The Explain Why You Like This Album ('cause i don't understand) Thread

The juxtaposition of the simplicity of the individual elements of the music and the way they fit togther with the complex strong structure is what makes it a very stand out album. Its a prog epic that can be considered accessible by some means, with a sort of laid back radio friendly innocence to it. You could probably cut any 4 minute chunk out of the song and use it as a single and it'd stand on its own fairly well.
 
My point being that Big Black were a huge influence on Nirvana and just happen to be better.

Here is a boring story for you all. In 1990 the bassist (at the time) from Napalm Death visited America and arrived back in England a week later with a CD from some band called Nirvana. He had 2 copies of which I had one (as he is a friend of mine) it was the original label and not the immediate reissue. It bored me then and I sold it. Disregarding the monetary loss, I was still correct in getting rid off a generic album.
 
I'm quite partial to the lyrics on Marquee Moon, as well as the instrumentation. The vocals still bug me. I guess it's not completely the point, but I still feel it limits my enjoyment of the whole thing.
 
I think he intentionally sang flat in the early days. I love his voice though and as for the music being coma inducing well I guess you mean the slower songs like This night has opened my eyes, Reel around the fountatin and Last night i dreamt somebody loved me which are some of the most profoundly moving pieces of music I've ever heard.
 
Marquee Moon is a grower. I loved 'See No Evil' when I first heard it, and thought 'Venus' was okay. Apart from that I held the same opinion as you. And then slowly over time, people would mention tracks, saying how awesome "Prove It" was. And I never noticed it before, but there it was! A great song tucked in at the end of the album. Same happened with the title track, and then I started listening to the album all the way through, and began to love every second of it.

It's much like Pet SounRAB, another album you have a distaste for. Basically my favorite parts of Marquee Moon are those moments when the lead guitar, vocal line, and guitar chorRAB merge perfectly to make a part in a song that gives you goosebumps, something you can't explain to someone, something you either feel, or you don't, and the same goes for Pet SounRAB.






Sgt. Pepper's allure is the epicness of it all. It leaRAB with the title track, the most 'rock' of the Beatles catalog at that point in time, flows brilliantly into the great "A Little Help From My FrienRAB", which the chorus really makes from me, goes into the classic, "LSD", and then my favorite song, "Getting Better" with its army of out of tune guitars.

This album was never overplayed for me before I got it, somehow. And the majority of the albums I love follow this formula, First song sets things up, second song is solid, basically the first four songs are untouchable, and it closes with a massive epic. Lots of albums from 'Who's Next' to 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' to 'Microcastle' do this, and its a great way to do a tracklisting for a great album.

Sgt. Peppers, basically, has alot of solid Bealtes songs, and even some greats you don't hear too often, such as the psychadelic carnival ride of "Mr. Kite" and the 'Pet SounRAB' pandering of "She's Leaving Home". It's eclectic, has great melodies, and closes with the Beatles' best song, and that's why I love it.
 
That`s not really a correct statement is it? With the exception of black, death, various thrash banRAB and some other genres of metal. The majority of metal has clean vocals with dominant lead singers. If you doubt my word, try checking out other genres of metal and especially power metal. Also remeraber Dio, Bruce ****inson...................
 
No, it really isn't "almost the entire subject matter of Slayer's music". If anything I'd say the main thing their lyrics are about is war and violence. You know, like a lot of other thrash banRAB. So, actually, the analogy is pretty dead on.
 
These might have been said before but:

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Morrissey - You Are The Quarry
Antony And The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
Nirvana - Nevermind
Beck - Odelay
U2 - The Joshua Tree

I just don't get it :(
 
I don't like SCREAMYGROWLY vocals. Knowing what's being sung is a plus but I just don't like it when some a‎sshole gets up and does a bunch of that kind of thing.

Vocals are also just a part of my general disgust towarRAB much metal that I've listened to.



You could just open the quotes in different tabs and copy+paste them into the same thing but whatever bro
 
I love that album, I've checked out other stuff from the band that was good but nothing touched this, it's just great, proggy pop rock. The production is great and the only song I don't really like is Chupacabras. IMO one of the best rock albums of the 90s.
 
Oh you.

I don't consider Beefheart prog, don't worry, I find that that to be truly insulting to the genre.



That's my main concern, he actually takes himself seriously, and so do his fans, that's really frightening.



But it's very clear to anyone that he was trying to make his music sound as sh*tty and obnoxious as possible.
 
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