Bad opinions • Page 130

I would commit almost any crime if rage against the machine was playing

 

Spiritual Machines is one of the best albums of its era in any genre, imo. They were on the radio at the wrong time.

 

I think of Our Lady Peace more with like The Calling than nu metal

 

I feel like you definitely did not hear their pre-fame stuff. Haha

 

It wasn't really tied to TBS/GLASSJAW as much as the idea of misogyny being the problem. I saw an interaction where someone said something like "people don't really listen to TAYF anymore because of the misogyny" so I was more so coming from that angle when the Kanye praise started. I totally agree with the TBS sentiment. I struggled with that album like 5 years ago because of that stuff and haven't revisited it since, and I loved that record when it came out.

And you see it everywhere, to be honest. People totally cut down artists for the way they write about women, but then I see people praise others that do the same thing. So it's not really about Kanye or TBS or Glassjaw as much as it's about "I can't see past that to see the value that you're seeing." So to me, there isn't value in his music. And I've read a lot of the articles saying the same thing I'm saying about Kanye, and I've read why we shouldn't let that be a determining factor. I just choose to align with the former.

Edit: also, I should have just messaged this. I don't mean to derail the thread again.

 

I remember reading somewhere that the production on Rage's S/T is so top-notch that it's often referred to as a golden standard for the production business

 

Excuse me Ben we're trying to talk about nu-metal, do you mind?

 

I hear ya! I just ignored that person and felt bad. Carry on!

 

probably not haha, I also feel like you've mentioned them being underrated before haha

 

I like Slipknot enough. Iowa and the first one are A+ good shit

 

Speaking of music that makes me want to fight and new nu-metal, Code Orange is good

 

I'm listening to Sevendust and drinking a White Russian rn thanks to this damn thread

 

now u are ready to nu-metal

 

They had one of the most unique singers of the era,

Just check out "One Man Army" and "Are You Sad?" and it's clear really quickly that that had something unique

 

Soon you'll be rocking out FROM LEEEEEEFT TO RIIIIIIIIIGHT

 

We used freedom as an audio clip for our exercises in my ear training class because it has such good frequency balance

 

got damn I need to go play bass right now

 

Now I'm curious what else you used

 

Uhhh forget which Dave Matthews song, a steely Dan song can't remember which, some choir stuff, a counting crows song I think, uhhhhh God it's been two semesters since I took it there was a lot. My professor hasn't paid attention to music since the 90s so it was never modern stuff haha. Actually there was a John Mayer song I think that was as modern as it got.

 

I bet the Steely Dan song was off Aja. The sound on that fucker is sterling.

 

lol i took exactly 2 audio classes and both of them independently mentioned that album

 

Adding Aja to the list.

 

I'll skim through tonight and see if I can pick out which song it was

 

There was a sting song too that was used to be one of the more challenging ones because the entire thing was a giant marshmallow of reverb

 

Does not surprise me. It's about as good an argument as you can find for studio perfectionism. Steve Gadd on the title track is some of my favorite drumming ever.