#post grunge riffs

[jarofalicesgrunge]

Jerry Cantrell Solo Concert at Club 5 in Jacksonville, Florida, July 29, 2001.

📸 I don't know who the photographer is, but all credit goes to them!!...

[robotpussy]

horrendeous quality in that last photo but they fr just said lets draw chris cornell they are so sick for doing this because that is explaining why i found trent hot all these years but then again... they all dressed like this in the mid to late 90s. but naur. the facial hair, the haircut. they saw chris cut his hair when superunknown came out and just doodled him.

[cherrylng]

Great Guitarists 100 - Matthew Bellamy and Jack White [CROSSBEAT (November 2009)]

Matthew Bellamy Who is commonly known as "The Prince". It's an apt description. He is fluent not only on the guitar but also on the piano, and his beautiful melodies are worthy of such a name. Of course, the guitars he holds in his hands are all "prince" guitars. The custom-built guitars, assembled by a former Led Zeppelin guitar tech, are a perfect reflection of Matthew's taste. It even has a shiny aluminium coating and laser beams emanating from all over the body. When asked who his favourite composer was, he replied: "I guess the Romantics. I like Liszt, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky." Asked about his musical background, he replies, "Robert Johnson and Ray Charles". What is your background as a guitarist? "I was attracted to Spanish guitar and studied it for about six months." Of course, Matthew doesn't hide his influences from grunge and heavy rock, but he also blends them with non-rock elements, which is his style. However, even though it is mixed, it is not an American-style hodgepodge. It's smart. Gorgeous all the way. In his songwriting, he always pays attention to beauty, based on melodies of classical origin. His choice of notes, overflowing with such a narcissistic sense of beauty, is the main reason why he is nicknamed the "Prince". -Junya Shimofusa

Representative albums "Origin of Symmetry" (2001, photo) Muse "Absolution" (2003) "Black Holes and Revelations" (2006)

Jack White When the White Stripes first appeared on the scene, the simplicity of the band's formation - just a drummer and guitarist - was quite shocking, even in the garage rock revival, when guitar sounds directly connected to amplifiers were at their height. It was Jack's superb guitar playing that made this possible. “Falling Love With a Girl” distorts elements of his biggest influence, the blues, with ferocious fuzz, "Seven Nation Army", is a one-idea riff turned into a killer tune. And 2007's "Icky Thump", which strengthened the influence of 70s hard rock from Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and others, and also incorporated flamenco into their own style. However, the way he plays a series of creative riffs in a restricted space makes him truly the Jimmy Page of today. Jimmy himself has praised him as 'the best guitarist of recent times', and his popularity as an artist is extremely high. His sound, which is based on a thoroughly subtractive aesthetic, is a clear counterpoint to the post-rock/electronica that dominated the underground at the end of the 1990s and to the cheap guitar sounds of the mainstream. The impact of his music, along with that of The Strokes, defined the atmosphere of the 00s. -Hitoshi Sugiyama

Representative albums "White Blood Cells" (2001, photo) The White Stripes "Elephant" (2003) "Icky Thump" (2007)

Translator's Note: Well, this is the highlight. We've finally reached it. But we're not at the end yet.

[jennjamindraws]

It’s been a while but I’m finally ready to post my sona!

This is Crew (like a bunch of friends but also like Mötley Crüe), a rock troll with a pop troll-like lifestyle and dresses in the punk/grunge rock style. Their hair is naturally dark but they dye it lighter bc pastels and floral colors are her favorites! Generally loves cute things like pompom bats (I seriously want one SO BAD) and flowers even though they dress in mostly band tees and dark denim. Accessories include many colorful scrunchies and a satchel with a guitar strap to carry it. She would mostly live in Pop Village and would travel occasionally to explore the other genre trolls. Thrives on good vibes, sweets, and adding an electric guitar riff wherever possible

This was a fun lil side project but I’m probably not going to do much more with them. I love seeing other people’s sonas and wanted to give it a try also ☺️

[scabplucker]

scab, you finally have your asks on!!! I wanted to ask you this since we talked about your modern(?) geto 🤔 (yes I think about him often and have been planning on drawing him)

what bands do you listen to, can you give me some recommendations? 😄 you mentioned back then that you were projecting that onto geto LOL

oh…. my…. god….. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING THIS!!! giving me an excuse to finally yap about music 😌😌😌 appreciate you tumblr user evillex11 ❤️ AND OMG ID LOVE TO SEE YOU DRAW HIM❤️❤️❤️ PREFACING WITH U REALLY DONT HAVE TO READ THIS ALL, i went a little nuts SORRY

OKAY, yes i listen to lots of bands, and as of recent i’ve found myself wanting to project the themes of these songs onto geto so baddd, because sometimes i’ll just be listening to a song and it’ll all just click into place and it’ll physically pain me to at least not sketch up something 😭😭😭 i have a list at this point full of songs for potential satosugu animatic thingies

I’D LOVE TO RECC YOU SOME BANDS!!! I lean towards indie/alt, grunge rock bands but i can get pretty diverse, so it all just depends on what you enjoy listening to. Bands like Modest Mouse and Built to Spill have been getting me through life recently.

Built to Spill always has magical fucking guitar riffs, and you can just tell the guitarist is having fun with it. “Keep it like a Secret” is currently my favorite album from them, with songs like “You Were Right” and “Carry the Zero” being some of my favorites. There’s this song from their album called “Perfect from Now On” that I’ve been closely relating to Geto a LOT called “I Would Hurt a Fly”. WARNING!!! about to geek out about the lyrics in relation to Geto.

“I can't get that sound you make

Out of my head

I can't even figure out what's making it

No one else around even seems to be noticing

It's only small enough for me”

I Imagine “I can’t get that sound you make out of my head,” and so on would elude to the cultists all around them clapping as Geto enters the room, where Gojo stood there holding Riko in his arms. After the fact (post riko and toji and all that shit) I always loved the subtle details of something as inconsequential like rain pattering outside while he spoke to Yuki, sounding like clapping and then slowly shifting to the genuine sound of rainfall. Or that scene where he was taking a shower, contemplating his morality and reflecting on past events, the beads of water falling to the floor slowly shift into the sound of clapping. Like it’s all still constantly buzzing in his mind. Little details like that make me love Geto as a character and just how well written his descent into animosity was towards non-sorcerers.

“There's a mean bone in my body

It's connected to the problems

That I won't take for an answer”

He won’t take being complacent to jujutsu society, or consuming cursers and seeing his comrades die for these non-sorcerers for an answer anymore.

“And I won't take that from you

Because I'd

Hurt a fly”

He wont take that from Satoru, because he’d def hurt a fly!!! song title drop!!!

Anyways sorry for the ramble, but def check that band out! If rough sounding voices is a turn-off for you when it comes to songs then you might now fw them, but this is also the same for my next recc,

MODEST MOUSE!! fucking love this band, i will unapologetically say that “Interstate 8” is a masterpiece. They’re also very rough sounding, which personally i really enjoy. Plus the lyricism is nuts, i love how things are put, especially with “Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In”. It’s one of the more mellow songs, but then again i’d say that album is pretty mellow. I have “Edit the Sad Parts” right before in my playlist, and the song no joke has a couple of minutes of just absolute silence. And I won’t even notice music has stopped playing since I’m usually doing something while I listen, then “Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In” will kick in and I’ll just feel the air punch out my lungs. Love that album so much.

There’s also this really underrated fucking band called “Stuck in the Sound”, I put their “Pursuit” album cover as one of Geto’s pins on his bag ❤️❤️ you might have seen the animation for their song “Let’s Go”, if you haven’t i HIGHLY recommend you watch it. The song SLAPS and got me hooked, I couldn’t stop watching the animation. “Let’s Go” is in the “Pursuit” album which houses some of my favorite songs from them such as “Criminal” which has such a nice sound to it, also a personal favorite “Silent and Sweet” which just hits different when you need a good cry. An all time favorite of mine is in their album “Nevermind the Living Dead” called “Toy Boy”. I used to just strum that song on my guitar til my fingers were sore all the time, it’s so nice to just scream that song out. I LOVE THIS BAND SM 10/10

Also been listening to Radiohead quite a bit recently, and “Black star” is about loving someone who’s mentally ill, I believe, and how you maybe be teetering along a fragile line constantly making sure another day passes by without any extreme conflict. And then the song depicts that person then separating from that love interest only to find themselves prone to the same emotional breakdowns. I thought the concept of that oddly fit well with satosugu if you think about how Geto defecting might have privately affected Gojo. I did a small animatic thing for that with Gojo after having to kill Geto!!!! I’ve mostly been listening to the album “The Bends”, has some hard hitters like “Just” or “Sulk”, I fw the guitar in “Planet Telex” a BUNCH. I ❤️ radiohead

ONE MORE I PROMISE. I’ve always been an all time Arctic Monkeys fan. Their discography is super diverse because they’ve been experimenting and changing a lot throughout the years!!! They go from garage band type rock, to alt rock, to pop, to lounge music type jazz?? I love each and every album. I used the song “Batphone” (personal favorite) for the most recent animatic thing I did, the guitar in it is so strong and cleverly inserted, i’ve always wanted to do something with that song. I started conceptualizing a storyboard with a song called “Secret Door” on their “Humbug” album (every song on there is a banger) that you saw on my instagram story (also an all time favorite)! I def recommend “Humbug”, “Favourite Worst Nightmare”, or “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” if you want to delve into their rock stuff, but if you’re feeling experimental DEFINITELY check out “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino”. The album is always super hated on but it’s probably one of my favorites, super underrated. You’ve probably heard songs from their “AM” album like “R U Mine?” or “Why’d You Only Ever Call Me When You’re High?” since they got pretty popular, so if you like a mesh of both pop and rocky elements, check that out too!!!

ANWAYS SORRY FOR SUCH A RAMBLE. TLDR: Arctic Monkeys, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Radiohead and Stuck in the Sound is AWESOME!! give them a listen, i know i didn’t really even bring up any grunge bands like at all but Dinosaur Jr is really neat. Not in rotation rn, but the song Sludgefeast is magical.

THANKS SM FOR THE ASK

[psychedeliclush]

( INFORMATION AND EXAMPLES OF EACH GENRE UNDER CUT )

POST-GRUNGE !

Artists: Foo Fighters, Creed, Seether, Superheaven, Nickelback

Most popular Era: Late 90s - early 2000s

Basic definition: Post-grunge emerged in the late 1990s, following the commercial success of grunge bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. It combines the raw energy and angst of grunge with a more polished and radio-friendly sound. Post-grunge bands often feature distorted guitars, melodic hooks, and introspective lyrics that explore themes such as alienation, heartbreak, and self-discovery.

Song examples:

POST-PUNK REVIVAL !

Artists: Interpol, The Strokes, Bloc Party, Editors, Electrelane, Arctic Monkeys

Most popular Era: Early - mid 2000s

Basic definition: Post-punk revival is a music genre that emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, drawing inspiration from the original post-punk movement of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Characterized by its energetic and guitar-driven sound, post punk revival bands often feature angular riffs and danceable rhythms. Bands like Interpol, The Strokes, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs helped popularize the genre, bringing a modern twist to the classic post-punk sound.

Song examples:

( honestly post-punk revival was so hard to find examples for, most sources said bands like the strokes and arctic monkeys were PPR but there were a couple of people saying "that's not real post punk revival 😡😡" so it was a bit confusing, i tried my best though! let me know if i got anything wrong and i'll fix it ASAP! )

[retropopcult]

"I Think I'm Paranoid" is a song written and performed by American rock band Garbage, which they released as a single from their album Version 2.0 in 1998. It climbed to #9 in the UK and hit #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart in the US.

The band wanted the album, their second, to have a “post grunge industrial sound” and “Paranoid” was one of the first songs they worked on. Duke Erikson created the opening guitar riff and arranged the backing chords and Shirley Manson wrote most of the lyrics.  When laying down the track, her vocals were manipulated in various parts of the song by running the feed to the mixing console through a filter or a stomp box to provide distortion and by using Pro Tools to time-stretch the vocal take. Meanwhile, much of the percussion was recorded separately in an abandoned candy factory located in Madison, Wisconsin; Butch Vig, Steve Marker and sound engineer Billy Bush set up a drum kit within the empty building and recorded various fills, using the unique acoustics favorably. Forced to stop after local police responded to complaints about the noise, some of the percussion was later incorporated into other songs on the album. Finally, Garbage employed touring bassist Daniel Shulman to perform electric bass on the song, while Vig approached a DJ he met, Todd Malcolm Michelles, to provide a record scratching effect under the chorus.

The music video was directed by Matthew Rolston at Occidental Studios in Los Angeles.  The concept behind it was “simplicity”, contrasting with the band's  effects-heavy video for their previous single, "Push It".  Consequently, it was shot in black and white in order to appear "almost photographic". Rolston used mylar to create effects on-screen, and shot the band in close up, inspired by the cover of The Beatles' album With the Beatles.

[dustedmagazine]

Drahla — angeltape (Captured Tracks)

Photo by George Brown

On their 2019 recording debut, Useless Coordinates, Drahla was a power trio. For the band’s latest, they have added a second guitarist, Ewan Barr. In a sense, there is a fifth member; Chris Duffin from XAM Duo contributes to several of the recording’s songs. He  has added skronking saxophone and tape loops to both LPs. Duffins’ solo on “Under the Glass” not only helps to define the memorable song, but also assists in situating Drahla in the stylistic amalgam in which they reside, liberally drawing upon both post-punk and no wave in more or less equal measure.

Drahla excels at brief punchy songs such as “Second Rhythm,” in which overlapping guitars from Barr and Luciel Brown, who is also their vocalist, create a sweltering groove. They are abetted by powerful playing from bassist Bob Riggs and drummer Mike Ainsley. Riggs undergirds “Default Parody” with a staunch riff and is joined in the low register by the guitars on the thunderous “zig-zag.”

“Talking Radiance” is a standout. It features Brown’s characteristic speak-sing delivery, as well as a zesty left turn midway through, in which a new, faster tempo is undertaken and the guitars grow in ferocity, joined by howling saxophone from Duffin. “A,” on the other hand, focuses on a grunge-worthy riff, repeating it over and over with cascading loops and a distorted, sustained lead guitar atop.

The band is capable of surprises too. Overdubbed vocals and piano form the interlude “Venus,” a brief, gentle offering in the penultimate position on angeltape. The album’s final track, “Grief in Fantasia,” is also its longest, clocking in at a little over five minutes. Once again, Brown’s laconic declamation is positioned against saxophone wails, biting guitar duets, and a propulsive rhythm section. Eventually, Brown’s voice is offset from the guitars, creating a call and response with a two-note riff that is then followed by considerable collective instrumental mayhem. All of a sudden, the music halts, ending with a terse statement of the two-note riff.

Drahla clearly knows their progenitors, but one needn’t focus on this legacy when listening to angeltape. It is a singular document by a distinctive and up-and-coming group.

Christian Carey

[doomedandstoned]

‘90s Vets DEAR DECEASD Run “Traffic” Ahead of Ripple Music Full-Length

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Cali stoner metal vets DEAR DECEASED stretch back into those exciting experimental days of the early 1990s, when they band broke away from a stereotypical corporate sound and got, well, grungy.. Everything got heavier, it seemed, and much, much more down to earth.

Active in the San Jose area, Dear Deceased members went on to be involved in influential acts of the day. George Rice (rhythm guitar, bass) was the original bassist for High on Fire, for example, and Mitchell French (bass) fronted Operator Generator. Rounding out the group: the husky vocals of Erik Kliever, commanding guitarist Ryan Landes, and bulwark drumming from Chris Musgrave.

Recently, the group announced the special reissue of their early material as part of Ripple Music’s Beneath The Desert Floor vinyl series. The band's forthcoming full-length is a brawny collection of 8 tracks, a mix of grunge, blues, and some thumping low end. It captures the spirit of an era, with a sound that's big, sweeping, and audacious, as you'll hear from the lumbering new single we're premiering today, opening number "Traffic."

Look for 'Beneath the Desert Floor: Chapter 7 - Dear Deceased' (2024) on Ripple Music, with the album dropping December 9th (pre-order here). A must for fans of Nirvana, Godsmack, Temple of the Dog, and Core-era Stone Temple Pilots.

Give ear...

SOME BUZZ

Californian 90s stoner metal veterans DEAR DECEASED (with former High On Fire, Operator Generator members) are set to issue their early recordings for the first time on vinyl and digital this December 9th, as part of Ripple Music's "Beneath The Desert Floor" special series.

Dear Deceased formed in San Jose, CA, in 1990. Their heavy, rhythmic sound and complex arrangements took form out of the ashes bands whose members were influenced by everything from West Coast crossover thrash to post-punk, glam rock, industrial, grunge, British heavy metal and especially, Black Sabbath.

The material flowed from the quartet, but they lacked a frontman. So the band continued to play instrumentally until one pivotal show when the audience got a surprise. Nobody in the crowd knew Dear Deceased had invited a vocalist to join them onstage to have a go at singing live. Emerging from the audience, clutching the mic, the unknown singer belted out a song. His soaring vocals meshed perfectly with the band's angular riffs and pummeling rhythm section. They now had their vocalist.

Beneath the Desert Floor: Chapter 7 - Dear Deceased by Dear Deceased

With the lineup complete, Dear Deceased immediately booked a recording session at House of Faith, the Bay Area studio known for punk and metal run by the masterful Bart Thurber. Initially distributed as cassettes, these recordings soon became coveted cult items among fans. Before long, the band was selling out shows with their intense, live performances. Dear Deceased’s remarkable sound soon caught the attention of record labels. Yet despite the interest, the band dissolved before a label deal could materialize. Lacking the widespread distribution of the pre-streaming era, the music faded into relative obscurity.

Fast forward to years later, when Thurber came across the master tape in his archives. This find led to a revival of Dear Deceased's music, with Ripple Music stepping in to give the songs a proper release. A new rendition of the band’s art, has been re-drawn by long-time friend Rob Klem in keeping with the band's original vision and includes an insert with archival photos by Brandy Bennet Jordan.

"Dear Deceased" is the seventh chapter of Californian music label Ripple Music's "Beneath The Desert Floor" series, which unearths long-lost treasures from the golden days of stoner and desert rock, such as releases from Fireball Ministry, The Awesome Machine, Glitter Wizard, Witch White Canyon, Rollerball and the Sabians.

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[thoughtswordsaction]

Superheaven Released "Long Gone" Video

Post-grunge and post-hardcore fans have a reason to get excited, Superheaven just dropped a music video for their latest single, Long Gone. Directed by Britain Weyant, the video sets the stage for their new two-song release, also featuring Numb To What Is Real, out December 10 via Blue Grape Music. Known for their powerful mix of heavy riffs and introspective lyrics, Superheaven has been quiet…

[coridallasmultipass]

I threw this idea around on my Twitter, but I wanna share it here because I'm a big gay nerd.

Post-breakup Dirk sitting his room alone, blasting Three Days Grace.

Dirk stays like that for like, 3 days or something ironic like that, and Big D is sick and tired of hearing cheesey 2000s metal while he's trying to get some work done on that script he's been editing. He deeply regrets getting Dirk that preem sound system as "Pain" assaults his ears for the 20th time.

He manages to lure Dirk out with the promise of orange soda and takeout, and when Dirk finally exits his dark room, he's wearing smudged eyeliner and black nail polish. It's too late, D, the emo has already set in.

Dirk goes back to blasting music, and D is sick of it, but figures he'll get over it soon...

That is, until D hears the opening riff of a whiny grunge song, and that's the last straw. He throws his shit down and bangs on Dirk's door. "DIRK! I swear to fuck, you're a generation too late to be moping to grunge over a breakup, and so help me god, if you make me relive the music of my youth, I am going to break down this door and piss on all your gear."

Dirk doesn't reply, but changes the song.

"Thank you!" D turns to go back to work, but quickly realizes the song Dirk changed it to is "Numb" by Linkin Park. The little shit. "UGHHHH."

[jarofalicesgrunge]

To me in this song he’s talking about his father and war again … It’s so good get back this post cuz I feel same as here Jerry deserves all and song is Amazing ♥️

Jerry why so perfect???

Why jerry u do it with me?? 😩😭😭❤

What a song !!!

The one of most perfect songs of him for me is the best specially in his solo albums, it's really hurts, I can't hold on...

Such amazing 🥲 jc deserves everything ❤ 👏

[killermchann]

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Icebox Woman

by Mystik Spiral

released 1998

recorded 1992 - 1997

2.33 / 5.0 from 70 ratings

Alternative Rock, Garage Rock, Post-Grunge

Grunge, Noise Rock, Power Pop, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia

lo-fi, raw, angry, noisy, lethargic, introspective, dissonant, psychedelic, melancholic, energetic, depressive, self-hatred, nihilistic, existential, occult, rebellious, spiritual, pessimistic, male vocalist, LGBT, atonal

4 Reviews

cumguzzlinggutterslut

★★★✩✩

i liked the part where those 2 guys howled like wolves that part was funny

30000monkies

★★★★✩

takes me back…i used to play at the zon in the 90s & actually met the guitarist after a gig when i went to use the bathroom. nice guy. i think his name was jerry? he gave me a blowie in one of the stalls & sold me the CD for $20. great stuff! would recommend!

dreamtheaterfan8000

★✩✩✩✩

Pure drivel. I cannot recall a single moment during my first (and only) listen of this garbage where I wasn't appalled. HOW DID THIS TAKE 5 YEARS TO RECORD????? Let us delve into the musical septic tank...

Mystik Spiral is yet another perfectly mediocre post-grunge band that has decided to unleash onto the unwitting public the suburban angst they've carried with them and kept latent since middle school. My first question: What the fuck is a Mystic Spiral? Is it supposed to be a metaphor for their career? It sounds like the name of a Doors cover band. Initially I assumed the misspelling of the word "mystic" to be intentional, but after finishing the album I am fully convinced the members are all semi-literate. Take these lyrics:

"The universe is a cold, cold place, black and Bleak like outer space, the wind chill drops below sub-zero, it's not no time to be a hero."

Woooooow. Didn't know the temperature could drop "below sub-zero," or that poetry you wrote for your Language Arts class when you were twelve constitutes as genuine lyricism. And who still rhymes "zero" with "hero?"

Fortunately, Mystik Spiral is allergic to songs over two minutes in length, making this a much less tedious listen than expected. This compliment is backhanded, as the "songs" are excretions of verse-chorus crap that barely hit the one minute mark.*Yawn.* There is nothing in this album that resembles originality. Why bother writing memorable riffs when you don't even know how to fix that buzz in your amp? Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself.

The playing, if you can call it that, sucks. In spite of their apparent obliviousness to the concept of tuning, or practicing, so-called "guitarists" Trent Lane and Jesse Moreno have discovered an ingenious method: drown everything in as much feedback as possible so nobody can tell how bad it is. I cannot stress enough the fact that Mystik Spiral's sound is that of two college students whisper-arguing on top of TV static while someone living in their basement plays the drums. Props to the drummer, by the way, for managing to keep a simple 4/4 beat to this tuneless nonsense. I don't know why Mystik Spiral has a bassist, though. You can't even hear him, except some songs where he started playing too early & they decided not to do another take. It's like they're so ashamed to have him there they had to bury him in the mix. Or maybe he forgot to turn his volume knob up or something. Then I read that Mystik Spiral didn't even have a bassist until 1996, four years into the recording sessions. Who cares, man? It's called artistic liberty. Such is fate for so-called "alternative rock...." It should be illegal for bands to keep trying to emulate Nirvana and the Screaming Trees. Also Trent is the most bored sounding singer of all time. Also he can't sing. Also was it really necessary to include a 30-minute audio recording of a woman giving birth as a hidden track?

EDIT: After posting this review that took me a week to write I got a lot of messages insisting there was no childbirth recording & that I'm crazy. I swear to God it was there. It took up over half the album's runtime. How on earth is no one else hearing it?????

JesusSaves1968

★★★★★

This album gave me the first erection I've had in 30 years

[thekidsfromyestergay]

On letting go

New format! Just gonna edit this post song by song to make things smoother!

Living together: It's so hard to talk about circa songs because there's just so much complexity to them. The triplet rhythm of the distress call is so incredibly satisfying. The bass in the verses meanders around the root in such a satisfying way. Just before the chorus there's either a violin synth pad or a shimmer on the guitar, but either way it's gorgeous. Listen to the chorus twice with one ear on each side, then again with both. You'll appreciate the guitars so much more.

Morning and amazing: are you fucking kidding me it's 5/4 6/4 alternating those crazy motherfuckers!!! Big fan of the little swing section with all its jazz infusion. Somehow the riff feels out of time even though it is and it's so cool

The greatest lie: The way the drums and bass interact and lock in here feels so strong and creates so much movement and allow so much space for the guitars to bounce off each other in a more free flowing way. It's hard to tell where the 1 is and it's so fascinating to hear that in such a well executed way.

Medicine and poison: if you've noticed me avoiding talking about the vocals so far well. This song is why. The vocal here is fucking INSANE. It's not even that the belt sounds effortless, because the fact that it doesn't hits so much harder. Especially in that last chorus, the notes he's hitting in that register are just insanely impressive and steal the show of the entire song. Anthony reminds me so much of the best singers that grunge had to offer in terms of range and pure power.

Mandala: I love you drums everyone say it with me I LOVE YOU DRUMS!!! Songs that got me walking around looking confused mouthing 1234 at myself because it sounds irregular but ISNT! Anthony does a great job of finding incredibly interesting rhythms for vocal patterns while still keeping in time with the whole song.

Travel Hymn: again with all of those beautiful offbeat patterns! The payoff in the chorus where everything syncs back up is SO good. Circa use so many intricate guitar parts that it somehow makes a simplistic chorus hit even harder

Semi constructive criticism: God I love 0-100 type songs that flip between super stripped and completely full on with no between. The brief moment where the drums deliberately drag behind a beat is so satisfying

Kicking your crosses down: ohhhh the way the classical guitar blends in is so beautiful. The timing of the chorus is so complex I don't even know how to discuss it. listen for the bass because it goes fucking crazy. The fakeout ending is simultaneously frustrating and perfect.

On letting go: Guitar noises my best friend guitar noises!!!! I love the way the snare alternates between the 3 and the 4 without losing the beat. The left ear part on the chorus(?) is so simplified compared to their other parts but so effective. I'm always a huge sucker for a gang vocal with a stadium reverb.

[popentertainmentconcertreviews]

Sleater-Kinney – The Belasco Theater – Los Angeles, CA – March 29, 2024

Rounding out one of the last stops on their Little Rope tour, the prolific rock band Sleater-Kinney made sure to not hold anything back from the start – taking the stage in moody silhouettes, before the crowd full of adorning fans was cast in a sea of red lights to kick off the night with their recently released song, “Hell.”

Sleater-Kinney’s unique ability to pair chilling vocals with badass dual guitar riffs, while maintaining high energy with the crowd, shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The band has nurtured a flourishing career that has spanned three decades and eleven studio albums thus far. While they have reinvented themselves constantly over the years, their grunge punk essence has endured throughout their work.

The group was founded in Olympia, Washington in 1994 by Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein, as respite from the bands they were separately part of. They found inspiration within the popular Riot Grrrl movement in North America, and quickly solidified themselves as a key member of the indie rock scene – and one of the only groups from that time to still be cohesive. In its current form, the band is made up of the founding duo who cover both vocals and guitar, Angie Boylan on drums, Toko Yasuda on keys, and Teeny Liberson on guitar & keys.

Little Rope, their latest album released in January 2024, is a strong reflection of the band’s evolution while keeping intact their signature 90s feminist punk sound. Brownstein skillfully got the crowd bobbing their heads to her angsty intro in “Small Finds,” Tucker shined in her emotional depth during “Needlessly Wild,” and they rounded out the night by playing their catchy “Say It Like You Mean It” as one of the encore songs.

While their new material clearly resonated with fans, Sleater-Kinney also made sure to work in the amazing guitar riffs and brazen vocals featured in the hits from their extensive catalog, including “One More Hour,” “A New Wave,” and the enthusiastic melodica-forward “Modern Girl” – much to fans’ delight as they swayed back and forth, singing along.

There are still numerous opportunities to catch a live Sleater-Kinney performance this summer, as they tour Australia in May, are part of several festivals (Granfalloon Festival, Summerfest), and continue to tour US cities across July and August.

Larisa Jiao

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[aquatic-armageddons]

Sometimes I sit and wonder what type of music Freddy, Jason and Michael would like. And after thinking about it for a little bit, here's what I've come up with:

Freddy Krueger:

•Possibly post-grunge and the occasional one hit wonders of pop from the '80s.

•Definitely a Michael Jackson fan (though he'd never admit it lol).

•He may not have an absolute favorite song but if you asked him, he may just name some random song he heard on the radio.

•BUT he does like Bloodsimple's 'Plunder'.

•Seething hatred for Taylor Swift and those who enjoy her music.

Jason Voorhees:

•Being in the camp isolated from any form of media for so long, it's hard to determine the genres he'd be partial to.

•If I had to guess, he'd like songs that remind him of his mother.

•Bands that have sick guitar riffs, as well some orchestral rhythms (i.e. Evanescence & Red)

•Favorite song may be U2's 'New Year's Day'

Michael Myers:

•Definitely a fan of AC/DC, KISS and Alice Cooper (or pretty much every mainstream band from the '70s).

•Michael has a lot of angst inside, so it would make sense for him to like music of that nature.

•Nu metal bands are his guilty pleasure

•He didn't like pop but it grew on him over time.

•Favorite song would be The Weeknd's 'In Your Eyes'.

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