#the album of all time!!! the inventor of music!!!

[clubnate]

[once-was-muses]

Same old song

Just a drop of water in an endless sea

All we do

Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see...

[kenziesimsblog]

SIMS 3 HIGH SCHOOL STEROTYPE LEGACY

hi guys! I decided to make my very own legacy for sims 3! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

some traits are repeated because they fit!

GEN 1-EMO

you never really fit in when you lived in your small town so as soon as you became a young adult you moved to the bustling city where you began a new alternative band.

traits - over-emotional, loner, virtuous, shy, and night owl

lifetime wish-rock star

career- music

requirements

must fall in love with another emo. -must name kids after alternative band members / singers, albums or songs.

must have fun colored hair. -must have piercing (s)

dye hair at least 3 times during each life stage

must complete lifetime wish.

master guitar skill

start a band. -must be close to bandmates

perform every or most gig you get. -reach level 5 celeb status

GEN 2-POPULAR

you are the exact opposite of your parent but hey when you're the kid of a famous band member you're bound to be popular.

traits- diva, irresistible, social butterfly, party animal, and flirty

lifetime wish- super popular..

career-any

requirements must have 2 best friends. choose either being a mean popular or a nice one. throw tons of parties be in at least 3 relationships before finding the one. marry the nerdiest person. master the charisma skill. don't lose any friends. chat with friends at least once week have at least 1 boy and 1 girl

GEN 3-NERD

your parent always taught you to be yourself and to show how smart you are!

traits - genius, bookworm, socially awkward, eccentric, and loser

lifetime wish- perfect student

career- scientist requirements always have an "A" in school go to university. earn your degree with a perfect GPA. earn a scholarship. be a strict parent. if kid has lower than a yell at them meet your partner in university. make kids have daily chores. make kids have curfew of 7. master logic skill master inventor skill

GEN 4- THE CLASS CLOWN

your parent was super strict and you vowed to never be like them

traits good sense of humor, rebellious, easily impressed, inappropriate,and friendly.

lifetime wish- distinguished director.

career- director

requirements have a bad relationship with your parents. have a "D" in school. always pull pranks on school and home become a director for comedies (pretend) master street art skill have at least 1 girl steal partner from someone else

GEN 5- HORSE GIRL

horses, horses, horses that's all you talk about traits - equestrian, loves the outdoors, ambitious, athletic ,and lucky

lifetime wish- the jockey

career- none all your time is spent with horses

requirements have a horse as a child. must be female. have at least 2 horses ride them every day. marry a cowboy/cowgirl. enter racing. live in a farmhouse. master riding skill have 1 kid that you have a bad relationship with.

GEN 6-BULLY

your mom only paid attention to her horses and not you resulting in a bully

traits- evil, mean spirited , grumpy, brooding, and coward

lifetime wish- ceo of mega corporation

career - business requirements be hated by everyone. have one "friend" that is a sidekick. get pregnant or impregnate a one-night stand. have baby in your household. co parent with one night stand even though you hate it. marry one night stand at middle/end of adult life. have one more child/ or multiples before you reach elder status. at least perform two mean actions a day

GEN 7- GAMER

your parents didnt care what you did they spent to much time hating each other so what better way to distract your self then video games

traits- couch potato, computer whiz, heavy sleeper, night owl and loner

lifetime wish- blog artist

career - video game developer

requirements attend university to master nerd social group. drop out when maxed nerd group. marry college sweetheart. cheat on college sweetheart with person you met online. have one kid with college sweetheart.

have more with new partner play video games every day. run a blog about games. master logic skill

GEN 8- THEATER KID

you spent all of your childhood watching plays dreaming one day it would be you

traits- star quality, natural born performer , hopeless romantic , dramatic, and ambitious

lifetime wish- superstar actor.

career- actor

requirements name kids after real life actors woohoo 5 celebs. complete lifetime wish. get pregnant by 3 different celebs. have at least 3 kids have a bad reputation. ruin your reputation at least once. never get married. spoil your kids.

GEN 9- JOCK

you lived in a booming town with a big gym where you spent most of your time

traits- handy, athletic, vegetarian, green thumb, and daredevil

lifetime wish- become a superstar athlete.

career- athletic

requirements master lifetime wish. be a vegetarian. have a garden of healthy vegetables. workout everyday max gardening skill max handy skill max athletic skill meet partner at gym. have a big family (4 kids)

GEN 10-ARTSY

traits- artistic, avant garde, adventurous, perfectionist, virtuoso

lifetime wish-master of arts

career- self employed artist

requirements master guitar skill master painting skill travel to different countries for inspiration meet partner in another country. perform for tips. sell paintings. at least always have one animal in house house is very colorful. do photography on the side. master lifetime wish. go out with family every holiday.

be sure to tag me in posts if you decide to play!

[moshpitgamma]

Can a feral Clay simp please get some headcanons of Troll mermaid (Troll maid? Idk-) Reader, Gender neutral preferably.

The little mermaid hyperfixation is showing with this one-

Ngl it took me a second to understand wth I was writing but I gotcha bae(Kinda made the reader like a techno troll but only the anatomy part ig🤔.Hopes that ok!!)😝🫶🏾🤍

(Yes Double Upload)

Clay x Gn! Mer-Troll Reader|| Headcannons

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📚The first time he saw you he 100% got spooked and yelled (Threw his book at you)

📚That was the first time yall interacted but now you guys are happily dating (got too lazy so skip to the dating Headcannons 😌)

📚Will try to find an inventor troll to build you a makeshift tank in his pod so you guys can be closer

📚Has funny nicknames for you:Nemo, Ariel, his wife/husband/spouse, and his little swimmer

📚(This man can’t swim for shit) If you offer him help or want to teach him he will get scared and wait a little while before giving a chance

📚Likes to read to you while you’re in your tank

📚Had to clean up spills of water when you got too excited in your tank and a little came over the top

📚When he introduced you to his brothers they said y’all should recreate the little mermaid scene for where Ariel saves Eric’s life from drowning (I haven’t watched it in a long time😭)

📚If you can breathe without water like the techno trolls, he carries you around to show you around the pop village.

📚Teaches you to walk on your fins like the techno trolls

📚Has viva and poppy make you custom clothes to fit your physique

📚Cuddles and traces the patterns and shapes on your tail when he’s stressed and needs to relax.

📚If you sing to him he’ll call you his personal siren

📚Once you figure out he was in Brozone, you’re gushing about how he was your favorite and how you owned every album.

📚If anyone talks shit about you, you’re putting them fins to work and he’s ready to throw hands right then and there

📚If you decide to join his sad book club, he’s there to dry your tears and make you feel better

📚If you surprise him with a matching green jumper (but one that fits you and your tail) he is falling in love with you again and is ready to put a ring on it

📚Will ask you things about your home and your people

📚Clay will ask you to take him to your home and will want to know everything about it

📚Once he gets to see your home he is astonished to how everyone is unique and different at the same time

📚Wants to marry you asap after you learn to walk on your fins for yall anniversary

📚Loves when you find cute trinkets and give them to him as a gift (keeps all your seashell necklaces and accessories you gave him)

📚If you are a different genre Mer-Troll he is willing to learn your music and surprise you with singing your favorite song

📚If you glow like the techno trolls he calls you his little glow stick. And kinda gets annoyed at how bright you glow at night but loves how warm it makes you

I hope that’s what you asked for and if it’s ok☺️🫶🏾

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Oh my hey! Please, if you haven't already, please, could you do if you haven't please do favorite singer and song of the sdv bachelor/ettes

Oh, this is the first time I've posted an ask about a topic like this, so I hope I did it right. Thanks for the question, and have a great day! 🫰💕

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SDV bachelors:

Harvey's radio will always play Louis Daniel Armstrong or Ella Jane Fitzgerald because the doctor loves listening to jazz. If he wants something more energetic, Harvey will switch to the Latin music radio channel. He's sure to start dancing in the kitchen when Pete Rodríguez's "I Like It Like That" comes on. With music like that, cooking dinner becomes more interesting and fun.

It may sound pretty cliche, but Alex will definitely have a workout playlist with songs from the 80s rock and roll, pop rock and metal genres. Stan Bush ("Touch", "Fight for survive", "Never surrender"), Paul Engemann ("Push it to the limit, "The Eagle Lands"), Survivor ("Eye of Tiger"), Judas Priest ("All guns blazing", "The Sentinel") would be his favorites.

I'm sure Sebastian will be a fan of alternative rock (Nirvana - "Smell like teen spirit" and "Lithium"), emo-core (Taking back Sunday - "Cute without an "E") and electronic rock (almost all Celldweller albums, his favourite album is "Wish upon a Blackstar"). I also think that Sebby often likes to enjoy breakcore, not really remembering the specific artists and listening to whatever he likes. This is how I imagine Sebastian trying to explain to his mom what breakcore is (Warning: loud).

It's quite difficult with Sam because he's a real melomaniac. He listens to absolutely everything and almost all the time. Depending on his mood, he can listen to both heavy metal and pop music. However, the most frequently played bands in his music player are definitely the Beatles (his two favourite albums are "Help" and "Yellow submarine"), Coldplay ("Yellow") and Arctic Monkeys (the album"AM"). And also any popular song that gets stuck in his head (California girls we're unforgettable, daisy dukes bikini on top-).

Classics for Elliott! Our dear writer - and without masterpieces of classical music? Unthinkable! Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Grieg, Debussy - all either playing in his little radio on the table, or the writer himself sits down at his piano and plays music by famous composers. He also loves modern classical music, and sometimes light jazz.

Shane listens to rock and heavy metal like Metallica, Ramstein, AC/DC all the time and you won't change my mind (I'll fight for that headcanon). I like to think he just lies on his bed, turns on his music player and plays the loudest heavy rock you can imagine in his headphones. One of his favourite songs that he listens to all the time is "For whom the bell tolls" (Metallica).

SDV bachelorettes:

Actually, I always thought that Maru would like synthwave and retrowave genre. I don't know why, but it would be just her style to include a playlist with synthwave artists (all Home songs, especially "Resonance" and "Head first"). If this genre is a too calm and the young inventor wants something a bit more energetic, her choice would be Daft Punk (Around the world, around the woooooooooooooorld!) or Disclosure ("Grab her" and "Omen" are her favorite songs).

Abigail's choices are quite chaotic. One moment she can listen to dark electro (Owl vision - "Horus" and "Holy shit"), and the next moment the amethyst lover admires folk music and promises herself that she will also learn to play the flute (Percival Schuttenbach - almost all songs, but especially "Karanfilce" and "Lazare", as well as Sowulo - the whole album "Sol"). She is also a lover of video game soundtracks and dark ambient. As I said before, pretty chaotic music taste.

All the popular pop, dance-pop and R&B you can think of - that's what Haley's playlist is. Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Britney Spears.... Haley doesn't have a particular favourite song, she likes everything. In the evening she likes to listen to the same pop and dance music songs, but in slowed down version + reverb.

Emily just can't live without energetic dance music. She could probably compete with Sam for the title of Starview Valley's music lover. And the genres can be diverse: from electro-swing (Caravan Palace) to Latin music (don't play Kaoma - "Lambada" in front of her, otherwise she will drag you to dance), from RnB (Beyoncé) to disco (Bee Gees).

When classical music is played, Penny falls into a melancholic mood. She is particularly affected by Claude Debussy's cycle of six piano pieces "Children's Corner", and she loves to listen to the piano version and the orchestra version equally. Besides classics, the young teacher also likes to listen to Enya (she always sheds tears when she listens to "May it be" or "Aniron"). But Penny will shed real rivers of tears if she hears the soundtrack from Titanic (especially "Hymn to the Sea").

If you ask Leah about her favourite music, the artist will name you a few groups of indie music and alternative music. After all, those are her favourite genres. In her free time, she sometimes likes to relax listening to Slenderbodies (especially "Belong" and "Opal ocean"), or Glass Animals (she can listen to the whole "Zaba" album all day long and she won't get bored). Leah also loves listening to songs by the indie duo King of Convenience (especially "Mrs Cold").

[just-antithings]

Oh, some bitches want problematic music recommendations? And we started at MSI? Alright, let’s go.

- Marilyn Manson: Multiple albums of music written by an abuser in denial from that perspective after his more famous anti-Christian, anti-morality police stuff. You making an abuse ship playlist? Manson will have material to work with. I could make an album length playlist for some ships just with him. You’re almost assured to find something to use.

- Shining: The DSBM band. The inventor of the DSBM subgenre. The DSBM band that disowned the DSBM subgenre because the other bands support recovery and they support self-destruction and suicide. I’d tease them about being a tad edgy but I’m scared Niklas would find me and kill me. And possibly defile my body. Got a character in love with someone more focused on being evil than them? “For The God Below”.

- Otep: Violent lesbian anti-capitalist music. One song is a very positive portrayal of an older woman denied healthcare going on a mass shooting at the insurance company (“Necessary Accessories”). Another is a rap metal song about beating up a man for calling her slurs and then fucking his wife (“Equal Rights, Equal Lefts)”. Also one track is a spoken word short story from the perspective of a serial killer watching a woman and killing her (“Baby’s Breath”). It’s brutal.

- Type O Negative: A band that was accused of being anti-white AND of being Nazis at different times. Songs include “Kill All The White People”, “Der Untermensch”, “I Know You’re Fucking Someone Else”, “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend”, and “Red Water (Christmas Mourning)”.

- Rammstein: (Formerly East) German metal band, they really really love the subject of fucked up relationships, both real and fictional. “Mein Teil”, “Rosenrot” and “Puppe” are three suggestions on that theme.

- Nine Inch Nails: It’s Trent Reznor and their first few albums are when he was on heroin. You’ve probably heard “Closer”, but what if I told you there’s a bunch of other songs good for playlists? “Reptile”, “Only”, “The Day The World Went Away”, “Sanctified”, I can go on.

- Lordi: Finnish 80s metal revival band, won Eurovision, always wear monster costumes to the point where it’s an unofficial Finnish rule that all of Finland helps keep them unidentified and when one paper broke the rule on the singer once everyone went apeshit, has songs like “Would You Love A Monsterman?”, “Candy For The Cannibal”, “Schizo Doll”, “Discoevil”, and “Man Skin Boots”.

- Genitorturers: Look at that name. Songs like “Lecher Bitch” and “Cum Junkie” aren’t exactly more subtle.

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[theprogrockbstheorist]

COMPLETE BS Theory  No. 1: The One Rush Timeline Theory

This essay is completely and totally for fun. This basically proposes that every single Rush epic/suite/concept album takes place in a shared universe, the Rush Musical Universe, if you will. This is more of a thought experiment than an actual theory, since I highly doubt that it was the intention of the band to create songs within a single continuum over their 40-year career, but let’s just consider it nonetheless. Now, what exactly is considered on this Rush timeline? For the purposes of this timeline, the songs considered are those that are “highly conceptual”, or part of a larger, conceptual piece. There needs to be a defined plot, and a mostly original story. By this criteria, “The Necromancer” counts because it’s basically self-insert Tolkien fan fiction with an original plot and an original character (By-Tor). However, “Red Barchetta” doesn’t count because it’s heavily based on Richard M. Foster’s “A Nice Morning Drive”, and the plot is basically exactly the same as the short story. So, we are left with these songs:

“By-Tor and the Snow Dog”

“The Necromancer”

“The Fountain of Lamneth”

“2112” 

“Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage”

“Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres”

All of Clockwork Angels

The good thing is that the majority of these songs are fantasy-themed, so we can throw logic and reason mostly out the window. However, some are sci-fi fantasy (Clockwork Angels, arguably both “Cygnus” books), and “2112” is just straight-up dystopian science fiction. Those are going to be a little harder to fit in, however, it can be done. As for the actual timeline itself, my proposal is that it looks something like this: “By-Tor and the Snow Dog” and “The Necromancer” occur at roughly the same time, as they both feature the same character, Prince By-Tor. They take place in a semi-mythological world, symbolized by By-Tor’s descent into the Underworld in “By-Tor and the Snow Dog”, and by his battle with Tolkien’s Necromancer in “The Necromancer”. Fast forward a couple decades or so, and then we have the events of “The Fountain of Lamneth”, as the song also derives heavily from mythological concepts, such as the Hero’s Cycle, as well as the lack of advanced technology. This puts “The Fountain of Lamneth” sometime in the distant past as well, but most likely after “By-Tor” and “the Necromancer”. Then, fast forward a couple thousand years, and you get Clockwork Angels, which was meant to be an experiment into a society in which Thomas Edison hadn’t popularized electricity, with everything instead being powered through alchemy, with steampunk aesthetics. The events of Clockwork Angels, then, could take place in an alternate version of the 20th Century, which closely resembled the 19th Century. 

This is where the timeline gets confusing and kinda muddled. Firstly, because it’s unclear on whether the technology of the world of Clockwork Angels would allow someone to travel into space, and it’s also unclear on whether they would be allowed to do so. However, both parts of “Cygnus X-1” have really nowhere else to fit on the timeline, as they certainly can’t go any earlier. For the sake of the argument, let’s say that for some reason, one’s life path in the Clockwork Angels society somehow made them an inventor, and they somehow had access to alternate technology that could theoretically let this person build a spaceship (or the equivalent) and travel into a black hole into another universe, THAT is where “Cygnus X-1” and “Hemispheres” would fit in. It would probably be the middle of the transition from Clockwork Angels to “2112”. 

From my extensive covering of “2112”, we know that the end of the war that tears apart the solar system and establishes the Solar Federation happens in 2062. Meaning, there was a war that began sometime earlier, and ended halfway into the 21st Century. The Clockwork Angels society begins sometime in the 1800s, and the album (and the book) ends with the implication that the cycle of Clockwork Angels will continue without the narrator’s intervention, as The Watchmaker (the sort of leader of Clockwork Angels) has invented some sort of alchemy to prolong his life. So, it is safe to say that, perhaps, this society continues until the death of the Watchmaker, which could occur sometime early in the 21st Century. After his death, let’s say a new, even more oppressive regime forms out of the chaos, and with the power of electricity and all of the alchemical discoveries of the Clockwork Angels society, they take over the solar system. Let’s also say that Earth is somehow ruined in the chaos, and this begins a mass exodus to Mars (my very first theory). 

That is the world in which “2112” takes place. It is the final part of the Rush timeline, which is quite fitting in a way. The story fits into a fantasy world, into which technology was finally developed. 

Is this batshit insane? Absolutely. It makes next to zero sense, and most likely wasn’t even on their minds. BUT I am still incorporating this into my belief system, especially after watching that short yesterday. I just felt like posting something that wasn’t related to my current side-project. 

[thesinglesjukebox]

JELLY ROLL - "HALFWAY TO HELL"

Our highest-scoring single to date from any artist threatened by Waffle House...

[4.40]

Taylor Alatorre: Whitsitt Chapel is a solid album, but "Halfway to Hell" is something a teacher might put on the overhead projector to illustrate how not to write a thesis statement. "Webster's Dictionary defines 'backsliding' as..." and so forth. The single spells out its themes with such unvarying bluntness that it feels like an ill-fated attempt to clone the entire album in miniature. It's understandable that an erstwhile Memphis rap understudy would want to sand down his pill-popping, sizzurp-sipping past in order to meet his big Nashville moment; we wouldn't be writing about him otherwise. But when you start a song off with such a beguiling audio fragment of a Baptist sermon at the outer edges of the universe, then smother it in the cradle with a bunch of Mad Lib dualisms and Truck Month theatrics, the calculated inoffensiveness threatens to actually offend. [4]

Andrew Karpan: Another somewhat singular creature of country music's endless push for authenticity, this time produced by the same label as Jason Aldean, with a kind of dirtbag grit that would make Post Malone blush. Which is to say that it's a record that creaks and growls — often convincingly — but to what end? [4]

Alfred Soto: Decent rumbler halfway between Eric Church and Mumford and Sons. If I'm honest with myself, Morgan Wallen's done this rue-on-a-Sunday better of late.  [5]

Nortey Dowuona: Zach Crowell was part of the production crew that made Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road." He was also part of the production team of "Kinfolks." So in theory, he should be able to produce a barn-burning gospel country record, but instead he produces a thinly rendered WWE parody of such. The problem is at first the drumkit. The kick pattern of the first verse is solid, allowing Jelly to take hold in the mix, swell up during the pre-chorus, and soar into the chorus itself. But the loud snare smacks in the second verse and chorus distract from the banal lyrics; the line about a chariot carrying him away is the only one that's compelling. You could never tell this man has actually survived the reality of dancing between sin and salvation because the production is neither lush and glossy enough to carry him away, not rough enough to sweep him into hell. Which makes me think: Where's the Zach Crowell who produced "2016"? [4]

Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: This is such a WWE entrance theme banger – I'm finding it hard to critique without imagining flamethrowers and dramatic ring walk spectacle. What do you even do with something this overwrought when you just hear it on the radio or in a playlist? [6]

Mark Sinker: This guy takes the first two-thirds of jazz co-inventor Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe’s very well-known stage name and fuses it with maybe-unmeant echoes of AC/DC / Chris Rea title-fu. As a mode of faith, this should (by the demands of its expressed content) be more generic in form than not, that to believe is to be one of billions in similar plight, while the One that’s truly Original and Particulate is the Inexpressible Object of the Belief… and so all along the lines, until it rides off into its wide-open infinite expanse of many-times-heard-before reverb. And counter this, a reason not to concern-troll an entire religion is that any church with actual-real riz will be divided against itself.  [4]

Oliver Maier: Jelly Roll nooo stop you're not supposed to drink the holy water!! Noooo he can't hear me over the terrible mix!!!! Jelly Roll NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [2]

Ian Mathers: I've been re-reading Ada Palmer's Terra Ignota series recently, where (among many other things) the future setting has in its past a series of religious wars so terrifying that by the time of the books it's illegal to proselytize. You can believe whatever you want and discuss it with your personal religious counselor, but making it any kind of cultural signifier, let alone ammunition in any kind of cultural conflict, is absolutely taboo. The setting is an interestingly fraught mix between a utopia and a dystopia, but I gotta admit, the whole "don't talk about religion" bit sits pretty easily with me these days. [3]

Isabel Cole: Maybe it’s my choirgirl past talking, but “this little light of mine / damn near burned me alive” is a delightful piece of cheeky blasphemy. The rest of the song isn’t terrible, but nothing else feels as specific or as evocative as that. The chorus has some potentially decent ideas that are washed out by the mix into an undifferentiated wind of wailing, and the production refuses to entertain any kind of dynamism. (It feels like a very basic expectation for the song to drop more dramatically before the explosion into the final chorus, but it just… doesn’t….) Jelly Roll, meanwhile, hits his marks fine, but he never sounds like a man condemned, unless your idea of hell is a particularly divey karaoke bar. [5]

Brad Shoup: "This little light of mine/damn near burned me alive" is a nice contribution to the dirtbag hymnal. But it's buried in a mudslide of the hoariest crazy/beautiful imagery: booze and Bible verses, angels and devils, self-destruction and salvation. It's twanged out but has the overdrive of hair metal, with a light disco shuffle. The result is not unlike a 2010s Carrie Underwood crossover, but with a lot less fear of God. [5]

Katherine St. Asaph: Is one snippet of a sermon really enough to summon hellfire unto a song? Perhaps not, but who else is trying? [7]

TA Inskeep: Quit bellowing, man. As much as I hate invoking these names, this is (Kid Rock rapping) x (Nickelback’s guitars) + banjo, and it = nothing I need or want to hear again. [2]

Hannah Jocelyn: I liked "Need a Favor" more than I should have -- it's definitely a dirge, but I would have given it a [6] for the part of me that enjoyed listening to Nickelback as a mini-Hannah. This doesn't work, though it does answer the long-pressing question of "what if Rascal Flatts wasn't even a little bit of fun?". [4]

Dave Moore: For a few moments during this I'm transported to the glorious few months of Big 'n' Rich's alt-weekly champions and ensuing message board conversations, which was the last time anything I'd have to say about hip-hop and country might have sounded even remotely fresh. Accordingly, this feels about twenty years too stale, though I'm happy enough for Jelly Roll's success. [5]

Daniel Monteshenko: Sure, it sounds like a rousing song for the antagonist to sing in act two of a critically derided Broadway jukebox musical. Yup, it's as clichéd as any song you've ever heard mention hard liquor, the Cross and "mama." Of course the title's reverse SEO'd to capture unknown AC/DC fans. And you know it's overproduced, airless and a product of the loudness wars. But damnit, that's a hell (heh) of a chorus. [6]

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[fuckyeahvanhalen86-95]

When Van Halen was formed in 1973 by the brothers Alex and Eddie Van Halen, Heavy Metal music already existed for a few years and was already showing the musicians from that era that they could really play loud and experiment with heavy riffs and vocals. Although the American band had a sound which was more close to Hard Rock, Eddie always shared his love for Metal. When the band was still in the bar circuit they even used to cover many famous Heavy Metal groups.

During his career that lasted until his death in 2020 at the age of 65, Eddie Van Halen talked a lot about other artists. He even named who in his opinion is the father of Heavy Metal.

THE FATHER OF HEAVY METAL ACCORDING TO EDDIE VAN HALEN

The opinion that Black Sabbath was the band that created Heavy Metal is almost unanimous. The reason is that they were really the first ones to combine heaviness and lyrics that really could send shivers down the spines of listeners at the time. Eddie Van Halen’s opinion was the same, since he told Rolling Stone in 2011 that the father of Heavy Metal music was the Black Sabbath co-founder and guitarist Tony Iommi.

He mentioned the British guitarist when he was being asked about his influences. About him, Eddie said: “He was the father of heavy metal in my mind.” He was then asked if Iommi inspired him to “tune down” his guitar. The Dutch-American guitarist replied: “Well, that was more because it was easier on the singer.”

HE CONTINUED:

“And on top of that, if you listen to our first batch of records, I never tuned to anything. I never tuned to a piano or a tuning machine. So I always would just pick up my guitar and the bass player would tune to me. So we were always in the cracks (between piano keys). I’ve found that most of the things that I’ve stumbled onto were all accidents, you know?” Eddie Van Halen said.

Tony Iommi is the only member of Black Sabbath who was part of all the eras of the band. So he appeared on every record the band ever made. Known also as the “Riffmaster”, Iommi continues to be one of the most influential guitarists in the world. He curiously had to adapt his guitar playing and sound after he lost the tips of his fingers during the last day of his work in a factory in Birmingham.

HE USED TO COVER BLACK SABBATH IN THE EARLY DAYS AND WOULD EVEN SING THE SONGS

Both guitarists were really good friends, they first met each other when Van Halen was Black Sabbath’s opening act back in the late 70s. As any guitarist of that era, Iommi was really impressed by what Eddie could do with the guitar. Van Halen used to perform many Black Sabbath tracks in the bar circuit before they got their first record deal. In some occasions Eddie himself would occupy the vocals.

In 2013, Guitar World made one interview with Eddie and Tony Iommi side by side to talk about their careers. The Van Halen guitarist recalled Sabbath’s influence, saying: “We played just about every Black Sabbath song. I used to sing lead on every Black Sabbath song we did. Things like ‘Into the Void,’ ‘Paranoid,” and ‘Lord of This World,’” Eddie said.

Curiously, Eddie Van Halen almost appeared on a Black Sabbath album. Back in the 90s he was in England and went to visit Iommi in the studio while he was recording Sabbath’s 1994 album “Cross Purposes.” Eddie was invited to play a guitar solo in the song called “Evil Eye” but his part didn’t end up in the record. Iommi recalled that an interview with Rolling Stone, saying that he just couldn’t reproduce the guitar solo Van Halen composed for the track. That forced him to make a new solo so that he finish the song.

During the same conversation, Iommi praised the late Eddie saying that he kept improving his guitar skills throughout the decades. He also said that likes to think about him as an inventor. The main reason was because he always wanted to come up with something new. So reason he kept working on his own guitars and amplifiers to get the sound that he wanted.

[ficfanatictrf]

Congratulations on the 100 followers!!! Your works really deserves all the appreciation it gets, and more!!

For your 100 followers submission, since Viktor likes sweetmilk, I'd probably give him a bowl of a bowl of a local dessert from where I'm from called tibok-tibok. It's basically milk & cream pudding topped with caramelized coconut cream. It's one of my fave desserts and I like giving desserts as gifts 🫣

This is the last one that I am accepting for the 100 follower event!

I think giving deserts is a super sweet thing to do as a gift <3 The time that it takes to make deserts plus also it being something that brings them joy? Super cute!!

-------- -------- -------- Thank you for sending in all your Christmas gifts! They will be 'wrapped' and given to him on Christmas. All throughout the day the pieces will be posted, so don't be panicked if yours isn't there when you look. This is the list below <3

#Christmas Special 

New Notebook (nicely leather bound, crisp paper, with a special loving note on the inside) ‘How happy you have him in your life’

A goods night rest

Knitted Gift (the first time the reader is giving a knitted project as a gift) 

Time with his s/o 

Funding for his personal work (more undercity specific, maybe)

New dapper clothes 

Hand carved cane (reader with little injuries to their hands) 

A tattoo that they tattoo themselves (linework, small and somewhere he won’t see- something with a special meaning) 

Viktor’s favorite book with the reader having annotated the whole thing

Pet Rock 

Everything-in-one tool 

Homemade tiramisu 

Stray puppy 

A picture of the night sky on a special day to the pair 

Mug that says ‘World’s Greatest Inventor’ (hand made)

A small trinket (horribly made) 

His favorite treat (hand-made) 

Music Box (Link) a song from his childhood that he would regularly hum

Handmade photo album (Sentimental to the MAX) 

Horrible Gift (ex. Jar of Peanuts or 5 pounds of his favorite food) 

Tibok-tibok desert, handmade

[geekpunkstuff]

What is geekpunk?

It’s a fledgling culture, also known as Gunk, that emerged in the early 2000s, probably most clearly defined when it comes to fashion. According to Urban Dictionary, ‘a geek punk is a new steriotypical genre, usually one who doesn't want to be emo/goth or anything like that. they usually listen to any kind of rock music, nintendo t-shirts, have belt buckles in the shape of a vintage games console controller, and wear either baggy jeans, camo trousers or staright leg jeans.’

This paints a pretty accurate visual image, at least. I’ll add punk skirts or cute shorts, boots and accessories. Any kind of geekery will do for the shirt – science, gaming, fandoms, whatever rocks your nerd boat. TeeTurtle’s adorable Cute, Dark and Twisted range is one of my favourites. For skirts I adore Punk Rave or anything pleated and tartan.

It’s worth noting that the terms geek and nerd differ slightly in their meanings. They share an enthusiastic passion for their chosen interests, but, according to Big Think, geeks focus more on pop culture knowledge and nerds are more achievement focused. In my experience the two aren’t mutually exclusive and both have had their influences on geekpunk culture, so I’ll be using these terms interchangeably.

When it comes to pop culture, music is the most established aspect of the geekpunk world. Geekpunk bands often feature 8-bit game music samples, also known as chiptunes, mixed with either punk or another musical genre. In a 2009 interview with FirstCoast News, Milo Aukerm, a marine biologist, D&D lover and member of the band the Descendents, said ‘many nerds ended up turning to punk, because it was a way of releasing some of that frustration that they had for being nerds.’ Punk is more than just a genre of music and punk ideals can be found in a variety of musical genres.

There are a plethora of these genres, such as nerdcore, that could arguably fall into the geekpunk category, though not all do and some could go either way. For example, German metal band Blind Guardian has entire albums written about The Lord of the Rings and The Wheel of Time books. Geeky? Yes. Punk? In the sense of unabashed self expression, yes. In subverting the norms of metal, yes. In rebelling against authority, no. What do you think?

In 2001 Dan Taylor and Chris Fason launched the publishing house Geekpunk, one of the earliest uses of the term that I could find. They co-created Hero Happy Hour, a comic book series satirising and subverting the superhero genre. Very geekpunk. This puts The Watchmen and The Boys firmly into that category too. Can you think of any other examples that might retroactively fit the geekpunk label?

Returning to the explicitly geekpunk, A Geek Punk Story is a 2018 short film. It’s aptly named and a fun watch. I’ll put a link in the comments. Geek Punk is a variety show created in 2019 that combines geek, punk rock and gaming influences.

Finally, there’s the internet. Geeks have brought us organisations like The Pirate Bay, Wikileaks and Anonymous, rebelling against authority with true punk passion. Geeks have designed tools to protect and celebrate individual freedoms, from VPNs to open source software to patronage sites for artists, Kickstarter for inventors, Go Fund Me for those in need. These all fit into the framework of a geekpunk mindset.

So that’s it! Welcome to the wonderful world of geekpunk!

[gerogerigaogaigar]

The Roots - Things Fall Apart

The early 00s would see lightning quick evolution in hip hop and this album represents both the foundation on which those changes would take place and the last hurrah of 90s alt hip hop scene. And what a cast of features! Common, Most Def, Erykah Badu, J Dilla, and what I believe is Beanie Sigel's first appearance ever. Almost all up and comers who were hitting the turning point in their career and are now legends. All of this glosses over how well constructed Questlove's beats are and how well Black Thought and Malik B interact with them.

The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py

A great collection of funk grooves from the inventors of the groove. The influence on 70s funk is obvious but I tend to think of The Meters as the sample pack from which the golden age of hip hop is crafted. Taking these songs on their own merit isn't difficult though. Smooth organs, extremely tight punchy drums, and crisp choppy guitar. This album is the essence of funk. The platonic ideal of funkiness.

CHIC - Risqué

Disco is an unfairly maligned genre. The hate was manufactured by racist homophobes who had too much stock tied up in both rock radio as an industry and as an outlet for toxic masculinity. But the meme lives on. Twisted and malformed as only a meme can be. Leave your preconceptions behind and listen with an open mind. You may find that the link between this album and hip hop run deeper than just the bassline from Good Times. You might find that even disregarding the influence on future 'cooler' genres this is just extraordinarily good music. Risqué in particular finds just the right balance of bass and string swells to make the songs engaging to at home listeners and club goers alike.

Credence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory

A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, a dash of psychedelia, and various other herbs and spices and you've got CCR brewing. Fogerty's raspy voice is the perfect compliment to the down home bayou vibe. Although this album is the most polished of their output the production values don't get in the way of the raw soul and heart. In fact it might be one of the best production jobs in rock music. And of course, it must be said, if you have not heard their epic 11 minute cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine then you haven't heard one of the best songs ever recorded.

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go

Have I mentioned that I really love Motown yet? This is a really solid collection of Smokey Robinson's soulful songwriting. Really anything I've said about the Motown sound goes here as well so I won't be repetitive. This album is made up of song after song that could have been another artist's biggest hit.

Bob Dylan - Love and Theft

Y'know 500 isn't actually that many albums. And Bob Dylan has, like other albums. Better and more important ones. I'm not saying Love and Theft is bad, but is it really one of the 500 greatest albums of all time? How uh many Dylan albums did you put on here guys? Didya get Nashville Skyline, Desire, Before the Flood, John Wesley Harding, Planet Waves, Another Side? All better albums from the deeper recesses of his discography.

The Beach Boys - Wild Honey

W-what? really? I don't... Uh... I mean it's not a bad album at all. It's just. It's like. If there's a Beach Boys album that I forget exists it's this one. Um okay I'll review it for real though. So after the collapse of the Smile project the Beach Boys were left in a weird place. Brian Wilson had become even more reclusive and tension was high. The end result was Wild Honey, an album that clocks in at only 24 minutes and sounds more like bedroom pop than any Beach Boys record before it. It kinda works though, it feels hazy and tired and constricted. It feels warm but unlike previous records this isn't the warmth of the sun on a beach, it's the stuffy heat of a too small apartment with only one window in the summer.

The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead

In under a year The Grateful Dead went from twenty minutes psychedelic jam sessions to three minutes country rock songs. This was their first album in that country style and it's unbelievable how natural they sound. You would never guess that 69s Live/Dead and 70s Workingman's Dead could ever be the same band. Although I think it's overshadowed by American Beauty which they released only five months later this still marks the biggest turning point in their career.

[mr-divabetic]

Samuel "Sam" Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was an American recording artist and singer-songwriter, generally considered among the greatest of all time. Influential as a singer and composer, he is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and importance in popular music. His pioneering contributions to soul music contributed to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Billy Preston. He helped popularize music by Otis Redding and James Brown. AllMusic biographer Bruce Eder wrote that Cooke was "the inventor of soul music" and possessed "an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed." Cooke had 30 U.S. top 40 hits between 1957 and 1964, plus three more posthumously. Major hits like "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World", and "Twistin' the Night Away" are some of his most famous songs. Cooke founded a record label and a publishing company too.  

Like most R&B artists of his time, Cooke focused on singles; he had 29 top 40 hits on the pop charts and more on the R&B charts. He was a prolific songwriter and wrote most of the songs he recorded. He also had a hand in overseeing some of the song arrangements. He released a well-received blues-inflected LP in 1963, Night Beat, and his most critically acclaimed studio album, Ain't That Good News, which featured five singles, in 1964.

[maximuswolf]

I made music for years and quit now Im back

I made music for years and quit, now I’m back Title says it all. Did a 2 year audio engineering program at a studio with a childhood friend and ended up making about 75-100 songs during my time there. I managed to be under a legendary mentor, who is the inventor of several Waves plugins, Seva. I quit in 2019, now it's 2024 and I'm 25 years old, turning 26 on Wednesday. I've found sobriety and regained my passion for music. I was extremely talented in songwriting and even have a few songs with an artist that did decent numbers "Katie Noel". My artist name is H!XX.However, the problem is that I never got around to posting my own songs.Maybe it was a confidence issue, maybe it was because I was just a kid. Now I have multiple albums worth of songs sitting. I'm working on getting them all up to par and remixed and remastered. My first single I just uploaded, waiting on platforms to accept it, and plan on doing a large amount of releases until I run out of songs. Additionally, working on new songs amidst that. My question is, what is the best way to go about promoting this music? I know this is a unique position to be in, sitting on so much content, when most people are in what you might call a "paycheck to paycheck" situation with content, so how do I take advantage of it in the most calculated, intelligent way possible? I currently manage a $2.5m restaurant for a large franchise and make great money, but I want music to be my life. I want to do what I love for a living. I know there are a lot of variables and a lot of information, but what's everyone's thoughts/advice? Submitted September 07, 2024 at 06:38PM by ghosthixx https://ift.tt/LDZMe5B via /r/Music

[thursdayisbetterthanfriday]

From the Mouth of Elmer McCurdy

Artist: Pepe Deluxé Year: 2024 (21/06) Label: Catskills

The AA-side, From the Mouth of Elmer McCurdy, highlights Pepe Deluxé’s unmatched credentials as the mad hatter inventors of the music world. This time they team up with nearly-as-eccentric creator Bart Hopkin, who boasts a 100+ collection of unique experimental instruments, many of which are showcased on the new album ‘Comix Sonix’.

The single includes Bart’s Dansal 3, Slide Rattletine, Moe Flute, Aquaalt, Open TDF and Smoke Paprika; all as peculiar as their names, providing an eclectic backdrop to the song’s incredible true story of the fate of the infamous Oklahoma outlaw.

Following his demise at the hands of the sheriff’s posse following a failed train robbery, McCurdy emerged as a coin-eating, roller-skating, US-crisscrossing mummy - with film cameos. Not forgetting a stint where he was painted fluorescent red and suspended from the gallows in an eerie display, only to be discovered by the crew of Six Million Dollar Man, who first mistook him for a dummy. Elmer’s influence even extended to 80’s cartoons, with the creator of Skeletor citing McCurdy as the character’s progenitor.