What are you listening to right now?

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:40 pm

Right now, and in the past few days, I have been listening a lot to these cds:
Dr. Spectacular's Power Circus - Self Titled
Dream Theater - Awake
POD - Brown

And just a question. What do you guys think of Metallica's Master of Puppets? I've heard that it's incredible, but I'd like a few other reviews before I pick it up

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:50 pm

c.layne wrote:i bet you assholes didn't even know i was gone.

i noticed. 'bout time you came back.

NOW GET TO WORK ON SOME NEW SONGS.

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:38 pm

I was hooked up with some more No Means No stuff. Thanks Sven.

It rocks nicely. Rock!

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:15 am

Always happy to turn someone on to nomeansno (no spaces in the name, sort of like sonofsupercar)

Now I fully expect your next song submission to be spastic jazzcore punk. No, I mean it.

Eric Y. · Post by **Eric Y.** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:14 am

jolly roger wrote:What do you guys think of Metallica's Master of Puppets? I've heard that it's incredible, but I'd like a few other reviews before I pick it up

you should look up the songs on napster, see if you like them.

nyjm · Post by **nyjm** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:43 am

jolly roger wrote:What do you guys think of Metallica's Master of Puppets? I've heard that it's incredible, but I'd like a few other reviews before I pick it up

it is incredible. its kind of cliche to say a band sells out, but metallica certainly went more mainstream starting with the eponymous black album. mind you, there are some out and out gems on the black album and "load" offers one or two really cool things, but since... meh.

early metallica, like "master of puppets", "...and justice for all", "kill 'em all", and even "ride the lightning" is just classic metal: sprawling, techincally challenging compositions (their original bassist had some real chops) charged with overdriven guitars, wailing solos, and james hetfield's signature growl and howl.

the lead three songs of "master of puppets" - "battery", "master of puppets" and "the thing that should not be" - are perfect examples: hammering riffs, complex song structure, and unique story-telling in the lyrics.

i have to say, my favorite metallica song is probably "one" from "...and justice for all." the video's nothing to write home about, but the song.... time changes, key changes, rockin' guitars, anguish and howling in the singing. yeah. good stuff, good times...

- njm

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:05 am

Yeah, I'd recommend Master if Puppets. And if you like that Justice and Lightning too. My favorite is probably Justice. Especially if you like longer challenging songs, which you do

-bill

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:24 am

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll check out one of the older cds.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:50 am

Sven wrote:Always happy to turn someone on to nomeansno (no spaces in the name, sort of like sonofsupercar)

Leaf wrote:I had the "No Means No" tune "Sex is Philosophy" rockin out.

Hey Sausage Boy, you ever listen to "No Means No"? I think...not sure, but think you'd dig em.

Yeah, you're welcome.

Smalltown Mike · Post by **Smalltown Mike** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:20 am

See? You went and hurt Leaf's feelingsâ€”on Valentine's Day, no less. It's OK, little buddy. I knew it was you who touted nomeansno.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:41 am

as long as YOU knew.

And thanks for being my valentine.

This morning, I listened to Jaz-z and Nas. I don't know, I found it really ...dull, predictable.

The whole suck my dick angle with rap these days... seems a little tired too.

Still, the beats were good.

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:42 am

Suck my dick.

(ps I'm seeing Wu Tang tonight, I'm fucking psyched)

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:44 am

That sounds like mrarh<slurp>fggggghhhhh<slurp>sllatshp<slurp> fun.

The show that is, I BELIEVE I already completed your first request.

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:13 am

Wow. That backfired on so many levels.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:28 am

It sure did.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:33 pm

I'm listening to the soundtrack from Half-Life 2 which is just a freaking fantastic album. Man, this music rocks.
Somebody posted a utility that would rip the mp3s from the game files, which is what I did, and I put them on cd.
mmmmm
-bill

jute gyte · Post by **jute gyte** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:36 pm

Jay-Z might rap about predictable subject matter, but there's nothing predictable about his rhymes. He's a goddamned master.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:28 pm

jute gyte wrote:Jay-Z might rap about predictable subject matter, but there's nothing predictable about his rhymes. He's a goddamned master.

I'm sure he is, and I only heard three tracks on the way to work.. I suppose it's not actually a "currently digging" threadfare though is it? My bad.

"my bad". I'm so street.

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:29 pm

Leaf wrote:
Sven wrote:Always happy to turn someone on to nomeansno (no spaces in the name, sort of like sonofsupercar)

Leaf wrote:I had the "No Means No" tune "Sex is Philosophy" rockin out.

Hey Sausage Boy, you ever listen to "No Means No"? I think...not sure, but think you'd dig em.
Yeah, you're welcome.

Well, you may have mentioned the name (incorrectly... no wonder he had such a hard time P2Ping some tunes up) but I got *proactive* about it.

Anyway, yeah. Here you go:

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:37 pm

oh great. You didn't even give me a REAL cookie.

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:42 pm

Man, you are hard to please.

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:12 pm

HeuristicsInc wrote:I'm listening to the soundtrack from Half-Life 2 which is just a freaking fantastic album.

The original Half-Life soundtrack is cool too. I think three or so songs from Half-Life 1 make a return in Half-Life 2. The cool thing with the HL1 soundtrack is that is it an audio CD, so you can just stick the HL1 CD in your CD player and away you go.

Leaf, Sven, I didn't mean to cause a conflict. Thank you both. Love each other, and shit like that.