Since the other OT thread is full of da yoootooobes of music, I think it deserves its own thread. For a thread to share our musical sensibilities with the other posters on the board.
I was just thinking on my drive in to work today I can't think of a better musician who's come along in the last 10 years than John Mayer. It's just unfair the amount of talent that guy has (guitarist, singer, songwriter, lyricist, performer).
I tried getting in to the Avett Brothers and the Decemberists this week but they're so annoying with the neo-commune folksy little house on the prairie routine. The music is good, but then it gets annoying because it's so derivative of The Band, and Neil Young, and Bob Dylan, and lots of other folk rock acts of the 60's.
I'll keep trying to get in to the indie rock you kids love so much though. I did hear a good Tapes n Tapes song on the current and I've been meaning to check them out for a while now.
Also, side note, after being a huge Lifter Puller fan, I can't do the Hold Steady at all. It's not bad, maybe it's just because I heard most of what makes them unique (i.e. Craig Finn) 10 years ago and burned myself out on it.
But not to be Debbie Downer, here's probably my favorite band of the last several years:
I'm a huge Jonny Craig fan. If I came across a singer HALF that good, I would come out of musical retirement to play with him.
I don't get the John Mayer thing. He's probably really solid but I don't get it. Maybe it's because i can't separate him and Mraz and I want to run that ******* over with a cement truck every time I hear him.
You have to separate the pop star ****** with the music. His first couple albums were okay, but it was the Continuum album that I really dig. I just got the Where the Light Is live album and it's fantastic.
I don't get the John Mayer thing. He's probably really solid but I don't get it. Maybe it's because i can't separate him and Mraz and I want to run that ******* over with a cement truck every time I hear him.
Listen to his stuff with the John Mayer Three. That will help separate the pop preconception with the skilled musician.
This is a rapid turn from my usual taste of music, but for some reason I love Viking Metal, everything about it is extremely epic.. I love songs where they tell an actual story in the lyrics, especially when it's about mythology and ****. FRIGGEN EPIC.
This is a rapid turn from my usual taste of music, but for some reason I love Viking Metal, everything about it is extremely epic.. I love songs where they tell an actual story in the lyrics, especially when it's about mythology and ****. FRIGGEN EPIC.
One of my best friends is the same way. Every time he listens to it he gets super pumped up and usually ends up breaking something. After long enough he'll start to speak in the fashion that the lyrics were written.. Like straight outta "300" ****. Funny when drinking.
Last edited by Generic User: 01-27-2011 at 03:20 PM.
