There is a ton of really good music out there that goes unappreciated by most people because they stick to a certain genre. Here is your chance to enlighten us all by turning us on to your favorite lesser known bands.
Here's a few of mine
Blind Mellon: Sleepy house, Change
The Black Crows: Wiser Time, She Gave Good Sunflower
Theory of a deadman: All or nothing, Wait for me [Reply]
Not sure if anyone here is into dancehall music, BUT.. I present to you..
Vybz Kartel.... the man is a living legend in Jamaica. He’s almost like the dancehall version of Tupac legend-wise, but has more music than Lil Wayne! Lyrically there’s nobody in that genre that’s even close. He was part of a feud Gaza vs Gully that became such a big issue that the prime minister of Jamaica as well as the biggest drug dealer on the island at the time had to tell the parties involved to stop with it, because too many people were dying over it Too bad the Jamaican government hated him, and imo he was set up for a murder and has been locked up for many years. He pretty much predicted that the government would find a way to take him down, and they did. But what they probably didn’t count on was him being just as big of a presence in the dancehall scene, after many years of incarceration. He isn’t supposed to be recording music while locked up, yet still releases lots of music, and is finding ways to keep recording while locked up! He should be a big time artist in the US like Sean Paul, and Shaggy, but for whatever reason he never got the attention here he deserves.
I put one of his songs in the 'Songs That Fill You With the Spirit' thread in the media center, and I know he is a MEGA-mogul [and he just had that bonkers interview], but I don't think enough people really appreciate how ably Quincy Jones managed to survive the backlash of the disco era and turn it into power pop of the 80s.
His stuff in the late 70s and early 80s was definitely disco-infused, but you could see the sparks of what Jacko and Prince sprinted off with soon thereafter.
And that's not even getting into Q-sound, some of the best stuff for the mastering business in a generation.
I'll leave Ai No Corrida in the 'Songs That Fill You With the Spirit' thread, and strongly suggest people go there to see it.
Slow it down for this thread.
Even if the music isn't your style, focus on the placement and dynamics and how tight every part of the ensemble is. Listen how you can pick out and place every part. Dude is a technician.
