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There's exactly a 50% of probability that the new Muse's album is brilliant, and 50% of it being shit. It won't be mediocre, just brilliant or complete shit. Mark my words.

The Shaggs are my new favourite band.

Slipknot is the clear example of how to waste band members. The Mars Volta is the clear example of how to get 100% profit of each one of them (both bands have like 9 members right now).

After listening to Liquid Tension Experiment, James LaBrie should've left Dream Theater, to let them play and stop ruining their songs.

A Perfect Circle must reunite again.

System of a Down must reunite again. And maybe if they do, their members would stop releasing crappy music independently.


See also part 1

They're my new favourite band.

Get their album 'Philosophy of the Wold' if you haven't already.

The Shaggs

No, I'm not gonna write a detailed review of the new Pure Reason Revolution's album.

I just wanted to let everyone know that it's fantastic. Get it now.

Wow.

If a song is under 6 minutes, it's considered an interlude.

Porcupine Tree are the only pop band I like.

I can't believe how shit At the Drive-In were and how incredibly talented The Mars Volta are.

Bandsthatforgotthatthespacebarexistedwhentheychosetheirnamesshouldrealisehowstupidtheirnamesare.

S0 sh0uld b4nds w1th numb3rs 1n th31r n4m3s.

Mr. Bungle must reunite again.

Amplifier's albums have only one song, just named differently so as to make us think that they're in fact different songs. That makes a total of 2 songs by Amplifier ever.

Rage Against the Machine take a riff and then repeat it constantly for 4 minutes, and then add some rapped lyrics and call it a "song".

Mono abuse of crescendos.

Radiohead are not depressing, just boring.

Pink Floyd taught me that talkboxes, cowbells, saxo solos and backing vocals by black women (gospel-style) are ultra awesome. Always.

...so did Yann Tiersenn with accordion.

Dream Theater is a band composed by excellent musicians completely ruined by James LaBrie. Go away. Let them play.

Just a typical "recommend me new music" journal entry. Basically everything, every genre. Start, now.
I'm currently kind of getting into electro/ambient/depressive music, kind of like Björk, Xiu Xiu or Radiohead. Also hardcore/metalcore/anythingcore, only if it's a la Fall of Troy, which I'd call "progressivecore"; this is, actually caring about the music and the song structures rather than just shouting and screaming throughout the whole song while the drummer loses his legs by using the double bass too much. Some jazz would be much appreciated too. Some math-rock is always welcome, as anything progressive/experimental/weird. And finally, some old progressive music: Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, that kind of stuff.
That's just what I'm into at the moment, or trying to get into. But basically recommend me everything except Paris Hilton (too br00tal for me), Thanks.

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Un típico blog de "recomendadme nueva música". Básicamente de todo, todos los géneros. Empezad, ahora.
Ahora mismo estoy interesándome por la música electrónica/ambiente/depresiva, tipo Björk, Xiu Xiu y Radiohead. También harcdore/metalcore/loqueseacore, siempre que sea tipo The Fall of Troy, a los que definiría como "progressivecore"; esto es, que de verdad se preocupan por la música y las estructuras en lugar de gritar y berrear durante toda la canción mientras el batería se deja las piernas por tocar demasiado el doble pedal. Algo de jazz también estaría bien. Algo math-rock también, y cualquier cosa progresiva/experimental/rara. Y por último, algo de progresivo antiguo: Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, ese tipo de cosas.
Eso es sólo lo que estoy escuchando ahora/estoy empezando a escuchar, pero recomendad básicamente cualquier cosa menos Paris Hilton (demasiado br00tal para mí). Gracias.

Just a stupid quick entry. Not that I cared where are the bands I listen to from. At all.
But this is entertaining.

USA: 29
UK: 8
Spain: 5
Sweden: 2
Belgium: 1
France: 1
Poland: 1
Australia: 1
Canada: 1
Japan: 1


That's it. Useless list.
The percent of Swedish bands indicates how extreme (in a metal way) your tastes are. If I had five or more, I'd be scared.

Just a quick entry to name a few bands that I love that have a violinist (I'll probably forget some).

Pure Reason Revolution: well, not any more, since the violinist left the band, but I HOPE they replace him with another violinist instead of using samples live (it's what they do when they play, now). I already talked about this band so I'm not going to say how awesome they are again :).

Indukti: progessive metal mixed with a violin... what else can you ask for? these guys are going to be big.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf76mqdf84o

Yndi Halda: a good post-rock band with a fitting violinist, they're nice. Expecting more material from them, as they've released only 4 songs so far.
http://www.myspace.com/yndihalda

Yann Tiersen: well, it's been a long time since I last listened to him but this guy is amazing, and I love him. He plays accordion, guitar, piano... and violin (among others). He creates really beautiful compositions, he's very talented.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gKqHjFtX7iE

Secret Chiefs 3: great stuff, that's all I have to say. Listen to them, now.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=z4_fbW_4w84

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: cool band, female singer/violinist, woooop.

Estradasphere: I haven't really listened
to these guys a lot but they're f*cking fantastic. Nice violinist as well :)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yhtDOCoS9Ag