What are you spinning?

[banecat]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

I find modern British and American popular music and rock to be kind of droll but that doesn't mean that there isn't good music being made today. You just have to look for it and sift through some crap. It might even be made in a foreign country. Sweden's metal scene is the best it has ever been with Ghost and Sabaton leading the charge. Japan's underground pop and rock scene has seen a huge amount of creativity since 2010 with Babymetal being the most popular act but other groups like Band-Maid and Necronomidol gaining decent followings in the West.

That's what basically it all came down to when pop took over around the turn of the century. Even college rock stations started playing top 40 pop because at the time that's what the kids were listening to. I just didn't want to have to search for music. I just started branching out my tastes to go more in depth with old hip hop, older metal. If I have to look it's going to be deeper into when music wasn't pop. Like last year as an example I really got into death and black metal, and thanks for mentioning some ideas as I'm gonn go check out Ghost now

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by banecat

That's what basically it all came down to when pop took over around the turn of the century. Even college rock stations started playing top 40 pop because at the time that's what the kids were listening to. I just didn't want to have to search for music. I just started branching out my tastes to go more in depth with old hip hop, older metal. If I have to look it's going to be deeper into when music wasn't pop. Like last year as an example I really got into death and black metal, and thanks for mentioning some ideas as I'm gonn go check out Ghost now

Yeah, Ghost is good. Though I am kinda lukewarm about their latest release so far.

[banecat]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Yeah, Ghost is good. Though I am kinda lukewarm about their latest release so far.

The few bands that I've gotten into over the past ten to fifteen years or so have been based on covers. That's what I did with Ghost a few minutes ago. I like too see how they interpret another band's material. Plus it's not easy to f**k up a cover. It can be done. I don't mind the Cure and I like Purple Haze, but they didn't go well together

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by banecat

The few bands that I've gotten into over the past ten to fifteen years or so have been based on covers. That's what I did with Ghost a few minutes ago. I like too see how they interpret another band's material. Plus it's not easy to f**k up a cover. It can be done. I don't mind the Cure and I like Purple Haze, but they didn't go well together

Their covers tend to be pretty good. If You Have Ghost, I am a Marionette, Here Comes the Sun.

The only one I didn't like was Missionary Man.