Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2006 Hey, speaking of, how is their new album, Return to Cookie Mountain? I've been eyeing it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 10, 2006 It's fucking great. Just buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 10, 2006 ...But then...it mellows out. A lot. The latter half of the album is practically a Pink Floyd record... Couldn't disagree more. Blood Mountain finishes stronger than their previous two releases. Where their previous two got all Neurosis-y on side B, this one has really strong definitive tracks in "Colony of Birchmen" and "This Mortal Soil." It also opens tough and contains their finest song in "Capillarian Crest." Truly a guitarist's record, it didn't really sink in how awesome this shit was to me until I sat down and tried playing along with it only to fail miserably. The high-speed tight technical runs on "Capillarian" provide the perfect contrast to the blown-wide-open shreds that it somehow transitions to perfectly, despite the obvious differences. This is their best album. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2006 Hey, speaking of, how is their new album, Return to Cookie Mountain? I've been eyeing it. I second that. TV on the Radio is the best thing going in music today. They're so fuckin' great that they have David Bowie...singing backup. I was listening to Young Liars today and I think my new favorite TVOTR line is "Fuckin' for fear of not wanting to fear again". "Young Liars" is a revelation among awesomeness. And they put on good concerts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2006 Modest Mouse will be playing a string of shows in both LA & NYC before the release of their new cd early next year. A world tour is set to follow, which will probably warrant it's own thread. I would like to see Modest Mouse headline a night of either Coachella or Bonnaroo next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toshiaki Koala 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 "Paranoid" is the best emo song ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Whoever invented the term "emo" in relation to music should be drawn and quartered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 It's fucking great. Just buy it. Thirded. And the album is cheap as hell too, like $11-12 cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Everything is emo now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 JustPassinBy told me that most Americans hate emo. ...or maybe he said most Americans hate gays. ...I dunno, I wasn't paying attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toshiaki Koala 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Whoever invented the term "emo" in relation to music should be drawn and quartered. This warrants a thread. vivalaultra, he probably told that most Americans hate niggers. Just a guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Who did invent the term "emo"? Was it....dude from Minor Threat? Was it Andy Greenwald? Was it the quizzical Emo Phillips? Or...could it have been our own Czech Republic? I like Sunny Day Real Estate...and Jawbreaker...and Mineral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 ...how is "Paranoid" an emo song, I'm wondering... And Agent, I agree that it's an amazing album from a technical standpoint, and each jam is as complex as it is beautiful, but I felt a little underwhelmed by how, I dunno..."radio-friendly" most of it was. The thing I really loved about Mastodon was that they showed that you could play brutal, sludgey music without disregarding amazing musicianship. Sure, that's already been done a million times over, but Mastodon really hit the nail on the head. I dig it a lot, but I'll always look back to the tracks I've heard off Remissions (like, half of the album) and Leviathan when I think of Mastodon. This may be their finest true piece of work, but I'd rather listen to the heavier stuff they offer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 11, 2006 I thought Blood Mountain was too overproduced on the first few spins, but the riffs really reveal themselves after a while. Check out the last minute or two of "Capillarian Crest" to see what I mean. That riff is almost deathy when you isolate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 11, 2006 This is a nine string bass. I don't know who they think they're kidding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 That's just a fucking chore, no fun to be had stretching a bridged hand round a tree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Kind of a ripoff to see Tubby McGee and some guys who aren't Slash. WHAT A FAT SHIT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Tony Levin? Anyways who sings the song from South Park, where Kenny is going to Hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Wood Caulfield 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 Metallica. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 Yes and no. It's actually DVDA - Trey and Matt's joke band - providing the music, but James does the vocals. At least that's what I believe the end credits say, because there's no track by Metallica on the soundtrack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 12, 2006 Tony Levin can actually work 12 strings, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C Dubya 04 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 Why didn't anyone tell me about the Dinosaur Jr. reunion? These are the things I need to know about. J., Murph, and Lou together again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 We didnt know you lived underneath a rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C Dubya 04 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 Yeah, I don't know quite how I missed that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 Tony Levin can actually work 12 strings, though. I just don't see what's so ridiculous—well, I do, but work with me here—about a nine string bass, considering there are more extreme (for lack of a better word) alternatives. I can imagine the the bass you posted would be a little more cumbersome than the comparatively sleek stick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 In addition to Dinosaur Jr. reuniting, the Lemonheads got back together, but they only had that one good CD...uh...Sebadoh's tuning it up again. Yeah... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 the lemonheads rule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 13, 2006 Tony Levin can actually work 12 strings, though. I just don't see what's so ridiculous—well, I do, but work with me here—about a nine string bass, considering there are more extreme (for lack of a better word) alternatives. I can imagine the the bass you posted would be a little more cumbersome than the comparatively sleek stick. Totally different playing styles on the two instruments. Chapman sticks generally have the strings divided into melody and bass portions. The instrument I posted is ostensibly a standard bass on steroids. A stick is played by finger tapping exclusively and needs to be huge and wide by design, so the musician can run chords and melodies as well as tapping the various bass parts. That retarded 9 string has a neck thicker than probably my six and four string basses set side by side. No harmonizing strings, either. On 8, 12, and I've even seen 15 string basses, they are variations on standard designs with harmonizing strings doubled up with the usual ones, much in the same manner as a 12 string guitar. Big difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2006 Did you ever get around to acquiring a fretless? I remember you talking about it. EDIT: Unrelated, but I think I'm coming around to your way of thinking re: Blood Mountain. How beautifully structured is that album? Goddamn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
