What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?

[Toadliquor]

Originally Posted by wizard of gore

noooooooooooooooooooo!!!cant stand that song,its on the radio 24/7 it drives me crazy

That's why I avoid the radio like it's radioactive waste. I hate getting sucked into liking some lame, meaningless pop song like Fergalicous or Hollaback Girl, because it's got a funky beat or a catchy hook. At least with the pumped up kicks song, I can sort of justify it by saying it's about a kid going on a killing spree.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by Toadliquor

To further embarrass myself... I'm not trying to defend "horror rap", everything I've heard is total shite, but... there's a guy named Kool Keith who put out a cd back in the 90's called Dr. Octagonecologyst. I wouldn't go so far as to say it was horror rap, but it was extremely off kilter, sort of sadistic and had esoteric references to serial killers. I'd post a link, but I know no one would bother clicking lol

Dude, that's a great record. One of the best hip-hop records of the 90s, in my opinion. I'll post that shit:

[Bob Gray]

Curl of the Burl- Mastodon from the album The Hunter

[Медвежуть]

talking about bad taste. i used to really like "The bitch came back", been listening to this crap hundred times a day. not just for a catchy beat, but it's just so fucking true.
the original is still better though

[wizard of gore]

Originally Posted by Toadliquor

That's why I avoid the radio like it's radioactive waste. I hate getting sucked into liking some lame, meaningless pop song like Fergalicous or Hollaback Girl, because it's got a funky beat or a catchy hook. At least with the pumped up kicks song, I can sort of justify it by saying it's about a kid going on a killing spree.

ha i do like the lyrics,pretty hard not to hear the radio when its playin at work all day,sometimes ill chuck my i pod on but then people think your anti social

[Angra]

Been cleaning the apartment to some swedish hairmetal today.







And some dance metal.




Oh yea.

[Toadliquor]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Dude, that's a great record. One of the best hip-hop records of the 90s, in my opinion. I'll post that shit:

Right on! I had no idea anyone else had a clue about Dr. Octo, except... well shit nobody. Besides the guy who turned me onto it, I don't know a soul who listened to this cd. And I'm in total agreement, it is one of the best rap albums from the 90's. It's just so... different. I can't even think of adjectives that would do it justice. Plus you have to love Kool Keith! He's bat shit crazy, he's pretty much told every record company and executive to go fuck themselves, and his lyrics and rhyming are so original.

Listening to one of my favorite guitar solos ever:

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by Toadliquor

Right on! I had no idea anyone else had a clue about Dr. Octo, except... well shit nobody. Besides the guy who turned me onto it, I don't know a soul who listened to this cd. And I'm in total agreement, it is one of the best rap albums from the 90's. It's just so... different. I can't even think of adjectives that would do it justice. Plus you have to love Kool Keith! He's bat shit crazy, he's pretty much told every record company and executive to go fuck themselves, and his lyrics and rhyming are so original.

Yeah, Kool Keith is a nut. The lyrics on Dr. Octagonecologyst are amazing. His style reminds me a little of MF Doom. Dan the Automator did the production on that record, and his work is always excellent, too.

Love that Zappa song, too. One of the first tunes of his I remember hearing.

[Toadliquor]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Love that Zappa song, too. One of the first tunes of his I remember hearing.

Mine too. Overnite Sensation is probably the best album to recommend to someone who never heard Zappa. It's strange, yet there's a normalcy to it that a lot of Frank's other albums don't have. It won't scare them off.

Listening to The Vitamin String Quartet:



There's something about classical strings being used in a song. They give a certain gravitas to music. I guess it has to do with the resonance of the notes, but I could give a crap about the technical aspect of it, it sounds sweet! And they do a great version of Bold as Love. When they go into the outro of this song (about 3 minutes in) it kind of sends shivers up my spine.

I wouldn't recommend all of their stuff. A lot of it sounds like lame irish sea shantys. And some songs that they attempt to cover, the interpretations just aren't that good. But if you dig cover versions (which I totally do), they're worth checking out.

[Toadliquor]

I know this song has flowery, uber-hippie lyrics. But it's just very sinister sounding! Even the Butthole Surfers version doesn't sound half as sinister as the original.