Forced Listening

[Brain Toad]

Alright folks, we're back with the forced listening. You should know the rules, but here's an outline.

You must review the song the user suggests. Do a decent overall review of the song. You should also give it a rating, although it is not required. The purpose of these reviews is for you to check out new things, so don't review a song you have already heard.

After you review you should list a few songs for the next person to review. Give artst, title, and a gist of the genre. If a song is hard to find, point the person to the song. Most songs can be found on Soulseek quite easily (http://www.slsknet.org)

If you would like to do the next song, you must call dibs. Your dibs last 2 hours, and after that, it can be taken. When you finish your review and are ready to post, post the reivew, then go back and delete your dib post. If you lose dibs, or forfeit your dibs, then delete your dib post. This keeps the thread cleaner.

Please keep all spam and non-related posts out. You will be banned.

Here is a list of songs already reviewed, with reviewers:
[URL=http://www.musicgypsy.com/misc/flsongs.htm]Reviewed List[/url]

Since we are starting over, I will pick the songs.

Against All Authority - Daddy's Little Girl (Skacore)
Creedance Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Rock)
The Real McKenzies - King O' Glasgow (Scottish Punk)
Manic Street Preachers - Of Walking Abortion (New Wavy britpop)
On File - Used to be a Bootboy (Oi)

NEW RULE

A new rule has been put into place on MX. There is to be no songs illegally uploaded anywhere (this includes YouSendIt, MegaUpload, and others) and a link posted on this site. This is a safety measure inacted by the owner of these forums to keep himself and the users out of trouble. To prevent a lot of confusion, all songs uploaded is illegal, even if the band is not on an RIAA label. Unless you have written permission from the owner of the song, you cannot upload it. Instead you can trade the songs via email, via an Instant messenging service, or soulseek. You can put this information at the end of your post near the songs.
Sorry for any inconvience this may cause, enjoy your Forced Listening.

[Bartender]

Don't spam or post off-topic in this thread. The first three people to do so have already been banned.

[MalcolmXInTheMiddle]

Real McKenzies - King Of Glasgow

There's a short drum intro before the guitars kick in witht he sound of someone whooping the background. Then the vocals kick in. The guys voice sounds a bit like Shane McGowan's at times and the music is reminiscent of bands like The Pogues and Flogging Molly but has it's own style. It's quite slow but is bouncy. The lyrics are okay and the guy's voice is good. At points there's some background vocals which work well. I liked this song although I kept thinking it was going to speed up and it never did. It's quite short but it was short and sweet. 7/10

Choose from:
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (Post-Punk)
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (Reggae)
Dead Kennedys - Chicken Farm (Punk)
The Valentines - Blam Blam Fever (First Wave Ska)
Chuck Berry - Johny B. Goode (Rock 'n' Roll)
Stiff Little Fingers - The Message (Rap/Punk)
Devo - Whip It (New Wave)
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (Funk)

[MechanicalClockworkOrgy]

Chicken Farm- Dead Kennedys

Starts out with a little guitar intro and bass line to set the groove for the rest of the song, then comes drums and more guitar, then vocals, jello wisphers the lyrics quite slow and soft compared to DKS other songs, this song sets up citizens as chickens and corporate mosters running the chicken farm. then the chorus that leads into a louder chorus and then a little solo riff and somemore verse, 'going dooooooooooooowwwwwwnnnn to the chiocken farm" repeated a few times with different chords, then another solo and more, this song is pretty boring accually

6/10 , i was disappointed, nothing compared to anything of FFFRV
i would reconmend some true classics for anyone who is interested in Dead Kennedys
such as : holiday in cambodia, viva las vegas, or california uber alles
basically anything off Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegatables

Choose From........................
U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday (rock)
Public Enemy- 911 is a Joke (rap)
Smashing Pumpkins- Tonight, Tonight (smashing pumpkins, thats all i can describe of them
Bob Marley- No Woman No Cry (reggae)

No Woman No Cry.
Starts off with a smooth Organ? part, then the bass drum and hi hats join in with a bit of rythm, solid bass groove aswell.
i feel Bob Marley is an increble lyricist and his singing is pretty good aswell, but its his emotion that i feel makes him one of the best singers / songwriters about, although i love NWNC i find this song one of his less great songs, it gets a little repetitive and for the only thing that breaks the repitiveness is the guitar solo, but then again practically everyone can sing along to this song so the simpleness has obviously made this song a legendary!

8/10 - its a great song dont get me wrong, but i suggest listening to some of his other stuff, Buffalo soilder, Three Little Birds, and my favourite - Redemption Song


Listen to -

The Littlest Man Band - Always Sayin'
http://littlestman.dmusic.com/
Rolling Stones - Paint it black
The Pogues - The Irish Rover
Flogging Molly - The Rare Ould Times

[MechanicalClockworkOrgy]

Littlest Man Band- Always sayin

wow, im listening to this song, pretty **** good, i love the vocals, the horn section is good, good rythem, nice guitar tone.
drums come in with a scampering beat, then he talks about doodie, doodie, heh, horns come in, one trumpet and trombone, then guitar and whinin horns, same basically throughout song

pretty ****ing ausgezeichnet! ich bin doofarse btw.
9/10 very nice and mellow




Songs to choose from.....................
U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday (rock)
Public Enemy- 911 is a Joke (rap)
Smashing Pumpkins- Tonight, Tonight (smashing pumpkins, thats all i can describe of them
Sicko- Whats on? (pop punk)
Voltaire- Shalom ~OR~ When your Evil (goth/classical)
Operation Ivy- Bad Town (ska punk)
The Beatles- I Feel Fine (rock)
The Cure- The End Of The World (new wave/goth rock)
Nirvana- Lithium (grunge)
Neil Young- Ohio (folk rock)

[SantaDuJuan]

Operation Ivy - Bad Town


This band got me into ska and punk. This also happens to be my favorite songs by them. The song starts off with some good ol horns and sonds very well. The drums kick in and it starts off. The song is slow and mellow but with a good mood. As far as it goes with ska - punk I all ready know this band does it well.
10/10

Songs for to Choose From


NWA - Fuc.k The Police ( hardcore rap)
Prince Buster - 10 Commandments ( first wave ska)
Prince Buster - Texas Hold Up ( first wave ska)
Disorder - Complete Disorder ( street punk)
Electro Hippies - Am I Punk Yet? ( anarcho punk)
Omega Tribe - Duty Calls (anarcho punk)

[Gotkookie]

Review : NWA - **** the police
8/10
Im not a usual fan of rap, but I really like some rap, Nwa just happens to be one of the artists I like. This song feats. Ice cube in it too. The rhymes in this song are phat. Its starts off saying **** the police, then it has a little intro thing, then it strats off with ice cube laying down his rhymes. The beat to this song is awesome too, then Nwa starts laying down their rhymes. This song is a good song, reminds me how much the police suck.

You can choose from :
Haste the day - Blue 42 (Tech metal)
Saves the day - Jukebox breakdown (Pop punk)
Shai hulud - Being exemplary (Hardcore)
The specials - Ghost town (ska)
Between the buried and me - Mordecai (metal)

[Happymeal]

dibs(I'll edit this when I'm done)


Saves the Day - Jukebox Breakdown

A nice little drum roll starts this one off. The guitars in the verse are quite crunchy and catchy and very lively. The beat reminds me so much of Weezer, which is a bit odd. So far so good. Chris' voice is in its usual level of whinyness that I find tolerable and better than a lot of other whiny singers.

What strikes me the most about STD is how they can pull off seemingly generic songs like this(especially when they got a tad poppier) with charm and honesty. I like how the backup "aooooohh"s in the bridge is used, it heightens the song's teenybopper lightheartedness. There's not much to say about the structure, 'cause it's fairly straightforward and formulaic. But still, it's a very good song.

7.5/10

Songs:

Carrion - [url=http://www.mccarthyism.org/mp3/carrion-01-Beggar.mp3]Beggar[/url](punk/hardcore)

Sadaharu - [url=www.purevolume.com/sadaharu]It's Not Paranoia if They're Shooting Live Bullets[/url](dancey punk)

The Mass - [url=http://www.themass.us./MostlyMichaelSchenker.mp3]Mostly Michael Schenker[/url](stoner rock/punk with saxophones)

Medic - [url=http://www.mccarthyism.org/mp3/medic-02-splitting%20atoms.mp3]Splitting Atoms[/url](hardcore)

[MalcolmXInTheMiddle]

Sadaharu - It's Not Paranoia If They're Shooting Live Bullets

There's a quick intro on guitar before the vocals kick in. The intro riff continues with the vocals over it which works well but I immediately didn't like the vocals as they just sound really generic. At about 0:30 there's a change in the music with some ambient sort of sound in the background. Again this sound really generic and predictable to me. There's an improvement at about 0:50 with a heavier section featuring a really cool simple riff which goes straight back into the verse which spoils it again with the shitty vocals. A 1:30 there's another (different) cool heavy section which drags on for a bit changing riffs every now and then before coming to a stop at about 3:15. Then it's straight back to the generic stuff which carries on to the end of the song. There's some good stuff in this song but also a lot of shit stuff. If you like alternating between headbanging and being mind-numbingly bored you'll love this song. 5/10

Choose from:
King Prawn - Viva Devi (Ska/Hip-Hop)
xOne Wayx - Generic Hardcore Song (Hardcore) Available at www.purevolume.com/xonewayx
Atom & His Package - Snowshoe BBQ (Pop-Punk)
Sham 69 - Tell The Children (Oi)
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (Post-Punk)
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (Reggae)
The Valentines - Blam Blam Fever (First Wave Ska)
Chuck Berry - Johny B. Goode (Rock 'n' Roll)

[albert_bass]

CHUCK BERRY - JOHNNY B. GOODE

Well, what to say about this song...It starts with a catchy and known by all guitar riff that could be called a little solo, then he starts singing. The vocals are quick and catchy. This song is very old as you all know and the rythm is quite hmm...not slow but don't know how to explain, there's a piano, a bass and drums, and no guitar except the soloing that Chuck Berry does, so the sound is very clean, and seems to be slower than the rock average. The song is extremely catchy, what is more catchy is the chorus (go, johnny go, go), and the guitar is pretty good with some little fills and solos. Well, the truth is that a more energic version could kick *** (and kicks, it has been done), but it's a very good and catchy one. And the original, yay!

8.5/10

My songs:

Mad Caddies - Silence (Ska-punk)
Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles (Punk)
Bigwig - Numbers (Punk)
Ignite - Bullets Included No Thought Required (Melodic Hardcore)
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Higher Ground (Funk)
Toy Dolls - Drooling Banjos (Banjo...and little punk at the end)
Rancid - Detroit (Punk)
Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire (Funk-rock)
Against All Authority - Walking Revolution (Ska-core)

[AIRIC]

Rancid - Detroit (2:24)

This song starts off with an awesome bass line, going with a little bit of high hat until about 10 seconds in, and then some guitar starts. The guitar is going off on it's own. Great guitar riff, just great. Then more drums kick in, going VERY FAST. It sounds like everything speeds up right now, bassline still standing good though. Guitar still sounding great also, I really love this little riff he's playing, it's great. Then the vocals cut in, standard Tim vocals. Aww, vocals sound like he lost a girl... ... . Stuff slows down for the chorus. After the 2nd verse, theres a little guitar solo. Standard Rancid solo, go nontheless. After the solo it picks right back up into verse. Then one more chorus, and end. 8/10


Endicott - Chain Letter (melodic hardcore)
Capdown - Pound for the Sound (3rd wave)
Nick Drake - Know (folky stuff)
Specials - Concrete Jungle (2nd wave)
Agnostic Front - Riot Riot upstart! (NYHC)

[Brain Toad]

The Specials - Concrete Jungle 3:21

Starts off with claping and chanting at first. The drums join 10 seconds in, then the guitar 15 seconds in. Straight into a ska riff. A very nice one, a nice groove. Chrous comes in. The riff stays the same but the vocals change a bit. After the chrous the drums and clap come, then quickly go. It seems as one guitar plays the riff, there is another one in the background doing a tiny little solo thing. Back to the chrous. Song is very good, awesome ska. Drums come again after the second chrosu, then glass breaking. Now a small solo from the second guitar and with the bass becoming a little promident in the song. Back to the other riff for the verse. Continues like this for a bit. Third chrous, to the drums and clapping. The song does a end riff, and its over. Pretty good song 8/10

My Picks
Die Arzte - Nicht Allein (German Pop-punk)
Dick Dale - Bandito (Surf)
Polkacide - In Heaven There is No Beer (Polka Punk, yes it exists)
Manic Street Preahers - Of Walking Abortion (New Wavy Britpop)

[DrGolovaCroxby]

Dick Dale - Bandito

I've heard the song he had on Pulp Fiction before, so Dick Dale wasn't completely foriegn to me. This song wasn't quite as good, but there was one riff near the beginning that was pretty rad, I think it was at around 15 seconds into it. I liked it a lot, though. Mr. Dale plays a mean surf guitar. Anyone who likes surf rock should be digging Dick Dale. 8/10

my recomendations.
the Unseen - Beat It [street punk (Micheal Jackson cover)]
Subhumans - Mickey Mouse is Dead (crust)
Skrewdriver - Boots and Braces (RAC Punk)
GWAR - Immortal Corruptor (Cheese Metal)

[Evanw]

the Unseen - Beat it cover

orignaly a good song. the cover was not so brilliant. its off time, out of tune at times and out of key sometimes. but i give them credit for trying to play an awsome song. they didnt toaly butcher it, it was an alright cover. its worth taking a listen if youve never heard it before.

my recomendations:
cro mags - world peace
cro mags - show you no mercy
nausea - fallout
behind enemy lines - out of sight, out of mind
caustic christ - frat boy

[AIRIC]

Nausea - Fallout (1:47)

I've had this album for a while, never gave it a listen though. Starts out with a little guitar and some yelling vocals. "Death to the population...". Then starts a nice little guitar riff, I like it. Drums are going already also. Then drums speed up as the verse starts. Basic punk drum beat, but I like it. Then a short little chorus, not to catchy. After the second verse and chorus, theres a nice little guitar solo. After that it sounds like everything speeds up again. One more verse, and then end. Alright song, not really up my alley though 5/10


Recomendation:
Aus-Rotten - Tedium (Crust)
Bouncing Souls - The Freaks, Nerds, Romantics (Pop-Punk)
GBH - State Executioner (Street)
Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Went Numb (3rd Wave)
4 Skins - Plastic Gangsters (Oi!)

[Evanw]

4 Skins - Plastic Gansters

well, this song is NOT oi. its one of their ska song. the beat is amazing and the bass and drum involvement is amazing. the piano parts real good. the vocals are amazing as well. basicly, this song is amzing. listen to it. 10/10

Recomendation:
econochrist - invertebrate
tradegy - beginning of the end
attak - demon
avskum - fight back racism
confuse - absolute power of armanents

[AIRIC]

Dibs nigga

[RevengeOfTheVillageIdiot]

Econochrist - Invertebrate

starts with just bass and feedback. drums and guitars kick in quickly after, along with shouted vocals. good song nothing special, standard hardcore stuff.

at about 1.30 the song changes, it's not a breakdown, but the beat changes, and a new riff, more single notes than chords and the singer still doing vocals. it comes to end with feedback again, but just the drums start, playing a faster beat than before. bass, vocals and guitar al start up again, until the song ends.

like hardcore? you'll like this

8/10

Recommendations

The Wildhearts - Get Your Groove On
Anti Pasti - No Government
The Restarts - Frustration

[MILF Hunter]

Anti Pasti - No Government

Starts off with what sounds like a plane, followed by gunfire.The guitar comes in a few seconds later. Pretty generic Uk82 sound but in a good way, accompianied by lyrics about life in thatchers britain. Good song, pretty catchy. It ends with an air raid siren at around the 2 minute mark. Overall good song - 8/10


My Choices

Stiff Little Fingers - The Roaring Boys (pt2)
Neck - Loud Proud And Bold