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RainWaiv said:
To Kill a Living Book by mili
Yes yes, go on "video game music isn't real music" crowd. All i'm gonna say is it's the only mili album that's 100% good.
please pretend "poems of a machine" doesn't exist btw

regrettably my second favorite mili album is miracle milk because it has both Ga1ahad and Scientific Witchery (full song name btw) AND Painful Death for the Lactose Intolerant but it also has world.execute(me) and i fucking hate that song
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best mili album doesn't matter anyways because their best songs are singles anyways. i love sleep talk metropolis so much dude it's legitimately one of the best songs ever made.

other albums i like are discovery by daft punk and hisohiso banashi from zutomayo (jinkougaku is almost equal but i dont really like kira killer that much so that brings it down lol) was reluctant to bring those albums up cuz daft punk is really not obscure in the slightest and zutomayo is really big in the j-pop scene

also healing by in love with a ghost. ilwag haters must have no room in their hearts for joy and whimsy (this is calling you out specifically. you know who you are)
 
I don't listen to music as much as I did during quarantine. When I do its mostly mainstream stuff. Silk Sonic was one of the first albums I listened to all the way through, and I love every song. The Bad Bunny album from 2022 has so many bops and helped me through a tough time. People argue many of his songs sound the same and don't have good messages, but he reached the peak of his musical capabilities here (just see the ludicrous streaming numbers).
 
Off the top of my head I've got two answers

Avril Lavigne's Love Sux since not only is it a very fun album to listen through but it's how I found out like two years ago that she's still making music which I was very happy to find out about.

Evanescence's The Bitter Truth because hhhhollllyyy fuck every single song on that album goes so hard. Everytime I listen through it I blast the volume so I can hear it all throughout the house.
 
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Recently I've been having some fun finding songs that sound better when you take away the lyrics. The Life of Riley is my favourite so far, and I could easily have it on loop all day:

 
volt.fm roasted me this is the result:
Oh look, it's Obstagoon2, the only person in the world who thinks "Christian Metal" and "Country" can coexist without combusting in a creative disaster. Your musical taste is like a bad buffet: heavy on the old, heavy on the rock, and somehow still managing to include Garth Brooks as the "spicy" option. With a repertoire so eclectic, I’m surprised your Spotify hasn’t sent you a therapy recommendation—"Reasons to Seek Help: The Playlist."

Your top artists scream "I peaked in high school and still have a denim jacket to prove it." It's like you tried to assemble the Avengers of dad rock, but ended up with a weird, third-string Superfriends lineup. I mean, "Bon Jovi" next to "DragonForce"? Who let you write your own album title: “Metalheads Gone Mild”? If there was an Olympic event for last-century rock trivia, you'd take home the gold. Just stop with the playlists; at this point, you’re one mixtape away from a full-blown identity crisis.

And let’s talk about your most played songs, shall we? “Die, Die My Darling” and “Turn the Page” on repeat? Bold choice, champion. Clearly, you’ve been vibing hard with your inner teenager who still thinks it’s cool to wear band tees to family gatherings. Meanwhile, the rest of us have advanced to listening to actual music. But keep pushing that odd blend of nostalgia and denial; you're single-handedly keeping the '90s alive along with a questionable taste in men!
 
Been getting back into jazz recently, if anyone has some like deeper cut great Jazz artists/albums lob em - i know a good bit about it, wont act like a expert but i know enough - looking for some people would miss. (esp instrumental albums since i love it for work or like off day tasks that feel mundane but it just gives ya some good energy lol)

Also complete flip side for the other side of what the ears want for the day sometimes the dark rap /& harsher metal realms been serving a bit of late.
 
Oh my GOD the new PUP single is so good, really excited for their next album in May :psycry:

(Newish indie band that does a lot of 00s-era style punk, pop-punk, and emo, kinda like a noisier and rougher MCR)
 
Deftones are a top tier band.

Been really stuck back on the Punk/Crossover-Thrash/Horrorpunk, lot of NYHC friends in my life too lol. Been binging that and random stuff like Dungeon Synth or Grindcore/Powerviolence lol.
For chill/relax times it's still been Jazz (esp Harp & Piano player albums) as i commented couple months ago.

Stuff on constant replay: Propagandhi, Integrity, Merauder, Screeching Weasel, Argyle Goolsby, Blitzkid, Guttermouth, Alice Coltrane, & Frank Zappa (parents LOVED him growing up lol)
 
My favorite general music is the Advance Wars soundtrack

For real though I’ve gotten on a Pharoahe Monch kick recently. Specifically “Simon Says” and “Fuck You.” Actually speaking of, “Fuck You” is what I want to say any time I try to spell the dude’s name correctly. Anyway, great samples on these tracks. With Simon Says you have a Godzilla sample which the first time I heard was at a bar and I just about lost my shit, then the beat actually comes in and you hear “Get the fuck up.” New favorite hype song. Then with “Fuck You” the sample is Jimi Hendrix “Voodoo Child.” Catchy as hell. Apparently it was made for the soundtrack to a movie I’ve never seen. Gotta check it out.
 
LeonLeeds said:
I don't listen to music as much as I did during quarantine. When I do its mostly mainstream stuff. Silk Sonic was one of the first albums I listened to all the way through, and I love every song. The Bad Bunny album from 2022 has so many bops and helped me through a tough time. People argue many of his songs sound the same and don't have good messages, but he reached the peak of his musical capabilities here (just see the ludicrous streaming numbers).
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same here. I feel like during quarantine I figured my taste out, and honed in on the part of hip hop I really liked: cloud rap like Bones, Spaceghostpurrp, Robb Bank$, and especially Drain Gang and Black Kray. Then I got busy with life again and music stopped being a priority. The Kendrick Drake beef did get me briefly reinvested, and I liked that Future album, but it didn't last.

I feel like around 2018/19 hip hop fell off in a major way, although recently I've come around to artists like Youngboy and Lil Baby. I came around them because I started hanging out with lowlifes who lived through similar experiences to street rap, and started connecting with their music on a deeper level myself. Now I just listen to street rap and some older favorites. I'll post some songs I love below:

King Snipe by Kodak Black ft. Gucci

Word on the Streets by Key Glock

Grace by Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg

NBAYOUNGBOAT by Lil yachty ft NBAYOUNGBOY

Block Party by Sada Baby ft. Drego

I've been a Sada and Kodak fan for years. I live in the midwest and Sada is HUGE in my city. we always listened to this song after a night out and sang along
 
Fun fact, Lady Gaga's newest album, Mayhem, is a reference to the Pokemon Scarlet/Violet epilogue, Mochi Mayhem.
Zombieboy is a clear reference to how the characters act like zombies after eating the poisoned mochis. One can even say that Pecharunt spreads the poison like it's a Disease. It's quite unfortunate the Alakazam line got Dexit'd, otherwise Abracadabra is perfect to finish this up with.
All jokes aside, I enjoyed this album a lot, and it really makes me think "wow Gaga IS back".
 
DetectiveTogekiss said:
Fun fact, Lady Gaga's newest album, Mayhem, is a reference to the Pokemon Scarlet/Violet epilogue, Mochi Mayhem.
Zombieboy is a clear reference to how the characters act like zombies after eating the poisoned mochis. One can even say that Pecharunt spreads the poison like it's a Disease. It's quite unfortunate the Alakazam line got Dexit'd, otherwise Abracadabra is perfect to finish this up with.
All jokes aside, I enjoyed this album a lot, and it really makes me think "wow Gaga IS back".
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I was digging the album up until about Zombieboy, but then I just got kinda bored with it tbh. The last 3 or 4 songs are just extremely skippable, and I really wished she would have done something more "club-y" to close out the album like how she opened it, rather than falling back into slower songs like her last couple albums. Charli XcX showed that it's possible to do a really good dancey album start to finish.

Anyway, it's at least nice to have Abracadra in her repertoire. That one really does feel like old Gaga and I guess I just had higher hopes for the album overall
 
Oglemi said:
I was digging the album up until about Zombieboy, but then I just got kinda bored with it tbh. The last 3 or 4 songs are just extremely skippable, and I really wished she would have done something more "club-y" to close out the album like how she opened it, rather than falling back into slower songs like her last couple albums. Charli XcX showed that it's possible to do a really good dancey album start to finish.

Anyway, it's at least nice to have Abracadra in her repertoire. That one really does feel like old Gaga and I guess I just had higher hopes for the album overall
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The album does slow a bit, nearing the end. And, personally, I’m actually more captivated at the Electro Grunge direction that Lady Gaga was planning to go with the album (which I think was said in the Zane Lowe interview, I’m not entirely sure).

However, her going back to her roots and touching on older songs is quite cool and interesting. This can be seen with MAYHEM's Perfect Celebrity referencing Chromatica's Plastic Doll by stating it outright; MAYHEM's Vanish Into You being a soul sister to The Fame's Summerboy through speaking of a quick-burning love; MAYHEM's Zombieboy has had similarities drawn to The Fame's Disco Heaven with the mindless dancing (recession pop core) and upbeat lyrics, but I think it has stronger connections to The Fame Monster's Monster with how Lady Gaga calls the person an animal mirroring “that boy is a monsterrr” along with both the club imagery and the allusions to sensuality through monster-coded lyrics, which can be seen in “So put your paws all over me” and “He ate my heart and then he ate my brain”; MAYHEM's LoveDrug has clear parallels to The Fame's LoveGame in name alone (as far as I’ve analyzed it), but there’s also strong connections to Chromatica's 911, since both speak of feeling bad about yourself and allude to taking drugs in “pop a 911” and “I just need a dose of the right stuff / I just need your love drug”; MAYHEM's Don't Call Tonight being an extension of The Fame Monster's Alejandro with how it mirrors her fear of men—which is what Alejandro was about, the entire album was about her fears in fact—with how she dreads being called up by this person; MAYHEM's Shadow Of A Man feels like the fallout of Born This Way's Government H**ker (I don’t know if I can say that, but it is a clean song), since the latter speaks of how Lady Gaga just wants this love and doesn’t care what happens, but the former is the realization that she’s being taken advantage of and is going’s to reclaim her power; MAYHEM's The Beast is similar to The Fame Monster's dANCE IN THE DARK where both songs speak about how Lady Gaga doesn’t want to face the reality of the situation and just wants to live for that night, the former also speaking on the latter's topic of the fear of self; and MAYHEM's Blade Of Grass is close to Born This Way's Yoü And I but in different situations—the former is after a tragic event, while the latter was a regret from a while ago. In my opinion, Die With A Smile is a bonus track that was tacked on, but Lady Gaga got the album to transition into it nicely.

I bet there are more connections, correlations, and parallels with other songs on other albums. However, to clarify, I just wanted to get my thoughts out there, not attacking anyone specifically.

Also, she has two exclusive bonus tracks (out of 50 total songs she made for the album) out there for CD and vinyl, which I had no clue about till earlier today, being “Kill For Love” and “Can't Stop The High”. You can listen on Youtube; I prefer the former.

Overall, this album was Lady Gaga trying to comeback into being fully mainstream (especially with how she returned to her old sound and capitalized on big hits like Abracadabra and Die With A Smile) while still being a love letter to long-time fans, referencing The Fame a ton.

I enjoyed Charli XCX's brat and how she used club music to accompany the rich lyrics about intergenerational trauma, anxiousness, and the loss of a friend. It's definitely an S-tier album of 2024, though I think Lady Gaga was going for a different direction. Either way, loved both.

Thanks for reading the ramblings of a Little Monster that's disappointed that MAYHEM didn't follow the trend of albums having one song that flipped the rules of capitalization (i LIKE IT ROUGH, dANCE IN THE DARK, eLECTRIC CHAPEL, aRTPOP, sINNER'S PRAYER, eNIGMA, sMILE)!
 
Well I'm going to be posting often in here probably, let's start us up with a few I've loved for a while!
I love music, listen to it as often as I can, normally have a ever-changing playlist of music that rotates around a few songs, every week or so I have a favorite I listen to more than the rest
Here are a few songs from the existing playlist I listen to along with a few favorites of the week!
 
My playlist is weird af. I will go from mother mother to Sabrina carpenter to doechii (only 2 songs tho) to Penelope Scott to undertale (haven’t even played the game). Other notable artists include: Billie eilish, fish in a birdcage, cassette beasts, sir Chloe, that one good song from hazbin hotel (haven’t watched it tho), crane wives, something from the boy and the heron soundtrack, Charli xcx, chappel roan, vampire weekend, cavetown. A couple other things too I think
 
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