Music.

Onlythebassist · Post by **Onlythebassist** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:21 pm

Seth wrote:Why is german music so good?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV54t7ZmxjM

and why can't i stop listening to this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfmy5Vlh9ac

German music you say? I have just the thing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUsIU161w4

\m/

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:33 pm

I love Rammstein!!!!!!
My cousin's a big fan, I heard him talking about them alot, this was the first video I ever saw fro mthem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkQ124B9X6Y

theblackcateyes · Post by **theblackcateyes** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:01 pm

Hello again...

You know? I never thought that i will have a "favorite song"...I always said that was by the emotion and situation...but this is...my first one...the first song that i can say is my favorite one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY9b6jgbNyc

Makes me shiver...always

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:11 pm

I was watching the video to 1979 by the smashing pumpkins and I ended up on hte verge of tears.
I relaized that high school is done. My group of friends is broken apart and scattered, and drifting apart. I'll never talk to Roxanne in English class again, I'll never spend all of video production on facebook again, never hang out before school playing hackey sack again. It's over, it's done, and we can never be that close again. We'll never sit in my living room until 5 am watching movies again, never all go to that chinese buffet we love, never spend another thursday playing d and d at the comic shop, never spend another afternoon in jeremy's lame excuse for a pool, never walk across town to Roxanne's apartment with nate, summer's over forever, those simple sublime days just enjoying each others company even if we aren't doing anything. There's no more days at the park eating ice cream, no more walks to el oasis or late night's at Theio's. Those days are gone, and I'll never be that happy again. My circle of friends will never be that close again, we'll never play another game of never have I ever at 3am crammed in jeremy's living room. There may be more joy down the road, but I'll never get back what I've lost. And it was the most heart rending thing I've ever went through.
Not sure if this is the right thread but I need to post this somewhere.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:38 am

Seth wrote:I was watching the video to 1979 by the smashing pumpkins and I ended up on hte verge of tears.
I relaized that high school is done. My group of friends is broken apart and scattered, and drifting apart. I'll never talk to Roxanne in English class again, I'll never spend all of video production on facebook again, never hang out before school playing hackey sack again. It's over, it's done, and we can never be that close again. We'll never sit in my living room until 5 am watching movies again, never all go to that chinese buffet we love, never spend another thursday playing d and d at the comic shop, never spend another afternoon in jeremy's lame excuse for a pool, never walk across town to Roxanne's apartment with nate, summer's over forever, those simple sublime days just enjoying each others company even if we aren't doing anything. There's no more days at the park eating ice cream, no more walks to el oasis or late night's at Theio's. Those days are gone, and I'll never be that happy again. My circle of friends will never be that close again, we'll never play another game of never have I ever at 3am crammed in jeremy's living room. There may be more joy down the road, but I'll never get back what I've lost. And it was the most heart rending thing I've ever went through.
Not sure if this is the right thread but I need to post this somewhere.

I believe it'd be more suited for Joys and Sorrows, but it's okay, since a song reminded you of that. I can just tell you that the same happened to me. I was lucky, some of my friends are now going to the same university as I am, and I even met there some I thought I'll never see again. But the rest is gone, and all that remains are great memories. However, you can't say that you'll never see them again. You will, and then the joy will be greater.

Anyway, classical anyone? This song is the father of shredding!

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:53 am

Chopin and Liszt are somewhere in that family!

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:50 pm

I love this song John Lee Hooker Boom Boom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X70VMrH3 ... re=related

Daggy · Post by **Daggy** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:03 pm

A great collaboration between Korn and some popular Dubstep artists. Really enjoyed it.

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:03 am

Some dubstep, that sounds really neat. Haters gon' hate.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:37 pm

Daggy wrote:A great collaboration between Korn and some popular Dubstep artists. Really enjoyed it.

That's a lot less cool than I expected it to be, to be honest.

zeldakeeper · Post by **zeldakeeper** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:51 pm

UGH. I HATE DUBSTEP D;<

Daggy · Post by **Daggy** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:56 pm

zeldakeeper wrote:UGH. I HATE DUBSTEP D;<

Well, that's just like, your opinion, man.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:05 pm

I don't mind dubstep, aesthetically speaking, but I think there's a severe lack of flexibility and variety. It's like they tried to make an entire genre out of a cool sound effect.

Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:06 pm

Sleet wrote:It's like they tried to make an entire genre out of a cool sound effect.

that's not what they did?

Daggy · Post by **Daggy** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:07 pm

What you're talking about is the silly "Brostep" that a bunch of frat boys picked up and got popular, all based around the drop. Dubstep originally sounded a LOT different, a few years ago.

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:34 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGdSipIb ... ture=feedu

No, this isn't dubstep, don't worry haters. :V

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:50 pm

I believe it'd be more suited for Joys and Sorrows, but it's okay, since a song reminded you of that. I can just tell you that the same happened to me. I was lucky, some of my friends are now going to the same university as I am, and I even met there some I thought I'll never see again. But the rest is gone, and all that remains are great memories. However, you can't say that you'll never see them again. You will, and then the joy will be greater.

Anyway, classical anyone? This song is the father of shredding![/quote]

Luckily I go to college within walking distance of my old neighborhood (it's a heck of a walk but it can be done)
I'm pretty sure you're right, it's just at that moment was the first time it really hit me that I was never going back to that stuff.

zeldakeeper wrote:UGH. I HATE DUBSTEP D;<

BLAPHEMER!!!!!!!!
I'm not a huge fan but I do enjoy some good dubstep.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:34 am

Sleet wrote:
Daggy wrote:A great collaboration between Korn and some popular Dubstep artists. Really enjoyed it.
That's a lot less cool than I expected it to be, to be honest.

I happened to think it was awesome. But it might be more because I can't stand Korn, and like, I feel that if it was just Korn the song would be way worse than it actually is. Oh and:

Sleet wrote:I don't mind dubstep, aesthetically speaking, but I think there's a severe lack of flexibility and variety. It's like they tried to make an entire genre out of a cool sound effect.

I wouldn't be surprised. A lot of genres are build this way. What is Drum and Bass, if not an entire genre built around the Amen Break? Or Goregrind, which is basically an entire genre that is just "Grindcore, except silly lyrics."

Daggy wrote:What you're talking about is the silly "Brostep" that a bunch of frat boys picked up and got popular, all based around the drop. Dubstep originally sounded a LOT different, a few years ago.

And by "a lot different" you mean "a lot worse."

I'm biased of course because I have a preference for heavy distortion, dirty sounds and overall heaviness, regardless of genre. I like my guitars detuned and distorted, I like my hip hop to be hard and dirty, my electronica to be harsh and dissonant with high BPM. Oldschool dubstep from years ago I find tremendously boring and repetitive for being so slow and not harsh. Loudness, higher tempos, and distortion kind of distract me from repetitiveness, so I like the modern Dubstep much better.

I do get annoyed though with the "brostep" moniker and the idea that some modern dubstep producers are focusing on the wrong things, missing the point, or otherwise selling out to be mainstream. Genres evolve. That's all there is to it.

I also find it odd that you speak negatively about modern dubstep when Skrillex is most definitely in that camp, and you just posted a song by him.

Daggy · Post by **Daggy** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:54 am

Some skrillex is good. Some is bad. I find a good majority of his songs consists of just constant drops. That's not fun when it's the entire song.

Skrillex can be good. Skrillex can also not sound like some of his songs during collaborations (Such as the one I linked). Constant dropping isn't fun. A good drop will be far more fun to listen (to me anyway).

I personally have a slight preference towards the more melodic parts of various genres. People do differ, naturally.

Also, I didn't mean "Brostep" as though it's negative. It's produced some fantastic music and evolved the genre. I just prefer stuff like this rather than ~1m 30s through here. It's cool and good and all, but when the rest of the song past the drop is just all of that...not my preference.

Psykeout · Post by **Psykeout** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:16 pm

ahhhh orchestral videa game music ahhhhhhh

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:54 pm

Psykeout wrote:ahhhh orchestral videa game music ahhhhhhh

videa game music you say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hoDLFKo ... re=feedlik

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:31 am

Promise

mona88 · Post by **mona88** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:59 pm

Recently I'm been listening to Taylor Swift - Enchanted. It's really awesome~

Alex M. · Post by **Alex M.** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:35 pm

This is beautiful :'D

yehoshua · Post by **yehoshua** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:10 am

So how many people here like goth music?

Rhyzer · Post by **Rhyzer** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:00 pm

Does Evanescence count?~ ;o

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:13 pm

yehoshua wrote:So how many people here like goth music?

Some of it. It's really a pretty broad "genre," and I like some more than others.

zeldakeeper · Post by **zeldakeeper** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:39 pm

Dubstep just sounds like a load of noise to me...WHERE'S THE LOVE? Where's the hours of work writing it, the love gone into the lyrics and the blistered thumbs and sore throats from practising it? No where bro!

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:58 pm

zeldakeeper wrote:Dubstep just sounds like a load of noise to me...WHERE'S THE LOVE? Where's the hours of work writing it, the love gone into the lyrics and the blistered thumbs and sore throats from practising it? No where bro!

As with other electronic styles, good dubstep actually does take hours to write, and sometimes it does have lyrics.

As for practicing it, that doesn't really happen (except for concerts with live mixing). But I don't really think that makes the music any less good.

Rhyzer · Post by **Rhyzer** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:18 pm

I've recently taken an interest in listening to Anamanaguchi -- a band praised for it's [Chiptune] Electronic Rock. Its a really good band -- but this is just my opinion, so I dunno if Electronic / Indie Rock is your cup 'o tea or not. Still...it's pretty good and all...! C:

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:51 pm

Sleet wrote: As for practicing it, that doesn't really happen (except for concerts with live mixing).

It's totally doable to record elecontric songs live and make them that way. Load up your patches into an MPC/use a midi keyboard/record into your mic, (there's tons of other things too) and you can "play" them and create an electronic song in that kind of (in my opinion, rather lame) way most people think of when writing songs.

Like this, was basically made "live."

Also speaking of MPCs, I thought this was hilarious. Skip to about 54 seconds if you want to skip the intro.

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:00 pm

Because he's the wizard of ooh's and ah's and fa-la-la's~

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:08 pm

The Cinematic Orchestra, I just can't get enough of that

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Who knows Deezer btw?

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:05 pm

I don't think I've heard enough Dubstep to develop a real opinion of it, but I've generally found it neither intolerable nor terribly inspiring.

Also, just throwing this out here, call me simple-minded, but I'm not the biggest fan of sad songs, even moreso songs that are supposedly not sad but sound like they're trying to make me sad. But there's also this one particular feeling of music that I'm particularly adverse to which is rather hard to explain, but essentially sounds like the kind of thing I would fall asleep to on a long trip. It perfectly encapsulates the lack of energy and ennui that would accompany that, and tends to consist of echoes, notable slowness (not necessarily softness), often but not always electronic instruments, but most importantly serious lyrics that are incredibly invested in emotion but are really upfront about it, like as if the lyrics are "I'M SAD" and the background music is really intense about it as though you didn't get it. Regardless of the emotion trying to be expressed, it comes off as incredibly annoying to me. That's not to say that I dislike all songs that are expressive or unhappy, but this particular method of expression which is really difficult to describe but easy to hear is one of the only things that will make me desperate to turn off whatever music-emitting device has been deployed in my vicinity.

Anyways, on a note unrelated to me rambling about things I don't like, here's some music.

Reconstruction · Post by **Reconstruction** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:58 pm

If someone would mention Jonathan Coulton, and explain whut Dubstep is...then I would luv you, dont mean to pester but I'm stuck on J.C. music, it makes me laugh everytime...it makes me realize that life's too short to be sad about, and that I need to go out there and kick life's **** a few tims before I go!

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Post by **Sleet** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:37 pm

Senator_Sunburst wrote:It's totally doable to record elecontric songs live and make them that way. Load up your patches into an MPC/use a midi keyboard/record into your mic, (there's tons of other things too) and you can "play" them and create an electronic song in that kind of (in my opinion, rather lame) way most people think of when writing songs.

Maybe this is just me being an old fogey, but personally I think all electronic music (outside of the really out-there subgenres) should be made that way.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:13 am

Sleet wrote:Maybe this is just me being an old fogey, but personally I think all electronic music (outside of the really out-there subgenres) should be made that way.

You're just an old fogey.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:18 am

Reconstruction wrote:If someone would mention Jonathan Coulton, and explain whut Dubstep is...then I would luv you, dont mean to pester but I'm stuck on J.C. music, it makes me laugh everytime...it makes me realize that life's too short to be sad about, and that I need to go out there and kick life's **** a few tims before I go!

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Dubstep is pretty much this or some variation of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJVdivi0fzM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu8U25ZDQy8

hope this helps

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:33 am

I can't stand dubstep, but yeah... that's just like, my opinion, man.

I also don't like it because I think it sounds like a bunch of sounds, too. However, saying that makes me a hypocrite, because there is one type of electronic music that I like sometimes and many would also think it sounds like a bunch of sounds.

It's by a ambient electronic music artist from Vancouver who goes by "Loscil"

Literally the most relaxing thing I've ever heard, especially on a rainy day.

This is way different from what I normally listen to.

Daggy · Post by **Daggy** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:11 pm

Because Jet Set Radio Future was an amazing game. I miss it a lot. :<