The Music Thread

wolfking wrote:

Watershed is where they started to lose me unfortunately.  That's still a pretty solid album.

I'm a pretty casual PT fan.  Deadwing is my one real album from them I like, obviously becuase it's a little heavier but Blank Planet is not far behind, great atmosphere on that one.  I don't mind some of the older ones like Lightbulb Sun and In Absentia.  Those are both very good prog albums.

filthridden wrote:

standard-issue wrote:Sevendust-Home

Not only one of my favourite albums but Licking Creme and Waffle some of my top tracks of all time.
Skin's vocals  on Licking Creme just.... next level. Like nothing else.

standard-issue wrote:The Tea Party-The Edges of Twilight

They had an awesome run of albums, but this is the one that got me in to them.

wolfking wrote:

This is by far their greatest album and simply one of the most amazing albums of the 90's, or ever really.  The debut had some great stuff but it all clicked here.  The mix of styles is sublime and Jeff Martin's voice is so easy to listen to.  The whole thing is a journey with everything really being a highlight.  The one two punch of Fire and Bazaar is too good and the underrated cut Correspondences is one of the most emotional songs ever IMO.

Sister Awake turns up the influences but is such a trip.  I love the ending duo of Coming Home and Walk With Me too, the album finishes as strong as it started.

My first album was actually Transmission.  I really enjoyed the more industrial sound so hearing Edges of Twilight second threw me off.  I think everything they have done is worthwhile although the did lose me with the reunion album Ocean at the End but I think that might have been a me problem moving onto different things over the years.  Didn't check the last one either.

Seven Circles and Interzone Mantras are two really great underrated albums too from them.

No Worries wrote:

standard-issue wrote:The Tea Party-The Edges of Twilight

They had an awesome run of albums, but this is the one that got me in to them.

Does Jeff Martin do any solo gigs on the QT around Perth ?

standard-issue wrote:8 Foot Sativa-Season for Assault

Ridiculous band name + horrible album title = amazing record

filthridden wrote:Not a lot of heavy stuff in my current rotation, here's a random selection:

The Beths - Little Death
Cairo Knife Fight - Churn
Camp Cope - Seventeen Going Under (Sam Fender cover)
Dire Straits - Ride Across the River
Dope - Lovesong (Cure cover)
Dope - No Respect
Florence and the Machine - Free
Kings of Leon - 100,000 people
London Grammar - Dancing by Night
Lucky Luke - Dubai
OK Go - This
Shapeshifter - Runaway

filthridden wrote:

standard-issue wrote:8 Foot Sativa-Season for Assault

Ridiculous band name + horrible album title = amazing record

Speaking of kiwi bands of the heavier persuasion - you should check out Alien Weaponary if you're not already a fan.

standard-issue wrote:Brides of Destruction-Runaway Brides

standard-issue wrote:Breaking Benjamin-Dark Before Dawn

Teeth Eater wrote:

standard-issue wrote:Brides of Destruction-Runaway Brides

Nice. I prefer their previous and now current bands (Motley Crue and LA Guns) - and their first album - but this was a pretty decent project.

I saw them live at the Gaelic Theatre, in Sydney. Was one of the harshest gigs I ever recall attending. Absolute wall of sound to the point it was pretty much inaudible. Every time I went to the Gaelic afterwards (Candy Harlots reunion, Crashdiet etc.) I stood at the back of the room to try and get a decent balance of sound, because up front in front of those speakers was just white noise, sadly.