What are you listening to right now?

[benefactor]

Might as well get this warmed up. I never knew this existed until recently. I read a quote by Robert Plant that said he sings my songs better than I do

 

[ambchang]

Just found frank ocean. Got some great music and I’m not a pop or r&b fan.

 

[OK Computer]

I’m digging artists whose catalog consists of psychedelic synth-pop or through-composed structures right now like:

Djo

Flaming Lips

Tame Impala

Anything by Queen, Daft Punk…

 

[Guru of Nothing]

 

[benefactor]

 

[scott]

Between the Buried and Me is the greatest band of all time and none of you will ever be able to convince me of anything remotely otherwise. Anyone else a fan of Prog Metal/extremely technical death metal? New album is a banger too.

 

[spurraider21]

havent listened to nearly as much music in recent years. most of my music consumption happened in the car when commuting to work. been working from home for years now, and now when i drive, its music the kids like (a lot of disney songs ive reluctantly memorized lol)

but have been on a led zeppelin binge lately

 

[scott]

The Led Zeppelin doc on Netflix is pretty good. It's wild how strategically bands were put together back in those days.

 

[spurraider21]

The Led Zeppelin doc on Netflix is pretty good. It's wild how strategically bands were put together back in those days.

I’ll have to check that out at some point. I just know that prior to Led zep, yardbirds were so loaded at guitar that they had jimmy page playing bass lol

 

[brazil]

I am in 90's hiphop rap metal band phase... I'm listenning quite a bit of Cypress Hill, Deliquent Habits, Downset for the West Coast and the Beatnuts, Brand Nubian for the East

 

[benefactor]

I am in 90's hiphop rap metal band phase... I'm listenning quite a bit of Cypress Hill, Deliquent Habits, Downset for the West Coast and the Beatnuts, Brand Nubian for the East

Black Sunday is one of the best albums ever made and I will argue it with anyone to my death. The fun groove of insane in the brain or that feeling you get at the beginning of cock the hammer when it starts. It's absolute art

 

[ambchang]

@OK Computer. If you like Radiohead and flaming lips, try (if you haven’t already):
Sparklehorse
Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, GodSpeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai and all those post rock groups
Grandaddy
Drugstore
JJ72
Mum
Damien Rice

 

[brazil]

I also like a lot the more recent skull and bones... Cypress Hill and a good joint is heaven tbh

 

[koriwhat]

I’m digging artists whose catalog consists of psychedelic synth-pop or through-composed structures right now like:

Djo

Flaming Lips

Tame Impala

Anything by Queen, Daft Punk…

Tame Impala and Flaming Lips all day! Ween too!

 

[scott]

I guess I'm alone on the metal side of things?

 

[Kick-Stand]

Black Sunday is one of the best albums ever made and I will argue it with anyone to my death. The fun groove of insane in the brain or that feeling you get at the beginning of cock the hammer when it starts. It's absolute art

Was funny back in the day I wouldn't have guessed B Real was a stone cold Blood who had been shot before while Ice Cube for example was a straight studio gangster. Love the story about how another rapper Solo busted Cube's ass back when Cypress and Cube were beefing after Cube bit the hook for Throw Your Set in Friday. So Solo jacked his Westside Connection chain and gave it to B Real so he could hold it up as a trophy at a show Cypress Hill was doing at House of Blues.

Best part is you'll recognize the voice in a second I bet:

Speaking of Cube, he got punked by MC Hammer at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles when Hammer ran up on him like WTF kind of bullshit is this tying me up and throwing me in the trunk of your car in the True to the Game video when I'm trying to make positive music for the kids? Cube had to apologize in The Source or Hammer would have probably killed him. Hammer was another stone cold gangster, as MC Serch from 3rd Bass found out when they came to the west coast lol.

 

[koriwhat]

I guess I'm alone on the metal side of things?

I still jam Slayer but that's as metal as it gets for me.

 

[scott]

I still jam Slayer but that's as metal as it gets for me.

Give some of these a try. Slayer hits hard (and I love Slayer) but IMO these are on another level. A few of my favorites. They are long, but you really gotta listen to the whole thing to get a true feel for how dynamic they are. These are all guys who are quite evidently trained in musical theory and it's just wild how they apply these extraordinarily technical approaches to some hard hitting metal.

 

[spurraider21]

I guess I'm alone on the metal side of things?

yeah really not into the death metal and adjecent stuff with the guttural singing. just could never get into megadeath, slayer, etc. to each their own, i just couldnt. i was always more just into "dad rock" type stuff. led zeppelin, queen, ac/dc, rush, triumph, styx, cream, scorpions, blue oyster cult, boston, etc

to the extent i listened to stuff categorized as metal, it definitely was the older variant of heavy metal, like black sabbath, dio, quiet riot, judas priest, some but not too much metallica. never really got that much into Tool either.

 

[Neuromancer]

I guess I'm alone on the metal side of things?

I used to listen to a lot of metalcore when I was younger, now I usually only listen to it when I work out

Been going through this one on the playlist a lot lately. These a couple newer artists that I've been listening to lately also:

 

[k....]

i like classic megadeth a lot. iron maiden as well.

 

[ambchang]

I guess I'm alone on the metal side of things?

Not much of a metal fan. Basically stopped at tool, perfect circle, slipknot and Korn. The biggest names basically.

If you’re into industrial machines of loving grace is pretty good. Not sure why they never made it.

 

[k....]

i guess, anyone excited that RUSH is touring again?

 

[benefactor]

I have a serious soft spot for Breaking Benjamin. I know it's pretty basic but I can't help it, I fucking love it. Ben and Lacey doing Dear Agony....

 

[spurraider21]

i guess, anyone excited that RUSH is touring again?

they probably should hang em up. Peart is gone

i did see them in August 2010 during their Time Machine tour where they were phenomenal. i wanna say the concert went on for at least 3 hours, and the "intermission" just consisted of Peart going ham on an extended solo

second set they played the entirety of Moving Pictures in order. just good good stuff, really glad i made it to that one

oh and they actually shot some extra scenes with Paul Rudd and Jason Segel as a spinoff to I Love You Man which was hilarious

Rush is definitely on my personal mount rushmore