General Music Discussion II

by **Mirjynistan** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:09 pm

Nevertopia wrote:
Ameriganastan wrote:I like Nickelback. I don't care what people say.

youre brave.

WDYM? Nickelback are amazing!

by **Ameriganastan** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:23 pm

Nevertopia wrote:
Ameriganastan wrote:I like Nickelback. I don't care what people say.

youre brave.

I just like to rock.

by **Ghost Land** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:49 pm

Mirjynistan wrote:
Ghost Land wrote:"Enjoy the Silence", from that album, is probably my favourite song from 1990.

Depeche Mode are amazing tho.

Was I somehow insinuating I didn't like Depeche Mode with my comment? I was literally naming one of their songs as my favourite song from a particular year.

by **Mirjynistan** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:02 pm

No, I just added what I said to emphasize how good Depeche Mode are.

by **Nuroblav** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:44 pm

I'm thinking of making an account on RYM. Any thoughts on it? Fairly sure some here have one so I may just go ahead, but who knows.

by **Ghost Land** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:00 pm

Nuroblav wrote:I'm thinking of making an account on RYM. Any thoughts on it? Fairly sure some here have one so I may just go ahead, but who knows.

I've had an account on RYM since 2017. When I joined, the classic rock canon seemed to make up a large percentage of the top-rated albums on the RYM charts; it seems like the concentration of Radiohead fans has increased over the past few years, and lately the site has become populated increasingly by teenage poptimists - which probably explains a big part of why I'm not as active as I used to be and can't relate to what a lot of people on there are talking about. There are a lot of memes and shitposts on the RYM forums; sometimes you'll find a profound insight, but this tends to be the increasingly small minority. Genre voting can become addictive.

by **Nuroblav** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:04 pm

Ghost Land wrote:I've had an account on RYM since 2017. When I joined, the classic rock canon seemed to make up a large percentage of the top-rated albums on the RYM charts; it seems like the concentration of Radiohead fans has increased over the past few years, and lately the site has become populated increasingly by teenage poptimists - which probably explains a big part of why I'm not as active as I used to be and can't relate to what a lot of people on there are talking about. There are a lot of memes and shitposts on the RYM forums; sometimes you'll find a profound insight, but this tends to be the increasingly small minority. Genre voting can become addictive.

I'll bear that in mind!

by **Anollasia** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:18 pm

Nuroblav wrote:I'm thinking of making an account on RYM. Any thoughts on it? Fairly sure some here have one so I may just go ahead, but who knows.

I think it's nice if you like ranking/categorizing music. Though I don't necessarily agree with all of the most highly rated albums, I think there's something for everyone. Yes there are "poptimists" but there are also users who like classic rock, heavy metal, hip hop, just about anything. I don't really go on the forums though, I mostly keep to myself by rating albums and making lists. It's also a good site for finding out more about obscure music.

by **Major-Tom** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:26 pm

Have been way too into the Smiths these last few weeks. I've always been a huge New Wave fan, including a lot of darker bands such as Joy Division, but I'd always slept on the Smiths really until now.

Morrissey is still a prick, though.

by **Nuroblav** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:57 pm

Major-Tom wrote:Have been way too into the Smiths these last few weeks. I've always been a huge New Wave fan, including a lot of darker bands such as Joy Division, but I'd always slept on the Smiths really until now.

Morrissey is still a prick, though.

Yeah Morrissey do be like that, but they have some decent songs.

Misfits have a similar problem with their lead singers (particularly Graves).

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:17 am

Nuroblav wrote:I'm thinking of making an account on RYM. Any thoughts on it? Fairly sure some here have one so I may just go ahead, but who knows.

I've had one for quite a long time now.

by **Nuroblav** » Fri Aug 21, 2020 3:09 am

Corrian wrote:I've had one for quite a long time now.

Cool. I've joined recently - so far so good!

by **Nuroblav** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:29 pm

I'm thinking of making a start on an album at some point. Not sure of the specific genre yet, although it's likely to be around the alternative area.

Also I'm thinking a lo-fi sound would be nice. So the end result would probably sound like GrOb but probably slightly less angry.

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:58 am

Man, I have a lot of good albums to go through in 1995 it looks like, and I already know 1996 was a really good year, so this is going to be fun to go through. Like over half of the 30 albums from 1995 seem good.

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:01 am

On that note, here's 1994:
Top 10 Albums of 1994
1.Selfless by Godflesh
2.The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
3.Let Love In by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
4.Selected Ambient Works II by Aphex Twin
5.Superunknown by Soundgarden
6.Dummy by Portishead
7.Tales From the Thousand Lakes by Amorphis
8.No Need to Argue by The Cranberries
9.Amber by Autechre
10.Under the Pink by Tori Amos

Honorable mentions:
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy

by **Mauritania Romana** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:09 am

Nuroblav wrote:I'm thinking of making a start on an album at some point. Not sure of the specific genre yet, although it's likely to be around the alternative area.

Also I'm thinking a lo-fi sound would be nice. So the end result would probably sound like GrOb but probably slightly less angry.

Good luck!

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:09 am

The new Ulver album has a very synthwave vibe going on with some of the instrumentals. Its basically their last album, but even more pop.

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:14 pm

Finished with 1995. Was a crazy year. Had to expand the list because there were so many solid albums.

Top 20 Albums of 1995
1.King For A Day...Fool For A Lifetime by Faith No More
2.Post by Bjork
3.Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins
4.The Angel and the Dark River by My Dying Bride
5.Tilt by Scott Walker
6.The Sky Moves Sideways by Porcupine Tree
7.The Great Annihilator by Swans
8.Ocean Beach by Red House Painters
9.The Shadow of Your Smile by Friends of Dean Martinez
10.Demanufacture by Fear Factory
11.The Bends by Radiohead
12.Phase 3: Thrones of Dominions by Earth
13.Minus Morgul by Summoning
14.Bergtatt by Ulver
15.Drainland by Michael Gira
16.Stalker by Lustmord
17.A Stable Reference by Labradford
18.I Care Because You Do by Aphex Twin
19.Autechre - Tri Repetae
20.1.Outside by David Bowie

No honorable mentions this time

Ratings changes:
Post by Bjork from 8 to 9
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins from 8 to 9
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Faith No More from 8 to 9
The Angel and the Dark River by My Dying Bride from 8 to 9
The Sky Moves Sideways by Porcupine Tree from 8 to 8.5
Tilt by Scott Walker from 8 to 8.5
The Great Annihilator by Swans from 8 to 8.5
1.Outside by David Bowie from 8 to 7.5
Ocean Beach by Red House Painters from 7 to 8
Ampos by Bad Sector from 8 to 7

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:30 pm

Holy shit, 1996 had a lot of good albums. And I mean like, there's gonna be less than the above year, but so many of them are sooo good.

Also, Zeal & Ardor took a more current events approach for an EP

Last.fm · by **Cadonica** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:32 pm

That feeling when it's already September and I haven't listened to ANY albums from 2020...

by **Nuroblav** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:47 pm

Cadonica wrote:That feeling when it's already September and I haven't listened to ANY albums from 2020...

The only stuff I've heard from is Music to be Murdered By - Eminem (which probably would have only one good song anyway) and King's Disease - Nas.

Last.fm · by **Cadonica** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:44 pm

Nuroblav wrote:
Cadonica wrote:That feeling when it's already September and I haven't listened to ANY albums from 2020...

The only stuff I've heard from is Music to be Murdered By - Eminem (which probably would have only one good song anyway) and King's Disease - Nas.

And the only song I've heard from 2020 is the studio version of Carpenter Brut's cover of Maniac, which has been out as a live version for three years, and the original has been out for 37 years.

by **Ameriganastan** » Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:13 pm

Fun little story: This here song really blew up with fans of The Owl House. And the guy who wrote it heard it was popular with them, and wrote a sequel song specifically for the fans. What a cool dude.

by **Nuroblav** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:40 pm

So I've ranked my artists on RYM by their average studio album rating and this is what it looks like:

I guess some of the ones near the top are at an advantage for not having as many albums.

Last.fm · by **Cadonica** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:51 am

Brother Firetribe's fifth album Feel the Burn was released today and I gotta say, they just can't make a bad album. That is if you like AOR

Favorite songs after the first listen: I Salute You, Chariot of Fire, Candle in the Window and Rock in the City

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