Topic: The Music Thread

@Voltan Isn’t that basically the Spotify algorithm though? They seem to not be able to tell the difference between metal and hyperpop which can be very confusing 😂

@nessisonett I mean - it’s stuff I like but I know people who would take serious offense from it being called “metal” lmao

@Voltan Metalheads can be very particular about that kinda thing. If Limp Bizkit can be considered ‘metal’ even if it’s of the ‘nu’ variety then basically anything goes as far as I’m concerned.

@nessisonett "Throw yo' hands up!". Apparently Eddie Van Halen rehearsed with Limp Bizkit once, but loads of people there were taking drugs so he apparently left and returned the next day in an assault vehicle, put a gun to Fred Durst's red-capped head and said "Get my sh*t, motherf*cker!!" and his guitars and amps were loaded into the vehicle by a Durst-underling whilst Van Halen kept the gun to Durst's red-capped head the whole time! Believe it?

@Voltan Some really good vocalists there in the Stars music video, saw you playing keyboards as well, great song too.

@TheBrandedSwordsman I don’t think I ever thought of Eddie Van Halen as the gun type!

@nessisonett Perhaps not.

@nessisonett What have you been listening to lately?

@Jimmer-jammer @Th3solution @Thrillho And how about you, my friends? What have you been listening to lately?

@TheBrandedSwordsman I’ve been on an Arthur Russell kick, someone whose music pretty much defies convention and I’ve been a fan of for years. It was weird hearing 30 Hours by Kanye the first time cause it heavily samples Answers Me by Russell.

@nessisonett That sound right up my street, which albums would you say were his best? (Arthur Russell)

@TheBrandedSwordsman The last couple of albums I picked up are Remember Sports (Like a Stone) and Oceanator (Things I Never Said).

The first is a bit twee for my liking but has some nice tracks. The latter is a bit samey but when they get it right, they have some great songs.

@Thrillho Not a bad little ditty, sounds like you're a bit disappointed with your latest purchases?

@Jimmer-jammer It's great but a bit too funky for my liking perhaps, whatever floats your boat! what about rock? Are you still exploring jazz?

@TheBrandedSwordsman Ha, not disappointed.. I’m just more picky these days.

I have decided I really don’t like the Squid album though

@Thrillho What don't you like about it?

@Voltan Where do you stand on John Scofield? Probably my favourite jazz guitarist besides Holdsworth.

@Jimmer-jammer D'oh! That Scofield collection would have looked great amongst your records, next time indeed

@Jimmer-jammer Tell me what you think of the guitarist in this video, Sco named him as a great guitarist, unrecognized, Sco also said, "steal from everyone" I will leave it to you to infer why they sound so similar 😉

@TheBrandedSwordsman Probably go for World of Echo. Although basically all of his albums and compilations are worth listening to!