Author Topic: What album are you listening to? v.6 (Read 479161 times)

Big Hath · « **Reply #6195 on:** July 15, 2020, 09:58:18 AM »

WHAT ABOUT LEE MORGAN??

TAC · « **Reply #6196 on:** July 15, 2020, 10:07:08 AM »

Gee, I must've misplaced that one somewhere.

Sacul · « **Reply #6197 on:** July 15, 2020, 01:24:18 PM »

Went into this expecting some ok vintage folk and found some weird-ass avant-jazz, experimental rock instead. Ain't even mad, this is kinda cool.

jjrock88 · « **Reply #6198 on:** July 15, 2020, 01:34:49 PM »

Stryper- Against the Law

AC/DC- High Voltage

Krokus- Definitive Collection

Rush- Moving Pictures

Big Hath · « **Reply #6199 on:** July 16, 2020, 12:05:27 AM »

HOF · « **Reply #6200 on:** July 16, 2020, 12:25:26 AM »

Just finished off the McStine & Minnemann album and also Randy’s solo collection “Idle” and man that kid is something else.

Zydar · « **Reply #6201 on:** July 16, 2020, 02:36:02 AM »

ReaperKK · « **Reply #6202 on:** July 16, 2020, 06:26:34 AM »

Korn - Follow The Leader

romdrums · « **Reply #6203 on:** July 16, 2020, 08:39:16 AM »

My favorite of the reunion era.

Lowdz · « **Reply #6204 on:** July 16, 2020, 08:42:00 AM »

Intervals - The Space Between, A Voice Within

Nili Brosh - Through The Looking glass

Andey Kolorev - Under The Same Sun

EPICVIEW · « **Reply #6205 on:** July 16, 2020, 11:03:09 AM »

Close to the Edge - YES

Nachtmerrie · « **Reply #6206 on:** July 16, 2020, 12:18:55 PM »

Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Eric Gilette - The Great Unknown
Swallow the Sun - When a Shadow is Forced Into the Light
Gojira - l'Enfant Sauvage

NoseofNicko · « **Reply #6207 on:** July 16, 2020, 05:35:50 PM »

Sacul · « **Reply #6208 on:** July 16, 2020, 06:07:26 PM »

I think I haven't listened to it since it was released

NoseofNicko · « **Reply #6209 on:** July 16, 2020, 07:19:47 PM »

Definitely not the best thing they’ve done but the last track (Anthem for No State) is pretty awesome.

TAC · « **Reply #6210 on:** July 16, 2020, 07:55:05 PM »

Big Hath · « **Reply #6211 on:** July 17, 2020, 12:09:41 AM »

ReaperKK · « **Reply #6212 on:** July 17, 2020, 06:23:11 AM »

Bent Knee - Land Animal

romdrums · « **Reply #6213 on:** July 17, 2020, 09:16:05 AM »

Dropped today, and it's awesome.

NoseofNicko · « **Reply #6214 on:** July 17, 2020, 12:21:59 PM »

Sweven - The Eternal Resonance

Probably still the best metal album of the year.

jjrock88 · « **Reply #6215 on:** July 17, 2020, 01:53:36 PM »

Van Halen- 1984

Kiss- Animalize

Guns n Roses- Appetite for Destruction

Iron Maiden- Live After Death

TAC · « **Reply #6216 on:** July 17, 2020, 01:58:27 PM »

Quote from: NoseofNicko on July 17, 2020, 12:21:59 PM

Sweven - The Eternal Resonance

Probably still the best metal album of the year.

This album is really cool.

Quote from: jjrock88 on July 17, 2020, 01:53:36 PM

Van Halen- 1984

Kiss- Animalize

Guns n Roses- Appetite for Destruction

Iron Maiden- Live After Death

As are these!

Evermind · « **Reply #6217 on:** July 17, 2020, 02:05:08 PM »

mike099 · « **Reply #6218 on:** July 17, 2020, 02:45:09 PM »

Quote from: Evermind on July 17, 2020, 02:05:08 PM

Great album. How do you like the other 2 before this one? I love Monarchy, but the first one not as much. They need to get in the studio.

Crow · « **Reply #6219 on:** July 17, 2020, 04:19:14 PM »

Quote from: Evermind on July 17, 2020, 02:05:08 PM

there's not a chance in hell you actually enjoyed this, right

allewartenaufdaslicht_ · « **Reply #6220 on:** July 17, 2020, 08:44:35 PM »

About 7 years ago when I was still in school I was struggling with an algebra class. Via some flyer on a street corner I found this nice but weird guy, he claimed to be a self-taught mathematician and help out students for relatively small money. So I started meeting him twice a week at his place and he helped me get better at my class. We would just work on math problems for hours and during that time he always made green tea with soy milk and played music that back then I just perceived as extremely weird.

Most of what he played turned out to be by Jon Hassel, as I learned a couple years later. Somehow it really helped with what we were doing. We rarely took breaks and worked one problem after another and the music functioned as an atmospheric soundscape that was just going on the whole time... it kept us concentrated and left only little space for conversation or distraction... This album in particular left a huge impression on me. It was my first contact with music of the experimental ambient spectrum ever. Now, years later I am a gigantic fan of Hassels work. In my opinion, he is the absolute master of creating a weird and simultaneously soothing atmosphere sonically.

This album is called "Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street". Back in school, the title track used to be stuck in my head for days... It makes me feel lonely but somehow it also makes the loneliness seem okay - maybe even comfortable. It's hard to explain and this might be extremely subjective, depending on your individual environment while listening, but I think that's exactly what I love so much about ambient music. It leaves air for you to use it to nuance a moment with a layer of sound that changes the way you perceive the situation. Once you get into this, it is highly addictive - and Jon Hassels music, this album in particular, work perfectly in this context.

Anyway sorry for the tiring monologue but maybe some people here enjoy this kind of music as much as I do and/or use it for the same purpose.

Cheers

Big Hath · « **Reply #6221 on:** July 18, 2020, 12:47:58 AM »

wolfking · « **Reply #6222 on:** July 18, 2020, 02:23:48 AM »

Dynazty - The Dark Delight.

Love it.

Evermind · « **Reply #6223 on:** July 18, 2020, 02:31:45 AM »

Quote from: Cyril on July 17, 2020, 04:19:14 PM

there's not a chance in hell you actually enjoyed this, right

I actually did enjoy parts of it enough so I'll probably come back to this. I guess I just need to be in the mood for this kind of music. I really liked The Silent Life, the title track and the closer. Everything else is kinda a blur but I remember enjoying some parts of the album between these songs.

mike099 · « **Reply #6224 on:** July 18, 2020, 06:32:08 AM »

Quote from: Evermind on July 18, 2020, 02:31:45 AM

Quote from: Cyril on July 17, 2020, 04:19:14 PM
there's not a chance in hell you actually enjoyed this, right

I actually did enjoy parts of it enough so I'll probably come back to this. I guess I just need to be in the mood for this kind of music. I really liked The Silent Life, the title track and the closer. Everything else is kinda a blur but I remember enjoying some parts of the album between these songs.

Evermind, try this album by the band. Do you generally tolerate harsh vocals?

Rivers of Nihil - Monarchy

mike099 · « **Reply #6225 on:** July 18, 2020, 06:35:38 AM »

I am really loving this album

Rannoch - Reflections upon darkness

Evermind · « **Reply #6226 on:** July 18, 2020, 06:40:42 AM »

Quote from: mike099 on July 18, 2020, 06:32:08 AM

Quote from: Evermind on July 18, 2020, 02:31:45 AM
Quote from: Cyril on July 17, 2020, 04:19:14 PM
there's not a chance in hell you actually enjoyed this, right

I actually did enjoy parts of it enough so I'll probably come back to this. I guess I just need to be in the mood for this kind of music. I really liked The Silent Life, the title track and the closer. Everything else is kinda a blur but I remember enjoying some parts of the album between these songs.

Evermind, try this album by the band. Do you generally tolerate harsh vocals?

Rivers of Nihil - Monarchy

Sorry, missed your reply. Harsh vocals are hit or miss with me and I can't quite pinpoint what I like and what I don't. I love Agalloch's Ashes Against the Grain and The Mantle, I love The Reticent's On the Eve of a Goodbye. I would say I liked Where Owls Know My Name but I need more listens to really determine that.

I'll check out Monarchy from your recommendation for sure though, this band feels like it has potential.

Cyril, I should really revisit Sunless Dawn I guess

Sacul · « **Reply #6227 on:** July 18, 2020, 06:57:36 AM »

Quote from: allewartenaufdaslicht_ on July 17, 2020, 08:44:35 PM

About 7 years ago when I was still in school I was struggling with an algebra class. Via some flyer on a street corner I found this nice but weird guy, he claimed to be a self-taught mathematician and help out students for relatively small money. So I started meeting him twice a week at his place and he helped me get better at my class. We would just work on math problems for hours and during that time he always made green tea with soy milk and played music that back then I just perceived as extremely weird.

Most of what he played turned out to be by Jon Hassel, as I learned a couple years later. Somehow it really helped with what we were doing. We rarely took breaks and worked one problem after another and the music functioned as an atmospheric soundscape that was just going on the whole time... it kept us concentrated and left only little space for conversation or distraction... This album in particular left a huge impression on me. It was my first contact with music of the experimental ambient spectrum ever. Now, years later I am a gigantic fan of Hassels work. In my opinion, he is the absolute master of creating a weird and simultaneously soothing atmosphere sonically.

This album is called "Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street". Back in school, the title track used to be stuck in my head for days... It makes me feel lonely but somehow it also makes the loneliness seem okay - maybe even comfortable. It's hard to explain and this might be extremely subjective, depending on your individual environment while listening, but I think that's exactly what I love so much about ambient music. It leaves air for you to use it to nuance a moment with a layer of sound that changes the way you perceive the situation. Once you get into this, it is highly addictive - and Jon Hassels music, this album in particular, work perfectly in this context.

Anyway sorry for the tiring monologue but maybe some people here enjoy this kind of music as much as I do and/or use it for the same purpose.

Cheers

Sounds up my alley, I'll add it to my to-listen list, thanks for sharing

Buddyhunter1 · « **Reply #6228 on:** July 18, 2020, 11:17:51 AM »

Quote from: mike099 on July 18, 2020, 06:35:38 AM

I am really loving this album

Rannoch - Reflections upon darkness

Does this get better after the first few songs? I tried listening to it for a bit and didn't really get the hype - sounded pretty generic to me

mike099 · « **Reply #6229 on:** July 18, 2020, 12:28:17 PM »

Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on July 18, 2020, 11:17:51 AM

Quote from: mike099 on July 18, 2020, 06:35:38 AM
I am really loving this album

Rannoch - Reflections upon darkness

Does this get better after the first few songs? I tried listening to it for a bit and didn't really get the hype - sounded pretty generic to me
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I can see how the album can be called generic, but the music, vocals and production moved me like Burden of Life - The Makeshift Conqueror and Wilderun - Sleep at the Edge of the Earth.

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Author Topic: What album are you listening to? v.6 (Read 479161 times)