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
03-23-2012 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by fortunato
(Post 921833)
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
03-23-2012 07:29 PM
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.
Toadliquor
03-23-2012 07:32 PM
Talked myself into listening to some Buttholes.
Sounds like music that Depeche Mode would put out if they were hardcore ether addicts.
wizard of gore
03-23-2012 07:42 PM
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.[/QUOTE]
yes things are starting to get very hippie
wizard of gore
03-23-2012 08:43 PM
heres one for the hippies
ofekbmi
03-24-2012 03:53 AM
all these things i have - bullet of my valentine
fortunato
03-24-2012 09:43 AM
wizard of gore
03-24-2012 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by fortunato
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fuck thats cool,havnt actually ever listened to any of his shit
Toadliquor
03-24-2012 01:45 PM
Ahhh... A beautiful Saturday afternoon! What better way to spend it than listening to a couple of my fave guitar tunes, and arguing with an ex-girlfriend through email. Well... at least listening to music is kind of fun
My favorite version of this song. Which is impressive since there are practically thousands of versions of this tune.
