I thought rather than spam a whole bunch of rock/metal artists, I'd just pick a couple that mean a lot to me and go a bit more in-depth about what I like about them.
1. Deerhoof
I'm sure I sound like a broken record here, but to me Deerhoof represent everything rock music is supposed to stand for. Teetering on the edge of chaos while kicking ass with infectious hooks. I will never get sick of the contrast between Satomi's sweet nursery-rhyme vocals, Greg's seat-of-the-pants drumming and John + Ed's oblique twisted guitar arrangements. And that's a good thing too, because they're extremely prolific. Start with any album you want, honestly, they haven't made a misstep yet. The Runners Four is probably my favourite though.
There's absolutely no way I can be objective here, since this band basically defined my adolescence, but I do think they're something special. Moody ambient soundscapes mixed with odd-time-signature riffs mixed with Brian-Wilson-esque vocal harmonies. They always seem intent on creating a profound solemn paradigm-shattering masterpiece, so whenever the music doesn't quite hit the mark it's deeply humanizing. Their ambition is laid bare in a way that paradoxically connects me to the work even more. Then every now and then they hit something absolutely transcendent, and there's nothing more satisfying. I think that's the appeal of progressive rock to me. There's no irony to hide behind, it's all or nothing. Deadwing is a great album to start with.
These guys are absolutely batshit insane. They build their own instruments. They are known to perform puppet shows on stage and discuss possibly fictitious stories of dada artists and mathematicians. According to their extensive liner notes for Grand Opening and Closing, their official history and repeated in interviews, the name "Sleepytime Gorilla Museum" comes from a small group of Dadaists, Futurists, and artists named the Sleepytime Gorilla Press who owned and operated what they called a "museum of the future" which was "anti-artifact, non-historical and closed." If you're a Mr Bungle fan, these guys take things one step beyond. Of Natural History is probably their best.
I thought rather than spam a whole bunch of rock/metal artists, I'd just pick a couple that mean a lot to me and go a bit more in-depth about what I like about them.
1. Deerhoof
I'm sure I sound like a broken record here, but to me Deerhoof represent everything rock music is supposed to stand for. Teetering on the edge of chaos while kicking ass with infectious hooks. I will never get sick of the contrast between Satomi's sweet nursery-rhyme vocals, Greg's seat-of-the-pants drumming and John + Ed's oblique twisted guitar arrangements. And that's a good thing too, because they're extremely prolific. Start with any album you want, honestly, they haven't made a misstep yet. The Runners Four is probably my favourite though.
There's absolutely no way I can be objective here, since this band basically defined my adolescence, but I do think they're something special. Moody ambient soundscapes mixed with odd-time-signature riffs mixed with Brian-Wilson-esque vocal harmonies. They always seem intent on creating a profound solemn paradigm-shattering masterpiece, so whenever the music doesn't quite hit the mark it's deeply humanizing. Their ambition is laid bare in a way that paradoxically connects me to the work even more. Then every now and then they hit something absolutely transcendent, and there's nothing more satisfying. I think that's the appeal of progressive rock to me. There's no irony to hide behind, it's all or nothing. Deadwing is a great album to start with.
These guys are absolutely batshit insane. They build their own instruments. They are known to perform puppet shows on stage and discuss possibly fictitious stories of dada artists and mathematicians. According to their extensive liner notes for Grand Opening and Closing, their official history and repeated in interviews, the name "Sleepytime Gorilla Museum" comes from a small group of Dadaists, Futurists, and artists named the Sleepytime Gorilla Press who owned and operated what they called a "museum of the future" which was "anti-artifact, non-historical and closed." If you're a Mr Bungle fan, these guys take things one step beyond. Of Natural History is probably their best.
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