My Album/Song Of The Day

Machine · 10-26-2014, 09:52 PM

Day 14 10/26/14

Sorry for skipping a day for all who are paying attention to this journal I've been extremely busy lately I haven't been able to get on this site as much as I would like. But with that this is the end of album week and moving onto best first songs on albums week.

Radiohead: Kid A

So how do follow up your biggest critical and commercial success yet proving everyone wrong about your one - hit - wonder status; by creating something completely different powering most of the people who liked your previous album not going on a major tour to promote it, release no singles for the album, and go on a 3 year hiatus after the release of OK Computer; seems obvious, right? No it doesn't and that is what makes it such a great album it's stand on being unexpected something completely different. If they would have made OK Computer part 2 it wouldn't have been nearly as interesting as the bleak cold apocalyptic setting that Kid A puts us in. But in another way it is OK Computer's sequel taking a world on the brink of chaos and insanity over the edge. Songs like Kid A, Idiotesque, Everything In It's Right Place, and Morning Bell really exemplify this. This concept of this world gone insane all the way through the album is shown at its brightest in sound. It's cold harsh electronics, minimalistic instrumentation, and dark melodies paint the picture beautifully as it could be in its horrible atmosphere. Everything feels uncomfortable and it should upon first listen it should take time to get used to that's the point. Kid A is Radiohead's true masterpiece trumping OK Computer in sound and ambition despite its shorter running time.

LINK YO

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6XKgvKZy10

Machine · 10-27-2014, 09:51 PM

Day 15 10/27/14

So this week is called Best Opening Songs or first tracks, so without further ado.

Can: Paperhouse

Paperhouse is the perfect way to open Tag Mago, seriously I couldn't think of a better way for that album to kick off. Starting with explosion of delay and feedback before moving in the "song" of the song. This section features a beautiful guitar lead and a fairly laid back drum beat and bassline. Overtime this moves into the jam that goes on for a few minutes with a lot of rushed drumming frantic guitar solos and the such. After settling back down we move back into the original section but much jazzed this time, with a very laid back swing groove from the drums a cool bassline and the addition of a swing rhythm to the guitar line. A perfect way to introduce many of the themes musically on the near 80 minute journey that is Tag Mago.

LINKSSSSS

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aXxoPeDpN1w

Live version

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kvptRAfYpWM

Pet_Sounds · 11-06-2014, 04:47 PM

You still doing this, bud? I know writing every day can be exhausting (I tried it in my first journal), but I've enjoyed reading this.

Machine · 11-06-2014, 07:21 PM

Yeah I've been completely and utterly swamped with school, homework, and band I haven't even been on the site in a few days. When my schedule clears up I'll resume because I actually do enjoy doing this.

Pet_Sounds · 11-06-2014, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machine

Yeah I've been completely and utterly swamped with school, homework, and band I haven't even been on the site in a few days. When my schedule clears up I'll resume because I actually do enjoy doing this.

No pressure, man, just write when you feel like it. I just didn't want you to think it was being ignored.

Machine · 12-01-2014, 07:46 PM

IT'S BACK!!!

CHANGES
1. These are NOT going to be reviews anymore those will be saved Musical Madness, I'm just going to post my favorite song/album I've heard today.
2. There will no longer be weekly themes as that is moving to monthly themes again in the Musical Madness journal.

Without further ado...

Day 16

Tyler, The Creator - Treehome95

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1L0rgIYnkjU

Machine · 12-02-2014, 11:48 AM

Day 17

White Suns - Priest In The Laboratory

Do not go in to this unprepared, bring your brass knuckles, and your fighintin' face ready because you are going to be kicked the living **** out of, believe me. I went unprepared and I'm not exaggerating when I say that I cried not out of the beuty, or just "getting to me" I was crying because I was actually in pain. It triggered something inside of me that got all my emotions going at once, or at least all the negative ones, not to mention it was at night. It's nightmare fuel, it's painful, it's ugly, and you know what it's truly ****ING awesome. This is some of the most insane **** I've heard in my life, and I have Frownland to thank for that, truly an experience and one worth having most definitely.

Machine · 12-03-2014, 04:57 PM

Day 18

The Flaming Lips - Be My Head

Be My Head comes from the 1993 classic alt. rock album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart by none other than one of my favorite bands of all time The Flaming Lips. Be My Head makes me angry at times because to me it's a better song than She Don't Use Jelly, yet it's seems to have been a largely forgotten gem in the early Lips catalogue. Kicking off with the awesome G note bend that leads us into the main melody of the song it's nearly impossible not to start humming along. Wayne comes in singing in his oh so horrible yet wonderful way, acting as guide of sorts through the noisy psychedelic mess that is the verse melody. But once we get to the chorus everything changes, going from hard rocker to a beautiful distorted anthem I can imagine it now "Be myyy heaaddd, and I'lllll be yourssss" it's the kind of chorus that will get you up and dancing. The song consists of a very simple pop structure leading us to a glorious outro of the chorus sang about three times. Definitely a song if you are looking to get I a really good mood.

Oriphiel · 12-03-2014, 07:01 PM

Hey! I listened to the Flaming Lips song you put up. Not bad! Kind of Garage Rock-y, which is always great in my book. Anyway, good luck with everything, and remember that a lot of people (myself included) love reading your journals!

Machine · 12-04-2014, 07:18 PM

Day 19

Run The Jewels - Jeopardy

This is the opening track off of RTJ2 on of my favorite albums of the year for sure, to open things up we get Killer Mike's awesome yell of "I'm finna bang this bitch the **** out" perfect way to start an album. Not only that, but the line pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the album as well, especially this one Jeopardy. Jeopardy is the kind of track that makes you want to move or at least break something when you listen to it. Lyrically it's violent, messy, and completely bragidocious, but not in a dumb version like you might hear on the radio, we're talking about very clever rhymes, lots of I'll iteration, and fairly complex metaphors you really have to dig to get. I almost wish it was a but longer, seeing as its only three minutes or so, again like the rest of the album. Now on the production we see El-p using one of his best beats on the album, we've got it all deep bass squishy synths, guitar stutters, saxophone, and a muted trumpet. Plus in Killer Mike's verse a tremoloed synth keeps coming in and at the end of each crescendo it falls out and a new part of the beat comes in ending with such a massive drum sound that you can't help, but start to bang your head to the slow thundering beat. Check this song out if your in the mood for some absolutely banging awesome hardcore rap.

10-26-2014, 09:52 PM	#21 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Day 14 10/26/14 Sorry for skipping a day for all who are paying attention to this journal I've been extremely busy lately I haven't been able to get on this site as much as I would like. But with that this is the end of album week and moving onto best first songs on albums week. Radiohead: Kid A So how do follow up your biggest critical and commercial success yet proving everyone wrong about your one - hit - wonder status; by creating something completely different powering most of the people who liked your previous album not going on a major tour to promote it, release no singles for the album, and go on a 3 year hiatus after the release of OK Computer; seems obvious, right? No it doesn't and that is what makes it such a great album it's stand on being unexpected something completely different. If they would have made OK Computer part 2 it wouldn't have been nearly as interesting as the bleak cold apocalyptic setting that Kid A puts us in. But in another way it is OK Computer's sequel taking a world on the brink of chaos and insanity over the edge. Songs like Kid A, Idiotesque, Everything In It's Right Place, and Morning Bell really exemplify this. This concept of this world gone insane all the way through the album is shown at its brightest in sound. It's cold harsh electronics, minimalistic instrumentation, and dark melodies paint the picture beautifully as it could be in its horrible atmosphere. Everything feels uncomfortable and it should upon first listen it should take time to get used to that's the point. Kid A is Radiohead's true masterpiece trumping OK Computer in sound and ambition despite its shorter running time. LINK YO http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6XKgvKZy10 __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

10-27-2014, 09:51 PM	#22 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Day 15 10/27/14 So this week is called Best Opening Songs or first tracks, so without further ado. Can: Paperhouse Paperhouse is the perfect way to open Tag Mago, seriously I couldn't think of a better way for that album to kick off. Starting with explosion of delay and feedback before moving in the "song" of the song. This section features a beautiful guitar lead and a fairly laid back drum beat and bassline. Overtime this moves into the jam that goes on for a few minutes with a lot of rushed drumming frantic guitar solos and the such. After settling back down we move back into the original section but much jazzed this time, with a very laid back swing groove from the drums a cool bassline and the addition of a swing rhythm to the guitar line. A perfect way to introduce many of the themes musically on the near 80 minute journey that is Tag Mago. LINKSSSSS http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aXxoPeDpN1w Live version http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kvptRAfYpWM __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

11-06-2014, 04:47 PM	#23 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	You still doing this, bud? I know writing every day can be exhausting (I tried it in my first journal), but I've enjoyed reading this. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

11-06-2014, 07:21 PM	#24 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Yeah I've been completely and utterly swamped with school, homework, and band I haven't even been on the site in a few days. When my schedule clears up I'll resume because I actually do enjoy doing this. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

12-01-2014, 07:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	IT'S BACK!!! CHANGES 1. These are NOT going to be reviews anymore those will be saved Musical Madness, I'm just going to post my favorite song/album I've heard today. 2. There will no longer be weekly themes as that is moving to monthly themes again in the Musical Madness journal. Without further ado... Day 16 Tyler, The Creator - Treehome95 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1L0rgIYnkjU __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

12-02-2014, 11:48 AM	#27 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Day 17 White Suns - Priest In The Laboratory Do not go in to this unprepared, bring your brass knuckles, and your fighintin' face ready because you are going to be kicked the living ** out of, believe me. I went unprepared and I'm not exaggerating when I say that I cried not out of the beuty, or just "getting to me" I was crying because I was actually in pain. It triggered something inside of me that got all my emotions going at once, or at least all the negative ones, not to mention it was at night. It's nightmare fuel, it's painful, it's ugly, and you know what it's truly ING awesome. This is some of the most insane ** I've heard in my life, and I have Frownland to thank for that, truly an experience and one worth having most definitely. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

12-03-2014, 04:57 PM	#28 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Day 18 The Flaming Lips - Be My Head Be My Head comes from the 1993 classic alt. rock album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart by none other than one of my favorite bands of all time The Flaming Lips. Be My Head makes me angry at times because to me it's a better song than She Don't Use Jelly, yet it's seems to have been a largely forgotten gem in the early Lips catalogue. Kicking off with the awesome G note bend that leads us into the main melody of the song it's nearly impossible not to start humming along. Wayne comes in singing in his oh so horrible yet wonderful way, acting as guide of sorts through the noisy psychedelic mess that is the verse melody. But once we get to the chorus everything changes, going from hard rocker to a beautiful distorted anthem I can imagine it now "Be myyy heaaddd, and I'lllll be yourssss" it's the kind of chorus that will get you up and dancing. The song consists of a very simple pop structure leading us to a glorious outro of the chorus sang about three times. Definitely a song if you are looking to get I a really good mood. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

12-03-2014, 07:01 PM	#29 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	Hey! I listened to the Flaming Lips song you put up. Not bad! Kind of Garage Rock-y, which is always great in my book. Anyway, good luck with everything, and remember that a lot of people (myself included) love reading your journals!

12-04-2014, 07:18 PM	#30 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Day 19 Run The Jewels - Jeopardy This is the opening track off of RTJ2 on of my favorite albums of the year for sure, to open things up we get Killer Mike's awesome yell of "I'm finna bang this bitch the **** out" perfect way to start an album. Not only that, but the line pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the album as well, especially this one Jeopardy. Jeopardy is the kind of track that makes you want to move or at least break something when you listen to it. Lyrically it's violent, messy, and completely bragidocious, but not in a dumb version like you might hear on the radio, we're talking about very clever rhymes, lots of I'll iteration, and fairly complex metaphors you really have to dig to get. I almost wish it was a but longer, seeing as its only three minutes or so, again like the rest of the album. Now on the production we see El-p using one of his best beats on the album, we've got it all deep bass squishy synths, guitar stutters, saxophone, and a muted trumpet. Plus in Killer Mike's verse a tremoloed synth keeps coming in and at the end of each crescendo it falls out and a new part of the beat comes in ending with such a massive drum sound that you can't help, but start to bang your head to the slow thundering beat. Check this song out if your in the mood for some absolutely banging awesome hardcore rap. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.