good ear! that's where kanye sampled the beat from. (should just go to the sample when you click the vid, but if not it's at 4:00)
https://youtu.be/GryghV65GN4?t=239
Sorry for the late reply, but you got the wrong artist for mine, I actually don't know Job For a Cowboy. Here's my actual list, and it seems to be in a different order for some reason?
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EjknHIuLshdBV
Or if you want my true #1 song of the year from lastfm:
https://open.spotify.com/track/5VDWkvq8vDUrJ078QFnYSp
Pick whichever one you feel like, they're all good choices.
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I feel like I live under a rock. I've never heard of a lot of the top artists being shared here.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EjxY9T3Xj794G?utm_campaign=2018q4_markets_single_cproductmarketing_holiday&utm_medium=wrapped&utm_source=yourtopsongs
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whoops, my brief interlude of listening to the Six soundtrack on repeat managed to find it's way up there
Only using Spotify when i'm on my Phone, also I listen to too much electronic music
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yo you should switch my track to my number 1, Sittin' In It by Yellowjackets
Am I missing out on anything by not using Spotify? I seriously never heard of half of the artists in this forum.
if you listen to music frequently it's well worth it, it's also great for finding new artists similar to what I already like
If you wanna hear them let loose, listen to the last 3 minutes of this piece (or the whole thing, it's great - sadly they don't play with the whole big band anymore, I think):
https://youtu.be/9HV01cwCUks?list=PL_2ZYkPDGw9s10KHEqUuvMkKCZs4Lqqt0
And well, they're French, so immediately you've kinda cut down on their international appeal. Incredibly talented for sure, though.
I appreciate you taking your time to go through all these
In my case it would be very difficult for me to organize, and listen to, all of the artists, random songs, and albums that I love without Spotify. As I get deeper into my obscure as fuck tastes I'm finding Soundcloud and Bandcamp more and more useful though.
Is anyone else's Spotify 2018 thing not loading at all? It gets to 91 and then stops for hours.
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I use youtube for music :shrug:
Jeff is still my all time favorite artist I saw live, It was fucking awesome!
I really wanna see him live, he's like that cool uncle who gave you your first beer.
Which is funny is that I actually got to meet him and take a picture, and he reeked of beer lmao
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Jeff! Absolutely love that man.
DAY TWOOOOOO
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@pebkac -- Entities (For realsies!) -- The Canyon Observer:
Arrangement's got a nice gradual build. Burns out at exactly the right time. That guitar's got a very rich sound. Very meaty. Great ending -- just fuckin' ragin'.
Do you by chance listen to anything by Haken? It isn't quite death metal, but their instrumentation and sound are very similar. Check out this track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HciKwoVAvo
@Seth2492 -- The Harrowing Years -- Insomnium:
Wow -- Finland really likes death metal, apparently. It's interesting to note that Finland didn't get on the metal bandwagon until very recently -- most notably after it had come and gone in other countries. My favorite death metal pic is this one at Eurovision 2006:
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The synth sound going on in the background at around 4:30 is the same synth prog-rock band Yes used on the album Fragile. It creates a nice, ethereal feel. When I hear it, I imagine looking down at a small terrarium.
This I have learnt:
Even the sweetest wine turns to sour
We work our fingers to the bone
All our efforts of no avail
That's a great line. Very metal.
@Robichaelis -- Prepare to be Mined -- Rob Crow:
Congratulations! You gave me my first goosebumps of the evening! That modulation from A to Ab in the beginning gave me a shiver.
Definitely the same vein as NIN and other math/indie bands. A great subtle sound -- intense but not over-bearing, y'know? Phenomenal writing on Rob's part. You can tell he's experienced. I popped this on my own playlist to go back to later. Great choice!
@Braxton -- Stickin In My Eye -- NOFX
Another one of those songs I've heard for years without really knowing. A nice, steady drive. The whole stickin' in my eye thing comes from a moment where one of the members was in a mosh pit and -- lo and behold -- something got jammed in his skull. Gross. Perfect for a song.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, the tempo jumps from about 120 BPM to about 152 BPM at the beginning there. Any sort of moment where the whole band needs to change pulse instantaneously is incredibly hard and easy to screw up, as you only need to space out for a second to throw everything off. Getting everyone to jump on the beat like they did takes guts and they did it very well (that, or they fixed it in post )
@WishesForFishes -- I Miss Those Days -- Bleachers:
This seems appropriate for Christmas with the bells in the beginning. It's kinda cheesy which makes the next part more potent when things really start to kick up. It's very reminiscent of OK GO in a lot of ways.
Orson Welles once said that Citizen Kaine was the greatest curse of his life. When he made it, it was just him pushing the envelope and having fun. Afterwards, no one wanted to work with him because that's all he wanted to do, whereas all the studios wanted was another Citizen Kaine. What's more, he was held to the impossible standard of having made one of the greatest american films of all time, and anything else he made held that same expectation. I think that kinda took the magic out of it for him.
I think this is what this track signifies for Bleachers. The song appears to be a retrospective of the times when they really had to grind to make it. I hear very often that the musicians that make it get complacent and stop having fun once they peak. It sounds to me like Bleachers really kinda long for that creative struggle again. It's about the journey, right?
Being an artist is tough, but I guess so is everything else.
@「Kaden」 -- On A Turntable -- The Interrupters:
Quintessential punk's about rebellion and revolution. It's easy to write music that rebels against society but I find it more interesting to write about the rebellious spirit -- which this does. A good song about keeping on, despite how we might feel.
Speaking of punk, it's funny to note that their song Take Back The Power was used in a whole bunch of advertisements. Is it still punk when corporations are using it to shill stuff? Big think 🤔
@Dasein -- Tee Time -- Vulfpeck
This was my song!
This song is a tribute to Richard Tee -- a jazz funk pianist known for his blistering speeds on the keys. I just adore the echo they use to double down on what is already a crazy musical line.
From a musician standpoint, they're clear vintage; garage band yet still insanely talented. Most of these guys went to prestigious jazz programs around the country. They just look like they have a lot of fun.
Check out this hot bluegrass video. I love that they don't need a fancy studio to get the sound they want. It's really inspiring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFG18LOlj-o
@Doozle -- It's a London Thing -- Scott Garcia:
Love the poking synth line going throughout. The sound makes me think of Peridot's theme. They're probably both using a similar base.
This track is seen as a genre classic and definer. I can see why you're still choosing to listen to it almost twenty years later.
@Reg -- MICHIGAN -- BROCKHAMPTON
I'M GOING TO REVIEW THIS IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE THE ARTIST AND TRACK TITLE ARE IN ALL CAP -- EVEN THOUGH THIS SONG ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT CALL FOR A GUY YELLING AT YOU OVER THE INTERNET.
A NICE BLEND BETWEEN LYRICAL SEGMENTS AND BREAKDOWNS. THOUGH THIS IS ALMOST UNDOUBTEDLY POP, I CAN REALLY FEEL THE RAP PARTS COMING THROUGH IN A COUPLE OF SEGMENTS. GENRE BREAKING IS GREAT FOR MUSIC AND DOES A LOT FOR THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. THE SULTRY SET-IN BY THE PIANO IN THE BEGINNING IS DELISH.
KEVIN WAS REALLY STRICKEN WITH RADIOHEAD WHEN HE PRODUCED HIS NEWEST ALBUM -- YOUR AVATAR, I BELIEVE? I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO IT BUT I THINK I'M GONNA PUT IT ON MY LIST, NOW. VERY NICE TRACK. I LIKE IT.
@SomeDumbShit -- Stoned in Love -- Chicane:
Another genre-breaker; not quite trance but not quite pop. That whine by Tom Jones @ 2:32 gave me a goosebump.
Chicane got a real early start. He was working in the studio at age 12. A wiz at piano and guitar. He's one of a handful of electronic composers that tours with a full band. Mad props to that.
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damn i thought death grips would be first
I don't use spotify
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I signed up to Spotify just as Autumn was starting, so my "songs to feel sad too" playlist got most of my listening time.
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How come I don't get notified when you @me?
The name sounds familiar, but it's probably my first time listening to them. I'm not big into prog metal lately, but that sounds pretty solid.
Lately I've been all about the particular kind of sludge/post metal that you can hear on that Canyon Observer track. Hell, half my top songs list is similar stuff, so feel free to check it out if you want more like that. Amenra, LLNN, Sumac,... - all amazing bands. The crushing heaviness mixed with atmospherics and experimentation that gives songs room to breathe, something about that style really does it for me.
@Dasein My most listened to is this one (sorry it was cut off in the pic)
https://open.spotify.com/track/5KosfigDckBYDrxbelW9pV?si=JiEVNPkzSriJOK4Z-V99GA
Avant Garden is super uknown but they are amazing and I wanna push these boys into the spotlight they need. Please give it a listen.
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@Garry #2 Make sure to post the link for the playlist in there, too!
Appreciate it. Let me get to everyone first before I start going back and listening to other stuff. It's on my list of to-do things, though!
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@Parallel_LCD -- Total Football -- Parquet Courts:
A great tempo change at the start and end. Like I mentioned in my last post, that kind of spontaneous change is hard to pull off. It makes a really nice book-end.
I wasn't quite prepared for that lead singer. He has a very "dopey" sound. He's really belting it out. Some great guitar lines in here, as well.
The term "total football" is derived from a game theory™ where an outside player can take over any role on the field. If I had to pitch a story for this song, I imagine that the beginning slow tempo is the outer player doing his normal position, followed by a few frantic minutes where he has to do a whole bunch of shit on the field, and ending with a calm return to his normal position at the slower tempo.
BUT THAT'S JUST A THEORY.
@PsychoFox67 -- Inferno - 1980 Demo -- Blitzkrieg:
I hear music like this and I have to remind myself that these guys are about as old as my dad. It sounds young. You can tell it's a bit of a slapped together demo by the spacing of the instruments -- which is fine, that's what it's supposed to be. There's something real inspiring about people just wanting to record music, despite how hard it is.
Speaking of Dads: Brian Ross (the lead singer) had a son, who is now the guitar player for Blitzkrieg. Interesting to think about.
@KandyMan -- Rocket Girl (Feat. Betty Who) -- Lemaitre:
Oooh boy, this song has it all. It's appropriate that a song referencing a rocket countdown has outrageous ideas about pulse. Rhythmically, this has been my favorite thing I've listened to thus far. AND it references David Bowie. What a nice homage.
The singer, Betty Who (Jessica Newham), is a self-taught Australian musician. Her stage name is from a song she composed at 16 about one-way love. She, too is putting out bangers.
@smallpants -- Tresor (Paradis Shuffle Mix) -- Flavien Berger:
When the guy started talking I thought I was in an ASMR. His syllables are very wet. I was a little disoriented.
That's a great trumpet sound. I love a blend of techno and practical instruments. It warms my lil' heart to hear it. My French is a little rusty, but am I right in reading that he got his start composing music with the PS2? That's pretty nifty.
@la🅱️🅱️et -- Hench -- Zomby:
That's an interesting sample he's got going there. Very droning -- like an ancient obelisk calling out in the night.
According to wiki, this album seems to be a tribute to the 90's rave scene in London. The Album name is actually a reference to M.I.A's song XR2.
@Grempington -- Enemy of God -- Kreator:
Hoyl fuck that's some fast picking. The opening is about 210 BPM and he's playing back-to-back 16 notes. If he did that opening lick for a full minute, he'd play the note D 840 times.
Besides the blistering playing, there's obviously a lot of angst going along with it. There's a nice sense of release that comes when the lead player stops playing so goddamn notes. It's like watching a guy tightrope for a full two minutes and then breathing a sigh of release when he makes it to the other side.
@vlad -- Lost In Thought -- Jon Hopkins:
U made me tear up a little :,(
I was out walking when i was listening. It really matched the atmosphere of a solitary midnight moment. I kinda got transported for a minute there. It's slow, melodic, and just full of space. Very moody.
The album this is from really wasn't favored by critics when it came out, but after Jon got big, it *magically* got a lot better. Funny how that works, huh?
@Michael haxz -- Fade to Black (remastered) -- Metallica:
It's easy to forget Metallica can produce tender music like this. That nylon guitar is a great out-of-the-box thing to put in. As always, Hetfield's voice is on point. Not his normal tone but he does it so well. You can hear it peak out every once in a while which lends itself to the character of the story.
The lyrics were controversial, obviously. A fair number of kids were found dead or trying to kill themselves with the song going on. Metallica got a lot of flack for that, but they also received an out-pouring of letters from fans saying this song saved their live.
At its core music is a language, used to convey things that couldn't otherwise be said but can be felt. This song touches on a difficult subject that most people don't feel comfortable talking about in the open. It was a risky creative move on the band's part, but it has had a lasting cultural impact -- as evidenced by it being on your list a full forty or so years after it was recorded.
@Nephilim -- The End of Love -- Florence + The Machine:
A great, buttery orchestra opening, cut clear through by a pointed piano. A complex story told in a simple way. These harmonies are simply to die for. Fantastic all around.
Florence really went through a lot of things as a kid. At age 9, her grandma killed herself and her parents divorced. She wrote this song while she was touring in NYC during some "family stuff." Seems to be introspective.
@bull04 -- The Devil's Bleeding Crown -- Volbeat:
FP really likes metal, doesn't it??
I like the vocals on the chorus. Actually, all the vocals have a distinct sound. He's got a great baritone sound that he dips into after the guitar solo. Very nice vibrance.
Volbeat came out of death metal band Dominus. The lead was getting sick of the scene and needed a change of pace. When he left, the band broke up so he took a few of the members with him along with a few friends to form this band. The name of their demo track was BEAT THE MEAT. Fuck yeah.
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We're a little less than halfway through! Keep posting your stats so I can add stuff. It helps if you post your playlist, too.
It's been a whole day and literally no one else has written any reviews. WHAT THE HECK. Right now you have a waaay higher chance of gettin' some christmas dosh if you do that.
You don't need to write a memoir, just a couple of nice thoughts! There's a lot of great stuff on this playlist to experience. It's clear everyone here is passionate about music, so don't be shy!
https://open.spotify.com/user/bxny4fvugh4lep4izd5cmipeo/playlist/4Z4UaekAZpA5OVHvd3NYIh?si=S7yt8eCsTxO-xvs3fYXAsg
facepunch mixtape 2018
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Man, I listen to Spotify pretty much all the time I'm by myself, I don't understand how some of you have 40k or goddamn 100k minutes listened.
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Yikes I may listen to ironic music too unironically Dbangz
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