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So yeah, new Depeche Mode album. Either I like their recent albums more than most, or critics just have a tendency to overstate their surprise every single time they put out a good album. Inevitably every album they come out with is either "the best since Violator" or "the best since Songs of Faith and Devotion". But anyway. This is definitely, at the very least, another good one. I've only had a chance to second-listen a handful of tracks, but I could see it becoming a favorite. (I think I'm abnormally positive towarrds Sounds of the Universe though.) "Cover Me" is a definite highlight; I think in terms of pure musical composition, it's one of the prettiest things they've ever done. I'm quite fond of "Poorman" too; reminds me a lot of something from Construction Time Again, but with a more thoughtful and dynamic arrangement. "Scum" is kind of hilariously angry; it's basically like, "Hey greedy rich person, I genuinely want you to kill yourself."
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Mar 18, 2017 01:46
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Sir Lemming posted:I mean, they've always been pop, but this is upsettingly generic pop. Certainly an odd trajectory their career has taken. What "pop" means changes every few years with people's tastes, though, doesn't it? In the 1960s you'd be "going pop" if your song had a string accompaniment and in the 1980s you'd be "going pop" if you used a synthesiser and gated reverb in your drums. I wonder what we'll call current pop music in 10 years' time when it may not be pop any more. Wheat Loaf fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Mar 18, 2017 |
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Mar 18, 2017 07:09
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I define pop, broadly, as music that's more concerned with melody and songcraft than performance. The exact musical style changes all the time. As far as Linkin Park is concerned, I've always preferred when they embrace that they're a pop act and not a metal band. But these 2 songs just sound really generic to me.
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Mar 18, 2017 13:32
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Sir Lemming posted:So yeah, new Depeche Mode album. Either I like their recent albums more than most, or critics just have a tendency to overstate their surprise every single time they put out a good album. Inevitably every album they come out with is either "the best since Violator" or "the best since Songs of Faith and Devotion". But anyway. This is definitely, at the very least, another good one. I've only had a chance to second-listen a handful of tracks, but I could see it becoming a favorite. (I think I'm abnormally positive towarrds Sounds of the Universe though.)  The music also goes well with the lyrics, and is immediately engaging even if you ignore the lyrical content. Cover Me is indeed excellent (and it's not even written by Martin), but I think the very cyberpunk-sounding You Move - coincidentally not a Martin song, either - might be my fave. All in all, much to my surprise, an album that's very strong and very thematically different from DM's usual fare.
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Mar 19, 2017 14:04
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New Iggy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2xtWgBlzk It is something
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Mar 25, 2017 23:26
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:New Iggy if something is "white Nicki Minaj but terrible" edit: I had to listen to Anaconda to get the awful sound out of my ears.
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Mar 26, 2017 06:44
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Just popping in to say that the new Nelly Furtado album is surprisingly good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX5_b6AT9Es
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Apr 1, 2017 06:17
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this is a cool song + video (esp. the make-up) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qc6myD97UU
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Apr 7, 2017 19:08
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Harry Styles's solo single was on the radio this morning and I'm not sure what to make of it. Sort of like U2 doing an Adele song, maybe.
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Apr 7, 2017 20:31
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Uh, did 1D break up?
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Apr 8, 2017 02:42
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They've been on 'hiatus' for over a year.
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Apr 8, 2017 09:06
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It's all part of the natural boy band life cycle. Give them a few years and their reunion tour will break records. A few years after that and they'll break those records when they do another reunion tour except this time they'll have Zayn Malik back. You know, like Take That did?
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Apr 8, 2017 22:07
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I'm not entirely sure why, but the title of that Chainsmokers album (Memories... Do Not Open) is the dumbest album title I've heard in a while. Probably since the album that gave this thread it's name.
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Apr 9, 2017 20:32
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Speaking of we really should change it. The reference feels dated as hell.
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Apr 9, 2017 20:40
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Chainsmoking Until We Throw Up: Pop Music Thread
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Apr 9, 2017 21:05
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Pop Music: Ed Sheeran is the biggest musician in the world???
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DC Murderverse posted:I'm not entirely sure why, but the title of that Chainsmokers album (Memories... Do Not Open) is the dumbest album title I've heard in a while. Probably since the album that gave this thread it's name. http://variety.com/2017/music/news/mariah-carey-epic-records-deal-studio-album-1202027257/ Elusive Chanteuse was going to be called "The Art Of Letting Go."
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Apr 10, 2017 18:22
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Surprised nobody posted the leak of CRJ's "Cut to the Feeling" from that Ballerina CGI movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJWfZIxhqDQ I think they cut out some segments that had overlapping dialogue. It's... awesome?
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Apr 10, 2017 19:22
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I didn't realise she was such a powerhouse. She can do no wrong these days.
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Apr 10, 2017 19:24
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Cut To The Feeling is an instant classic banger but the most insane part is that it was originally just intended for the B-sides of E•MO•TION 
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Apr 10, 2017 20:28
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less laughter posted:Cut To The Feeling is an instant classic banger but the most insane part is that it was originally just intended for the B-sides of E•MO•TION she could just keep releasing songs she wrote for Emotion and I'd keep buying them if we keep getting songs like this.
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Apr 10, 2017 20:54
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Wheat Loaf posted:Harry Styles's solo single was on the radio this morning and I'm not sure what to make of it. Goddamnit I heard Sign of the Times and now I can't stop listening for some reason. I'm not even sure I like it.
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Apr 12, 2017 00:37
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New Paramore single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEB6ibtdPZc Definitely a further shift towards pop, but on a first listen I think I like it.
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Apr 19, 2017 14:13
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I like Paramore but every time I mention them, I get preached by people about Jesus. I'm still waiting for a song as good as "Still Into You".
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Apr 19, 2017 16:11
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Guys, I have to come out and say something that I'm kind of ashamed of, but still need to say. I think... I think Jason Mraz's debut album is actually really good.
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Apr 24, 2017 07:12
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What is it about the "white guy with acoustic guitar" genre that properly sets it apart from, say, singer-songwriters from the 1970s?
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Apr 24, 2017 10:22
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exquisite tea posted:Surprised nobody posted the leak of CRJ's "Cut to the Feeling" from that Ballerina CGI movie.
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Apr 25, 2017 06:13
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Wheat Loaf posted:What is it about the "white guy with acoustic guitar" genre that properly sets it apart from, say, singer-songwriters from the 1970s? Nothing really. I mean, everyone loves Ryan Adams and he's basically the same thing. I think there were just a bunch over a small period so the over saturation meant less quality vs quantity. Also, a lot of top 40 radio stations don't play popular rap songs anymore, so the only male presence on them is Ed Sheeran and Ed Sheeran-esques. Basically since the turn of the century, women have been way better at pop music. edit: also while it's not that different from her previous songs, I really love Lana's new song with The Weeknd. I think this album is shaping up to be really good. DC Murderverse fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Apr 25, 2017 |
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Apr 25, 2017 06:29
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DC Murderverse posted:Guys, I have to come out and say something that I'm kind of ashamed of, but still need to say. I will echo this. It's pretty drat good. Also, that new Charlie Puth song is loving fantastic Truther Vandross fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Apr 27, 2017 |
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Apr 27, 2017 16:25
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The new Paramore song...is not. I'm posting this in here because they're pretty much a full-blown pop group now.
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Apr 27, 2017 23:12
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I like it, and it feels like they're just moving further down a road they started on with their last album. That said I got into them when that album came out so I never had the attachment to their emo sound that some people do.
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Apr 28, 2017 00:12
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Their last album has a handful of really great songs, and Daydreaming might be one of my favorite of theirs ever. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't want them to keep up some of their old sound. I got into them around the time Riot! came out so that's more my poo poo.
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Apr 28, 2017 00:28
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtVFTuIZFYU what in the gently caress
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Apr 28, 2017 02:30
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HorseRenoir posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtVFTuIZFYU
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Apr 28, 2017 02:54
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Well now that Paramore song doesn't seem so bad now does it
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Apr 28, 2017 03:46
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HorseRenoir posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtVFTuIZFYU I like this song and I really don't know why, I have never liked Fall out Boy before
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Apr 28, 2017 04:38
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HorseRenoir posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtVFTuIZFYU It took me a few listens to get into it. But I actually really like it. Every album is different. No, they don't sound like they did on Evening Out with your girlfriend, but that was also 14 years ago. Each album they've made sounds different because they grow and evolve as a band. I will always love them and respect them as artists even if I don't agree with some of the music they've done.
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Apr 28, 2017 05:22
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HorseRenoir posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtVFTuIZFYU This sounds like a "hard" rock/dubstep Blake Lewis. I love Blake Lewis, but yikes edit: this week is nuts as far as releases go. Singles from Fall Out Boy, Katy Perry, Phoenix, OneRepublic, Imagine Dragons, Hailee Steinfeld, Foster the People, and the new Gorillaz album. DC Murderverse fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Apr 28, 2017 |
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DC Murderverse posted:this week is nuts as far as releases go. Singles from (...) OneRepublic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXiuVQ-GgA4 this feels like cultural appropriation
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