Leonard Smalls Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Enjoying Bootsy's Power of The One. Not much that's new and innovative, but that's not the point! It's funky as, and features George Benson, Buckethead, Kingfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 And Derek Sherinian's The Phoenix is excellently played and groovy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I picked up The Dirty Knobs “Wreckless Abandon,” which is the only 2020 album I’ve listened to yet. Like what I’ve heard of Dua Lipa too. Also got Ginger Wildheart’s most recent “Headzapoppin” and Springsteen’s latest but haven’t listened to them yet. I’ve been songwriting lately tho so not really listening to much other music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson_51_ Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 My favourite album of the year was Refractions by Lowrider. Great stoner rock album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Ok, here is, in no particular order, my "Top 10", well, kind of 😉 Gigaton - Not the best PJ album but still pretty decent Perdida - Not the best STP album but still pretty decent: Virus - Not the best Haken album but still pretty decent. Cyr - Not the best SP album but still pretty decent. Whoosh! - Not the best Deep Purple album but still pretty decent. Ghosts V and VI - Not the best NIN albums but still pretty decent. Obsidian -Not the best Paradise Lost album but still pretty decent. Omens - Not the best Elder album but still pretty decent. City Burials - Not the best Katatonia album but still pretty decent. Well, you are getting the gist now 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Jonesy said: I really like the Coriky album that came out this year too. With Ian MacKaye and Joe Lally on board it's a good listen for any fans of Fugazi or if you fancy giving your ears a post punk/indie treat. 😮 Can't believe I missed this! I'm having a listen now - it's cracking stuff. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, simon88wilson said: My favourite album of the year was Refractions by Lowrider. Great stoner rock album. Nice one, that is class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 hours ago, MartinB said: 😮 Can't believe I missed this! I'm having a listen now - it's cracking stuff. Thanks! Thinking about it, it's def my favourite new album of the year, it's all good stuff 😁 Others that I left out earlier...... Elder... https://open.spotify.com/album/78OcH9fP0a6iyfaCgo4qUN?si=HwPoXPVgRVGFl3g7MaoRfw Deftones..... https://open.spotify.com/album/0VEFy5MsBiq0u2lWL0OwOd?si=FeCLe_a2Q_Cui8TgoorqOw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Really enjoyed the new album by testament- titans of creation. It’s a cracking album- well written, played and produced. also the despicable ep by carcass is outstanding. the new Ozzy was surprisingly good as well. the new my dying bride output this year- ghost of Orion and macabre cabaret I found very enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) My top 20 releases of 2020 20. Slow Crush and Lost Century Kid - Aurora Redux EP 19. Answering Machine - Bad Luck 18. Fall Of Messiah - Senicarne 17. Napalm Death - Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism 16. Mrs. P*ss - Self-surgery 15. Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough Vol. 1 14. Body Count - Carnivore 13. Nothing - The Great Dismal 12. Azusa - Loop Of Yesterday 11. Intronaut - Fluid Existential Inversions 10. Touché Amoré - Lament 9. Make Them Die Slowly - The Bodycount Continues 8. Spirit Adrift - Enlightened In Eternity 7. Deftones - Ohms 6. Sepultura - Quadra 5. Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full 4. Run The Jewels - RTJ4 3. Old Man Gloom - Seminar VIII Lightness Of Meaning/Seminar IX Darkness Of Being 2. Greg Puciato - Child Soldier: Creator Of God 1. Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkment Edited January 3, 2021 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 I'm just gobsmacked that DP are still on the road! Respect! I guess I was more of a Ritchie Blackmore fan and his departure in 1975 and formation of Rainbow followed by the DP line up breaking up in 1976 was it for me... The current "Mark VIII" lineup of Gillan, Morse, Glover, Airey and Paice is a bit Fleetwood Mac like with drummer Ian Paice being there from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 23 hours ago, Doctor J said: Sepultura - Quadra Still pushing the boundaries, a really creative and aggressive effort. For me, this is their best record since Chaos AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 8 hours ago, bassbiscuits said: ...I’ve been songwriting lately tho so not really listening to much other music. Love the fact you've been putting your time to creative use! What set up are using in terms of recording ideas and building up your song lines? Any finished / uploaded material to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Handily named as well... Edited January 3, 2021 by Frank Blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 18 hours ago, Al Krow said: Well that's going to be plenty of treadmill time sorted isn't it! 😊 Do you have a link to the article for your magazine? PopMatters aggregated all the votes into one chart - sadly, none of my picks made the top sixty. Bah humbug. I did get Rush ("Permanent Waves") and The Replacements (Pleased To Meet Me") in the top twenty reissues, tho... If you want to read my grammatically dubious reviews just click these links. They're not all for PM, a couple are for a brilliant blog ("I Don't Hear a Single") that I sometimes write for: Jayhawks: https://hearasingle.blogspot.com/search/label/The Jayhawks Kevin Godley: https://hearasingle.blogspot.com/2020/12/kevin-godley-muscle-memory-review-by.html Spygenius: https://hearasingle.blogspot.com/search/label/Spygenius Anton Barbeau (interview): https://hearasingle.blogspot.com/search/label/Anton Barbeau Erik Hall (interview): https://www.popmatters.com/erik-hall-2020-interview-2645676528.html Captain Wilberforce (interview): https://hearasingle.blogspot.com/2020/06/ian-rushbury-interviews-captain.html Dream Syndicate: https://www.popmatters.com/dream-syndicate-universe-inside-review-2646053104.html Ben Watt: https://www.popmatters.com/ben-watt-storm-damage-2645142789.html Bob Mould: https://www.popmatters.com/bob-mould-blue-hearts-review-2648108963.html Squirrel Flower: https://www.popmatters.com/squirrel-flower-was-born-swimming-2645362480.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Al Krow said: Love the fact you've been putting your time to creative use! What set up are using in terms of recording ideas and building up your song lines? Any finished / uploaded material to share? I’m a total novice to home recording and completely learning on the job (I recorded my second song over my first one for example. V poor effort...) I’ve been sketching out songs as voice memos on my phone - usually just acoustic guitar and singing - but I’ve started recording them on a Zoom H4n adding in bass, vocals and guitar and manually hitting the pads of a drum machine. Unfortunately I run out of tracks almost immediately so need to bounce them down. I’ve done this once and can’t find the result! As I said, a novice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 @bassbiscuits well I totally applaud the fact you're being creative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Al Krow said: @bassbiscuits well I totally applaud the fact you're being creative! Cheers bud. Maybe it’ll end up on the 2021 cool albums list ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 23 hours ago, rushbo said: 2. Kevin Godley: Muscle Memory Was really looking forward to reviewing this one but found it very patchy and underwhelming. Crowdsourcing the music was an interesting idea but apart from 2 or 3 tracks I found it very average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marillionred Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Co-written and engineered by bassist Steve Vantsis - some lovely Spector bass on this. Grace of God - YouTube Fish - Weltschmerz (Official Video) - YouTube Fish - Garden of Remembrance (Official Video) - YouTube Fish - This Party's Over (Official Video) - YouTube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Haven't heard all of this yet, but Anton Barbeau's Manbird is good, so far! It's a double album too, didn't think that was a thing any more! Disclaimer: I'm part of the small choir doing backing vocals on the track Space Force! P.S. good to see Spygenius getting a mention earlier, they're lovely folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Neither fashinable nor left-field, but I really enjoyed/still enjoying Bruce Springsteen's Letter To You. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, ead said: Neither fashionable nor left-field, but I really enjoyed/still enjoying Bruce Springsteen's Letter To You. Thank goodness you said that 😁 What has definitely got my attention about this thread, is exactly how many of the bands mentioned I have never heard of before! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, MoonBassAlpha said: Haven't heard all of this yet, but Anton Barbeau's Manbird is good, so far! It's a double album too, didn't think that was a thing any more! Disclaimer: I'm part of the small choir doing backing vocals on the track Space Force! P.S. good to see Spygenius getting a mention earlier, they're lovely folks. He’s consistently ace. There’s some fantastic stuff on this record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 7 hours ago, rushbo said: He’s consistently ace. There’s some fantastic stuff on this record. Cool, he's still quite a niche artist and not all that well known over here. I was lucky enough to play as part of his backing band in UK gigs, and was on half of his previous album, Kenny vs Thrust (in the band "Thrust", which is really my 3-piece, Charms Against the Evil Eye) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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