#MWE 9: Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson. It's so *80's* in sound and mindset, but endearingly so. When it goes hard, it goes so, so hard. The ballads don't connect with me, but everything else is fantastic. Didn't expect a full-on 80's metal track! www.youtube.com/watch?v=j97z... - ThreadSky

lunarcult.bsky.social • 16 days ago

#MWE 9: Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson. It's so *80's* in sound and mindset, but endearingly so. When it goes hard, it goes so, so hard. The ballads don't connect with me, but everything else is fantastic. Didn't expect a full-on 80's metal track!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j97ziHtk0rQ&list=OLAK5uy_nVyW5YUvJpa5hwqmRkyZ0EUX95l1ocr3Q

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lunarcult.bsky.social•16 days ago

#MWE 10: Never Too Much by Luther Vandross. Vandross' voice is, obviously, incredibly, and everyone involved puts in great performances; I just can't see myself going back to this. Nothing bad about it, it just doesn't really grab me beyond the title track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNj9bXKGOiI&list=OLAK5uy_kSx7k_CwvSIAiJn37wTWkdwB5g3NtLEHw

lunarcult.bsky.social•15 days ago

#MWE 11: Liquid Swords by GZA. Another classic I hadn't got around to, and can easily see why it's so respected. This is top-tier all around, especially the beats - some of the most captivating I've ever heard, even on first listen.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOFZMp5SZNnYczu4aRlNnyQH5Wmc3GN67

lunarcult.bsky.social•12 days ago

#MWE 12: IV: Constitution of Treason by God Forbid. It's fine, I suppose. A bit too 00's metalcore to really grab me, and post-9/11 in a protest-is-patriotism way. Nothing bad about it, but nothing I think I'd come back to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nAgnG229U

lunarcult.bsky.social•12 days ago

#MWE 13: Regulate... G Funk Era by Warren G. Everyone knows the title track, but the album as a whole has aged really nicely. Warren G isn't the most technically gifted rapper, but his flows work so well for the beats that it doesn't really matter.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxs2jjSwI-sL32GEPXk-CatJjdcu_V7m4

lunarcult.bsky.social•12 days ago

#MWE 14: Like a Ribbon by John Glacier. I appreciate what Glacier's trying to do, but on first listen it doesn't hold me - her vocals are (intentionally) too monotone. There's some interesting ideas here though, so I might give it more time.

https://johnglacier.bandcamp.com/album/like-a-ribbon

lunarcult.bsky.social•11 days ago

#MWE 15: Raw Like Sushi by Nemeh Cherry. There's so much going on here, and a lot of it works - albeit in a very 80's way - though it's a bit too eclectic to come together on first listen. And some parts (like The Next Generation) are a bit too earnest for me.

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

allfatheruk.bsky.social•12 days ago

Could never get on with God Forbid. Along with whatever the post coal chamber band was and Chimera, all felt a bit meat and potatoes metal

lunarcult.bsky.social•12 days ago

Yeah, agreed. It's like there's the idea and components of metal there, just not done in a way that feels interesting.

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