What album are you listening to v.8

[Bluefish]

[ProfessorPeart]

Amazing EP

[Glasser]

Another classic! 

[jjrock88]

Journey- Raised on Radio

Whitesnake- Slide it In

Alice Cooper- Trash

[nick_z]

On a (recent) Paramore kick, today:



Any fans here on DTF?  I've always liked their earlier stuff, but I have to say I've been enjoying the way they have growing their sound too.

I finally got to check out their last album, This Is Why...it's pretty good! It has a nice, warm feeling to it (musically, at least). Lots of interesting ideas in a concise package. I think I like the second half better (Liar is quite a beautiful song, with Hayley Williams channeling her inner, um, Tori Amos? Sounds that way to me...)

With that, I went back to the two albums preceding this...I hadn't spent a lot of time with After Laughter, for some reason, but it's another cool album. Quite different-sounding. As for the self-titled, that one I'm very, very fond of. I guess it wasn't super well-received by long-time fans at the time...? Plus there was a fair amount of band drama surrounding it, but I think it's kind of their magnum opus...not necessarily their best, but it's such a sprawling set of songs, covering a lot of ground...and not always following an obvious direction. Not everything works, but there are so many good tunes. Part II was one of my favorite songs that year, actually. It's SO good combined with its prequel Let the Flames Begin - Williams is truly fantastic.

Oh, and the drumming on here is excellent - Ilan Rubin was guesting and he does an amazing job...maybe I'm crazy, but I always thought I heard some Peart-isms on the song Daydreaming.

Anyway...it was a good revisit....

[TAC]

For someone who didn't have time for my roulette, you sure are listening to a lot of albums...

[ReaperKK]

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

[nick_z]

For someone who didn't have time for my roulette, you sure are listening to a lot of albums...

Ha! Well, a lot of the listening happens either while I work, or during my train commute (the days I have to go into the office)...then sometimes I like to post random thoughts at the end of my day...

But yeah, it's been an especially busy few weeks, more or less starting when you guys all decided to start about 15 roulettes at the same time  As much as I would have loved to participate (to yours or Litho's, for example), I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep up and send stuff on time (I tend to overthink which songs to send...maybe to Litho-level overthinking, but still  )

Hopefully next time around...in the meantime, even if it's outside of a proper roulette, you can just take advantage of all my essential recommendations...especially something like Paramore, which I'm sure would be right up your alley 

[TAC]

You've made some recs this week that have me interested. I don't listen to anything else during my roulettes other than the submissions, but I'll have to scroll back when it's completed.

[Glasser]

I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. 

[LithoJazzoSphere]

I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. 

You really ought to join one of the next ones that comes up when either TAC's or Tomislav95's finishes up in a month or two.  Depending upon who is ready, ariich, lonestar, or Crow will be hosting the next one, and you can get in on the ground floor.  I used to post here a lot in the 00s, left for over a decade, and didn't come back until a year and a half ago, so it took me quite awhile to orient myself as well to how things work around here.  The roulettes seemed overwhelming at first to make sense of, but they're really not that bad to get used to, and I've found them utterly addicting.  If you're interested, maybe read along with one of the current ones to get a sense of how they work.  And keep an eye on this thread in particular, it's stickied and gives an idea of when roulettes are coming up. 

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43449.0

[twosuitsluke]

I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. 

Sign me up when you host!

On a (recent) Paramore kick, today:



Any fans here on DTF?  I've always liked their earlier stuff, but I have to say I've been enjoying the way they have growing their sound too.

I finally got to check out their last album, This Is Why...it's pretty good! It has a nice, warm feeling to it (musically, at least). Lots of interesting ideas in a concise package. I think I like the second half better (Liar is quite a beautiful song, with Hayley Williams channeling her inner, um, Tori Amos? Sounds that way to me...)

With that, I went back to the two albums preceding this...I hadn't spent a lot of time with After Laughter, for some reason, but it's another cool album. Quite different-sounding. As for the self-titled, that one I'm very, very fond of. I guess it wasn't super well-received by long-time fans at the time...? Plus there was a fair amount of band drama surrounding it, but I think it's kind of their magnum opus...not necessarily their best, but it's such a sprawling set of songs, covering a lot of ground...and not always following an obvious direction. Not everything works, but there are so many good tunes. Part II was one of my favorite songs that year, actually. It's SO good combined with its prequel Let the Flames Begin - Williams is truly fantastic.

Oh, and the drumming on here is excellent - Ilan Rubin was guesting and he does an amazing job...maybe I'm crazy, but I always thought I heard some Peart-isms on the song Daydreaming.

Anyway...it was a good revisit....

I only really listen to their first two albums. When Riot! came out my girlfriend at the time loved it, so I listened tonight a lot. I can only describe the drumming on that album as fun. I still listen tonight fairly regularly.

I've only heard the odd single since then and nothing really interested me.

[ReaperKK]

El Ten Eleven - Unusable Love

[nick_z]

I only really listen to their first two albums. When Riot! came out my girlfriend at the time loved it, so I listened tonight a lot. I can only describe the drumming on that album as fun. I still listen tonight fairly regularly.

Yeah, the drumming is generally good and handled by original member Zac Farro...he had left for a bit when the s/t came out, and they had Ilan Rubin play as a guest on that one. I enjoy his drumming...he's currently a member of Nine Inch Nails live band, I believe.

[Zydar]

Cheap Trick - In Color

[Deathless]

Inspired by some of the recent threads here in the General Music channel...

Blackfield - S/T
OSI - Blood
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd -The Division Bell

[Glasser]

I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. 

You really ought to join one of the next ones that comes up when either TAC's or Tomislav95's finishes up in a month or two.  Depending upon who is ready, ariich, lonestar, or Crow will be hosting the next one, and you can get in on the ground floor.  I used to post here a lot in the 00s, left for over a decade, and didn't come back until a year and a half ago, so it took me quite awhile to orient myself as well to how things work around here.  The roulettes seemed overwhelming at first to make sense of, but they're really not that bad to get used to, and I've found them utterly addicting.  If you're interested, maybe read along with one of the current ones to get a sense of how they work.  And keep an eye on this thread in particular, it's stickied and gives an idea of when roulettes are coming up. 

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43449.0

Thank you for the info Litho! Checking it out.

[hefdaddy42]

Marshall Gilkes Quartet - Edenderry

[ReaperKK]

Blackfield - Blackfield II

[ProfessorPeart]

Can't say it has any of my favorite songs from them on it, but this is easily my favorite album of theirs. Just solid from front to back.

[ReaperKK]

Blackfield - Blackfield V

[Glasser]

Phantom Elite - Blue Blood.

[NoseofNicko]

Sepultura’s worst album according to most people…

I don’t know if I’m just getting easier and easier to please with time, but I really like this.

[ReaperKK]

Beck - Sea Change

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Phantom Elite - Blue Blood.

How are you listening to this?  I don't see it on the major streaming services, and the release date is not for several weeks.  Their last album was amazing, but I was underwhelmed with the new singles so far. 

[twosuitsluke]

New Galneryus 



I don't generally check out new power metal releases, but these guys are great.

[hefdaddy42]

Chatham Rabbits - If You See Me Riding By

[Deathless]

Megadeth - The System Has Failed

[hefdaddy42]

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Souvenir

[ReaperKK]

Dream Theater - Score

[jjrock88]

Motley Crue- Shout at the Devil

Yes- 90125

Saxon- Rock the Nations

[hefdaddy42]

Brad Mehldau - Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5

[Glasser]

Phantom Elite - Blue Blood.

How are you listening to this?  I don't see it on the major streaming services, and the release date is not for several weeks.  Their last album was amazing, but I was underwhelmed with the new singles so far.

It comes out in 2 weeks. A friend let me hear the stream a few times. Its good but doesn't hit like Titanium.

[twosuitsluke]

[hefdaddy42]

OSI - Office of Strategic Influence