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The Bends is britpop?

Corrian wrote:The Bends is britpop?

Yep, BritPop as a genre definition is kind of useless as it refers more to a movement than a particular sound/style - all you really needed was to be a guitar based band from Britain releasing albums between 1992-97 and you'd be lumped into the BritPop scene.

Radiohead's first two albums were released in 1993 and 1995 respectively, and they have always been associated with the other bands that came to prominence at that time. Of course, Radiohead didn't really hit their stride until OK Computer in 1997, by which time the BritPop movement was dying down, which is why they aren't thought of as much as a BritPop act as the likes of Blur & Oasis, who both had number one albums under their belts by 1994.

Creative Vikings wrote:So here's a list of most of the songs I've been listening to over the past two months or so, presented in not only glorious alphabetical order, but also in almost-cleverly-named catergories:

Afterlife - Arcade Fire
Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park
Bridge Burning - Foo Fighters
Bullets - Archive
Fury Oh Fury - Nico Vega
How the Leopard Got It's Spots - Portugal. The Man
Little Black Submarines - The Black Keys
Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire
Normal Person - Arcade Fire
Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Phlex - Blindspott
R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys
Reptilla - The Strokes
Serpents - Sharon van Etten
Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park
Short Change Hero - The Heavy
Sophie - Goodshirt
Waiting For the End - Linkin Park

Anti-You - Blue Stahli
Assassin - Muse
Change (In the House of Flies) - Deftones
Chop Suey - System of a Down
Coma - Blindspott
Engine No. 9 - Deftones
Faint - Linkin Park
Getting Away With Murder - Papa Roach
How I Could Just Kill a Man - Rage Against The Machine (Cypress Hill cover)
Killing in the Name - Rage Against The Machine
Lateralus - Tool
Leathers - Deftones
Lights Out - Breaking Benjamin
No More Sorrow - Linkin Park
Stockholm Syndrome - Muse
Papercut - Linkin Park
Teething - Deftones
Tempest - Deftones
The Diary of Jane - Breaking Benjamin
ULTRAnumb - Blue Stahli
When Worlds Collide - Powerman 5000
Your's Truly - Blindspott

Ålesund - Sun Kil Moon
Heron Blue - Sun Kil Moon
Iron - Woodkid
Little Shadow (Acoustic) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Red Like Roses - RWBY Original Soundtrack
Run Boy Run - Woodkid

I love the Linkin Park and Breaking Benjamin songs you listed.

You should NOT be listening to Britpop gubbins.
Wot you wans is brit popsike, Jimmehs. That is where the gold is.

Haywood Yablome wrote:You should NOT be listening to Britpop gubbins.
Wot you wans is brit popsike, Jimmehs. That is where the gold is.

I should be listening to whatever the fuck I want to be listening to.

Corrian wrote:

Haywood Yablome wrote:You should NOT be listening to Britpop gubbins.
Wot you wans is brit popsike, Jimmehs. That is where the gold is.

I should be listening to whatever the fuck I want to be listening to.

This, so much. Just listened to Kreator, right now Creedence Clearwater Revival, next might be raw black metal.

Cadonica wrote:This, so much. Just listened to Kreator, right now Creedence Clearwater Revival, next might be raw black metal.

Half their post made absolutely no sense to me, anyway.

Shove Piggy Shove wrote:

Corrian wrote:The Bends is britpop?

Yep, BritPop as a genre definition is kind of useless as it refers more to a movement than a particular sound/style - all you really needed was to be a guitar based band from Britain releasing albums between 1992-97 and you'd be lumped into the BritPop scene.

Radiohead's first two albums were released in 1993 and 1995 respectively, and they have always been associated with the other bands that came to prominence at that time. Of course, Radiohead didn't really hit their stride until OK Computer in 1997, by which time the BritPop movement was dying down, which is why they aren't thought of as much as a BritPop act as the likes of Blur & Oasis, who both had number one albums under their belts by 1994.

The Bends is already a solid 8+/10 album.

Alright guys, what do you guys think about dubstep and chillstep?

Havenburgh wrote:Alright guys, what do you guys think about dubstep and chillstep?

Terrible.

Havenburgh wrote:Alright guys, what do you guys think about dubstep and chillstep?

I have no idea what the hell chillstep is, but Dubstep can be good under the right circumstances. It just has become an extremely bastardized genre plagued with shitty crap that sounds identical to each other.

Mayane wrote:

Shove Piggy Shove wrote:
Yep, BritPop as a genre definition is kind of useless as it refers more to a movement than a particular sound/style - all you really needed was to be a guitar based band from Britain releasing albums between 1992-97 and you'd be lumped into the BritPop scene.

Radiohead's first two albums were released in 1993 and 1995 respectively, and they have always been associated with the other bands that came to prominence at that time. Of course, Radiohead didn't really hit their stride until OK Computer in 1997, by which time the BritPop movement was dying down, which is why they aren't thought of as much as a BritPop act as the likes of Blur & Oasis, who both had number one albums under their belts by 1994.

The Bends is already a solid 8+/10 album.

OK Computer was their first number one album is what I meant, not that it was their first good album. It was the album which really propelled them into wider public awareness, and as it came at the end of BritPop they're often viewed separately from the movement, even though it's where they started out.

Corrian wrote:

Cadonica wrote:This, so much. Just listened to Kreator, right now Creedence Clearwater Revival, next might be raw black metal.

Half their post made absolutely no sense to me, anyway.

I think he was saying to listen to the psychedelic pop of 60s Britain, not 90s Britpop.

Shove Piggy Shove wrote:

Mayane wrote:
The Bends is already a solid 8+/10 album.

OK Computer was their first number one album is what I meant, not that it was their first good album. It was the album which really propelled them into wider public awareness, and as it came at the end of BritPop they're often viewed separately from the movement, even though it's where they started out.

It's kinda silly to call early Radiohead Britpop but not Placebo.

Whenever I hear the word "chill" associated with music I automatically relate it to snapbacks and frat bros.

Meryuma wrote:

Shove Piggy Shove wrote:
OK Computer was their first number one album is what I meant, not that it was their first good album. It was the album which really propelled them into wider public awareness, and as it came at the end of BritPop they're often viewed separately from the movement, even though it's where they started out.

It's kinda silly to call early Radiohead Britpop but not Placebo.

It's a good thing I think of Placebo as BritPop too then

Nancy Boy is definitely regarded as a BritPop dong

Shove Piggy Shove wrote:Nancy Boy is definitely regarded as a BritPop dong

That was a great Freudian slip right there.

Ancient Magmia wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:One quick question for the music lovers here: What do you think of traditional music? (ex: bluegrass, enka, cumbia, and the like)

Not the kind of music I listen to often, but I enjoy it; more than I do a lot of the mainstream music that's out there. I love Bill Monroe's Blue Moon Of Kentucky
I've never heard of enka and cumbia though...guess I have more music to explore now.

Enka is traditional Japanese music, although there's a more electrified version of it being played now. It can be instrumental, but there are sung versions of it too.

Cumbia is part of traditional Latin American music, particularly Colombia and Mexico.

Havenburgh wrote:Alright guys, what do you guys think about dubstep and chillstep?

Dubstep to me sounds like the shitty music they play at night clubs and stuff: repetitive and annoying.
Never heard of chillstep though.

The REAL Glasers wrote:Whenever I hear the word "chill" associated with music I automatically relate it to snapbacks and frat bros.

I relate it to jazz, and for some reason I relate it to beatniks as well (maybe because of the jazz).

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Enka is traditional Japanese music, although there's a more electrified version of it being played now. It can be instrumental, but there are sung versions of it too.

Cumbia is part of traditional Latin American music, particularly Colombia and Mexico.

Interesting. Definitely something I'm going to check out.
Thanks.

Also, when I originally answered your question, I forgot that I like traditional Middle Eastern music. Music from the Ottoman era in particular (I assume that can be considered traditional) is something I find really enjoyable, and traditional Turkish music in general.

"I like traditional Middle Eastern music. Music from the Ottoman era in particular (I assume that can be considered traditional) is something I find really enjoyable, and traditional Turkish music in general."


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'88 Celestial Harmonies

Ancient Magmia wrote:

Havenburgh wrote:Alright guys, what do you guys think about dubstep and chillstep?

Dubstep to me sounds like the shitty music they play at night clubs and stuff: repetitive and annoying.
Never heard of chillstep though.

The REAL Glasers wrote:Whenever I hear the word "chill" associated with music I automatically relate it to snapbacks and frat bros.

I relate it to jazz, and for some reason I relate it to beatniks as well (maybe because of the jazz).

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Enka is traditional Japanese music, although there's a more electrified version of it being played now. It can be instrumental, but there are sung versions of it too.

Cumbia is part of traditional Latin American music, particularly Colombia and Mexico.

Interesting. Definitely something I'm going to check out.
Thanks.

Also, when I originally answered your question, I forgot that I like traditional Middle Eastern music. Music from the Ottoman era in particular (I assume that can be considered traditional) is something I find really enjoyable, and traditional Turkish music in general.

Oh, definitely. I would consider that to be in the category of traditional music. I'm afraid, though, that my only experience with Turkish music has been modern, with singers like Tarkan. But I would defintely give the traditional kind a try.

Guys, I'm really in love with Future Islands
Like
Really in love with them

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ee4bfu_t3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIIMS8c0Ym0

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Haywood Yablome wrote:BRIAN KEANE "SULYIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT" is a recommended lp.
'88 Celestial Harmonies

Sweet, I'll check it out. Thanks!

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Oh, definitely. I would consider that to be in the category of traditional music. I'm afraid, though, that my only experience with Turkish music has been modern, with singers like Tarkan. But I would defintely give the traditional kind a try.

My experience has just been like, two albums and random stuff I find on Youtube, so I don't really have a lot of recommendations for you.
But one was an album from the Lalezar Ensemble, which was glorious (can't remember the exact name, something along the lines of "Music of the Sultans and Sufis Vol. 1). They would probably be a good start. The second was from the Classical Arabic Orchestra of Aleppo, which was pretty good. They might be worth listening to as well.

There's also an album called Eastern Wind that has traditional music from multiple Middle Eastern cultures, as well as Armenian IIRC. I believe the artists are called The Qadim Ensemble. It's an amazing album.
Matter of fact, I feel like listening to it now...

So, I guess I did have a few recommendations.

Thafoo wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woabGFa_QQc

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I wouldn't say I'm an indie guy, but damn...that was awesome.

Meryuma wrote:

Shove Piggy Shove wrote:Nancy Boy is definitely regarded as a BritPop dong

That was a great Freudian slip right there.

Oops, that's what I get for posting on my phone!

I actually saw Placebo at V in 2001, great lineup that year - shame it's pretty much gone to shit these days