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Mod note: Continued from this large thread.

 

Like the original thread, tell us what your favourite song is that you are listening to. Keep in mind that this thread is not just for listing what's currently running in your music player.

 

Do not only post the name of the song and artist, that isn't very interesting to read. Describe what kind of music is it and why you like it, so that others with the same taste in music may get ideas for new artists and songs to check out.

 

Posts that only contain the name of a song and artist (or some variant thereof) and nothing more will be deleted as spam without notice.

 

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I'm currently listening to The Dance by Within Temptation, a Dutch symphonic metal band. They mix some celtic-sounding influences with heavy metal and beautiful song by the band's female lead singer into a very nice merger of styles that tends to give you goosebumps. :)

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My flavors of the moment:

 

Paramore - Emergency (Crab Mix)

Paramore is an indie pop-punk band with a rocking sound. Their lead singer, 17-year old Hayley Williams, is quite the gifted vocalist despite her relatively young age. Emergency is my favorite song of theirs off their first CD All We Know Is Falling simply because of Hayley's awesome vocals and the superb guitar riffs. That, and I'm a sucker for rock bands with female vocalists. :3

 

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Cat and Mouse

I actually first heard of this band as I was playing Madden 07. (FYI, the EA Sports series of video games usually have kicking rad soundtracks). I liked the song they had on it "In Fate's Hands", so I decided to check out the rest of their CD. It's really easy to listen to and I like almost everything on it. "Cat and Mouse" is one of their slower songs, but I think it might be the best of the bunch, thanks to the charming melody and quietly poignant vocals.

 

bond - Explosive

Mmmm, classical pop. bond is a string quartet with a decidedly modern take on classical music. "Explosive" epitomizes their style, with its catchy harmony and use of modern sound effects. It also helps the members of the band are kinda hot. :xp:

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Hmmm, as far as new music goes, I've been listening to the theme song from Casino Royal a lot. It's You Know My Name by Chris Cornell (the former lead singer of Soundgarden and the current lead singer of Audioslave).

 

Oh, I've also been listening to an obscene amount of The Decemberists new album The Crane Wife. They're an indie band which would normally scare me but these guys have a very good sound and seriously rock at what they do. I highly recommend picking up this one.

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Yes - Roundabout - Fragile

 

I've had the bass line to the 2nd theme stuck in my head all day. And it is a killer bass riff, and bass tone.

 

It's still amazing to me how organic these early prog albums sounded. And how much they managed to layer with very early multi-track technology. These were probably 8-, or possibly 16-track recordings, and mixing desks with no automation. Nowadays we have almost unlimited ProTools sessions with track counts in the hundreds, and they still don't sound nearly as crisp or interesting.

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bond - Explosive

Mmmm, classical pop. bond is a string quartet with a decidedly modern take on classical music. "Explosive" epitomizes their style, with its catchy harmony and use of modern sound effects. It also helps the members of the band are kinda hot. :xp:

Bond is great. I love their take on many classical pieces. I have four of their CDs. I enjoy relaxing to their music. Of course, four hot ladies playing classical instruments is always fun. (Well, if they are good anyway.)

 

At the moment, I'm listening to Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride. Wonderful song. I like a lot of seventies music. As I'm typing, the song changed to Born to be wild. My motor is running! (Yea, that was a dumb joke. heh)

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Hmmm, as far as new music goes, I've been listening to the theme song from Casino Royal a lot. It's You Know My Name by Chris Cornell (the former lead singer of Soundgarden and the current lead singer of Audioslave).
I like that song a lot as well, it's a good one.

 

I got a new David Bowie CD (David Bowie) semi-recently and I got my dad the Beatles Love CD so I've been playing the hell out of those. I really like Love, how they've mixed the songs together. It's really well done. And it's cool to hear Bowie before he made it big.

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Of course, four hot ladies playing classical instruments is always fun. (Well, if they are good anyway.)

 

 

Enough talking more pictures!

 

Anyway, I'm listening to plenty of stuff right now.

 

Indie-rock band Malajube's Montréal -40°C which is an awesome song. Coming to America soon too.

 

Also, The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again. Beautiful song about promised changes that never came.

 

Finally, Snoop Dogg's That's that ****. Don't know why I find it so catchy...

 

Oh, almost forgot, also listening to the OC's theme song. I kinda like the song, the serie is meh, but I had a weird dream with Misha Barton. I don't find her that attractive (eat! eat!!!) but it's stuck in my head :S

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Man with a Mission - Bad Religion

 

I love this band, they pretty much changed the way I thought about music, and in particular, Punk Rock. When I first got their 1989 album "No Control", I thought it was the best thing I'd heard at the time, and its only 26 minutes long. Their later material is far more melodious, or is that harmonious? Whichever, but the fact still remains that they are one of my favourite bands, and probably always will be.

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As a person who like different types of music, I try to keep open minds about what is good and what is bad.

 

A particular favorite is called the Storm is Over. I can't tell you the artist but it is one of those soundtrack pieces from the movie Hardball. It brings a refreshing look to things with its gospel choir and flavor coming to it. It portrays the theme of seeing thelight at the end of the tunnel.

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Rush - Distant Early Warning - Grace Under Pressure

 

Middle period Rush at it's best. Shorter, poppier, more simplistic song forms coupled with Neil Peart's egghead lyrics (in this case: on the effects of environmental degradation.)

 

I always thought the guitar track on this album was a little "over-processed" sounding... but it does work for this song.

 

I'm glad the band has gone back to more organic sounds in later days though...

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BBM - Around the Next Dream album.

 

This was a one off supergroup that came about the time that Cream getting inducted to the R&R HoF. Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker wanted to at least a reunion tour. But Eric Clapton wasn't having any of that. So they invited Gary Moore to join them. The album is a combination of Prog rock and hard rocking blues.

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Is this a remake of Genesis' Land of Confusion?

 

Surprisingly it is a remake. I would characterize Genesis’ original version as being cheerful and light hearted about a semi depressing subject. Disturbed version is more depressing and more honest. I like both, but Disturbed’s did a very good job of redoing the song and making it their own.

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"Shama-lama,

shama-lama-ding-dong.

 

You put the uuuu, mauw, mauw

back in my smile, child.

 

That is why, that is why-y

you are my shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo

 

...yeah"

 

I've got Otis Day and the Knights running through my head ever since I watched Animal House the other night.

 

I've seen that movie a million times, but it still cracks me up.

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