So, the Pan-Dora (you gotta say it like Colonel Scarface from Avatar) found me this awesome band a while ago and I need to share it's Epic-ness with all y'all. That band is Pendulum. According to the Pan-Dora and the Wikipedia, they started out as a rock band and migrated to Bass-n-Drum Electro-Techno, and sorta weave back and forth. I like it. Plus, they're Australian and that adds +2 levels of Badass to anything, yeah?
The thing I most respect and adore about Pendulum is that their songs are actually distinct from each other. I can listen to any of their albums and not feel like I'm listening to an Hours-Long Single Track like with some other bands I could name but won't... (serious, not naming any.) I enjoy their Diversity of Sound, the combination of strong rhythm and well-written lyrics. They remind me, in a strange way, of Splashdown.
Splashdown is another great band, but they are no longer together. In a display of True Artist Badassery, however, Splashdown decided to make all their songs available for Free Download on their website. Thank them, go listen to their stuff.
I really can't recommend Pendulum strongly enough. It's great Rokking Out music, especially in the car. Not so great to sing along to, though, which is their greatest failing. Everyone's got some sorta Horrible Flaw, but theirs is only a Woeful Flaw (in that it creates Woe).
Oh, you want to know why else Pendulum is awesome? Because their music video for Watercolor uses Ferrofluids. What are Ferrofluids? Well, you remember the Bad Guy in Terminator 2? That's Ferrofluids. Except Ferrofluids are black, not silver, making them Moar Evily. Seriously. They're Insane. Watch this art exhibit video and shudder in Horror.
Where does Pendulum find themselves (shut up about my pluralization-grammar) on the Suspiciously Accurate Scale? They're right between Epic and Bad-Ass. If you could realistically sing along to more of their songs, they'd be Epic+, but since you really sorta can't.. Bad-Ass.5 is about what they average out to. Maybe an Epic-? Either way, they ROKK (see QC to understand the spelling there) and you need to Listen to Them. Right. Now.
