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#61 Re: The Sunset Strip » Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List » 656 weeks ago
jorge76 wrote:RussTCB wrote:Oh I agree. I like Mumford and all but to me there's nothing "rock" about them. Also, am I wrong or is that "Americana" category A) New and B) Weird either way?
It might not be new, but I bet it was at least one of the tons of categories that exist but would never have gotten mentioned in a press release before. With the popularity of bands like Mumford and Sons and a few others right now they just brought it to the forefront a little more.
What's probably my favorite album that came out this year I would guess would be considered Americana, but way too small of a release to get attention from something like this.
What's your favorite from this year? I'd be interested in checking it out.
Ha. I immediately wanted to back off that statement a little after I typed it, but it's at least in my top few. I mentioned it because I was trying to think what I would classify Americana as... and I'd basically say music with acoustic guitars and banjos that you can't really call country.
This album and how much I dig it immediately came to mind.
http://josephhuber.bandcamp.com/album/tongues-of-fire
#62 Re: The Sunset Strip » Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List » 656 weeks ago
jorge76 wrote:I'm not anti-Mumford And Sons or anything, but I find it odd that they're in a bunch of the rock categories, espcecially when they have an Americana category.
Oh I agree. I like Mumford and all but to me there's nothing "rock" about them. Also, am I wrong or is that "Americana" category A) New and B) Weird either way?
It might not be new, but I bet it was at least one of the tons of categories that exist but would never have gotten mentioned in a press release before. With the popularity of bands like Mumford and Sons and a few others right now they just brought it to the forefront a little more.
What's probably my favorite album that came out this year I would guess would be considered Americana, but way too small of a release to get attention from something like this.
#63 Re: The Sunset Strip » Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List » 656 weeks ago
I'm not anti-Mumford And Sons or anything, but I find it odd that they're in a bunch of the rock categories, espcecially when they have an Americana category.
#64 Re: The Sunset Strip » What Is The Saddest Song Ever Written? (RS Article) » 656 weeks ago
A lot of great choices from everybody, it's silly how great someone else's suffering can be when put to song.
I've said for a long time no song with words could make me as sad as this song, strangely enough by The Damned, does.
Waiting Around to Die:
This version isn't sad, but it's a great cover of that song you might not have heard
(well, it would be if I had found a better quality video, but you kinda get the idea)
#65 Re: The Sunset Strip » Aerosmith Discussion » 656 weeks ago
Then again in fairness, i'm comparing Music From Another Dimension to the Aerosmith of 20 years ago. I never really bought Just Push Play or Honkin' On Bobo. So maybe this new output is comparable to those, and this isn't a major change. I dunno. I wasn't impressed beyond a couple of single-worthy tracks.
Yeah, if you go into this trying to compare this to Aerosmith in their prime (which, to be fair, THEY were doing before it was released) you're going to be super disappointed in it.
It shits all over Just Push Play(which isn't hard to do), but I think Honkin' On Bobo is much better than this(but I liked that one quite a bit).
After JPP I came into this one with super low expectations. It's better than those expectations, but that doesn't say much.
Like I said in an earlier post, I think it's worth checking out... but I can't give it any higher endorsement than that. There are some good songs, some bad songs, and a lot of, "meh".
#66 Re: The Sunset Strip » The Walking Dead » 656 weeks ago
I loooove this show. Who will save Daryl?
I'm hoping for Daryl and Merle fighting their own way out. My guess being that if that happens Merle goes down in the process of redeeming himself Darth Vader style.
#67 Re: The Sunset Strip » The Walking Dead » 656 weeks ago
February? Boo!
#68 Re: The Sunset Strip » Faith No More Guitarist Breaks Silence » 657 weeks ago
Yeah that's the one...ur a drummer right? Lot of percussion in their show at the time...I downloaded it to check out the album before the gig....glad I didn't buy it, lol
Cool, I didn't know that. I think you probably just gave me how I'm going to spend my Friday night... Watching Tomahawk videos on youtube to see what they were doing. That's not something I'd have expected from them.
#69 Re: The Sunset Strip » Faith No More Guitarist Breaks Silence » 657 weeks ago
I saw them open for tool for the lateralus tour, tomahawk I mean...didn't dig it too much back then, dunno if they have changed their style since, but it was too weird for me
Haha. Tomahawk is about as accessible as post-FNM Patton gets too. He's without a doubt not for everybody.
I actually think Tomahawk is a little less wierd than Tool, but I'm also one of the only people I've ever known who likes heavy music but isn't into Tool, so my opinions on them obviously aren't shared by that many people.
One of Tomahawk's albums is based largely around Native American music, that might have been what they were touring on at the time too.
#70 Re: The Sunset Strip » Faith No More Guitarist Breaks Silence » 657 weeks ago
I'm going to guess there's not enough interest in Tomahawk to bother starting a whole new thread, but if you're into FNM you might be interested. They put out a video today. I think the album comes out in January.
