The PLASmatic Music Recomendations

[Sarge 2.0]

Yeah. That's what I'm afraid of. Honestly, I think they should continue as a three piece with Jerry on lead vocals. Or get another guitarist to Jerry doesn't have to pull double duty as much. Jerry's vocals are very similar to Layne's.

Yeah, getting a non original member to replace a voice as distinct as Layne's so long after the band has been gone just seems like bad news. I'll reserve full judgement until I hear some stuff, though.

 

[jaguarr]

Yeah, getting a non original member to replace a voice as distinct as Layne's so long after the band has been gone just seems like bad news. I'll reserve full judgement until I hear some stuff, though.

Me, too, even though I have my doubts. Staley's voice was just too distince and recognizable. He invented his own genre of singing, practically, that I hear so many guys trying to emulate today.

jag

 

[Sarge 2.0]

It's said that he felt he needed to silence it with hardcore substance abuse.

But that's the way life goes, I guess.

 

[Bat Brain]

I've just discovered Sparks and Broken Social Scene and I love them. Any recommendations of albums of their's that i should buy?

 

[Archangel]

Buy "You Forgot it in People" and "Broken Social Scene" by BSS.

 

[jaguarr]

I was jacked to discover, today, that Live has a new album coming out May 9th.

jag

 

[Mr Sparkle]

I've just discovered Sparks and Broken Social Scene and I love them. Any recommendations of albums of their's that i should buy?

bee hives, and the new "broken Social Scene" special edition with the "to be you and me" EP.

 

[sinewave]

Buy "You Forgot it in People" and "Broken Social Scene" by BSS.

i like bss, but their self-titled album didn't do much to me. it's like the try and pile too much into their songs.

 

[Archangel]

i like bss, but their self-titled album didn't do much to me. it's like the try and pile too much into their songs.

Hum, to each his own I guess.

By the by, everyone needs to listen to Emergency & I by the Dismemberment Plan.

One of the few flawless records i've heard.

 

[KingOfDreams]

Elliot Smith's album XO is fantastic.

 

[Edd Extraordinaire]

Minus The Bear
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[Archangel]

Minus The Bear
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*loves you*

 

[PLAS]

Me, too, even though I have my doubts. Staley's voice was just too distince and recognizable. He invented his own genre of singing, practically, that I hear so many guys trying to emulate today.

jag

they should cut the crap and just get Mike Patton to sing with them
I mean, Layne had a unique voice and that's what worked for AIC, they should get another unique voice if they want to keep up with the standards they'd set in their heyday

 

[jaguarr]

they should cut the crap and just get Mike Patton to sing with them
I mean, Layne had a unique voice and that's what worked for AIC, they should get another unique voice if they want to keep up with the standards they'd set in their heyday

If they were really interested in keeping up with the standards they set back when AIC was in full swing, they wouldn't be trying to rehash the same ground they've already covered once before, only with a different singer. Instead, they'd regroup the remaining members, bring in a different singer with a unique voice all his own (Patton's not a bad suggestion though he may be a little too esoteric even for them), and start creating a new legacy under a different band name.

I don't know. I haven't been all that impressed with many of the marriages between supergroups that I've seen lately. Audioslave leaves me kind of flat and lacks the passion that RATM and Soundgarden each had. Velvet Revolver also just seems to be missing something and I'd just as soon see STP get back together again, to be honest (Axl has ruined the G&R legacy beyond repair and I can't see any of those guys wanting anything to do with him ever again). Don't get me wrong, they're good bands, but they're also fairly unremarkable and lack that extra something special that made these people really stand out in their previous groups. I give them huge props for at least TRYING to move on past their previous successes and create something brand new, though. So many artists get stuck in one groove and try to ride it until they can't any longer, and I think that's kind of sad.

jag

 

[PLAS]

ACDC and Van Halen beat those odds in their time

 

[jaguarr]

ACDC and Van Halen beat those odds in their time

True, though AC/DC didn't really bring in a singer from another supergroup when Bon Scott passed away. Brian Johnson was a relative unknown at the time. And "Van Hagar" actually did some really great stuff, particularly those first couple of albums. 5150 is one of the best rock records ever, IMHO. But, man...all that happened quite awhile ago. The recent attempts at bringing members of "supergroups" together hasn't really fared as well.

jag

 

[sinewave]

Elliot Smith's album XO is fantastic.

yes, it is. if you haven't already you should check out "either/or", it's my favorite elliott smith album.

 

[Venom Drool]

It's said that he felt he needed to silence it with hardcore substance abuse.

But that's the way life goes, I guess.

whos that in your avatar?

 

[WallCrawl]

anybody caught Matisyahu last night on Conan?
it was intense

His Live At Stubbs album rocks.

 

[Slipknot]

Matisyahu is the man.

 

[Edd Extraordinaire]

Facing New York

 

[WallCrawl]

I'm sure this has been covered somewhere, but a search brought up nothing.

Artist called José Gonzáles, album called Veneer. Apparently it's from 2003, but it just became available (and got pretty big) where I get my mzk, so I never heard it until now.

Genre is "acoustic" on iTunes...basically just one of those singer/guitar player guys, yknow the type, they're all over the place. But it's so, so good.

I just recently heard his his cover of Knife's Heatbeats, which was fantastic.

If you're a fan of indie music, or just any music for that matter...

You HAVE to check out http://hype.non-standard.net/

It's the most amazing site ever, lists the songs that every single music blog posts in an easy list and you can find some of the best tunes, most are downloadable as well.

Pretty Sweet, thanks. I was trying out Pandora, but I didn't really like the recommendations it was giving me.

 

[kypade]

I just recently heard his his cover of Knife's Heatbeats, which was fantastic.

Pretty Sweet, thanks. I was trying out Pandora, but I didn't really like the recommendations it was giving me.

I said the first thing, I'm assuming MM said the second. Just FYI.

and yeah, that's a great song (assuming you meant Heartbeats, ). but they all are. I had no idea it was a cover though.

check out Lovestain (kinda mistitled it, but yknow.) and then go buy/dl the cd.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

he ( jose gonzales) did a cover of Joy Division's "lover will tear us apart" that pretty much blows most of the other covers done, out of the water. awesome, awesome stuff.

well, some recomendations.

some old school indie

versus: it's an awesome band, kind of post punkish at times, with good harmonies.

unwound: they started of as a noisy, fast side project, they're best album to some is "new plastic ideas" and In fact, i really liked the album, but since then, I have picked up a copy of "leaves turn inside you" and it's still them , but all gorwn up, more songcraft and thought. really good.

Mistery Jets: they're a bit under the "more of the same" category, it's like that "new rock" vibe you get from maximo park and the cribs, but with a little prog rock added for good measure.

His Name Is Alive: I haven't seen him mentioned in the thread, a dude doing some nice songs, at times electronic , at times poppy, hard to pin down but always enjoyable.

throwing muses: the first album featuring founding members of belly and the breeders, some good pop from the 90's, my favorite albums being "the real ramona" and "university"

three mile pilot: the other day i heard a pinback song had made it into the much coveted place for commercial projection " the o.c. soundtrack" but before they formed pinback, some of the members where in a couple of bands, "heavy vegetable" and "three mile pilot" the last being the better of the two. over all, it keeps some of the vocal harmonies that pinback has become famous for, but with a much more experimental musical background, and three mile pilot was not afraid to make the singer's voice sound "not as pretty"

 

[Bat Brain]

^^ I love José Gonzales' version of Love Will Tear Us Apart. Also Mystery Jets are amazing.

I haven't seen this band mentioned here before: My Latest Novel. They've been described as the 'Scottish Arcade Fire'. The lead singer sings with a thick scottish accent. You can find some of their songs here: http://hype.non-standard.net/search/My Latest Novel/1/