What are you listening to now? (Now with actual content!)

[Bronze]

Resurrected from the depths of vBulletin hell, the beast returns.

Instead of just posting what you're listening to, try and be a little more specific. Why are you listening to it? Which genre is it in? What makes it good or bad? Who would you recommend it to?

Embedding youtube videos is another really helpful way to spread your musical tastes around.

A typical youtube URL will looks like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34O_P-R-bsA

All you'll need to do is copy everything after the = sign in the youtube URL, and stick it in the middle of the tags. For example;


[yt =Miike Snow - Burial]34O_P-R-bsARemove the space between yt and =, and It'll show up something like this:

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Give it a try!

[AranchineD]

This will last for about 20 posts before people go back to the old way. >_>

But okay, I'll play by the rules (for now):

Battery - Metallica

Because I've been playing it non-stop on plastic drums for weeks now and everytime I just listen to it I get the urge to drum again. Plus I'm in the mood for repetitive thrash!

[JimmyKane]

Cut That City-The Mars Volta

Checking out some of their earlier stuff. It sounds pretty much like their normal stuff so far, simpler and less crazy if anything. And Cedric's vocals sound slightly fcuked live. A pity, because he is an incredible singer.

[Jay]

This will last for about 20 posts before people go back to the old way. >_>

But okay, I'll play by the rules (for now):

Battery - Metallica

Because I've been playing it non-stop on plastic drums for weeks now and everytime I just listen to it I get the urge to drum again. Plus I'm in the mood for repetitive thrash!

That's the spirit!

I'm listening to 'You Can Always Count On Me' from the Broadway recording of the musical City Of Angels. I am doing this because I need to make a decision as to what musical we are going to do at school next year, and I am being an indecisive dickhead. It's a very hard thing to do. Lucy, SM, if you read this, advice would be welcome. :)

[Sweating Bullets]

Blind At Heart - Dark Tranquillity

Highly recommended to any fan of melodic death metal. Thought I would chuck on the album Fiction as I have not listened to it in quite some time.

[Fenrir]

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Because it's ****ing Pirate Metal, ****ing ARR!

(this particular piece is ****ing epic)

[BB2K]

Aces High - Iron Maiden

I'm absolutely in love with this song at the moment. It's ****ing amazing. A perfect example of metal.

[Clockw0rk]

This will last for about 20 posts before people go back to the old way. >_>

But okay, I'll play by the rules (for now):

Battery - Metallica

Because I've been playing it non-stop on plastic drums for weeks now and everytime I just listen to it I get the urge to drum again. Plus I'm in the mood for repetitive thrash!
AArgh I wanted to pep that. Consider yourself pseudo-pepped. I was listening to their Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning at work last week for a bit of a change. Great stuff.

Currently playing is Smashing Pumpkins - 1979. This song features in GTA IV (on Liberty Rock Radio) and in Clerks 2. I found this out today when I got bored of playing GTA IV and watched Clerks 2.

[Joel]

mos def - auditorium

its off his new album and is produced by madlib and is therefore aWeSuM.

[Spudzilla]

The Deal Or No Deal Suitcase Opening Music

[Bronze]

How would you rate it?

[adam_91vn]

Blind At Heart - Dark Tranquillity

Highly recommended to any fan of melodic death metal. Thought I would chuck on the album Fiction as I have not listened to it in quite some time.

+rep .

[dimorphic]

The Approaching Curve - Rise Against

Loving this track at the moment, the spoken word style of the verses is just awesome.

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[Afrogamer]

Slayer - skeletons of society

[Second]

I've been rotating through most of the Metallica albums while I run/ride at the Gym. I find I can lose myself while listening to it and I'll not pay attention to my running and so I can keep going longer. Orion is a great starter for me, but the low volume at the beginning can be annoying when I'm fully in the mood of the run.

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Because it's ****ing Pirate Metal, ****ing ARR!

(this particular piece is ****ing epic)

I love it!

[Filthy Old Drunk]

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[Joel]

animal collective - purple bottle

one of my favourite AC tracks, the drums in this song are A+

[Afrogamer]

Heaven shall burn - The weapon they fear

[Joel]

goddamit i wish we still had rep so i could nep you

[LARZ]

Madonna - Dress You Up :D

[JubeiSaotome]

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[AranchineD]

This will last for about 20 posts before people go back to the old way. >_>

It was a pretty good guess if I may say so myself. :cool:


Listening to Walk on Water - housethegrate

Jazzy rendition of an old school Sonic The Hedgehog theme, what's not to love!

[Spudzilla]

Close To The Edge by Yes

Definately one of my favourite songs ever and clocks in at just over 18 minutes long. It was the first song I ever heard by them and still remains as my favourite.

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It also features one hell of an organ solo.

[Cian]

I went to see COG recently and I bought some of their earlier stuff. It shits all over this new conspiracy theory nonsense. These boys make some fiiiine prog rock.

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[Spudzilla]

Oh, this one is also quite good.

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Features another awesome organ solo.

[adam_91vn]

The new Used album is actually not bad

[Filthy Old Drunk]

I went to see COG recently and I bought some of their earlier stuff. It shits all over this new conspiracy theory nonsense. These boys make some fiiiine prog rock.

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The two Just Visiting EPs are my favourite of theirs.

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This is one of my favourite remixes at the moment.

[Afrogamer]

Red hot chili peppers - Slow cheetah

Brother bought me stadium arcadium for my birthday :D

[Big Kev]

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Also quite enjoying these despite the fact they are not really my style.

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[Spudzilla]

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Progressive rock/metal instrumental.

[Sytadel]

Dream Theater - The Count of Tuscany

Speaking about the album generally, I was unimpressed after my first two passive listens because I didn't hear anything from the band that I hadn't heard before. After a few more listens - and after reminding myself that Octavarium was unimpressive and Systematic Chaos was disappointing - I have grown to quite like the album.

It's certainly nothing new but it is a rather triumphant return to the sound that the band has. It's got elements of all the preceeding albums, polished, and put on the shelf for fans who've been disappointed with the last few efforts. I might also add that given the epic length of most of the tracks, I'm amazed that they all manage to avoid appearing too... episodic. There are still clearly distinctions between soft and hard passages, but there's an inexplicable musical consistency that I think they really nailed with this album.

Overall, it's a strong reminder why I got in to the band in the first place.

[VanAce]

I am listening to The Gaslight Anthem's first album, Sink or Swim

[Spudzilla]

I hope I'm not the only one who's gone through and listened to all of these. Except for Orion because I've heard the song hundreds of times.

Also

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A short instrumental with heavy bass played on a fretless. If you listen closely you can pick up a sound bite from Team America: World Police.

[Lazlow]

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F***ing batshit loco crazy, Frost is a beast.

[Silverwolf]

I have been listening to Jeff Wayne's musical version of War of the Worlds lately. Rediscovered it after frozen mentioned it on UYAC. I went and found my dad's ancient CD and have listened to very little else since.
Absolutely loving it, I used to listen to it a lot when I was much younger (I was about 10, I think) but it would freak me out. Now it is just an amazing piece of music.

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On a more metal note:

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[Hotaru_oz]

I have been listening to Jeff Wayne's musical version of War of the Worlds lately. Rediscovered it after frozen mentioned it on UYAC. I went and found my dad's ancient CD and have listened to very little else since.
Absolutely loving it, I used to listen to it a lot when I was much younger (I was about 10, I think) but it would freak me out. Now it is just an amazing piece of music.

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Wow that brings back memories, my mum had this on cassette and I used to listen to it alot but never at night as it kinda freaked me out especially the cylinder opening o.o;;

Anyway I've been listening to alot of Vocaloid but out of all the music out there this is one of my favourites
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[Spudzilla]

I have been listening to Jeff Wayne's musical version of War of the Worlds lately. Rediscovered it after frozen mentioned it on UYAC. I went and found my dad's ancient CD and have listened to very little else since.
Absolutely loving it, I used to listen to it a lot when I was much younger (I was about 10, I think) but it would freak me out. Now it is just an amazing piece of music.

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That was pretty awesome, I'm going to have to track down the album one day.

[Second]

Currently listening to Dream Theater - Images and Words. I liked Pull me Under (final song in Guitar Hero World Tour) so I thought I'd give it a go.

[AranchineD]

Make sure you listen to Metropolis Part 1, Second. Definition of an 'epic' song.

[Sweating Bullets]

Metallica - The Day That Never Comes

Thought it was time to check out the rest of Death Magnetic. Album is enjoyable so far but will post more thoughts on it later. Much better than St Anger but that really doesn't say anything

[D.C.]

I know I'm going to find this utterly unbearable within a week or so, but right now it's ****ing genius.

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[Afrogamer]

Killswitch engage - for you

[Cobla]

Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem (album)

ARGH, after the thoroughly brilliant Black Wooden Ceiling Opening EP I thought the new heavier Mount Eerie were about to release something AMAZING. Apparently not, as this album is a MESS. :(

So now I'm listening to

Split Enz - Time For a Change (Mental Notes version)

Next up,

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Tunguska

[Spudzilla]

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Took me a while to find a youtube clip of it where the stereo mixing hasn't been screwed up.

This is another one of my favourite songs that has dual looping bass tracks, reverse cymbals and an epic dual guitar solo in the last half. This is the first album that Pink Floyd recorded on an 8 track iirc which is why there is so much texture.

It's best to listen to this with the volume turned right up so you can hear everything that's going on in it.

Fun fact: a computer virus in the 90's was named after this song.

[Citizen Erased]

Hurt Feelings - Flight of the Conchords

[Slippery]

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[Silverwolf]

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A song from a Black Metal band that isn't Black at all, and absolutely great. Definitely my favourite song by this band.

[Sytadel]

Hurt Feelings - Flight of the Conchords

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When I first watched this, it was the hardest i'd laughed in months. If you haven't seen it, don't watch it - its much more funny in the context of the episode.

[D.C.]

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[Lyson]

Spudzilla is the only person with good music taste!

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Not their greatest song, amazing album though. They are signed to the same label as Of Montreal and the mediocre Neutral Milk Hotel; Elephant 6. Some others worth checking out from that label are Ulysses, Bablicon and The Minders...

[Spudzilla]

An artist I've been listening to lately.

Phideaux - Microdeath Softstar

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If you can't be bothered listening to whole thing, just start from Part 2.

And because I can't find a Youtube upload for their song Love Theme (From Number Seven), just click here (http://www.progarchives.com/mediaPlayer.asp?bandId=2379) and click you way down to the bottom where you can listen to it.

For some reason the scroll bar doesn't work, so just click on the lowest song on the list and it will take you to where Love Theme (From Number Seven) is.

Oh, and Formaldehyde on that list is also worth listening to.

[Gnomey_g]

Attack Attack! - Catfish Soup

Going through some faggy screamo phase atm, it's weird. That and listening to a lot of Anaal Nathrakh to keep it brutal.

[Cobla]

My current favourite band... Cymbals Eat Guitars. They're obviously fans of Pavement, Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, etc. etc. but honestly the more I listen to it the less it sounds like all those bands. Definitely a good sign.
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[Spudzilla]

Oh, and Formaldehyde on that list is also worth listening to.

Nevermind, found a youtube.

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[Spudzilla]

Electric Light Orchestra - Fire On High

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[Afrogamer]

Niine inch nails - hurt

[Cian]

I need to start smoking Marijuana like Roky. I loooove this song.

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[Citizen Erased]

United States of Eurasia - Muse

[Silverwolf]

Attack Attack! - Catfish Soup

Going through some faggy screamo phase atm, it's weird. That and listening to a lot of Anaal Nathrakh to keep it brutal.

The new Anaal album? ****ing brutal shit, my favourite part of the whole album is the melodic solo in Terror In The Mind Of God, its so out of place amongst the brutality, but so good.

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[Jazzilla]

My current favourite band... Cymbals Eat Guitars. They're obviously fans of Pavement, Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, etc. etc. but honestly the more I listen to it the less it sounds like all those bands. Definitely a good sign.

I've been listening to these guys aswell. Really liking them.

[Sweating Bullets]

Started listening to Death Magnetic. Enjoying it quite a bit - listening to All Nightmare Long a few times today.

[Bronze]

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Brilliant song, thanks for posting it up. I'd only previously heard Santigold on the N.A.S.A. song 'Gifted', but now I'll be tracking down some of her own tracks.

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The video to this song is fantastic. One of my all-time favourites.

Even if you don't find the song agreeable, I'd still recommend clicking play just to see the video for it.

[fearofthesky]

Karnivool come of age. My favourite song from the new album. I must commend them on exorcising the last of their nu-metal origins, and going on to create a monster. It was four years in the making. They readily admit that they have a dysfunctional songwriting process, but the perfectionism has paid off in spades here.
Sound Awake is the name, and you should all buy it. Support Australian music, and all that. Its a 80 minute monster of progressive heavy rock that is as ambitious as it is awe-inspiring.

The Black Eyed Peas kept this record off the top of the ARIA charts. I'm now plotting to get tickets to go see the BEP and chuck stuff at them.


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For purposes of contrast, this is the first single, Set Fire To The Hive. Much heavier and more aggressive. Watch it in HD on YT.

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Nominated for a J award this week (not exactly prestigious, but a nice recognition) and also has gone ARIA gold. Also, they will be touring in November/December after completing a European jaunt. Check em out, they are mental live.

[Filthy Old Drunk]

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Really nice beat by Black Milk.

[Spudzilla]

I've been getting back into Rush lately. This is one is one of my favourites.

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It doesn't pick up until about 1:30 in the song. It's worth listening to for the excellent drumming and bass playing plus the very precise guitar work. The song shifts through three parts with the last half of the song being my favourite.

Edit: and while I'm at it

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^More awesome drumming. I cbf linking the whole song, it goes for just over 20 minutes.

[Bronze]

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There needs to be more of this type of live performance. Would loved to have been there.

It'd be pretty awesome to have this track in Guitar Hero, haha.

[Second]

I want more shit with violins. wesome shtuff

[Spudzilla]

I want more shit with violins. wesome shtuff

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I love these songs.

[Second]

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[AranchineD]

Children Of Bodom - Needled 24/7

I'd probably consider this song as the one that actually got me into (good) metal, so I'll always keep listening to the old albums by these guys (not the last two and probably anything else they make, they're just plain shit :))

[Lazlow]

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Kinda stopped listening to these guys when I left Uni in '06, but this week Triple J have had their new album "Old Crows, Young Cardinals" as their feature album. Talk about a contrast in sound, they've done away with the screamo and become some sort of punk/hard rock band.

Either way, today I picked up the new album as it still has some good tunes, as well as a copy of their first album with this song.

Watching this clip also makes me want to watch The Warriors.

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Only member to change from the first vid to this, is the drummer.

FTR, I love the new album. This isn't a "I-like-your-old-stuff-better-than-your-new-stuff" rant, more a great example of how a young band can grow.

[Sweating Bullets]

Metallica - Broken, Beat and Scarred
Really getting into Death Magnetic. If only St Anger had more solid tracks like this. Any Metallica fans out there that got put off by St Anger, should check this album out.

[Lazlow]

What Triple J played of Death Magnetic, put me off the album.

"My Apocalypse" is atrocious.

EDIT:

I'll elaborate to avoid the inevitable SB venom :D

They seem unable to write a coherent consistent tune anymore. Their songs are a patchwork of good ideas mixed with horrible ones, that generally have me sitting through shit to get to "the good bit". "The Day That Never Comes" was the first song I heard and it started off great, typical Metallica ballad, but the tempo shift midway really ruins the song. It broke the whole mood they had set up.

Plus Death Magnetic's drum mix was too loud.

[VanAce]

With the ego that is sitting behind the drumkit it is not surprising that it is so loud.

I am listening to some Ramones at the moment.

[Gilder]

I'm really enjoying 'Old Crows Young Cardinals' as well. That clip for 'Young Cardinals' is pretty cool, I like the nod to 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.

I agree with Lazlow regarding Death Magnetic. Furthermore, their were parts that sounded way too familiar, in a lazy unoriginal way. there is a song that sound like a carbon copy of 'Sad but True'. Couldn't get into the album at all and I tried multiple times.

Currently listening to Red Rider's new album, 'Drown in Colour'. I was a bit worried because 'Ordinary' didn't really grab me the first time I listened to it, but I am enjoying the album as much as I did 'Replica Replica'.

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[Sweating Bullets]

What Triple J played of Death Magnetic, put me off the album.

"My Apocalypse" is atrocious.
EDIT:

I'll elaborate to avoid the inevitable SB venom :D

They seem unable to write a coherent consistent tune anymore. Their songs are a patchwork of good ideas mixed with horrible ones, that generally have me sitting through shit to get to "the good bit". "The Day That Never Comes" was the first song I heard and it started off great, typical Metallica ballad, but the tempo shift midway really ruins the song. It broke the whole mood they had set up.

Plus Death Magnetic's drum mix was too loud.

Venom?! Am I that harsh??

I really disliked Cyanide. I do see your point about a mishmash of good and bad ideas/tune in the album. Some of the "bad" parts of the song can be pretty bad - like the intro to Suicide and Redemption and a bit in the middle.

However I do think that overall the album is pretty good. It did take me a few listens to get into it tho. Give it another listen Laz.

I am now just listening to My Apocalypse again - to see if it is as bad as you say it is.

[Lazlow]

Venom?! Am I that harsh??

*passionate :p

I'm really enjoying 'Old Crows Young Cardinals' as well

Sons of Privilege is probably my favourite song of this year. That chorus is fantastic stuff.

[Space_Monkey]

The Smiths - Hand in Glove.

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[Silverwolf]

Currently listening to singaporeans and malaysians talking in broken english on ventrilo.

[fearofthesky]

Just bought these guys first album today...

This is their first video, from their second album. The song is called Oh, Brother.

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These guys are a quintet from Perth, and they released their second album, Hollow Be My Name, in March. I cannot say I have heard anything like it at all before. It straddles so many genres, that You would struggle to name one that they could belong to. I love the three-way harmonies at the end. The album is brilliant as a listen-all-the-way-through epic, it has so many layers in the lyrics and insrumentation, that I'm still discovering new things, even after 100 plus listens.

Check out their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/eleventhhereacheslondon) to listen to more.

Album of the year, with Karnivool's Sound Awake and Mastodon's Crack The Skye so far. IMO

[Silverwolf]

Mother****in' Devin Townsend.

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Mother****er makes some beautiful music.

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[Afrogamer]

Killswitch engage - For you

Anyone here like killswitch? Hands down they have my favourite metal singer Howard Jones :D

[Ali G]

Crystal Castles - Alice Practice

A great song, now I just have to find the album!

[VanAce]

I am listening to the debut album for chiptuner, Dot.AY. If you like your 8-bit sounds from Australia it is worth checking out. Plus you can download it for free.

[Gnomey_g]

<code> - The Rattle of Black Teeth

One of few Black Metal bands that relies pretty strongly on clean vocals. Been waiting years for their second album and finally it's here :D Not as amazing as their debut but still an interesting listen from one of the more original BM bands in the scene today.

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[Equinox]

Killswitch engage - For you

Anyone here like killswitch? Hands down they have my favourite metal singer Howard Jones :D

Sure do :D

For some reason on the songs Holy Diver and My Curse his clean and slightly harsh but not screamed vocals sound like he is british lol

[Afrogamer]

Sure do :D

For some reason on the songs Holy Diver and My Curse his clean and slightly harsh but not screamed vocals sound like he is british lol

lol my friends thought i was a retard when i mentioned that, good to see someone agrees.:D

[Tukenstein]

Thanks to Tool I've made the inevitable discovery of A Perfect Circle;

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[Jazzilla]

Crystal Castles - Alice Practice

A great song, now I just have to find the album!

I got it from CD WOW a month or two ago for like $13. I'd check but i'm capped atm.

[Bronze]

WARNING:

This video may induce the most horrendous nightmares you've ever experienced. You can't unsee this video. :eek:

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[LARZ]

Madonna - Celebrate

Her new single leaked...2 months early. God bless the internets.

[Cian]

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Apart from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, these guys are the best band to come out of your country. It's a pity they don't get enough courage but I thank them for bringing me through my History assignment this morning ;)

[Clockw0rk]

Primus - Kalamazoo.
I was hunting through my music library to find some different music for my iPod and settled on Primus. I haven't listened to them in years, they're just as good as I remember.

[Spudzilla]

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I had no idea this was in GH5 until 3 minutes ago. Great song.

[nintendo]

Listening to the new Enter Shikari album Common Dreads.

So far my favs are Solidarity, Wall, The Jester, Hectic and No Sleep Tonight.

Listening right now to Zzzonked.

[Clockw0rk]

Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock n' Roll, Too Young to Die.
Because I love everything Ian Anderson related. The man is a musical genius.

[Citizen Erased]

Uprising - Muse

Over rated or not, I still love em.

[Spudzilla]

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[Cian]

Uprising - Muse

Over rated or not, I still love em.

I listened to it last night and left a rather angry status update on Facebook.

What has Muse become? Everything up until Absolution was fantastic....Black Holes was a bit of a disappointment but still had a few decent tracks. If the two new songs are anything to go by then the new album will be electro synth pop and some piano. The biggest sellouts since Kings Of Leon and Chris Cornell.

[Afrogamer]

Metallica - battery

[HiredMan]

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[Sweating Bullets]

Listening to Rise Of The Tyrant by Arch Enemy. Enjoying it a fair bit.

[VanAce]

Listening to Blood by The Middle East. It has a lot of depth to it and is a very beautiful song

[Gilder]

Listening to Austrian Death Machine - Total Brutal. The concept of taking quotes from Arnie's movies and making hardcore songs from them sounded pretty funny, but the execution is pretty shit.

[AranchineD]

Little Birdy - Hair-do

LOOK I'M NOT ONE OF DEM QUEERS OR ANYTHING ALRIGHT! I just like Little Birdy is all...;_;

[Citizen Erased]

REO speedwagon - Keep on loving you

[HiredMan]

Metric - Gold Guns Girls

[Ryan Hayward]

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - The Swell Season

Every song on this sideproject of The Frames' Vocalist is devastatingly beautiful, reaches in and rips the heart from your chest. The female backup vocalist backs up his vocals brilliantly and the masterful violin, guitar and piano playing compliment them both so perfectly. If you love indie and are a fan of Art of Fighting & The Frames, you need to own this as its one of the all time greats.

Favourite song from the album.
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[Spudzilla]

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[Jickle]

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - The Swell Season

Every song on this sideproject of The Frames' Vocalist is devastatingly beautiful, reaches in and rips the heart from your chest. The female backup vocalist backs up his vocals brilliantly and the masterful violin, guitar and piano playing compliment them both so perfectly. If you love indie and are a fan of Art of Fighting & The Frames, you need to own this as its one of the all time greats.

The Swell Season is an awesome album.

Personally I've been listening to Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse's 'Dark Night of the Soul', particularly this track:

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[Bronze]

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Been a long time since I've genuinely enjoyed a vocal trance song. Normally the lyrics in the genre are vapid, nonsensical and pointless. Songs are often better off without them.

This is different. The emphasis is placed squarely on the dark, melancholic lyrics. The female vocalist is brilliant. The accompanying instrumental is brooding, bipolar, and compliments the vocals perfectly.

[Slippery]

Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose

and

Tool - Stinkfist

[Ryan Hayward]

My favourite band in the world. Art of Fighting
I prefer the first two albums to the third, though.
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[VanAce]

I am listening to Pizza Day by The Aquabats

[Bronze]

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Easily the greatest gaming soundtrack to come along since JSRF.

How unexpected that it'd come from a small kiwi PSN game. :D

[Jay]

Greetings To The New Brunette - Billy Bragg

[HiredMan]

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Milk Lizard

EDIT: Metric - Gold Guns Girls (again)

Emily Haines is my ultimate fantasy......

[AranchineD]

Beautiful One - Agua de Annique

Almost makes me tear up every time I listen to it.

...almost.

[Cian]

Metric - Gold Guns Girls (again)

I shall be VIP'ing them in October. Mmm.

[Bronze]

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Guetta's new album has a lot of fantastic tracks on it. This is one of my favourites.

[Afrogamer]

Pearl jam - last kiss

[Citizen Erased]

Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head) - Ben Folds

[Spazzallo]

Absolutely obsessed with The Gaslight Anthem at the moment.

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Their songs sound very similar to one another but that isn't always a bad thing ;).

[Gilder]

Man I love The Gaslight Anthem. I was absolutely shattered that they toured Australia while I was in Europe.

[Bronze]

Just listened to the whole of Bjork's 'Vespertine'.

Hadn't really appreciated the album up to this point. I'm usually more inclined to stick on Medulla or Homogenic instead.

It's a very introspective, luxurious, uplifting album. It's as if she laid bare her soul, no-holds-barred, and made the kind of album that would stand as a complete testament to her life in a 56-minute snapshot. It's mesmerising and beautiful.

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[Spazzallo]

Man I love The Gaslight Anthem. I was absolutely shattered that they toured Australia while I was in Europe.

I can't believe I only just found them, knowing that they did a tour not long ago! :(

[Jay]

Just listened to the whole of Bjork's 'Vespertine'.

Hadn't really appreciated the album up to this point. I'm usually more inclined to stick on Medulla or Homogenic instead.



Vespertine took me a long time to get into, but it was well worth it.

FTR my favourite is Homogenic. So wonderfully angry in places.

Oh, and on topic I am listening to a bunch of hack ex-english cricketers who never won the ****ing Ashes as players wanking themselves silly as we are about to lose them. Might have to turn it off. It's driving me a bit crazy.

[Ryan Hayward]

I'm absolutely mesmerized by this beautiful song.
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[adam_91vn]

Gojira - Toxic Garbage Island

[AranchineD]

After trying to avoid it for so long I finally heard one of Muse' new songs, Uprising, on the radio.


To put it simply: what the **** is this shit?

[Jay]

I take it you are not aMUSEd? :p

[Fenrir]

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EDIT:
I'm absolutely mesmerized by this beautiful song.
Probably better to go for studio recordings.

Also, ^listen to Hessian Peel.

[AranchineD]

I take it you are not aMUSEd? :p

Hell no, I'm never going to cWANK up the radio in the car ever again!

[Citizen Erased]

1901 - Phoenix

[Twisted Conspiracy]

Korpiklaani. Awesomeness in a gallon of Vodka.

[Spudzilla]

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[kirok]

Dance Wiv Me Extended Version -Dizze Rascal

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Very low quality clip although quite a catchy song.

[Ali G]

Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945

I don't think much really needs to be said about this. Except that it's awesome.

[VanAce]

the new Radiohead song - These are my Twisted Words

A free download too

[Ryan Hayward]

This is mewithoutyou's Messes of Men from the album Brother, Sister. Regarded by many critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. My favourite song from the album....
Turn it up.

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[fearofthesky]

Love this band. Steven Wilson is a musical genius. This video is sadly a radio edit of the superior full song. But its quite unsettling in its imagery, which closely mirror the themes of the song, and the album in general.

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And this is Hatesong (from 2000's Lightbulb Sun), a more sound-scape style track, performed live. His vocal delivery is quite different to the album track.

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They toured in May last year, but didn't come to Perth :(

[adam_91vn]

Mastodon - The Last Baron

[phantomdiorama]

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[Twisted Conspiracy]

"We Are - One" (http://www.chickennation.com/2009/08/04/we-are-one-2000/) Been on repeat all day now...

[Melas]

Satyricon - Supersonic Journey

[Ryan Hayward]

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This is awesome bro! Are they a christian rock band?

[HiredMan]

That is the funniest question I've heard all year!

Dirty Three - Everything's ****ed

[phatdex]

Listening to La Roux at the moment. I am really liking it. The songs sound just like early/mid eighties computer games! Bit of Double Dragon or Outrun in there methinks. Really cool.

[phatdex]

After trying to avoid it for so long I finally heard one of Muse' new songs, Uprising, on the radio.


To put it simply: what the **** is this shit?

Isn't that song a remake? I have def heard the chorus before.

[Almighty Beanchild]

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Listening to the Drones a fair bit atm, heard them open for Augie March (sort of) and was quite taken with them.

[Ryan Hayward]

That song sounds eerily similar to Steady as She Goes in the first 40 secs.

[Almighty Beanchild]

That song sounds eerily similar to Steady as She Goes in the first 40 secs.

It does a bit, actually! Weird.

[fearofthesky]

Listening to the Drones a fair bit atm, heard them open for Augie March (sort of) and was quite taken with them.

Must dig out Havilah. I have yet to give it the attention I believe it deserves. Wish I could find my iPod...Can't find the CD either and the MP3's were lost when my notebooks HDD failed.

They were bloody awesome when I last saw the at the Fly By Night club in Freo. Sixteen Straws is spine tingling.

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Only a small part of this epic colonial ballad. How anyone can talk during this song is beyond me. The FBN was dead silent.

Just found this too. Wow.
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[Melas]

Enslavement Of Beauty - The Fall and Rise of Vitality

[big_b]

I cant seem to be able to find the guitarist and musician thread. Anyways my band did some recordings with Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Op Shop etc) and we have finally posted one of the recordings on to the bands myspace. Check it out. Hope you all like it.

www.myspace.com/albanydownofficial

[Lex]

the new Optimus Rhyme EP. my first iTunes purchase, hopefully my last.

[Afrogamer]

Sir psycho sexy - red hot chili peppers :D

[Citizen Erased]

The space on the wall - Dead Letter Circus

[Ryan Hayward]

The acoustic live version of Muscles's Icecream.
Absolutely positively brilliant!!!
Edit - I hated the original version but this one really tugs at your heart.

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[Jazzilla]

Sonic Youth - Junkie's Promise

[grimace06]

Rush - Red Barchetta

[Afrogamer]

Joy division - love will tear us apart

[Citizen Erased]

The lost art of keeping a secret - Queens of the stone age

[adam_91vn]

The new Muse cd.


Not bad, different.

[Cobla]

That 2CD Pink Floyd best-of, Echoes.

Not a bad selection, though the sequencing is a little hit and miss (especially with the sound quality dipping and soaring). Also including any song from the Final Cut was a mistake I think.

[Clockw0rk]

Muse - The Resistance (Album)
Daaamn good.

[Jay]

The digitally remastered Abbey Road. It is ****ing amazing.

[kirok]

Never thought this band would make another song....

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[big_b]

new muse album = wow

[kirok]

2 Unlimited Get ready for this.

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[Almighty Beanchild]

Listening to The Crane Wife by The Decemberists. Really just a brilliant album.

[grimace06]

Rush - Witch Hunt

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[Pauly]

new muse. 3 tracks in. so far so good.

[HiredMan]

Loefah - Disko Rekah

[Super Sleuth]

Bright Eyes - Hot Knives.

My girlfriend bought the album 'Cassadaga' ages ago but hadn't listened to it. I saw it sitting on her shelf a few weeks ago and thought I'd give it a listen. Pretty good.

[Pauly]

i must say the new muse album is quite different. and i dig it. surprisingly really liking the poppy stuff.

[tau]

BF bought me The Resistance.

:O

[Lazlow]

Triple J played the whole thing on Friday, can't say I really liked what I heard.

[tau]

I'd like it a whole lot more if every song didn't circle around fighting a higher power, love or love fighting a higher power.

[HiredMan]

Britney Spears - Womanizer (Borgore gorestep remix)

[Ryan Hayward]

Triple J played the whole thing on Friday, can't say I really liked what I heard.

It was around the most agonizing 60 minutes+ of my life. The boys at work listen to Triple J.

[tau]

Britney Spears - Womanizer (Borgore gorestep remix)

Oh good, for a second there I thought you were one of them.

[Dorepoll]

Boards of Canada - Roygbiv

There are only two problems with this track:
1) It is much too short.
2) The song after it is annoying.

[Jay]

Savoy Truffle - The Beatles.

The digitally remastered albums are extraordinary. In the past five days I have bought 8 of them (after tentatively testing the waters with Abbey Road and being blown away), plus a second copy of The White Album as a gift for someone. They are simply the way the albums should be heard. Joyous.

[drzaius]

i've ordered both boxsets from amazon...

although i listened to the 1987 version of sgt peppers yesterday on my new cd player and i must admit that it's not particularly lacking.

[big_b]

I reckon it might all be a big con which is why im advoiding buying something I already own. It was all recorded on primative recording desks, I doubt there is actually that much that can be done to it to make it any better than what they already achived.

[Jay]

I reckon it might all be a big con which is why im advoiding buying something I already own. It was all recorded on primative recording desks, I doubt there is actually that much that can be done to it to make it any better than what they already achived.

Which is what I thought too. Until I heard them. I can't impress upon you enough how full and rich and damn impressive they sound. And believe me, I'm no light weight Beatles fan. I own all of the albums on vinyl and most of them on the original CD pressings as well. And I have been utterly blown away by the remasterings. It is no con.

[big_b]

hmm, maybe ill have to invest in one to have a nosey.

[Jay]

Yeah, that's what I did. Dipped my toe in the water with Abbey Road. By the opening chord of 'Something' I was sold. When 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' came on I had to pull over just to hear it without the sound of the car engine. And don't even get me started on 'Here Comes The Sun'. Superb. I'll be really interested to hear what you think big_b.

[Bob the Destroyer]

Light up the night - The Protomen

yay for choral choirs in rock operas about Megaman

[Pauly]

Saosin - In Search of Solid Ground

obviously nowhere near as good as their debut self-titled album but i'm really liking it! some killer tracks on it.

[HiredMan]

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead

[Pauly]

arctic monkeys - humbug

finally picked it up yesterday. i'm actually very surprised with this one. a very different outing by the band but still quality. it's not very rocky anymore, which is ok. you can hear the josh homme influences seeping through.

[Afrogamer]

red hot chili peppers - blood sugar sex magik

[Jay]

Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite - The Beatles

[kirok]

Beer in a bar - Bass Hunter

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[tau]

Been listening to all of Muse's albums lately and realised The Resistance really isn't that different to the rest of the albums.

[AranchineD]

i.e. they're all equally crap?

[REQUIEM]

Sterophonics : You make me feel like the ONE.....


edit: Currently Blackout 2 redman and Method Man


Cranked up threw the Denon system to wake up the neighbourhood......

[phantomdiorama]

Bjork - You Only Live Twice

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[Zan]

Two new albums I got recently

Eels - Hombre Lobo
Placebo - Battle for the Sun

Happy with both.

Blazblue ST is the other album in my rotation at the moment.

[JimmyKane]

Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd. Title track is wack. Overall I'm actually really enjoying it. If is beautiful and Rick Wright is brilliant as ever.

[Cian]

Been listening to all of Muse's albums lately and realised The Resistance really isn't that different to the rest of the albums.

You can't be serious...?

[ScToTeE]

Been mostly listening to Metallica's mid-90s efforts (Load and Reload), with a few detours into their earlier stuff. When I've overplayed those for the day, it's on with Bullet For My Valentine's The Poison and Avenged Sevenfold's City of Evil.

[Allick]

Been working my way through Dandy Warhols and Nirvana discographies. two of my favorite bands btw

[REQUIEM]

Imagine....... Tool's version and IMO the best version.

[kirok]

Bon Jovi - It's my life

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Instead of a double post I've gone with a edit to add this awesome song

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[SWiSH]

Fleet Foxes - "Mykonos"

[Spudzilla]

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[Almighty Beanchild]

Been mostly listening to Metallica's mid-90s efforts (Load and Reload), with a few detours into their earlier stuff. When I've overplayed those for the day, it's on with Bullet For My Valentine's The Poison and Avenged Sevenfold's City of Evil.

Where's your crown King NOOOOOTHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHH.

Gotta love The Het.

[phantomdiorama]

jimmy page & robert plant - kashmir

[fearofthesky]

Imagine....... Tool's version and IMO the best version.

Good song...but that was A Perfect Circle, silly! They have the same singers.

I've been reminicing with friends on Facebook about the awesomeness that was GTA Vice City. In that spirit I present...

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[Pauly]

Been listening to all of Muse's albums lately and realised The Resistance really isn't that different to the rest of the albums.
lyrically, maybe. but definitely not musically imo. completely different outing.

[AranchineD]

Opeth - Beneath The Mire

For some reason my relationship with Opeth seems to be "couldn't be bothered listening to them" for ages, followed by a period of "well this is pretty damn awesome", repeat.

[fearofthesky]

Opeth - Beneath The Mire

For some reason my relationship with Opeth seems to be "couldn't be bothered listening to them" for ages, followed by a period of "well this is pretty damn awesome", repeat.

Cannot believe they are touring in November and not coming to Perth. :(

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[REQUIEM]

Beggin (pilooski edit)
Frankie Valli & the 4 stops..

It was the song Used in the Adidas originals commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3Jj9OGMA0

[Serenity]

Renegades of Funk - Rage Against The Machine

[tau]

You can't be serious...?
lyrically, maybe. but definitely not musically imo. completely different outing.



It's only as different as each of their albums have always been different from eachother.

[Afrogamer]

Friendly Fires - Paris

[Citizen Erased]

The girl and the sea - the Presets

[phantomdiorama]

Journey - don't stop believin'

[Gilder]

I've given Brand New's Daisy a good listen now.

It's not a great album, they have basically made something akin to Nirvana's Inutero with some wank thrown in, but it is enjoyable enough as a fan that it will get decent rotation fro me and I look forward to hearing some of the songs live.

[adam_91vn]

The new HORSE the band.

Good stuff

[phantomdiorama]

Donovan - there is a mountain

[AranchineD]

Dream Theater - Panic Attack

Octavarium, as an album, doesn't really do anything for me at all, but Panic Attack is still a pretty cool song.

[fearofthesky]

Amon Amarth baby!

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November cannot come soon enough.

[Jay]

Carol Brown - Flight of the Conchords

[Filthy Old Drunk]

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New Burial from the 5 Years of Hyperdub comp.

[phantomdiorama]

Kate Bush -- Kite

[D.C.]

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New Burial from the 5 Years of Hyperdub comp.
That comp is going to be fantastic. Label must be a treasure trove for unreleased B. goodness.

I don't know how legit this is, but I stumbled across it a couple of months ago. Loving the potentially new direction --

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[Ad-Rock]

What is the general opinion of the new Muse album?

I've heard it's pretty good from my friends, while I've heard others say that Muse has shamelessly borrowed from Queen and Radiohead (which means it must be ok, right?) and that it is nothing to get excited over.

[Afrogamer]

john frusciante - going inside

[tau]

What is the general opinion of the new Muse album?

I've heard it's pretty good from my friends, while I've heard others say that Muse has shamelessly borrowed from Queen and Radiohead (which means it must be ok, right?) and that it is nothing to get excited over.

It's Muse. Do you like Muse? If so, it's good.

[Afrogamer]

Red hot chili peppers - magic johnson

[Filthy Old Drunk]

That comp is going to be fantastic. Label must be a treasure trove for unreleased B. goodness.

I don't know how legit this is, but I stumbled across it a couple of months ago. Loving the potentially new direction --

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Yeah, YT has a few unreleased Burial tracks that'll probably never see an official release. Still waiting for that Commix remix :(

[REQUIEM]

Havent listened to them for a while but whilst Im typing I have Skunkhour's self titled album on and I must say its bringing back the flavour of the early 1990's back.

[Ad-Rock]

The Whitlams - Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You.

A "best of" album. Pretty damn good.

[Silverwolf]

I must say its bringing back the flavour of the early 1990's back.

Ewwwww, thats nasty.

[AranchineD]

Dark Tranquility - The New Build

Have to say, not a big fan of Character, I just don't really think there's any memorable tracks on it (The New Build is alright though), just all sounds a bit samey (I mean, compared to Damage Done, where every track pretty much has it's own distinguishable 'sound').

[REQUIEM]

Nine Inch nails
" the downward spiral "

[Zan]

The Whitlams - Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You.

A "best of" album. Pretty damn good.

Apparently the band is wrapping it up (or gonna stop playing) hope they come down for another gig or two. :(

[Pauly]

What is the general opinion of the new Muse album?

I've heard it's pretty good from my friends, while I've heard others say that Muse has shamelessly borrowed from Queen and Radiohead (which means it must be ok, right?) and that it is nothing to get excited over.
To be fair they've been accused of that for years. One song on the new album is pretty much a Queen song remastered. They definitely didn't bother playing it down. And it works. It's a great album, there's some pop, harder stuff, and orchestral symphonies. There are only 2 tracks I dislike but they're slowly growing on me. Overall I love it :)

[Ryan Hayward]

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[cfj]

lol does anyone leik the DRIVE BY TRUCKERS?

I'm getting a bit excited right now. But not to excited, mind

[9warbane]

One of my favorites, the whole album is amazing.
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Also been listening to Scars on Broadway, way better then Elect the Dead.

[kirok]

Cascada - Evacuate the dance floor

:-( What happened to the non main stream Cascada her new music is good but it's in the the top 10 count down and channel V's I tunes count down that's just not Cascada. :confused:

[fearofthesky]

The more I hear this song, the more I think its the best song ever. Always discover something new in the mix, that makes me go "that's awesome".

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[phantomdiorama]

Quite infectious

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[Citizen Erased]

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[phantomdiorama]

Aphex Twin -- wax the nip