Hm, well I'll look into that. I'll listen to one of those albums later tonight when I head off to bed. I'll most likely start with MD.

Yeah, I know that was sort of a non-answer. It's not easy cracking into a new music, and it's not any different with jazz. There's no magic album you can listen to that will suddenly make you a jazz fan. Getting into the genre really happens by listening to as much as you can, and reading reviews and liner notes when you run out of ideas for new things to listen to. What's nice about jazz is that when you hear a player you like, he's likely playing with 4 or 5 other dudes, at least. These other dudes make great jumping off points when you're interested in hearing something new. I'm still reading up on new players constantly, because I always want to expand my understanding of the music I love so much.

I'm digging this Iron & Wine album [I]Endless Numbered Days[/I]. It's the first Iron & Wine's album I ever heard and it's beautiful, I'm hooked.
Also right now I'm listening to The Flaming Lips [I]Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots[/I]

I've been listening to Millencolin's new album, [I]Kingwood[/I], today a lot. It's a pretty solid pop-punk album imo.

I've also just started getting into Jedi Mind Tricks.

Also,

Gorillaz- s/t
I Mother Earth- [I]Scenery & Fish[/I]
Ryan Adams- [I]Love is Hell[/I]

Everybody I know told me that the new Foo's song was terrible, and I was expecting garbage, but I really dig it. Looking forward to the new album more than I was expecting to now.

[QUOTE=Zappa]Yeah, I know that was sort of a non-answer. It's not easy cracking into a new music, and it's not any different with jazz. There's no magic album you can listen to that will suddenly make you a jazz fan. Getting into the genre really happens by listening to as much as you can, and reading reviews and liner notes when you run out of ideas for new things to listen to. What's nice about jazz is that when you hear a player you like, he's likely playing with 4 or 5 other dudes, at least. These other dudes make great jumping off points when you're interested in hearing something new. I'm still reading up on new players constantly, because I always want to expand my understanding of the music I love so much.[/QUOTE]

This is true. While I am no jazz expert, one of my jazz expert music teachers said that the best way to get into jazz is to just go from the beginning and follow the progression of the style. Do you have a jazz radio station IHU? The one in my area plays great stuff all of the time. It's a dodgy station, but it plays awesome music all the time.

This is shallow comment, but I really hate very old jazz recordings with vocals. I hate the way they are distorted and they are so ear piercing.

Anyway, I've been listening to nothing but hip-hop for the last few days. Today I'm in love with "A Grand Don't Come For Free". "Empty Cans" is an amazing song.

^ Sometimes.

I like Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday's vocals very much.

Billie Holiday especially. She makes me squirm.

'Specially the cover of Gloomy Sunday.

Of course I was generalising. I love Louie's vocals. I haven't heard too much Billie Holiday.

Acceptance
 

i got a band for u guys..

acceptance

they kick arse

some songs by them are

Different
Permanent
In Too Far

there singer has a cool and original voice that gets all high at times and teh guitar riffs are cool too..
theyre a pretty new band i think and they have a new album out called "Phantoms"
i havent gotten it but i got some songs from it its pretty awesome
maybe check them out if u want a new band to listen to..
or maybe uve heard of them there gettin around pretty quickly and theyre good so its not gonna be long bfore they get famous im thinkin..

check them out u might be surprised

[QUOTE=IhateUsernames]My dad bought Miles Davis - [i]Kind Of Blue[/i] and John Coltrane - [i]Blue Train[/i] today. So, I'm going to make an attempt to be digging those in the near future.[/QUOTE]
Nice avatar. I need to get that album.


I went to Boston this past weekend and listened to:
Explosions in the Sky
The Pixies
Syd Barrett
Circle Takes the Square

...and I am just now getting into the Arcade Fire for the 50th time. I keep forgetting how good they are.

[QUOTE=mizz_arc5618]i got a band for u guys..

acceptance

they kick arse

some songs by them are

Different
Permanent
In Too Far

there singer has a cool and original voice that gets all high at times and teh guitar riffs are cool too..
theyre a pretty new band i think and they have a new album out called "Phantoms"
i havent gotten it but i got some songs from it its pretty awesome
maybe check them out if u want a new band to listen to..
or maybe uve heard of them there gettin around pretty quickly and theyre good so its not gonna be long bfore they get famous im thinkin..

check them out u might be surprised[/QUOTE]
They suck. Hard.

...and are neither Alternative nor Indie.


Pardon the double post.

[QUOTE=Br3ad man]This is true. While I am no jazz expert, one of my jazz expert music teachers said that the best way to get into jazz is to just go from the beginning and follow the progression of the style. Do you have a jazz radio station IHU? The one in my area plays great stuff all of the time. It's a dodgy station, but it plays awesome music all the time.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I know there is one. I just don't know what frequency it is. I'm pretty sure one of my friends does though, I've heard him talk about it before.

[QUOTE=I Am Electrocution]Nice avatar. I need to get that album.[/QUOTE]
It's a good one.

Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

All I can say is that it certainly lived up to the hype. I didn't expect too much from it, and I was happiliy wrong.

Mission Of Burma - Vs.

I've heard some songs by them, and they seemed allright. So I picked this up, and again, blown away. One of the best things I've heard in a while.

Kraftwerk -Computer World

I've heard bits and pieces by Kraftwerk, and I never much cared for it at all. But this album was just sitting at the library and I decided to checkout the hype surrounding them. And it shocked me. I though I wouldn't like it all. It's a refreshing listen......from the early 80's.......yeah thats the ticket.

I still need to get that Mission Of Burma album...

Right now I'm listening to Elliott Smith's self-titled for the first time through, and it's awesome. But, It's Elliott Smith, so that's expected.

[QUOTE=IhateUsernames]I still need to get that Mission Of Burma album...

Right now I'm listening to Elliott Smith's self-titled for the first time through, and it's awesome. But, It's Elliott Smith, so that's expected.[/QUOTE]

Get Roman Candle, nigga.

It melts faces like phasers set on own.

Today i've listened to:

Slint - Spiderland. It's good, but not as good as I was expecting.
Joy Division - Closer. Decades is too good.
Mars Volta - Tremulant EP. Horrible.
Faithless - the new greatest hits. Brings back memories :cool:

I can't get no sleep.

I'm diggin' [I]Demon Days[/I].

[QUOTE=talk show host]Today i've listened to:


Mars Volta - Tremulant EP. Horrible.
[/QUOTE]

Do you like their other stuff?

[QUOTE=talk show host]Today i've listened to:

Slint - Spiderland. It's good, but not as good as I was expecting.
Joy Division - Closer. Decades is too good.
Mars Volta - Tremulant EP. Horrible.
Faithless - the new greatest hits. Brings back memories :cool:

I can't get no sleep.[/QUOTE]
123 to all that.

My listeneing for today was as follows -

Weird Al - Running With Scissors
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Common - Ressurection

Do you guys actually listen to three or four entire albums in a day? I don't quite have THAT much time, and I rarely listen to more than one at a time because I'm trying to absorb it. Maybe I don't understand this thread?

Sometimes I listen to that many. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

[QUOTE=YDload]Do you guys actually listen to three or four entire albums in a day? I don't quite have THAT much time, and I rarely listen to more than one at a time because I'm trying to absorb it. Maybe I don't understand this thread?[/QUOTE]
I don't really have much time either. During the week I listen to music in my car, at work occasionally and at home sometimes, but not much. I mostly get time to listen to music on weekends.

I listen to music at school rather frequently. And the way my mind works, I can listen to one tune from a familiar album between classes and fill in the rest mentally throughout the next period.

[QUOTE=YDload]Do you guys actually listen to three or four entire albums in a day? I don't quite have THAT much time, and I rarely listen to more than one at a time because I'm trying to absorb it. Maybe I don't understand this thread?[/QUOTE]
I walk to college for half an hour, walk back for half an hour, plus I work for 2 hours. That's about 3 or 4 album's worth every day. Plus the time I get when I get home.

And I'm a student, so it's kind of my job to have large amounts of free time in which to listen to music and watch Countdown.

Ah, Countdown. The holy grail of the 18-22 year old.

What's Countdown?

As far as I know, it's an old Australian pop music show, where they had live acts and stuff.

No, it's a British game show. It mainly involves re-arranging scrambled letters to form words. It's fun to play along with when you're drunk or otherwise inebriated. Plus, the presenter is a slightly confused old man who doesn't quite understand what's going on most of the time.

Yeah, I figured it must have been some sort of British thing.