Music Recommendations
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robbeal
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Almost said:
No, its all new, experiemental instrumental stuff, its not necessarily old stuff that's been bodged together to make a new album. Yeah, it might've been lying around for a while, unused, but the whole album's a different direction for NIN, so its not just leftovers. In all fairness, its not uncommon for a band to put old, previously unreleased tracks onto new albums either.
For a band to put out an album of 36 true B-sides, they'd have had to had a lot of previous singles. On average, a normal single has 1 or 2 B-sides, which means to release an album of B-sides, a band would need to have released at least 18 singles (give or take a few), and that's quite a lot, seeing as you usually get 4 singles approximately off an album. I wouldn't say that's 'almost any band'. But, if you just mean old unreleased material, rather than tracks that have actually been accompanying tracks to released singles, the true meaning of a B-side, then yeah, any band could do that, but it goes back to my previous point that its not uncommon anyway, and not a reason to be a put-down by any means.
Moving on...
After discovering Foals a few months back, I finally got round to properly listening to some of their stuff today, in preparation for their debut album being released next week. Basically, if you like edgy indie music like Bloc Party, and danicer stuff like Sunshine Underground or The Rapture etc, then you'll like Foals. Its funky, its got energy, its a bit different to all the new-rave tripe thats being doled out non-stop at the moment, and, of course, its awesome. I've not heard that much so far, but there's not that much out there to listen to, until the album comes out next week. Have a listen to either 'Balloons' or 'Cassius' for a good starting point, I can't get enough at the moment.
Balloons:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrZkUQ6_r8[/youtube]
Cassius:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3lWbPEOJp0[/youtube]
Also, on the subject of dancey rock, check my signature
danthecoasterman
Mega Poster
I recently got the Step Up 2 Soundtrack and I have a few songs off there which I believe some people will like
Push - Enrique Iglesias ft. Lil' Wayne
369 - Cupid ft. B.O.B.
Say Cheese - KC
Push - Enrique Iglesias ft. Lil' Wayne
369 - Cupid ft. B.O.B.
Say Cheese - KC
Emmmerrrr said:
Hmmm, does anybody else hear the Doctor Who baseline in there?
Sorry, Richard and Emmmerrr, I think it's a bit of a weak song. Although I did relate to the line that went something like "I need a dram for the words to start flowing" or something. Oh, how true.
bob_3_
Giga Poster
Finally got my hands on (well, not literally, =( damn non-physical music)...
Guillemots - Red
And it's so lived up to expectations, and mine were enormous! It has some damn good beats, and beautiful ballads. It's like music sex, i'm in love.
Tracks to listen to: Falling Out Of Reach, Last Kiss, Don't Look Down ( :wink: ), Calrion. (or the whole album)
Guillemots - Red
And it's so lived up to expectations, and mine were enormous! It has some damn good beats, and beautiful ballads. It's like music sex, i'm in love.
Tracks to listen to: Falling Out Of Reach, Last Kiss, Don't Look Down ( :wink: ), Calrion. (or the whole album)
robbeal
Hyper Poster
To follow up an earlier post, the Foals debut album is brilliant! Its just packed full of really edgy, dancey indie music. Its all got quite an electronic edge, and there's some interesting keys in there too. Its all extremely listenable though, and for a band's debut, it really shows off a class and a talent for doing things a bit differently all the time that I last saw when I first heard Enter Shikari's debut album. The only difference is I know I like the Foals album now, whereas it tooks me months and months to decide whether I like Enter Shikari, or whether I detested it because it could be so much cooler with such little differences.
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Anonymous
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Heard this on Xfm today:
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGV8xCkpXjE[/youtube]
I love it. I love their existential looking coats. I love the tough Russian thing going in. Reminds me of the time I had dinner with a Russian family, and they only ever talked politics, and propaganda. Everything's propaganda.
This reflects their weird mentality.
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGV8xCkpXjE[/youtube]
I love it. I love their existential looking coats. I love the tough Russian thing going in. Reminds me of the time I had dinner with a Russian family, and they only ever talked politics, and propaganda. Everything's propaganda.
This reflects their weird mentality.
Karen
Hyper Poster
robbeal
Hyper Poster
^^The whole of the Last Shadow Puppets album is supposed to be pretty similar, so i'll definitely be buying that when it comes out.
Another album i'll be buying in a few weeks when its out is the Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip album. When I heard their first track 'Thou Shalt Always Kill' about this time last year, I couldn't imagine how any sort of follow-up track could be made after such a unique, almost novelty record. They've proved me wrong a few times already though. Firstly when I saw them at Leeds Festival, and saw that they could put together a pretty decent set, in both quality and length. Then, they released 'Beat That My Heart Skipped' and that got stuck in my head more than the first track did. Now, i've just heard the most recent single, and again, its clever, intelligent, and very different hip-hop music, and only continues to prove to me that they are a fully-blown act, rather than two blokes who managed to put together an excellent novelty record and knocked together a few tracks afterwards.
Thou Shalt Always Kill
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoN6XfyQsr4[/youtube]
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESvYRR1Fyug[/youtube]
Look For The Woman
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqnKbdqjh2I[/youtube]
Plus, you get to see a white cockney bloke with a massive beard rapping. Rapping bloody well too, a hell of a lot cleverer lyrics than anything you'll find in 'normal' hip-hop, anyone who can squeeze the word 'idiosyncracy' into a rap needs a massive medal.
Another album i'll be buying in a few weeks when its out is the Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip album. When I heard their first track 'Thou Shalt Always Kill' about this time last year, I couldn't imagine how any sort of follow-up track could be made after such a unique, almost novelty record. They've proved me wrong a few times already though. Firstly when I saw them at Leeds Festival, and saw that they could put together a pretty decent set, in both quality and length. Then, they released 'Beat That My Heart Skipped' and that got stuck in my head more than the first track did. Now, i've just heard the most recent single, and again, its clever, intelligent, and very different hip-hop music, and only continues to prove to me that they are a fully-blown act, rather than two blokes who managed to put together an excellent novelty record and knocked together a few tracks afterwards.
Thou Shalt Always Kill
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoN6XfyQsr4[/youtube]
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESvYRR1Fyug[/youtube]
Look For The Woman
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqnKbdqjh2I[/youtube]
Plus, you get to see a white cockney bloke with a massive beard rapping. Rapping bloody well too, a hell of a lot cleverer lyrics than anything you'll find in 'normal' hip-hop, anyone who can squeeze the word 'idiosyncracy' into a rap needs a massive medal.