It's June 16, 2024, 06:41:57 AM
I believe I'm going to incorporate a series of articles about groups that define west coast music into my 'Going off On Tanjints" column thing that I do.First, I want to make a list of probably 20 to 30 groups that encapsulate California's sound and feel very well.1.Sublime2.Too Short and The Dangerous Crew3.Rage Against The Machine4.Cypress Hill5.Bad Religion6.Warren G7.The Beach Boys8.A-Team(Abstract Rude/Aceyalone)9.Incubus10.Living Legends11.The Red Hot Chili Peppers11.Dre/Snoop12.The Eagles13.Steely Dan14. Mac Dre/Khayree15.Tool/A Perfect Circle16. The Mars Volta/At-The-Drive-In17.Ice Cube/Sir Jinx/Crazy Toones/DJ Pooh18.Cake19.Daz/Kurupt the rest of the DPG extended family20. DJ Quik21.Jackson Browne22..Above the Law23.Jane's Addiction24.Deltron the funkee homosapien, Dan, HieroNow I know alot of you are going to be tempted to start naming every rapper you like but before you do that let me say that being a dope rapper doesn't mean you shape the sound/your sound encapsulates the feel of California.Sublime to me is the most Californian band ever, they have Reggae, hip-hop, funk, punk, rock, and every style in between and it all feels like cruising the beach or CA house parties you know? Warren G's albums feel like a sunset in Long Beach. Chili Peppers is a sunny day, bouncing along the city etc. Cypress Hill can encapsulate the mad stoniness of California life. Especially their early work with really gritty funk samples that feel like a funky yet gritty soundtrack to a funky yet gritty state you know? Don't just name every MC ever. cause MCing is probably a smaller part of the equation when it comes to a music's sound encapsulating the feel of California.Anyway, just wanted to give y'all a little preview/head's up as to some shit I'll be writing on soon and I felt like making that list to make choosing songs on this mix I wanna make easier.-T
didn't know Korn was from CA. I guess they do have some of that sound in a way. they did fuck with ice cube.
Quote from: Tanjential on August 23, 2007, 09:35:09 AMdidn't know Korn was from CA. I guess they do have some of that sound in a way. they did fuck with ice cube.They also worked with Damizza.
You're right, the alkies really do contribute to the sound of CA.
THats a dope list Tanj I liked how you included Steely Dan and the eagles, Rage Against the machine and Sublime who are a few of my favorites. E-G+1
NWA...btw good thread