I think this is the first time ive listened to Buckethead and while the guy can obvz shred im not really into that kind of progressive rock. the song has alot of good riffs but they sound a bit too formulaic. i really liked the riff around 2:21 though, that one stood out to me as the most memorable one of the song.

It actualy annoys me now due to that and its probably the reason I forgot it for 10 years, I just wanted to see if it was the same for anyone else and it is.


It sounds like if OOIOO was an early 90s grunge band... which is a pretty cool sound. 8/10

Well, that was a novelty. I couldn't figure out if it was more synthpop or sound collage. Weird. 6/10

Here's a cool modern synthpop song. This girl pretty much does everything herself, album art, production, songwriting, performances, music videos, etc.

The structure of the melody seems to go in the right direction, but the vocals waft unnecessarily in the background, even if that's probably by design. That is to say, the vocals were too separated from the back-beat for my tastes. The result of this is that the track is "airy." However, it's not as formulaic as I would've assumed otherwise; there's enough experimentation in the track to prevent it.

Upon first listen and viewing, the lyrics "see you on a dark night" are all that I took away from it, and I would need to investigate the lyrics further in order to pull out different concepts from the song. And visually, the clothing and the boombox are updated, but that, coupled with her hair and some of the participants' flat-billed hats, make things come off like recycled themes from the '80s. Not all of the video does, just some core elements here and there. This is something where I wish the younger generation would form more of their own identity. But maybe I'm gettin' old and can no longer define where decadel (sic) styles are blending anymore. If the kids are still carrying around boomboxes like that, then I take it all back.

Overall, I'll say 6/10, but with repeated listens, so as to get used to it, I can see it going as high as an 8/10. And I know this, because at the end of this sentence, I can still hear the hook "see you on a daaaaaaaaiiark night" in my head.

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Hyper - "Cascade"

8/10 Spooky kooky intro and organ(?), driving guitar and drums throughout. Nice solo @ around 3 min mark. Decent. I liked it.

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - The Beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNU_O36Fk8

Pretty good, a little too kooky for my liking but still a solid track.

I got about halfway through that before being too bored to continue. Sounds like a post-metal band playing black metal. I hate post-metal. 3/10

I understand this song is held in high regard, but it wasn't something I really enjoyed as I don't really dig grunge all that much. I like the guitar riffs a lot though. 3/10

Dig this 1

I like it. There's a nice build-up to this electronic instrumental, and it's energetic. At least based on the picture, I was expecting something a little heavier and more brutal, however. Overall, not bad, even if I felt that it could be at a faster pace than it is. 6/10.

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Decent butt rock. 5/10


It is amazing just how quick Acid Bath's record company is to removing any of their studio recordings from Youtube, so this will have to do. Not that it's a bad song by any means, but it's just not the song I was listening to. Brilliant song, though.





I have this album on FLAC, but I'm feeling the honest urge to spend money on it. I generally don't bother with albums that I can't find in stores, but this is a special case.

I liked it. A groovy, relaxed instrumental.
And a new name for me, so even better.
(Funny sig btw, I larfed)

Ceephax Acid Crew - Capsule in Space

If you dont dig electronic you probs wont like this. =[ And even if you do you might not.
"Electronic version of Space March (Capsule in Space) taken from You Only Live Twice composed by John Barry."

I felt like I was in a three and a half minute commercial. I like electronic stuff, just not that. 2/10

^I've got nothing but love for Acid Bath and their first album 10.8/10

Review of Batlord. Because I already typed it out. See below:
(Gazebos = 110/10, simply the pinnacle of all human creation.)

I met this guy, a HS sweetheart has (one of) his kid(s?), and I can confirm: he is an ass. Or was that one day, maybe he was 'off'? Pretentious idiot, if you ask me. But 9/10 because everyone seems to worship the ground he walks on, and ...he does have good taste in women, at least I thought so at the time, lol. And decent taste in (other people's) music, even if I dont care much for his music. The song you posted really isn't all that bad, I just dont see the die-hard appeal as some fans do, not much talent there ,imo, or originality, oh well, c'est la vie, as they say in Houma, LA, right? Sorry, not really a review of the song, more of the person, but thats all I think of when I see or hear of ol Dax. Anyways...

Best Song in Thee World:
Tiger Lillies - Crack o' Doom


:P
"And so your life's been a success, (you talentless hack sludge band mong.)
And you have pleasure in excess
Don't worry it will all end soon
The crack of doom is coming soon
And so your future's looking bright
And you've reached the giddy heights
Don't worry it will soon end
It is all shallow and pretend..."

Anything less than a perfect 10
and you've outed yourself as a
neophyte dilettante. LOL.

The best thing I've heard all wek. And oh god the video ...felt like I was tripping, so good. So original, nothing like it.

Oh hey it's that song ive heard in movies and commercials but never knew who made it or heard it in its entirety but now that i have, i see why it's such a classic.

The Cigarettes meet Joy Division. Dr Feelgood vocals but gruffier vocals.

Motorama - Wind In Her Hair

I liked the melody between the guitar and bass. the vocals were good but the effect on them were a little off putting. also, while i did enjoy the relaxing vibe of the song at the beginning eventually it became a little too bland. overall it was good. ive never heard them before but they seem like a decent band.

^Nice and quirky with dark undertones. 7/10

Not only was that great, finding out Danny Elfman was their singer was a cool surprise and finding out he was romantically involved with Kim Gordon was even more of a surprise. Honestly, the best thing i could say about the song is that it made me interested in listening to that album.

The backing chorus is cool, as it adds a sense seriousness, or a sense of darkness, that might not have existed outside of the lyrics. Although I didn't spend any time trying to make out the words in detail, I did pick up on the use of "cleverer," and that comes off as a bit of a stretch and/or gimmicky. Initially, I was going to give it a 3.78 because it's simply not my style, but since the group seemed to be putting in a good effort, I'm going with a 4.5/10.

Uh, I guess it's alright for what it is, but I was happy to leave Blink-182 behind in high school, and I don't like the thought that there might be a pop punk revival movement sneaking up behind me with a switchblade.

5/10

Raw and pretty bare-bones as far as the instrumentation goes. The hook is good, but the spoken section felt pretty out of place. The song has a good balance between the instrumental track and the vocal tracks so that one doesn't drown out the other. I thought I wasn't going to like it much when it first started playing, but it was pretty nice after all. 7/10

That was really good. i liked the atmospheric drums and vocals and once the rhythm got started the melody was dark and a little eerie but very fitting with the vibe of the song. 8/10

Irony reinforced by lo-fi sound reinforced by the irony. Catchy, playful and cheeky. Feeling some Sonic Youth influence. 8/10

I'm a sucker for simple, repetitive, hypnotic rhythms, and that hit the spot nicely. And it hit you with several different rhythms throughout the song, keeping it fresh. Nice. 8/10


Cave In - The End of Our Rope Is a Noose

A synthy DX7 intro that unsuspectingly turns into NWOBHM (new wave of batlord heavy metal).

Soundgarden - Pretty Noose

I'd say that you need to give some indication as to whether or not you actually liked it, but we both know you're too much of a wuss to like anything with real balls.

I liked the chord transition at the beginning and in the chorus but some transitions felt a bit too ambitious and i didn't particularly liked the guitar solo. i don't like Soundgarden that much but it's a decent song. 6/10

Sounds like more of a quickie. A bit empty, but it's not like it was trying to be anything else, so I won't be too hard on it.

The cheesy, Eurotrash beat was fun as hell, but the vocals were just kinda there. It all worked, though, so... 8/10

I just want to say that I despise clapping beats. Starts off with a nice melody, the drop is a pretty standard synth climax, not really my thing. 3/10

@bat doesn't really need any review because what kind of sick **** doesn't like The Animals? 9/10

My brother had a few house parties where he would play "House of the Rising Sun" in his mixes. Let me tell you now, that that song is not a good song for a house party. It is not. What he was thinking is beyond me.

Shoulda thrown this bad boy on. Anybody who can't do the twist to this is a dead soul.

The bass sounded too distorted for me. The beat's good, though. The vocals are obviously repetitive, but it didn't bother me as I saw them more as an effect than as part of an intentional structure. 6/10.

Something like that...

^Sounded like someone put Disturbed, Spineshank, and Incubus in a blender and threw in a dash of Sevendust for seasoning. 7/10

^ Nice. Proggy-metal. 7/10

"Open Up Your Arms" - Ren Harvieu

5.5/10 Not terrible pop, but I had to deduct a half point for the Kenny G solo.

It has everything a classic EDM banger needs, which is not bad as such. Good quality and hype mood but it's just too predictable for me. Also, I had a feeling as if I was watching a Bershka (or similar) advertisement. 6/10

^Pretty good technically, but as far as trying to be a song it's meh. 2/10