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| DinosaurJones' Rec Contest ROUND 3!!!
Let's keep it simple this round... this round's criteria is THE POWER TRIO. This means any band/group/act that has 3 members. Swarms, for example, is a qualifying group. Blink182 would qualify. The Fall of Troy. You get the picture. No genre restrictions, no time length restrictions, no mood restrictions. Who are YOUR favorite power trios? | | 1 |  | Hanson
This Time Around
Obviously everyone's number one pick. | | 2 |  | Sigur Ros
Valtari
UniqueUniverse (Placeholder album, song is/was a single)
Ovedur - Things to expect when listening to a Sigur Ros song: beautiful music, and ethereal Icelandic wooing noises. I was not disappointed, but this song has, oddly enough, an almost industrial feeling to it, or maybe it's just that weird electronic crashing sound that keeps repeating throughout the song, which actually gets kind of annoying the longer it goes. Sigur Ros never really disappoint, but this song seems to be almost standard fare for them.
3.6/5 | | 3 |  | Rush
Hemispheres
SCREAM!
La Villa Strangiato - "An exercise in self-indulgence," eh? Also almost 10 minutes long? I know them Rush boys are stellar musicians though, so let's see how it goes. I wasn't sure if this was going to have lyrics or not, seems like that's not the case. BUt damn, Alex Lifeson seems to never get the credit he deserves, dude is a beast on the strings. Everyone always goes on about Geddy or Peart, but yeah, Alex Lifeson is damn good. And... shit, it's over already. I didn't expect this to be anything less than stellar, and I was not wrong!
4.4/5 | | 4 |  | Oblivians
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butcherboy
Christina - This is just some straightforward, fuzzy rock. Drummer beating the shit out of them cymbals, a solo, wailing vocals, and a short run time so it doesn't overstay its welcome. Just a short, to the point rocker. A good time!
3.2/5 ***ELIMINATED*** | | 5 |  | Wolves in the Throne Room
Two Hunters
TheSpirit
I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots - 18 minutes?! Well then, I guess I'm in it for the long haul. WHOA, it just kicked right in, I was not expecting that at all. Damn, those drums! Typically the vocal style is not my thing, and... and... shit, did you just find a black metal act that I enjoy? After all the months of trying to get into Burzum or Darkthrone, you just waltz in and give me this?! I really, really like this... wow.
4.5/5 (but a 5/5 in my heart for surprising the hell out of me with this) | | 6 |  | Alkaline Trio
Goddamnit
onionbubs
Trouble Breathing - Hey, it's an Alkaline Trio song! And hey, it's a pretty good one! I've always personally been more of a Dan guy than a Matt guy, I really like the bass tone in this track, and that intro sets a nice pace. They're a band I've always been meaning to check out more, and this song really sets a nice impression along with the others that I've heard. I really like the instrumentation in this track. A nice solid song from this power trio!
4.0/5 | | 7 |  | The Physics House Band
Horizons / Rapture
BeyondCosby
Teratology - Ooo, I like the almost discordance of the guitar in the start of this song, along with the bass gives it a nice little tense feel. I'm actually digging the entirety of this song, especially this switchup about 2.3 through. This sort of music is right up my alley, and probably the kind of stuff I'd like to play if I could find other like-minded musicians... some of those drum fills are insane! Quite a great track for me, personally.
4.2/5 | | 8 |  | fun.
Aim and Ignite
ZombieToyDuck
Be Calm - Never listened to fun. before. Went into this not knowing what to expect at all, but I'm sold on most things with violins. And I'm really digging this! It's kind of like a less obnoxious/in your face early P!ATD. This song DOES get a bit extravagant though, but never really seems over the top. A very pleasant listen, and I"ll probably be checking more.
3.7/5 | | 9 |  | Dayshell
Dayshell
SteakByrnes
Hail to the Queen - You're starting to pick up on my idiosyncracies now, I love that sort of chunky bass tone. It's no wonder I'm in love with the new Glassjaw album... beyond that, this is a pretty decent track, but didn't do too much to stand out for me. Not bad, but not up to your old standards!
3.1/5 ***ELIMINATED*** | | 10 |  | Modest Mouse
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
Dctarga
Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset - Am I going to get drunk, sloppy Isaac Brock slurring into a microphone for 6 minutes? No? This is actually quite a pleasant song, as I'm really only familiar with MM's later work. A pretty and introspective sort of track.I don't have much else to say about it except that I enjoyed it!
3.8/5 | | 11 |  | Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
bloc
New Fang - Whoa, a supergroup that actually delivers?? What is this madness?? I've always kinda felt like John Paul Jones never got his due credit (at least among my peers), but he's a great musician. Of course, Josh Homme and Dave Grohl are no slackers, and this song is a rollicking good time! I can dig it, quite a bit!
4.1/5 | | 12 |  | mclusky
The Difference Between Me and You...
Sinternet
Without Msg I Am Nothing - Never heard of mclusky, so no idea what to expect! The vocal style is... not exactly sitting right with me, to be honest. The music is pretty all right, though that repetitive droning bass is... well, actually the entire song is starting to become more and more grating the longer it goes on. Not quite my bag, methinks.
2.7/5 ***ELIMINATED*** | | 13 |  | Green Day
39/Smooth
Drifter
Going to Pasalacqua - Some old, old Green Day, huh? I've always been kind of a mixed bag on Green Day, though this song has a nice kind of genuineness to it that a lot of their recent output seems to lack. Despite being such on old track, the production on it is really fine, and fits their sound, especially for the time. I've never checked out this album, but I'd be interested to hear more.
3.3/5 | | 14 |  | Brutus
Burst
Dewinged
March - Oh, a song that starts with a bass slide like this is likely to be very good... and hot damn, the instrumentation here is fabulous. Oh yes, this is something I could get into... very high-octane, though I gotta say, this would be one hell of a fast march. And holy shit, the vocalist is also the drummer?! Mad props to her, that's pretty damn insane. Yo, this is magnificent... sorry butch, but Dewi takes this one by a landslide.
4.4/5 | |
DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | Just because I listed Hanson doesn't mean you can't suggest them... They got pretty good after they went through puberty. | Papa Universe
12.04.17 | You've rated quite a bunch of their records, but I'm going to go ahead and suggest Sigur Ros - Ovedur | SCREAM!
12.04.17 | Dude how do you not have any Rush rated!
Rush - La Villa Strangiato (off Hemispheres)
This song features one of my fave guitar solos so hopefully you dig | butcherboy
12.04.17 | oblivians - Christina.. | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | I'm mostly just really, really bad with rating things.
I'm gonna have to update in chunks because my work computer hates actually saving the updates I put on lists. | TheSpirit
12.04.17 | Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters "I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots" | Papa Universe
12.04.17 | So Sigur Ros - Ovedur is ok? | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | Yeh, it's just a single, right? I mean, I've heard Sigur Ros, but haven't heard that song in particular. | onionbubs
12.04.17 | alkaline trio - trouble breathing | Dewinged
12.04.17 | Uf will have to think this one. What's the deadline? | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | You've got time. I'm not updating the list because when I go back in to edit it, it removes all the previous updates I made, and I can't be assed right now while I'm at work. I'm writing everything down though, so I can update either when I go home or if everyone gets their recs in before I'm done with work. | Dewinged
12.04.17 | Got it Dinoman | bloc
12.04.17 | Posting so I can remember to find a song when I get home | BeyondCosby
12.04.17 | "Teratology" by The Physics House Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpd8PMPtNwY | ZombieToyDuck
12.04.17 | know what band im doing just deciding which track... | ZombieToyDuck
12.04.17 | I'm gunna do
Fun. - Be Calm | SteakByrnes
12.04.17 | Dayshell - Hail To The Queen
You liked the bass work in the last song I did, so figured I may as well do more prominent bass. Hopefully you dig these boys
EDIT: I changed the song, so this doesn't have as much bass but it's still there bumping along | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | Can I say that using Internet Explorer is just a painful experience? Damn you, corporation standards... | SteakByrnes
12.04.17 | Damn, they don't even have Edge at least? | bloc
12.04.17 | Dude just download another browser | dctarga
12.04.17 | Modest Mouse - Trucker Atlas
(from The Lonesome Crowded West album)
It's 10 min long, but its basically a 5 min song and then 5 min of them jamming out. The whole thing is worth it but not required I suppose. | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | Cool cool, just waiting on Drifter, Dewinged (who posted in here) and Sinternet. | dctarga
12.04.17 | Ok nevermind...gotta change it lol. Same band but different song,
Modest Mouse - Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset
(off of "This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About") | bloc
12.04.17 | Gonna do this off the top of my head, but:
Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang | Sinternet
12.04.17 | mclusky - without msg i am nothing | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | All right, list is updated. Just waiting on Drifter and Dewi, I believe. | neekafat
12.04.17 | The fact that no one has rec'd the Police makes me angry | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | So Lonely is one of the best songs ever written. | dctarga
12.04.17 | !!! good call neek.
and yeah So Lonely owns | SteakByrnes
12.04.17 | FUCK
The Police would've been a great rec, I'm mad for not thinking of them. I'm sticking with my rec tho because they're more obscure, plus I feel like my rec is a pretty strong one | Drifter
12.04.17 | Green Day - Going To Pasalacqua (39/Smooth) | Drifter
12.04.17 | Probably gonna be out now but oh well it's a song I love | SteakByrnes
12.04.17 | That's the kind of confidence I like to see | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | Alright, bros. Waiting on Dewi, but I just got home, so I'm gonna get this started. Be back in an hour or so, since I'm doing the whole thing in one go/one update. | neekafat
12.04.17 | Yeah it just makes me sad I didn't make it this far ): | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | sorry neekabro. I think it's fun always having at least one rec contest going on at a time, hopefully more people are into the spirit of these. | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | The results are in! butchery still has a chance at being saved if Dewi gets his rec in. | ZombieToyDuck
12.04.17 | yay! 3.7 is pretty solid I'll take it! | butcherboy
12.04.17 | Nooooooooo!!!! | Papa Universe
12.04.17 | It seems I'm at my usual game here, clutching on for dear life. | SteakByrnes
12.04.17 | well fuck | butcherboy
12.04.17 | i will pass this shame down to my shitty children.. | dctarga
12.04.17 | Hey hey, not owned. Nice
Glad you enjoyed the tune | DinosaurJones
12.04.17 | Sorry, boyos, people gotta be eliminated to move forward though. Again, no one has yet recommended anything I've outright disliked. | butcherboy
12.04.17 | My hope is Dewi flames out, which is bad on two levels.. First, because Dewi is fucking lovely, and second because if he doesn't fail, I'd have somehow gotten eliminated and heartbroken twice in one round!! | SteakByrnes
12.04.17 | You killed me with this restriction because I almost exclusively listen to bands of 4 or 5 people lmao | Drifter
12.04.17 | Holy shit | SCREAM!
12.04.17 | 123 about Alex being underrated. I guess that what happens when you're playing along with one of the top bassists and one of the top drummers
Glad you liked it man! | Dewinged
12.04.17 | Shit I am late!
Brutus - March | SteakByrnes
12.04.17 | I keep getting eliminated in the third round smh | Dewinged
12.04.17 | Crap! How the hell did this end in a butcher-dewi stand off? I'm broken ): | DinosaurJones
12.05.17 | All right Dewi, let's see if you or butcher will be the one to advance... | neekafat
12.05.17 | Be Calm is best from Aim and Ignite tbh | DinosaurJones
12.05.17 | Sorry butcherboy, but I found Dewinged's rec to be absolutely fantastic. | Dewinged
12.05.17 | Damn...
I am happy but... ): | ZombieToyDuck
12.05.17 | damn alright round 4 WOOT WOOT! | Drifter
12.05.17 | C'mon Dino post ittttt | DinosaurJones
12.05.17 | All right, I can post it tonight, just for you fellas. Probably won't update/rate until tomorrow morning though. | ZombieToyDuck
12.05.17 | its cool dude people get antsy to know the next round rule haha | TheSpirit
12.05.17 | So .... did I win this one | butcherboy
12.05.17 | Ahhhhhhh!!!!!! | butcherboy
12.05.17 | Dewi, it's an honour to lose to you .. Love ya | Dewinged
12.05.17 | I'll carry your spirit in my next rec butch. luv ya too! |
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