Ray Lamontage - Ourosboros Jim James - eternally even fleet Foxes - crack up Band of Horses - Mirage Rock Arcade Fire - Suburbs Black Pumas - Black Pumas My Morning Jacket - Circuital Spoon - They Want My Soul Beck - Hyperspace Drive By Truckers - American Band My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall Arcade Fire - Reflecktor Beck - Colors the War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
Ray Lamontage - Ourosboros Jim James - eternally even fleet Foxes - crack up Band of Horses - Mirage Rock Arcade Fire - Suburbs Black Pumas - Black Pumas My Morning Jacket - Circuital Spoon - They Want My Soul Beck - Hyperspace Drive By Truckers - American Band My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall Arcade Fire - Reflecktor
YTCracker - Introducing Neals - probably my favorite album of the decade, the rest are in no particular order Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes Pearl Jam - Constitution Hall 9/19/98 Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt Metric - Art of Doubt Ghost - Meliora Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania Jenny Lewis - Voyager Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events/Add Violence/Bad Witch Battles - Gloss Drop Rush - Clockwork Angels Lady Gaga - Born This Way Lady Gaga - Joanne Meg Myers - Sorry Billy Strings - Home Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Billlie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob The Chats - Get This In Ya Illy - The Chase 360 - Falling & Flying
Obviously this is mostly shit I listen to and I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff...
An American digging Aussie hip hop, would never have thought.
The only hip hop I listen to these days. I just caught the Hoods on tour here last month. Those dudes sell out Rod Laver and I got to see them in a 600 capacity club!
Awesome. I just thought an American would dislike the Aussie accents in hip hop. I don't listen to them, I know only a few songs and like them. Just haven't really gotten the motivation to listen to any Aussie hip hop. I'm more of a rock guy. At least it's not all gangsta bling bling right?
Exactly. It's why I can't listen to American hip-hop anymore. Nothing but poppin bottles, flaunting cash, fur coats, exotic cars, and naked chicks. Not that there's anything wrong with naked chicks, but when they're just there to be eye candy it doesn't add any substance to the music. The Aussies are closer to what hip hop was in the 80's here. Rapping about personal issues, struggles, family life, where they grew up, or just having good times. There's actual content in the lyrics, not just bragging about how rich you are.
You should listen to Kendrick Lamar, J-Cole, Mack Miller, and a few of the other artists from the 08/09 breakout. They are what you are looking for.
Modern guys like Kodak Black and Meek are in the same category.
I tried Kendrick Lamar. Sounds like all the other crap to me.
YTCracker - Introducing Neals - probably my favorite album of the decade, the rest are in no particular order Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes Pearl Jam - Constitution Hall 9/19/98 Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt Metric - Art of Doubt Ghost - Meliora Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania Jenny Lewis - Voyager Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events/Add Violence/Bad Witch Battles - Gloss Drop Rush - Clockwork Angels Lady Gaga - Born This Way Lady Gaga - Joanne Meg Myers - Sorry Billy Strings - Home Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Billlie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob The Chats - Get This In Ya Illy - The Chase 360 - Falling & Flying
Obviously this is mostly shit I listen to and I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff...
An American digging Aussie hip hop, would never have thought.
The only hip hop I listen to these days. I just caught the Hoods on tour here last month. Those dudes sell out Rod Laver and I got to see them in a 600 capacity club!
Awesome. I just thought an American would dislike the Aussie accents in hip hop. I don't listen to them, I know only a few songs and like them. Just haven't really gotten the motivation to listen to any Aussie hip hop. I'm more of a rock guy. At least it's not all gangsta bling bling right?
Exactly. It's why I can't listen to American hip-hop anymore. Nothing but poppin bottles, flaunting cash, fur coats, exotic cars, and naked chicks. Not that there's anything wrong with naked chicks, but when they're just there to be eye candy it doesn't add any substance to the music. The Aussies are closer to what hip hop was in the 80's here. Rapping about personal issues, struggles, family life, where they grew up, or just having good times. There's actual content in the lyrics, not just bragging about how rich you are.
You should listen to Kendrick Lamar, J-Cole, Mack Miller, and a few of the other artists from the 08/09 breakout. They are what you are looking for.
Modern guys like Kodak Black and Meek are in the same category.
I tried Kendrick Lamar. Sounds like all the other crap to me.
You mean the beats or the lyrics?
Either way, if Kendrick doesn't sway you then I've got nothing for you...
YTCracker - Introducing Neals - probably my favorite album of the decade, the rest are in no particular order Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes Pearl Jam - Constitution Hall 9/19/98 Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt Metric - Art of Doubt Ghost - Meliora Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania Jenny Lewis - Voyager Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events/Add Violence/Bad Witch Battles - Gloss Drop Rush - Clockwork Angels Lady Gaga - Born This Way Lady Gaga - Joanne Meg Myers - Sorry Billy Strings - Home Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Billlie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob The Chats - Get This In Ya Illy - The Chase 360 - Falling & Flying
Obviously this is mostly shit I listen to and I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff...
An American digging Aussie hip hop, would never have thought.
The only hip hop I listen to these days. I just caught the Hoods on tour here last month. Those dudes sell out Rod Laver and I got to see them in a 600 capacity club!
Awesome. I just thought an American would dislike the Aussie accents in hip hop. I don't listen to them, I know only a few songs and like them. Just haven't really gotten the motivation to listen to any Aussie hip hop. I'm more of a rock guy. At least it's not all gangsta bling bling right?
Exactly. It's why I can't listen to American hip-hop anymore. Nothing but poppin bottles, flaunting cash, fur coats, exotic cars, and naked chicks. Not that there's anything wrong with naked chicks, but when they're just there to be eye candy it doesn't add any substance to the music. The Aussies are closer to what hip hop was in the 80's here. Rapping about personal issues, struggles, family life, where they grew up, or just having good times. There's actual content in the lyrics, not just bragging about how rich you are.
You should listen to Kendrick Lamar, J-Cole, Mack Miller, and a few of the other artists from the 08/09 breakout. They are what you are looking for.
Modern guys like Kodak Black and Meek are in the same category.
I tried Kendrick Lamar. Sounds like all the other crap to me.
You mean the beats or the lyrics?
Either way, if Kendrick doesn't sway you then I've got nothing for you...
YTCracker - Introducing Neals - probably my favorite album of the decade, the rest are in no particular order Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes Pearl Jam - Constitution Hall 9/19/98 Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt Metric - Art of Doubt Ghost - Meliora Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania Jenny Lewis - Voyager Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events/Add Violence/Bad Witch Battles - Gloss Drop Rush - Clockwork Angels Lady Gaga - Born This Way Lady Gaga - Joanne Meg Myers - Sorry Billy Strings - Home Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Billlie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob The Chats - Get This In Ya Illy - The Chase 360 - Falling & Flying
Obviously this is mostly shit I listen to and I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff...
An American digging Aussie hip hop, would never have thought.
The only hip hop I listen to these days. I just caught the Hoods on tour here last month. Those dudes sell out Rod Laver and I got to see them in a 600 capacity club!
Awesome. I just thought an American would dislike the Aussie accents in hip hop. I don't listen to them, I know only a few songs and like them. Just haven't really gotten the motivation to listen to any Aussie hip hop. I'm more of a rock guy. At least it's not all gangsta bling bling right?
Exactly. It's why I can't listen to American hip-hop anymore. Nothing but poppin bottles, flaunting cash, fur coats, exotic cars, and naked chicks. Not that there's anything wrong with naked chicks, but when they're just there to be eye candy it doesn't add any substance to the music. The Aussies are closer to what hip hop was in the 80's here. Rapping about personal issues, struggles, family life, where they grew up, or just having good times. There's actual content in the lyrics, not just bragging about how rich you are.
You should listen to Kendrick Lamar, J-Cole, Mack Miller, and a few of the other artists from the 08/09 breakout. They are what you are looking for.
Modern guys like Kodak Black and Meek are in the same category.
I tried Kendrick Lamar. Sounds like all the other crap to me.
You mean the beats or the lyrics?
Either way, if Kendrick doesn't sway you then I've got nothing for you...
I don't like the music itself.
That's fair. The old days of sampling in hip hop are dead. You can thank everyone that sued for rights and stuff for a 2 second beat for that one.
It's funny because now no one gets to revisit older soul music like it should because of it...
I can’t do Kendrick either. I don’t know if that’s an affect on his voice or his voice but it drives me crazy. For today’s rap give me Run the Jewels or Tech 9. Or I’ll just stay old school with some Ice Cube and 90’s gangsta rap.
I can’t do Kendrick either. I don’t know if that’s an affect on his voice or his voice but it drives me crazy. For today’s rap give me Run the Jewels or Tech 9. Or I’ll just stay old school with some Ice Cube and 90’s gangsta rap.
Ice Cube, uhg...
RTJ is good and you know what you're getting when you get that album. That's about as close to 90's as you'll get.
I can’t do Kendrick either. I don’t know if that’s an affect on his voice or his voice but it drives me crazy. For today’s rap give me Run the Jewels or Tech 9. Or I’ll just stay old school with some Ice Cube and 90’s gangsta rap.
Run the Jewels are decent. I should check them out more.
I can’t do Kendrick either. I don’t know if that’s an affect on his voice or his voice but it drives me crazy. For today’s rap give me Run the Jewels or Tech 9. Or I’ll just stay old school with some Ice Cube and 90’s gangsta rap.
Ice Cube, uhg...
RTJ is good and you know what you're getting when you get that album. That's about as close to 90's as you'll get.
I love Ice Cube’s Death Certificate and Predator is my favorite. Lethal Injection rules too. Bob Gun! Amazing.
But the best rap album of all time is DJ Quik- Safe and Sound IMO. the beats, the flow everything is perfect. But the 90’s Bay Area stuff and the hardcore gangsta rap and Biggie and Pac, Wu tang, Snoop, Lil Kim. Not to forget Scarface, Spice 1, The Chronic, Doggystyle. Nothing comes close to that area. Some are great after it, Eminem, Tech 9, RTJ but 90’s R.A.P. is the GOAT era.
I love and hate how much music there is in this world. I always feel like I am forgetting and/or missing out on artists!
Pearl Jam - LB Rare Creatures - Rare Creatures (the fucking best) Young the Giant - Home of the Strange The Growlers - Hung at Heart The Growlers - Chinese Fountain The Growlers - City Club Highly Suspect - Mister Asylum (a masterpiece) Thrice - To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere (another masterpiece) Seether - Poision the Parish Badflower - OK, I’m Sick Stop Light Observations - TOOGOODOO Cage the Elephant - Social Cues Foals - Everything Not Saved Will be Lost Part 1&2 Royal Blood - Royal Blood Royal Blood - How Did we get so Dark Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger (seeing it live is what really sparked the love) Rainbow Kitten Surprise - RKS (hidden gem) AWOLNATION - Here Come the Runts Shinedown - Amaryllis Shinedown - Threat to Survival (their best album, just happens to also fall in this decade) Shinedown - Attention Attention The Revivalists - Men Amongst Mountains Toadies - The Lower Side of Uptown Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go Three Days Grace - Outsider (still not the same without Adam, but a great album) Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface
On another note, a lot more great stuff in the second half of the decade if I say so myself.
Pittsburgh 2013 Cincinnati 2014 Greenville 2016 (Raleigh 2016) Columbia 2016
Can someone please break the code for me on Billie Eilish. She was a good guest on Howard Stern. But I have tried to get into her music and I just don’t see the hype. She always seems to be singing without putting in any effort. Like she never belts anything out. It’s more like a mumble whisper type singing. It’s sorta catchy but nothing like a Taylor Swift song. I just don’t get it but I wish her nothing but success.
Can someone please break the code for me on Billie Eilish. She was a good guest on Howard Stern. But I have tried to get into her music and I just don’t see the hype. She always seems to be singing without putting in any effort. Like she never belts anything out. It’s more like a mumble whisper type singing. It’s sorta catchy but nothing like a Taylor Swift song. I just don’t get it but I wish her nothing but success.
I didn’t refuse to listen to the full album at first, but I definitely wasn’t rushing to listen to the whole thing after hearing Bad Guy all the time. I am so glad I got around to it though. It’s very unique and calming. The songs Wish you Were Gay, When the Partys Over and I love you are some seriously great tunes. It all just kind of clicked for me
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Can someone please break the code for me on Billie Eilish. She was a good guest on Howard Stern. But I have tried to get into her music and I just don’t see the hype. She always seems to be singing without putting in any effort. Like she never belts anything out. It’s more like a mumble whisper type singing. It’s sorta catchy but nothing like a Taylor Swift song. I just don’t get it but I wish her nothing but success.
I hear ya!! My kids love her and by default I have heard all of her music and I cannot get into it. I like lots of current music, but for me it just does not click. It all sounds like she's trying to hard to be different/alterantive and because of that, just sounds like it's being put on.
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
*BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
*QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
*Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
Can someone please break the code for me on Billie Eilish. She was a good guest on Howard Stern. But I have tried to get into her music and I just don’t see the hype. She always seems to be singing without putting in any effort. Like she never belts anything out. It’s more like a mumble whisper type singing. It’s sorta catchy but nothing like a Taylor Swift song. I just don’t get it but I wish her nothing but success.
My thoughts exactly
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I love and hate how much music there is in this world. I always feel like I am forgetting and/or missing out on artists!
Pearl Jam - LB Rare Creatures - Rare Creatures (the fucking best) Young the Giant - Home of the Strange The Growlers - Hung at Heart The Growlers - Chinese Fountain The Growlers - City Club Highly Suspect - Mister Asylum (a masterpiece) Thrice - To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere (another masterpiece) Seether - Poision the Parish Badflower - OK, I’m Sick Stop Light Observations - TOOGOODOO Cage the Elephant - Social Cues Foals - Everything Not Saved Will be Lost Part 1&2 Royal Blood - Royal Blood Royal Blood - How Did we get so Dark Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger (seeing it live is what really sparked the love) Rainbow Kitten Surprise - RKS (hidden gem) AWOLNATION - Here Come the Runts Shinedown - Amaryllis Shinedown - Threat to Survival (their best album, just happens to also fall in this decade) Shinedown - Attention Attention The Revivalists - Men Amongst Mountains Toadies - The Lower Side of Uptown Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go Three Days Grace - Outsider (still not the same without Adam, but a great album) Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface
On another note, a lot more great stuff in the second half of the decade if I say so myself.
I don't know how people have the time, patience, and money to listen to so many albums.
Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
Really? A streaming service is $10 a month and you get all the music in the world.
One of the coolest stats from the year in review thing from Spotify was seeing I discovered over 100 new artists this year.
No doubt - Spotify is one of the best things that ever happened to me, music-wise, lol. I don't know how I'd live without it now. It told me that in 2019 I discovered 451 artists!! That number shocked me a bit, but really makes me glad, and grateful for Spotify.
My artist of the decade was The Tragically Hip, which also pleased me, and I do consider Man Machine Poem to be one of my albums of the decade. Also Like Clockwork and Villains, and Egypt Station by McCartney, Joseph Arthur's The Ballad of Boogie Christ and Redemption City, and I think I'll throw both RNDM albums in there while I'm at it- I love RNDM. Andra Day's Cheers to the Fall is great, that Black Pumas album is too, Jack White had a couple great ones, Gary Clarke Jr's latest, The War On Drugs had two beauties, Ryan Adam's 1989 is fantastic (even though it's a cover), Beck's Morning Phase ........... (no PJ in there though. They didn't even come close, sadly, and I admit I am surprised so many have LB in their lists here).
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Or did he?
The proper response here is "ok Boomer"
Jim James - eternally even
fleet Foxes - crack up
Band of Horses - Mirage Rock
Arcade Fire - Suburbs
Black Pumas - Black Pumas
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
Spoon - They Want My Soul
Beck - Hyperspace
Drive By Truckers - American Band
My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
Arcade Fire - Reflecktor
Beck - Colors
the War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
Either way, if Kendrick doesn't sway you then I've got nothing for you...
It's funny because now no one gets to revisit older soul music like it should because of it...
RTJ is good and you know what you're getting when you get that album. That's about as close to 90's as you'll get.
Pearl Jam - LB
Rare Creatures - Rare Creatures (the fucking best)
Young the Giant - Home of the Strange
The Growlers - Hung at Heart
The Growlers - Chinese Fountain
The Growlers - City Club
Highly Suspect - Mister Asylum (a masterpiece)
Thrice - To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere (another masterpiece)
Seether - Poision the Parish
Badflower - OK, I’m Sick
Stop Light Observations - TOOGOODOO
Cage the Elephant - Social Cues
Foals - Everything Not Saved Will be Lost Part 1&2
Royal Blood - Royal Blood
Royal Blood - How Did we get so Dark
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger (seeing it live is what really sparked the love)
Rainbow Kitten Surprise - RKS (hidden gem)
AWOLNATION - Here Come the Runts
Shinedown - Amaryllis
Shinedown - Threat to Survival (their best album, just happens to also fall in this decade)
Shinedown - Attention Attention
The Revivalists - Men Amongst Mountains
Toadies - The Lower Side of Uptown
Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go
Three Days Grace - Outsider (still not the same without Adam, but a great album)
Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface
On another note, a lot more great stuff in the second half of the decade if I say so myself.
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*BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
*BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
*QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
*Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
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