What are you listening to right now?

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:15 pm

JSHAW wrote:
Xmann wrote:
JSHAW wrote:

Megadeth - Dystopia

Probably one of their best's in a long time. Add a new guitarist, a new drummer, and mix that
with Mustaine and Ellefson and it's pretty damn good.
It is a good album.

Too bad they still play the same set live, as they have for years now.
I gotta call bs on this.

How can the band play the same set list when as in this year, with the release of Dystopia,
new songs from this get added to their set list?

Any new material from Dystopia, added to their set list automatically makes that a NEW
and DIFFERENT set list than from previous years when Dystopia hadn't even been created.

There's no way a band like Megadeth, and with a leader like Dave Mustaine, is gonna give the
fans the same set list year after year after year, with no new songs from new material they've
released over the years. No way jose...

With as much material as Megadeth has to choose from I wouldn't be suprised if at least 1-3 new
songs, maybe more get in their 2016 set list, but there's no way you can tell me they will play
the same exact set list from years before, and NOT play any tracks from Dystopia. The proof is already
on youtube. Their current shows in the U.S show the new track(s) they've been playing live, and filmed by concert goers.

OK, so they've added 1 or 2 new songs... but it's essentially the same 12 or so songs played over and over.

Look at setlist.com and look at the last several years. I'm going out on a limb and say it's been 80% the same songs. Regardless of new albums and the huge catalog they have, Megadave spits out the same shitty set tour after tour.

I saw them twice, 4 years apart and there was only 2 different songs for each show.

If you want to see what I'm talking about, look at someone like Slayer. They have a huge catalog, similar to Megadeth. Slayer is constantly changing their sets and you can pretty much guarantee a different show every time. Not the same recycled 15 year old songs.

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:18 pm

Xmann wrote:
JSHAW wrote:
Xmann wrote:
JSHAW wrote:

Megadeth - Dystopia

Probably one of their best's in a long time. Add a new guitarist, a new drummer, and mix that
with Mustaine and Ellefson and it's pretty damn good.
It is a good album.

Too bad they still play the same set live, as they have for years now.
I gotta call bs on this.

How can the band play the same set list when as in this year, with the release of Dystopia,
new songs from this get added to their set list?

Any new material from Dystopia, added to their set list automatically makes that a NEW
and DIFFERENT set list than from previous years when Dystopia hadn't even been created.

There's no way a band like Megadeth, and with a leader like Dave Mustaine, is gonna give the
fans the same set list year after year after year, with no new songs from new material they've
released over the years. No way jose...

With as much material as Megadeth has to choose from I wouldn't be suprised if at least 1-3 new
songs, maybe more get in their 2016 set list, but there's no way you can tell me they will play
the same exact set list from years before, and NOT play any tracks from Dystopia. The proof is already
on youtube. Their current shows in the U.S show the new track(s) they've been playing live, and filmed by concert goers.
OK, so they've added 1 or 2 new songs... but it's essentially the same 12 or so songs played over and over.

Look at setlist.com and look at the last several years. I'm going out on a limb and say it's been 80% the same songs. Regardless of new albums and the huge catalog they have, Megadave spits out the same shitty set tour after tour.

I saw them twice, 4 years apart and there was only 2 different songs for each show.

If you want to see what I'm talking about, look at someone like Slayer. They have a huge catalog, similar to Megadeth. Slayer is constantly changing their sets and you can pretty much guarantee a different show every time. Not the same recycled 15 year old songs.

And if you think Megadave cares about his fans, you really don't know anything about that doucebag.

JSHAW · Post by **JSHAW** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:51 pm

Xmann wrote:
Xmann wrote:
JSHAW wrote:
Xmann wrote:
JSHAW wrote:

Megadeth - Dystopia

Probably one of their best's in a long time. Add a new guitarist, a new drummer, and mix that
with Mustaine and Ellefson and it's pretty damn good.
It is a good album.

Too bad they still play the same set live, as they have for years now.
I gotta call bs on this.

How can the band play the same set list when as in this year, with the release of Dystopia,
new songs from this get added to their set list?

Any new material from Dystopia, added to their set list automatically makes that a NEW
and DIFFERENT set list than from previous years when Dystopia hadn't even been created.

There's no way a band like Megadeth, and with a leader like Dave Mustaine, is gonna give the
fans the same set list year after year after year, with no new songs from new material they've
released over the years. No way jose...

With as much material as Megadeth has to choose from I wouldn't be suprised if at least 1-3 new
songs, maybe more get in their 2016 set list, but there's no way you can tell me they will play
the same exact set list from years before, and NOT play any tracks from Dystopia. The proof is already
on youtube. Their current shows in the U.S show the new track(s) they've been playing live, and filmed by concert goers.
OK, so they've added 1 or 2 new songs... but it's essentially the same 12 or so songs played over and over.

Look at setlist.com and look at the last several years. I'm going out on a limb and say it's been 80% the same songs. Regardless of new albums and the huge catalog they have, Megadave spits out the same shitty set tour after tour.

I saw them twice, 4 years apart and there was only 2 different songs for each show.

If you want to see what I'm talking about, look at someone like Slayer. They have a huge catalog, similar to Megadeth. Slayer is constantly changing their sets and you can pretty much guarantee a different show every time. Not the same recycled 15 year old songs.
And if you think Megadave cares about his fans, you really don't know anything about that doucebag.

So now, you're gonna tell me you know him personally? You were best buds with him at some point in time but you had a falling out, kinda like Metallica had with him, and in this case he kicked you to the curb? OK...sorry to hear about that.

I've been going to concerts since the 1980's, I have some knowledge about how bands change up their set lists. In the case of Dream Theater when Portnoy was with them he changed them up constantly.

I'm gonna air on the side of caution and believe you on Megadeth and the set list issue.

I've read many many things about Mustaine. I just listen to the music, I don't want a personal
relationship with the dude.

telcta · Post by **telcta** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:55 pm

"The Host of Seraphim" - Dead Can Dance

Saw The Mist for the first time, not sure how I missed that before but it was a pretty damn good movie. The song at the end, along with the visuals was just great and had to look it up.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:06 pm

This thread delivers.

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:12 pm

JSHAW wrote:
Xmann wrote:
Xmann wrote:
JSHAW wrote:
Xmann wrote:
JSHAW wrote:

Megadeth - Dystopia

Probably one of their best's in a long time. Add a new guitarist, a new drummer, and mix that
with Mustaine and Ellefson and it's pretty damn good.
It is a good album.

Too bad they still play the same set live, as they have for years now.
I gotta call bs on this.

How can the band play the same set list when as in this year, with the release of Dystopia,
new songs from this get added to their set list?

Any new material from Dystopia, added to their set list automatically makes that a NEW
and DIFFERENT set list than from previous years when Dystopia hadn't even been created.

There's no way a band like Megadeth, and with a leader like Dave Mustaine, is gonna give the
fans the same set list year after year after year, with no new songs from new material they've
released over the years. No way jose...

With as much material as Megadeth has to choose from I wouldn't be suprised if at least 1-3 new
songs, maybe more get in their 2016 set list, but there's no way you can tell me they will play
the same exact set list from years before, and NOT play any tracks from Dystopia. The proof is already
on youtube. Their current shows in the U.S show the new track(s) they've been playing live, and filmed by concert goers.
OK, so they've added 1 or 2 new songs... but it's essentially the same 12 or so songs played over and over.

Look at setlist.com and look at the last several years. I'm going out on a limb and say it's been 80% the same songs. Regardless of new albums and the huge catalog they have, Megadave spits out the same shitty set tour after tour.

I saw them twice, 4 years apart and there was only 2 different songs for each show.

If you want to see what I'm talking about, look at someone like Slayer. They have a huge catalog, similar to Megadeth. Slayer is constantly changing their sets and you can pretty much guarantee a different show every time. Not the same recycled 15 year old songs.
And if you think Megadave cares about his fans, you really don't know anything about that doucebag.

So now, you're gonna tell me you know him personally? You were best buds with him at some point in time but you had a falling out, kinda like Metallica had with him, and in this case he kicked you to the curb? OK...sorry to hear about that.

I've been going to concerts since the 1980's, I have some knowledge about how bands change up their set lists. In the case of Dream Theater when Portnoy was with them he changed them up constantly.

I'm gonna air on the side of caution and believe you on Megadeth and the set list issue.

I've read many many things about Mustaine. I just listen to the music, I don't want a personal
relationship with the dude.

Do a 5 minute Google search and you'll find plenty of evidence as to the person Mustaine is...that's how I know. Pretty much every one in the metal community will tell you the same thing.

Not sure why your are getting defensive about it. You stated that no way Dave is going to give his fans the same set year after year, when in fact he pretty much does.

And as much an asshat that Dave is, I would go see this tour if not for having to listen to 11, that's right 11, of the same songs I saw them perform 3 years ago. I do see they are playing 3 songs from Dystopia, but there is no excuse to continually play the other same songs year after year. That's my point.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:13 pm

Stressed, tired, and not feeling up to making a musical selection. So I'm listening to rain.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:00 pm

It's a nice app. There are numerous rain/sea/ambient noises. You can blend three of them together at the same time, there's a sleep timer, and even a color screen that allows you to blend a few colors and will fluctuate in brightness to the sound if desired.

Lnorigb · Post by **Lnorigb** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:50 am

Ra Ra Riot's newest album Need Your Light is getting a lot of play in my house. I found them at my first SXSW event and they blew me away way back then. they are even better now.

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:14 pm

Lately, I've switched to a hard rock radio station while I'm at work (instead of my usual Classic Rock). This was about two years ago. And that's when I heard Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine for the first time. I mistakenly thought it was a new song. At first it wasn't my thing, but now, after a couple of years of listening to it periodically, I just love it. It's gotta be some kind of a classic some day.

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:43 pm

Giles Habibula wrote:Lately, I've switched to a hard rock radio station while I'm at work (instead of my usual Classic Rock). This was about two years ago. And that's when I heard Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine for the first time. I mistakenly thought it was a new song. At first it wasn't my thing, but now, after a couple of years of listening to it periodically, I just love it. It's gotta be some kind of a classic some day.

Rage made some great music. I already consider that song a classic.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:48 pm

Yeah, that first CD came out during my freshman year of college and TOOL released Undertow in the Spring. 1992/93 was a bananas year for music...and yeah, it's "classic rock" now.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:50 am

Smoove_B wrote:Yeah, that first CD came out during my freshman year of college and TOOL released Undertow in the Spring.

I bought those two cassettes from Sam Goody on the same day.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:58 am

I'm old enough to be able to parse that entire sentence. I actually had to bust out Undertow after mentioning it. Currently listening to Forty Six & 2. It still delivers.

EDIT: Damn you Youtube. Now I need to go listen to Lateralus and marvel at the connection to the Fibonacci sequence - which still amazes me. Everyone should really listen to more TOOL.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:01 am

Smoove_B wrote:Currently listening to 46 & 2. It still delivers.

Still my favorite Tool song. If you haven't seen it before, watch these kids do an amazing cover.

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:56 pm

heh. I feel like such an old man. That same "new" radio station I'm listening to also introduced me to Tool for the first time. It took a few months, but I'm really digging them as well. And quite a few other bands that have been around a long time, but I'm only just hearing them for the first time lately.

Disturbed, for instance.
And I just bought a Ronny Munroe CD. Never heard of him until two weeks ago.
Also Avenged Sevenfold.
Oh, and Volbeat. Big fan of Volbeat.
Too many to list, actually. I had to buy another CD shelf system.

My girlfriend says I'm in some kind of strange second childhood.
I think I was just into country music when all this stuff came through the first time, and thus completely missed it. Totally.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:35 pm

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Flogging Molly moving back to an older sound. I'm trying to figure out if that's a good or bad thing.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:46 pm

Kate Rusby. Something nice and soothing, as the workload is stressing me out with 'emergency' tasks that should have been brought to our attention weeks ago.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:39 pm

A Hill to Die Upon "Holy Despair" - Hæðen

Mrs Nym · Post by **Mrs Nym** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:40 pm

That most beautiful of all sounds, baseball.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:43 pm

On 2/15, I got an e-mail telling me that I was scheduled for auto renewal of the MLB.TV package, as I'd picked it up late in the year. On 2/16, I cancelled it and got a confirmation e-mail. Imagine my surprise when I checked my card and had a pending charge for over $100 from MLB. I had to e-mail them to reverse the charge.

Normally, I pick up the radio package to listen to Eric Nadel. I'm rethinking that position this year.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:51 pm

New/recent dollyrots acoustic album with songs like punk rock werewolf ,rather be a zombie and emo cthulu

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:00 pm

Giles Habibula wrote:heh. I feel like such an old man. That same "new" radio station I'm listening to also introduced me to Tool for the first time. It took a few months, but I'm really digging them as well. And quite a few other bands that have been around a long time, but I'm only just hearing them for the first time lately.

Disturbed, for instance.
And I just bought a Ronny Munroe CD. Never heard of him until two weeks ago.
Also Avenged Sevenfold.
Oh, and Volbeat. Big fan of Volbeat.
Too many to list, actually. I had to buy another CD shelf system.

My girlfriend says I'm in some kind of strange second childhood.
I think I was just into country music when all this stuff came through the first time, and thus completely missed it. Totally.

Listen to some of the older Volbeat stuff. Some really decent rock/punk stuff. Saw them open for Megadeth a few years back and they were awesome live.

Their newer stuff is too much pop rock for me. They've gone commercial.

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 10:40 pm

Xmann wrote:Listen to some of the older Volbeat stuff. Some really decent rock/punk stuff. Saw them open for Megadeth a few years back and they were awesome live.

Their newer stuff is too much pop rock for me. They've gone commercial.

Thanks, I will. I've got their first albums in my cart at Amazon. I currently only own their last two releases, from which I can tell they've gone commercial, particularly in the radio singles, but damn they have a great commercial sound, and don't sound like anyone else.

They were actually here in Bismarck a couple of years ago, and I didn't go because I wasn't listening to that radio station at that time, and had no idea what kind of music they played. They appeared along with Five Finger Death Punch, and one other band, none of which I had heard of at the time. I'm thinking the third band was Godsmack, but wouldn't swear to it. In any case, I regret that I missed my chance.

Instead, my girlfriend bought tickets and insisted I go along to see her idol, Rick Springfield, at the local opera house. Which was actually a good time if you get a kick out of seeing middle-aged women swooning over a 60-something guy. It helped that I knew all of the songs from back in the day, and he was a decent storyteller.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:25 am

I've been hooked on the new Goatpsalm album this week. I'm not even entirely sure what you'd classify it as. Dark/ambient/pagan/atmospheric/electronic/metal? It's what would happen if you took the creepy, minimalist soundtracks to the old Thief games, mixed in some unique instruments (mouth harp, clay bells, sanshin, etc.), layer some whispered and/or harsh vocals on top, and record it all in the middle of a forest at night. Very creepy and wholly fascinating.

Jolor · Post by **Jolor** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:03 am

Don't Kill It, Carol
You Angel, You

Did you see me

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:24 pm

OCEAAAAN METAAAAL YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:42 pm

The 2016 SxSW download, of course.

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:08 pm

Sudy Nym wrote:
OCEAAAAN METAAAAL YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

lol Okay, I gotta admit I kinda like it!
Reminds me a little of Bullet.

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:43 pm

Skinypupy wrote:I've been hooked on the new Goatpsalm album this week. .

Of all the samples you've posted and I've tried, that is by far the most listenable to me. I left the songs running while I typed up a bunch of emails just now, and I must say that I rather enjoyed it. Atmospheric and almost calming. So thanks. I needed the calming.

nasai · Post by **nasai** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:45 pm

New Babymetal record released on April Fool's Day. So weird. So good.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:46 pm

Giles Habibula wrote: lol Okay, I gotta admit I kinda like it!
Reminds me a little of Bullet.

My gosh, that's ghastly. I love it!

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:58 pm

Bullet - Dusk Till Dawn

I can't believe this is from 2008. How do these guys exist? I can't tell if they're being ironic; I'm occasionally flashing back to Limozeen. But this is like... the best of 80s heavy metal. But not from the 80s. And actually good. I'm so confused. Thank the metal gods I clicked on your link....

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:05 am

Sudy Nym wrote:
Giles Habibula wrote: lol Okay, I gotta admit I kinda like it!
Reminds me a little of Bullet.
My gosh, that's ghastly. I love it!

And the lead singer, Hell Hofer, doesn't exactly look the part.

That bit aside, this was one of my favorite Youtube concerts I've seen recently. Recorded at Trafo (a converted old power plant) in Berlin, and hosted by the inimitable Silke Super, Gamma Ray and Crucified Barbara also perform. I think it's the perfect venue for a metal concert. I have my doubts about the acoustics, but the look of it is just awesome, complete with open pits.

Trent Steel · Post by **Trent Steel** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:05 pm

It's been a while.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:27 am

I love rediscovering a song I used to adore and have entirely forgotten, and then within the first few seconds remembering how utterly awesome it is.

Megadeth - Addicted to Chaos

KKBlue · Post by **KKBlue** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:46 am

In strong contrast to the heavy metal, I have Chants of India coming through the computer speakers. Still in my George Harrison phrase, which has lasted over a year now. The physical disc should be in my hands before the week is over. Can't download from iTunes and had to buy a CD.

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 11:42 am

Beck - Guero

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:14 pm

Sudy Nym wrote:Bullet - Dusk Till Dawn

I can't believe this is from 2008. How do these guys exist? I can't tell if they're being ironic; I'm occasionally flashing back to Limozeen. But this is like... the best of 80s heavy metal. But not from the 80s. And actually good. I'm so confused. Thank the metal gods I clicked on your link....

Oh wow, I totally missed your second post before.
I think an excerpt from this review sums them up nicely:

Spoiler:

I can't even remember how I found Bullet a year or two ago. IIRC, I was looking for some live Gamma Ray stuff, and found that Trafo concert I linked to in my post above, where Bullet was one of three bands that alternated from different ends of the venue. For some reason, I totally loved that venue, the whole idea of having three bands set up at the same time and switching between them, and got smitten with Bullet, all at once. And Crucified Barbara wasn't bad either. I bought a CD from each of those bands.

The Europeans have been stuck in the 70s and 80s for decades now, and I couldn't be happier.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:59 pm

Couple years late, but The Smashing Pumpkins' most recent album is pretty great at first listen! I added more than half its tracks to my main Spotify playlist.

This seems like the album Machina/The Machines of God *should* have been (which I still remember getting up early before school to go to Walmart for, and then back again at lunch when they didn't have it... and then being fairly disappointed when I finally gave it a listen).

More concerning however is that Billy Corgan has apparently become a conservative wingnut conspiracy theorist and professional wrestling promoter (?) ....