#music talk

[charl0ttan]

honestly we used to have hard rock but now all we have is metal. what happened

[starlingfawn]

i'm in your area, i'm in your area

i'm in your area, i'm in your area

i know the first three numbers, i'm in-

i know the first three numbers, i'm in-

death grips x warrior cats in such a cool combo... so many artists whose music i don't see often in wc animations for whatever reason 🙏🙏🙏maybe the overlap between cat artists and music nerd-adjacent people is smaller than i thoughr

[post-punk-revival]

I love Starset as a concept band because most concept bands design characters around the members and are all about the band themself and their stories as protagonists; Starset's like "let us tell you about this cool heroic sci fi rebellion-- oh, us? Idk, they just hired us."

[spikyegg]

will wood albums

those 1-4 songs in the middle

[jimnocturnalsblog]

Cliff Burton

This guy and Paul McCartney are probably my two favourite bassists. With Cliff I love the fact he doesn't do what's expected, always following his own instinct. Your average metal bassist will follow the guitars and fatten the heavy sound. In punk or rock and roll the bass will stick to or around the root notes whilst locking in with the drums. In jazz the bass will sometimes lock in but often become a lead instrument in itself.

Cliff Burton preferred to do all of the above. I occasionally see people saying things like 'if you listen to the isolated bass he's really sloppy'. But I take issue with this horseshit. First off, Metallica famously write and record their songs with drums and rhythm guitar only, or at least did in the early part of their career. The drums locked in with the guitar and the bass was added later, leaving room for Cliff to play around a bit and have fun. When you listen to early Metallica he never really goes where you expect. Which brings me to another reason why his work is so different and so much more interesting than your average metal bassist - the man himself and his unique character.

Essentially a hippie in a metal band, Cliff was known through his life for being his own person, unbothered by what other people thought of him. One of the most well known characteristics of Cliff was his steadfast dedication to wearing double denim with flared jeans, something that in the early/mid 80s was fashion suicide. But Cliff simply didn't give a fuck. Even his bandmates would take the piss out of his bellbottoms but Cliff would light up a joint, have a beer and laugh it off. He was a voracious reader and lover of classical music as well as classic rock and hardcore punk, liking what he liked regardless of how 'cool' or popular it was. This independence of spirit, this proud and peaceful individuality, was deeply respected and loved by those around him and, in my humble-as-shit opinion, was totally reflected in his bass playing. That willingness to do his own thing and stand out is displayed throughout his contributions to Metallica's early albums, especially so on his legendary bass solo ('take one') 'Anesthesia'. The sounds he achieves on this are incredible. Give it a go if you haven't already.

An inspiration, great musician and just generally a legend.

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005) by Paul McCartney

Exploring the tracks that made up the title of this album last week, I had an idea for a full reading and so, I took to Microsoft Powerpoint once more to organize my thoughts. Please read and enjoy!

[x3rrorx]

Goodbye friend…

[deerstar4]

Day one of quitting reverb it really doesn’t need to sound that echoey

[nolshru]

rap music is kinda the same as classical music in terms of the image problems, huh? so many are walled off from music that they would probably genuinely enjoy were they not walled off by the class associations from both sides, which really sucks

that's pretty neat to think about

[the-blackest-blue]

I need to rant about how that cocteau twins album "garlands" has changed my life. Like when i see all these "history of goth" mini docs they do not get enough recognition at all. I think they really masters the sound of "the uncanny" in their music. Where i would say siouxsie is "haunting and sublime" and sisters is "dark and melodic".c.twins plays with a sense of tension and discord melodies and really hold the listener. Never heard a voice that since! Truly and example of the use of the voice as an instrument. And how diverse the gothic vocal style can be.

Favorite tracks(atm)

Blood bitch, but im not, shallow then halo.

[charl0ttan]

Would you consider Scarborough Fair/Canticle performed by Simon and Garfunkel a pretty song?

i think so yeah :)

[evergreensnowqueen]

“There’s more to life than suffering” YEAH LIKE LISTENING TO THE NEW CRANE WIVES SONG YALL THERES A NEW CRANE WIVES SONG THIS IS NOT A DRILL GO LISTEN TO THE NEW CRANE WIVES SONG

[post-punk-revival]

Which song is your #6 or #14 or whatever isn't interesting to me; I wanna hear where in your list the first song from each of your top 5 artists shows up. Or the last one

[cosmictap]

YOU NEVER SHOULD SETTLE FOR THE LIFETIME THAT IS HANDED TO YOU

THERES ALWAYS A LINE TO BE CUT AND SOMEONE TO BARRLE THROUGH

AND IF YOU SHOULD FIND THAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK

TAKE WHAT YOU WANT RETURN WHAT YOU GET