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I remember back when I first joined this site, this was Janszoon's avatar.


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"Heh, I'll destroy these religious symbols and that... vinyl record? I guess? 'Cause culture is for bourgeoise pigs."

this one is grand.

It seems to me that the words 'Christian' and 'conservative' are tightly connected. There are statistics to back this up. According to surveys, most Christian voters are leaning towards the Republican party, while the Democratic party has more support among Jews and people of no religion in particular.

But... what about... Jesus? Who would he vote for? I think he'd vote for Bernie Sanders in a heartbeat. It's simple:

1. On the rich
   Luke 18:25 says: «Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.» Sounds pretty Socialistic to me.
2. Welfare
   Sanders wants to raise the minimum wage to $15 and introduce Scandinavian-style single-payer healthcare. Sounds pretty Jesusy to me, considering that Jesus once fed five thousand people just because.
   
3. Gay marriage
   Would Jesus support gay marriage? I don't know. But he certainly wouldn't oppose it. He didn't mention homosexuality once in the gospels. Sure, the Old Testament says several times that homosexuality is vile and disgusting, but it also forbids wearing clothes woven from two different types of fabric. And surely the New Testament counts more then the old one? That's what I gather from reading Matthew 5:38-39.
   

Bernie Sanders and Jesus are both Jewish. If you've checked out Bernie's campaign page on Facebook, chances are you've noticed that it's littered with quotes by the Pope. We all know what this means.

I've never really liked Raw Power. Like it's fine, but it blows my mind that there are people who like it more than Fun House.

I couldn't agree more. Probably their best album, and one of the best in history. Raw Power, indeed my friend.

I also prefer Fun House, but Raw Power is still pretty awesome.

Fun House is amazing as well.

Incorrect. Last half of Fun House is the best part. The progressive deconstruction of rock 'n' roll to almost free form noise is fantastic. If anything the first half is actually a bit samey, even if each song is fantastic (though I've never been a big fan of "Dirt").

Artist: Burzum
Album: Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Year: 1994
Genre: Ambient black metal

Okay, okay, I know that "Black Friday" was a week ago, but it’s Friday and I’m listening to Burzum, alright. Now, I thought I’d already written about this album here already, but it turns out I hadn’t. That’s fine though, since it would most likely have been a wussy post anyway. I mean, it really did take me a while to get over the artist’s criminal history, political sympathies and general bat****ness. Now, here goes:

The album kicks off with «Det Som En Gang Var», a 14-minute long half-ambient, half-metal track that sets the general mood of the album. The guitar tone is blissfully – I mean hellishly – murky, sounding somewhat like a circular blade cutting into a piece of wood. I’m pretty sure that this is my favourite song from the album – not that there are many to choose from, of course.

“Hvis Lyset Tar Oss” is awesome as well. When the drums go from blast beats to that sweet galloping pattern, the song takes on sense of melody, without losing its intensity. It gets a little boring towards the end, but that’s my only complaint.

Then there is “Inn i Slottet fra Drømmen”. It’s alright. The main/opening riff gets tedious after a while, it’s just way too simple for repetition. The most fun part of this song, is the failed attempt at a scream that Varg makes four minutes in. You go, Varg.

The album should have just stopped here, in my opinion. But there’s one more track, “Tomhet”, an ambient track that sounds like it was recorded in a prison with a tape recorder. Because later, Varg would go on to record some music in prison using a synthesizer and a tape recorder, and from what I’ve bothered to listen to, it sounded pretty much like this. Bah.

So the first half of this album is the ****. Seriously. Then the second half starts, and it’s alright for a while, until it enters full basement nerd mode. So what do I rate this? I think three and a half out of five is appropriate.

3.5/5

Weirdly enough, I agree with you that I'm not that thrilled with the ambient parts of the last couple non-prison albums, but I actually really dig the ambient prison albums. When he was forced to concentrate on just that element, I think he really raised his game.

Rundgang um die transzendentale blah blah is actually pretty cool, but I wouldn't mind at all if it was about three times shorter.

Violently stabbing a friend to death will do that to a person.

Assuming that they have the musical chops, then someone that crazy may very well be able to come up with something truly original and fantastic. Even if I were a songwriter of Beatles quality, I still wouldn't have that kind of bizarre outlook on life, the universe, and everything that might produce a work of such strange originality.

The second half of In the Castle of the Dream is easily one of the most awesome/epic moments in the history of recorded sound, and the repetition from the first half builds the tension so deep to make the climax so much more rewarding sonically and sexually. the only lame thing about this song is at the end, when he comes through with basically the sickest riff ever but starts the fade out immediately. At least thirty more seconds would have been fantastic.

It's alright though, even the best of us are wrong sometimes, including Varg himself, who opted to leave quite possibly the most awesome Burzum song off this album because he thought it sucked. It would have been the closer I think.

I see you've already listened to Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. I'd recommend 'Round Midnight as a good follow-up to that. John Coltrane played with Miles--try My Favorite Things (blasted American spelling :finger:). Dave Brubeck was the artist I got into jazz through--Time Out is a nice entry-level album for anyone.

Oh boy...
As you might have guessed I'm all about the free jazz, but I do know a bit about the older, less experimental stuff.

Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
One of the most famous and, as far as I remember, most successful jazz albums. It's considered a masterpiee of modern jazz and I can't imagine any kind of jazz education without it.

Miles Davis - A Tribute To Jack Johnson
Let's stay with Miles here for a second. He made a lot of amazign albums in his fusion phase. Most people would recommend "Bitches Brew", but I'm gonna go with this one since it's shorter and more concise. Soem great jazz-rocking here.

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
Great, fun, swinging hard bop album. As you might have guessed it's alla bout the saxophone here, although I also really like the drums here. Soem say Roach's drumming is too heavy-handed here, but screw those people. It's great.

Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby
Beautiful piano trio music. It works well as background easy listening, but it'd be a waste. Wonderful, delicate, but complex playing. Bill Evans is an amazing pianist, but LaFaro's lyrical bass and Motian's mostly brushed drums are equally part of the magic.

Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train
Another piano trio. Peterson is one of the jazz piano virtuosos. Amazing, groovy stuff. YOu immediately feel cool as hell when putting this one on.

Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come
This one is regarded as one of the first free jazz albums. Don't let that scare you off. No wild screeching here. It's looser than the albums previously mentioned, but in no way chaotic. Lonely Woman is one of the most gorgeous jazz songs in existence and one of the most played standards. Overall very emotional and vital music on this album.

Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch
Another free jazz classic whose genre shouldn't scare you off. Weirder than the album above, but so amazingly tight and inventive, you'll be entertained from start to finish.

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
One of the last more accessible Coltrane albums. Still pretty wild, his sax is amazing and there is some amazing piano playing from McCoy Tyner on that. Rhythm section freaking rocks as well.

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
A relatively big ensemble plays Mingus's amazing composition. Unique and mindblowing music. Hard to describe it or write about it at all, it has to be experienced.

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia (1961)
Nicely showcasing Blakey's drumming this album has some more conventional pieces, as well as some wilder, almost tribal stuff. Great soloing from all involved.

Gonna take a break now. I'm sure I missed a lot of absolutely essential albums. Also sure Frownland will fill in some of the gaps and possibly contest some of the albums I chose.
So much older stuff I haven't mentioned yet, not to mention newer jazz I haven't covered at all.

Actually, I was pondering real hard on the time signature of Brubeck's "Blue Rondo Á La Turk" earlier today. Figured it had to be 9/8, then listened with one of my classmates, who came to the same conclusion. Haven't listened to the rest of the album though, I'm gonna have to do that. Thanks for the recs! :afro:

It is 9/8, but it's not counted like a normal 9/8. The whole album uses funky time signatures, hence the title.

That's a great list. Thanks! I already know Kind of Blue and A Love Supreme. I'll try to have a look at the rest as well.
Yeah, it's like "12 12 12 123" and then "123 123 123". Took me a while.

This journal is great. Finally finished it after a few days. I especially love the Haiku reviews. :clap:

Damn, you read all of it? Radical. Glad you appreciate it. :)

Aight, so I've been listening to Time Out for the first time now, and what an experience - it's laid-back, but also intense; technical enough to be exciting, but predictable enough to not threaten a newcomer. I'm going to be listening to it a whole lot over the next few days.

This one might be a bit chewy for a beginner but it's well worth it
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

Some more general recs
Bill Evans - Undercurrent
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
John Coltrane - Sun Ship (since you've already heard A Love Supreme, this is a good album to graduate to, while it is free jazzy it's pretty accessible too)
Sun Ra - Nubians of Plutonia (very out there, but more in a 'you'll never hear anything like this' than a totally inaccessible one)
Kamasi Washington - The Epic (so that you can have something to talk about with your jazz poseur peers :D)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances a Sophie (free jazz, but again, pretty conventional)
Joe Pass - Virtuoso

I'll have a listen to these as soon as I can, thanks. Expect some confused questions on the more avant-garde stuff.

Ha! Yes I did. It took some time, but was well worth it. Very entertaining on a variety of levels. Keep up the good work! :thumb:

Now, I don’t know a lot about hardcore punk, even though I listen to some of it. But I do understand that this must’ve sent shockwaves through the American underground when it was released. Instead of abrasive lyrics about extreme politics, the lyrics here are introverted and almost poetic. Songs vary between rock-your-socks-off hardcore tunes, mid-tempo pop punky songs, and even ballads. This album sure hit a sweet spot.



There goes a line from Zen Arcade to Rites of Spring and onward to Moss Icon. What you can hear on this collection is emotive hardcore developing into a style of its own. I can’t really comment on the lyrics, since they are largely unintelligible, but they’re delivered mostly through screaming, and sometimes speaking. The songs are mostly slow or mid-tempo, and the dynamics shift between calm and extremely loud. There is even some mellow arpeggiated guitar playing reminiscent of the “twinkly” sound typical in the Midwest emo style. I’ve come to know that this isn’t really a complete discography, so I might look more into the band later.

I’d heard of this album before, but it wasn’t available on Spotify at the time, so I forgot about it until I discovered that it was available earlier today I listened to it during math class, and later during gymnastics. What can I say? It’s a ****ing sonic attack, unlike anything I’ve heard before. The drum machine gives the album a feeling of preciseness, but the noise and sheer speed makes it sound unpolished and raw at the same time. Great for running. I also think it make me write tables and generate graphs faster.

[CENTER]Picks: “Colombian Necklace”, “Pavement Saw”

4/5

At first I read it as 5/10 but then I realized it was a typo :laughing: Awesome album indeed.

Ah, nice one! Thanks for telling :laughing:

You just have to respect him. This commie wrote hundreds of songs featuring only his guitar, his own voice and the same three chord functions. Just popped out songs, you know. Like a songwriting machine. One would think that the lack of musical diversity would get boring, but it doesn't, these songs are witty, convincing and down-to-earth. Catchy, even. And a few of them are about fighting fascists, that's pretty hardcore. Woody Guthrie was the O.G. Antifa punk.

These are some of my favourites:

You just need a gateway.