Ok, i came up with this idea, People who are serious about music, and openminded, post a band that you don't think get enough recognition, list 5 or less songs. Then the trick is if you wish it participate in the thread you have to download all the songs if you can find them and give them a good few listens, afterwards writing what you liked and disliked about them to help other people "lurking" in the thread. Try to keep your posts to a minimum if possible because if everyone does it at the same time there's going to be to many to try and discuss. If it looks like there already a lot one day wait till tommorow to post a new one. Everyone understand?
Here's my band:
I Mother Earth: Yes i know i've been ranting a bit much, but i could really see alot of olp fans loving them if they were given a honest chance, it's one of those bands that you have to let grow on you, so don't expect immidaite hits.
"Like The Sun" "Love Your Star Fish" "Passenger" "No Coma" "When did you get back from mars"
enjoy! i threw in some slower ones, but IME offers alot more hard Prog rock then OLP. And Remeber Give these guys a chance and be openminded
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
i know that this is only beating aerin to the punch but...
Jump, Little Children
not your typical alternative rock band but some of the music is just beautiful and really catchy without leaving the listener feeling like he or she has been had or that its pre-packaged. these guys are pretty talented and the lead singer has a beautiful voice. i advise:
as for a review of IME, i like their new cd and i love that song "like the sun" but listening to all of quicksilver meat dream makes one wonder if they know what they're talking about. kinda like they're premature prog-rock. i dunno...they do have some worthwhile songs though
<3 Mademoiselle Pamplemousse
~The world would be a better place if only more things were made out of statue~
Great start so far... two of my favourite bands already on the topic!
I started listening to Jump Little Children a couple years ago when a friend sent me "Vertigo"... I was blown away by their sound, and immediately proceeded to download a bunch of other tunes by them. Needless to say, I bought one of their albums the next day! These guys are amazing musicians, and their lyrics are like exquisite poetry... it's kinda sad they don't get the attention they deserve.
If you like what you hear, I recommend downloading a few more of their songs: Violent Dreams, The House Our Father Knew, Lover's Greed (my personal fave), and Too High.
Anyways, the band I want to promote to the CM is called OURS.
I'm sure some of you have already heard a song or two by them, but here are some of my favourites:
- Medication
- Sometimes (this is probably their most popular release to date)
- The Mean Between Extremes
- I'm A Monster
- Red Coloured Stars
man! I want to list more, but I guess 5 is the limit... ah well, enjoy the songs!
IDLEWILD is a scottish band which i saw live and who's cd i bought a couple months ago. some would call them punk, but to me their stuff is too melodic and diverse to fit into that category. some songs are:
"You Held the World in Your Arms" "(I am) what I am not" "A Modern Way of Letting Go" "American English" "The Remote Part"
i've really liked all the recomendations so far - i'm a huge fan of ime and one of the few who much prefers brian over edwin, jump, little children was a really cool sounding band, and ours is a band that i've been meaning to check out for a long time but never have until now, but i'm glad i finally have, they are an awesome band and i love the singer's voice. <--- run-on enough? oh well, it's late.
Ummm, surprisingly enough, I don't find myself getting into Louise Attaque for some reason. I guess its brilliance is just too far over my head.
The band I choose to hype is Audio Learning Center. Close your mouth, I know it's not Alkaline Trio. It's three guys that used to be in grunge bands back in the pre-Nirvana days in Seattle that somehow changed their sound to be somewhat "emo" and make catchy, heartfelt music. I personally like it, or else I wouldn't recommend it.
Check out:
The Shell (!!!)
Hand Me Downs
Favorite
Broken
Prescription
The songs are kind of long. Their stuff ranges anywhere from 1:30 to 7:45 so hopefully you'll actually listen to the music and not just turn your nose at the length.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
The band Rob recomends is Jesse Harris and The Ferdinandos
The new album The Secret Sun just came out and he has a few other CD's. He wrote Norah Jones' song "Don't Know Why"..the music is folkish emo if that is possible. Some songs are:
Just A Photograph
The Secret Sun
All My Life
If You Won't
Ya know, the original point of the thread was to have people listen to the band that was recommended before the post, have an opinion about them, post it, and then have your own recommendation for a band. Now this thread is like every single other music thread where people just throw a band out there and say "LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN" and not actually listen to new music. Way to defeat the entire purpose of the thread.
Anyways, Mineral is definitely a good choice. You people should actually listen to them, like the point of the thread says.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
wow this idea doing really well, just a sugestion as i said in my orginal one, if there's already alot of sugesstion in one day, to wait a bit before posting your, it's makes it impossible for people to listen to it all, and for any feedback to be given.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
For Your Lungs Only wrote:Ummm, surprisingly enough, I don't find myself getting into Louise Attaque for some reason. I guess its brilliance is just too far over my head.
most people don't. i couldn't either at first. the point isn't exactly the search for "brilliance."
recomended songs: -take the long road and walk it <--most well-known song of theirs
-the dance
-the people <--much music has been playing this video lately
-the truth is no words
-turn out the light
chris, i downloaded some gloria record songs when you recommended them awhile ago and i LOVED them. have to try some mineral as well. i really like the TGR songs you recommended, although my favorite TGR song right now has to be 'a lull in traffic'. i think a lot of the people on this board would be into their stuff.
They're one hell of a croos of different genres...
"Elias" part of its in a different language...
"The General"
"Bang Bang"
"Two Coins"
"Out Loud"
"Walk With You"
"Cover This"
all great songs... this band plays at places thay've never been before and sell it out! They kick ass.
-Liam
"Sometimes Nothin' Can Be a Real Cool Hand"
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[quote="For Your Lungs Only"]Ya know, the original point of the thread was to have people listen to the band that was recommended before the post, have an opinion about them, post it, and then have your own recommendation for a band. Now this thread is like every single other music thread where people just throw a band out there and say "LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN" and not actually listen to new music. Way to defeat the entire purpose of the thread.
thank you Allan, remeber people there's tons other threads to posty bands you like, but please slow down with the reconmendations and don't recomend anything untill you have tried a previous band and can reviews them, otherwise people just post bands and it defeats the point of exposing bands
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
wow this idea doing really well, just a sugestion as i said in my orginal one, if there's already alot of sugesstion in one day, to wait a bit before posting your, it's makes it impossible for people to listen to it all, and for any feedback to be given.
