What are you listening to?

tha phantom of the opera has some amazing music

i LOVE this version of 21 Guns

i just found this band on the facebook page of converse. and they are amazing!


this is the link to their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thedigisup

King's College choir singing O Holy Night

i doubt ne of u will like this as much as i do


oh and this cover by the murdocs is also kewl, especially the guitar player w/ his shirt off yeah the sound quality is beyond horrid but thats part of what i like about it

Mr. Mike wrote:

i doubt ne of u will like this as much as i do

Ah, but doubting doesn't make it so!

Bombay Bicycle Club is one of many bands whose music I've enjoyed in the past, but never taken the time to research properly. I have a policy of sorts, that if a band/artist doesn't immediately grab my attention, then I won't pursue them until they do so. It's not musical snobbery, honestly - I'm frequently encountering bands who blow my metaphorical socks off, and I have neither the time nor the space on my iPod for bands who don't delight me at that point in time. As it is, whenever I get reminded of such a band by a friend (like yourself) whose music tastes I trust, I'll endeavour to give them a second chance. Some of my favourite bands have been those whose music I've only gotten into on a second, third or even fourth listen, years after first hearing them. Tastes, as always, are changeable.

I have a theory that with practice it is perfectly possible to attune your ear to the many subtleties offered by any one musical genre or 'area', but that doing so pushes out another. I only have space for one or two genres at a time, even though over an extended period there are few things I won't enjoy listening to at one point or another. Alas, this time, Bombay Bicycle Club don't quite make the grade, but that's most likely because I'm in post-hardcore/metal/alt-rock mode right now, and all indie sounds alike to me.

I offer you all some Glassjaw, whose music to be in prefect harmony with current trends in my musical taste:



Worth investigating for any fans of Placebo, My Chemical Romance, Primus, Tool, The Zico Chain, or anything in that realm

Sabazius wrote:

Mr. Mike wrote:

i doubt ne of u will like this as much as i do

Ah, but doubting doesn't make it so!

true. but after all u said i think i was right. right?

glassjaw iz cool so what other post-hardcore/metal/alt-rock r u n 2, alex? i gota $25 itunes gift certificate for xmas

Mr. Mike wrote:

Sabazius wrote:

Mr. Mike wrote:

i doubt ne of u will like this as much as i do

Ah, but doubting doesn't make it so!

true. but after all u said i think i was right. right?

glassjaw iz cool so what other post-hardcore/metal/alt-rock r u n 2, alex? i gota $25 itunes gift certificate for xmas

You were right indeed, I'm just saying your low expectations hardly set me up to enjoy it to the full!

As for other bands, I mentioned some in my other post. If you aren't familiar with The Zico Chain, listen to this song:


One of my favourite post-hardcore bands would have to be Alexisonfire. This is from their latest album, some of their older stuff is much more screamy but I just love Dallas Green (AKA City & Colour, an acoustic singer-songwriter you HAVE to check out). His vocals make this:


I'll leave you for now with some Attack Attack! They're a strange but enjoyable blend of very poppy post-punk and hardcore:

dare de-vil wrote:

DoobieBros Long Train Running

Damn that conga solo must a HURT!

ems wrote:

BeachBoiz Wouldn't It Be Nice

AHhhhh LOL 1 of my alltime favs. nice that its not gender specific, too. OMFG. takes me back to when I was 16yo and LIVED on the beach. wasn't much of a surfer but had a great tan and a blond stripe in my hair. that was in florida where i went to high school. which ofc reminds me of THIS:

Sabazius wrote:

Mr. Mike wrote:

Sabazius wrote:

Mr. Mike wrote:

i doubt ne of u will like this as much as i do

Ah, but doubting doesn't make it so!

true. but after all u said i think i was right. right?

glassjaw iz cool so what other post-hardcore/metal/alt-rock r u n 2, alex? i gota $25 itunes gift certificate for xmas

You were right indeed, I'm just saying your low expectations hardly set me up to enjoy it to the full!

well xcuzémoi, k?

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As for other bands, I mentioned some in my other post. If you aren't familiar with The Zico Chain, listen to this song:

One of my favourite post-hardcore bands would have to be Alexisonfire. This is from their latest album, some of their older stuff is much more screamy but I just love Dallas Green (AKA City & Colour, an acoustic singer-songwriter you HAVE to check out). His vocals make this:

I'll leave you for now with some Attack Attack! They're a strange but enjoyable blend of very poppy post-punk and hardcore:

All GREAT recommendations, alex. THANX!!! unfortunately the alexisonfire (!!!!) song in the video isn't on itunes yet. i'l have to record it off youtube i guess. but yeah, this is helpful. wat i'm looking for is well, hmmm, hard to explain. sumpn to get my blood pumpn?? sorta like this:

Chris Andrew - Yesterday Man

E, I <3 that song. Somehow it manages to make some quite sad themes into an uplifting and hopeful song.

Mike, love that Chevelle song. As for music to get your blood pumping, I'd recommend Enter Shikari:

you've already remcommended enter shakira a few time bfreore! idk what i thought about them the first time i listened to them but i';; lisesten to them sometime soson again.

I recently discovered this band, and have fallen in love with them. here's my favorite song <3

Crow wrote:

I recently discovered this band, and have fallen in love with them. here's my favorite song <3

Such a good band! Love this vid, I've been to a fair few gigs like this is my time, wish I could see Enter Shikari play a gig that small now though...