What are you listening to?

[Jason]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq-geJ9UwG4

 

[Velocir_X]

Jacob Bannon once again shows NO-ONE will be taking his spot as best lyricist soon. First "new" single (since the album will have 3 songs that where released earlier, "on my shield" being the most impressive).

to live the life you want you’ve abandoned those in need
a necessary casualty or so you believe
your wake will always travel and well up in the eyes
of those that you sacrificed in order to survive
i’m that aimless arrow lost from my very start
violence without purpose born of broken hearts
no one will ever guide me as i sail through the air
now I just bring sadness in those who choose to care
i know the tears they’re weeping and the damage they will take
it’s the curse of restlessness and the weight of your mistakes
they are those that love you and those that need you more
then the sense of gravity banging down your door
i’m that aimless arrow lost from my very start
violence without purpose born of broken hearts
no one will ever guide me as i sail through the air
now i just bring sadness in those who choose to care
aimless arrow aimless arrow aimless arrow lost from the start

Y'know I may lack any sort of cred, but I find the posted lyrics to be terribly adolescent. In that sense of when we come out of the simple times when everything is about liking icecream and suddenly we push hard in the opposite direction - everything must be "dark". Simply put, they are devoid of a certain kind of... (for lack of a better term) ...elegance. (note: I accuse Led zeppelin of the same thing, so it doesn't necessarily preclude good music.)

I'm not on any footing to declare a "best" lyricist but I would say, in my current state of mind, my favorite lyricist is Roger Hodgson, and my favorite piece of lyrics is "Your Latest Trick". Billy Joel also ranks up high in there somewhere, he's got a fantastic portfolio.

 

[Dr. Funk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxbatYD96A

 

[Graydar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o66FUc61MvU

Love these. :3

No, I don't know how to embed it.

 

[Nachos]

http://indiemuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/The Office Theme Song.mp3

 

[Jason]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrmAJiwOjNI

Apparently some people here don't like Five Finger Death Punch... oh well.

 

[Mega Flare]

they sound better on CD. i saw them live last year and they were horrible live

 

[Jason]

Well yeah, most bands do anyway...

 

[Sauk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGFRJWPASTU

 

[High Hopes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3rEzI0PtPA

Someone left the cake out in the rain. I don't think that I can take it 'cause it took so long to bake it, and I'll never have that recipe again.

 

[Spoo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCFo1xME5qE

I seem to have caught the funk.

 

[Aepriz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hx6zpDM8is

Perfection

 

[Sauk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZwR9C7sZyY

 

[Jason]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZqcuqDP9sc

 

[bacon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc7eZLuomcs
Applesauce - Animal Collective

 

[Aepriz]

NEW CONVERGE.

Not as good as Axe To Fall (song lengths on this album are retarded, I didn't wait 3 years for 2-3 minute songs damn it), but still top tier metalcore from this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiALoVqzAVo

 

[Mega Flare]

just pumping some zeitgeist right now to get myself pumped for the show in 5 hours :D

 

[Jason]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpglvpb2yYg

 

[Sauk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyqh-F0JbHU

Just discovered these guys, they remind me of periphery except for the fact that they're actually good (I say that because Spencer's vocals really don't complement Misha's work).

 

[Aepriz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyqh-F0JbHU

Just discovered these guys, they remind me of periphery except for the fact that they're actually good (I say that because Spencer's vocals really don't complement Misha's work).

Yeah their pretty good (Me and Jason posted them before), the vocalist is awesome. Really digging the live videos where he took over the vocals for The Human Abstract. New Periphery was indeed a massive dissapointment, Misha turned to overzealous wanking without actual songwriting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-vZRGK4FbI

DAT ARTWORK, metalcore album of the year.