Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

[L.B.D.D]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

that's an F

HeHhh

[moches]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

that's an F

HeHhh

actually speaking as a music critic (das right !!!) a 5/10 is usually dead average, close to a C

this is how I'd think of it personally:

9/10 - A
7/10 - B
5/10 - C
3/10 - D
1/10 - F

with everything in between being able to fit into either grade around it (i.e. a 6/10 could be either a B- or a C+ depending on how I feel)

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Added this into the OP :

1-worst
2-very bad
3-bad
4-poor
5-correct
6-good
7-very good
8-excellent
9-near perfection
10-masterpiece

[DossarLX ODI]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Avalon Vales by Lauren Bousfield

[L.B.D.D]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Added this into the OP :

1-worst
2-very bad
3-bad
4-poor
5-correct
6-good
7-very good
8-excellent
9-near perfection
10-masterpiece

there we go

everybody has their different levels of good/bad so that scale rly helps us understand your rating

[t-rogdor]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

that's honestly a pretty fair review. to be honest, there's no "ultimate goal" in vaporwave. the vague anti-captialist statements you might have heard about the genre mostly came from Internet Club, who was nothing more than another Eccojams Derivative bedroom producer and happened to be a marxist fuckwit. so when/if you review Eccojams, try and remember the the politically charged bits you might've heard about were well into vaporwave's lifespan and not at its core. if anything, it's more like "chopped and screwed for white kids"

[Crazyjayde]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Thanks for the clarifications trog. I, for one, couldn't get around the pseudo-political discourse of the genre and how it came to life.

+1 for Igorrr's Hallelujah and Lauren Bousfield. Plenty of albums I'm supposed to listen to have been suggested. It's as if I don't really have to make any effort.

[Coolboyrulez0]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

ooo hallelujah is superb cant wait to see nonames reaction to it

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

I've already listened to it. Won't say anything before the review.

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Forgot to respond :

that's honestly a pretty fair review. to be honest, there's no "ultimate goal" in vaporwave. the vague anti-captialist statements you might have heard about the genre mostly came from Internet Club, who was nothing more than another Eccojams Derivative bedroom producer and happened to be a marxist fuckwit. so when/if you review Eccojams, try and remember the the politically charged bits you might've heard about were well into vaporwave's lifespan and not at its core. if anything, it's more like "chopped and screwed for white kids"

Hmm. It was easy for me to fall for that idea, there was a shitton of articles that mentioned this when I googled "vaporwave". I guess when people are trying to define a new genre, they're making false assumptions to compensate with a lack of sources. I'll be prudent and not generalize reviews on some lousy concepts next time.

[Arkuski]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

I liked the review!

It's so strange how defining vaporwave completely transcends the music itself. If you want to critically analyze an album like Floral Shoppe, it's almost a requirement to discuss the vaporwave scene and how that supposedly builds into the music. If you just wanted to talk about the music, you'd realize there isn't much to talk about.

Don't worry though, I think Eccojams is the superior album and I think you'll like it more. Also, last night I listened to 情報デスクVIRTUAL and Laserdisc Visions, both of which were fairly strange. Anyone else have preferred releases from Beer on the Rug?

EDIT: I didn't realize t-rog had Eccojams on his list as well. You can replace my Eccojams with Mr. Meeble - Never Trust the Chinese so that all of my choices are on the shortlist.

[EzExZeRo7497]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Little suggestion, you should tally up the scores for the albums recommended by one person and have an average, that'd be interesting to see.

[L.B.D.D]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

in b4 somebody has 1/10

[noname219]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Day Eleven - December 11th, 2013
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Sonic Temple by The Cult (recommended by freakysnots)

1. Sun King
2. Fire Woman
3. American Horse
4. Edie (Ciao Baby)
5. Sweet Soul Sister
6. Soul Asylum
7. New York City
8. Automatic Blues
9. Soldier Blue
10. Wake Up Time for Freedom

The Cult (not to confuse with The Cure) is a hard rock band (earlier post-punk/gothic rock) from UK that gain relative mainstream success in the United Kingdom and in United States as well. They are still active today and are working on their tenth LP. Sonic Temple was the follower of Electric, which marked a stylist change in their career.

From the start, the first songs hit like a ton of brick. It's straightforward, they don't fuck around. They can create some solid infectious hooks, like in Sweet Soul Sister or in Fire Woman. The guitarist (Billy Duffy) does the job well, he has some excellent hard rock solos, shredding a minute before the end in American Horse, havng some cool short passages in Fire Woman or pulling off some sweet riffs in Sweet Soul Sister or in Sun King. He doesn't disappoint. The vocalist, Ian Astbury, has a powerful voice, a very strong presence, emblematic of the music. Some screams here and there, he really made me think about Glenn Danzig.

On the bad side, all of the songs follow the same pattern and shares the same ideas. After the first 5 songs, I found it a bit repetitive. There are bridges with a few new elements, Soldier Blue have a piano section for the only time (if I heard right), Sweet Soul Sister has a nice short bass passage and there's even an appearance from Iggy Pop in New York City. Overall, the first half is stronger, but not by much.

If you love hard rock, you won't be disappointed, but if you're unfamiliar with the style, listening the album in one session will probably be a bit tiresome.

My rating : ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Little suggestion, you should tally up the scores for the albums recommended by one person and have an average, that'd be interesting to see.

Not sure if I should do this. Erh, will see how the project turn out after a few more reviews.

I'm adding a ranking on the first post too.

edit :

1. Room(s) by Machinedrum - ★★★★★★★★ (8)
2. Entities by Pomegranate Tiger - ★★★★★★★ (7)
3. Sonic Temple by The Cult - ★★★★★★★ (7)
4. The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance - ★★★★★★★ (7)
5. Nuojuva Halava by Ous Mal - ★★★★★★ (6)
6. City of Evil by Avenged Sevenfold - ★★★★★★ (6)
7. Digital-Dance by Software - ★★★★★★ (6)
8. Certified Air Raid Material by edIT - ★★★★★★ (6)
9. Floral Shoppe by Macintosh Plus - ★★★★★ (5)
10. Weapon in Mind by Maria Mena - ★★★★★ (5)
11. Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy by Mindless Self Indulgence - ★★★ (3)

[AlexDest]

Re: Need music recommendations | 1 year challenge

Actually could you take out this album that I recommended: Happy Birthday! by Modeselektor