RIGHT. OKAY. I'm drunk, so I'm going to buy some albums now before I have second thoughts and realise that it's a very bad idea on my budget.
I'm currently thinking: Karnivool, The Dear Hunter, Brave New World, Powerslave, and Angel Dust. Everyone reckon that's a good place to start? Might drop BNW if the price is cranking up a bit.
The Decemberists are a pretty folky indie band, but on the album I suggested they go in a bit more of a prog direction without sounding dated. Its very cool. Mew is a very wintery-sounding band, and play around with weird arrangements a lot, so I guess experimental/alternative? Both are very good bands/albums.
I do like wintry music! I like having music to match the seasons, really. Black Holes and Revelations is a summer album, so I won't be listening to that for a while yet. I'll check samples of both, I like both of their names, which is a very shallow reason to give priority, but I've gotta work through in
some order!
Get In a Flesh Aquarium and Tightly Unwound.
I have both! Flesh is fantastic, Tightly is a little too derivative but I might listen to it a little more on your suggestion. In fact, I'll listen to it now.
The Pineapple Thief - described as a cross between Porcupine Tree and Radiohead
Nemo - dynamic hard rock, with some DT influence. Sung in French.
As for Queen, I'd recommend the first three albums; many people seem to go for Queen II, with good reason.
Alright, that's pretty cool. I have wanted to listen to some music in foreign languages for a while - forgot what it was that got me onto the idea, but it's one I'm keen on. I don't like how English has the priority, it feels more like it belongs to a different culture if it's sung in a different language, like you've been invited into someone else's little club, and that appeals to me.
So yes, definitely interested in Nemo!
robwebster @
1. The Bends is pretty similar to OK Computer soundwise, biggest difference i guess is that it has a bit rawer sound, but overall it's a solid rock-album.
2. Kid A is more electronic, and even though it has some characteristics from OK Computer/The Bends, the album overall is eletronic.
3. The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion by Dredg is imo their best, and the album that floats the best.
Catch Without Arms has awesome songs, but overall i think TPTPTD and El Cielo by Dredg are better, because they're more "wow-albums". (aka. albums that you wanna listen to from start to end, skipping tracks is hard)
Overall this album also has amazing production, and the sound is great.
Hopefully that cleared out some of your thoughts.
How is TPTPTD vocally? CWA did feel like a group of songs, rather than a consistent album, so I get what you mean. I think I would prefer The Parrot. I quite like the sound of The Bends, I might give that a little listen, next.
Is Kid A basically a mix between HTTT and OK Computer? Hail sounded kinda like the noise of a synthesiser committing suicide.
Rob, I think I know your tastes pretty well, and they've often seriously overlapped with mine in the past. Of the bands suggested in this thread so far, I'd say The Dear Hunter (Act III is my favourite album ever) and Amorphis (get any of their three albums) would be great!
Also, if you don't know it already, get After Forever's self-titled album.
Aha! Yes, I'd agree with that. You do have very good taste. And on that behalf I've decided TDH is one of the albums I'm gonna buy tonight.
What are Amorphis like? I remember 6:00 used to dig them, I think? Or 9:00 or ROH. Christ, there are a lot of cool people who disappeared. I kinda grouped those guys together and I'm sure
one of them really liked them. I've got Sky is Mine on my tooter, I wouldn't like to say where I got it from (I might have a friend who was impressed by a song!) but I remember digging it. Really cool artwork, too.
Again, cheers a billion, dudes!