Thursday, November 20, 2008

cool album to listen to #5

Youth of Today- We're not in this alone


Alright youth crew! The vocals on some songs are really funny, the lyrics too sometimes (unintentionally), and its a pretty good cd to get pumped too. I used to listen to this before going to the gym! Also the singer became a hare krishna lol. It sounds like im making fun of this album but its one of my favorite hardcore albums.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

cool album to listen to #4

Nadja- Radiance of Shadows

This isn't like any of the other albums i've posted yet, its a slow one with 20 minute tracks. When I first saw the cover and that it was on Alien 8 records, i thought it was going to be some kind of dark drone, and hopefully somewhat blackened since i had just listened to noise/black metal group Menace Ruine off of the same label. I was sort of right, and it was better than i thought! I really hope I dont sound like a douchebag, but the first thing that came to mind was referring to it as blackened shoegazer. The guitar is way distorted and totally has a wall of sound thing going on, pretty dark, and slow drum machine in back. Amazing album to psych out to, and while lots of people incorrectly say a lot of albums are best listened to loud, no joke, best experience with this one is just blasting it fucking loud.

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Monday, October 20, 2008

cool album to check out #3


Darkthrone- Dark Thrones and Black Flags

Fuck yes. NEW RELEASE. Seminal black metal group going punk rock n roll for their last two albums. Kind of sounds like japanese hardcore band GISM. Highly recommended!

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

cool album to listen to #2


Descendents- Milo Goes to College


The ultimate album of 80s hardcore and pop punk. nuff' said. you got your angry hardcore on side a, you got your girl stuff on side B.

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Thursday, October 9, 2008

cool album to listen to #1


Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention- Freak Out!

Frank Zappa has a huge catalog, most of it which I haven't really explored/dug beyond this album. He looks really cool and said some pretty awesome things, so if you agree but don't know what to listen to, I would say this is probably his most accesible album. It's all kind of spoofing 60s/70s rock, but it doesnt sound gimmick-y (which some people might feel about his later work) and is actually pretty funny (particularly "wowie zowie" and "motherly love"). Totally legit album, both lyrically and musically. Some songs are more rocking and rad, but the soft ones are good too.

AMAZING REVIEW DONE.
also he didn't like hippies which is cool with me.
also the other album i particularly like is his album with Captain Beefheart, Bongo Fury.

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