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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Aug Fri 10, 2018 7:58 am

I must admit Curt's videos visually are unparallelled. Keep finding these brillianty photgraphed pieces of "music" please.

Here's one from the vault although in terms of cinematography I don't hold a candle to C.

I find this next artist utterly fascinating

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby topmeasure » Aug Fri 10, 2018 12:20 pm

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby ctaulbee » Aug Tue 14, 2018 10:30 pm

The Pretty Reckless - Going To Hell
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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Aug Wed 15, 2018 12:03 pm

The Best rock band of the 21st century and creators of one of the best albums of all time in "This Is It", here's The Strokes


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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Sep Sat 15, 2018 3:04 pm

This new american band is smoking awesome. they sound just like Led Zeppellin

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby VincentLupo » Sep Sat 15, 2018 3:42 pm

I like. :)
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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Sep Sun 16, 2018 3:03 pm

ctaulbee wrote:I'm not really a fan, I'm not moved by it, nothing special there if you ask me.

Her voice is not particularity memorable, she can sing but so can a lot of others I don't listen too.

The music has a very heavy electronic sound, the bass track for example is way over enhanced no doubt intentionally for "club play" but makes for terrible listening IMHO.

The lyrics are just ramblings:

[Chorus]

[Interlude]
Take me out to the future
Just so I can look back into the past

[Chorus]

[Interlude]
Oh God I was strange now weren't I?
I hope that when I look back I will laugh

[Bridge]
I feel I'm losing control of my body
Control of my moods and my decisions and my money
I don't want to come undone
I am set to self-destruct

[Chorus]
I hope my body gets better
Do I mean my body or my mind?
I hate the word "forever"
I hate the word "change"
I just need time
Give me time
Space and time

They really have no real meaning (in my view and are just floated out there for open interpretation) whats worse is they really get lost in the constant (annoying) drone beat of the electronic bass heavy club music.

Taken as a whole no worse and no better than a lot of other music out there but just falls flat for me and does not make me want to seek out more by them or even listen to this track again for that matter.

I thought the photography in the video was kind of cool but it's meaning like the song is confusing too because it lacks direction--intended to be that way I'm sure.

But the question remains is she late?, is she running away?, is she lost?, is she being chased by zombies? is she doing a morning run in a wedding dress?, is she dreaming of running endlessly?, just lot's of possibilities but few answers it seems lol.


There you go a uncensored review as per your request  :D



To me they have meaning and it's very simple. Someone ho's not comfortable in their own skin and are lacking, maybe momentarily, in life, of an identity. She's not sure of her own decisions.

As to the music of the song I won't argue with that. I feel they're one of the most refreshing rock bands to come on the scene in years. You don't. Opinions



One thing I'll say. I hate that hip hop is everywhere. Blacks are like ruling the world with this appalable sound and lyrics about taking 10 shots to the chest or whatever. I don't care. I hope hip dies a fast death. I never want to hear it again. Never, ever have I liked rap.
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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby ctaulbee » Sep Mon 17, 2018 3:44 pm

alienmem wrote:I hope hip dies a fast death. I never want to hear it again. Never, ever have I liked rap.


Only the good die young (sounds like a song title)

so Hip-Hop and Rap will live forever...


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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby ctaulbee » Sep Mon 17, 2018 3:47 pm

It was a song title, how about that...

Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young (from Live at Shea Stadium)


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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Sep Mon 17, 2018 4:33 pm

ctaulbee wrote:It was a song title, how about that...

Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young (from Live at Shea Stadium)



Yeah, not seldomnly do I find myself talking stuff from music, films or even borrowed from my own experiences. happens a lot

Like I don't like Bon Jovi but I grew up with 2 major albums on my mind of which I knew all the lyrics. i even wrote them down on a piece of paper. Me and my friend Steve when I was still living in Connecticut

They were Michal Jackson's Bad. I was always singing "Man in the mirror". i was obsessed and Bon Jovi's self titled debut album. Mainly "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Living on a prayer".

I use that expression you give love a bad name a lot, with friends
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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Sep Thu 20, 2018 5:32 pm

I know my stuff, man! Wolf Alice, my favorite band, just won minutes ago the Mercury Award for best british album of the year. Wolf Alice!!

Rembember the name. Wolf Alice.




Here is their live performance (one of the pop-iest tunes on the album)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby topmeasure » Sep Sun 23, 2018 1:53 pm

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby ctaulbee » Oct Sat 06, 2018 7:33 pm

Filling a shout box request by Foggy  :-%

Toby Keith - As Good As I Once Was

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Oct Mon 15, 2018 8:04 am

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Oct Mon 15, 2018 4:02 pm

Here's Snot- I just Lie (audio only- this is a music thread after all.)


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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby ctaulbee » Oct Mon 15, 2018 4:09 pm

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby alienmem » Oct Mon 15, 2018 4:18 pm

This track is just the best Bush has ever released imo
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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby ctaulbee » Oct Mon 15, 2018 4:47 pm

The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

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Re: What are you listening to?

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Re: What are you listening to?

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby topmeasure » Oct Thu 25, 2018 4:56 pm

Pink - Secrets.

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby nichart » Oct Wed 31, 2018 6:42 am

Jinjer - I Speak Astronomy



Going to see them next week. Super excited.
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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby chouette » Nov Thu 01, 2018 7:05 pm

Just watched the live musical concert of Jesus Christ Superstar on DVD. The music was very close to the original one back in the 70's but in a more modern days. They all did a fantastic job with great music, great choreography, fantastic singers and a nice treat by Alice Cooper. But the one that stole the show was Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene with the song "I Don't Know How to Love Him". Sorry if the video is poor, but the music is good.

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Re: What are you listening to?

Postby chouette » Nov Thu 01, 2018 7:12 pm

On a side note, I can't blame you guys for watching CT's video with more enthusiasm than mine, lol
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Re: What are you listening to?

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