There hasn't been a single good album in the past 5 years!

[CKent]

Just kidding. I think there's just as much great music today as in the 70s, maybe more. It just isn't on the radio. What are some albums released in the past 5 years that you really enjoy? Just a few off the top of my head:

Dream Theater - Octavarium
Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
Tool - 10,000 Days
Passion Pit - Manners
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet

 

[miketheidiot]

no

 

[buck]

I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: buck
I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

Is anything I listed getting airtime? I haven't listened to the radio in about a decade, I'd have no idea if it was

 

[schneiderguy]

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: buck
I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

Is anything I listed getting airtime? I haven't listened to the radio in about a decade, I'd have no idea if it was

Tool and Dream Theater might. Amon Amarth probably does a little in Europe.

And yes there is good music being made today, people are just too lazy to find it.

 

[IronWing]

Niyaz - Niyaz
The Living Road - Lhasa de Sela
Savane - Ali Farka Touré
Kulanjan - Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate
Honeysuckle: Mesk Elil - Souad Massi

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: buck
I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

Is anything I listed getting airtime? I haven't listened to the radio in about a decade, I'd have no idea if it was

There is the problem. New music doesn't get airtime because so many stations just replay Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Eagles over and over and over.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: buck
I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

Is anything I listed getting airtime? I haven't listened to the radio in about a decade, I'd have no idea if it was

There is the problem. New music doesn't get airtime because so many stations just replay Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Eagles over and over and over.

:thumbsup:

 

[imported_Champ]

no one plays good music anymore...Franz Ferdinand, The Bravery, Wolfmother

 

[BrianH1]

ryan adams-easy tiger

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Champ
no one plays good music anymore...Franz Ferdinand, The Bravery, Wolfmother

The alternative station in Sacramento got axes a few weeks ago. Now, it is another "90's top hits" station.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Niyaz - Niyaz
The Living Road - Lhasa de Sela
Savane - Ali Farka Touré
Kulanjan - Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate
Honeysuckle: Mesk Elil - Souad Massi

taj mahal ftw

ill have to check out the others

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: buck
I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

Is anything I listed getting airtime? I haven't listened to the radio in about a decade, I'd have no idea if it was

There is the problem. New music doesn't get airtime because so many stations just replay Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Eagles over and over and over.

im sure plenty of craptastic pop stations would disagree. as for me, i dont even turn the radio on anymore. i find music on pandora or get it from my brother because i like what he listens to (funk, blues, bluegrass, jazz, blah blah)

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: ironwing
Niyaz - Niyaz
The Living Road - Lhasa de Sela
Savane - Ali Farka Touré
Kulanjan - Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate
Honeysuckle: Mesk Elil - Souad Massi

taj mahal ftw

ill have to check out the others

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: buck
I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

Is anything I listed getting airtime? I haven't listened to the radio in about a decade, I'd have no idea if it was

There is the problem. New music doesn't get airtime because so many stations just replay Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Eagles over and over and over.

im sure plenty of craptastic pop stations would disagree. as for me, i dont even turn the radio on anymore. i find music on pandora or get it from my brother because i like what he listens to (funk, blues, bluegrass, jazz, blah blah)

Agreed. Thanks to Clear Channel (and the one or two other companies running FM radio these days), the radio has become a piss-poor place to look for musical variety. I've been using the iTunes "Genius" feature to find new music, and haven't bothered with the radio for a few years now.

 

[imported_Champ]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Champ
no one plays good music anymore...Franz Ferdinand, The Bravery, Wolfmother

The alternative station in Sacramento got axes a few weeks ago. Now, it is another "90's top hits" station.

we just lost our rock/alternative station

now just 1 all rock and 1 allmost all alternative...damn modern hits and lady gaga

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Exodus - Tempo of the Damned

 

[irishScott]

Switchfoot - Nothing is Sound
Halestorm - Halestorm
Foo Fighters - Echos, Silence, Patience and Grace
Shinedown - Sound of Madness

 

[Arkaign]

Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself ... quite impressive overall, really.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: CKent
Just kidding. I think there's just as much great music today as in the 70s, maybe more. It just isn't on the radio. What are some albums released in the past 5 years that you really enjoy? Just a few off the top of my head:

Dream Theater - Octavarium
Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
Tool - 10,000 Days
Passion Pit - Manners
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet

it sounds like Metal.

...so I'm gonna have to go with no, there really isn't any good music these days.

 

[Chaotic42]

I like:

Steve Cole - True
Widespread Panic - Jackass-o-lantern

That's they only two that I think I've purchased and been happy with.

 

[ballmode]

killers

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: ballmode
killers

Boo. Two-hit wonder FTL. I just can't stand their lead singer in their later stuff. Forced vibrato much?

 

[bobdole369]

Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead

Thats pretty much it for albums as a whole. I was however pleasantly surprised with Marilyn Mansons newest album, but I most folks wouldn't call it "a good album". I just happen to like that kind of music.

There isn't a single thing on Billboards "top 10 rock albums" that I actually like, nor would consider good. My wife does enjoy the Twilight soundtrack though.

The top 10 singles rock chart has Mudvayne in it. I used to like Mudvayne, haven't heard they even had anything new out.

Hmm lets see who is in the top 200 - top 10 of that all around list.

Jonas Brothers - preteen girl fodder <shudder>
Black eyed peas, dave matthews band, Eminem, Lady gaga - well maybe high school kids now
Soundtrack to Hannah Montana, Green Day, and Taylor Swift.

I think I'm just old now (30). Damn.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Champ

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Champ
no one plays good music anymore...Franz Ferdinand, The Bravery, Wolfmother

The alternative station in Sacramento got axes a few weeks ago. Now, it is another "90's top hits" station.

we just lost our rock/alternative station

now just 1 all rock and 1 allmost all alternative...damn modern hits and lady gaga

We have 1 rock station now. A couple of "classic rock ones," but that was our only alternative.

 

[Goosemaster]

repost of what I wrote in the other thread:

Not really relegated to rock, but I wouldn't mind considering these classics

just a few

Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - The pretender
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Stranger things have happened

Maná - Labios Compartidos

los lonely boys - los lonely boys - onda

Oasis - Dig out your Soul - the turning
Oasis - Dig out your Soul - falling down

The black keys - attack & release - strange times

Patrick watson - wooden arms - where the wild things are

jamie lidell - jim - another day
jamie lidell - jim - little bit of feel good

cold war kids - loyalty to loyalty - i've seen enough
cold war kids - loyalty to loyalty - every man i fall for

radio head - in rainbows [ the album, like Dar side of the moon, is an experience and I find it hard to pick a song out individually]

cafe tacuba - sino - de auerdo

ksasabian - empire

enanitos verdes - pescado original - mariposas

beastie boys - to the 5 boroughs - ch-check it out

wilco - a ghost it born - handshake drugs

beck - guero - rental car

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: buck
I feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to the shit on the radio today.

kids today don't listen to the radio