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**Big Bopper** · 06-22-08, 10:46 AM

You must like accordion music.

I listened to Mr. Peeter's stuff (samples of first four cuts on the blue album) and it sounds like 'European' music - background for movies when a character is in Germany or something. The movie 'National Lampoon's European Vacation' had some traditional dancers, and if I remember right, similar music. Puts me in mind also of Polka.

The guys in the swamp I remembered from when you posted it last year, and all I could think was, I hope they're not plugged in! Sounded good, but couldn't understand them of course (you might've also had a link last time to the translation I think).

'She Goes Nana' reminded me of some of The Byrd's stuff. 'I'm Into Folk' was a surprise, but has a definite Irish/Gaelic overtones. U2 would probably be comfortable with that style.

So yeah, the links you provided seem to be familiar types of music. Especially for someone who still thinks The Righteous Brothers, The Mamas and The Papas and others made some of the best music ever.

Shalom
Bruce

**'lectric drumma** · 06-22-08, 02:00 PM

Hmm... accordeon music... Well frankly, I think I do like it, although I might not really know it myself... Bizar, isn't it? Let's say, the first time I saw an accordeon was on a boattrip, many years ago, as a child. There was someone just playing old classic flemish songs. Than, years went by and I never really had contact with accordeon anymore, but with these kinds of music, yeah, actually I do like it.

A couple of years, I found out about these guys, using accordeon as well, and I must say, I really like there music. Happy, and you wouldn't guess since it's such happy music, but with explicit lyrics...

ska-p consumo gusto

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=1_YU6gro7Os

ska-p consumo gusto

Edit: I really like this one, we played a version with own lyrics of it in the musicacademy some years ago. It's great how they change style of music, and which instruments they all throw in: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=SAmf2I...eature=related Of this specific song, I once looked up a translation of the lyrics, and some could indeed find them explicit... BTW, they are a Spannish band. Enjoy!

How did you like Laïs?

Stijn

**Big Bopper** · 06-22-08, 04:11 PM

**'lectric drumma** · 06-22-08, 04:45 PM

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=njPWBTIv9qw

Swanheart

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr5EB0k0y1I

Swanheart

Epica - Cry For The Moon

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Dys1_TuUmI4

Epica

http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/albums/ Icon and Draconian Times were back in the days practically non-stop in my walkman, I was so crazy about this band.
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=i3FnQMSD4Zg very good band also... So sad

Just to name a few...

Stijn

**S.T.P.Boston** · 06-22-08, 05:11 PM

Hey Stijn,

Accordion-muziek, ik weet wel beter!, volgens mij had Bart Peeters ooit les gehad van Mel Lewis.
Goeie muzikanten, goeie muziek!
Steve

**Big Bopper** · 06-22-08, 07:23 PM

You've got similar tastes as mine. The first link - Sirenia - is 'cool' (others watch the video and you'll get the pun). Except I don't know how the guys can keep bobbing their heads up and down and not fall over from dizziness or headaches every so often!

Swanheart from Nightwish was a little too operatic for me. I checked out Elvenpath which was a little more to my liking. It seems like there's a lot of 'epic' groups or music over there, along the lines of Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song' or 'Misty Mountain Hop.' Rock opera with a lot of tragic themes. Is that the case? Or just what you like? Epica (third link) seems to be up this alley as well.

Couldn't really understand Paradiselost. I listened to 'The Word Made Flesh' and 'Mortals Watch The Day' from the Shades of God album but I couldn't hardly understand the lyrics. Metal is not really my cup of tea. I could listen to a little but after a bit it starts shredding my nerves. Maybe I'm too old. Are they a Christian band?

Alice In Chains ('would?') wasn't bad. A little more tame than Paradiselost in some ways, but still pretty much Metal. I could actually understand some of the lyrics!

Thanks for sharing.

I'm not a hip-hop fan either, but John Reuben does a song that I'd like my band to cover. Not quite as intense as Paradiselost or Alice In Chains.

I mentioned the Subdudes and heard them in a park concert here in Colorado one time but I'm not really a fan. They are interesting, and do some interesting songs, but overall I'm not wild about them either.

Shalom
Bruce

**wolfencopter** · 06-22-08, 09:49 PM

Oooooo I'll be examining this in greater detail very soon!! thank you for this!!

I saw the first clip "swamp" and thought of Black Debbath (Love em) and then went on to I'm into folk and I loved that too!

**'lectric drumma** · 06-23-08, 07:19 AM

Big Bopper

Paradise Lost is a bit a tricky band, I mean, the albums from before "Icon" and "Draconian Times" are kinda different. I do like those 2 albums a lot, but I'm not that much of a fan of the previous albums. I've got some songs of "One Second" (titel track is great) as well, those are great too.

As far as rock opera's is concerned, I actually don't know American bands that make that kind of music, mostly European bands. Black and Death metal is mostly from up north I think (Norway, Sweden,...) and some in Belgium and Holland. And I've got the impression that East-European countries do have some real metal bands as well, but I can't think of any names at the moment and I'm at work right now.

One band/project I forgot to mention is Ayreon... You really should check that out... I've got the CD's "The Human Equation" (featuring 12 singers I believe, among who is James Labrie) and "The Final Experiment" at home. http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_albums.html Just click Ayreon in youtube and you'll find quite a lot. The song "Love" is a great one with great voices. The two albums I mentionned are a complete story - rock opera's.

This is the startpage: http://www.arjenlucassen.com/index2.html

On the bottom left of this page are 2 videoclips, I don't have the albums of it, but I actually 'd like to buy them since I really like those 2 songs: the songs "Out in the real world" and "Spellbound" http://www.streamofpassion.com/
I do like this kind of music. And I like the difference in those things between the soft/fragile female voice and the male screams as well, as you can find in songs by Epica... I can't believe I didn't like Epica in the beginning, hehe...

Wolfencopter, glad you like it... If other bands come up, I'll post some links.

Stijn

**'lectric drumma** · 06-23-08, 07:21 AM

Originally posted by S.T.P.Boston View Post

Hey Stijn,

Accordion-muziek, ik weet wel beter!, volgens mij had Bart Peeters ooit les gehad van Mel Lewis.
Goeie muzikanten, goeie muziek!
Steve

Ben je serieus? Is het eerste wat ik ervan hoor... Ik weet alleen dat ik hem vroeger kende als drummer en de laatste jaren ook als all-round muzikant. Goeie muzikant en fantastische drummer in elk geval.

Stijn

**S.T.P.Boston** · 06-23-08, 10:31 AM

Going Dutch/Belgium

V-drummers,

I have sent L'ecrtic Drumma a personal mail!
I think most of you(with the exeption of Render

) can not understand Dutch!
If Rythm would start in Swedish we couldn't understand it as well.

So for now you have to keep up with my poor english!
Good luck,
Steve

**V(ader)DRUMMER** · 06-23-08, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by S.T.P.Boston View Post

I think most of you(with the exeption of Render

) can not understand Dutch!

I understand Dutch perfectly. It means there's no way I'm paying for your lunch. I'm buying mine. You buy yours. That goes for you, too, Render!

There - what's so tough to understand about that?

**S.T.P.Boston** · 06-23-08, 01:33 PM

You gave me a Dutch-Treat!

**'lectric drumma** · 06-23-08, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by V(ader)DRUMMER View Post

I understand Dutch perfectly. It means there's no way I'm paying for your lunch. I'm buying mine. You buy yours. That goes for you, too, Render!

There - what's so tough to understand about that?