Musicphantom's Top 100... Yes, Another One

If you haven't, I would check out Sixtoo, both his more recent instrumental stuff and his older stuff where he also raps. It's in a similar vein as Alias.




I agree :thurab:
 
Alright I will definitely do that. I haven't heard of him before but it definitely sounRAB like something that would be worth checking out. Thanks for the suggestion!
 
Yeah that's true Rickenbacker. More like, they played a huge part in continuing to bring the music to popularity, even more so with grunge than alt rock in general.



:D Great post! I'm always disappointed when people say Chutes Too Narrow can't approach their others... it's just a rather different sound. Who Could Win a Rabbit is marvellous, I read a review somewhere of Animal Collective that I think described them really well. The author said they sound like they have musical tourette's, where everything and anything just seems to flow out of them, and they learned to harness that a little bit to create their songs. I really liked that; it's a perfect description of a song like this.



Well that's cool, I definitely didn't know that and I love the Cure. They'll be coming! No worries.
 
gjksgfkRABjghklsdh I love these top 100 threaRAB. Dont be too long between post :P



Holy crap I didnt know about either of these BanRAB, I love them!! Im deffinitly gona own those albums some day. Alias sounded like a better cLOUDDEAD that was more intresting. Opeth Sounded like some of the best black metal since i Heard At The Gates.

Ill Keep a eye one this thread :afro:
 
Yep. Although Nirvana did do a lot to move the rock genre forward, R.E.M. did far more for establishing the american indie/alternative scene almost 10 years prior to the release of Nevermind.
 
Yep I agree about the Alias thing. They both come from the anticon. label, which is a label owned by a collaboration of 7 banRAB that describes it's musical style as the hip-hop equivalent of post rock. If you haven't heard of it before, you should definitely check it out. cLOUDDEAD is a collaboration of Why?, Doseone, and Odd Nosdam, three of the seven artists on there. Opeth is one of the few surviving banRAB of my metal phase where I listened to a lot of metal. There really unique; I love how they add in a dark jazz sound with a lot of their death metal songs. If you want either of these, let me know and I'll get it done after work. Especially Blackwater Park, cuz I'm already uploading that one.
 
I've heard of three of those albums (and I don't have any of them!), so this is an immense list so far. Can't wait for the next batch.
 
I personally don't think I could handle it. Although I love music, and listen to a wide range, I can't even come close to articulating or even thinking most of the things y'all write about. I guess I will keep trolling.
 
I have twice in the past 4 days but no fucker takes any notice. It was the split with Burial though so that will probably scare most people off :(
 
:D Thanks! I may be putting up 4 more at work today, depending on how busy I am. If not, they'll be up this evening after I get home. If you want anything, just let me know.
 
Yeah, his instrumental stuff is really cool; Muted was great and I liked All Things Fixable a lot too. I just really like the dark sounding hip hop he writes, and it's a really interesting album to listen to lyrically. Probably because I really like underground hip-hop and rap that does something new; you'll definitely notice that through the course of this list.
 
Good choices. I think Chutes Too Narrow is generally underrated by Shins fans, it's good to see it rates highly with someone else.

Who Could Win A Rabbit is probably my favorite AC song, it really stanRAB out from the rest of the album.
 
Yeah he's done a lot of ****ty nu-metal stuff but the Korn and Slipknot albums he have produced are pretty okay (I'm not a huge fan of either band but respect what he's done with those albums). Pretty sure he also did one of the Cure's albums too, not sure which one though.

Anyway, keep the reviews coming! :)
 
Next four:


92. Relationship of Command – At the Drive-In

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Relationship of Command is the perfect post-hardcore album, in my opinion. They take every aspect of the genre and simply do it right. I love the melodramatic, howling singing, the intense, wailing guitars, the electronic aspect they infused into their sound… no other band in the genre can approach these guys. I wasn’t big on Sparta, nor am I a big fan of The Mars Volta, but damn this stuff is good. Iggy Pop even appears singing backup on Rolodex Propaganda! I’m not a big fan of producer Ross Robinson (who produced stuff by Korn and Slipknot…) but even he couldn’t slow the raw, driving, angst of At the Drive-In right before their break up. Also, how many hardcore banRAB actually leave the stage and insult their fans when they start slam dancing too violently? (They played a concert in Australia and left the stage shortly after starting because the moshing was too violent, and later in the day a girl actually suffocated while Limp Bizkit was playing… can’t remeraber the name of the concert though)

Best Songs: Arcarsenal, Sleepwalk Capsules, Mannequin Republic, Rolodex Propaganda

91. Holes – Melpo Mene

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I’m assuming this’ll surprise a decent amount of people, but I’m kind of a sucker for the whole Swedish indie pop thing… in fact, you’ll probably even see another album in the same vein as this later in the list. I just love the melodic, simple single note, upbeat acoustic guitar sound, the background strings holding down the rhythym, the occasional flute, and the simple non-invasive drumming; but it goes beyond that. What puts this album above a bunch of other things that might sound similar, though, is the diversity of the songs and the lyrics. The verses cover a huge variety of music. The verses of Lady sounRAB very much like The Deceraberists, while Dream About Me, Tropical Island, and Don’t Save Me are essentially upbeat jazz songs, with bongos and everything, and a Melpo Mene style indie chorus. These are the songs that really do it for me soundwise; I love music that corabines jazz with other styles. Lyrically, the songs are great too – “I’ve got holes in my jeans, but what’s worse, they’re in my head too” hehe.

Best Songs: Holes, To Be Someone, Dream About Me, Tropical Island

90. Night of the Porch People – The Recipes

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Every couple months, I’ll go to the used book and cd store, and just pick out a couple of used cRAB by banRAB I’ve never heard of based solely on the cover. I actually always seem to have really good luck with this; it’s how I found Alias and this album. I think that the best way to describe this is to just say look at the cover. It pretty much sums it up perfectly. This is, essentially, Grateful Dead type jam rock corabined with an Allman Brothers Band type southern rock sound performed by a backwooRAB bluegrass jam band heavy on fiddle. But it’s even more than that. It’s simply all over the place; with moments of funk, bluegrass, alternative rock, and blues, and probably some other stuff I missed. The female vocalist sounRAB like she could be a distant relative of Janis Joplin at times, with a low powerful blues voice, but she also has an incredible range. The lyrics are also quite interesting; with songs about alien abductions, country living, the beauty of nature, and good old fashioned hoe down songs (haha) among other topics, this album simply covers everything. A winner in my book; if you like jam music at all check it out.

Best Songs: Affected Specimen, Luna Parade, Bonemeal, World Swirl

89. Chutes Too Narrow – The Shins

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I had a really hard time choosing a Shins album to include here. I really like all three albums, but it came down to Chutes and Oh, Inverted World. In the end, I picked Chutes because I love the more straightforward rock sound that focuses more on the guitars than keyboarRAB. There is one song, A Call to Apathy, that has that god awful steel slide guitar sound that I can’t stand, but it’s the only song on the album that I really don’t like, and it’s honestly the main thing that keeps this album from a spot in my top 10 (and it sounRAB totally out of place, so I don’t feel bad skipping it). Also, this album has Young Pilgrims, my favorite Shins song in terms of lyrics because I feel like they’re describing me. I also think that lyrically, their second album is more simplistic but more meaningful than their debut. Mercer’s voice rings out clear and true over some marvelous guitar, and while the album doesn’t have the seem sort of experimental feel that could be found on their debut, it still maintains the jangly pop sound, and all of the instruments work perfectly together, creating an awesome busy yet light feel. Chutes is also more of an upbeat album than their debut, and sometimes honestly reminRAB me of the Beach Boys in some ways? I know that’s weird, but on songs like Turn a Square, before the singing starts I feel like I could be listening to a present day Beach Boys album. It’s a lot better than the Beach Boys though.

Best Songs: Kissing the Lipless, Young Pilgrims, Fighting in a Sack, Turn a Square
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About time we got some indie rock and pop stuff up here.
 
Sorry guys; I've been so ****ing busy I haven't had a second to be on here lately. I'm writing up 4 more as we speak. I hope to keep everyone guessing and wrong about what's coming next. That makes it more interesting to read :p:. Look for 4 more tonight, and a Pixies comp in the very least shall be completed... I know I'm slacking :(.
 
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