2009 Listening Log
Submitted by lukeprog on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 04:23
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- The Resistance (2009, epic rock) by Muse: Their worst album ever. Absolution is still their best.
- Fractal Hair Geometry (2008, digital soundscaping) by Black to Comm
- Veckatimest (2009, indie pop) by Grizzly Bear: Very careful and skillful, I just don't care anymore. Please, somebody do something stunning.
- Fever Ray (2008, electronica) by Fever Ray: Like Silent Shout, it's sparsely engaging.
- Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (2009, song) by Bill Callahan: The vocals are too much in the foreground for me.
- Arden Fevers (2006, folk) by Tanakh: Mellow yet gothic folk melodies.
- Fordlandia (2008, minimalism) by Johann Johannsson: A lot like Max Richter.
- Viroulegu Forestar (2004, minimalism) by Johann Johannsson: Sleepy and subdued, but pleasant.
- Luminosa (2001, choral) by Libera Boys Choir: Haunting choral interpretations of classical works done in the "modern" style (thus, it sounds a bit like Karl Jenkins' Adiemus). My favorite was track 3, an interpretation of the 2nd movement to Beethoven's 7th symphony.
- 1983 (2006, laptop experimentation) by Flying Lotus: An impressive laptop work, but fleeting nonetheless.
- Gutter Tactics (2009, experimental rap) by Dalek: Yeah, pretty much what you expect. Oddly, the last four tracks are probably the best.
- Cybion (2009, prog symphonic metal) by Kalisia: Sounds like a bunch of kids playing with cool new toys. They have no idea how to write music. It's just a random string of nonsense. (Of course, that's what many people feel about some of my favorite albums, like Foust and Trout Mask Replica.)
- Secret Machines (2008, alt rock) by The Secret Machines: Ugh. Is this really the same band that composed Now Here is Nowhere?
- Chinese Democracy (2008, metal) by Guns 'N' Roses: None of the tracks has the hook, drive, or authenticity of any track on Appetite for Destruction. After about 5 tracks I realized I'd have to have an open mind and try to find the track I disliked the least. It might be the Smashing Pumpkins-esque "Scraped." Most of the worst tracks in Axl's career are to be found here.
Author Comments:
I don't listen to much music anymore.
Cloned From:
Did you know Scaruffi has been giving positive reviews to Erykah Badu albums?
The goodness, I'm not hearing it.
Scaruffi sometimes has mad opinions, but the majority of his are so spot-on I tend to over look the Dubi Dam Dam's of his reviews.
Say Luke, any chance you'd ever create a 'Greatest Classical' or 'Greatest Jazz' list, even as just a rough guide, because I found your rock list very helpful in pinpointing some classics. I know you have a hectic schedule and whatnot (btw, really dig CommonSenseAthies), but I and I'm sure many other listologists would appreciate such a list/s. =)
Probably not, sorry! Scaruffi does have his own lists for those genres, and AfterHours is working on some Scaruffic lists for those genres, too.
Hey, this guy sounds just like Weird Al!
Crash Courses in New Music
wow interesting...
Shit! How did I miss this?
Mashups in classical music.