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forkboy84 posted:I'm the sort of idiot who still thinks about albums as things that are important, as opposed to just a bunch of songs that come out & once & you stream the ones you like, which is actually where my age really does show. I don't think that the yoofs are ruining music or that there isn't any good new music around these days - I discover good new music basically every week through Spotify... but the above is true and makes me sad. Apparently people (or at least, young people) don't really listen to Albums anymore, just individual tracks. Some albums, when listened to *as an album* are transcendental. 100 Gecs are loving awful though, sorry. E: 176 would be a better number of Gecs IMO.
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Apr 15, 2024 21:10
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OwlFancier posted:Just also want to say that this sentence in isolation is quite fun if you don't know any of the band names. And it implies that the solution is bathing. Jaeluni Asjil posted:Since I gave up wearing band t-shirts such as Carcass - I reek of putrefaction  Jaeluni Asjil posted:And while we're talking about fashion - invites that say "smart casual" I have no idea what that means. I remember turning up in a t-shirt that didn't have skulls on it because that's smart isnt it? And every other woman was in wedding clothes.
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Apr 15, 2024 21:10
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My britpop story: I've no idea how the music industry works these days, but before the internet took over, A&R managers held the key to whether a band made it or not. A band I was briefly part of in 93-94 was being wined and dined by A&R tapeworms from Sony/Edel, and it just felt so loving toxic. I ended up bailing after a crazy A&R bash in London when the illusions just shattered for me. The band did eventually sign a 5 album deal, or rather the egotistical lead singer signed the contract under his name and regarded the other musicians as session musicians. So they were purchased a load of new instruments and given a list of sound engineers, studios and other staff to choose from, and £100,000 was ploughed into their first album. It was unbelievably poo poo. It was purposefully mixed badly, had terrible cover art and had no TV, magazine or radio promotions. To fulfil the record company's contract, ONE COPY of the CD was sent to each of the major record stores. Needless to say it didn't chart... lol The other 4 members of the band got to keep their instruments and walk away, but the lead singer still had another 4 albums to produce before he was free of his contract. Not only that, but he was also personally liable for £100k+ of growing debt to the record company. Every demo tape he submitted was binned on sight, and they simply stopped picking up the phone to him. He could no longer perform using his own name, and could not sign another record deal or produce another album until the other 4 albums in his contract had been fulfilled. Lots of bands used to get signed up to these 'kiss of death' contracts which were used as tax write-offs. While the band had the illusion of control, every studio/engineer/producer/etc on the lists they were given were part of the same parent company. e: lol, I found the cover  https://www.discogs.com/master/2087230-The-Retreat-Providence-Street fuctifino fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Apr 15, 2024 |
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Apr 15, 2024 21:15
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Just be like me and buy all your clothes on Depop so you can get exactly what you want. Bonus points for not supporting fast fashion
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Apr 15, 2024 21:17
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keep punching joe posted:I don't think there has been any distinct fasion, music, or culture since about 2005 to be honest. Its just an endless mishmash of the 80s/90s being remixed. I think we're on like the 10th iteration of vaporwave now. huh? what about Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, Feeder, Funeral for a Friend, Bring Me the Horizon, Architects, Calvin Harris, Prodigy's revival, god drat it there's too many things hell even one generation behind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0tD-2C9vsw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatr_2MstrI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvMY1uzSC1E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDxy349tilU and related to that one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ulVpYs6vg
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Apr 15, 2024 21:17
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*slamming fist on my own leg so hard it falls off* look, our poo poo island loving sucks but the music is still there
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Apr 15, 2024 21:18
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I just googled 100 Gecs & have never felt so  before....Good going chaps/chapesses! keeping the flame alive 
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Apr 15, 2024 21:20
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Smart casual is one step up in smartness from casual. For men: Jeans> Chinos or smart khakis, cuords etc. T-shirt with print on > T-shirt with solid colours or stripes or something smarter looking, or a polo shirt, or a button shirt without tie, probably untucked and possibly short-sleeve. I think if you're wearing a T-shirt you might also need a blazer over the top to make it smarter. Could also wear a sweater of some kind, or a cardigan?  Trainers> Something smarter than trainers: slip-ons with a leather(ish) upper, deck/boat shoes, etc., smart sneakers. For women: I have no idea. I guess a similar sort of thing you'd be expected to wear in a moderately smart office, but not like, a business suit. No jeans or trainers or printed T-shirts probably still applies.
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Apr 15, 2024 21:21
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:And while we're talking about fashion - invites that say "smart casual" I have no idea what that means. I remember turning up in a t-shirt that didn't have skulls on it because that's smart isnt it? And every other woman was in wedding clothes.
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Apr 15, 2024 21:22
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Crusty Britpop pop quiz, name the artist/song and the name of this celebrity cameo
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Apr 15, 2024 21:23
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Clyde Radcliffe posted:Crusty Britpop pop quiz, name the artist/song and the name of this celebrity cameo this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y63UIj48xs *edit* Dale Winton
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Apr 15, 2024 21:26
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I'm finding 'new' (to me) music all over the place The youtube algorithm is giving me some excellent suggestions of late. I absolutely love this one - it's real "happy music" (if you ignore the Red Army is performing it) - and I'm a bit partial to bass-baritone (Leonid Kharitonov who sings this, Paul Robeson who I've listened to for years). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3scgW-aghr4 Then I'm as likely to listen to this and stuff like it (actually yesterday evening, I listened to a whole load of this type of stuff blue-grass as it suited my mood). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCEHQ_nhxOA Or this - and apart from being excellent (new) prog metal I like the age range of the musicians in this group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ie77apU0RA (I had a listen to the 100 Gecs - not for me. Not because I'm an oldie, just because not my kinda thang - do da kidz say that kind of thing still?) Oh and this one I discovered this fantastic metalcore band a few years ago when a friend took his own life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiS72ie_pwM Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Apr 15, 2024 |
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Apr 15, 2024 21:28
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The Philomena Cunk of politics has done a load of interview rounds https://twitter.com/TheSun/status/1779856171916029979 
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Apr 15, 2024 21:50
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mediaphage posted:dieworkwear on twitter has become pretty famous for talking about it This guy is one of the biggest supercilious dorks out there- if I saw him in real life I think I'd have to give him a swirlie.
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Apr 15, 2024 21:53
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fuctifino posted:The Philomena Cunk of politics has done a load of interview rounds i honestly can't think of another politician who had such a spectacular, monumental failure and then shamelessly didn't go away. even hillary clinton has the decency to only occasionally pop her head out and try to pretend 2016 never happened
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Apr 15, 2024 21:57
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When your competition is everybody since and including david cameron, it sticks out less.
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Apr 15, 2024 22:00
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fuctifino posted:The Philomena Cunk of politics has done a load of interview rounds God, they're always droning on about this poo poo these days. They've got no intention of doing it and wouldn't do anything differently even if they did: it's just a lame excuse for why they never get anything done.
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Apr 15, 2024 22:01
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Trainee PornStar posted:this? Winner!
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Apr 15, 2024 22:04
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:I'm finding 'new' (to me) music all over the place So among all the new subcultures, there's a bunch who are fully on board with Nuclear Spoon posted:jazz fucks. jazz haters are incomprehensible losers
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Apr 15, 2024 22:07
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Yeah you’ve got me there
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Apr 15, 2024 22:09
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I do also like Ningen Isu (The Human Chair) for showing you can be a little older and still break out hardcore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JY89ZxVqEg
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Apr 15, 2024 22:11
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Just noticed my new avatar lol many thanks
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Apr 15, 2024 22:16
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Tesseraction posted:huh? what about Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, Feeder, Funeral for a Friend, Bring Me the Horizon, Architects, Calvin Harris, Prodigy's revival, god drat it there's too many things All of those acts are like 90s to early 00s grandad.
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Apr 15, 2024 22:17
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keep punching joe posted:All of those acts are like 90s to early 00s grandad. I specifically picked ones that had a strong late 00s / mid 10s revival
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Apr 15, 2024 22:19
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Tesseraction posted:huh? what about Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, Feeder, Funeral for a Friend, Bring Me the Horizon, Architects, Calvin Harris, Prodigy's revival, god drat it there's too many things The cumulative fashion and cultural impact of all of them combined is less than the influence Avril Lavigne had. If you want to argue for UK music having a legit cultural impact it's drill from the cities and the post-covid folk festivals revival. Giant is one of the songs that defines my conception of my own life, I love it, but pretending Calvin Harris/Rag 'n Bone has some wider cultural significance is just silly. There was a time when UK music conquered the world, it was when the rhyming slang for going on the dole was "on the rock and roll", our welfare state and the access to technology created a moment in time when meaningful art could be created and more importantly heard, but that moment is ended. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Apr 15, 2024 22:26
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Tesseraction posted:I do also like Ningen Isu (The Human Chair) for showing you can be a little older and still break out hardcore Oh yes, I like them too Sometimes I set myself a music search theme such as 'African metal core' and try stuff out. Metal seems to be a great unifying form of music across the globe  Botswana has some good bands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsDy9-Mqq4U Then from India we have Bloodywood: (I think Gaddaar means traitor) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKjSCTxke8 Now this really is "heavy metal" - industrial music from 1922 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq_7w9RHvpQ Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Apr 15, 2024 |
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Apr 15, 2024 22:27
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GhostofJohnMuir posted:i honestly can't think of another politician who had such a spectacular, monumental failure and then shamelessly didn't go away. even hillary clinton has the decency to only occasionally pop her head out and try to pretend 2016 never happened And at least HC failed against someone. Truss just kind of imploded like a billionaire submersible, but decided to post through it
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Apr 15, 2024 22:41
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There will never be another Liz Truss https://twitter.com/GyllKing/status/1779984282519232694 https://twitter.com/implausibleblog/status/1779938484976767130 https://twitter.com/stuzi_pants/status/1779890529112650223
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Apr 15, 2024 22:47
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Nuclear Spoon posted:jazz fucks. jazz haters are incomprehensible losers
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Apr 15, 2024 22:54
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Guavanaut posted:
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Tesseraction posted:I specifically picked ones that had a strong late 00s / mid 10s revival If you're talking 21st century British artists with most worldwide cultural relevance then you're stuck with Ed Sheeran and Adele boyo
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Apr 15, 2024 23:21
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Then from India we have Bloodywood: (I think Gaddaar means traitor) That 1922 track is incredible! I saw Bloodywood at Hellfest last year. Great energy. They were the first act on the main stage that day but the crowd was huge. I hope they continue to do well, they seem like good people.
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Apr 15, 2024 23:22
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Rarity posted:If you're talking 21st century British artists with most worldwide cultural relevance then you're stuck with Ed Sheeran and Adele boyo everyone always forgets coldplay
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Apr 15, 2024 23:25
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Rarity posted:If you're talking 21st century British artists with most worldwide cultural relevance then you're stuck with Ed Sheeran and Adele boyo Fun fact: I deliberately didn't mention our lad Ed Sheeran because he was, technically, already mentioned, as he was the guitar tech for Nizlopi of the JCP song fame, but also was gonna bring him up because of the Bring Me the Horizon connection. As for Adele... she's loving Adele, need I say more? Although I will admit that powerful as her original rendition was, my emo heart still loves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsu7k4DmrVQ
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Apr 15, 2024 23:29
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james blunt seems like he might post here imo
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Apr 15, 2024 23:30
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crispix posted:james blunt seems like he might post here imo james blunt constantly posting in NMD with decent advice and getting called a guitar pussy
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Apr 15, 2024 23:33
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killerwhat posted:That 1922 track is incredible! That 1922 performance was live with real factory sirens. Here are some more offerings from the Soviet Union in the 1920s (I've posted URL rather than video to stop cluttering up the thread). Actually the Prokoviev is 1930s - 20th anniversary of revolution. Symphony of Industrial Horns Prokoviev October Cantata with Machine Guns - Revolution Alexander Mosolov: Iron Foundry, op 19 (1926/1927)
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Apr 15, 2024 23:33
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If Vitamin P stuck to posting like that about music, he wouldn't be threadbanned.
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Apr 16, 2024 00:48
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vitamin p is just doing performance art now. no i'm sure this time we probate him he'll get the message
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I used to have quite wide ranging musical tastes but Spotify somehow decided the only new music I'll like is psychedelic folk so that's all it suggests to me now, just an endless parade of men and women with guitars and fiddles singing songs about what it's like to be a mosquito or an irish pirate queen or whatever. So now I'm way off the pulse of new music because what loving normie has ever heard of Fish In a Birdcage. I mean, I guess it's not wrong, it's generally done a good job (if we don't count the time it tried to force me to like The Mountain Goats).
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