The Monthly Music Trading Post

Schizotypic · 07-30-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by trace87

sign me up! when do i need to up it by?

Just sent you some options (I didn't want to up an album you already heard), but choose carefully. All of them are really close to my heart and brilliant albums in my opinion. Although most of them might unfortunately take a couple spins. I really hope you enjoy!

simplephysics · 07-30-2009, 01:34 PM

album(s) will be sent momentarily.

FaSho · 07-30-2009, 01:37 PM

Crash, eh? I think I can find something for him.

crash_override · 07-30-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

Crash, eh? I think I can find something for him.

Same here. Hopefully I don't send you something you already have. You always surprise me with what you listen to.

Schizotypic · 07-30-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

excellent, glad to hear it. If you're so inclined, i would suggest exploring the album duration next.

Pobodys_nerfect sent me bjørn berge's i'm the antipop.

it is a collection of cover songs performed on a 12-string guitar. There is some percussion involved too and it may be that bjørn berge performed everything on the album, i'm not sure. This is not a parody or fun album, it has a quite serious tone. Bjørn berge's voice is very deep and powerful. The covers range from rage against the machine, morphine, led zeppelin and red hot chili peppers. Many i did not recognize and don't know who originally performed them. This is a good thing, because one it means that bjørn berge really puts his own style into the songs. I hardly recognized the ratm cover. The only real clue to the identity of any of the songs is in the lyrics, and i'm not too much of a lyric person. Some of the other covers like led zeppelin's "heartbreaker" and rhcp's "suck my kiss" were more obvious to me, but only because of the lyrics.

That said, the songs i enjoyed the most were the ones i didn't recognize, because at that point it just sounds like original material, and he has a nice style. A few times the sound reminded me of everlast and the few songs i've heard from whitey ford sings the blues, but much more intricate in the guitar work and faster, less melodic, more aggressive in a way. I don't think i really enjoyed the rhcp cover "suck my kiss" for some reason. I like the original song and the cover was done in bjørn's style so it's not that there was anything wrong with it. I think it's just that i prefer to hear songs i've never heard before, especially for a genre out of my comfort zone.

This was an enjoyable listen and the guy is definitely very talented. However i don't see this as something i'll come back to often. I would recommend people check it out if they are into bluesy acoustic rock for sure, and i wouldn't mind having a song come up on shuffle once in a while.

I love this guys primus cover!!

FaSho · 07-30-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

You always surprise me with what you listen to.

That's a srs compliment.

Stone Birds · 07-30-2009, 10:17 PM

FASHO, DID YOU GET THE ALBUM I SENT YOU?

(i capitalized so you'd notice the post, i'm not mad or angry)

debaserr · 07-30-2009, 10:19 PM

when should I have my review up?

Stone Birds · 07-30-2009, 10:20 PM

within a week of you getting your album

crash_override · 07-30-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by trace87

when should I have my review up?

Whenever you feel you have a grasp on the album.

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