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I was a teenager in the 90s. My angst years happened against a backdrop of Nirvana, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Manic Street Preachers, Green Day, Suede, Ash, Pulp, Supergrass etc (among many others). I wore doc martins til they moulded to my feet. I liked grunge and indie music and boys with long hair who played guitar.
I used to find out about new bands by buying NME and listening devotedly to The Evening Session but it’s been years and years since I prioritised music so consequently I listen to a lot of old stuff.
If that was roughly or in any way you (ignore the bit about boys with long hair if it helps), what do you listen to now?
I used to find out about new bands by buying NME and listening devotedly to The Evening Session but it’s been years and years since I prioritised music so consequently I listen to a lot of old stuff.
If that was roughly or in any way you (ignore the bit about boys with long hair if it helps), what do you listen to now?
In reply to Alyson:
A lot of the same stuff, but generally less music, or at least not my choice of music. The radio tends to be R4 if I am controlling the dial, R1 if the teenager in the house is.
I keep thinking I should make more effort to listen to interesting new music, but rarely do.
I think I'm turning in to my Dad!
A lot of the same stuff, but generally less music, or at least not my choice of music. The radio tends to be R4 if I am controlling the dial, R1 if the teenager in the house is.
I keep thinking I should make more effort to listen to interesting new music, but rarely do.
I think I'm turning in to my Dad!
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In reply to Alyson:
That pretty much sums up a lot of what I did apart from a load of dance music on the side as well.
Last CD I purchased however was by Lissie and has a country feel to it. Amazing voice
youtube.com/watch?v=Hxg4LfQp6ac&
youtube.com/watch?v=OltcXMV-9Vk&
That pretty much sums up a lot of what I did apart from a load of dance music on the side as well.
Last CD I purchased however was by Lissie and has a country feel to it. Amazing voice
youtube.com/watch?v=Hxg4LfQp6ac&
youtube.com/watch?v=OltcXMV-9Vk&
In reply to Alyson:
Late 70's and early 80's were my teenage years , so Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division/New Order provided my soundtrack.
Now I listen to Sleaford Mods.
Late 70's and early 80's were my teenage years , so Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division/New Order provided my soundtrack.
Now I listen to Sleaford Mods.
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In reply to Alyson:
I was similar to you in many ways and my most played list these days consists of the following
Radiohead
The Horrors
Richard Hawley
Sufjan Stevens
The Cure
The Smiths
Interpol
I also found myself dancing around the house to a John Newman song the other day (Love me Again). Shortly after, I gave myself a slap and carried on as normal.
If it's radio, nothing other than R4 gets any airplay.
I was similar to you in many ways and my most played list these days consists of the following
Radiohead
The Horrors
Richard Hawley
Sufjan Stevens
The Cure
The Smiths
Interpol
I also found myself dancing around the house to a John Newman song the other day (Love me Again). Shortly after, I gave myself a slap and carried on as normal.
If it's radio, nothing other than R4 gets any airplay.
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In reply to Alyson:
That kinda fits with me, though I was into reggae and drum & bass too. I listen to folk music now, like The Unthanks and (not really folk) Martha Wainwright, and randomly found Cajun music on youtube, and rediscovered Motorhead and Metallica.
That kinda fits with me, though I was into reggae and drum & bass too. I listen to folk music now, like The Unthanks and (not really folk) Martha Wainwright, and randomly found Cajun music on youtube, and rediscovered Motorhead and Metallica.
In reply to Alyson:
Where have you been?
I listen to radio-x (used to be xfm, hoping they keep going in the same direction).
Arctic monkeys
White stripes
Catfish and the bottlemen
Royal Blood
Maximo Park
Bloc Party
Hozier
Kasabian
Everything everything
Imagine dragons
Jake Bugg
Lana del rey
The lumineers
The maccabees
Mumford and sons
Of monsters and men
Two door cinema club
The wombats
Frank Turner
Should keep you busy for a bit!
Where have you been?
I listen to radio-x (used to be xfm, hoping they keep going in the same direction).
Arctic monkeys
White stripes
Catfish and the bottlemen
Royal Blood
Maximo Park
Bloc Party
Hozier
Kasabian
Everything everything
Imagine dragons
Jake Bugg
Lana del rey
The lumineers
The maccabees
Mumford and sons
Of monsters and men
Two door cinema club
The wombats
Frank Turner
Should keep you busy for a bit!
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In reply to The New NickB:
I'm kind of with you, r4, bit of 2(rapidly becoming as annoying as r1, as it is now the graveyard for tedious r1 presenters). Given the fact that a fair proportion of air seemed to be presenters talking drivel, I prefer to listen to something that might at least be a little informative or educational.
I'm kind of with you, r4, bit of 2(rapidly becoming as annoying as r1, as it is now the graveyard for tedious r1 presenters). Given the fact that a fair proportion of air seemed to be presenters talking drivel, I prefer to listen to something that might at least be a little informative or educational.
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In reply to Alyson:
That was pretty much me, except I'm a bloke. I thought I'd always keep up with new music, but seemed to stop completely once I hit 30. Spotify makes it easier to check things out now, but I tend to find myself going backwards rather than forwards. A lot of what I listen to now is alternative 80s stuff that appeared about 10 years before I hit my teens, and bands that I vaguely remember from the 90 and 00s but didn't fully appreciate when I was growing up.
So this week lots of Husker Du, Naked Raygun, Big Black, Sonic Youth.
90s stuff I rediscovered over the last 6 or 7 years is things like Bob Mould, the Afghan Whigs, Levitation, Swervedriver.
ISIS and Oceansize are slightly more recent bands that I didn't pay enough attention to at the time. Even they are pretty much dead and buried now.
The only vaguely 'new' acts I have been listening to are Alcest and Deafheaven; most other stuff is just the latest by long-running bands like ...And you will know us by the trail of dead, Idlewild and Mogwai.
That probably doesn't help. Music these days is just noise
That was pretty much me, except I'm a bloke. I thought I'd always keep up with new music, but seemed to stop completely once I hit 30. Spotify makes it easier to check things out now, but I tend to find myself going backwards rather than forwards. A lot of what I listen to now is alternative 80s stuff that appeared about 10 years before I hit my teens, and bands that I vaguely remember from the 90 and 00s but didn't fully appreciate when I was growing up.
So this week lots of Husker Du, Naked Raygun, Big Black, Sonic Youth.
90s stuff I rediscovered over the last 6 or 7 years is things like Bob Mould, the Afghan Whigs, Levitation, Swervedriver.
ISIS and Oceansize are slightly more recent bands that I didn't pay enough attention to at the time. Even they are pretty much dead and buried now.
The only vaguely 'new' acts I have been listening to are Alcest and Deafheaven; most other stuff is just the latest by long-running bands like ...And you will know us by the trail of dead, Idlewild and Mogwai.
That probably doesn't help. Music these days is just noise
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In reply to summo:
I've never listened to R2, I certainly wouldn't listen in the day time. I've a feeling though that the sone of the new interesting music I am never getting around to seeking might be available on some of the specialist evening slots and on R6.
I've never listened to R2, I certainly wouldn't listen in the day time. I've a feeling though that the sone of the new interesting music I am never getting around to seeking might be available on some of the specialist evening slots and on R6.
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In reply to Alyson:
I was a teen in the 80's but didn't really get into the music of that decade. The 90's was my favourite decade musically and I was also into the grunge scene. I still listen to 90's grunge, but also have an eclectic collection ranging from folk to foo fighters.
I was a teen in the 80's but didn't really get into the music of that decade. The 90's was my favourite decade musically and I was also into the grunge scene. I still listen to 90's grunge, but also have an eclectic collection ranging from folk to foo fighters.
In reply to Alyson:
That was pretty much me.
Most recent favourite listens are War On Drugs, Ane Brun and an ace film soundtrack by Explosions in the Sky.
That was pretty much me.
Most recent favourite listens are War On Drugs, Ane Brun and an ace film soundtrack by Explosions in the Sky.
In reply to Alyson:
Don't mind if I do.
Strangely as it seems being a full-on metal head in my teens with Iron Maiden posters everywhere, I now love listening to Electronic Ambient, Lounge and House stuff, but non of that hardcore Trance. Well not very often.
> (ignore the bit about boys with long hair if it helps), what do you listen to now?
Don't mind if I do.
Strangely as it seems being a full-on metal head in my teens with Iron Maiden posters everywhere, I now love listening to Electronic Ambient, Lounge and House stuff, but non of that hardcore Trance. Well not very often.
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In reply to Alyson:
The War On Drugs has been hyped a lot recently. And that kinda heartland American rock isn't what I'd normally like. But I can't stop listening to the Lost In A Dream album, I absolutely love it.
The War On Drugs has been hyped a lot recently. And that kinda heartland American rock isn't what I'd normally like. But I can't stop listening to the Lost In A Dream album, I absolutely love it.
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In reply to Urgles:
One of very few good contemporary acts doing the circuit. Another being Dub Pistols, but they won't fit in with Alysons tastes.
> Now I listen to Sleaford Mods.
>
One of very few good contemporary acts doing the circuit. Another being Dub Pistols, but they won't fit in with Alysons tastes.
In reply to The New NickB:
Radcliffe and Mahoney, bumped off r2 sometime ago for example.
> I've never listened to R2, I certainly wouldn't listen in the day time. I've a feeling though that the sone of the new interesting music I am never getting around to seeking might be available on some of the specialist evening slots and on R6.
Radcliffe and Mahoney, bumped off r2 sometime ago for example.
In reply to aln:
Pylon King's stuff is f*cking genius and anyone who doesnt get it is a total fucktard.
> What about Pylon King, do you listen to the shite he produced?
Pylon King's stuff is f*cking genius and anyone who doesnt get it is a total fucktard.
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In reply to RobertHepburn:
Well I love Jake Bugg and White Stripes, and the only reason I didn't buy Royal Blood this lunchtime was because I rode my bike to work and my rucksack isn't the right shape for a record. There are quite a few new names to me on that list, so I will investigate further - thank you!
Well I love Jake Bugg and White Stripes, and the only reason I didn't buy Royal Blood this lunchtime was because I rode my bike to work and my rucksack isn't the right shape for a record. There are quite a few new names to me on that list, so I will investigate further - thank you!
In reply to Alyson:
That was pretty much the same as me until I started listening to dance and electronic music. Out of the indie/guitar stuff, the only thing I still listen to is The Smiths. All the 90s knock-offs of The Smiths and Bowie I liked at the time all sound crap to me now.
I still keep up with some obscure sub-genres of electronic music, listen to a fair amount of jazz (some new, some from the 50s onwards), a little bit of classical. For live music it's pretty much only jazz.
And of course for radio it's just R4, although when I catch a bit of 6music I usually enjoy it. It's a bit of an odd process, going from being super-passionate about music, with it being really central to my identity firstly as an angsty teen and then as a bedroom/amateur dj, to being somewhat less bothered. I find it hard to get the same intense buzz from music as I did when I was younger, which I can't help but feel quite sad about. Having a few friends that make music and are passionate about new stuff helps keep me interested though.
That was pretty much the same as me until I started listening to dance and electronic music. Out of the indie/guitar stuff, the only thing I still listen to is The Smiths. All the 90s knock-offs of The Smiths and Bowie I liked at the time all sound crap to me now.
I still keep up with some obscure sub-genres of electronic music, listen to a fair amount of jazz (some new, some from the 50s onwards), a little bit of classical. For live music it's pretty much only jazz.
And of course for radio it's just R4, although when I catch a bit of 6music I usually enjoy it. It's a bit of an odd process, going from being super-passionate about music, with it being really central to my identity firstly as an angsty teen and then as a bedroom/amateur dj, to being somewhat less bothered. I find it hard to get the same intense buzz from music as I did when I was younger, which I can't help but feel quite sad about. Having a few friends that make music and are passionate about new stuff helps keep me interested though.
In reply to aln:
Unfortunately my father in law loves War On Drugs - not that he has bad taste but that it falls into what is (for him) a predictable sound. So they remind me of Dire Straits. Not that there's anything wrong with Dire Straits. I think I need to have a proper listen and try not to think about my father in law doing his enthusiastic head bobbing dance.
Unfortunately my father in law loves War On Drugs - not that he has bad taste but that it falls into what is (for him) a predictable sound. So they remind me of Dire Straits. Not that there's anything wrong with Dire Straits. I think I need to have a proper listen and try not to think about my father in law doing his enthusiastic head bobbing dance.
In reply to Alyson:
There's no doubt that life gets in the way and music gets to have a smaller role. I listen to 60s and early 70s because it's in my veins ( that'll tell you what age I am) but find myself watching Jools on the telly and being relieved when the younger acts make way for some of the old gits (of both genders)
A trip down the Mississippi and some of its live music has re energised me with Cajun, swamp, country and alt country influences as well as blues. Not to mention New Orleans Jazz.
There's no doubt that life gets in the way and music gets to have a smaller role. I listen to 60s and early 70s because it's in my veins ( that'll tell you what age I am) but find myself watching Jools on the telly and being relieved when the younger acts make way for some of the old gits (of both genders)
A trip down the Mississippi and some of its live music has re energised me with Cajun, swamp, country and alt country influences as well as blues. Not to mention New Orleans Jazz.
In reply to Yanis Nayu:
Are we talking an mmmmmnnn moan or more of an urrrggh moan?
> I listen to myself moaning.
Are we talking an mmmmmnnn moan or more of an urrrggh moan?
In reply to Alyson:
Funnily enough I'm browsing this thread while putting together a new playlist for my pod as I am bored of the same old stuff. Your original list is bang on where I was before diving deeply into Drum and Bass and other electronic music in my student and young adult days. Most of that was on vinyl though so I have not got round to transferring it to an electronic format to get it on the pod.
These days I do still try to get *some* fresh sounds in my ears, these come from two sources - I listen to Radio 1 in the car when I am driving to swimming in the evenings and have picked up some good stuff. It helps that I can crank the volume to maximum as I hoon down the dual carriageway and let the stresses of the day drift away. Favourite recently was Purity Ring - youtube.com/watch?v=CPmucPjFulI& (video NSFW!).
The other source is Radio 3 - I had classical music ad nauseam as a child so i think my threshold for the more *esoteric* Radio 3 stuff is probably higher than your average, but when I come across something I really like chances are my dad has it on CD so I can get a copy from him. You can't beat a bit of Bach before 7 eh? God, we do turn into our parents. youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE&
Lastly I do still talk to the odd human being and this was a top tip from a fellow climber - "you can't see a Spit in the air without getting a kick out it!" youtube.com/watch?v=_u4Md_aXVJE&
Radio 2 is verboeten as far as I am concerned, makes me want to go all Dignitas, and Radio 6 tends to annoy me unless it's the dulcit tones of Cerys on a Sunday.
Wow what a big post : ) Thanks for asking, apparently I wanted to tell you!
Edited to add - I'm also having a disturbing relapse into Prog rock - Pink Floyd OK, Marillion less so!
Funnily enough I'm browsing this thread while putting together a new playlist for my pod as I am bored of the same old stuff. Your original list is bang on where I was before diving deeply into Drum and Bass and other electronic music in my student and young adult days. Most of that was on vinyl though so I have not got round to transferring it to an electronic format to get it on the pod.
These days I do still try to get *some* fresh sounds in my ears, these come from two sources - I listen to Radio 1 in the car when I am driving to swimming in the evenings and have picked up some good stuff. It helps that I can crank the volume to maximum as I hoon down the dual carriageway and let the stresses of the day drift away. Favourite recently was Purity Ring - youtube.com/watch?v=CPmucPjFulI& (video NSFW!).
The other source is Radio 3 - I had classical music ad nauseam as a child so i think my threshold for the more *esoteric* Radio 3 stuff is probably higher than your average, but when I come across something I really like chances are my dad has it on CD so I can get a copy from him. You can't beat a bit of Bach before 7 eh? God, we do turn into our parents. youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE&
Lastly I do still talk to the odd human being and this was a top tip from a fellow climber - "you can't see a Spit in the air without getting a kick out it!" youtube.com/watch?v=_u4Md_aXVJE&
Radio 2 is verboeten as far as I am concerned, makes me want to go all Dignitas, and Radio 6 tends to annoy me unless it's the dulcit tones of Cerys on a Sunday.
Wow what a big post : ) Thanks for asking, apparently I wanted to tell you!
Edited to add - I'm also having a disturbing relapse into Prog rock - Pink Floyd OK, Marillion less so!
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In reply to Alyson:
Hello flower I listen to YouTube, I just put an album on and let it auto play, this is my usual point of entry of the fall.
youtube.com/watch?v=lAOad92rA9M&
Hello flower I listen to YouTube, I just put an album on and let it auto play, this is my usual point of entry of the fall.
youtube.com/watch?v=lAOad92rA9M&
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In reply to Bobling:
Yeah. Public Service Broadcasting. Slightly prefer their first album. But it's all good. Great live.
Lonerism by Tame Impala. Not so bothered about their new album.
Royal Blood is a good shout, if you haven't heard it.
Otherwise bands seem to put out a load of filler these days, so I just playlist the highlights.
Yeah. Public Service Broadcasting. Slightly prefer their first album. But it's all good. Great live.
Lonerism by Tame Impala. Not so bothered about their new album.
Royal Blood is a good shout, if you haven't heard it.
Otherwise bands seem to put out a load of filler these days, so I just playlist the highlights.
In reply to Yanis Nayu:
Oh dear. I was hoping more for an mmmmnn with perhaps a grunt on the end. Then I'd happily add it to my playlist.
> More a case of incessant whinging.
Oh dear. I was hoping more for an mmmmnn with perhaps a grunt on the end. Then I'd happily add it to my playlist.
In reply to Yanis Nayu:
Re: strictly. I'll watch tonight's tomorrow I think. No point in spoiling the habit of a lifetime by being up to date with something!
Re: strictly. I'll watch tonight's tomorrow I think. No point in spoiling the habit of a lifetime by being up to date with something!
In reply to Alyson:
They're great - but the gig of theirs I went to on their last tour is one of only two gigs I've walked out of (the other was Moby, as I was bored). Mr TC had booked the tickets a long way in advance, and I didn't know much about them. Unbeknownst to us, between him booking the tickets and the gig, they won album of the year in several places, so the gig was rammed to the gills with people who thought it would be cool to be at a War on Drugs gig and would *not* shut up. I was on the brink of violence when we elected to leave. A shame, as what we could hear of the band sounded amazing. Yes, it's quite daddish, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's without merit. Lost in a Dream is a belting album, and I also particularly like Baby Missiles from the Slave Ambient.
They're great - but the gig of theirs I went to on their last tour is one of only two gigs I've walked out of (the other was Moby, as I was bored). Mr TC had booked the tickets a long way in advance, and I didn't know much about them. Unbeknownst to us, between him booking the tickets and the gig, they won album of the year in several places, so the gig was rammed to the gills with people who thought it would be cool to be at a War on Drugs gig and would *not* shut up. I was on the brink of violence when we elected to leave. A shame, as what we could hear of the band sounded amazing. Yes, it's quite daddish, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's without merit. Lost in a Dream is a belting album, and I also particularly like Baby Missiles from the Slave Ambient.
In reply to Alyson:
That was me, at least the bands and obsessive listening to the Evening Session. I just wanted to be one of those lads who wore docs and holey cardigans and were in bands. Liked Ride and Gene, but most of that stuff has aged terribly I reckon. The few albums I can still listen to really are Dog Man Star and Parklife.
I got into dance music after that and now to be honest I mostly listen to 90s trance - especially in the car, mainly Oakenfold and Scott Bond. Still adore 90s house / cheese.
I have 6 music on most of the day while I'm working. Of the more recent stuff my favourites are: (and very '6'..)
War on Drugs
Haim
Broken Bells
Warpaint
Goldfrapp (yeah I know she's been around for ages)
St Vincent
La Roux (sometimes)
Bat for Lashes
Kate Tempest
The New Pornographers
Noah and the Whale
Public Service Broadcasting
Hot Chip
Martha Wainwright
Todd Terje
Joanna Newsom
Chvrches
I've loved Belle and Sebastian since the beginning. Can always listen to Dylan, Bowie, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Floyd, Springsteen
That was me, at least the bands and obsessive listening to the Evening Session. I just wanted to be one of those lads who wore docs and holey cardigans and were in bands. Liked Ride and Gene, but most of that stuff has aged terribly I reckon. The few albums I can still listen to really are Dog Man Star and Parklife.
I got into dance music after that and now to be honest I mostly listen to 90s trance - especially in the car, mainly Oakenfold and Scott Bond. Still adore 90s house / cheese.
I have 6 music on most of the day while I'm working. Of the more recent stuff my favourites are: (and very '6'..)
War on Drugs
Haim
Broken Bells
Warpaint
Goldfrapp (yeah I know she's been around for ages)
St Vincent
La Roux (sometimes)
Bat for Lashes
Kate Tempest
The New Pornographers
Noah and the Whale
Public Service Broadcasting
Hot Chip
Martha Wainwright
Todd Terje
Joanna Newsom
Chvrches
I've loved Belle and Sebastian since the beginning. Can always listen to Dylan, Bowie, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Floyd, Springsteen
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In reply to all:
UKC, as usual... you're awesome. I'm going to Spotify the shit out of this lot over the weekend. X
UKC, as usual... you're awesome. I'm going to Spotify the shit out of this lot over the weekend. X
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In reply to Alyson:
Wow. That struck a chord (no pun intended...)
I don't listen music nearly as a much as I used to. Only really in car, driving between visits at work. And a lot of it is stuff from that period. Recently got a copy of pixies 'doolittle', and had it on constant play, loud, for about a fortnight. 'Debaser' is possibly the best track on any album, ever...
Also Radiohead 'in rainbows'... I lost faith in them after amnesiac, and stopped listening to the newer stuff- but I've got to really like this
As for more recent stuff- Mumford and sons are ok.
Not that a get a chance to listen to them very often- when the kids are in the car, the clamour for the 'best Disney songs.. Ever...!' eventually becomes intolerable, so its 'let it go' and 'hakuna Matata' time again. And again....
Wow. That struck a chord (no pun intended...)
I don't listen music nearly as a much as I used to. Only really in car, driving between visits at work. And a lot of it is stuff from that period. Recently got a copy of pixies 'doolittle', and had it on constant play, loud, for about a fortnight. 'Debaser' is possibly the best track on any album, ever...
Also Radiohead 'in rainbows'... I lost faith in them after amnesiac, and stopped listening to the newer stuff- but I've got to really like this
As for more recent stuff- Mumford and sons are ok.
Not that a get a chance to listen to them very often- when the kids are in the car, the clamour for the 'best Disney songs.. Ever...!' eventually becomes intolerable, so its 'let it go' and 'hakuna Matata' time again. And again....
In reply to Alyson:
I pretty much fit the criteria other than I read Kerrang and Metal Hammer (occasionally terrorizer) rather than the tame NME.
My music preferences have changes massively and broadened to include things like NeonNeon (electro concept albums from super furry animals front man Gryff), Sleaford Mods (angry middle aged Notts duo with quality lyrics and a very blunt delivery), the eccentronic research council (too bizarre to describe), Joanna Newsome (Kate bushes' young pretender) . Slug, Drenge and hanni el khatib are also pretty good.
Most of the new music I hear is on the Mark Riley show on BBC 6 music. I listen to the radio loads, it's my alternative to TV.
I pretty much fit the criteria other than I read Kerrang and Metal Hammer (occasionally terrorizer) rather than the tame NME.
My music preferences have changes massively and broadened to include things like NeonNeon (electro concept albums from super furry animals front man Gryff), Sleaford Mods (angry middle aged Notts duo with quality lyrics and a very blunt delivery), the eccentronic research council (too bizarre to describe), Joanna Newsome (Kate bushes' young pretender) . Slug, Drenge and hanni el khatib are also pretty good.
Most of the new music I hear is on the Mark Riley show on BBC 6 music. I listen to the radio loads, it's my alternative to TV.
In reply to Stig:
Kate Tempest is a good call and hot Chip are always good.
Not so sure about Haim and Noah and the bloody whale I can't stand them.
Kate Tempest is a good call and hot Chip are always good.
Not so sure about Haim and Noah and the bloody whale I can't stand them.
In reply to Alyson:
Thee Oh Sees
Ceremony
Japandroids
Girls
Crocodiles
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Thee Oh Sees
Ceremony
Japandroids
Girls
Crocodiles
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
In reply to Paul AtkinsonLooking at "recently " purchased list and trying to filter older stuff :
The felice brothers , simone felice, arc iris, trembling bells, the Decemberists , Bon Iver , the staves , Angus and Julia stone , the national , passenger, alt j , the drive by truckers
Good source of new stuff is Cerys Mathews Sunday morning show on
The felice brothers , simone felice, arc iris, trembling bells, the Decemberists , Bon Iver , the staves , Angus and Julia stone , the national , passenger, alt j , the drive by truckers
Good source of new stuff is Cerys Mathews Sunday morning show on
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In reply to Alyson:
Some tunes that have caught my hear in recent years...
Parma Violets - Step up for the cool cats
Warpaint - Undertow
Metronomy - The Look
First Aid Kit - To a poet
Husky Rescue - The ghost is not real
Wolf alice - bros
Some tunes that have caught my hear in recent years...
Parma Violets - Step up for the cool cats
Warpaint - Undertow
Metronomy - The Look
First Aid Kit - To a poet
Husky Rescue - The ghost is not real
Wolf alice - bros
In reply to Alyson:
I grew up the generation before you. Everyone was getting into punk, I hated punk, still do. I got into Prog and rock. I think the only reason I survived is that I also did kung fu!! Nowadays I still listen to lots of rock. The radio is on either Planet Rock or R4 although recently I've fallen in love with Mary Anne Hobbs on 6music!!
Going to see Yes next April in Glasgow and Toby is trying to get me to see Thunder again. I am seriously tempted!
I grew up the generation before you. Everyone was getting into punk, I hated punk, still do. I got into Prog and rock. I think the only reason I survived is that I also did kung fu!! Nowadays I still listen to lots of rock. The radio is on either Planet Rock or R4 although recently I've fallen in love with Mary Anne Hobbs on 6music!!
Going to see Yes next April in Glasgow and Toby is trying to get me to see Thunder again. I am seriously tempted!
In reply to Alyson:
Very similar taste to yourself in music growing up. As I'm from the same era. However I've now started t listen to the Stuff my parents used to listen too. Eric Clapton, dire straights, the doors, Ac/Dc, rod Stewart, the who, the Rolling Stones, ram jam, zzz top, lynard skynard, the clash, randy Crawford,
There's so many brilliant artists and so many brilliant songs to choose from
Very similar taste to yourself in music growing up. As I'm from the same era. However I've now started t listen to the Stuff my parents used to listen too. Eric Clapton, dire straights, the doors, Ac/Dc, rod Stewart, the who, the Rolling Stones, ram jam, zzz top, lynard skynard, the clash, randy Crawford,
There's so many brilliant artists and so many brilliant songs to choose from
In reply to Alyson:
University I was a massive metal fan, started off with the usual stuff like Metallica and got heavier as I got into it a lot more. By the time I finished uni I was big into black and death metal. I could even shred it on guitar and could do some pretty harsh vocals that wouldn't have been out of place. Can't do them now and nor would I want to. It was never a rebellious or anti-religion thing though and a lot of the typical black metal bands used to make me laugh at that time as I found some of them comedic.
These days, sure I still listen to a fair bit of metal but my tastes are a bit more selective. There are bands that I have loved for such a long time because I enjoy them, they are great, I've seen them live and they hold a special place in my heart. Dare I say it as I've matured, so have they. A lot of people have the wrong idea about the genre and there is quite a bit of variation in the whole genre. I won't bore anybody with it unless they want to know but there are some real gems of bands in the genre who do offer something different and I value their work and the connection they have to their fans. Sure, I do have one or two bands who I love to listen to who are very heavy, but they have a bit more substance to them than a lot of the rubbish I used to listen to. Plus it does make good music to have on standby when I need to clear stragglers from a party!
Besides metal well I can't deny that I do listen to classical music - I grew up with it thanks to my Mum and I'd love to go and see an opera at least once in my lifetime and we do like blues and jazz so I often pick up on things that I find her listening to when I go visit. I like more rockier music, I'm not a huge pop or dance fan but if I like a song then the genre doesn't matter. I can't see the sense in limiting myself like I used to when I was in my uni days, but I reckon younger me would have actually respected the older me had we met.
University I was a massive metal fan, started off with the usual stuff like Metallica and got heavier as I got into it a lot more. By the time I finished uni I was big into black and death metal. I could even shred it on guitar and could do some pretty harsh vocals that wouldn't have been out of place. Can't do them now and nor would I want to. It was never a rebellious or anti-religion thing though and a lot of the typical black metal bands used to make me laugh at that time as I found some of them comedic.
These days, sure I still listen to a fair bit of metal but my tastes are a bit more selective. There are bands that I have loved for such a long time because I enjoy them, they are great, I've seen them live and they hold a special place in my heart. Dare I say it as I've matured, so have they. A lot of people have the wrong idea about the genre and there is quite a bit of variation in the whole genre. I won't bore anybody with it unless they want to know but there are some real gems of bands in the genre who do offer something different and I value their work and the connection they have to their fans. Sure, I do have one or two bands who I love to listen to who are very heavy, but they have a bit more substance to them than a lot of the rubbish I used to listen to. Plus it does make good music to have on standby when I need to clear stragglers from a party!
Besides metal well I can't deny that I do listen to classical music - I grew up with it thanks to my Mum and I'd love to go and see an opera at least once in my lifetime and we do like blues and jazz so I often pick up on things that I find her listening to when I go visit. I like more rockier music, I'm not a huge pop or dance fan but if I like a song then the genre doesn't matter. I can't see the sense in limiting myself like I used to when I was in my uni days, but I reckon younger me would have actually respected the older me had we met.
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In reply to Alyson:
6 music - 50/50 mix of old and new, don't expect to like everything, but it's very much the spiritual home of john peel.
6 music - 50/50 mix of old and new, don't expect to like everything, but it's very much the spiritual home of john peel.
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In reply to PamPam:
I'm utter toss on musical genres. I wouldn't know when rock becomes metal, just as I haven't a clue what defines house, funky house, tech house or garage. I like Metallica (listening to Whiskey in the Jar right now actually), Linkin Park, and Nightwish, and will always have a place in my heart for Extreme!
One of my colleagues was a front man for a rock band in the 80s-90s. I keep waiting for him to make a comeback so I can name drop him continually
I'm utter toss on musical genres. I wouldn't know when rock becomes metal, just as I haven't a clue what defines house, funky house, tech house or garage. I like Metallica (listening to Whiskey in the Jar right now actually), Linkin Park, and Nightwish, and will always have a place in my heart for Extreme!
One of my colleagues was a front man for a rock band in the 80s-90s. I keep waiting for him to make a comeback so I can name drop him continually
In reply to Alyson:
Oh yeah I don't really know these days either, bigger things to care about. Uni me would have jumped up and down about it though and been very clear about what was "metal" to her but then that's what eventually annoyed me about that genre; I do not look like your average metal fan but it seems that how you look still seems to matter a great deal to some of the fans and that some of them still think to be a "true" fan you must look a certain way, think a certain way, do certain things etc. It annoys me especially when I go to a concert and some little oik with bum-fluff on their chin tells me I shouldn't be there and I've been into the music for a good portion of their life on this Earth! I could go on about "metal fans." I can't deny it has had it's influence in my dress in some regards but it's not the be all and end all. I've just made aspects of it my own. One of these days I'll go to a metal show dressed all in bright colours just to wind some of those fans up!
Oh yeah I don't really know these days either, bigger things to care about. Uni me would have jumped up and down about it though and been very clear about what was "metal" to her but then that's what eventually annoyed me about that genre; I do not look like your average metal fan but it seems that how you look still seems to matter a great deal to some of the fans and that some of them still think to be a "true" fan you must look a certain way, think a certain way, do certain things etc. It annoys me especially when I go to a concert and some little oik with bum-fluff on their chin tells me I shouldn't be there and I've been into the music for a good portion of their life on this Earth! I could go on about "metal fans." I can't deny it has had it's influence in my dress in some regards but it's not the be all and end all. I've just made aspects of it my own. One of these days I'll go to a metal show dressed all in bright colours just to wind some of those fans up!
In reply to PamPam:
Has that really happened, someone said something like, 'go home, you're just not metal enough'?
Has that really happened, someone said something like, 'go home, you're just not metal enough'?
In reply to John Simpson:
Pretty much. There was also the death metal show where I happened to be in the front row at the headliner band and some annoying "man" tried to physically bully me out of my place. I don't usually advocate violence or physical ways to resolve matters but in this case I made an exception after I told the tw*t to stop trying to batter me nicely and gave him a sharp elbow in the flabby stomach. Such people are the exception rather than the rule, and I try not to let that put me off, most shows I go to are pretty friendly, the bands I have met have always been great, kind of surreal meeting the frontman of Behemoth years ago as he turned out to be a lovely guy without the stage persona, but I just don't get why some people have the attitude.
Pretty much. There was also the death metal show where I happened to be in the front row at the headliner band and some annoying "man" tried to physically bully me out of my place. I don't usually advocate violence or physical ways to resolve matters but in this case I made an exception after I told the tw*t to stop trying to batter me nicely and gave him a sharp elbow in the flabby stomach. Such people are the exception rather than the rule, and I try not to let that put me off, most shows I go to are pretty friendly, the bands I have met have always been great, kind of surreal meeting the frontman of Behemoth years ago as he turned out to be a lovely guy without the stage persona, but I just don't get why some people have the attitude.
In reply to PamPam:
Maybe they were dropped on thier heads when they were babies so they're a bit special On a completely unrelated tangent. Today I saw the car reg X666 HEX on a black 4 x 4, and I did the double take and looked at the driver, and she looked like a Witch, a very attractive one at that. Very metal!
> Pretty much. There was also the death metal show where I happened to be in the front row at the headliner band and some annoying "man" tried to physically bully me out of my place. I don't usually advocate violence or physical ways to resolve matters but in this case I made an exception after I told the tw*t to stop trying to batter me nicely and gave him a sharp elbow in the flabby stomach. Such people are the exception rather than the rule, and I try not to let that put me off, most shows I go to are pretty friendly, the bands I have met have always been great, kind of surreal meeting the frontman of Behemoth years ago as he turned out to be a lovely guy without the stage persona, but I just don't get why some people have the attitude.
Maybe they were dropped on thier heads when they were babies so they're a bit special On a completely unrelated tangent. Today I saw the car reg X666 HEX on a black 4 x 4, and I did the double take and looked at the driver, and she looked like a Witch, a very attractive one at that. Very metal!
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In reply to Alyson: You could do worse than trying out Radio Paradise, sounds to be a reasonable fit from your suggestions.
http://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2.php?#name=Playlist
Always interesting and a great place to remember tracks forgotten for years and new music.
b
http://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2.php?#name=Playlist
Always interesting and a great place to remember tracks forgotten for years and new music.
b
In reply to Alyson: I'm not you. Never was.
But now that I've got the bleeding obvious out of the way, you might like Ghostpoet. The last album was something of a grower.
On a very different musical path, I've found myself listening to A Winged Victory For The Sullen a fair bit over the summer.
T.
But now that I've got the bleeding obvious out of the way, you might like Ghostpoet. The last album was something of a grower.
On a very different musical path, I've found myself listening to A Winged Victory For The Sullen a fair bit over the summer.
T.
In reply to Alyson:
Yourcodenameis:milo were great, but have broken up now though, other bands that made my ears prick up in the last decade or so are Ladytron, and Future Of The Left (ex McCluskey)
youtube.com/watch?v=sCecMdknpTg&
Yourcodenameis:milo were great, but have broken up now though, other bands that made my ears prick up in the last decade or so are Ladytron, and Future Of The Left (ex McCluskey)
youtube.com/watch?v=sCecMdknpTg&
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In reply to Alyson:
I'd shoot myself in the face if I still had to listen to that lot. There's a least twenty years of incredible music that passed you by. Pay for a music streaming service and listen to their suggestions based on whatever it was you were listening to in 1992. I think Apple Music is better curated in this regard than Spotify, its just to big a question with a list of what I'm listening to today. Sorry if it sounds like I'm a music snob. I am.
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I'd shoot myself in the face if I still had to listen to that lot. There's a least twenty years of incredible music that passed you by. Pay for a music streaming service and listen to their suggestions based on whatever it was you were listening to in 1992. I think Apple Music is better curated in this regard than Spotify, its just to big a question with a list of what I'm listening to today. Sorry if it sounds like I'm a music snob. I am.
D
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