Aspies For Freedom

Yeah, I know ther's a music thread, but I thought it might be "cool," "hip," and "groovy" to start a thread that was more specialized, and I thought 'well, I might as well start one about my favorite types of music, and see what happens...'.

Anyway, thanks for all the replies, everyone; It really means a lot to me... **wipes 'HappyTear' from eyes** {HappySob-Laugh}.

ANYwho... Moving on [Kim Possible: "So NOT the drama."]... I also thought that everyone could use more music ideas (looking up songs by Genre on Limewire: not so great[I didn't know "Who Let the Cows Out?" by weird Al was Punk Rock AND Heavy Metal...]).

{{{{ Sorry, gotta go-I'll be back in about 24 Hours. }}}}

Well, since some people have different views, wether the Metal they posted is "fake" or not, let's just try to post messages that are a little more positive, please, okay? Thanks.

Just remember-some people may have hurt feelings when their music is called "Fake," and this is a support site . Thanks .

We have a similar taste in music. The only thing I'd change is The Velvet Undergroud in place of Husker Du. I was listening to "Bad Houses" and "Heartbeat" (Big Black), and "Mercy Seat" (Ok, Bad Seeds, not the Birthday Party) just yesterday. Nick Cave is a genius lyricist.

I do listen to a wide range of other stuff, from opera to psy trance to hip hop. The only stuff I really can't bear is pop music. Jessica Simpson makes me want to pour hot lead into my ears.

As for punk, I stopped listening when the Dead Kennedys put out Frankenchrist. Slow was probably my favourite punk band. Tom Anselmi was a one-man riot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RzA0VHcsBY

Ever listen to Whitehouse? I used to punish my neighbours by listening to it at top volume. Good times.

For those that don't know Whitehouse, it's basically industrial white noise, with a guy shouting obnoxious things over it. When the neighbours used to complain, I'd tell them I was having serious problems with my modem. Gives you some idea of what they sounded like. Steve Albini (Big Black) produces them and names them as a favourite band.

If you have someone in your life that is deserving of aural terrorism, check this out. I recommend the album "New Britain". It's not only hilariously annoying, it's art. And it builds character.

To listen
http://www.mp3.com/albums/458363/summary.html

To read
http://www.susanlawly.freeuk.com/textfiles/bailey.html

After this weirdness, you should feel safe in admitting whatever it is you like, Sean.

HA!  You beautiful mentalcase! I knew you had it in you! I just hope you didn't touch him.... you might need a course of antibiotics.

Just thought I might ask if you (the "royal" you-meaning everyone reading this message) could share some of the favorite songs from their bands/artists- I know how hard it is to pick "favorites," but you can pick as many "favorite" songs you want from any given band/artist.  

My main reason for this request is that, when a group makes LOTS of songs, and some of them are... not as good as the others... then it becomes EXTREMELY hard to distinguish which songs are "the best."

For an example, please check my posts so far containing songs;
"Y'all" have so many "favorite" bands/artists, it would take FOREVER just to GLANCE at HALF of them-let alone listen to ALL the songs by ALL of them!

I love Coil. I still have Horse Rotorvator, Love's Secret Domain, and the Snow EP.
I first saw E.N. in 1986 at the World Expo in Vancouver. Wow. I'm not the type for crushes, but as an impressionable 15 year-old I thought Blixa Bargeld was a beautiful genius. I saw them once more in Vancouver, around 1994 (best guess). By then they were quite changed, but still incredible.

I have Fruiting Body, Drowning in a Sea of Bliss, and The World is My Womb by Nocturnal Emissions- all on vinyl from way-back-when. I also have loads of their stuff on cassette, but I don't know the names of all the albums. I never saw them live. I have seen Zoviet France, who were very good.

Being from Vancouver I was also into the various local bands: D.O.A., Skinny Puppy, F.L.A.. It was an amazingly active music scene fron the late 70s through early 90s.

By pop music I mean Jessica Simpson, Girls Aloud, various boy-bands that sing insincere lovesongs, shirtless in the rain....  blecch. My hands feel dirty from typing those words so I won't continue. What I mean by 'pop music' is a product, mass-marketed based upon a tacky image. It has no musical or lyrical depth. I don't understand why people pay money for that sort of stuff, but then many people would say the same about the music I listen to. Still, you have to wonder if anyone's soul is forever changed for the better by listening to "A Public Affair", by Jessica Simpson.

Being one of the pantyless attention whores, coincidentally, seems to guarantee you a spot on my most despised "musician" list. Paris Hilton. Britney Spears. Lindsay Lohan. Who is responsible for letting these people sing? The end of days must be at hand. I can think of no other plausible explanation. Wasn't there something in revelations about this?

I used to love Black Flag. I met Henry Rollins once, briefly. He smiled a lot and was very polite, not the Rollins I expected. He didn't strike me as the aspie type.

Yeah, I caught one of his spoken word tours. It was very entertaining. Have you read any of his books? I don't normally go for autobiographical stuff so I haven't picked any of them up yet, but I have been meaning to since he is so funny.

I've got the Anal Staircase and Solar Lodge too.

It (pop music) is trivial, but omnipresent. An insidious evil.   !!!

Yeah, I know. I was just trying to be funny.

Vangelis' soundtrack for Blade Runner is amazing. The OST release is crap, but the Esper Edition bootleg is one of my all-time favourite albums.

'Sharons Last Party' is following in the tradition of Throbbing Gristle...

No, but I've started listening to the Ramones and never realised before just how many good songs they had.

An educated guess says that Krispyg76 has a Gary Numan song lyric as signature...