#verve monkey

[sleepinghollowsthehead]

cd collection whhhaaaattttt‼️‼️

#blur band #damon albarn #graham coxon #blur #i need more cds #gorillaz #the beatles #modern life is rubbish #parklife #the verve #arctic monkeys #radiohead #ok computer #the ballad of darren #britpop #cd collection #music cds #smallest cd collection known to man

[pop-punklouis]

By: @pop-punklouis

It’s half-past nine, and the air is thick with murmurs of anticipation. Your shoes cling to the sticky, liquor-stained floors as you bump shoulders with someone close to you. A fervent spirit zings throughout the room; the crowd moves in unison toward the stage as the lights flicker. A charming familiarity washes over you while glancing at all the faces who have come to hear the same music as you — to experience this show alongside you. The ringing echo of chants and buzzing chatter bounce off the ceiling. The thrum of the bass sends electricity through your body. Everyone’s energy shifting as smoke from the stage forms clouds that envelop the room, creating an intimate world between the crowd and the band, even if just for a little while. That is the unique thrill live music holds. The elasticity of passion that fuels live music is infectious and all-encompassing, and the visceral sensation it brings causes you to keep coming back time and time again for another taste. To bottle up that feeling is how it feels to listen to the enduring power of Louis Tomlinson’s energetic sophomore album Faith in the Future.

Two years after the release of his debut record Walls, with a year of high-spirited touring under his belt, and after leaving the big machine of corporate record labels, Tomlinson’s sophomore effort, Faith in the Future, is a departure from the slick, pop-leaning production that took root on much of his first album. Instead, the listener is brought into Tomlinson’s musical mind, which takes influence from grittier, more experimental genres. As one dives into Faith in the Future, the album shuffles through indie-rock, pop-punk, laidback grunge, and even a glittery electronic feel alongside fuzzed-out pop familiarity. Unlike other artists that might fumble while juggling several genres in one project, Tomlinson doesn’t flinch as his edged-out vocals, evocative lyricism, and passion for these sonic spaces and how he wants to tackle them blends seamlessly throughout the record’s runtime. This isn’t an artist who has stumbled into these choices but has been waiting to hone his craft and show off his versatility in sounds that feel most authentic to him.

Allowing Tomlinson the control to paint himself as the artist he wants to be moving forward, Faith in the Future’s feverish momentum, optimistic undertaking, and nostalgic identity is a pleasant shock to the system. The album begins with an anthemic opener, “The Greatest.” Feeding off the energy of tour, the sonically ambitious track is hard to imagine not acting as a blazing introduction to his live shows. The stadium rock verve builds to its powerful chorus that is meant to be chanted back overtop its rousing drums. It only acts as a taste of the heat to come as the full throttle of tracks like “Written All Over Your Face,” “Face the Music,” and “Out of My System” enter territories of early 2000’s neon-rock and pop-punk — something that Tomlinson has played with in the past but never fully committed to.

The sass-punk edge of “Written All Over Your Face” is a standout on the record. Its rowdy rough energy rattles about with an air of confidence both in sound and vocal tone. Leaning on the sticky disco-rock feel, influences from the likes of the early works of Arctic Monkeys give this track its bite. Tomlinson knows what he’s doing here, and he executes it well. The heat only grows as one slips into “Face the Music” which is heavily influenced by early pop-punk/alt-rock scenes but tighter in production. The melodic tone alongside fast guitars allows the track to have a pop-rocks type sizzle akin to the likes of Yellowcard and Something Corporate. “Out of My System” follows suit with a haphazard, darker punk soundscape with harsh drums, snarling guitars, and a grittier vocal.

Taking a sharp turn, even the shimmery elements of the dance-inspired tracks don’t feel out of place between the darker rock that surrounds them. Instead, Tomlinson’s confidence rides these mellow tracks, offering a nice pop reprieve. The DMA’s drenched “All This Time” and “She is Beauty We Are World Class” are perfect for downing drinks and throwing shapes in a club or lying in your bed late at night with whispers of self-exploration in the dark.

Yet, it’s in the indie-rock-infused moments on Faith in the Future where Tomlinson truly shines. This genre is clearly his wheelhouse and is a perfect place for him to explore his artistry due to the softer lilt of indie-rock’s edges that flesh out his lyrical identity and strength as a vocalist. He allows himself the freedom to navigate between more electric indie-rock and its hazier counterpart throughout the album. “Silver Tongues” and “Chicago” are built from that electric space. The former, based around the feel-good energy of nights out with friends and those you love, is an indie-rock romp with twinkling keys and an infectious chorus. It has a coming-of-age spirit while evoking the same warm sensation songs like Man Overboard’s “Love Your Friends, Die Laughing” evoke, maybe not in sound but in overall mood. The latter, a wistful remembrance of a past relationship, allows Tomlinson to showcase his range as his emotional performance alongside swelling guitars leaves a lasting impression.

In fuzzier arenas are tracks like “Lucky Again,” “Saturdays,” and “Angels Fly” which all linger with softer elements. “Saturdays,” an ode to bitter nostalgia, is a sweeping ballad that has a soaring quality to it with melancholic undertones while both “Lucky Again” and “Angels Fly” hold hazier blips of reassurance and warmth designed to feel like the sun on your face on an evening drive. And, although closing track “That’s the Way Love Goes” doesn’t hold enough weight to be a perfect closer, its stripped-back feel as a heartfelt albeit saucy conversation with a friend about their relationship woes is endearing and winds the album down by tying it all together, nicely.

When it comes to the departure from Tomlinson’s debut Walls, Faith in the Future feels more deconstructed. It isn’t slick. It isn’t perfectly packaged. The colors are meant to bleed, the scissor lines purposefully jagged, and the lyrics raw. It doesn’t stand out for its polished appeal as Walls does. it stands out for being everything opposite- everything eclectic and anthemic yet self-reflective. It’s an album crafted around the unrefined dopamine of live music. Whether you’re shouting the lyrics from the top of your lungs with your closest friends in a packed out crowd or navigating nights full of the people, places, and memories that reflect who you’ve grown to be, the record is a nice world to get lost in for a little while. Chin up and arm outstretched, Faith in the Future is a reintroduction to who Louis Tomlinson is as a solo artist and has always been, both personally and artistically. So, take its hand and enjoy the ride because the future is only brighter from here.

would really mean a lot to RT my publications post about it to help out a little indie pub that could! 🤍✨

#my writings #here it isssss #louis tomlinson #faith in the future

[deanbrainrotwritings]

— URL Tag Game

Url Tag Game: Spell your url with song titles and then tag as many people as there are letters.

thanks for the tag, @zepskies, I hope the holidays were great! <333

Dimple - BTS

Easy to Hate - Waterparks

A Slave, A Son - Jaimies Elsewhere

No One Cares - Atreyu

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys

Amygdala - Agust D

I Never Told You What I Do For A Living - My Chemical Romance

Nobody's Fault But Mine - Led Zeppelin

Reptilia - The Strokes

One - Metallica

Tears Don't Fall - Bullet For My Valentine

Warmness On the Soul - Avenged Sevenfold

Rainy Days - V

I Lied - Electric Century

Tangerine - Led Zeppelin

If It Means a Lot to You - A Day To Remember

Not Ready to Die - Avenged Sevenfold

Glorious - Muse

Shot Glass of Tears - Jung Kook

tags (no pressure) : @k-slla @deansbbyx @justletmereadfanfic @deanwithscissors @eevvvaa @winchestergirl2 @talltalesandbedtimestories @syrma-sensei @kaleldobrev @jensengirl83 @jackles010378 @deans-spinster-witch @theimpalatales @whatareyousearchingfordean @deanwanddamons @holylulusworld @queen-of-deans-booty @luci-in-trenchcoats @dean-winchester-is-a-warrior

#about me #url tag game #music i listen to

[billdecker]

I’ve spent nine months perfecting my 40th birthday party playlist and I think I have it. It’s split up into kinda eras/musical obsessions of my life and songs that mean a lot to me/remind me of people no longer in my life, so here we are...

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs

Apply Some Pressure - Maximo Park

Banquet - Bloc Party

Michael - Franz Ferdinand

Mirror Kissers - The Cribs

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

Somebody Told Me - The Killers

Fell In Love With a Girl - The White Stripes

One Step Beyond - Madness

The Sound of the Suburbs - The Members

Jilted John - Jilted John

Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks

Going Underground - The Jam

Rock the Casbah - The Clash

Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads

It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way - The Blow Monkeys

Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears

The Look of Love - ABC

Wishing I Was Lucky - Wet Wet Wet

Breakout - Swing Out Sister

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Best of My Love - The Emotions

Got To Be Real - Cherly Lynn

Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire

You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing

The Snake - Al Wilson

Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Do I Love You - Frank Wilson

Get Ready - The Temptations

Reach Out, I’ll Be There - Four Tops

My Girl - The Temptations

I Can’t Help Myself - Four Tops

This Old Heart of Mine - The Isley Brothers

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

Respectable - Mel & Kim

London Nights - London Boys

When Will I Be Famous? - Bros

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

You’ll Never Step Me From Loving You - Sonia

Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan

Love in the First Degree - Bananarama

Venus - Bananarama

One For Sorrow - Steps

All That She Wants - Ace of Base

Love to Hate You - Erasure

Love Shack - The B-52′s

Sweat (A La La La La Song) - Inner Circle

Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain

Shine - Aswad

Would I Lie To You? - Charlie & Eddie

Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

Save Our Love - Eternal

Stay - Eternal

Naked - Louise

Maybe - Emma Bunton

Mi Chico Latino - Geri Halliwell

I Turn To You - Melanie C

Out of Your Mind - True Steppers, Dane Bowers, Victoria Beckham

I Want You Back - Mel B, Missy Elliott

Re-Rewind - Artful Dodger, Craig David

Scandalous - Mis-Teeq

Flowers - Sweet Female Attitude

I Know Where It’s At - All Saints

Never Ever - All Saints

Stay - Lisa Loeb

I Quit - Hepburn

Drop Dead Gorgeous - Republica

Trouble - Shampoo

Bitch - Meredith Brooks

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette

Celebrity Skin - Hole

Weak - Skunk Anansie

Don’t Speak - No Doubt

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys

Crazy For You - Let Loose

Love Me For a Reason - Boyzone

Keep On Movin - Five

Be the First to Believe - A1

Love Here I Come - Bad Boys Inc

I’m a Man, Not a Boy - North & South

House of Love - East 17

Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble - PJ & Duncan

If I Give You My Number - PJ & Duncan

I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue

Never Too Late

Step Back in Time

Better the Devil You Know

Spinning Around

Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head - Kylie, New Order

Girls & Boys - Blur

Connection - Elastica

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Creep - Radiohead

Song 2 - Blur

Your Woman - White Town

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

Change - Lightning Seeds

Trash - Suede

A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins

Disco 2000 - Pulp

Common People - Pulp

Country House - Blur

Mulder and Scully - Catatonia

World in Motion - New Order

Three Lions - Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds

Wannabe - Spice Girls

Say You’ll Be There

Who Do You Think You Are?

Spice Up You Life

Stop

Old Before I Die - Robbie Williams

Rock DJ

Millennium

No Regrets

Angels

Babe - Take That

Once You’ve Tasted Love

It Only Takes a Minute

I Found Heaven

Could It Be Magic

Everything Changes

Pray

Relight My Fire

Two Can Play That Game - Bobby Brown

I Luv U Baby - The Original

Don’t Give Me Your Life - Alex Party

Never Let Her Slip Away - Undercover

When I’m Good and Ready - Sybil

Ride on Time - Black Box

The Rhythm of the Night - Corona

No Limit - 2 Unlimited

Get A Way - Maxx

The Key The Secret - Urban Cookie Collective

U Sure Do - Strike

I Breathe Again - Adam Rickitt

Spaceman - Babylon Zoo

Red Alert - Basement Jaxx

Feel It - The Tamperer, Maya

Freed From Desire - Gala

Mr Vain - Culture beat

What Is Love? - Haddaway

Gypsy Woman - Crystal Waters

Finally - CeCe Peniston

Free - Ultra Nate

Dreamer - Livin Joy

Let Me Be Your Fantasy - Baby D

I’m Alive - Stretch n Vern

Set You Free - N-Trance

disco tits - Tove Lo

Coconuts - Kim Petras

Outside - George Michael

It’s a Sin - Pet Shop Boys

Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

Let’s Dance - David Bowie

Temptation - Heaven 17

Gold - Spandau Ballet

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

Club Tropicana - Wham

I’m Still Standing - Elton John

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Young at Heart - The Bluebells

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

I Could Be So Good For You - Dennis Waterman

Amarillo - Tony Christie

Delilah - Tom Jones

The Best - Tina Turner

All Around the World - Lisa Stansfield

The Time of My Life - Billy Medley, Jennifer Warnes

Especially For You - Kylie, Jason

Perfect Moment - Martine McCutcheon

Chains - Tina Arena

A Design For Life - Manic Street Preachers

Yes - McAlmont & Butler

I Do This All The Time - Self Esteem

Zombie - The Cranberries

This Charming Man - The Smiths

Paranoid Android - Radiohead

The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley

Don’t Look Back in Anger - Oasis

Baby I Love You - The Ramones

#it runs at 12hr 15mins lol #it was over 14hrs #i typed this up bc i'm feeling anxious for some reason and #needed something to do #i say a party there will be 3 people here #my husband my sister and my bff

[ladydisdainblog]

The URL playlist game

As usual big thanks @its-a-state-of-angst for tagging me🌼

L — Love Today - Mika

A — Afterglow - Taylor Swift

D — Dear Future Self (Hands Up) - Fall Out Boy

Y — You've Got the Love — Florence + The Machine

D — Dancing Shoes - Arctic Monkeys

I — I Want It All - HSM3 Cast

S — Sonnet - The Verve

D — Dress - Taylor Swift

A — Anything Goes - Sutton Foster

I — I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King

N — NFWMB - Hozier

B — Big Parade — The Lumineers

L — Love You For A Long Time - Maggie Rogers

O — Our Generation - Ernie Hines

G — get him back! - Olivia Rodrigo

#if it's seems to you that it's mostly 2000s nostalgia and bubblegum pop with random additions of soundtracks you're completely right #also tbh there's should be way more taylor and florence #but i restrained myself to pass as a person with more diverse music taste (im not) #tag games #personal

[toshidou]

drop the linkkk!!! also the idea of bonding w ghost through music is too sweet. sharing earbuds and not saying a word but the lyrics get the message across gijwifjajdksik my heart

I thought I'd go through a couple of choices/hc's that maybe seem a little more out of place/random

Big For Your Boots - Stormzy

now hear me out, this man is a Mancunian at heart, and although grime is more london, you can take the roadman out of english cities, you can't take the roadman out of him. this sort of music is something i just think he'd love to work out to, he can't even call stormzy a guilty pleasure, he just loves him. don't fight me on this, this is a hill i am willing to die on.

Gottasadae - Bewhy

i'll be so real, this is just me projecting. but also, this song uses the old korean for "god says" in order to refer to himself as the god of rap, and i just think simon would love that energy. along with that, i feel like he loves songs that make him feel the base, feel the beat, and this is absolutely one of those songs.

Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel / Take On Me - a-ha / Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

these are classics from the 80s/90s, so this is music he most likely grew up with and i feel like although he had such a turbulent childhood because of his father, but these are the records he'd steal from his brother's room so he could blast them whilst his father went on a drunken rampage. they brought him a sense of comfort and escape in some of the worst days of his life.

Cherry Pie - Warrent

this isn't a justification. this is just me saying that this is the song that would remind him of you. he would never be the type to serenade, but he would absolutely put this song on whilst you were both in the car, and just tap his fingers against the steering wheel, eyes flicking to you in his peripheral vision so often you have to remind him to "watch the fucking road, simon!"

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Artic Monkeys

this goes for any of the classic 90s/00s classic british tunes i put in here, but the reason he loves this song so much changed when he was out with the rest of the team, watching with wide eyes as you, gaz, and soap all got tipsy enough to crowd the tacky disco lights inbuilt into the dingy bar's floor. and fuck yeah, you did look so fucking good on the dancefloor

#ngl #this is canon to me #SLDFJSLDF #anyway this is my new fave playlist #i love it sm #simon ghost riley #ghost mw2 #simon riley #cod mw22 #anon.exe #cod imagine #simon riley headcanons #ghost headcanons

[one-album-wonders]

UK Rock Superstars Tournament Participants!!!!

We have a remarkable 244 entries into the UK Rock Superstars Tournament. They will be sorted into 61 groups of 4 for the tournament to begin on Monday, May 22nd. Based on the number of nominations and other popularity factors I've sorted the entries into four pots. I will create the groups by randomly selecting one rock act from each pot for each group.

The names of all the participants are below the cut. If you find that there's a GRIEVOUS omission of a great UK rock band or solo artist, please notify me by the end of the day Friday. After that, the participants list will be final.

POT 1

Arctic Monkeys Bauhaus Black Sabbath Blur Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) David Bowie Def Leppard Depeche Mode Donovan Duran Duran Dusty Springfield Electric Light Orchestra Elton John Elvis Costello & The Attractions Eurythmics Fleetwood Mac Franz Ferdinand Genesis George Harrison George Michael Gorillaz Jeff Beck John Lennon Joy Division Judas Priest Kate Bush King Crimson Led Zeppelin Motörhead Muse New Order Oasis Paul McCartney Peter Gabriel Pink Floyd Placebo Pulp Queen Radiohead Rolling Stones Roxy Music Sex Pistols T. Rex Tears for Fears The Animals The Beatles The Bee Gees The Clash The Cure The Dave Clark Five The Hollies The Kinks The Moody Blues The Police The Pretenders The Small Faces / Faces The Smiths The Who The Yardbirds The Zombies Yes

POT 2

Amy Winehouse Bananarama Billy Bragg Billy Idol Black Midi Buzzcocks CHVRCHES Coldplay Cradle of Filth Cream Culture Club Dire Straits Echo & the Bunnymen Elvis Costello Emerson, Lake, & Palmer Erasure Gary Numan Graham Parker Herman's Hermits Iron Maiden Joe Cocker Joe Jackson Madness Manfred Mann Manic Street Preachers Marc Bolan Mott the Hoople Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark Ozzy Osbourne Pet Shop Boys Peter Frampton Phil Collins Primal Scream Ringo Starr Robert Plant Rod Stewart Siouxsie and the Banshees Sisters Of Mercy Slade Squeeze Supergrass The Beat The Damned The Human League The Jam The Jesus and Mary Chain The Pogues The Psychedelic Furs The Specials The Stone Roses The Stranglers The Sweet The Tornados Traffic Ultravox Van Morrison Wham! Wings X-Ray Spex XTC Yazoo

POT 3

ABC Adam and the Ants Alestorm Alt-J Annie Lennox Art of Noise Autechre Belle and Sebastian Big Audio Dynamite Big Country Black Country, New Road Blood Red Shoes Bullet for My Valentine Camera Obscura Carcass Cardiacs Cliff Richard Cornershop Davy Jones Deep Purple Elastica Fairport Convention Fine Young Cannibals Florence + The Machine Gang of Four Gerry & The Pacemakers Gerry Rafferty Happy Mondays Howard Jones Inspiral Carpets Jade Bird John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Kevin Ayers Little Simz Los Campesinos! Mojave 3 My Bloody Valentine Napalm Death Nothing But Thieves Petula Clark Royal Blood Self Esteem Sleep Token Snow Patrol Soft Machine Steeleye Span Suede The Fall The Holloways The Kooks The Pigeon Detectives The Ting Tings The Undertones The Wombats The xx This Heat Throbbing Gristle Tom Jones Two Door Cinema Club Wet Leg Whitesnake

POT 4

10 cc Alison Moyet Bloc Party Cabaret Voltaire Crawlers Creeper Dexys Midnight Runners Eddy Grant Fad Gadget Fontaines D.C. Free Glass Animals Jarvis Cocker Jessie Ware Jethro Tull Kaiser Chiefs Killing Joke Laura Marling Lonnie Donegan Manfred Mann's Earth Band Modern English Mogwai Mungo Jerry Nazareth Nick Lowe Paul Young Peter & Gordon Procul Harum Public Image Ltd Rainbow Richard Thompson Roger Waters Sham 69 Simple Minds Soft Cell Spandau Ballet Spiritualized Status Quo Stereolab Steve Winwood Stiff Little Fingers Super Furry Animals Syd Barrett Talk Talk The Boo Radleys The Chameleons The Cocteau Twins The Cult The KLF The Mission The Searchers The Selecter The Slits The Verve Thomas Dolby UB40 Underworld Uriah Heep Van der Graaf Generator Yard Act Young Fathers

[philoloser]

Introduction | Thursday, Czwartek | 5/1/22

Hi I'm Iga and I created this as my digital journal, because the essays to myself in Word documents weren't cutting it.

This is a space mainly for myself, to post snippets of my life, to write things down, mabye write some really bad poetry (I don't read much) and even add a fancy picture or two!

I will write in polish and english. Whichever words are most fitting to the day.

I would like to look back at this in a couple of years and think of where I have gotten, just like I did with the dusty Word documents from 2019.

So if anyone is reading this, mabye myself in the future, I wanna give you a little wave and a nod. See ya!

Wokół mnie | Czwartek | 5/1/22

My room today is a little bit warm. It was raining, sun tuning in and out constantly. I wanted to ride my bike, I took the tram anyways. At least I got to wear my fancy peach pants. They don't fit my frame well but they are lovely still. Like some oversized necklace.

I did some lab volunteering: Mini-Prep and some sequencing.

Chit-chatted with people working there. I also talked with a couple of people about my bachelor's thesis and was reminded to really start planning it! I have to go beyond just thinking about it. It's uneasy and scary and I want to procrastinate like always, but dear Iga, you gotta let go of that impostor syndrome! You can wing most things, but it will be so much better to put the actual work needed, eh?

I really wanna overcome that uneasiness! I wanna do it! I want to grow out of these bones!

I took an exam today. Don't care about it much, glad to have it over. It was a pain in the ass. I winged it. I feel like I will do good anyways hehe.

I grabbed some food with my roomie in the mall. I don't like the mall. It smells werid and feels like climate change. But the food was really good.

I went home and felt good today. Today is three weeks since I started taking anti-depressants for my seasonal monkey brain. I feel the september verve coming back, I really missed it :] The december slump is passing.

I did some grafiki. I wanna like this commision but my client has awful taste and it's harder to concieve something nice and creative. I am well beyond my deadline.

I rode my bike to the shop to get groceries and I didn't take my headphones. My brain was quite quiet, I liked that. I like the cobblestone roads, even though it makes my butt hurt and makes jars in the trunk rattle anxiously. I really liked that I could ride that road after it rained.

It's 1 am and I'm waiting for the laundry to be done. I wanna fall asleep after I get that sorted out.

Goodnight.

#philoloser journal

[cabbagepatch47]

The Rock Slump of 2010s and 2020s

Just listened to the ‘Rock This’ playlist on spotify followed by the ‘Rock Out’ playlist, both of which boast the best in new rock and the rock of today etc. I felt physically ill, I could only listen to a couple seconds of the five songs I listened to before my ears compelled me to skip. The songs compiled of pop songs that had features from traditionally rock artists, loud guitar with extremely soft indie voices, songs that triple j would try to pass off as rock ( even though they are definitely pop/indie- sticky fingers sounding *gag sound*), some poor imitation of a past rock genre or just the most boring song you have ever heard. WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WITH ROCK?!/?! Maybe I’m narrow minded as to what my definition of rock is, but it's so poppy and indie? While there are bands that can be found on these playlists that have that classic rock feel mixed in with a newer sound, (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Bully, FIDLAR, Momma and Meet Me @ The Altar just to name few - took me half an hour to sift through the aforementioned playlists to find songs that I would genuinely add to my playlist) the majority is already popular bands (Paramore, Smashing Pumpkins), non-rock songs, tiktok formulated crap and indie-rock. I'm not trying to shit on indie rock, but to me it just doesn't have that certain something that other rock genres have, i feel as though it should just be classified as indie. Am I just a stickler, an old 67 yr old white guy crying out “back in my day”? Maybe I’m not searching hard enough or maybe we are in a The Rock Slump. 

The goddamed Rock Slump has been occurring since the early 2010s, there hasn't been a decade-defined rock genre since the 2000s. I mean since the ‘creation’ of rock in the 1950s, there has been a consistent rock takeover, with it moulding into a different sound with each decade. The 1950s housed the rhythm and blues (which would eventually be coined as  rock n roll) and legends like Chuck Berry, Little Richard and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (Pelvis). The 1960s saw the rise of the rock band and the rise in popularity of sub-genres (folk rock, psych rock). Notable mentions of the 1960s: The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, The Zombies, Cream and The Rolling Stones. Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, ACDC, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Talking Heads, DEVO, Blondie, The Velvet Underground, Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, The Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Hole, Alice in Chains, Pulp, Oasis, Blur, Suede, Supergrass, Foo Fighters, The Verve, Silverchair, The Cranberries, Weezer, The Offspring, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit (lol, i had to), Radiohead, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes and so many more. I mean I could keep going. These are all iconic bands that anyone who listens to music can recognise. And while there are some pretty cool post-punk acts coming out of Ireland and the UK (Fontains DC, Black Midi, The Murder Capital and Wet Leg (don't kill me, they make good music)), they're still in the early stages of their success and its still pretty bare bones when looking at whats topping the charts (of which hardly any songs are rock). I cringe thinking about the sudden pop-punk that is happening right now with MGK and Yungblud, however Good 4 U does manage to get my head banging- even though I would classify Olivia Rodrigo as a pop artist. I mean what has happened to Rock in recent years? Lots of music critics and writers chalk it up to the massive rise in hip hop's popularity in the 2010s, while I think that's part of the reason, I also think that hip hop and rock have coexisted for a long time, hip hop cannot be the soul reason for the decline in rock. Sometimes Rock and Hip Hop even have a baby (Childish Gambino). 

Is Rock the new Jazz? Will it ever come back? The current state of rock as shown by the Spotify playlists that caused this whole rant is depressing. The post-punk burst is promising but the pop-punk revival is brain-grating. Please god if you're there, birth us a new rock genre, I will be forever grateful. Maybe I am just mad that I missed out on some of the best years in music or maybe i'm seeing it through rose coloured glasses because I wasn't around for the shit and have 24/7 access to the gold. Was that too visual? Maybe I'm coming down from a Daisy Jones and the Six high? Maybe i'm just that annoying that im a ‘wish they were born in the 70s’ type of person

#rock #music #i havent edited this so good luck #or proofread #she'll be right #spotify

[kendallspussy]

🎶✨when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask/tag 5 of your followers 🎶✨

tagged by @reasoncourt ily <3

1. in my feelings by lana del rey (my favorite lana's song from my favorite lana's album)

2. back in town by florence + the machine (underrated florence masterpiece)

3. bitter sweet symphony by the verve (whenever I feel like I need some kind of uplifting idk this song tastes like spring to me)

4. welcome to japan by the strokes (one of my favorite the strokes songs, the sound of my twenties)

5. r u mine? by arctic monkeys (a very basic choice but it's the song that pacifies my panick attacks, calms me down)

i tag @buttshapedpillow @partynthem @pastempomat @pointlessfrog @priestfrommidnightmass

#<3 #u can ignore it ofc #tag games

[grayscollins]

GRAYSON COLLINS' PLAYLIST [ CAN BE ACCESSED HERE ] Due to his gruff in nature first appearances, many would assume Gray might have heavy metal blasting in his ears, but truth be told his tastes are mainly riddled with alternative and punk music. Grayson doesn't stray away from formative early 2000's music while getting sea shanties stuck in his head time and time again. He also enjoys songs that are a step below a love ballad, though those have been trickling into his repeat lists more often now then not. Also mostly known as Sad Boi Jams.

1. Waltz #2 (XO) - Elliot Smith 2. Visions of Gideon - Sufjan Stevens 3. MakeDamnSure - Taking Back Sunday 4. Such Great Heights - The Postal Service 5. Alive With The Glory of Love - Say Anything 6. Dzanum - Teya Dora 7. Wellerman Sea Shanty - Nathan Evans 8. Rye Whiskey - The Pirates Charles 9. Te Haarlem in den houte - Pekel 10. When Am I Gonna Lose You - Local Natives 11. Late Night Talking - Harry Styles 12. Hidden In the Sand - Tally Hall 13. Tek It - Cafune 14. Do I Wanna Know? - Artic Monkey's 15. I'll Wait For You - Tsuwavii 16. Slow Show - The National 17. Scott Street - Phoebe Bridgers 18. Cornelia Street - Taylor Swift 19. Tongue Tied - GROUPLOVE 20. Good Grief - Bastille 21. Clocks - Coldplay 22. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears 23. Glory Box - Portishead 24. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra 25. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve 26. Wild World - Yusuf/Cat Stevens 27. Roxanne - The Police 28. London Calling - The Clash 29. Ghost Town - The Specials 30. Anarchy In The U.K. - Sex Pistols 31. Banquet - Bloc Party 32. Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine

#[ playlists. ] #[ tasks. ] #cape.task #cape.task:001

[catb-fics]

🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

I had so many of these thank you @christiloveit @youlovehermadly @racedthroughsoundcheck @faaallout @losingnights @theeleventhhour too 😘 xxx

I won’t send any out as I think everyone has had at least one and I love all of u ha ha ❤️

🌟 Still Take You Home - Arctic Monkeys

🌟 The Rodeo - The Snuts

🌟 Connection - The Kooks

🌟 Go Outside - Viola Beach

🌟 Catching The Butterfly - The Verve

[sora-iro]

I was tagged by irisz, thank you :> 

rules: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then list 10 songs you really like, each by a different artist. then tag 10 people to do the same thing

10 tracks on my ‘on repeat’ playlist

- Maddox - But maybe

- TVXQ - Epitaph

- Muse - Compliance

- ATEEZ - HALAZIA

- Starailor - Silence is easy

- ATEEZ - Deja vu

- Jong Ho - Gravity

- Maddox - Knight

- Editors - Formaldehyde

- Piotr Zioła - Podobny

10 songs I really like

- The Verve - Bittersweet symphony

- Arctic Monkeys - Do I wanna know

- White Lies - Am I really going to die

- The Killers - My own soul’s warning

- Seventeen - Don’t wanna cry

- Keane - The way I feel

- BoA - Forgive me

- Rosa Linn - Snap

- INXS - Disappear

- The Police - Wrapped around your finger

Tagging: @y-eoreum @benzo-diazepines @kunoichi-of--destiny @la-lu @hinamie @faiirysecret @itsmeimcathy @delium @kikuism @ari-kanon 

#tagged #if anyone else wants to do this then pls tag me #I need new songs to add to my playlist #c:

[ariesbilly]

🎶✨when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask/tag 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨ tagged by @joey-potters

25 - the pretty reckless

monkey wrench - foo fighters

like a stone - audioslave

bittersweet symphony - the verve

take on me - a ha

I’m tagging @dragonflylady77 @imsodishy @every-dayiwakeup @chrisbitchtree @disco-deviant

#this took a hard left at the end lmfao #variety!

[baldbarzal]

updated shows/concerts/festivals etc. seen

Reading 2011

Architects

Rise Against

New Found Glory

Bring Me The Horizon

The Offspring

Deftones

30 Seconds to Mars

My Chemical Romance

Reading 2014

Paramore

Jake Bugg

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Arctic Monkeys

Blink 182

A Day To Remember

Vampire Weekend

Imagine Dragons

Don Broco

Papa Roach

Sleeping with Sirens

You Me At Six

Queens of the Stone Age

Enter Shikari

Jimmy Eat World

Foster the People

Secret Solstice 2017

Foo Fighters

Richard Ashcroft (The Verve)

The Prodigy

Chaka Khan

Royal Blood

Paramore

Charlie XCX

Take That

Busted

McFly

Lady Gaga

Robert Plant

Fall Out Boy

The Pretty Reckless

Halestorm

Harry Styles (x2)

Hozier

Bad Omens

Bring Me The Horizon

Theatre

Wicked

The Sound of Music

Moulin Rouge

Hamilton

Don Juan in Soho (David Tennant)

Streetcar Named Desire (Paul Mescal)

Henry V (Kit Harrington)

Le Belle Sauvage

#I like keeping this record #it’s a shame im an adult now and have to spend my salary on adult things and not festivals and fun

[formeryelpers]

Manresa Bread, 271 State St, Los Altos, CA 94022

Loved Manresa Palo Alto, so I thought I’d check out their Los Altos location. The Los Altos location is smaller and does not have a kitchen – so they seem to have fewer items (e.g., no toast). Manresa Bread was “conceived in the kitchen of three-Michelin-star Manresa restaurant.” They care about quality ingredients and great technique, milling their flour daily and hand-shaping their naturally leavened breads. They use French butter.

The bakery has loaves of bread, croissants, cookies, quiche, scones, cake, monkey bread, muffins, and pre-made sandwiches, a full espresso bar, drip coffee, tea, and retail items like apparel, cookbooks (including the Manresa Cookbook), brownie mix, pancake mix, granola, and Verve Coffee. They serve Verve Coffee. There were a few gluten-free items.

Tart flambe danish ($7): a flat circular Danish topped with eggs, sour cream, onion, bacon, gruyere, etc. It’s like a buttery, flaky, layered croissant dough with a creamy, cheesy, bacon blanket. Drooling yet?

Cappuccino: No foam art, on the bitter side, not as good as one you’d get at Verve and not as good as the cappuccino I ordered at Manresa Palo Alto.

No cash payments. They add a 3% service charge to the total. No seating inside. There are a few benches outside. Should I dock them for not having the best cappuccinos…probably not. At least they chose a good coffee roaster.

P.S. They could close early if they sell out. Best to go early. They're known for their monkey bread.

4.5 out of 5 stars.

By Lolia S.

#Manresa Bread #Manresa #bakery #bread #Los Altos #croissants #Verve Coffee #quiche #cookies