Try Radio Moscow. Not your traditional Blues rock. Brain Cycles is a fantastic album.

I counted up 30 recommendations of artists/albums for you. I expect that report up by the end of the night.

Yep, definitley liking Aesop Rock.

As for noise, I still see absolutely no concievable reason why anyone would go out of their way to listen to it. I'm sure there's something I'm not getting, but that's fine with me.

When you say "noise" are you talking about Merzbow-type noise?

Yes. I adore noise rock/punk/pop, but just noise? C'mon man.

i surmise nobody else listens to Afro-psyche?

Deathcore and Metalcore. I have yet to be rec'd an album or band in these genres that I find listenable.

That's because they basically suck. Besides old school metalcore like Converge and Integrity and stuff.

Check out See You Next Tuesday - Parasite. It's deathcore, but to me it sounds like grind with breakdowns. Rings of Saturn are ok too imo.
Lots of old metalcore is awesome, too.

Do you normally listen to heavy music? If you can't take screaming or heavy riffs then it'd be hard to recommend something you'd like.

If you can tolerate it, my suggestion would be to start with something more on the hardcore side of metalcore, like Converge's "Jane Doe", or Trap Them's "Darker Handcraft" (moreso crust/grind but close enough). Genghis Tron are another band worth looking out for too, they incorporate a lot of electronic music elements and have some great melodic moments mixed in with their spazzy metal sound.

I think, like anything, it can be done well or not done well. And I guess a lot of it depends on how you define it. For example, is this something you'd consider noise?

Dude.....that's all I listen to. But Deathcore ****ing sucks. And Trap Them is nowhere near metal/deathcore. They ARE grind/crust. And I am not really a fan of Genghis. Converge is okay I suppose.

But stuff like Suicide Silence, Attila, A Day to Remember, WhiteChapel, Emmure, etc. God that stuff is boring and it lacks any originality.

Yeah, but it's better than all that ZHHHHHHHHCCCCHHhhhcZzZChmmmmmmmOOWWzZxxxXXXXhcCCZH harsh noise stuff.

Try the end of next year. :laughing:

I dont like jazz and good luck converting me for that, lol! i didnt like country either but i heard a song by 3 Doors Down that i kinda liked.

Metalcore
 

You should check out the song "My Love, My Love (We've Come Back From The Dead" by Zao. I'm not a fan of Metalcore but that song is very interesting.

Metalcore and deathcore, sure I could probably find something from there I enjoy, but I generally don't find it worth of my time since there's (sub)genres I enjoy far more than it, so it doesn't deserve exploration in my eyes.

Been rec'd Zao and I hated them.

Jeck is more like beautiful art

i listen to noise....as in "power electronics"....bands like Whitehouse, Sutcliffe Jungend, Brighter Death Now etc etc. (and Merzbow)

for me it's simply the audible concept of transgressive ideals...esp. with Whitehouse (who i suppose are like the Beatles of the genre)....i mean you can sit and listen to Quality Time or Birdseed while reading Bataille's "Erotism: Death and Sensuality"....and see practical exact comparisons between the two.....

i think another great quote obout why there are those of us who actually enjoy this type of music is actually from Roger Karmanik (who owns a predominant noise label "Cold Meat Industry" and is the sole member of Brighter death Now)

"music for people who like hearing the revolving sound of another persons nightmares"



i think that is a perfect description

i will say this....out of all the types of music that i listen to....this is the only type i in no way shape of form attempt to push on people....this will never be popular......with this it is simply you get it and like it.....or it is nothing but noise.....which it is

Does Meat Puppets count as Post Punk? They're different punk after the major Punk movement, probably a little more on the hardcoreish side with country mixed in. I love Meat Puppets II if you wanna check that out.

Have you tried The Chariot?

I've never been to fond of metal. I like the fathers of the genre like Led Zep and Deep Purple, and I don't mind bands like say Rush who incorporate metal elements into a different oriented sound.

Any suggestions?

Baroness are a modern band that I think are just wonderful. Their sound isn't too heavy by modern metal standards and they have awesome, melodic guitar playing.

As Alfred said, Baroness rock. I also suggest Torche. They're heavy, but also extremely fun and poppy. I really love 'em.

"Sand"....also in 2007 he got together with Gavin Bryars and Alter Ego to record a live version of Bryars's infamous "Sinking Of The Titanic".....get that recording....it is beyond chilling

Type O Negative - Slow, deep and hard
Kyuss - blues for the red sun
Emperor - Anthems to the welkin at dusk
Kamelot - The fourth legacy
Electric wizard - come my fanatics

Never liked the generic lo-fi "indie rock" thing.

If you don't like this then you'll probably never like lo-fi indie.

I fucking hate 99% of Twee Pop with a passion. The other 1%? Well I may have an album in my collection that has elements but cannot remember it so convince me.

NO

Belle and Sebastian PLEASE!

I do like a fair bit of C86 but I consider the sound not so annoying and a little more sparky and fun than most of the middle class student chinging away on acoustic guitars, living in a dreamworld type of sound that I hear in Twee Pop ( I feel a little sick rising up even saying it).

Ah, yes, I feel exactly the same way. Twee generally makes me want to break things.

Since you've pretty much confessed to liking Geddy Lee's voice-- I do too, but many can't tolerate his singing-- you should check out Coheed and Cambria, who are also quite poppy and have similar, albeit poppier vocals than Rush.

That's not exactly what I would associate with twee pop. Early "twee" (or indie pop to do it more justice) is closely related to C86 albeit more a bit more melodic and a lot of it is electric guitar-based or even has electronic elements.

Here's a small selection of songs for you guys. Tell me which one you hate the least and why.

What about those classics?

It seems like I can't stand Rap .

It's awful because I can't enjoy one of the most abundant genres of music.

I can't understand a word of spoken English (I speak Spanish, and can read/write some babbled English).

To me, Rap is a single song. They change the lyrics, and call it a new song.

Actually, there are 5 songs which I would classify somewhat as rap, and I like, but 4 of them are in Spanish, and are just peripherally related to rap. The one on English, I heard it just once, on radio, and never knew his title, but I remember the phrase "you can believe me now". I looked for it on Internet, and never found it.

There has to be Spanish hip hop out there somewhere?

I can see how you would be deterred though, seeing as the basis for quality in a rap artist is all in the lyrics and delivery of them.

Yes. It's a copy of USA.

I don't recommend it.
Well, that's good information. If it's all in the lyrics, and delivery, I would never be able to get it.

Thanks for your answer.

Even though lyricism is the main part there's still the instrumental part of it and the rapper's flow. MF DOOM is the best recommendation I have for that combination. You should check out Madvillainy by Madvillain. Short songs with a variety of beats so you won't get bored or think it's just the same song with new lyrics.

Actually, there's some pretty good spanish-language rap out there.

Control Machete (Mexico)


Obsesión (Cuba)


Guerrillero Okulto (Chile)

Objection, your Honor! I don't agree. I used to think like you. I didn't like rap and hip hop (in any language), but a few months ago I listened to some songs in Spanish and I was pleasantly surprised by them. Actually, there are outstanding bands singing rap and hip hop music in Spanish. The good ones are not a mere copy of USA's acts, because:

1. Since in these genres lyrics are a strong point, the fact that they make songs in a different language must be a distinguishing feature.
2. Due to words' length, it is more difficult to write a good song in Spanish than in English. Therefore, a notable final result is praiseworthy, and it shows the artist's musical talent and skills.

Janszoon posted some good examples before. Personally, I was impressed by Violadores del Verso (band's name is a pun: "Verse Violators" or "Verse Rapists"). I intend to post some songs at another thread, but I'd like to translate their lyrics first (or at least a part of them). Anyway, in order to try to convert you, now I'll show you the following samples. Vivir para contarlo ("Living to Tell") and Vicios y virtudes ("Virtues and Vices"):

i think Cypress Hill has some Spanish rap songs