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"vinylbandit All American 46097 Posts user info edit post I like listening to the Yuck record, but it's way too Gin Blossoms-y in spots. 11/18/2011 2:23:43 PM"

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"Ernie All American 45880 Posts user info edit post Exactly Guilt-free Gin Blossoms Or Dinosaur Jr. Lite Or something"

10/3/2013 7:40:13 PM

I stand by both statements.

Very Gin Blossoms-y, in a good way.

Still too Gin Blossoms-y in spots.

10/3/2013 8:09:28 PM

i wish i liked the new braids. i don't.

what I am digging is Frankie Rose

Am also digging Royal Bangs, Man Man, Emily Reo, Celestial Shore, and MGMT

[Edited on October 3, 2013 at 9:35 PM. Reason : f]

10/3/2013 9:33:32 PM

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"i wish i liked the new braids. i don't. what I am digging is Frankie Rose"

agree with both of these statements.

10/3/2013 10:11:30 PM

new Braids isn't bad or anything

just an average album with a few solid to above solid tracks

10/3/2013 10:52:47 PM

So just listen to Blue Hawaii instead.

10/4/2013 2:53:57 AM

as someone who has been off their train for awhile now I'm actually really enjoying the new The Avett Brothers album. It's very mellow, and although recorded during the same sessions as The Carpenter, i feel like it's a more cohesive album. Though the live Souls Like Wheels track towards the end is kind of random.

10/10/2013 11:15:25 AM

^^^ gah BraidS got me again. I thought you said Braid and I was confused. Braid actually are doing a new album but they just announced it so I was wondering how you had heard anything

10/10/2013 11:27:09 AM

Braid vs. Braids
The Weeknd vs. Weekend

and now I just saw an ad for a band called Megafauna

10/10/2013 2:06:17 PM

ha. don't forget Deerhunter and The Dear Hunter.

Unrelated:

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/06/228466114/first-listen-the-dismemberment-plan-uncanney-valley#playlist

10/10/2013 4:42:23 PM

Cannibal Corpse vs Cannabis Corpse

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

10/10/2013 5:29:34 PM

This Yuck album is all over the place.

10/11/2013 9:17:05 AM

the new pearl jam album has the strange idea that it's awesome and horrible all at the same time

oh well... i guess that's what happens when you get old and smoke and drink too much... also when you think that people in the streaming world still understand shit by Side A and Side B... how are you ever going to get those Haim fans to ever think you're relevant

oh and you have families and you think shit is happy and people hate you for that, as well

"pearl jam sucks"

p.s. bring back jack irons, all will be well

[Edited on October 12, 2013 at 3:43 PM. Reason : pendulum is the best pearl jam song in 10 years]

10/12/2013 3:39:44 PM

10/12/2013 8:07:40 PM

A new album by Pearl Jam is about as relevant as a new album by Sugar Ray right now. Piques my interest only slightly more than a new Alice in Chains or Korn album

10/12/2013 9:00:24 PM

etc etc etc

10/12/2013 9:48:33 PM

i feel like pearl jam showed some signs on binaural that they might've been moving in a more sonically interesting direction, mostly because of "sleight of hand," but instead all we've gotten from them is the boring, uninspired output of the last 13 years. it's pretty disappointing that eddie vedder got so butthurt over the bush administration and insisted on trying the punk thing again. pearl jam has some pretty great musicians, but they seem to have quit challenging themselves a long time ago. i probably won't even bother listening to the new record.

10/14/2013 1:21:38 PM

really enjoying the new cults album. "always forever" has been on repeat today.

10/14/2013 11:58:09 PM

enjoyed Eminem's RapGod.

top 3 emcee. it's written in stone

10/16/2013 8:12:57 AM

^ Just listened to that track...twas sick.

10/16/2013 1:30:42 PM

^^ who are the other two?


Avett Brothers Magpie and the Dandelion is on Spotify for anyone who cares.

10/16/2013 1:48:35 PM

you gonna make a nigga go down this road?

this is my bias opinion .. Rakim will always be # 1

Biggie #2.

Em just replaced Nas in my book

10/16/2013 4:19:05 PM

I went from being extremely disappointed upon my initial listen to really enjoying the new Dismemberment Plan album. Probably my 4th favorite from them but I've listened to it a lot the past two days and it's just fun even if the lyrics are the worst thing Travis has done.

10/16/2013 4:20:16 PM

rap god has a nice beat but i can't take this kermit motherfucker seriously anymore.

10/16/2013 7:27:24 PM

maybe i was too old when he came out or something... but i could never take him seriously to begin with... i dunno

unrelated question.. i went to tame impala/flaming lips at merriweather a week or so ago, and i was wondering where a good point to look to see if there was a soundboard for the impala set.... i've tried various google searches, found older shows/etc, but i really dunno where to look

any help?

10/16/2013 7:35:12 PM

I know a lot of people on here will probably scoff, but the new Alter Bridge album "Fortress" that came out last week is about as epic of a hard rock album as you'll find, I love every second of it. The talent level is ridiculous

10/17/2013 10:29:03 AM

i can't stand sleigh bells

10/17/2013 10:44:19 AM

For me, when I listen to Eminem I can tell the dude is extremely talented...and I obviously the respect the hell out of his skills. But I just don't really enjoy listening to him. I can't really explain it. I know the guy is a great emcee, but I just can't really get into it.

10/17/2013 11:24:05 AM

I heard this criticism before. Eminem is extremely abrasive. his music is abrasive (except when he's doing that silly shit). He's the the type of dude it seems that will seriously tell you to shut the fuck up when you're casually having a conversation with him. People cant get down with that. Him being accepted in the mainstream still surprises me.(being white has a lot of pull tho). He's been accepted in the Pop ranks and he really doesn't have any pop songs. He's hard listen unless you're hip hop head and you like unique lyrical technique or a Stan.

the man has 13 grammies, he has an Oscar, he cant be touched. all rappers know it except for him apparently. No rapper ever will have the success he has had and especially no white rapper. he killed the game for them.

10/17/2013 11:39:31 AM

Hip hop is my favorite genre...and it's not like I just hate listening to Eminem. But I wouldn't buy an entire album of his. I can listen to a couple songs at a time then I've kinda had my fill of Em. He's just not my style...but yeah like I said, I respect him and would definitely put him in the upper echelon of rappers without question.

10/17/2013 11:52:11 AM

that being said I still til this day cant stand the Slim Shady LP. cant listen to it.

I have this same argument with 2pac. 2pac fans seem to only can name 5 2pac songs. LOL They bring up that Brenda got a baby and Keep your head up nonsense all the time. 2 pac music is extemely abrasive and at times hard to listen to it.

10/17/2013 11:54:10 AM

I'm not a fan of most modern hip-hop, nor a fan of most "mainstream" music, but of those genres, Eminem is one of my favorites. he's actually clever, which is appealing. I've never bought an album or been to a concert though.

10/17/2013 12:12:39 PM

I love Em's cleverness, but I also love his intricacy. His rhymes aren't typically just punch lines; he shows off his ability to really squeeze in syllables creating a different rhyming sound. It's the same thing that I appreciate about Pharoahe Monch, whom he mentions in the verse.

10/17/2013 12:27:59 PM

really digging the new Cults, glad someone mentioned it

10/17/2013 4:17:51 PM

I am sure to get flamed for country...

but Eric Church put out a new song and its got a LOT of rock in it and I am in love.

The Outsiders-Eric Church

10/22/2013 1:37:08 AM

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"I'm not a fan of most modern hip-hop, nor a fan of most "mainstream" music, but of those genres, Eminem is one of my favorites. he's actually clever, which is appealing. I've never bought an album or been to a concert though."

man there is an absolute fuckload of intelligent rappers right now

plus eminem's newer stuff is awful. his singing is baaaad.

[Edited on October 22, 2013 at 11:49 AM. Reason : .]

10/22/2013 11:45:25 AM

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"He's been accepted in the Pop ranks and he really doesn't have any pop songs."

c'mon, now.

Eminem is extremely talented, there's no denying that. But he's also gotten insanely lazy, and his shtick is beyond old at this point.
It's the classic case of 'hunger' driving someone to greatness, only to have them fall off completely once they reach the top.

[Edited on October 22, 2013 at 11:47 AM. Reason : a]

10/22/2013 11:46:00 AM

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"man there is an absolute fuckload of intelligent rappers right now"

i was talking about "mainstream" stuff. Stuff that's on TV and the radio. Again, I hardly listen to mainstream stuff, or new hip-hop... tell me what i'm missing.

10/22/2013 12:23:36 PM

when I say "pop song" I mean mainstream, I mean catchy shit they plays everywhere. Em doesn't have any of that. he has silly songs that the mainstream picks up but those aren't pop songs in my opinion. I think his last album was full of pop songs but they didn't play them much.

when the media talks about him they STILL reference "Lose yourself "

Em has always been same to me even now. He has always done silly shit and serious stuff. He's has songs where he kills and songs where it feels like he's on drugs and stupid. Em wasn't the on top of the mountain, he was the mountain. Some of these rappers get shine because they're are media whores all day but Em never been about that so his absence feels like he's "dropping off"

that Berserk song sucks tho. silly shit.

10/22/2013 12:37:18 PM

^^
sure

Black Milk - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR1m872wOo
Killer Mike - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNsAfGDkUtk
Joey Bada$$ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51e1gIkzHgk
Kendrick Lamar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10yrPDf92hY
Curren$y - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94c7UomD5l8
Danny Brown - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHfWY0is3rE
Pusha T - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXMTFNBfrjk
Ghostface Killah - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USd3ay54C3g

lots more, i don't listen to a ton of rap

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"Some of these rappers get shine because they're are media whores all day but Em never been about that so his absence feels like he's "dropping off""

everything he's putting out now is about selling a ton of records. all the terrible collaborations, pop hooks, etc.

[Edited on October 22, 2013 at 12:41 PM. Reason : .]

10/22/2013 12:38:57 PM

he always had those. he has a whole slew of terrible pop hooks and laziness with 50 cent back in the day. people are complaining about something he always been doing imo

10/22/2013 12:47:46 PM

^^thanks! i haven't heard of half of those guys. i didn't realize Ghostface Killah had made it to the mainstream.

10/22/2013 1:14:55 PM

i don't listen to much hip hop, but i like el-p a lot. cancer 4 cure was pretty great last year. he also produced killer mike's newest record, and they both released run the jewels earlier this year together, which is free to download.

10/22/2013 8:14:26 PM

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"the man has 13 grammies, he has an Oscar, he cant be touched. all rappers know it except for him apparently. No rapper ever will have the success he has had and especially no white rapper. he killed the game for them."

Kanye has 21. Jay-Z has 17. How are you defining success here? If solely by album sales the you might have a point...

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"man there is an absolute fuckload of intelligent rappers right now"

Wait what?

10/22/2013 9:45:55 PM

Eminem is indeed talented as fuck, but I just don't like his voice that much

although his style does require a lot of annunciation

10/22/2013 9:59:24 PM

^^
What?

10/22/2013 10:10:48 PM

I've gotta say that I keep going back to the new Arctic Monkeys album, definitely one of my favorites of the year.

10/23/2013 2:33:55 PM

Yo, dingus, have you listen to the Killer Mike and El-P collaboration Run the Jewels? It's awesome and free.

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"Black Milk - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR1m872wOo Killer Mike - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNsAfGDkUtk Joey Bada$$ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51e1gIkzHgk Kendrick Lamar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10yrPDf92hY Curren$y - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94c7UomD5l8 Danny Brown - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHfWY0is3rE Pusha T - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXMTFNBfrjk Ghostface Killah - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USd3ay54C3g"

I'm a latecomer (as usual), but I'm really enjoying what I've heard of Joey Badass and Kendrick Lamar. Despite finding it overwhelming, I love how many awesome rappers there are, both underground and mainstream.

10/23/2013 4:18:49 PM

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"^^ What?"

Has there been a history of predominantly un-intelligent rappers?

10/23/2013 5:16:03 PM

New Childish Gambino Because the Internet drops 12/10.



I love the beat on this track, and I find myself singing the hook all the time.

10/23/2013 5:28:48 PM