The official "What are you listening to right now?" thread

Bluegrass on KBOO community radio Portland

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Yeah, that is pretty standard drumming for power metal. Not to brag, but back in the day my double bass speed was pretty off the charts!

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LOL, I didn’t even notice the drumming in that song. Definitely seemed pretty tame to me (not bad, just pretty standard).

Bands like Archspire, Fleshgod Apocalypse, or Meshuggah push metal drumming to absolutely ridiculous limits. Listen to the double bass that starts at :28 seconds into this song. I truly have no idea how a human moves their feet that fast.

The drumming in this one blew my everloving mind. It’s insane. I saw FGA play live a couple weeks ago, and it sounded almost exactly the same as this. The precision and speed were something to behold.

It’s pretty cool to see in motion, check out the kicks at 1:06 on this one.

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Glad I could help crack your cranium a bit😁

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Exactly! I come here to see what others are listening to, and use their experiences and preferences to occasionally expand my (admittedly limited) horizon. I’ve become acquainted with several artists in this thread that I would have never encountered otherwise. Many/most I really enjoyed, a few, not so much.

It might not happen often enough, we are after all, creatures of habit and our own background, but some of you have taught this old dog a few new tricks. Woof!

Keep posting please!

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I hear Post Modern Jukebox’s version of this last evening. I had to find it on YT to share it.

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Live at Budokan.

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Cheap Trick was a fun band. Last time I checked they were still spending the occasional July performing at the Fuji Rock Festival in Yuzawa, Japan.

“ March of the Pigs" was released 30 years ago today. I am not fond of these constant reminders of how gorram old I’m getting.

Say what you will about Trent, but it’s undeniable that NIN was an incredible live band back in the day. I was lucky enough to catch them 3 times in the Fragile/With Teeth era, and each show was absolutely insane.

A small part of me misses that…even if just watching that performance makes my back hurt. :lol:

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That’s one of my favorite NIN songs. I agree they are insane live, although I have yet to see them. I certainly will if they come relatively close to hear. I hear they put on a good show still. NIN is one of my most beloved bands. Reznor is a savant.

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My favorite Queen tunes…

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I remember watching Live Aid. It was the summer after I graduated high school. U2’s Bad, a (sort of) Led Zeppelin reunion. Queen. Was it Phil Collins who played in London then hopped on a Concorde and flew to the U.S. to play on the same day?

It was amazing.

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Damned ear bugs…

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Here’s one of my faves from Queen:

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These are the JBL speakers my dad had, many years ago, Metregon. When they were delivered to our house I asked him, where do you open it, thinking it was a console. As I got into my teens, I don’t think our neighbors appreciated the thunderous capability of the thing.

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Any time Joy Division comes up on the play list, I have to turn it up and pay attention.

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