Live Swedish progressive death metal at its finest.
The portrait of the jaded dawn who had seen it all before.
November 30, 2011
The Roundhouse Tapes (2007)
Live Swedish progressive death metal at its finest.
The portrait of the jaded dawn who had seen it all before.
Blonde on Blonde (1966)
We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it.
November 29, 2011
Slow Riot For New Zerø Kanada (1999)
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְהֹ֑ום וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃
- I beheld the earth,
- And, lo, it was waste and void;
- And the heavens, and they had no light.
November 28, 2011
Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Their eighth studio album, pretty critically acclaimed among hipsters or something. With these guys, you either like them or you don't. Also check out this really fancy optical illusion.
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
One of the fastest selling records of all time, and an arguable classic.
Those that claim that they're not showing off are drowning in denial.
November 27, 2011
Listen!! (2010)
We'll sing utau yo kanjiru sono mama.
Somewhere in the Between (2007)
And nobody's going to quench your thirst when the well runs dry, and nobody's going to hold your hand on the day you die.
4x4=12 (2010)
Typical Joel thrown in with a little bit of dubstep here and there, because he doesn't afraid of anything.
November 26, 2011
Some Girls (1978)
Friends are so alarming, my lover's never charming. Life's just a cocktail party on the street.
Van Lear Rose (2004)
Oh if this old house could talk, it would break my heart in two.
November 25, 2011
Moving Pictures (1981)
Rush's eighth album, surprisingly enough their most popular. This one's got it all.
November 24, 2011
St. Elsewhere (2006)
Today I give thanks to Danger Mouse for being good at his job.
So I go all the way like I really know, but the truth is, I'm only guessin'.
November 23, 2011
How the West Was Won (2003)
While only released recently, this triple live album features their performances at the L.A. Forum (June 25, 1972) and the Long Beach Arena (June 27, 1972). Scattered throughout the album are two songs over 20 minutes, so be prepared to sit down and enjoy this one.
Black Cascade (2009)
Sometimes ambient black metal by a band who dislike the black metal trappings.
The dance must begin as dusk gathers around.
Complete Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert 1938 (1950)
"After you've done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the hell, you might as well go out and have a good time."
November 22, 2011
The Anatomy Of (2006)
The one and only cover album by the very diverse prog band from North Carolina. Bands covered include Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Mötley Crüe, Counting Crows, Queen, and Soundgarden.
Caught with this virus of my mind.
November 21, 2011
Abraxas (1970)
And it looks like someone passed you by again.
Prolonging the Magic (1998)
The band's third album, most notable for the single "Never There". The album was recorded after the departure of their original guitarist, and features a rotating number of different musicians to replace him (most notably a member of !!!). Interestingly enough, this album was given a parental advisory sticker on some copies of the CD even though the lyrics contain no profanity. On these versions of the CD, the first track is shortened to "Motor".
01011001 (2008)
Yet another installment in the long running Ayreon progressive metal saga, which spans three albums before this one. (Knowledge of the preceding albums is not required.)
We are dying for tomorrow, we are living for today.
November 20, 2011
Music For Airports (1998)
The concept of music designed specifically as a background feature in the environment was pioneered by Muzak Inc. in the fifties, and has since come to be known generically by the term Muzak. The connotations that this term carries are those particularly associated with the kind of material that Muzak Inc. produces - familiar tunes arranged and orchestrated in a lightweight and derivative manner. Understandably, this has led most discerning listeners (and most composers) to dismiss entirely the concept of environmental music as an idea worthy of attention.
Over the past three years, I have become interested in the use of music as ambience, and have come to believe that it is possible to produce material that can be used thus without being in any way compromised. To create a distinction between my own experiments in this area and the products of the various purveyors of canned music, I have begun using the term Ambient Music.
An ambience is defined as an atmosphere, or a surrounding influence: a tint. My intention is to produce original pieces ostensibly (but not exclusively) for particular times and situations with a view to building up a small but versatile catalogue of environmental music suited to a wide variety of moods and atmospheres.
Whereas the extant canned music companies proceed from the basis of regularizing environments by blanketing their acoustic and atmospheric idiosyncracies, Ambient Music is intended to enhance these. Whereas conventional background music is produced by stripping away all sense of doubt and uncertainty (and thus all genuine interest) from the music, Ambient Music retains these qualities. And whereas their intention is to `brighten' the environment by adding stimulus to it (thus supposedly alleviating the tedium of routine tasks and levelling out the natural ups and downs of the body rhythms) Ambient Music is intended to induce calm and a space to think.
BRIAN ENO
September 1978
Good Evening New York City (2009)
And if you leave me, I won't be late again.
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (2006)
Certainly an album appropriate for the season. What initially drew me to it was the cover, which I absolutely love.
November 19, 2011
Countdown to Extinction (1992)
Blue sky, black death, I'm off to meet my maker.
Rage Against the Machine (1992)
The debut self-titled album by the very political band. This album is held in high regard on its high production value, often used by some audiophiles to test speakers.
November 18, 2011
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Ending this love for gentlemen only.
Do Make Say Think (1999)
Simple post rock by a band with a motivational poster for a name.
"There's that same post-rock feeling of stretched-out unhurried songs that remind me of one another in a very good way."
November 17, 2011
Midnight Blues (1963)
"My goal is to play with good tone, good phrasing and to swing. I strive for honesty in playing what I feel."
Congratulations (2010)
The fantastic second album by the duo from Connecticut. Really looking forward to their third album due out this year.
They've Actually Gotten Worse Live! (2007)
An indie band gets punk in drublic with that all that entails. (Don't expect stellar musicianship from a drunk punk band.)
I thought the apple fell far from the tree.
November 16, 2011
The Cars (1978)
It's so easy to play up your breakdown.
Hospice (2009)
Losing loved ones to a terminal disease may be a horrible thing, but Peter Silberman makes the best of it and wrote one of the most beautiful albums I have ever heard. If you haven't listened to this album by this point, you suck and are a terrible person.
November 15, 2011
Halo (2002)
Ten years ago a video game came out. This is its music.
"Whether these decisions were the right ones or not doesn't matter. I had two days to write and produce this piece and there simply was no time to ponder or experiment, which is sometimes a good thing."
November 14, 2011
Reasonable Doubt (1996)
I see his hunger pains, I know his blood boils.
Icons, Abstract Thee (2006)
The EP before that other album I posted that greg described. It's a lot like it in terms of style.
She taught him what was real.
Ruining it for Everybody (2011)
Their most recent release certainly doesn't disappoint. Much like their previous album, their very unique blending of genres is still very prevalent on this one. Plus, the song names are still pretty pretentious.
For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Justin Vernon's debut album. Indescribably haunting vocals, meditative lyrics, simple instrumentals.
This is not the sound of a new man or crispy realization; it's the sound of the unlocking and the lift away.
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