riffraff Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 9 hours ago, D-Money said: I actually liked Achtung Baby and Zooropa. But it's been a vast wasteland of yawns ever since. Some moments on achtung are acceptable especially considering it was a slight departure stylistically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 My guy's back at it. The rest of the album has to grow on me, but they always do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 10 hours ago, D-Money said: I actually liked Achtung Baby and Zooropa. But it's been a vast wasteland of yawns ever since. Same. I will say this about Achtung Baby, though. Unlike all their other records, it sounds incredibly dated. All their others, whether people like them or not (and I definitely understand both sides), most are pretty timeless in there sounds, even their bad/forgettable albums. But Achtung Baby, which I do very much like, stands out as a very “early 90s sound”, especially Mysterious Ways. I will say this about their new album, it’s actually their strongest in a long time. According to the history of it, in which they began recording 3 years ago, it was essentially ready to release a year ago. But Bono had some serious health issue apparently (life threatening) which he has not gone into detail about, and they went back and rewrote the lyrics to the entire album. All their albums in the last 25 years seem pretty impersonal. But the lyrics, you can tell, actually come from a real place, instead of a band/frontman who’s trying too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 10 hours ago, D-Money said: I actually liked Achtung Baby and Zooropa. But it's been a vast wasteland of yawns ever since. Alter Bridge is now what U2 started out being - great unique guitar riffs, strong vocals and meaningful lyrics. Somewhere Bono wanted to save the world and forgot about song writing and Dave's licks started to be more about the technology/pedals than the guitar. Tremonti and Kennedy are the current best pair in rock....period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Salacious Crumb Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 2015-12-31 at 8:12 AM, riffraff said: Hey I'm just having a bit of a laugh. Don't get too worked up. But keep it real Glassjaw. You said you like liked your rock dirty in some earlier posts - believe in a nirvana thread. axl is axl but the guy had more stage presence than most frontmen of any band. Slash can do whatever he wants because he is recognized as one of the best guitarists in modern times. He has more talent than the entire strokes lineup, their fashion consultants, photogs, their management team telling them how to pose as a "rock" band. The strokes are and were riding the wave of "rock revival" in the early 2000's playing regurgitated garage noise meanwhile either trying to, or genuinely looking disinterested in doing so. That video sums them up. Boring. The crowd is boring. The whole thing is a jerk off fashion school failure. Seriously, smoking while singing? Wow. Too cool for school and that act is plaid out too. tight pants? The strokes obviously are heavy dippers into their sisters closet. Gnr came out with a bunch of talent, an F off attitude, and put out some great songs in a short time span as one big, ugly, offensive train wreck. And then they imploded. basically ask yourself who you would have paid to see in the hay day. I know I wouldnt want to sit with the rest of those banana republic office jockeys for any money. Gimme drunken half wit long haired hesh heads and loose women named crystal and candy at a show any day all day. I saw gnr open for the Cult in ‘87. I was there for the Cult and got steamrolled at how energetic and fresh gnr were. Do womem still throw undergarments on stage at rock shows? Nah , the probably take selfies and annoy others by taping 90% of the show and not actually enjoy the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Yet another band I had kind of written off, only for them to release some of their best work... This is kind of like Preoccupations doing LCD Soundsystem - and I like it more than anything on American Dream. Definitely one of my favourite songs of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 This one is also very good - and surprisingly poppy. Sounds like a Cut Copy song at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Nirvanagut Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 LPs: 50: (Sandy) Alex G: Rocket 49: Run the Jewels: RJT3 48: Idles: Brutalism 47: White Reaper: The World’s Best American Band 46: Girlpool: Power Plant 45: Common Holly: Playing House 44: Aye Nako: Silver Haze 43: SZA: Ctrl 42: Slaughter Beach, Dog: Birdie 41: Annie Hardy: Rules 40: Hand Habits: Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void) 39: Liars: TFCF 38: Shilpa Ray: Door Girl 37: Moses Sumney: Aromanticism 36: The Living Eyes: Modern Living 35: Brand New: Science Fiction 34: Parlor Walls: Opposites 33: Lomelda: Thx 32: Dude York: Seriously 31: Lina Tullgren: Won 30: Japanese Breakfast: Soft Sounds From Another Planet 29: Hater: You Tried 28: Bedouine: Bedouine 27: Sevdaliza: Ison 26: Torres: Three Futures 25: Melkbelly: Nothing Valley 24: Downtown Boys: Cost of Living 23: Vince Staples: Big Fish Theory 22: The War on Drugs: A Deeper Understanding 21: Chelsea Wolfe: Hiss Spun 20: Chastity Belt: I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone 19: Big Thief: Capacity 18: PC Worship: Buried Wish 17: Ted Leo: The Hanged Man 16: Julien Baker: Turn Out the Lights 15: Tei Shi: Crawl Space 14: St. Vincent: Masseduction 13: Priests: Nothing Feels Natural 12: Vagabon: Infinite Worlds 11: EMA: Exile in the Outer Ring 10: Richard Edwards: Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset 09: Milk Music: Mystic 100’s 08: Grandaddy: Last Place 07: Sneaks: It’s a Myth 06: Wolf Parade: Cry Cry Cry 05: King Woman: Created in the Image of Suffering 04: Father John Misty: Pure Comedy 03: Protomartyr: Relatives in Descent 02: A. Savage: Thawing Dawn 01: Mount Eerie: A Crow Looked at Me EPs: 10: Dark Tea: Dark Tea 09: Amber Mark: 3:33am 08: The Deal: Feel 07: Vassals: Halogen Days 06: Art School Jocks: Art School Jocks 05: Yaeji: ep2 04: Bent: Mattress Springs 03: Patsy: LA Women 02: Girl Valley: Out, Cells On 01: Protruders: Steaming Pile/Dance Dancing Ape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Your Huckleberry Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I haven't listened to as many new releases this year as I have in the past, but this song/group is a standout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 absolutely immense, weird song: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beluga Whale Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Favourite albums from 2017: 1. Alvvays – Antisocialties 2. Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds from Another Planet 3. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN 4. Tyler, the Creator – Flower Boy 5. Lorde – Melodrama 6. Sampha – Process 7. Big Thief – Capacity 8. Fleet Foxes – Crack Up 9. Perfume Genius – No Shape 10. Slowdive – s/t 11. Jay-Z - 4:44 12. Bjork – Utopia 13. SZA – Crtl 14. Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins 15. Florist – If Blue Could Be Happiness 16. Jay Som – Everybody Works 17. Wolf Alice – Visions of a Life 18. Protomartyr – Relatives in Descent 19. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy 20. Alex Cameron – Forced Witness 21. Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder 22. Alex G – Rocky 23. Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory 24. BROCKHAMPTON – SATURATION II 25. Feist – Pleasure Fav songs: Bjork – Future Forever Frank Ocean – Chanel Japanese Breakfast – Road Head Alvvays – Dreams tonite/In Undertow Grizzly Bear – Losing All Sense Animal Collective – Man of Oil King Krule – Dum Surfer Fleet Foxes – Third of May Kendrick Lamar – DNA Big Thief - Mary Father John Misty – Pure Comedy Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete the Kisses Jay-Z – 4:44 Tyler, the Creator – 911/Lonely Protomartyr – Private Understanding Alex G - Alina Slowdive – Slomo Lorde – Green Light Sampha – No One Knows Me Like the Piano Mountain Goats – Rain in Soho Alex Cameron & Angel Olsen – Stanger’s Kiss SZA – Love Galore/Drew Barrymore Perfume Genius – Slip Away Sheer Mag – Need to Feel Your Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedalus Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I was going to wait til I have my final top 50 albums and tracks of 2017, but I haven't had time to rank everything yet (I listened to a lot of music in 2017). I haven't really been keeping track of this thread either but I do want to mention one album in my top 5 (possibly album of the year) by 22-year old Colter Wall from Saskatchewan. Here is a review from Exclaim: http://exclaim.ca/music/article/colter_wall-colter_wall Quote Armed with a voice like a gravel road in a dry season, Saskatchewan's Colter Wall sounds more like a world-weary troubadour than most actual world-weary troubadours. At only 21 years old, Wall's instrument may strike some as borrowed — even unearned. And yet, I'll be damned if he doesn't know how to use that impossible voice of his. Throughout his spare, acoustic self-titled debut, Wall spins tales of murder, lost love and working class politics with all the pretension of a wannabe dust bowler and the unfettered confidence of the real deal. (It helps immeasurably that he is aware of his insider/outsider role, and drops the occasional hint. Tellingly, his 2015 EP was called Imaginary Appalachia.) Since it's produced by Dave Cobb, the man behind the boards for just about every top-shelf Americana act these days, from Sturgill Simpson to Chris Stapleton, Lindi Ortega to Corb Lund, expect this album to get a lot of critical attention, but don't expect it to be a hit. This is raw, gritty music, stripped down and bare, full of a kind of grinding darkness that can be suffocating in its accumulation across 11 tracks. Wall falls on the folky side of the Americana divide, generally, and fans of Townes Van Zandt (whom he covers here) will be well served for sure. But there're some nods to Jerry Jeff Walker, David Allen Coe and others in the shambling troubadour tradition scattered throughout the record, a rare, confident, and remarkable debut from a talented newcomer. Here are some of the best tracks, in my opinion, off his new album: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Huge departure from what I’d typically listen to but I bought Sam Smith’s new album today and I enjoy the $@!& out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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