Random Music Thoughts

[Draevyn]

What are some artists that you think transcend their genre? Those artists that you feel like even if a person doesn't like the genre, they should like them?

I'm a huge country fan and I know that it's not all that popular here, but three artists that I feel transcend that genre are Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks and currently Eric Church. I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting but those are always the three that pop into my head when I think country music,

[RPS]

On 29/01/2021 at 19:56, Forky said:

What are some artists that you think transcend their genre? Those artists that you feel like even if a person doesn't like the genre, they should like them?

I'm a huge country fan and I know that it's not all that popular here, but three artists that I feel transcend that genre are Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks and currently Eric Church. I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting but those are always the three that pop into my head when I think country music,

I would agree on Johnny Cash, but I have not heard enough Garth Brooks or Eric Church to weigh in on that. 

The best examples to my mind are Daft Punk. You do not need to love electronic music to love Daft Punk. 

[METALMAN]

I think the obvious example would be Bob Marley. A lot of people will know about Bob Marley but be unable to name another reggae performer. I think another obvious one would be Metallica, who are huge in a way no other heavy metal band area, and also "popular' classical singers like Pavarotti (and the other two tenors) and Bocelli, who appeal to a ton of people who would never go to an opera. 

[RPS]

2 minutes ago, metalman said:

I think the obvious example would be Bob Marley. A lot of people will know about Bob Marley but be unable to name another reggae performer. I think another obvious one would be Metallica, who are huge in a way no other heavy metal band area, and also "popular' classical singers like Pavarotti (and the other two tenors) and Bocelli, who appeal to a ton of people who would never go to an opera. 

Would you say Trent Reznor for industrial music? I would, but industrial is somewhat of a niche. 

[MalaCloudy Black]

I think that would be a fair shout. Him or Al Jorgensen, maybe both, but Reznor over Jorgensen in terms of transcending.

Oh wait actually what about Steve Albini?

[METALMAN]

14 hours ago, RPS said:

Would you say Trent Reznor for industrial music? I would, but industrial is somewhat of a niche. 

Yeah I think that's fair. I actually quite like industrial music (in theory, at least) and I'm not sure I can even name anyone other than Trent Reznor that I've knowingly listened to. Um...Fear Factory - are they industrial? I know them...

[Bobfoc]

The Prodigy seem to have a big following across a range of musical tastes. They would play the V and Download Festivals in the same year without anyone batting an eyelid.

Would Eminem count? I've come across a lot of people who say that they dislike rap, but like his music.

[DFF]

Maybe Zimmer for contemporary classical? 

[=BK=]

On 28/01/2021 at 14:39, Subject Delta said:

I'm becoming enamoured with unusual romantic songs.

 

 

[RPS]

I have been listening to the Scissor Sisters lately and man... they were so ahead of their time. Their first three albums are near perfection. It is funny reading reviews of their early work because so much of it is focused on gayness of the album. 2004 was a different time when there was only a handful of queer fronted bands in the mainstream. 

[METALMAN]

Their first album was the UK's biggest selling album of 2004. And the ninth highest selling of the entire decade. I knew it was very popular at the timel but I didn't realise it was that huge. I liked the singles from it.

[Gorka]

Mary was a tune.

[RPS]

On 11/02/2021 at 17:16, metalman said:

Their first album was the UK's biggest selling album of 2004. And the ninth highest selling of the entire decade. I knew it was very popular at the timel but I didn't realise it was that huge. I liked the singles from it.

In America they were nothing. Quite sad. 

[MalaCloudy Black]

I don't think I've ever listened to them but the main reason I'm even aware of them is probably because of EWB. 

EDIT: Looking stuff up about Scissor Sisters and I had no idea that one of the members (Babydaddy) is the sibling of Wheeler Walker Jr.?!

Edited February 14, 2021 by How The Cloud Stole Christ

[VerbalPuke]

Not really sure where to post this because I don't think we have a dedicated country or blue grass thread, but I wanted to share a band called Lavender Country. 

Lavender Country are considered to be the first openly gay country band, and are regarded as such in the country music hall of fame (something like that). Their songs deal with a lot of that subject matter, and they were very much a rarity in the country music industry (this is the early 70s mind you). Imagine it's the early 70s and your in a gay, radically left, socialist, etc. country band. 

But beyond that, the music is beautiful. They really hit that sentimental side of country music and also have some really cool honky tonk type. I highly recommend them for all music fans. 

 

 

[RPS]

I listened to them a whole lot when I was younger. I know that @Mx. Canadian Destroyer likes country music, so not sure if MCD has heard them before. 

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Never heard of them but definitely going to check them out.

[RPS]

With Daft Punk calling it quits with 3 albums, 1 soundtrack and two live album, I was sort of reflecting on the legacies of other big name electronic acts. The Chemical Brothers never hit the highs of Discovery or Homework, but they have 9 records with so many extraordinary hits. I wonder if the Chemical Brothers never really hit those highs because they utilized guests way more often whereas Daft Punk had a more unifying vocal approach. 

[METALMAN]

Was the last Daft Punk album the only time they used guests? I can’t think of any other occurrences, but they certainly packed that one full of them. And it’s probably the album that sounds the least like Daft Punk. Still decent, mind you, but it never really stuck out for me. Could have been a Disclosure album or something.

[RPS]

3 minutes ago, metalman said:

Was the last Daft Punk album the only time they used guests? I can’t think of any other occurrences, but they certainly packed that one full of them. And it’s probably the album that sounds the least like Daft Punk. Still decent, mind you, but it never really stuck out for me. Could have been a Disclosure album or something.

Basically, yeah. They had a few vocalists here or there, but nobody famous. I don't think Homework had anyone, Discovery had the vocalist for One More Time whos name escapes me and Todd Edwards, and I don't think Human After All had any guests. 

Compare that with Chemical Brothers or Basement Jaxx who constantly had guests appear on their album.