Last week, we listened to Led Zeppelin's second album, the appropriately titled: Zeppelin 2.
This album just has hit after hit on it, and it's pretty obvious why.
...Is 'cause the songs are gooooooood.
Despite the negative opinion from our own class (and it's not like they read this so who cares what I say) I like this album for pretty much all the reasons they think that it sucks.
They said it was repetitive, while I just think they have a short attention span. (oh snap)
It's really not that repetitive. You can't sit there and tell me that Whole Lotta Love is repetitive. It starts with the main riff leading into a verse going into a chorus with full band followed by the full band doing another verse and chorus leading up to what I call the "hippie jam" section, afterwards we go to a verse, then chorus, then it's the outro.
I think the problem with what the class had is what perhaps a lot of people have. That is that they don't care. They don't care, and they don't wanna expand their horizons. And because they don't give out the extra effort to spend some of their time to try something new, they just pray for the end. It's all about finishing things up and turning it in, rather than actually studying and taking the time to form whatever it is you're working on become really nice. In this case, they're working on a final opinion.
I'm not trying to demean anyone, because I have this problem too. Everyone does, I think. The only thing that really sets me apart from the rest is that I take the time to acknowledge this AND I can admit that I share the same issue, rather than what I would expect from the rest of the class if they were to read this (which they won't.) and that is that they'd probably instantly refuse any claim that I make, and insult me.
Eh. Sucks to suck.
ANYWAY, to get back on topic. Zep 2 was awesome.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Captain Beyond
I've been listening to Dancing Madly Backwards by Captain Beyond because I was asked to sing in a prog band with these guys that I know that kick serious ass. This is one of the songs we're doing
Anywho, this song is really cool because it's kind of like a blues jam while at the same time being really weird sounding. It's borderline metal, and it's awesome. The sound of the song itself has a real heavy and kinda spacey sound. It's very psychedelic, to put it simply. Everything about this song has traits of the kind of prog rock that I love to hear. It's not on par with King Crimson, but that's because they haven't reinvented their instruments, or they haven't from what I've heard, anyway.
Interesting cover art, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iUbry_HkFQ
Anywho, this song is really cool because it's kind of like a blues jam while at the same time being really weird sounding. It's borderline metal, and it's awesome. The sound of the song itself has a real heavy and kinda spacey sound. It's very psychedelic, to put it simply. Everything about this song has traits of the kind of prog rock that I love to hear. It's not on par with King Crimson, but that's because they haven't reinvented their instruments, or they haven't from what I've heard, anyway.
Interesting cover art, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iUbry_HkFQ
Friday, January 10, 2014
Stanger (uggggghhhhhh)
Metallica again. Only this time it's fairly negative. Actually, I wouldn't say negative, but moreso critical, because THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME ANDGNWGIDIJFNHIDFKNBDF
The thing about Saint Anger, or, "Stanger", as me and many peers of mine call it, is that it actually had a handful of good ideas going for it that would've made it relatively pretty freaking cool, but they had to ruin it with abysmal production quality, the worst vocals James has ever conceived, and arguably the worst drumming on any metal album ever. That last part might be a little far, but....eh. I'm pretty sure Lars was just dicking around. Especially since he went out of his way to disconnect the snare from the snare drum, which in turn made the snare sound like a f*cked up trash can. By the way, he hits the snare A LOT on this album.
The thing about Stanger, is that they wanted to go back to their roots of the garage days, while taking on almost an entirely new form of metal (at least new for them) to the studio. You could argue that the entire point of this album was for it to sound like crap. I don't like that purpose. That's really dumb, actually.
What's even dumber, is that they claimed that the purpose is to go back to their roots, but they still had Bob Rock as the producer AND he played bass on the album.
Fun Fact: Bob Rock is the worst thing ever
Fun Fact: Bob Rock is a sh*t bassist
Fun Fact: Bob Rock sucks
Now the songs themselves aren't that terrible listening to them now. I can almost say I like a few of them. But I can't listen to them with the quality of everything just being so freaking piss-poor.
If there's anything about this album that probably can't be fixed with just a little work of the studio, it's definitely the vocals. These vocal takes are awful. The lyrics for the songs suck too, but that's not the main issue. James' voice on this album ranges from "Wow, you should rerecord that take." to "Wow, you should stop everything you're doing forever."
I have to admit, the best song on here is probably Sweet Amber, mainly because it's the shortest song on the album, but also because I like the idea of what could've been. You know? I could probably do a better recording of this song. And I hate hearing people say that Frantic is the best song. Frantic sucks. The freaking chorus is literally "Frantic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tock!" Apparently Metallica was doing this before Ke$ha.
Here's another problem, the songs on this album are too freaking long. I like long songs if they can be interesting, and it's not that these songs aren't interesting, because they are...it's just that they're painful to listen to. Saying that, I've probably listened to this whole album in one sitting at least twice in my life. It's not very good.
In total, the lyrics suck, the drums suck, the vocals suck, the overall production sucks, Bob Rock still being here sucks, and I don't like it.
The thing about Saint Anger, or, "Stanger", as me and many peers of mine call it, is that it actually had a handful of good ideas going for it that would've made it relatively pretty freaking cool, but they had to ruin it with abysmal production quality, the worst vocals James has ever conceived, and arguably the worst drumming on any metal album ever. That last part might be a little far, but....eh. I'm pretty sure Lars was just dicking around. Especially since he went out of his way to disconnect the snare from the snare drum, which in turn made the snare sound like a f*cked up trash can. By the way, he hits the snare A LOT on this album.
The thing about Stanger, is that they wanted to go back to their roots of the garage days, while taking on almost an entirely new form of metal (at least new for them) to the studio. You could argue that the entire point of this album was for it to sound like crap. I don't like that purpose. That's really dumb, actually.
What's even dumber, is that they claimed that the purpose is to go back to their roots, but they still had Bob Rock as the producer AND he played bass on the album.
Fun Fact: Bob Rock is the worst thing ever
Fun Fact: Bob Rock is a sh*t bassist
Fun Fact: Bob Rock sucks
Now the songs themselves aren't that terrible listening to them now. I can almost say I like a few of them. But I can't listen to them with the quality of everything just being so freaking piss-poor.
If there's anything about this album that probably can't be fixed with just a little work of the studio, it's definitely the vocals. These vocal takes are awful. The lyrics for the songs suck too, but that's not the main issue. James' voice on this album ranges from "Wow, you should rerecord that take." to "Wow, you should stop everything you're doing forever."
I have to admit, the best song on here is probably Sweet Amber, mainly because it's the shortest song on the album, but also because I like the idea of what could've been. You know? I could probably do a better recording of this song. And I hate hearing people say that Frantic is the best song. Frantic sucks. The freaking chorus is literally "Frantic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tock!" Apparently Metallica was doing this before Ke$ha.
Here's another problem, the songs on this album are too freaking long. I like long songs if they can be interesting, and it's not that these songs aren't interesting, because they are...it's just that they're painful to listen to. Saying that, I've probably listened to this whole album in one sitting at least twice in my life. It's not very good.
In total, the lyrics suck, the drums suck, the vocals suck, the overall production sucks, Bob Rock still being here sucks, and I don't like it.
Let It Be
We listened to the final (yet not last recorded) Beatles album in class today, and... I liked it.
..Yeah. That's pretty much it. I mean, it's good. But. Well. The only song on the album that I can personally say is anything memorable or, REALLY good, would be Let It Be. All the other songs don't really seem that special or are just downright filler for an album.
HOWEVER, I can kind of accept this due to it not really being an album...sort of... It's just the recordings of the recording sessions for what could've been, I guess.
Well, what "could've been" just isn't anything special to me. Nothing sticks out except the title track.
At the end of the day, I'd rather listen to Abbey Road.
..Yeah. That's pretty much it. I mean, it's good. But. Well. The only song on the album that I can personally say is anything memorable or, REALLY good, would be Let It Be. All the other songs don't really seem that special or are just downright filler for an album.
HOWEVER, I can kind of accept this due to it not really being an album...sort of... It's just the recordings of the recording sessions for what could've been, I guess.
Well, what "could've been" just isn't anything special to me. Nothing sticks out except the title track.
At the end of the day, I'd rather listen to Abbey Road.
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