The Make-Unwinder-Hate-Music Thread

Alden · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011 13:28:00 pm **Posts:** 112

Um, here's a few albums I've listened to lately that you would be hard pressed to like on first listen i think? I have listened to them all lately. MAYBE INSTEAD YOU WILL LOVE THEM INSTANTLY

Big Black - Songs about Fucking
Tubeway Army - Replicas
Theoretical Girls - Theoretical Album
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
Beirut - March of the Zapotec

Yay popular music!

Oh wait,

Kesha - Cannibal

and

Argle Bargle - Foofaraw

why do people even talk about music

it's so pointles

yeah,

more than one pointle

:messiah:

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

Narrow it down to maybe one album at a time, and I will take you seriously. :dadow:

Alden · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011 13:28:00 pm **Posts:** 112

OK, I choose the Beirut because it is like half an ep

oh shit, ep

like

eli parker

oh shit

officernarc · **Joined:** June 11th, 2011 02:06:22 am **Posts:** 83

Am I really supposed to be posting in this thread for the explicit purpose of making Unwinder hate music? Or perhaps this is just a record recommendation thread of awesome bands. I shall post lists for both, I should think.

Possibly Hate
"Zulutime" by Caspar Brotzmann & Page Hamilton
"Merzbox" by Merzbow (50 albums of total noise. I tried to endure the whole thing once. I got 6 albums in before I wanted to kill myself)
"Burned Mind" by Wolf Eyes (I actually like this record quite a bit, but can see how a lot of people hate it.)
"Crunk Rock" by Lil Jon

Enjoy?
"Latin" by Holy Fuck (Pretty good electronic music as played by a bunch of live musicians.)
"Fantastic Planet" by Failure (Poppy, well produced heavy alt rock from the early 90s. "Smoking Umbrellas" is a personal favourite.)
"King of Jeans" by Pissed Jeans (I like to get drunk and play "False Jesii Pt. 2" over and over again.)
"Happy Hour" by King Missile
"Passover" by The Black Angels
"The For Carnation" by The For Carnation (Melancholyish, I like to listen to this while I drift off to sleep.)
"Spiderland" by Slint (P. sure Steve Albini has said this is the best record ever written. It's p. good IMO)

Dunno. I'm tired. I could come up with more but I'm tired. So tired.

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

Narrow it down to one for now, and I will take you seriously. :dadow:

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

Also: Man, it is very surprising how many bands/albums have the word "fuck" in them these days.

officernarc · **Joined:** June 11th, 2011 02:06:22 am **Posts:** 83

Since we are on the discussion of Worst Music Evar I feel it behooves me to warn you of the three worst songs ever put to tape. I say "put to tape", but as we all know, that tape is actually computations within the black box you are currently reading these words upon. Still, tape or no tape, I have spent much of my life determining the worst of the worst, and I feel confident with my list, though I am more than happy to debate each song's (lack of) merit should you disagree. :shadow:

Unfortunately, I am tired so I don't really feel like writing out why each particular song is so terrible. Just take my word for it: these are three of the worst songs I have ever heard.

#3: "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEe_eraFWWs

#2: "Bree Bree" by Brokencyde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FPZTwqikaw

#1: "New Noise" by Crazy Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urezv-d82hE

Unwinder wrote:

Narrow it down to one for now, and I will take you seriously. :dadow:

Oh. In that case, I will give you one recommendation from each list. How about "Burned Mind" by Wolf Eyes and "Latin" by Holy Fuck? If you choose only one of those, then I vote for the Holy Fuck record.

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

Unwinder wrote:

Also: Man, it is very surprising how many bands/albums have the word "fuck" in them these days.

I guess this has probably always been going on, and I just didn't know it, because nobody told me about them when I was a kid.

Ben Heaton · **Joined:** April 3rd, 2006 00:57:16 am **Posts:** 1254

officernarc wrote:

#3: "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEe_eraFWWs

After you listen to that, listen to the Alanis Morissette cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRmYfVCH2UA

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

Alden wrote:

OK, I choose the Beirut because it is like half an ep

OK, I listened to this, and

It was pretty good.

For the first minute or so, I thought that it was going to be annoying, but it turned out to not be very annoying. :wii:

I don't think I liked the guy's voice very much, which is usually a dealbreaker

But he barely did any singing.

First impression is that I might listen to it again.

;_;

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

officernarc wrote:

Since we are on the discussion of Worst Music Evar I feel it behooves me to warn you of the three worst songs ever put to tape.

There is no way that these are worse than Buckcherry's "Crazy dog".

Miles · **Joined:** June 7th, 2011 04:54:13 am **Posts:** 137

Unwinder wrote:

Alden wrote:

OK, I choose the Beirut because it is like half an ep

OK, I listened to this, and

It was pretty good.

Don't know why this would be picked as an album that's hard to like
It's pretty "normal"
I like that guy's first album better though, Gulag Orkestar or whatever

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

Yo, I challenge anyone here to listen to this.

drazahoib · **Joined:** June 7th, 2011 07:19:30 am **Posts:** 27

Made it through the first song. If the worst this has to offer is an extended fart sound solo, I can do this.

drazahoib · **Joined:** June 7th, 2011 07:19:30 am **Posts:** 27

I am this guy's target audience. Jam jars being rubbed on the refrigerator shelf are my kind of music.

drazahoib · **Joined:** June 7th, 2011 07:19:30 am **Posts:** 27

Everyone has to hear the end to Straight to Himalaya. I am not even sure what half the words are but it's great.

"Staight to the Himalaya
straight to himmlraya
where the frog fish squirrel
the frog fish squirm
in labyrinths with the submarkets
yeahahahahhhh
and get some mgdin media wastes"

drazahoib · **Joined:** June 7th, 2011 07:19:30 am **Posts:** 27

I am really having a hard time discerning whether I am liking this because I have been challenged or because I just like this. But I don't think I'm joking when I say that it's great.

I am just not sure.

drazahoib · **Joined:** June 7th, 2011 07:19:30 am **Posts:** 27

I guess this is outsider art?

The classiness that this term brings to it reassures me as I start a song called Oil Platform Squid Fondling Sluts Having A Coffee Break.

officernarc · **Joined:** June 11th, 2011 02:06:22 am **Posts:** 83

Unwinder wrote:

Yo, I challenge anyone here to listen to this.

On a hilarious note, I raided yr FTP and listened to all of those tracks.

ALL. OF. THEM. :orc:

Except that one.

drazahoib · **Joined:** June 7th, 2011 07:19:30 am **Posts:** 27

Okay! I have completed it! I don't know if I was in just the right mood or the challenge of it all got to my head but I now have an official final opinion of "pretty good!" for it.

Lewis Powell · **Posted:** June 12th, 2011 22:06:39 pm

it is important for me to note that Beirut is awesome.

I like this song a lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq2s0AhdFE4

Miles is right that Gulag Orchester is the bestest album of his.

officernarc · **Joined:** June 11th, 2011 02:06:22 am **Posts:** 83

that video reminded me of this video from owen pallett.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlAC_DNG5U

probably because they are from the same website.

:gamers:

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

drazahoib wrote:

Okay! I have completed it! I don't know if I was in just the right mood or the challenge of it all got to my head but I now have an official final opinion of "pretty good!" for it.

I am glad about this.

Maybe I will get you some more of his stuff.

He is

so fascinating.

Alden · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011 13:28:00 pm **Posts:** 112

Unwinder wrote:

Yo, I challenge anyone here to listen to this.

I'm getting Captain Beefheart, Weslie Willis, and

Unwinder wrote:

drazahoib wrote:

Okay! I have completed it! I don't know if I was in just the right mood or the challenge of it all got to my head but I now have an official final opinion of "pretty good!" for it.

I am glad about this.

Maybe I will get you some more of his stuff.

He is

so fascinating.

Unwinder have you listened to Captain Beefheart?

Alden · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011 13:28:00 pm **Posts:** 112

Oh BTW to clarify, this thread was supposed to be music that is hard to listen to at first but then is less hard.

I guess Beirut is easier than some, but in my experience when I play it for people they find it uncomfortable at first. Also, I like March of the Zapotec better guys!

:napoleon:

Unwinder · **Joined:** February 13th, 2008 00:28:36 am **Posts:** 482

Alden wrote:

Unwinder wrote:

Yo, I challenge anyone here to listen to this.

I'm getting Captain Beefheart, Weslie Willis, and

Unwinder wrote:

drazahoib wrote:

Okay! I have completed it! I don't know if I was in just the right mood or the challenge of it all got to my head but I now have an official final opinion of "pretty good!" for it.

I am glad about this.

Maybe I will get you some more of his stuff.

He is

so fascinating.

Unwinder have you listened to Captain Beefheart?

I have, and he is also fascinating.

officernarc · **Joined:** June 11th, 2011 02:06:22 am **Posts:** 83

Alden, Is it odd that I don't find any of your choices to be that difficult? I mean, maybe it's just me, but pretty much liked all of those on first listen.

That said, I'm having a hard time thinking about records that I've actively changed my mind about. I think Glassjaw's "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence" would be one of those records. Then again, I've kind of changed my mind about that one again and now find it kind of mediocre. I don't know. Some of my favourite records, I've just latched onto at first listen, like Charles Mingus' "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady".

Oh, I did think of a record you might not be into but is pretty good, Unwinder. "Never Stop" by The Bad Plus - so I guess I'm suggesting maybe you listen to it. I dunno.

:howard:

Alden · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011 13:28:00 pm **Posts:** 112

officernarc wrote:

Alden, Is it odd that I don't find any of your choices to be that difficult?

No, I was obviously too drunk at the time. If anything, most of those fall into the "hard to listen to because they are kind of cheeseball" category not the "this sound is technically music" category. But they are very listenable so could be instantly likeable.

:feper:

MH · **Posted:** June 13th, 2011 19:07:59 pm

OK so it's not hard to listen to but I hated hated hated HATED xx by The xx the first few times and then I listened to it again somehow and I fell in love with it.

I would mention Buy by James Chance and the Contortions too but that would be mentioning two :(

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