Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.
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Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.
Ep29: CJ Musicology pt1 (nu metal, metal, christian hardcore, and metalcore)
The Richard Wooten Podcast
3 hours 28 minutes 59 seconds
3 years ago
Ep29: CJ Musicology pt1 (nu metal, metal, christian hardcore, and metalcore)
“Zao was so ridiculous that I needed to show people, and I did that so many times that I started to love it”
Joined by our long time friend CJ Menard to dig into the songs that formed his musical tastes.
Preamble
01:20 Black Dahlia’s Nocturnal and the codification of metal, and Trevor tribute
36:14 The spilling of the Mr. Hinkus tea
1:00:10 How the christian music environment affected music discovery, religious trauma/guilt, the power grabbing nature of churches, and the relationship between youth groups and hardcore
1:51:23 Mortal Kombat soundtrack, napalm death, nu metal, and fuck as i lay dying,
2:19:50 Slayer, deftones, snapcase, strife, hardcore etc…
2:39:38 Zao and initially impenetrable art
3:03:43 Overcome, Strongarm, ideas about hardcore vocals, and Living Sacrifice
3:16:26 Neurosis, Korn, and summary
Recorded 6/10/2022
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gPPEv6nrBZILs5hir5mym?si=892ccab2698b4b31
The Richard Wooten Podcast
Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.