Mini-Review The Song Above You

Black Francis · 10-13-2014, 12:04 PM

im glad you guys brought this thread back, i always liked this thread.

8/10

That was groovy as hell, i really liked the guitar riff and overall feel of the song, it rocks pretty hard

Mondo Bungle · 01-06-2015, 07:01 PM

I love Echo and the Bunnymen, but that song was just alright, I guess. Regular sounding, slightly post-punked rock. At like 1:40 there was a cool melody. Otherwise repetitive. 6/10

**Frownland** · 01-08-2015, 09:08 AM

@Mondtastic Oh look, a Marc Ribot track. Oh look, it's incredible. Interestingly enough though, Ribbit doesn't quite steal the show on this one like he usually does. It's been too long since I've listened to that album, I think I'll have to change that. 10/10

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 01-08-2015, 10:46 AM

@ Frownland

I was completely captivated by that video, but it was those instruments that had me glued to it, listening close as I've never seen, or heard those instruments in my entire life. I thoroughly enjoyed that, I'll be looking Gunther's Grass up. Not music for your average listener. 10/10

~~James~~ · 01-08-2015, 02:34 PM

Oh, that is really not my thing. Sorry. Before I even clicked on it I was filled with dread because the album cover personifies it so well. The guy's voice is just so irritating, and not because it's different. It just sounds so generic, like I swear I have heard this song 1000 times already.

**Goofle** · 01-08-2015, 06:24 PM

That track is super cute. The instrumental/production is maybe a little too on the twee side for me. I'd like more guitar or electronics thrown in there to lift it up (think TV Girl). Nice lyrics, but I rarely get invested after one track. Probably fits better into the full album. Good song though. 6.5/10

**Frownland** · 01-08-2015, 06:32 PM

It's a decent track for what it is but it's really not my thing. The only thing I can appreciate about it is the vocals. 3/10

Micco · 01-08-2015, 08:40 PM

Defintely not my thing, my god lol. 0/10

Completely random shuffle first pick from my library.
Ant Banks - Straight Hustlin'

DwnWthVwls · 01-08-2015, 10:40 PM

Thumbs up. This is the kinda rap I grew up on, but I don't actually know this guy. Good stuff, 8/10.

--Okay, so my track is a bit long but it's based on a true story some of you may remember.

Quote:

Christopher Daniel Gay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christopher Daniel Gay (born 1974 or 1975, Coffee County, Tennessee), also nicknamed Little Houdini,[1] is a habitual car thief and repeat escapee from custody.[2] Gay gained notoriety in 2007 after stealing the tour bus of country music singer Crystal Gayle after an escape.

Sage Francis - Little Houdini

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 01-09-2015, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Thumbs up. This is the kinda rap I grew up on, but I don't actually know this guy. Good stuff, 8/10.

--Okay, so my track is a bit long but it's based on a true story some of you may remember.

Sage Francis - Little Houdini

Dude is better than so much of the Rap artists people are praising these days. I'd listen to it again. 7/10

So, my next choice is one from my library of music, this band is pretty well known, and influential. Weezer draws some heavy influence from these guys, but hardly pulls it off as well. This is one of my favorite groups, and this song is from one of the best albums of the 90's. So glad Failure is back and making another album!

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	im glad you guys brought this thread back, i always liked this thread. 8/10 That was groovy as hell, i really liked the guitar riff and overall feel of the song, it rocks pretty hard __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	@Mondtastic Oh look, a Marc Ribot track. Oh look, it's incredible. Interestingly enough though, Ribbit doesn't quite steal the show on this one like he usually does. It's been too long since I've listened to that album, I think I'll have to change that. 10/10 __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x Last edited by Frownland; 01-08-2015 at 09:26 AM.

01-08-2015, 06:32 PM	#1957 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	It's a decent track for what it is but it's really not my thing. The only thing I can appreciate about it is the vocals. 3/10 __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

01-08-2015, 08:40 PM	#1958 (permalink)
Micco Karaoke Crooner Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 170	Defintely not my thing, my god lol. 0/10 Completely random shuffle first pick from my library. Ant Banks - Straight Hustlin' __________________ Follow me on instagram @HipHopLand, #salute!

01-08-2015, 10:46 AM	#1954 (permalink)
CoNtrivedNiHilism Because I Am, I Can! Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,128	@ Frownland I was completely captivated by that video, but it was those instruments that had me glued to it, listening close as I've never seen, or heard those instruments in my entire life. I thoroughly enjoyed that, I'll be looking Gunther's Grass up. Not music for your average listener. 10/10

01-08-2015, 02:34 PM	#1955 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	Oh, that is really not my thing. Sorry. Before I even clicked on it I was filled with dread because the album cover personifies it so well. The guy's voice is just so irritating, and not because it's different. It just sounds so generic, like I swear I have heard this song 1000 times already.