Dibs, then.

I've heard of this band before, but not heard anything by them.
[b]As I Lay Dying - Forever[/b] - 4:15

Starts off with a little drum intro which is pretty good. Vocals come in pretty soon, and I'm not really impressed by them. They're harsh, which I don't mind, but they sound really half-arsed, and pretty soon there are some awful backing vocals.

The guitars I like though. The riff they're playing isn't exactly crushing, but I like it, and they're pretty much carrying the song for me at the moment. I can pick out the bass, but it's not doing anything I like, and the vocals, as I've said, aren't impressing me.

The drums are another plus point, however. There's some pretty good rolls and fills being played, and it's not dominating the song like many drummers try to, rather just supporting it.

The song goes somewhat mellow around 3:00; all the instruments ease off for some slower guitar playing to take centre place, and the vocals stop. Everything slowly builds back in - I've heard it done better, but it's not bad.

Well, it wasn't bad, just not the kind of thing I'd listen to. I wish they'd get a new vocalist too.

6.5/10

[b]Would I listen to more of the same band?[/b] Probably not, based on this.

Songs:
Arghoslent - The Purging Fires of War or Incorrigible Bigotry (instrumental) (melodic death metal)
Mannhai - Spender (stoner rock)
The Beta Band - Dry the Rain (alt. rock/folk - Beck fans apply here)

EDIT: more, since Superpeer's online.
Ben Harper - [i]When it's Good[/i] or [i]Like a King[/i]
Blues Traveler - [i]Optimistic Thought[/i]
Xavier Rudd - [i]9 Times a Day[/i]

Dibs. :upset:

"Arghoslent - The Purging Fires of War or Incorrigible Bigotry"

Are you sure you spelled the band's name right? Maby you wanna send me the songs via ICQ, or e-Mail, or something?

I wanna hear this, but I only got to listen to Kreator's things today, while I started downloading it yesterday... And didn't like it that much... Anyways, I would take the dibs if you sent the song to me...

Too late. :p

Still... I'd at least listen to those, without critics... I wanna listen to some new things, my 5+ GB collection of music is just not that much when you possibly know every song by heart... :)

Ben Harper - Like a king
 

[CENTER][B]Ben Harper - Like a king[/B][/CENTER]

When I was on soulseek I realized that Ben Harper and The innocent criminals were on a festival I went to but I didn't go and see them. :amaze:


The song :

Drum intro, pretty funky.
Guitars and vocals come in, semi-ambient. The vocals aren't very special at the moment. Then the chorus comes, sounds somewhat, the chorus is pretty good and the vocals seem to get better, they're growing on me.
Second chorus get some bass backing vocals, sounds weird, but not bad, I just don't listen much to this kind of music, that's why it sounds strange to me.
The drums get pretty ambient during a little solo part, nothing technical, but very fitting.

I listened twice to the song and I liked it better the second time so I guess this stuff grows on me, it does get a bit repetitive in the end.

But it was a nice song 7/10.


My songs :

Emperor - Beyond the great vast forest (Symphonic Black)
Arcturus - Wintry grey (Symphonic Black)
Within Tempation - Dark Wings (Gothic metal, female vocals)
Dark Tranquillity - Punish my Heaven (Melodic Death)
Machine Head - The Burning red (ballad, I guess,)

[QUOTE=Black Death]"Arghoslent - The Purging Fires of War or Incorrigible Bigotry"

Are you sure you spelled the band's name right? Maby you wanna send me the songs via ICQ, or e-Mail, or something?

I wanna hear this, but I only got to listen to Kreator's things today, while I started downloading it yesterday... And didn't like it that much... Anyways, I would take the dibs if you sent the song to me...[/QUOTE]

You could get them from me on Soulseek (Kanadarius) or MSN (j0hnnythehomicidalmaniac@hotmail.com). Beware though, I'm dial-up so it would be slow, and they're fairly large files (all 192kbps, so a 6 minute song is 9MB). I don't mind though.

*not a dibs*

:mad:

bump

Dibs.

:eek:

do arcturus! do arcturus!

No nerds plz.

Revoked. Sorry to leave it so long, I had Emperor - In the Great Vast Forest downloading really slowly, but it would have been done in time - but the user went offline :(

I can send you the emperor track if you want bartender

Nah, it's okay, I'll let someone else do it. My dibs are near out anyway.

My dibs, then...

K... I've started downloading two of the songs, and it seems I'll be done with them only by tomorrow morniong(Atleast by my timezone...). So... If noone wishes to take my dibs, I guess I will critisize tomorrow... Otherwise - revoked.

Fair enough, we'll see what happens.

Re-dibs.

I've heard some Arcturus before (thanks to Per Ardua), and liked it.
[b]Arcturus - Wintry Grey[/b] - 2:30

Starts off with some good, mid-paced double bass and fairly melodic guitar, with what sounds like synth over the top. Hymnal-like vocals come in after 5 seconds; they're pretty good, and the guitar is doing some good things in the background (either a subdued solo, or a very long, fairly slow riff).

Vocal change-up at around 0:50 to raspy, black metal vocals. After this section, the drums get very dramatic, with exaggerated cymbal sounds and hollow beats - very Ben Hur.

Hymnal vocals come in again around 1:45, and they've got some good harmonies going when they go high. Whispered vocals and what seem to be bells then begin - the bells seem rather out of place. Spoken word vocals follow, and then more black metal rasping. All of this over almost constant double bass, which I like.

Very dramatic again around 3:40 - reminding me of Ben Hur and other such epics, and there are sounds of a storm, and sloshing water, in the background. Actual music cuts out around 4:29, and thunder ends the song.

I enjoyed that, 8.5/10

[b]Would I listen to more of the same band?[/b] Yep.

Songs:
Arghoslent - [i]The Purging Fires of War[/i] or [i]Incorrigible Bigotry (instrumental)[/i] (melodic death metal)
Mannhai - [i]Spender[/i] (stoner rock)
The Beta Band - [i]Dry the Rain[/i] (alt. rock/folk - Beck fans apply here)
Ben Harper - [i]When it's Good[/i] (blues/jam)
Blues Traveler - [i]Optimistic Thought[/i] (blues/rock)
Xavier Rudd - [i]9 Times a Day[/i] (acoutic roots rock)

revoked none of them would download

Bump, and a few more songs..

Cult of Luna - [i]Circle[/i] (acoustic intro, then sludgy metal)
Denis Leary - [i]A[color=white]s[/color]shole[/i] (acoustic/comedy)
Winds - [i]What is Beauty?[/i] (symphonic metal, plenty of strings)
Devin Townsend - [i]Down and Under[/i] or [i]Stagnant[/i] (experimental metal)

Robert Dibsniro

Denis Leary - Asshole
 

I couldn't resist. I'm a pretty big fan of Denis Leary. He's a hilariously cynical guy, and he never fails to bring his wit into his movies and stand-up. But this is the first time I've ever heard any of his entrees into music. And let me tell you, it didn't disappoint.

First of all, this song... is not gonna be about the music, it's the lyrics that are important in a song like this. And they do not fail to be hilariously awesome. It's filled with Leary's clever wit, except now they rhyme! The basic gist of the song is Leary singing to us about all the ways he is, in fact, a pretty big asshole. One example... "Sometimes I park in the handicapped... spaces/ While handicapped people, make handicapped... faces..." It may not sound funny written down, but trust me, hearing it with Leary's intense yelling, it is great!

One note about the music, while most of the song is a standard acoustic riff with drums in the back, the chorus is actually pretty catchy. Their are multiple voices being used, and you will find yourself singing along! Beats any of Adam Sandler's stuff to the ground...

How could I give it any less but a 10/10? Comic Genius!

Suggestions:
Tito & Tarantula - After Dark (South-of-the-border-ish reggae- blues rock)
Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio (Catchy Alt. rock/ reggae?)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Don't Forget Me (Reggae- bass driven rock)

i would just liek to interject and say that denis leary = the man

It's already 5 hrs since then, and nobody took dibs... :/

Leary is good, but he seemed to steal a lot of Bill Hicks' material.

Dibs.

No idea what to expect.
[b]Tito and Tarantula - After Dark[/b] - 2:30

Starts off with burst of clean electric guitar, before going in a mix of a slow, uncomplicated bassline and gently picked guitar. The music builds with the vocals on the verses, the vocals being clean; a decent voice, but nothing special.

Around 1:18, what is either a bridge or a chorus, I don't know yet, begins, with the vocals rising in intensity, along with the guitars. Despite this, it stays a rather mellow song, even through the line about knocking on the devil's door.

From around 2:17, there's a pretty cool, relaxed, electric guitar solo, which I like. Might have a slight wah effect on it, I'm not sure. A more subtle version of the solo carries on in the background of the next verse, while all the instruments build, before the song becomes quieter than it ever has before.

And we go out on a final shout of "after daaaaaaaaaark", over a mini-solo and swelling bass and guitar.

6/10 It was pretty good, but the first half let it down. I liked the slow, relaxed solo though

[b]Would I listen to more of the same band?[/b] Maybe.

Songs:
Arghoslent - [i]The Purging Fires of War[/i] (melodic death metal)
Mannhai - [i]Spender[/i] (stoner rock)
The Beta Band - [i]Dry the Rain[/i] (alt. rock/folk - Beck fans apply here)
Ben Harper - [i]When it's Good[/i] (blues/jam)
Blues Traveler - [i]Optimistic Thought[/i] (blues/rock)
Xavier Rudd - [i]9 Times a Day[/i] (acoutic roots rock)
Cult of Luna - Circle (acoustic intro, then sludgy metal)
Winds - What is Beauty? (symphonic metal, plenty of strings)
Devin Townsend - Down and Under or Stagnant (experimental metal)
Circle Takes the Square - [i]In the Nervous Light of Sunday[/i] (emocore/screamo - lyrics available [url=www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/ circletakesthesquare/astherootsundo.html]here[/url]

That's a lot of suggestions :-/

Dibs
This song is taking so long to download. Grr.

Sorry about that, I had a limit set on upload kbps. Killed it when I realised who it was that was downloading though.

Ah, no problem. :)
[B]Devin Townsend - Down and Under[/B]

Song starts off with an acoustic guitar playing a nice riff, which i like. Along with an acoustic solo which soon fades out.

At about 00:41 a kick drum enters, being hit on every other beat. Which is accompanied by a closed hi-hat beat.

At about 1:22 the drums really come in with a full beat. Along with a distorted guitar playing the same riff, plus some synths along with the music. The song really picks up energy here. I like it alot.

At 2:05, the guitar riff changes to a heavier riff, along with a synth. The vocals are somewhat high, and sung particularly well, though it's hard to make out what he is saying.

At about 2:50 the song returns to the same riff from the beginning of the song but with distortion.

At about 3:00 the song gets quiet again, with half of the acoustic riff and half of the acoustic riff, but distorted added together. The song continues to go full blast on the the distorted riff plus the synths until it ends.

8.5/10
It was put together very well, i enjoyed it. I would definitely look into more stuff by Devin Townsend.

Songs...
Arcturus - Star Crossed (Avant Garde Metal)
Dissection - Thorns of Crimson Death (Melodic Black metal)
Gordian Knot - Some Brighter Thing (Progressive instrumental Metal)
Finntroll - Jaktens Tid (Polka style black metal)

dibs

OK, could'nt find the other three so I'm gonna review...
Finntroll - Jaktens Tid

Cymbal intro, distorted guitar chord and some hymnal vocals.
Then the vocalist (typical black metal rasp) comes in singing over a typically heavy riff, with... urrr... kind of upbeat polka synth. Nice fast drumming.
Return of the hymnal vocals for a sort of chorus.
Repeat.
Ah, a break with a better riff and a much more aggressive sound. The vocalist sound much more in place here without the god**** synth. This part is pretty cool.
Nuts, the synth is back and there is a repeat of the verse. The mountain yodell/hymnal vocals have made a return and a couple of distorted chords signal the end.

Overall: Didn't like the synth polka part or the yodell/hymnal vocal parts, but the break without the synth was pretty good. In fact it saved the song.
5/10

Probably wouldn't check out anything else by them, cos I HATED that synth!!!

My suggestions:
Monster Magnet - Space Lord (good time rock n roll, catchy)
Khanate - Skin Coat (Heavy, slow, doom metal)
Weapons of Brass Destruction - Get your ska out of my drive(Local band, Ska-punk-hardcore, can be found in the audio arena forum)

dibs

Monster Magnet - Space Lord

Nice little acoustic and bass drum part. Sounds like this is nu-metal based entirlyt on the intro. The voice is not what I expected. It has something to it. sounds kind of like a blues singer. I really dig when the other guitar comes in and the drums pick up. This is good music for fans of classic rock. All very repetitive but pretty good. Here's the loud part (chorus I suppose) it's grovvin. The after chorus though with the phaser is what I really like. I like how the vocals right after the chorus sound like they're through a tin can. This song has it's fair share of "Yeah!"s but they fit. It's a really driving song. Thus far I haven't heard anything to really impress me but nothing to really turn me off. The chorus guitar part is pretty rockin'. The guitar solo is nothing special. Lot's of effects and like 4 notes but it works. The song has a really cool ending. It's like the song is being flushed down the toilet.

This song was nothign special but not bad. I won't download anymore but I'll keep this. Overall it just didn't have the kind of complexities or innovations I like to hear in my music.
6/10

Ariaphonics - Summer Moon or Divine Light ([url]http://music.download.com/ariaphonics/3600-8266_32-100331803.html[/url])
It's pink floyd meets opera. Very cool. You haven't heard them. Well, maybe.

dibs

starts with beeping and drums, not bad, joined by a guitar that plays a nice all around riff. then comes the opera. a great voice,singing in russian (i think) a lot of strange techno backing to the voice. god, its not often you hear a voice that clear. an instrumental break, and a voice describing the formation of a baby. more of that godly voice with a heavy drum beat. the guitar is really great, while not challenging or overpowering. drum fill, then a more upbeat section. no lyrics, just drums and synth violin comes in and plays an interesting melody. the violin drops out and is replaced by the opera which finishes the song

great vocals, a lot of stange melody. i wish i couldve understood the lyrics, they sounded like they were from the heart. kinda pink floyd meets orgy meets opera, 8/10

The Who-Substitute
Ministry-Warp City
Type O Negative-Be My Druidess
Primus-Frizzle Fry

Mt dibs, under the same conditions... I dunno, but it seems you recommend only the most unpopular songs in the net... I've got only one source for "Substitute" in eMule, while I've got TONS of other The Who songs...