you think you motherfuckers know so much about music? post an

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>>69417768
Machinefabriek - Dauw
my favorite ambient album, I will shill it here forever

the textures are just beautiful and the whole album is paced so well

here's the title track, which is kind of the album's centerpiece
https://youtu.be/4AkGNHkrtnc

'Marijn' by the same guy is also amazing

new Child Bite is one of the most underrated albums of the year

>>69417768
Nice thinly-veiled rec thread.

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This is Porter's Atemahawke. Porter is a Mexican rock band and they still make music, but the lead vocalist left after this album's release and his unique vocals are very missed in Porter's latest work. This album is 11/10, would recommend.

Whitney Houston burst onto the music scene in 1985 with her self-titled LP which had four number one singles on it, including "The Greatest Love Of All," "You Give Good Love," and "Saving All My Love For You," plus it won a Grammy Award for best pop vocal performance by a female and two American Music Awards, one for best rhythm and blues single and another for best rhythm and blues video. She was also cited as best new artist of the year by Billboard and by Rolling Stone magazine. With all this hype one might expect the album to be an anticlimactic, lackluster affair, but the surprise is that "Whitney Houston(ARISTA)" is one of the warmest, and most complex and altogether satisfying rythm and blues records of the decade and Whitney herself has a voice that defies belief. From the elegant, beautiful photo of her on the cover of the album (in a gown by Giovanne De Maura) and its fairly sexy counterpart on the back (in a bathing suit by Norma Kamali) one knows that this isn't going to be a blandly professional affiar; the record IS smooth but intense and Whitney's voice leaps across so many boundaries and is so versatile (though she's mainly a JAZZ singer) that it's hard to take in the album on a first listening. But you won't want to. You'll want to savor it over many.

>>69417964
It opens with "You Give Good Love" and "Thinking About You," both produced and arranged by Kashif, and they emanate warm, lush jazz arrangements but with a contemporary synthesized beat and though they're both really good songs, the album doesn't get kicking until "Someone For Me" which was produced by Jermaine Jackson, where Whitney sings longingly against a jazz-disco background and the difference between her longing and the sprightliness of the song is very moving. The ballad "Saving All My Love For You" is the sexiest, most romantic song on the record. It also has a killer saxaphone solo by Tom Scott and one can hear the influences of sixties girl-group pop in it (it was cowritten by Gerry Goffin) but the sixties girl groups were never this emotional or sexy (or as well produced) as this song is. "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" is a glorious duet with Jermaine Jackson (who also produced it) and just one example of how sophisticated lyrically this album is. The last thing it suffers from is a paucity of decent lyrics which is what usually happens when a singer doesn't write her own material and has to have her producer choose it. But Whitney and company have picked well here.

>>69417997
The dance single "How Will I Know" (my vote for best dance song of the 1980s) is a joyous ode to a girl's nervousness about whether another guy is interested in her. It's got a great keyboard riff and it's the only track on the album produced by wunderkind producer Narada Michael Walden. My own personal favorite ballad (aside from "The Greatest Love of All"-her crowning achievement) is "All At Once" which is about how a young woman realizes all at once her lover is fading away from her and it's accompanied by a gorgeous string arrangement. Even though nothing on the album sounds like filler, the only track that might come close is "Take Good Care of My Heart," another duet with Jermaine Jackson. The problem is that it strays from the album's jazz roots and seems too influenced by 1980s dance music.

>>69418020
But Whitney's talent is restored with the overwhelming "The Greatest Love of All," one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about self-preservation and dignity. From the first line (Michael Masser and Linda Creed are credited as the writers) to the last, it's a state-of-the-art ballad about believing in yourself. It's a powerful statement and one that Whitney sings with a grandeur that approaches the sublime. Its universal message crosses all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late for us to better ourselves, to act kinder. Since it's impossible in the world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. It's an important message, crucial really, and it's beautifully stated on this album.

>>69418050
Her second effort, "Whitney" (ARISTA;1987), had four number one singles, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "So Emotional," "Didn't We Almost Have It All?" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" and was mostly produced by Narada Michael Walden and though it's not as serious an effort as "Whitney Houston" it's hardly a victim of Sophomore Slump. It starts off with the bouncy, danceable "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" which is in the same vein as the last album's irrepressible "How Will I Know." This is followed by the sensuous "Just The Lonely Talking Again" and it reflects the serious jazz influence that permeated the first album and one can also sense a newfound artistic maturity in Whitney's voice-she did all the vocal arrangements on this album-and this is all very evident on "Love Will Save The Day" which is the most ambitious song Whitney's yet performed. It was produced by Jellybean Benitez and it pulsates with an uptempo intensity and like most of the songs on this album it reflects a grownup's awareness of the world we all live in. She sings and we believe it. This is quite a change from the softer, little-girl-lost image that was so appealing on the first album.

>>69418065
She projects an even more adult image on the Michael Masser-produced "Didn't We Almost Have It All," a song about meeting up with a long-lost lover and letting him know your feelings about the past affair, and it's Whitney at her most poetic. And as on most of the ballads there's a gorgeous string arrangement. "So Emotional" is in the same vein as "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" but it's even more rock-influenced and, like all the songs on "Whitney," played by a terrific backup studio band with Narada on drum machine, Wolter Afanasieff on the synthesizer and synth bass, Corrado Rustici on synth guitar, and someone listed as Bongo Bob on percussion programming and drum sampling. "Where You Are" is the only song on the album produced by Kashif and it bears his incredible imprint of professionalism-it has a smooth, gleaming sound and sheen to it with a funky sax solo by Vincent Henry. It sounded like a hit single to me (but then all the songs on the album do) and I wondered why it wasn't released as one.

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>>69417768
I legitimately think that the first three tracks on David Byrne's Uh-Oh are some of the funkiest, most dance-inducing music possible

>>69418088
"Love Is A Contact Sport" is the album's real surprise-a big-sounding, bold, sexy number that, in terms of production, is the album's centerpiece, and it has great lyrics along with a good beat. It's one of my favorites. On "You're Still My Man" you can hear how clearly Whitney's voice is like an instrument-a flawless, warm machine that almost overpowers the sentiment of her music, but the lyrics and the melodies are too distinctive, too strong to let any singer, even one of Whitney's caliber, overshadow them. "For the Love of You" shows off modern feel harks back not only to purveyors of modern jazz like Michael Jackson and Sade but also to other artists, like Miles Davis, Paul Butterfield and Bobby McFerrin.

Why are you faggots doing this? Thread had an interesting premise and you're shitposting things you pasted from other sites

Go ruin the Grimes thread or something

>>69418114
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" is the album's most powerful emotional statement of innocence lost and trying to regain safety of childhood. Her voice is as lovely and controlled as it ever has been and it leads up to "I Know Him So Well," the most moving moment on the record because it's first and foremost a duet with her mother, Cissy. It's a ballad about...who?-a lover shared? a long-lost father?-with a combination of longing, regret, determination and beauty that ends the album on a graceful, perfect note. We can expect new things from Whitney (she made a stunning gift to the 1988 Olympics with the ballad "One Moment In Time") but even if we didn't, she would remain the most exciting and original black jazz voice of her generation.

>>69418119
People here are desperate for attention and when discussion turns to things that they aren't familiar with, they act out to get that attention.

>Needing validation from 4chan users

baka tbch

>>69418119
>Go ruin the Grimes thread or something
Why, you idiot?

>>69418338
Because those threads don't have an interesting premise, they are Groundhog Day-tier and should face constant distruption

thank you to all four people who have contributed so far.

>>69418338
kill yourself

>>69417768
Why do you equal namedropping of obscure music to knowledge about music? Do you know what an augmented ninth is? Do you know what makes a sonata-allegro a sonata-allegro? Are you talking about musical knowledge or just knowing bands that other people don't?

Or is this just a troll, goddamn it's just a troll isn't it

>>69418596
>Why do you equal namedropping of obscure music to knowledge about music?

same thing

>>69418626
I bet you can't even read a fucking tab.

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Happiness is not a fish that you can catch - Our Lady Peace

Genuinely think it's great, the songs are philosophical and have an interesting vibe to it.

>>69418596
when did i say anything about obscure music?

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Really sweet chamber pop/britpop, like halfway between Divine Comedy, Tindersticks and Pulp

>>69418361
They're about an artist and that's not against /mu/'s rules. If you have a problem with her or her fans, that doesn't make those threads less legit. Why people like you can't understand such a simple thing?
>>69418399
This is all you can say, imbecile?

>>69418636
music theory is descriptive, not prescriptive
and i've heard more music than you

end of discussion

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>>69418741

Good looks for Divine Comedy.

>>69418763
Curb your autism, faggot. This thread offered something new, which is not discussing the same fucking shit all day every day like we're in a Samuel Beckett play. Grimes thread getting a bit of a shit up won't do anything to change the status quo since you faggots are gonna post it again tomorrow and the next day and the next.

>>69418763
>>69418338
It's another edition of "Butthurt Grimesfags ruin everything"

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Aseul - New Pop

AOTY for me. Dreamy, electronic pop from Korea; more melancholic than her previous project as Yukari. Perfect for a night walk through the city.

Check out "Gong", "Elephants Mobile" or "The Bedroom Demos".

>>69418889
>idiot tells others to ruin the grimes trheads
>i call him on his own bullshit
>idiot: WAAAAH WAAAAAAAH WAAAAAHHHH "Butthurt Grimesfags ruin everything"
Fuck off.

Thinly veiled spoonfeeding thread

>>69419034
>spoonfeeding
this idea is why this board is shit. you guys treat finding music as a "skill" because you want to feel superior to other people for knowing more bands. get over yourselves.

this thread's aim is very fucking simple. try, for just a little bit, to talk about something other than Radiohead, Death Grips and Animal Collective. Do you not realize that whatever people recommend in this thread gets seen by *everyone* in the thread? If we all just focused more on sharing and introducing each other to good music everyone would benefit from it.

>>69419258
Spoonfeeding isn't allowed, go ask /wsr/

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Really great album. The only Berlin School albums I ever see on /mu/ are from Tangerine Dream and occasionally Klaus Schulze but this is as good as anything they did.

>>69417768
>post an album that ISN'T talked about here on a daily basis
>on a daily basis
higher your standards, mate

>>69419460
spoonfeeding is giving download links, not recs

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>>69419506

>higher

I'm not making fun, but are you Finnish? AlI know is how to say enough in German to get slapped in the face.

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This is the best record Judas Priest ever put out. It has the best vocals put out by any rock band ever. Halford's vocal range is incredible and he is so versatile in his singing, he does something different on each track. Victim of Changes, The Ripper, Dreamer Deceiver and Deceiver, Epitath are all tracks I consider 10/10.Tyrant is an 8/10 imo and Genocide is the only track keeping this album from being a true 10/10.

This album is on youtube if you want to have a listen. If you're not into rock/heavy metal, I'd still recommend listening to Dreamer Deceiver, it's one of the most underrated rock ballads and it still gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it.

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10/10, never saw it posted by anyone but me

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I love this album. It's got some of the most experimental, crazy production I've ever heard and it all works beautifully. It's an abstract hiphop record with a very unique take on the collage aesthetic from early hiphop. Also the closing track is the best in their whole discography. It's hard to even really explain, you just need to hear it for yourself. IMO it's a masterpiece that almost nobody has heard of

>>69420037
Right on fellow priest worshipper. Sad Wings of Destiny is one of the best musical creations of all time

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>>69418114
Why are you just quoting American Psycho

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the blending of post-punk and jazz and spoken word is really fantastic and this is a fantastic album. easy to listen to unlike some of john zorns stuff which everyone loves(or hates[i love zorn]). good lyricism, crazy instrumentation, fantastic pacing and feel throughout the whole album. if i start playing this album it's already played twice by the time i realize i've been driving for an hour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMM7xz1Bidg&list=PLsePUf60aqAjmG_dTTy_L1i3bYffSXoQp

>>69420466
(i should clarify that i know zorn had nothing to do with this album, i just think of him whenever i think of weird jazz use)

>>69417768
Matter - Amfibian

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>>69418045
estos morros no aprecian la musica latina, buenos albumes

lol i'm 16, u?

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The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side is one of the happiest albums I've heard in a very long time. Rose is a comedian in trade, but this album is such a blast to listen to. Think a combination of McCartney and Billy Joel.

https://biffrose.bandcamp.com/album/the-thorn-in-mrs-roses-side

>>69419677
what?

All request threads for adult content belong on /r/, and all request threads for work-safe content belong on /wsr/, unless otherwise noted.

>>69420466
Listening now, this is so good!

>>69418596
> Do you know what an augmented ninth is?
> Do you know what makes a sonata-allegro a sonata-allegro?

cringed hard

>>69420662
it's a rec thread not a request thread moron

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This
Fucking
Shit

>>69420848
PA-PA-PA-PA-PAPITO

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experimental cheerleader music

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Varsity - Hairpool
Actually good indie pop/rock/dreampop

>>69417852
Been off for a while, this some new shitpost or legit? Seems interesting..

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>>69418890
tf is all this shit? Someone catch me up with all this /mu/

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One of my favorite rap albums this year

Simple by Nightmare and the Cat. I've never seen it posted and the band doesn't exist anymore but dammit I still remember.