Museum Musica

Zhanteimi · 10-03-2018, 06:49 PM

Yeah. That was the allusion I was making.

The Batlord · 10-03-2018, 07:23 PM

Sounds more like passing off someone else's idea as your own.

rostasi · 10-03-2018, 07:52 PM

Eddie Hazel's Grandma Smoked Cigars and Played Gutbucket Blues

Zhanteimi · 10-03-2018, 08:22 PM

I wasn't passing the idea off as my own, since I assumed any music nerd would know this anecdote about Funkadelic. I guess some nerds are nerdier than others.

Zhanteimi · 10-04-2018, 06:05 PM

0021 Ariel Pink - Pom Pom
(USA, 2014, hypnagogic pop / psychedelic pop)

This album is pure genius wacky crazy fun. The best hypnagogic pop album yet. I'm not really one to watch music videos, but the videos for some of the songs on this album are worth watching. They give you a peek into Ariel Pink's mind, and it's quite an interesting ride. The videos definitely have a more artistic bent, but that's what I'd expect from a quirky pop artist outside the mainstream. Anyway, this music is just so cool. I feel cooler just listening to it. I disagree with the criticism that Ariel Pink is style over substance. There's a lot to unpack here if you just listen.

Zhanteimi · 10-05-2018, 06:47 PM

0022 Depeche Mode - Violator
(UK, 1990, synthpop)

I'm not a huge fan of Depeche Mode, but they have a special place in my music memory. First of all, when I was a kid, Martin L. Gore's voice was my first brush with British vocals. I was like, yeah of course there's music outside America. I'd never really thought about that before since my mom listened to a lot of American stuff (and if there was anything British, they didn't have such distinctive vocals as Gore). Second, Depeche Mode was an MTV staple back in its heyday, and since I was basically raised on MTV, the band figures prominently in my memory, especially the singles, "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence", and "Policy of Truth". I'm not actually a big fan of synthpop as a genre, but this album is just brilliant. It's not "dark synthpop", but the atmosphere evoked by the music--and even more by the vocals--is dark, not in the macabre sense but in the sense of it being urban and night.

adidasss · 10-06-2018, 07:26 AM

Interesting and eclectic choices.

Zhanteimi · 10-07-2018, 06:49 PM

I'm not choosing anything. I'm just hitting randomize on my collection.

adidasss · 10-07-2018, 08:52 PM

Pardon me, interesting and eclectic random items from your collection not chosen by you.

Zhanteimi · 10-07-2018, 08:58 PM

0023 Änglagård - Hybris
(Sweden, 1992, symphonic prog / progressive rock)

This is one of those rare prog rock albums that was released after the onslaught of punk, and it shows punk why prog is still relevant, beautiful, complex, intelligent, challenging, and cannot and will not ever be killed. As for debut albums, this is one of the strongest I've heard from any band. Änglagård owns its stylistic influences, which is a good thing, but its the prog folk touches that really sell this album for me.

10-03-2018, 06:49 PM	#891 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	Yeah. That was the allusion I was making. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

10-03-2018, 08:22 PM	#894 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	I wasn't passing the idea off as my own, since I assumed any music nerd would know this anecdote about Funkadelic. I guess some nerds are nerdier than others. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

10-04-2018, 06:05 PM	#895 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	0021 Ariel Pink - Pom Pom (USA, 2014, hypnagogic pop / psychedelic pop) This album is pure genius wacky crazy fun. The best hypnagogic pop album yet. I'm not really one to watch music videos, but the videos for some of the songs on this album are worth watching. They give you a peek into Ariel Pink's mind, and it's quite an interesting ride. The videos definitely have a more artistic bent, but that's what I'd expect from a quirky pop artist outside the mainstream. Anyway, this music is just so cool. I feel cooler just listening to it. I disagree with the criticism that Ariel Pink is style over substance. There's a lot to unpack here if you just listen. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:30 PM.

10-05-2018, 06:47 PM	#896 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	0022 Depeche Mode - Violator (UK, 1990, synthpop) I'm not a huge fan of Depeche Mode, but they have a special place in my music memory. First of all, when I was a kid, Martin L. Gore's voice was my first brush with British vocals. I was like, yeah of course there's music outside America. I'd never really thought about that before since my mom listened to a lot of American stuff (and if there was anything British, they didn't have such distinctive vocals as Gore). Second, Depeche Mode was an MTV staple back in its heyday, and since I was basically raised on MTV, the band figures prominently in my memory, especially the singles, "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence", and "Policy of Truth". I'm not actually a big fan of synthpop as a genre, but this album is just brilliant. It's not "dark synthpop", but the atmosphere evoked by the music--and even more by the vocals--is dark, not in the macabre sense but in the sense of it being urban and night. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:30 PM.

10-06-2018, 07:26 AM	#897 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	Interesting and eclectic choices. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

10-03-2018, 07:52 PM	#893 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,023	Eddie Hazel's Grandma Smoked Cigars and Played Gutbucket Blues

10-07-2018, 06:49 PM	#898 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	I'm not choosing anything. I'm just hitting randomize on my collection. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

10-07-2018, 08:52 PM	#899 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	Pardon me, interesting and eclectic random items from your collection not chosen by you. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

10-07-2018, 08:58 PM	#900 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	0023 Änglagård - Hybris (Sweden, 1992, symphonic prog / progressive rock) This is one of those rare prog rock albums that was released after the onslaught of punk, and it shows punk why prog is still relevant, beautiful, complex, intelligent, challenging, and cannot and will not ever be killed. As for debut albums, this is one of the strongest I've heard from any band. Änglagård owns its stylistic influences, which is a good thing, but its the prog folk touches that really sell this album for me. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:31 PM.