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  1. ~Rogue~

    80's throwback?

    By ~Rogue~,

    The year is 2015, and radio has reached an all-time high of un-intuitive and repetitive pop songs. All seems bleak for mankind, but wait! A glimmer of hope shines through the polluted radio waves. A light that will change music forever.
     
    The 80's
     
    Whether it's songs like new songs by Bruno Mars, the revisiting of songs by Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, or a massive return of the nostalgic sounds of 'Daft Punk' and 'Kavinsky', you cannot doubt that the 80's are making quite a massive return. Although it may seem hipster to say 'I liked the 80's before it was popular', the 80's were always a defining time of music.
     
    Be being somewhat of an Electronic junkie, I most enjoy artists like 'Lazerhawk' and 'Tesla Boy' that have that sort of Synth sound and constant bassline. These artists provide music for every sort of feeling, whether you want something sad, upbeat, or heavy, they have a great selection of songs with their own distinct sounds.
     
    One fine example is the album 'Outrun' by Kavinsky, which makes you feel like you're in an 80's movie.
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gXqfO2YPNs
    (Can only be viewed on PC)
     
    This album by Savant (who will will cover later) is supposed to be an 80's saturday morning show throwback, and it sounds perfect!
     

     
    These are just a few of the examples that are giving tribute to the awesome style of the 80's which is quickly changing our music industry, and music as a whole.
  2. ~Rogue~
    Dr. Dre has been successful, not making music, but also with his own 'Beats' company. He is in a position of pressure and popularity where he has become an Idol among the rap industry. In his newest major release after almost 16 years which came out a couple of days ago, he goes into his roots, not just about Dre, but about Compton and the everyday problems that African Americans go through, especially in places like Compton and Ferguson where the residents don't feel safe.
     
    Dr. Dre has always been a great artist, not only juggling Producing, Rapping, and Managing his own company, but he was one of the greats that popularized Hip-Hop music from the beginning. Compton is just over an hour long, but has some of the most prominent rappers around. Eminem, Exibit, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, John Conner, Jill Scott, King Mez, The Game and Kendrick Lamar. Not only does Dre include his guests, but he songwrites and produces with them on a higher level then just 'including' them. His style of Hip Hop isn't as prominent on this album, but he keeps up with this Newness, showing he is open to change and trendy without sacrificing Trendy.
     
    The instrumentals on the album are modern, and somewhat quite beautiful. The most memorable songs are the songs that have less of a Dre influence. Some of my favourite songs, such as Genocide and Deep Water are super intense and theatrical, making them seem vivid. A bit of it reminds me of Dre's 2001. He uses many sounds to tell a story of where you are and what is happening.
     
    One complaint I have is about Medicine Man, which felt a bit corny and pop-ish for the album, which is a clear separation of the light stuff from the gritty nasty songs. Each track has a personality and a vibe of its own, which really tells me that I shouldn't give it a song by song review, since the album has many different expressions and ideas for each song, making it hard to review the album as one singularity. Due to this, I think you should listen to this yourself, before taking my word for everything.
     
    The project has a few flaws, but these guests are put together with amazing songwriting, and amazing music writing. It is a bit weak on hooks and it has a few bad songs here and there, but other then that, it flows really well, and conveys a great story.
     
     
     
     
    If you like this review, don't worry. More will come out in the future, not just for hip-hop or rap, but for most all genres that are conceivable. If you want me to review an album or artist, send me a message, and I will try my best!
     
    -Rogue
  3. ~Rogue~
    Infected Mushroom is an Israeli duo formed in 1996 that produce a mixture of Trance, Psychedelic, Electronic, Hip Hop, and even Alternative and Metal. They started with the stage name of 'Shidapu and Duvdev' make some progressive Trance songs, but eventually changed their name to 'Infected Mushroom'. Their first few albums spanned over a few genres while still keeping that similar Electronic/Club feel.
     
    The Gathering, which was their first album, featured a very dark atmosphere, which brought Trance music to mainstream audiences. (1999)
     

     
    Classical Mushroom, their next album, showed off their piano skills and helped push their evolution to greatness. (2000)
     

     
    B.P. Empire had a very chill feeling compared to their usually crazy upbeat club songs. It had numerous styles of music not many expected to see, with middle-eastern style melodies and a bit of a classical side to it too. (2001)
     

     
    Converting Vegeterians, one of their biggest projects, had two discs included. The 'Trance Side' had dancefloor material comparable to their earlier albums, while the 'Other Side' had way more genre-bending experimental music, and included Duvdev's vocals for the first time. (2003)
     

     
    IM The Supervisor continued to mix their Trance sound with other genres, and became their most selling album to date, being very influential and innovative for it's time. This gained them a bigger following and most notably, attraction from possible guest stars. (2004)
     

     
    Vicious Delicious, which is in my opinion one of my favorite albums, is probably their most diverse album to date, starting with a spanish spoken guitar track known as "Becoming Insane", and a hip-hop influenced song named 'Artillery'. It has many heavy banger tracks, which are somewhat unique to this album. (2007)
     

     
    Legend of the Black Shawarma included a remix of "Riders on the storm" by The Doors. It continued to use the variety and use of guest vocalist. (2009)
     

     
    Army of Mushrooms was their first album mostly influenced by Dubstep, Drum and Bass, and House genres. It includes a cover "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, and a bunch of progressive heavy-hitter songs. It is their most popular album so far. (2012)
     

     
    They released several EP's titled 'Friends on Mushrooms' which included many collaborations with other artists such as Pegboard Nerds and Savant. Eventually, the EP's grew and they released a deluxe version as a full album. (2014)
     


    (Holy Jesus why is this so good) 
    They have confirmed another album on the way soon, Converting Vegetarians II in 2016
     
    Its amazing to see how a group can evolve in such a way. If you listen to their first album, and compare it to their latest album, you can tell where the influences come from, and how much they have changed.
     
    A bit of a history lesson, but it shows how diverse one group or one artist can be if they give effort.
  4. ~Rogue~
    Pick a number between one and 10.
    Multiply it by nine.
    Add the two digits of the resulting number together.
    Now subtract five from that.
    Take your number and match it up with a letter of the alphabet (so 1 would be A, 2 would be B, etc.).
    Pick a country that begins with that letter.
    Pick an animal whose name begins with the last letter of the country name.
    Pick a fruit that begins with the last letter of the animal's name.
     
     
     
     
    Here's a much simpler one.
     
    What day is Christmas?
    What number comes between 10 and 12?
    What kind of meat is hamburger?
    Which side of the road do you drive on in England?
     
    Now QUICK! Think of a color and a tool!
     
     
     
     
    Now for the first one (Spoilered in case you don't want to know)
     
     
     
     
     
     
  6. ~Rogue~

    Season 9

    By ~Rogue~,

    Thought I'd just blog this.
     
    http://en.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/yp737/so_rmlp_what_do_you_expect_to_see_in_season_9/
     
    Holy crap my sides!
  7. ~Rogue~
    This is my review of Death Grips' newest album: "Jenny Death". These songs, and this review contains Explicit material, as well as my own opinion.
     
    Track 1: I Break Mirrors with my Face in the United States
     

     
    The first song, "I Break Mirrors with my face in the United States", is a really up-tempo and fast song, Which isn't very common in Death Grips' songs. A lot of songs have fast sections, but this song is fast all the way through which you don't see a lot of. its a real head-banger and 'Fuck You' songs that gives off a lot of attitude and really prepares you for the album
     
    Track 2: Inanimate Sensation
     

     
    Being a Death Grips fan, I listened to this song a lot before the release, since it came out on their Youtube channel, and hearing this song again gave me a sense of familiarity before the rest of the album. Knowing that two good songs in a row sort of made me assume the rest were gonna be good, showing the awesome placement of songs made by the band to build hype. The album version also added new parts added as well, so it mildly surprised me. For the song itself, its weird, but surprisingly grows on you. Its very unique, and has that amazing Death Grips sound
     
    Track 3: Turned Off
     


    This song starts off with a killer sounding guitar, which is also pretty rare for Death Grips, most of the time its used to be part of the blaring noise, but the solo here is really awesome. It then jumps ahead into a massive fast beat, which slightly slows down afterwards. These beats sound really awesome put together, and most bands would change the tempo to always match, which would sacrifice a good portion of the song, but Death Grips really experiment with changing the tempo, and the output is really awesome. This is the definition of experimental 
    Track 4: Why a Bitch Gotta Lie
     

     
    This song starts off with your average Death Grips weirdness, but slowly transitions into a somewhat aggressive beat. The surround sound is pretty cool too, and people are comparing the robot voices to Daft Punk, which is sorta silly for a one-time song. The Guitar is pretty fucking cool. Nothing too great about it though but it is a solid, great song that deserves a good place in this album
     
    Track 5: Pss Pss
     

     
    This song made me laugh the first few times I heard, mostly because it pokes at other rap songs and has some funny lyrics. "Have a sad cum baby", "my shits been retarded since beginning of time", and "I piss on your face like i'm pss pss pss" are funny and memorable. The airhorn is unexpected, but still comical. The breakdown is pretty Psychedelic too.
     
    Track 6: The Powers That B
     

     
    "What The Fuck Happened"
     
    Being the main song titled after the two-part album, you know it has to be good. Nice solid chords, sounds, and vocals, and the drums are really cool here. This is basically the average death grips song done right in every single way. Although it lacks the little extra each other song introduced, its a nice change to see Death Grips do what they're famous for.
    Track 7: Beyond Alive
     

     
    Yet Another unique song with more instramentals then expected. Awesome guitar and drums that are actually audible. Awesome breakdown and outro.
     
    Track 8: Centuries of Damn
     

     
    The chords sound really awesome, and go well with the drums. It feels like you just got a ton off your chest when they both combine, and then you go zero gravity when Stefan comes in with his signature vocals. The lyrics are pretty deep too. Never thought Id hear an awesome song like this on a Death Grips album.
     
    Track 9: On GP
     

     
    Another one of the songs that came out boefore the album. If I could give an award to this song, I would. This song is my favorite on the whole album. The Guitar and Drums are just so amazing together, and just listening to this song over and over again makes it better, not worse. Then an organ comes in and just beings you to tears with these chords. I must of listened to this over and over a few times, just to get to the psychedelic part that is extremely unique. If this song was without vocals, I wouldn't think it was death grips, but I would still love it. The lyrics are pretty saddening too.
     
    11/10 If I could
     
    Track 10: Death Grips 2.0
     

     
    The song takes the sense of closure that On GP gives, and completely destroys it. If you thought you had questions going into Jenny Death, you now have even more questions. The reason "Death Grips 2.0" was included is so that things feel incomplete, and that if you were looking for closure, you're not finding it here. An odd ending for the final Death Grips album
     
    Is it?
     
    I guess we will have to wait...
     
    ---
     
    Thanks for reading my review! If you want me to give my opinions of a certain recent track or album, send me a message and I'll give it a consider!
     
    -Rogue
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