^ Haven`t listened to PP and M for years. If you could recommend a Sinatra song that has better than average lyrics, I`d be very interested; maybe a story song, or something with extensive vocabulary ...

^ I remember dipping into this guy`s stuff a while ago, Psy-Fi; a nice mellow tone, but tbh I found his sound a little tame, a little dated, you know, not like his haircut...

My latest enthusiasm probably sounds dated too:
Boz Scagg`s self-titled album from 1969 has the singer and Duane Allman producing a top quality blend of blues rock and Americana. Thanks to Rostasi and Necromancer for this one.

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Amebix - Arise (1985)
A very enjoyable crust punk album. It almost seems like the soundtrack to some sort of gritty, ugly post-apocalyptic world, where lawlessness is rife and the new government that has assumed power can't be trusted.

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Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence (1987)
A solid Bay Area thrash metal album. For some reason I like my thrash with a distinct American rasp and this ticks the box nicely. It's cleanly produced while still capturing all the raw energy of the band. Still trying to get my head around the fact that their drummer was only 14 when this was recorded, fucking nuts.

It's funny, I was just listening to that album the other day after not having heard it in a few years. It really is good. I also sort of feel predisposed to like them simply for the fact that they were so young and were all cousins. There's something really endearing about that.

The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen

I was bummed that I couldn't get a ticket to the Springsteen concert a couple of weeks ago at which they played this album in it's entirety, so I bought the CD but haven't listened to it yet. I'll have to wait until the post-sold-out-concert-I-couldn't-go-to blues have passed.

The latest album by Sharon Jones & the Daptones, Give The People What They Want. Nice original sounding soul sounds


Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "Stranger To My Happiness" - YouTube

Great album but the second side is far better than the first imo: NYC serenade, Rosalita and Incident on 57th Street --- aw yeah! :thumb: I also like the way Springsteen looks like some drifter or criminal on the cover: definitely NOT a guy you'd bring home to your parents, unlike he on the cover of "Tunnel of love"... :rofl:

La Dispute - Rooms Of The House
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It seems like people either really love this band or really hate this band, I lean more towards the really love side, so I had to get this.

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Thou - Heathen (2014)

This is apparently some Sludge/Doom Metal goodness. Listening to it later.

Well that's interesting, cause I just bought this.

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Slayer is kind of sort of growing on me...as is thrash metal in general. Of the four songs on the EP, Haunting the Chapel is easily my favorite, though the other tracks are still pretty good.

That's a good album, especially the first and last tracks on that album. I've listened to that last song like fifty times.

Wait you like Springsteen too?? I thought 90% of the people here never listened to him.

Enjoying this quite a bit on the bus this morning.

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El Chicano - Viva Tirado (1970)

Another band with a Santana influence, mixing soul, jazz, salsa, rock and funk. This is their first album, released on Kapp records, giving them their gold record hit with the title track "Viva Tirado."


El Chicano - Viva Tirado - YouTube

Sludge and stoner seem to have taken the early lead for best metal sub genres of 2014. Lots of great stuff and I haven't even heard this one in full yet

I finally just got the Phillip Phillips CD and I really like it. Been listenin 2 it over and over again. I really like Gone, Gone Gone, Home and So Easy. Any1 else have this CD?

Ghetts - Rebel With a Cause

Was at number 1 on iTunes independently. Giggs on there @djchameleon

dang I need to check that out. The place where I get most of my downloads legally hates the UK and doesn't really like to put up their new releases. The newest album they have from Ghetts is The Calm Before The Storm and as you know that came out in 2010.

James Arthur - Recovery
John Newman - Out of my Mind
Augustines - Walkabout
Augustines - Cruel City
WeAreAugustines - Book Of James
WeAreAugustines - Juarez

Yeah, I went a little Augustine crazy with the downloads

PM sent.

BTW what did you think of CBTS?

I remember downloading it but never got around to listening to it. I'll let you know in a few hours.

Edit: So I checked it out and I loved it for the most part, It was definitely more grime than I was expecting. I thought he usually does UK Hip Hop or maybe I was making that assumption off of his album before this one. Brainless , Dosein It and We Control This are the top tunes on that album for me.

for this weeks listening pleasure

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Pretty Please - Father

read a review of this band live.....started with "they opened for Whores."....five bucks and three minutes later and i'm enjoying some great post hardcore noise rock.....with even a couple of very well place harmonics.....seems to me that Atlanta may be the new Minneapolis when it comes to the noise rock scene

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TacocaT - NVM

when Charlemagne (who has some of the best taste on this website :) ) posted this a week or so ago....i flipped out.....i watched this band rise up through the underground music scene of Seattle and can honestly say....they are by far one of the most fun live bands i have ever seen....awesome to see them getting a bit of exposure out of the Seattle area....seriously if you can relax and just sit back and enjoy super fun music with often hilarious and ridiculous lyrics....check out TacocaT....also being a bob....i can appreciate any band whose name is a palindrome :)

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Alarms & Controls - Clovis Points

well played kind of post hardcore/math rock.....very reminiscent of the 2000s era Dischord releases.....maybe thats why they're signed to Dischord :)

He does both, it's fair to say over his whole career he's more on the hip hop side though. His best one 2000 & Life actually used mostly American beats.

Glad you like it anyway mate, you will probably like his new one based off those choices. Best tracks for me on CBTS were the Intro, Brainless, Salute Me and We're Moving Along.

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What the hell have all you prog fans been doing for the last 10 years here?
Apparently not one of you has ever mentioned this album before in the history of the forum. I don't know why because it's far better than most of the crap you've been recommending all these years.
It also has name people involved (e.g. People from Colosseum & John Wetton).
It's an amazing mix of Prog, Psych, Funk, Proto Metal and rocks like a bastard with a ton of horns for good measure.

And you'd rather tell us to listen to Genesis or Yes?

F*ck you musicbanter prog fans.

:)

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Just heard Opposites by Biffy Clyro recently. It was okay. I liked the mellow riffs somewhere, but otherwise I thought it was pretty bland.

I'm not pinning it on Trollheart, there have been many before him who could have.

I have that album, but even Yes knew how to met00l brahh.

Alright, downloading this now and I want you to know you are personally responsible for whatever happens.

:shycouch:

I just got Rosenrot by Rammstein in the mail yesterday. Next album I want is Reise, Reise.

the last I bought was Jal's Boondh.

It's okay, you can come out from behind the couch. I've listened to part of it and it seems pretty good. Reminds me a bit of Proyecto A.

Phew

Mobb Deep - The Infamous

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Tigers Jaw - S/T

A catchy and charming fourth wave emo album, which is more on the pop punk side than the common "twinkly" math rock side. Also, the vocals are terrible, which is definitely a plus.

Mastermind, Isolation by I/O and Priscilla by JMSN.

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Pharrell Williams—GIRL (2014)
Seems like some pretty great driving around with the windows down on a sunny day music so far, which is exactly what I was doing earlier.

Good to know it doesn't completely suck. I am going to listen to that tomorrow. Really like "Happy" despite having heard it probably 300 times due to work.

The whole album has a pretty similar vibe to "Happy" (but with enough variation to keep it interesting) so I think you'll probably enjoy it.

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25th anniversary edition of his first solo album with a bonus disc of a live show from the time and a bunch of other extras.

That is one of my absolute favorite albums of all time. Like literally a top fiver.

I like it a lot but it's years since I last heard it.