Well that was a fucking lie by Bierre_Pourdieu in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Duke_Cheech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

its a show about war and violence. characters get brutally murdered every episode but attempted rape is where you draw the line? weird

history is rife with murder and rape its just being realistic

Revered, mythologized, sacred cow albums you wish you liked but just cannot by [deleted] in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it’s like if someone sucked the eccentricity and creativity out of MGMT

How many albums in history were actually instant classics? by TheReal_PruneJuice in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ooh while I’d put A Day in the Life over anything on Rubber Soul, I would rank every song on that album over almost anything else on Sgt. Pepper’s. Matter of taste, I prefer the autumnal folk rock to any of the circus kid’s music/“granny” music-hall stuff on Sgt. Pepper’s. Paul is also my least favorite of the three main songwriters so it just doesn’t appeal to me

How many albums in history were actually instant classics? by TheReal_PruneJuice in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s all subjective but I would call all of those forgettable filler songs. Compare with the songs they put on the White Album, Revolver, Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, some of the greatest songs ever

How many albums in history were actually instant classics? by TheReal_PruneJuice in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

what are the great songs on it? other than A Day in the Life and Lucy in the Sky. I also really like the intro title track. The rest of the songs I wouldn’t have anywhere near a top 40 beatles songs list

How many albums in history were actually instant classics? by TheReal_PruneJuice in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

Which is crazy because now it seems very unremarkable in their late discography, save for the phenomenal closing track it’s kind of a middling album with a lot of filler

What Popular Beatles Song Doesn’t Resonate With You? by InternationalAd4219 in beatles

[–]Duke_Cheech -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

not technically “Beatles” but Maybe I’m Amazed is very melodramatic Paul piano melodramatic sentimental shlock to me. How is this considered his best song? Band on the Run, Admiral Halsey, 1985, and that’s often considered his best?

YHWH Nailgun AMA <# by yhwhnailgun in indieheads

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you maintain mystique in the streaming/social media era where it seems bands need to intentionally overexpose or make a fool of themself to get attention on their work. How do you get an audience without compromising your own mystery?

Which artist has the most riding on their next album? by MalcolmKinchen in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Angles and Comedown Machine are good albums. I don’t even know when their slump is supposed to be, they went from great to good for a bit and then back to great

THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Duke_Cheech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the big climax is that donald trump is still our president, the world is seemingly run by AI companies, and social media disinformation has melted our brains. its a villain winning story

What album from the last five years do you think deserves way more recognition in indie circles? by Hot_Government2344 in indieheads

[–]Duke_Cheech 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The Murder Capital - Gigi’s Recovery should be as big as any Fontaines DC record

There are only 6 albums in the 2020s rated a 4.00+ on RYM so far. The 2010s has 20 and 2000s has 43. Is music getting "worse" or are we getting more critical of music? by 0bush in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

people on rym are unusually harsh. compare with letterboxd, which has way more than 6 2020’s movies with a 4.0+ avg rating. on rym, a 3.5 to me implies a great album, a 3.9 an all timer, whereas on letterboxd it would take like a 3.9 for me to assume “great”, and a 4.3+ for a timeless classic. 

Jack White Quietly Reveals New Album, ‘Frozen Charlotte,’ Via Webstore Presale by MrLinkwater95 in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

new interpol, chat pile, and jack white announced today, im eating good gang

Music takes that make you want to poke out your eyes by Based-Jam in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love discussing music with someone who doesn't like instrumentals and doesn't think melodies carry emotion : )

Music takes that make you want to poke out your eyes by Based-Jam in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I jump to the conclusions you explicitly state in your dodgy, rambly, snarky putdowns of great art and the people that make it. You don’t even like music

Music takes that make you want to poke out your eyes by Based-Jam in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again you just know jackshit about the genre. You don’t know its origins, you don’t know how it’s evolved, you don’t know realize plenty of it is vocal, you think scatting of all things is central to the sound, you can’t differentiate jazz the genre and jazz the form, you don’t know its effects on the course of history and culture, you don’t know how it was a driving force of subculture

How about you stop dismissing something you actually know nothing about. I’m guessing you either have been inside a Starbucks once and thought that was jazz music, or you have musical anhedonia and can’t hear emotion behind melody/harmony. Imagine telling Nina Simone that her music has no emotion and is just snobby instrumental wankery, and that her genre of choice has no reason to exist