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Recommend an alternative genre Album for a pow day?

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TimeWasted
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Hey NS,

Though I DID search bar this, most album suggestions were rap, hip hop, or metal, which isn't really my favorite when skiing pow. Anyone know any good alternative genre albums that I should torrent before skiing some pow tomorrow.

+k for all those who suggest an album.
Feb 8 2014 11:43PM
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JAHpow
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO7GJR8uo8U

Sorry, I couldn't get the embed to work.

This song gets me every time on the mtn.

Feb 8 2014 11:56PM
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byubound
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Delicate Steve- Positive Force
Feb 8 2014 11:57PM
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GrahamGould
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Kurt Vile- wakin on a pretty daze

Violens- True
Feb 9 2014 12:00AM
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DIPED_IN_SAUCE
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Depends on what you mean by "alternative"... There are a lot of sub genres. That said this is what i do on pow days:





and some alternative rap for giggles:




Feb 9 2014 12:06AM
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No.Quarter
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Tired Eyes-There in the Shade
Nirvana-In Utero

Who even knows what alternative means anymore though.
Feb 9 2014 12:09AM
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uyghur
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anything by bibio or phoenix
Feb 9 2014 12:14AM
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JAHpow
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Also the entire soundtrack to The Art of Flight.

http://www.artofflightmovie.com/news/permalink.php?aid=41

Feb 9 2014 12:16AM
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Dr.Dealgood
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Built to Spill - You in Reverse
"Goin Against Your Mind"




If you haven't heard this before, it's worth a listen, great band.
Feb 9 2014 12:20AM
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Gsince93
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Feb 9 2014 2:13AM
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cheaaaaaa
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name a couple bands along the lines of what your thinking of.

otherwise id deff recommend Fergalicious
Feb 9 2014 2:37AM
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ABdrummer
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Arctic Monkeys

Its on TPB and just listened to it for the first time. pretty good
Feb 9 2014 2:51AM
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Pastie
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Tame Impala

Artic Monkeys

Allah Lahs (more surf-esque)
Feb 9 2014 6:22AM
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louie.mirags
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Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West
Feb 9 2014 7:17AM
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Bateman
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/769080
Feb 9 2014 7:22AM
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jibbpeter
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Fever ray - Fever ray.

They made the intro music to Vikings.
Feb 9 2014 2:12PM
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DIX~
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AM as people have said

Arcade Fire's Reflektor
Feb 9 2014 2:17PM
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zahava
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The Arkells - Jackson Square, Michigan Left
Belle & Sebastien - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
The Black Keys - Brothers, El Camino
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix
City & Colour - The Hurry & The Harm
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Grouplove - Never Trust a Happy Song
Little Green Cars - Absolute Zero
Lumineers - The Lumineers
Metric - Synthetica, Fantasies, Live It Out, Old World Underground
Passion Pit - Gossamer
Purity Ring - Shrines
Young The Giant - YTG & Mind Over Matter


As much as I love bouncing around in pow while listening to good music, I NEVER have it on out of bounds or when your skiing with others especially in terrain where tree-wells are an issue. I think thats common sense though...
Feb 9 2014 4:41PM
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esotericjive
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Rock and Roll Nightclub or Mac demarco 2 are fantastic albums, also check out keep it like a secret by built to spill
Feb 9 2014 6:00PM
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qazwsxedc34
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tame impala

Arctic monkeys

Pretty lights

Big Scary- Belgian Blues, Purple is good also

Queens of The Stone age- I Sat by the Ocean

Band of Skulls- I know what I Am

Russian Circles

Dan Auerbach- Heartbroken, In Disrepair

Datarock- Fa-Fa-Fa if you wanna go funky

Foals- Inhaler

MF-MB- Seconds Away

VIctory- Play It



Feb 9 2014 6:28PM
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qazwsxedc34
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Or just create a classical music playlist. The Mozart effect on skis.
Feb 9 2014 6:30PM
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goodnoooo
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portamento- the drums
Feb 9 2014 6:48PM
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DIX~
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Oh my yes. Such a good band, but don't know if I'd recommend 'em for skiing tunes
Feb 9 2014 6:53PM
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Turner.
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First one that came to mind. Mad that I can't think of anything else, but I always thought this would be good to shred pow to:



Feb 9 2014 6:57PM
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DENIM_CHICKEN
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I recently came across this song and it is definately a weird one, but it's oddly beautiful. If anyone can point me towards some similar music I would be forever grateful.
Feb 9 2014 7:21PM
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broto
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Lee Fields - either My World or Faithful Man are both good albums for a pow day
Feb 9 2014 7:26PM
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louie.mirags
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Black keys
Feb 9 2014 8:27PM
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Drail
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"Alternative"...



I thought we stopped using that term decades ago. To me, 'alternative' is what we called rock in the mid 90's. Tea Party, Our Lady Peace, etc... mainstream rock went either towards grunge, or alternative.

So, without contributing anything helpful to this thread, I just wanted you guys to know that I think alternative isn't actually a real genre of music, but just something we made up in the mid 90's for some silly reason.
Feb 9 2014 8:58PM
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Z.J.H.
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I really like Circuital by My Morning Jacket.
Feb 9 2014 9:12PM
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starvin_marvin
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg5KjnAhuU
Feb 9 2014 9:13PM
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goodnoooo
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so alternative rock didn't exist in the 80's? ...
Feb 9 2014 9:18PM
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ged.bend
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imagine dragons has a pretty good album

also - check out mumford and suns
Feb 9 2014 9:21PM
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CluckaChuck
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Feb 9 2014 10:12PM
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Snowtorious_BIG
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Dre day Nigga


Feb 9 2014 10:16PM
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rudager
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Obsidian - Baths

Terta - C2C

Dark Eyes - Half Moon Run

Blockhead
The Dead Weather
Elliott Brood
Japandroids
Feb 9 2014 10:21PM
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Drail
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Did it ever really exist, or did we just call all rock for a few years alternative? What was rock music during the time of alternative?
Feb 9 2014 10:28PM
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cheaaaaaa
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can't you play that same game for the nomenclature of a lot of genres of music.

"was it really pop or did we just call it that?" I know where your coming from, but i don't see a need to contend for it
Feb 9 2014 10:46PM
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Drail
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Well, to be fair, 'pop' stems from popular, which the industry has bastardized into what it is today. In the end, pop also isn't a real genre.

Rihanna for example is what you could call pop, but her music in reality, is more at home under the r&b realm. A lot of pop songs have more elements of house, trap, r&b amongst other genres, we just put them all into pop because. Shit, pop was a term for music since the 50's, but the only thing consistent with it is the name, the actual style of music in the pop world is constantly changing, hence - it's not an actual style (genre) of music.
Feb 9 2014 11:55PM
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Blake.P
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alt j - an awesome wave
purity ring - shrines
the black keys - el camino
metric - fantasies
phantogram - eyelid movies
Feb 9 2014 11:59PM
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Tanner-D
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Portugal the Man- Evil Friends
Feb 10 2014 12:48AM
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Tanner-D
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Portugal the Man- Evil Friends
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Tanner-D
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Portugal the Man- Evil Friends
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Tanner-D
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Portugal the Man- Evil Friends
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Tanner-D
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Portugal the Man- Evil Friends
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Tanner-D
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Portugal the Man- Evil Friends
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ModMommy
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I like "Six Months Is a Long Time" by Kakkmaddafakka
Feb 10 2014 12:52AM
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Tanner-D
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Fuck haha listen to it that many times I guess
Feb 10 2014 1:46AM
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SteezoSaurus
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great choice! odesza's shit is pretty good but H-mob is definitely the best beats to play in the woods
Feb 10 2014 2:00AM
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Bateman
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DUUUUUUUUDE!!




Feb 10 2014 2:28AM
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Iron and wine. Astronautalis.
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