From a quick listen, TranceDevotee seems to be the bog standard epic trance, same with obliviuz (except with "harder" beats) and basshunter is the worst of the lot, but the same, extremely cheesy epic vocal trance.
I completely missed that comment amongst all of the other stuff.
Seriously, why do people feel the need to tell me I am funny? I do realise that I am a hilarious person.
S/he has got a point there, I am not 'level headed'. Neither is JAMOOL, or AfterHours, or darktremor. Why? Because we aren't musical conformists, we don't blindly follow what the mainstream tells us is great. And as we know, having a widely ranging difference in musical tastes is a big no no. I much rather be "not level headed" then having to think that the Beatles and classic rock is the absolute best that music can possibly offer.
My main tiff isn't with the Beatles as such, as they were just musicians that wanted to make money, the same as anybody else. It's this Cult of the Beatles, who can't stand to think that they didn't influence everything under the sun, and think that everyone is trying the live up to the Greatness that is the Beatles, but failing.
I take exception to saying that Zappa never had songs with great vocal harmonies or melodies. Try pretty much all of Freak Out! for vocal harmonies and Hot Rats for melodies. But really, vocal harmonies is such a small part of anything.
With regards to classical influences, How Could I Be Such A Fool, of the top of my head, contained strings and trumpets. And you have to remember, Zappa didn't have to same amount of money to bring in all of these instruments.
Can't we just all agree that the Beatles were a good pop band, who due to several factors (mainly marketability and an nonthreatening musical ideology) had access to state of the art equipment/ideas, and while they did things that could be construed as new and innovative to the mainstream at the time, with hindsight it can be said other bands and/or artists were doing far more radical things while the Beatles were around and even before them, and weren't/aren't receiving credit because of this "Beatles are the Greatest Band Evahh" stigma that seems to surround them, which Beatlites use to block them of any criticism whatsoever.
Once again, bully for the Beatles, they were better then their mainstream rivals, helped create a genre of overblown wankery in Progressive Rock, and used weird guitars in a conventionally Western way.
It doesn't matter that Zappa isn't mainstream, and by using your definitions, Zappa's second record, Abosultely Free, which was recorded before Sgt Pepper, had two long (15 min +) suits that changed musically multiple times. And don't forget jazz.
D Boon?
From a quick listen, TranceDevotee seems to be the bog standard epic trance, same with obliviuz (except with "harder" beats) and basshunter is the worst of the lot, but the same, extremely cheesy epic vocal trance.
But hey, everyone has to start somewhere.
I completely missed that comment amongst all of the other stuff.
Seriously, why do people feel the need to tell me I am funny? I do realise that I am a hilarious person.
S/he has got a point there, I am not 'level headed'. Neither is JAMOOL, or AfterHours, or darktremor. Why? Because we aren't musical conformists, we don't blindly follow what the mainstream tells us is great. And as we know, having a widely ranging difference in musical tastes is a big no no. I much rather be "not level headed" then having to think that the Beatles and classic rock is the absolute best that music can possibly offer.
My main tiff isn't with the Beatles as such, as they were just musicians that wanted to make money, the same as anybody else. It's this Cult of the Beatles, who can't stand to think that they didn't influence everything under the sun, and think that everyone is trying the live up to the Greatness that is the Beatles, but failing.
I've said my piece elsewhere.
I take exception to saying that Zappa never had songs with great vocal harmonies or melodies. Try pretty much all of Freak Out! for vocal harmonies and Hot Rats for melodies. But really, vocal harmonies is such a small part of anything.
With regards to classical influences, How Could I Be Such A Fool, of the top of my head, contained strings and trumpets. And you have to remember, Zappa didn't have to same amount of money to bring in all of these instruments.
Can't we just all agree that the Beatles were a good pop band, who due to several factors (mainly marketability and an nonthreatening musical ideology) had access to state of the art equipment/ideas, and while they did things that could be construed as new and innovative to the mainstream at the time, with hindsight it can be said other bands and/or artists were doing far more radical things while the Beatles were around and even before them, and weren't/aren't receiving credit because of this "Beatles are the Greatest Band Evahh" stigma that seems to surround them, which Beatlites use to block them of any criticism whatsoever.
What a long sentence, but it needed to be said.
Once again, bully for the Beatles, they were better then their mainstream rivals, helped create a genre of overblown wankery in Progressive Rock, and used weird guitars in a conventionally Western way.
It doesn't matter that Zappa isn't mainstream, and by using your definitions, Zappa's second record, Abosultely Free, which was recorded before Sgt Pepper, had two long (15 min +) suits that changed musically multiple times. And don't forget jazz.
How about:
2008
Kahutz goes on about the Beatles for the 100th time this year.
No one cares.
I just thought being a former disciple of yours, I'd use the popularity of this list to piggyback my EDM review blog into the public sphere:
The EDM Outlands
I try to do reviews when I get spare time, and try to cover different types of EDM, and any comments would be appreciated.
What do you consider the best songs of Repeater and Double Nickels on the Dime?
Any chance of John Frusciante or David Byrne?
Haha, you guys disgust me.
This must be like Scaruffi and that cheesy eurodance song from 2005.
Rick Astley? Surely not.
U.F.Orb is really good, and will definately be on the list when I get a hold on it, which should only be a few more listens. Maybe 7.5 or so?