Comments on: Random Nonsense #10

By: Vince

Vince — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:03:11 +0000

The only rock albums I have purchased post 2000 is Contraband by Velvet Revolver. I have little to no appreciation for the music being released today. I got David’s album from my Dad.

I have interest in some country music post 2000 but rock may not be dead but is in a vegetative state with only a small chance of recovery!

By: proghead

proghead — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:35:34 +0000

I knew it, as soon as I was done posting I remember ten other bands I missed in my previous post!

Tom Waits – ‘Alice’, ‘Blood Money’ and ‘Mule Variations’!!! Bloody essential!
Portishead -’Portishead’
Sunn O))) – ‘White 2′
Venetian Snares – ‘Rossz Scillag’
Aphex Twin – ‘I Care Because You Do’
Ozric Tentacles – ‘Strangeitude’
Ben Harper – ‘Fight For Your Mind’

By: proghead

proghead — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:31:07 +0000

This is a very interesting thread… Nice to see some familiar and not so familiar bands listed here.

Being a proghead it is amusing to read some of the lists and see bands like Marillion, Ptree and Pendragon listed so frequently. I love all of them but I always like to suggest the ‘unusual’ suspects, so here’s some of the most ‘original’ bands I’ve heard in the last 10 years (some will agree, others will disagree….the point of this exercise is to expose people to music that is usually out of their ‘comfort zone’):

Justice – ‘Cross’ (get ready to do the human D.A.N.C.E)
Carcass – ‘Descanting the Insalubrious’
Nine Horses (David Sylvian if you didn’t know!) – ‘Snow Borne Sorrow’
Autechre – ‘Tri Repetae’
Erik Truffaz (Miles Davis’ offspring and he doesn’t even know it!) – ‘Bending new Corners’
Anglagard (Yes, I know, I am a proghead, indeed) Hybris
Patricia Barber (music for the next century!) – ‘Modern Cool’
Entombed – ‘Wolverine Blues’
Porcupine Tree – ‘Signify’
Magma – ‘K.A.’

Go enjoy some cool music!

By: david

david — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:55:46 +0000

[Strange that no-one has picked a Miley Cyrus album!!! - Simon J]

Yeah, that’s strange ’cause Miley Cyrus is like, so totally awesome dude!

By: ash

ash — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:26:49 +0000

[Like 'Mothers' in Erdington? - Pete]

Yes Pete. Do you think Peel was there when Floyd recorded Ummagumma ?

I wonder if there are wonderful things going on in music for today’s youngsters (that we aren’t seeing) that they will look back on and say how great it was and they’d like those days back again. And if it is going on, is it as good and revolutionary as it all was for us ?

NOT that it’s over. . .

ash X
(trying to grow old disgracefully)