Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

[yo man im awesome]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

by the way, what's your favorite song off that album? Mine is Fistful of Steel. I'm curious.

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

In order :
- Wake Up
- Killing in the Name (althought very overplayed)
- Freedom
- Fistful of Steel
- Bombtrack
- Know Your Enemy
- Bullet in the Head
- Take the Power Back
- Township Rebellion
- Settle for Nothing

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Day Fifty-Nine - January 28th, 2014
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塊フォルテッシモ魂 (Katamari Fortissimo Damacy) by Various Artists (recommended by omega_grunt666)

1. Katamari Nah-Nah (ナナナン塊)
2. Katamari on the Rocks - Main Theme (塊オンザロック～メインテーマ)
3. Overture
4. The Moon & the Prince (月と王子)
5. Fugue #7777 (フーガ#7777)
6. Lonely Rolling Star
7. Walking on a Star! (ステキ星のさんぽはステキ)
8. Katamari Mambo (Katamari Syndrome Re-mix) (Katamari Mambo～塊シンドロームMix)
9. You Are Smart
10. Gin & Tonic & Red Red Roses (真っ赤なバラとジントニック)
11. Wanda Wanda
12. Que Sera Sera (ケ・セラ・セラ)
13. Angel Gifts (天使風味の贈り物)
14. Roll Me In (カタマりたいの)
15. Katamari☆Stars (カタマリ☆スターズ)
16. Cherry Tree Times (さくらいろの季節)
17. Lovely Angel (ラブリーエンジェル)
18. Stardust Fanfare (サターダスト・ファンファーレ)
19. The Last Samba (さいごにサンバ)
20. Katamari of Love - Ending Theme (愛のカタマリ～エンディングテーマ)
21. Katamari March Damacy (塊マーチ魂)

Gonna make it quick, I'm working on some stuff right now. Just gonna say that this is probably one of the best video game soundtrack around. Along with the Silent Hill OST, it's one of the few I can listen out of their context.
It has a lovely distinctive sound, extremely catchy and the melodies are wonderful. It's extremely diverse and borrows elements from a ton of different genres and somehow make it work with a distinct signature. Some of the songs are definitely better than others : Katamari on the Rocks, Lonely Rolling Star or Que Sera Sera, but it's mostly consistent from start to finish. The perfect complement for an innovative video game.

My rating : ★★★★★★★★☆☆

[Arkuski]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Since I see you already enjoy Madvillainy, can you replace that with:

Philip Glass, Uakti - Aguas da Amazonia

thanks, keep it up with the great reviews!

[Nick Skyline]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Whoop, found some more.

* Tool - Lateralus
* Tool - 10,000 Days
* Sharpnelsound - OTAKUSPEEDVIBE [SRPC-0030]
* V.A. - Dark Side [DCRPS044]
* V.A. - Princess Ghibli - Imaginary Flying Machines
* V.A. - Princess Ghibli II - Imaginary Flying Machines

Also, could you replace "Tsubame: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 12" with:
* Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Done!

[GammaBlaster]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Also, could you replace "Tsubame: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 12" with:
* Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Day Sixty - January 29th, 2014
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Brave New World by Iron Maiden (recommended by Hakulyte)

1. The Wicker Man
2. Ghost of the Navigator
3. Brave New World
4. Blood Brothers
5. The Mercenary
6. Dream of Mirrors
7. The Fallen Angel
8. The Nomad
9. Out of the Silent Planet
10. The Thin Line Between Love and Hate

I haven't listened to Virtual XI or The X Factor yet, so, it's like they never changed vocalist at all. Brave New World feels to me it was made after Fear of the Dark...
One thing for sure, they don't have the same energy as before. It's less explosive and spontaneous than their first albums, but is a bit more mature and balanced. I felt they were more influenced by different genres over the years. Some of the songs, Out of the Silent Planet and particularly The Mercenary, are extremely repetitive. I could name Blood Brothers and Dream of Mirrors as some of my favourite Iron Maiden songs.

My rating : ★★★★★★★★☆☆

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Day Sixty-One - January 30th, 2014
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Empty the Bones of You by Chris Clark (recommended by Crazyjayde)

1. Indigo Optimus
2. Holiday as Brutality
3. Empty the Bones of You
4. Early Moss
5. Tyre
6. Tycan
7. Wolf
8. Slow Spines
9. Umbilical Hut
10. Farewell Track
11. Sun Too Slow
12. Gavel (Obliterated)
13. Gob Coitus
14. Betty

Maybe listening to Clark's discography in reverse was a bad idea. I've started with Totems Flare around 2010, and I really liked the unique dark vigorous atmosphere. Then I listened to Body Riddle and was a bit mildly disappointed, because I was expecting the same sound. But I still need to listen to it again, to give it a proper and fair listen. Then, Crazyjayde recommended this album thinking that maybe I could like it...

I did like it, at times. It's more quiet and restrained than I was wishing. The ambient sections are nice, but by no mean extraordinary. His strength, or what makes Clark's music interesting, is the way he can create downbeat feelings with intricate and complex compositions. Although, it's present at times in the ambient tracks (Betty for example), it's more evident in the most rhythmic tracks : Holiday as Brutality, Gavel (Obliterated) and Gob Coitus. Btw, Gob Coitus was accompanied with a very interesting music video - and on a side note, there's a parallel to make with Herr Barr, same theme (animal vs human) but treated differently.

My rating : ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

[rayword45]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Please add Morning Phase - Beck to the watchlist.

If I'm correct that goes to the shitlist after my next album choice review.

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

It depends, I always take the first album in the watchlist to put it the shortlist (that would be Big Star - #1 Record), unless you tell me an order.

Big Star - #1 Record
Big Star - 3rd
Big Star - Radio City
Earth - Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
Big Black - Songs About Fucking
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man
Beck - Morning Phase

[rayword45]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Beck - Morning Phase
Big Black - Songs About Fucking
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Earth - Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (lololol)
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Big Star - #1 Record
Big Star - 3rd
Big Star - Radio City

If I can just say "Big Star - Discography" then remove the last 3 and put that in between Beck and Big Black

[DossarLX ODI]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Lauren Bousfield - Avalon Vales

I mentioned this a while ago but it never got added to the OP so I got confused on how this review process works.

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

I completely missed it. I remember seeing the cover, but I don't understand how I went over it. :/

[ninjaKIWI]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

I seriously wish people would stop recommending a buttload of albums by one artist.