Alternative

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Alternative 4 | Anathema

By Mike ⋅ October 29, 2008 ⋅

This is an album I’ve had for a week now. I had listened to it several times in the background while working, cooking dinner, or being preoccupied in some other way and I could tell it had potential. This weekend I finally gave it a dedicated listen with a respectable volume and 100% of my attention and I was really blown away.

Live at the Fillmore | Dredg

By Dan ⋅ September 24, 2008 ⋅

I’ve learned something over the past few months. It’s hard work searching for new good bands on your own. You can spend hours upon hours poking through various websites or music services and not find something you’d even consider stealing. Of course, I’ve had a few success stories starting out just like that. But doesn’t feel great when your friends do the work for you? Hopefully that’s us in your case… but Nirav and I actually have friends too.

Escape/Restart | Radius system

By Dan ⋅ September 8, 2008 ⋅

I came across Radius system only a few months ago. Their album caught my eye again today, I listened to it twice, and got the inspiration to spread the good news. As I do for all my posts, I check out the band’s website and do a little bit of research… but poignant only vaguely describes the feeling I get when I remember that making great music isn’t enough to keep the dream alive. As of August 27th, 2008, Radius system announced the project is over. They’re offering their album as a free download… get it while you still can!

Grace | Jeff Buckley

By Dan ⋅ September 4, 2008 ⋅

I know I’ve mentioned Jeff Buckley before in my Strongest Voices in Rock post, but his voice was just too phenomenal to actually think his music deserved just a passing mention. Sometimes he played alternative, straight-up rock, blues, or even folk. But what remained constant throughout was his amazing voice.

Flies the Fields | Shipping News

By Dan ⋅ August 21, 2008 ⋅

Occasionally I come across a band with a sound I can’t quite put my fingers on. Shipping News has some elements of indie-rock and some sort of mellow grunge. But neither genre does them justice. This band is all about tension and a simple sound to get across a theme.

Blackbird | Alter Bridge

By Dan ⋅ July 30, 2008 ⋅

I realize this post may put my credibility on the line, but just hear me out. Against popular opinion, I used to really like Creed. I thought their first album provided a fresh look at the grunge genre and was really good all the way through… I even liked the second album. Then it became quite apparent Scott Stapp was… well, we all know what I’d like to call him. Then I saw a single ray of hope… Alter Bridge, consisting of all original members sans Scott Stapp. What a wonderful concept.

Seer

By Dan ⋅ July 24, 2008 ⋅

I have a habit of trying to ascertain the essence of a band’s sound by mixing sounds well defined by two or three artists. I recently ran into a band with the most peculiar mix bands… Tool, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, and Coldplay. Four completely different sounds merged to form a unique, yet familiar sound.

Phone Interview | Pilot’s Wish

By Dan ⋅ July 7, 2008 ⋅

Our goal at Obnoxious Listeners was simply to provide an easy way for its authors to easily keep each other up to date with new music. The website launched this goal somewhere we hadn’t anticipated… Good music is now finding us!