Post by Captain Amadeus (Legendary Em) on Aug 19, 2009 9:36:39 GMT -5
The following post is extremely long; it is also extrememly informative. That means no "tl;dr" for you. If you wanna just click the links and skip all the words, well, that's your poragative.
*Ahem* Let me begin...
Now that I've finally left the Sonic fandom behind, I can finally admit to myself that Crush 40 is not my favorite band. No, something I should have realized long ago is that Powerman 5000 is the band for me.
In case you've never heard of them (you must not like good music) they were a band that helped popularize industrial music in the ninetees with the debut of their multi-platinum record "Tonight! The Stars Revolt!"
But one of the great things about the band is that they've never stuck to one musical style, as the youtube links I will now provide explain.
Mega! Kung Fu Radio!- PM5K's first cd was one of the first examples of nu metal, before bands like Lincoln Park popularized the style. They kept the style going for a while, eventually filling up a second cd ("The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) with unused nu metal and straight-up rap material.
The song that the band was best known for during this time period was a simple song called Orginizized
Tonight! The Stars Revolt!- This is the CD that skyrocketed the band into stardom, thanks to heavy radio play and a list of hits that would make Korn blush. Abandoning the rap influence of their previous cd and ep's, the band instead went towards a heavily sci-fi sound, both musically, lyrically, and aesthetically.
In particular, the song that the masses couldn't get enough of was When Worlds Collide, a great song with a RIDICULOUSLY awesome music video (Kamehameha!) that you must watch even if you aren't a fan of industrial metal. Other songs that were turned into music videos include Nobodey's Real and the scream-tastic Supernova Goes Pop.
ZOOLANDER- If you hadn't heard of Spider One and his Powerman 5000 group already, then you got a crash course in this movie. Performing a metal version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax is no small feet.
Anyone for Doomsday?- What was originally intended to be the band's third cd ended up going unreleased, due to lead singer Spider One's concerns that the cd sounded too much like their previous record. Still, AFD was released a total of three separate times, though there are few physical copies our there right now (luckily, as of a few months ago, you can download the cd online... LEGALLY!).
Before the band first decided to drop the cd, the intended single made it's way into quite a few soundtracks and got a good amount of radio airtime. That track was Bombshell
Transform- Since Spider apparently wasn't going to be satisfied with himself if he stuck to the same style for too long, the world wondered what the band's next offering would hold. The answer was the cd Transform, which largely abandoned the industrial elements and much of the screaming in exchange for a greater focus on instrumentation and lyrical quality. The sound has been refered to as Punk Metal in the past, and I can't think of a better way to describe it myself.
Free, the single for the album, never became as popular as the band's earlier work, but remains as an example of the band's great talent.
Destroy What You Enjoy- The last cd that PM5K put out continued their path into punk even further, thanks to the inclusion of a new guitarist (anyone remember Alien Ant Farm?). While many would say it is their weakest cd (myself included) there are quite a few good tracks, including "Heroes and Villains", a hint at what was to come on their next album.
One track on the cd managed to get some playtime (going independant hurt the band's chances at wide radio play), as well as appearing on the soundtrack to a certain Madden Football game. The song was Wild World.
Somewhere On the Other Side of Nowhere (Oct. 2009)- After a three year lapse, the new PM5K cd is almost ready to hit stores shelves. Already the album is picking up attention, due to the fact that it is a bit of a return to their "Tonight!" and "Doomsday" industrial style.
That doesn't mean the band has stopped experimenting however, as the new single for the cd (digitally released) has proven in a wonderfull way. Supervillain takes everything that has made the band great and rolls it into one headbanging track; considering this and the other songs I've heard off of the album, there are virtually no chances of this not ending up one of the best cd's of the year. At least, in my opinion.
And that's all I've got to say about that. Thank you for reading through all this, and possibly clicking a few of those youtube links as well. Well, until comments start rolling in, this is all I've got for now.
*Ahem* Let me begin...
Now that I've finally left the Sonic fandom behind, I can finally admit to myself that Crush 40 is not my favorite band. No, something I should have realized long ago is that Powerman 5000 is the band for me.
In case you've never heard of them (you must not like good music) they were a band that helped popularize industrial music in the ninetees with the debut of their multi-platinum record "Tonight! The Stars Revolt!"
But one of the great things about the band is that they've never stuck to one musical style, as the youtube links I will now provide explain.
Mega! Kung Fu Radio!- PM5K's first cd was one of the first examples of nu metal, before bands like Lincoln Park popularized the style. They kept the style going for a while, eventually filling up a second cd ("The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) with unused nu metal and straight-up rap material.
The song that the band was best known for during this time period was a simple song called Orginizized
Tonight! The Stars Revolt!- This is the CD that skyrocketed the band into stardom, thanks to heavy radio play and a list of hits that would make Korn blush. Abandoning the rap influence of their previous cd and ep's, the band instead went towards a heavily sci-fi sound, both musically, lyrically, and aesthetically.
In particular, the song that the masses couldn't get enough of was When Worlds Collide, a great song with a RIDICULOUSLY awesome music video (Kamehameha!) that you must watch even if you aren't a fan of industrial metal. Other songs that were turned into music videos include Nobodey's Real and the scream-tastic Supernova Goes Pop.
ZOOLANDER- If you hadn't heard of Spider One and his Powerman 5000 group already, then you got a crash course in this movie. Performing a metal version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax is no small feet.
Anyone for Doomsday?- What was originally intended to be the band's third cd ended up going unreleased, due to lead singer Spider One's concerns that the cd sounded too much like their previous record. Still, AFD was released a total of three separate times, though there are few physical copies our there right now (luckily, as of a few months ago, you can download the cd online... LEGALLY!).
Before the band first decided to drop the cd, the intended single made it's way into quite a few soundtracks and got a good amount of radio airtime. That track was Bombshell
Transform- Since Spider apparently wasn't going to be satisfied with himself if he stuck to the same style for too long, the world wondered what the band's next offering would hold. The answer was the cd Transform, which largely abandoned the industrial elements and much of the screaming in exchange for a greater focus on instrumentation and lyrical quality. The sound has been refered to as Punk Metal in the past, and I can't think of a better way to describe it myself.
Free, the single for the album, never became as popular as the band's earlier work, but remains as an example of the band's great talent.
Destroy What You Enjoy- The last cd that PM5K put out continued their path into punk even further, thanks to the inclusion of a new guitarist (anyone remember Alien Ant Farm?). While many would say it is their weakest cd (myself included) there are quite a few good tracks, including "Heroes and Villains", a hint at what was to come on their next album.
One track on the cd managed to get some playtime (going independant hurt the band's chances at wide radio play), as well as appearing on the soundtrack to a certain Madden Football game. The song was Wild World.
Somewhere On the Other Side of Nowhere (Oct. 2009)- After a three year lapse, the new PM5K cd is almost ready to hit stores shelves. Already the album is picking up attention, due to the fact that it is a bit of a return to their "Tonight!" and "Doomsday" industrial style.
That doesn't mean the band has stopped experimenting however, as the new single for the cd (digitally released) has proven in a wonderfull way. Supervillain takes everything that has made the band great and rolls it into one headbanging track; considering this and the other songs I've heard off of the album, there are virtually no chances of this not ending up one of the best cd's of the year. At least, in my opinion.
And that's all I've got to say about that. Thank you for reading through all this, and possibly clicking a few of those youtube links as well. Well, until comments start rolling in, this is all I've got for now.