talentless noise to me. If other people like it, that's fine. They're wrong, but that's fine.

The name issue, well, you can't really know that for sure.

Unless they're a Christian metal band (which is an oxy-moron -- I seriously doubt Jesus himself would listen to metal) then the name is very offensive to me (and I'm sure more than a few other GTers). That's all I'm saying. And considering their original name was Burn the Priest I don't think they're naming themselves out of respect for deity. For further proof take a look at their discography.

Again, people can like whatever they want, but it's safe to say they're mocking something I hold very close to my heart.

[MercuryNoodles]

I don't need to look at their discography. I own the music. I also pay attention to the lyrics, and I'd say only a small amount of it even comes close to mockery. ("Burn the Priest" is likely dark humor on their part, as a reference to the practice of burning witches at the stake.) The seemingly irreverent content is often used in a symbolic sense that should not be taken literally. So, no it's not safe to say that. Could you even tell me what their music is about without getting it from another source? I doubt it, because you take it at face value, and it's not going to be explained to you at wikipedia. You've made clear what you take from it, and that's the equivalent of judging a book by its cover.

By the lyrical content, I can say without a doubt at least some of the band is Christian. I was trying to get you to think for a moment instead of spelling it all out. The dark and sometimes mocking image of rock and metal is just that, a facade. At some point you have to look past it. I certainly don't run around in bondage gear trying to convince everyone to follow Randall Flagg and the Crimson King. O_o Then again, GWAR has men in loin cloths running around on stage with giant swords, so maybe it's worth trying.

You're getting overly sensitive because of what could be implied regarding your faith. Not everything is trying to tear that down.

[Teancum]

Apparently they fall kindof in the 'inbetween'

Hidden/Spoiler:

[quote]With a name like Lamb Of God, have the boys been invited to play at the annual church picnic?

Yeah, we’ve been mistaken for a Christian band, but not as much as we were mistaken for a Satanic band as Burn The Priest. I’d much rather deal with people thinking we’re a Christian band than a Satanic band, even though we’re neither. [/quote]

SOURCE

[quote]Do people ever ask you if Lamb of God is a Christian band?

Yeah, all the time! In fact, we just played a show in Pittsburgh a couple of days ago and had protesters outside the show screaming at kids in line to not go in because their souls would be lost.[/quote]

SOURCE

Admittedly I took it very personally, but it's a very personal thing to me. That aside I still personally think their music sucks, which was my original point. Still, whatever folks want to listen to is their prerogative.

[MercuryNoodles]

Fair enough. Most of the time it's just theatrics on a band's part. Very few metal bands that I know of are actually Satanic, though there are some.

I'm not going to try to convince you to like it. Don't worry. I've been growing out of listening to this band in recent years, to be honest. Sometimes dark is a little too dark, and heavy a little too heavy. "Talentless noise" just set me off. I have a thing for music, so it's kind of like: "Nobody talks like that to Billy Idol!" *shove!*

[Teancum]

I have a thing for music, so it's kind of like: "Nobody talks like that to Billy Idol!" *shove!*

Me too. I've had a two-man band for years and like said before I owned my own mobile DJ company for 6 years. I guess it really comes down to taste in the end. Take my opinion on Bob Dylan singing: Someone out there I'm sure likes him, but every time I heard him I want to bang my head against a wall until I black out.

[MercuryNoodles]

Metal isn't the only thing I listen to, but I've invested a fair number of years in it. I'd like to think I haven't wasted my time exploring it. My taste in music varies, but I stick to rock, sometimes classical/instrumental/soundtracks (not sure on the genre), and every once in a while I might go for something that's neither. I'm starting to like alternative more, though the wiki listing of bands tells me I've liked alternative for quite a while. *blink* Mostly, I mean some of the local bands here, but some of the more known groups as well. It's a lot of fun to just hang out, have a drink, and enjoy the music.

I'd tried to do the band thing once. It never worked out. Imagine each person playing their own song at the same time. I still play my instruments every once in a while, but I think I'm getting worse rather than better than I was when I'd started. I've never had much time to really learn how to play.

I can't say I've heard much from Bob Dylan. I think I've listened to maybe one song, and I'm not quite sure of how I feel about it yet. O_o



Ok, ok, I'll try to say something on topic.

Toadies...er...uh...uhhh...

Toadies = .... Awesomeness!

That's all I've got.

[Teancum]

Toadies = .... Awesomeness!

That's all I've got.

Now THAT I can QFT I remember buying their Rubberneck album shortly after it came out. Possum Kingdom, Tyler, and I Come From the Water == WIN

[MercuryNoodles]

I don't have any of their albums, but I intend to correct that eventually. I saw them live a few months ago. You can tell they're sort of tired of Possum Kingdom and Tyler by now, heh. There are more good songs than I can name right now, but my current favorite is Jigsaw Girl.

One of my friends gave me a mixed CD, and as soon as I give it back I start having this ginormous craving for Toadies.

[Grev]

The new Cindi Lauper Cd. Whew. I'll have fun slaughtering this review.

Cindi Lauper: Bring Ya 2 The Brink
First of all, the title. Ya and 2? Thats Baaaaad! Real Baaad! You must Bleed mountain Dew and eat snowboards! You used 2. But seriously. While I understand the attempt for a comeback aimed towards the youth, this just didn't seem fitting. Now some of you poeple may be thinking: "Who the hell is this guy? I bet he uses 2 and ya when he talks online! Who's he to flame! I bet his mom buys him clothes!" Well, compare ages. Shes in her 50's (I'm being nice), and I'm in my early teens.

Now, on to the music. Now I have no intention of sounding racist, but she sounded asian when she sang. Like, japanese. Thats ok for other people, but once again, this is Cindi Lauper. Thats one minus of her comeback CD. Another is that her songs are stale. Its Rave music, WITH A TWIST! Its got a rhythm and melody, but just barely. Another thing that totally isn't her. Its easy to see she is targeting kids by keeling closer to rap and hip hop in her music. The only song that really reminded me of the golden days of Cindi Lauper was "Rain On Me", a suprisingly good song in a CD peppered with much, much worse songs. In the end, I wouldn't suggest a buy unless you're really extreme or a big fan of Cindi Lauper.

Please Refrain from flaming. If the staff finds any of this review inedible, please remove it.

Notable Songs:
"Rain On Me"

[tsurugi13]

One I just got, hopefully not that new to anyone here:

Pink Floyd
THE WALL.
In short, this is an excellent album. Hearing individual songs can only offer a glimpse of the entirety of the emotion poured into the album.

Notable songs are:
Another Brick in The Wall (part 2) (this is the one everyone knows 'We don't need no education')
Comfortably Numb (you NEED to hear the solo in this song. No one has ever crammed as much raw feeling into one guitar solo as David Gilmour does here.)
Hey You (another cool solo, not as impressive.)
The Trial (a little language, still a cool song, especially once The Judge comes in.)

A footnote on the album: don't listen to it too much. This album has an exceedingly dark theme and will really get you down if not handled properly. Try to balance it out with some happier music like Lovers of Japan by Coldplay.

[JabbaLovesLava]

Hm, let's see.

Likes:
-Avenged Sevenfold: I liked most of their last album, but I don't really like their early music. The new album however is ok sometimes, have some pretty good lyrics in some songs.
-Breaking Benjamin: I love Breaking Benjamin. I like all of their songs except Rain, I don't know why but I find it incredibly boring and just a "bleh" song.
-Disturbed: Have some great songs, such as Deify and Pain Redefined. I love their music also, and they are heavy but not so heavy that your head aches after 1 song.
-Flaw: Pretty good band. Some good songs, some decent, some not so good. Overall they are ok.
-Pillar: I like them a lot. Have some great songs/lyrics, but they can get sort of repetitive after listening to them for a while.
-Sevendust: Decent band. Some great songs, many good, although some are pretty bad.

Dislikes:
-Slipknot: Eh... not my type of music, but I'll listen to them if I have to.
-Lil' Wayne: I hate that guy. I don't get why people love him so much, all I wanna do when I hear him is stick my head in a toilet.
-Most rap: Same as Lil' Wayne.

Some of my opinions, but I listen to many other bands, who I think are decent, such as Thousand Foot Krutch, Audioslave, older rock, etc.