Member Interviews: Interview Thread (soundtrack, tickets, electronic, blues, dance)

[Son of JayJamJah]

JayJamJah (10:35:30 PM): You’d be fine. Moving on for now, you’re obviously a MB member because you like music more then most. What are some of your favorites at the moment?
KHFREEK (10:40:58 PM): Muse, Sondre Lerche, Buckethead, and The Number Twelve Looks Like You; been listening to them a lot.
JayJamJah (10:42:13 PM): What stands out in their sound that draws you to them?
KHFREEK (10:45:58 PM): Well everyone on MB probably knows Muse is my favorite band. It's like every song they write is tailored for my ears... The bass is always prominent in the mix, the guitar always has a good tone, the drums never go overboard, and the vocals are catchy, beautiful, and powerful. I could on about them forever, so onto the others I've been listening to
KHFREEK (10:51:02 PM): Sondre Lerche is a Norwegian sort of pop-rock artist who has great hooks. I got hooked on one of his songs when I was ten which inspired me to get more of his stuff recently. He's been moving into jazzier territory recently, and I like it. A very fun to sing along to. Buckethead is just a virtuoso; he can play any style of guitar with ease. I love it when he collaborates with vocalists to make great tunes, whether they be pop, funk, or death metal. And of course, he can shred. The Number Twelve Looks Like You is a proggy hardcore band, not that much unlike The Fall of Troy, my old favorite. They don't take themselves very seriously which is always fun when a band is experimenting. There drums always stood out to me, not too much reliance on the double bass. Their cover of My Sharona is lulz.
JayJamJah (10:52:02 PM): As eclectic as I'd imagine; some of this must be the inspiration for your "Quest for Diversity" Thread no?
KHFREEK (10:55:18 PM): Talking with various people from European countries on omegle.com got me to get some European music, and that's what inspired me really. Also trying to know more about music than my young peers on MB helps me a little. xD
JayJamJah (10:56:18 PM): What upcoming releases are you looking forward to or hoping for?
KHFREEK (10:59:04 PM):Well, Muse's album The Resistance comes out on Sept 14th, so of course I'll be out buying that. Between the Buried and Me's new album comes out some time in October, so I look forward to listening to that when I'm done with my break from BTBAM (long story bout that). Besides those I haven't heard about any of my favorite bands releasing anything soon.
JayJamJah (11:00:59 PM): How did you come to find Music Banter?
KHFREEK (11:01:54 PM): Googled "music forum" because I thought my newfound love of Muse and Radiohead meant I knew stuff about music and wanted to talk about it…I was wrong obviously, but I'm glad I did it.
JayJamJah (11:05:40 PM):So other then humbling you, how has MB changed your scope of music and your tastes?
KHFREEK (11:11:38 PM):The softest stuff I would have listened to before joining MB would have been something like pop-punk, and the heaviest music I would listen to was re-hashed Metalcore. I thought country and hip-hop had nothing to offer, and that pop was pretty bad as a whole. Now I'll listen to folk without feeling like a girl, and listen to grindcore and death and the like. I don't write off anything anymore, and am glad of it (heck, I gave Silverchair a chance the other day!). I listen to music outside of just music from English speaking countries and major labels now. MB's definitely been a positive influence.
JayJamJah (11:12:47 PM): What are some of your favorite threads currently?
KHFREEK (11:16:06 PM):Besides threads about my favorite bands, I like Comus's FF thread (which he needs to work on, haven't seen him in a while), the What Are You Listening To Now thread, and the thread I made to convince Urban to tell us about Matt Bellamy. hasn't been locked yet, somehow.
JayJamJah (11:17:03 PM):I think he liked it. Hard to tell with Urban, speaking of which, you are in an interesting position to comment on one music banter issue. Yanks vs. Brits...where do you come out on the MB side of things?
KHFREEK (11:18:12 PM):in music or the actual people?
JayJamJah (11:19:09 PM):Either or and both I suppose, it's really just a good natured exchanging of barbs from on side to the other, you having lived on both sides of the pond might be most fit to rule.
KHFREEK (11:21:24 PM):I don't have an opinion on which side makes better music. But the hierarchy for me would probably be New England people > British people > all other Americans > Texans…sorry sweet.
JayJamJah (11:21:45 PM): Very well played. Finally a little ass kissing, you said to me earlier you thought the mods here do a great job, why?
KHFREEK (11:26:19 PM): I’ve had a bad experience getting banned from an old forum's IRC room because I was asking why a person had been banned. It was just a rule in a long list of stupid ones that forum had. The forum had gotten so big that the mods all became sticklers. Then on the other end of the spectrum you've got your anime forums that are in complete anarchy. Idiots have free reign to talk about whatever they like. MB has the perfect balance of rules and fun in its moderation, and none of the mods have a widely different opinion from the others on how things should be run.
JayJamJah (11:27:30 PM): Any other favorite members you'd like to send the proverbial "Shout Out" to?
KHFREEK (11:31:05 PM): dac, thanks for starting me on my journey into post-rock. JH, the compilation thread rocks dude, I can't thank you enough for keeping that running and Urban, you WILL tell me what you know about Matt Bellamy.
JayJamJah (11:31:38 PM):I think that's a good place to wrap this one up. Thanks Khfreek, it was fun.
JayJamJah (11:32:04 PM): Hopefully you've all gotten to know a bit about KHfreek and what he brings to our community. If you’re interested in taking an active role in either aspect of the interview process contact me via PM with details. Stay Posted to the thread for more interviews upcoming.