The Music Thread

zenon · November 10th, 2004, 9:02 PM

For all those interested in music, we can use this thread to discuss\recommend\argue about music.

I'll start off with a few recommendations\what I'm currently listening to:

- Pedro the Lion - Achilles Heel - my new favourite band

He's a singer\songwriter from Seattle with some amazing stuff.
- Damien Rice - O - as Overheat has already said, this is an amazing singer\songwriter group
- Death from Above 1979 - You're A Woman I'm A Machine - how can you say no to an indie-thrash band wearing Elephant trunk masks

- Buck 65 - Talkin' Honkey Blues - the best indie-rap out right now, and he's Canadian!

- Atmosphere - Seven's Travels - the second best indie-rap group going. They'll be really big soon, trust me.

Edit: Added album names.

Viper007Bond · November 10th, 2004, 9:03 PM

Green Day's newest CD - American Idiot. A CD I actually bought - I liked it that much. 8)

MXM · November 10th, 2004, 10:36 PM

My taste varies quite a bit. From industrial metal to all kind of electronic music, and rock, even reggae, jazz and blues.
Right now one of my favorites is a Swedish band called Tiamat, but only old albums: Wildhoney (dark metal, and what a vocal!) and Deeper Kind Of Slumber (IMHO a masterpiece. have been listening to this frequently for over a year, and can't get tired). The latter one is not so much of a metal, but somehow depressing, even philosophical sound

That's how it sound's to me anyway...

Other ones I like are Apocalyptica(who knew cellos can ROCK?!), Audioslave, The White Stripes, Coldplay. Last ones are probably a little too mainstream, but still good ones in my opinion (which doesn't happen that often).
Occasionly I listen to some old Pink Floyd stuff, Rammstein, Massive Attack, Underworld.

Right now donwloading Damien Rice - O

and Sixteen Horsepower - Folklore (some kind of dark-country thingy, heard only one track yet).

zenon · November 10th, 2004, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MXM

Right now donwloading Damien Rice - O

and Sixteen Horsepower - Folklore (some kind of dark-country thingy, heard only one track yet).

Sixteen Horsepower are absolutely amazing!

Folklore is one of their best albums too (actually, the more I think about it, I'd say it is their best album). It's a bizzare combination of fire and brimstone evangilism with gothic alt-country song writing. I'd also highly recommend their album 'Low Estate'.

MXM · November 11th, 2004, 12:01 AM

Allright! This thread already works for me

Will burn new stuff on mp3-cd in the morning and will have something new to listen in the car.

Yeah, and I remembered some more. I also like some stuff of The Music (yes, that's how band is called

) "Getaway" is good example. And for some weird reason I really like Gavin Friday - Shag Tobacco

Actually a single track called "Caruso"... well actually "You, Me And World War Three" is pretty good too. It creates an atmosphere of some 1920's cabaret with great deep dramatic Irish voice. Not usually my "cup of tea", but this one works.

Overheat · November 12th, 2004, 5:56 PM

We have some real good taste on this forum

At the moment I'm listening to some old classics in the form of Brothers In Arms and a lot of Pink Floyd, esp DSOTM.

Also, as a bit of shameless self promotion, check out my band at www.16thround.com and let me know what you think. The website is really poor as I just threw it together and can;t code to save my life (i'm a designer, not a coder

), but I'm hoping that it's enough to show off out music.

SPG900 · November 12th, 2004, 11:24 PM

mozart, shostakovich, beatles, art blakey, tveitt, they might be giants, röyksopp, pink floyd, rachmaninoff, cardigans, kings of convenience, schumann, d. scarlatti, selfish, lee morgan, beethoven, roxette, eminem, black sabbath, liszt, bach, guns n roses, mono puff, the who, tom waits, beach boys, björk, grieg, busoni, miles davis, ice-t, jethro tull, guided by voices, schubert, body count, aimee mann, smashing pumpkins, dvorak, elliott smith, finzi, metric, club 8, swan dive, elton john, sophie zelmani, ustvolskaya, robbie williams, type o negative, all saints, spongetones, zemlinsky, bill evans, air...

zyran · November 13th, 2004, 1:09 AM

I'm recently into classic metal and rock - Pink Floyd, The Who, 3 Dog Night, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabby, Guns N Roses.

Velver revolver is pretty good though with slash in it.

SPG900 · November 13th, 2004, 1:44 AM

I guess this goes here too. I have a Clavinova and want to connect it to my pc and start recording/editing/composing. What do I need? Which software runs on my pc (PIII, CPU 600mhz, 128ram, XP)? I suppose I need a MIDI cable? In sum, anyone here experienced with this?

zenon · November 13th, 2004, 6:55 AM

^ If the Clavinova has a MIDI-Out (I assume it probably does), all you need is a MIDI-to-joystick convertor cable to plug into your computer. It's just a cable that has a MIDI port on one end and the type of connector a PC joystick uses on the other. They are really easy to find at any music store.

The most popular MIDI software out there is Cakewalk. If you want to do scores, I'd recommend a program called Encore. There is a tonne of freeware MIDI software out there though. Just search around and try a few out.

Overheat · November 13th, 2004, 6:31 PM

I tend to use Cubase SX3 and Sibelius 3. These two programs tend to do just about everything you need. For a multitrack editor, a good program is Adobe Audition, which is an update of Cool Edit Pro.

These are the professional programs. There is also a good rack simulator program called Reason. This is an awesome app too. Check as many out as you can, most of them have free personal editions though www.suprnova.org may be able to help you out for the pro versions

Best of luck with it all.

MXM · November 14th, 2004, 11:31 PM

Looks like thread isn't very popular

Ok, my recent finding:
The Walkabouts - Drunken Soundtracks
I quite like it, worth listening.

zenon · November 14th, 2004, 11:37 PM

^ Ya, with all the people so interested in getting songs in Top Gear identified, I figured we'd have more music fans here.

I'm still listening to the same stuff I listed at the beginning of the thread, but you can add the new Eminem CD ('Encore') to the list. So far I don't like it as much as 'The Eminem Show', but it's still pretty good.

MXM · November 14th, 2004, 11:39 PM

You didn't buy it, didn't you? Justin will be pissed

SPG900 · November 14th, 2004, 11:40 PM

Thanks Zenon & Overheat. Will give it a go.

zenon · November 14th, 2004, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MXM

You didn't buy it, didn't you? Justin will be pissed

Well, I'm also listening to the Beastie Boys and Pedro the Lion, who are even more outspoken about their view on Bush than Eminem.

At the Beastie Boys concert I was at about a month ago, they played a video they made with Will Ferrell playing George Bush - it was so hilarious.

SPG900 · November 14th, 2004, 11:46 PM

It Takes Time to Build is a pretty good track. One of the better ones on the new album.

Overheat · November 16th, 2004, 7:16 PM

Last time I saw NOFX, they played a whole set dedicated to the ignorance and stupidity of Bush. It was hilarious (and strangely enough, quite touching in places)!

SPG900 · November 17th, 2004, 1:56 AM

I saw NOFX back in '95... It may be crappy pop punk, but they sure did a better job at it than all these newer bands like Busted and Sum 41. *puke face*

Renesis · November 20th, 2004, 5:14 AM

Rammstein -Amerika, it's topping the charts now, I liked them since I've first heard of them, with their 2nd album in 1997, Sehnsucht.

I like this song a lot, it's good, addicting, and has a nice message

I listen to pretty much everything, but I like Metallica, HIM, Nightwish, Rammstein, Dream Theater, In Flames, Linkin Park, Pantera, Moby, System of a Down etc...

November 10th, 2004, 9:02 PM	#1
zenon VIP Joined: Mar 8th, 2004 Last Online: April 3rd, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,546 Rep Power: 26	The Music Thread For all those interested in music, we can use this thread to discuss\recommend\argue about music. I'll start off with a few recommendations\what I'm currently listening to: - Pedro the Lion - Achilles Heel - my new favourite band He's a singer\songwriter from Seattle with some amazing stuff. - Damien Rice - O - as Overheat has already said, this is an amazing singer\songwriter group - Death from Above 1979 - You're A Woman I'm A Machine - how can you say no to an indie-thrash band wearing Elephant trunk masks - Buck 65 - Talkin' Honkey Blues - the best indie-rap out right now, and he's Canadian! - Atmosphere - Seven's Travels - the second best indie-rap group going. They'll be really big soon, trust me. Edit: Added album names. __________________ *Disclaimer: 'Official "What's that Song?" Guy' unless said song is European house music or sung in German.

November 10th, 2004, 9:03 PM	#2
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 4:08 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,274 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Green Day's newest CD - American Idiot. A CD I actually bought - I liked it that much. 8) __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

November 12th, 2004, 5:56 PM	#6
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	We have some real good taste on this forum At the moment I'm listening to some old classics in the form of Brothers In Arms and a lot of Pink Floyd, esp DSOTM. Also, as a bit of shameless self promotion, check out my band at www.16thround.com and let me know what you think. The website is really poor as I just threw it together and can;t code to save my life (i'm a designer, not a coder ), but I'm hoping that it's enough to show off out music. __________________

November 13th, 2004, 1:09 AM	#8
zyran Joined: Mar 21st, 2004 Last Online: August 31st, 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	I'm recently into classic metal and rock - Pink Floyd, The Who, 3 Dog Night, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabby, Guns N Roses. Velver revolver is pretty good though with slash in it. __________________

November 13th, 2004, 6:55 AM	#10
zenon VIP Joined: Mar 8th, 2004 Last Online: April 3rd, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,546 Rep Power: 26	^ If the Clavinova has a MIDI-Out (I assume it probably does), all you need is a MIDI-to-joystick convertor cable to plug into your computer. It's just a cable that has a MIDI port on one end and the type of connector a PC joystick uses on the other. They are really easy to find at any music store. The most popular MIDI software out there is Cakewalk. If you want to do scores, I'd recommend a program called Encore. There is a tonne of freeware MIDI software out there though. Just search around and try a few out. __________________ *Disclaimer: 'Official "What's that Song?" Guy' unless said song is European house music or sung in German.

November 10th, 2004, 10:36 PM	#3
MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 27 Posts: 3,059 Car: 7, 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 63	My taste varies quite a bit. From industrial metal to all kind of electronic music, and rock, even reggae, jazz and blues. Right now one of my favorites is a Swedish band called Tiamat, but only old albums: Wildhoney (dark metal, and what a vocal!) and Deeper Kind Of Slumber (IMHO a masterpiece. have been listening to this frequently for over a year, and can't get tired). The latter one is not so much of a metal, but somehow depressing, even philosophical sound That's how it sound's to me anyway... Other ones I like are Apocalyptica(who knew cellos can ROCK?!), Audioslave, The White Stripes, Coldplay. Last ones are probably a little too mainstream, but still good ones in my opinion (which doesn't happen that often). Occasionly I listen to some old Pink Floyd stuff, Rammstein, Massive Attack, Underworld. Right now donwloading Damien Rice - O and Sixteen Horsepower - Folklore (some kind of dark-country thingy, heard only one track yet).

November 11th, 2004, 12:01 AM	#5
MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 27 Posts: 3,059 Car: 7, 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 63	Allright! This thread already works for me Will burn new stuff on mp3-cd in the morning and will have something new to listen in the car. Yeah, and I remembered some more. I also like some stuff of The Music (yes, that's how band is called ) "Getaway" is good example. And for some weird reason I really like Gavin Friday - Shag Tobacco Actually a single track called "Caruso"... well actually "You, Me And World War Three" is pretty good too. It creates an atmosphere of some 1920's cabaret with great deep dramatic Irish voice. Not usually my "cup of tea", but this one works.

November 12th, 2004, 11:24 PM	#7
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: België Posts: 567 Rep Power: 0	mozart, shostakovich, beatles, art blakey, tveitt, they might be giants, röyksopp, pink floyd, rachmaninoff, cardigans, kings of convenience, schumann, d. scarlatti, selfish, lee morgan, beethoven, roxette, eminem, black sabbath, liszt, bach, guns n roses, mono puff, the who, tom waits, beach boys, björk, grieg, busoni, miles davis, ice-t, jethro tull, guided by voices, schubert, body count, aimee mann, smashing pumpkins, dvorak, elliott smith, finzi, metric, club 8, swan dive, elton john, sophie zelmani, ustvolskaya, robbie williams, type o negative, all saints, spongetones, zemlinsky, bill evans, air...

November 13th, 2004, 1:44 AM	#9
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: België Posts: 567 Rep Power: 0	I guess this goes here too. I have a Clavinova and want to connect it to my pc and start recording/editing/composing. What do I need? Which software runs on my pc (PIII, CPU 600mhz, 128ram, XP)? I suppose I need a MIDI cable? In sum, anyone here experienced with this?

November 13th, 2004, 6:31 PM	#11
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	I tend to use Cubase SX3 and Sibelius 3. These two programs tend to do just about everything you need. For a multitrack editor, a good program is Adobe Audition, which is an update of Cool Edit Pro. These are the professional programs. There is also a good rack simulator program called Reason. This is an awesome app too. Check as many out as you can, most of them have free personal editions though www.suprnova.org may be able to help you out for the pro versions Best of luck with it all. __________________

November 14th, 2004, 11:31 PM	#12
MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 27 Posts: 3,059 Car: 7, 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 63	Looks like thread isn't very popular Ok, my recent finding: The Walkabouts - Drunken Soundtracks I quite like it, worth listening.

November 14th, 2004, 11:37 PM	#13
zenon VIP Joined: Mar 8th, 2004 Last Online: April 3rd, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,546 Rep Power: 26	^ Ya, with all the people so interested in getting songs in Top Gear identified, I figured we'd have more music fans here. I'm still listening to the same stuff I listed at the beginning of the thread, but you can add the new Eminem CD ('Encore') to the list. So far I don't like it as much as 'The Eminem Show', but it's still pretty good. __________________ *Disclaimer: 'Official "What's that Song?" Guy' unless said song is European house music or sung in German.

November 14th, 2004, 11:39 PM	#14
MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 27 Posts: 3,059 Car: 7, 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 63	You didn't buy it, didn't you? Justin will be pissed

November 14th, 2004, 11:40 PM	#15
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: België Posts: 567 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Zenon & Overheat. Will give it a go.

November 14th, 2004, 11:46 PM	#17
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: België Posts: 567 Rep Power: 0	It Takes Time to Build is a pretty good track. One of the better ones on the new album.

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November 16th, 2004, 7:16 PM	#18
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	Last time I saw NOFX, they played a whole set dedicated to the ignorance and stupidity of Bush. It was hilarious (and strangely enough, quite touching in places)! __________________

November 17th, 2004, 1:56 AM	#19
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: België Posts: 567 Rep Power: 0	I saw NOFX back in '95... It may be crappy pop punk, but they sure did a better job at it than all these newer bands like Busted and Sum 41. puke face

November 20th, 2004, 5:14 AM	#20
Renesis Lazier than Viper Joined: Nov 27th, 2003 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 9,669 Car: 2007 Pontiac G5 GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 34	Rammstein -Amerika, it's topping the charts now, I liked them since I've first heard of them, with their 2nd album in 1997, Sehnsucht. I like this song a lot, it's good, addicting, and has a nice message I listen to pretty much everything, but I like Metallica, HIM, Nightwish, Rammstein, Dream Theater, In Flames, Linkin Park, Pantera, Moby, System of a Down etc...