The Analog Cub Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) 2014 has been an extremely quiet year of music for me at least for the first half. Upcoming: Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (COMES OUT TOMORROW!)New Foo Fighters albumAny more details on Endless River from Pink Floyd Edited July 28, 2014 by BowlCity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (COMES OUT TOMORROW!) I wouldn't keep my hopes up, found it a bit disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 This year has mostly been spent becoming better acquainted with Rush. I have enjoyed a lot of my old favourites, and exploring bands of my school years I never had time to explore. Two albums of this year stand out for very different reasons: Lacuna Coil's Broken Crown Halo: A real masterpiece, one of the bands best albums! Every track is a winner, and I love the aggressive vocals of Andrea Ferro, whilst the surprisingly harder edged vocals of Cristina really taking me aback...solidified their status as my favourite band once again! Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes sucked balls, basically. Between his increasingly preachy lyrics, pathetic use of foul language and absolutely mediocre material such as this being, I have to remind myself why it is I fell in love with his music in the first place! His worst album to date. Otherwise, I quite enjoyed the latest Mastodon, Chevelle and Coldplay. But none of these albums were earth shatteringly great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) The new Yes album Heaven and Earth was actually not a bad album.... ...said no one ever. I haven't listened to a single note from it, but the general opinion is that it's worse than s**t. On a serious note, I really enjoyed the new Mastodon album. Like it more than The Hunter to be honest. Edited July 28, 2014 by PolarizeMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na na na Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 So far.... Beck - Morning PhaseDrive-By Truckers - English OceansStephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Wig Out At JagbagsJack White - LazarettoWovenhand - Refractory Obdurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachenFoot Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 At this point, my favorites are: The War on Drugs - Lost in the DreamAnimals As Leaders - The Joy of MotionSt. Vincent - St. VincentLana Del Rey - UltraviolenceSharon Van Etten - Are We ThereSwans - To Be Kind I also really dug Jack White, Overkill, Foxes, Against Me!, Chevelle, and Young the Giant. Albums I've hated: Boston - Life, Love, & HopeYes - Heaven & Earth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Neil Young - A Letter Home I finally gave this a spin and after initially being put-off by the lo-fi quality, it eventually became, in a way, compelling. It's almost like eavesdropping. Neil's messages to his mother are very touching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachenFoot Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Neil Young - A Letter Home I finally gave this a spin and after initially being put-off by the lo-fi quality, it eventually became, in a way, compelling. It's almost like eavesdropping. Neil's messages to his mother are very touching. Those were my favorite parts. He sounded like an excited kid. I greatly enjoyed the lo-fi sound, it gave the album personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachenFoot Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Today I just discovered "Casualties of Cool." Wow. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Today I just discovered "Casualties of Cool." Wow. Would this be the first time you've heard any of Devin Townsend's work by any chance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachenFoot Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Today I just discovered "Casualties of Cool." Wow. Would this be the first time you've heard any of Devin Townsend's work by any chance? Not exactly. I've only dabbled. Every year I make an effort to listen to as much music as I possibly can. It has opened me up to a lot of amazing things, so it's a project I continue to take on. In this project, I've listened to Epicloud, which I didn't like. I know people who swear by Devin and a lot of his stuff, but at least on Epicloud I didn't really "get" it. I was blown away with Casualties of Cool. Suffice it to say, my opinion on him is quite mixed which would make me indifferent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 In this project, I've listened to Epicloud, which I didn't like. Devin's really all over the place musically. At least with the original four Devin Townsend Project albums, musically, they were different and had a distinct style. Ki had a dark and ominous vibe but sounded quite chill. Addicted was pop metal. Deconstruction was most extreme and heaviest sounding album and considering the name of the album, quite chaotic in nature, whereas the last of the four, Ghost was very ambient, mellow and pretty sounding. I can see where you're coming from with Epicloud though. Epicloud's my least favorite of the Devin Townsend Project albums (and is not even in canon with the other 4 albums conceptually speaking). I mean I like it to an extent, but it was going for the sound that was heard on Addicted, which to be honest, was the better album in my opinion. If you liked Casualties, you might like Ki and/or Ghost cause the album was kind of a hybrid between the two. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushBoingo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Favorites this year Avey Tare' Slasher Flicks-Enter the Slasher HouseOwl City-UltravioletWeird Al-Mandatory Fun Looking forward to Panda Bear-Panda Bear meets the Grim ReaperThey Might Be Giants (Unknown title)Owl City (More EP's on the way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I need to listen to more Devin Townsend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I need to listen to more Devin Townsend You do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adace1 Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 I need to listen to more Devin Townsend You doIndeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I need to listen to more Devin Townsend You doIndeed. Well I have never been disappointed by anything he has written or produced, judging by what I have heard so far. And Epicloud was a fantastic pop metal experience! Deconstruction is mindblowing...and that ambient album he did is beautiful...whatever its called haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 If you liked Epicloud, look at Addicted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 ...and that ambient album he did is beautiful...whatever its called haha Considering you've been name dropping Devin Townsend albums that were under the Devin Townsend Project moniker, I'm gonna guess that ambient album you listened to was Ghost. And yes it is indeed a beautiful album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Rush new album? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The new Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Hypnotic Eye" is pretty @$%*# good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The new Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Hypnotic Eye" is pretty @$%*# good!I'm giving this a spin this weekend. I always look forward to new Petty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 My Brightest Diamond has a new album coming out, and that has me excited. I'm also looking forward to the new Opeth. As far as 2013 releases, I really enjoyed Arcade Fire's Reflektor and Steven Wilson's The Raven Who Refused to Sing and Other Stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Rival Sons - The Great Western Valkyrie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 This ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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