Forum Home Forum Home > Topics not related to music > Just for Fun
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - SR V: To boldly go where no room has gone before
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedSR V: To boldly go where no room has gone before
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 628629630631632 636>
Author
Message Reverse Sort Order
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Petrovsk Mizinski View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: December 24 2007
Location: Ukraine
Status: Offline
Points: 25210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:49
Hounds of Love, which is the highest rating album at PA at least anyway. I don't agree with the general consensus of it though.
Not that it was horrible music or anything, but for something I've read reviews about hyping it up as something exciting, it left a lot to be desired in the inspiring to listen to part.
Back to Top
TGM: Orb View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: October 21 2007
Location: n/a
Status: Offline
Points: 8052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:49
Originally posted by James James wrote:

Oh I agree.

VdGG's Still Life has a certain sound throughout the album and I think the album is stronger because of it.  However, the tracks on that album are not remotely same-y.  They just sound as if they were composed for the album.

Godbluff is similar but it's an angrier version.

Pawn Hearts is all over the place yet still a great album.  The album doesn't flow properly.  Lemmings is different to Man-Erg and both are different to A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers.  The are almost independent tracks stuck on an album.

Still Life has a recurrent sound and an existential angst (yet often melancholic) throughout.


@Still Life. Yes, and that sound is from Banton and Evans. Probably the most underrated rhythm section of all time. La Rossa, great though it is, feels a bit out of place in the middle of that album to me. Important for the concept, I guess, but it's a Godbluff track toned back a bit.

@Godbluff. Well, Y&N. Clavinet + Evans make that one pretty individual, and Hammill's clearly at his wordiest.

@Pawn Hearts. It flows perfectly to me. Yes, it's three separate tracks... but it really has its own sound and vibe, more from the sound-effect-chaos of Banton with a four-million-keyboard-set and Evans/Jaxon being particularly chaotic, while Hammill's being particularly pretty lots of the time.
Back to Top
VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
Status: Offline
Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:45
Originally posted by Petrovsk Mizinski Petrovsk Mizinski wrote:

Is Kate Bush meant to be good?
My sister told me to listen to Bush and I didn't like any of it.


Heathen. LOL

Actually, I don't expect you to like her.  She's not an artist I expect you to appreciate.

I, however, like a lot of her stuff.

Which songs did you listen to?
Back to Top
Henry Plainview View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 26 2008
Location: Declined
Status: Offline
Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:45
Originally posted by Petrovsk Mizinski Petrovsk Mizinski wrote:

Is Kate Bush meant to be good?
My sister told me to listen to Bush and I didn't like any of it.
She's popular among the prog pop crowd here, but her appeal rests on your tolerance for normal music.
if you own a sodastream i hate you
Back to Top
VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
Status: Offline
Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:44
Oh I agree.

VdGG's Still Life has a certain sound throughout the album and I think the album is stronger because of it.  However, the tracks on that album are not remotely same-y.  They just sound as if they were composed for the album.

Godbluff is similar but it's an angrier version.

Pawn Hearts is all over the place yet still a great album.  The album doesn't flow properly.  Lemmings is different to Man-Erg and both are different to A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers.  The are almost independent tracks stuck on an album.

Still Life has a recurrent sound and an existential angst (yet often melancholic) throughout.
Back to Top
Petrovsk Mizinski View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: December 24 2007
Location: Ukraine
Status: Offline
Points: 25210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:43
Is Kate Bush meant to be good?
My sister told me to listen to Bush and I didn't like any of it.
Back to Top
Henry Plainview View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 26 2008
Location: Declined
Status: Offline
Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:29
Originally posted by James James wrote:

Originally posted by June June wrote:

Is it just me or do all the songs on Merriweather Post Pavillion all sound... samey?


I think you're right.  I've not heard the album though.  I have heard two or three tracks by the band though and they do sound same-y.
I agree, and while I'm not much of a fan, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing if a band is pursuing a certain sound for an album.
if you own a sodastream i hate you
Back to Top
VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
Status: Offline
Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:22
Originally posted by June June wrote:

Is it just me or do all the songs on Merriweather Post Pavillion all sound... samey?


I think you're right.  I've not heard the album though.  I have heard two or three tracks by the band though and they do sound same-y.
Back to Top
VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
Status: Offline
Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 03:19
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

OK.....you guys want me to lock SR IV?


No. AngryCry
Back to Top
Henry Plainview View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 26 2008
Location: Declined
Status: Offline
Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 02:57
Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

I didn't undertand the whole Magma thing either...
 
 
until I started listening to them
I've heard MDK and I don't remember how much of KA I got through. Coltrane is still better.
 
From now on I'm ending all my posts with this:


Edited by Henry Plainview - May 11 2009 at 03:08
if you own a sodastream i hate you
Back to Top
Petrovsk Mizinski View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: December 24 2007
Location: Ukraine
Status: Offline
Points: 25210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 02:57
That article reminded me I should get off my ass and get anxiety medication.
Back to Top
Queen By-Tor View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 13 2006
Location: Xanadu
Status: Offline
Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 02:54
I didn't undertand the whole Magma thing either...
 
 
until I started listening to them
Back to Top
Henry Plainview View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 26 2008
Location: Declined
Status: Offline
Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 02:50
Man, we have all these people online and nobody's talking.
 
I am continuing to watch Law and Order, although the writing is starting to get to me. It's really silly sometimes. But then again, I did watch half of an episode before I realized I'd already seen it before, so maybe I'm losing it.
 
I wonder if I'll ever understand why Magma gets such fanatics. Coltrane is way better.


Edited by Henry Plainview - May 11 2009 at 02:53
if you own a sodastream i hate you
Back to Top
Queen By-Tor View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 13 2006
Location: Xanadu
Status: Offline
Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 01:29
Wakka
Back to Top
Henry Plainview View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 26 2008
Location: Declined
Status: Offline
Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2009 at 00:23
Originally posted by moreitsythanyou moreitsythanyou wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4_f6pfabQk&feature=related

Incredibly interesting stuff guys
I have to listen to at least a quarter of those at work. I will listen for that next time I hear those.
Now she is emo and lame.
if you own a sodastream i hate you
Back to Top
KoS View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 17 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Status: Offline
Points: 16310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2009 at 23:07
A must read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/magazine/10Depression-t.html
Back to Top
KoS View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 17 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Status: Offline
Points: 16310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2009 at 23:06
Originally posted by moreitsythanyou moreitsythanyou wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4_f6pfabQk&feature=related

Incredibly interesting stuff guys
Four Chords that Made a Million?
Back to Top
moreitsythanyou View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: April 23 2006
Location: NYC
Status: Offline
Points: 11682 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2009 at 22:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4_f6pfabQk&feature=related

Incredibly interesting stuff guys
<font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR]
Back to Top
MovingPictures07 View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: January 09 2008
Location: Beasty Heart
Status: Offline
Points: 32181 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2009 at 22:06
Take care, Linus.
Back to Top
MovingPictures07 View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: January 09 2008
Location: Beasty Heart
Status: Offline
Points: 32181 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2009 at 22:05
Now it's time for the most inaccessible album in TD's discography. w00t.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 628629630631632 636>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.820 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.