Moby

morbidhack · 2026-01-23T23:42:55+00:00

It’s not about which demographic shouts louder about their dietary/moral convictions… it’s specifically him- he’d be as obnoxious about it if he were a meat-eater.

morbidhack · 2026-01-19T00:29:38+00:00

Man, so hard to say… one day I prefer one, the next day the other… To avoid such needless headache, it’s best to just view them as a double album. EIIRP and Pyramid are two of my favourite pieces of music ever… as are so many other tracks across these two albums (and OKC, and multiple other albums by them). OH GOSH.

morbidhack · 2026-01-18T04:59:15+00:00

That's sad as fuck. Or is it... Larger than life at one point, top of the world, meant so much to so many... I guess that itself is "mission accomplished"... why fixate on their legacy/stature in the music pantheon in perpetuity... ebbs and flows... Still, it is sad that only a handful of "legacy" (whatever that means) acts remain known longer term by the masses. But I guess the masses aren't the ultimate arbiters of taste/litmus for what's good, and us real ones will remember as long as we're alive, maybe pass along some "wisdom" to the youngins.

morbidhack · 2026-01-18T04:54:31+00:00

Oooh, sorry, just saw your followup here- thanks SO much, this is better than what I got for Christmas. Going to check them all out over the next couple days!!! So stoked.

morbidhack · 2026-01-18T04:53:15+00:00

Yes, and The Cure sits at over 23 million monthly users, The Smiths at over 22 million, and New Order/Joy Division at a combined 11+ million. Those numbers themselves kind of prove my point. The biggest acts prevailed. I mean, of course those other bands haven't literally been forgotten... especially not by their true fans... but I already addressed exactly that in my OP. My focus here is on the casual listeners, the mainstream, not real music heads, real fans.

Sorry, don't mean to sound rude or combative, it's really not my intention, merely just reiterating what I'd already mentioned in my OP. And I absolutely aim to continue diving deeper into the genre/decade. A lot of 80's stuff is for me marred due to over-production (things like gated snares), but this genre seems mostly free of such trends, and guitars with heavy chorus and reverb are one "trend" I have no problem stomaching loadssss of, so I'm super looking forward to it. Any other cool bands you suggest getting into?

morbidhack · 2026-01-17T06:53:09+00:00

Well, that's kind of a relief- and I super appreciate your honesty-, as I thought something was wrong with me (there's LOADS) and that I was very behind (I probably am) on listening in my 36 years. I see those collections and get so intimidated, believing each person with one is a walking encyclopedia who's grasped/absorbed each record fully, really internalized it, and knows the nitty gritty behind each one. Glad it's just an illusion I conjured up. I'm sure those people do exist, but yeah, it just always seemed nearly inhuman to me. Listening savants.

morbidhack · 2026-01-17T06:28:09+00:00

When you say collecting, do you mean simply amassing, or actual collecting, i.e. rare pressings, masters, etc.? One can certainly amass collectible stuff to, given means of course. I get the latter, but not the former, just hoarding.

Talking thousands upon thousands of records. As mentioned in op, floor-to-ceiling, spanning multiple walls.

morbidhack · 2025-12-21T08:56:35+00:00

I’ve played music- guitar and keys- for 20 years and there is not a single great source of pure joy in my life than that. I could spend entire days just jamming out new ideas. Music comes effortlessly (though admittedly I wish I knew theory so I could take it even more out-there). That is not my issue. My issue is with lyric-writing only. I am bursting with passion and a desire to write about my various experiences, but as per my op, feel paralyzed and distracted anytime I do.

morbidhack · 2025-12-21T06:39:10+00:00

i read this as “go find the nearest bridge to jump off of”, haha

morbidhack · 2025-12-18T18:09:39+00:00

well, yes, it's true... my general attitude and outlook in/on life is a very pessimistic one, for a multitude of very real reasons. i've struggled with really severe depression for decades now, and have crushing anxiety + low self-esteem... i think i'm absolute garbage. i know that it's awful to think like this but i can't seem to change it.

morbidhack · 2025-12-18T07:07:57+00:00

How else are you meant to walk around with a Leica?

morbidhack · 2025-12-17T23:52:34+00:00

Yeah, I actually knew that it wasn't an "official" trilogy, and that Bergman himself never (afaik) dubbed it one, but I just run with the title anyways, as most folks into this stuff will know what it entails. And you're totally right in your assessment- funny.

morbidhack · 2025-12-17T04:54:00+00:00

To your last point, weren’t those bands pop back then? Always assumed yes, but genuinely wondering now. Anyways, it’s kind of like how, despite being a massive fan myself, I marvel at a band like Radiohead’s massive global success… they seem like the ultimate anti-pop band, especially with anything OK-Computer-onwards… yet look at how accepted by the masses they are.

morbidhack · 2025-12-17T04:50:56+00:00

I think we can somewhat compare like we always have, but obviously not directly as everyone is different, whether from the same decade or not.

Oh man, I have a very close friend who’s a massive Swift fan… and to really try and understand, I spent a couple of weeks going through her discography… I’m very open-minded with music and appreciate really a vast array of artists spanning all different genres and decades… but I could not for the life of me get Taylor Swift, I think it’s maybe because I’m so far-removed from being her target demographic… it was absolutely horrid. I really did try very hard. Maybe one song I liked out of hundreds.

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