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Post by gunnythewildheart on Sept 21, 2013 16:35:20 GMT -5
Descendents are awesome. I've only got Milo Goes To College, some of the songs on that album like 'Jean Is Dead' and 'Bikeage' conjure some really colourful imagery in my mind. Love that album. For whatever reason, I sort of rebelled against music in general up until the age of about 14/15. My family were all musical, my friends were all into stuff, I just couldn't care less. But now, the internet is so perfect for developing a taste of your own - it's so easy to find roughly what your looking for, and then you discover some real gems. My main loves are 90s alternative music and J-Punk/Rock (either eccentric/weird, or seriously catchy). And more recently, really noisey, over-the-top, stuff. English bands like:- The Wildhearts - Therapy? - Rocket from the Crypt - Terrorvision - Faith No More - The Muffs - Manic Street Preachers - Oingo Boingo - Hammerbox - Less Than Jake - Cardiacs - Sonic Boom Six - Extreme - Foxy Shazam - Hanoi Rocks - Cheap Trick - The Good Rats - The Hives - Cop Shoot Cop - Ginger Wildheart - Jellyfish - Jackdaw4 - Dead Kennedys J-Bands like:- Shonen Knife (obv ) - Puffy - TsuShiMaMiRe - Molice - 385 - The Blue Hearts - GO!GO!7188 - Judy and Mary - Who The Bitch - Usotsuki Barbie - Pink Lady (how good were they!?!?!?) - Chirinuruwowaka - Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Poni-Camp - Ex-Girl - Pugs - JinnyOops! - Unicorn - Red Bacteria Vacuum That's probably enough to list.. I also love ' Kvelertak', which is Norwegian Rock 'n' Roll Metal - not a fan of much metal, but these guys are pretty special. ..aaaand most recent finds outside of Japan would be the poptastic ' Hey!Hello!', noisey, dual-bass-zero-guitar band ' Exit_International' and two darker, fuzz bands, ' God Damn', and ' Dead Shed Jokers'. OH, and a fella called Bryan Scary. What a GENIUS. (Feels like i'm doing a giant shout out! )
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Sept 21, 2013 16:58:06 GMT -5
Strangely, I forgot to put Mikabomb on my list... MIKABOMB
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Post by damnably on Dec 19, 2014 12:12:06 GMT -5
there's always a ton of exciting new bands on the damnably podcast www.mixcloud.com/damnably/damnably-radio-77-everything-is-awesome/usualy it's bands from all over the world, not just Japan. Right now The Beverley's, Amanda X, The Gotobeds, Mitski, Negative Scanner, Obnox, Universe People, Dick Diver, Boomgates, Wussy, are all excellent!
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Post by tangerinesun on Dec 22, 2014 10:31:10 GMT -5
I second, third, and, fourth all these picks. If you look on my phone, there's nothing but J-rock, soundtracks, and modern classical. And jazz and funk bass players. And Thelonious Monk. And a couple of German crooners from the 1930s. And a gamelan compilation. That's about it for now. And a Chinese flamenco guitarist.
When I was tiny I wanted to be Frank Zappa. Then I grew up.
What I really like is folk music. Not what you think of as "folk" but music that comes from the lives people have and what they really think and feel. So that includes Irish whistle tunes as well as Japanese noisecore and Johannes Brahms reworking gypsy songs.
I can't bear the American Top 100 because it comes out of an industrial process, like Pringles (TM) and it is definitely not good for you. There are other mainstream music industries that haven't figured out how to remove all the vitamins yet. I heard a pop singer from Mongolia who amazed me.
That got kind of long, sorry!
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Dec 22, 2014 15:46:31 GMT -5
I second, third, and, fourth all these picks. If you look on my phone, there's nothing but J-rock, soundtracks, and modern classical. And jazz and funk bass players. And Thelonious Monk. And a couple of German crooners from the 1930s. And a gamelan compilation. That's about it for now. And a Chinese flamenco guitarist. When I was tiny I wanted to be Frank Zappa. Then I grew up. What I really like is folk music. Not what you think of as "folk" but music that comes from the lives people have and what they really think and feel. So that includes Irish whistle tunes as well as Japanese noisecore and Johannes Brahms reworking gypsy songs. I can't bear the American Top 100 because it comes out of an industrial process, like Pringles (TM) and it is definitely not good for you. There are other mainstream music industries that haven't figured out how to remove all the vitamins yet. I heard a pop singer from Mongolia who amazed me. That got kind of long, sorry! Hmmm..... your description of folk music, makes me wonder if you could call SK's "story songs", like Do you happen to know and Spider House, for example, folk songs.
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Post by tangerinesun on Dec 22, 2014 21:22:35 GMT -5
Hmmm..... your description of folk music, makes me wonder if you could call SK's "story songs", like Do you happen to know and Spider House, for example, folk songs. To me, most of SK's work is folk music. They dreamed it up right out of the fabric of their lives, or copied somebody else who was doing exactly that. Even when they turned pro, they were still mining that lode. Anglo-American punk rock can be your folk music, if you are a teenager with a radio in the 1970s. Naoko told an interviewer she made a happy song about going upstairs when she was a child. She still does that.
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Post by thegl0r on Dec 23, 2014 3:23:38 GMT -5
What I really like is folk music. Not what you think of as "folk" but music that comes from the lives people have and what they really think and feel. Well there is one "folk" band that I really like, Blyth Power. This vid is from a fair few years ago, but they're still out there and gigging, though the only gig listed so far for next year is The Blyth Power Ashes 2015 an annual event of camping in a field behind a pub with music, cricket and all sorts of silly fun. This year it is near Tewkesbury. The line-up of the band has changed loads of times over the years with the drummer, Josef Porter, being the only unchanging member - as rather like Naoko, its "his band". I remember seeing them at one gig where they were celebrating another line-up change, keyboard player this time. They had both the old keyboard player playing his last gig with the band and the new one playing her first gig with the band. And, as it was a celebration, they also had a one-off reunion of about eight of the old guitarists crowding the back of the stage and playing for that one gig. And here is just one more song, I thought I'd best put something from this year... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu988WA7YTA
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Post by lazybone712 on Feb 16, 2015 14:23:22 GMT -5
Yay, I saw one of the "oldie" bands/artists on my bucket list this past weekend:) Why? Well, the 5th Dimension was one of my first music loves back in 1969 - "Aquarius" of course! Also, years later, while going thru my dad's record collection, I discovered 5D's "Stoned Soul Picnic" album - every song wonderful. I liked their taste in the songwriters that they covered: Laura Nyro, Jimmy Webb, Bachrach/David. "One Less Bell to Answer" penned by Bachrach/David is one of my all time favorites. Marilyn and Billy were of course original 5D members. After the 5D split up in mid 70's, they performed as a duo - and had a #1 smash "You Don't Have to be a Star (To Be in My Show)". The show I saw last Saturday at the Orleans Casino Showroom in Las Vegas was a lot of fun. Here are the songs I remember: Let's Stay Together (Al Green cover) How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)(Marvin Gaye) Up Up and Away (first 5D hit) You Don't Have to Be a Star Wedding Bell Blues Stoned Soul Picnic (they donned some '60s hippie clothing for that one:) When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge) Beatles Medley (Get Back, We Can Work it Out, Hey Jude etc) My Funny Valentine/Precious Love (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep At All One Less Bell to Answer (standing ovation after this one) Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In Also, Marilyn did a song from the Broadway musical that she was in - "Show Boat" - and Billy did a blues number and a Duke Ellington song - quite a show! A few special guests were in the crowd - including LaMonte McLemore - another original 5D member! In fact, he joined Marilyn and Billy at the very end of the show. Here's a brief snippet: youtu.be/3Kb8eSHQObYWhat a night!
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Post by lazybone712 on Feb 16, 2015 18:35:16 GMT -5
Let's see - a '90s shoegazer group fronted by beautiful women? Sounds like my kind of group: Lush! I was lucky to see this group a couple of times in Washington DC in the 90's. Here's a photo of the lovely Mimi Berenyi And a video of one of their great songs "For Love" (is this song really 24 yrs old? Wow) youtu.be/snswhizRPBQ
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Post by tangerinesun on Feb 17, 2015 23:11:37 GMT -5
5D used to stand for half of everything that I, as a loyal follower of The Who, loved to hate! After a time, I did broaden my outlook a little. Luckily. I'm glad you got to see Marilyn & Billy! And I have a small Lush-crush of my own, of course.
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Post by lazybone712 on Mar 26, 2015 18:36:04 GMT -5
Cool - Rain Parade - one of my all time fave bands from the '80s - just announced a show at the Echoplex on 24 Apr - just got my ticket! Rain Parade was one of LA's psychedelic Paisley Underground groups to include the Dream Syndicate and the 3 O'Clock. It's their first headlining gig in LA in 30 years! They broke up in the mid 80's but reformed in 2012. Here's one of my fave songs of theirs - "Depending On You" youtu.be/F23tk9yx3ro
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Post by tangerinesun on Mar 31, 2015 1:21:30 GMT -5
Wow, what earnest, such production, so much 80s!!! And that is the Conservatory of Flowers in GG Park or I'm tripping.
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Post by lazybone712 on Apr 16, 2015 20:03:18 GMT -5
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Post by lazybone712 on Apr 19, 2015 22:54:29 GMT -5
Clare Grogan and Altered Images - I loved this band in the '80s! Here's a clip from a recent show - Clare still looking good:) youtu.be/PhXgR7WGzkM
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Post by lazybone712 on Jun 11, 2015 23:51:43 GMT -5
Best Coast - love this band! Their new CD California Nights is awesome. Here is live version of "Who Have I Become" at a record store in Long Beach a couple of years ago. youtu.be/N57DwiG1c9g
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