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Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · Sep 17

The Top 50 Greatest Alternative Bands of all time #MusicSky

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(Preliminary) Top 50 Alternative Bands of All-Time

One of the multiple renditions of the 50 greatest alt bands lists I've created

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1h

Man, I used to not be crazy about The Mars Volta, but they’re such an elite band #MusicSky

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Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)

YouTube video by The Mars Volta - Topic

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Iconic. Harmonica, Guitar, Bass--all great.

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Songwriting isn't as interesting here, but the brass makes this track and the drums are pretty damn good

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Another fun track with great instrumentation and structure

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

A bit different aesthetically (because of the instrument tuning) compared to the rest of them album and a great structure

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Smooth piano chords and a really good guitar solo in the mix as well.

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

The piano here is excellent. My personal fav Clash song tbh

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

The bass has been good on this album, but it is more prominent here compared to the others. Great lyrical themes too

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Stupendous instrumentation here tbh and excellent songwriting

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

This one is interesting because it does a whole aesthetic and tempo 180 after starting with a jazz-y blues feel

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Super excellent mix on this track with a dirty feel of the guitar tuning 😮‍💨

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

There's a bit of motif-esque lyricism here and it's SUPER smooth along with great instrumental structure

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

"I wasn't born so much as I fell out"

Another iconic one tbh and covered by Ben Folds

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

A bit of a jazz-y feel to this track and a creative mix that is SUPER harmonious

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Iconic one tbh. Great chord changes and main chord pattern.

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

Some reggae influences where Joe and Mick play off each other well vocally, but the instrumentation and structure are both not as good as the others

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

A cool ass chorus and just a super fun song

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

The more Blues-y feel to this track provides a nice switchup here.

Jimmy Jazz, Jazz, Jazz

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

A fun track with some Surf Punk influences.

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most iconic rock songs OAT (not just Punk) for a reason. That opening guitar cadence especially is too good.

I live by the riverrrrrrrrr

#LondonCalling
#TheClash
#PunkPolitics
#RockHistory
#IconicAlbums
#ThisIsRadioClash

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

I got bored so I created a bunch of graphics to represent each track’s title AND I posted my ratings for each track on the album (from my analysis of the album on The Harmony Fix). It takes a minute to create graphics for each track so idk how many albums I’ll do, but this one’s a classic.
#MusicSky

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

dir. Billy Ray
dp. Mandy Walker
writ. Billy Ray, (og writ.) Buzz Bissinger
ed. Jeffrey Ford
#ShatteredGlass
#TrueStoryFilm
#MediaEthics
#CharacterStudy
#IntegrityVsAmbition
#FabricatedFame

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not a big-budget film, but it has some great performances. I don’t remember where I heard it’s one of the best films of the 21st Century (because it isn’t that), but it’s a solid under-the-radar movie.

Shattered Glass grades #FilmSky

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

dir. Gus Van Sant
dp. Jean-Yves Escoffier
writ. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
ed. Pietro Scalia
#GoodWillHunting
#VanSantCinema
#IntellectualDrama
#MentorshipOnFilm
#CharacterDriven

Jack West @isthisitjack.bsky.social · 1d

I’m Will Hunting. Also, Matt Damon and Minnie Driver kill it. Excellent writing as well.

Good Will Hunting grades #FilmSky