Posts by Dusty Chalk

Slowdive, Just for a Day -- if I'm not in the mood for it when it starts, I'm in the mood for it by the time it's over -- it has a very relaxing effect on me. I would almost say it measurably lowers my heart rate and probably blood...

Considering how not into the rest of that scene I am, I really really love The Deftones. Especially the first three albums, Adrenaline, Around the Fur, and White Pony. I don't really know anything else like that -- have you checked...

What? No, I was saying that Achtung Baby was U2's last hoorah. I pretty much didn't like anything that came after it, neither (in addition to Rattle and Hum).

You should definitely check out Fear of a Blank Planet, Deadwing, and The Incident next -- those four albums are "of a kind", everything before that wasn't as hard. Unless, of course, you want to hear "not as hard",...

Quote: Originally Posted by hardRAWKR Honestly, I think (hope) it's reached its peak. Because I doubt (hope) it could get much worse. (snicker) The loudness wars will continue. There will be many casualties. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by kwitel Dusty-if its good for you, im gonna have to give it a couple more listens. Ive listened to it a good 5+ times and it just hasnt done it for me. No worries, it seems very few...

Me: Frost* -- Milliontown and Experiments in Mass Appeal are two of my most listened-to albums last year. Contemporary prog.

I would second Pelleas et Melisande. I am most familiar with the version from this disk: (with other works of the same name by different composers -- it's actually a really weird disk, and initially put me off from him by contrasting...

Schubert's 2nd Piano Trio in E flat by the Beaux Art Trio. I don't normally mind them, but I think based on this performance alone, they should stick to truly romantic music. This piece of chamber music plays itself -- it should be...

I've got nuthin', but did you try Last.FM? You can skip the first couple -- people will always assume that another project with Emily Haines will sound like Metric, but personally, I like Metric, but don't 'get' at all Broken Social...