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[angel (#111641)]

I'm listening to:

Flow - Colors
Noria - 07 Ghost ending theme

[blue_scarlet (#41202)]

L'Arc~en~Ciel Live in Paris!

They're perfect. I can hardly hear a bad live performance of any song from the band since 2004. ...I really have to hear them live.

[Avalanche (#92065)]

Wokies! I think I know why I am enjoying Porcupine Tree this much. Its the variation in the melodic structure of almost every song that makes the songs this enjoyable. To top it off, the melodies keep on mixing in the songs themselves which gives them a sort of "salad bowl" sort of feel - each time I listen to it, I keep on discovering a new melody. To give an example - even after listening to "Somewhere but not Here" over 20 times, I still can't "humm" the song in my head because the song goes through so many variances through out its run. I just can't keep the song and all those melodies in my head and keep forgetting some of them. The same goes for the other songs like "Deadwing", "Anesthetize" and the other long songs. So each time I listen to it, its as if I am listening to it for the first time! Hmmm... I wonder if all this makes any sense.

Anyways, I'll be trying out "The Sky Moves Sideways" or "In Absentia" soon. For now, I am listening to Aftermath by Rolling Stones. Good stuff!

[Anothar (#136418)]

With the purchase of my new car, I got 6 free months of Sirius Satellite Radio. Awesome stuff. There's a channel for every genre and decade. I especially like Lithium and Octane, which are 90's alternative+grunge and hard rock respectively. There's always something I like and I can discover plenty of new bands. Plus, I can listen to it online in my apartment.

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

A playlist of various songs, 20 total, and I'm not going to really expand upon them that much since it would be longer than my average post to explain why I like them. XD I set my Itunes library on random and just let it play.

"Best of Me" by Chrisette Michelle
"Goin' Places" by Monkey Majik
"November Has Come" by Gorillaz
"Talk Shows on Mute" by Incubus
"Paint it Black" by The Rolling Stones
"Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
"Crazy" by Oblivion Dust
"World End" by FLOW
"Gimme Some Lovin'" by The Blues Brothers
"Smile Again" by Every Little Thing
"雙飛" by Peter Ho/何潤東 (Not sure what the song translates to T_T).
"Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac
"Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way" by Spectre General (what are the odds that a Transformers song would be in here? *shakes head and smiles*)
"Crazy Maze" by Desree
"The Train" by Frank Sinatra
"Sakura Kiss" by Chieko Kawabe (theme to Ouran High School Host Club)
"Howling" by Abingdon Boys School (theme to Darker than Black, odd that two anime songs played back to back, but I have a lot of them to account for)
"You Know What It's Like" by Gabriela Anders
"For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder
"I'll Make a Man Out of You" (not sure whom the original artist is, but it's from Mulan - I have a number of Disney songs in my playlist XD)

[Shiru (#135861)]

Now that Australia's Next Top Model cycle 5 is over, I looked on their website to get some photos. I found out I could download the elimination song: Different World by Denis Carlhan (not sure I spelled his name right). I also watched the Ausntm Finale and found out about Jessica Mauboy. I got her song, Burn.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

Not exactly "listening". More like "watching", but if I closed my eyes....

K-on OP and ED. Playing back on my laptop while I'm checking the forums.

[Last Exile (#35342)]

The Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling

The true masters of hip-hop. Everytime they comprise new material it gives me pause and almost makes me cry. I applaud them for never having to sing about the things that hip-hop is notorious for or the terms that comes with it. Pressure and Suffa are the perfect combo of MCs. They know when to be gritty and they know when to be soulful. The sampling in this gem is subliminal. The symphony arrangements in this are just magical. All in all, if the will of the human spirit was to be summised in one piece - this would be it.

[angel (#111641)]

Alexis on Fire ~ Rough Hands, Younge Cardinals and
～YOU～ / 吉見 一星

[[AN]Wölf_Brother (#5002)]

Catching up on July's releases. Currently on the latest Asian Kung-Fu Generation Nano-Mugen compilation.

[FH (#140519)]

Chrono Cross OST.

I'm always fascinated by the bass lines of this OST. Frozen Flame's definitively one of my favourites. Yasunori Mitsuda is the man.

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

[angel (#111641)]

I've really gotten into this Korean pop group called 2pm
Listening to Again Again, 10 out of 10. Really liking their stuff. Also 2NE1 I don't care.

[ShiMizU (#121349)]

I just started liking Big Bang. TOP is sooo hot.

[angel (#111641)]

[blue_scarlet (#41202)]

Listening to Ai Otsuka's Ai Am Best Album. I love Momo no Hanabira, Sakuranbo, Cherish and Planetarium.

Speaking of Kpop boybands...

I'm not really into Kpop and Boybands, especially Asians, the ever popular Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese boybands. There's something with their dancing and singing that I can't fully appreciate especially with Japanese boybands. That factor can be seen less in KPop though. But I'm really amazed with TVXQ...haha. They're actually the only Asian Boyband I hold great admiration for the great vocals and dancing. Hero being pretty is a also a great bonus!

I don't hate Kpop, I appreciate them. Just not into downloading their videos and stuff to fangirl over them. Hehehe...except TVXQ. I even downloaded their random TV guestings.

[angel (#111641)]

G Dragon ~ HeartBreaker

[Zefiris (#127560)]

Can't stop listening to and watching the video of "Ignorance" from Paramore's new album that they put on there site it's awsome! Don't think I can wait another month for there new album to be released

Can't believe they are coming to the UK for a one night show and I wont be able to make it!

[angel (#111641)]

Listening to some GazettE, Mucc, and 12012.

[Last Exile (#35342)]

A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras
Millencolin - Penguins and Polar Bears
Beck - The Golden Age
Kotoko - Second Flight

[Zefiris (#127560)]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JACKS MANNEQUIN WERE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously that was the greatest experience of my life! Take that as a reflection on my life rather than the band if you wish but the band were phenomenal! When they played "Mix tape" and I was jumping up and down I actually thought I was in a perfect moment where my life could get no better, I was in a dream like state through out it all and still can't believe I was there it was awesome!

I didn't like that it was in a university though, and I didn't appreciate being surrounded by 500 students but I don't think they appreciated my "Working Class" jokes either, I was actually called a Marxist

Seriously if Jacks Mannequin are coming near you, GO SEE THEM. Andrew is a musical genius!

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

I just bought House Addict ~J-Pop Covers~ from the iTunes store and I'm enjoying it quite well.

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

Listening to Imogen Heap's new album "Ellipse". Made me realize how much I missed her music. I enjoyed "I Megaphone" and "Speak for Yourself" quite a bit, and this so far isn't any different. She has such a ethereal (if I could say that) voice that's soothing.

Pretty much it's within the same vein of what she's released before, but I can tell she's expanded slightly within the same progression. "First Train Home" is nice to listen to casually, probably not one of my favorite tracks from her personally, though. "Wait it Out" and "Little Bird" are beautiful, loved them both. "Earth" and "Swoon" are quite catchy as well, nice rhythms accompanying them.

Edit: Just finished the whole album; it's very nice and I found it, collectively, a pleasant listen . My favorite songs from the album are "Tidal", "Wait it Out", "Little Bird", "Swoon" and "Canvas".

[Last Exile (#35342)]

Kings of Leon - I Want You
A Perfect Circle - A Stranger
Gyroscope - Snakeskin
Nana Mizkui - Innocent Starter
Rammstein - Engel

[Avalanche (#92065)]

So, after much deliberations and after being recommended, I tried out In Absentia by Porcupine Tree

To be honest, I was quite cautious about In Absentia in the beginning. In retrospect, my reasons were silly (at best). I was under the impression that what they tried with this album was to become more accessible "normal" crowd and produced songs of smaller length with a more pop-ish sound. Well, the first point could be debated upon. In Absentia is certainly more accessible than say Deadwing or Sky Moves Sideways but it certainly more heavy. Anyways, coming back to the album - I really enjoyed it. My most favourite tracks would be .3 (the ambience of this song is just amazing, its like being in a haunted house or something) and Heart Attack in a Layby (oh the tragedy!)

I got the concept behind the entire album but if there is any story, I am still in the dark here. All in all, its a good album. Not as good as Fear of a Dark Planet IMO, but it is a good album. And am glad that I tried I out!

[Shiru (#135861)]

Good Girls Go Bad by Cobra Starship (new theme for ANTM)
Fireflies by Owl City
Use Somebody by Kings of Leon - cover by Paramore

[Last Exile (#35342)]

Augie March - There Is No Such Place
Jebediah - Harpoon
Beck - Nobody's Fault But My Own

EDIT: Gyroscope - Fast Girl

Because most are!

[FH (#140519)]

Listened to some random System of a Down tracks. Also:

Delgados - The Light Before We Land (Gunslinger girl opening actually)
Delgados - Woke From Dreaming

You british people, or anyone else, tell me how popular Delgados is for those who haven't watched Gunslinger Girl. Just wondering.

[Last Exile (#35342)]

Back in 2000, Richard Kingskill, who ended up being head of Triple J, called the Delgados album Hate as his #1 album of the year. Haven't listened to it myself, but Kingsmill is usually a reliable opinion.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

I've only heard whatever was used on the Gunslinger Girl OST. Like them pretty much.

[jsy3k (#32616)]

Never More - Shoji Meguro (Persona 4 ED theme)

[Slayer (#119568)]

Backspacer-Pearl Jam new album-not as good as their earlier ones-no album can beat Ten IMO but it was still a good listen for what it was worth-Eddie's vocals manage to charm as always.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's new album-forgot the name but it was nice to hear them after a long time. Only thing missing was maybe those epic guitar solos-that was prevalent in Free Bird mostly.

Also happened to sample 2 Rammstein songs-Rammlied and p**y.

[shulin (#140572)]

im listnening to dnb only these days. No hardcore stuff just liquid like London electricity or High contrast

aaaaawesome music

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

[Last Exile (#35342)]

Beck - Tropicalia
Smashing Pumpkins- Thirty-Three
1 Giant Leap (featuring Faithless & Robbie Williams) - My Culture

[Avalanche (#92065)]

Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation. I never knew that anarchist stuff could sound this good. The songs are too catchy...

[FH (#140519)]

@Last & Rose
I too could see that it could be named #1 album of the year, at least in it's own genre. I might even consider buying it if I see it.

After listening to the track 'All I Need Is Hate' or whatever it's named I'm seeing some heavy influences from The Beatles.

[angel (#111641)]

I been having a Utada hikaru craze

Colors
Passion
Animato
Uso mitai na I love you
Sakura Drops
Blue
Enternally

She is to me...the best female vocalist! I totally adore her ^^

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

[Zefiris (#127560)]

Argh Paramores new album is out but not over here yet!!!! I'm listening to the new tracks from the album on their site and they are brilliant, but I want the entire album, Ignorance is so brilliant, the best song they have ever done in my opinion, so the other songs on the new album will also be brilliant

Also really gotten into the Jam, I never listened to them before as there views are different to mine, but then I realized my favorite band is the Clash and they are polar opposite to most of my views, so I started listening to the Jam and there pretty good.

[[AN]Wölf_Brother (#5002)]

Wasn't too impressed with the new Muse album. Not even gonna make it on to my mp3 player.

Zefiris, thanks for the reminder on the Paramore album. I guess I'll have to search it out when I get home from work.

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

[Zefiris (#127560)]

I am so jealous!!!!! Did you get the special edition?

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

[blue_scarlet (#41202)]

I believe - Mika Nakashima.

I can't get it out of my head after watching Ryusei no Kizuna. Mika's character in that jdorama is so...random.