@Jimmer-jammer Hey man, been a little while now, hope you and the family are well. It's TheBrandedSwordsman by the way, changed my name, haha. Anyway I just wanted to know your top 10 albums of all time? I think I started a thread for that years ago before you were on the site so I wanted to include you. Mine are (not in any order of preference)
1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. Jay Z - The Blueprint
3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
4. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
5. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, mA.A.d city,
6. Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye
7. Peter Brotzmann Octet - Machine Gun
8. Miles Davis - Bitches' Brew
9. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady
10. Peter Dunmall - Yes Tomorrow
@Jimmer-jammer Glad to hear it. Great list, all very much in the rock Wheelhouse ,of course, haha, but that's ok ,different strokes for different folks. I have personal reasons for not going back to that sort of music based on lifestyle choices I made whilst listening to that type of music. The type of music you listen to definitely affects your attitude to life, well, in my case at least, but I recognise that it's all subjective, of course. I appreciate you listening to my jazz recommendations.
"Even in the face of death, the samurai stands unwavering, for honour is a blade sharper than steel".
Been listening to a lot of Paul Dunmall & J. Cole music recently, here are what I think the best albums by both artists are so far. (Paul Dunmall is jazz & J. Cole is hip hop.)
@Bundersvessel I'm glad you are enjoying Black Thought's work and hope that you enjoy the others such as Robed in Rareness by Shabazz Palaces just as much.
"Even in the face of death, the samurai stands unwavering, for honour is a blade sharper than steel".
@Jimmer-jammer the above album is the best jazz album I have heard since Mingus 'Black Saint' album, had to point you in it's direction. 😃
Incredible stuff, hope you like. (Amazing melodies and ideas/playing)
I imagine I'll speak to you next when RotR is out and we've had the chance to fully immerse ourselves in it's open world! Take care for now my friend!
Amazing jazz/contemporary classical fusion work from veteran jazz guitarist Mike Walker, not much guitar on the album but he composed the whole thing and said he wanted to let the voices of the other players ring loud and clear!
It may have taken till the 30th anniversary but The Holy Bible by the Manics has finally clicked. I always really liked their more traditional stuff, Everything Must Go is insanely good partly because of how raw their emotions about poor Richey Edwards are on it, but I always went back and forth on Edwards’ actual music. The Holy Bible is just a relentlessly angry and cynical album, which is hard to put into words. Perhaps the country being in the state it is made the album click, it resonates with me at this particular time that it didn’t before. I feel like apologising to the entirety of Wales.
@Jimmer-jammer Glad you liked it man, I interrupted our communication break to bring you this, whimsical borderline 'free' jazz from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The two surviving members are in their late 70s now I believe, and have, as I think is right and proper, been giving voice to younger musicians in their most recent albums, taking more of a songwriting and background role on the records, I think that is better than just blocking the newer generations from coming through by blocking potential revenue for them. Cough Rolling Stones Cough I don't know how you feel about my thoughts here? All the best man, trust you and the family are well. Looking forward to Friday (RotR release)
N.B I thought I would get the Digital Deluxe edition if funds allow as I quite like the idea of walking around the towns and talking to NPCs in the Japanese formal wear of the time. (Only available with that edition, as far as I'm informed).
N.B II How do you feel about RotR going up against DD2? Feel free to respond in the Chit Chat Thread to the PS5-related stuff as I seem to have rather derailed the topic from music!
After all that macho electric jazz and hip hop that I had been listening to recently, I needed something to just chill out to, and put this on. Classic.
@Jimmer-jammer I liked them when I was at college, when they went in a more metal direction, the album with 'Still Waiting' on it, and I also liked the song 'Mr. Han' although I don't know what album that's from, I know they've always flirted with metal, Half Hour of Power has some real heavy moments, and then there's the whole 'Pain for Pleasure' band within a band type of thing.
"Even in the face of death, the samurai stands unwavering, for honour is a blade sharper than steel".
In what’s essentially the musical equivalent of the Star Wars Special Editions, Kino have re-recorded the instrumentals of Ðто не любовь but obviously keeping the vocals intact since Tsoi died in the early 90s. I’m not a big fan. The low-fi atmosphere is kinda gone especially in Музыка волн. I don’t mind a remix or remaster but re-recordings always sound a bit odd to me. Think Muse have been doing them too, although I haven’t been into them since I was no longer the target audience of 12 years old. Can’t recall any re-recordings that I’ve preferred to the original.
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