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Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 3:54 pm
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Dear Lord, Lift your Skinny Fists... is so good.
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Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 4:32 pm
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65daysofstatic is pretty damn good, if you don't mind a little electronica thrown in. Their debut, The Fall of Math, is probably their best, but We Were Exploding Anyway is great too.
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:27 pm
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harmless wrote:
Also, I've spent a few years trying to get into Russian Circles, and concluded that I like the idea more often than I like the execution.
I thought I was the only one. They kinda drone on too much for me. Still, I do really like some of their songs. You might like God is an Astronaut. They are a little lighter and peppy sounding, and a little more electronic.
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:33 pm
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BurtReynolds wrote:
harmless wrote:
Also, I've spent a few years trying to get into Russian Circles, and concluded that I like the idea more often than I like the execution.
I thought I was the only one. They kinda drone on too much for me. Still, I do really like some of their songs. You might like God is an Astronaut. They are a little lighter and peppy sounding, and a little more electronic.
Hmm, really? Russian Circles drone on? That's not the feeling I'm getting from them. They're closer to post-metal than to post-rock.
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:37 pm
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Heathen wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
harmless wrote:
Also, I've spent a few years trying to get into Russian Circles, and concluded that I like the idea more often than I like the execution.
I thought I was the only one. They kinda drone on too much for me. Still, I do really like some of their songs. You might like God is an Astronaut. They are a little lighter and peppy sounding, and a little more electronic.
Hmm, really? Russian Circles drone on? That's not the feeling I'm getting from them. They're closer to post-metal than to post-rock.
Not the best word. I mean they are just kinda LOUD ALL THE TIME AND CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE. I prefer more peaks and valleys and monster crescendos.
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Rank 'em!
1. Mogwai (head and shoulders above all bands in the universe) 2. Godspeed 3. Explosions in the Sky 4. Sigur Ros 5. God is an Astronaut 6. Balmoreah 7. Pelican 8. Caspian 9. This Will Destroy You 10. Russian Circles or Mono
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:38 pm
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The problem with Russian Circles for me is that their component parts just aren't very interesting. There are too many predictable chord structures, stereotypically easy drum parts... I just find it far too easy to predict where each song is going to go. Not with all of their songs, but with a lot of them. I like the idea of the more "classical movements" approach to rock music, but beyond that, I just find their actual approach to hard rock music itself fairly boring.
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Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:41 pm
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harmless wrote:
The problem with Russian Circles for me is that their component parts just aren't very interesting. There are too many predictable chord structures, stereotypically easy drum parts... I just find it far too easy to predict where each song is going to go. Not with all of their songs, but with a lot of them. I like the idea of the more "classical movements" approach to rock music, but beyond that, I just find their actual approach to hard rock music itself fairly boring.
I'm pretty easy as far as predictability is concerned.
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:43 pm
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BurtReynolds wrote:
harmless wrote:
The problem with Russian Circles for me is that their component parts just aren't very interesting. There are too many predictable chord structures, stereotypically easy drum parts... I just find it far too easy to predict where each song is going to go. Not with all of their songs, but with a lot of them. I like the idea of the more "classical movements" approach to rock music, but beyond that, I just find their actual approach to hard rock music itself fairly boring.
I'm pretty easy as far as predictability is concerned.
There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:45 pm
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BurtReynolds wrote:
Heathen wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
harmless wrote:
Also, I've spent a few years trying to get into Russian Circles, and concluded that I like the idea more often than I like the execution.
I thought I was the only one. They kinda drone on too much for me. Still, I do really like some of their songs. You might like God is an Astronaut. They are a little lighter and peppy sounding, and a little more electronic.
Hmm, really? Russian Circles drone on? That's not the feeling I'm getting from them. They're closer to post-metal than to post-rock.
Not the best word. I mean they are just kinda LOUD ALL THE TIME AND CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE. I prefer more peaks and valleys and monster crescendos.
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 5:54 pm
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BurtReynolds wrote:
1. Mogwai (head and shoulders above all bands in the universe)
Yup.
I feel like Mogwai, Godspeed and Sigur Ros are the Holy (or Unholy) Trinity of post-rock. EITS is great at what they do, but they don't have much dexterity.
Post subject: Re: Soundtracks to the End of the World: The Post-Rock threa
Posted: Thu October 17, 2013 10:27 pm
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Keep 'em coming folks. I'm digging on all of these.
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