Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

RVCA · 01-29-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I have to say I find your description of those two albums as "a lot of dissonant noises that fade in and out every 2 or 6 minutes" very surprising. There are some amazing, quite structured and melodic songs on both those albums. "Killing for Company" off of The Great Annihilator is seriously one of my favorite songs of all time. Gorgeous instrumentation, amazing dynamic, also really depressing. It's very hard for me to imagine listening to a song like that and not finding it an least distinct sounding.

I re-listened to that track... I just don't get it...

dankrsta · 01-29-2011, 07:52 PM

@RVCA

I can maybe understand if you can't get into Soundtracks that easily, but The Great Annihilator is easier to digest, especially since you already love their new album. The next stop is Love of Life and White light from the mouth of infinity, both more accessible than those two you couldn't get into. Maybe you should try those.

Engine · 01-29-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I have to say I find your description of those two albums as "a lot of dissonant noises that fade in and out every 2 or 6 minutes" very surprising. There are some amazing, quite structured and melodic songs on both those albums. "Killing for Company" off of The Great Annihilator is seriously one of my favorite songs of all time. Gorgeous instrumentation, amazing dynamic, also really depressing. It's very hard for me to imagine listening to a song like that and not finding it an least distinct sounding.

He was weaned on Linkin Park .. give him a break.
Anyway, you saw Swans on their current tour right? They're coming here next month.. I should go.

The last thing I got is Alva Noto's Transform but that's for the other thread.

**Janszoon** · 01-29-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

I re-listened to that track... I just don't get it...

Whether you like it or not, surely you can at least recognize that it has structure and melody and isn't simply "dissonant noises that fade in and out", right?

**Janszoon** · 01-29-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

He was weaned on Linkin Park .. give him a break.
Anyway, you saw Swans on their current tour right? They're coming here next month.. I should go.

Make sure you go. That show I went to was amazing!

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Originally Posted by Engine

The last thing I got is Alva Noto's Transform but that's for the other thread.

For the listening club I hope.

RVCA · 01-29-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Whether you like it or not, surely you can at least recognize that it has structure and melody and isn't simply "dissonant noises that fade in and out", right?

Yeah I was oversimplifying, but it was still unpleasant and uninteresting.

**Janszoon** · 01-29-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Yeah I was oversimplifying, but it was still unpleasant and uninteresting.

Ah, you wound me man. You wound me.

Ah well, honestly if not even that song does it for you, you probably just aren't going to like Swans. I don't have the new album but from what I hear it's more like Angels of Light than Swans anyway. So maybe the Gira stuff you should actually be checking out is Angels of Light instead.

zachsd · 01-29-2011, 08:15 PM

Went to Amoeba, a large used music store in Hollywood (and San Francisco), this weekend.

Bought these on vinyl:

And this on cd:

Ravi Shankar - Improvisations

RVCA · 01-29-2011, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Ah, you wound me man. You wound me.

Ah well, honestly if not even that song does it for you, you probably just aren't going to like Swans. I don't have the new album but from what I hear it's more like Angels of Light than Swans anyway. So maybe the Gira stuff you should actually be checking out is Angels of Light instead.

Haha, sorry. Yeah I'll give them a listen soon enough.

RVCA 4 Most Mainstream!

Howard the Duck · 01-30-2011, 03:37 AM

Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium
In Flames - Soundtrack to your Escape
Terrorizer - World Downfall, Darker Days Ahead
Shadows Fall - Fallout from the War
Dark Tranquility - We are the Void
Sacred Reich - Surf Nicaragua
Atheist - Elements
Death - Individual Thought Patterns

metal up your a$$ muthafockers

01-29-2011, 07:52 PM	#14682 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	@RVCA I can maybe understand if you can't get into Soundtracks that easily, but The Great Annihilator is easier to digest, especially since you already love their new album. The next stop is Love of Life and White light from the mouth of infinity, both more accessible than those two you couldn't get into. Maybe you should try those. __________________ Last.fm

01-29-2011, 08:15 PM	#14688 (permalink)
zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	Went to Amoeba, a large used music store in Hollywood (and San Francisco), this weekend. Bought these on vinyl: And this on cd: Ravi Shankar - Improvisations __________________ lastfm rym

01-30-2011, 03:37 AM	#14690 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium In Flames - Soundtrack to your Escape Terrorizer - World Downfall, Darker Days Ahead Shadows Fall - Fallout from the War Dark Tranquility - We are the Void Sacred Reich - Surf Nicaragua Atheist - Elements Death - Individual Thought Patterns metal up your a$$ muthafockers