What's GREAT about music today?

[topher465]

So I created a thread [ http://www.absolutepunk.net/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=65470352 ] about what I thought was wrong with music today. Because I'm not a completely negative music fan, I've created a what's great about music today thread. Here are a couple of promising things that are happening in the industry:


1. Universal Records lowering its price of CDs
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/18/universal-announces-plan-to-lower-cd-prices-to-10-or-less/

2. A new Jimmy Eat World album in the works

3. Anberlin headlining tour for this summer
http://www.opusoneproductions.com/index.php/front/events/0/anberlin

4.

http://www.rollogrady.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/radiohead.jpg

[squared82]

Anberlin at Mr. Smalls? legit.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Chromefox]

There are lots of great things about music today, but it comes from the artists, not from the industry.

[zachff]

http://spin1038.com/wp-content/files/2010/03/Justin+Bieber+Justin.jpg

[aradiantsunrise]

Oh God, he's everywhere.

[klaz]

I'm a Belieber.
not.

[xapplexpiex]

There is so much good music out. You just need to know where to look.

[aradiantsunrise]

http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_images/6346661/letlive_coverart.gif

[Burn That Shit]

how is universal records lowering the price of it's useless shit good for music today? universal records going bankrupt, now that would be great.

[Star Slight]

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s63/Holtz1732/AnyBody_Killa_Insane_Clown_Posse_Bl .jpg

[geebee889]

Everything.

[evvandflow]

http://spin1038.com/wp-content/files/2010/03/Justin+Bieber+Justin.jpg

cant wait til he hits puberty and the boobs come in

[QuietThings430]

http://spin1038.com/wp-content/files/2010/03/Justin+Bieber+Justin.jpg

Great... now I have to hide my erection.

[SmallFrailBoy]

You know what's great? There seem to be more good punk albums these days. There were a few years where I felt like everything in the scene had gone soft.

Some recent favorites:
1. Crime In Stereo
2. Pinsky
3. The Swellers
4. The Menzingers
5. Harvard
6. We Are the Union

Looking forward to the demise of neon.
www.dailyriffage.com

[cshadows2887]

Everything.

Yay positivity.

[geebee889]

Yay positivity.


It's one of my best qualities!! :-d

[cshadows2887]

It's one of my best qualities!! :-d

That and loving sexy slow jams. I'd say they're tied. Haha.

[aimee<3]

the great thing about music is: if u look in the right place there is a song for every thing

[bridgeofeldin]

3 awesome albums just came out within weeks of each other

teenage fantasy - secret & whisper
year of the black rainbow - coheed & cambria
blue sky noise - circa survive

great music

[Sean Rizzo]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IBhY92eXKmU/SXagdwh1tmI/AAAAAAAAC08/JJrAh50N2aA/s320/Conditions-+Conditions+EP.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MZ1_GvIYsPE/R7DgMfQN19I/AAAAAAAAAS0/I1o-e4-jyGU/s320/grat+white+whale.jpghttp://www.tostartafire.com/wp-content/uploads/teenagefantasy.pnghttp://www.melodic.net/img6/5648.jpghttp://www.melodic.net/img6/themelody.jpghttp://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/4fd135de0f039b596a0132995657a8ca/2757883.jpghttp://www.sweetslyrics.com/poze/circa%20survive.jpg

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3 awesome albums just came out within weeks of each other

teenage fantasy - secret & whisper
year of the black rainbow - coheed & cambria
blue sky noise - circa survive

great music

yes.

[geebee889]

That and loving sexy slow jams. I'd say they're tied. Haha.


Haha, you can't deny the sexiness of Eye Alaska and Marvin Gaye.

[cshadows2887]

Haha, you can't deny the sexiness of Eye Alaska and Marvin Gaye.

Some will try. If everyone liked sexy dance jams, my band would be in much better shape. Haha.

[The Indigo]

New Radiohead and Kanye West in the same year.

[geebee889]

Some will try. If everyone liked sexy dance jams, my band would be in much better shape. Haha.


Well, they're stupid. We must get the world to love these jams!

[oddwithoutend]

Phil Elverum is the answer.

[SLoT]

New Radiohead and Kanye West in the same year.
Can you imagine how fucking awful that'd be if they started a band together though. Talk about the opposite of peanut butter and jelly.

[cshadows2887]

Well, they're stupid. We must get the world to love these jams!

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=65535122#post65535 122

[geebee889]

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=65535122#post65535 122


BEST THREAD EVER!!

[The Indigo]

Can you imagine how fucking awful that'd be if they started a band together though. Talk about the opposite of peanut butter and jelly.
Thom Yorke + Auto-tune = Album of the Decade.

[cshadows2887]

BEST THREAD EVER!!

:bow:

You've gotta help me keep it going until it catches on.

[geebee889]

:bow:

You've gotta help me keep it going until it catches on.


I've already posted "Roll Right Over", I need to think of some more!

[iconium]

4. is everything that's great about music.

also, jazz.

and everything that fits in between.

[SLoT]

Thom Yorke + Auto-tune = Album of the Decade.

haha, yeah but radiohead and west making a record together... no.

[PandaBear!]

I have yet to find Much music from the past 2 years that beats this:

http://oterro.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/dear_science_album_cover1.jpg

[cshadows2887]

The fact that there are record stores like Tunes in NJ where you can get 15 records for 10 bucks. And that there are old posers embarassed of their collections to I can load up on singer-songwriters, pop stars, disco, funk and Nat King Cole.

[kbi the crowing]

http://blog.explodingwumpus.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/TDH.jpg


http://djeddieo.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/portugal-the-man.jpg

[Goat01]

American Slang gets released in June.

[ThePartialGlow]

Kids are playing Beatles tunes on Rock Band.

[introduction]

Animal Collective.

[El_Jeffe]

The same thing that has always enticed fans to the art, the chance to get lost in a world of emotion, colour, & dreams. To take a ride down any path of imagination, completely unrestricted by reality, but often relating. There is, & always has been, something deeply mysterious about music. The way it weaves through our minds & can often have such an enlightening impact on us. At times it's almost as if music creates it's own language, communicating an array of messages, some obvious, some lurking deep & subtle within the mood. The power music seems to have over our emotions & behavior shows that music cannot be ignored, whether as a cheap means of entertainment, or something more philosophical. There will always be a sound coming out of a pocket of the world somewhere that we, as individuals, will find magnetizing, reeling our minds in towards the romance of rhythm, melody, harmony, towards the rainbow of mystery, adventure, & charm.

I entirely hope I never lose the lust for discovery within the ethereal & beautiful world of music, because to deprive myself & my mind of such an insightful treasure would truly be a shame...

[ThePartialGlow]

....and Craig comes in and dwarfs the rest of our lame posts with his pearls of wisdom! haha

[broaddplease]

One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.

[xJesusFreakx]

Anberlin at Mr. Smalls? legit.

Thanks for the heads up.

I overlooked that link before seeing your comment.

Thanks for the heads up about the heads up.

[El_Jeffe]

One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.

I love that you quoted this!

Another point I wanted to raise in here (or another thread) is what makes music such a sub-conscious & conscious communicator to the world. We only have to look at Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Fela Kuti, Curtis Mayfield, etc, to see the way they expressed the voices of a nation, continent, or the world. Why is it that their messages put to music manage to say much more than any speech, any image, often any experience can, why does their musical message impact upon a mass of individuals with such a strong connection.

I'm not expecting an answer from you mate. I'm sure we can both come up with multiple interpretations for this, & there's will be many avenues we're yet to explore. But to anyone in the know about said artists, & others, it just blows my mind the power of... music.

[troubledbyinsects]

nothing music sucks

[ThePartialGlow]

One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.

Nice...and great Jenny avatar.

[troubledbyinsects]

but in all seriousness:
http://www.jadetree.com/images/bands/cap%27n_jazz/bio_photo.jpg

[cshadows2887]

The same thing that has always enticed fans to the art, the chance to get lost in a world of emotion, colour, & dreams. To take a ride down any path of imagination, completely unrestricted by reality, but often relating. There is, & always has been, something deeply mysterious about music. The way it weaves through our minds & can often have such an enlightening impact on us. At times it's almost as if music creates it's own language, communicating an array of messages, some obvious, some lurking deep & subtle within the mood. The power music seems to have over our emotions & behavior shows that music cannot be ignored, whether as a cheap means of entertainment, or something more philosophical. There will always be a sound coming out of a pocket of the world somewhere that we, as individuals, will find magnetizing, reeling our minds in towards the romance of rhythm, melody, harmony, towards the rainbow of mystery, adventure, & charm.

I entirely hope I never lose the lust for discovery within the ethereal & beautiful world of music, because to deprive myself & my mind of such an insightful treasure would truly be a shame...

Of all the lovely things about this post, my favorite is your Queen's English spelling of "colour."

[kerropi]

nothing music sucks
:/

[NegativeCreep]

east coast pop punk scene is amazing

[newfoundLOVE]

the great thing about music is: if u look in the right place there is a song for every thing

So true. Also, I love how music can bring people together (point in case, this website); no matter how "original" or even "conformist" you are there is always going to be someone else who you can share your taste in music with

[aimee<3]

So true. Also, I love how music can bring people together (point in case, this website); no matter how "original" or even "conformist" you are there is always going to be someone else who you can share your taste in music with

exactly^

[quicksilv001]

How there is endless amounts of music available.

[jasn88cubs]

Hoe everyone hates the music I like :)

[geebee889]

Explosions in the Sky. That is all.