[B]4 Ft Fingers - Proud[/B]

I starts off with a fairly promising pop punk intro. It goes into the verse, which is also fairly standard pop punk. The verse segues into a bridge/chorus which is, once aagain standard pop punk. Not that anythign is wrong with standard pop punk, this is enjoyable sh[SIZE="2"]it[/SIZE]. Repeat. the strongest point in this song may be this second chorus, which goes nicely into a well executed bridge. After that, it's the standard stuff again.

Overall, this was a pretty cool track, it was a bit predictable, but reminescent of other great pop punk like Bouncign Souls, etc.

I give it a 7/10

TRAXXX

Mystikal - Bouncing Back (Rap) Find it on youtube
E-40 - U and Dat Booty (Rap) Find it on youtube
Petey Pablo - Raise Up (Rap) find it on youtube
Small Arms Dealer - A Fire In The Mine (PosthArdcore/Indie) www.myspace.com/smallarmsdealer
The Game - Hate It Or Love It (rap)

I can hook you up with everything over AIM, hit me up at DesksVsBikes.

Maybe you guys just don't want to do it anymore.

[QUOTE=Flagjacket;13556117]I'm pretty sure I remember the point of the Forced Listening thread was to have a lot of diverse music, not to have the obscurest punk bands.[/QUOTE]

Diverse music isn't 6 hip hop choices Kevin. Are you an idiot?

Dibs

Small Arms Dealer - A Fire In The Mine

The Fear and Loating intro is nice. The song, however, seems unfit for it because it lacks the same anomalous spirit and--to be more abstract--quality that the movie does. With lyrics like, "I don't need a hand to hold / I don't want to grow old," their mundane fashion is further sustained. Singer sounds raspy but fine, i.e. Small Brown Bike, Latterman. Despite not being any rarity as far as instrument ability, their lyrics prove nothing out of the ordinary. Regarding emulation and medicority being hand-in-hand with the governing propects of punk nowadays, I will not continue my further onslaughts of this band.

5/10.

Recommendations:
At The Drive-In ~ Pattern Against User (Post-Hardcore/Emo)
Boys Life ~ Fire Engine Red (Emo/Indie-Rock)
Souls of Mischief ~ '93 Til Infinity (West Coast Rap/Hardcore Rap)
The Afghan Whigs - 66 (Indie-Rock)

slsk: whynotasneeze
aim: whynotasneeze

:( Sam hated Small Arms Dealer. Sam the line is "you can't make me go home / i don't need a hand to hold / when i'm ready to go / you willb e the first to know"

[B]Souls Of Mischief - '93 ‘til infinity[/B]

Without listening very much to rap myself, I would consider this to be old school. It just has that 90's sound. I actually found this to be pretty good. The beat is just a regular drumbeat but with a smooth keyboard sound in the background. The lyrics fit the music very well; they're all about chillin’. It's four (I counted 4) black Americans rapping about smoking weed, hooking up with ladies and competing with rival crews about who can get the most respect. The chorus just repeats, "This is how we chill from 93 'til (infinity)" to make the message more clear. As I see it this is a song about having a good time.
I wish more rap were like this, I enjoyed it!

[B]8.5/10[/B]

[B]To choose from:[/B]

Dizzy Mizz Lizzy - Silver Flame (poppy rock)
D.A.D - Sleeping my Day away (rock)
Teenage Bottlerocket - Stupid Games (Pop-punk)
Once Cool Guy - Skank Away (3rd wave ska)
The Flatliners - Fred's Got Slacks (ska-punk) - [url]http://www.purevolume.com/theflatliners[/url]

The Flatliners - Fred's Got Slacks


I will admit that I am not the world's biggest fan of ska-punk, but for some reason this track really got on my nerves. It starts out pretty quickly and then just goes into the average ska style verse. The chorus is okay, but it still sounds pretty generic. The one thing I sort of like about this song was the vocals. I liked how the guy was justspewing out words constantly. Does he breath?


6/10

Recommendations:

The Flaming Lips - Be My Head(rock/experimental)
Bob Dylan - Subteranean Homesick Blues(folk)
Blood Brothers - ****ing's Greatest Hits(hardcore)
Bones Brigade - Each Waking Hour(thrash/metal)
Mischief Brew - Departure Arrival(folk)
World/Inferno Friendship Society - Zen, and the Art of Breaking Everything in This Room(gypsy/rock)

This was my first try at this, so I hope I did it right.

dibs

[QUOTE=RCVA;13968911]dibs[/QUOTE]

If you need, I can send you some of the songs.

so .. will someone add a band.. i'd like to try...
hm. or should i be patient for a little while and wait for someone to keep on with this force listening?
(hope you don't mind me asking...) :wave:

[QUOTE=Laterala;14004331]so .. will someone add a band.. i'd like to try...
hm. or should i be patient for a little while and wait for someone to keep on with this force listening?
(hope you don't mind me asking...) :wave:[/QUOTE]

Read the rules.

[B]World/Inferno Friendship Society - Zen and the Art of Breaking Everything in This Room 2:43[/B]

I have never listened to this band before but i have heard people talk about them a lot on this site so i decided to listen to them. I mainly really just listen to hardcore and punk rock but i like a lot of music so i figured i could like this. Me Likes Punk described them as 'gypsy-punk' and that sounds an accurate description to me as this could well be a bunch of gypsies playing punk rock.

The song started out much faster than i was expecting, i liked the singers voice. A string instrument then joined in making for a very folky-punk sound kinda reminding me of the folky sound the emo band I Would Set My Self On Fire For You do. This built up to a very sing-a-long like chorus that i enjoyed. The song sounded very fun to me and around 1:20s through the song there was a cool guitar bit. This was followed by a slow down of the song with just the singer and a thudding guitar riff. This then built up again to the chorus and then the song petered out. I found it pretty fun to listen to, interesting and not like much else i listen to. I think i might check this band out some more.
7.5/10

[B]My recommendations[/B]
Armalite - Destination: Not At Home (fun punky hardcore with dan yemin on BASS)
Minutemen - Spillage (Punk Rock)
Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods (Post-Punk/Rock)
The Hope Conspiracy - Fallen (Hardcore)
The Steal - Breakout (UK hardcore)
Supertouch - Engine (Hardcore)

Slsk-RCVA

Dan Yemin Plays BASS in Armalite you incorrect Englishman.

[B]The Hope Conspiracy[/B] [B]-[/B] [B]Fallen[/B]

Kicks in with a driving bassline and drum beat, some serious head knocking **** here, and then the rest of the band jumps in. After a little verse chorus verse deal, there's a guitar bridge, which reminds me a bit too much of Metallica or some ****, but when that ends the 'core rages back on and the breakdown continues untuil the end of the song.

Overall 8/10

Choices for your musical pleasin'

Grade - Termites Hollow (hardcore/emo)
Gods - I See You Through Glass (alt/metal)
The Geeks - What's Inside (Youth Crew)
Juelz Santana - I Am Crack (Hip-Hop)
Jaylib - McNasty Filth (Hip-Hop)
Integrity - Judegment Day (Metalcore)
Mineral - Five, Eight, and Ten (emo)

I can send this **** to you on AIM or soulseek, AIM is DesksVsBikes, slsk is Flagjacket

[QUOTE=Flagjacket;14009904]Dan Yemin Plays BASS in Armalite you incorrect Englishman.

[/QUOTE]

**** really? I just figured cos he played guitar in KD and Lifetime. Weird.

Edit: Okay you're right.

[B]Mineral - Five, Eight and Ten 5:26[/B]

Okay so i listen to quite a lot of emo like indian summer, hot cross, rites of spring, off minor and stuff like that (i call any screamo just emo so **** off genre nazis haha) so i figured i'd listened to this as flagjacket described it as emo.

It started out with a cool guitar bit and the singer begins quietly - i like his voice. It continues with nothing standing out but nothing is too bad but i feel like i'm waiting for the screaming i've got used to from emo bands. I guess this singer sounds heartfelt and sincere enough that he doesn't need to stretch his voice to the limits. I definitely like how the song begins to quiet down and then starts building up again. With about two minutes left the guitars get heavier and play a nice riff that makes the song sound a bit more intense. The last few minutes are very good and it is a strong finish to a solid song.

I'd give it 7/10 mainly because i was probably expecting something a bit different.

My recommendations:
Aurora Borealis - Meat Puppets (dunno how to describe it, this song is kinda like spacey rock)
Fascists - Minutemen (punk rock)
By The Sea - Modern Life Is War (hardcore)
And You're Wondering How A Top Floor Could Replace Heaven - City Of Caterpillar (emo)
And The Same - Fugazi (post hardcore)

Dibbles.

Could you possibly email me Fugazi - And The Same please?

[email]nothingmoreto.tell@gmail.com[/email]

Yeah i did.

8/10

[QUOTE=cpmsmiley;14258424]8/10[/QUOTE]

I don't think you're doing this right.

[B]Meat Puppets - Aurora Borealis[/B]

This is very much indeed spacey rock. Spacey rock that sounds like its from 1972, where people reached an intergalactic presence via drugs. There are no vocals to distract from the mood the Meat Puppets are trying to establish. Instead downbeat guitars echo with reverb to a very basic mid tempo percussion section. The song itself is also very repetitive and could use a little of the old whistle and hum. It gets somewhat messy in the middle with more distortion but only for a mere few seconds. Overall the song is pretty relaxing and well put together, but serves better as psychedelic background music. Its got ballsy artful ambition, yet it’s not too offensive or too mild. [B]7/10[/B]

[I]Recommended:[/I]

Blitzkid - The Fog (horror punk)
Peeping Tom feat. Norah Jones - Sucker (alt. rock)
The Sword - Winter’s Wolves (stoner metal)
The Damned - Amen (experimental goth punk)
Swingin’Utters - The Black Pint (cow punk)
Son of Sam - Michael (new wave goth rock)

[b]Peeping Tom feat. Norah Jones - Sucker (alt. rock)[/b]

OK I've heard of Peeping Tom, and I know Mike Paton is involved, but I've never listened to them, so here goes nothing.

First thing I notice is the druggy male vocals which sound a little like Beck - clearly influenced by rap in the fluid spoken word delivery. The chorus is very hypnotic, with the female singer adding a distinctly seductive edge to the song -- overall, the vocals are very much centre stage on this song, which some glitchy background effects, spacey guitar and quiet drums completing the mix. It's like Massive Attack meets Beck meets Patton. A very chill song, which is quite enjoyable but nothing ultra special. [B]7/10[/B]

recommendations:

Big Boys - Jump the Fence (funky 80s hardcore)
Unwound - Star Spangled Hell (post hardcore / noise rock)
Wire - Mannequin (post punk)
Swirlies - Bell (alternative / noise pop)
Massive Attack - Thankful for What You've Got (trip hop)
Orchid - Aesthetic Dialectic (screamo)
Red House Painters - Shadows (acoustic indie-folk blah blah amazing)

[B]Unwound - Star Spangled Hell[/B]

Starts off with a winding guitar line, and then joined by drums and bass. I'm pretty sure this is from the early 90's. The gentleness of the intro is washed away with distortion and then the vocals begin. The vocals are alright. However, this whole thing still sounds like something high school kids recorded int heir basement, in terms of both quality and music.

HERE COMES THE BRIDGE. It basically repeats the same basic idea of the verse but with clean guitar. This is usually the part of the song where things are supposed to get tense, but it doesn't really do it for me.

The predictable conclusion of the bridge occurs with the guitars and drums pounding back into the verse, but this time with some octaves in the background with actually sound pretty good. But then it goes back into the verse again. Shame.

So the good part of this song was about ten seconds long. I give this a [B]2/10.[/B]

Suggestions!
Cross My Heart - Today I Discovered The World (Emo)
In the Face of War - Without You There Is Only Me (Hardcore/emo ish)
Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (Hip-Hop)
Saves The Day - Sometimes, New Jersey (Pop Punk)
Stars Hide Fire - Still Breathing (Pop Punk)
Another Breath - I'm-Pro-You-Shutting-The-F[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck-Up (Hardcore)
Grade - A Year In The Past, Forever In The Future (Pop punk)

Get at me on AIM for any of these tracks: DesksVsBikes

Stars Hide Fire - Still Breathing (Pop Punk)
Begins with a really cool guitar sound and strained vocals that remind me of high school.
The dual vocals are cool, but the voices are kind of weak. Either way, they're in tune and that's what counts for me. Plus, call and response is the shiz.

We get a little soft section and then transition into the chorus with a big vocal cue. Predictable, but done well enough to make it cool.

The band comes in full force for the first time at the chorus and it is a good choice. The parts work well together, but nothing groundbreaking. The vocals are probably my favorite part by now. The drummer is pretty nasty though. Lots of fills especially in the following verse section.
I also really like how they took the same verse material but redid it with the whole band.
Alright, at the bridge the band is showing their stripes. They go from the heaviest part of the song to the softest seamlessly. Nice drum production in the soft part.
Oh snap!
I thought we were destined for another rock section before the end but we get acoustic guitars instead first. Nice touch!
Ok final chorus, he's still breathing blah blah blah.
Overall, solid songwriting, bad lyrics and mediocre song for me. It was really nothing special but I wasn't suffering while I listened to it either.
7/10

Achilles - Dear Old Tyger That Sleeps (hardcore) [url]http://www(dot)mediafire.com/?dej3inyvozz[/url]
Able Baker Fox - October (rock) [url]http://www(dot)mediafire.com/?dzdjbcobjn4[/url]
The Environment - Bloom (mathrock) [url]http://www(dot)mediafire.com/?0v5mwxlcd4v[/url]

Achilles - Dear Old Tyger That Sleeps (hardcore)

Good guitar work, especially during the chorus. The drums are also quite original The vocals however are pretty much typical hardcore screaming. It's not necessarily a bad thing it's just I've heard it before so many times. The verses are the real highlight of this song, punctuated by a sharp guitar riff, with dual guitar harmonies that are very enjoyable.

A very good modern hardcore piece that displays technicality and skill. The production doesn't really bring forward the ferocity Achilles is trying to display though. 8/10

[B]recommended[/B]

Slint-Breadcrumb Trail (Post Rock)
Converge-Homewrecker(Metalcore)
Antischism-Sacrifice(Anarcho/hardcore)
Mastodon-Aqua Dementia(Metal)