Jason Moyer on 16/12/2007 at 12:39
Quote Posted by ercles
I'd be interested in any hints as to similar albums to Tago Mago/Ege Bamyasi
Ege Bamyasi is one of my favorite albums of all time, but honestly I can't think of much that is similar offhand. Quite a bit of Radiohead's Amnesiac (particularly "knives out" which is brilliant) is very Damo-era Can like. I think as far as Krautrock-derived music goes, there's a lot more stealing from Neu and Cluster than anyone, or probably Cluster/Eno indirectly through Bowie/Eno. It's amazing how Stereolab and Radiohead in particular managed to find success making stuff that's very similar to the one half-decent album Neu ever managed to put out. Part of the reason my general dislike of Radiohead is frustrating is because so much of their music sounds like a very lite version of Ege Bamyasi/Neu!/Cluster. OTOH, I think part of the reason I like Boards of Canada so much is that they remind me of what Moebius/Rother would be doing if they had emerged in the late 90's instead of the 70's.
Jason Moyer on 16/12/2007 at 12:46
Quote Posted by Fingernail
Yeah, you see, Bowie is (or certainly was '70 to mid-'80s) pretty much a genius. And however much he stole off other artists, it's always unmistakably Bowie and people have been plundering off him for years.
I dunno if there's anything by Bowie I'd consider particularly groundbreaking in terms of coming up with new ideas, but I think he's pretty much the quintessential post-modern rock musician. He took everything he was into at any given time and mashed it together in a way that only someone with his talent at writing/playing/singing could do. He also has the best voice I've ever heard in person (I think he actually sounds better in person than he does on record, which is rare in my experience).
ZFGokuSSJ1 on 17/12/2007 at 03:51
Quote Posted by New Horizon
No Classic Seventies Elton John? The man was brilliant, and the tunes were so great for the time. Probably don't seem as ground breaking today, but when I put myself in a seventies headspace, I can imagine how they would have wowed everyone back then.
Elton John is the greatest rock songwriter who has ever lived.
lunatic96 on 17/12/2007 at 06:05
Thread needs more Springsteen. Although if you don't like Bob Dylan I can see why you wouldn't be that interested in Springsteen.
Gray on 20/12/2007 at 02:41
Funny I should stumble upon this thread on the very day I'm MP3-ing, and thusly, rediscovering much of my old forgotten rock music.
Way back when, I was heavily into metal such as it was in the late 70s/early 80s. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kiss, AC/DC, Motörhead, Ramones, Metallica, Slayer, Venom... and more angry shouty stuff. But as the 80s became more about hair and makeup, I grew disgusted with the genre and turned to Kraftwerk instead.
It took me almost 20 years to rediscover some of these bands. I found that Iron Maiden sounds good again, but Metallica doesn't. AC/DC are still 16 and drunk, but the Kiss party is over. Motörhead still pretty much kicks the ass of everyone.
But as I read through the thread, I pick up things:
Beatles. Sure, I have a few of theirs, but I mostly have them for cultural broadening and reference. I'm not old enough for them to have any real impact on me when it happened.
Beach Boys. Illogically, I have more of an emotional connection to them, but that's probably because my younger brother had his Beach Boys phase and pimped everything they ever recorded.
Loud angry stuff. Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, and even that Manson guy. Quite up my alley. But it's highly disputable what genre it is.
Pretentious crap. I used to hate pretentious bands, but I eventually found that a certain level of pretense actually heightens the listening experience. I found this out the back-way; artists I like, I later had to admit were, indeed, quite pretentious, but in a good way.
Which brings me neatly into David Bowie. I'm very divided on much of his stuff. Some I love, some is quite lackluster. Which is what largely depends on my mood any given day.
So what new rock music have I discovered lately?
Well.... no actual "rock" as such. Only a handful of already well-known mainstream guitar-pop bands such as Bloc Party and Snow Patrol. I mainly listen to more electronic or slow acoustic stuff these days, and have recently discovered CocoRosie, Imogen Heap, Slagsmålsklubben and Jose Gonzales, and more domestic smaller bands. Nothing more exciting and obscure. With age comes the inevitable disconnect from exciting new music made by people half your age.
ercles on 20/12/2007 at 07:01
If you like pretentious rock, I can strongly recommend The Mars Volta. I love them to death (although I am a bit anxious about the upcoming Bedlam in Goliath). 10+ min tracks of latin acid rock, with one of the best groups of instrumentalists I have seen in a while. CocoRosie is kickass, as well.
snauty on 21/12/2007 at 14:45
Motorpsycho!
around since 1989, they feed on everything that's ever happened in rock and country and even jazz music from The Who to Captain Beefheart and Sonic Youth and Sun Ra and Neil Young. at the same time they push every modern boundaries known to man and woman with their production style and their 150min livesets. there's the popsong, the grinding rockriff, the 30min spacejazz freakout, the dissonant noise bliss and the melodies oh so sweet. catch em if you can, they tour europe on a very regular basis. new album to be expected april/march '08.
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http://www.myspace.com/motorpsychopage)
fett on 22/12/2007 at 03:18
For all their faults, My Chemical Romance is a great pretentious band, though I would recommend ONLY the 'Black Parade' album, and even then, you have to listen to the whole thing to get the context. There's some nice little tidbits of the Beatles, Queen, and even Iron Maiden in there. I hate emo/post-punk/wtf is this -type music, but it's my been my guilty pleasure this last year or so.
Tocky on 22/12/2007 at 04:04
Yes. Except you meant to say ONLY Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Now go and sin no more.
jstnomega on 22/12/2007 at 04:05
This evening's listening has consisted of some Van Morrison, specifically:
Madam George
Listen To The Lion
Almost Independence Day
Some things really are timeless.
