General Music Discussion

[Oterro]

I try and avoid leftist music, due to a lot it being crap or fully of inconsistencies like Immortal Technique.

Question, does anyone care about the politics of their music or musicians?

I can't tell what you're saying, do you hate right wing music or left wing music or what.

If it's good enough I don't care.

Most political music is gash though.

[Bengera]

I don't care about politics. Their prerogative, not mine.

[Azrael]

Unless said politically-driven lyricism is obscene and ruins the music in someway, I don't really care about it.

[Astrolinium]

Verdi
Tchaikovsky
Stravinsky
Shostakovich
Mussorgsky
Wagner
King

'Nuff said.

[Azrael]

So, what's everyone's opinions on rap (any kinds)? I saw that rap being dead thread and was wondering what your opinions are on it, but I didn't think it would be fitting to ask this over there. So do you like rap? Do you have favorite kinds of rap? Favorite rappers?

[Oterro]

So, what's everyone's opinions on rap (any kinds)? I saw that rap being dead thread and was wondering what your opinions are on it, but I didn't think it would be fitting to ask this over there. So do you like rap? Do you have favorite kinds of rap? Favorite rappers?

Like some of Kanye West's stuff.

Love Straight Outta Compton.

Ehhh Death Grips sound interesting. real dark like. Not very knowledgeable when it comes to hip hop unfortunately.

oh and gorillaz are great.

[Azrael]

So, what's everyone's opinions on rap (any kinds)? I saw that rap being dead thread and was wondering what your opinions are on it, but I didn't think it would be fitting to ask this over there. So do you like rap? Do you have favorite kinds of rap? Favorite rappers?

Like some of Kanye West's stuff.

Love Straight Outta Compton.

Ehhh Death Grips sound interesting. real dark like. Not very knowledgeable when it comes to hip hop unfortunately.

oh and gorillaz are great.

Yeah, I'm very hip hop impaired I guess (I don't listen to it that much, but I tend to like some stuff I come across). I do like some of the old rap stuff, and Kanye's recent album is pretty cool as well.

[Bengera]

Like some of Kanye West's stuff.

Love Straight Outta Compton.

Ehhh Death Grips sound interesting. real dark like. Not very knowledgeable when it comes to hip hop unfortunately.

oh and gorillaz are great.

Yeah, I'm very hip hop impaired I guess (I don't listen to it that much, but I tend to like some stuff I come across). I do like some of the old rap stuff, and Kanye's recent album is pretty cool as well.

Illmatic
All Eyez On Me
Life After Death
It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
The Chronic
Doggystyle
Paid In Full
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
The Blueprint
Return Of The Boom Bap
Criminal Minded
Straight Outta Compton
Things Fall Apart
Undun
Raising Hell
Midnight Marauders

A little starters guide to hip-hop.

[North Wiedna]

I'm more into trip-hop than hip-hop tbh. Gorillaz, Nas, Nujabes, Cunninlynguists, and De La Soul really hit my fancy.

[Vloomar]

I'm more into trip-hop than hip-hop tbh. Gorillaz, Nas, Nujabes, Cunninlynguists, and De La Soul really hit my fancy.

None of those are really trip-hop except for maybe Nujabes. Trip-hop is more like Portishead and Massive Attack I think.

That being said, I really like Nas and De La Soul, and CunningLynguists is pretty good too.

[North Wiedna]

I'm more into trip-hop than hip-hop tbh. Gorillaz, Nas, Nujabes, Cunninlynguists, and De La Soul really hit my fancy.

None of those are really trip-hop except for maybe Nujabes. Trip-hop is more like Portishead and Massive Attack I think.

That being said, I really like Nas and De La Soul, and CunningLynguists is pretty good too.

I worded that stupidly, I should have switched the sentences around. :v

I just realized how small my trip hop collection actually is :l

[Vloomar]

None of those are really trip-hop except for maybe Nujabes. Trip-hop is more like Portishead and Massive Attack I think.

That being said, I really like Nas and De La Soul, and CunningLynguists is pretty good too.

I worded that stupidly, I should have switched the sentences around. :v

I just realized how small my trip hop collection actually is :l

Oh, ok. Improve your communication skills, Wied, you confuse people

I heavily prefer hip hop to trip hop. The only trip hop I've heard that I like is a few tracks by Portishead and Massive Attack. But then again, I haven't heard much else.

[North Wiedna]

I worded that stupidly, I should have switched the sentences around. :v

I just realized how small my trip hop collection actually is :l

Oh, ok. Improve your communication skills, Wied, you confuse people :p

I heavily prefer hip hop to trip hop. The only trip hop I've heard that I like is a few tracks by Portishead and Massive Attack. But then again, I haven't heard much else.

Try Archive, they have some prog elements too.

[Azrael]

I'm more into trip-hop than hip-hop tbh. Gorillaz, Nas, Nujabes, Cunninlynguists, and De La Soul really hit my fancy.

Same here. I tend to lean to alternative hip hop at times.
Anybody know any good alt-rappers that we might not know?

[North Wiedna]

I'm more into trip-hop than hip-hop tbh. Gorillaz, Nas, Nujabes, Cunninlynguists, and De La Soul really hit my fancy.

Same here. I tend to lean to alternative hip hop at times.
Anybody know any good alt-rappers that we might not know?

odd futur wolfgang amadeus mozart

[Bengera]

A genius piece of music by Prince.

He was 25 when he wrote this. I repeat, 25.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xXfSav4 ... re=related

[North Wiedna]

Oh dear.

Nothing will ever match the goosebumps I get when listening to Oblivion. Seriously, Mastodon's pretty much dulled my taste for anything else.

[Bengera]

Oh dear.

Nothing will ever match the goosebumps I get when listening to Oblivion. Seriously, Mastodon's pretty much dulled my taste for anything else.

For any serious music lover, I suggest they check out Prince's "classic" period of albums:
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign "o" The Times
Lovesexy
The Black Album

Nine albums, from 1980-1988, that were absolutely mindblowing. The early albums were very funk/new wave based and inspired by punk trends, but by Around The World In A Day/Parade he was channeling 60's psychedelic themes and James Brown esque funk. Also a lot of experimental music.

Will check out the band you mentioned as well!

[North Wiedna]

Oh dear.

Nothing will ever match the goosebumps I get when listening to Oblivion. Seriously, Mastodon's pretty much dulled my taste for anything else.

For any serious music lover, I suggest they check out Prince's "classic" period of albums:
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign "o" The Times
Lovesexy
The Black Album

Nine albums, from 1980-1988, that were absolutely mindblowing. The early albums were very funk/new wave based and inspired by punk trends, but by Around The World In A Day/Parade he was channeling 60's psychedelic themes and James Brown esque funk. Also a lot of experimental music.

Will check out the band you mentioned as well!

I'm not really a fan of Prince. :v I like him, and think he's better than like Michael Jackson and stuff but I could never get into it.

[Bengera]

For any serious music lover, I suggest they check out Prince's "classic" period of albums:
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign "o" The Times
Lovesexy
The Black Album

Nine albums, from 1980-1988, that were absolutely mindblowing. The early albums were very funk/new wave based and inspired by punk trends, but by Around The World In A Day/Parade he was channeling 60's psychedelic themes and James Brown esque funk. Also a lot of experimental music.

Will check out the band you mentioned as well!

I'm not really a fan of Prince. :v I like him, and think he's better than like Michael Jackson and stuff but I could never get into it.

I completely get it. Prince isn't really an "accessible" artist really.

By the way, I don't listen to much metal, but that song you mentioned is actually pretty good. (I find it interesting to see differences in music tastes.)

[North Wiedna]

I'm not really a fan of Prince. :v I like him, and think he's better than like Michael Jackson and stuff but I could never get into it.

I completely get it. Prince isn't really an "accessible" artist really.

By the way, I don't listen to much metal, but that song you mentioned is actually pretty good. (I find it interesting to see differences in music tastes.)

Prince: 2deep4me :v

[Conserative Morality]

Question, does anyone care about the politics of their music or musicians?

Depends on present it is in their lyrics.

[Bengera]

I completely get it. Prince isn't really an "accessible" artist really.

By the way, I don't listen to much metal, but that song you mentioned is actually pretty good. (I find it interesting to see differences in music tastes.)

Prince: 2deep4me :v

No, definitely not. His song titles range from joys like "Jack U Off" to "Scarlet Pussy."

[Oterro]

Oh dear.

Nothing will ever match the goosebumps I get when listening to Oblivion. Seriously, Mastodon's pretty much dulled my taste for anything else.

>oblivion
>not The Czar III: Spiral
>not the solo from Hearts Alive
>not rrr-rrrr-rrrrun w--wwwww-wwwwwith d-deeeaaa-aaath from Colony of Birchmen
>not the bridge from March of the Fire Ants
>not the verse of Drybone Valley

come on nigga step up

[The Armed Persons Project]

Immortal Technique is my favourite rapper after Eyedea. He's an extremist, sure, but at the end of the day his political lyrics compliment him as an artist.

"Toast to the Dead" is my favourite song of his.