No, sadly NZ had to deal with this very effective form of torture.
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Everyone did.
Unfortunately
I didn't really like it as much as there older stuff like rubber factory and thickfreakness. That was a lot more bluesy which I enjoyed if you know what I mean...
been listening to the new ghostface album for a while and it alright. ive never been a fan of his rapping style (technically impressive rapping about pretty much nothing in a kind of annoying voice), but his albums always have some pretty great beats and this is no exception. purified thoughts stands up with my favourite tracks of his including "one", but even on tracks like that i space ghostface out and just shout OOOONE on cue. i never really liked supreme clientele that much tbh.
if you like supreme clientele more than i do definitely check it out. everyone should listen to purified thoughts though, thats the kind of lush, soul-y beat blueprint era jay-z rapped over and it sounds amazing even if ghostface doesnt really have much of a persona or charisma on it.
if you like supreme clientele more than i do definitely check it out. everyone should listen to purified thoughts though, thats the kind of lush, soul-y beat blueprint era jay-z rapped over and it sounds amazing even if ghostface doesnt really have much of a persona or charisma on it.
sound of sunshine
shoulda come out in summer
shoulda come out in summer
if you haven't heard the new albums from those artists, kindly refrain from making sweeping statements such as this.
Yea, no. Deathcore is crap.
I liked Brothers, but IMO it wasn't as good as Thickfreakness, or Rubber Factory.
Also, thanks for telling me about The Rural Alberta Advantage, they are one of my favorite bands now. Wasn't as enthusiastic about Andrew Jackson Jihad though :/
Ghost is one of my favorite rappers ever, not for his WTF-are-you-rapping-about tough talking tracks but his storytelling abilities. He is one of the best story tellers since Sick Rick IMO. Having said that, Apollo Kids is no Fishscale or Supreme Clientele, but it's still very good. I'd put it slightly below Ironman.
you're welcome; I was sure you'd like The Rural Alberta Advantage. Andrew Jackson Jihad contains way more punk elements than either and I don't enjoy them as much either (but still a lot more than you apparently do >.<)
After reading your post about her, I downloaded I Speak Because I Can. It is definitely my favorite album that I have listened to in quite a while. I love the asiatic tones that persist throughout the album (these are especially evident in Alpha Shallows). Afterwards, I went back and downloaded Alas I Cannot Swim and loved it just as much. I've been listening to the two albums on shuffle for the past few days. Thanks for bringing her up! I particularly enjoy her lyrics as you pointed out (I especially like My Maniac and I from Alas I Cannot Swim, "He wants to die in a lake in Geneva / the mountains can cover the shape of his nose, / he wants to die where nobody can see him / but his death will carry on, so I don't believe him".)
I just submitted my Pazz and Jop poll. That got a little tough.
List should be up in two weeks, hopefully.
List should be up in two weeks, hopefully.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00ikilDxW4
21 guns-Green day
21 guns-Green day
Yup. My brother owns the single version. My mother and he used to play it in the car just to make me rage.
I admit to reading Pitchfork to see what's going on, but since their review style makes me rage (more focus on purple prose than actually critiquing the record), I tend to avoid them except for the best-of lists. Just read their best-of lists and while I agree with a lot of their top placers I can't really judge, not having heard most of it (yet). There's a thread already for albums but what were your favourite tracks this year?
I don't feel like checking every page in here, but definitely my favourite song that came out this year (and possible even without that specificiation) is Boy by Ra Ra Riot. Ra Ra Riot is pretty awesome, sounds similar to Arcade Fire if I had to compare it but with more lofty and interesting vocals as well as a violinist and cellist. As an added bonus, the cellist and the violinist are both pretty hot, the cellist especially (she's TAY's avatar, methinks).
Yeah Boy was not my favorite song on the album, not a bad song, but I prefer kansai and you and I know. Yeah the cellist is pretty hot, i've seen Ra Ra Riot in concert twice, and the last time was a small gig at my school (no more than 250 people total). I was pretty much a few inches from being able to reach out and touch the stage, so it was pretty cool seeing them play that close up.
EDIT: lampost last I checked itunes quality was crap. Isn't it like 128 kbps, or are they all 256 kbps now? Either way I like my music to be 320 kbps or lossless, but I guess for most people's earphones or headphones the difference wouldn't matter.
this made me facepalm so fucking hard i gave myself a headache.
also, itunes is 256k now, but is still far from pristine quality.