Music & Band Discussion Thread

[Sergeant Dull]

Zae's not quite perfect list of things that make awesome music:

Heavy Bass line
Virtuoso Leads
Crescendo
Harmonizing
Accents
Arpeggios
Sustain/Fermata
Improv.
Alternating passages (briidges and the like)
Calando
Slides and bends
Grand Pause
Octaves
Andante
Legato!
Ostinato
Peddle
Staccato
Diminished
Dorian
Lydian/Mixolydian
Vibratoooo

Of course if you put that all together into one piece of music it would vomit faecal matter everywhere. Those are just some of my favourite musical nuances that I enjoy in music. Some of them go surprisingly well together. I started to write examples but there's too much. >_>

There's probably more but my brain doesn't want to work that hard, I just did hours of Biology.


Lyrics are trivial in music. Not necessary at all, unless you want attention. In most cases, people music for that very reason, usually justified reasons.

EVH once said, "All the good music was made hundreds of years ago by old men in wigs."

Quite simply true.

[stupid hos is my enemy]

Apr 14, 2009 19:30:33 GMT 10 Adramelech said:

I like lots of kinds of music, but dark rock/metal has to be my all time favourite. Also, I have been playing for an Avant-Garde band for some time now, name of Reaper At Play (currently on a break). I must say that the one band who has got me where i am today music-wise, is Muse. Supermassive Black Hole and Exo-Politics are the songs that moreorless made me enjoy the genre (also Supermassive Black Hole is the first song we covered)

I swear to God, if you ruined Muse, I will murder you.

[Oberstleutnant Insipid]

Apr 14, 2009 17:40:07 GMT 10 Sergeant Dull said:

Apr 14, 2009 16:30:11 GMT 10 Naem said:

I was wondering when I'd see some classical music here. *thumbs up*

It's on the first page >>



Now I actually listen to REAL metal.

Y'know, the type that is hardly made anymore. All from the 70s and 80s.


I like mah neo-classical, shred, jazz, fusion, I'm a heavy believer in the blues. I also enjoy old school rock and roll because it['s just fun music. And by fun I mean enjoyable to watch and enjoyable to play too.

Uh, I got a few Avenged Sevenfold albums. Not really listened to them much, but I like Bat Country. Kinda fits closer to the old school metal scene, I'll listen to some more.

Some Muse songs are awesome.

Fade has made me realise that all Feeder songs are awesome. He also gave me some Offspring which I've listened to before, ain't too bad either.

I nearly got into Megadeth, but the singer's vocals were just to... shrill and wet for me. That's only based off the album "Rust in Peace" though.


As for moar old school awesome rock and ballads, I like some Mr. Big every so often, might switch to some Queen, Led Zeppelin for some easy listening. AC/DC was that fun rock I was talking about.
Van Halen are fun to listen to when you need a pick me up, it's just ECH's guitar playing that sounds sonically epic.

Also pleasing to my ears is Guthrie Govan, who is an immense fusion/blues/jazz player. And in that alone is rock and roll. He is one of the most accomplished players, in terms of technique, and of his one album (Erotic Cakes), he shows awesome promise. He's more of a Youtube sensation than anything, but he's revered around the world. Lucky git.

Hate to say it, but thanks to Paul Gilbert, I like some silly pop music too >___> ... But thanks to him, I listen to the most awesome 80s face-melting shreddy soulful killer explosive metal bad ever. Racer X.

Have to say, his most recent album with Freddie Nelson, "United States", is incredibly awesome because... It sounds like Queen... except with better guitar and... better vocals? I say that because the recordings are clearer. Honestly, Freddie Nelson's voice totally hits the Freddie Mercury tone.

I did listen to a lot of SOAD, but that did some crap to my head... Can't say I particularly enjoy their songs anymore, but they were good when I listened tot hem before. *shrugs*

Ah and of course, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. The funkiest rock group of all time. Okay probably not, I'm sure Breaker could find the FUNKiest rock group of all time. But again, a sense of fun in a lot of their songs, and some beautiful songs to ago with it.

Video Game stuff usually catches my eye ear. To be honest, it's because of video games that I have this taste in music. First with Guilty Gear and stuff, then after watching a cool Street Fighter combo video... I wondered what track was playing,

Technical Difficulties - Racer X


And about Orchestras. They're good if they're done well.

So when I saw Yngwie Malmsteen on stage with an Orchestra...


I thought he himself could have done better. The orchestra were brilliant. I mean, yeah, he did play great... But it kinda... took a step down from the orchestra alone.

Still nice to hear though.



Whooo.

8:40am. I'd best get to school >_>

>real metal
>from the 70s and 80s
wat


@adramelech: I hope you're not implying you _only_ listened to BHAR

lulz muse thread

[Sergeant Dull]

Well, I hope you know that Led Zeppelin started metal. What they did was FAR from actually metal, but the things they did started off some inspiration to types of music that formed metal, which was very much in the 80s.

What bands would you call metal? Just so I know where we both stand... I'm merely curious.

[stupid hos is my enemy]

Apr 14, 2009 22:59:25 GMT 10 Oberstleutnant Insipid said:

@adramelech: I hope you're not implying you _only_ listened to BHAR

If he hasn't at least listened to Origin of Symmetry I will enter a murderous rampage.

[Adramelech]

Apr 14, 2009 23:12:35 GMT 10 stupid hos is my enemy said:

Apr 14, 2009 22:59:25 GMT 10 Oberstleutnant Insipid said:

@adramelech: I hope you're not implying you _only_ listened to BHAR

If he hasn't at least listened to Origin of Symmetry I will enter a murderous rampage.

I have listened to these albums/eps by Muse:

Showbiz (Favourite song: Sober)
Origin Of Symmetry (Favourite song: Space Dementia)
Hullabaloo (only cd1 though) (Favourite song: Shrinking Universe)
Black Holes And Revelations (Favourite song: Supermassive Black Hole)
Deadstar (EP) (Favourite song: In Your World)

[Tené]

I mostly enjoy music from video games. Of course, Guitar Hero and Rock Band (others too, but mainly them) have rather broadened the definition of "music from video games", but still. Blizzard might just have some of the best composers out there.




Other than all that I enjoy me a bit of Queen and Iron Maiden.

[stupid hos is my enemy]

Apr 14, 2009 23:24:10 GMT 10 Adramelech said:

Apr 14, 2009 23:12:35 GMT 10 stupid hos is my enemy said:

If he hasn't at least listened to Origin of Symmetry I will enter a murderous rampage.

I have listened to these albums/eps by Muse:

Showbiz (Favourite song: Sober)
Origin Of Symmetry (Favourite song: Space Dementia)
Hullabaloo (only cd1 though) (Favourite song: Shrinking Universe)
Black Holes And Revelations (Favourite song: Supermassive Black Hole)
Deadstar (EP) (Favourite song: In Your World)

Mad props, yo. Get listenin' to Absolution, and then you'll be a real man.

[Oberstleutnant Insipid]

Apr 14, 2009 23:24:10 GMT 10 Adramelech said:

Apr 14, 2009 23:12:35 GMT 10 stupid hos is my enemy said:

If he hasn't at least listened to Origin of Symmetry I will enter a murderous rampage.

I have listened to these albums/eps by Muse:

Showbiz (Favourite song: Sober)
Origin Of Symmetry (Favourite song: Space Dementia)
Hullabaloo (only cd1 though) (Favourite song: Shrinking Universe)
Black Holes And Revelations (Favourite song: Supermassive Black Hole)
Deadstar (EP) (Favourite song: In Your World)

what no absolution

[Adramelech]

Ohh maaan, How could I forget Absolution!?! *shoots self*. Well, I have got that as well, my favourite song being Time Is Running Out lol

[Adramelech]

Sorry about double posting, but this is a new topic (still music and band though).

I also am a huge fan of Coheed and Cambria (and own 2-3 issues of The Amory Wars, if you know what that is lol). I think my favourite song by them has to be Welcome Home.

[iBishyT]

[The Pletch]

www.last.fm/music/The+Real+McKenzies/_/Pour+Decisions
I maintain the McKenzies as the best celtic band (probably the best punk band) in existence.

I'm also big on power and symphonic metal. That is, the wussy stuff.
Edguy and Falkenbach are both great in this regard, but Avantasia is my all-time favorite.

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Apr 14, 2009 22:59:25 GMT 10 Oberstleutnant Insipid said:

Apr 14, 2009 17:40:07 GMT 10 Sergeant Dull said:

>real metal
>from the 70s and 80s
wat

Black Sabbath, Led Zepplin, Rainbow, and such started Metal in the early 70s. 80s was filled with Metal like Dio's solo stuff, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Ozzy's solo stuff, and such.

[D00D64: AM I GONE OR WHAT]

...I think I'm the only person here that would listen to a 40s music station if given the chance (Herd a station of it on a plane with satellite radio and loved it for some odd reson).