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I’ve never tried listening to older Genesis for some reason, I should probably give it a shot sometime.

I think ABACAB and Invisible Touch are both really good.

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I was obsessed with the Beatles in early high school, then Billy Joel, then Bruce Springsteen, then Led Zeppelin, then David Bowie. There have been more over the years, but those were the biggest ones.

The Person in Question

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Been listening to a lot of classic Bathory and Morbid Angel lately. Also have been appreciating old Kreator more as of late even though I listen to them only when Slayer is getting a bit stale.

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Songs by Morbid Angel I can play on the geytar:
Immortal Rites
Visions From The Dark Side
Suffocation
Fall From Grace

Songs From Slayer I can play:
Angel of Death
Raining Blood
Hell Awaits
At Dawn they Sleep
Antichrist
South of Heaven

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Which are your favorite to play from both bands? I can imagine At Dawn They Sleep and Visions From The Dark Side are fun to play.

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Immortal Rites is a lot of fun. Angel of Death and Raining Blood are also fun. Visions is kinda tedious.

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I’m sure the riff after the first hook of Immortal is especially fun. Man, Trey was a beast.

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TV’s Frink said:

I’ve never tried listening to older Genesis for some reason, I should probably give it a shot sometime.

I think ABACAB and Invisible Touch are both really good.

Those two are pretty good, but I think the self-titled 1983 album is better than both, so if you’ve never heard that I’d recommend it. You should also check out the Peter Gabriel led Genesis, it’s good.

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I’ve heard the 1983 album, I like a few songs but I don’t like it nearly as much as the other two.

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I only own half of Invisible touch on CD, but I have the whole thing digitally. I need to relisten to it.

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SRV’s guitars were a lightning rod for his soul. Without a doubt, as a child of the 80’s, he was the embodiment of the Texas Blues for me. Little Sister and Willy The Wimp are STILL two of my all time favorite songs by him. I have SRV on vinyl and that is the best way to listen to him aside from in the studio or on the stage. His music worked it’s way in to my life and I’ve kept it with me ever since.

I could go on and on … SRV RULES!!! 😃 😃

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I THINK WE SHOULD LISTEN TO MORE STEVIE RAY VAUGHN. HE'S GOT TO BE BETTER THAN VINCE VAUGHN, AT ANY RATE.

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It’s Vaughan, and yes he’s fantastic. He sings really well too.

Check out the “Live at the El Mocambo” video. It’s incredible.

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Possessed said:

It’s Vaughan, and yes he’s fantastic. He sings really well too.

Check out the “Live at the El Mocambo” video. It’s incredible.

Live At The El Macambo is blistering and heartfelt. 😃

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Yes. Testify and wham are two of my favorite songs to play on guitar.

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After much consideration, I’ve decided to become a musician – specifically an avant-garde musician, one who’ll specialize in music that’ll alienate all but a select few people.

I’m planning on eventually doing some original works, but so far I’ve created two sound collages out of pre-existing songs (I’d say mashups, but, well, they’re nowhere near that flawlessly crafted):

So, what do y’all think? Do I have what it takes to invert music as we know it?

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DuracellEnergizer said:

After much consideration, I’ve decided to become a musician – specifically an avant-garde musician, one who’ll specialize in music that’ll alienate all but a select few people.

I’m planning on eventually doing some original works, but so far I’ve created two sound collages out of pre-existing songs (I’d say mashups, but, well, they’re nowhere near that flawlessly crafted):

So, what do y’all think? Do I have what it takes to invert music as we know it?

Here are my thoughts:

  • In the first one, you cut too much between the two songs, creating an unnatural effect. When it sounded to me that you were playing the two songs at once, the rhymes of the two songs just didn’t match up. I might give this one a 4/10.
  • I really quite liked the second. I have no major complaints with this one, only a couple of compliments. I like how you seemed to reverse the audio, and you blended the two vocalists well. This amount to a very nice effect. I might give this one a 8/10.
  • In conclusion, these are good starting points, but there is room to improve.
  • Album art: Looks like it was done in Microsoft Paint. Please scrap it. 3/10.

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yhwx said:

  • In the first one, you cut too much between the two songs, creating an unnatural effect. When it sounded to me that you were playing the two songs at once, the rhymes of the two songs just didn’t match up. I might give this one a 4/10.

Well, that was kind of deliberate. I wanted to make a straightforward mashup of the two songs, but I wasn’t able to get a hold of any acapella versions of either (and you need acapellas if you want to make a proper mashup). So, incredibly frustrated, I made this hackjob, knowing it would sound horrible, eliciting the same emotions I felt at the time.

  • Album art: Looks like it was done in Microsoft Paint. Please scrap it. 3/10.

LOL. Again, that was deliberate.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

yhwx said:

  • In the first one, you cut too much between the two songs, creating an unnatural effect. When it sounded to me that you were playing the two songs at once, the rhymes of the two songs just didn’t match up. I might give this one a 4/10.

Well, that was kind of deliberate. I wanted to make a straightforward mashup of the two songs, but I wasn’t able to get a hold of any acapella versions of either (and you need acapellas if you want to make a proper mashup). So, incredibly frustrated, I made this hackjob, knowing it would sound horrible, eliciting the same emotions I felt at the time.

Semi-reasonable. Is this the same reason people make scream music?

But, seriously, having a justification doesn’t make anything better. It gives context, yes, but it doesn’t change my opinion. I still think that it’s not that great.

  • Album art: Looks like it was done in Microsoft Paint. Please scrap it. 3/10.

LOL. Again, that was deliberate.

See above statement.

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I spent the last couple hours making another mashup. Unlike the previous two examples I linked to earlier, this is a straightforward mashup – no silliness at all.

It’s a mashup of “Enter Sandman” by Metallica and “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette. I call it “Enter Irony”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARWXBBIB15w