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by mat.bez.lima
Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Brazil - One song per day!
Replies: 21
Views: 12685

Re: Brazil - One song per day!

The song of today is "Chega de Saudade", one of the greatest classics of bossa nova, singed by João Gilberto in the great album also called "Chega de Saudade".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUuJrpP0Mak
by mat.bez.lima
Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:16 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Brazil - One song per day!
Replies: 21
Views: 12685

Re: Brazil - One song per day!

The song of today is "Detalhes", from the album "Roberto Carlos" of 1971. Roberto Carlos is, without doubt, the most popular singer in the history of Brazil, tough some consider the hype about him exagerated when he is called "king" of brazilian music. Roberto Carlos is...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:33 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Here's a picture of the Top 100 Albums of AcclaimedMusic
Replies: 7
Views: 5034

Re: Here's a picture of the Top 100 Albums of AcclaimedMusic

Al these albums are classics. It doesn't make sense mark just the top 10 as classics.
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:32 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Are Extended Plays less important than actual albums?
Replies: 8
Views: 5656

Re: Are Extended Plays less important than actual albums?

In general, I believe that yes. The EPs aren't much more than a single. A single have two musics. A EP also don't have much musics: generally just 4 musics.
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: France - One song per day.
Replies: 2482
Views: 2704528

Re: France - One song per day.

Great topic. I will listen and search these artist when I will have more time. Now, I am occupied studying for the ENEM, that here in Brazil is the acess to university.
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Brazil - One song per day!
Replies: 21
Views: 12685

Re: Brazil - One song per day!

The song of today is "Admirável Gado Novo" by Zé Ramalho. Zé Ramalho is one of the greatest singers and composers of MPB. I admire his impressive talent in songwriting, one of the greatest brazilian composers. His melodies are wonderful, the arrangementes of his musics is also wonderful in...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and others
Replies: 16
Views: 9193

Re: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and oth

I want much say the ratings of "Stereo Review", "Q", "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", "Mojo", "Le Guide Du Cd", "Rolling Stone 1992", "Rolling Stone 2004" for these albums under by Sin...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:38 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and others
Replies: 16
Views: 9193

Re: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and oth

I can respond to you about Music Story and Le guide Du CD. Music Story site is always and always under construction. For how many times i don't know. Nevertheless, you can have ratings using site API's. http://developers.music-story.com/fr/developpeurs About Le guide Du CD, i think i'm the only one...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Brazil - One song per day!
Replies: 21
Views: 12685

Re: Brazil - One song per day!

Good topic! As one of the Brazilians here, I want to contribute as soon as possible. Please do! The song of today is "Pais e Filhos" by Legião Urbana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfixHYBWaiU mat.bez.lima, it's great that you started this thread and I enjoyed both songs you've recommen...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:14 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Where Can I find the complete ratings of "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", "Mojo" and others?
Replies: 0
Views: 1427

Where Can I find the complete ratings of "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", "Mojo" and others?

I want much know where I can find all the ratings made by "Stereo Review", "Q", "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", "Mojo", "Le Guide Du Cd", "Rolling Stone 1992", "Rolling Stone 2004" for...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:08 pm
Forum: Artist lists (albums)
Topic: Beatles Albums, Ranked (Various lists)
Replies: 6
Views: 5818

Re: Beatles Albums, Ranked (Various lists)

My top 3 is 1º Abbey Road 2º Revolver 3º Sgt. Peppers. I could put Revolver in the first place and Abbey Road is second. I can't eliminate my doubt of what is the better album between the two first of my top. Magical Mistery Tour isn't masterpiece, but have a great quantity of great tracks that I lo...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:54 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and others
Replies: 16
Views: 9193

Re: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and oth

mat.bez.lima, please don't use this board for this kind of messages; it's meant for posting lists only ;) Any question goes on the Music, music, music board if it's about music or the site;in Films, movies, motion pictures if it's about cinema, and in General discussion if it's about anything else....
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and others
Replies: 16
Views: 9193

Re: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and oth

mat.bez.lima, please don't use this board for this kind of messages; it's meant for posting lists only ;) Any question goes on the Music, music, music board if it's about music or the site;in Films, movies, motion pictures if it's about cinema, and in General discussion if it's about anything else....
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:22 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and others
Replies: 16
Views: 9193

Where Can I find the complete ratings of the sites "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", and others

I want much say the ratings of "Q", "Virgin Encyclopedia Music", "Music Story", "MusicHound", "Mojo", "Le Guide Du Cd", "Rolling Stone 1992", "Rolling Stone 2004" for these albums under by Sinatra under this text, becaus...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:12 pm
Forum: Rank the tracks
Topic: Rank the Tracks: The Beatles' White Album (1968)
Replies: 42
Views: 58077

Re: Rank the Tracks: The Beatles' White Album (1968)

I still will rank all the tracks. I din't heard the whole album because is too irregular for me. But I will still hear the whole album, even Revolution 9. But I say now: my favorite tracks are and will always be, without doubt, While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Blackbird. I also like much Back In The...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Brazil - One song per day!
Replies: 21
Views: 12685

Re: Brazil - One song per day!

The song of today is "Pais e Filhos" by Legião Urbana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfixHYBWaiU
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:37 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Brazil - One song per day!
Replies: 21
Views: 12685

Re: Brazil - One song per day!

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=852uCGcseIs mat.bez.lima, it would be great if you could at least provide a link to the song, whether on Youtube or somewhere else, so people don't have to go looking for it by themselves, as most might be too lazy to do it ;) We're not asking for a big...
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 24, 2016 3:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Brazil - One song per day!
Replies: 21
Views: 12685

Brazil - One song per day!

The song of today is "Primavera (Vai Chuva)" of the singer Tim Maia, one of the greatest and most impressive voices of the brazilian music and even world music. One of his best albums is his first album, self-titled "Tim Maia". Tim Maia is the king of soul here in Brazil.
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:01 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.
Replies: 12
Views: 9716

Re: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.

This problem is not exclusive of music. Ex: Nelson Rodrigues is considered one of the greatest geniuses of brazilian literature and I even heard some people say that if Nelson Rodrigues had written his masterpieces in english, he would be mega famous in the world! Paulo Coelho is the brazlian writte...
by mat.bez.lima
Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.
Replies: 12
Views: 9716

Re: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.

You know what, I have an Idear...why you don't begin a thread...hmmm... I don't know...for example something like "Brazil, one song per day" ;-) It would be a good thing to expose the unknown or "underrated" Brazilian artist. You will see, even if no one comes to talk to you, yo...
by mat.bez.lima
Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

I disagree with the statement in the title of this thread, to me Rate Your Music is a great source. It is a site where you can rate and share your own music, where you can discover a lot of music, and if you like, create and share your own favorites lists. As to bad or good users, I don't care what...
by mat.bez.lima
Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:33 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.
Replies: 12
Views: 9716

Re: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.

All Music is a site that deserve many elogies because review many great albums of all genres and of many different countries
by mat.bez.lima
Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.
Replies: 12
Views: 9716

Re: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.

I'm a brazilian an I will make suggestion of brazilian music some times in all weeks in this forum, but members of another coutries can use this forum to post great songs, albums and artist of his respective countries.
by mat.bez.lima
Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:27 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.
Replies: 12
Views: 9716

Re: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.

The song of today is "Águas de Março" of the album "Elis & Tom". Better: hear the whole album because it's wonderful, a masterpiece.
by mat.bez.lima
Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:38 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.
Replies: 12
Views: 9716

Singers and music of countries out of United States and England doesn't have the recognize that deserve.

Out of United States and England there are many great singers and great albums that aren't much remembered out of the their countries origin, or when are remembered doesn't have the deserved ratings. I, being a brazilian, know great albums and artists of here that deserve much more world fame. Examp...
by mat.bez.lima
Wed Jul 20, 2016 4:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

I created this topic with angry becuase the lower overall ratings of some fantastic albums of standards, but now, more calm, i say that the site Rate Your Music is not so bad, may be very interesting and have many great users, not just bad users. I created a account there.
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

I think there are cases where it can be legitimate, but more often than not it's just used to mean "I don't like slow music. This is slow music." When I hear people call a slow moving movie boring, I often respond "I find a lot of big budget blockbusters with constant activity a lot ...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.) - Update 2015
Replies: 135
Views: 94233

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.) - Update 2015

I also suggest that Acclaimed Music add ratings of Mojo in the albums cadastred here.
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

From what I have head it's great for music discoveries, but the AT rankings are just flat out embarrassing. What is the site AT? I don't know much sites of music rating, I confess. "AT" is an abbreviation for "all-time" - Maschine Man is referring to RYM's all-time rankings. Tha...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

I think discogs is much better in terms of catalogue completeness (especially with electronic music). Shame it has such a dated layout. It's a bit different though in that the opinions of the users are very much minimized (you can rate and review releases, but these are hidden away instead of place...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

Like any user-based site, you have to approach it from the average user. Just like IMDb seemingly attracts Nolan devotees, RYM goes for prog. Even if it supposedly represents all albums, there's always going to be certain biases, and those can become self-perpetuating. If you visit a music site tha...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:06 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.) - Update 2015
Replies: 135
Views: 94233

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.) - Update 2015

I saw some ratings of this critic, Piero Scaruffi, and he is without doubt a polemical critic. Many albums universally considered masterpieces, like Sgt. Peppers, Led Zeppelin IV, Innnervisions and others acclaimed albums have just a rating of 7 of 10 by this critic. In fact, Revolver of The Beatles...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

From what I have head it's great for music discoveries, but the AT rankings are just flat out embarrassing (Dummy being the only female fronted album in the entire Top 100, from what I can remember). I find that many younger users I have encountered just want to listen to albums so that they can sa...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

The RYM community have their own inclinations in terms of favourite genres just like all others, presently prog rock and heavy metal. I believe that's the same for about all music websites around the net. I wouldn't call it a bad source for that, it's just that the music tastes of this community ar...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:27 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

Best Ever Albums is another site that the ratings of the users don't must be interpreted much seriously. Possibly, it is even worse than Rate Your Music in the quality of the overall ratings.
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:04 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

I think RYM is also a good resource for certain things. However, there does seem to be a bit of showmanship about ratings, reviews, and posts among some of the userbase there. There are some users who seem to want to stand out from the pack, and others who want to be tastemakers, it seems, and this...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

Examples of this type of music are the music of Beethoven and Mozart, also classical music in general, and the spectacular album "In The Wee Small Hours" by Frank Sinatra. Hi, mat.bez-lima, since you're a big fan of Sinatra in general and of "In The Wee Small Hours" in particula...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:49 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

Re: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

I created these polls because I have some difficult in choice the best album of Beatles principally, I am extremely indecise between Abbey Road and Revolver (becuase I enjoy more the melodies and arrangements of Abbey Road, this album have more stupendous songs than Revolver, but the lyrics of certa...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:38 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

Interesting discussion, this! I have to say that I am with Rob on this one: I think it can be a fair call to say something bores you. I in fact think that sometimes, this is an artistic intention: for example, the 16+ minute "The Tick of the Clock" by Chromatics comes to mind in the conte...
by mat.bez.lima
Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:31 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users
Replies: 30
Views: 23536

The site Raye Your Music is a bad source about music with many bad users

I acess the site Rate Your Music many times to see the average rating of the albums (these ratings are all votes of usuaries), but I will rarely, if not never, acess again. There are many albums that don't have have the average rating much more low than deserve, and many albums have the rate above t...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:33 pm
Forum: Rank the tracks
Topic: Rank the Tracks: Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
Replies: 14
Views: 24349

Re: Rank the Tracks: Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours (1955)

01 | In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 13 | Mood Indigo 04 | Glad to Be Unhappy 05 | I Get Along Without You Very Well 11 | Deep in a Dream 07 | I See Your Face Before Mine 06 | Can't We Be Friends? 12 | When Your Lover Has Gone 03 | What Is This Thing Called Love? 10 | Last Night When We Were Y...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

Examples of this type of music are the music of Beethoven and Mozart, also classical music in general, and the spectacular album "In The Wee Small Hours" by Frank Sinatra. Hi, mat.bez-lima, since you're a big fan of Sinatra in general and of "In The Wee Small Hours" in particula...
by mat.bez.lima
Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

Yes, if someone calls something boring it can say more about that person than about the work of art. When I was 15 I thought Mahler symphonies, Russian novels and Ingmar Bergman films were boring. Now they belong to my favorites and I realize I was too young for those complex works. I agree with ev...
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

I think there are cases where it can be legitimate, but more often than not it's just used to mean "I don't like slow music. This is slow music." When I hear people call a slow moving movie boring, I often respond "I find a lot of big budget blockbusters with constant activity a lot ...
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:22 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

Firstly - and this is only a minor point - there definitely are people who dare to criticize classical composers, including Beethoven and especially Mozart. Every artist, no matter their status, gets its detractors and classical music is no different. In fact, the idea that classical music is the m...
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:19 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

I'm sorry, but I do not agree with the opening post at all and I have to apologize beforehand because this might come off as arrogant, but I do think there is some fallacy in reasoning. Firstly - and this is only a minor point - there definitely are people who dare to criticize classical composers,...
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:14 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.
Replies: 25
Views: 13182

Re: Criticize a music calling it "boring" is not a good argument.

I'm sorry, but I do not agree with the opening post at all and I have to apologize beforehand because this might come off as arrogant, but I do think there is some fallacy in reasoning. Firstly - and this is only a minor point - there definitely are people who dare to criticize classical composers,...
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:47 pm
Forum: Brazil
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone Brazil: 100 Greatest Brazilian Songs
Replies: 23
Views: 55275

Re: Rolling Stone Brazil: 100 Greatest Brazilian Songs

In my opinion, the brazilian music is underrated in the world. There are may great brazilian albums that aren't much remembered or so these albums don't have the rating suficiently high deserved.
by mat.bez.lima
Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:42 pm
Forum: Brazil
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone Brazil: 100 Greatest Brazilian Songs
Replies: 23
Views: 55275

Re: Rolling Stone Brazil: 100 Greatest Brazilian Songs

Any comment from a Brazilian or anyone familiar with Brazilian music? I'm surprised by the low placing of "Garota de Ipanema", "Baby" and "Manhã de Carnaval" and where is "A Minha Menina" and "Taj Mahal"? The brazilian music, with the notable except...

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