My #1 CD of 2010...

[The Invisible Guest]

It's not really my thing overall, but I must say that if I was feeling a bit kooky I might just play something like this.



Britt

 

[General Zod]

Glad so many people checked it out. And to a lot of people's points, it definitely draws influence from places other than what is typical for the music we usually discuss here.

 

[General Zod]

You should get familiar...they are worth the listen:

I like where their heads are at musically, but his voice is something of a deal breaker for me. With certain genres of music, I just really need to feel the vocals. That's definitely true of Rock.

 

[General Zod]

Like it. "The Doors" reborn in the 21st century.

Another great track. The whole disc is just flat out stellar.

 

[modernwizardry]

I like it. It's like an even more space-y version of Queens of the Stone Age.

 

[TribunalRecords]

KYUSS!!!

 

[J-Dubya 777]

Musically pretty cool, but the vox really annoy me, like, more than they should....it's weird....LOL

 

[jem777az]

Not feeling it. I don't care for the vocals or the melodies. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

[SeaStorm]

Not at all to my tastes, but I did give all three songs a complete listen.

However, I did learn that the name Kyuss originates from D&D, so maybe this thread does come all the way back around to power metal after all

 

[SharkBlack]

Sounds pretty cool to me...

 

[The Fiddler]

I love the psychedelic vibe. Reminds me of some of the more trippy stuff from the Doors like, "The End." And in this track (Somewhere Some Woman), you even get a Sabbath, "War Pigs" vibe.

Tunes would be great for road trips. I'll likely get the, "Gods & Goddesses" disc for some long drives I have planned this summer.

 

[General Zod]

This is actually the single, if there is such a thing from such a thing from a disc like this. As I said, if you like one song, you'll like them all. In my opinion, it's a 10/10 CD, and may be headed towards "desert island" status.

 

[Dragongrrrl]

Thanks for sharing! I really dig this stuff. He's got a great groove going on, and I definitely get the Lenny Kravitz vibe (which is fine with me). Gonna have to get this one for sure!

 

[Cheiron]

Sounds like new Pain of Salvation. You should check it out!

 

[J-Dubya 777]

Sounds like new Pain of Salvation. You should check it out!

Neveragain!

 

[BenMech]

I think my album of the year may have changed again to something non-metal, and therefore COMPLETELY PSYCHOTICALLY PERFECT for this forum -
Janelle Monae's "The ArchAndroid" (Metropolis Suites II and III of IV)
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You may have seen her tip on the tightrope on Dave Letterman not long ago. Strange hairstyle, but it's like the reincarnation of James Brown.

Btw, I used to care about Brant Bjork, before he joined Fu Manchu and Nebula and all those subpar Kyuss clones. Scott Reeder's album was the best project from the Kyuss meltdown it seems.

 

[Met-Al]

I tried, Zod. I really did. I'm not just a fan of metal, but though this is more interesting than any other hipster album I've heard, it's still a hipster album. Just the fact that you said it would be great music to throw on at a barbecue says to me that it's not what one would deem the greatest album of a given year. If you're throwing on some music at a barbecue, you're not playing it to blow people's minds. You're playing it as background music. In my opinion, an album that makes a "best of the year" list is an album that demands your attention. That said, at least you're not picking Nevermore!


Stay metal. Never rust.
Albert

 

[General Zod]

I tried, Zod. I really did. I'm not just a fan of metal...

No worries. Thanks for spinning it.

... though this is more interesting than any other hipster album I've heard, it's still a hipster album.

I can't say I've ever really understood what "hipster" means, in a musical context. I assume it's what people who want to appear hip would listen to? Which begs the question, what music doesn't therefore qualify as hipster? Is only music that would define you as unhip/uninteresting/undesirable not be hipster music?

Just the fact that you said it would be great music to throw on at a barbecue says to me that it's not what one would deem the greatest album of a given year. If you're throwing on some music at a barbecue, you're not playing it to blow people's minds.

For me, great music need not blow people's minds with a "wow" factor. Sometimes great music is simply an infectious groove, a great atmosphere, etc. And if at that BBQ, everyone seems to find themselves falling into the vibe and the groove of the disc, that's great music.

You're playing it as background music. In my opinion, an album that makes a "best of the year" list is an album that demands your attention.

For me, the album that makes #1 is the album that begs to be played more than any other disc... and these grooves beg to be played over and over again.

That said, at least you're not picking Nevermore!

They'll likely be second.

 

[BenMech]

Met-Al is dead solid wrong, flat out about that hipster tag he's incorrectly applying.

Brant Bjork began his career with a valid, if underappreciated at the time, metal band given kudos from the true community (this would be [Sons of] Kyuss).
It was only years after that band disbanded (1996) when the fashionistas declared Kyuss [John Garcia, Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Brant Bjork, Alfredo Hernandez, Scott Reeder] and its side/post projects (QotSA [Josh and Nick and Brant], Mondo Generator [Nick], Fu Manchu [Brant])"hip", with the weird exceptions of vocalist John Garcia's many short-lived bands Slo-Burn, Unida, and Hermano.

FWIW, The Obsidian Conspiracy has a Contractual Obligation vibe to it.

 

[General Zod]

Met-Al is dead solid wrong, flat out about that hipster tag he's incorrectly applying.

To your point, when I hear Brant's music, I head a guy doing exactly what he wants to be doing. He's not trying to sell records, he's not trying to be something or someone he's not. Who chooses to listen to it is somewhat irrelevant in my eyes.

FWIW, The Obsidian Conspiracy has a Contractual Obligation vibe to it.

I think the change in direction is more about Peter's production, which is why there's a significant thread of commonality between this disc and Warrel's solo disc.

I actually don't buy the whole "contract" issue as ever being a driving factor. If contract was truly a driver, wouldn't you want to release a killer disc, that grew your record sales, and drew as much interest from other labels as possible, in hopes of creating a bidding war? Why would you want to intentionally release something lackluster, that might cause the industry to think to themselves, "they're done, why would we want them on our roster?"

In Fantasy Baseball, it's common to bid more on players entering the final year of their contract. The theory being, the player will be very motivated to have a career year, in the hopes of garnering a larger contract. I'm not sure why it would be any different with bands.