Redruth Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 "Here’s a selection of 50 albums that we think make for particularly challenging or difficult listening, because they’re emotionally harrowing, technically demanding, or just plain old make your ears hurt." http://flavorwire.com/434857/50-incredibly-tough-albums-for-extreme-listeners/view-all/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Seriously, who wrote this?edit: Cosey Fanni Tutti reaction: "Of course the notion of 'tough listening' is subjective. "Scanner's reaction: "I hardly think so guys! Aphex Twin? Can? Coil? Flying Lotus?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 what the fuck? softy bedwetters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 How wimpy can you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Most of this is comfort music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 i would like sum mind-melting ear-bleeders plees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Lare Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 A list of universally acclaimed as good modern music. Can't blame for such choices, the headline is misguiding towards actual descriptions. Media sells articles like that, nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Change it to either of these: - 50 Incredibly Listenable Albums For Extreme Listeners - 50 Incredibly Tough Albums For Average Listeners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 i would like sum mind-melting ear-bleeders plees? Try this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peace 7 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Ahaha... aha... ha'. Yah, "50 Incredibly Tough Albums For Extreme Listeners" = "50 Incredibly Tough Albums For Average People But More Suited For Possibly Extreme Listeners". These are not tough albums FOR extreme listeners.... Without reading this thread, I'd think the article would just be noize tracks, that literally could make you deaf (i.e. too hardcore for me and my sensitive peach fuzz sensibility). Like, albums that take mad will power to not pull the headphones off your head, press stop, or clench your teeth from physical pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I thought it was an amusing read. Agree with Trout Mask Replica, wtf is that all about?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Foil Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Ha ha ha, I listen to music this extreme in my sleep. Because that's how cool I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorkingtonPugsly Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Why isn't Nightcore on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Lare Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I thought it was an amusing read. Agree with Trout Mask Replica, wtf is that all about?? David Lynch's favourite album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 flol at Godspeed! You Black Emperor's shortest album. these some basic bitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 i would like sum mind-melting ear-bleeders plees? Try this: oh' yes, this will do quite nicely. thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Trout Mask Replica is incredibly influential on the way Autechre compose and structure their music. Redruth, on 25 Apr 2014 - 1:14 PM, said: i would like sum mind-melting ear-bleeders plees? Incapacitants? I feel about them the way pussies feel about Merzbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 #visionsofhell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 i would like sum mind-melting ear-bleeders plees? Try this: <3 this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 [youtubehd]S7qrTYYRF_4[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernFusion Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Trout Mask Replica is the only one I can see as a "tough" album, otherwise, what a load of bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 i would like sum mind-melting ear-bleeders plees? thx u plees, now my poor cocklea hairs r mash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 edit: in all seriousness listening to Da Trak Genious all the way through is a fucking serious challenge that almost bested me, -- big footwork fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I thought it was an amusing read. Agree with Trout Mask Replica, wtf is that all about?? David Lynch's favourite album. Cartoonist and writer Matt Groening tells of listening to Trout Mask Replica at the age of 15: "I thought it was the worst thing I'd ever heard. I said to myself, they're not even trying! It was just a sloppy cacophony. Then I listened to it a couple more times, because I couldn't believe Frank Zappa could do this to me – and because a double album cost a lot of money. About the third time, I realised they were doing it on purpose; they meant it to sound exactly this way. About the sixth or seventh time, it clicked in, and I thought it was the greatest album I'd ever heard". I finally listened to it a few weeks ago (as I was diving into Zappa's work as well) and really liked it. It's a just fucking weird ass album. Like, you can not enjoy it but still get it, or least appreciate it. Thats Captain Beefheart in a nutshell really. For example, I loved the lyrics and goofy but sincere vibe to this song, but my wife just couldn't get into it when I played it (she liked the lyrics too) and I don't blame her at all... Change it to either of these: - 50 Incredibly Listenable Albums For Extreme Listeners - 50 Incredibly Tough Albums For Average Listeners This! It's such a hyperbolic title and premise - reads like something annoying I would of written as a snotty faux-pretentious college freshman. It's actually a decent list for people wanting to get a foot in the door in non-mainstream music. That should of been the context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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