Topic: The Music Thread

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Well those 3 are his best albums without a doubt but I’d probably recommend The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, that has some great songs and laid the foundations on which those albums would later build on.

@LN78 Yep true, Blood on the Tracks is a solid album.

I finally listened to Sara Bareilles' 2019 album called Amidst the Chaos earlier this evening. I'd been wanting to give it a proper listen for a while after thoroughly enjoying the singles to have come out of it, but I didn't think to do it until today. I thought it was a really solid album. Sara is easily one of the best songwriters in the biz as far as I'm concerned, and her ability shined through here as well. Lots of fantastic lyrics and meaningful messages. It was definitely a bit of a departure from her usual style, but I think she adapted her voice really well to fit the new style. She also just has such a lovely voice that I can't help but want to listen to, and in a world where I listen to many singers who I love but sound so very pushy with their vocals, she's a breath of fresh air in terms of how she just sings everything seemingly with ease. Definitely recommended if you're looking for a nice, chill album to listen to on an evening.

@nessisonett Could you give Narrows' 2 albums a listen & compare them for me? I have my own opinion but I'd like to know which you think is the stronger offering. They are called New Distances and Painted. If you don't like New Distances then you don't have to listen to Painted as well, I just thought you might be into them as they are a quality hardcore rock band.

P.S If you're a completionist why don't you try their split e.p with Retox & everything else they've done, Blood Python off the Retox e.p is terrifying.

I am a fan Eurobat songs.
I knew Eurobeat songs from Para Para Paradise, Dance Dance Revolution and Dance ManiaX. All of those games from Konami.
Also, i like any songs that got Eurobeat remix whether official or fan made.
Here are examples of Eurobeat songs i listened.

@Anti-Matter I never knew I needed a Eurobeat remix of How Will I Know until today. While I’m not sure I could listen to that stuff for more than 5 minutes at a time, I do have an appreciation for proper school disco music.

@nessisonett Do you like any of the 70s disco stuff? Disco inferno, etc. I used to be very into that before I discovered rock, somewhat embarrassing now that I look back on those days.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Oh yeah, I definitely have a big appreciation for disco and funk. All the best gay bars have a soundtrack pretty much exclusively Donna Summer, Earth Wind and Fire and Bee Gees. I’m very proud of my original Saturday Night Fever vinyl despite literally everybody owning it, it’s just a cool thing to own. Baccara’s Yes Sir, I Can Boogie is the greatest song of all time.

I've been listening to a lot of Zappa recently, planning to get his latter 70s work on vinyl. Are any of you Zappa heads on here? Which are your favorite albums?
I've been listening to him whilst getting into guitar-centric rock, been listening to Guthrie Govan as well, particularly his work in The Aristocrats, for the same reason.

@Tjuz Do you like any jazz in general?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I don't really listen to any jazz usually. I pretty much exclusively listen to female pop, but there are obviously exceptions here and there. I have nothing against jazz, though, and I'd certainly be open to trying out more of it. Any recommendations?

I like Bubblegum songs with silly lyrics and catchy sounds.
I knew those songs from Dance Dance Revolution games as the licensed songs during old DDR era were mostly Eurodance and Bubblegum songs from European artists.
These are my favorite Bubblegum songs that i have ever played on DDR Arcade and PS2.

@Anti-Matter Check our Blümchen. Herz an Herz is a bop and a half. I pretty much live in the Happy Hardcore City of Culture so I’m overly familiar with that bubblegum hardcore style. I love PC Music as well which sorta deconstructs those stylings. Hannah Diamond, Kero Kero Bonito and SOPHIE all explore it in different ways.

@Tjuz Tutu by Miles Davis is a good starting point.

Any AC/DC fans out there?
Something about their music is captivating. I was listening to some of their songs today and trying to decide if I think the lead vocals are a travesty and an insult to the art of real singing or if they are pure genius. I can barely understand the words to their songs and I think the vocals sound like they grabbed a guy from the nearest bus stop with no talent or experience and just let him belt out whatever he wanted. Nevertheless I can’t imagine their songs being performed any other way. The raspy mumbling vocals are strangely hypnotizing and catchy.

I didn’t realize either that they have had several lead singers and that my favorites from the albums “High Voltage” and “Highway to Hell” are actually a different lead singer from “The Razors Edge” and “Back in Black”

I like the remix of Neverending Story by DJ AC-DC on DDR EXTREME PS2 USA.

@nessisonett Do you like any Frank Zappa? He's great for guitar nerds like myself. Also, Guthrie Govan draws influence from him and Steve Vai, and is a great guitarist too. What music have you been listening to recently? I listened to some of J Dilla's Donuts and thought it was good, what is his background? Is he generally someone who writes for other people?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I’ve never been huge into Frank Zappa but my brother is. Hot Rats is great though and I do like some of the people he influenced. Plus Sheik Yerbouti is the greatest album title ever.

Donuts is an interesting one. J Dilla was a producer first and foremost so he played a huge part in shaping albums like The Pharcyde’s LabCabinCalifornia and Common’s Like Water For Chocolate. He was also a member of the Soulquarians with D’Angelo, Q-Tip, Mos Def and Common so he moved in some pretty great circles. His influence can be seen in basically the entire lo-fi hip hop genre these days so it’s good that he lives on considering he died so young. Donuts is just a great album from start to finish, I’m a big plunderphonics fan anyway but it leans more towards hip hop stylings which work really well.

New Era by Sota Fujimori from DDR A20.