Recommend an album. Tell us why you recommend it.

[TylerC]

Took the image out to reduce post size, but I'm sorry, are you male or female?

I'm a male who enjoys the intimate company of beautiful females; is there a problem with that?

Well sorry, didn't mean to offend. I just didn't think a human being could even be able to bare that music without being a girl, or a guy with even a remotely good taste in music. But it doesn't really matter to me what you like, just expressing my opinion.

 

[laikenf]

Band: Justin Timberlake
Album: Futuresex/Lovesounds
Release Date: 2006
Genre: Pop/R&B/Hip Hop
Rating (1-10): 10
Why you chose to recommend this album: You're all nerds with terrible, shallow and horribly unhip taste in music and it wouldn't hurt to actually have some good music that won't make beautiful and interesting people run away from you.

I hope you were jocking, cause I laughed my ass off with this post (especially the cover for that one). If you like Justin Timberlake good for you (I'll give you points for tolerance) but I'll pass, I had quite enough of the Timbster during the N'sync years and yes, beyond. But you know what? let ME recommend something to you: Try "Dirty Mind" by Prince; try "Casa Babylon" by Mano Negra; try "Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches" by Happy Mondays; but most of all try not to put peoples taste in music down, it makes you look bad because the bottom line is that Futuresex/Lovesounds is not even that great of an album (even compared to others of the same genre).

 

[TylerC]

The problem inherent here is that you don't understand the concept of a rockist. You could be a rockist about 19th century Western classical music or Caribbean dancehall jams.

It clearly states rockism being the "hate" of popular music. So no, you are wrong. The music you stated is neither popular or "good" in our pop-culture. That isn't to say that others don't like it. If it does become that of which I just stated, looks like I would be a rockist.

 

[TylerC]

I hope you were jocking, cause I laughed my ass off with this post (especially the cover for that one. If you like Justin Timberlake good for you (I'll give you points for tolerance) but I'll pass, I had quite enough of the Timbster during the N'sync years and yes, beyond. But you know what? let ME recommend something to you: Try "Dirty Mind" by Prince; try "Casa Babylon" by Mano Negra; try "Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches" by Happy Mondays; but most of all try not to put peoples taste in music down, it makes you look bad because the bottom line is that Futuresex/Lovesounds is not even that great of an album (even compared to others of the same genre).

I'll check out the latter two when I return to my apartment (I'm already a huge Prince fan), but you would be very foolish to think that about FS/LS; I haven't heard pop music with such multifaceted nuance as found in FS/LS in a *very* long time. It blows the doors off of Justified, which used to be my metric for excellent modern pop music.

the problem inherit here is that rock has so many subgenres that it is very hard to lump it into one sound.
I don't see what's so wrong with liking rock, or any music in general. I can appreciate hip-hop, r&b, folk, whatever, as long as it's good. Limiting oneself to one genre isn't a good thing.

The problem inherent here is that you don't understand the concept of a rockist. You could be a rockist about 19th century Western classical music or Caribbean dancehall jams.

It clearly states rockism being the "hate" of popular music. So no, you are wrong. The music you stated is neither popular or "good" in our pop-culture. That isn't to say that others don't like it. If it does become that of which I just stated, looks like I would be a rockist.

You would do yourself a service to read the article:

Interestingly, it is not entirely rockist to love rock, or to write about it. One may also care about R&B or norteño or bubble gum pop, but discuss them in a rockist way. The idea is built into the way people talk informally about what kinds of popular music interest them.

POPULAR. What you said is not popular. Being a rockist is hating popular music. What don't you understand?

 

[ygetoff]

Took the image out to reduce post size, but I'm sorry, are you male or female?

I'm a male who enjoys the intimate company of beautiful females; is there a problem with that?

the problem inherit here is that rock has so many subgenres that it is very hard to lump it into one sound.
I don't see what's so wrong with liking rock, or any music in general. I can appreciate hip-hop, r&b, folk, whatever, as long as it's good. Limiting oneself to one genre isn't a good thing.

The problem inherent here is that you don't understand the concept of a rockist. You could be a rockist about 19th century Western classical music or Caribbean dancehall jams.

im sorry, i didnt see the post explaining the concept until just after i clicked "post"
and you know, i really wouldnt mind your correction if you were just a bit less nasty about it,

 

[TylerC]

POPULAR. What you said is not popular. Being a rockist is hating popular music. What don't you understand?

Err, rock and even the most obscure Norwegian death metal are both popular music. There is more than one way to define what is popular music is, and in the case of musicological phenomena such as rockism, the term "popular music" has to do more with what sort of people listen to the music and not how many people listen to the music.

Popular usually means how many. If it was what, every music ever made would be popular in a sense because people have heard it. Do you know what rock is? Almost everything including metal. It's such a bunched up category that you can't really say that, "I hate rock," or "I love rock," you just can't do that.

Now let's end this silly argument.

Four Year Strong
Rise Or Die Trying
Pop Punk/Hardcore
Rating 8/10
Great listen. It's a mixture that's between pop and hardcore that really works out well. Eggo, you might like it.

 

[DuncanRR]

Alrighty, we got this whole "rockist" BS squared away! Onto another recommendation:

Lily Allen
Alright, Still
July 14, 2006
Alt pop, with the occasional hint of ska
4.5 out of 5

Lily's got a charmingly sweet voice and catchy tunes that contrast wonderfully with her biting, often mean-spirited lyrics. Personal faves are the smash singles "Smile" and "Alfie", as well as the mournful "Littlest Things" and the groovy "Everything's Just Wonderful".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alright,_Still
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbRQbjM5VSc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw9wE1nutc4

 

[JaguarWong]

In an (I suspect vein) attempt to drag this back on topic:

Artist: The Go! Team
Album: Proof of Youth
Year: 2007
Rating: 9/10
Why: Second album may not *quite* be up to the original pressing of the first but it's still a joyful experience from start to finish. Loaded with old skool beats and cheerleader chants if it fails to make you dance or smile then you have no soul.

 

[Asymptote Angel]

Band: Kamelot
Album: Ghost Opera
Release Date: June 5, 2007
Genre: Power/Symphonic Metal
Rating (1-10): 9/10

Kamelot is one of metal's most unique, influential, and prestigious acts to come along in decades. Their music is amazing ranging from their vocals to keyboards. Wide variety in range of songs on the album, and a few guest appearances, the most notable being Simone Simons from Epica. I wish I could describe this better, but it is too much for me to contain in words, to be honest.

This would be a good choice for them, since you unfortunately can't call Epica and The Black Halo all one album, even though they're two pieces of the same story.

 

[speedcoreXdandy]

In an (I suspect vein) attempt to drag this back on topic:

Artist: The Go! Team
Album: Proof of Youth
Year: 2007
Rating: 9/10
Why: Second album may not *quite* be up to the original pressing of the first but it's still a joyful experience from start to finish. Loaded with old skool beats and cheerleader chants if it fails to make you dance or smile then you have no soul.

Does that have a track featuring Chuck D on it or did I imagine it? I'm not a fan of The Go! Team but I would get that album just for that one track. If it exists.

 

[JaguarWong]

Jedi Mind Tricks

 

[JaguarWong]

Does that have a track featuring Chuck D on it or did I imagine it? I'm not a fan of The Go! Team but I would get that album just for that one track. If it exists.

Yup - That track is called 'Keys to the City'.

 

[speedcoreXdandy]

Does that have a track featuring Chuck D on it or did I imagine it? I'm not a fan of The Go! Team but I would get that album just for that one track. If it exists.

Yup - That track is called 'Keys to the City'.

Cool, I'll give it a listen. Might give The Go! Teams first album another go as well.

Jedi Mind Tricks

Well they don't look like JMT fans at all. But I take it you like them, which is good. In a similar vien I forgot to mention Army Of The Pharoahs as well, but I've got a feeling their last album was in 07, still if you're not familiar with them then they're well worth checking out.

 

[JaguarWong]

Can I just take a minute to recommend the site Last.fm [www.last.fm] to anyone who doesn't know it.

Check it out - it's really great for reccying tunes that others put you on to.