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[Manatee]

Or else I'l try out an album by The Verve. Which one offers most to a metalhead ?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression of The Verve is that they're not remotely metalish, so I'd say Slayer by deafault.

[Iggy]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression of The Verve is that they're not remotely metalish, so I'd say Slayer by deafault.

I'd agree.

NP Who's Next - The Who (deluxe edition)

[Nicky007]

... so I'd say Slayer by deafault.

NP  Steve Winwood:  Nine Lives

Ms 007 kindly requested that I replace the Slayer album on my Walkman 

I was actually also thinking about assembling my brain again 

I like Traffic a lot. Steve Winwood sings in a very special way that touches me quite. Nine Lives is from 2008. Nice to see that he's still into it. The voice is still in top shape, the music sounds similar. Let's see .....

Nicky.

[Manatee]

Slayer by default because I believe they are undisputably metal, while The Verve is not metal at all.

Ms 007 kindly requested that I replace the Slayer album on my Walkman 

I was actually also thinking about assembling my brain again 

I like Traffic a lot. Steve Winwood sings in a very special way that touches me quite. Nine Lives is from 2008. Nice to see that he's still into it. The voice is still in top shape, the music sounds similar. Let's see .....

Does Ms 007 hear your Walkman, or is she just concerned that Slayer will do you harm?

I'd advise against brain assembly unless it's absolutely necessary for fiscal reasons.  I've always found that my brain gives me more grief than about anything I could name.

I wasn't too thrilled by Traffic when I was on my original prog journey (roughly 28 years ago), but I've branched out quite a bit since then, so they're another band that probably warrants another listen.


NP:  Hum - You'd Prefer an Astronaut

Haven't played this in a long time.  Not sure what to expect, but there's some guitar, so it'll do.

[Steve Jones]

Sieges Even - Paramount

[Nicky007]

Slayer by default because I believe they are undisputably metal, while The Verve is not metal at all.

OK, so you're actully advising me not to waste my time on The Verve (thus not saying that they're bad, just that they're probably nothin for Mr. 007) ?

Does Ms 007 hear your Walkman, or is she just concerned that Slayer will do you harm?

Definitely the first, and probably the last too. Well, understandably: I myself aint either sure about whether Slayer might be shovin around some'o my brain cells  

But since we got guys in Afghanistan and other places riskin their lives protecting us against al-Qaeda and other wicked stuff, I'm willing to run the lesser risk of listenin to Slayer  

I'd advise against brain assembly unless it's absolutely necessary for fiscal reasons.  I've always found that my brain gives me more grief than about anything I could name.

Actually even seriously, Yeah and Yay, considerin prog iac.

It's obvious that prog has affected my brain, cause I experience that some'o the things I say bewilder people, and give'm a bit different angle on things  

Not to overdo, of course. Many of the things I allow myself to say in the Room, I rarely say elsewhere, to the extent that some people even experience me as wallpaper - and with such people, I don't mind .....

I wasn't too thrilled by Traffic when I was on my original prog journey (roughly 28 years ago), but I've branched out quite a bit since then, so they're another band that probably warrants another listen.

I'd definitely say so. And I'd add that they probably grow with age (i.e. yours and mine, appealing to the 10% of our brains cells that have not been expropriated by metal)  

Steve Winwood should not be missed  

Nicky.

[Manatee]

OK, so you're actully advising me not to waste my time on The Verve (thus not saying that they're bad, just that they're probably nothin for Mr. 007) ?

Right, I only recall the one song, and I like it, but if you're only up for metalish stuff right now, they're not for you.

Ok, I've had enough Hum for now.

NP: Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig

[Bupie]

NP  Slayer:  God Hates Us All

Quite a noisy group  - but you can actually adapt to hearing what Tom Araya is singing, and I'm even beginning to hear some melody 

Noone else wants to take the jump ?

I am into Megadeth these days and I have serious fun (btw, didn't I notice that a member of one your favorite bands joined Megadeth recently ?). So Slayer could be the next step but I watched a few videos on Youtube and frankly I think it's too much noise and not enough melody for me  But a few weeks ago, I would never have believed that I could like Megadeth so everything is possible ...

NP John Wetton - Rock Of Faith

Since I'm alone with the little Louise, I need to play something mellow and this album fits perfectly : it's mellow to the core ...   

[Steve Jones]

Spock's Beard - V

[Manatee]

NP: Devin Townsend - Physicist

Probably his heaviest non-Strapping Young Lad album.  Something perky to beat my brain into submission before I go to sleep.   

[PH]

NP  Slayer:  God Hates Us All

Interesting title.
What's this album about?

[Nicky007]

Interesting title.

To say the least 

What's this album about?

I'm workin on it, Paxi.

Here's Wiki givin ya a starter (Wiki - Slayer): "Slayer is best known for speaking through perspective without being necessarily sympathetic to the cause of their inspiration. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as death, deviants, genocide, insanity, Nazism, necrophilia, religion, Satanism, serial killers, suicide, and warfare have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the general public."


NP  Roger Waters:  In The Flesh  (live album, title track on repeat)

Whew - awesome 

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

Here's Wiki givin ya a starter (Wiki - Slayer): "Slayer is best known for speaking through perspective without being necessarily sympathetic to the cause of their inspiration. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as death, deviants, genocide, insanity, Nazism, necrophilia, religion, Satanism, serial killers, suicide, and warfare have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the general public."

Then why did you find it such a problem that Opeth had that 'satanic' backwards-recorded message in the track 'Hessian Peel' on their latest album?

Tom

[maddox]

Then why did you find it such a problem that Opeth had that 'satanic' backwards-recorded message in the track 'Hessian Peel' on their latest album?

Tom

Interesting question.
Would like to know the answer as well. 

[PH]

Interesting question.
Would like to know the answer as well. 

Me too.

[maddox]

Demians ~ Building An Empire

[Nicky007]

Interesting question.
Would like to know the answer as well. 

Me too.

Me too !



I think that one has to interpret Mikael Åkerfeldt's and Slayer's lyrics in different ways:  Mikael's lyrics seem to me to be guileless, and altho I myself am Christian, I'm willing to follow him when he expresses things in a pagan framework that isnt decidedly anti-Christian. When he recites "Out on the courtyard, Come back tonight. My sweet Satan, I see you," he oversteps that framework.

Otoh when Tom Araya sings "Got hates us all, He fuckin' hates me," you can't take it seriously, cause no rational human could mean that, no matter how atheistic s/he was, and the Slayer guys definitely are rational beings. So they must mean something else with it. I take it that it's a combination of their personal anger and their habit of provoking / making people think.

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

Porcupine Tree - Up the Downstair

[Teunis]

Sylvan - Artificial Paradise

[maddox]

What a coincidence.

NP> Sylvan ~ Encounters 

[Steve Jones]

Pat Travers - School of Hard Knocks

[maddox]

Satellite ~ Evening Games

[Steve Jones]

Pat Travers - Live! Go For What You Know.

Man, this dude's hot!  One of Canada's finest sons

[PH]

Divinorum vs. Aural Planet - Power Liquids
6. Trailblazer


Nothing beats a nice trance beat every now and then.

[Steve Jones]

Nothing beats a nice trance beat every now and then.

Go and have a lie-down, you've clearly caught the sun today