[pointon]

Often done to death I know, but what the hell - what albums are you most listening to recently? I seem to have turned back the clock some:

Tool - Lateralus
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Monster Magnet - Powertrip
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
White Zombie - Astro Creep: 2000

All older/oldish stuff; seems I'm turning into the bearded 50 year old biker who sits in the corner of my local.

Music - well, the heavy metal scene anyway - is a bit boring for me at the moment. I'm sick of all this nu-metal pants, and I'm getting a bit starved for new bands... but at least this has given me the chance to recollect my older stuff, which got nicked over a year ago.

Anyone else having this problem?

BTW any suggestions for bands - no nu-metal or dad-rock - gratefully accepted...

Well i have no amp at the mo. But i like the sound of a 'hundred reasons' 'idle wild', and haven. good bands making real music. I also like the doves. I know you like your metal, my mate just wont entertain anything else. But try and lend or listen to some of the above bands tracks, and see what you think.

[pointon]

Hundred Reasons I like well enough. Met them when they stayed at a mate's house once about a month before they hit big time, although I still say they sound a lot like a poor man's At The Drive-in. Idlewild I do like a lot. Haven I saw live a while ago and really couldn't say I like them all that much.

Have you ever heard any of early talking heads stuff? give joy division a listen to, deep and dark stuff. Be carful on that bike mate.


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[museumsteve]

Pointon..I've just this minute got back from Hundred Reasons new Album signing in Camberley at Rock Box. Great atmosphere and the album is excellent and I also get a mention in the "thanks to" in the inlay..
I'm not biased but Colin Doran (lead singer) did spend all afternoon playing games on my Xbox, we then watched the Special Ed Tron and had a nice Sunday roast..
Had to get that in..just nice to see someone else who knows the guys..
Albums out today (Monday) "Ideas above our Station"..
Sorry for butting in on this thread..

Nice bit of name dropping there mate Get us a CD

[museumsteve]

show support mate..go buy the album. If you get it send it to me and I'll get it signed for ya..Best offer I can make..

..name dropping.. Colin used to work for me at Nextgen mate, infact sometimes I used to take him to band practice on a Sunday afternoon..:D how times change, fortunately neiother Colin nor the other guys have, they are just having a great time..

[tomson]

Pointon - noticed you mentioned At the Drive-in; have you heard anything from their new band Sparta?

I'll have to get an amp before i get the album

[Ian J]

Originally posted by pointon
Often done to death I know, but what the hell - what albums are you most listening to recently? I seem to have turned back the clock some:

But not far enough.

I went to see The Moody Blues last weekend. Ask your dad as he may remember them

[gwbailey]

Well for me there's only one band worth listening to at the mo and that's,

"ANYONE"

If you're sick of nu-metal bands check them out, they're a breath of fresh air...

Aslo awaiting the new Queens of The Stone Age CD!

[pointon]

Sparta: Nope. Don't really like At The Drive-in that much, or any of this post-hardcore cobblers since locallers Spy Versus Spy went to the dogs. Not unless you count The Dillinger Escape Plan as post-hardcore, which I suppose you could.

Moody Blues: My mum has one or two CD's.

Anyone: Got their album in December, listened the pants off it. Bloody genius. Might have to slap it on again...

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Prong : Cleansing
Slayer : Undisputed Attitude
Dark UFO
DollsHead : Frozen Charlotte
THC : Adagio
Chrystal Method
Enlightened Fool

BT - Movement in still life.
BT - Rare & Remixed.
Paul Oakenfold - Travelling.
U2 - The Joshua Tree (dug this one out for a listen).
Slinky - Cant remember the name, Phase 3 or something!

Prong 'Cleansing'... that album is so well produced, sounds awesome though a good system. Tommy Victor is one underrated songwriter, they make nu-metal bands sound like N*Sync.

Ever heard 'Beg To Differ'? Ted Parson's drum sound on that is so huge I actually laugh every time I hear it.

I got the 'Anyone' album sent to me, it's pretty good but I'll stick with Jane's Addiction I think

Check out the AFI album 'The Art of Drowning' you might like that if you're into a Jane's Addiction but harder sound, kind of like The Misfits meets Jane's meets Agnostic Front.

Other than that, currently listening to 'Frantic: The Future Sound of Hard Dance' and Agnelli & Nelson's 'Hudson Street'.

Oh, and, of course, S Club Juniors... who DOESN'T love those guys?

[Bonesy]

pointon, heard the first white zombie album? absolute class.

[pointon]

White Zombie are total class, as is Rob Zombie's solo stuff.

Prong: Heard, but never really stopped to listen. Maybe I should...

White Zombie supporting Danzig at the London Town & Country club, 09/10/92... now THAT was a night to remember!

Unfortunately I just realised that's getting on for 10 years ago... jeez.

If you can possibly get hold of Prong's 'Cleansing', I would definitely recommend it. The worst that could happen is you'd like it a lot. More likely is that you'll end up buying all their other stuff!

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Cleansing is superb. When I was at Uni there were all the nu metal lot who were oblivious and would put Kobain on the bar juke box to be hip with the nastie - yeah, sweetie, take a pill. A big far coughing pill!! Even had arguments that Metallica's Black album wasn't from this new band! I HATED students.
Prong had some techno reworking of their singles also. I was well peeved when they split.
I use to listen to Accept a lot I recall. German metal'ers. Great times, reminds me of Knebworth...

[JohnG]

I'm currently listening to old stuff:-
Half Man Half Biscuit
The Wedding present

[pointon]

Found some new stuff! Yay!

Phil Anselmo's new project (a fully fledged super group), Superjoint Ritual's album is out, 'Use Once & Destroy'. From what I've heard it's heavier than a heavy thing. Nice. Killswitch Engage sound like they're worth checking out too.

Sadly, a new Korn album has made an appearance. This means a much larger presence of nu-metal sheep will be around.

that list sounds like when they take the mick out of jo whiley on rock profiles

[stevegreen]

The Beta Band - Hot Rocks
The Beta Band - The Three EP's

Basically, The Beta Band!

Went to see Acid Mothers Temple at The Custard Factory in Brum a few weeks back...........absolutely insane Japanese 'noise core'

Originally posted by stevegreen
The Beta Band - Hot Rocks
The Beta Band - The Three EP's

Basically, The Beta Band!

Went to see Acid Mothers Temple at The Custard Factory in Brum a few weeks back...........absolutely insane Japanese 'noise core'

If it was Japanese hardore i'd buy it Up the splitter

[stevegreen]

Wierdest concert i've ever been to.......totally mad and i was just laughing most of the time in disbelief!!!

Bought a CD off the lead singer/shouter/mad b*****d too!

hmmmm blue, if you come back.

I like AC/DC. Do yourself a favour. Get High Voltage.

[Rambo John J]

I have to grapple with my lady for control of the CD player - she's a bit of a nu-metal/rap fiend, while I prefer my tunes to have more of an electronic leaning. Recently though I've turned back the clocks by listening to some old stuff I liked when I was younger...

Prong - Force Fed (their cover of Third From The Sun is excellent)
Death - Spiritual Healing
Pitchshifter - Industrial
Pitchshifter - Submit
Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
Godflesh - Streetcleaner

plus my usual hatful of ambient/industrial/experimental electronic stuff that no one's ever heard of by the likes of

Iron Halo Device, Stone Glass Steel, Kerovnian, Karjalan Sissit, Thomas Kohner, Experimental Audio Research, Sephiroth, Jessica Bailiff, Robert Rich, Lustmord, Steve Roach, Locust, Megaptera, Negru Voda, A Murder Of Angels, Allio Die etc etc.

I heard that new Korn album the other day and I couldn't help thinking it was terrible. They seem to have started taking themselves all seriously, like Metallica circa The Black Album.

[Juzminator]

Currently got these in the in-car CD-changer:

AC/DC - Back in Black
Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - And Justice For All
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica (hmmm - anyone spot a trend here?) - Black Album
The Cult - Sonic Temple
The Doors - The Doors
Live - sorry - forgotten the album name.

Probably re-jig the playlist in the car soon....incidentally have most of the songs off all these albums (plus a few more) ripped to the ol' Xbox's hard-drive for some seriously aggresive Project Gotham Racing races.

[skimber]

Juzminator: Metal Jewelry, Throwing Copper, Secret Samhadi or The Distance To Here?

pointon: have you heard much of Down's stuff? phil anselmos side project with pepper keenan from C.O.C.

Rambo John J: Agree with you about the new korn album... just seems kind of flat compared to previous albums

My current listening habits are ranging between a few different styles:

Tool - Lateralus, Aenima, Undertow, Opiate and Salival
Down - Down 2
Alice In Chains - Dirt
Jerry Cantrell - Degredation Trip - the closest we will ever get to a new Alice in Chains album (RIP Layne Staley)
Days Of The New - 1, 2 and 3
Depeche Mode - Ultra
Levellers - Levellers
Eric Sardinas - Incredible blues guitarist
Portishead - NYC Live
Kyuss - ...And the circus leaves town
Black Label Soceity - Sonic Brew