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With our community and the boxing fanbase being so diverse, I was kind of interested to see what music everyone listens to. Every now and again before a fight card goes live we get into small music discussions in one of the threads, but I wanted to really open it up and see if the tastes skew one way or another, or if we're pretty eclectic as I sort of assume will be the case.

What are you listening to lately?

What are some of your favorite artists?

Hey, I'll start!

Lately: Fly Gypsy, D.Black, CunninLynguists, discovering a profound and too-long undiscovered love of The Black Keys and Dan Auerbach (I had listened to the Keys before, but they really hit me right about a month ago), Sarah Blasko, Aceyalone's latest

All-Time Favorites: (OK, deep breath, and... GO!)

Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, Lynyrd Skynyrd (original lineup only), My Morning Jacket, George Jones, Dean Martin, Sam Cooke, Van Morrison, Otis Redding, Nas, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Wu-Tang Clan, Metallica, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Tom Petty, Beastie Boys, Hank Williams, Whiskeytown, pre-Hollywood Ice Cube, Public Enemy, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Rancid, Social Distortion, Smokey Robinson, M. Ward, Kanye West, Tom Waits, The Bronx, Bob Wills, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lemonheads, The White Stripes, Nico, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Old 97's (before Rhett Miller became a doe-eyed doofus), Nat "King" Cole, Mastodon, Kings of Leon, Oasis, Jimi Hendrix, Eric B & Rakim, The Libertines (and I liked Dirty Pretty Things too, but Doherty's crap can fuck off), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club...

...I think I can leave it there.

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I'm weird

Lately – a lot of dubstep of the harder and more twitchy variety. N-Type, Rusko, Akira Kiteshi, 12th Planet, etc. Haven’t found too many rock albums I liked a lot this year. A few albums from the past 3 or 4 years I’ve really enjoyed:

MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Ten Kens – Ten Kens (neo-grunge)
Ludachrist – Bangfest (gangsta rap/electro mashup)
School of Seven Bells – Alpinisms (Shoegaze with an Appalachian folk influence)
Silversun Pickups – Carnavas
Crystal Castles (Bleepcore)
Rin Toshite Shigure – Inspiration is DEAD (Japanese Screamo)

All time – 90’s Weezer, Pixies, Therapy?, Avail, Deekline, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World (although their albums have pretty much gotten successively worse, just not at as rapid of a rate as Weezer’s), The Impossibles, Bad Religion, The Hives, Metric, the broken beat movement from UK hardcore through breakbeat, to speed garage, to 2 step, to 8-bar, to dubstep. Once upon a time was a DJ, but haven’t done that in over 6 years now.

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by Brickhaus on Nov 4, 2009 9:08 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Weezer’s new one is hoooooooooooooorrible

Blue, Pinkerton and Green kick ass, and I really thought the first four songs and last two songs on Maladroit were great. Since then it’s been shockingly awful.

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 4, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

They lost me before Green

I’m convinced that there was just something much better when Rivers Cuomo and Matt Sharp both had to agree on the music. Weezer’s gone to the crapper since they kicked out Sharp, and Sharp went way downhill after The Rentals (half of their songs were written for Weezer, which was why he was kicked out of the band). Blue Album and Pinkerton were genius though.

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by Brickhaus on Nov 4, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I love Green. Just good power pop all the way through.

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i have a monstrous weakness for power pop featuring female singers, and no the weakness isn’t the obv pervy factor. i just enjoy it :\

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 4, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

http://www.myspace.com/idamaria

Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 4, 2009 11:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

why do i like this? I’M A MANLY METAL DUDE, this is below me :|

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

because she's awesome

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 4, 2009 11:35 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Power Pop with female leads

It doesn’t get any better than Metric

Also, from my list below, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Bat for Lashes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Stars are all great bands with female leads.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Nov 6, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

A forgotten great in the realm of female power pop

is Magnapop. They tried making a comeback a few years ago, but it just wasn’t the same. That Dog. was pretty good too, back in their day.

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by Brickhaus on Nov 6, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and Veruca Salt

and Elastica.

I’ll admit I have a soft spot for 90’s power pop. It is what it is.

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by Brickhaus on Nov 6, 2009 10:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

rad thx for the suggestions

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 6, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

and a thanks to you as as well. i already had bat for lashes & stars, but not the others

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by battle axe of doom on Nov 6, 2009 11:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You check out Failure since you like early 90s alt rock bands. they’re pretty great

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by battle axe of doom on Nov 4, 2009 11:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I had Fantastic Planet

But they were generally a little slow and droning for my tastes.

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by Brickhaus on Nov 5, 2009 12:46 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Well i mostly listen to Magnified, and it mos def is not “slow” or “droning”.

also nice to see some silversun pickups love on your list

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 5, 2009 1:02 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a rather unlikely hip hop fan myself

Right now I’ve been listening to a lot of a guy from Somalia called K’naan who does some really good music ,even if he does rap about how shit Somalia is rather a lot!

Also some of the best golden age stuff from KRS and Rakim. Probably the best two men in hip hop right now are dan le sac and scrubious pip who you will not have heard of. They are absolutely sublime. Oh and anyone who hasn’t bought the much awaited new album by Raekwon, do.

by Drunken cutman on Nov 4, 2009 5:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Raekwon’s new one is great. K’naan is pretty good.

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 4, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Currently have on the iPod:

Drive by Truckers – A Blessing and a Curse
The Flying Burrito Brothers – The Gilded Palace of Sin

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by The Kittitas Kid on Nov 4, 2009 5:19 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Love DBT.

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by Warden11 on Nov 4, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

As much as I should love DBT, I just never have. I cannot for the life of me pinpoint why this is. I love the very idea of them but it somehow doesn’t click. Someday it might, I guess.

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 4, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

the only thing i love more than myself is my music so here it goes

Albums I’m Digging Lately
The Life and Times – Tragic Boogie
Shrinebuilder – Self-title debut
Katatonia – Night is the New Day
ISIS – Oceanic
Oceansize – Frames
Failure – Magnified
Amesoeurs – Amesoeurs
Imogen Heap – Speak For Yourself

All Time Favorite Bands
The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Opeth, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, Scorpions, Ulver, Dredg, Meshuggah, Kyuss, Emperor, King Crimson, Radiohead, The Mars Volta, Faith No More, Soundgarden, Enslaved, Bjork, Herbie Hancock, Porcupine Tree, Neurosis, Wu-Tang Clan, Mos Def, Neil Young, David Bowie, Akercocke, Simon & Garfunkel, Interpol, Primus, Sonic Youth, Tool, Death, Rush, Judas Priest, Anathema, Katatonia, Mastodon, King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis

literally thousands more but that’s off the top of my head

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 4, 2009 6:25 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Late in the piece as usual...

Very random music tastes…

I veer right across the spectrum, from movie soundtracks like Gladiator, which for me is just epic (used to have that on in the gym A Lot)Buena Vista Social club album, India.Arie, Alicia Keys, QOTSA, from back in the day Dre, Tupac, Wu-Tang…I have no idea about most of the bands above here?! Kanye’s first album, Nas, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the Libertines three nights at the Forum a few years ago for amazing nights out, even though I was supposed to be working. Recently, one of my cooler friends pointed me towards Them Crooked Vultures and the youngest sister towards Kings of Leon.

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by BrianBrock on Nov 6, 2009 2:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

from movie soundtracks like Gladiator

I can listen to Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings stuff or Jerry Goldsmith’s Rudy soundtrack all day.

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 6, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

movie OST = clint mansell and enio morricone for life

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 6, 2009 11:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Aaaaaaaaaand, here we go:

All-time favorites: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, pretty much any other Delta blues, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Jeff Buckley, Toadies, all kinds of other stuff.

Current stuff that’s already been mentioned: The Black Keys, MGMT, Silversun Pickups, Metric (Brickhaus, your selections are awesome), Drive-by Truckers, Buena Vista Social Club, Queens of the Stone Age (Hell yes, BrianBrock)

Current stuff that hasn’t already been mentioned: Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, Bat for Lashes, The Avett Brothers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Stars, Phoenix, White Rabbits, Animal Collective, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Deer Tick, Cold War Kids, Great Lake Swimmers, and many, many others.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Nov 6, 2009 6:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

forgot phoenix in my “albums i’m currently digging” section)

can’t stand fleet foxes. folk for the most part pisses me the F off.

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 6, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

They’re not folk. I assure you they aren’t. I like Fleet Foxes a lot because they sound like It Still Moves-era My Morning Jacket but they’re not folk.

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 7, 2009 12:39 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Now 'digging'

Passion Pit

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by Brickhaus on Nov 7, 2009 1:47 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I like to catch live jazz at small clubs in New York, where I live. I’ve always loved classic rock, and I’ve seen my share of Dead shows back in the day. Lately, I’ve had a particular weakness for old school Motown and funk.

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by Matt Miller on Nov 7, 2009 9:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

MIne

Lately: Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper, Animal Collective, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears and other such hipster warblings.
Faves: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tom Waits, Dylan, George Jones forever, Jeff Buckley, Stevie, Miles, Marvin, Van Morrison, Bowie, Stones, Heartless Bastards, Lightning Hopkins, Mark Lanegan, Beck, Quasi, Elliot Smith, Wolf Parade, Daniel Johnston, Joe Strummer in any incarnation, The Lips, The Jayhawks, Lou Reed, Mike Watt, Sparklehorse, Super Furry Animals, The Temptations…. and too damn many others to count.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Nov 9, 2009 3:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Bump

i’m listening to this masterpiece

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 10, 2009 12:43 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I don't wanna get into all time faves cause that'll take me forever

My life is based on music and boxing so I love the thread.

Currently listening to

New Albums -

Girls – Album.
Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young
Nite Jewel – My Album
The Horrors – Primamry Colours

Older Albums -

Dean Martin – The Capitol Years
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Himself
Aphrodite’s Child – End Of The World
Ameila Rodriguez – The Art Of . .

by Option27 on Nov 10, 2009 12:56 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Aphrodite’s Child

666 is their best if you ask me

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by battle axe of doom on Nov 10, 2009 1:07 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Rockin' New Album Alert:

Sorry if i’m posting too much in here, but i recently got this album and i’ve been listening to it for 48 straight hours now

it’s the self-titled debut of the supergroup known as Them Crooked Vultures. Them Crooked Vultures’ three members are three legends of the music biz. Playing bass, keyboards, and background vocalist is none other than ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. At lead vocals and guitar its the 90s desert rock legend from such bands as KYUSS and Queens of the Stone Age, Josh Homme. finally some dude i personally don’t care about but some of you might, playing drums on this album is the drummer for nirvana and the guitarist/singer of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl.

this is an awesome record folks :thumbsup:

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 11, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

gonna get that and give it some spins

Promising on paper, although JPJ is mostly Famous Guy at this point.

Although if it sucks I’m blaming Brody Dalle.

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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes

by SC on Nov 11, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah JPJ’s biggest contribution on this is on the keyboards which is pretty disappointing to me since i’m a (shitty) bassist. he’s mostly following Homme’s riffs note for note. Homme’s riffs are also more of the same from the past few years. kind of those “weird” riffs from the last two QOTSA albums, but still pretty awesome riffs.

i’d give TCV an 8.5/10. great fun record with some minor duds

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 12, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Kinda late to the party but here goes

Lately: Mos Def’s Ecstatic, Baroness’ Blue Album, Yob’s The Great Cessation, She & Him and some early Dylan

Faves (off the top of my head): Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, The Melvins, Faith no More, Lush, Sleep, Tool, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Cafe Tacuba, Fugees, The Roots, The Notwist, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Emiliana Torrini, Fleet Foxes, The Tallest Man on Earth, Acid King, Isis, YOB, Ufomammut, Giant Squid, Intronaut, Mastodon, Baroness, Torche, Zozobra, Daft Punk

BTW y’all listen to some good music

by keyz on Nov 12, 2009 10:36 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

holy shit a fellow stoner/doom fan. will you be my friend plz :p

The Dude Abides

by battle axe of doom on Nov 12, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs


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