The Official Genre Gateway Thread

Trollheart · 12-17-2017, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Hip hop

Shabazz Palaces - Swerve... the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)

I hope your speakers are good

Yeah this was ok. Quite good, I won't deny, though I don't see why their cum is so frequently on your lips. I've heard better hip-hop, and I know ****-all about the genre. Decent, certainly. World-changing? Hardly.

**Frownland** · 12-17-2017, 05:31 PM

That ending with the Last Poets line is life itself. I give Shabazz a lot of love for making perfect music. The way their songs evolve and the unique sounds of their synths and such are unmatched in the hip hop world. Oh, and most of their material is as good or better than that track.

Trollheart · 12-17-2017, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Sigh. In the interest of you furthering your ICP knowledge I will chill. For now. But you know how this goes.

I told you I will listen to them, but right now there are people posting videos to further my education in other genres. I know little about hip-hop, it's true, but through my thread I've become a tiny bit more familiar with it, while there are yet genres I know next to nothing about.

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No, throwing a wide net on a genre is good for dipping your toes in, but at some point you're going to need to delve deeper into an artist's discography or else you're going to have a pretty shallow understanding of a genre and will likely not be very invested in it.

Baby steps, man. Baby steps. First you sample all the menu, then decide on what you really like and order up the big meal. I'm still reading the menu at the moment.

Trollheart · 12-18-2017, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Blank.

Ok.

Stoner Rock

Brant Bjork - Johnny called

God damn it but that was boring. I don't know what else to say about it. No personality, nothing interesting, just total generic rock with a repetitive beat and the same for the lyric. Sorry man but that was terribly dull.

Trollheart · 12-18-2017, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Blank.

Ok.

Monster Magnet - Powertrip

Yeah that was slightly better, though really not much. Again, pretty generic. All I can say there really is meh.

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-18-2017, 12:45 PM

Here's some jazz. I'm not sure about what sub genre. It's instrumental, but surely far too structured to be free jazz. I've posted this track elsewhere on MB, but you still probably never heard it. If you did, I'll dig up some other jazz.

Kendrick Scott Oracle - We Are the Drum
(From the album of the same name).

Neapolitan · 12-18-2017, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'm not posting tracks. And I don't have a butt.

Reminds me of Jethro Tull. I hate Jethro Tull. The vocal is terrible. Sorry, again no way Jose Neapolitan.

Maddy Prior (MBE) has a wonderful voice. I rank her up there with the best Folk (Psychedelic Folk) singers like Joni Mitchell, Jacqui McShee, Celia Humphris and Sandy Denny. Acid Folk is really a good genre to get into, it's laid back and musicians are top notch in most bands. Maybe you secretly LIKE it but are afraid to admit it?

The Gateway to Captain Beefheart: First get into Deerhoof, they are more modern and current band and they are really good. You will be glad I introduce you to them. Then get into Tin Huey, if you haven't heard of them already. You at that age where you probably seen them live in concert. If you have please tell. After getting into those two wonderful bands you will find the most logical step is to get into Captain Beefheart. You will want to immerse yourself into the man and the music that started it all. You will see how much he has influence those other bands previously mentioned. Trust me once you drop the needle on Trout Mask Replica you have officially arrived in Frownland and you will frown no more. But beware the Magic Band will blow your mind away with how awesome they are. It is criminal how forgotten he and his music has become. I think if people had more Captain Beefheart in their life the world would be such a more groovy place to live in.

Avant-garde, experimental Rock etc etc

Deerhoof - Fresh Born - Juan's Basement

Tin Huey - Puppet Wipes

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - German TV 1972

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-18-2017, 03:33 PM

here's a couple great blackgaze tracks that i think you're gonna dig

and we'll leave at that for now because they're a little long

Trollheart · 12-19-2017, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Maddy Prior (MBE) has a wonderful voice. I rank her up there with the best Folk (Psychedelic Folk) singers like Joni Mitchell, Jacqui McShee, Celia Humphris and Sandy Denny. Acid Folk is really a good genre to get into, it's laid back and musicians are top notch in most bands. Maybe you secretly LIKE it but are afraid to admit it?

Sez you: I don't like her voice at all. I don't see what having an MBE has to do with her ability as a singer, or my reaction to her singing. And I wear my love for bands like Genesis, Journey and Bon Jovi on my sleeve: I have no need, nor desire, to "secretly like" anything. I just hated this, plain and simple.

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The Gateway to Captain Beefheart: First get into Deerhoof, they are more modern and current band and they are really good. You will be glad I introduce you to them. Then get into Tin Huey, if you haven't heard of them already. You at that age where you probably seen them live in concert. If you have please tell. After getting into those two wonderful bands you will find the most logical step is to get into Captain Beefheart. You will want to immerse yourself into the man and the music that started it all. You will see how much he has influence those other bands previously mentioned. Trust me once you drop the needle on Trout Mask Replica you have officially arrived in Frownland and you will frown no more. But beware the Magic Band will blow your mind away with how awesome they are. It is criminal how forgotten he and his music has become. I think if people had more Captain Beefheart in their life the world would be such a more groovy place to live in.

Please look again at the thread title. Captain Beefheart is not a genre, and anyway I've heard enough of him to know that though he isn't as terrible as I had originally thought, I certainly don't like most of what I've heard of him. And I've heard TMR, more than once. I still don't like it. I'm not interested in satisfying either your hard-on for Beefheart or Batty's for ICP: that's not what this thread is intended for, so please stick to its premise. Thanks.

**Frownland** · 12-19-2017, 12:06 PM

Avant-garde

12-17-2017, 05:31 PM	#162 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	That ending with the Last Poets line is life itself. I give Shabazz a lot of love for making perfect music. The way their songs evolve and the unique sounds of their synths and such are unmatched in the hip hop world. Oh, and most of their material is as good or better than that track. __________________ 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

12-19-2017, 12:06 PM	#170 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Avant-garde __________________ 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

12-18-2017, 12:45 PM	#166 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	Here's some jazz. I'm not sure about what sub genre. It's instrumental, but surely far too structured to be free jazz. I've posted this track elsewhere on MB, but you still probably never heard it. If you did, I'll dig up some other jazz. Kendrick Scott Oracle - We Are the Drum (From the album of the same name).