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[luna]

hey I thought we used to be able to embed youtube videos...anyway click it it is THE SHIT

[r00]

The last few fridays I heard this song a few times and it totally is the shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUbYdjO7tE4

Thank you Luna!  I love it.  It reminds me of why I liked Kings of Leon before they went up their own asses.   

[luna]

Definitely my new obsession for a while, can't wait to hear the entire album


np: The Heavy - Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
definitely just as awesome as The House That Dirt Built   

[rynne]

so far have listened to "the house that dirt built" and it is just fucking awesome 

I picked up a used CD of that album, and I am sorry to say that the mastering job absolutely ruined it for me. Now, I'm no hard-and-fast audiophile---I'm not happy about the "loudness wars" and their effects on dynamics, but a crappy mastering job in its own right is usually not enough turn me off completely.

That being said, The House That Dirt Built was the first time I'd personally felt that bad mastering was a real and perceivable detriment to a record. The music itself is really well done and the style practically begs for wide dynamic range; I want the rhythm section to cut through on the low end and enough space in the mix that the brass really kicks the songs into high gear. Instead, it's all uniformly loud. It's a damn shame, 'cause the music really deserves better.

[luna]

I dunno either the mp3 is better quality or I'm way less picky than rynne...maybe a little of both

[luna]

perhaps we should rename this thread "what luna is listening to"

anyway just picked up ORL - Octopus Kool Aid to hold me over until the new Heavy album next week and new Sheepdogs at the beginning of september

[doom]

just got Godspeed You Black Emperor's Yanqui U.X.O. on vinyl, and its really awesome to hear in that format, so full and epic.

The new Black Light Burns album is also growing on me, "The Moment You Realize You're Going to Fall"
It feels like Wes Borland is toying with sounds of his own, while you can feel the influence from Reznor and Manson, etc.

Joy Wants Eternity - You Who Pretend to Sleep


Something I was totally disappointed in recently was the new Baroness double album.

[individualzero]

What do you think of Black Light Burns in general, doom? I've heard mixed reviews about their first album and I thought it was alrightish, but it was probably something I'd listen to tracks from on YouTube on occasion. Not sure if they have any other albums besides the new one, but would you say they're (the new album especially) worth looking into?

[doom]

I think Wes Borland has a lot of talent, and while a lot of what he writes is very mainstream sounding most of the time, i like his albums. Black Light Burns has 3 albums at the moment, one of them being a cover album, and the new one. I think the better songs are the ones with a little more instrumental time in them like: the moment you realize you're going to fall (song), cruel melody (song), and drowning together, dying alone (personal favorite song)

heres a cool video for the new album, using the song "the moment..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08S4wclThSY

[luna]

The heavy - the glorious dead

Fuck. Yes.

[sin]

Type O Negative - The Least Worst of Type O Negative
A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
VNV Nation - Automatic

[videodrone]

Peter Gabriel - So, Us, Up, Scratch My Back, 1, 2, 3, 4
Genesis  - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

drone

[r00]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Hez25fFrg&feature=share

[doom]

Checking out a bunch of new releases from today:

The XX - Coexist
Nofx - Self Entitled
Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theatre is Evil
David Byrne and St. Vincent - Love This Giant
Bob Dylan - Tempest
The Presets – Pacifica

[Aaron]

Before seeing Saul, I played through his albums. And now after I haven't wanted to listen to much else...

The amount of energy he poured out on stage was crazy. He read the first part of "Dead Emcee Scrolls." He also talked and held a bit of an "open mic" at the start. Two people were brave enough to get up there and tell a poem. The first was a chick, who did a really short one, then a dude did a lot longer one. His was really good. (Not saying her's wasn't, just hard to judge 4/5 lines compared to a 4ish minute thing.) He kinda reminded me of Buddy Wakefield (look into him, he is really good) in his actions and the poem in general but in a good way (not saying he stole anything, just close to how Buddy did it.) Then Saul also said that we could just shout out questions to him.  And some people did. Either way, it was an amazing night. I'm super glade I went.

Also the book (you could just buy a ticket, or get a ticket and book for 10 bucks more. The books came pre signed. Which was a cool surprise.)