sorengray

sorengray t1_j9y3boc wrote

Reply to For those wondering why people don't like Rap in this subreddit by Hungry-Cycle-1518

Lots of people like hip hop in this sub.

Also, 70 percent of any genre tends to have a lot of crap in it. Name any genre and I'll name a band from it that sucks. The key is digging into the 30percent that makes a genre gold to understand why it's popular with so many people.

Hip hop isnt the main genre I listen to. But the hip hop I love, I love deeply.

Check out the real sht with smart deep lyrics and subject matter, and grooving beats... beyond money, btches, & bangin:

A Tribe Called Quest

De La Soul

Public Enemy

Jurassic 5

KRS ONE

Digable Planets

Eric B & Rakhim

Run The Jewells

...to name but a few.

Remember more than anything, hip hop is generally a newsletter from that person's world. And often time the world they are born into isn't pretty. You might have to do a little work to let them musically put you in their shoes.

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sorengray t1_j9xniz3 wrote

Reply to Recommendations by DEAC9

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Prolific, Eclectic, Multigenric, Amazingness. 23 albums in 12yrs. (5 last year!) So you won't get bored.

Start with Omnium Gatherum to get an idea of their eclecticness.

Then check out https://get-into-gizz.com/ to help you down the rabbit hole.

🐊🤘🔥

Nonagon Infinity opens the door...

Polygondwanaland moves you through the Gizzverse

Omnium Gatherum reveals what lies beyond.

Changes lights the way

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sorengray t1_j9xlhp8 wrote

Reply to Live albums that you love by Schism-spiralout

Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous

Iron Maiden - Live After Death

UFO - Strangers in The Night

Scorpions - World Wide Live

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Live @ Red Rocks 2022

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sorengray t1_j9hbz7k wrote

Reply to Does anyone else listen to music this way? by [deleted]

I do something similar after getting tired of shuffled song by listening to a band I like's entire discography in order and hearing them evolve as a band and give myself that band's vibe for a few hours or days, depending on their output and what I'm doing. Gives me a vibe/ a soundtrack for that time.

(Also, I have many time travel albums that bring me right back to specific times in my life that I listened to on repeat at that time)

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sorengray t1_j6mke9e wrote

Reply to Who would you name as a true musical genius of our time? by aardvarkarmour

Do you mean mostly rappers? I would use the term "Lyrical Genius" more than "Musical Genius"... (Also the word "genius" is overused, when people really mean "talented")

Currently, I'd add Kendrick Lamar

And Lil Yachty's brand new album puts him in the running.

But if you're asking for actual musical geniuses of the past 40years...

Prince

Frank Zappa

David Bowie

Paul McCartney...

To name a few key actual musical geniuses.

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sorengray t1_j1k9j28 wrote

Reply to Same old "am I too late" question. by Ryhenek

Too late?? What pressure is being put on kids these days??

I started playing guitar seriously at 18 and have been making music ever since. I recently started to play drums at 50. It's never too late to learn. In fact, one should always be learning for their whole life. Keeps you young!

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sorengray t1_j132iba wrote

Reply to Steve miller by libertarian1994

He comes out of the psychedelic blues scene in the US from the late 60s, so of course there's some "weird" stuff in there. And he's definitely more than his 70s hit songs which kind of turned into college party anthems in the 80s & 90s.

Depending on what you're into, a deep dive might yield some of his more interesting stuff.

Also, in general.. it's often the music you find "weird" that ends up being some of your favorite stuff as your ears attune to it, while the stuff you like right away can become boring and disposable.

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sorengray t1_iy7s3gi wrote

Reply to Major music success has little to do with music by CFBMusic

Dogged determinism, who you know, and blind luck are the general things that tend to lead to "success" in the industry.

Unfortunately talent and originality aren't necessarily required.

So personal success, satisfaction in one's own work, becomes much more important since the chances of "making it big" are slim no matter how good an artist you might be.

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