The ever-popular "Currently Listening" thread

[Jabberwocky]

In Extremo - Herr Mannelig (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xmRVDBtIt0&feature=related)
And this is the version you see in Gothic 1: Ingame Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPzyRH5YARo)

The language seems to be old swedish.

That's just..... weird....

I mean, it's like NPC's from the first Gothic came alive and started jamming with a heavy metal attitude but still stuck with their medieval instruments. I think I saw this video before in a bizzarre dream I had after playing Gothic for 26 hours straight. ;)

[magerette]

That was cool.:cool: As songs with game footage go, much better than this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsh9nIgSz4c&mode=related&search=), which always cracks me up...

Really popped in to see if anyone could fill me in on this lady (http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?r=1&EAN=744861075424)
Is the Jim White on this album the same Jim White who sings about Jesus and his MotorHome? (c.u. I'm lookin at you...)
From the little I can hear on the samples, the album sounds intriguing.

[curiously undead]

cat power is supposedly pretty talented and well liked by critics and fans. she actually did a track on faithless's last album. and since jim white spends a lot of time in the uk i thought that he might be involved though the only side project/band i was aware he was in is chainsaw of life. after checking, its not him as the dirty three which that jim white is the drummer for is from australia.

[txa1265]

Cleaning out the closet this weekend I was digging through my old records ... and found something I haven't listened to in 20 years, amazed that I had forgotten it for so long ...

Archie Shepp - Four for Trane (http://www.amazon.com/Four-Trane-Archie-Shepp/dp/B000003N9E/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1201190098&sr=8-1)

It is amazing that for someone like Shepp his best stuff would essentially be a tribute album ... but it really isn't. It is actually a re-imagining of some of Trane's classics in an idiom full of free-jazz, post modern swing (ala Mingus), hard bop and more, with Roswell Rudd's sublime arrangements ...

[Jabberwocky]

That was cool.:cool: As songs with game footage go, much better than this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsh9nIgSz4c&mode=related&search=), which always cracks me up...

Three scantily clad female avatars playing an "air" guitar. What's not to love?? :lol:

What game was that? It must have been a mmorpg because it looks completely unfamiliar to me. I don't do mmo's. The animations were more than a little weird - I couldn't tell if the male characters were supposed to be fighting or playing hopscotch!

[xSamhainx]

In Extremo's a pretty trippy experience. I remember checking them out in the middle of my most Gothic-intensive gaming days, and this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQzbE6m84M) of them doing SOM's "This Corrosion" had me reeling. They look just like a bunch of weird Gothic characters, all rockin out to some Sister's tune, it's totally bizarre for someone who's played the game.

In Extremo - Vollmond (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ujl-wr1Yuo&feature=related) would prolly be the song/video that I'd most likely say that I like, I think it's pretty cool in a 80's metal vid sort of way, tho i have no clue what theyre saying....

[Jabberwocky]

:rotfl: That's so awesome! A heavy metal dude playing the harp! That's a good song actually..

So let me get this straight - is the lead singer Xardas?? :lol:

Are the PB guys just huge In Extremo fans and decided to make a game based on the musicians' characters?! - There it is, the grandest secret of all behind the Gothic series has just been solved!!! :biggrin:

As a follow up, I've had a chance to give After Forever's self-titled a few spins all the way through. I have to say it's not as strong as Invisible Circles. There are some spots of brilliance, but something about many of the songs just doesn't flow right at times.

[xSamhainx]

Havent checked out the new AF, my musical tastes have actually regressed back to my early pre-metal high school days, all Ive been listening to lately is The Smiths, the Cure, U2 and the like. Ive gotten a horrible suprise outbreak of acne, and I feel like growing hair long in the front just so I can comb it down over one eye.

[magerette]

In Extremo - Vollmond (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ujl-wr1Yuo&feature=related) would prolly be the song/video that I'd most likely say that I like, I think it's pretty cool in a 80's metal vid sort of way, tho i have no clue what theyre saying....

Could fit in my with my German lessons--nice crossbows. :)

Jabberwocky wrote:
Three scantily clad female avatars playing an "air" guitar. What's not to love??

What game was that? It must have been a mmorpg because it looks completely unfamiliar to me. I don't do mmo's. ..

Guild Wars or something, I think--I don't do MMO's either. I found that while doing a search for some Irish folk music( Clancy Bros,The Dubliners, etc) and ended up with Metallica and the Pogues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au30c9ZMIPg). YouTube-The Adventure. :)

[magerette]

cat power is supposedly pretty talented and well liked by critics and fans. she actually did a track on faithless's last album. and since jim white spends a lot of time in the uk i thought that he might be involved though the only side project/band i was aware he was in is chainsaw of life. after checking, its not him as the dirty three which that jim white is the drummer for is from australia.

c.u., I missed your quiet little post back there. :) Thanks for the info. I found some stuff of hers on YouTube--she can definitely sing( and play the guitar) and seems a nice unspoiled, non-superstar type of personality, but from the two or three songs I sampled, she seems to like to make one line of a song go the longest distance possible at the slowest speed. I usually like a little tighter band, so since Jin White is not the proper Jim White, I'll probably pass. ;)

[Jaz]

Only to avoid misunderstandings:

You can really see this when playing Gothic, in the old camp at certain times - it is not made up by players.

Edit:may be only in the German version?Yes, they had to take it out in the English language versions due to copyright reaons. But there's a trick - if you MARVIN in all the In Extremo guys and the announcer, you can see the In Extremo Old Camp concert in the English language versions, too.

[Jaz]

Never again will you be able to listen to Nightwish's 'Wishmaster' the way you're supposed to.... not after seeing this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg5_mlQOsUQ).

[dteowner]

Beautiful dreamy stuff today:
"Digitaria" (http://www.myspace.com/titaniatunes) by Titania

edit- should have watched Jazzy's link before posting. You owe me a monitor, Jazzy. I was having a good time with it, but the guy watching his watch during the guitar solo caused me to spray Pepsi.

[magerette]

I'll never figure the words out now. "Maiden elf calling with her cunning soap...." sounds better than most lyrics anyway. :)

[Jaz]

'Steven Seagull' is my favorite part of the lyrics.
@dte: the watch guy made me LOL, too. As for the monitor: you might try using a towel or a cleaning pad.

[abbaon]

Drone on the A String (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpdG5Ph1hPA)

[magerette]

Sometimes, the eighties just won't die..especially after a little wine :)

Could you Be Loved? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUUwCW4ClPo)

Out of the darkness there must come out the light...

[xSamhainx]

figlio perduto - sarah brightman

freakin Zardoz got this song in my head, and I cant get it out, so I just gave in and put it on

[dteowner]

My fingers hurt just watching that, abbaon. Mike, make sure you give that clip a watch--you should be able to appreciate the talent.

[Jabberwocky]

@ Jaz: LOL LOL. Thanks for ruining a great Nightwish song! :lol:

[txa1265]

My fingers hurt just watching that, abbaon. Mike, make sure you give that clip a watch--you should be able to appreciate the talent.

Never underestimate the power of a great groove ... which is why I have James Brown on my iPod :)

[magerette]

Nice one, bkrueger. No good reason to say goodbye to the good stuff. :)

[Arhu]

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMOkfI7wCrI)

I've listened to the first 1.5 verses so often, because it was in the first planets and stars in scale (http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=2514) video I saw.

I am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
that God himself did make
us into corresponding shapes
like puzzle pieces from the clay

[dteowner]

A little instrumental love... And an insanely nice guy, to boot.

"Every Unrequited" (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=4432591) by Raymond Scott Woolson

[magerette]

I really have been listening to this a lot--Jaz and her Fishmaster vid got me hooked on that amazing female voice I was hearing, so while waiting for my best of Nightwish CD, I've been playing this solo effort I stumbled across--can't get it out of my head!
(Really strange video though--somebody should have kept the liquid chrome eyeshadow away from her...)

I Walk Alone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwbtbfAnI80)

[txa1265]

I love using the 'shuffle songs' option on the iPod during my commute because I just never know what will come next ... and occasionally something like this happens:
- Rainbow Connection - Kermit the Frog
- Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

... if you are not feeling sappy and sentimental by the end of that group of songs, I don't know what to say ;)

[HiddenX]

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7RWb-8Izv0)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound - Live 1981 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZgNlWRWtp0)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMcLAsAzCmM)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Israel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsN2qBmLd_c)

Fad Gadget - Life on the Line (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA_8nNNZqD4&feature=related)

Fischer-Z - Berlin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkkYsG8Z9do&feature=related)

Fischer-Z - Room Service (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKZLBjwCVOE&feature=related)

[Jabberwocky]

I really have been listening to this a lot--Jaz and her Fishmaster vid got me hooked on that amazing female voice I was hearing, so while waiting for my best of Nightwish CD, I've been playing this solo effort I stumbled across--can't get it out of my head!
(Really strange video though--somebody should have kept the liquid chrome eyeshadow away from her...)

I Walk Alone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwbtbfAnI80)

...But I'm kinda digging her as a fiery red-hed. ;)
Good song. Is this after her and Nightwish split the sheets? If this is off a solo album I may have to get it.

There are some good songs on the best of CD. Sleeping Sun and Deep Silent Complete are my two favorites. Also, you may want to pick up Nightwish's "Once" album - the last EP with Tarja singing. It's a very solid album with a 10 minute epic "Ghost Love Score." - Not available on the best of CD.

[magerette]

...But I'm kinda digging her as a fiery red-hed. ;)
Good song. Is this after her and Nightwish split the sheets? If this is off a solo album I may have to get it.

I think it may be about the sheet-splitting and yes-from her first solo album I gather, My Winter Storm
(http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&WRK=14766984)
Thanks for the Metal advice--I listened to Damnation from Opeth, also--next on my list when the budget allows. :)

[dteowner]

magerette's gone goth! Can you even buy black fingernail polish in OK? ;)

Now, follow this chain, if you will. The inner workings of a warped mind...
I Walk Alone video -> Tarja's Ave Maria video -> Andain's Ave Maria song ->
"Beautiful Things" (http://www.myspace.com/andainandstuff) by Andain

[Jabberwocky]

@ dte: I really like that song! Where do I get it?

...and yes, I believe you can get black fingernail polish in OK year-round, but probabaly worth stocking up around halloween ;) . - We have our fair share of Goths running around, although I'd say "Redneck" and "EMO" are our more common strains....

@ Magerette: Damnation is a must-have. Opeth is so versatile to release something mellow and melodic compared to their usual frenzies. I personally hear Pink Floyd'ish influences on that album, in particular the PF album "The Division Bell."

[dteowner]

It's actually a little hard to find, Jabber. AFAIK, it's only available as a single with half a dozen remixes. I don't think they've got any proper cds. Looks like all their songs other than that one have come out on trance collections. You can hear all of them that I know of on the various MySpace pages for the band. When I was working in Fort Worth, they had a radio station that played house and trance type music. Most of it was "meh" for me, but that one really caught my ear due to Mavie's vocals. Looks like Amazon has it in stock (I wasn't that lucky when I was buying).
http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Things-Andain/dp/B00011V00W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1201743860&sr=8-1

Do you have to go to Christie's Toy Box for that black polish? ;)

[magerette]

I find you can get much the same affect with Welch's grape juice, always available and works for the hair, also. :)

I liked that cut as well, dte--nice voice.

@Jabberwocky: you forgot to tell him about our main Goth form--Goth Brooks. (Please don't hurt me.....)

[dteowner]

Goth Brooks? Off with 'er 'ead!

I'll be looking forward to the picture of magerette in full goth gear (Jaz might be able to give you some pointers) with her purple hands.

[magerette]

http://thumb9.webshots.net/s/thumb4/6/19/46/196261946uDCYPJ_th.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1196261946016090629uDCYPJ)

Since you asked...(the hands are covered with mummy wrap...)

[Jabberwocky]

hmm... don't know if it was courtesy of Christie's Toy Box or Welch's, but there was plenty 'o black nail polish wearers when Evanescence came through last year. I was probably the most normal looking person there, considering how big a fan I am! What a great show - Amy Lee was totally checking me out. At least that's my story... and I'm sticking to it!

@dte: Not ready to pay for the Beautiful Things single right now, as there are more pressing expenses, but thanks for the link.

@Magerette: I've heard worse jokes than "Goth Brooks."

Not many.

But a few. ;)

[Jaz]

I'll be looking forward to the picture of magerette in full goth gear (Jaz might be able to give you some pointers) with her purple hands.
Nightwish? Evanescence? Opeth? Um, er...
...well, okay. Trying to help after all. Just take your pick, magerette:
http://www.blackwaterfall.com/viewall.php
...though with this musical selection, it's probably 15 for you.
By the way, I really liked your Troll pic :).

[magerette]

Definitely #5 (http://www.blackwaterfall.com/5hippy.php), Jaz. (At least if we don't count the music factor--then it would be more 15 except I doubt I really seriously qualify from listening to a few songs. ;) )Thanks for helping me define my new identity.

I was cheating a bit with the troll mummy pic--that's actually BETTER than I'd look in full goth array. ;)

btw--I'm rereading Wilkie Collins' gothic novel The Woman in White also atm, and the villainous husband who clapped away his first wife in a madhouse owns a dreary family estate called..Blackwater Park. Coincidence???

[Jabberwocky]

Which came first, the book or the album? Iirc Opeth claimed the Blackwater Park reference to a song from a previous band that influenced them. But it's quite possible that other band got the name from the book.

Hey, I followed the link for the "How goth are you?" quiz off of the linkie Jaz posted... my results said "definitely not goth." - So I guess I just like the music, I don't "walk the walk."

So I guess that would put me at #18, although #14 does describe my passion for swords.

[magerette]

Wilkie Collins died in 1889. He wrote the first popular mystery novel The Moonstone, and The Woman in White is considered the first sensational novel, or 'thriller', departing from the Gothic movement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction) in literature only in having everything have a non-supernatural explanation.

So yes, the book came first--and the new Goths are building on a very valid and fascinating historic base,even if the title is a coincidence---end of lesson. ;)

[Jabberwocky]

1889 huh?

Well now we see exactly why I scored "definitely not goth." ;)

[magerette]

That's cool, Jabs. I doubt too many Goths are sitting up nights reading Victorian novels. :)

[xSamhainx]

*sings Tiger battle anthem*

"O' the Tigers fought brave and fierce that day
they fought all through the night
by tooth and claw and Tiger sword
they would not lose this fight"

"And when the light of morning came,
as everyone knew it would
tho battered and bloodied and really sore
alone the Tigers stood."

*hums melody*

[magerette]

Sammy you just reminded me of this story. It's not a song but it could be.
The Cat Who Walks By Himself (http://www.boop.org/jan/justso/cat.htm)

...when the moon gets up and night comes, he is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him. Then he goes out to the Wet Wild Woods or up the Wet Wild Trees or on the Wet Wild Roofs, waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone.

I guess its pretty wet and wild wherever he goes. :)

OOps--missed the htt in http--better now thnx Sammy

[xSamhainx]

that was pretty trippy, mags ='.'=

I like that picture like halfway down the page too, that was cool, i had to save that one.
http://www.boop.org/jan/justso/graphics/cat3-.gif

PS- your link calls out for a file, you might want to fix that

[Zakhary]

I'm listening to my favourite female fronted (gothic) metal band: Epica (http://www.epica.nl/downloads/audio/epica_-_the_obsessive_devotion_sample.mp3).

That site about goth stereotypes is quite funny. I'm trying to reflect which one(s) would best describe me. I believe I'm a combination of two or three of those :|

[dteowner]

Sammy will be all over that, Zakhary.

I've picked up the mother of all colds from Mrs dte, so I'm focussed on soft and smooth today. Actually had a hard time finding anything to link for this group.
"Paris Luna" (http://video.music.yahoo.com/up/music/music/?rn=1301797&vid=2145006&stationId=&curl=http%3A%2F%2Fmusic.yahoo.com%2Far-258260---The-Moon-Seven-Times) by The Moon Seven Times

[Arhu]

Good song. Is this after her and Nightwish split the sheets? If this is off a solo album I may have to get it.

Yes, I Walk Alone is from her solo album. I have to admit though, that neither the "new" Nightwish with the new lead singer, nor Tarja's solo effort managed to grab me. While I found every single song on the previous Nightwish albums fantastic, the new songs are all just "ok" but otherwise too uninsteresting, with the exception of Amaranth (Nightwish) and I Walk Alone (Tarja). Too bad, really...

[xSamhainx]

I'm listening to my favourite female fronted (gothic) metal band: Epica (http://www.epica.nl/downloads/audio/epica_-_the_obsessive_devotion_sample.mp3).


You got good taste!

[narpet]

Listening to the Pixies: Surfer Rosa

Love it! Brings back some great, wild memories... ;)

[HiddenX]

The Dubrovniks - Speedway Girls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoTOHoFeSKU&watch_response)

[dteowner]

I know I've done this group several times, but it's what's been in my head for the past day.
"Alain" (http://www.myspace.com/theeheavenlymusicassociation) by Thee Heavenly Music Association

[StackSmasher]

Just got turned on to 'Reverend and the Makers' and their album 'The State of Things'. Awesome stuff.

I haven't been this enthusiastic about British stuff since "The Stone Roses'.

[txa1265]

Cool new trio stuff from Pat Metheny - Day Trip (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YDOOU0/ref=s9_asin_image_3_subs_84_6_5_5-2717_g1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1H14EYQ93PHYHXP4DQP4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240301&pf_rd_i=507846). He is coming to the Boston area ... right as I'm in the midst of moving away ... oh well, try to catch him next time. He is always a great show regardless of the band.

[narpet]

Moving on with my recent Pixies revival, I'm now listening to Doolittle... great album.

[dteowner]

A hoppin' good time. Ya just gotta shake it a little bit for that bass line.
"Valentine" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9z5ERhZn6Q) by Delays

[HiddenX]

Young girls going crazy:

Love Is Strange (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUkSus6npbE)

Hey clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CSo1gOd48&feature=related)

Do you love me (now that i can dance) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNqTEgmpozY)

[sean009]

I m listening Summer of 69 by Brian Adams. Fantastic album.

[Jaz]

"...and you party, laying bear." Priceless. But what did you expect? It's the one and only Daler Mehndi (http://www.dalermehndi.com)...

[magerette]

Good to see the old pervert again. ;) "There's sawdust and pizza, Yoda!"

[dteowner]

NOOOOOOOO! Not Daler again.

[magerette]

Still in my Tarja mood--found this one on YouTube:

Die Alive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n346vyPhHc8)

Also enjoying my Nightwish CD --it has this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UztEfwHt14) on it, and a lot of other cool songs--thanks, Jaz for the left-handed introduction. :)

Have to admit I also still like this slightly different Over the Hills and Far Away (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_swFHp-0_sY&feature=related)...

[dteowner]

Led Zep and some peacenik stuff, eh? Well, I think that calls for a little lightening of the mood. Gotta love Les' bass work.
"Winona's Big Brown Beaver" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzhL-0_pC3E) by Primus

Which kinda demands an answer from these guys:
"Brave Captain" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l94v8u1Cv_o) by fIREHOSE

[dteowner]

Trespassers William finally put up a tune that's been on Vertigo for a while. Great stuff. Pretty, but a little sludgy at the same time.
"I Don't Mind" (http://www.myspace.com/trespasserswilliam)

[magerette]

Well, I think that calls for a little lightening of the mood.

Or something. :p

I was expecting some dreamy, ethereal shoe-gazing stuff--quite a shock to see plastic cowboys from you, dte--but you did definitely change the mood. :)

[dteowner]

Well, perhaps I should have gone with a Woodstock moment? :D
"My Name is Mud" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaCXxqRNNcc)

So I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat...my name is Mud...

[dteowner]

Okay, magerette, more traditional selection stuck in my head today; such a beautiful chorus:
"likethewhirlwindyouarrivedin" (http://www.myspace.com/marinetimekeepers) by Marine Time Keepers

[Eliaures]

I just discovered a good band doing a little something different with ska.

Ska Cubano (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=85260225)

Wait a couple of secs for the music to load. The YouTube stuff was pretty miserable sound wise so I linked to their MySpace page.

[xSamhainx]

The Hoff - Secret Agent Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKuQXGrFSQ0)

[dteowner]

Oh Sammy...get help, man. Get help now.

Just to show I'm not a one trick pony, how about a little dinosaur rock? Don't really like these guys, but this song has always been a favorite.
It will just have to be a surprise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qPdyF7AUA)

[magerette]

I may be old, but at least my mummy wrapping hasn't come unravelled yet. :)
Good tune though.

BTW, Re: priceless pearls of wisdom from the legends of rock--check this moving and insightful message to the troubled stars of today (http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN1055927620080211).

I'm sure this will help Winehouse turn her life around. ;)

I do like the Stones music, btw--it's just quite ironic to hear this stuff from them when Richards is still writing songs about heroin (i.e., "Flip the Switch", etc)

At least they can still write songs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yyiwjMFV5o), though, which in itself is pretty amazing.

[dteowner]

The Catchers have added a song to their profile. While the beginning sounds a little like a showtune, at around the 3:00 mark, the song takes flight. The audio compression kills some of the fullness of it which is a real shame, but you can still get the general idea.
"Spellbound" (http://www.myspace.com/catchers) by The Catchers

[Jabberwocky]

Alright, if Sammy's going that direction, it's my turn....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj_K85_SI2M

..A little David Lee Roth... without the rest of the band.
I don't care who you are, that's friggin' halarious!

[dteowner]

New discovery for me last night. These ladies would have been very comfortable in the 80s. This tune has a fair bit of twee mixed in. They probably would have fit into the Sarah label reasonably well.
"Dark Halls" (http://www.aurevoirsimone.com/) by Au Revoir Simone
(a miniplayer is in the upper right of the screen, fast forward 5 or 6 songs to get to this selection)

[Zakhary]

Pyramaze - What lies beyond

You can listen to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYriF89HPxQ

Cheesy? Absolutely.
Good? Very.

[Jabberwocky]

Pyramaze - What lies beyond

You can listen to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYriF89HPxQ

Cheesy? Absolutely.
Good? Very.

Wow, at first I thought that was the lead singer from Queensryche - very similar.

@dte: I liked some of that Au Revoir Simone. Maybe not enough to buy it, but I'll probably give the songs another run just to make sure, thanks for the link.

[dteowner]

Sounded like a Queensryche cover band to me at first. :D

I finally put my finger on that sound in the instrumental section of "Dark Halls"--Speak & Spell / Broken Frame era Depeche Mode. Glad you enjoyed it, Jabber. Not really trance stuff like we were discussing earlier, but fairly good. I'm on the fence on purchasing, too. (edit- purchase made, along with Elika's debut (reprinted!!!) and an EP from the band below)

Another new discovery for y'all today. Got these folks off the shoegaze board I visit. I hear a fair bit of Slowdive and Ride, although they have a pretty wide range of style. Fortunately for me, they took the good parts of Ride, since I'm not really a fan of that band. I think "Waiting for the End" is probably my favorite track of the site, but I'll put up a different one for a little different take on my usual formula.
"Mind the Wires" (http://www.myspace.com/tearsrunrings) by Tears Runs Rings

[Eliaures]

Proof that there's more to Sweden than ABBA.

Caramelldansen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHPTZsfyiM0&eurl=http://www.dannychoo.com/fauna_detail/eng/1304/Caramelldansen/)

It's hard to listen to this and stay grumpy.

[dteowner]

Sorry, I know I've put this duo up a few times now, but it IS a "currently listening" thread doncha know.
"Pale Sister" (http://www.myspace.com/titaniatunes) by Titania

[Jabberwocky]

Well, just got Sarah Brightman's new Symphony album, and I gotta say I am a little disappointed. When she was quoted a while back as saying "it has a Gothic Metal feel to it" she must have only been talking about the album art, because with the exception of the intro track, there's not a single sliver of gothic influence in the music whatsoever.

The album art is incredible though - best I've ever seen I think. Here's a linkie: http://www.sarah-brightman.com/sound_vision.html

...It's bizarre how different the packaging is compared to the music. Oh well.

[xSamhainx]

No kidding, gothic metal my ass, dont make me laugh!

I have to say that I was totally disappointed w/ Harem, so there's no way I'm buying this one. For me, Eden was the last Brightman cd worth buying, and even that was pushing it, everything else from that point on is now totally mired in some kind of post-pop garbage. Where's the operatic vocals? Where's all the classical? Waste of a good voice

Listening to Sweeney Todd soundtrack, definitely worth the purchase if'n you like the film

[Zakhary]

Beneath The Massacre - Society's Disposable Son.

Insane. They sure know how to play their instruments though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC-4ZRkVnOM

[Jaz]

Hubby just discovered a new video by ASP:
http://www.beerenstark.de/video/ASP_ME_640_360_Mpg4_16zu9_.mov
ASP used Tim-Burton-esque puppets in this one... really cute. Besides, 'his' puppets (bald guy and evil 'Black Butterfly' - recurring ASP theme, by the way) look a lot like the real life ASP.

[xSamhainx]

The Contest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNU05tW62M8&feature=related) - Sweeney Todd soundtrack

This is one of my favorite parts of the film, Todd and this flaky barber have a "shave off" to see who the fastest barber is.

"To shave-a da face
Or even a part
Widout it-a smart
Require da heart

Not just-a da flash
It take-a Panash
It take-a da passion for da art

To shave-a da face
To trim-a da beard
To make-a da bristle
Clean like a whistle
Dis is from early infancy
Da talent give to me by God

It take-a da skill
It take-a da brains
It take-a da will
To take-a da pains
It take-a da pace
It take-a da grace"

[Jabberwocky]

No kidding, gothic metal my ass, dont make me laugh!

I have to say that I was totally disappointed w/ Harem, so there's no way I'm buying this one. For me, Eden was the last Brightman cd worth buying, and even that was pushing it, everything else from that point on is now totally mired in some kind of post-pop garbage. Where's the operatic vocals? Where's all the classical? Waste of a good voice

Listening to Sweeney Todd soundtrack, definitely worth the purchase if'n you like the film

Sorry you were dissappointed with Harem. If it's the opera stuff you liked, then this new album is probably more to your taste, because that's what 80% of it is,.. it's just not goth, which is what I wanted.

[HiddenX]

NDW is back :music::music:

Jennifer Rostock - Kopf oder Zahl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmihhmb_h7M&feature=related)

[xSamhainx]

Powerglove (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11176919) - "Video Game Metal"

Pretty much all instrumentals so far, the Power Wisdom Courage Zelda track rocks

Good Lord of the Tigers, the "Mario Minor" track must be heard to be believed!

This guy can really play the guitar, holy maccanollli

[dteowner]

I've got the ep coming. Hopefully it will be a winner, and then I can pick up the full length when it comes out in April.
"How Will the Others Survive" (http://www.myspace.com/tearsrunrings) by Tears Run Rings
(expect to see Au Revoir Simone, Elika, and TRR in the near future since I should be getting my care package from toneVendor in the next couple days)

[xSamhainx]

Happiness is finding another absolute doom band w/ a full catalog for me to explore -

Shape of Despair (http://www.myspace.com/shapeofdespair)

That Angels of Distress track is great, they got full songs up there, and theyre all like 5+ minutes long (as doom tracks are wont to be)

[Dagon]

Pyramaze - What lies beyond
You can listen to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYriF89HPxQ


I don't like Lance King's vocals but I have to say tah I'm very much looking forward to their next album which qill contain Iced Earth's Matt Barlow voice. :)

I'm currently listening to album
Pain Of Salvation - "Remedy Lane"
And it's masterpiece :)

here's you got the official video to the song by this band (not from the Remedy lane cd)http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=M-5cn4o5oDY

[xSamhainx]

I like the theme, but I have a hard time w/ most power metal vocals, they just feel too 80's for me

[Dagon]

I like the theme, but I have a hard time w/ most power metal vocals, they just feel too 80's for me

Hmm I don't know if you are talking about Pyramaze (which I agree has powermetal vocals which i don't like very much.) or Pain Of Salvation, which vocalist has absolutely nothing in common with power metal vocalists, more of David Gilmour vocal actually. The whole Pain of Salvation also doesn't have anything in common with Power Metal, it's more of Progressive/Alternative Metal.:)

[xSamhainx]

Good Lord of the Tigers! I rarely am impressed w/ new albums by gothic/doom metal acts, they pretty much always change for the worse. I cant believe how good the new Draconian is. If youre into that sort of thing

Even cooler, they pretty much put up full songs, quite a few too.

Draconian's Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/draconianmusic)

[Jaz]

Just witnessed a threesome (or rather, foursome) with Coppelius, (Neuland), Letzte Instanz and Tanzwut.
I'll write a report once I'll return (I'm out of town now). Still very impressed!

[Zakhary]

I'm currently listening to album
Pain Of Salvation - "Remedy Lane"
And it's masterpiece :)

here's you got the official video to the song by this band (not from the Remedy lane cd)http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=M-5cn4o5oDY

Yeah, Pain of Salvation has a tendency of making masterpieces.
Didn't like the last two albums that much tho.
The Perfect Element pt1 is my favourite.

[dteowner]

I've been working on Elika, Au Revoir Simone, and Tears Run Rings as promised. Pretty sure I've linked all 3 recently, so I won't hit y'al again.

[Jabberwocky]

Well, last Thursday I spent nearly all day finishing up a website design contract, and I was streaming Au Revoir Simone pretty much the whole time. I'm hooked. So, dte, do you know if it is an album I can buy in stores or do I have to order it like you did? - I usually prefer to buy mine in stores simply because I hate waiting on shipping, but I don't wanna go on a wild goose chase.

[Majnun]

10 Years - Beautiful (current single but the album isn't out yet...never tried finding it on the internet)

Also Wasteland by the same band (10 years)...first song that completely blew me away since the early 90's.

The fact that the band is from Knoxville, TN where I grew up is cool, but didn't really matter.

[dteowner]

Haven't a clue, Jabber. I'd be willing to bet it's pretty hard to find, though. I bought it from toneVendor. Highly recommended if you have to do the mail order thing. Good folks, fair prices, and the best place to buy shoegaze/dreampop in the whole wide world.

[dteowner]

Heard this on Vertigo and just have to share. More abrasive than my usual fare, but still some common threads.

"Broadcast to the Addicted" (http://www.myspace.com/drakeshotel) by Drakes Hotel

[Jaz]

Well well well, I'm back... and here is my 'review'. Report. Whatever.
We visited a concert on Saturday/Sunday which featured three bands, two of which I knew I liked... but as usual, the openers stole my heart.
The show as a whole was a mess... a real mess. A beautiful location, great music, but organization was extremely shoddy.
The first band to play were Coppelius (http://www.coppelius-band.de/deutsch/_video.htm) (linking to two videos here). I knew two of their EPs and thus I was sure I wouldn't be disappointed - but these boys rock. Coppelius are a very entertaining and exciting stage act. They play what they call 'Chamber Core' or 'Heavy Wood': Iron Maiden covers and their own comopisitions - with drums, bass, cello and two clarinets, the latter being the lead instruments. I was so excited by their performance - and the stage show on the old video is nothing compared to the wacky stuff they did on Saturday - I bought a Coppelius band shirt (last band shirt I bought was Alice in Chains in... hmmm... '92?). They also continued to play their stage act after the show which lead to a very funny incident with my friend Hashimoto.
Anyway, they left us enthusiastic... and the next act came on stage asking us what she was expected to do here (she had watched the opening performance, too). A good question. Neuland (http://www.annakatharina-neuland.de/) is the solo project of Anna from medieval folk act Schandmaul. While Anna is a talented violinist, she and her support played 'real' chamber music which calmed the audience down instantly. Instead of listening to the music, people started to talk to each other or left for the foyer.
The next act was Letzte Instanz (http://www.myspace.com/letzteinstanz), originally a Nu-Metal-formation. They turned folk rock at some time in their career and do sound a lot like Schandmaul now.
Unfortunately, they were on their '"White Tour", featuring their acoustic album. The album is fantastic, they played for nearly two hours, but as it was another real chamber performance, nothing happened on stage (strings sat on their chairs and the singer stood stock-still), so again, many peole left for the foyer (and I bought another Coppelius shirt). Anna Katharina and Letzte Instanz are good acts, but they had deserved their own show, especially since LI played for over two hours, so when the final act Tanzwut (http://www.tanzwut.com/video) appeared on stage, it was Sunday morning already. Tanzwut are a side project of Corvus Corax (some of you may know CC as they contributed to the Gothic 3 soundtrack... besides, they were the mentors of In Extremo who some of you may remember from Gothic 1), they partied on stage for hours, and their show was very, very entertaing. We had to leave early, though, because we had another date to attend in the morning... sigh.
Had the people who organized this event split the show in two (Coppelius/Tanzwut and Anna/LI), things would have been a lot better.

[magerette]

That must have been some show, Jaz. Thanks for sharing an experience I would otherwise never even have known existed. I agree(after listening to the clips) that whoever combined those acts that way needs to put down the crack pipe.

I really liked all the different sounds--never heard anything quite like any of them. The violinist was extremely impressive--but so was Coppelius. Definitely worth the shirt purchase, I'd say. Maybe even a small tatoo. ;)

When I know a little more German, I may be able to order some of this. :)


As for me, listening to a little Alice--NOT in Chains...

Poison (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1c14Z0YUTU)

[dteowner]

Wouldn't have expected that from you. Not really much of an Alice fan, but I've always loved that song. Actually, that whole album was pretty good. Kinda throwaway power pop, but it worked well.

Not that I'd ever notice, being married and all, but that brunette is really hot. From the shoulders UP, even, since I certainly wouldn't have dreamed of looking anywhere else. I might have to watch that again...for the music of course.

[magerette]

You're appreciation of art for art's sake is deep, dte.

I like a lot of what I think you youngsters call the Hair Bands. Fond of Ac/Dc(did they have hair?), Blue Oyster Cult and so forth--but I don't think I get quite the same buzz from them now sitting here sipping herbal tea. Tend to get a headache after about fifteen minutes. :)

[dteowner]

Mrs. dte is the hair band expert. Being a married woman, she (naturally) is more than happy to discuss Bon Jovi's leather pants at length while threatening to scratch out my eyeballs for noting that independent and intelligent young brunette in the Poison video. I think she likes the music, too. ;)

[magerette]

Gosh--not Bon Jovi--they're like, babies--I mean fine for a sweet young thing like mrs dte, but kinda like Hannah Montana for me. :) I do understand her logic, of course. Bon Jovi's leather pants and their contents exist on a seperate plane from the trampy looking little brunette.

I'm so old I just don't know your slang, so I wiki'd hair bands- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_Bands#First_wave_of_.2780s_glam_metal_.281983-1984.29)- sorry, NOT what I had in mind---only some of the 70's guys that are listed as an influence maybe

The genre took influence heavily from 1970s glam rock and heavy metal bands and some influenced by punk, with large sections taking influence from the likes of AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, New York Dolls, Queen, Sweet, Van Halen, Slade, Mott the Hoople, T.Rex, Judas Priest and others.

Though there are several in there I could drop, like Kiss and several I've never heard of, like New York Dolls(???).

Nah, the bands I like wore old blue jeans that nobody pre-tore or pre-faded for them, tee-shirts with obscure sayings or bizarre african import jackets, and could play forty minute guitar solos and make you like it...you know--like the Floyd. We've had that discussion. ;)

[Jaz]

Hair bands? I really like what we over here called 'poser bands' back in the days.... some of the earlier 'hair bands' as per wiki definition. I didn't even care for the music as long as the guys wore lipstick and spandex and looked androgynous :biggrin:. No wonder I like the Deathstars nowadays.

From your definition, you seem to like the type of rock bands my boss loves.

[txa1265]

My family has been really into Audio Day Dream (http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Day-Dream-Blake-Lewis/dp/B000WEDAGK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204625022&sr=8-1), the recent record from last year's American Idol #2 Blake Lewis. He was actually the only person I ever had genuine enjoyment listening to on the show since he has cool 'beat box' skills. The CD is OK, some catchy stuff mixed in with some beat box stuff ... it will be interesting to see what he does on his own.

I don't think this has sold very well - like everything else from Idol folks recently. Perhaps that is why the show is now stacked with pros, now unknowns, and why the judges now say 'if you haven't tried to make it already you don't belong here'.

[Jabberwocky]

I've been casually keeping up with the show, Mike, and I gotta say, I still don't think a lot of them are worth the "These are the best in the show ever" hype. In fact, apart from one or two, I say the guys aren't even worth watching. 'Course I am pretty biased toward the ladies! My music collection is chock full of female artists, solo and groups, whereas I don't listen to male artists unless they front a rock band. Period.

....Oh, wait... there's Seal. I kinda like his stuff. And I have more than one Sting album. But other than that, what I said before!!

[txa1265]

I comment on it at GamerDad's GamingWithChildren blog (http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/2008-02-24/american-idontcarecom/)

Which is interesting since my music tends to run more in the arhythmic and atonal ... so watching a pop music competition is definitely all about the family experience for me!

[txa1265]

Just discovered Nik Bartsch's Ronin - Holon (http://www.amazon.com/Holon-Nik-B%C3%A4rtschs-Ronin/dp/B000ZWWRXG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204803542&sr=8-1) - I get the AllMusic alerts and search for new stuff, and seldom find anything. But this is pretty cool stuff. Nice avant feel, with a minimalist flair and some cool grooves. I found it on both iTunes and Amazon, but since Amazon was $1 less, I went that way ;) I might pick up the earlier release called 'Stoa' by the group as well.

[Jabberwocky]

Just bought Au Revoir Simone's "Bird of Music" off ebay.

Was listening to samples of The Raveonettes after reading a decent review about them. Their music isn't really working for me, but maybe somebody here will like it...
http://www.theraveonettes.com/

[dteowner]

After a couple listens, I've decided that ARS is a pretty good cd. A couple filler tracks, but that's to be expected. I don't think I could listen to it over and over like some cds I've got. It's just too twee to obsess on. I think you'll like it, Jabber.

[txa1265]

How could I have missed this ...

Divine Divinity Soundtrack (http://www.kirillpokrovsky.com/)

I *LOVE* the Divine Divinity music! When I found the 7 tracks they made available I downloaded them and they've been on my iPod ever since. But I was looking around the other night and found that on Kirill Pokrovskyy's homepage he has the *entire* thing - all 43 songs ... really cool stuff.

[dteowner]

How about a little Britpop?
"Thrilled" (http://www.myspace.com/thehollowmen) by The Hollow Men

[Bartacus]

I've found an old love on youtube: guano apes with both Lord of the Boards (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ETPo6hOo9E0) and Open your eyes (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=cvt_UT9-jRc&feature=related)

[dteowner]

A classic 80's anthem for today. It's amazing to me how well this song holds up after almost 25 years. Our music was just so darn happy back in the day. Blame Kurt Cobain for ending an era and bringing anger to music.
"Magic" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bEu9wLDjKY) by The Cars

[txa1265]

Rick Ocasek looks like Dana Carvey doing an impersonation of him in that video :D

Funny, being from the Boston area, I heard so much of the Cars, Boston and J. Giels back then that I thought I would never want to hear them again ... but that was fun. I then watched 'Drive', another nice song of theirs ... and it is amazing to think that Ocasek married Paulina Porizkova ... I mean, he was voted 'one of the top 100 unsexiest men alive' at one point :D

[dteowner]

OK, how about a little retro anthem collection? A few songs that never fail to make me turn up the volume:
"Lunatic Fringe" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VTfVawW9TQ) by Red Rider (what a horrible video!)
"Let's Go Crazy" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_nJ5rtWUKA) by Prince
"Round and Round" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5gMeXz2YMw) by Ratt (a surprisingly good video)
"Goody Two Shoes" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhvqVqLAdLI) by Adam and the Ants
"She's Tight" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiSypDGFLVo) by Cheap Trick
"Message of Love" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hg-lDZ91yw) by The Pretenders (I hate audio/video mismatch, but it's the best I could do)
"Find Your Way Back" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7opZ59dzqhw) by Jefferson Starship (real video appears to be MIA)
"Baker Street" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1UOIO38Ghs) by Gerry Rafferty (lousy but informative fan video)
"Shadows of the Night" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME0U9nY0AH4) by Pat Benatar
"Cars" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2h16m8X1Y&NR=1) by Gary Numan

[txa1265]

Good little collection of fogey nostalgia :)

Forgot about Uncle Milty in the Ratt video!

As for Cheap Trick, they were pretty much done by then. Aside from the obvious ones, I liked Surrender (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD8ymBR2Ufo&feature=related) (played it with a rock band I was in back then)

As for Prince, I don't know what his songs are about half the time, but I always got a clear message from his stuff back then - "I'm 5-foot nuthin', weight about 95 pounds and wear 6" heels, I like hot looking women and they like me quite a bit as well. I write some really cool songs and can play the hell out of this here guitar!"

Some other interesting stuff - Herbie Hancock's Rockit original video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7dAxvj2mlU) and from the Grammy's in '84. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJN4QM1cIgc)

[dteowner]

Well, if we're going to do Herbie, we're pretty much obligated to do a couple others.
"Atomic Dog" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A) by George Clinton
"Freakazoid" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8OL7I3hpYA) by Midnight Star (Morrowind NPCs 20 years early!)

[txa1265]

Aw yeah, some more classic early music videos ... have to follow on with one more:

Kraftwerk - The Robots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ) ... I like the original German song much better, but this is still a cool video of one of my fave songs by a band way ahead of their time.

[xSamhainx]

Pirelli's Miracle Elixir - Sweeney Todd soundtrack

Dvd is out the beginning of April, yay!

[Jaz]

Ah, Adam Ant, George Clinton and - of course - Kraftwerk... now you start talking about stuff I like :).
I've been listening exclusively to Coppelius (http://www.coppelius-band.de/) while writing and Prager Handgriff (http://www.pragerhandgriff.de/ephindex.htm) while driving, at least over the last few days.

[txa1265]

I was thrilled that I got to see Pat Martino at the Corning Glass Museum (http://www.corningcivicmusic.org/Concert070805.htm) this past weekend ... it certainly made it easier to be away from the family all weekend (I'm living a month in a 'long term' hotel while we move from Mass to NY)

Great show ... awesome band really cranked out some great stuff.

So now I've been listening to his Remembrance (http://www.amazon.com/Remember-Tribute-Montgomery-Pat-Martino/dp/B000EGDN0O/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1205698123&sr=8-4) tribute to Wes Montgomery non-stop ... well, except for the 80's nostalgia trips ... :D

[dteowner]

I had a post typed up pointing out that the mention of Kraftwerk would bring Jaz out of the woodwork, but didn't submit it so as not to ruin the surprise. So smart, I is. ;)

So what's next, the "New Wave Fogey's Foggy Memory Collection"? Or do we go for "Fogey's Surprises: 80's Pop Bands that Didn't Suck"? Perhaps "Fogey's Back When We had Hair"? Maybe "Fogey's Retro Guilty Pleasures: Headphones Only"? This could be fun.

[Jaz]

Wait - you mean to imply there were 80s bands that sucked? O_O

[dteowner]

Public Service Announcement...

New Tearwave track up on MySpace! A little more bite than previous efforts, which could bode well for the upcoming cd.
"Read Me" (http://www.myspace.com/tearwave) by Tearwave

@Jaz- maybe one or two... ;)

[dteowner]

I've been excited about one track from these folks for a long time. Turns out their other tracks are very good as well.

"Holding the Wrong Hand" (http://www.myspace.com/marinetimekeepers) by Marine Time Keepers

[txa1265]

Well, after listening to Pat Martino for a week, I bought myself something else cool - Chick Corea and Gary Burton "New Crystal Silence (http://www.amazon.com/New-Crystal-Silence-Chick-Corea/dp/B0011U8O1A/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1206412708&sr=8-1)". 30th Anniversary of the original great recordings, this time with loads of formats in addition to duets.

[magerette]

All the latest talk in the P&R forum has somehow reminded me of this old old song by Randy Newman--Sail Away (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5k2euahDI)
"In America, you get food to eat/don't have to run through the jungle and scuff up your feet.
You just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day--it's great to/be an American..."

[xSamhainx]

Blue October - foiled

Some kinda melancholy alt rock. It's not that bad

[Bartacus]

Rammstein (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=strKBSyKNUQ) is still one of my noisy favourites

[Zakhary]

Novembre - The Blue
http://www.peaceville.com/novembre/
Excellent deep, dark and atmospheric stuff.

[Zakhary]

Been listening to the new Meshuggah album too.
http://www.myspace.com/meshuggah

[dteowner]

The new Autumn's Grey Solace release is available over at Projekt. I'm a little underwhelmed so far. While visiting Projekt, I sampled something that might appeal to Jaz and possibly even Sammy, a duo called Mirabilis. Sound clips can be sampled here (http://www.projekt.com/projekt/audio.asp).

[Jaz]

Hmmm... reminded me a bit of the Mediaeval Baebes (http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com/audio.html)...

I like to click my way through this collection of electronica samples... try it, it's fun:
http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

[Sir Markus]

Right now I'm revisiting an old record, Roger Waters' The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking. Excellent record, with the guitar work by Eric Clapton, it elevates to pure bliss in spots.

dte I noticed you had Rafferty listed, check out his record 'Night Owl'. Good stuff, the first track, 'Days Gone Down', is an outstanding rock song, IMO.

[dteowner]

I've been excited about one track from these folks for a long time. Turns out their other tracks are very good as well.

"Holding the Wrong Hand" (http://www.myspace.com/marinetimekeepers) by Marine Time KeepersI've got their cd coming in a toneVendor care package (along with the just-released Tears Run Rings full length). I've been running their MySpace offerings over and over for the last two days. Hopefully the cd will stand up to my ever-increasing expectations. I think "Halfway There" (http://www.myspace.com/marinetimekeepers) might be my favorite right now.

[Wulf]

Just love those Mediaval Baebes! - i left the music cycling for half an hour.
The Scarborough Fair opening lute sound is beautiful. Reminds me of a girl i once met at Scarborough Fair, she had long black hair and played the lute - she taught me some of the most unusual chords!

.................................................. ........................................
Of all the you-tube offerings this is the 'best sounding' mix spoilt by the very poor lip-sinc'
From the Nocturnals album "This Is Somewhere"
The queen of live rock. Grace Potter - "Apologies"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUdhNhy9po&feature=related

[HiddenX]

Into a Swan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3CC0t66gd4&NR=1) - Siouxsie

live version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlPc6Vk5xcw&feature=related)

Suede with Siouxsie Sioux - Caroline Says (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nid2FLEAMQ&feature=related)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Israel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiTYvcms-Og&feature=related)

I still love her ...

[narpet]

Listening to Sonic Youth - Goo

[dteowner]

Excellent choice, HiddenX. I prefer their second phase (post-punk?) more than the first.
my favorite Siouxsie offering (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94wZxJBbv3g)

BTW, the Tears Run Rings cd and Marine Time Keepers cd are both exceptional. TRR has a variety of takes on the shoegze formula (all of which work very well) and MTK does a fine job reviving the Sarah sound. Highly recommended!

[Asbjoern]

I've been listening to Belle and Sebastian lately, but I wanted to extend my recommendations a bit. So songs with "summer":

Colleen - Summer Water (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-ow_-AaCU)
Emiliana Torrini - Summerbreeze (http://www.last.fm/music/Emiliana+Torrini/_/Summerbreeze)
Belle and Sebastian - I Know Where the Summer Goes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edp-Uy1WU0I)

[HiddenX]

This Girl rocks ...

Orianthi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXSptGyMUM0&feature=related)

Orianthi #2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQKvyqG7Nc4&feature=related)

Orianthi #3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GyQjbT3XZI&feature=related)

[dteowner]

A little electro-pop, in honor of the impending hockey playoffs:
"Ready to Go" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijh2Fqd1ZPY) by Republica

[Alrik Fassbauer]

"Drip Drip Drip" by Chumbawamba

[Sir Markus]

The 'Ratt' video, cheesy as it is, for some reason I really like that tune.

I also like the new studio version of 'All Things Must Pass' from The Jesus and Mary Chain (on the Heroes soundtrack CD). I'm an old guy, but I'm looking forward to their new record. The new studio version from their upcoming record is better than the Letterman performance, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f_N36SfHL0

Also, 'Jane' by Jefferson Airplane/Starship, or whatever, is a great rock song. Dude needs to lose the 'pornstar' mustache, though. The studio version is longer and has much better guitar work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PwG69620WA

[HiddenX]

Do you like Glam-Rock ?

Gary Glitter:
Rock and Roll Part 2 Hey Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAxb72cssGE&feature=related)

T-Rex:
Bang A Gong (Get it On) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oGcfwKN5jY&feature=related)

20th Century Boy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylww2dOW7fg&feature=related)

The Sweet:
Ballroom Blitz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDivsSe3k)

[Jabberwocky]

Just went through a break-up last night. What better album to play right now than The Counting Crows - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings ?
http://www.countingcrows.com/

[Sir Markus]

The only one better might be 'Spiritualized' Lazer Guided Melodies, IMO.

http://www.amazon.com/Lazer-Guided-Melodies-Spiritualized/dp/B000003RSB/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208704617&sr=8-3

[dteowner]

I just couldn't get into Spiritualized. I tried, really, I did.

As for good "woe is me" music, it sort of depends on how angry your woe happens to be. For a good "FU" woe, I find Autumn's (http://www.myspace.com/autumn1994) "The Hating Tree" tough to beat. For a more reflective woe, Claire Voyant's debut and anything from the Field Mice (http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Field-Mice-Where-d-You-Learn-To-Kiss-That-Way-MP3-Download/11095141.html) would work pretty well. Or you could really wallow with "Have You Forgotten" (http://www.myspace.com/paintingthehouseredforthem) by Red House Painters

[Zakhary]

As for good "woe is me" music, it sort of depends on how angry your woe happens to be. For a good "FU" woe, I find Autumn's (http://www.myspace.com/autumn1994) "The Hating Tree" tough to beat.

Hmm.. I'm on completely unfamiliar territory here, but that stuff is pretty cool in some strange way. What the phuck do you call this stuff? I've been meaning to get into some non-metal dark & depressing music but I just don't know where to look and where to start. This stuff maybe a bit too soft and I didn't really care for all of the songs but still this might be a kick in the right direction.
I want my music dark, ambitious and filled drama and tragedy.

Any recommendations :D ? I don't even know the genre I'm looking for :D
I've been stuck with all forms and sub-genres of Metal lately and some obscure progressive rock bands too for so long.

[Sir Markus]

dte, if you decide to give Spiritualized another chance, definitely go with Lazer Guided Melodies, an amazing album, IMO. Shine A Light and 200 Bars are pretty good songs.

I've never seen them live, I went to a Neil Young concert here in Columbus, and the vendors were selling 'Spiritualized' gear and I saw that and I'm freaking out. I'm like 'What's up with the Spiritualized gear?" The guy said "yeah that's the opening act" and it wasn't on the ticket. I show up late for concerts as a rule, and totally missed seeing them play. I had been listening to them for like 15 years, and put a load in my drawers when I found out they had already played.

To make things even more amusing, I missed them AGAIN when they opened for The Jesus and Mary Chain. This was the Lazer Guided Melodies tour, and we had a group set to meet up to see the Mary Chain concert, and I walked in and my sister was "Oh you just missed the best opening band I've ever seen. Spiritualized. Now 20 years later I can't believe I missed it. Oh well.

I can definitely understand somebody not getting into Spiritualized, but Lazer Guided Melodies is pretty good, if that's your style.

Oh well just rambling.

[dteowner]

@Zakhary- that's pretty much goth music. The only real difference is that Autumn is guitar-based with liberal use of effects pedals (ala shoegaze) while the majority of goth bands are keyboard based. My adventures in Goth-land are mostly limited to the "ethereal goth" neighborhood (such as "Cold Sea" fromAutumn's Grey Solace (http://www.myspace.com/autumnsgreysolace)), which probably isn't what you're looking for. Sammy and Jaz are more knowledgeable about the harder end of goth. A few others here might be able to chime in, too, but it sounds like Sammy might be living the in the musical neighborhood you're looking for.

@Sir Markus- "LZG" was the cd I had. I might still have it laying around somewhere, but I just couldn't make it work for me. Not sure why. By any chance did you ever get to see The Emerald Down? They were based in Columbus maybe 5 years ago. Beautiful stuff. I heard a rumor somewhere that they might be reforming.

[Sir Markus]

dte thanks for the heads up on Emerald Down. I'm usually pretty 'up' on the local music scene, but that's one I missed. I don't go see live bands as much as I used to, but a quick Amazon search tells me it's probably something I'd like. I'll definitely give them a listen. I know a guy at a local record shop at Ohio State and haven't seen him in ages and have been meaning to pay a visit; I'll drop in and ask him about that band.

Oh and another good 'breakup' record I just thought of is Mazzy Star 'So Tonight That I Might See' depressing as heck, but pretty good. That along with Mazzy Star's follow-up 'Among My Swan' and you should have more than enough 'woe is me' music. 'Happy', 'Fade Into You' and if you're REALLY down, put 'Cry, Cry' on repeat and wallow away. 'Halah' from their first record fits the bill as well. Really pretty songs, though.

http://www.amazon.com/So-Tonight-That-Might-See/dp/B000002V07/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208727758&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Among-My-Swan-Mazzy-Star/dp/B000002TMY/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_b

[dteowner]

I haven't been to a concert in a few years, and I haven't been to one I picked since I got married (almost 16 years ago). Nothing but a steady diet of Bon Jovi, with a shot of Winger and Warrant mixed in long ago, all courtesy of Mrs dte. :(

Emerald Down broke up a few years ago. *digging out Aquarium ep* Make that 2002, give or take a few months. I got a 4th hand rumor on the shoegaze board a while back that the band might be getting back together, but haven't heard anything since. There's no guarantee they'll keep the same band name, for that matter. If you happen to dig up some info thru your local contacts, please share.

I found out that Howard Jones is playing a show in Kokomo (how in the heck does Kokomo land that?) on July 4th, so I might look into figuring out a way to weasel that into the schedule.

[Jabberwocky]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. None of the samples really seemed hit the nerve though. The reason I like The Counting Crows latest is because half of the album (the Saturday Night part) is rock, testosterone filled night-on-the-town music, which caters well to my feelings of anger over the situation. The second half of the album (Sunday Mornings) is mellow and contemplative, which works well for the sad mood swings. .... Ah women.... They just confound me.

Anyways... Zakhary, it sounds like it might be hard for you to find a group that caters to what your looking for consistently - Something that's in-between Metal and what dte listed. Usually metal bands have a few softer songs scatter within albums but I can't think of any album that's consistently in that spot between too soft and too hard.

[xSamhainx]

Doom metal is where to head if you want some dark and heavy, sorrowful tunes. Not "stoner doom", because while they do tend to get a little down sometimes, theyre overall just too stoned to care! I personally cant stand stoner doom, outside of Pentagram's "Be Forewarned" because it's mostly occult-themed.

No, little chilluns, we dont want to hang w/ the stoners. That would be far too easy. We wish to wallow, and wallow we shall.

Dealing w/ women, you'll probably want to steer towards My Dying Bride, as they are pioneers of sort of the "romantic" doom, ultra-dramatic, dual mournful guitars,lots of keyboards and some violins and other such classical trappings, wrapped up in some awesome atmospheric sonic setpieces. Did that make sense?

The guy's clean voice might put you off at first, but he goes from moaningly sad to raging growls, to a whisper. He's got the tortured mentality thing down. They tend to plod along at least one time a song for a good run, but not confined to the entire song creeping pace characteristic of most doom.

If that sounds good, order "The Dreadful Hours", then once youre ready for something a little more advanced I'd go w/ "Turn Loose the Swans". Silly titles aside, theyre some of the best doom mainstays I know of.

Turn Loose the Swans (http://www.amazon.com/Turn-Loose-Swans-Dying-Bride/dp/B0000AINGK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4603522-9715116?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208828605&sr=8-1)

The Dreadful Hours (http://www.amazon.com/Dreadful-Hours-My-Dying-Bride/dp/B0001P1EQI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/104-4603522-9715116?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208828605&sr=8-3)

For some great (actually the best) gothic doom metal w/ male & female vocals, you need to get into Draconian, namely their first one "Where Lovers Mourn". Dont let the speed in some tunes fool you, they downshift quickly and go all depressed on ya in a heartbeat. This baby will make you reach for the razor, dont read the lyrics if youre blue.

Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn (http://www.amazon.com/Where-Lovers-Mourn-Draconian/dp/B0000DH294/ref=sr_1_1/104-7428270-4155924?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208829065&sr=1-1)

Other good beauty/beast gothic doom, some would say pioneers of this type of stuff is Tristania, tho theirs is more the longing for lost loved ones beyond death's door done a' la dark poetic verse. Dont bother unless youre ready for lots of thees, thys, and thous proceeding hither from thine speakers.

Tristania's "Widow's Weeds" (http://www.amazon.com/Widows-Weeds-Tristania/dp/B00004YNBK/ref=sr_1_2/102-9179647-5971305?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208829370&sr=1-2)

& Theater of Tragedy

Theater of Tragedy "Velvet Darkness they Fear" (http://www.amazon.com/Velvet-Darkness-They-Theatre-Tragedy/dp/B000005HNW/ref=sr_1_3/102-3965970-8172123?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208830208&sr=1-3)


If you want the most crushing type of doom, the stuff that really sort of creeps you out and makes you think you may get bad luck or something by listening to it, then you want to hit the funeral doom crowd. Their stuff is generally dealing w/ misanthropy and self-loathing, and no belief in anything but some black void awaiting us all at the end of our days, forever more. There is no hope, period.

Shape of Despair (http://www.myspace.com/shapeofdespair)


Evoken's "quietus" (http://www.amazon.com/Quietus-Evoken/dp/B000055XW0/ref=sr_1_1/105-7918243-7187604?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208830085&sr=1-1)

You can actually leave Shape of Despair's Myspace page going and it'll pretty much cycle thru a lot of their "greatest hits". I didnt really quote the other band's pages, because they tend to put up a little more of their faster or newer stuff to attract the less-depressed. Get the ones I spoke of, I know what I'm talking about here.

[dteowner]

All hail Perfesser Sammy. Huzzah! I knew he'd be all over that.

[Zakhary]

Yeah, that's still all metal. I've listened to all of those bands.
But I guess you were responding more to Jabberwocky,
with the women thing and all.

Good suggestions tho!

I actually prefer Sirenia over Tristania, Veland's new band. Yeah it's more modern but I feel it has stronger songwriting.
Also I prefer "Aegis" over "Velvet Darkness they fear" which is still nice tho.

You know the bands "While heaven wept" and "Novembre", right?
"Virgin Black" might work too, I'm a bit undecided on that one myself.

"Forest of Shadows" is nice very atmospheric stuff. "Mourning Beloveth" is good - if a bit extreme at times.

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Oh, since you are currently discussing all kinds of music ;) ...

Can someone recommend me an album of White Metal ? :)

I'd really like to find out how this sounds. :) Plus, I'm always interested in the lyrics. ;)


And now to Peter Gabriel's last album, "UP" ...

[Zakhary]

"White Metal", as I understand it, refers to just about any sub-genre of metal with lyrics about jesus. So I don't believe there is a way that it "sounds".
IIRC a record compay invented the term "white metal" to refer to these bands.

It can sound basically like death metal, power metal, thrash, industrial etc etc... or nowadays even like the crap they call "metalcore". ;)

[Jabberwocky]

Thanks for the suggestions Sammy. I liked the My Dying Bride samples, but I'm afraid they are too dark for my own good atm. I'm an idealist and so take things like this pretty hard. I think the doom metal path my be too destructive. I also steer clear of occult themed albums, that stuff just creeps me out.

I've actually been listening to Tori Amos' first album "Little Earthquakes". There's one song on there "Precious Things" that really fits my mood even though it's sung by a female. "These precious things --- let them bleed, let them wash away..."

[Zakhary]

Could some sick phuck out there recommend some non-metal gothic albums?
The darker the better.
I don't really care from what year... as long as it's post-70's.. cause I generally can't stand the way drums and vocals sound when recorded with pre-80's equipment.

[xSamhainx]

Doom is rough, probably the most psychologically-destructive type of stuff there is. I mean, there's always been blues music to wallow in the hard times, but it doesnt tend to delve into the black void awaiting us all, consuming all life. Talk about the ultimate bummer, you know.

I dont know why I'm drawn to it, scares the shit out of me sometimes, but I find myself going back to it time and time again.

[xSamhainx]

If you want the standard-bearers of gothic rock, you need to listen to Bauhaus and Sisters of Mercy.

[dteowner]

Perhaps the Queen of the Damned soundtrack? There's a fair helping of industrial on there which might not do much for you, but I'm having a little trouble homing in on what you're really looking for. See if you can track down "Wings of Steel" by Collide and let me know how close that is to what you're wanting (I can't do the appropriate links from work). Maybe Cruxshadows?

[Jaz]

Well... what do you want? Dark Wave, Deathrock, Batcave, J-Pop, one of the zillion types of Elektro, Industrial, EBM, Neofolk, Ethereal...?

[Zakhary]

Well... what do you want? Dark Wave, Deathrock, Batcave, J-Pop, one of the zillion types of Elektro, Industrial, EBM, Neofolk, Ethereal...?

Uhhh.... yellow!!

I'd prefer if it had at least some real instruments in it.
Vocals would be nice too, but that's not an absolute requirement.

But uh.. ok.. I guess I'll have to do some research to narrow things down.

[lghartveit]

Currently its mostly progressive metal (Dream Theater, Symphony X, Fates Warning,...), with a healthy dose of 60-70's psychedelia and eurorock: Early Pink Floyd, Steve Hillage, Can, Holger Czukay. Actually also some Porcupine Tree, although they are a bit younger.

And Kate Bush.

[Zakhary]

Ahh.. Dream Theater, Symphony X, Fates Warning. The big three.
I own almost everything by them.

"Still Remains" by Fates Warning, "A change of seasons" by Dream Theater and "Divine Wings of Tragedy" by Symphony X.. possibly the greatest songs ever written :D

[Jabberwocky]

I bought a Fates Warning best of CD a long time ago and honestly couldn't get into it. The rythym in many songs just didn't seem to flow.

[Zakhary]

Yeah, it does not flow, nor does it even try to.
Progressive Metal is a genre certainly not for everyone.

[lghartveit]

Yeah, it does not flow, nor does it even try to.
Progressive Metal is a genre certainly not for everyone.

And changing rythm/time signatures is very typical for the genre.

Another very good example on that (although they some time are placed in a genre of their own) is Tool. I consider them progressive metal.

[Jaz]

I don't like Tool's marketing policy. They were Saturday's headliners at last year's M'era Luna festival. I ignored them and drank beer instead :p.

[Jabberwocky]

Now see, that's weird, because I know what you're talking about with the rythyms 'n' all, but I am a big fan of Tool. I think they are musical geniuses. Oh, and I also like progressive metal, so that's not it (regarding my distaste for Fates Warning).

Zakhary: Have you tried The Gathering: Souveniers or The Gathering: Home ??

Although the band started out as metal they evolved into what I think maybe you're looking for... listen to the samples and see what you think. Imho "Home" is the better album, but "Souvenirs" has a little more Goth feel to it.

http://www.amazon.com/Souvenirs-Gathering/dp/B00008ZZ8P/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_b

http://www.amazon.com/Home-Gathering/dp/B000EQ5QA4/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_b

[lghartveit]

Ah, the beauty of different taste. Of course, enjoying prog metal doesn't require us to like all bands in the genre.

Just like you don't have to like both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. (I can't stand neither of them) (correct english?). Hmmm possibly a bad example. I guess I'll just delete it.

[lghartveit]

I don't like Tool's marketing policy. They were Saturday's headliners at last year's M'era Luna festival. I ignored them and drank beer instead :p.

What is it with Tools marketing policy?

[Jaz]

* Even if you had a Festival photo pass, you needed an extra Tool photo pass (for extra money) to take pics of Tool (none of the other bands including the Sunday headliners did that).
* There were special places/seats for disabled people right to the sides of the stage. Guess which band asked their roadies to empty these seats even though the additional space wasn't used?
* Tool didn't appear on the official festival shirt and CD because they wanted to sell their own shirts and CDs.

Yeah I know that many biggos do this, but it seriously put me off.


Now, as much as I like prog rock and Tool's music, I was seriously pleased that overall reception wasn't as warm as they could have wished for. Next time the festival booking agency should think twice about booking an act outside of the usual range of musical styles for their festival.

My favorite prog rockers are Dream Theater.

[lghartveit]

* Even if you had a Festival photo pass, you needed an extra Tool photo pass (for extra money) to take pics of Tool (none of the other bands including the Sunday headliners did that).
* There were special places/seats for disabled people right to the sides of the stage. Guess which band asked their roadies to empty these seats even though the additional space wasn't used?
* Tool didn't appear on the official festival shirt and CD because they wanted to sell their own shirts and CDs.

Yeah I know that many biggos do this, but it seriously put me off.



I can understand that.

*

...
My favorite prog rockers are Dream Theater.

And mine. They also seem like a rather friendly band, to me at last.

[Jaz]

Ummm... these are the prettiest guys Ive seen in a *long* time. Ah yes, the song is kind of nice, too ;).

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wPK4GytLk

[Jabberwocky]

Well, I found the perfect breakup album... Bon Jovi - These Days. Funny, I've owned it for years, but sort of forgot about it. I can't get much more perfectly fitting song lyrics than what is found in "This Ain't A Love Song" and "My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms."

[Zakhary]

Whoa! Bon Jovi?!
Is that more like funeral-doom or doom-death ?! ;)

[dteowner]

Ah, Jabber, Mrs dte would be so proud.

@Jaz- I can see the two red heads as men, but I think I'd need additional data to believe the blue one. I even tried a few other vids, but none of them seem to do much in the way of closeups.

Slightly off kilter for me today. Blame 120 Minutes for getting me into this cd. I tried the other three JJ cds and I wasn't overly impressed, but this one still gets the occasional spin a decade later.
"Zeroes and Ones" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s_UjdsMoPk) by Jesus Jones

[Jaz]

The 'blue girl' is Mana-sama; the man presumedly started the Gothic Lolita craze in Japan, and he has his own GL fashion label. He'd make a pretty girl for sure...
Try some of the newer videos, preferrably of Moi Dix Mois (Malice Mizer split back in 2001)... like this interview, for example. Mana is the guy in the middle, the one who doesn't speak (he never does, thoug he sang in a few select titles, and his voice is horrible):
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4x1W7fvss

Zeroes and Ones is the only JJ song I really like :).

[xSamhainx]

Whoa! Bon Jovi?!
Is that more like funeral-doom or doom-death ?! ;)

No kidding! There's one to slit your wrists to. One of the most insidious genres - Hair Doom!

I'm listening to the Sweeney Todd Soundtrack. Fun listen, love it

[Sir Markus]

Just picked up 'Little Pop Rock' by a band called Sister Vanilla, and it's pretty good. Fairly mellow, a little like Mazzy Star.

http://www.amazon.com/Little-Pop-Rock-Sister-Vanilla/dp/B000N3AW20/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1209368176&sr=8-1

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Currently its mostly progressive metal (Dream Theater, Symphony X, Fates Warning,...), with a healthy dose of 60-70's psychedelia and eurorock: Early Pink Floyd, Steve Hillage, Can, Holger Czukay. Actually also some Porcupine Tree, although they are a bit younger.

And Kate Bush.

Personally, I've grown to love her last double-album, "Aerial". I just love how rather" silent" and "quiet" it is ... It's difficult to describe ... It's a bit like "smooth music" to me. ;)
Except the ending of the last song of course, which always leaves me quite disturbed.

Generally, I prefer progressive rock / art rock.

The last days I'bve been digging out and listening Tony Banks' (of Genesis) last album several times again: "Seven". It's fully made with an orchestra, ans "easy listening". Imho.

My most favourite music genre is still the so-called "classic rock", though, rock music with (an) orchestra.
Of which imho the album "We know what we like" is the best example - the London Symphony Orchestra plays works of Genesis. ;)
http://www.amazon.com/We-Know-What-Like-Orchestra/dp/B000003EUJhttp://www.amazon.com/We-Know-What-Like-Orchestra/dp/B000003EUJ

[DeepO]

Is that more like funeral-doom or doom-death ?! ;)

I've got something for you, though it's not exactly funeral doom.
It's one of the most beautiful and sad compositions ever created.
Besides, there's usually not enough of Arvo Part in this kind of threads:)
It's from Tabula Rasa record which I completely recommend because it's Arvo Part at his best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb6W7xIFeyA

You may also like Symphony No.3 by Henryk Gorecki.
Here's the second movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miLV0o4AhE4

Of course, there is also famous Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, but you probably heard it already. Anyway, here's one version with an interesting video footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM16-X6XZjg

Wishing you a sorrowful listen! :)

[Jabberwocky]

I've got something for you, though it's not exactly funeral doom.
It's one of the most beautiful and sad compositions ever created.
Besides, there's usually not enough of Arvo Part in this kind of threads:)
It's from Tabula Rasa record which I completely recommend because it's Arvo Part at his best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb6W7xIFeyA

You may also like Symphony No.3 by Henryk Gorecki.
Here's the second movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miLV0o4AhE4

Of course, there is also famous Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, but you probably heard it already. Anyway, here's one version with an interesting video footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM16-X6XZjg

Wishing you a sorrowful listen! :)

Good lord of the Jabberwocks! I think I'll go back to doom metal! That stuff you listed would suck the life outta Big Bird!! ;)

[DeepO]

Yeah, the stuff I listed goes into emotional depths most of the other artists can only dream of (or maybe not even that). I enjoy those compositions for their sheer intensity and the fact that it communicate such strong emotions with me, as a listener, makes me feel more alive in the end:).

Anyway, I'm also a big fan of some Dead Can Dance's records, namely Within the Realm of a Dying Sun and Into the Labyrinth.

So, Jabberwocky, maybe this song from the latter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxWzrRy3xVg might help Big Bird to fly high again, though it'd be on the wings of nostalgia.

The former album might be also right up your (or Zakhary's) alley, I think it inspired many doomy tuned bands.
Take this song, for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbkhe8-cvYI

I'm sorry if I'm being redundant which I probably am since DCD are pretty well known.

[txa1265]

My mom just sent me a CD for my birthday - it was just re-released, and amazingly enough it was something I hadn't picked up on vinyl or a previous CD reissue.

Ornette Coleman - Live at Town Hall 1962 (http://www.amazon.com/Town-Hall-Concert-Ornette-Coleman/dp/B0015LMOJI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1209390065&sr=1-1)

This came from his ~4-5 year 'retirement' from music, and is his only release of the time period. 4 songs - three are in a nice open trio format, and the fourth (actually the third song on the CD) is an experimental string quartet composition.

The composition (and Coleman's playing on the trio music, if you listen closely enough) are all early expressions of a musical theory Coleman was working on called 'Harmolodicism', where harmony, melody, rhythm, and tempo are all given equal weight. This means that the composer and improvisers are freed from the need for a tonal or rhythmic center.

[dteowner]

My first experience with DCD was probably my favorite:
"American Dreaming" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEaJcJqt2Q0)

Lisa's tracks were always a little too weird for me to really enjoy, but Brenden had a fairly good sense of melody. I bought "Into the Labyrinth" thinking I was getting the above track (mail order cassette, I do know how to read a track listing, ya jackals). Enjoyed a few tracks that were pleasant surprises, but never really dug any deeper.

[Jaz]

This guy is... weird. He performs all alone on stage, with a violin, a microphone and a computer playing the samples of the other instruments he plays and recorded. My friend saw him on stage a few days ago and was totally delighted:

http://www.matthowden.com/siebenf.html

You'll find MP3 samples of his stuff when you choose albums from the dropdown menu.
Dte will probably like some of his tracks.

[Jabberwocky]

Yep you pegged it.... weird.

Listening to Tarja: My Winter Storm.
Picked it up cheap on ebay. Figured there's gotta be some decent stuff on there. There is, although it's hard to decide- Should Nightwish have kept her and made one really awesome album, or are we better off that they parted and so now got two mediocre albums?

[dteowner]

I've given only 1 track a listen so far, Jaz, but it didn't seem that weird to me. Probably wouldn't buy it, but wouldn't change the channel if it came on the radio.

This group is decidedly hit-n-miss for me, but one of their new tracks is kind of interesting. Huge spaghetti western vibe there.
"On the Run" (http://www.myspace.com/lostpatrol) by The Lost Patrol

[DeepO]

Echoes is my favourite Pink Floyd song. 2001: Space Odyssey one of my favourite sci-fi films so watching those two together is quite a bliss for me.
Echoes combined with the last part of 2001 is quite legendary and it can be experienced here (best in full screen):
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLfIqHJ2HGQ
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juD0kj7AlFw
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-4s8rfSxQg

Part 1 is a great complement to my morning tea and part 3 is just completely badass!
I recommend this to everyone but especially to fans of Pink Floyd and/or Kubrick/Clarke.

[dteowner]

For those of you that shared my excitement over Fragile a few months ago, he's got a new demo track up. Quite good!
"2 Soon" (http://www.myspace.com/fragile)

[Zakhary]

Necrophagist - Stabwound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIPVlErQIlg

Delightfully complex and - at times - even melodic prog-death.
The songwriting is brilliant and the musicianship virtuosic.
The whole album is absolutely fantastic. Even the lyrics are,
surprisingly, excellent on this sophomore album "Epitaph".

"One wishes existence
to be of fulfillment,
but leaves bend to the will
of winds blowing."

[HiddenX]

The Raconteurs "Steady, As She Goes" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7aOWIFgIZQ)

[DeepO]

Charles Mingus - Moanin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOY
My favourite jazz artist.

Strapping Young Lad - All Hail The New Flesh (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVifUqwui7A
One of the bands of Devin Townsend who is one of my all-time favourite artists.
This video is hilarious not only for the music itself but also for Townsend's commentaries and overall band's presence. Fucking suck it! :)

[Jaz]

This is my favorite Townsend-featuring song ever: Vai - In My Dreams With You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE8OUiASYSM).

[Jabberwocky]

For those of you that shared my excitement over Fragile a few months ago, he's got a new demo track up. Quite good!
"2 Soon" (http://www.myspace.com/fragile)

Yep, good stuff. Hope he delivers the EP.

[curiously undead]

its been a while but i made this video to another an april march tune - spiral like spirits...originally i was going to use dolphins but i couldn't find enough good clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84E82xIiwNo

[Remus]

I absolutely love new age music by Secret Garden and Enya from Northern Europe. Currently listening to "Dawn of a New Century".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A87SLaCuwIo&feature=related

[purpleblob]

Not many ppl would know this song... but I'm listening to "love bug" by M-Flo featuring BoA. It's so addictive!

[lghartveit]

...
You may also like Symphony No.3 by Henryk Gorecki.
Here's the second movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miLV0o4AhE4
...

Symphony No. 3 is one of my all time favourites. I have the Elektra Nonesuch recording with Dawn Upshaw doing the vocals.

[Jaz]

I knew a girl who couldn't listen to this symphony without getting a headache. The constant up-and-down modulation was too much for her.

[curiously undead]

gorecki, haven't heard of the composer before...but that reminds me of the song by lamb. too bad they split up.
in my opinion all of their 4 albums are excellent though the fourth is my least favourite by far.
lamb - gorecki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-f8PDZvPYs

one of my fav's
lamb - softly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBiVG8Zsbyg&feature=related

as my wife and i tell each other "two people can make a world"
and they can also make a wonderful band as well

[curiously undead]

nice someone put up a video (just an image) for this excellent halou track.
i love halou and finally picked up their new ep sawtooth, should be great.
halou - honeythief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwxCiFKiVd4

halou nearly always reminds me of the game bloodlines, and there's one track in particular from their 2nd full length album wiser that sounds like one. maybe i'll do i side by side post at a later date

[Jabberwocky]

Lamb - B-line.... what a freakishly weird video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1Ef_ai_C4

[lghartveit]

I knew a girl who couldn't listen to this symphony without getting a headache. The constant up-and-down modulation was too much for her.

And I sometimes listen to it when I'm going to bed. Makes me enter a state of calm.

[lghartveit]

gorecki, haven't heard of the composer before...but that reminds me of the song by lamb. too bad they split up.
in my opinion all of their 4 albums are excellent though the fourth is my least favourite by far.
lamb - gorecki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-f8PDZvPYs
...

AFAIK, the song is inspired by the symphony. Stating the obvious, am I?

[Arhu]

Sad Kermit - Needle in the Hay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oEYMGL0ZtA)

So sad.. poor Kermit.

[DeepO]

Throwing some electronic stuff to the mix:)

My Downfall by Venetian Snares is a great piece o