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Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

chocolateTHUNDER posted:

Can anyone namedrop some more bands like early era Thrice (artist in the ambulance) Thursday (War All The Time) and Senses Fail (Still Searching) ? I've been pretty interested in the genre lately I guess (google calls it "Post Hardcore").

Those albums were right about when I was getting out of that stuff but I know Circle Takes Square and Fall of Troy were often mentioned in the same breath as those

# ¿ Mar 29, 2012 14:16

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 13:54

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

Paperhouse posted:

I'm looking for a good introduction to gospel music, or maybe just some of what's considered the best in gospel music. Thanks!!!!!!

Gospel is pretty vast and diverse and had a TON of single churches putting out material that was pretty good.

A couple of the big names worth mentioning: Staple Singers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Little Richard (gospel stuff was really good!), Blind Boys of Alabama are good starting points. Modern gospel-wise I'm pretty clueless

If you're a 45 sorta guy the Nashboro and Savoy are typically pretty safe and common labels to find. If you buy a random LP you're likely to get a choir (easy enough to spot, it'll have a big choir full of people on the front) or a 80s cheesy drum machine semi-funk sort of group. If you like that sorta thing maybe Andre Crouch is your deal, I can't stand that stuff though.

If you like Rosetta Tharpe and her guitar style I'd suggest Utah Smith, Rev. Charlie Jackson, Louis Overstreet and Lonnie Farris.

If you're a vocal quartet sorta person you might want to go with the Swan Silvertones, The Dixie Hummingbirds or the Zion Harmonizers might work for you.

If you like raw, screamy, bluesy gospel then I can't recommend the compilation called "Fire in Bones" enough. It's a little pricey but 3CDs and completely worth it.

# ¿ Apr 9, 2012 05:35

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

JetGrind posted:

My recent new found love of the Jet Set Radio games includes the music by Hideki Naganuma, I really like the sound of it and was wondering if there's anything else like it. Thanks in advance.

I kind of feel like Coconut Monkeyrocket hits that spot. Also, certain cut & paste hip hop instrumentalists kinda work like Steinski, Edan, Blockhead or Mr. Scruff.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2012 03:17

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

scuz posted:

I've been listening to Otis Redding non-stop for the last two weeks and I need more of this sort of soul music. James Brown is no mystery to me and never really liked his stuff as much as Redding, but that's all the "soul" I know about. I wish I had like 10 more years of Redding but that's never gonna happen

There's an unending heap of heartfelt soul, I wouldn't doubt you can find something that will work.

A few off the top of my head:
Otis Clay
Syl Johnson
Tony Borders
Willy West

And maybe take a visit to the Stax museum in Memphis. Take notes.

# ¿ May 3, 2012 14:31

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

Febreeze posted:

This is exactly the sorta stuff I was hoping for, actually. This is awesome, you have any other recommendations?

Oh really? Well in that case

The Moe Greene Specials
Calexico
The Hellbenders (kind of on the silly side)
Assorted Sadies tracks
The Twin Tones

...and the big name of course is Ennio Morricone, but maybe you knew that

# ¿ May 23, 2012 04:01

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

me your dad posted:

I would like more stuff like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3QnAcBsbg

Super reverb-heavy surf rock. The linked is actually a metal song redone as surf rock, but it serves as example.

There's a whole ton of this. A few classics:

The Astronauts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_pOYfsJk4
The Pyramids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcLPH_WAO30
Al Casey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpgE27Lg1es
The Centurians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXCSCwGpt_0

Modern stuff:
The Fathoms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m59R0_Ym-l0
The Bambi Molesters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdC5ZFLUY5Y
The Sand Devils (not sure if it really comes across in this live video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq2u3hVdi-k

Might update with more a little later

Farts Domino fucked around with this message at 16:15 on May 29, 2012

# ¿ May 29, 2012 16:08

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

Kosher man posted:

Probably a bit out there but anyone have any good suggestions for some Doo Wop albumbs?

Just to be sure you know what you're looking for, Doo-Wop tends to be about middle-paced, vocal-centric and harmonizing-heavy rhythm and blues. Often when people mention Doo-Wop they tend to mean rhythm and blues on the whole. For instance, Little Richard is not doo-wop, but is a rhythm and blues artist. Also, they were cut when "albums" weren't much more than singles compiled onto a long-player, so you might have better luck with a compilation from multiple artists than anything.

Anyway, The Orlons are pretty fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Wk98IH2fU
The Dixie Cups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXJCjVJZvH0
The Flares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORVq37SsNus

# ¿ Jul 25, 2012 21:51

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

AuntJemima posted:

Can anyone recommend any good books and movies based around rock and roll and its history. Same with any soul or mo-town and Woodstock '69. I barely know anything and there seems to be a lot out there and would hate to pick something up that's super lovely.

This was the closest thread I could find to post this.

Thanks!

Having read books like that (none of which I could name) I found that a general history of rock & roll tends to break it down into its most boring essence. Authors essentially create a very zoomed-out storyline to something that was very influenced by its smaller parts, which are too messy to make a decent cohesive narrative with. I would zero in on a motown book (not that I know of one), because I find that reading about more specific musical topics tend to tell you a lot through tangents and generally end up more interesting anyway. This book is also a good way to start with early Rock & Roll history as it attacks it in a tangential and bite-sized-at-a-time manner. Won't give you a full history but I don't believe there is such a thing.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2012 17:07

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

dailydares posted:

To follow these up, I would recommend We Never Learn by Eric Davidson which is a pretty good history of the Garage Punk scene in the late 80s/90s. It's kind of scattershot and doesn't go super in depth into any specific bands (except maybe Davidson's own New Bomb Turks; I haven't revisited it since I read it when it came out in 2010) but it carries the torch of those previous histories into the 2000s. It's like any book about a scene that was never particularly popular in that there's a lot of handwringing over how all the Crypt/Estrus/Goner/In The Red/Sympathy/etc. stuff was the REAL PUNK of the 90s.

Edit: If I recall correctly, Rip It Up and Start Again focuses mostly on the British side of things. If you're looking for an American Post-Punk history, Soul Jazz put out a book on New York's No Wave scene called New York Noise.

Never heard about We Never Learn, I might give it a looksee

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 19:32

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

dailydares posted:

It's worth looking into, and is well written (Davidson (along with like half the other dudes in NBT) has an English degree) but if I recall correctly you're a pretty knowledgeable person when it comes to that sort of music, so there might not be too much in there that you don't already know about. (Also, I'm assuming you're significantly older than me and may have experienced the scene firsthand.) I'm really young and only got to garage rock when Jay Reatard and Black Lips started blowing up all over the internet hype machine when I was like 14, so I discovered a lot of the stuff it covers through the internet. When I read it, it mostly just served to fill the knowledge gaps and introduce me to some stuff that internet sites seem to ignore.

I probably only beat you to it by ~3-4 years (using Jay Reatard solo stuff as a point of reference). Still a bit late to be a part of the crypt/estrus phenomenon.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 21:50

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

Synthetic Hermit posted:

Re: LordPants

First one (Limp Bizkit) - No rap, please.
Second one (Deftones) - Not my style.
Third one (Fear Factory) - Not quite heavy (my definition of heavy is "mean") enough.
Fourth one (Sepultura) - Not quite fast enough.
Fifth one (Staind) - Really? That one's totally boring!

I like my metal to be kind of fun, with a sound reminiscent of a steam locomotive.

Forgive me for being shallow/picky.

This is totally not my area but if you haven't heard Andrew WK's I Get Wet and can accept it for not trying to be a work of art, it sounds like it might be OK.

Other than that, maybe Raised Fist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-neIsr2u0

or Throwndown?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fninRnmVRHw

I don't know, I'm dredging up memories of high school for a scene I wasn't totally into

# ¿ Feb 9, 2013 04:45

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 13:54

Farts Domino: May 8, 2004

I've never gotten around to playing it or listening to it but I know the soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption was done by two members of Friends of Dean Martinez. FODM isn't really western but I would imagine it would appeal to the same set. And you know what, if you like that I'd go ahead and check out Dead Combo.

I'm really not too versed in the folk-end of things, but I know a lot of modern Morricone/Spaghetti Western stuff, often leaning into surf rock territory.

The best Morricone rip-off band I know of is the Moe Greene Specials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r7ZyF51Nfg

This is a little more western-styled surf rock. A little more tongue-in-cheek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf6EvzdgFSw

Spindrift is pretty excellent as well and tour pretty often. When they're not doing spaghetti stuff they can be kind of psychedelic. One of the members has a cowboy campfire-folk side project I believe but I can't remember what it's called. Might have just been a limited release album of Spindrift's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEgNebSjNyA

Might also be worth mentioning Duane Eddy as his twangy guitar tends to fit in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z7nAaTr6JQ

# ¿ Mar 24, 2013 05:32

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