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Title: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: guitarhead on January 30, 2008, 02:30:07 PM
This is the thread where you say what you listen to at the moment, and if you don't listen to anything, just say the title of the last song you heard. It's a great way to discover new bands and explore different genres. I'll start off:
Joe Satriani - Always With Me, Always With You
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Post by: Pedro on January 30, 2008, 03:40:30 PM
Right now I'm listening to:
Radiohead - Like spinning plates (live "I might be wrong" version)
Will just move this thread to the Music General.
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Post by: guitarhead on January 30, 2008, 03:43:53 PM
Sorry for the malplacement :(
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Post by: Pedro on February 02, 2008, 05:03:16 PM
The Spotnicks - Rocket Man
My latest discovery. Coming up next, The Shadows... :D
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Post by: guitarhead on February 02, 2008, 05:19:28 PM
My brand new blues-jamtrack :D
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Post by: Pedro on February 02, 2008, 05:42:30 PM
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Post by: Pedro on February 09, 2008, 07:40:18 PM
Right now I'm listening to the very cool guitar instrumental theme of:
Afraid to Shoot Strangers - Iron Maiden
This riff is very catchy.
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Post by: Mr. Scar on February 16, 2008, 12:15:37 PM
Battlestar Galactica sound track
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Post by: Pedro on February 16, 2008, 12:34:35 PM
I don't watch an episode of that in ages... I wonder if it still plays on TV.
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Post by: Mr. Scar on February 25, 2008, 04:03:26 PM
Listening to Nick Kave and Warren Ellis...."the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford" sound track.
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Post by: Gertok on February 25, 2008, 08:05:59 PM
Billy Sheehan - Cosmic Troubadour
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 03, 2008, 06:41:29 AM
the new album by british sea power do you like rock music? is awesome here is a link to them performing no lucifer on later with jools holland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzxZtRxfVF0
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Post by: larrivee on March 03, 2008, 03:09:40 PM
OK....Here we go.
In my home system i have Brad Paisley "5th Gear" and in my car Dokken "Tooth and Nail".
Both are so completely opposite you may think that they were from different planets, but at the same time GREAT GUITAR PLAYERS
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Post by: guitarron on March 03, 2008, 03:14:39 PM
agreed-some the players i've ever known were country pickers not a lot of room for mistakes when you your playing clean
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Post by: 64Guitars on March 03, 2008, 03:40:57 PM
Be Bop Deluxe - Axe Victim
I bought this album 30 years ago. At the time, I thought it was okay but I wasn't really hooked on it. So I only listened to it a few times then filed it away. I've listened to it a few times since but I still wasn't hooked. But recently, I started listening to it again and now I love it! Every track on it is great.
I've found that these kinds of albums are often the best -- the ones that take a while to grow on you. If I'm really impressed with an album on first listen, chances are that I'll be sick of it in a few weeks. But albums like Axe Victim that take a while to grow on me seem to be the classics in my collection that I never get tired of listening to.
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Post by: Pedro on March 03, 2008, 03:56:57 PM
Great stuff you guys listen, Be Bop Delux is a great find, reminds me Deep Purple. I agree with you, most of my prefered albums were failed first hearings. Perhaps for me the best example is Carlos Paredes, I started to listen to him when I was a kid mainly because my father listened to him but then it grew immensely on me and I was forced to get everything from him. Today I've probably listened close to everything that the man recorded while alive.
Right now I'm listening to Beethoven - Waldstein (Piano Sonata no. 21)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 03, 2008, 04:29:10 PM
i met bill nelson of be bop deluxe in im sure it was the early 80's but might have been the tail end of the seventies when he was doing the rounds with his band red noise (the album sound on sound was so ahead of its time and still sounds fresh today), great guitarist ,great person, and vastly underated musician,songwriter, composer etc but the best thing about him is he is continually experimenting. he hates touring an album coz he wants to do new stuff and move on, so it makes it a bit hard for his fans and record companies lol. but i'd rather see an artist perform for love/fun whatever than them going through the motions.
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Post by: SteveG on March 22, 2008, 08:10:20 PM
Alex Harvey, Tomorrow belongs to me.
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Post by: guitarron on March 23, 2008, 07:22:26 AM
jazz-any and all of it-relaxes me-i don't know who i'm even listening too
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Post by: TomH86 on May 03, 2008, 10:52:37 AM
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs 8)
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Post by: guitarlick on May 03, 2008, 04:48:29 PM
Hi there! I've been listening to Porcupine Tree's - Fear of a Blank Planet. A cracking innovative album. I just love the creative edge to the music and meaningful lyrics. ;D
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Post by: ianjm on May 04, 2008, 04:20:21 AM
Sex pistols `Never mind the doo dahs`
What an album!!!!!! 8)
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Post by: Pedro on May 25, 2008, 08:13:21 AM
I'm listening to Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat, wich is a very cool song. :D
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Post by: TomH86 on June 15, 2008, 08:42:46 PM
The Zombies AMAZING Album, Odyssey And Oracle!
You have the obvious choice for favorite, Care Of Cell 44, But I Really Love Hung Up On A Dream And Brief Candles...Maybe After He's Gone Is Genius Too!
Brilliant Vocal Harmony's.
Other Than This, Ive Been Hearing A Lot Of Syd Barrett...
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on June 17, 2008, 07:42:32 PM
SteveG's post of cocaine... You RAWK!!! Keep it up.
V/R
Tod
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Post by: SickNote on June 30, 2008, 09:33:16 AM
Saw John Mayer at the weekend in Hyde Park, London. Awesome!
I'm usually up to my eyeballs in Slayer, so this makes a nice change. :D
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Post by: guitarron on June 30, 2008, 09:41:15 AM
Eric Clapton 24 nights live cd's
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Post by: SickNote on June 30, 2008, 09:55:12 AM
I was just listening to Jack Pearson on the Gibson home page (link below), absolutely one of my favorite guitarists (formerly of the Allman Brothers when Warren Haynes left the band to start Gov't Mule). http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Video/Jack%20Pearson%20Performance%20A%20(3)/
There are additional videos with Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Duane Eddy, as well as Johnny A. http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Video/Johnny%20A_%20Open%20Forum/
The Johnny A video is predominantly guitar chatting while the Jack Pearson videos have jaw-dropping playing from jazz to blues slide.
Peace.
Blooby
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Post by: Farmjazz on July 06, 2008, 03:51:01 PM
Red Stick Ramblers - Right Key, Wrong Keyhole
Great BBQ music!
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Post by: guitarron on July 07, 2008, 09:48:11 AM
Elvis Costello
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Post by: Farmjazz on July 09, 2008, 10:39:17 PM
Sonya Kitchell - Words Came Back To Me
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Post by: Farmjazz on July 27, 2008, 09:57:33 AM
Scotty Anderson - Triple Stop. This guy is, without a doubt, one of the best guitar players out there.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on August 08, 2008, 10:04:44 AM
the new beck album is awesome, and i watched the sigur ros movie on my mp3 player on the flight back from crete, was so good i cried.
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Post by: SteveG on August 08, 2008, 01:22:18 PM
Abba, my 10 yr old daughter has just discovered them >:(
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Post by: psychmusic on August 09, 2008, 08:50:27 PM
Paul Butterfield Blues Band--mike blumefield was an amzaing guitar player. If you have not heard thier version of Shake Your Monemaker, you have not lived.
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Post by: guitarron on August 10, 2008, 09:08:47 AM
miles davis on the internet radio
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Post by: guitarron on August 11, 2008, 11:37:23 AM
Some of the best musicians i've ever jammed with were pickers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVgqGHCI8o&NR=1 check it out
That's pretty entertaining stuff. I especially like Pickle Your Knees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVK2jUCAjlw) and Pussy On The Mat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiDtpWfSKeo).
My favourite "Ivor", though, is still Ivor Biggun. Anyone who's not familiar with his work should check out The Cockerel Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlufq2jEHhY), I've Farted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k_VfSWt728), and The Pussy Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyQE1zzLbGo). His songs are a hoot! ;D
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Post by: guitarron on August 15, 2008, 09:18:30 PM
That's pretty entertaining stuff. I especially like Pickle Your Knees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVK2jUCAjlw) and Pussy On The Mat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiDtpWfSKeo).
My favourite "Ivor", though, is still Ivor Biggun. Anyone who's not familiar with his work should check out The Cockerel Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlufq2jEHhY), I've Farted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k_VfSWt728), and The Pussy Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyQE1zzLbGo). His songs are a hoot! ;D
friggin' great stuff
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Post by: guitarron on August 19, 2008, 02:22:31 PM
Sheryl Crow bar (as a buddy used to call her) there goes the neighborhood
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 07, 2008, 04:04:37 PM
chris bell - i am the cosmos
big star member now deceased
i think alex chilton might have got more credit than he deserved.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on September 08, 2008, 06:06:54 AM
Joni Mitchell - Coyote (live version with The Band from 'The Last Waltz')
Love it so much
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Post by: guitarron on September 08, 2008, 09:50:42 AM
nuthin to lose -nevermet
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Post by: beleg on September 12, 2008, 09:12:34 AM
ratatat.... check out "wild cat"
http://www.myspace.com/ratatatmusic
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on November 17, 2008, 11:35:25 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on November 16, 2008, 05:44:01 AMthe new todd rundgren album called arena. bin a fan of todd since i was kneehigh to a grasshopper, is probably his fault i started writing songs. he has justed turned sixty and still has the vitality of a 16 year old. his new cd is just him and his guitar and protools, still a wizard a true star, but also a great guitarist highly under rated imho. heres one off the new cd.
This is a great track. Starts off a bit like 'Don't Fear the Reaper', then decides to go as mad as the title. He's an awesome songwriter, and you're right - he's REALLY underrated as a guitarist. One of the guitar mags (might have been 'Guitarist') recently ran a feature about his discovery of protools and how underrated his playing is. He's been playing in a new line up of The Cars I believe.
I've only got some of the old stuff, but this was a good taster for the new album.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 17, 2008, 11:42:59 AM
heres a recent interview in scottish list , i missed hisgig in edinburgh damn. http://www.list.co.uk/article/14145-todd-rundgren-interview-full-transcript/comments
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Post by: Bro on January 18, 2009, 02:46:34 AM
Anything by Stevie Ray Vaughan, or umm... Look at little sister its called
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Post by: BossMicroBRew on January 18, 2009, 03:33:50 PM
The Hourly Radio - Deaf Ears The Hourly Radio - Crime Does Pay http://www.myspace.com/thehourlyradio unfortunately these guys broke up recently; a powerful live band
Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=212691051 pretty cool stuff...shown weekly nationwide in the US on 487 stations and PBS, online, and other TV broadcasts around the world
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on January 19, 2009, 08:19:27 AM
'A Million Love Songs' - Take That. The downside of a free-for-all jukebox in my office :D
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Post by: mduckworth73 on January 19, 2009, 09:11:41 AM
Dream Theater Constant Motion
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Post by: Mr. Scar on January 19, 2009, 01:35:05 PM
Howard Stern interviewing Paul McCartney.
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Post by: hewhoiscalledj on January 19, 2009, 02:36:57 PM
Sparta (an offshoot of At the Drive In) A Wilhelm Scream I am Ghost
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Post by: SteveG on January 19, 2009, 05:13:55 PM
Avenged Sevenfold, City of evil.
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Post by: Bluesberry on January 20, 2009, 10:33:38 AM
I am having a major Rory Gallagher thing right now so I am listening to his albums a lot lately (because that is the way I do it, obsessive like).
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Post by: Tony on January 20, 2009, 05:01:21 PM
Lester Young and Harry 'Sweets' Edison, 'Red Boy Blues' (Oscar Peterson, piano, Ray Brown, bass, Herb Ellis, guitar, Buddy Rich, drums). It's a track that doesn't seem to want to end. I'll be up to the 1960s soon, they tell me they were good!
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Post by: The Reverend 48 on January 23, 2009, 04:01:02 AM
Joe Bonamassa's latest "You & Me" its awesome!
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on January 23, 2009, 06:33:17 AM
Haven't heard it yet, but Guitarist magazine was raving about it...
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Post by: Tony on January 23, 2009, 06:37:43 AM
I'm listening to Outkast/Big Boi feat. Sleepy Brown 'The Way You Move' but it raises the point for me: What sort of non-guitar music do you listen to that gives you guitar ideas? Is this a new thread?
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Post by: lg on January 23, 2009, 08:09:22 AM
I am listening to some of Greeny's music... You are so talented! But, anyway... in response to what sort of 'non-guitar' music do you listen to, to inspire new guitar music... I sometimes like the classics, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Beethoven, etc. Or maybe some good keyboards such as Keith Emerson.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 23, 2009, 06:02:47 PM
i'm listening to jemima's kite and ive heard the new stuff you aint heard yet
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Post by: 3guitarsEddy on January 24, 2009, 02:04:29 PM
Whiskey in a Jar by Thin Lizzy, one of my all time favourites and still trying to get a hang of the central lead bit. Maybe one day.
Keep on plucking.
Eddy
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Post by: BossMicroBRew on January 24, 2009, 02:15:52 PM
A friend just sent me some youtubes of a Polish band, Dzem (Jam). Anyone ever listened to them? It's exciting stuff to me.
Time Machine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyPaxa1xnw&feature=related
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Post by: Farmjazz on January 24, 2009, 06:54:10 PM
Andy Narell - Light In Your Eyes
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Post by: Mr. Scar on January 28, 2009, 01:07:56 PM
Mamma Mia
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 28, 2009, 01:12:30 PM
abba dont get the credit they are due, i grew up listening to punk when they where around and detested them, then years later i saw danny wilson do a stirring live version of knowing me knowing you , the song is brill /lyrics etc and turned me onto abba . liking abba doesn't make me gay..................does it?
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on January 28, 2009, 02:28:45 PM
it's jemima's kite. Again....and again....and again. Love that one.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on January 29, 2009, 07:01:11 AM
Abba's Bjorn and Benny are just magnificent, meticulous songwriters. Songs like 'The Name of the Game' are right up there with The Beatles and Bacharach, IMO. I like the way they flew totally in the face of fashion / style, and got away with it because the songs were so good.
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Post by: Flash Harry on January 29, 2009, 09:49:55 AM
I had the ORH hate ABBA, followed by the 'Aren't ABBA brilliant' phase. But grannies parties and dad dancing has knocked this out of me again.
Yes they are ggod songwriters, the songs are great songs, you're only gay if you want to be and I still don't like listening to ABBA. Even in gay clubs.
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Post by: Pogrom on January 29, 2009, 01:34:41 PM
Through my iPod right now, into my ears, A Perfect Circle's "Judith" and in my car stereo is KMFDM's album TOHUVABOHU. Before this I was listening to Darkthrone's "Transilvanian Hunger" album.
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Post by: Flash Harry on January 30, 2009, 05:12:29 AM
Let down, from OK computer, Radiohead.
they construct a good song.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on January 30, 2009, 07:25:27 AM
Right now... 'S.O.S' by Abba, followed by Blur's 'Beetlebum', then 'Afternoon Delight' by The Starland Vocal band. I have NO shame :D :D :D
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 30, 2009, 08:53:43 AM
TWO NEW INSTRUMENTAQL PIECES THAT GREENY SEND SO I CAN COME UP WITH A LYRIC FOR JEMIMAS KITE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER BUSY WEEKEND.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on January 30, 2009, 10:00:36 AM
I've got a few days off work in a weeks time. Can you imagine how many songs I'll do when I'm not working????! Be afraid... be very afraid... :D :D :D
Seriously - don't get yourself in trouble. You have to balance love and music very carefully! ;)
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Post by: Wiley on January 30, 2009, 07:31:29 PM
;D ;D ;D
I'm listening to all of you guy's songs. You are all so talented
:o ::)
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Post by: AlchemyMN on January 30, 2009, 09:36:47 PM
I've been listening to 89.3 - The Current - Minnesota Public Radio. It started as a two week experiment, but now I can't go back to commerical radio. It's been 5 weeks and counting.
Listen to the top 89 songs of 2008 - i think you will like it too.
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Post by: Mr. Scar on February 11, 2009, 12:45:42 AM
Tales From Topographic Oceans
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/Topographic.jpg/200px-Topographic.jpg) breaking out some vinyl.
The album's concept, a two-disc, four-piece work of symphonic length and scope (based on the Shastric scriptures, as found in a footnote within Paramahansa Yogananda's book Autobiography of a Yogi), was their most ambitious to date.
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Post by: lg on February 11, 2009, 07:47:03 AM
Wow, you still have vinyl around... All of mine were given away during one of my moves. Well, I guess that really shows our age. LOL LG
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Post by: guitarron on February 11, 2009, 05:04:44 PM
NAC by indierik
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Post by: BossMicroBRew on February 11, 2009, 10:15:25 PM
Green Day American Idiot vinyl...The Death of St. Jimmy.
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Post by: lg on February 11, 2009, 11:47:16 PM
Filthy Animal LG
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Post by: Tony on February 12, 2009, 06:45:25 AM
Eddie Bo, 'Hook and Sling'. Few things get better than this.
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Post by: BossMicroBRew on February 27, 2009, 06:33:08 PM
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Thank God For Mental Illness
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Post by: tafka on March 04, 2009, 12:43:47 PM
Mike
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Post by: AlchemyMN on March 04, 2009, 01:30:21 PM
U2 - new album. The jury is still out, but i enjoyed Letterman last night (they are on all week). For those outside the US, I am sure someone will have the performances on YouTube very soon.
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Post by: TomH86 on March 04, 2009, 08:22:18 PM
Smog - A Peel Session
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Post by: Flash Harry on March 05, 2009, 04:01:51 AM
Aladdin Sane.
Oh yes!
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Post by: Tony on March 05, 2009, 06:29:53 AM
Billy Eckstine - A Cottage for Sale:
Love is tough
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Post by: Flash Harry on March 05, 2009, 06:51:10 AM
Monkey Swallows Universe.
Statutory rights. ;D
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on March 05, 2009, 09:08:44 AM
American Woman - The Guess Who
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Post by: beleg on March 05, 2009, 09:16:25 AM
Till Then by the Mills brothers, what these guys can do with their voices is fantastic.
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Post by: guitarron on March 05, 2009, 06:13:45 PM
sheryl crowbar
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on March 06, 2009, 03:35:25 AM
My Bloody Valentine. MetaVitae made me do it - after listening to their stuff I had to go and download "Loveless" which I had years ago but lost. Can't stop looking at my shoes now......
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Flash Harry on March 06, 2009, 04:41:51 AM
Quote from: Ferryman_1957 on March 06, 2009, 03:35:25 AMMy Bloody Valentine. MetaVitae made me do it - after listening to their stuff I had to go and download "Loveless" which I had years ago but lost. Can't stop looking at my shoes now......
Cheers,
Nigel
Lol!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 06, 2009, 04:45:23 AM
loveless is fecking awesome. now i'll need to download the jesus and mary chains first album for some similar feedback, by the way glasvegas' album is very reminiscent of that era.
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on March 06, 2009, 06:19:18 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on March 06, 2009, 04:45:23 AMloveless is fecking awesome. now i'll need to download the jesus and mary chains first album for some similar feedback, by the way glasvegas' album is very reminiscent of that era.
Thanks, Amazon recommended Glasvegas at me after I dared to look at MBV. Will give them a try.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: ianjm on March 06, 2009, 11:19:51 AM
The last album by the Scorpions.
Humanity hour 1
What a stonking album, no bad tracks anywhere in sight. A rarity...... ;D
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Post by: beleg on March 06, 2009, 12:34:10 PM
wow. the scorpions, that's a blast from the past. They were one of my favorite bands in Jr High. I will have to check out the new album.
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Post by: hewhoiscalledj on March 06, 2009, 12:47:17 PM
Playin on Pandora...
Elbow "Mexican Standoff"
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Post by: The Reverend 48 on March 07, 2009, 05:40:29 AM
I am listening to "Mr Wonderful" an Old Fleetwood Mac Album ;D
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Post by: guitarron on March 07, 2009, 08:58:46 AM
Frank Zappa zoot allure
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Post by: TomH86 on March 08, 2009, 12:37:23 AM
Hey man... that's pretty cool... can't understand a word of it ???, but it reminds me of INXS or maybe a mellow version of Danzig.
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Post by: Davo on March 17, 2009, 03:00:57 PM
Apparently this song has been out for a while, but I just "discovered" it while watching Stepbrothers for the first time last night. Very catchy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieT_lf9wK28
Bowie's influence is in there somewhere too :)
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Post by: Tony on March 17, 2009, 05:12:28 PM
Quote from: Davo on March 17, 2009, 03:00:57 PMApparently this song has been out for a while, but I just "discovered" it while watching Stepbrothers for the first time last night. Very catchy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieT_lf9wK28
Bowie's influence is in there somewhere too :)
Hey that's interesting. When I hit the link YouTube came up but with a little override saying that this video is not available in my country (Australia - clearly known for its oppressive communications policy).
Must be a good one!
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Post by: Mr. Scar on March 17, 2009, 08:53:46 PM
American Idol
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Post by: Blooby on March 17, 2009, 09:38:47 PM
Just got through watching another live streamed Allman Brothers show on www.moogis.com from the band's NY Beacon Theater residency. Guests thus far have included Lenny White and Stanley Clarke from Return to Forever, John Hammond Jr., Taj Mahal, Johnny Winter, Shery Crow (a supreme low point), Cesar Rojas and Dave Hildalgo (sp?) from Los Lobos, Bonnie Bramlett, Susan Tedeschi, Buddy Guy, and others I can't remember right now. I think they're at show 7 of 15.
Peace.
Blooby
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Post by: Davo on March 17, 2009, 11:14:04 PM
Tony its North American Scum by LCD soundsystem. I dont think we are to far behind you with said oppression.
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Post by: guitarron on March 19, 2009, 04:55:37 AM
jeff freakin' beck
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Post by: Blooby on March 19, 2009, 04:59:49 AM
I've never heard it but I'm assuming that because it was an Alan Parker film (The Commitments, etc.) that it is pretty good really. He generally has good music in his films, I think.
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Post by: Blooby on March 19, 2009, 09:30:12 PM
Yet another Moogis Allman Brothers video stream for me tonight. After a strong first set, Clapton came out, and they did "Key to the Highway," "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?" "Little Wing," "Dreams," and "Layla." It was very tight and pretty spiffy.
Blooby
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Post by: Mr. Scar on April 21, 2009, 01:05:40 PM
Nice one. I got that album a couple of weeks ago - on the strength of the title track. Still haven't listened to it in full as my mp3 player is f*cked! He's an amazing guitarist. I like how he mixes up blues with lots of other influences.
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Post by: upsetminded on April 22, 2009, 12:50:51 PM
Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention, We're Only In It For The Money. This album still blows my mind.
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Post by: Satchwood on April 22, 2009, 12:56:37 PM
Muse - Map of the Problematique.
I love listening to Satriani, Yngwie, Lynch, Bonamassa, Trower, and of course all the awesome tunes from all the great composers, muscians, singers, and song writers in this way cool community!!
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Post by: StevieM on April 22, 2009, 03:14:41 PM
Hey Tim, that's not good. Gonna have to get another one, then you can hear all of it. The Drummer and Bass player aren't too shabby either :).
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Post by: Tony on April 22, 2009, 03:42:38 PM
All my Eddie Bo singles. The great man passed last month. He was one of the best.
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Post by: Davo on April 25, 2009, 05:47:10 PM
I have an ongoing love affair with the Cardigans, and Im not afraid to admit it. This song is just so there, man...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp3PK0N0FH0
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Post by: Flash Harry on April 26, 2009, 05:58:23 AM
ORH's most recent lyrics. I have some drumming and some guitar and some bass to do and I have to pass it to Tim. Oh the pressure!
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on April 26, 2009, 03:34:14 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbqrcKOI4I
This is how it is done up here in Alaska... Some of my fellow musician buddies takin care of business aboard the "Time Bandit". If you've ever watched the Deadliest Catch on Discovery... You'll recognize one of the guitar players!!! Props to my buddies. Richie... if you see this, You da man. Rusty... Dude, can you play the bass any better??? I think not.
V/R
Tod
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Post by: Jim1970 on April 26, 2009, 03:48:01 PM
Dream Theater-Blackclouds and Silver Linings new Album Leaked track nightmare to remember. Prog-metal Band!!!!
JIM
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Post by: Migs on April 26, 2009, 04:22:52 PM
On the way in to work I was listening to Geir's daughter's version of "Always" then, Jim, your "Jagged Edgez". You people are putting paid musicians out of business. At least 80% of what I listen to these days comes from here.
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Post by: Satchwood on April 27, 2009, 10:31:59 AM
Listening to Blackmore's Night - Locked Within the Crystal Ball, off the Secret Voyage album - very cool song with great singing by Candice Night and great guitar playing by Ritchie Blackmore!
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on April 27, 2009, 05:07:14 PM
Pressed Rat and Wathog by Cream. Amazing what drugs can do to the creative process! I also found that "pressed rat and warthog" is a collquial name for something a male can do by pressing the toilet areas of his body against glass. Apparently.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Ted on April 28, 2009, 01:39:56 PM
Schubert waltzes, and Nickelback, among other things.
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Post by: BossMicroBRew on April 28, 2009, 08:56:24 PM
Shooter Jennings - "Little White Lines"
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Post by: hewhoiscalledj on April 29, 2009, 04:54:13 PM
John Butler Trio - "Good Excuse"
this guy/band is incredible. he does lots of crazy 12 string acoustic guitar stuff (disotortion and highgain amps in some songs.) kind of DMB in flavor... good stuff to listen to while driving in traffic.
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Post by: Geir on April 29, 2009, 05:21:45 PM
Lately I've listen mostly to whatever is posted here. Tuesday was Witchita's latest post (solo and collabs w/ Kody & AC) Yesterday I started on ORH ... and man , there's lots and lots of good stuff there .... And that's just a couple of you guys!! I've spent a lot of time listening to much of what is posted here ....
Except from that: Last couple of months: Marit Larsen (wonderful young Norwegian artist), Feist, Alison Krauss and Frank Zappa.
G.
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Post by: Migs on April 29, 2009, 05:22:46 PM
I think I saw somewhere in the last few weeks that he is or has broken up the trio.
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Post by: hewhoiscalledj on April 29, 2009, 05:24:30 PM
Quote from: Geir on April 29, 2009, 05:21:45 PMLately I've listen mostly to whatever is posted here. Tuesday was Witchita's latest post (solo and collabs w/ Kody & AC) Yesterday I started on ORH ... and man , there's lots and lots of good stuff there .... And that's just a couple of you guys!! I've spent a lot of time listening to much of what is posted here ....
Except from that: Last couple of months: Marit Larsen (wonderful young Norwegian artist), Feist, Alison Krauss and Frank Zappa.
G.
Frank Zappa... now there was a character who is sorely missed. I heard his son Dweezil is taking up the torch and touring his father's music. Pretty cool.
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Post by: BossMicroBRew on April 29, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
Quote from: Geir on April 29, 2009, 05:21:45 PMLately I've listen mostly to whatever is posted here. Tuesday was Witchita's latest post (solo and collabs w/ Kody & AC) Yesterday I started on ORH ... and man , there's lots and lots of good stuff there .... And that's just a couple of you guys!! I've spent a lot of time listening to much of what is posted here ....
Except from that: Last couple of months: Marit Larsen (wonderful young Norwegian artist), Feist, Alison Krauss and Frank Zappa.
G.
Any Plant & Krauss by chance? That's some good stuff right there.
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Post by: Geir on April 29, 2009, 05:54:28 PM
He is missed for sure!! I was at a Zappa plays Zappa show a couple of years ago and that was right up there with the best performances I've ever heard live!! ... and friday I'll be shaking hand with Napoleon, Roy and the rest of the "Grandmothers" at a local pub!!
QuoteAny Plant & Krauss by chance? That's some good stuff right there.
But of course :) Robert Plant's Fate of Nations tour is another musical experience hard to forget !!!
G
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Flash Harry on April 30, 2009, 05:40:18 AM
I've been listening to Joe's garage way too much recently. Plooking away at the correctional institute, painted in the vilest of green.
And I have just finished listening to Geir's recent post 'I am in love'.
It's another addition to the PiePod list
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on April 30, 2009, 05:50:53 AM
Just been listening to the man above's vocal and spiky guitar - a preliminary mix of 'Good for You'... a Jemima's Kite new song :)
Love it!
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Post by: Davo on April 30, 2009, 04:39:08 PM
Shooter Jennings aint too shabby! This week Mother Maybelle Carter, Sonic Youths NEW album, the Rentals, and Supergrass.
Heres the new SY, good to know such great music is being made!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVlveLlgBs8
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Post by: Tony on April 30, 2009, 06:52:50 PM
Whaddya think - Robert Johnson, of course!
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on May 01, 2009, 09:17:09 AM
Sham 69... HURRY UP HARRY, COME ON.... WE'RE GOING DOWN THE PUBBBBBBBBBBB!
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Post by: Satchwood on May 01, 2009, 11:20:46 AM
Let's all go down to the pub, bring our Micro BR's, and burb real loud together for a way cool intro...
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Post by: Geir on May 01, 2009, 12:19:11 PM
Right now : nothing ... in 1 hour : Grandmothers live at a local pub !!!!
Cheers
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Post by: Migs on May 01, 2009, 05:07:48 PM
Just woke up from a night in the pub. Forgot to eat food so not feeling crash hot. A mate, Cletis Carr was playing with a couple of other locals - lead and slide guitar, one on bass and a guy on harmonica. Recorded some stuff with the $5 eBay condenser mic. If I can get my act together, and it sounds ok when I sober up, I will post a sample.
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Post by: Bro on May 02, 2009, 01:43:27 AM
I am soooo not English. Never really liked the poms much as it happens.
However ... I just listened to a tune I haven't listened to for years and I am willing to confess something to the BR community right now...
*deep breath*
The first and last real crush I had on anyone was the girl in this band. She is the blonde chick. This thing must be 25 years old and I think I still have the EP on vinyl. I think her name is Kate.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 02, 2009, 06:20:10 PM
les ritas misouko No Comprendo album reliving my twenties/thirties
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Post by: Geir on May 02, 2009, 06:28:03 PM
Even after an out-of-this-world experience of Grandmothers (those old mothers still got it !!) I'm listening to ORH in nevermet and JK !!!!! Gotta love that scotch !!!! The Bells are ringing !!!!
Geir
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on May 04, 2009, 10:01:38 AM
I just received "Punk Jazz -- The Jaco Pastorius Anthology (http://www.amazon.com/Punk-Jazz-Jaco-Pastorius-Anthology/dp/B00008PRS8)" and am about to immerse myself.
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Post by: launched on May 07, 2009, 10:48:07 PM
Listening to some Blooby right now - good stuff, man.
Mark
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on May 08, 2009, 06:23:12 AM
Blooby is indeed good. It's Finnish prog rock for me - Wigwam's Nuclear Nightclub album.
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Post by: Ted on May 08, 2009, 10:14:23 AM
Quote from: Migs on May 02, 2009, 12:07:16 PMThe first and last real crush I had on anyone was the girl in this band. She is the blonde chick. This thing must be 25 years old and I think I still have the EP on vinyl. I think her name is Kate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YablrXxFCc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YablrXxFCc)
Damn. She's adorable. Beginning at 3:13 in that video you can really see her well.
Kate St. John (http://www.katestjohn.co.uk/images/zoom/kate1.jpg) (http://www.katestjohn.co.uk/)
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Post by: Tony on May 10, 2009, 12:51:32 AM
Charles Mingus, 'Haitian Fight Song' and 'Jump, Monk' alternatively for the last hour. He's the who do put my voodoo right on track.
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Post by: Geir on May 10, 2009, 01:49:08 PM
when not listening to you guys .... this is a really great young Norwegian artist who writes the most wonderful songs
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Post by: guitarron on May 10, 2009, 06:56:44 PM
Sheena is a punk rocker
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Post by: Blooby on May 10, 2009, 07:43:21 PM
Just got through listening to a couple live shows of the Jimmy Herring Band. They cover the Dixie Dregs, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa, and Jeff Beck, as well as do the majority of his solo album. That band is just ridiculous (Greg Osby, Scott Kinsey, Jeff Sipe, and Oteil Burbridge). Here's a link to one of their shows on a legal torrent site if anybody is interested:
And thank you Launched and Ferryman for your kind words. And if you weren't referring to me, I'll just crawl in a hole now. And Ted, Jaco is beyond comparison...absolutely one of my favorite musicians.
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Post by: launched on May 10, 2009, 10:32:56 PM
Don't crawl in that hole just yet, Bloob - The reference was no doubt for you. Good style and great playing!
This is kind of a strange coincidence, but I was messing with one of your tunes earlier - some vox, just a couple of lines and some bop bop - it got some friends bouncing up and down, too! Your guitar and prog work kick a**! Guess I'll have to post it now..... Hope you don't get mad :o
Later,
Mark
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Post by: godinqc on May 12, 2009, 10:11:07 AM
I've been listening to "Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar" by Paul Gilbert . man this guy can really play ..
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Post by: Davo on May 14, 2009, 06:15:03 PM
This week, Melvins and The Beta Band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBaxRYGtrkI
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Post by: Migs on May 22, 2009, 12:25:13 AM
Jeebus Davo, whenever I see your posts I think "hey I didn't post that" then I realise it is you not me.
I think she's a great singer/songwriter - the real thing.
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Post by: joseph on May 22, 2009, 02:30:32 PM
I've been listening to the Super Mario 64 Soundtrack for nostalgia's sake..
I guess that'd be another indication that I'm one of the youngest members. :P
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Post by: Tony on May 22, 2009, 06:40:34 PM
I've been listening to Sidney Bechet's 1931 recording of Loveless Love because it's hot.
I guess that'd be another indication that I'm one of the ... oh shit!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 22, 2009, 06:46:51 PM
i love the beta band but i love all things scottish, except simple minds desecrating songs from under the floorboards whitz that awe aboot. check out king creasote, arab strap, belle and sebastian, malcolm middleton, sahb, donovan leitch, the bunkbeds, hahaha, bing hitler (aka craig ferguson), and del amitri before electricity
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Post by: joseph on May 22, 2009, 09:20:46 PM
Belle & Sebastian are one of my favourite bands, I think their album 'Tigermilk' is in my top 5 albums of all time for sure.
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Post by: Sprocket on May 23, 2009, 10:10:41 AM
Is You Ever Seen A One Eyed Woman Cry - Earl Hooker (http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Is_You_Ever_Seen_A_One_Eyed_Woman_Cry/6796185)
Its kinda rare...Im just lucky I could find a place online that had it, to listen to...and try out my new Micro Br ;D
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on May 23, 2009, 03:09:55 PM
Quantum Ride, full version. Woooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on May 23, 2009, 03:11:21 PM
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Post by: joseph on May 23, 2009, 05:53:21 PM
Haha, it's a fantastic song for sure.
Right now I'm listening to indierik's band Bolder Park on Myspace (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=466380550), it's blowing my mind how good they are.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 23, 2009, 05:55:02 PM
listen to my collaboration with said indierik here http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7101476 was even played on the radio
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Post by: Geir on May 23, 2009, 06:29:40 PM
Sounds kind of politcially incorrect now. I guess the follow up "Ever seen a one-legged woman dance" would fare even worse now....
Cheers,
Nigel
Well I guess you must have missed the closing line to that song, lmao!
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Post by: Davo on May 24, 2009, 10:14:47 PM
Brandy Alexander sounds like Fiona Apple meets Regina Spektor.
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Post by: Bosko Schwartz on May 24, 2009, 10:22:54 PM
Just did a 3-hour drive with the wife and 3-year-old, and listened to Stevie Wonder's Innervisions numerous times. Just an amazing album. "Genius" is not a word to be used lightly, but it certainly applies to Stevie.
Also listened to Sinatra's Come Dance with Me, and a playlist of "Summer Songs" my wife and I compiled, including "A Message to You, Rudy" (The Specials), "Leave the Biker" (Fountains of Wayne), "Arabesque No. 1" (Claude Debussy), "Every Night" (Paul McCartney), "Bizarre Love Triangle" (New Order), and about 100 other songs.
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Post by: Davo on May 24, 2009, 10:35:28 PM
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Post by: Blooby on May 31, 2009, 05:37:17 PM
I have the Rory Gallagher Montreux DVD in right now. Although I can't say I love everything he did, I am really digging this right now. His bass player is cracking me up.
Earlier today: Burnin' for Buddy: A Tribute to Buddy Rich Jaco Pastorius: Word of Mouth Neal Morse: Lifeline Chicago II Free: Molten Gold Anthology
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Post by: Geir on May 31, 2009, 06:52:13 PM
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Post by: guitarron on June 05, 2009, 06:46:12 AM
posts from this forum finally
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Post by: launched on June 06, 2009, 05:18:00 PM
Luscious Jackson - Yeah!! I can't believe this stuff is 15 years old either. The drummer was the original Beastie Boys drummer - a punk band at first!!
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Post by: hewhoiscalledj on June 10, 2009, 06:00:15 PM
Someone had mentioned the Lemonheads to me not too long ago and I totally forgot how much I used to love that band. Evan Dando is quite the quirky songwriter and I've always dug his style. Listening to them again, in particular, the albums Lick, Shame About Ray, and Come On Feel... on Pandora has also brought along memories of Dinosaur Jr, Husker Du, The Replacements and so many other post punk/indie/alternative stuff...
What happened to all this awesome music?! After listening to this classic alternative stuff, I realized how much of a musical zombie i've been for the last few years. WOW...
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Post by: Satchwood on June 11, 2009, 01:58:19 PM
Listening to jamima's kite, osckilo, pinedog, BB, and yours truly.....
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Post by: Sprocket on June 19, 2009, 10:56:59 AM
Good one Blooby. Raw and very good. Rory Gallagher is my favorite guitarists of all time. For me he was the top dog out of all those late 60s/early 70s guitar gods. The best of the best, that is how I see him anyway.
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Post by: hooper on June 26, 2009, 01:56:16 PM
Peter Holesapple and Chris Stamey's new CD: Here and Now http://www.amazon.com/Here-Now-Peter-Holsapple/dp/B00274SILA
Chris and Peter were the core of early 80's power-pop band, The dBs. Although from North Carolina, I understand that the dB's achieved some level of notoriety in the UK while remaining not as well known in the USA. This is particularly interesting to me because Chris and Peter were from my hometown of Winston-Salem and we played together in a band for the summer after high school. (1971)
This album is reminiscent of and almost seems like a Part II to 'Maveriks', a now classic 'underground' album that the duo wrote and performed around a decade ago. The songs sound fresh and original but also synthesize and draw upon their broad musical backgrounds with innovative guitar work and appealing harmonies. You can hear samples at the Amazon link.
Hooper
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Post by: Davo on June 26, 2009, 06:22:05 PM
I dont think this one gets the recognition it deserved. Among the best of the agro-pop era I say.
All last summer in case you don't recall I was yours and you were mine forget it all Is there a line that I could write Sad enough to make you cry All the lines you wrote to me were lies The months roll past the love that you struck dead Did you love me only in my head? Things you said and did to me Seemed to come so easily The love I thought I'd won you give for free Whispers at the bus stop I heard about nights out in the school yard I found out about you Rumors follow everywhere you go Like when you left and I was last to know You're famous now and there's no doubt In all the places you hang out They know your name and know what you're about Whispers at the bus stop I heard about nights out in the school yard I found out about you Street lights blink on through the car window I get the time too often on AM radio You know it's all I think about I write your name drive past your house Your boyfriend's over I watch your light go out Whispers at the bus stop I heard about nights out in the school yard I found out about you
Title: Gin Blossoms
Post by: Ted on June 26, 2009, 07:08:02 PM
I used to live around the corner from where the Gin Blossoms practiced, in Tempe, AZ. It was also right near Mrs. Rita's palm reading.
One day I found myself at a friend's house, the sole audience member at a heated debate between the late Doug Hopkins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Hopkins) (composer of Found Out About You), my friend Dan, and Dan's roommate Anthony.
The topic being debated:
Which is the Greatest Rock Band of All Time?
There were only three bands in contention that afternoon: The Kinks (defended by Anthony), The Rolling Stones (represented by Dan), and The Who--championed by Hopkins.
I thought it was a ridiculous argument. Obvously, King Crimson is the greatest band of all time--or so I would have contended at the time, if I hadn't decided to just keep my little Prog mouth shut.
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Post by: Davo on June 27, 2009, 02:46:53 PM
Ted thats just plain Rock and Roll!
I didnt know he was the primary song writer of the Gin Blossoms. I do know I love his songs. That wiki link was fascinating as well. Its a well established phenominon that success does not mean happiness.
BTW-Have you heard of the band Symphonic Slam? I met Timo last week, we traded guitar pedals and I got a demo of his playing and he even schooled me on the development of the synth guitar. He had gold records hanging on his wall, as well as pics with many 70's rock stars. We probably spent 2 hours talking gear, and songwriting. He also gave me a CD.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=471
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Post by: Ted on June 27, 2009, 04:53:50 PM
Quote from: Davo on June 27, 2009, 02:46:53 PMI didnt know he was the primary song writer of the Gin Blossoms. I do know I love his songs. That wiki link was fascinating as well. Its a well established phenominon that success does not mean happiness.
By coincidence, the Gin Blossoms are playing tonight in Flagstaff, but I won't be going. Sorry.
Quote from: Davo on June 27, 2009, 02:46:53 PMBTW-Have you heard of the band Symphonic Slam? I met Timo last week, we traded guitar pedals and I got a demo of his playing and he even schooled me on the development of the synth guitar. He had gold records hanging on his wall, as well as pics with many 70's rock stars. We probably spent 2 hours talking gear, and songwriting. He also gave me a CD.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=471
That's cool. No, I haven't heard of them. I read the page at the link you sent. I'll check out the free MP3 when I have a little more time.
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Post by: SteveB on July 03, 2009, 12:35:48 AM
Listening to this, before I have a root around on the MP3 board.
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on July 03, 2009, 12:40:24 AM
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Post by: Davo on July 03, 2009, 04:12:07 PM
No Im in Riverside, but Im down there all the time. A close friend has a condo in Little Italy. SD is seriously one of my favorite cities.
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on July 03, 2009, 04:34:37 PM
Cool
My sister and her family live in Riverside. I'm not too far from little Italy. Live in Mission Hills, just outside downtown SD.
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Post by: grolschie on July 03, 2009, 04:41:19 PM
I listen to Glen Phillips (http://glenphillips.bandcamp.com/) quite a bit. I really quite like the winning entry (http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.track.project?trackId=13435) of the Glen Phillips Collaboration Contest at Kompoz.
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Post by: Davo on July 04, 2009, 08:24:24 PM
In light of the 4th of July, and the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock. The final song of the final act...
Oh... here comes 'Hotel California' on our digital jukebox. Then 'Islands in the Stream'. I'm such a rocker, lol.
It takes a confident man to admit such things.
Last night, here in Flagstaff, AZ, by chance I met the owner of what used to be my favorite local video store when I lived 2200 miles away in Washington, DC.
(This is related to the topic. Trust me.)
I told him this true story:
A few years ago I went into Video Americain (http://www.videoamericain.com/findstore/) looking for The Music Man. And the store actually had it--on VHS. While I was there, the two store clerks were watching some amazing Hendrix video on the in-store TV.
I sheepishly brought my wimpy musical to the register, and prepared myself for sneering film-snob wrath (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39161). I told the clerk, "I feel pretty uncool renting this while you are rocking out to Hendrix."
The clerk immediately consoled, "The Beatles did a song from this film, and Hendrix did a Beatles song, so you're still cool."
I left the store with my dignity intact.
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Post by: Davo on July 05, 2009, 03:09:23 AM
So its two degrees of the Beatles....or is it Hendrix?
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Post by: Bro on July 05, 2009, 04:06:13 AM
Born with the blues by Buster Benton And Carey bell
Great chicago blues :D
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Post by: Ted on July 05, 2009, 10:27:59 AM
Jeez, you guys let that Texas Voodoo Shaman Prog Warrior get into your heads??!??
Yeah, me too... ;)
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Post by: launched on July 06, 2009, 05:26:26 PM
Via ORH's influence (Not sure what post), I've been listening to a bunch of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Love it. This was the Youtube vid he posted:
And nice SG soloing from the whacked out painted face..
I'll have to admit I'm a Kiss fan, and these guys must have been their mentors. The posing, strutting, shared mics - ahead of their time!!
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Post by: Bluesberry on July 06, 2009, 06:12:57 PM
You are right mark, this is fantastic. Kiss stole their whole stage act from these guys. It is so blatant they should have sued for plagerism. Astounding, these guys were the real deal. I can't believe what i am seeing here!
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 07, 2009, 02:20:02 AM
I watched those vids last night and absolutely loved them. They are a sensational band (quite literally, lol). I remember my dad playing me their 'Boston Tea Party' when I was 7 or 8 and not really getting it. I do now though.
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Post by: Bluesberry on July 07, 2009, 07:09:02 AM
I am listening to Wilco (the album), the brilliant new album from one of my favorite bands of all time. Check here (https://songcrafters.org/forum/general-discussion-b8/new-wilco-album-wilco-(the-album)-is-finally-out!!!!!/0/) for a my appraisal of it.
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Post by: launched on July 07, 2009, 09:26:30 AM
I might just get on the Wilco trip, BB. A friend of mine has many, if not all, of their albums. Probably the new one, too. Maybe I'll just pay a visit...
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Post by: Blooby on July 07, 2009, 09:49:40 AM
The Tour de France.
I am a puddle of goo after watching that stage.
Blooby
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 07, 2009, 10:04:39 AM
I'm listening to...
the voices in my head, lol
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Post by: launched on July 07, 2009, 10:33:59 AM
You made me curious. I just started another topic: Share Your Pandora Stations (https://songcrafters.org/community/general-discussion-b8/share-your-pandora-channels/0/)
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Post by: Davo on July 18, 2009, 07:54:10 PM
Queens of the Stoneage-Mosquito Song.
Acoustic guitar and accordian are a powerful combo.
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Post by: launched on July 29, 2009, 12:12:24 PM
I just cut out of work and loaded my player up with some recent BR music posts. I'm about to rattle my rearview f#$kin' mirror!
Then I'm gonna load myself up with some $1.00 pints and half priced appetizers at Millie's Pub in Manchester, NH. They brew the beer right in the middle of the barroom - think I'll get a couple Manchvegas IPA's. Mmmmm.
And then... tonight's scotch club night 8). It's not my turn to bring the bottle this month, so I don't know what we will be having. Can't wait.
Later,
Mark
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Post by: Davo on July 29, 2009, 01:25:09 PM
Sounds like a day well spent! I love those micro-brews.
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Post by: Ted on July 29, 2009, 03:12:36 PM
If I do say so myself, Vitameatavegamin (https://songcrafters.org/community/micro-br-b65/%27vitameatavegamin%27-original-by-ted/) rattles mirrors quite well. I gave it the car-stereo test yesterday.
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Post by: SteveG on July 29, 2009, 06:38:00 PM
Grateful Dead, What a long strange trip its been. Keep coming back to this band, but get bored before I get into it. Maybe its just me?
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Post by: Davo on July 29, 2009, 11:35:19 PM
I never got the GD...they are like the 60's version of Dave Mathews to me. This song is raw and just plain cool. Its not the album version-which I dont dig as much. Mountain Battles has been an unexpected friend to me this past year.
Raise your broken-fingered hand if you play an A chord like that guy does.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on August 18, 2009, 09:07:25 AM
back to the topic i am currently listening to the flaming lips teaser ep from their forthcoming album embryonic http://www.billboard.com/news/news/flaming-lips-offer-embryonic-sneak-peek-1003986689.story
Thirty years ago I would occasionally gamble on a 45 at the local record store, and it usually paid off.
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Post by: Redler on August 19, 2009, 03:28:00 AM
During last weeks I've been mostly listened Evan Dando's solo album 'Baby I'm Bored' and The Lemonheads 'Car Button Cloth' and 'Lemonheads'. Lemonheads was my favourite in 90's with their albums 'It's a Shame About Ray' and C'mon Feel the Lemonheads', but this year I found them again. The newest of them 'Varshons' is on the list next. It includes some cover versions. Almost always Dando has been succesful by his cover versions.
-Kari
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Post by: Geir on August 19, 2009, 03:55:57 PM
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Post by: launched on August 19, 2009, 07:53:41 PM
That was good stuff. The steel guitar guy was great. I think Ricky also did well in his own right.
Now the funny part:
It wasn't long ago that I figured out Ricky Skaggs was not related to Boz Scaggs. This realization fortifies the fact that I am a goober.
"Lido........ Whoa-ho-ooo-oh-oh-oh..." I first learned about Boz when I heard "Loan me a dime". After I heard "Lido Shuffle" I didn't know what to do..
The gin is calling...
Mark
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Post by: Ted on August 19, 2009, 10:47:13 PM
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Post by: SteveG on August 22, 2009, 03:05:13 AM
LOL when he ate the mouse :D
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Post by: SteveG on August 22, 2009, 07:16:11 PM
Check out the bit at 4.58 where he totally messes up the solo, so does it again so you think he did it on purpose then carries on like nothing happened. Love it, I do it all the time :D
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Post by: OsCKilO on August 23, 2009, 09:30:48 AM
Welcome back BB!!!!!
I was full of Bud yesterday!
Didn't see your posts!!!!!
Was just looking for the you tubes.... Lol
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on August 23, 2009, 10:14:36 AM
I've been listening to the new Bottle Rockets album, "Lean Forward." Here is a video of the Nashville show last August. I didn't film it but I'm standing just off of camera to the right bottom. Great show. Pretty topically relevant song as well.
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Post by: Ted on August 24, 2009, 10:37:56 AM
A couple of inspirations for SteveG's daughter:
Care Bears On Fire (Thank you, guitarron (https://songcrafters.org/community/general-discussion-b8/what-are-you-listening-to-right-now/msg45707/?topicseen#msg45707))
Interesting you should bring up Al Stewart. You don't hear about him much anymore, but I've been thinking that Saijinn Maas' "SONG CHALLENGE #1!!!" (https://songcrafters.org/community/post-your-mp3-collaborations-only/song-challenge!!!/0/) would lend itself to a very Al Stewart-ish song. (But don't be expecting me to bring it to life.)
[Looking up Al Stewart on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Stewart)...]
He'll be 64 a week from today. And it looks like he's put out an album about every two years on average since 1967. I suppose relative obscurity isn't treating him too badly.
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Post by: SteveG on August 29, 2009, 05:52:07 PM
I have just stopped listening to the pile of crap I have polluted my MBR with :(
My mojo done left me... (Da na na na na) Dont know where it gone.... (Da na na na na) Said my mojo done left me..... (Da na na na na) Dont know where it gone.... (Da na na na na) Done 48's lesson.... (Da na na na na) But I done it all wrong......
Bugger it, I cant even write a blues, I give up :(
Title: White City Fighting
Post by: Ted on August 29, 2009, 07:43:40 PM
That David Gilmour song is new to me. I just spent 10 minutes to confirm that was Pino Palladino on bass.
Years before I knew his name, I think Pino planted the seed in my mind that I wanted to have a fretless bass someday. Jaco Pastorius and Percy Jones were names I knew, but Pino's understated playing on Pete Townshend's album "White City: A Novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_City:_A_Novel)" made me think, "I want to do that." (I still can't.)
It's a fantastic album. David Gilmour plays on White City Fighting.
I laughed. I'm actually watching a DVD, but here's a taste. This is actually pretty tame. He's into some Ornette Coleman/Sonny Sharrock free jazz. The top neck is fretless and he gets way out there. The band is funk meets Zappa meets free jazz. I don't know what to make of them.
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Post by: Rickocaster on September 01, 2009, 08:49:55 PM
Is it possible to listen to What Passes for Love without bobbin' your head? I dare anyone to try! 8)
To me, these guys are the masters of tone for this genre. In the studio version, there are times the guitar sounds like a harmonica through a distorted mic.
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Post by: SteveG on September 01, 2009, 10:44:02 PM
Just picked up both Andy Timmons live DVDs. He's got the most glorious tones for an instrumental rock guy. I love the fact he doesn't scoop his mids.
As for Storyville, David Grissom is the man. Talk about tone for days. I thought that band was really underrated. They just came out with a live cd/dvd set as well. Good stuff.
As for me, I am currently listening to The Police, which is odd for me. I never really got into them aside from Stewart Copeland's drumming.
Blooby
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Post by: Davo on September 03, 2009, 08:37:30 PM
I'm listening to Andy Summer's XYZ solo album - Urk!! Not a very good album, but the production quality is worth taking notes on. But talk about worst lyrics:
"In my head these broken lines.....Make me feel like Frankenstein"
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Post by: Justin_Case on September 05, 2009, 11:49:17 AM
Excellent!! I am a huge Buckethead fan. Have many of his albums including the banned Japan stuff, Death Cube K, Praxis - The guy is far out. Was disappointed with the G 'n R debacle, but we all make mistakes :D
I'm envious - you will have fun!!!
Mark
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Post by: Justin_Case on September 05, 2009, 01:34:45 PM
Excellent!! I am a huge Buckethead fan. Have many of his albums including the banned Japan stuff, Death Cube K, Praxis - The guy is far out. Was disappointed with the G 'n R debacle, but we all make mistakes :D
I'm envious - you will have fun!!!
Mark
The GNR stint was a Pay Day / Cash Grab IMHO, getting something back for all the many hours of woodshedding hes done. it's not that bad really.
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Post by: launched on September 05, 2009, 02:22:27 PM
I agree, you have to make a "buck" when you can, and Buckethead deserves loads of cash for his talent. Axl Rose is such a shitstick, though... He fired the Eagles of Death Metal from his tour once... I just don't like that guy.
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Post by: Redler on September 06, 2009, 01:10:10 AM
I recorded this on cassette from the radio maybe in 1993 and it took a long time when I found out what is the name of this band! The bass is played by Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller-show). They made an album 'Never mind the Sex Pistols, here's Bongos Bass and Bob' (1988).
This isn't any mainstream stuff,-).
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Post by: Geir on September 06, 2009, 03:38:12 AM
Cool stuff Kari ....
and I just remembered the only (I think) Finnish album I've got, "Dumbs have more fun", couldn't find that on youtube but I found another great Jukka Tolonen track :
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Post by: Bluesberry on September 06, 2009, 07:28:46 AM
Now that is a video ORH, I get the shivers from that one. Its freaking live!!!! What a band, bunch of British school kids come up with stuff like this, stands the test of time very well. One of my favorite Genesis songs, I love that hammond organ thrashing away, very signature Genesis sound, 12 string guitars and Hammond organ. And just look at Peter.
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Post by: Geir on September 06, 2009, 08:56:25 AM
Never seen that before Jim ... Great performance ....
wonder if that's the flute that ended up in the hands of a rather famous Scottish flute-player?
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 06, 2009, 12:23:47 PM
I have had to listen to this almost every day since my kid got the cars Dvd.....
I really like it now!
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Post by: launched on September 06, 2009, 01:34:01 PM
I'm listening to a little frog outside my window. It doesn't ribbit. More of a "Peep Peep" sound. Then its bottom lip puffs out - "Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!"
Weird thing...
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 06, 2009, 01:38:57 PM
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Post by: guitarron on September 06, 2009, 06:54:45 PM
Sol by the amazing Mr T(http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/01/04/mr_t.jpg)
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Post by: Davo on September 06, 2009, 11:02:41 PM
I love Mr. T! When I was a kid the A-team was always cool, and he was on Alvin and the Chipmunks too.
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Post by: launched on September 06, 2009, 11:24:23 PM
Oh, I remember Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Christmas album especially. I'm not sure I remember Mr. T on any, though. Clubber Lang - Rocky III. That was kick ass!!!
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 07, 2009, 11:36:03 AM
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Post by: 64Guitars on September 09, 2009, 08:00:57 PM
I like Fiona Apple's cover of The Beatles' "Across the Universe" from the soundtrack of the 1998 movie "Pleasantville (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120789/)". The video's pretty cool too.
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Post by: launched on September 11, 2009, 03:58:25 PM
I just caught it - Cool song.
Makes me want to push the bag of chips away and find something to do.... Not!!!!!
I had an old scrapper for a boss when I was a kid. He used to piss us all off by saying stuff like "You done a good job kid - Didn't do much, but what you done 'twas a good job!"
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 11, 2009, 04:13:39 PM
The "shit sandwich" school of being a boss......
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Post by: launched on September 11, 2009, 04:27:44 PM
You didn't do much, T, but what you done it was a good job... :D
I used to have up to 35 people under me sometimes - Not a whole lot, but just enough to forget names now and then. Used to have the habit of calling people "Kid".
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Post by: tony on September 11, 2009, 04:51:11 PM
The illustrious Danny Barker, 'St. James' Infirmary'
I heard him on a public radio station. I had to pull the car over, call directory assistance, call the station, talk to the DJ, find a scrap of paper and a pen in the car, and then make sure I didn't lose it.
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 11, 2009, 10:01:18 PM
I want his skill!
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 12, 2009, 02:46:41 PM
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Post by: launched on September 12, 2009, 03:09:38 PM
I think your version is better! Much more enjoyable. REM could learn a lesson from what you have recorded. Really.
Let me explain:
There are two R.E.M. phases. Pre Document and Post Document
I am Pre Document all the way. Totally lost my love for the band after that. Don't get me wrong, I own the later albums and enjoy some of the songs, but I feel they sold out and went too commercial. The B52's did the same thing, but that's another story...
If you want real R.E.M. pick up Murmur, Reckoning or Fables of the Reconstruction
Fables of the Reconstruction would be my first recommendation. Listing two of my favorites here, but I love the whole album:
So give yourself a hand for making a better cover than an original song!
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 12, 2009, 03:11:47 PM
Cheers Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!
Made my Day Bro!
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Post by: launched on September 12, 2009, 03:53:43 PM
You deserve it!!
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Post by: visiblemember on September 13, 2009, 10:32:31 AM
Wilco- Hell is Chrome
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Post by: Bluesberry on September 13, 2009, 10:35:27 AM
WILCO !!!!!! God one vismem. What do you think of the new Wilco album. I love it!!! (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=3516.msg35418#msg35418)
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Post by: visiblemember on September 13, 2009, 10:45:52 AM
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Post by: Davo on September 14, 2009, 02:04:42 AM
Im a huge REM fan, and for some reason Peter Buck seems to have made a musical impact on me. His arpeggiated jangly style that is.
Check out this gem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3mG6CBE9I This was on the radio for exactly 5 minutes, but It had an effect on a highschool freshman who was picking up guitar. Its meloncholy, but I dig it da most. I also like the "Jam Room" in the vid.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 17, 2009, 12:56:10 PM
well not sure listening is the right term, osckilo/tharek sent me a link to the new rammstein video, i'm not easily shocked but i did get a surprise, safe to say im not posting the link here, just google rammstein shocking new video
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Post by: Ted on September 17, 2009, 01:24:26 PM
Seriously: Is that supposed to pass for clever, interesting, or brash?
Satchwood and I (the two Arizonans here) are going to have to send Alice Cooper over to Germany and kick some ass.
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Post by: SteveB on September 17, 2009, 01:41:11 PM
This...
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Post by: launched on September 17, 2009, 01:51:49 PM
I started to hunt the video down, but then I came to my senses:
First of all, it's a little late to be getting after Rammstein - They've been around for at least 14 years and going downhill ever since. Maybe popular in Europe still, but that German Erotica/Nastystuff/Torture/Whatever didn't really do much for me or anyone I know.
I bought an album 12 years ago (Sehnsucht) for the mainstream song that was sung in German (Du Hast). I thought it was innovative riffage and was cool to listen to, but nothing more. The album jacket spoke for itself - Garish masochism.
I did hear some of their new music and got an impression similar to the Crocodile Dundee movie where Dundee sees television again for the first time in years. He turns the TV and an 'I Love Lucy' rerun is playing. He said "Yep, that's what I saw", and snaps it back off again.
So there's no reason to get worked up ladies and gentlemen.
"Yep, that's what I saw..."
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Post by: Bluesberry on September 17, 2009, 01:55:26 PM
Here is my newest favorite band. Black Mountain. They are from Canada and they are prog-ilicious. Wayne Coyne (Flamming Lips) loves them, so that is some high praise. This is from their second album (only two out so far), the song on the album is 17 freaking minutes long and it contains a beautiful sweet Pink Floydy ambient middle synth section. The Keyboardist uses only analogue synths and organs. This is the goods. I love this stuff. The future of popular music is right here (maybe?) to me anyway.
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 17, 2009, 02:13:30 PM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on September 17, 2009, 12:56:10 PMwell not sure listening is the right term, osckilo/tharek sent me a link to the new rammstein video, i'm not easily shocked but i did get a surprise, safe to say im not posting the link here, just google rammstein shocking new video
Moggysan Keeps trying to get me to listen to them.....
It is normally like listening to the dentist drill your head.....
This was quite Euro-popish.....
Think Gunther......... but a lot older....... Then add some years on to that......
With his Ding-Dong out..........
Putting it in places....
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Post by: launched on September 17, 2009, 02:17:39 PM
Black Mountain is working for me! I'm getting a mix between Floyd, Sabbath and Styx if you can believe it.
I'm gonna go get me some more...
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Post by: Ted on September 17, 2009, 03:00:44 PM
Quote from: launched on September 17, 2009, 01:51:49 PMI did hear some of their new music and got an impression similar to the Crocodile Dundee movie where Dundee sees television again for the first time in years. He turns the TV and an 'I Love Lucy' rerun is playing. He said "Yep, that's what I saw", and snaps it back off again.
So there's no reason to get worked up ladies and gentlemen.
"Yep, that's what I saw..."
Sorry for my burst of opinionated dismissal. I never heard of them before. So, maybe he's as old as Alice Cooper. Shock is so juvenile, blatant--and uncreative.
That's a funny quote from Crocodile Dundee. I've been meaning to show that to my 13-year-old. Now I'm more motivated to rent it.
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Post by: tony on September 17, 2009, 03:16:34 PM
Ted, the Pete Townsend post got me thinking I hadn't heard this for a while. So I tuned it in: Ronnie Lane, the great lost talent of English music. This is from the album with Pete Townsend, Rough Mix.
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Post by: tony on September 17, 2009, 03:24:56 PM
Pete Wingfield 'Whole pot of jelly (little slice of toast)' The great Pete Wingfield. If you ever want to see a bloke work at a piano watch this guy play piano for Van Morrison on the Live at Montreux 1974 dvd. That was the year before this single came out, I believe.
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Post by: Ted on September 17, 2009, 03:43:47 PM
Quote from: tony on September 17, 2009, 03:16:34 PMTed, the Pete Townsend post got me thinking I hadn't heard this for a while. So I tuned it in: Ronnie Lane, the great lost talent of English music. This is from the album with Pete Townsend, Rough Mix.
I used to hear My Baby Gives It Away off that album on KDKB (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDKB) in Phoenix. It wasn't angsty enough for me at the time. Maybe I'll give it another chance now.
BTW: Several months ago I found an old cassette of KDKB that I had recorded off the air, including some DJ commentary and old commercials from 1977. Great material if I ever want to do another song like The Abbie Hoffman Incident (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=4246.0). Calling Nigel...
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Post by: tony on September 17, 2009, 03:48:40 PM
I agree about 'My baby gives it away' I'm not a big Pete Townsend fan and I don't think he's that strong on this album. But his name probably put a few quid in Ronnie Lane's pocket when he needed it. Not all the Faces prospered in the same fashion.
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Post by: Ted on September 17, 2009, 05:34:51 PM
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Post by: Davo on September 22, 2009, 12:27:58 AM
Ted that reminds me of Turkish Rambo.
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Post by: Ted on September 23, 2009, 11:47:03 AM
A serendipitous paring from my PieTunes shuffle:
Take Me by George Jones and Tammy Wynette, and Because the Night by Bruce Springsteen as done by 10,000 Maniacs.
Wow.
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Post by: Redler on September 23, 2009, 12:49:43 PM
I like this Welsh band from early 90's. I had this on a video tape, but I've lost it. I recorded it from the 120 minutes or Alternative Nation. That was from the era when MTV was a music channnel.
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Post by: Ted on September 23, 2009, 01:23:38 PM
Life preservers in a music video. I wish I'd thought of that. (Not that I've ever made a music video.)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 23, 2009, 01:28:50 PM
just listening to a pre release of the faming lips new album, not sure if its a masterpiece or absolute garbage, gonna need a few listens before i decide
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on September 27, 2009, 11:50:43 AM
I really enjoyed blackbird on that play list.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 27, 2009, 12:58:11 PM
the new twilight sad album forget the night ahead, makes me proud to be scottish big thanks to tommy satchwood for reminding me about them on his myspace site.
So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag. Ease on in a hip thang, But you ain't exactly sure what is hip.
So you started to let your hair grow. Spent big bucks on your wardrobe. Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip.
What is hip? Tell me, tell me, if you think you know. What is hip? If you're really hip, the question, "Will it show?" You're into a hip trip. Maybe hipper than hip. What is hip?
You became a part of a new breed. Been smokin' only the best weed. Hangin' out with the so called "Hippie set."
Seen in all the right places. Seen with just the right faces. You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right.
Hipness is. What it is! Hipness is. What it is! Hipness is. What it is! Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't.
You went an' found you a guru. In an effort to find you a new you, And maybe even raise your conscious level.
While you're striving to find the right road, There's one thing you should know, "What's hip today, might become passe'."
What is hip? I'd like to know!
. . .
I wanna know what hipness is.
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Post by: Rickocaster on September 27, 2009, 04:36:43 PM
Blooby, you just became my best friend. This is the coolest song by the best band that ever walked the planet. Check out this song on their "Live and In Living Color" album. It was recorded in the 70s before all the digital fix-it stuff. Back then, a live album was LIVE. It's the most incredible live performance I've ever heard. I went to see these guys play at House of Blues about a year or two ago. If they ever come to your town it's well worth seeing. They're still bringing it.
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Post by: OsCKilO on September 27, 2009, 04:39:25 PM
jackofall (https://songcrafters.org/Festivals/mp3player.html?https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1168.0;attach=4528) (click to listen)
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Post by: tony on September 29, 2009, 06:30:39 AM
I have to say that what you are doing in presenting people's music in this way, 64 Guitars, is absolutely terrific. Well done.
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Post by: Rickocaster on September 29, 2009, 09:56:03 AM
Ditto! Thanks, 64!
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Post by: Tony W on September 29, 2009, 02:30:59 PM
64, that is so cool!
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Post by: Ted on September 29, 2009, 03:21:15 PM
This is for you, Migs:
King Kong by Tripod:
Quote from: http://www.3pod.com.auDon't get me wrong, I love Jack Black, Adrien Brody is great Naomi Watts is delightful my friend but I didn't come here to see any of them
GET TO THE FUCKING MONKEY GET TO THE FUCKING MONKEY GET TO THE FUCKING MONKEY GET TO THE FUUU KING KONG
Can't find an audio or video link anywhere.
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Post by: guitarron on September 29, 2009, 04:41:23 PM
is that the tightest horn section or what? that is hot-dancing in my chair
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Post by: Davo on September 30, 2009, 03:06:29 AM
I searched Google Images (http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi) for Lenny Breau and Pat Martino and found the picture. It was linked to Bucky Barrett's MySpace page where I found the picture about a quarter of the way down the page. The caption says "Bucky with Pat Martino & Lenny Breau - 1976".
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Post by: Ted on September 30, 2009, 11:17:33 PM
Geir (https://songcrafters.org/Festivals/mp3player.html?https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2530.0;attach=4530) (click to listen)
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Post by: OsCKilO on October 02, 2009, 07:11:37 PM
In fact.....
I think that this group has a lot to do with what is wrong with london today because of the personal failings of the group.... And their influence on young people that let the wrong spread......
The Get rich quick Idealism....
But I am still amazed by the lyrical skill in the track....
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Post by: Ted on October 02, 2009, 08:11:42 PM
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Post by: Davo on October 02, 2009, 09:44:37 PM
Wilco-California Dreams.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 03, 2009, 02:19:35 AM
This amazing 1969(?) Procul Harum album. I bought it on a whim, but now I love it. It really is a classic. All the Beatles / sixties fans on here will get something from it if they don't know it already.
(http://therisingstorm.net/audio/asaltydog.jpg)
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Post by: OsCKilO on October 03, 2009, 02:22:30 PM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 03, 2009, 02:45:21 PM
geir's zappa post made me seek out a vid of his old classmate probably i think the most hypnotic performane by anyone anywhere ever, can you tell i am a fan.
Found this guy on SoundClick. He lives in my same town, and I'd never heard of him before.
Quote from: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=4887685Tribute to those who have made an impact in our lives weither it may have been through music or fighting for our rights as human beings: Jimi Hendrix, MLK, etc. ... for fans of: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robert Cray, Albert king, Big Head Todd and the Monsters,
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Post by: OsCKilO on October 04, 2009, 04:17:20 AM
Cool first name!
Imagine if he recieved a knighthood!
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Post by: Geir on October 04, 2009, 10:33:22 AM
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Post by: 64Guitars on October 08, 2009, 11:29:36 PM
Love the Chet & Les video. But I couldn't help noticing at about 38 seconds into it that the backup band has at least four guitar players! Why??? Okay, maybe one was a bass player. But still - sheesh! ::)
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Post by: Ted on October 08, 2009, 11:44:23 PM
Quote from: 64Guitars on October 08, 2009, 11:29:36 PMLove the Chet & Les video. But I couldn't help noticing at about 38 seconds into it that the backup band has at least four guitar players! Why??? Okay, maybe one was a bass player. But still - sheesh! ::)
64G, As a technologist, you should appreciate the principle of redundancy. In a band backing Chet Atkins and Les Paul, it must have been very likely that at least one of the accompanying guitarists' heads would explode. Another might crap his pants, or just throw down his guitar and begin supplicating, "I am not worthy!" You need to plan for these things and make sure at least one backup guitarist can survive and carry on.
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Post by: OsCKilO on October 09, 2009, 05:01:39 AM
I can't hear their contributions......... But they are strumming away like crazy in the background......
Think the are just there for the camera....?
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 10, 2009, 06:43:29 PM
huvving a retrofest on youtube been listening ti split enz aw night braw tell yer maw
This is great. What album is it from? I'd love to buy the CD. :) [And that, folks, was the first smiley face that I have ever used in my life - Oh, how this MBR/site has opened up my life.]
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Post by: Ted on October 14, 2009, 09:49:34 PM
This is great. What album is it from? I'd love to buy the CD. :) [And that, folks, was the first smiley face that I have ever used in my life - Oh, how this MBR/site has opened up my life.]
I don't use smileys very often. If I find myself considering using a smiley, it's usually because I'm afraid my tone might be misinterpreted--when I'm not intending to be a jerk, but my words could be taken that way. Smiley temptation is a warning sign that I should either rephrase my words, or keep my silence.
Anyway: That was also the first Soulstar song I've ever heard. I believe I read on their Web site (http://www.thisissoulstar.com) that this song will be on a forthcoming album. (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=4242;type=avatar)
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Post by: launched on October 14, 2009, 11:54:11 PM
This is great. What album is it from? I'd love to buy the CD. :) [And that, folks, was the first smiley face that I have ever used in my life - Oh, how this MBR/site has opened up my life.]
I don't use smileys very often. If I find myself considering using a smiley, it's usually because I'm afraid my tone might be misinterpreted--when I'm not intending to be a jerk, but my words could be taken that way. Smiley temptation is a warning sign that I should either rephrase my words, or keep my silence.
Anyway: That was also the first Soulstar song I've ever heard. I believe I read on their Web site (http://www.thisissoulstar.com) that this song will be on a forthcoming album. (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=4242;type=avatar)
Well, maybe you guys can teach me something - Outlook code and bb code made my acceptable : ) turn into a goofy smiley face many years ago, so I just ran with it, using all the loving smiley characters - a sign of the times, maybe? Better than a corporate AOL induced lol, rotfl, etc.! You may as well cook this Tom Turkey if I used that stuff... (CTT - That stands for Cooked Tom Turkey!)
So anyway, I'm confused!!!! What's the difference ??? (I just wanted to use three question marks here and it turned into a confused smiley!!! - Dammit!!)
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Post by: 64Guitars on October 15, 2009, 01:50:51 AM
Ahhh that's my kinda music !!!!!!!!!! Whenever I hear thin lizzy they're the best rock band I've ever heard.
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Post by: Mach on October 15, 2009, 02:13:05 PM
Storyville - A piece of your soul....great album, I love David Holt & David Grissom's guitar work. Tommy Shannon & Chris Layton rhythm section (Double Trouble).
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Post by: Justin_Case on October 15, 2009, 07:52:00 PM
Ahhh that's my kinda music !!!!!!!!!! Whenever I hear thin lizzy they're the best rock band I've ever heard.
When I listen to TL, I think of what could have been. The range and depth of the songs and musicianship of the players over the years really is impressive. Such a tragic loss when Phil passed.
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Post by: Ted on October 16, 2009, 03:08:45 PM
I'm a fan of older Alice Cooper, and haven't given much of a chance to anything released since (seriously) Lace and Whiskey, which was in 1977!
So the other day saw Super Hits on sale for $3.99 US. What the hell, I thought, It'll probably suck, but I can risk $4 on my homie Alice.
Starts of with something that sounds like Frippertronics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frippertronics), then a Spanish guitar progression, then it gets even better.
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Post by: Justin_Case on October 17, 2009, 07:01:39 PM
Bob is all the way on the right. Interestingly, he played keyboards most of the night. Somewhere in the center is Charlie Sexton on guitar.
Pedro: Would you get right on that post-by-email feature. Thanks.
It was a very good concert. I was reluctant to become a fan of Dylan. Time Out Of Mind from 1997 was the album that finally hooked me. The song Cold Irons Bound in particular. So some of my favorite Dylan music comes from the period after his voice was already totally thrashed. Some fans of older Dylan music prefer his old lousy voice to his new lousy voice, and may have been disappointed.
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Post by: tony on October 19, 2009, 04:57:32 AM
Bill Nelson is a great guitar player - and this for me was also a sleeper album. Bought it in the 70s, didn't listen to it much, but then rediscovered on CD a few years ago. It's held up as well or better than some of the other Be Bop Deluxe albums.
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Post by: tony on October 21, 2009, 03:46:28 PM
Artie Shaw - 'Someone to watch over me' from the last recordings of the Gramercy Five in 1954.
Don't you just love those records that make you feel, if only for 3 or 4 minutes, like you don't need to listen to anything else? Artie Shaw was really special and it didn't hurt being married to Lana Turner and Ava Gardner, that would make you feel like making music for a while.
No clips of the song available but this is with the big band in 1940 doing 'Stardust'. Even if the idiom is not to your liking, hang in there until the clarinet comes around 1:45.
Don't you just love those records that make you feel, if only for 3 or 4 minutes, like you don't need to listen to anything else? Artie Shaw was really special and it didn't hurt being married to Lana Turner and Ava Gardner, that would make you feel like making music for a while.
No clips of the song available but this is with the big band in 1940 doing 'Stardust'. Even if the idiom is not to your liking, hang in there until the clarinet comes around 1:45.
You play soprano sax. I'm jealous. Simple as that.
You should see my Kenny G. impression. :)
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Post by: tony on October 22, 2009, 02:12:53 PM
I was thinking more Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane but I'll take a Kenny G impression. Everybody has instruments that stand out to them when they hear things and clarinet/soprano sax always gets me.
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Post by: Davo on October 23, 2009, 12:07:31 AM
Quote from: tony on October 22, 2009, 02:12:53 PMI was thinking more Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane but I'll take a Kenny G impression. Everybody has instruments that stand out to them when they hear things and clarinet/soprano sax always gets me.
I love Coltrane, but growing up people only knew Kenny G...sigh. And the instrument that grabs me the most these days is the cello.
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Post by: Migster on October 23, 2009, 05:56:14 PM
Don't you just love those records that make you feel, if only for 3 or 4 minutes, like you don't need to listen to anything else? Artie Shaw was really special and it didn't hurt being married to Lana Turner and Ava Gardner, that would make you feel like making music for a while.
No clips of the song available but this is with the big band in 1940 doing 'Stardust'. Even if the idiom is not to your liking, hang in there until the clarinet comes around 1:45.
As a soprano sax player-I can say yes, it is all there. The emotional experience, life, and all the rest.
Just from a different era, thats all. Also-I love 40's girls.
I officially hate you davo. For my money the instrument that does it for me is the oboe. This is the full choral version of Gabriel's Oboe. It has everything. Ennio Morricone is nothing short of a genius.
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Post by: tony on October 24, 2009, 08:24:32 AM
You folk like blues guitar, yes, no? Well it seems to be one of those backwards looking nights and I've just been getting lost with the master. In what universe was this man not a god? T-Bone Walker. I haven't a clip of him with this quality before.
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Post by: tony on October 24, 2009, 09:28:48 AM
OK, one more on the blues guitar theme before I retire as tonight's DJ. Without a doubt, in my mind at least, the greatest blues guitarist ever, Wayne Bennett (but don't tell him that, he didn't like to be thought of in such a restrictive fashion), with Mel Brown at the other side of the stage. Mel Brown had five albums as leader before he was playing second fiddle to Wayne Bennett in gigs like this. Ah, riches, we throw them away like used tissues. Wayne Bennett and Mel Brown on the same stage, that's like (for those of you that like the other type of blues guitar) Hendrix and Clapton in the same band. I'm going to my bed. There's only so much in a bottle of Tullamore Dew.
This has grown on me. I don't think I've seen the video before.
At about 3:58, Lydon looks like a kid looking in the mirror practicing his crazy face. At first his face is relaxed, and then he opens his eyes wide as though he missed his cue to look maniacal.
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Post by: Blooby on October 25, 2009, 12:26:16 PM
This has grown on me. I don't think I've seen the video before.
At about 3:58, Lydon looks like a kid looking in the mirror practicing his crazy face. At first his face is relaxed, and then he opens his eyes wide as though he missed his cue to look maniacal.
I still wonder what lead to Steve Vai, Jonas Hellborg, Ginger Baker, and Tony Williams to play on this album. Not that I didn't like it. I just, you know, wonder.
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Post by: Davo on October 25, 2009, 04:17:39 PM
Roger that Blooby.
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Post by: SenhorLampada on October 25, 2009, 10:11:56 PM
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Post by: Blooby on October 26, 2009, 06:33:44 PM
I was listening to bass phenom Oteil Burbridge's "No More Doubt." This song pretty much encapsulates what I like about music: great musicianship, great song, great dynamics, great singer, and a great jam. I know it gets a little nutty in the outro, but I love how the cacophany abruptly ceases with that little five-note ending.
You may want to crack a beer while listening to this one.
If you dig this, the entire show is available free (and legal) for download here. (http://www.archive.org/details/oteil2005-06-04.handlebar)
Blooby
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Post by: SenhorLampada on October 27, 2009, 08:44:09 PM
I was just listening to this (again) and thought I really had to share it with you guys! :)
Me too. Heard this a million times back in my band directing days and never get tired of it. Percy Grainger was a genius. Lincolnshire Posy is my favorite. I still look forward to those french horns shouting through with a counter melody. Thanks for posting this!
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Post by: Ted on October 27, 2009, 09:31:43 PM
Me too. Heard this a million times back in my band directing days and never get tired of it. Percy Grainger was a genius. Lincolnshire Posy is my favorite. I still look forward to those french horns shouting through with a counter melody. Thanks for posting this!
I didnt realize you were a band director! Highschool?
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Post by: Ted on October 28, 2009, 12:48:29 PM
This Brit loves them and has done since "First Issue" in 1978. Jah Wobble's bass, Levene's wall of noise guitar and Lydon's acerbic vocals are hard to beat. But they got even better when John McGeoch was on board, in my opinion one of the the best guitarists in recent history. PiL are one of my fave all time bands.
Senhor: Once when I was still in my twenties, some dude made an Opie joke about me, and I laughed. Then I stopped and marveled that, I'd laughed. I was officially over my sensitivity about red hair jokes! It was a moment to celebrate.
According to the Cracker Web site, this is what Johnny Hickman uses:
Quote from: http://www.crackersoul.org/gear/
Gibson Les Paul, approx 78/79 vintage, heavily "modified" with Kehler whammy bar. The body sports numerous carvings and decorations executed by Johnny himself, most noticeably a number seven, leading to the guitar sometimes being known as the "Lucky Seven" guitar. This is Johnny's main guitar, now used almost exclusively during live performances. His other Les Paul, with its distinctive fish decoration, perished on tour.
Fender Eric Clapton model Stratocaster (rarely used live.)
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Post by: Davo on October 30, 2009, 01:22:19 PM
Nigel I love those guitar tones. I how they were recorded? There is a spacey/phase thing happening there, maybe some slight detuning.
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on October 30, 2009, 04:38:56 PM
I don't know, it was really the first of that "big" sound so popular in the 80s. I know he used an aluminium guitar (Veleno? or something like that). Pioneering stuff.
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 31, 2009, 12:37:07 AM
"Fear of a Blank Planet" - Porcupine Tree.
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on October 31, 2009, 12:55:08 PM
I don't know, it was really the first of that "big" sound so popular in the 80s. I know he used an aluminium guitar (Veleno? or something like that). Pioneering stuff.
I believe PIL are about to record again. Not with all the proper members intact, but Mr Lydon says he has a lot of lyrical content from his father's death to share with the world. I hope it's not a sad cash-in on former glories. You really can't tell with Lydon, lol. Could be good...
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Post by: Ted on November 03, 2009, 04:19:51 PM
This song is simply awesome, but the amateur video doesn't do it justice:
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on November 03, 2009, 06:32:45 PM
The Bottle Rockets live at the Duck Room, St. Louis 27th, December, 2008. It's a boot, but the band lets recorders come into shows as long as they let them know in advance. Pretty clean recording all things considered. Damn fine show. I was there and loved it.
In 2008 it was the Bottle Rockets 15th anniversary and they allowed message boaders to post set lists of 20 songs with one cover. They picked a set list for each of their 15 headlining shows (they also recorded the new album that came out this August) and I was lucky enough to be a set list winner. On this show they played a second set of all the covers from all 15 shows. It was pretty cool.
They also gave away that Creston Guitar I've been drooling over for a year and a half. Better start saving some pennies.
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Post by: madrab on November 05, 2009, 01:32:32 AM
T-Bone Walker & Juke Boy Bonner, right now. if you haven't, check out T-bone shuffle, stormy monday... & running shoes, Houston the action town ...
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 06, 2009, 07:09:27 AM
Is the rest of the album this good? RH has a reputation (in my mind anyway) of being somewhat uneven.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 06, 2009, 09:33:39 AM
i'm a big fan, its a great album and i would say thats certainly not the best track. the first venus 3 album ole tarantula is much better, that said each listen of the new one it just gets better and better.
my fave from this album is this one. i had it as the ringtone on my phone for a year or two.
It has Boobies on the cover..... I can't let her Chuck it out!
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on November 15, 2009, 02:14:34 PM
Books and records must never be thrown away. It's the law, lol
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Post by: OsCKilO on November 15, 2009, 02:56:11 PM
I shall tell the Wife!
8)
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Post by: tony on November 15, 2009, 04:15:30 PM
All this talk of old music got me back to the start of all this rock 'n' roll thing, the fountain of the backbeat in pop music. Fats Domino, with Earl Palmer on drums, from 1949, 'The Fat Man'. These are the records that should never be thrown away.
Yes he can. But he almost lost me at about the three minute mark when he went into the too-familiar guitar god diddlydiddlydiddly. Patience paid off. The Godfather bit was very effective.
Thanks!
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Post by: 64Guitars on November 18, 2009, 11:37:26 AM
I had no idea that Cousin Itt played guitar! ;)
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on November 18, 2009, 02:16:25 PM
Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous '78... Sky Arts 1 right now. MAGIC!!!! This isn't the right footage, but it's my fave song from them
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Post by: launched on November 18, 2009, 03:20:04 PM
That's a cool vid, Tim. Especially when they break down into the Cowboy Song for a little bit. "I'm a Rocker" is one of my faves.
Mark
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Post by: launched on November 18, 2009, 03:23:27 PM
I'm watching a 9 year old shred. At first I thought it was unique, but then noticed that virtually all 9 year olds can shred. I could barely walk and chew gum simultaneously at that age. Damn.
I hadn't seen the video ORH...thanks for posting. I am a huge fan of Robyn and like my other greatest inspiration, Tom Waits, he gets better and better with age!
Here's something old and something new(ish):
First the old: 1988 - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart - Camper Van Beethoven. A masterpiece - Each song is a gem. Such sentiment in each track without even knowing the words (which are great by the way). I was listening to this when I first started dating my wife and it always takes me back there:
"And this here's a government experiment and we're driving like Hell, to give some cowboys some acid and to stay in motels."
(A lot of Youtubers are covering the Sublime version but the original is by far my favorite)
*it won't play embedded but able to view at youtube.
Kind of a lame video, but hey it was the 80's - everyone was making bad videos.
Although my favorite video of all time was from the 80's! My buddy and I saw it in 11th grade and laughed so hard...I hadn't seen it in over 20 years but thanks to youtube I can watch it and laugh just as hard now.
Director to band: simple - just keep your eyes on the camera while you wreck everything!
Okay, sorry for that tangent...back to what I'm listening to.
Here's the new(ish): 2007 Ongiara - Great Lake Swimmers. Beautifully subtle melancholic sounds. Rural, atmospheric and distincty Canadian...You will "no doubt" here a Neil Young influence.
Congratulations to the person who created that advertisement. I'm going to buy that album.
Vocals kind of reminded me of David Lowery. Then along comes Gritter with his CVB video. I'm a recent Cracker convert, so I'm completely unfamiliar with Lowery's younger appearance--when he didn't look like Willie Nelson's stunt double.
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Post by: tony on November 20, 2009, 03:50:08 PM
I keep this one on the iPod because it it has such fantastic rhythms but I like to watch the vid every once in a while because it makes me smile. It says Outkast ft. Scar & Sleepy Brown but I don't hear any Mr. Brown in there.
Outkast ft. Scar & Sleepy Brown (maybe, sure) - Morris Brown
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Post by: cuthbert on November 20, 2009, 04:17:03 PM
When I'm not listening to Bosko's 'Death of the Sun', this week I've also been listening to Guild of Temporal Adventurers with Kendra Smith (of Dream Syndicate & Opal), and digging this song 'Stars Are In Your Eyes' in particular. I was a big fan of Opal, which morphed into Mazzy Star when Kendra left Opal, but somehow I never picked this up until this week.
Not much of video that was posted for it, but it's a great song!
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Post by: tony on November 21, 2009, 07:26:24 AM
Normally, when I post to this thread, it is because I was looking at something on YouTube or I was listening to something and then I went to YouTube to ind a version of it. On this occasion, I'm glad to say that I wasn't listening to a record or watching YouTube. I was actually out there in the world that is farther from my computer than the length of my arms and I was watching these two nice gentlemen, Nick Lowe and Ry Cooder, entertaining the paying guests for a couple of hours.
Great gig, glad I went: Nick Lowe and Ry Cooder with the old Eddie Giles number "(I'm a) Losing Boy" [this clip is from earlier in the year - tonight it was Brisbane, Queensland]
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Post by: Ted on November 21, 2009, 08:23:50 AM
I like these two, and didn't know they were working together. I'd love to see them.
In my development as a musician and bassist, I reached a fork in the road. I imagined one road leading to led to Stanley Clarke (virtuosity), the other to Nick Lowe (songwriter). Nick seemed to be having more fun.
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Post by: tony on November 21, 2009, 08:27:34 AM
He seemed to be having fun tonight. In fact, from the evidence of the last few albums, he seems to be having a fair bit of fun these days.
There's a nice episode of Live at Daryl's House with him having fun.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on November 23, 2009, 01:58:39 AM
Nick Lowe is awesome - a real inspiration to me. I grew up listen to my dad's cassette copy of 'Labour of Lust', and it still sounds like perfect music and songwriting to this day.
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Post by: SdC on November 23, 2009, 05:05:03 AM
Quote from: tony on November 21, 2009, 07:26:24 AMNormally, when I post to this thread, it is because I was looking at something on YouTube or I was listening to something and then I went to YouTube to ind a version of it. On this occasion, I'm glad to say that I wasn't listening to a record or watching YouTube. I was actually out there in the world that is farther from my computer than the length of my arms and I was watching these two nice gentlemen, Nick Lowe and Ry Cooder, entertaining the paying guests for a couple of hours.
Great gig, glad I went: Nick Lowe and Ry Cooder with the old Eddie Giles number "(I'm a) Losing Boy" [this clip is from earlier in the year - tonight it was Brisbane, Queensland]
Yeah I went to that show a couple of months ago in Amsterdam. Cool as can be.
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Post by: Bluesberry on November 29, 2009, 06:09:39 PM
My new favorite band... Doves, Manchester's finest at the moment. Great new album out "Kingdom of Rust", masterpiece really.
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Post by: Bluesberry on December 04, 2009, 06:06:03 AM
Damn what a fine sexy woman she is!!!!! How does she keep that sweater/scarf thing from falling off, movie tricks FX I guess. One of Canada's finest exports.
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Post by: Ted on December 04, 2009, 09:20:39 AM
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Post by: OsCKilO on December 04, 2009, 02:27:10 PM
Doves Rule.....
But Shania!!!!!!
Goodness... :)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 05, 2009, 03:43:54 AM
been listening to the swedish band the soundtrack to our lives new double album communion here is a couple of their earlier tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ypGMqogMq0
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Post by: cuthbert on December 07, 2009, 02:26:56 PM
They who shall not be named really rocked this one. Love the piano on it! And the bass, and the guitar, and the drums, and the tambourine, and the vocals, and the barking, and...
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Post by: Ted on December 07, 2009, 06:48:33 PM
Quote from: cuthbert on December 07, 2009, 02:26:56 PMThey who shall not be named really rocked this one. Love the piano on it! And the bass, and the guitar, and the drums, and the tambourine, and the vocals, and the barking, and...
I haven't heard this one too often. It's almost as good as some Greeny songs.
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Post by: OsCKilO on December 19, 2009, 04:53:44 AM
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Post by: Ted on December 23, 2009, 12:53:29 PM
This Yulefest post (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=5508.0) from Mach sent me looking for my favorite version ever of We Three Kings:
I've been wanting to hear this again for many years.
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Post by: 64Guitars on December 23, 2009, 02:58:20 PM
Quote from: Ted on December 23, 2009, 12:53:29 PMThis Yulefest post (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=5508.0) from Mach sent me looking for my favorite version ever of We Three Kings:
Cool version, Ted.
My favourite version is by The Roches. I can't find it on YouTube but you can hear a short preview of it here:
Title: One of Us
Post by: Ted on December 28, 2009, 11:47:29 AM
This is really cool.
The music doesn't start until about 4:40 (and not much happens before that, if you want to fast forward).
That's Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Jazz guitarist Joe LoPiccolo, and Rainn Wilson from The Office (the US version) on bongos. Wilson plays a very understated bongo part--not the goof I was expecting.
I'll look forward to this. I've heard their version of Bohemian Rhapsody, and it's very good.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 30, 2009, 01:51:59 PM
Quotethe flaming lips version of dark side of the moon.
I'll look forward to this. I've heard their version of Bohemian Rhapsody, and it's very good.
the album wont be to everyones taste but their version of us and them is sublime.
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Post by: tony on December 30, 2009, 02:44:53 PM
I've been reading Richard Willams' new book on Miles Davis and the making of 'Kind of Blue' and its influence on modern music. Paradoxically it led me to listening to the 'Jackson Johnson' album again. Fantastic guitar from Mr. McLaughlin.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 02, 2010, 09:45:51 AM
i never realised camper van beethoven did this, one of my fave bands covering one of my least favourite bands. tho i did like fleetwood mac when peter green was in em.
i must investigate this further cheers ted
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Post by: tony on January 02, 2010, 10:16:46 AM
I'm not a fan of Camper Van Beethoven but a few of you have said that you are so I'm putting this link in because I think there are a lot of their live shows freely available here. Knock yourselves out, people. I don't know about the quality of the recordings.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 02, 2010, 10:23:21 AM
cheers tony
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Post by: Blooby on January 02, 2010, 10:32:11 AM
Quote from: tony on January 02, 2010, 10:16:46 AMI'm not a fan of Camper Van Beethoven but a few of you have said that you are so I'm putting this link in because I think there are a lot of their live shows freely available here. http://www.archive.org/details/CamperVanBeethoven (http://www.archive.org/details/CamperVanBeethoven)
Thanks, Tony. They are pretty unusual.
A stream of their most (freely) downloaded show is here (http://www.archive.org/download/CVB2006-01-20sbd/CVB2006-01-20sbd_vbr.m3u). The link to the show and ability to freely download in either lossless or MP3 is here (http://www.archive.org/details/CVB2006-01-20sbd). FYI, the show is a soundboard recording.
Blooby
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Post by: Ted on January 05, 2010, 08:21:09 AM
The Wreckless Eric Radio Show
Quote from: http://wrecklessericofficial.blogspot.com/2009/12/wreckless-eric-radio-show-21-click-to.htmlLast show of the year. Not a round-up of the finest moments of the decade but no less snappy and professional for that. Close the decade and let the new year in with Wussy, Buffy St Marie, The Research Turtles, Miles Davis, Waylon Jennings, Robert Coyne and a preview of the other side of the latest Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby 45. Plus a seasonal reading from A Dysfunctional Success.
Wussy is what caught my attention. Chuck Cleaver of Wussy (and formerly of Ass Ponys) is one of my favorite songwriters.
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Post by: Gritter on January 05, 2010, 01:07:26 PM
I got this one for Christmas from my Bro-in-law. It's magical. I can't stop listening to it or smiling when I do.
All the tracks are excellent but this one, the lead off track, best displays how the arrangement was built from a single musician busking...Playing for Change (very clever). www.playingforchange.com (http://www.playingforchange.com)
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Post by: mr2kewl on January 08, 2010, 10:19:42 AM
that is effing awesome!!!
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on January 08, 2010, 10:30:48 AM
Hi, just been listening to Rik Derringers Rock & Roll Hootchie Coo and a guy called Buddy Whittington the guitarist with John Mayall playing Young & Dumb. Wow
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Post by: Redler on January 09, 2010, 11:22:06 AM
I linked this old Finnish song (1972) from Pekka Streng - I think most of you haven't heard this before;-). Anyway, Pekka Streng suffered from cancer and he died in 1975 at the age of 27. He released just two LP's; Magneettimiehen Kuolema (The Death of Magnet Man) and Kesämaa (Summer Land). He knew through all his career that he'd die, but the songs are very beautiful and optimistic. There's more songs from Pekka in You Tube...
Someone has translated the lyrics, so I put them here:
Leafy trees and perennial plants, vine, fruit, faded bones Plants that look upon you with soft eyes by day and weep by night
Plants that make you feel years younger and plants that deepen your wrinkles when they shrivel Annabella dances in the garden where she wanders around watering seedlings Roope Hattu tells them stories because flowers are good listeners
Ferns and frogs, goblins, fairies, daisies Many fountains gush from your heart
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 09, 2010, 11:42:49 AM
i would have said brazilian if you didnt introduce it redler
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Post by: Redler on January 09, 2010, 11:52:30 AM
ORH, do you mean music or the language? Does it sound portuguese?
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 11, 2010, 03:24:31 PM
i meant the music lol.
here is what i am listening to, i have been in chris's house (the singer/writer) and met him and gibbered in front of him that i wasnt worthy. buy all their albums know.
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Post by: IanR on January 15, 2010, 06:42:40 AM
Quotei have kissed liz fraser she didnea like it.
One of the reasons I moved to London (from Melbourne) in 1986 was because I loved the Cocteau Twins and wanted to see them live. I eventually saw them at a gig with the Throwing Muses in Kilburn (I think). Great night but I didn't get to kiss liz. I actually didn't know what she looked like until I got to London and saw her in some music press paper. Her version of "Song to the Siren" is my all-time favourite song.
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Post by: Gritter on January 19, 2010, 04:45:02 PM
This is my comfort music for dark rainy westcoast winters...when spring rolls around I will gravitate towards ska and reggae.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 21, 2010, 03:43:53 PM
been listening to count arthur strongs radio show on bbc radio four its a hoot here he is in performance, very british humour so might not travel well.
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Post by: Maverick31 on January 26, 2010, 05:12:53 PM
Alice in Chains, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath (Dio), Iron Maiden, The Doors, Muse, Radiohead, Queen, Mozart, Bach, and Staivsky have been the typical play list.
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Post by: Wiley on January 26, 2010, 07:21:55 PM
I usually try to listen to the posts here!! Great music, a good variety and it's free! And made by all your friends. What more could you want?
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Post by: chapperz66 on January 27, 2010, 07:58:51 AM
Quite agree Wiley. The trouble is it's not easy to find enough time to listen to all the great music posted on here. I do my best but....
Paul
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Post by: mr2kewl on January 30, 2010, 02:57:14 AM
right now i'm on-call for the job i do as a software support technician for medical systems. it's 3:50 am central and i just got woke up for a silly ass question that i can't help the customer with. so, while i'm trying to ratchet back down, i was surfing the boob tube and caught a brief moment of the group "Flogging Molly".
it got my interest.
must be the Irish in me.
8)
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Post by: mr2kewl on January 30, 2010, 03:09:11 AM
i love the titles of their songs
8)
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on February 10, 2010, 12:45:57 PM
Don't normally like this song, but I like this rendition a lot!
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Post by: Justin_Case on February 10, 2010, 12:56:13 PM
Sitting at home completely snowed in.. but just learned Buckethead has a new album released officially today...
Due to the stage getup and the mask / bucket there is a lot of pre-judgment about BH and its a shame the catalog he has has some of the most impressive music out there, something for everyone.
Although he can shred with the best of them, this new album is pure melodic layered textures that is very soothing and quite enjoyable.
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Post by: bannybassman on February 17, 2010, 11:19:28 AM
chickenfoot - soap on a rope the whole album is great but this is one of the best tracks
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Post by: Flash Harry on February 17, 2010, 11:46:35 AM
I'm listening to a bunch of chavs talking incomprehensibly into their mobile phones on this awful train. Why? Because I've lost my bloody ipod. What an idiot!
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Post by: Migs on February 17, 2010, 05:17:26 PM
Oh dear me. That happened to me on the way to work this morning. It was compounded by the fact that the person sitting next to me had horrible halitosis. I felt ill.
For the last 3 three hours since getting to work I have had AC/DC Live on high rotation. You Shook Me All Night Long is an excellent song.
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Post by: OsCKilO on February 17, 2010, 05:48:23 PM
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Post by: SteveB on February 21, 2010, 07:53:16 AM
This...
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Post by: Blooby on February 21, 2010, 11:03:23 AM
I know this is not everybody's (anybody's?) cup of tea, but I was just raking leaves to Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane, and Jeff Sipe. Golly, they can just take a jam in any direction on a dime.
Not the best example of their group improvisation below, but I thought seeing Shawn Lane's playing close-up (not to mention his girth) may freak out a person or three.
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Post by: Maverick31 on February 21, 2010, 12:16:37 PM
Still mostly Alice in Chains. I also still have a Doors mix-CD in there as well as a mix-cd of Muse, and some Deep Purple. Oh yeah, Iron Maiden is in my disk changer as well.
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Post by: Blooby on February 22, 2010, 08:51:52 PM
Migs, I need to break that one out as I haven't listened to it for years.
The background singing on that tune cracks me up. I loved his Speed of Sound disc. And I've wanted to cover early Montrose's version of "Good Rockin' Tonight" for as long as I can remember.
Blooby
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Post by: Migs on February 24, 2010, 04:13:49 PM
If the Jarrett, my brother tells me he just picked up a new (released late last year) live CD set recorded at concerts in London and Paris the year before. He said it is very good. I might track it down and give it a listen. I just can't see it being better than the Koln Concert though.
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Post by: Ted on February 24, 2010, 04:19:57 PM
I've known about Jarret for many years (in particular, I heard that he was kind of a petulant prima donna) but have never known what was the must-have album. Is this it?
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Post by: Blooby on February 24, 2010, 04:39:45 PM
Migs, sorry. I meant the Keith Jarrett. I really like parts of the Koln Concert, but I haven't listened to it in years. I actually wouldn't even know where to look for it in the collection these days.
Ted, I have heard is was a bit "off" as well, mostly through his affiliation with Miles Davis.
Peace.
Blooby
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Post by: Migs on February 24, 2010, 05:25:20 PM
Quote from: Ted on February 24, 2010, 04:19:57 PMI've known about Jarret for many years (in particular, I heard that he was kind of a petulant prima donna) but have never known what was the must-have album. Is this it?
Here is a review of the new Jarrett I mentioned. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=34218 (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=34218)
You are correct, he is an arrogant prima donna. There are many stories about his rants at audiences and dummy spits when people have taken photographs of him. He is a truly great musician but will never go down in history as being a great man. My guess is that he has Asperger's Syndrome (or something similar) and doesn't do people well.
Having said that, his Köln Concert is nothing short of sublime. It really is a most amazing journey and package of colours and emotions. It was recorded in 1975 on a "dodgy" piano because the stage-hands wheeled out the wrong instument (a practice piano rather than the concert piano).
I came across it in the mid 1980s when I was looking for a cross-section of music to roadtest high end hi-fi gear. I picked this and some sheffield lab stuff which is another story in and of itself.
I have bought 5 copies of the CD over the years - they get lost, borrowed (but not returned) and damaged somehow. I have listened to the whole CD start to finish probably fifty times and certain tracks or passages countless hundreds of times.
It is a must-have in my book. I think Köln Concert is the album I would choose if I was stuck on the proverbial desert island (with a CD player and Sennheiser headphones of course).
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Post by: chapperz66 on February 25, 2010, 08:25:15 AM
The background singing on that tune cracks me up. Blooby
Yeah the "vocals" are a bit tongue-in-cheek but it's a good tune and a fine album.
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Post by: Gritter on February 25, 2010, 12:10:50 PM
This film and soundtrack really connected with me emotinally. Directed by Spike Jonze and music by Karen O of the Yea Yea Yeas. I just love it and can't wait until it comes out on DVD...I guess I'm just a big kid.
Melancholy, happy, empathetic, playful, wild...and no guitar solos! (sorry to all all you lead players out there)
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Post by: Blooby on February 25, 2010, 03:10:00 PM
Andy plays on a couple Simon Phillips discs (my favorite drummer perhaps. He's in the "Cry for You" video above). The double live Out of the Blue I like as it's a bit more raw.
I always liked Timmons' homage to Hendrix below.
As a side note, I want that signature model Ibanez he's playing.
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Post by: Gritter on February 25, 2010, 03:56:53 PM
indeed!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 25, 2010, 03:59:27 PM
the man is a treasure. fragile and beautiful a bit like our wee songcrafters site.
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Post by: Gritter on February 25, 2010, 04:03:20 PM
He lives in the world created within his music and I enjoy visiting that world quite often.
I play a bunch of his tunes...will record one soon.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 25, 2010, 04:10:00 PM
can i join you on that.
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Post by: Bluesberry on February 25, 2010, 04:15:22 PM
He is god-damned incredible. I am being introduced to him right now through you two guys. I am blown away, musical flipping genius. Thanks guys, I am having a discovery here. Incredible.
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Post by: nathanclarke on February 26, 2010, 06:22:48 AM
I've been listening to a band called the smith westerns, they're really lo-fi. To be honest the sound of the recordings isnt up to much at all but great little pop songs in a glam sort of way!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 26, 2010, 06:27:06 AM
stevie moore looks really interesting, 1st post actually reminds me of xtc. and with a bit of big star thrown in for good measure. cheers cuthbert.
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Post by: Ted on February 26, 2010, 09:12:17 AM
This is an acoustic cover of Feel Good, Inc., originally by Gorillaz.
I first became aware of Daniel's music through M. Ward. He played this one live...it rips your heart out. If you don't know M. Ward check him out...he captures the sound of a lost America of the dusty past. He's also covered Buddy Holly, Louis Armstrong...and David Bowie...
Someone has put this song to scenes from "Magnolia". It wasn't actually in the movie.
Cool video Dave...I have never seen that. Those are all Daniel Johnston's characters from his drawings and songs come to life! Thank you.
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Post by: Bluesberry on February 26, 2010, 01:09:13 PM
I am totally transfixed and betwixed by this damn song. I am officially obsessed. Daniel Johnston, who knew. Thank you Sandy and Jim for the introduction to this incredible talent. This is an amazing discovery for me gents.
"Daniel Johnston is one of the most underappreciated lyricists of our time, and as a performer, the emotion he emits on stage rivals that of legends like Bob Dylan and Neil Young. His illness has contributed to his music in a bizarre way, effectively making him a contemporary Syd Barrett. But unlike Barrett, Johnston has managed to save himself from personal demons. As a result, he continues to bring joy to his fans across the world. The music of Daniel Johnston is unlike anything else you're likely to hear, and his performances are just as indescribable."
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on March 02, 2010, 03:22:14 PM
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Post by: Gritter on March 02, 2010, 04:48:08 PM
I Just got news that my Uncle passed away last night. This is for him. He would love this. He always referred to himself as a "good ol' boy" and these were two of his favourites:
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 02, 2010, 04:54:37 PM
a couple of real characters.
sorry to hear your news sandy. my thoughts are with you and yours.
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Post by: Blooby on March 02, 2010, 05:26:57 PM
Always liked the production of this Charlie Sexton album. Kind of Lanois-esque on the slower tunes. Since he left Dylan's band, he's back with the Arc Angels.
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Post by: Ted on March 15, 2010, 07:38:08 PM
The ORH-alfstone collaboration, All Experience is Universal (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=6561.msg83328) brought to mind Organic Grooves. I didn't want to do a complete threadjacking, so I'll post this video here:
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Post by: Gnasty on March 19, 2010, 05:34:15 PM
Well, because today is the anniversary of my fav guitar player`s death, Randy Rhoads. Ive been playing Blizzard of Oz, Diary of a Madman and Tribute. I refuse to listen to the remastered versions of those because Ozzy actually let Sharon drop the original bass and drums of Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake and remastered it with Rob Trujillo and whatever the new drummers name is. That frikkin pissed me off tremendously when i heard it. Bark At the Moon is even worse. Anyways, here`s an isolated guitar track from Crazy Train that just popped up on the net.
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on March 19, 2010, 05:47:47 PM
RIP Randy! That frickin sacrilegious that they did that with the remastered versions! I remember that, and now you've gone and pissed me off all over again! heh ;)
I came across this while ago, but I don't think I posted this here. It's an instrumental version of Mr. Crowley.
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Post by: chapperz66 on March 22, 2010, 03:15:57 AM
This chap shows a bit of promise too. I was fortunate enough to see Andy Mckee live in a church hall in Coventry supporting Tommy Emanuel. You really couldn't hope to see two more skilled guitarists on the same bill.
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Post by: cuthbert on March 30, 2010, 12:59:06 PM
'The T.A.M.I. Show' on DVD (just released for the first time on DVD - I picked it up at Newbury Comics) - this film hasn't been seen in its entirety in the U.S. since it originally aired in 1964, shortly after 'A Hard Day's Night' came out. Sure, there's plenty of corn here (Leslie Gore ;) ), but there were some great performances by James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Beach Boys, etc. And it's all captured live.
More background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_T.A.M.I._Show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_T.A.M.I._Show)
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Post by: Gritter on March 30, 2010, 02:21:02 PM
Quote from: cuthbert on March 30, 2010, 12:59:06 PM'The T.A.M.I. Show' on DVD (just released for the first time on DVD - I picked it up at Newbury Comics) - this film hasn't been seen in its entirety in the U.S. since it originally aired in 1964, shortly after 'A Hard Day's Night' came out. Sure, there's plenty of corn here (Leslie Gore ;) ), but there were some great performances by James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Beach Boys, etc. And it's all captured live.
More background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_T.A.M.I._Show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_T.A.M.I._Show)
Looks great Cuth! I love that Rolling Stones description; " Hotest exponents of the Mercy Beat!"
Turn on my VCR same one I've had for years James brown on the TAMI show Same tape I've had for years...
- From The Police's "When the World is Running Down..."
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Post by: Gritter on March 30, 2010, 02:56:19 PM
I saw these guys a few years back in Montreal...what a band...indeed the weirdest band I've ever seen and so much fun. Electric piano/lead singer, drummer, and three multi-instrumentalists in behind. All sound generating from a human percussion pit assembled at centre stage. Somewhere between Tom Waits and Frank Zappa.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 30, 2010, 02:58:32 PM
QuoteSomewhere between Tom Waits and Frank Zappa.
a very interesting place indeed
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 30, 2010, 03:06:31 PM
aside from ferrymans song https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=6778.0 all day, i have been listening to captain beefhearts album clearspot. i intended to post a video of the good captain but in my search i found a cover version by mark lannegan ex of screaming trees and honorary glaswegian doing the title track. this must be watched edit well listened to as there is no video as such
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Post by: Gritter on March 30, 2010, 03:27:28 PM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on March 30, 2010, 03:06:31 PMaside from ferrymans song https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=6778.0 all day, i have been listening to captain beefhearts album clearspot. i intended to post a video of the good captain but in my search i found a cover version by mark lannegan ex of screaming trees and honorary glaswegian doing the title track. this must be watched edit well listened to as there is no video as such
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 30, 2010, 03:30:48 PM
is that where its from . i had never heard him do the beefheart song before and i thought i had most of ml's stuff
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Post by: Gritter on March 30, 2010, 03:42:53 PM
I went to highschool with these guys in Beaconsfield, Quebec in the 80's! This performance must have been around '83 or '84. They were about 17 years old, a couple years older than me but a good bunch of guys...I partied with them on a number of occaissions.
The singer John Kastner grew dreads and went on to front the Doughboys and had a bit of success with the song Shine which was used on Much Music's Alternative show called the Wedge (I think it is still the theme song). It's a great song that makes me feel 20 something again...aaaahh the early 90's a special time in my life.
This was really well done. Metallica doing SMOOTH JAZZ!!
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Had me fooled for a while there - although I couldn't quite believe it. Almost started to see the boys in a different light...
Paul
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on March 31, 2010, 02:37:28 PM
Wasn't actually them. If you click it and go to the vid on Youtube itself, the guy that posted it does a bunch of over stuff too. Like Miley Cyrus (Death MEtal) etc.
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Post by: Ted on March 31, 2010, 02:42:06 PM
Quote from: Saijinn Maas on March 31, 2010, 02:37:28 PMWasn't actually them. If you click it and go to the vid on Youtube itself, the guy that posted it does a bunch of over stuff too. Like Miley Cyrus (Death MEtal) etc.
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Post by: Gritter on March 31, 2010, 02:42:59 PM
Well I must say...it blows away Metallica's version of their own song! But then I never much cared for Metallica.
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Post by: antisocialworker on April 01, 2010, 05:21:05 AM
been listening to system of a down lately... starting to become a bit of an influence on my music I wanna post a little song here, but I dont know how.... I will just have to post it in originals...
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Post by: IanR on April 01, 2010, 08:18:23 PM
Sara Blasko is an aussie singer-songwriter.
She seems to be someone you either love or hate. I love the dynamics of this song. If you can play it through a decent hi fi you will get the thrill I got when I first heard this.
Thanks to 64Guitars for showing me how to post a Youtube window here.
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Post by: IanR on April 01, 2010, 08:38:12 PM
The Wellingtons are a Melbourne band that are currently touring around the world but under the radar. I heard them on the local indie radio station 3RRR and I went out and bought the CD.
You can stream 3RRR from here: http://www.rrr.org.au/programs/streaming/ (http://www.rrr.org.au/programs/streaming/) if you want a sample of the best radio station in the world!!!!
The Wellingtons have tapped into a pretty good genre and are doing it well.
She seems to be someone you either love or hate. I love the dynamics of this song. If you can play it through a decent hi fi you will get the thrill I got when I first heard this.
I love this. The rhythm reminds me of "The Dreaming" by Kate Bush and the vocals remind me of Feist.
This was really well done. Metallica doing SMOOTH JAZZ!!
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Had me fooled for a while there - although I couldn't quite believe it. Almost started to see the boys in a different light...
Paul
Sai you really shouldn't have introduced me to this stuff. Iwont get anything done now. Just listened to the death metal version on "How Deep is Your Love" by the BeeGees. Awesome...
Paul
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Post by: Ted on April 02, 2010, 10:03:23 AM
She seems to be someone you either love or hate. I love the dynamics of this song.
There's been a spate of singers in the last couple of years with this same vocal affect. It's like a dash of Ethel Merman. Does anybody know if there's a name for this kind of singing?
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on April 04, 2010, 03:58:14 PM
Horslips! Fantastic celtic folk/rock from the 70s and 80s! Listen to this if you don;t know them:
Very cool Nigel. I like them. Thanks for the post!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 05, 2010, 02:04:06 PM
horslips man thats a blast from the past, watched a documentary on genesis and during it there was a shot of the nme with an article on genesis and at the bottom of the page was an article about horslips.
now i need to dig out there albums.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 07, 2010, 10:11:26 AM
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Post by: cuthbert on April 07, 2010, 11:04:31 AM
Cool song Robyn Hitchcock song, James - I'm ashamed to say I don't have his latest, so if this is from there, I'll be getting it soon. The woodwind sounds at the beginning remind me of Roxy Music.
cheers, cuthbert
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 07, 2010, 11:21:54 AM
ive got the new cd "propellor time" on repeat play its as good as any of the venus 3 albums. tho the first is still my fave.it doesnt seem that long ago since goodnight oslo came out, he certainly is prolific.
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Post by: Gritter on April 07, 2010, 12:22:35 PM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on April 07, 2010, 11:21:54 AMive got the new cd "propellor time" on repeat play its as good as any of the venus 3 albums. tho the first is still my fave.it doesnt seem that long ago since goodnight oslo came out, he certainly is prolific.
He's the best...more people deserve to know his music...I will be picking up this one soon to add to my RH library (It must be at around 30 CDs and he has many more). Prolific is an understatement when it comes to Robyn!
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Post by: Ted on April 07, 2010, 04:31:02 PM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on April 07, 2010, 11:21:54 AMive got the new cd "propellor time" on repeat play its as good as any of the venus 3 albums. tho the first is still my fave.it doesnt seem that long ago since goodnight oslo came out, he certainly is prolific.
He's the best...more people deserve to know his music...I will be picking up this one soon to add to my RH library (It must be at around 30 CDs and he has many more). Prolific is an understatement when it comes to Robyn!
That's a really good song. RH has always seemed like an artist I really should like, so I bought Uncorrected Personality Traits (the best-of CD), and I only liked a couple of songs. Maybe a best-of wasn't the right place to start.
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Post by: Gritter on April 07, 2010, 05:20:06 PM
QuoteThat's a really good song. RH has always seemed like an artist I really should like, so I bought Uncorrected Personality Traits (the best-of CD), and I only liked a couple of songs. Maybe a best-of wasn't the right place to start.
That's a collection of a certain period of his career on a certain label.
I suggest the following. You may like these more:
Globe of Frogs I Often Dream of Trains Moss Elixir Spooked Goodnight Oslo Jewels For Sophia Invisible Hitchcock
QuoteThat's a really good song. RH has always seemed like an artist I really should like, so I bought Uncorrected Personality Traits (the best-of CD), and I only liked a couple of songs. Maybe a best-of wasn't the right place to start.
That's a collection of a certain period of his career on a certain label.
That explains it. Thanks for the recommendations. I actually have a brick-and-mortar record store in my little city. I'll go shopping for some Hitchcock.
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Post by: Ted on April 07, 2010, 06:22:03 PM
I'm listening to The Bears!
A great Beatles-influenced pop band with hints of the avant garde, and featuring Adrian Belew.
Greeny, you really must check them out. There's not much on YouTube, but I found this:
A great Beatles-influenced pop band with hints of the avant garde, and featuring Adrian Belew.
Thanks for the heads up Ted, Belew is one of my fave guitar players (along with Fripp and Manzanera) and I wasn't aware of this side project. Will check them out.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on April 08, 2010, 03:43:40 AM
Thanks for the RH posts - I need to listen to more of his stuff.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: antisocialworker on April 08, 2010, 05:22:34 AM
love visiting this post, RH rules, first time hearing him, thanks for sharing
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Post by: antisocialworker on April 08, 2010, 05:25:17 AM
and thanks IanR
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Post by: antisocialworker on April 08, 2010, 05:25:42 AM
who?
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Post by: Ted on April 08, 2010, 11:30:37 AM
Speaking of Beatles-influenced pop, I'm also listening to Fastball.
This is a low-quality video of two Fastball members doing a couple of songs. The Beatles influence is evident but not imitative:
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Post by: Blooby on April 09, 2010, 05:44:14 AM
I'm not sure what possessed me to Youtube this tune, but I can't believe how greasy, funky, and impossibly behind the beat this is. I seem to remember Stevie Wonder actually writing this.
Blooby
#Invalid YouTube Link#
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Post by: Ted on April 09, 2010, 07:51:48 PM
Quote from: Blooby on April 09, 2010, 05:44:14 AMI'm not sure what possessed me to Youtube this tune, but I can't believe how greasy, funky, and impossibly behind the beat this is. I seem to remember Stevie Wonder actually writing this.
Blooby
A great example of a song that I didn't give a chance when it came out, and I now realize what a narrow-minded little progpunk I was.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 16, 2010, 12:20:28 PM
robyn hitchcock and the venus 3 album propellor time and one song in particular evolove, i wish i wrote that song its just so great. no youtube links............yet.
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on April 17, 2010, 04:40:42 PM
Hi All. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Thank you for the You Tube links. We used to play " Gang Bang" by SAHB" it's one hell of a way to provoke political comment. Willie
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Post by: antisocialworker on April 20, 2010, 01:32:27 AM
I've been listening to a man named Tom Lehrer, who in my opinion was way ahead of his time when he put this stuff out. theres dozens of vids of him on youtube, how ever ill only post the link to my favs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwlzwGMMwc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8aW4YuFSiY&feature=related hope you enjoy this as much as I do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRLON3ddZIw&feature=related
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 20, 2010, 03:08:10 AM
tom lehrer used to be on the british telly in the sixties i' not sure if he was as well known in the usa as he was here. he used to be a regular on the frost report i think.
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Post by: Ted on April 20, 2010, 10:09:33 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on April 20, 2010, 03:08:10 AMtom lehrer used to be on the british telly in the sixties i' not sure if he was as well known in the usa as he was here. he used to be a regular on the frost report i think.
Tom Lehrer was a bit before my time, but he's a hero for two reasons: (1) He's wickedly funny, and (2) he didn't give a damn about celebrity and preferred to go back to being a college professor, teaching math to liberal arts majors.
Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_LehrerLehrer's musical career was brief; in an interview in the late 1990s, he pointed out that he had performed a mere 109 shows and written 37 songs over 20 years. Nevertheless, he developed a significant cult following both in the U.S. and abroad.
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Post by: chapperz66 on April 20, 2010, 02:05:55 PM
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park! Now there's a song I can relate to. Bloody things keep crapping on my car - normally just after I've washed it. The thing is I rarely wash cars - but they wait until I do.
I off to the chemist's...
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 20, 2010, 04:34:23 PM
been scouring youtube for lost vynil and came across an old favourite of mine ah the memories
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on April 21, 2010, 02:03:42 AM
This is such an awesome song. I'm sad I only just bought this album after 42 years. I missed a lot of years of listening to it. This is the stunning opening track...
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Post by: Bluesberry on April 21, 2010, 07:51:49 AM
There we go Tim, Yes, I found this one just recently too, fantastic, I agree. It really has something going on I agree. Did I say I agree yet :D. Incredible song, I agree.
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Post by: Gritter on April 21, 2010, 05:25:10 PM
I love that music can still make me say wow and wtf and sound fresh and creative and exciting...after all these years.
Such is the case with Micachu and the Shapes. I saw them open for Dearhunter and Spoon. Spoon put on a great show but Micachu won me over and made me smile.
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Post by: Ted on April 21, 2010, 10:33:30 PM
Earlier tonight, these two gems shuffled through my piePod while I was on a treadmill. They made fine running companions:
No Rules by Blooby
Time:
0:00
Volume:
50
0
Can't You See by Jemima's Kite
Time:
0:00
Volume:
50
0
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on April 22, 2010, 01:57:24 AM
Ha ha! Nice one, Ted. I like it when shuffle throws up a Songcrafters original too!
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Post by: antisocialworker on April 25, 2010, 07:46:37 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQ03a14CGc been listening to these guys lately...i know that familliar scream sounds like kurt but these guys have what it takes to bring back grunge
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Post by: Maverick31 on April 25, 2010, 08:30:52 AM
Listening to Alice in Chains still, but also Black Sabbath with Dio. Also, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Queen, Yngwie Malmsteen, and some Johnny Cash.
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Post by: Maverick31 on April 25, 2010, 08:33:30 AM
Quote from: Greeny on April 21, 2010, 02:03:42 AMThis is such an awesome song. I'm sad I only just bought this album after 42 years. I missed a lot of years of listening to it. This is the stunning opening track...
Sweet man, I love Dennis Wilson! Have you seen Two Lane Blacktop? It starts Dennis Wilson, James Tayler, and Warren Oates... great car movie, one of my all time favorites.
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Post by: OsCKilO on April 25, 2010, 07:19:38 PM
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Post by: Ted on April 28, 2010, 10:43:11 AM
For a couple of years now, I've had one song by Sundayrunners off of a compilation. Half My Height shuffled through yesterday evening, and I finally snapped and bought the entire album.
Most of the forum veterans have probably heard these early takes, but if you haven't heard his stuff before, it was all recorded on a Boss BR-1600. If you're new to The Stan Laurels, be sure to check out his 'Death of the Sun', too.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 03, 2010, 03:55:48 AM
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Post by: cuthbert on May 03, 2010, 01:31:23 PM
This is great - I've just recently discovered Paolo Conte myself (from Momus to Serge Gainsbourg, and then Paolo Conte).
Hadn't heard this one before, but I love his music and vocal delivery. Those woodwinds sound like early Roxy Music...
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Post by: Gritter on May 03, 2010, 02:11:24 PM
Well, when the weather gets warmer it's time to bring out the Rock Steady, Reggae and Ska...I got this one a couple years ago. It might just be my favorite Rock Steady or Reggae album of all time....yes in fact it is! I love Bob Marley, Culture and Burning Spear but man this album is solid. Every song is stellar. Tim sure knows how to lay down a sweet rhythm...with L.A. ska/soul band the Aggrolites backing him, this is a nice departure from his great work with Rancid.
What a great performance. This has never been my favorite Marley song. (That would be Rat Race.) But this video bumps it up in my rankings near the top.
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Post by: Gritter on May 03, 2010, 02:52:03 PM
The late Joseph Hill and his band Culture's 1977 album "When Two Sevens Clash" was the record that turned all the punk bands in the UK onto reggae.
Yes, me too! I love when they did the slow down crouch down thing...so cool. Too bad they kinda went soft in the 90's and changed their sound.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 03, 2010, 03:36:56 PM
i saw them in 78 and again in 81 and in 81 they where jaw droppingly good. they where so tight i thought they must have been psychic, the changed bpm from fast to slow at the drop of a hat.
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Post by: Ted on May 03, 2010, 03:55:52 PM
I took me awhile to warm up to Reggae. My sister had a couple of albums, and when she told me about it, I thought she was talking about someone named Ray Gay, and I wanted nothing to do with it. Yes, I used to be a homophobic little twit.
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Post by: Gritter on May 03, 2010, 04:00:29 PM
Quote from: Ted on May 03, 2010, 03:55:52 PMI took me awhile to warm up to Reggae. My sister had a couple of albums, and when she told me about it, I thought she was talking about someone named Ray Gay, and I wanted nothing to do with it. Yes, I used to be a homophobic little twit.
Now I know why you haven't commented on Fuzzface's new post. ;)
Quote from: Ted on May 03, 2010, 03:55:52 PMI took me awhile to warm up to Reggae. My sister had a couple of albums, and when she told me about it, I thought she was talking about someone named Ray Gay, and I wanted nothing to do with it. Yes, I used to be a homophobic little twit.
Now I know why you haven't commented on Fuzzface's new post. ;)
YouTube says "This video contains content from WMG, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds". I've never told YouTube or WMG (whoever they are) what country I live in and I resent them blocking videos based on where they think I might live. They don't know! So, for anyone else who's being unfairly blocked, here's the video from another source:
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Post by: Tony W on May 12, 2010, 11:51:28 AM
over 15,000 views and counting..... wow!
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Post by: Ted on May 12, 2010, 10:44:45 PM
At 2:39, this song has one of my favorite guitar solos ever:
Fricken cool Ted...I like your taste in solos. Hugh Masekela has such a freshness to his music...like an orchard or garden just beginning to grow...that trumpet always says "I'm Hugh and I'm here to make you feel good again...no worries at all." I saw him in Montreal in 1988 with Paul Simon's Graceland tour. What a show that was. Thanks for sharing this post. That solo was a nice surprise...understated and beautiful.
Here's one of my favorite guitar solos at 1:12. Miss Gradenko: solo by Andy Summers written by Stewart Copeland sung by the bass player
That sure foreshadows Andy Summers' collaborations with Robert Fripp.
Speaking of that: Yesterday The Other Way Of Stopping passed through my shuffle, and gave me a big energy boost. Without looking, I couldn't remember whether it was The Police or something from I Advanced Mask.
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Post by: Gritter on May 14, 2010, 12:00:19 PM
I love that one too Ted...It seems Andy and Stewart always shined a little brighter and played a little more outside the box on each others' tunes. I saw Andy live about 10 years ago. Great show and such a personable and funny guy. He was always the coolest one in the Police.
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Post by: Ted on May 14, 2010, 08:08:13 PM
I never pass a chance (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=3332.msg32743#msg32743) to brag about seeing The Police on their first USA tour, for free, at the Arizona State Fair in 1980. The opening act was XTC.
Title: Cisco Clifton's Filling Station
Post by: Ted on May 14, 2010, 08:46:16 PM
Greetings from Moab, Utah.
I also never pass a chance to drive on Utah State Route 128. Today I stopped and snapped some pictures in the ghost town of Cisco. I found out that Cisco was the inspiration for a song by Johnny Cash:
Here's a picture I took of what looked to be the ruins of a filling station:
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_5ufFH99Ewzk/S-4JYZd_kxI/AAAAAAAABXk/bbMwUUO44Co/s720/20100514-UT_SR-128-01.JPG) Click to see full sized, and more pictures from SR 128 (http://picasaweb.google.com/tedjohnson.us/UtahSR128#5471320912059929362)
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Post by: Gritter on May 14, 2010, 09:27:59 PM
Quote from: Ted on May 14, 2010, 08:08:13 PMI never pass a chance (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=3332.msg32743#msg32743) to brag about seeing The Police on their first USA tour, for free, at the Arizona State Fair in 1980. The opening act was XTC.
My turn:
I saw the Police in 1981 with The English Beat and A Flock of Seagulls.
...but in 1983 (now I'm bragging) I saw them with Talking Heads, Peter Tosh, and Stevie Ray Vaughan!
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Post by: OsCKilO on May 18, 2010, 05:29:42 PM
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on May 19, 2010, 04:32:16 AM
One of my favourite things. Paul McCartney playing acoustic guitar on the demo version of 'Step Inside Love' which Cilla Black had a huge hit with. I love the simplicity of this demo and the way Cilla sings it. She had a lovely voice.
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Post by: cuthbert on May 19, 2010, 12:37:38 PM
I've always liked this song - it's a shame the Beatles never gave it the full treatment.
Quote from: Greeny on May 19, 2010, 04:32:16 AMOne of my favourite things. Paul McCartney playing acoustic guitar on the demo version of 'Step Inside Love' which Cilla Black had a huge hit with. I love the simplicity of this demo and the way Cilla sings it. She had a lovely voice.
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Post by: chapperz66 on May 20, 2010, 09:02:06 AM
Persons of an easily offended disposition beware - this chap manages to insult most groups of people in the world. But at least he doesn't discriminate. There aren't too many lyricists that I get excited about but this guy makes me die.
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Post by: Ted on May 20, 2010, 10:58:15 AM
Quote from: chapperz66 on May 20, 2010, 09:02:06 AMPersons of an easily offended disposition beware - this chap manages to insult most groups of people in the world. But at least he doesn't discriminate. There aren't too many lyricists that I get excited about but this guy makes me die.
I'm going to play that one for my wife.
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Post by: chapperz66 on May 20, 2010, 11:13:17 AM
And he's pretty fine piano player as well. There are quite a few "love songs" of his that one's wife might enjoy - depending on mood, how the day has gone, time of the month etc.
Paul
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Post by: Gnasty on May 20, 2010, 11:58:31 AM
Quote from: chapperz66 on May 20, 2010, 11:13:17 AMAnd he's pretty fine piano player as well. There are quite a few "love songs" of his that one's wife might enjoy - depending on mood, how the day has gone, time of the month etc.
Paul
Your wife wouldn`t like Jizzed in my Pants? It`s a classic!!
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Post by: chapperz66 on May 20, 2010, 12:53:09 PM
Quote from: chapperz66 on May 20, 2010, 11:13:17 AMAnd he's pretty fine piano player as well. There are quite a few "love songs" of his that one's wife might enjoy - depending on mood, how the day has gone, time of the month etc.
Paul
Your wife wouldn`t like Jizzed in my Pants? It`s a classic!!
I certainly wasn't referring to my wife! She was the victim of a cruel medical experiment which resulted in a complete humour bypass. ;D
Paul
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Post by: Gritter on May 20, 2010, 03:22:36 PM
I bought this years and years ago at a record clearance because Craig Hundley (the young man in the middle of the cover) looked so familiar.
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Post by: Gritter on June 05, 2010, 11:52:07 PM
I always liked this one since I saw the video for it back in 1988. Just thought of looking it up on youtube. She's a unique artist and little sister of Catherine O'Hara.
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Post by: Gritter on June 29, 2010, 12:21:14 PM
Big World by Joe Jackson:
I threw this into the player in my car the other day after not listening to it for years. It instantly took me back in time. You see this album came out in my graduation (from high school) year; 1986. It was also the year of Vancouver's World Fair: Expo 86 and the theme was transportation. Looking back it was a night of pure magic and the stars were aligned when I saw Joe Jackson perform the album and some of his other hits at the outdoor Expo Theatre with my girlfriend the night after my grad party. I was extremely hung over but Joe and his marvelous band took me around the world that night and gave me one of the best memories of any concert I've ever experienced.
While listening to the CD the other day I remebered how frickin' good it actually is. It was recorded live with the audience asked not to applaud after each song. It just sounds incredible and the songs are some of his best. It was released as 3 sides on LP with the fourth side blank.
I found this gem below from Japan from the same tour. This was the opening song from his set. The lyrics are sublime.
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Post by: Bluesberry on June 30, 2010, 10:27:23 AM
I have just discovered a new Canadian Band that I absolutly LOVE, they are called Deep Dark Woods and hail from Saskatchewan, very, very good Canadian Alt.Country stuff. I love these guys.
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Post by: Gritter on July 05, 2010, 05:51:57 PM
I saw this group last night at th Jazz Festival in Vancouver. They are from Vancouver but it was the first time I'd heard them. They are super cool and put on a great show for free.
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Post by: IanR on July 06, 2010, 01:30:23 AM
I think you will like the The Little Stevies. They sound like an aussie version of the Sundays.
cheers,
Ian
PS, for those you don't know aussie lingo, "dink" means to ride your bike while carrying someone else at the same time. Traditionally, the passenger either sits on the cross bar (if you trust the passenger, you can let them steer), or sits on the seat behind the rider.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 06, 2010, 12:33:51 PM
crosby stills and nash demos. couldnt find anything on youtube so go seek it out its well worth a listen.
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Post by: peterp on July 06, 2010, 08:24:26 PM
True Blood season 1 soundtrack
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on July 07, 2010, 03:35:44 AM
Thomas Dolby Aliens Ate My Buick. Haven't listened to it for ages, still sounds good to me though and I think he plans to tour next year. Must keep an eye out. Actually that expression doesn't really make sense. ??? Willie
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 08, 2010, 04:30:49 AM
Mark King doing 1 minute 12 seconds of slap bass. Not sure why, lol. Perhaps I'm a secret slap bass fan.
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Post by: bannybassman on July 09, 2010, 01:56:10 PM
After visiting Ronnie Scott's Jazz club in London on Wednesday and seeing Bill Evans and Robben Ford live I have suddenly fallen in love with their style of music. Whilst at the club I purchased Bill Evans's most recent album "Soulgrass". It's brilliant, but not for pure jazz fans, as it is a stange (but wonderful) mix of soul, jazz and bluegrass.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 12, 2010, 10:24:21 AM
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on July 19, 2010, 02:00:33 AM
Quote from: Gritter on July 05, 2010, 05:51:57 PMI saw this group last night at th Jazz Festival in Vancouver. They are from Vancouver but it was the first time I'd heard them. They are super cool and put on a great show for free.
Very cool indeed and an excellent video. Great band, thanks for the heads up.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on July 19, 2010, 02:03:08 AM
Yeah! I'm a pretty reluctant fan of Country, and when I try something new, my attitude is, "I hope this isn't going to suck." But I walked into that club in Austin, and walked out a fan.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 20, 2010, 01:47:10 AM
That Junior Brown guy is f*cking amazing!
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Post by: Gu Djin on July 20, 2010, 01:50:52 AM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 21, 2010, 10:59:47 AM
still listening to robyn hitchcock and the venus three album propellor time this one is the stand out track for me reminds me of the beatles/plastic ono band kinda
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Post by: guitarron on July 22, 2010, 03:39:42 PM
Wanda Jackson's version of Shaken All Over produced by Jack White- WJ is in her 70's-still got it
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Post by: peterp on July 23, 2010, 07:46:03 AM
Robert Mirabal - Music From A Painted Cave
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Post by: Flash Harry on July 23, 2010, 03:51:12 PM
Bjork - Play Dead.
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Post by: bannybassman on July 24, 2010, 03:46:26 AM
The city is at war - cobra starship
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Post by: peterp on July 24, 2010, 10:25:16 AM
Berlin - Pleasure Victim
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Post by: Bluesberry on July 24, 2010, 07:34:25 PM
Rory Gallagher God love him. I can't get enough of this man's brilliance. He is the reason I pick up my guitar everyday. Now thats how to f&ck@ng rock an roll lads. :P
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 29, 2010, 08:32:47 AM
Holy sh*t. Makes me want to give up guitar, lol. I love those harmonics he hits so cleanly.
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Post by: peterp on July 29, 2010, 08:39:57 AM
Wow thanks for that one!
Me I'm trying to listen to my Beatles white CD but it is *@$& skipping! I can't see any dirt or damage, a bit perplexing. ( ???
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Post by: Gu Djin on July 29, 2010, 09:59:41 AM
Magnificent player Andy McKee. He came to my attention a while agowhen talking on a forum and I'd mentioned the huge loss to music in Micheal Hedges. My friend pointed me to Andy Mckee and one of his own videos doing one of his tunes.
I was amazed by both.
Here is one his compos that I'm listening to now.
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8656022
I was going to invite him to the forum - what do you think?
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Post by: antisocialworker on July 29, 2010, 08:17:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aRuN0DY41s&playnext=1&videos=om5Q-EIEIj4 just got into these guys just an awesome band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQB3---pTg&feature=channel
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Post by: antisocialworker on July 29, 2010, 08:20:26 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNJowyYkoOs&feature=related this one too
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Post by: antisocialworker on July 29, 2010, 08:41:09 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mMHsSjb1Bw&feature=channel last one... best blue grass i've ever heard!
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Post by: mr2kewl on July 30, 2010, 07:55:10 AM
The second video reminded me of some of the studio scenes when they were working on Ivan's record in 'The Harder They Come', one of my favorites. I like the vintage gear.
Looks like I'll be adding some to my CD collection soon... :D
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Post by: Gritter on August 16, 2010, 04:56:55 PM
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on August 18, 2010, 07:30:52 AM
Someone has just given me a copy of Common Ground by Walter Trout, really nice stuff but I don't know much about him apart from he played with Canned Heat for a while. Does anybody have anymore info, would appreciate it.............Willie
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Post by: chapperz66 on August 18, 2010, 08:21:15 AM
I've got a few CDs of his and was fortunate enough to see him and his band play live a couple of years ago in a village hall near Market Harborough. That's right - a village hall in the English East Midlands putting on a show by an American blues/rock guitarist and minor legend - and one I've always liked. I saw a small advert in one of the local free papers ( you know - the ones that normally advertise this week's special offers at the camping shop and Lidl) and went along fully expecting it to be a bunch of local boys doing covers. But no - it was the man himself - who proceeded to do a great show. As village hall's go it was quite big and it was packed. I haven't got the album you have but I'll check it out.
He's got his own site:
http://www.waltertrout.com/bio.php
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on August 18, 2010, 08:31:35 AM
Thanks Paul, I'll check his site out when I get home. It's amazing who you find at small venues. Albert Lee is a guitarist who is a personal favourite of mine and about three times a year he plays with Hogans Heros in a 200 seater marquee near to me because he likes the sound!!! Cheers Willie
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Post by: Gu Djin on August 20, 2010, 01:09:55 PM
How come so many great artists pass away before I find them.
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Post by: Gu Djin on September 08, 2010, 07:03:41 AM
Some great sci fi music with video - the fact that it features Lexa Doig playing the avatar Rommie had nothing whatsoever to do with me playing this clip - nothing whatsoever - nothing. Ok so Lexa Doig being the wallpaper on my pc has nothing to do with it either.
where do you get them? I went on her youtube page, and, of course, the comments are cruel. ............(but funny)
The things they said about my mother were very hurtful.
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 04, 2010, 02:47:34 AM
It Bites - a massively underated band. I got to see them many times in the eighties and never failed to be impressed by them. And they were really nice guys as well.
when you think a band is underrated, you wish they were more famous. But when they do get famous, that everybody likes one of your favorite band, you feel a little like you've lost something...
nice discover "it bites " very efficient, thanks chapperz66
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Post by: Geir on October 04, 2010, 08:31:47 AM
Quote from: chapperz66 on October 04, 2010, 02:47:34 AMIt Bites - a massively underated band. I got to see them many times in the eighties and never failed to be impressed by them. And they were really nice guys as well.
Agree one of my favourite bands from that time, and Francis Dunnery's solowork after they split up, though totally different from It Bites, is also fantastic. And he is a very nice guy. I've been to two of the three houseconcerts he's given in Norway, and they where some of my best concert experiences ever.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 04, 2010, 10:49:16 AM
neil young le noise awesome stunning fmgwabp good.
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Post by: antisocialworker on October 12, 2010, 07:23:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8gjjz3LThA
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Post by: antisocialworker on October 12, 2010, 07:25:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGyHIdxqF5I
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Post by: antisocialworker on October 12, 2010, 07:28:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OafqYNCzq5U last one i swear
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Post by: antisocialworker on October 12, 2010, 09:27:59 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHcxXFW5-Vs
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Post by: Gnasty on October 13, 2010, 02:20:30 PM
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Post by: Gu Djin on October 22, 2010, 03:00:34 PM
I came across this a couple of years ago and then lost it - Then up on Youtube it pops. It may not be your thing, but I find the way the music is put together intriguing. And it is a bit different.The composer is the chap in the clip.
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Post by: Geir on November 05, 2010, 10:27:44 AM
indeed
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Post by: Bluesberry on November 05, 2010, 10:29:43 AM
Jim, thats enough to bring a shiver up your back and a tear to your eye, now isn't it. The old boy sounds in fine form, what a voice, so much controlled power.
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Post by: Bluesberry on November 05, 2010, 10:34:40 AM
You got me all misty eyed here now...look at this one
Love that sound, you are right, I haven't heard of them...who are they Sandy?
Dave,
The Littl'ans: I discovered this band via Pete Doherty (Babyshambles and The Libertines). He did a song with them and also allegedly stole a couple band members from the Littl'ans. I love all three of these bands.
Without the power of YouTube, watching this guy would never have sent those shivers down my spine - Such a sad lost - but his playing and music still echo's through to me after all these years.
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Post by: s.w.goatlips on November 06, 2010, 06:52:29 PM
I know some people here will gag at this but I bought "two against nature", yes that Steely Dan album, a coupla weeks ago and there is a lot on this album that just blows me away. I am very aware that these guys are pretty anal in the studio (see "Classic albums: the making of Aja), but I'm pretty enthralled at the moment with this whole record.
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Post by: Facemask93 on November 08, 2010, 11:27:13 AM
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Post by: chapperz66 on November 11, 2010, 03:56:44 AM
I'm sure it will come as no great surprise, Geir, to learn that I am a huge fan of It Bites. I must have seen them a dozen times including a few pub gigs. Hugely underated band. I spoke to Frank Dunnery on a number of occaisions and he's a really nice chap. Here's a song of his that shows another side to his talent.
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Post by: Bluesberry on November 14, 2010, 06:34:30 AM
Look at how frigging loose Ron Wood is on that guitar, thats incredible to watch. He has the groove. Deadly. Totally underrated guitarist. And then there's Buddy Guy, damn fine to watch. My favorite of the old Blues guys.
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Post by: peterp on November 14, 2010, 03:22:57 PM
Ronnie 63 and Buddy 74 years old, and look at them go :) And I have trouble getting moving in the mornings, or sometimes the afternoon ;D
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Post by: Ted on November 14, 2010, 05:34:55 PM
Yes, I'm listening to Cyndi Lauper. No, I don't owe you an explanation.
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Post by: Geir on November 14, 2010, 05:40:33 PM
Quote from: chapperz66 on November 11, 2010, 03:56:44 AMI'm sure it will come as no great surprise, Geir, to learn that I am a huge fan of It Bites. I must have seen them a dozen times including a few pub gigs. Hugely underated band. I spoke to Frank Dunnery on a number of occaisions and he's a really nice chap. Here's a song of his that shows another side to his talent.
No surprice at all!! And I agree with all you said !! I've met Mr Dunnery twice myself, on house-concerts in Norway, and he's a reaøøy nice chap indeed, and one hell of an entertainer!! His storys are almost as entertaining as his music. And what an unique talent !!! On one of the shows he did a medley of 70s songs, building a couple of them up by playing different instrument parts on his acoustic guitar. For those who haven't seen him, I highly recommend it. I think he's touring the UK now.
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on November 16, 2010, 03:39:36 AM
Might possibly have had a fraction too much scotch (if such a thing is possible) last night, so a gentle start to the day from Mark Knopfler and the Notting Hillybillies playing Ragpickers Dream......Willie
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Post by: Ted on November 17, 2010, 08:56:43 AM
So you can get The Beatles on iTunes now. Yawn.
The big loser in this is Joe Goldmark, whose "Steelin' the Beatles" album is going to sell fewer tracks now that real Beatles songs will turn up in iTunes searches.
Goldmark's version of Flying is sublime: http://tinyurl.com/252xmq4
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Post by: cuthbert on November 17, 2010, 09:14:14 AM
I've become a Joe Goldmark fan!
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Post by: Ted on November 17, 2010, 03:21:10 PM
Yesterday was a sad day for Joe Goldmark. Buy some of his music to help him cope.
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Post by: peterp on November 17, 2010, 10:56:21 PM
Just got hold of the newly released Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughn in Session DVD. Arguh too late to start watching it tonight.
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Post by: Gritter on November 19, 2010, 09:39:55 AM
Check out the bass players instrument - it's a bass on top strings and guitar on bottom strings. Is there a name for this? Has anyone seen one of these before. Very Cool!
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Post by: 64Guitars on November 19, 2010, 10:04:00 AM
Quote from: Gritter on November 19, 2010, 09:39:55 AMCheck out the bass players instrument - it's a bass on top strings and guitar on bottom strings. Is there a name for this? Has anyone seen one of these before. Very Cool!
(http://www.novaxguitars.com/images/CH8_swampash_horz.jpg) Novax Charlie Hunter Solidbody 8-string
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Post by: Gritter on November 19, 2010, 11:15:48 AM
Thanks 64G! I want one...but with $3300 price tag I'm not getting one anytime soon!
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Post by: Gu Djin on November 20, 2010, 01:36:57 PM
I've just recorded a tune based on my memory of this - I thought I'd take a listen at the original by Ewan McCall - but found this instead. - Watch the guy with the two fiddles at the beginning of the song.
Ps: My tune actually sounds nothing like this - so much for memory?
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Post by: Gu Djin on November 23, 2010, 01:01:05 AM
I was thinking about comedy songs and th ilk and decided to browse YouTube(where else?) and came across a few post Goon and pre Pythons stuff. Very "British Humour" that I hadn't heard since I was a kid? Some of it is well done with lots of imagination going into the write and arrangement, so I thought I'd share with you this snippet by Bernard Cribbens.
Sorry I think I have fallen backwards thourgh time ;D
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Post by: Geir on November 25, 2010, 01:04:57 PM
I was watching this Norwegian show "Beat for beat" ("Beat by beat") a musical "celebrity" game show where the guests are actors and singers/musicians. Last friday Unnie Wilhelmsen was one of the guest and she performed this song as an answer to the quiz (this clip is fro another performance):
That was the first song I tried to perform in public when I was still trying to be a drummer in the 60's. At least I think it was the 60's, then again I don't remember much from that epoch. One day it was greased back hair & hanging at the malt shop (to young then to legally drink :) ) , next thing I knew it was powder blue polyester leisure suits and I was married. ??? ???
Dang, I'm positive there was a 60's.
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Post by: Ted on December 13, 2010, 09:28:08 PM
pertp, Back in March, I celebrated a my 1000th post with the subject, "Underage Drinking" or "How I Became a Musician (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=6533.0)"
Quote from: Ted on March 12, 2010, 05:45:34 PMWe learned and recorded Li'l Red Riding Hood by Sam Sham and the Pharaohs while still sober. Then we went out and managed to buy some alcohol.
The truth is, that it was the Royal Guardsmen's cover version of Li'l Red Riding Hood that we learned. I still have the Snoopy (http://www.amazon.com/Snoopy-Vs-Red-Baron-Friends/dp/B00005J9U0) album, and I even bought the CD a couple of years ago.
But until tonight, I'd never seen video of the Royal Guardsmen. Thank you very much.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 14, 2010, 07:03:57 AM
new brian eno album not unklike mr2kewls recent stuff since he got his wavedrum. tho not this track.
Although i`m not knocking this.It sounds great! I simply think it is just not right IMO.
All these people are watching and entertained by these guys pressing buttons? Every note is perfect which is another reason it`s not right in my books. If people start making IPAD bands they are not going to like me throwing things at them. Why should they have music schools anymore when you can master every instrument on the IPAD?
Again, i`m not trying to offend but this world seems to be getting lazier and lazier. :-\
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Post by: Blooby on December 19, 2010, 08:14:10 AM
What is that little strummy app? Makes me want to get an i-whatever...
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 19, 2010, 11:44:12 AM
by any means necessary i say, i want an app i can plug straight into my oldrottenhead and get the tunes that i have in there out into the real world, that i currently would never be able to play or reproduce in a million years
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 20, 2010, 12:57:29 PM
Interesting! I always thought it was a banjo or something like that in this song. But it's a Rickenbacker guitar with a tea towel or handkerchief stuffed under the strings to mute them. I must experiment with that technique one day.
Q: Was "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" written by Trevor Peacock?
Oh yeah...John Lee is the blues! Wow what an amazing video...He was old man even when he was young...like Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and Steve Martin ;)...back to Johnny Lee...the best blues singer...forget verse chorus verse...every word that comes out of his mouth is the hook!...line and sinker! Thanks for posting this...gonna pull one of his discs out now for a listen..after the Canadian Juniors are finished with the Russians (of course).
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Post by: Bluesberry on December 26, 2010, 05:52:38 PM
I loved this! Went looking for more stuff and discovered he passed away in 2003. What a loss...
yes...very sad. Stab wound to the chest...probably self inflicted. It went "unsolved". Here's another one that gave this already very dramatic scene from The Royal Tenembaums even more weight. There was such beauty and sadness in his songs. One of my all time favourite films.
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Post by: Bluesberry on January 28, 2011, 11:23:25 AM
Sandy, Your rather sad tale about poor old Gene and his deteriorating mental health has got me on a mad Ween kick here. They lived out the old-school rock and roll dream didn't they, especially Gene. Incredible voice when he is "on", unbelievable really. That cover of Led Zep is outstanding, he's like a musical savant or something.
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Post by: Gritter on January 28, 2011, 03:37:56 PM
Quotehis deteriorating mental health
I wouldn't go that far...I think he just indulged a bit excessively while they were here...Vancouver can do that to a man. It was the first show of the tour and they're not in their 20's anymore.
Reviews from Seattle and Portland have been very positive.
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Post by: Bluesberry on January 28, 2011, 03:42:29 PM
I am relieved to hear that Sandy, the man is a flipping musical giant isn't he.
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Post by: Gritter on January 28, 2011, 03:45:32 PM
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Post by: Bluesberry on January 28, 2011, 03:47:36 PM
I love those two guys, I feel it listening to their shit, deep music for deep minds for sure, they are like miners for the truth, or something like that...I wish I could write a song 1/10 as truthful as they have, thats a goal of mine. That picture of when they were kids is really something, what a story, what an amazing journey they have had.
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Post by: Gritter on January 28, 2011, 04:19:31 PM
Yup, they're just a couple dudes who have been best friends since they were teens, like to have fun, love all kinds of music and make music for themselves. The best music is made when you don't try to make music for a particular audience. That's why their fans love them so much. We all get to be in on their inside jokes...There's a lot of Love at their shows...(well it was lacking at this past Van show) - but I've seen them a bunch and the show last Monday was disappointing only because they've spoiled us so.
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Post by: Gnasty on January 28, 2011, 04:44:23 PM
Love these guys!!..great song about how we are killing ourselves.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 28, 2011, 04:51:09 PM
im afraid right now i am listening to dire straits on bbc4, dire doesnt even come close to describing how awful it is, friday nights on bbc4 used to be good quality music guarenteed. not tonight tho.
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Post by: Bluesberry on January 28, 2011, 05:34:34 PM
Whats up with all this Dire Straits domination lately. I see them everywhere I go, they are mentioned a couple of times a day on this very site for craps sake. Are they really from down under, out to take over the world with their New World order of music? Who are those guys really? Are they in league with Jack Black, hell bent on total control of our minds, our very souls? Shut it off Jim, listen to some Ween instead.
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Post by: Gritter on January 28, 2011, 05:38:02 PM
being banned from Canadian radio has given them street cred!
Didn't they break up about 30 years ago?
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Post by: 64Guitars on January 28, 2011, 05:54:54 PM
I watched this intimate gig on BBC4 a few months ago. It's a bloody awesome amount of talent on that stage! Such a great mix of styles and strengths, but all fantastic at what they do. Loudon Wainwright kind of stole it for me - he performs with such warm, understated clarity. This is what you'd want to see at an open mic night!
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Post by: Gu Djin on February 02, 2011, 02:23:34 AM
The Donna Summer original is in my all time top 10, so I was a bit wary of watching this. I thought they might have murdered it, but it's absolutely f*cking AWESOME! WOW! Thanks for posting it!
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 03, 2011, 07:31:42 AM
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Post by: 64Guitars on February 03, 2011, 04:16:02 PM
I still have the flexible record of "The Attitude Song" which was stapled into an issue of Guitar Player magazine in the early eighties when I'd never heard of Steve Vai. The magazine also included a complete transcription of the song by Steve Vai himself, though it didn't help me in the least. :) I remember that, in one part of the transcription, he inserted a note that said something like "Play all Es on the fretboard simultaneously".
At the time, I was blown away by this song. But since then, I haven't really been into Vai's music. He's a great guitar player but his style of music just isn't my cup of tea. I'd much rather listen to Joe Satriani for that style of music. But I still like "The Attitude Song". I even bought the CD ("Flex-Able") containing that song a few years later.
I prefer the original 1984 studio recording over that orchestra-accompanied version though.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 04, 2011, 02:35:38 AM
I'm not really a Prince fan. But he's just gone up in my estimation by the power of a million. And he looked so f*cking cool and nonchalant doing it! Genius. Love his Tele too.
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on February 04, 2011, 08:50:27 AM
Quote from: Greeny on February 04, 2011, 02:35:38 AMI'm not really a Prince fan. But he's just gone up in my estimation by the power of a million. And he looked so f*cking cool and nonchalant doing it! Genius. Love his Tele too.
Although I do not own, and probably never will own, one thing of music from Prince, I have always had a lot of respect for him as a musician. He just keeps on doing his own thing, be damned what people think he should do. And I had forgotten how good of a guitar player he is. That was badass!
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Post by: Ted on February 04, 2011, 11:24:43 AM
Quote from: Greeny on February 04, 2011, 02:35:38 AMI'm not really a Prince fan. But he's just gone up in my estimation by the power of a million. And he looked so f*cking cool and nonchalant doing it! Genius. Love his Tele too.
You don't get to say this very often: There's a great quote from the YouTube comments:
Quote from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=madax7-lMvMHe just doesn't flaunt his guitar playing as much as he flaunts sexuality.
A near perfect blend of showmanship, musicianship, and gimmickry.
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Post by: Ted on February 04, 2011, 11:30:33 AM
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 09, 2011, 08:22:08 AM
One of my favourite (annd criminally underrated) songwriters - Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout. This is such a bizarre, unclassifiable, and clever song...
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 09, 2011, 08:49:17 AM
I've always wanted to cover Lloyd Cole's 'Perfect Skin', but never dared. Still a favourite of mine. I think I almost wore the album 'Rattlesnakes' out at the time.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 09, 2011, 08:53:00 AM
another more obscure one from that time scottish band the scars
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 09, 2011, 09:05:00 AM
Oh sweet Jesus... Love Song is still right up there in my favourite song list. I've listened to it thousands of times, but never seen the video ! Cheers, James!
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Post by: Ted on February 09, 2011, 09:06:27 AM
The background music is a remake of Papa Was a Rolling Stone done by Joel Assaizky, a.k.a African Noise Foundation (http://www.last.fm/music/AFRICAN%20NOISE%20FOUNDATION).
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 09, 2011, 09:25:54 AM
Cool video, Ted!
"It was the 3rd of September... that day I'll always remember..."
(...It's my birthday, lol)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 09, 2011, 09:41:31 AM
deffo last one couldnt find the original aztec camera version but here is roddy frame (another glasgow boy) doing it solo. azteca camera album love is up there with steve mecqueen
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 10, 2011, 06:49:18 AM
my friend billy campbell has been playing guitar for benny gallagher for a while now and i believe there is a reunion tour upcoming for gallagher and lyle. billy was in a band in the 70s called greenmantle they have recently finished recording a new cd, cost him a bundle to get it mastered at abbey road. when it comes out i will be listening to that. http://uk.myspace.com/greenmantletheband and some pics of him with benny http://bairdstravel.com/GREENMANTLE.aspx
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 10, 2011, 06:52:40 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on February 10, 2011, 06:49:18 AMmy friend billy campbell has been playing guitar for benny gallagher for a while now and i believe there is a reunion tour upcoming for gallagher and lyle. billy was in a band in the 70s called greenmantle they have recently finished recording a new cd, cost him a bundle to get it mastered at abbey road. when it comes out i will be listening to that. http://uk.myspace.com/greenmantletheband and some pics of him with benny http://bairdstravel.com/GREENMANTLE.aspx
Cool! That must be a bit of a thrill playing with Benny. Would love to see that reunion tour. I was thinking about doing a cover of 'Heart on my Sleeve' (another favourite).
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Post by: 64Guitars on February 10, 2011, 08:44:55 AM
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Post by: 64Guitars on February 14, 2011, 02:45:32 PM
The title of the latest post by tom r (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=10281.0) reminded me of this great song by Ian Tyson. Other than the title, though, it bears no resemblance to tom's fine song.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 22, 2011, 04:58:46 AM
this year is off to a flyer with the new radiohead album but pj harveys new album let england shake is absolutely fabulous http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/10/pj-harvey-let-england-shake-review
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Post by: cuthbert on February 22, 2011, 09:44:00 AM
This is one by France Gall that I've always liked - since it was written by Serge Gainsbourg, I'm assuming he either was directly involved in the production of this video, or was otherwise a direct influence on the visuals. ;)
Black Sabbath in Latin by an Estonian band Rondellus
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Post by: danieldesete on February 26, 2011, 07:04:58 AM
Quote from: cuthbert on February 22, 2011, 09:44:00 AMThis is one by France Gall that I've always liked - since it was written by Serge Gainsbourg, I'm assuming he either was directly involved in the production of this video, or was otherwise a direct influence on the visuals. ;)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 26, 2011, 09:17:40 AM
nice one blooby , i only recently "got" lyle lovett dismissing him as country n western without even listening, bbc4 put on a concert with him , john hiatt and joe ely, it really turned my head. been listening to a lot of his stuff recently love pontiac and if i had a boat
here's all you have to know : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_sucettes
Great story, Daniel - I had heard some of it, but not that this song destroyed their relationship!
I tend to sympathize with both parties on this - humiliating for her when she found out, but daring as hell in pushing the boundaries of what was allowed in pop music and on TV.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 27, 2011, 04:22:51 PM
following my ill advised attempt to cover the associates ive been delving into their archive excuse billy's wig in the first one just shut your eyes and listen to the greatest voice that ever graced these shores
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Post by: Flash Harry on March 07, 2011, 07:13:58 AM
The Frog Princess - Neil Hannon and the Divine Comedy.
marvellous bloody stuff.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 08, 2011, 06:19:22 PM
love neil hannon good taste flash. tonight i caught songwriters circle on bbc iplayer featuring fran healy , ron sexsmith and graham gouldman, it was a real suprise exceptional performances by all.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 09, 2011, 01:32:17 PM
he did it the other night on songwriters circle was stunning not on youtube yet, but on intro he said everyone thinks leslie feist wrote this one lol. he was very very witty between takes too.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 09, 2011, 01:47:44 PM
here is the link to the bbciplayer of the programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z2rc1/Songwriters_Circle_Fran_Healy_Ron_Sexsmith_and_Graham_Gouldman/
if outside uk , i think you can only watch it via a "proxy" server whatever that is.
and here is the link to the documentary on ron sexsmith love shines http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z2nby/Ron_Sexsmith_Love_Shines/
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Post by: Geir on March 09, 2011, 02:19:21 PM
I just realised that Feist is a mighty fine live artist. (I've just heard her records uptil now').
In fact she just became one of my favourite live artist. Hope I'll get a chance to see her sometime...
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Post by: Flash Harry on March 11, 2011, 08:57:34 AM
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Post by: henwrench on March 11, 2011, 09:38:14 AM
Some folks out there may find this pretty hard to believe, but this is one of my favourite songs of all time and is definately on my 'funeral' list. Putting the 'fun' into 'funeral'.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on March 11, 2011, 10:34:48 AM
Quote from: henwrench on March 11, 2011, 09:38:14 AMSome folks out there may find this pretty hard to believe, but this is one of my favourite songs of all time and is definately on my 'funeral' list. Putting the 'fun' into 'funeral'.
This freaked me out. In a good way, lol. And I can see exactly why you like it!
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Post by: peterp on March 11, 2011, 12:18:33 PM
I love the male choir in "Plescheyevo Lake" from "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Prokofiev. Here it is performed by the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. As with most orchestral music, it sounds best cranked up so you can appreciate the dynamic range.
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Post by: Geir on March 11, 2011, 01:23:21 PM
I believe you ;) ... and I like it too ..... a lot !
Quote from: henwrench on March 11, 2011, 09:38:14 AMSome folks out there may find this pretty hard to believe, but this is one of my favourite songs of all time and is definately on my 'funeral' list. Putting the 'fun' into 'funeral'.
henwrench
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Post by: 64Guitars on March 11, 2011, 02:43:55 PM
That "Plescheyevo Lake" video I posted is a song which was included on a free music sampler CD-ROM from Microsoft promoting Windows 95. Another cool song from that CD-ROM is "Every Iceberg is Afire" by Sky Cries Mary. There's a video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl8h7hmNYsk) but embedding is disabled and the quality's not very good anyway, so here's the song from Grooveshark.
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All the statues are headless All the homeless are bedless All the hungry are breadless All the commies, they are redless
All the heavens are starless All the drunkards are barless Streetwalkers are carless All the big-talkers, they are cigarless
All the drugstores are drugless All the Persians are rugless Worst-dressed are best list Nightclubs, they got the guest list
Oceans are streetless All the poets are beatless All the dreamers are feetless Let all the diseased be diseaseless
The whole world is moonshine Everything's a pipe dream Everyone's a shadow Religions are smoke screens
The whole world's a wino Oceans gettin' higher We're all goin' swimmin' Every iceberg is afire
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Post by: Tangled Wires on March 11, 2011, 03:31:55 PM
Sweet Jesus. I've just flash-fowarded to sitting in a nursing home, dribbling into my lukewarm tea, and tapping my near-death foot to turgid crap like this.
Still... sounds like the grannies were getting moist at their sexy antics, lol
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on March 15, 2011, 03:04:53 AM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 15, 2011, 03:07:41 AM
you read my mind tim.
wots got two hundreed feet and four teeth.
the front row at a danial o'donnell gig.
or you could change to similar acts like sydney devine
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Post by: Simon M on March 15, 2011, 05:52:44 AM
I had forgot all about Mulligan and O'Hare, great stuff.
Anyway, I have been listening to a lot of country tinged singer songwriters lately, but this song and performance really stopped me in my tracks. Love the song and the tones on the guitars too. See what you think.
Saw them play their Xmas gig in either the late 70's or very early 80's in the City Hall in Newcastle (why aye man!)
They have been a guilty secret for years. Meet me on the corner is a brilliant song.
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Post by: 64Guitars on March 19, 2011, 02:25:35 PM
I'm not very familiar with the music of Lindisfarne. But one of the members of the Yahoo! BossBR group (or maybe it was the BR-900 group) posted a cover of their "Train In G Major" (from the "Fog on the Tyne" LP) a few years ago. I think it's quite good.
Train In G Major
Written by Rod Clements of Lindisfarne
Performed by Phil Newton Recorded on Boss BR-900CD
Time:
0:00
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 24, 2011, 12:33:44 PM
McLaughlin's duo stuff and his trio stuff with Trilok Gurtu is some of his most under-appreciated periods.
I have a Trilok Gurtu CD (The Beat of Love), but I know nothing else about him. I'll be looking into that work with McLaughlin.
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Post by: Gritter on April 07, 2011, 03:16:01 PM
Sometimes a live version surpasses the original, as in this case:
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Post by: Bluesberry on April 07, 2011, 03:22:21 PM
Bruce Cockburn............nice one...............one of the best guitarists alive.......this is a great version of this great song.
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Post by: Gritter on April 07, 2011, 03:28:48 PM
I'm just rediscovering his incredible music. I used to listen to him quite a bit in my late teens but when I joined the band in my twenties I stopped...needed more edge in my musical tastes then and of course discovered a lot of great music along the way but I'm so glad to come back and experience Bruce with brand new ears.
I had never heard this one until a few weeks ago.
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Post by: Bluesberry on April 07, 2011, 03:37:10 PM
Yeah, thats a great song eh Sandy. I really love Mr. Cockburn......damn national treasure if you ask me.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 12, 2011, 05:11:48 AM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 15, 2011, 08:19:27 AM
been listening to the 40th anniversary edition of ziggy stardust and was surprised to find some tracks i hadn't heard before, in particulal the arnold corns versions of some songs
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Post by: Bluesberry on April 15, 2011, 10:00:27 AM
Psychedelic Kenny was really getting his groove on there wasn't he..............when a Kenny decides to get their groove on........look out man....its going to groove hard
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 16, 2011, 01:27:24 AM
Captivating... Never heard this before... LOVE IT.
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Post by: Migs on April 26, 2011, 09:28:29 PM
I always pull this out when I'm in a "mood". I'm in a mood. I also saw the song done to a montage of scenes from the Tour de France a few years ago. Stunning. Ive not been able to find that version since.
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Post by: Migs on April 27, 2011, 06:34:20 PM
Quote from: Migs on April 26, 2011, 09:28:29 PMI also saw the song done to a montage of scenes from the Tour de France a few years ago. Stunning. Ive not been able to find that version since.
Hey, Mr. Cryptic. I don't get it. I looked up OFM on Wikipedia and found that they're a band from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. And I know that Emmerdale is a soap (I used to watch it regularly a few years ago). But I can't find any connection between the two. I thought maybe OFM made an album or song called Emmerdale, but I couldn't find any. The only OFM album I can find is called "The Danger In Pretending". Care to enlighten us?
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Post by: Tony W on April 28, 2011, 09:07:09 PM
does anyone find it ironic that this is the largest thread on the forum, and the guy who started it hasn't logged on in nearly 3 years?
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Post by: 64Guitars on April 28, 2011, 09:11:43 PM
In the season 4 double episode called "An Explosive Affair", he sang the following lyrics while drumming on a toolbox which, unbeknownst to him, contained a bomb.
Day-O! Day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wanna throw up :D
Of course, the other thing that comes to mind is the scene from Beetlejuice. That was a classic too.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 07, 2011, 03:00:19 AM
fabulous post sandy, loving those harmonies and very appropriate as we have just had a historic election result in scotland. my vote didnt count my guy lost lol.
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Post by: Ted on May 14, 2011, 11:40:20 PM
Modestly Rude (http://ccmixter.org/files/Nobuo3000/19015) by Rockit_Dogg
2009 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)
On a couple of occasions recently, I've had to look for Creative Commons licensed music to use in YouTube videos for work (because my employer doesn't pay me to create music on his clock).
This piece is very simple and repetitive, yet somehow endlessly interesting--and it worked great as background music.
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Post by: Gritter on May 23, 2011, 02:18:45 AM
Edwyn Collins, such an inspiration. He suffered a stroke in 2005 and has worked hard at regaining his speech. He is still unable to play guitar due to limited movement in his right arm but he's writing, recording and playing live once again.
Here is his latest with Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos on guitar and Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols on drums:
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Post by: cuthbert on May 24, 2011, 01:36:54 PM
Rome by Danger Mouse & Danielle Luppi, with Jack White & Nora Jones. It's a concept album tribute to the music of the Spaghetti Westerns by Ennio Morricone and others. Not covers, but an original work inspired by the ideas of such music. I just love stuff like this. :)
No YouTube video, but I have a good old fashioned link:
Sung by Jack Sheldon who also sang "I'm Just A Bill" for Schoolhouse Rock on ABC back in the 70's.
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Post by: peterp on May 26, 2011, 11:04:51 PM
Tony Iommi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi) the original finger(less) heavy metal guitar man of Black Sabbath (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath_discography) fame :)
I remember(sort of) rushing out to buy this album when it first came out.
I never did much care for this song. I preferred "Gone Daddy Gone." But I never knew they had an acoustic bass player. That's kind of a daydream of mine--to play my acoustic bass in a stripped down rock band.
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Post by: Saijinn Maas on July 13, 2011, 02:14:35 AM
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Post by: Gritter on July 20, 2011, 12:11:15 PM
My wife and I could here the Tragically Hip from our backyard playing live last Friday night. They were doing an outdoor show about 6 km away at Deer Lake Park. This was one of the songs we heard.
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Post by: IanR on August 06, 2011, 12:12:42 AM
My 13 yo boy told me a couple of days ago that he thinks he likes music more than video games. This was a day I have been looking forward to for some time. When I was 13, I loved Bob Seger. I think this was the song that turned me on to music.
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Post by: Geir on August 09, 2011, 06:32:53 AM
^I always thought Glen was best as a second vocalist, but I heard him live a couple of years ago, and he really can carry a song by himself as this shows
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Post by: chapperz66 on August 09, 2011, 06:43:58 AM
Quote from: Geir on August 09, 2011, 06:32:53 AM^I always thought Glen was best as a second vocalist, but I heard him live a couple of years ago, and he really can carry a song by himself as this shows
I quite agree. Some people call him "The voice of Rock." I think that's going a bit too far - but he's pretty good....
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Post by: Burtog on August 12, 2011, 12:53:59 AM
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Post by: Flash Harry on August 15, 2011, 03:14:14 PM
Bowie Heroes with the amazing Robert Fripp playing one note and making it sound like everything you have ever heard and nothing that you have ever heard.
1977 and it still sounds as fresh as the first time I heard it.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on August 15, 2011, 03:17:55 PM
do you know mr fripp did that in one take! after one listen! and after a stream of session guys couldnt figure out what to play. he did it during a world tour of elevators. and was doing his gig in a high rise elevator in berlin and popped into say hello to david and brian before his flight to next elevator.
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Post by: Gritter on August 15, 2011, 03:41:06 PM
From Finnish "forest folk"-genre.... Islaja - Pete P
Here's the lyrics translated to English:
Pete P, do you understand this: shout your sorrows into this jar and
break it to pieces. This jar hears you, it has an ear, but it wont
speak for it has no mouth.
Pete P, do you understand this: whisper your dreams into this jar
and treasure it, it may come true, maybe someone makes it true.
No no no, don't you put your hand into these jars, if you touch your dream
it
will break, if you grab your griefs they will double back to you,
they come back to you
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 26, 2011, 11:49:01 AM
forgot how good this is pure bliss, saw lambchop on same tour and it was like a religious experience, music that moved me both emotionally and physically, my best gig ever.
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Post by: Gritter on September 29, 2011, 03:31:54 PM
I remember watching this with a bunch of friends when it aired live in 1995. We were so proud and excited for the Hip to get on SNL. They were "our" band.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 03, 2011, 04:49:01 AM
early 1980's in glasgow was a pretty vibrant time, what with all the postcard stuff and simple minds on the ascendant and amongst it lots of little hideden gems like this
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Post by: Gritter on October 22, 2011, 03:31:36 PM
The new Wilco album is very good. The first track (below) is the most experimental and didn't really grab me until the 3rd or 4th listen. Now I really dig it even if it's over 7 minutes long.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 22, 2011, 03:33:44 PM
is a fabulous album
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Post by: danieldesete on October 22, 2011, 04:08:40 PM
never heard of Wilco before, but now I cant stop listening to art of almost. 7 min isn't enough. The end is awesome. They are coming to play in France in march, ... my birthday month...? Must be some concert. daniel
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Post by: maxit on October 25, 2011, 05:41:07 AM
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Post by: Gritter on January 13, 2012, 10:41:35 PM
Like a group hug...
This is such a an amazingly sweet love song. One of the best duets...ever. I bought the album and the hole thing is great. I think they've performed it so much that they like to keep it fresh by changing up the arrangement when they perform. There are a bunch of great performances of it on youtube. Here are my 2 favourite:
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 14, 2012, 03:00:22 AM
i'm actually at this very moment watching a documentary called strummerville about joe strummers legacy a charity set up by his friends and family to support aspiring musiciains find out more here http://www.strummerville.com/
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Post by: Burtog on January 14, 2012, 03:21:43 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on January 14, 2012, 03:00:22 AMi'm actually at this very moment watching a documentary called strummerville about joe strummers legacy a charity set up by his friends and family to support aspiring musiciains find out more here http://www.strummerville.com/
Cool,......................he would have been 60 this year?
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Post by: Ted on January 14, 2012, 08:39:12 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on January 14, 2012, 03:00:22 AMi'm actually at this very moment watching a documentary called strummerville about joe strummers legacy a charity set up by his friends and family to support aspiring musiciains find out more here http://www.strummerville.com/
Another wonderful bit of Stummernalia is a documentary called Let's Rock Again (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415935/).
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Post by: Gritter on January 14, 2012, 12:32:26 PM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on January 14, 2012, 03:00:22 AMi'm actually at this very moment watching a documentary called strummerville about joe strummers legacy a charity set up by his friends and family to support aspiring musiciains find out more here http://www.strummerville.com/
Another wonderful bit of Stummernalia is a documentary called Let's Rock Again (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415935/).
As is The Future is Unwritten (http://www.joestrummerthemovie.com/).
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Post by: Flash Harry on January 19, 2012, 04:37:04 AM
Along with the Uke Zeitgest, I saw Imelda May and Al Gare do this old number at Sheffield O2, this was done in my old home town, Middlesbrough.
It was probably the best moment of a fabulous night
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Post by: Gritter on January 24, 2012, 02:47:42 PM
Love M. Ward.
One of my favourites. I Love is production, his voice, his songs. He's got a new album coming out. It's been a while since his last solo album. He's been busy with She & Him, Monsters of Folk and producing but none of them is as good as his own music in my opinion:
One of my faves. I always wondered whether Brigitte tracked all of those hiccup-giggles (I'd imagine after the third or fourth time, it might start getting painful), or whether they did some tape looping?
I haven't listened to Serge in a while, and your post sent me out looking for some other youtube clips of some of my faves. The video for this one is just stills, but the audio quality is very good. Always loved this song:
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 03, 2012, 09:07:08 AM
Serge's songs shouldn't work. Neither Bridget or Jane can actually sing, lol. But somehow, they are so alluring and effortlessly cool. I also like 'Ford Mustang' a lot (amongst others). I've grown to like his stuff more and more over the years - it's so different to anything else.
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Post by: Ted on February 03, 2012, 02:52:49 PM
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Post by: 64Guitars on February 06, 2012, 03:45:00 PM
Inspired by Blooby's post of "Mother Goose" (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=14213.0;topicseen), I've been listening to a couple of my favourite tracks from Jethro Tull's "Crest of a Knave" album.
Among other things, I love the line "I'm your Pepsi-Cola but you won't take me out the can" in "Said She Was a Dancer", and these awesome lines in "Budapest":
Yes, and her legs went on forever. Like staring up at infinity through a wisp of cotton panty along a skin of satin sea.
:o :)
Actually, there are quite a few great lines in the lyrics. Check 'em out.
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Post by: Geir on February 06, 2012, 07:32:17 PM
Yep ... I love Tull too !!
I've probably posted this in "favourite live performances" before, but I can't get enough of this
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Post by: Gritter on February 08, 2012, 10:43:22 AM
I saw Wilco live at the Orpheum in Vancouver last Sunday evening. Outstanding show. Beautiful songs, cool stage design, intense noise crescendos, at least 20 guitars combined used by the 3 guitarists, and tight as an f'ing tiger.
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Post by: Bobtail on March 01, 2012, 01:42:55 AM
A home made mixed CD of my favourite Rory Gallagher songs. and... Oz Noy - Twisted Blues - instrumental jazzy blues sorta stuff which Im "gettin into" at the moment. ( new) :)
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Post by: Geir on March 02, 2012, 05:57:32 AM
Needed a little dose of happiness for a few minutes.......
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 06, 2012, 03:27:25 AM
just stumbled across this on youtube, paul buchanan the singer from the blue nile doing his thing on the radio unplugged, i sat across from him in a coffee shop and wanted so much to go up and say i'm not worthy et al, but i let him have his coffee in peace.
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Post by: phantasm777 on March 13, 2012, 08:52:58 PM
personally i dont listen to anything current. trying to do my own music, and tryig to do it all takes a lot of time and i would rather be doing my won stuff than listen to others. if i find some time i much prefer to listening to stuff from 64 to 77 or so, what i call the classic rock era. it's an ERA not a style!
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on March 18, 2012, 02:37:59 AM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 01, 2012, 04:49:44 PM
you should be working on new jemimas kite song!!!
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Post by: 64Guitars on April 01, 2012, 06:11:54 PM
Sounds like a good song to cover for GurlFest.
By the way, the video wouldn't play for me. It says "The uploader has not made this video available in your country". So I searched YouTube and found this one from EMI Norway which works for me. I assume it's the same video.
2. By the way, the video wouldn't play for me. It says "The uploader has not made this video available in your country". So I searched YouTube and found this one from EMI Norway which works for me. I assume it's the same video.
Norwegian wood nymphs... Gooooooooooooooood!!!!
1. I might just give it a try ;D
2. That happens quite often for me too. Well the other way around that is. I thought the world was getting more open, guess I'm wrong ::) ::)
BTW. I'm a bit surprised that no-one caught the resemblance with this one : (James, Nigel .... shame on you ;D )
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on April 06, 2012, 08:56:45 PM
Dont listen to radio much... The wife turned me on to this one... I like it for now... Im sure glad to see some [grooveshark][/grooveshark]instruments bein played.
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Post by: 64Guitars on April 16, 2012, 08:46:29 PM
I've always loved this song and Hook's cover (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=14977.0) of it made me have another listen. What a great vocal. And the guitar solo, though short, is so tasteful! It just fits the song perfectly.
(Grooveshark's sound quality is best but the video's worth checking out)
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Post by: Redler on April 27, 2012, 08:49:20 AM
Excellent country(?) version of Motörhead's Ace Of Spades by Jever Mountain Boys! I remember the vid from MTV's 120 minutes or Alternative Nation, but can't find it anymore. It is still on VHS-tape in my collection...
Kari
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Post by: Gritter on April 27, 2012, 02:10:04 PM
Quote from: Redler on April 27, 2012, 08:49:20 AM Excellent country(?) version of Motörhead's Ace Of Spades by Jever Mountain Boys! I remember the vid from MTV's 120 minutes or Alternative Nation, but can't find it anymore. It is still on VHS-tape in my collection...
Kari
awesome...love it!
A Vancouver band in the 90s did a nice Chris Isaak kinda twangy version.
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Post by: Ted on April 29, 2012, 06:46:51 PM
I've had this song for more than two years on a mix made for me by a friend.
I didn't have a title or the name of the artist. I've heard it maybe four times. But today, as I'm cleaning the garage, it struck me how beautiful the song is.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 06, 2012, 12:11:01 PM
swell maps gawd that takes me back.....................how in the name of the wee man do you canadians know of them......................................tinternet.....aye tinternet.
i'm going surfing for my captains...........
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Post by: Gritter on May 07, 2012, 12:38:12 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on May 06, 2012, 12:11:01 PMswell maps gawd that takes me back.....................how in the name of the wee man do you canadians know of them......................................tinternet.....aye tinternet.
i'm going surfing for my captains...........
found the compilation CD in a used record shop back in 1990. Bought it because I thought the cover looked cool. pre-(for me) infranet.
I was sure that Swell Maps were in Burning Ambitions (released in 1983), but they were not! It sounded very familiar to me...?!! But, how about The Fall....
Kari
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Post by: chip on May 07, 2012, 12:48:28 PM
I was sure that Swell Maps were in Burning Ambitions (released in 1983), but they were not! It sounded very familiar to me...?!! But, how about The Fall....
Kari
One of my all time favourite bands, nice one.
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Post by: henwrench on May 18, 2012, 09:53:13 AM
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Post by: henwrench on May 18, 2012, 11:23:50 AM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
fantastic song though....
henwrench
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Post by: peterp on May 18, 2012, 10:06:36 PM
More than a little down lately, been made most clear that there is a target on my back for the next corporate purge. 38 years in the salt mines mean little to nothing these days.
So my listen/watch list has become a tad depressing.
Always loved "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Always loved Eric Burdon's voice. Had no idea that he covered that song. What a treat! Thanks for posting that.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 20, 2012, 04:02:46 PM
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Post by: cuthbert on May 25, 2012, 03:22:56 PM
I love Bedazzled! :) First heard it on a Brit-Psych compilation many, many moons ago - although I only just viewed the film a couple years ago. Great song, and a funny film.
Here's Dudley Moore's scene just before Drimble Wedge:
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Post by: Geir on May 29, 2012, 06:47:53 AM
After hearing that version of Cowgirls I had to have a listen to my favourite version of that song. It is found here: https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=3048
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Post by: henwrench on May 29, 2012, 09:29:49 AM
Dreadful video as most of 'em are, but great song...
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Post by: Ted on May 31, 2012, 04:05:51 PM
"Don't you realize I'm Modern Man, and I need a TV to know who I am."
Damn.
I was 17 when The Brainz kicked off their set at little Phoenix punk show called X-O-Rama. I felt like my life had a purpose. I wanted to make music that kicked people in the crotch and brain at the same time.
Joe Albanese, the bass player for The Brainz, was among five people shot and killed in Seattle yesterday by a mentally-ill man.
Hey haven`t saw that in a while. Brings back memories. I actually find Ginger to be sexier than Marianne there, ;)
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Post by: peterp on June 04, 2012, 10:15:05 PM
:D Gilligan used to be one of the "regular" shows I liked to watch way back, and just found all 3 seasons sitting in a "discount bin" ;D
in-law gave me back my sunfighter disk I couldn't figure out where it went for the longest time so now listening to that Grace Slick oldie. Then heading back for a couple more episodes of Gilligan.
WOW, now there is a band I have never heard of, and are right up my alley. Thanks for the heads up Sandy. I got a new band to check out.........................
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Post by: IanR on June 09, 2012, 11:21:02 PM
Deep Dark Woods
The banks of the Leopold Canal - really flipping good
There are a bunch of videos in the same vein as these with Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson jamming with a bunch of different artists. I have been watching a bunch of these lately from this documentary. What is really cool is how good these jams are in a such relaxed atmosphere, no egos, no drama queens, just raw goodness. I'm digging it.
Martin
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Post by: peterp on June 11, 2012, 06:40:25 PM
Yeow, someone forgot to tell him that is an acoustic!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 13, 2012, 09:46:13 AM
the new sigur ros album valtari. absolutely stunning a totally immersive experience. listen to the entire album with yer best headphones on. heres a snatch.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 03, 2012, 10:04:49 AM
the new album by the producers "made in basing street", featuring lol creme from 10cc and trevor horn from the buggles an a few other record poducers who apparently formed a band to play down their local pub and the ended up producing a fabulous cd
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Post by: 64Guitars on July 08, 2012, 06:39:35 PM
For the past few months I've been listening to the 1995 debut album by Garbage quite a lot and I love it. Garbage is a Scottish/American band. Lead singer Shirley Manson is from Edinburgh and the rest of the band is from the American midwest. Shirley had previously been in a Scottish band called Angelfish.
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Post by: Burtog on July 11, 2012, 12:57:04 AM
Quote from: 64Guitars on July 08, 2012, 06:39:35 PMFor the past few months I've been listening to the 1995 debut album by Garbage quite a lot and I love it. Garbage is a Scottish/American band. Lead singer Shirley Manson is from Edinburgh and the rest of the band is from the American midwest. Shirley had previously been in a Scottish band called Angelfish.
The first album was a classic 90s album, Butch Vig was in the band, think he may have been Nirvana's producer?
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Post by: Geir on July 11, 2012, 01:51:57 AM
More than 2.4 million views !!!! And a lot of covers of this cover as well !! Wonder what I have to do to get so many views ::)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 30, 2012, 02:51:54 PM
have been doing the 40quid man thing down at the local record store, off to crete tomorrow and putting new sounds in the piepod. got the new cds by jack white, japandroid and the maccabees but i think it will be a while before i get round to listening to them as i also got the new shins cd port of morrow. oh man it's good.
Ah - Diamond Head - a fantastic band, saw them in 84 (??) on their Canterbury tour - still a great album. They were always like a runaway train, you expected them to crash and burn any second, but never did.
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Post by: Gritter on August 15, 2012, 01:14:19 AM
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Post by: Geir on August 15, 2012, 03:40:11 PM
When I first hear this on the radio in the mid 70s I didn't get the lyrics at all, I actually thought they were singing in Finnish on the chorus. It wasn't until 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida#Government_and_politics) I figured out what they where singing ::)
I love that the drummer's name is Chad Wackerman. :D Perfect name for a drummer. Could be a new topic in the Games board - Appropriate Names for Musicians. There's a guitarist named David Bendeth. That seems fitting. I'm sure there must be others, and we can make up names too. Could be fun. I'm on it.
Update: topic created here: https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=16157.0 (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=16157.0)
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Post by: suburban behemoth on August 27, 2012, 07:16:35 PM
Finally broke open the BR-864 Saturday night and recorded a riff that's been stuck in my head. Think RCHP's cover of "Higher Ground" reinvented by Clutch with "heavier than Sabbath" riffing. Still working through the arrangement... over ;D... and over ;D and over ;D etc. :D
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 03, 2012, 01:29:56 PM
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Post by: Redler on September 27, 2012, 03:37:11 AM
Quote from: Geir on August 15, 2012, 03:40:11 PMWhen I first hear this on the radio in the mid 70s I didn't get the lyrics at all, I actually thought they were singing in Finnish on the chorus. It wasn't until 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida#Government_and_politics) I figured out what they where singing ::)
Geir, you're sure not the only one who didn't understand their "English" :) . The singer/drummer Remu couldn't speak English. Nevertheless, they convinced Nick Lowe. He thought they were singing a sort of dialect. Here's an interview of Mr. Lowe (at 6:40).
By the way, Roadrunner was the first album i've ever purchased. The first Finnish pure rock band.
keeps coming up invalid youtube links don't know what i am doing wrong so added the links.
I fixed them links...cuthbert :)
thanks cuthbert. i now know what happened, as i did as i normally did when posting a youtube link. however i didn't start my search in youtube. i hit the youtube search in google. this adds an s to the http:/ at the begining of the url. so it becomes https:/ at the start of the url. so lesson being search in youtube not via a link. probably google getting a cut of youtube's revenue.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 26, 2012, 01:53:03 AM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 10, 2012, 02:26:03 PM
i can remember seeing this on top of the pops when it was first broadcast, i was so excited that can where on the telly. and this just goes to show noel edemonds has always been a dobber.
This is the first morning I've had some time in a while and like Lubo, I popped in Zeppelin. I returned my first Celebration Day purchase when I found out there was a 2 CD/2 DVD version. I am watching a complete run-through of their O2 set from Shepperton Studios right now. It has a complete lack 0f ADD-influenced cutaways, which I am enjoying. I think the editing on the main show is ridiculous.
I don't listen to Zep too often these days, but watching reaffirmed how much of a soundtrack these songs were to my youth. They sure covered a lot of ground musically.
Blooby
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Post by: Geir on January 05, 2013, 03:05:26 PM
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Post by: Auroran on January 23, 2013, 10:13:46 PM
This is an amazing album. I'm a big Genesis fan but didn't explore the Steve Hackett solo work until recently. This is his latest and it's really well crafted music.
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Post by: bruno on January 24, 2013, 06:06:53 PM
Just back from seeing We The Kings - fantastic Floridian band - I think they were a little cold coming from sunny FL to freezing Portsmouth - but a brilliant gig, and a great family night out!
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Post by: peterp on January 24, 2013, 09:11:48 PM
Having a major 60's flashback to my youth, the colors man the colors! Maybe being helped along by drinked a littke to much drunkie. But them was the daze!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 26, 2013, 02:23:38 PM
classic scottish albums on bbc radio scotland. danny wilson - meet danny wilson http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01py6nz/Classic_Scottish_Albums_Series_5_Meet_Danny_Wilson_by_Danny_Wilson/
pure heaven
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Post by: kenny mac on January 26, 2013, 02:58:12 PM
Jim, I don't know if you'll remember this but there was a gig 20 odd years ago we done for the glen lusset for the band premotion thing and it was the 1st time my band ever played together and the 1st song we played was Mary's prayer by Danny Wilson ,there was a video done of the night that I have seen but never been able to recover. Good times. If you ever find out who has the tape we can put it on here ;D
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 26, 2013, 03:27:37 PM
spent the last two hours up the loft digging out ma cassettes of bebop moptop and meet danny wilson. only to realise i no longer have a cassette player, bugger!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 26, 2013, 03:41:44 PM
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Post by: alfstone on January 27, 2013, 06:02:42 PM
Musica Nuda (= Naked Music) is an Italian duo: Petra Magoni (voice) and Ferruccio Spinetti (double bass). Naked Music because their artistic philosophy is to go to the essence of the music, getting rid of superstructures. The strange fact is that they are much more popular in France than in Italy...
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Post by: dasilvasings on February 07, 2013, 03:38:19 AM
wow! a double bass with a wah wah! Eleanor Rigby is impressive - I don't understand how she doesn't get out of tune - it is really difficult to sing only with a double bass - 3-4 octaves below. Oh! And loved the mountains and the hikers with the dog ;-) There is a feeling of humorous nonsense with it.
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Post by: DeificDave on February 09, 2013, 06:15:56 AM
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Post by: Blooby on February 09, 2013, 07:08:24 AM
DeificDave, I am spinning some prog as well this fine morning. I have a Spock's Beard mix on right now. They have proggier songs than the one below, but I always like how this one builds.
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Post by: kenny mac on February 10, 2013, 04:44:01 AM
Sorry jim ,regarding lost broadcasts,Im into older stuff,but listening to and watching this I can get it now when half of the audience would be oot their heed on hallucinogenics. The tailor must have been on acid along with the choreographer. And that bass solo had me hitting the fast forward button ;D
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Post by: DeificDave on February 10, 2013, 12:57:28 PM
It's true what they say, different strokes for different folks, on first listen, I was getting right into the bass solo but I can understand why people wouldn't like it...100% beef way better than the budget stuff full of horsemeat ;-)
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Post by: DeificDave on February 10, 2013, 01:07:19 PM
Don't know this version!!! Great!! I love it!!! An idea for a festival : A BluesFest ;D Jean-Sébastien
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Post by: steelguitar on February 26, 2013, 06:20:24 AM
I am listening an old song sung by Yves Montand : Les feuilles mortes (better known as "autumn leaves"), 1946. Music : Joseph Kosma; Lyrics : Jacques Prévert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa9VCVWOjjY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa9VCVWOjjY A pure gem and beauty, who became a standard in jazz. The lyrics are "simple" (as said Prévert himself), but beautyfull)
Oh ! je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes Des jours heureux où nous étions amis. En ce temps-là la vie était plus belle, Et le soleil plus brûlant qu'aujourd'hui. Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle. Tu vois, je n'ai pas oublié... Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle, Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi Et le vent du nord les emporte Dans la nuit froide de l'oubli. Tu vois, je n'ai pas oublié La chanson que tu me chantais.
{Refrain:} C'est une chanson qui nous ressemble. Toi, tu m'aimais et je t'aimais Et nous vivions tous deux ensemble, Toi qui m'aimais, moi qui t'aimais. Mais la vie sépare ceux qui s'aiment, Tout doucement, sans faire de bruit Et la mer efface sur le sable Les pas des amants désunis.
Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle, Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi Mais mon amour silencieux et fidèle Sourit toujours et remercie la vie. Je t'aimais tant, tu étais si jolie. Comment veux-tu que je t'oublie ? En ce temps-là, la vie était plus belle Et le soleil plus brûlant qu'aujourd'hui. Tu étais ma plus douce amie Mais je n'ai que faire des regrets Et la chanson que tu chantais, Toujours, toujours je l'entendrai !
Jean-Sébastien
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Post by: steelguitar on February 26, 2013, 06:41:41 AM
Serge Gainsbourg writed and composed in 1961 a (beautyfull) song ("la chanson de Prévert") in hommage to "Les feuilles mortes"...
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Post by: danieldesete on February 26, 2013, 10:08:45 AM
Jean Sébastien, I believe you missed this one : https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=12536
daniel
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Post by: cuthbert on February 26, 2013, 10:53:33 AM
This is the kind of blues I love - Howlin' Wolf explains the blues (and lays into Son House, heckling off-camera). Well worth watching in its entirety:
Here's a direct link to the start the song "Meet Me In The Bottom", which surely influenced Don Van Vliet (don't get me wrong, I loves da Captain :) ):
http://youtu.be/lUVZtGdFMMc?t=3m39s
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Post by: Redler on March 08, 2013, 12:16:26 PM
Hey ho, every Ramones fans! Are you're on line? This is fun!! Imo ;D ;D ;D. Ne Luumäet (The Bonehills, a small town in the eastern Finland). Look at the singer; perfect copy of Joey! They recorded many Ramo albums in Finnish on very good Ramo spirit! Nice!!
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Post by: Burtog on March 08, 2013, 12:54:32 PM
Got the new Johnny Marr album recently,.......its ok!
I've got tickets to see him at Sheffield Leadmill in 10 days, I've also got serious GAS for the Johnny Marr Jaguar that Fender have brought out, it's seriously nice!!
Merci Daniel, I missed this one!!! I like the baby who sings with dasilvasings :-) Jean-Sébastien
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Post by: steelguitar on March 08, 2013, 02:04:51 PM
I am listening to an old song of Noir Désir, a great french band, with the charismatic leader Bertrand Cantat... it's from 1997, and it's called "A ton étoile". Great music, great poetry in the lyrics...
I've got tickets to see him at Sheffield Leadmill in 10 days, I've also got serious GAS for the Johnny Marr Jaguar that Fender have brought out, it's seriously nice!!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 09, 2013, 03:56:51 AM
not heard the johnny marr album yet, but saw him on tv doing the single from it, and thought it was very lacklustre and was greatly disappointed by it. been listening to the new flaming lips album the terror and can't decide as to whether it is just a noise or their finest work to date, first album i have listened to that actually left me physically disorientated. it is pretty mental and out there.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 22, 2013, 01:36:38 PM
watching this weeks 19788 top of the pops on the iplayer, apart from oddysey and brotherhood of man its been pretty good so far. loving. seeing elvis costello.
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Post by: bruno on March 30, 2013, 02:06:25 AM
Saw Steve Lukather last night in London - wot a band, wow, wot a band! B
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 30, 2013, 05:33:41 PM
have been having an xtc night to maself on youtube and found their performances on revolver. a programe from the end of the 70s on itv on a saturday night presented by my favourite comedian, peter cook, so i searched revolver. and found this.............i am 18 years old again.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 30, 2013, 05:36:27 PM
same show, gritter you will love this. i saw this band at night moves in glasgow, tightest band i ever saw, got to meet them afterwards with my late best friend donny. braw tell yer maw.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 30, 2013, 05:47:52 PM
i hate folk that say things like "music today isn't as good as it was when i was a....................etc etc" however this stuff was frecking mindblowing at the time
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Post by: DeificDave on May 03, 2013, 01:25:59 PM
Iggy Pop on one of the new songs from the latest Iggy and the Stooges album called "Job"....On the other hand, there are a lot of people who work hard, and the job isn't enough to make ends meet. That's a tearjerker for me. That just very much upsets me."
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 03, 2013, 04:41:33 PM
i was really disappointed by the new bad seeds album, and that is a first for me. i have loved everything they have done up until this one. i found it very lacklustre. maybe i should give it time to grow on me.
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Post by: Burtog on May 10, 2013, 03:09:28 PM
Maybe some could do a version of this for the voicefest (not me)
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Post by: 64Guitars on June 09, 2013, 08:12:21 PM
I like that drum setup. I don't think I've ever seen a snare drum played that way before. Cool idea. Gabriel used to play a bass drum and tambourine but I think this is the first time I've seem a bass drum and snare played with the feet. You should get some for your next video. :)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 17, 2013, 02:53:23 PM
i am listening and watching cos i bloody missed this, i should have been there in the audience, but mrs orh insisted we went shopping for groceries, bah humbug.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on June 18, 2013, 02:56:33 AM
This theme song got right under my skin. Been listening to it over and over for a few weeks now. I recommend the really classy (German) vampire film 'We are the Night' it's from too...
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Post by: bruno on June 19, 2013, 11:32:48 PM
I have a massive soft spot for this band. Described as the 'metal' Beatles - they have a massive back catelogue of great songs. One day I shall do some covers of their songs
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 23, 2013, 03:20:40 PM
is that not liliput, i recall having a punk compilation of swedish and dutch and various other european punk bands back in the day, and i think liliput where the most successful of thae bands included, wish i could remember the name of the album it was awesome. gawd that brings back memories. cheers for that nick.
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Post by: ODH on June 24, 2013, 12:51:55 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on June 23, 2013, 03:20:40 PMis that not liliput, i recall having a punk compilation of swedish and dutch and various other european punk bands back in the day, and i think liliput where the most successful of thae bands included, wish i could remember the name of the album it was awesome. gawd that brings back memories. cheers for that nick.
Started off as Kleenex, had to change their name to Lilliput after pressure from the people that make Kleenex tissues. There was one John Peel show in 1978 where I recorded this then immediately after was Give Me Everything by Magazine. They both remain as two of my favorite and most important songs. Massive landmark for me that night. I still have the tape though.
I'd love to hea that European punk comilation. Peel was playing a lot of German punk and post-punk at the time. I recorded some tracks but I was in the habit of not recording the speaking so I have no idea who the bands are. Some great music in Europe at the time. I've spent quite a lot of time over the years trying to find out who those bands are.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 24, 2013, 01:00:46 AM
i had a double decker ghetto blaster. i would tape the entire peel show every night then transfer my fave songs to another c90 cassette. i still have the tapes all the way from a to w. i dont have a cassette player tho.
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Post by: tafka on June 24, 2013, 04:24:23 PM
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Post by: thetworegs on July 09, 2013, 11:27:36 AM
I can see why...
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Post by: steelguitar on July 09, 2013, 03:34:08 PM
Sorry dear songcrafters : I will post an old and frenchy thing... :o An old thing ( 1983) A frenchy thing (Serge Gainsbourg). Perhaps I already posted it a long ago... I love this song. When I grow up, I shall sing this song properly. The lyrics in french are a pure beauty. I don't know if anyone made a translation or an adaptation...
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Post by: alfstone on July 25, 2013, 04:14:58 AM
Memories from the past...it was 1972, I was 17 and convinced my parents to go to London for my summer holidays.
I remember one evening at 100 club in Oxford Street, a concert with *the first* Weather Report (M. Vitous, Dom Um Roma, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul...) and Nucleus. Both bands were almost unknown at that time, so the club was 50% empty. The two bands made sets of half an hour one after each other, and the concert, that began at 9:00, ended at 3:00 in the morning.
Duran Duran did that thing of splitting so the rocky half went one way (Power Station with Robert Palmer) and the arty half went the other (Arcadia). I had both albums on vinyl in the 80's, but I always prefered the Arcadia.
I recently downloaded the Arcadia album, remastered in 2010 and with dozens of 12" remixes and stuff, having not heard it since the 80's. I'm a bit obsessed with it. Better than the Duran Duran stuff, IMBO.
It's alright, they got back together after, in case you were wondering.
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Post by: Gritter on August 08, 2013, 12:52:35 AM
I've been playing casettes in the car lately as the CD player is f'ed up. This is from a album I borrowed from the library when I was 16 years old. What a great find. So glad I recorded it to tape.
Oh I love the French version of this, Ne me quitte pas.
...and...er....a live (rather unorthodox) Rome dialect version by the great Italian actor Gigi Proietti...the text says (more or less) from the beginning to the end: "Don't f*ck with me!" ;D
Oh I love the French version of this, Ne me quitte pas.
...and...er....a live (rather unorthodox) Rome dialect version by the great Italian actor Gigi Proietti...the text says (more or less) from the beginning to the end: "Don't f*ck with me!" ;D
Oh that's really good . . . I wish I'd thought of it!
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Post by: MusicB on August 24, 2013, 12:59:17 PM
I am currently chilling with a glass of Rioja and listening to Erasure 'Wonderland' interspersed with 'All About Eve' and some Radiohead. Blimey - eclectic mix and all thanks to my beautiful Pioneer stereo that I got for my 40th birthday... doncha just LOVE cassettes, vinyl and continuous play?! xx
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Post by: Redler on September 15, 2013, 09:52:37 AM
Very nice. Since being on songcrafters - I find that I analyse recording, to see what the engineer has done. The guitar is very slightly compressed, and the vocals are really up front - right in your face. Sounds like very little verb, and lots of delay - quite interesting. Vocals are really mixed high. Well thats my 10p worth - may be completely wrong - but is sounds great. B
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Post by: Mike_S on September 16, 2013, 08:28:48 AM
Right now... I think its Soft Machine... kind of whacky Jazz Rock Fusion. But in general lately a lot of Rory Gallagher and I am starting to lean to the frame of mind that pound for pound (please don't hit me...) he was better than Jimi Hendrix. I know this is not the generally accepted view but just thinking he kind of had the lot. So many different styles he was comfortable to see as part of his armoury, country, jazz, blues, hard rock, folk. Then there's the voice... so rich and full of feeling.
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Post by: DeificDave on September 16, 2013, 12:02:15 PM
Listened to this after seeing there was a Bass fest happening...Chris Squire my favourite bass player
Not heard that one before, highly evocative, very sixties. I kinda missed the 60's (born in '65) but I do have fondness and nostalgia for that time, I must admit.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on September 19, 2013, 10:03:28 AM
The latest David Sylvian single. Best thing he's done in years. I f*cking love it.
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Post by: Gritter on September 19, 2013, 11:04:27 AM
New Man Man record sounds excellent. A certain refinement and realignment for the band. Definitely their most accessible song and record to date. Going to see them in October. Should be a good one...under $20 too.
Following on from ODH/Nick's upload of a T-Rex song, here's the man himself, with one of his best. It was the b-side of one of the early singles. (Forget which now). 8)
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on October 17, 2013, 10:43:46 AM
I heard them for the first time on the Hunger Games soundtrack. Ever since then I've had one of their albums in my Amazon basket. Great stuff, must get around to getting their album some day...
There's a lot of good music on that film.
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Post by: Hilary on October 18, 2013, 06:16:37 AM
I heard them for the first time on the Hunger Games soundtrack. Ever since then I've had one of their albums in my Amazon basket. Great stuff, must get around to getting their album some day...
There's a lot of good music on that film.
oh you need to get their Barton Hollow album - the deluxe version (it's got some of their live covers on) - enjoy x
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 27, 2013, 07:53:58 AM
my friend's son's band la fontaines are starting to make a bit of a stir, their new single getting great reviews in the national press. i have been avidly following their career, i am sure the are destined for big things,.++
Turns out I was listening to the same band. I just watched their making of the album on DVD. I am a huge Neal Morse fan, actually everyone in the band except I wasn't familiar with the main singer (Casey McPherson from a band called Alpha Rev).
It's pop-prog. Reminds me a bit in concept to Asia with concise tunes and a great deal of musicianship.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on January 05, 2014, 01:20:13 PM
Yeah, the pop-prog is a good tag. A friend was linking some youtube videos and I liked more than i didn't like. Killer drummer, Steve Morse on guitar... kind of strange not to have heard of it, but I guess I don't really listen to hard music anymore... well hardish, music.
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Post by: bruno on January 05, 2014, 03:13:27 PM
Quinn Sullivan, the 14 year old playing onstage with BB King at the festival was good to http://quinnsullivanmusic.com/ (http://quinnsullivanmusic.com/)
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Post by: IanR on January 20, 2014, 04:23:03 PM
This song is why I have the quote under my avatar. It is hilarious. The video is a low res mash up. The song lyrics are what you want to concentrate on.
You know I've heard it said there's beauty in distortion By some people who withdraw to find their head Now they say that there is humour in misfortune You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead
Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight? Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothin' in sight? Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try? Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
You know some people say that values are subjective But they're just speaking words that someone else has said And so they live and fight and kill with no objective Sometimes it's hard to tell the living from the dead
Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight? Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothin' in sight? Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try? Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
You know I used to weave my words into confusion And so I hope you'll understand me when I'm through You know I used to live my life as an illusion But reality will make my dream come true
So I'll keep fighting to live till there's no reason to fight And I'll keep trying to see until the end is in sight You know I'm trying to give so come on give me a try You know I'm dying to live until I'm ready to die
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Post by: Gritter on January 23, 2014, 10:37:24 AM
thanks for that one sandy never saw this before. i actually shook the man's hand , he was in the audience at the very last josef k gig. got a big lump in my throat watching this.
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Post by: MrBud on February 09, 2014, 04:53:10 PM
Springsteen's High Hopes :]
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 15, 2014, 10:56:15 AM
One of my favorites by one of my favorite guitarists. I caught him once at a festival where Vishwa Mohan Bhatt sat in for the whole show. The album A Meeting at the River with Bhatt and Ry Cooder is one of my favorites.
Blooby
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Post by: 64Guitars on March 05, 2014, 04:50:24 PM
If I recall correctly I think that's the song that ended the first season of Lilyhammer
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 06, 2014, 05:37:04 PM
haven't heard david sylvian's album "secrets of the beehive" in ages. it came up in conversation in the pub last night. gawd it has got to be one of the best albums ever. here's a few highlights.
Yes, that it good. Only yesterday I was having a conversation with a colleague about how I find him annoying with his old Jamaican voice in his young Scottish head. And then this comes and changes my opinion.
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Post by: steelguitar on March 24, 2014, 04:23:21 PM
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Post by: Hilary on March 24, 2014, 06:21:00 PM
I love the sparce, slow arrangements in this album (well I would, wouldn't I) and they way they haven't over produced her voice - Cyndi Lauper, At Last.
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Post by: Flash Harry on March 26, 2014, 05:48:27 PM
this is arguably the best song ever written.
I used to perch my three year old daughter on my hip and dance round the living room to this track. She would shriek wildly and exhort me to 'do it again daddy'. She's now coming up 23, I doubt I could dance so vigorously these days, let alone perch Kate on my hip. It's still a fabulous track and I love it.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 07, 2014, 05:45:34 PM
a song by me a and kari/redler noit shure heed herd it yet my puppy wanna pose it
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Post by: Geir on May 13, 2014, 01:30:58 AM
Started hearing through some old cassettes, before throwing them away. Salvaged a couple of old recordings of my early band-efforts, but also found a cassette with "Folque". This was the opening track (you need to listen more than 20s :) ) :
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 27, 2014, 05:09:17 PM
was watching a documentary about tony wilson's punk music show "so it goes" there where some really iconic debut performances on it, sex pistols, elvis costello, wreckless eric (featuring ian dury on drums), iggy pop to name a few. but this clip knocked me sideways.
i thought i had seen and heard every recording xtc had ever done, then i saw this. FMGWABP they where good.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 13, 2014, 02:53:08 PM
Brian Henneman of the Bottle Rockets (fave band) has nothing but good things to talk about this duo since he shared a lineup with them at a festival not long ago. I've been digging their music and am pre-ordering their new album (out in August.)
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Post by: ODH on June 17, 2014, 12:22:45 AM
You know how when you arrive at work you have to finish the song you're listening to before getting out of the car. This morning I was 8 minutes into Cinema Show.
To be honest yesterday was the first time I'd heard it too. I'm a member of a Japan (the group) appreciation group on Facebook - Mick Karn was the bassist in Japan, he died in 2011 - and someone posted this there. I'm kinda lovin' it too.
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Post by: ODH on August 04, 2014, 09:59:18 AM
Though that could be the beer talking, 4 day long weekend for me, and bonus the wife is out of town!!!!!
Oddly all the shops are closed for the holiday here, except the liquor stores. So I have to do my bit to support the economy and shop at the only open store in town!
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Post by: Geir on August 04, 2014, 01:20:25 PM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on August 15, 2014, 09:15:26 AM
you won't belive this nick, but i actually sat next to stina from honeyblood's dad on the plane to norway last year. he is sandy tweedale a blues guitarist and was heading with his band to a blues festival. we chatted about music and stuff and the flight flew by cos we had such an interesting conversation. he wanted to come with me to geir's hut.
i have a pic of him and a band member for blues'n'trouble i took as a memento somewhere, but here is a video of his.
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Post by: bruno on September 14, 2014, 10:39:40 AM
Wow - so whats the word on the street Yes or No. I fully expect a yes :-) B
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Post by: bruno on September 17, 2014, 03:19:48 PM
After listening to Chapperz version of "Lights out" - https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=21842.msg268138;topicseen#new Got me thinking ....
Gorgeous. There are whole swathes of excellent music I know nothing about. Thanks for shining a light onto this for me Tim.
Love the fag packets and empty wine glasses
I'm mining Pentangle's back catalogue. I've always like Danny Tompson's double bass (Nick Drake, Kate Bush amongst others), but some of Jansch's guitar work is mind-blowing.
Talking of 'shining a light', here's a beauty of theirs that's a current fave: 'Light Flight'. Might be an acquired taste though :D
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Post by: johnnype on September 25, 2014, 11:11:35 AM
I'm currently into the big three of thrash metal; Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth. But also more classical bands like Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Judas Priest, of course. Anything rowdy and cool really.
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Post by: Burtog on September 27, 2014, 03:25:57 PM
after watching the itunes festival last weekend i have started getting into this guy, I have plenty of albums to get through!
I kept a log book of all my album purchases from June 17, 1974 to the present. So I can tell you that on September 15, 1979, I purchased the following four albums. My next purchase was on Oct 17, 1979. So 35 years ago today (Oct 4, 1979), I was probably listening to these four albums.
"Oxygene" by Jean Michelle Jarre "Stiffs Live" by Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Nick Lowe, Larry Wallis, and Wreckless Eric. "Fight Dirty" by Charlie "Obscure Alternatives" by Japan
I kept a log book of all my album purchases from June 17, 1974 to the present. So I can tell you that on September 15, 1979, I purchased the following four albums. My next purchase was on Oct 17, 1979. So 35 years ago today (Oct 4, 1979), I was probably listening to these four albums.
Wow that is impressive, I can only look back at my amazon history :-)
So, as a teen, and 1979 - looking what was released, I would have been listening to ....
Tunes that my mum definitely knows by heart ...
Rainbow - Down to Earth Gillan - Mr Universe Whitesnake - Lovehunter UFO - Strangers In the Night Rush - Hemispheres
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 09, 2014, 02:42:16 PM
local band the twilight sad have a new album due out now. was looking for teasers on youtube when i found this. "The Twilight Sad with the Royal National Scottish Orchestra - Live at Paisley Abbey" why this band are not known outside of scotland is beyond my ken. a must watch. hairs up on the back of the neck good.
I kept a log book of all my album purchases from June 17, 1974 to the present. So I can tell you that on September 15, 1979, I purchased the following four albums. My next purchase was on Oct 17, 1979. So 35 years ago today (Oct 4, 1979), I was probably listening to these four albums.
Wow that is impressive, I can only look back at my amazon history :-)
So, as a teen, and 1979 - looking what was released, I would have been listening to ....
Tunes that my mum definitely knows by heart ...
Rainbow - Down to Earth Gillan - Mr Universe Whitesnake - Lovehunter UFO - Strangers In the Night Rush - Hemispheres
That looks like the soundtrack of my youth :D
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Post by: ODH on October 10, 2014, 02:11:17 AM
"Oxygene" by Jean Michelle Jarre "Stiffs Live" by Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Nick Lowe, Larry Wallis, and Wreckless Eric. "Fight Dirty" by Charlie "Obscure Alternatives" by Japan
This is much closer to the soundtrack of my youth. Love Obscure Alternatives.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 10, 2014, 06:49:37 AM
I didn't buy my first album (Dare by The Human League) until Dec 1981(!), so was still listening to my Dad's stuff (Nick Lowe, Eagles, Stones, Dire Straits).
Someone did tape a copy of 'Kings of the Wild Frontier' by Adam and the Ants for me in 1980 though. I wore that out.
I listened to a portable radio under the bedcovers at the time. I can remember The Ruts, Siouxsie, and The Specials vividly.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 10, 2014, 07:20:57 AM
just heard first two official track releases from new twilight sad album. my god i can't remember anticipating an album coming out like this for decades. here they are
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Post by: Blooby on October 12, 2014, 06:11:12 PM
One of the best songs ever written. Rocco Prestia on bass is just ridiculous.
Blooby
Tower Of Power – What Is Hip
So you want to jump out your trick bag And ease on into a hip bag But you ain't just exactly sure what's hip So you start to let your hair grow Spend big bucks to cop you a wardrobe But somehow you know there's much more to the trip
What is hip? Tell me, tell me if you think you know What is hip? If you was really hip The passing years would show You into a hip trip Maybe hipper than hip But what is hip?
So you became part of the new breed Been smokin' only the best weed Been hangin' out on the so-called hippest set Being seen at all the right places Being seen with just the right faces You should be satisfied Still it ain't quite right
[Chorus]
Hipness, what it is! Hipness, what it is! Hipness, what it is! And sometimes hipness is What it ain't!
You done even went and found you a guru In your effort to find you a new you And maybe even managed To raise your conscious level As you striving to find the right road There's one thing you should know What's hip today Might become passe
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Post by: cuthbert on February 19, 2015, 02:42:56 PM
One of my favorites from the Stones' psychedelic period - an interesting little historical document from the day, showing footage of the band in the studio, with Brian Jones playing tambura & mellotron. Some yummy Marianne Faithfull, too... ;D
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Post by: chapperz66 on March 23, 2015, 12:13:34 PM
Thunderstruck - Marvelous! I'm working on a Cajun style original myself at the moment.
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Post by: CaptainJimbo on March 26, 2015, 04:32:24 AM
I am absolutely loving Sturgill Simpson at the moment. Incredible lyrics, great palying and a prime example that modern country music doesn't have to suck.
I had tickets for him a while ago but could only stay for the opener (Cris Jacobs). I have been afraid to listen to him because I'll then know what I missed. I guess today's the day.
I am having a mellow morning. I have disc 1 of CSNY's boxed set going right now.
Indeed. The guitarist played in another band in the 90s when I where in LiFF with my brother. On more than one occasion we played the same venue as them .... always intimidating if they played before us !!!
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Post by: Geir on April 07, 2015, 09:55:57 AM
Working late and just wanted to listen to some music ....
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Post by: Flash Harry on April 10, 2015, 05:07:10 AM
Nothing. Just nothing at all.
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Post by: 64Guitars on April 11, 2015, 09:19:04 PM
An Evening With The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at The Royal Albert Hall, London 24th February 1969 Purple Haze Records (http://hendrix.guide.pagesperso-orange.fr/purplehaze.htm)
Ah, The Brudenell, one of my fave venues, im hoping to be back there in September to see Natalie Prass and UMO.
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Post by: Blooby on April 26, 2015, 05:10:09 PM
I can be pretty hit or miss with Umphrey's McGee, but I made my own mix that I listen to all the time. This video is from last year when they recorded an album in one day at Abbey Road. Some pop in here, great playing, and even a hint of Belew-era King Crimson in spots.
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Post by: bruno on April 27, 2015, 12:32:31 PM
Quote from: Blooby on April 26, 2015, 05:10:09 PMI can be pretty hit or miss with Umphrey's McGee, but I made my own mix that I listen to all the time. This video is from last year when they recorded an album in one day at Abbey Road. Some pop in here, great playing, and even a hint of Belew-era hints of King Crimson in spots.
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Post by: Ted on May 30, 2015, 02:33:29 PM
Dizzy Brains.
My new favorite band. I saw them live tonight.
Quote from: Young. Angry. Skinny. Catchy. Gasy http://www.halfheartedfanatic.com/2015/05/young-angry-skinny-catchy-gasy.htmlImagine The Strokes with real problems, not just First World Problems.
This was at The Picklebarrel Nightclub in Killington, Vt. They headline THE FRENDLY GATHERING MUSIC FESTIVAL every year in June at Magic Mountain Ski Resort. Check it out!
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Post by: ODH on June 10, 2015, 03:04:32 PM
I've spent FAR too much time chasing this band. One of my most favorite, and some of the most artistically diverse musicians that I know of. Keep up the good work boys!
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Post by: Blooby on June 16, 2015, 11:40:57 AM
I've spent FAR too much time chasing this band. One of my most favorite, and some of the most artistically diverse musicians that I know of. Keep up the good work boys!
Was just listening to some excerpts from the new Amsterdam set, and there is some stellar playing on it. Looking forward to their southeast run.
Blooby
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Post by: Psychonaut on June 19, 2015, 07:05:55 PM
These boys are amazing. Kind of hometown heroes for us here in southern Vermont. They're from Brandon, right outside of Killington Ski Resort. They're doing a 3 day music festival at Magic Mountain Ski Resort next weekend June 25-27 where they'll headline and do many sets. Its called THE FRENDLY GATHERING. Ain't no "I" in Frend! Check it out y'all!!!
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Post by: Blooby on June 20, 2015, 07:13:11 AM
Quote from: K-Holio on June 19, 2015, 07:05:55 PMTWIDDLE! - These boys are amazing. Kind of hometown heroes for us here in southern Vermont. They're from Brandon, right outside of Killington Ski Resort. Check it out y'all!!!
Quote from: K-Holio on June 16, 2015, 10:48:37 AMP H I S H - I've spent FAR too much time chasing this band. One of my most favorite, and some of the most artistically diverse musicians that I know of.
The hippie contingent's inevitable amassing is happening at Songcrafters. Oh, how I've waited for this day... Rise, my unwashed brethren...RISE!!!
Here's some KVHW with Steve Kimock, one of my (and Jerry's) favorite guitarists. Also has Bobby Vega, another favorite on bass.
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Post by: Redler on July 11, 2015, 12:08:17 AM
Haven't heard about Toy Dolls before...!?? Good punk rock!!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 11, 2015, 03:52:08 PM
have rediscovered supertramp. i bought crime of the century when it first came out and loved it,
just got hold of the remastered cd and wow.
however i then bought "crisis what crisis" on the day of it's release, to my ears it was a pile of depressive indulgent bilge and i never listened to supertramp again, "crisis what crisis" was the first and only album i have paid for and disliked, the act of purchasing an album usually enforces the buyer to do their best to like their purchase.
but "crisis what crisis" sucked and forever after i ignored supertramp.
now with hindsight i realise that i replaced them with a surrogate band.
i was obssessed with the New Zealand band split enz (which led to crowded house), their early stuff is remarkably like supertramp but with a sense of humour and humility.
anyway i forgive supertramp for "crisis what crisis" maybe i will brave "breakfast in america"
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Post by: Bluesberry on July 12, 2015, 11:58:03 AM
I can't for the life of me figure out what he is holding in his slide hand......it works what ever it is. Any ideas? Oh yeah, great frigging tone, thats the way to play slide guitar.
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Post by: 64Guitars on July 12, 2015, 01:37:41 PM
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Post by: bruno on August 21, 2015, 11:27:16 AM
From Frank Turners new album - have been listening to this tune on repeat! I think Hook was right when he said he thought I wanted to do a Frank Fest :-)
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Post by: bruno on September 13, 2015, 01:01:23 AM
Some more Frank Turner I'm afraid - except this isn't the sleeping souls - but his 'other' (hard core punk) band :-) He clearly can't get this out of his blood. Does quite square up with the folky stuff, but I really like this :-)
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 05, 2015, 05:05:16 AM
My spoken German is not great but I have always quite liked Rammstein. It was a great Mercedes advert too. Both these versions popped up as recommendations on Youtube. The stripped down piano version is spooky.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 20, 2015, 02:00:06 PM
Gary Clark from Danny Wilson posted this on facebook tonight. can't belive it's three years since Michael Marra passed away. this is a short documentary about the great man.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 21, 2015, 05:16:18 AM
took me a couple of goes to listen and watch all the way through. but having now watched the video in it's entirety i love it, best thing Bowie has done in ages. the sax reminds me of Van Der Graaf Generator and towards the ends i can hear the influence of the residents.
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Post by: Geir on November 21, 2015, 05:02:32 PM
the part of the lyrics that never got out of my mind: Høyspent, elektrisk og deilig ååååh (high voltage, electric and delicious oooh (roughly translated))
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Post by: Hilary on November 22, 2015, 05:21:27 AM
Ray Charles - If you go away (makes me want to cry, it's stunning!)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 16, 2015, 01:56:32 PM
prompted by nick's post, i looked out some bauhaus, i have lost count of the amount of times i saw them live, my friend wrote a fanzine, so we got on the guest-list to a lot of gigs and got to meet the band many times.
i was a total fan in the early days, but in the end i became disillusioned with them. david jay the bass guitarist was one of the nicest guys i ever met and totally for the music, but the others just seemed to have dollar signs in their eyes and did what ever the record company asked.
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Post by: chapperz66 on January 17, 2016, 03:54:13 AM
My son bought me an album by Disturbed. I hadn't heard much by them before - and had thought that they might be a bit too metal even for a sad old rocker like me. They are indeed seriously metal but pretty damn good with it, but this version of Sound of Silence I found to be really stunning.
Surfing and stumbled across this. One of my fave Tull songs - although many people berated "A" personally I really liked it. This song and Fylingdale Flyer are desert island discs for me.
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Post by: chapperz66 on February 03, 2016, 01:26:37 AM
This young man shows a bit of promise. It might be a bit widdley for some but I like it.
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on February 06, 2016, 02:32:02 AM
Didn't know these guys were still around. I was a huge fan of Tattva and their version of Deep Purple's "Hush". I'll have to check out the new album.
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on February 06, 2016, 02:36:27 AM
One of my favourite albums for the golden age of prog rock is Camel's The Snow Goose. Here they are doing some tracks from it on The Old Grey Whistle Test...
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Post by: bruno on February 06, 2016, 05:43:07 AM
Was listening to this in the car last night, LOUD. I really love the sound of this album, although I find Frank's vocals a bit too refined for this style of music, he writes great lyrics. Its very unlike the sleeping souls - which I also love. But this is sooo good ....
apart from what I listen to on here. I have listened to no one else for the last week. Am a total fan.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 07, 2016, 05:39:59 PM
saw these guys do this in the glasgow apollo 27/11/78, how i came across this version i'll never know. but i can remember it like it was yesterday, tight as a nut and excellent choreography. one of the best live bands i ever saw.
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Post by: SharksDontSleep on March 16, 2016, 12:57:16 AM
Quote from: Oldrottenhead on February 07, 2016, 05:39:59 PMsaw these guys do this in the glasgow apollo 27/11/78, how i came across this version i'll never know. but i can remember it like it was yesterday, tight as a nut and excellent choreography. one of the best live bands i ever saw.
I can't find a Jealous As F*ck emoticon ... Or I'd use it right now. ;) They did the best alternative version of Satisfaction I've heard. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a cracking album too. 8)
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Post by: Hilary on March 25, 2016, 12:34:17 PM
wow, i remember that episode of camberwick green from my youth but those prudes at radiohead have edited out the brit ekland bit.
that said FMGWABP. Brilliant. i assume a new album is forthcoming.
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Post by: Boognish on May 06, 2016, 10:13:25 PM
The best part of my job is I can listen to music on Sirius/XM or Youtube all day. Always lots of classic rock, Neil Young, Pink Floyd and have really gotten into Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits since my boss is a huge fan of his.
Listened to the album the other day thought it was really good the 90s passed me by.
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Post by: Blooby on May 13, 2016, 07:04:22 PM
I have seen this several time before, but it just slayed me. Campy but friggin' great. The choir in the droogie hats was a nice touch. They should have had white jumpsuits, though. The expressions on Page, Plant, and Jones as the song progresses are priceless.
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Post by: Ted on June 06, 2016, 01:32:13 PM
So... 30 years ago, a pedal steel guitarist in Denver gave me a mix tape that changed my life. It was a bunch of music from around Africa. The music catalyzed my idle curiosity about Africa and turned it into, "Hell yes I'm going there."
One of the songs on the mix tape was "Maloba D'Amour;" a wonderful cover of Buddy Holly's "Words of Love." I tried once or twice over the years to find the artist or the song online. Today, inspired by the 50's Rock & Roll Fest (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=festival;sa=FiftiesFest), I tried again and...
Unfortunately, there is not a YouTube video or any (legal) way to hear the song online for free, but you can get the idea from the song preview on Amazon.com.
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Post by: cuthbert on June 06, 2016, 06:28:04 PM
Quote from: Ted on June 06, 2016, 01:32:13 PMSo... 30 years ago, a pedal steel guitarist in Denver gave me a mix tape that changed my life. It was a bunch of music from around Africa. The music catalyzed my idle curiosity about Africa and turned it into, "Hell yes I'm going there."
One of the songs on the mix tape was "Maloba D'Amour;" a wonderful cover of Buddy Holly's "Words of Love." I tried once or twice over the years to find the artist or the song online. Today, inspired by the 50's Rock & Roll Fest (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=festival;sa=FiftiesFest), I tried again and...
Unfortunately, there is not a YouTube video or any (legal) way to hear the song online for free, but you can get the idea from the song preview on Amazon.com.
That's a very cool story, Ted.
Just for grins, I did a search by the song title and was able to find it on youtube:
Mystery solved: That video is blocked in Madagascar for some reason, which is why it didn't show up in my YouTube search results. I hadn't thought of that, so I didn't use my proxy server trick. I bought the digital album (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F5NOOOK/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&linkCode=li3&tag=halfheartfana-20&linkId=a0614b54c3df42e3449071af43386d7f) from Amazon.com. Hopefully some old guy in Kenya will get a nickel today.
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Post by: Ted on June 07, 2016, 11:42:34 AM
Quote from: Blooby on May 13, 2016, 07:04:22 PMI have seen this several time before, but it just slayed me. Campy but friggin' great. The choir in the droogie hats was a nice touch. They should have had white jumpsuits, though. The expressions on Page, Plant, and Jones as the song progresses are priceless.
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Post by: 64Guitars on August 31, 2016, 07:58:53 PM
I don't often get excited about modern music (post-80s), but I just love this 2012 song by P!nk. Apparently, it's about the loss of a child (see http://pink.wikia.com/wiki/Beam_Me_Up (http://pink.wikia.com/wiki/Beam_Me_Up)). Great song, great lyrics, and what a voice!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 03, 2016, 06:27:39 PM
on facebook i was asked to pick a song a day for ten days from the eighties this is song 3, these buggers nearly killed me when they dropped their light rig on me after their gig at maestros in glasgow,
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Post by: Geir on September 16, 2016, 04:23:23 PM
I think I saw him on the '87 tour. Must have been the day before or after that video
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Post by: Mike_S on September 16, 2016, 04:27:40 PM
You saw him in good form then... blinding player
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on September 26, 2016, 06:53:28 AM
Amazing!!! A Shakin' Stevens album you might want to actually listen to! I saw this advertised on the telly the other day & thought "Blimey that sounds good, I wonder who it is?" Then at the end of the ad they announced it was Shakin' Stevens - the plastic Elvis wannabe in the horrid sweater last heard of in the mid-80s. Check out this track...
Saw him in 1990 at Newcastle City Hall & he did it then as the encore. Brilliant!
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Post by: ODH on September 26, 2016, 08:25:04 AM
Quote from: Johnny Robbo on September 26, 2016, 06:53:28 AMAmazing!!! A Shakin' Stevens album you might want to actually listen to! I saw this advertised on the telly the other day & thought "Blimey that sounds good, I wonder who it is?" Then at the end of the ad they announced it was Shakin' Stevens - the plastic Elvis wannabe in the horrid sweater last heard of in the mid-80s. Check out this track...
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Post by: Blooby on October 09, 2016, 05:46:53 PM
I have been really getting into English folk music lately. Spent a melancholy weekend watching the news about the hurricane and listening to vast amounts of Tim Hardin, Nick Drake, and John Martyn.
I haven't had a song hit me this hard in a while. Even sent John an email with something akin to, "I don't know how I'll fake my way through this, but we must cover this song!"
And I hate exclamation points. Really...if you look back at all my posts, I don't even think you'll find a handful. Go ahead... I double-dog dare you.
This is where my head is at these days. So good.
Blooby
Music begins around :40. He gets cooking after the first verse and chorus.
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on October 11, 2016, 02:31:18 AM
Quote from: Blooby on October 09, 2016, 05:46:53 PMI have been really getting into English folk music lately. Spent a melancholy weekend watching the news about the hurricane and listening to vast amounts of Tim Hardin, Nick Drake, and John Martyn.
I haven't had a song hit me this hard in a while. Even sent John an email with something akin to, "I don't know how I'll fake my way through this, but we must cover this song!"
And I hate exclamation points. Really...if you look back at all my posts, I don't even think you'll find a handful. Go ahead... I double-dog dare you.
This is where my head is at these days. So good.
Blooby
Music begins around :40. He gets cooking after the first verse and chorus.
I used to have John Martyn's Solid Air album on cassette when I was at college 30 years ago... bizarrely, the whole album was on one side of the tape & the other side was blank. This was how the album was sold. How odd!
I wasn't familiar with this song, but you've re-kindled my interest in his music by posting this - can't wait to hear you & Lurker tackle it... go on, you know you want to :)
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on October 11, 2016, 02:39:02 AM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 19, 2016, 04:31:08 PM
Jarvis Cocker interviewing Leonard Cohen, absolutely hilarious and insightful unfortunately on the bbc radioplayer so not sure if everyone can access this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nnx4z
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Post by: Blooby on November 19, 2016, 06:11:28 PM
Finally saw Steven Wilson last night. Walked in the door at 3:30. I can't run with the big dogs any more. This was his encore. Great musicians and quite the spectacle. Really enjoyable except for the long drive home.
If you've never seen this video before, it's worth a gander.
i watched an interview Peter Hammill (my all-time hero) gave about the new album and was shocked to see how old he looked but also pleased to see the spark is still in his eye and that his mind was still kean; sharp as a razor. my all time favourite band still producing the goods.
https://sofasound.wordpress.com/
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Post by: Flash Harry on January 06, 2017, 04:39:52 AM
Hunky Dory.
Still absolutely fabulous.
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Post by: ODH on January 06, 2017, 07:59:34 AM
This played on Radio 2 yesterday morning on the way to work. I'd not really realised what a wonderful piece of music it is until now.
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Post by: bruno on January 28, 2017, 04:51:54 AM
A guitarist friend of mine, many years ago, was a tone hound. His aim was to get a guitar tone that was that good, that he could get on stage, say "Listen to my tone", play one note and take a bow. This is as close as I can image that tone would be ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
So, Listen to his tone, it is pure joy .....
He's quite some guitarist as well, and singers don't come much better than she ....
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Post by: Mach on January 28, 2017, 06:24:55 AM
That's Greg Howe playing for Maragold, nice find Bruno I've never heard this before. Man he had a great run in the late 80's and 90's with some cool instrumental stuff. I remember this one (this is full album), I like how he mixes different genres together and yes he has a distinguished tone.
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on February 06, 2017, 01:50:04 PM
Recently discovered this band. This one of their rockier tracks, the rest of the album (1 Hopeful Road) is a mix of Al Green style soul, rock and a bit of blues thrown in. Highly recommended!
Bad things !! BAD THINGSISH. This is what made my own brain bits went on the wrong. What a road to go down. It all went on in a right way.
I knows a baddie man called The Vaughanicator. He sold me a while ago a copy of TB with the original Notting Hill address on the back instead of Portabello Road. Hmmmmmm! Bingo bingo
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Post by: Hook on February 07, 2017, 06:18:32 AM
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Post by: Blooby on February 08, 2017, 04:26:38 PM
I had to pop up out of lurkdom for a second to say I think this video best encapsulates what I love about music. Felt the need to share. It is quite the journey if you make it all the way through.
if the guy that wrote that spent the night in my house he would never have written it, if he stayed over he might say "for fox sake what is that racket"?
"foxes mate".
i must record them one night.
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Post by: ODH on February 13, 2017, 05:37:34 AM
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Post by: ODH on February 23, 2017, 03:27:09 AM
I went to see Thomas Dolby in 1984 at the Hacienda in Manchester (around the time of Hyperactive). I always remember just before the gig they dimmed the lights and there was just this myriad of twinkling LED's on stage from all the tech, one of the most impressive things I've seen at a concert.
Anyway, this week I got hold of his Greatest Hits CD and was playing it on the way into work this morning.
there was a great documentary about gene clark on BBC4 a while back, well worth seeking out.
Oooh - going to see if I can find that!
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Post by: Boognish on February 24, 2017, 08:46:38 PM
I listen to internet radio or youtube videos at work all day, mostly classic rock with blues influences. Freddie King, BB King, Otis Redding to Tom Petty, Dire Straits, The Cars, Queen, Pink Floyd, Bowie
On a side note, its really interesting to see the differences in musical tastes and familiarities from across the pond.
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Post by: Ted on February 28, 2017, 12:05:27 AM
Via: VIDEO: Neo-soul band Hejira drop debut visual for alt-funky single 'I Don't Belong To Anyone' - AFROPUNK (http://www.afropunk.com/video/video-neo-soul-band-hejira-drop-debut-visual-for-alt-funky-singleia)
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Post by: bruno on February 28, 2017, 01:59:10 PM
What with the passing of John Wetton, I've been on a bit of a binge - having got the UK albums on CD. Then I was reading about John, and the re-union of the original members of ASIA. Well I ordered XXX (recorded 2013), just curious to have a listen. Got the CD, and it wouldn't play on the mac, so went to the car to see if it played there. It did! BAM, complete magic, there it was, the first two ASIA albums - it needed all 4 of them to get back together. All the buttons that they pressed way back then, well they are pressing them again in spades.
Listened to the whole album in the car - and then went for a drive to listen to it again. Take it, that is very rare for me. Its been playing constantly since then. And as all proper ASIA, its great on first listen, and then get better and better and better. Well, this track is prophetic. It is a simply wonderful track .... if you loved ASIA 1 and 2 - take a listen.
The whole band is on fire, and Wetton's vocals - well what can I say....
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Post by: Groundy on March 17, 2017, 11:31:18 PM
Quote from: Hilary on February 28, 2017, 02:04:06 PMhttps://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=26414.msg320383;topicseen#new (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=26414.msg320383;topicseen#new)
I can't believe no one's done this before . . .
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Groundy on March 17, 2017, 11:35:11 PM
Nice one Mike, You're right, His brother was just an Asshole..
Alex
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on March 21, 2017, 02:30:18 AM
A new Deep Purple album out next month. I saw a documentary, over the weekend, about it's making. To me it sounds like classic DP - an album of the like they haven't released in years.
Guthrie is probably the greatest living guitarist around at the moment imo - I'm convinced there is no style that he cannot play. Somebody asked me at work a few months back who I thought was the best, and I said Guthrie. He used to write for the Guitarist magazine - and does loads of teaching and demo's on youtube. But he's not a big name, although played in Asia for a while. He solo album Erotic Cakes is very good, although can be a little hard going. He did a talk/demo in my local music store last year, which I couldn't go to - but have seen him play live, and is simply an awesome player. B
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Post by: thetworegs on June 01, 2017, 02:44:44 PM
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on June 03, 2017, 06:58:29 PM
QuoteGuthrie is probably the greatest living guitarist around at the moment imo
Guthrie is a bad ass... yes... yes... I just discovered a new fav stringed instrument player.... I can't stop watching this guy... Where has he been all my life??? Can only imagine Seasick Steve playin along with Guthrie... that would be a hoot!!!
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Post by: Blooby on June 20, 2017, 05:18:32 PM
I felt the way about the song "Dig" by Incubus as I did "Roll With The Changes" by REO Speedwagon. It's like a dirty secret I have... A dirty f'ing secret...
I should mention I've been drinking scotch for a couple hours. It's about seventy bucks, this bottle. And I think to myself does this make me an alcoholic...or a success?
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Post by: ODH on June 27, 2017, 10:31:40 AM
I didn't get to see the Glastonbury set on Friday- I was away on vacation- but I've read a lot of the discussion about it. It appears to have divided opinions like no other. I suspect that when I do get to see it I will love. But then I'm a big fan anyway.
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Post by: kenny mac on July 18, 2017, 04:36:05 AM
Your never alone with a schizophrenic by Ian hunter. The E street band ended up playing on it. Superb album .....and brilliant name for a record.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 18, 2017, 01:00:19 PM
totally rapt in David Crosby's album "Lighthouse" my fave track on the album is "the us below" cant find album version but this live version is awesome.
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Post by: 64Guitars on August 08, 2017, 06:58:11 PM
Great find. Ian Dury was a brilliant artist. And I think Norman Watt-Roy is one of the best bass players ever. I especially love his playing in "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick". Awesome!
I've got the first two albums on vinyl. Haven't heard much of the later stuff. I should probably check it out. I was looking at their discography on Wikipedia and was surprised by how many albums they've released.
The drummer in that video is Dylan Howe who is the son of Steve Howe of Yes fame.
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Post by: Mike_S on September 01, 2017, 02:53:30 PM
What a tune... used to listen to this when I was young!!!
I have just been getting into them recently. Those Gabriel-type vocals really comes through. Some interesting bits musically as well. That's one of the nice things about prog. If you're not connecting with a musical passage, chances are they'll be on to something else in a minute or so.
Blooby
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Post by: bruno on September 11, 2017, 01:47:28 PM
This seems appropriate at the moment. Rejoice, rebuild, the storm has passed. B
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Post by: Lurker on September 11, 2017, 06:19:00 PM
My son (13 in a couple of weeks) has been exploring my vinyl collection today. So far, he's gone through The Beatles, Beethoven, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, and Ry Cooder. I wonder where he'll go next.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 15, 2017, 03:12:31 PM
Have had new "sparks" CD on repeat play in the car for the past few days. is a belter.
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Post by: Blooby on September 16, 2017, 08:39:41 PM
Quote from: Lurker on September 11, 2017, 06:19:00 PMMy son (13 in a couple of weeks) has been exploring my vinyl collection today. So far, he's gone through The Beatles, Beethoven, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, and Ry Cooder. I wonder where he'll go next.
I'm betting on Madonna or Petula Clark in her later years.
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Post by: bruno on September 24, 2017, 09:50:50 AM
I was well into Belly in the 90's and still play their stuff now.
Great choice
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on October 24, 2017, 02:52:06 PM
Hi, no YouTube no sounds but if you search diligently you might some trace of Buddy Whittington who I reckon could be one of the finest guitarists i’ve Ever heard apart from Johnny Robbo and my friend Geoff Everett. Willie
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Post by: Redler on October 24, 2017, 08:59:02 PM
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Post by: Redler on October 27, 2017, 06:33:11 AM
Lamp of the Universe. This is my favorite band of prog/psych genre. It comes from New Zealand and it's actually one man project (Craig Williamson). Reminiscent of early Pink Floyd, imo.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on November 21, 2017, 02:00:00 PM
The wife and I went and saw Sarah Borges (featuring Eric "Roscoe" Ambel) the other night and I loved the entire evening. (Brian Henneman of the Bottle Rockets and Kip Loui of Diesel Island and other St. Louis Bands opened up as an acoustic duo.) She's my new favorite female vocalist. Definitely killed it live.
That was cool stuff. Great guitar playing, and I love the drummer's snare sound. Bass player's arpeggio tapping was great - and anyone who wears a Tommy Bolin shirt is alright by me.
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Post by: ODH on November 27, 2017, 09:45:31 AM
I was in a Thai restaurant in Cardiff yesterday with my family. The music in the background was fairly innocuous jazz. I realised though that one of the songs was a cool Smiths cover. So I Shazam'd it...
One of the best opening lyrics imo, Frank T is a monster
God gave me consciousness but he never mentioned why What's the use of living long if we're all condemned to die Humbled in hospitals I have seen the bitter end Everybody will die alone deserted by their friends
.....
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Post by: Ted on January 02, 2018, 01:51:02 PM
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Post by: cuthbert on January 06, 2018, 04:39:08 PM
Holy musical genius - how did I ever miss this one? Rough demo recording, but the lyrics and those CHORDS!
#Invalid YouTube Link#
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Post by: bruno on January 07, 2018, 03:49:56 PM
I'm absolutely loving this - featuring Ellot Yamin on vox from American Idol with Daughtry days. It seems like a real low key production, not than many views - but this is smoking' hot. Rock on Elliot!
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on January 18, 2018, 05:57:04 PM
I'm glad they had the credits in the cover version (Beth and Joe.) I thought that was Reese Wynans and sure enough. I agree that this is a cool song and a cool cover. Now off to listen to Johnny Winter again. (And I wonder if Tommy Shannon is the bassist on this version? to connect some whose playing what dots. It looks like him in the splash photo.)
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on January 20, 2018, 08:26:22 AM
I absolutely dig Beth Hart's vocal styling! A fantastic band as well.
Farrell
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Post by: SteveB on January 30, 2018, 11:41:01 AM
I managed to get into the attic recently - Lord, scary, - while there I grabbed a handful of 7" vinyl, and in light of Hilary's question about Video Editing Software, I used my Serif MoviePlus 5 to clod this together while I was listening away. I think we have to agree that ALL this technology has a learning curve. And while looking on the Serif website for possible updates to the product, I read that Serif no longer makes a movie-making software. Poo. I bought two instructional books along with this software and both are a few hundred pages long, it does mention 'PiP', but hey, I reckon life might be too short! Good luck Hils. 8)
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Post by: Mach on January 31, 2018, 05:51:53 AM
SteveB, great video man. I like seeing pics of Woodstock and that version is great.
Mach
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Post by: Speed Demon on February 02, 2018, 04:47:59 AM
I'm listening to the voices in my head telling me to feed Donald Trump to a hungry alligator.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on February 14, 2018, 11:21:36 AM
Quote from: SteveB on January 30, 2018, 11:41:01 AMI managed to get into the attic recently - Lord, scary, - while there I grabbed a handful of 7" vinyl, and in light of Hilary's question about Video Editing Software, I used my Serif MoviePlus 5 to clod this together while I was listening away. I think we have to agree that ALL this technology has a learning curve. And while looking on the Serif website for possible updates to the product, I read that Serif no longer makes a movie-making software. Poo. I bought two instructional books along with this software and both are a few hundred pages long, it does mention 'PiP', but hey, I reckon life might be too short! Good luck Hils. 8)
Steve, this is a fantastic Woodstock video and a cool version of the song! I was on the wrong coast at that time or I would have been there for sure. But I can only reminisce and live vicariously through song and video. Thanks for flashback!
Farrell
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Post by: Mach on February 23, 2018, 08:11:15 AM
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on March 15, 2018, 08:20:55 PM
The "new" Jimi Hendrix CD. Non essential listening, but a fun glimpse into some of his jamming in the studio/works in progress. It's cool, but if you're not a fan then you're not missing anything.
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Post by: Mike_S on March 23, 2018, 02:50:28 PM
This has probably been posted before but here you go...
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 23, 2018, 02:35:53 PM
i can't believe i have never seen this stuff before, FMGWABP powerful stuff from my favourite singer/lyricist. hopefully i can convert a few folk to the Ph/vdgg cause. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRm4t0peS8
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 23, 2018, 03:07:52 PM
The piano genius Stefano Bollani and Band Osiris. Banda Osiris are 4 great classical training musicians who during the last 30 years have chosen to link music and pure fun.
If you need a smile, look for any Banda Osiris video on the Internet... :)
Alfredo
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Post by: Jean Pierre on July 13, 2018, 08:22:35 AM
excellent Alfredo! ...Virtuoso and fanciful, it reminds me of Roberto d'Olbia ;)
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Post by: Jean Pierre on July 13, 2018, 08:39:41 AM
for me it was this morning I listened again to Clapton's Pilgrim, Clapton's most accomplished studio album for me although very criticized (he is criticized for not being blues, but pop variety)... see article wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_(Eric_Clapton_album)
...I feel like doing a cover of Born in time (with dobro part) a song by bob dylan covered by Clapton
In Pilgrim album I chose this little acoustic pearl : "Circus "
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Post by: Jean Pierre on July 18, 2018, 01:52:03 PM
I discover John Wright is a musician, singer and researcher born in England in 1939 and died on 4 September 2013.
Singer, harmonica player, violinist and jew's harp player, he settled in Paris in the 1960s, where he took part with Catherine Perrier in the launch of the folk movement of the 1960s and 1970s by founding the first French folk-club, "Le Bourdon ".
He participated in the Compagnie Maître Guillaume, as a medieval musician, and in 1988 he distinguished himself in "Tempore et Mesura", creation of Ris et Danceries directed by Francine Lancelot. He immersed himself in the reconstruction of medieval musical instruments. He has also conducted some in-depth research in the field of ethnomusicology, in particular onimbards and cordophones of the Baltic countries (Jouhikko...)
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Post by: Jean Pierre on August 17, 2018, 11:03:25 PM
Indeed, very good, I did not know The Smiths . Little known in France (only two passages in Paris in 1984 But... In 1996, The "Queen Is Dead" (2nd album) was voted best album of the decade 1986-1996 by the inRocKuptibles ( French rock newspaper) (source Wikipedia)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 13, 2018, 05:26:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t5ygDexACI
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Post by: alfstone on September 19, 2018, 01:34:25 PM
...a timeless Italian song, that unfortunately is becoming out of date even in the place where it was born...
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on October 14, 2018, 07:58:45 AM
I received an early download from the band a couple of days ago and the signed CD in the mail yesterday of the new album from The Bottle Rockets called Bit Logic. It's a big of a departure for the band but it's still them. They've been playing I-70 Blues and LoFi at their concerts this past year or so and I enjoy both songs quite a bit. Anyone who's passed through Missouri will completely understand. Heck, if you've ever been stuck in traffic you can relate.
Some people are saying that this doesn't sound like Toto, but this would easily fit on their last album. I love the fact that bands from different generations are doing this, two great bands (although, for me, Toto are up there with the gods :-) )
B
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Post by: Geir on November 05, 2018, 04:37:11 PM
Sorry I can't find any YouTube vids from this lp but if you find it you're in for a treat!!!
The title translates as "Tears of Cuchullainn" (an Irish mythological warrior)
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Post by: Mike_S on December 19, 2018, 01:22:40 PM
I thought this guy was just a bit of a "nu metal" boring gimmick type guy, but turns out he is rather good... he also has something like about 300 albums out too... mainly instrumental as far as i can tell
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Post by: SE on December 23, 2018, 04:47:59 PM
Just watched Bruce Springsteen on Broadway on Netflix,s in my opinion, just terrific. Don't know how he's received in the USA because of his views, but I think he's a hero!!! Seen him live a few years ago a great night!!
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Post by: cuthbert on January 04, 2019, 01:41:36 PM
I have heard a few covers of this one before, but not the original version (it's my fave track for today):
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_(Dennis_Wilson_song)), the music on that track was performed by Daryl Dragon (Captain & Tennille) who passed away on Wednesday (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46745209).
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Post by: cuthbert on January 04, 2019, 02:36:20 PM
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_(Dennis_Wilson_song)), the music on that track was performed by Daryl Dragon (Captain & Tennille) who passed away on Wednesday (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46745209).
Indeed, credited to "Dennis Wilson & Rumbo" on the 45. Not a bad handle for the Captain! May he rest in peace.
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Post by: Jean Pierre on January 04, 2019, 11:04:18 PM
Pierre Bensusan, guitarist, French singer, has been playing DADGAD tuning exclusively since the 70s. He is the guitarist who has always impressed me the most since that time He is a "craftsman" of music who tours in all the United States, England, Ireland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Australia etc... and as the biblical expression says "no one is prophet in his country"... he is probably better known abroad than in France This song is a setting to music of one of Victor Hugo's most beautiful and famous poems "Tomorrow at dawn" to give you an idea of its guitaristic quality, one of these compositions "Altiplanos" has been taken up by one of the greatest (and most beautiful classical guitarist today Ana Vidovic
in scroll the words of Victor Hugo poeme and translation
Demain, dès l'aube, à l'heure où blanchit la campagne, Je partirai. Vois-tu, je sais que tu m'attends. J'irai par la forêt, j'irai par la montagne. Je ne puis demeurer loin de toi plus longtemps.
Je marcherai les yeux fixés sur mes pensées, Sans rien voir au dehors, sans entendre aucun bruit, Seul, inconnu, le dos courbé, les mains croisées, Triste, et le jour pour moi sera comme la nuit.
Je ne regarderai ni l'or du soir qui tombe, Ni les voiles au loin descendant vers Harfleur, Et quand j'arriverai, je mettrai sur ta tombe Un bouquet de houx vert et de bruyère en fleur.
3 septembre 1847
translation
Tomorrow, at dawn, at a time when the countryside is whitening, I will leave. You see, I know you're waiting for me. I'll go through the forest, I'll go through the mountains. I can no longer stay away from you.
I will walk with my eyes fixed on my thoughts, Without seeing anything outside, without hearing any noise, Alone, unknown, back bent, hands crossed, Sad, and the day for me will be like the night.
I will not look at the falling evening gold, Nor the sails in the distance going down to Harfleur, And when I get there, I'll put on your grave A bouquet of green holly and flowering heather.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 30, 2019, 02:18:48 PM
Jarle's to shy to advertise for it himself, but I thought I could add a link here to where to get the album in everything from digital to blue vinyl format.
https://swifan.bandcamp.com/
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Post by: Hook on January 31, 2019, 09:51:40 AM
Thats awesome Geir, what a great song. Thanks for posting this and the link for band camp. Just ordered it on blue vinyl and cant wait for it to come. I'm gonna listen to the stream on my way to work. Way to go Jarle, awesome stuff. Rock on!
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Post by: Bluesberry on January 31, 2019, 10:01:26 AM
Damn Geir, thanks for posting this. Great stuff. I love the quote on the U-Tube:
QuoteFor fans of both progressive and psychedelic rock and jazz, like Yes, Gong, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator, Jefferson Airplane, Terje Rypdal and more
totally up my alley.....in my wheelhouse......around my bend.......and back again.
QuoteJarle Alfsen – Drums & the mystery note
What the heck is the mystery note Jarle? Very professional and fun. I get a real Gentle Giant feel witch is huge in my books......Wonderfull stuff.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on January 31, 2019, 10:07:53 AM
This a fantastic band, song and performance...prog rock at it's finest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Jarle and band !!!!!! Greta video also.
Farrell
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Post by: Jean Pierre on January 31, 2019, 11:02:00 AM
excellent Gear congratulations to your brother and his band
I like particularly the A capella vocal part
beautiful work also with the clip
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Post by: Jarle on February 07, 2019, 11:53:38 AM
Thank you for listening guys. This is partly why I have been away for a while, when things slow down I hope to contribute more on this site again. Maybe Geir soon will post a cover we did last time we met.
QuoteJarle Alfsen – Drums & the mystery note
What the heck is the mystery note Jarle? Very professional and fun. I get a real Gentle Giant feel witch is huge in my books......Wonderfull stuff. [/quote]
The mystery note is for me to know..... :) but it's not in this song...
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Post by: bruno on February 10, 2019, 08:44:41 AM
Holy shit Jarle, that is friggin awesome! Seriously good. B
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Post by: chapperz66 on February 10, 2019, 02:24:14 PM
Oh Yes indeed, Jarle. Dead cool stuff. Really very impressed!
Paul
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Post by: alfstone on February 10, 2019, 03:35:56 PM
Many congrats, great music and great video too!!!
Alfredo
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Post by: cuthbert on February 13, 2019, 05:13:14 PM
A video demonstration of how to play 'Cry For A Shadow', a rarely heard Beatles tune dating back to their early days back in Hamburg:
saw her support Tears for Fears the weekend before last, she was fantastic!
Yep I saw the Irish leg of the tour a few weeks ago too... I thought she was very good but Tears for Fears gave her a dreadful sound though... which was bad form I thought
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Post by: Hilary on February 26, 2019, 03:25:16 PM
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Post by: Mike_S on March 07, 2019, 09:39:52 AM
I like this guys vids... he does good analysis videos of decent musicians and often not big name artists, just good artists.... well worth checking out his channel
By the way... if you read this Blooby... the guy singing here reminds me of your singer (lurker?)
He's got quite a voice. My wife heard me playing this and apparently thinks he is a good looking young man. Bastard.
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Post by: Ted on May 07, 2019, 04:00:15 AM
I just discovered Winston McAnuff & Fixi. This is from six years ago. A Jamaican rapper, a French accordionist, and some dude beatboxing. This shouldn't work.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Urban is quite a good guitar player. I've not seen him play an acoustic before but he's real comfortable with it. He usually plays a Tele. Thanks for posting that up Bruno. I enjoyed it a lot!
Farrell
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Post by: Hilary on August 26, 2019, 03:15:03 PM
Oh I love this show.
Let's have intercourse, you could do with the exercise!
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Post by: Jean Pierre on August 27, 2019, 07:33:39 AM
Unbelievable! I didn't know Carole Kaye CAROL KAYE THE BASS PLAYER! I didn't know this bass player who was at the origin of the bass riffs behind a number of nuggets ( Mission Impossible, Sonny And Cher, Good Vibrations) very recognized by the musicians (Quincy Jones, etc...) totally unknown to the public. She transformed basic riffs into memorable impulses without us knowing it.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on November 08, 2019, 10:34:53 AM
All this talk lately, in Gear Lust, about making modifications and what's special about Telecaster guitars inspired me to take mine out of the case this morning and plug it in....just to reinforce what I already knew: They're great and versatile guitars for any style of music. Which caused me to look up Roy Buchanan on youtube playing Hey Joe. No frills just a Tele and a Fender Twin Reverb amp (or Super Reverb not sure) with the reverb cranked up in the hands of skilled player...One of the greats!
QuoteMy Telecaster does not sound like this. I'll have to return it.
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 01, 2019, 12:13:25 AM
propos de Roy Buchanam
Farrel disait:
QuoteOne of the greats!
indeed certainly one of the great masters of the Telecaster I didn't know Roy Buchanam, thanks Farrell Jackson for the discovery,...and so I looked at his biography on Wiki and his discography on You tube
An impressive and sober version of Hey Joe
Sweet Dream is certainly a great standard covered by a multitude of guitarist cover on YT
...I'm making a version of sweet dream on my weissenborn...so see you soon on SC Cover
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 09, 2019, 05:42:49 AM
This is all over Twitter at the moment. The love of life is probably the most stereotypical Italian trait, however, it's borne out by this. Keep safe Alfredo.
I'm working from home for the foreseeable future.
I don't have neighbours like these people.
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Post by: Pine on March 20, 2020, 08:06:31 AM
Young Marcus and his band are hot. Can't buy that voice. Rips it up on that 335 too...
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Post by: cuthbert on June 23, 2020, 02:55:17 PM
Stumbled across this in a youtube playlist last night while working on a new (to me) guitar amp - it sounded vaguely familiar, until I heard the chorus and remembered it got some radio play back in my tween years:
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Post by: thetworegs on July 25, 2020, 01:44:54 AM
A local Bradford uk crew who seem to be making it happen https://youtu.be/bSasFioVIvo
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Post by: Hook on July 25, 2020, 08:28:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszTrQdL314 Enjoyed this on vinyl this morning. One of my local record stores has the live bootleg "Swelled & Spent" for $40 and I think its gonna be mine soon.
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Post by: Mike_S on August 02, 2020, 09:27:55 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NhnMd1Jl7SA
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Post by: chapperz66 on August 05, 2020, 01:24:50 AM
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Post by: Frank53 on August 09, 2020, 02:04:21 PM
The last couple weeks I've been listening to a lot of Jacob Collier. Give a young man unlimited talent, and all the technology he can handle, and you get 4 Grammy wins by the time he's 25. A true prodigy...
The long neck fantasy? ...not kidding. I love baroque instruments.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on August 11, 2020, 09:58:22 AM
Wow that is a long neck! I was wondering how she would tune it and then low and behold she did it without using a ladder, lol. A great sounding instrument.
Farrell
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on August 12, 2020, 04:23:29 AM
This guy is just effortlessly cool. Been listening to his entire back catalogue recently. I love his voice and the clean, snappy tone he gets out of his strat. Very, very underrated. Can recommend all of his recorded material.
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Post by: Mike_S on August 29, 2020, 01:04:32 PM
So this guy seems to have figured a new style of guitar playing... maybe not everyone's bag, but it's some feat really, standing out and sounding original on the guitar
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Post by: Frank53 on September 01, 2020, 06:49:47 PM
I had never heard of Biffy Clyro. Something about this song grabbed me. The first thing was 6/8. I'm a sucker for songs in 6/8. After that, the songwriting is excellent. "Love's truest meaning lives when you're not there". That's gold.
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Post by: Mike_S on September 04, 2020, 12:38:24 PM
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 17, 2020, 02:17:38 PM
Quote from: Frank53 on September 01, 2020, 06:49:47 PMI had never heard of Biffy Clyro. Something about this song grabbed me. The first thing was 6/8. I'm a sucker for songs in 6/8. After that, the songwriting is excellent. "Love's truest meaning lives when you're not there". That's gold.
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Post by: Hilary on September 26, 2020, 12:04:21 PM
I've actually seen Biffy Clyro live - they had cabinets of guitars at each side of the state and someone at the sides to tune them and hand them to them at the appropriate moments :D
This was one of Ween's first songs I heard and really liked. I've recently joined the reddit page r/ween and I've been posting songs there as well as here on songcrafters. (My Pony is one by Ween) this one is in the works
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Post by: Hilary on October 08, 2020, 11:33:56 AM
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Post by: StephenM on October 21, 2020, 08:44:42 AM
Our paths have crossed, albeit very briefly and I'm a big fan - she's singing about her life.
xx
Wow....amazing song and voice.... I can relate a bit too.... being the compulsive person I am.... I have my battles... I'm winning however! Music helps so much....
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Post by: StephenM on October 24, 2020, 05:17:41 AM
My favorite musician is John Wetton... great singer...bass player...composer...lyricist.... plus a superb man... I loved his singing and his songs... some of his best stuff he did late in his life...plus his band Asia demonstrates his ability to keep 3 other fantastic musicians employed and interested for extended periods of time... and Asia is in my top 5 favorite bands largely on the strength of 5 albums plus live work.... RIP sir....until I meet you in heaven. Listen Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GSEu4tu8Ds
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Post by: StephenM on October 24, 2020, 08:44:32 PM
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now? DIABOLUS IN MUSICA
Post by: Jean Pierre on October 28, 2020, 01:20:29 AM
La note du diable ! (Diabolus in musica ), in english The Devil's note
Do you know my note of the devil, a humorous expliacation taken from a French TV series "Kamelot" by Alexandre Astier.
Alexandre Astier is a French scriptwriter, actor, composer and an extraordinary guy! Unfortunately for the English speaking friends it is in farnçais and with a lot of agot but by looking and listening you will understand that what was called the note of the devil in the Middle Ages is the diminished fifth!
here english explanation in wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone
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Post by: cuthbert on October 28, 2020, 07:47:35 PM
Crazy! I just ran across this song posted in an XTC group I'm in on Facebook (someone there commented on the similarities). Uncanny - I actually remembered it from back in the day:
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Post by: Jean Pierre on October 30, 2020, 08:48:33 AM
QuoteA different style tribute to EVH.
it's nice...nice taping effect on the body of the guitar and on the strings...well, there is some material
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Post by: thetworegs on October 30, 2020, 11:50:07 AM
https://youtu.be/F4Rp26DSFUY
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Post by: Hilary on October 30, 2020, 02:01:38 PM
Quote from: cuthbert on October 28, 2020, 07:47:35 PMCrazy! I just ran across this song posted in an XTC group I'm in on Facebook (someone there commented on the similarities). Uncanny - I actually remembered it from back in the day:
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Post by: StephenM on November 25, 2020, 11:10:30 PM
"come and get it boys!" way cool video... of a cover band plus Cherie Curry (singer of the Runaways) performing "Queens of Noise" pretty much in synch with video coverage of the runaways and Lita Ford/Cherie Curry....my gosh. that old runaways footage Lita Ford looks like she is going to kick someones ass....tough....no wonder Cherie was afraid of her back then..... this is very cool..... Lita Ford and Cherie Curry! smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDCrqNC8ahA
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Post by: Hilary on November 26, 2020, 01:12:20 AM
The guitarist that pops in at 2:27 - I'm sure I had that very same mauve top - I loved that top!
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Post by: StephenM on November 26, 2020, 01:56:33 AM
Saw these guys in 1980 or 81 open for Cheap Trick in New Haven, CT... they smoked.... and I thought they were a great band....and a guy named "Paul Chapman" on guitar...and he was pretty darned good after Michael Schenker left....
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Post by: chapperz66 on December 04, 2020, 08:26:08 AM
I like this. I think I should do more guitar-based songs.
that is smoking kind of angry heavy....in a good way... and I agree with you Paul...I would love to hear more of your guitar...absolutely....you are really good with all of it...but in the end of it rock is guitars, bass, and drums... and vocals of course... yes...more guitar...more...more...more what I thought was cool about this video was the bass drum having the video inside of it...that was cool and that smoking lead guitar...
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Post by: bruno on December 05, 2020, 05:08:39 AM
I like this. I think I should do more guitar-based songs.
that is smoking kind of angry heavy....in a good way... and I agree with you Paul...I would love to hear more of your guitar...absolutely....you are really good with all of it...but in the end of it rock is guitars, bass, and drums... and vocals of course... yes...more guitar...more...more...more
Cool - this one pushes all the right buttons for me. B
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Post by: bruno on December 05, 2020, 05:14:25 AM
Musicians at the top of their game - but which is the greatest - you decide. This track kills ....
I am always amazed on how good these guys are - they've been on my radar for quite a few years, and they are going from strength to strength - amazing.
IMO the best musicians on the scene, and all in one band!!!!
B
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Post by: Frank53 on December 08, 2020, 07:59:26 AM
I had to bump this... You nailed it! I've been following them for a few years also. Just phenomenal musicians, who just keep getting better. Their new album is masterful, start to finish.
I am always amazed on how good these guys are - they've been on my radar for quite a few years, and they are going from strength to strength - amazing.
IMO the best musicians on the scene, and all in one band!!!!
B
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 08, 2020, 10:01:24 AM
oula what a discovery!
...because me in my country I didn't know
bruno says:
Quotebut which is the greatest ?- you decide.
when the singer starts to sing I would say he's probably the best. but when the bass player starts I would say ah well no...he's the best... and then when the drummer starts I'd say the best, maybe it's the drummer
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Post by: bruno on December 09, 2020, 07:26:19 AM
Quote from: my idol is Jahia on December 08, 2020, 10:01:24 AMwhen the singer starts to sing I would say he's probably the best. but when the bass player starts I would say ah well no...he's the best... and then when the drummer starts I'd say the best, maybe it's the drummer
Exactly my issue. I have been freaking out since Phoenix dropped on Spotify. I want to get it on vinyl. I don't think I've ever heard anything quite so complex and yet so instantly likeable. Its a mix of fusion, jazz, soul, gospel and rock. Un-friggin-believable. They are that good that its seamless. Jonah's vocals are a mix of Stevie and Michael J. And he hits some high notes that leaves people speechless. The drummer is fantastic - and I think defines the sound. The singer is a damn special keys player as well. But the bass player for me, well his grooves are off the chart. All these tracks are full blast in the car, and on a non-stop (dirty) loop.
Its been a long time since a band has done this to me ..... B
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 09, 2020, 07:57:01 AM
QuoteJonah's vocals are a mix of Stevie and Michael J.
:) Yes, this singer has an incredible range and an exceptional voice timbre.
QuoteBut the bass player for me, well his grooves are off the chart.
Yes the bass player is also a great virtuoso, even if I don't like his punk look. :) :) , listen to his bass solo around 1mn58 in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJP3mjQKWmY
QuoteThe drummer is fantastic -
yes one has the impression that it never makes a measurement identical to the previous one.
QuoteIts a mix of fusion, jazz, soul, gospel and rock
yes it's exactly this mix of style
In short, we agree dear Bruno ...it's been a long time since I've heard such exciting musicians...even if it's a style of music that I'll never be able to approach, not even in a dream!
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Post by: Mike_S on December 09, 2020, 10:22:50 AM
I am always amazed on how good these guys are - they've been on my radar for quite a few years, and they are going from strength to strength - amazing.
IMO the best musicians on the scene, and all in one band!!!!
B
Damn, had to jump in and listen too...
Shit, this sounds like it could be the breakthrough band that I have been looking for to make people that only like pop music listen to real musicians... it starts off like pop music and then goes way off into prog / jazz fusion territory... I will make my daughter listen... my wife already said "ooh, that's good!" :) :) :) :)
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 09, 2020, 11:34:45 AM
Quoteprog / jazz fusion territory.
It's true Mike from 3mn we switch to jazz fusion.....these guys are unbelievable
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Post by: bruno on December 10, 2020, 03:21:10 AM
I'm glad I'm not alone at seeing this :-)
I've been listening to the loopsters since "Loopify" came out in 2014. They were clearly great muso's then - but they have just got better and better. This latest drop of tunes is almost dumbfounding. The "musician react" on youtube are great - but they all end up with no words, a huge smile on their face, and say they are off to practice. This is a joy to listen to, and for Jazz, none of this looses you. I've never heard music switch so many styles, so seamlessly and so well. None of the commercial music really excites me any more, perhaps some a little more than others, but not that much - but this is different! I cannot get enough. In dark times, this is a shining jewel. Well done Sweden. B
Some more tracks of of the Phoenix EP, I love the fact they look like a real band, having real fun making music - there is real chemistry in this band. They are killing it and me!
This one rocks my world, but its Dirty Loops that are on fire.
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 10, 2020, 11:08:08 AM
Yeah! I don't think we're about to get tired of these 3 incredible musicians ...that they graduated from the Royal Academy of Music doesn't surprise me...
what a range this singer! what a phrasing! (which reminds a little Michael Jackson)
...and you can feel that they are having a lot of fun playing.
What a discovery!
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Post by: StephenM on December 11, 2020, 02:40:14 AM
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Post by: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 02:12:10 AM
omgosh.... I didn't know until today that Lou Gramm sang a Alan Parsons song and it is lovely.... and Alan did a superb job mixing etc....but I started to cry because that wonderful voice will never be like it was and I will not be young again....this side of heaven...feelings..... anyway....
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 17, 2020, 03:50:52 AM
Quotesounding more Beatles than the Beatles.
...well I have some gaps in Anglo-Saxon music (as you probably have some in French music ;) ..and I didn't know Billy Joel ! ..I looked at his biography on wikipedia ...quite a character indeed! ...5 honorary doctorate titles ...
and indeed there are definitely Beatles ik-e intonations in this song...
very interesting, thank you Greeny
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on December 17, 2020, 07:05:33 AM
Quote from: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 02:12:10 AMomgosh.... I didn't know until today that Lou Gramm sang a Alan Parsons song and it is lovely.... and Alan did a superb job mixing etc....but I started to cry because that wonderful voice will never be like it was and I will not be young again....this side of heaven...feelings..... anyway....
This real nice and the words are touching. I do like Lou Gramm's voice and Alan Parson is a master engineer/producer/songwriter. It took me a bit recognize Lou's voice...that is until he hit those distinctive high notes. Thanks for posting this up Stephan.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on December 17, 2020, 07:08:25 AM
Nice one, Greeny - I hadn't heard this one before, although I seem to recall one or another of Billy Joel's hits having "Lennon-esque" backing vocals. This one definitely has got some of that Lennon DNA in it.
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Post by: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 05:23:32 PM
Quote from: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 02:12:10 AMomgosh.... I didn't know until today that Lou Gramm sang a Alan Parsons song and it is lovely.... and Alan did a superb job mixing etc....but I started to cry because that wonderful voice will never be like it was and I will not be young again....this side of heaven...feelings..... anyway....
This real nice and the words are touching. I do like Lou Gramm's voice and Alan Parson is a master engineer/producer/songwriter. It took me a bit recognize Lou's voice...that is until he hit those distinctive high notes. Thanks for posting this up Stephan.
Farrell, I don't know if you heard or not but Lou almost died several years ago from a brain tumor... he's had a rough go of it... He is one of my all time favorite rock voices and Foreigner was a favorite as well....so hearing this literally made me cry... likely because i realize the end of a favorite life chapter.... I think he sang this well, very well, but it's impossible to be the old Lou Gramm....
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Post by: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 06:21:52 PM
Lou Gramm singing a song you probably never heard.... wow.
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Post by: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 07:06:45 PM
perhaps my favorite Foreigner song and I loved Mick Jones singing as well and the duel vocals....before all their hit parade, these classic rock songs, like "At War With the World" , "Tramontane", "Woman O Woman" , epic songs that would not survive later cuts on more polished and commercial albums... this video blows me away....feck
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on December 18, 2020, 11:00:28 AM
Quote from: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 07:06:45 PMperhaps my favorite Foreigner song and I loved Mick Jones singing as well and the duel vocals....before all their hit parade, these classic rock songs, like "At War With the World" , "Tramontane", "Woman O Woman" , epic songs that would not survive later cuts on more polished and commercial albums... this video blows me away....feck
Thanks for posting this up Stephan. I knew Lou Gramm was out of commission for a while but didn't know that it was because of a brain tumor. I'm glad he recovered and can still sing. When I saw your song postings of Lou singing I thought I need to look up my favorite Foreigner song "Star Rider" and low and behold there it was in the next video you posted up! I saw Foreigner in concert in their hay day...what a voice...what a band! The cover band I played with in the late seventies and early eighties covered a few of their hits like Cold as Ice, Double Vision and Hot Blooded. It was a challenge to make them sound right but they were crowd pleasers no matter how we made them sound.
Farrell
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 18, 2020, 11:36:46 AM
Quote from: StephenM on December 17, 2020, 07:06:45 PMperhaps my favorite Foreigner song and I loved Mick Jones singing as well and the duel vocals....before all their hit parade, these classic rock songs, like "At War With the World" , "Tramontane", "Woman O Woman" , epic songs that would not survive later cuts on more polished and commercial albums... this video blows me away....feck
Thanks for posting this up Stephan. I knew Lou Gramm was out of commission for a while but didn't know that it was because of a brain tumor. I'm glad he recovered and can still sing. When I saw your song postings of Lou singing I thought I need to look up my favorite Foreigner song "Star Rider" and low and behold there it was in the next video you posted up! I saw Foreigner in concert in their hay day...what a voice...what a band! The cover band I played with in the late seventies and early eighties covered a few of their hits like Cold as Ice, Double Vision and Hot Blooded. It was a challenge to make them sound right but they were crowd pleasers no matter how we made them sound.
Farrell
**************** golly gee Farrell...that is cool...I think what really interests me the most about Foreigner looking back at if from this point is that the band was Brits and Americans...I would say it was quite a good marriage...ala Fleetwood Mac..... Starrider is so amazing good....that whole first album really... there could be no outdoing that one....although they had bigger sales...the first to me will always be the best....
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Post by: StephenM on December 18, 2020, 10:10:00 PM
************* compelling, intriguing, touching, makes me introspective..... what a voice too...and it's neat that his son completed it.... that in itself is a testament....
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Post by: StephenM on December 19, 2020, 09:42:48 PM
you might love these songs...I do.... an Aussie who lives in Europe now.... Johnny Jarko
https://youtu.be/pVWmr1YkTQs
This one below here....this is the one I really love... He speaks of the longing of the heart for the oneness with another....as in "I long, I long, I long for you." My wife is from Brasil and they have a word Saudades.... which she the english word of miss, as in "I miss you" is not nearly a strong enough depiction... so I think Johnny nailed the word Saudades the best I can understand in the song below.... "I long for you." That is different than "I miss you."
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Post by: StephenM on December 19, 2020, 11:16:28 PM
Cuthbert, I could say that I never heard of them but....if you asked me...to pick out who this was and I listened for a bit I am quite sure I would have said ELO.... I was a big fan but not in the way that I knew all their stuff...but yes, this has Jeff Lynne all over it....
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Post by: 64Guitars on December 19, 2020, 11:56:31 PM
I love The Move in that era. I've got their 1972 album "Split Ends (https://www.discogs.com/The-Move-Split-Ends/master/668433)" which features "Chinatown" and lots of other great tracks. Seven of the twelve tracks are taken from their 1971 album "Message From The Country". Here are a couple of my favourites.
I love The Move in that era. I've got their 1972 album "Split Ends (https://www.discogs.com/The-Move-Split-Ends/master/668433)" which features "Chinatown" and lots of other great tracks. Seven of the twelve tracks are taken from their 1971 album "Message From The Country". Here are a couple of my favourites.
That first one started out and I'm thinking "Loving Spoonfuls"....ha...tricked me! that was big... a really big sound that goes 5 different directions...what a creative collective! Would be fun to try and cover that stuff...wow.... I am going to listen to #2 now.
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Post by: StephenM on December 20, 2020, 01:37:25 AM
I love The Move in that era. I've got their 1972 album "Split Ends (https://www.discogs.com/The-Move-Split-Ends/master/668433)" which features "Chinatown" and lots of other great tracks. Seven of the twelve tracks are taken from their 1971 album "Message From The Country". Here are a couple of my favourites.
************* whoa.... that was big....really big... progtastic..that big prog bass and the Ozzy like vocals...wow.. I will have to dig out some more of this stuff...thank you very much..
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 22, 2020, 01:14:20 AM
I'm listening to the new album of Pierre Bensusan AZWAN, which is magnificent.
listen here to the new version of his return to ireland, the art of counterpoint in guitar DADGAD!
...Pierre Bensusan's USA/Canada tour has been cancelled ...because of Covid >:D
Fantastic acoustic guitar playing! I wish I could play like that...amazing counter points and technique with DADGAD tuning. Thanks for posting this JP.
Farrell
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on December 22, 2020, 08:18:46 AM
I love The Move in that era. I've got their 1972 album "Split Ends (https://www.discogs.com/The-Move-Split-Ends/master/668433)" which features "Chinatown" and lots of other great tracks. Seven of the twelve tracks are taken from their 1971 album "Message From The Country". Here are a couple of my favourites.
For some reason I missed this entire era of Move. I can hear Jeff Lynne's influences throughout. All three of these songs are real jewels. I like their production choices like the use of multiple panned instruments through the songs and the use of two different bass tracks. Cool stuff...thanks for posting Cuthbert and 64!
Farrell
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 22, 2020, 08:35:02 AM
about Pierre Bensusan
He is the most important guitarist in finguer picking style that I knew (I've been a fan since his first album in 1970, and I saw him 3 times on stage) He plays and has developed in France the game exclusively in Open D modal DADGAD tuning.
He had to cancel his 2020 USA/Canada tour, because of the global pandemic that we all know unfortunately
He has a worldwide fame and (no one is a prophet in his country) he is more known in the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, England, Ireland, Italy ... than in France.
He is preparing a tour in China ,
another important point: he is not a Pop star, he is a real guitar craftsman who, when he is not touring the world, does DADGAD guitar courses and workshops at home, in the country, in France. When I did my physiotherapy training at the Centre de Brulés in Haiti, he was kind enough to preface my course!
If you want more informations about Pierre it's here :www.pierrebensusan.com
QuotePIERRE'S US & CANADA TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED Hello,
It is with a heavy heart that I announced that with the exception of concerts throughout this coming weekend, I must cancel and postpone concert dates for the rest of this 2020 North American tour. The looming threat of Coronavirus spreading has caused many of the promoters to cancel these shows (or otherwise face an unbearable level of uncertainty and risk). I am also concerned for my safety, my fans, and the staff at the venues. I have already begun re-booking the tour for 2021 and you will be the first people to learn about it as concerts in your areas become announced.
I have worked for one year to build this 5-month tour which includes about 100 shows, to sync with the release of my new album "Azwan" and my new book "The Pierre Bensusan Guitar Collection" and may I encourage you, fans and friends to purchase these new releases through my website at: www.pierrebensusan.com/azwan
From fans who have listened to « Azwan »: "I've listened to your Azwan CD now 4x through and I must say that this is my favorite album of yours. I love the flow of the CD and the album has a special magic to it. The complex rhythms, and harmonic, and melodic movements and developments are matched with what sounds like simplicity and joy. I also love your vocals and chants and the other added instruments...... This is a masterpiece album!!" - T.M.
"Finally got to listen to the cd this evening and absolutely love it. The first piece had me in tears it's so beautiful as is the whole album. I rarely listen to a whole cd at once, but this one I did. It is a masterpiece in my humble opinion. It's emotional, delicate, playful and moving." - J.B.
With best regards, stay safe and an immense thank you for your support, Pierre
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Post by: cuthbert on December 22, 2020, 04:52:56 PM
Quote from: 64Guitars on December 19, 2020, 11:56:31 PMI love The Move in that era. I've got their 1972 album "Split Ends (https://www.discogs.com/The-Move-Split-Ends/master/668433)" which features "Chinatown" and lots of other great tracks. Seven of the twelve tracks are taken from their 1971 album "Message From The Country". Here are a couple of my favourites.
And I love 'Message from the Country'! I got it on CD back in the late 80s / early 90s and it's gotten a lot of play since then. And thanks for the link to 'Split Ends', 64G - I just scored the LP on eBay for $10!.
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Post by: cuthbert on December 22, 2020, 04:57:42 PM
Quote from: Farrell Jackson on December 22, 2020, 08:18:46 AMFor some reason I missed this entire era of Move. I can hear Jeff Lynne's influences throughout. All three of these songs are real jewels. I like their production choices like the use of multiple panned instruments through the songs and the use of two different bass tracks. Cool stuff...thanks for posting Cuthbert and 64!
Glad you enjoyed it, Farrell!
The heavy bass is what first grabbed me on this 'Message from the Country' album by The Move. Here's another great example (another Jeff Lynne song, with Roy Wood pounding out the bass):
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Post by: cuthbert on December 22, 2020, 05:56:44 PM
Quote from: StephenM on December 19, 2020, 11:16:28 PM...if you asked me...to pick out who this was and I listened for a bit I am quite sure I would have said ELO.... I was a big fan but not in the way that I knew all their stuff...but yes, this has Jeff Lynne all over it....
Oh yes. The Move actually became Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, and drummer Bev Bevan formed the group). Roy Wood only stuck around for ELO's first album - here's another song he trades off vocals with Jeff Lynne (Wood also plays the bass and all the cellos on this track):
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 23, 2020, 01:05:17 AM
'm doing a cover of Dylan's "my back page", Roger Mc Guinn style (to use my new 12 strings rickenbacker nickname
...and I'm inspired by this live version, with Marty Stuart...What a telecaster guitarist this Marty Stuart! I think I'm going to have a hard time with his solo at 1mn40 seconds >:( Ouch
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Post by: Vanncad on December 24, 2020, 02:29:59 PM
Philip Sayce "Save Me From Myself" from his album "Peace Machine"
If you like Stratocaster fuzzy hard rock, then this is for you. As a matter of fact, my neighbours liked it so much, they threw a rock through my window so they could hear it better. :)
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on December 24, 2020, 02:48:46 PM
Da..yam Vancaad, Phillip Sayce can play that effing Strat! He's got Jimi's and Stevie's style but he puts his own twist to it. I checked out his live stuff and I've never seen a guitar player hit so many notes with just one strum across all six strings.......a real modern player keeping the electric blues alive!
Farrell
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Post by: StephenM on December 25, 2020, 07:13:06 AM
If you like Stratocaster fuzzy hard rock, then this is for you. As a matter of fact, my neighbours liked it so much, they threw a rock through my window so they could hear it better. :)
whoa! that guitar is big.... and I am glad I live where I can crank it up... guitar right out of the gate reminds me of Bonamassa....will be back to hear this again...btw.... when is a new Vann Cadd song coming along?
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Post by: Mike_S on December 30, 2020, 08:54:12 AM
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Post by: Pine on January 04, 2021, 02:12:30 PM
Tommy Emmanuel is internationally acclaimed as one of the very best acoustic guitar players alive. Billy Strings is an up and coming mostly bluegrass/newgrass picker...a savant? Here is a mind blowing jam between the two. Unconscious playing....
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Post by: Jean Pierre on January 05, 2021, 12:35:54 AM
Yes Pine incredible velocity of this two great guitarists...
but the high velocity has always left me a bit insensitive (maybe because I can't do it ;D ;D ;D). ...and I prefer the slow and expressive play as on the following video at your choice on BB King's You tube watch BB King's facial expression around 5mn19 each musical phrase and expressed differently on his face!
The weirdest bit was a cameo from Mick Fleetwood at 2:04!
I know right... I didn't see that until I watched it the second time... That was cool... and the funny crazy roller skating dance stuff... this band could have been way bigger in my opin....
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on January 12, 2021, 06:47:40 AM
The weirdest bit was a cameo from Mick Fleetwood at 2:04!
I know right... I didn't see that until I watched it the second time... That was cool... and the funny crazy roller skating dance stuff... this band could have been way bigger in my opin....
A great song and I did see Mick Fleetwood's cameo. I used to have one of those tuxedo T-Shirts but it would be a little small for me now :o) Thanks for posting this up Stephen.
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Post by: StephenM on January 12, 2021, 05:17:08 PM
thanks Mike.... I am a big yES fan but lost touch with them after Trevor Rabin thing.... so this sounds wonderful... Chris Squire was so amazing and the new singer sure sounded alot like the great Jon Anderson.... this was beautiful.... and of course I am a big Steve Howe fan being that Asia is a top 5 band for me..... and Yes is way up there too... anyway... I never would have heard this....
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Post by: chapperz66 on January 21, 2021, 04:37:21 AM
To my shame I hadn't heard of this guy until he was given an artist feature on a Stringsdirect blog.
Really like this. I will check out some more.
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on January 21, 2021, 12:33:55 PM
Hollywood Nights (great version by Tina by the way) made me think of Thin Lizzy covering Bob Seger's song Rosalie - my favourite live performance ever. My Dad saw that Live & Dangerous tour (lucky lucky lucky). I was jamming with it just now - Les Paul of course.
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Post by: chapperz66 on January 21, 2021, 12:48:40 PM
Quote from: Greeny on January 21, 2021, 12:33:55 PMHollywood Nights (great version by Tina by the way) made me think of Thin Lizzy covering Bob Seger's song Rosalie - my favourite live performance ever. My Dad saw that Live & Dangerous tour (lucky lucky lucky). I was jamming with it just now - Les Paul of course.
I saw them in 1978 in Wembley. Damn fine gig form a great band.
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Post by: pjd1 on January 21, 2021, 01:56:42 PM
You should have a read of " cowboy song" by Graeme Thomson , the Biography of his Phil Lynott,s Life , i am half way through it Know , life in the fast lane and then some to say the least , probably at the that moment in time you have posted the best Live act in the world bar none
Dunny
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Post by: Mike_S on January 21, 2021, 03:21:34 PM
Quote from: Greeny on January 21, 2021, 12:33:55 PMHollywood Nights (great version by Tina by the way) made me think of Thin Lizzy covering Bob Seger's song Rosalie - my favourite live performance ever. My Dad saw that Live & Dangerous tour (lucky lucky lucky). I was jamming with it just now - Les Paul of course.
Yes magnificent... what a sound. The twin lead sends a shiver down the spine. They don't make em like that anymore.
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Post by: StephenM on January 21, 2021, 06:39:33 PM
I spent hours and hours listening to Jailbreak.... and then more of the other stuff later....suffice it to say that the Cowboy Song dueling lead is so magnif....and then to hear a piece of it in that live rendition of Rosalie....whifch is better thean Bobs orig imo..... yes Thin Lizzy were great...too bad Phil had that little too crazy gene....
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Post by: bruno on January 22, 2021, 05:12:47 AM
Love me a bit of Thin Lizzy - and Rosalie is a quality tune. I always loved Thunder and Lightening - I thought that was a great album - am I odd? B
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Post by: StephenM on January 22, 2021, 02:53:02 PM
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Post by: Pine on January 25, 2021, 01:12:34 PM
Tony's playing was incredible. Makes it all look so darn easy. Good singer to boot and one of the all time best flatpickers, along with my fav, Norman Blake. RIP Mr. Rice...
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Post by: maxit on January 26, 2021, 02:53:31 PM
Way incredible aint it?
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Post by: StephenM on January 27, 2021, 08:53:11 PM
If you like Rush... you will love this.... a collage intro of many of their musical passages (from various songs) as an intro to "Spirit of the Radio."
Awesome. Great way to give the crowd a taste of their favourites even if they don't all make it to the set list.
When I was in high school there was a band that would always play "Bastille Day" and "Red Barchetta" at our assemblies. I wasn't really into Rush besides "Tom Sawyer" and "Workin Man" but looking back I can now appreciate it what it took for those guys to learn those songs.
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Post by: StephenM on January 28, 2021, 05:45:22 PM
Awesome. Great way to give the crowd a taste of their favourites even if they don't all make it to the set list.
When I was in high school there was a band that would always play "Bastille Day" and "Red Barchetta" at our assemblies. I wasn't really into Rush besides "Tom Sawyer" and "Workin Man" but looking back I can now appreciate it what it took for those guys to learn those songs.
I graduated HS in 1978... and I had not really become "Rush Aware" yet... I knew they existed but hadn't really listened yet... my dad was a member of columbia house and he bought a 8 track called "A Farewell to Kings".... he thought it was a tribute to elvis...haha.... well he gave it to me... and I really didn't listen to it... I taped over the holes and recorded Pablo Cruise over the top of it....sacrilege... my gosh what was I thinking.... later, some years later, I was introduced to 2112 and then I started a journey of listening to every Rush album they ever did (I did not hear much after "Test For Echo").... I loved every bit of it... and I would say my favorite era is the 80s... I just love the synths with the hard rock...
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Post by: bruno on January 31, 2021, 07:58:36 AM
I always love me a bit of Rush, ever since I first heard them when 2112 was released. Every seems to have Rush and Sabbath embroidered on their denim jackets at concerts....
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Post by: Hilary on February 02, 2021, 11:41:07 AM
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 02, 2021, 02:17:45 PM
What a voice! ^ ^ ^
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Post by: Hilary on February 02, 2021, 02:58:26 PM
OMG - yes!
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Post by: StephenM on February 02, 2021, 08:15:14 PM
even though I am mostly a rocker... I really loved alot of pop music, especially with black singers...they have "soul" and really liked Lionel Ric*hie and the Commodores too... this guy has it too....and it goes to show the fact that "All men are *(not) created equal!"
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 03, 2021, 03:44:33 AM
oh yes, yes, yes...exciting and highly creative....and super well performed and recorded....looks like he filmed in a guitar store...gotta love that...and i admit as much as i love Lynard Skynard and that song...i almost never want to hear it anymore just because .... dude's a great musician...
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Post by: chapperz66 on February 05, 2021, 10:42:15 AM
I would really love a Strandberg - 7 string preferably.
Fantastic... excellent stuff. Great drumming as well.
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Post by: StephenM on February 05, 2021, 05:02:13 PM
man that is smokin good...those sounds...those chops...those starts....those stops... kind of prog with jazz fusion... and a metal edge.... all of them sound fantastic....
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Post by: Mike_S on February 09, 2021, 09:09:26 AM
Haven't listened to this guy for a while but this hits the spot
Paul Rodgers and Company,..... including my overall favorite guitarist....Neal Schon....just because he can play pretty much anything...and he can play beautifully too.... and Paul Rodgers vocals are always so fine....oh yeah and Brian May....and then STeve Lukather....man alive two of my very favorites.....on stage together...Schon and Lukather....wow...
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Post by: Hilary on February 13, 2021, 12:31:18 AM
I think possibly this 17 minutes of Rush would be hard to top.... and to me Xanadu is a bridge connecting their older style to their 80's style...and the drumming is unbelievable...along with the composition and delivery... It's unfortunate I never got to see this band because I have probably been to 200 concerts in my life.... but oh well...at least we have these great video recordings....
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Post by: Ted on February 16, 2021, 04:23:46 AM
This could either be background music, or something to listen to intently with headphones.
QuoteRobert Fripp's "Music for Quiet Moments" series. We will be releasing an ambient instrumental soundscape online every week for 50 weeks. Something to nourish us, and help us through these Uncertain Times.
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Post by: Frank53 on February 16, 2021, 06:49:27 PM
Sammy & The Circle's cover tribute to some real heroes...
wow Mike...that is amazing sound.... I don't know what the song is about but I get it's about somebody that got is getting screwed over....what a gorgeous sound wall though.... didn't see that coming after the beginning of it...
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Post by: StephenM on February 19, 2021, 08:39:54 PM
The first 2 albums were stunning and this one shows promise.
bloody hell....ain't nobody on the planet that can top that....maybe possibly you could get a few individual performances better but there is no group that can top that...maybe equal it...wow...just wow... and to be very honest this reminded me of Kansas on steroids....even the drummer is a bit more like Phil Ehart than Neil Peart (to me)....but there is a segment toward the end the drumming goes to another level....omgosh.... everything on this is perfect.....blistering perfection....thanks for posting this...I gotta hear more
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Post by: StephenM on February 21, 2021, 01:23:11 AM
I read a story about a fighting rooster in India that killed it's owner...apparently there was a 3 inch knife attached to the cocks leg...and he slashed his owner in the groin area with it.... so who won the cock fight? not to make fun of a death of any human...but I can't condone pitting animals against each other for sport... my god...man... anyway I thought of this song... hadn't heard it in years.... to be honest i didn't even know who sang it or what it was about... I just remember how compelling the voice and music were... CAUTION: THE VIDEO HAS GRAPHIC SCENES FROM VIETNAM AND REENACTMENTS...
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Post by: StephenM on March 02, 2021, 04:01:50 AM
One of my great Songcrafters disappointments is that I never covered "Valley Girl" with Geir – as we plotted to do for the 2010 Zappafest (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=festival;sa=ZappaFest). My stepdaughter was going to do the vocals. She was just on the cusp of the age where she would be embarrassed to do such a thing with me. Time passed, and she crossed over the threshold.
I now have another adopted daughter in my life, 9 years old; young enough that she still loves doing things with me. English is not her first language, but that might make it all the more charming. I may have discovered the subconscious motivations for many life decisions over the past 11 years.
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Post by: Ted on March 04, 2021, 01:17:28 AM
This popped up in Twitter today.
I'm not the biggest Aerosmith fan, but this is fantastic:
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Post by: Mike_S on March 09, 2021, 08:35:47 AM
Right now listening to this. You gotta be in the right frame of mind... admittedly couldn't listen to much Miles for many years, I guess most of it went above my head, but this hits the spot at the moment... pretty trippy actually
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on March 09, 2021, 09:18:52 AM
Quote from: Mike_S on March 09, 2021, 08:35:47 AMRight now listening to this. You gotta be in the right frame of mind... admittedly couldn't listen to much Miles for many years, I guess most of it went above my head, but this hits the spot at the moment... pretty trippy actually
One of my great Songcrafters disappointments is that I never covered "Valley Girl" with Geir – as we plotted to do for the 2010 Zappafest (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=festival;sa=ZappaFest). My stepdaughter was going to do the vocals. She was just on the cusp of the age where she would be embarrassed to do such a thing with me. Time passed, and she crossed over the threshold.
I now have another adopted daughter in my life, 9 years old; young enough that she still loves doing things with me. English is not her first language, but that might make it all the more charming. I may have discovered the subconscious motivations for many life decisions over the past 11 years.
I hope you guys do it Ted...would love to hear that...
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Post by: StephenM on March 09, 2021, 11:05:21 PM
it's nice! Robben Ford has made since the beginning of the universal confinements some little "no talking" video series with guitar shots...when you're not an english speaker like me you can learn while listening and watching
I think there are about thirty shots on different guitars and it's possible to jam with Robben Ford, this guy seems nice and quite pedago
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Post by: StephenM on March 23, 2021, 02:18:23 AM
golly gee willickers...lots to love here Paul.... thanks for posting this... she has a touch of the Annie Lennox sound only maybe even bigger... incredible sound...
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on March 25, 2021, 08:22:40 AM
My favourite Joni Mitchell song - performed (as it should be) with Jaco Pastorius & Pat Metheny.
The stuff Jaco is doing on this... 8) ;D
And don't worry - the Coyote doesn't get the mouse (I was worried ;D).
Good stuff, something about male/female duo blues acts that I like.
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Post by: StephenM on March 28, 2021, 10:12:59 AM
https://youtu.be/7iujagKId0Q
The lead singer...the one with no instrument...John Schlitt...went on the sing in Petra...this Head East though was a good band...too band they didn't stay together longer
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Post by: DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee on March 28, 2021, 12:05:21 PM
I've been listening to a lot of Bowie lately, 70's Bowie with Mick Ronson. I love his guitar playing style, one of my favourite guitarists. Today I've been listening to " the man who sold the world" Album. Here's a link on YouTube. :)
https://youtu.be/pnRNAIQAc50
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on March 30, 2021, 09:32:36 AM
Early 70's Zamrock - Pysch rock from Zambia. They are imitating UK / USA bands but bringing their own brilliant rhythmic stylings.
This band - Witch - are particularly cool. The drumming and bass alone are mindblowing.
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Post by: StephenM on April 01, 2021, 12:11:08 AM
Didn't know that Sweet wrote the song I posted above...of course my first hearing of this was 1980 when Pat Benatar did it and it was smoking....but this version is pretty good too...really good....raucous
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Post by: cuthbert on April 01, 2021, 11:26:20 AM
Quote from: StephenM on April 01, 2021, 12:11:08 AMDidn't know that Sweet wrote the song I posted above...of course my first hearing of this was 1980 when Pat Benatar did it and it was smoking....but this version is pretty good too...really good....raucous
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Post by: cuthbert on April 07, 2021, 07:00:17 PM
The Pretty Things - I've never seen this one before. According to Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/487796203369807588/), "...performing as Electric Banana in the 1969 film 'What's Good For The Goose'...":
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Post by: Mike_S on April 10, 2021, 07:21:36 AM
So this is cool... I thought I would look back at the beginning of this thread and go through and mine for bands I haven't heard... didn't have to dig to deep. This band seem good... British Sea Power as recommended by ORH many years back...
Found an especially good track here. I guess some of you guys know this band already as to be honest I don't really search for new music too much... spooky vid with what seem like "cut up fest" style slightly disturbing lyrics
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on April 12, 2021, 03:59:23 AM
Quote from: Mike_S on April 10, 2021, 07:21:36 AMSo this is cool... I thought I would look back at the beginning of this thread and go through and mine for bands I haven't heard... didn't have to dig to deep. This band seem good... British Sea Power as recommended by ORH many years back...
Mike, if you like British Sea Power, you might like these guys, one of my favourite bands (Greeny reminded me of them a while back). They are a big influence on my stuff.
Quote from: Mike_S on April 10, 2021, 07:21:36 AMSo this is cool... I thought I would look back at the beginning of this thread and go through and mine for bands I haven't heard... didn't have to dig to deep. This band seem good... British Sea Power as recommended by ORH many years back...
Mike, if you like British Sea Power, you might like these guys, one of my favourite bands (Greeny reminded me of them a while back). They are a big influence on my stuff.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Jean Pierre on May 22, 2021, 12:47:09 AM
Ken (Hardlock) with whom I am currently working to do a better version of Isn't it a Pity, introduced me to Peter Frampton: unbelievable I didn't know this guitarist with a very fine playing
...et quand je lis dans sa biographie sur WIKI His early influences were Cliff Richard & the Shadows (featuring guitarist Hank Marvin) and American rockers Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran and later the Ventures, Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles. His father introduced him to the recordings of Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.[6][9] ...and when I read in his biography on WIKI I tell myself that we must be of the same generation ;D
his latest blues cover record in 2019 is fascinating!
the last public performance of George Harrison.... at around 31 minutes he did a brand new song called "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there..."
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Post by: StephenM on May 28, 2021, 12:16:21 AM
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Post by: Ted on June 07, 2021, 04:47:32 AM
I know Steve Via isn't all about shredding, but this a pretty amazing improv (?), with a clean sound, for an audience that doesn't want to hear as many notes per minute as possible.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 08, 2021, 06:21:17 PM
further to my a to z psychedelia post it brought me back to me the best vocalist ever to walk this planet, i had the chance to say hi at glasgow central train station, but thought better not to pester him as he looked a bit down, a month later he was dead.
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Post by: Mike_S on June 13, 2021, 12:56:39 PM
Quote from: Oldrottenhead on June 08, 2021, 06:21:17 PMfurther to my a to z psychedelia post it brought me back to me the best vocalist ever to walk this planet, i had the chance to say hi at glasgow central train station, but thought better not to pester him as he looked a bit down, a month later he was dead.
I found this intriguing and amusing and actually kind of funny...the reasons are first there are all these great musicians vying for a bit of time on the big stage. The bass player seems like he's trying to get noticed... then what really cracks me up is the great George Harrison walks to the mic and starts singing...as the song goes along he constantly has to adjust the mic as it slowly turns away from him over and over (likely from the stage moving from all the musicians "rocking", and a sound tech who forgot to make sure the mic holder was tight.)....still George remains calm... then there's Eric Clapton playing all the leads until towards the end when George and Eric start dueling...and they are kind of doing almost a sort of dance off as they both admire each others chops...I'd love to know what they are thinking just then... I love this song, always have but I like to hear it slower...that was just so much energy up there with all those superstars..
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Post by: StephenM on June 30, 2021, 06:59:26 PM
I always love to hear the Outlaws...this song is superbly recorded and produced...not to mention played...absolute perfection...oh...those vocals...and of course i dig the guitars....
after listening to this I wonder...why do i bother recording anything at all...man o man that is so bloody great.
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Post by: Mike_S on July 01, 2021, 10:57:53 AM
Researching for the country music fest came across this... magic solo he does here...
Ted, well they get points off for looks but I sure do love that song...I am surprised to see that there were no females in there...I swear I hear female voices... great song....different day and age...for sure
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Post by: maxit on July 05, 2021, 02:08:50 PM
Quote from: Some Guy I KnowThe musical community in Los Angeles is generally helping the two musicians remain "anonymous" and they deny all involvement. However, players this good and so technique specific are hard to replicate. It's Louis Cole on drums and Sam Gendel on sax.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mach on July 17, 2021, 02:26:19 PM
Wow the jazz is quite tasty, probably the only group to record in an outhouse. Uhh, maybe I shouldn't have used the word tasty and outhouse in the same sentence. ???
Mach
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mach on July 17, 2021, 02:30:24 PM
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mach on July 17, 2021, 02:43:52 PM
It seems that buskers have to do more than just play and sing nowadays to get noticed. If you want skip his one man band pitch go to 7:14 for an ADHD juggling percussion act.
Wow the jazz is quite tasty, probably the only group to record in an outhouse. Uhh, maybe I shouldn't have used the word tasty and outhouse in the same sentence. ???
Band name : Tasty Outhouse
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mach on July 22, 2021, 07:06:28 AM
Home Free a cappella group. These guys have a great sound.
Oh Yeah! Terry Kath was so goooood. Can you believe a kid would buy Chicago I - IV Live at Carnegie Hall & Chicago V as his first bought albums with his own earned money. Yes indeed, I did.
Mach
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Post by: StephenM on August 06, 2021, 05:39:11 PM
heard about Warren Huart off Andy R's "The Practical Gardner"...the man has alot of interesting you tube videos...helpful to sound and recording...I am going to digging more into this so thanks to Andy also.
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Post by: Mach on August 10, 2021, 01:32:02 PM
Been on doses of Bernie Worrell today with Steve Jordan Yeh!...
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mike_S on September 22, 2021, 05:54:58 AM
If you are into John Martin or Nick Drake you might like this guy... I had never heard of him but I am sure some of you guys probably have. Excellent stuff though.
Yeah well deffo that boy can play! I am sure that drummer used to play with the Walter Trout band... I am sure he was drumming for him at a gig i saw a couple of years back.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: ODH on October 04, 2021, 08:41:47 AM
I went to see a band called Squid last night (mind blowing). Their support was a band I'd not heard of called PVA. I was blown away by them (and captivated by their singer). If you love 80's synth pop you should hear this.
The youngsters man, they get it.
:)
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Bishmanrock on October 04, 2021, 09:44:15 AM
A mainstream one, but I've been giving Iron Maiden's new album a spin, the first time I've properly tried to get back into them since being turned off hard by The Final Frontier (2010) and never caring for The Book of Souls (2015).
It's pretty good! A bit repetitive and plodding in areas which I feel lets the overall album flow down, but in general I do prefer modern Maiden's dabbling with darker heavy prog than trying to simply try to recapture the old days. I also like that given Bruce's age and presumably the effects of tongue cancer his voice has changed, but they've wisely utilised this change of style in some tracks and used his new gruffer low range, rather than trying to pretend it hasn't happened.
I do dig bands that embrace their years.
I still prefer the Dance of Death (2003)/A Matter of Life and Death (2006) though for albums that are tighter, but there's no denying there's been some amazing tracks in the newest releases.
Max Webster was very popular in Toronto in the 1970s. They often opened for Rush. I've seen them several times. Their very weird lyrics were written by Pye Dubois (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pye_Dubois) who was not officially a member of the band but collaborated with them on most of their recordings providing the lyrics. He was also credited as co-writer on several Rush songs including Tom Sawyer, Force Ten, and Test for Echo. Max Webster's guitarist and singer, Kim Mitchell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Mitchell), went on to have a successful solo career. And he was a DJ for a popular Toronto classic rock radio station from 2004 to 2015.
Some of my favourite Max Webster songs are "Oh War! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InU19sRLj7Q)", "In Context of the Moon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G0-NU5Hin4)", and "Gravity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N044pnT0Jnc)", all from their 1977 album "High Class in Borrowed Shoes". And "Toronto Tontos" from their debut album.
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Post by: StephenM on October 20, 2021, 01:35:18 PM
64 wrote Max Webster was very popular in Toronto in the 1970s. They often opened for Rush. I've seen them several times. Their very weird lyrics were written by Pye Dubois (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pye_Dubois) who was not officially a member of the band but collaborated with them on most of their recordings providing the lyrics. He was also credited as co-writer on several Rush songs including Tom Sawyer, Force Ten, and Test for Echo. Max Webster's guitarist and singer, Kim Mitchell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Mitchell), went on to have a successful solo career. And he was a DJ for a popular Toronto classic rock radio station from 2004 to 2015.
wow, you know your stuff 64...that is some great info on one of my fav bands, Rush...
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Post by: guitarron on October 20, 2021, 02:09:30 PM
Very cool never heard of them before
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Post by: Mike_S on October 20, 2021, 03:13:32 PM
Yes some interesting info there 64. You have been to some great gigs by the sound of it.
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 20, 2021, 03:43:06 PM
I saw Max Webster live at the Hammersmith Odeon in the late 70's. They were the support act but I can't recall who tje headline act was. Maybe Saga.
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Post by: 64Guitars on October 20, 2021, 09:37:05 PM
They played the Hammersmith Odeon in 1979 on May 4th (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1979-05-04-london), May 5th (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1979-05-05-london), May 6th (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1979-05-06-london) and May 7th (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1979-05-07-london) supporting Rush on their "Hemispheres" tour. They were also scheduled to play the Hammersmith Odeon on Jan 22, 1981 (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1981-01-22-london) headlining on their own "Universal Juveniles" tour, but the show was cancelled due to poor ticket sales. So I think you must have seen them in May 1979 opening for Rush. Saga did play the Hammersmith Odeon (https://www.setlist.fm/search?query=saga+hammersmith+odeon) in 1980, 1983, and 1986 but not with Max Webster.
I saw Max Webster at their first theatre gig June 25th, 1975 (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1975-06-25-toronto) at Massey Hall in Toronto supporting Rush on their "Fly By Night" tour. That was a great show by Rush. Max Webster was good too, though I wasn't familiar with their music then as their debut album wasn't released till 1976 and I didn't buy my first Max Webster album till 1977 ("High Class in Borrowed Shoes").
I saw them again June 12, 1976 (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1976-06-12-toronto) at Massey hall opening for Rush on their "2112" tour. Another great performance by Rush, which was recorded for their "All The World's a Stage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_World%27s_a_Stage_(album))" album. And by this time, I'd heard some of Max Webster's music on the radio so I think I had a better appreciation of their performance than I did the year before. They put on a very good show.
And I saw them April 3, 1979 (https://maxwebsterlive.ca/1979-04-03-mississauga) at The Blind Duck pub in the University of Toronto's Erindale campus in Mississauga. Our table was only a few yards from the front of the stage.
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 21, 2021, 05:00:20 AM
You are absolutely right 64 - it was the Rush concert at Hammersmith on Saturday 5th May 1979. The attached picture of the ticket shows it was £3.50 - those were the days! Although I can't recall what I was earning back then! (What a sad person I am for keeping the tickets).
I remember enjoying the Max Webster set - and Rush were pretty good too.
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 21, 2021, 05:23:40 AM
The Saga gig was on Wednesday 9th November - but the year has been torn of the ticket. And no price shown.
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Post by: 64Guitars on October 21, 2021, 09:27:41 AM
At the Hammersmith? I can't find that on Setlist.fm (https://www.setlist.fm/) or Concert Archives (https://www.concertarchives.org/), but there was a Saga concert at the Hammersmith on Thurs, Nov 10, 1983 (https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/saga/1983/hammersmith-odeon-london-england-53d31771.html). Maybe Setlist.fm has got the date wrong, or maybe Saga played two consecutive nights and Setlist.fm only shows the second night.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mike_S on October 27, 2021, 08:27:20 AM
So this is pretty good... sort of dark prog/metal mixed with Kate Bush type vocals, maybe a touch of King Diamond in there too.
At the Hammersmith? I can't find that on Setlist.fm (https://www.setlist.fm/) or Concert Archives (https://www.concertarchives.org/), but there was a Saga concert at the Hammersmith on Thurs, Nov 10, 1983 (https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/saga/1983/hammersmith-odeon-london-england-53d31771.html). Maybe Setlist.fm has got the date wrong, or maybe Saga played two consecutive nights and Setlist.fm only shows the second night. [/quote]
Yes It was at the Hammersmith odeon and the date stamped on the rear says Wednesday 9th November - although interestingly there is also a very faint stamp saying "Thursday 10" so maybe the date was changed before I bought the ticket. Perhaps the promoter was too mean to reprint the ticket. That seems quite likely, now I think about it.
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Post by: guitarron on October 29, 2021, 10:17:36 AM
#Invalid YouTube Link#
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 29, 2021, 10:42:07 AM
Love Victor Borge!
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Post by: Zoltan on November 08, 2021, 05:14:33 PM
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Post by: AndyR on November 09, 2021, 02:26:37 AM
Quote from: 64Guitars on October 20, 2021, 09:37:05 PMI saw them again June 12, 1976 (https://www.maxwebsterlive.ca/1976-06-12-toronto) at Massey hall opening for Rush on their "2112" tour. Another great performance by Rush, which was recorded for their "All The World's a Stage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_World%27s_a_Stage_(album))" album. And by this time, I'd heard some of Max Webster's music on the radio so I think I had a better appreciation of their performance than I did the year before. They put on a very good show.
You're on All The World's A Stage???! Very cool.
After reading that, I spent quite a bit of time seeing if I could find which of the three nights each of the songs came from. They taped all three, but everyone's pretty quiet about what got used. I did find that Neil Peart said he got very frustrated with how the gigs were going, and he had some anger that fed into his playing on the 13th... and they were very pleased to find that came through on the tapes when they were listening back. Kind of points to the 13th being the "good night" of the three sets of tapes... but I'd surprised if the whole thing came from one night. I understand (from that wiki) that some of the other performances made their way onto the 2112 40th Anniversary - but I've not collected those (not true! I've got the Farewell To Kings one because it has the 1978 Hammersmith Odeon gig).
I knew of Max Webster back in the late 70s - and I seem to recall we were listening to some of their stuff, I think one of the guys in our crowd was into them. But I only found out it was a band name rather than an individual's name recently, while reading Martin Poppoff's three volume about Rush (Anthem, Limelight, Driven). I'd been thinking I need to check them (Max Webster) out now.
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Post by: 64Guitars on November 10, 2021, 12:04:40 AM
After reading that, I spent quite a bit of time seeing if I could find which of the three nights each of the songs came from. They taped all three, but everyone's pretty quiet about what got used. I did find that Neil Peart said he got very frustrated with how the gigs were going, and he had some anger that fed into his playing on the 13th... and they were very pleased to find that came through on the tapes when they were listening back. Kind of points to the 13th being the "good night" of the three sets of tapes... but I'd surprised if the whole thing came from one night. I understand (from that wiki) that some of the other performances made their way onto the 2112 40th Anniversary - but I've not collected those (not true! I've got the Farewell To Kings one because it has the 1978 Hammersmith Odeon gig).
Yes, I was in the audience when some of the songs for All The World's a Stage were recorded. I don't know which songs on the album were recorded on the 12th but I assume that some of them must have been. They recorded all three nights and would have chosen the best takes of each song for the album. So there's probably some from each of the three nights.
I've seen Rush several times. The first time was in 1974 when they played at my high school (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=3332.msg32375#msg32375). I'd never heard of them prior to that performance but they were great and I've been a fan ever since.
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Post by: AndyR on November 10, 2021, 04:48:51 AM
That is SO cool 64!
I'd heard of them but didn't know much about them back then. This is 1978/9 or so. We had a guy at school (who had access to his Dad's audio gear so he could create LOUD cassettes for us) who was absolutely MAD for them and would never shut up. He went to the 79 gigs in London, sleeping rough (we were Bristol). He was only 16 or so. He got to meet them on their tour bus. He bought a Ric 4001 even though he couldn't play. Boy did we take the micky out of him.
A couple of years later, 83 I think, I bought Archives (first three albums in a gatefold) and All The Worlds A Stage on the same day. The drummer in the band I was in at the time was a HUGE Neil Peart fan and would never shut up. I found these albums on sale, and thought I better check them out. Liked what they were doing, found the short songs more accessible. Found them a bit "squeaky" over all. Actually preferred the older stuff to Spirit of Radio and the Moving Pictures stuff that was going on. Then they went even more "synth" and I paid little attention - a bassist I know had Hold Your Fire and we thought that was cool. I bought Presto, which I still love, but didn't listen to much.
Years later, I found Counterparts in the library. I borrowed it and went "WHOA!"
"It" didn't kick in until around 2009/10 probably.
Sometime around then I thought, "OK, I got that cut down version of 2112 on All The World's... what was all the fuss actually about?" ... so I ordered 2112 on CD. That did it. Within weeks I had EVERYTHING.
There was a period of a couple of years when ALL I listened to was Rush. I had all the studio albums on my personal stereo and I listened to the whole lot on repeat during my commute (1 hour each way) every single day for two years. I bought Clockwork Angels the day it came out. I love the old stuff, the middle stuff, the end stuff. I'm not convinced they needed to bother with the remix of Vapor Trails, but I love both versions. I've got Geddy's Big, Beautiful, Book of Bass.
But I never got to see them. Mrs R did point out they were on sale during the big listening period. But I thought they'd be old and, well, you know... Of course, I've got all the DVDs now, and I can see how wrong I was...
If, at the time, I'd been making her listen to them too, she'd have made us go. As it is, she's heard them now and likes them almost as much as I do. We often have Rush playing all night while we sleep. We both find it relaxing (we tried Roxy Music last night. We both went "NO!" And she suggested Rush instead) ... and if you can't sleep it gives you something to listen to in an engaged way that then drifts you back to sleep.
ANYWAYS - I'd never put 2 and 2 together and connected you up with Rush in my mind. Yep, BIG fan here, even if I was a bit late to the party.
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Post by: 64Guitars on November 10, 2021, 11:49:41 AM
Well, I grew up around Toronto where it seems like nearly all male rock fans are huge Rush fans. They don't seem to be as popular with the ladies, so it's great that Mrs. R. likes them too. In the amateur bands I was in when I was younger, we covered lots of Rush songs. "Fly by Night", "Beneath, Between and Behind", "Bastille Day", "No One at the Bridge" & "Bacchus Plateau" (both from "The Fountain of Lamneth" on Caress of Steel), and "Closer to the Heart". They were great fun to play. The only trouble we had was that nobody wanted to attempt the vocals. :) So we usually just played the songs without any vocals. We weren't performing to an audience; it was just our weekend jams, so we enjoyed it even without vocals.
My favourite period is the first five albums (up to and including A Farewell to Kings). I have them all on vinyl except 2112 which I bought on cassette for some reason - I wish I'd bought it on vinyl instead. After those albums, I didn't buy as many. I bought Power Windows on vinyl. And I bought "Hold Your Fire", "Roll The Bones", and "Counterparts" on CD. I love "Stick It Out" from Counterparts. It's got such a great riff and I love those dissonant-sounding chords (not sure what the chord names are), as well as the feedback at the beginning and the whammy-bar-rich guitar solo.
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Post by: guitarron on November 10, 2021, 07:47:43 PM
Loved Rush in high school. I had nearly every Rush 8 track tape. Seen them at the Joe Louis theater. Pat Travers opened. That would have been the Motion Pictures tour around 1981 -82
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Post by: guitarron on November 11, 2021, 03:14:46 PM
Also, with the new Taylor's Version, I finally get why everyone loved All To Well so much (I've not heard the new 10 minute version yet, not sure how that's gonna work)
Serj Tankian is a vocalist with System of a Down. System of a Down are often a bit too metal even for me, but I love his solo stuff. I also like a bit of orchestral stuff so this tour really gets me.
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Post by: guitarron on November 14, 2021, 05:40:09 AM
Cuthbert mentioned the Small Faces in a post recently so I had to check them out...dudes could flat out rock and I have heard this song before but i think from a different band though... killer stuff...their singing was off the charts ..
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Post by: StephenM on November 19, 2021, 04:51:02 PM
That tone. The springs in that Strat soft as rubber bands
If you told me this was Andy R. from SC I would believe it...gosh that is really good right there...springs forth with great sounds abounding everywhere...and yeah the strat is amzing...
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Post by: Mike_S on November 29, 2021, 09:21:03 AM
The pandemic screwed up my old band's plans for recording and a 40th anniversary gig last year. I'm pushing 60. I was starting to wonder if The Nutrients were just going to fade away. Then I saw this.
This song is so good. I'd somehow never heard of them – and I found out they opened for Jimi Hendrix in 1967. I'm going to have to find out more.
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Post by: Mike_S on December 03, 2021, 03:48:25 AM
I didn't know this song..but as I'm watching the Disney movie series on Get back, I'm digging on YT and I came across this clip
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Post by: StephenM on December 31, 2021, 05:07:18 AM
met this man.. super nice and very talented... got to spend an hour in his studio... he gave me one of his CD's and signed one of my guitars. This guy can sing super good but he is really a great guitar player and he can rock too
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Post by: Ted on January 13, 2022, 11:21:54 PM
Hear me out...
My kid is obsessed with this song – because she got this doll set for Christmas.
It's a really well-made pop punk song. The songwriters hired to write this earned every penny they were paid for their souls. The chorus is catchy; I wish I'd written it. And check out the punk guitar solo at 1:42, how the song modulates during the solo, and modulates again before the last verse. Perfection.
And of course the doll company, those devils, they devised a doll set that even a fashion-hating, punk-era dad like me would hold his nose and buy for a little girl pleading for an LOL doll.
Fuck you, MGA Entertainment, Inc. You took my money.
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Post by: Geir on January 19, 2022, 03:56:47 AM
I think she loves me. In an email it said, "I love you Geir." I'm not good at English, so I hope I'm not mistaken. I could have found an old woman here at home. But as I got older, I was afraid I would be late. I went to the pub, where I drank beer. But the ones I find there are as old as myself. Then there are a lot of beers with her I found online in from Thailand. Jaa ..
I think she loves me. In an email it said, "I love you Geir." I'm not good at English, so I hope I'm not mistaken. "I look forward to seeing you, can not wait, I love you Geir." "I know I'm the right one, you must not delete this, greetings Geir."
I know people say, "This is a terrible thing, she's too young." But Brit who talks the most, yes, she looks like a horse, she's too heavy. Maybe I've started to get more picky with age. A little nice dark one, which is long haired. This is what girls look like down in Thailand. Yes..
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on January 19, 2022, 04:09:25 AM
Oh my indeed! Sounds like the kind of thing Shu-bi-dua would have done in the 70s......
And you should stop searching for Thai brides online ;) ;D
this one got me laughing
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Post by: Blooby on January 21, 2022, 04:40:25 PM
Saw JD Simo last night. Can't tell you how long it's been since I saw a way too loud, kick ass rock and roll. It was glorious. Here he is with Tommy Emanuel on electric covering The Beatles by way of Joe Cocker.
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Post by: StephenM on January 22, 2022, 06:09:20 AM
ah yes Blooby. That is proper right there. The tones and the playing and the vocals are superb. The mix is great. What I really love is the drums and the bass player. This is tight as all heck. It's like Frampton, Townsend, Clapton, and Ralphs all morphed into 2 people one of which gotta little Cocker in him. This is about as good as it gets.
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Post by: chapperz66 on January 22, 2022, 01:59:20 PM
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Post by: Mike_S on February 07, 2022, 09:39:04 AM
I dismissed Radiohead after OK computer. I think I heard Kid A and at the time thought what a load of codswallop. Bored and looking for something to listen to on YouTube I thought I would listen to some other post OK Computer stuff... so just listening to this, some good stuff on here
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Post by: cuthbert on February 16, 2022, 04:51:03 PM
The passing of the musical torch (scene from the film 'Bedazzled' with Dudley Moore & Peter Cook). Stick around for psychedelic song 'Bedazzled' by Drimble Wedge and The Vegetation ;D
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Post by: Ted on February 17, 2022, 10:59:43 AM
Quote from: cuthbert on February 16, 2022, 04:51:03 PMThe passing of the musical torch (scene from the film 'Bedazzled' with Dudley Moore & Peter Cook). Stick around for psychedelic song 'Bedazzled' by Drimble Wedge and The Vegetation ;D
I'm triggered by these two songs. Reminds me of the failure of my first marriage.
Me: [Desperately] "Love me!!!"
My Ex: Leave me alone. I'm self contained. Just go away. I'm cold. I'm shallow. You fill me with inertia. I'm not interested. It's too much effort.
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Post by: chapperz66 on February 17, 2022, 12:53:42 PM
rather good indeed.... rather, rather great... wow.. what a voice and seems like he's playing with octopus hands...and perfect singing and playing... that's worth a $20 in my book!
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Post by: StephenM on February 17, 2022, 04:50:38 PM
Quote from: cuthbert on February 16, 2022, 04:51:03 PMThe passing of the musical torch (scene from the film 'Bedazzled' with Dudley Moore & Peter Cook). Stick around for psychedelic song 'Bedazzled' by Drimble Wedge and The Vegetation ;D
I'm triggered by these two songs. Reminds me of the failure of my first marriage.
Me: [Desperately] "Love me!!!"
My Ex: Leave me alone. I'm self contained. Just go away. I'm cold. I'm shallow. You fill me with inertia. I'm not interested. It's too much effort.
Yowch! Well, I guess we've all been there at one time or another. The way you compared it got a chuckle out of me. :)
I had first heard only 'Bedazzled', back in the late 80s on a psychedelic compilation a friend of mine had. Drawn in by the old-school flanging in the song and its call-and-response vocal style, and then got really hooked with the "you fill me with inertia" line.
Until I saw the film a few years ago, I didn't even know that it was a companion piece to 'Love Me', or that both songs were written by Dudley Moore. If you ever get a chance to see it, it's a funny little film (a re-telling of the Faust story). Also stars the lovely Racquel Welch...ahem. 8)
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Post by: cuthbert on February 17, 2022, 06:42:43 PM
a great cover of Eleanor Rigby by the great band KANSAS!
Interesting, I hadn't heard this one before. Them Beatles roots - they run deep, man...
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Post by: Blooby on February 22, 2022, 08:34:21 PM
I make these mixes that have 30 or so songs apiece. My last one starts with some acoustic blues, goes through some Janis Ian, then lives with quite a bit of Texas blues & rock and roll. I ended it with "Oh I Wept" by Free and then this. Don't even know where I found this (maybe closing credits of a movie?). I cannot articulate why this song gets me. I would say the only music I listen to even remotely like this might be some early Seal. I think my friends who request these mixes may question my state after hearing this. Such is life.
On Andy's reco! Very grate song and a cute tushtoboot! What is not to love!
I don't dig her videos so much, but the records, WOW! (actually the videos thing applies to nearly everyone for me) And live.
I had all her albums since a month or two after the first one, "Lungs", was released (I think I saw her on Later With Jools and thought "oh my god, I can listen to this!").
We liked the music, but it's live that really convinced me. I saw something from the BBC that was filmed when "Ceremonials" came out - can't find it anymore.
We also saw her Glastonbury set on the tv a few years later (she replaced the Foo Fighters when he broke his leg, there was uproar she was given a headline slot, and she KILLED it).
Then she announced a tour for How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful and I went to a gig for the first time in YEARS. In fact, I went to 3 in one week ;D
It's the first track on How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.
My favourite album is probably still the second one "Ceremonials". I had it on pre-order and it arrived the day it was released. I put it on and I was in tears it was so amazing. The first three tracks are stunning (she used the 3rd, What The Water Gave Me, as her set-opener for the How Big tour) - try to listen to them without the videos... she paints HUGE pictures in your head... what she puts in the videos feels a bit distracting to me.
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Post by: AndyR on February 25, 2022, 01:19:21 AM
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Post by: AndyR on February 25, 2022, 01:33:06 AM
Last one...
This is the set opener from Lollapalooza 2016. This is roughly what we saw at Ally Pally, except she had a white trouser suit with a blue blouse.
We sang and jumped and waved our arms along with all the young peeps (and we were in the front row ;D)
It was like seeing Queen back in the olden days.
(In fact, apparently, she says, that when she got given the Glastonbury headline slot with just a couple of weeks to go she was "Yessss... oh f**k... wtf do I do?", and Grohl said to her "watch live videos of Freddie Mercury and Queen" - and that's how they turned into a "stadium act").
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: godinqc on March 31, 2022, 04:13:06 PM
I never heard of this group "Toad" , but really liked it .
I was listening to the latest Porcupine Tree song , Of the new Day This band was one of my favorite band in the year 2000's, they took a break/hiatus of more than 10 years, now they are back. Steven Wilson had a solo career during that time, but for me , it was never has good as PT.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on April 01, 2022, 03:30:07 AM
Someone in my amateur can-barely-pull-off-a-Rolling-Stones-song expat cover band wants to play some Rush.
I'm not the biggest Rush fan, so I went looking for stuff. And found this. Wow! This sounds like Roxy Music on cocaine. No, not that. We already know what that sounds like. Rather: Roxy Music on Rush. That's the best I can do.
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Post by: cuthbert on April 12, 2022, 04:20:39 PM
In recognition of all the recent Stooges covers (and bumps) plus StephenM's comment noting some sonic similarity to The Cars, here's a version of Iggy Pop's 'Funtime' (from his 'The Idiot' album) done by The Cars around the time of their 'Shake It Up' sessions.
Yes, that's Benjamin Orr on lead vocal. Apparently, after hearing this one Iggy told the late Mr. Orr "You sound more like me than me!"
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on April 20, 2022, 10:09:45 AM
This song is so brilliant. It paints such a picture of weakness and fragility. The lyrics and delivery are of a man trying to flex his power and rage to get what he wants, even as he senses his own powerlessness, and the near indifference of the woman he wishes to control.
After listening to your suggestion this came up... a thing Robing Ford had going with a couple of other guys. I think the drummer (brilliant) was with Jeff Beck for a while... sounds good!
Post too much? nah! first off thanks for sending me this... I really dig the cymbals first off... vocally they sound almost like a rockin version of motown which I dig a ton...that bass sounds wicked, that 80's bass tone that was so good... the backing vocals rock.... rockin guitars.... at times sounds a little like James Young from Styx singing... which is crazy rockin goodness. what a band and what a message....
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on May 14, 2022, 04:25:32 PM
My new (accidental) album. I've done gone back to school to finish my degree and was able to do an album for a class project.
Links to the album (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/tcelliott/ballads-and-the-blues)
Bandcamp (only) link (https://tcelliott.bandcamp.com/album/ballads-and-the-blues)
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on May 16, 2022, 07:11:43 AM
3rd Secret dropped their album (and also announced they were a band) a couple of weeks ago with no notice. I'm really digging the album.
QuoteThe Alt-Folk / Grunge album for 2022 — and beyond. Members of major Seattle bands converge, conjuring big riffs.
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Post by: AndyR on May 24, 2022, 08:04:31 AM
Judie Tzuke
Woah!!!
Anyone else have fond memories of her in the late 70s?
I had "Welcome To The Cruise" and "Sports Car" on vinyl (and the live album).
I saw her live a couple of times. I had a long chat with her after one gig - I think it was her first UK headlining tour. I was local "crew" doing the get-out, and she recognised me from the audience.
I kinda went off what she was doing in the mid 80s.
The other day I decided to get her box set from 2018, Full Moon. It turns out she just kept going. And...
Omigoodness!
This one was her big hit from the first album (although I preferred others, check out For You, and Bring the Rain, and the title track), but blow me down, her post 80s stuff is RIGHT UP THERE. Still don't like the sounds on the 80s albums, but everything she's recorded is fabulous. Just finished listening to Wonderland from 1992 - I possibly prefer that to the first two... and I didn't even know it existed!!
Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman performed with the Berklee College of Music at Boston's Symphony Hall on October 24, 2014, and paid tribute to him. The concert repertoire spanned Mr. Rahman's illustrious discography of over 25 years. . We are delighted to release the 16 pieces performed at the concert featuring 109 performers from 32 countries representing the Berklee Indian Ensemble, the Berklee World String Ensemble, and Boston University's Indian dance troupe, BU Bhangra. The concert was produced by Annette Philip, Artistic Director of Berklee India Exchange. Toi Toi & Malargale ft. Mohini Dey AR Rahman strings arr. Shachar Ziv Electric bass: Mohini Dey Electric guitar: Prasanna Performers: Berklee Indian Ensemble Annette Philip: director Shilpa Ananth: vocals Sanjeeta Bhattacharya :#berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic
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Post by: cuthbert on May 31, 2022, 06:56:49 PM
I know a fair bit of Handel's music. But I'd not heard Samson before.
This recording is in a box-set of Karl Richter's "Complete Recordings On Archiv Production and Deustche Grammophon" that I bought last December. I was a bit worried when I ordered it (100 discs, limited edition), but I absolutely adore the set since the moment it arrived.
Decided to give Samson a run this morning (at over 3 hours, it's a bit of a commitment if you want to listen to the whole thing! ;D ). About to start Act II.
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Post by: Blooby on June 01, 2022, 09:34:41 AM
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Blooby on August 18, 2022, 08:43:13 AM
Son of Stephen Stills. This goes back about a decade. Such a marvelous song. The part where it opens up and gets floaty around 2:35 is some of my favorite music ever recorded.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on August 18, 2022, 09:33:21 AM
Yes, that was cool. I didn't know Stephen stills had a son. The floaty section you referenced is very CS&N sounding, which is great to my ears! We need more of this style of music. Thanks for posting it up, Blooby.
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Post by: Blooby on August 18, 2022, 10:13:05 AM
Quote from: Farrell Jackson on August 18, 2022, 09:33:21 AMYes, that was cool. I didn't know Stephen stills had a son. The floaty section you referenced is very CS&N sounding, which is great to my ears! We need more of this style of music. Thanks for posting it up, Blooby.
I can't find a reference to it online at the moment, but I think two-thirds of CSN guested on the tune. It certainly sounds like it.
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Post by: chapperz66 on August 18, 2022, 03:43:47 PM
Quote from: Farrell Jackson on August 18, 2022, 09:33:21 AMYes, that was cool. I didn't know Stephen stills had a son. The floaty section you referenced is very CS&N sounding, which is great to my ears! We need more of this style of music. Thanks for posting it up, Blooby.
I can't find a reference to it online at the moment, but I think two-thirds of CSN guested on the tune. It certainly sounds like it.
Very fine stuff.
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Post by: Mike_S on August 22, 2022, 04:24:38 AM
Quote from: Blooby on August 18, 2022, 08:43:13 AMSon of Stephen Stills. This goes back about a decade. Such a marvelous song. The part where it opens up and gets floaty around 2:35 is some of my favorite music ever recorded.
this is one of my son's teachers in High School... sounds pretty darn good...
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Post by: StephenM on September 12, 2022, 02:11:51 PM
I have often wondered if big stars get nervous. One of Ted's songs got me thinking about Linda Ronstadt. I found this song from the Mad Love album written by Neil Young that she did. Listening to this just now made me think that she looks like a woman with an awful lot on her mind. By this time in her career she was highly successful, a superstar, iconic artist. She decided to completely flip script and go into a sort of punk, sort of new wave, sort of old fashioned rock and roll direction. People thought she was nuts doing it. Made a platinum album out of it too... I had this record and listened to at least 100 times... I don't know why but watching this i got such a ache in my stomach. Almost like this indescribable longing. She could do that to me and likely to millions. what a talent! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_JDOsOsZVU She looked like a woman taking a big risk.
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Post by: Mike_S on September 14, 2022, 09:11:31 AM
Totally random find... after years of You Tube throwing up iffy suggestions today they have been great... this early seventies suggestion was fab (singer reminds me of a certain Norwegian songcrafter!)
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on September 15, 2022, 08:53:59 AM
ODH's cover of "Oh Bondage Up Yours" (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=32929.0) made realize that I had completely neglected X-Ray Specs in real time. Poly Styrene. I knew of them, but never got around to them.
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Post by: Mach on September 18, 2022, 06:55:11 PM
Who remembers Michael Brewer & Tom Shipley? What about Lawrence Welk? Now, what do these two (uh three) have in common? Hold that thought. I recently watched a Documentary about The Carter & Cash Families musical contributions and of how Momma Maybelle Carter was a tremendous inspiration for many musician's around the world. Maybelle wanted to add Brewer & Shipley's song 'One toke over the Line' to the Carter Family setlist to play for a bunch pot-smoking college kids. She claims that she thought it was a 'Gospel' song because of the lyric "One toke over the line, sweet Jesus." Her grand daughter's advised her not to do it, but when they saw all those hippie kids give her a standing ovation when she walked onto the stage, they knew it wasn't a big deal after all.
So what does this have to do with Lawrence Welk? Well, I will post this link so you all can get a good laugh. Evidently, Welk's orchestra was all in on the joke and 'ol Larry hadn't a clue of what was happening. Oh, and evidently Maybelle might of had a hunch that the song was going to be a good move.
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Post by: Ted on September 22, 2022, 02:26:19 AM
Quote from: Mach on September 18, 2022, 06:55:11 PMEvidently, Welk's orchestra was all in on the joke and 'ol Larry hadn't a clue of what was happening. Oh, and evidently Maybelle might of had a hunch that the song was going to be a good move.
Those were the days: When I had extra energy to be pissed off at the wife of a Democratic senator.tas
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Post by: cuthbert on September 22, 2022, 04:44:37 PM
Here's one that's new to me - Time M, by The David - a West Coast psych band, circa 1967. The video looks like it was made more recently, with some cool old clips:
I didn't even test the video before I posted it. I was listening to the music on my ipod.
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Post by: Ted on September 28, 2022, 12:14:13 PM
ODH's recent cover of a PUSA song sent me looking for what frontman Chris Ballew is up to. He's releasing free albums (https://chrisballew.org/chris-ballew), that's what.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on October 02, 2022, 06:03:41 PM
Wow this guy is fantastic!!!!!!!! To keep the rhythm going between all the other things he's doing is like he is superhuman. If I tried slapping the acoustic and then getting back to the strings, I'd be slapping myself in the face on the way, lol! The guy is great! Thanks for posting it up Blooby.
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Post by: Zoltan on October 03, 2022, 01:06:17 PM
Seeing you all posting all this great stuff and here i am listening to this:
You have no idea what this is doing to me! Wow.... what a awesome band... I am in love
Oh yes... something different, different and good... good shout Zoltan/Steve
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Post by: Ted on October 30, 2022, 02:43:26 AM
The groove to Bruno's amazing Halloween Fest entry "Sound effects Halloween (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=33071.0)" reminded me of something. I couldn't put my finger on it, and couldn't let go of it. This is what I've dug up:
wasn't this fun? yes... the guitar and music is great... but man alive that singing style... It's not that far away from what some of the "New Wave" bands were doing in the late 70's early 80s... crazy fun! Also I never realized how old this song was. I think Aerosmith is the first version I ever heard... silly me!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 02, 2022, 04:35:52 PM
This https://youtu.be/bvmEYgFsgyg
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Post by: Mike_S on November 04, 2022, 06:03:57 AM
Great song. ORH: I think you'd like Calexico, if you don't know them already. A little band from Tucson.
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Post by: Ted on November 11, 2022, 07:59:45 AM
Thanks to my research into "Green Onions (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=33111.0)," and the YouTube algorithm, I was recommended this video. And it's really good:
I'm going to see these guys in Leicester tomorrow - the first gig since before covid struck. I like a bit of English folk music and the wife is a real folkie.
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Post by: chapperz66 on November 14, 2022, 03:08:05 AM
They were bloody good on Saturday. I was too far away to catch any footage but thought I would share another song. Apparently the oboe player died suddenly a few weeks ago of heart failure. Only 52.
I was tempted to share "Roll Alabama roll" which was a fantastic performance but a far less than politically correct subject matter. But I guess that's history and folk music for you.
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Post by: Zoltan on November 14, 2022, 04:08:38 AM
I'm not particularly into folk, but these were interesting :)
Thanks Ted! It really is. Which brings to mind. We should all just listen to Motown and Stax stuff. I know it's a bold blanket statement, but it's monday and that's my excuse.
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Post by: Mike_S on November 17, 2022, 06:51:11 AM
Dunno if anyone is into Queensryche, I lost touch with them just before this album came out... but it's a top album. You need to be a bit of a metalhead I guess, but it's not caveman metal, it's good stuff
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Post by: Jean Pierre on November 18, 2022, 08:14:44 AM
Further to the message about the Galveston cover, on which Doug invited me to play a solo at the end Ted and Stephen in their comments refer to a guitarist Steve Howe...? and I didn't know this guitarist (unbelievable)
I have one thing in common with him (and unfortunately the only one :( ) is that I like to switch from the fender telecaster to the classical nylon guitar,...or to the lap steel
And the lap steel Steve Howe did an amazing version of Bachiana Brasileira n°5, by Heitor Villa Lobos
I hadn't even thought of that similarity! I was really reacting to the fuzzy tone and phrasing you did on "Galveston."
That's a beautiful piece with Steve Howe and the chamber orchestra.
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Post by: chapperz66 on November 20, 2022, 07:54:27 AM
Apologies - but I'm still going through an English folk phase again. This is Bellowhead tribute to the band member who died a couple of weeks ago - Paul Sartin. The main vocal is a recording of him which they isolated and played/sang along to when I saw them last week. It's a traditional West Country song and I found it quite moving.
Wow! Was this really released in 2000? It does sound like 1967. BRB...
So they had one recording session in 1967 (five songs), but released an album in 1990, and another one in 2000.
Quote from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_BardoThe Third Bardo only had one recording session, which yielded six tracks in all including "Rainbow Life" which was released as the b-side to "I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time".
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Post by: Zoltan on November 22, 2022, 07:14:57 AM
You might not need viagra, but i'd still recommend checking out the Viagra Boys! Music like this is one of the few reasons i'd like to own a saxophone :D
So they had one recording session in 1967 (five songs), but released an album in 1990, and another one in 2000.
I first heard this on a Nuggets collection in 1983 or 84. It was a game-changer for me at the time, and along with the Nuggets and later collections dedicated to 60s psych, several doors were subsequently opened.
I did end up buying the 2000 release, featuring all their 1967 songs on a single 10 inch LP. Cool stuff!
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Post by: StephenM on November 22, 2022, 07:13:54 PM
it's like the Cars, Talking Heads and B52s had a mind meld and formed a band.... golly gee willickers this is really some slick stuff.... man alive... It sounds like it could actually have sort of fit in right around 1976 when The Cars were just getting on the road big, Foreigner was a thing, Talking Heads just around the corner... that sax is so good... this is one really cool and very crazy band.... wow
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Post by: Ted on December 02, 2022, 03:22:22 AM
ATL Delta Airlines to MIA Accidentally went to Art Basel on this day I'm a civilian spouse tagging long on my wife's business trip she's a Live Nation music business executive
9:00 AM a movie producer drinking mai tais in the pool A couple French rent boys snorting llello off a boogie board An instagram influencer floating on a raft her publicist follows her trying not to get her iPad wet
I'm sp glad I'm on the outside looking in cause none of this ends well It's like a dumpster fire but the worst amongst us emerge unscathed For bread and circuses they'll let us choose which of them will live And who goes to the lions
An NFT artwork conference here at the hotel they got a sitting US Congressman in on the grift "Smart NFT contracts gonna reverse systemic inequality" haha While making Sandhill VC firms a few trillion more
I'm so glad I'm on the outside looking in cause none of this ends well It's like a dumpster fire but the worst amongst us emerge unscathed For bread and circuses they'll let us choose which of them will live And who goes to the lions
The Devil is having drinks with agent from CAA but he's gotta see what William Morris is willing to pay A little taste of Gomorrah in Miami Beach Never knew the end of the world was must watch tv
ATL Delta Airlines to MIA Accidentally went to Art Basel on this day
One of the things Oldrottenhead and I have in common is a love of the band Cracker. This is a new song by their songwriter, David Lowrey.
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Post by: cuthbert on December 02, 2022, 01:25:46 PM
One of the sweetest voices singing one of the saddest of sad songs (What Then Is Love But Mourning):
(The video used looks like authentic late-mid-20th-century stop-action animation - and has nothing at all to do with the lyrical content. That is not so uncommon with youtube videos these days. The song itself is the thing...)
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Post by: cuthbert on December 02, 2022, 01:37:26 PM
One of the things Oldrottenhead and I have in common is a love of the band Cracker. This is a new song by their songwriter, David Lowrey.
Cool song, Ted. And lyrically, it sounds at least semi-autobiographical. I used to be Facebook friends with David Lowery before he deactivated his personal account. His wife really is a LiveNation executive!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 04, 2022, 05:40:48 AM
One of the things Oldrottenhead and I have in common is a love of the band Cracker. This is a new song by their songwriter, David Lowrey.
Cool song, Ted. And lyrically, it sounds at least semi-autobiographical. I used to be Facebook friends with David Lowery before he deactivated his personal account. His wife really is a LiveNation executive!
Brilliant.
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Post by: cuthbert on December 08, 2022, 01:13:11 PM
Sandy Gritt posted this on his Facebook page today, marking the 42nd anniversary of John Lennon's senseless murder. The song's message is as timely as ever:
As with many songs covered by punk bands (https://www.discogs.com/release/1118715-Various-We-Do-Em-Our-Way), I was familiar with the cover before I ever heard the original.
mon coup de coeur! ce full concert de Ana Vidovic (ma guitariste classique préférée) est magnifique!
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Post by: Ted on January 02, 2023, 12:47:23 AM
Bruno's birthday song (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=33274.0) got me a curious about Frank Turner – an artist I knew nothing about, other than the one song. The fact that Bruno is a big fan is already an endorsement.
Turner's Wikipedia entry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Turner) led me to this article in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/25/frank-turner-on-reconciling-with-his-trans-parent-miranda-is-a-really-nice-person-my-dad-wasnt), and then to this song.
Wow! Massive sound, and amazing talent. What a great find.
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Post by: Ted on January 04, 2023, 04:33:07 AM
Today I bumped this song by Ferryman (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=8362.0). In my comment, I evangelized a bit about TWRP. That's not enough for me. I'll also leave this right here:
Listen to the whole thing and tell me you wouldn't kill to be in a band this tight.
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Post by: Frank53 on January 05, 2023, 10:33:01 AM
Interesting band, Ted. Hadn't heard of them before. Just went over to Youtube and watched a few songs live. Pop, funk, electronid, with just a touch of jazz. Talented dudes.
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Post by: Frank53 on January 05, 2023, 11:10:04 AM
A few months ago I was watching a drum demo video on Youtube, by a guy named Todd Sucherman. I had never heard of him before, but he was excellent. The description indicated that he was the drummer for 'Styx' for the last 27 years. Until that moment I didn't realize that they still existed. Seems they have been touring every year since 1996. I was never a big fan, but I remember liking some of their radio hits in the 70s and 80s.
To make a long story longer, They have also released a couple new albums in recent years (unusual for an old legacy band), 'The Mission' in 2017, and 'Crash of the Crown' in 2021. Both are excellent recordings, with a little taste of their early prog roots. This is Todd Sucherman recreating his drum performance for 'Red Storm' from 'The Mission'. Note that the verses are in 5/4, the choruses are in 6/8, and the first half of the instrumental is in 7/4, before changing to 6/8 to transition to the last chorus. Tommy Shaw and James Young are still wielding the axes for this band, and most of them have been there for at least 20 years. Their first album was released in 1972!
this was a great band.. I know this was a precursor to Asia but it really does sound like Asia... I suppose that both bands are great...
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Post by: StephenM on January 10, 2023, 01:50:21 PM
Quote from: Frank53 on January 05, 2023, 11:10:04 AMA few months ago I was watching a drum demo video on Youtube, by a guy named Todd Sucherman. I had never heard of him before, but he was excellent. The description indicated that he was the drummer for 'Styx' for the last 27 years. Until that moment I didn't realize that they still existed. Seems they have been touring every year since 1996. I was never a big fan, but I remember liking some of their radio hits in the 70s and 80s.
To make a long story longer, They have also released a couple new albums in recent years (unusual for an old legacy band), 'The Mission' in 2017, and 'Crash of the Crown' in 2021. Both are excellent recordings, with a little taste of their early prog roots. This is Todd Sucherman recreating his drum performance for 'Red Storm' from 'The Mission'. Note that the verses are in 5/4, the choruses are in 6/8, and the first half of the instrumental is in 7/4, before changing to 6/8 to transition to the last chorus. Tommy Shaw and James Young are still wielding the axes for this band, and most of them have been there for at least 20 years. Their first album was released in 1972!
Frank, I am glad I got to see this. I have been a big STyx fan since even before Tommy Shaw was in the band. I have seen them a number of times and a few times in the last 5 years. Their original drummer and bass player were brothers. He was excellent as well. I have heard Todd play but never really got to focus on his work... just remembering that I thought he was fantastic in the band. As fond of Styx as I am I don't really think of them as Styx anymore because of the removal of Dennis DeYoung from the band. Styx could never be Styx with out him. I generally am not a person that quits listening to bands when some one leaves (Tommy Shaw left, came back, there were bad feelings etc... it is a long story and a lot of he said/ he said)... and I didn't this time either but Styx could never write the music they did with Dennis DeYoung gone... Sure someone can live without their right arm... but how well? for me Styx is a top 5 US band all time... I realize this is only my opinion... but they are that big for me... and they probably work too much now. I saw them a few years ago and Joan Jett I thought blew them away (and trust me I love Styx so that wasn't easy to admit)... but they looked tired to me... I did get a cool thing though... I got to shake hands with James Young./// that was cool
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Post by: Frank53 on January 10, 2023, 06:48:06 PM
Stephen, it's good to see that Chuck still travels with them, and plays a few songs with them. I guess I can understand guys in their 60s and 70s losing a step. From the Youtube videos I've seen, they still have the talent, if not the energy level. Tommy is 69 and JY is 73 now!
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Post by: Ted on January 11, 2023, 11:05:12 AM
Monster Bomb by Chris Ballew From the recording Primitive God
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Post by: Mike_S on January 17, 2023, 07:13:53 AM
Sorry I know I post a lot here... but I am bored and listen to stuff while working. This I could not let pass as he only just left us... to get an idea of his untouchable tone... check it out
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 19, 2023, 01:15:39 PM
I can't get enough of these young things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX67uWOlbgs remind me of so many bands from gentle giant to the divine comedy and everything inbetween but have their own thing going on to.
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Post by: chapperz66 on January 22, 2023, 11:00:52 AM
Thanks to Mike S I've been telling everyone I know about this guy. I've never seen talent like it. He really is quite ill with a nasty auto-immune disease, but when his album finally gets released he's going to change music and culture. Nirvana levels of impact I reckon.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 09, 2023, 01:42:51 PM
If you like Polyphia (and you should) then this is quite special.
Yes this is brilliant. You have to hand it to them. They are taking the guitar to new places. Another one that's preety good in a simiilar vein is ichika Nito
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Post by: Mike_S on February 24, 2023, 04:27:52 AM
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Post by: Jean Pierre on February 27, 2023, 02:22:52 PM
so beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5u2EfCHReM
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Post by: Frank53 on March 03, 2023, 01:40:30 PM
I first heard Monte Montgomery about 10 years ago. Just ran across a video of his and started watching some again. One of the best acoustic players I've ever heard. Excellent singer/songwriter as well.
Check out 'Could've Loved You Forever', 'River' (great slide work), and his instrumental version of 'Little Wing', amongst others.
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Post by: cuthbert on March 07, 2023, 02:00:47 PM
I've been listening to Kaleidoscope on youtube, the psychedelic band featuring the late David Lindley, when I ran across this gem that I had forgotten about: 'Nobody', featuring Larry Williams and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson and Kaleidoscope (they are doing the droney, Eastern-flavored music). A crazy mixture of 1950s rock'n'roll & blues with Larry Williams & Johnny Watson on vocals, and the psychedelic 1960s with Kaleidoscope's trippy musical backer.
This is a bit mad but I love it. A bit Gentle Giant-ish.
Good stuff Paul, I actually visited the wrong band on you tube at first... the band name was Elephants Never Forget. Luckily they were not too bad either, but after a couple of songs I thought, hang on, is this really what Paul meant to publish. So actually slowing down to figure out properly I found the right band/music :)
Excellent stuff, will be on my imac tomorrow.
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Post by: Mike_S on March 23, 2023, 08:31:55 AM
I never knew King Crimson went on the Midnight Special! This is with John Wetton and Bill Bruford when they were in band.
Keith, thanks for posting this... wow... Wetton is my favorite musician! So this was a thrill to see... I feel as if he only got better and better through the years, especially at writing songs that so many people could relate to.... Asia is a top 5 band for me, and their latest albums were so great. But this was great. The guitar player did very cool stuff and Bruford is controlled chaos. The keyboard/violin I only became aware of since I have been on SC... John Wettons bass playing on this was so good too... I do dig prog and this was even a bit more psychadelic prog to me.... twas a very cool thing... but this band never would have appealed to the masses..
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Post by: StephenM on April 12, 2023, 03:24:37 PM
Paul, I love Tull, almost the same way I love Kansas... but I am not as familiar with their catalog (I have heard all of Kansas stuff, many, many times)... there is no other performer I can think of like Ian Anderson. He is so bizare. I really dig his vocals alot and his antics. Overall though this band is off the charts... certainly a prog band but to me they have roots in some very antiquated kind of music vibe. Growing up I think the first song of their's I heard was "Bungle In The Jungle"... as time went on I started to listen to them more and more... I had Ian's solo work, "Walk Into Light" ... I love to listen to that still. They do remind me of Kansas in every way except vocally quite different. But the similarity is they do pretty much all sing, as does most of Kansas as well... cool song...cool post
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Post by: StephenM on April 12, 2023, 03:30:52 PM
"You ain't no ape, your a trogolodyte".... this band is somewhat Talking Heads, somewhat Cars, somewhat Doors, somewhat 60's, somewhat The Smithereens, but mostly it's rockin chaos, somehow controlled by the most normal dude in the band, the drummer... can you imagine where all this could go with someone else on drums... this rocked my world man
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Post by: Mike_S on April 14, 2023, 05:07:08 AM
This is the cults most recent album from 2022, very surprised at how good it is. Always liked them, but I think this could be one of their best albums
"You ain't no ape, your a trogolodyte".... this band is somewhat Talking Heads, somewhat Cars, somewhat Doors, somewhat 60's, somewhat The Smithereens, but mostly it's rockin chaos, somehow controlled by the most normal dude in the band, the drummer... can you imagine where all this could go with someone else on drums... this rocked my world man
Excellent... investigating further!
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Post by: Ted on April 16, 2023, 10:39:02 AM
This is a dumb song made popular on TikTok. But it really resonates with me – although my version would be "My dad in 1955." My dad was part of the "silent generation," where it any able-bodied white guy with work ethic and a stable personality was set up to succeed in America. I don't think I was ever impressed with the shirts. I was the one with good shirts in 1985.
The sun goes down The sky turns black I can hardly wait for you I can't believe the madness In everything you do I used to dream in black and white Now I see the world in a different light Your love colors, colors everything Your love colors, colors everything Your love colors, colors everything Your love colors, colors everything Oh oh Now come in to me Fill me and fill me Show me your colors baby Your love colors I slept in fear And woke in pain Till you came in close to me I was cold Like frozen rain Your kiss melted me You speak your mind just like a child Won't be defined by when you smile Your love colors, colors everything Your love colors, colors everything Your love colors, colors everything Your love colors, colors everything Oh oh Now come in to me Fill me and fill me Show me your colors baby Your love colors Your love colors everything Your love colors everything Your love colors everything Your love colors everything
This is one of my all time favorite song by Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders. It proves a point about my music tastes... that is that usually my favorite songs of a band are not the critically acclaimed. This song doesn't even show up in the top 20 of the band and yet it is my favorite not even close.... it just hits me right in my heart, right in my soul. The lyrics, the vocal delivery, the music... it is so good... I would like to try and cover this but probably won't ... I would end up crying the whole time.
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Post by: chapperz66 on May 12, 2023, 10:19:41 AM
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Post by: cuthbert on May 30, 2023, 08:18:08 PM
This demo by Alex Chilton from 1977 has been running through my head ever since I first heard it over the weekend. Sadly, it never got an official release:
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 31, 2023, 12:00:54 PM
Quote from: cuthbert on May 30, 2023, 08:18:08 PMThis demo by Alex Chilton from 1977 has been running through my head ever since I first heard it over the weekend. Sadly, it never got an official release:
I think Bella White is probably my favorite. Just her voice and the (mostly) sparse arrangements that bring it out:
That's fantastic....I love stuff like this.......have you heard the latest album from Wilco.....Cruel Country......fantastic album.........one of the old dogs of the Alt.country scene is still putting out relevant, honest and beautiful music this late in their career is a real testament...and Jeff Tweedy's songwriting has never been stronger....
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 02, 2023, 12:53:15 PM
Quote from: Bluesberry on June 02, 2023, 11:39:36 AMhave you heard the latest album from Wilco.....Cruel Country......fantastic album.........one of the old dogs of the Alt.country scene is still putting out relevant, honest and beautiful music this late in their career is a real testament...
I have not. I liked early Wilco quite a bit but they sort of lost me for a while. Not that I didn't like them, necessarily. I'll be sure to check it out.
I am also looking forward to the new Son Volt tribute to Doug Sahm. I loved the Bottle Rockets album/tribute and John Horton (the current guitarist for Son Volt and previously with Bottle Rockets) says there is only one song that made it onto both albums. That's pretty cool. Kind of a Vol II of alt.country tributes to Doug Sahm who is criminally overlooked in my opinion.
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Post by: thetworegs on June 06, 2023, 08:53:11 AM
Wilco are playing in Manchester in September I might take the misses for a date
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Post by: Bluesberry on June 06, 2023, 08:55:57 AM
Speaking of Wilko, this song just shuffled through my "unplayed songs" playlist, so my first time hearing it. I didn't know who it was before I looked at my screen.
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Post by: StephenM on June 22, 2023, 05:17:13 PM
So I play open mics at a small venue (there are 2 of them about 10 miles apart) in Statesville, NC. A young local woman who used to play there when she first started out 6 years ago made the America's Got Talent national show. Anyway, this was her performance. I don't know her but they had a party there for her the other and she played. They say the party lasted until 5am. Anyway, she hitting the big time. Good for her too...
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Post by: StephenM on September 07, 2023, 05:18:27 PM
Rockie Lynne 2nd track from his latest release... Rockie Lynne delivers the goods on this rocking 2nd track on his latest CD release entitled "Love".... The guitar work is blistering and crosses from country to rock and back, both lead and rhythm Rockie makes his Les Paul sing. Vocally exceptional, the backing vocals add to Rockies fierce lyrics to bring out the hi lights of the song meaning. Also Rockie has a great band working with him.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzlc_l8CF58
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Post by: Mike_S on September 14, 2023, 03:44:21 AM
Steven Wilson has a new album coming out soon... this is an older track though I am listening to... brilliant
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Post by: Mike_S on September 22, 2023, 01:51:50 AM
Quote from: StephenM on September 07, 2023, 05:18:27 PMRockie Lynne 2nd track from his latest release... Rockie Lynne delivers the goods on this rocking 2nd track on his latest CD release entitled "Love".... The guitar work is blistering and crosses from country to rock and back, both lead and rhythm Rockie makes his Les Paul sing. Vocally exceptional, the backing vocals add to Rockies fierce lyrics to bring out the hi lights of the song meaning. Also Rockie has a great band working with him.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzlc_l8CF58
Damn this guy is good, 10 seconds in I was sold. Will listen to more of his today.
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Post by: Mach on September 22, 2023, 09:08:36 AM
OK, see those guitars hanging on his wall? I think mine are going to hang and collect dust, at least until I can stop watching this.
Yngwie gets a lot of stick but I stumbled across this the other day. His posing is truly next level - apart from destroying the output of his first strat - and managed to recover it for a fairly blistering solo.
Bonnet's vocal is pretty damn good too.
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Post by: Mach on September 22, 2023, 09:49:53 AM
This young lady is incredible. Ally Venable. I recommend checking out her other videos, there are a lot of them.
That mix is dynamite, a difficult band to like, i loved them, thank god for the british library, i got introduced to them via the library where you could borrow three lps for a week. The album free Hand was my introduction to them. This is the same guys
Quote from: StephenM on September 07, 2023, 05:18:27 PMRockie Lynne 2nd track from his latest release... Rockie Lynne delivers the goods on this rocking 2nd track on his latest CD release entitled "Love".... The guitar work is blistering and crosses from country to rock and back, both lead and rhythm Rockie makes his Les Paul sing. Vocally exceptional, the backing vocals add to Rockies fierce lyrics to bring out the hi lights of the song meaning. Also Rockie has a great band working with him.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzlc_l8CF58
Damn this guy is good, 10 seconds in I was sold. Will listen to more of his today.
thanks Mike, I will be seeing him in concert a week from sunday... I have gotten to hang with him a bit... a genuine and nice man and a real hard working talent... he attended GIT in LA years back and ended up in Nashville.. his roots are both in country and rock and it really comes out...next time i see him I will tell him about the great Irishmen I know... also I don't know if I mentioned... he does all his own recording... has an incredible studio, uses pro tools... but he gets a lot of freebies from companies too... like his 5000 dollar electronic drum set...lol...
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Post by: StephenM on October 06, 2023, 07:23:07 PM
Yeah it's lo-fi gold from the times before it became a thing. I found the Flying Nun Records YT channel and it's filled with all kinds of NZ weirdness :)
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Post by: chapperz66 on October 27, 2023, 08:36:24 AM
I'm really enjoying these Stephen Wilson remixes. And I love this song.
Or maybe them dancing ladies have something to do with it...
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Post by: Jean Pierre on November 16, 2023, 09:47:38 AM
I commented on Jeff Healey in a cover of a jazz standard (Pennies from Heaven), this Canadian singer-guitarist from Toronto, who died prematurely at the age of 40 as a result of a rare and serious illness that left him blind at the age of three. He had an extraordinary facility for playing the guitar on his knees, which I think is unique, at least as far as I know.
Here he is in a wonderful cover of While my guitar
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Post by: Zoltan on November 16, 2023, 04:43:41 PM
This is what i really love about Songcrafters.
Here i am. Posting a video with dancing ladies and JP starts playing the blind game...
:)
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Post by: cuthbert on November 28, 2023, 10:21:46 AM
Just dropped yesterday! A new video for the remastered 'Primitive Painters' by Felt with Liz Fraser of Cocteau Twins on backing vocals, originally released in 1985. Timeless - still sounds brand new:
Here's a live acoustic rendition of "All Hell for a Basement" featuring the Trews with another Canadian great - Gordie Johnson (from Big Sugar). (Check out the guys trying to figure out the harmonies on the fly around the 40 second mark - awesome!)
I saw Jack Bruce live once, with a "supergroup" – I wasn't even that into Jack Bruce. I mostly wanted to see a couple members of his band – Billy Cobham, and David Sancious. A really memorable concert!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 18, 2023, 07:55:16 AM
Flash left me a pair of Kirk rokit5s before he left. Been listening to sweet sounds on them via my MacBook all morning. Then I found this footage of Lambchop I saw them on the same tour In Glasgow and it was probably best gig I ever attended. It was like a religious experience. This video almost captures the same vibe. https://youtu.be/CpFYPcQTuzs?si=05Ik4-6ZC069t3z_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpFYPcQTuzs
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Post by: Jean Pierre on December 21, 2023, 09:49:26 AM
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Post by: Mike_S on December 22, 2023, 04:03:05 AM
Really enjoying this at the moment. They have been accused of being Led Zep rip offs before and it is kind of true, but if they can do it this good I am ok with that
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Post by: Zoltan on December 22, 2023, 04:12:38 AM
If you're into 60's - 70's music and aren't familiar with Susan Christie... I'd recommend you to check out the Paint a Lady album. It's on Youtube in all its glory.
There are SO MANY great ones on that album, but one that stands for several reasons is the For the Love of a Soldier. The production is trippy (the artist herself calls her music as psychedelic folk) and i like the use of simplistic double stop riffing, use of wind instruments and the backing vocals that sound like they're run thru the leslie cabinets.
There's also an interesting spoken word type of a piece about a drug trip. With drums.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on December 22, 2023, 07:26:26 AM
This is a very cool retro sound. I really like the production ideas in here such as the stops and the ups and downs of the music. The backing vocals do sound like they are being processed through a Leslie effect. Thanks for posting Zoltan! I'll check out more of her songs on youtube.
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Post by: Bluesberry on December 22, 2023, 12:00:25 PM
Great stuff Zoltan....love this and the ambience of the recording is very cool
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Post by: Jarle on January 08, 2024, 12:05:41 PM
This is an incredible powerful performance from a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She was 19 when this was recorded. I recommend to watch the entire concert.
30 Years Later: Meat Puppets Finallly Hit The Charts With 'Too High To Die' - Glide Magazine (https://glidemagazine.com/298748/30-years-later-meat-puppets-finallly-hit-the-charts-with-too-high-to-die/)
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Post by: Ted on February 07, 2024, 11:48:42 AM
30 Years Later: Meat Puppets Finallly Hit The Charts With 'Too High To Die' - Glide Magazine (https://glidemagazine.com/298748/30-years-later-meat-puppets-finallly-hit-the-charts-with-too-high-to-die/)
Excellent, I enjoyed this. I will check these guys our further when I get a chance.
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Post by: Mike_S on February 09, 2024, 04:49:14 AM
Friday work listening... these guys are good... solid 70s rock
I thought I knew what to expect from Pineapple Thief – I know I've heard them before, and kind of liked them but not enough sample more than a song or two. I think I just became a fan.
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Post by: Ted on February 24, 2024, 06:27:13 AM
I thought I knew what to expect from Pineapple Thief – I know I've heard them before, and kind of liked them but not enough sample more than a song or two. I think I just became a fan.
Yeah, I was a bit the same... was undecided, but this is good... will check out more.
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Post by: thetworegs on February 26, 2024, 10:11:46 AM
I'm going to San Francisco on a MET with a chap over at alone tone Reefwalker John a week today for a couple of weeks shame I haven't got any hair or I'd be wearing the flower. While I'm over the pond I've bought a couple of tickets to see the California honey droppers at the Fillmore I'm loving this chaps voice
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Post by: Mike_S on March 12, 2024, 07:53:21 AM
Bogged down with life stuff at the moment and will be for some time yet.
Still listening to stuff while working though. This is a surprisingly good album from WASP. I did like them in teenage years but didn't think they would stand up to a listen nowadays... very wrong this is fine stuff
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on March 12, 2024, 09:00:28 AM
Wow...WASP was a good band with an excellent drummer! Thanks for posting Mike!
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Post by: Mike_S on March 16, 2024, 09:15:50 AM
Just checking this out. Seems Mark Knopfler has got just about everyone famous he can find to get to play on this version of his classic tune... spine tingling to hear the unmistakeable Jeff Beck tone at the start.
Still listening to stuff while working though. This is a surprisingly good album from WASP. I did like them in teenage years but didn't think they would stand up to a listen nowadays... very wrong this is fine stuff
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Post by: thetworegs on March 18, 2024, 01:50:50 AM
Loving that wasp track Mike good choice...while away in in the US I went to see the California Honeydrops (not heard of them? Neither had I)and was well impressed this is their second track of their show which is introducing the brass of the band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omTqwvxGnlI
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Post by: thetworegs on March 20, 2024, 01:19:01 AM
Listening to young Rick eulogise Ol'Johann. Perceptive as ever. Will shortly retire to the conny-club and listen to some of these. (In stereo).
(https://i.postimg.cc/KjD5ZBs8/000-27.jpg)
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Post by: SteveB on March 26, 2024, 03:50:01 PM
Had the radio playing in the background whilst dancing attendance to the folly of the Man-Cave – 'The packing everything away because I'm not lugging all this sh*t back to the attic', folly. And like Proust and his small cake with 50 pages of description attached, this song came on the radio and I'm suddenly back on holiday with my family in the 1960s and attending an afternoon disco for pre-teens at a holiday camp somewhere. Sheer golden bliss. 8)
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Post by: AndyR on March 29, 2024, 02:42:23 AM
OK Chapperz, you started me off on a Beth Hart thang ;D ... we're big fans of hers, seen her a few times. Slightly worried about her at the moment, though. New single a few days ago seems a good sign.
We saw her last year and she was brilliant. One I'm really glad I went too. A real singer.
Mike
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Post by: chapperz66 on April 04, 2024, 02:02:06 AM
Sometimes you just need a bit of blues. A few years ago I saw Walter Trout playing in an incongruous village hall in a place called Wilbarston in Northamptonshire. I chanced across an ad in a local paper. Absolutely fantastic gig.
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Post by: Mike_S on April 04, 2024, 03:07:46 AM
Quote from: chapperz66 on April 04, 2024, 02:02:06 AMSometimes you just need a bit of blues. A few years ago I saw Walter Trout playing in an incongruous village hall in a place called Wilbarston in Northamptonshire. I chanced across an ad in a local paper. Absolutely fantastic gig.
Saw Walter about 5 years ago... I knew very little about him, but he was jaw droppingly good. The place went mental he was that good and a great entertainer too.
Mike
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Post by: thetworegs on April 07, 2024, 02:06:10 AM
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Post by: StephenM on April 08, 2024, 01:05:01 PM
woah man.... far out... very very far out... this is so flippin fun... those drums sound amazing and the guitarist goes from U2 to Hendrix and then some... that bass is so good... jam for 10 minutes, sing for 1 always works for me... I gotta catch all of this.
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Post by: Mike_S on April 09, 2024, 05:24:35 AM
This is good, never heard of this guy till couple days ago... popped up on a classic rock article. A bit folky... maybe a bit like John Martyn?
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Post by: kenny mac on April 10, 2024, 01:01:37 AM
Been listening to the simple minds albums after seeing them live recently. The guitarist charlie burchill really impressed me. I hear he is Dave stewarts favourite guitarist.
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Post by: thetworegs on April 11, 2024, 12:49:12 AM
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Post by: Ted on April 12, 2024, 01:32:53 AM
This morning I was thinking about Robert Lighthouse – one of the most mesmerizing musicians I've ever seen. I wrote a blog post about him (https://half-heartedfanatic.com/2008/05/09/robert-lighthouse/) a long, long time ago. He's a Swedish guy who channels American blues and rock better than anyone I've ever seen.
This isn't a recent video, but I remember it was his playing "Spanish Castle Magic" that grabbed me by the balls and in a cramped DC bar. I don't think this video does it justice. But I think maybe I know something of what it was like to see Hendrix live.
I bought the original soundtrack by 10CC with my first wage from a Saturday job in the cooperative. A very innovative band probably didn't get the respect they deserve because they had hit singles.
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Post by: Ted on April 18, 2024, 05:10:19 AM
This is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a long time.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on May 14, 2024, 12:14:48 AM
If I were 25 years younger, Elle Cordova would easily replace Jodi Foster as my entertainer crush – although likely with the same "not into guys" problem.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 14, 2024, 05:04:38 AM
I'm posting this link as I thought everyone would know this song. However I was visiting Flash Harry at the weekend and played this for him and I was shocked he didn't know it. He was blown away by it tho.
I usually find Vai overwhelming, but not this time. Really enjoyable, emotional playing.
Yes - know what you mean. I think Vai is very near the pinnacle of technical guitar playing. But although I often listen to him, it is rarely more than one or two songs at a time. It is often too extreme and always daunting.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: bruno on May 22, 2024, 09:48:29 AM
This popped into my YouTube feed - and I thought it is a really great song. Not really listened to Schenker for years, but his playing is great on this, not fast, but great. And Graham Bonnet delivers a storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MHk3Hxvcxk
B
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Post by: thetworegs on May 24, 2024, 09:59:44 AM
This is rather splendid. The lady on bass is damn good. I mean - they all are.
Simon Philips on drums and the magnificent Greg Howe on guitar. I love his playing. You can hear the toto influence
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mike_S on June 06, 2024, 09:51:21 AM
Listening to this... indie I suppose.
I am completely sober and working listening to this but I imagine if someone were partial to something like weed or what not and listened to this it would be quite a trip... might listen again at the weekend after a couple of drinks...
Ditto that. One of my all time favourites. Jeff Beck's guitar alone is enough to put this way up on the list of possible desert island records.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on June 30, 2024, 09:11:13 AM
My daughter is really into Melanie Martinez. This song jumped out. I love the weird chord progression, and how the guitar tone slowly morphs from an acoustic tone at the beginning, and into vibrato madness near the end.
I don't always pimp my blog here, but here is a sketch sort of inspired by that music video: 'Snails for Liberty' is Born (Sketch) - Half-Hearted Fanatic (https://half-heartedfanatic.com/2024/06/30/snails-for-liberty-is-born-sketch/)
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on July 03, 2024, 01:45:54 AM
Remember my friend Paul, from the song "Rex and Paul (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=11086.0)," the friend I lost contact with for 50 years, and a bump from StephenM prompted me to track him down? We chat regularly on WhatsApp now. He sent me this.
Quote from: Ted on July 16, 2024, 08:29:23 AMThese guys have been charming me since 2008 (https://half-heartedfanatic.com/2008/05/28/are-friends-electric-on-ukuleles/). I know Finn he is a Social Worker and I used to work quite closely with him via a mutual client. Guss works at BBC Scotland and did this version of blue Monday on antique instruments https://youtu.be/cHLbaOLWjpc?si=j6N1eL34A_hyHpTh
I gotta see some more of these guys... Benjamin Orr (The Cars), Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent and Bad Company) , Pat Travers, Jeff Carlisi (.38 Special)
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Post by: StephenM on September 08, 2024, 03:34:30 PM
Just What the Doctor Ordered was a Ted Nugent song that Derek St. Holmes sang for Nugent... kind of like Hagar sang for Montrose... you know?
this kicks ass... and check out this band.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: dasilvasings on September 10, 2024, 11:48:44 AM
Villiers and Gold at age 16 in the UK... a hit there I heard... this is quite good... just wondering if anyone remembers this? I got looking into Andrew Gold more because of ODH latest cover that got me looking into "You're No Good" which I always loved Linda Ronstadt and found out Andrew Gold was a major contributor to on the music.. so that got me digging into his life and I came up with this...
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Post by: cuthbert on September 17, 2024, 03:40:09 PM
Villiers and Gold at age 16 in the UK... a hit there I heard... this is quite good... just wondering if anyone remembers this? I got looking into Andrew Gold more because of ODH latest cover that got me looking into "You're No Good" which I always loved Linda Ronstadt and found out Andrew Gold was a major contributor to on the music.. so that got me digging into his life and I came up with this...
Andrew Gold was an amazing talent. In addition to being a minor pop star in his own right, he was also a much in-demand studio player and songwriter. Hadn't heard of Villiers and Gold before, so this was something new to me, and it's pretty fab! (I like how it went in style from Stephen Stills to Lennon/Beatles). Will have to see if they have any more material out there.
I recommend his album 'The Fraternal Order of The All', if you haven't heard it before. He wrote, performed, and recorded it all, with tributes in a range of styles from the Beatles to the Byrds to the Doors to the Beach Boys - as well as some of his own upbeat pop style. Great stuff.
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Post by: StephenM on September 17, 2024, 06:46:26 PM
Villiers and Gold at age 16 in the UK... a hit there I heard... this is quite good... just wondering if anyone remembers this? I got looking into Andrew Gold more because of ODH latest cover that got me looking into "You're No Good" which I always loved Linda Ronstadt and found out Andrew Gold was a major contributor to on the music.. so that got me digging into his life and I came up with this...
Andrew Gold was an amazing talent. In addition to being a minor pop star in his own right, he was also a much in-demand studio player and songwriter. Hadn't heard of Villiers and Gold before, so this was something new to me, and it's pretty fab! (I like how it went in style from Stephen Stills to Lennon/Beatles). Will have to see if they have any more material out there.
I recommend his album 'The Fraternal Order of The All', if you haven't heard it before. He wrote, performed, and recorded it all, with tributes in a range of styles from the Beatles to the Byrds to the Doors to the Beach Boys - as well as some of his own upbeat pop style. Great stuff.
very good info... thanks!
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mike_S on September 18, 2024, 06:45:24 AM
I gotta see some more of these guys... Benjamin Orr (The Cars), Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent and Bad Company) , Pat Travers, Jeff Carlisi (.38 Special)
I will check this out
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: StephenM on September 18, 2024, 02:29:27 PM
the vocals here defy the music... it is like hearing one of the early Eagles vocalists singing real hard rock (oh wait, isn't that what the Hotel California album was like... this sounds real good Mike.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: StephenM on September 18, 2024, 02:31:28 PM
some more and I like the vid
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mike_S on September 24, 2024, 08:30:41 AM
This today... never heard of this guy and he's been around a while
Weirdly enough... This hit the spot! A mere mention of Suzanne Vega made me cringe (nothing against her, just wouldn't be my first choice for listening) and to add insult to injury... A punk song?
Turns out the song was quirky and fun. Angular new wavey track. Nothing groundbreaking yet surprisingly entertaining. In fact i listend to it three times in a row. Now i came back for more and thought to comment.
Maybe there's hope after all?
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: chapperz66 on October 03, 2024, 09:26:21 AM
This is so freaky that i can take it only in small doses. But the intensity Marc Ribot puts into his playing. Breaking a string on the first song of the set :D
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mike_S on October 04, 2024, 05:47:41 AM
This is so freaky that i can take it only in small doses. But the intensity Marc Ribot puts into his playing. Breaking a string on the first song of the set :D
This is f**ing awesome
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Mike_S on October 04, 2024, 06:55:42 AM
Marc Ribot under-appreciated. So under-appreciated that even I don't fully appreciate him. I know of him as a sideman who appears on albums of more established artists, for when they want a bit of outsider guitar that only Ribot can provide.
Quote from: WikipediaHe has worked extensively as a session guitarist. He has performed and recorded with Tom Waits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits), Caetano Veloso (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caetano_Veloso), John Zorn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zorn), David Sylvian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sylvian), Jack McDuff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_McDuff), Wilson Pickett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Pickett), Arto Lindsay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arto_Lindsay), T-Bone Burnett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Bone_Burnett), Medeski, Martin and Wood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medeski,_Martin_and_Wood), Cibo Matto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cibo_Matto), Sam Phillips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Phillips_(singer)), Elvis Costello (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Costello), Tift Merritt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tift_Merritt), Allen Ginsberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ginsberg), Foetus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foetus_(band)), Robert Plant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plant) and Alison Krauss (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Krauss), Susana Baca (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susana_Baca), The Black Keys (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Keys), Vinicio Capossela (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinicio_Capossela), Alain Bashung (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Bashung), McCoy Tyner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy_Tyner), Elton John (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John), Madeleine Peyroux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Peyroux), Marianne Faithfull (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull), Diana Krall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Krall), Mike Patton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Patton), Stormin' Norman and Suzy Williams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Williams), Neko Case (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_Case), Joe Henry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Henry), Allen Toussaint (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Toussaint), Robert Quine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Quine), Ikue Mori (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikue_Mori),3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Ribot#cite_note-3) and others. Ribot was a member of The Lounge Lizards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lounge_Lizards) for several years in the late 1980s. Band leader John Lurie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lurie) later wrote: "Marc is a musical genius. So many ideas are coming out of that guy that it is actually often a problem."4 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Ribot#cite_note-4)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Ribot
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Zoltan on October 05, 2024, 11:23:59 AM
Ted, the way you sum this up makes me think that you might be my spirit animal!
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Johnbee on October 05, 2024, 01:09:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8aJiLUaWGI So many people think that Chicago is a "ballad Band". Well, they should listen to this track from the first album (Chicago Transit Authority). They lost original guitarist Terry Kath to an accidental gunshot wound in 1978 and they never were the same since. The first 11 albums were with him and before they were locked into the "ballad" distinction. "Poem 58" is my fav on the first album. It has a long guitar led jam for the first few minutes then breaks into an incredible blues rock groove with more Terry Kath sweetness. Listen to the whole thing. You won't regret it.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: StephenM on October 06, 2024, 04:43:57 PM
I know a few folks that won't be impressed... but I tell you what... I think this kicks ass.
That is a very cool performance Stephen! I've always liked Uriah Heep's songs but haven't followed them much. It's great to see all those white haired guys still out there doing it! Thanks for posting this up.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: des0free on October 07, 2024, 11:59:37 PM
This is so freaky that i can take it only in small doses. But the intensity Marc Ribot puts into his playing. Breaking a string on the first song of the set :D
This is like a train crash - its horrible, I hate everything about it, but it is strangely compelling. WTF B
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Zoltan on October 08, 2024, 09:01:24 AM
Thirty-seven years later Costello and Burnett are back as The Coward Brothers for a three-part podcast series for Audible and a companion album for New West. Both are out November 21.
Quote from: Brooklyn VeganDescribed as "wireless drama," The True Story of The Coward Brothers recounts the story of Henry Coward (Burnett) and Howard Coward (Costello) as "they bitterly retrace the story of being duped out of their royalties and rightful place in pop history by their cutthroat manager who, among other things, persuaded them to fake their own deaths." The True Story of The Coward Brothers was directed by Christopher Guest (Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman) and features the voice talents of Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, Spinal Tap), Edward Hibbert (Gil Chesterton on Frasier), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), Stephen Root (Office Space, Newsradio), and Kathreen Khavari (Insecure).
As for The Coward Brothers album, it features songs written for the podcast, ranging in styles to match the brothers' long career in music. You can listen to the Beach Boys-esque opening song "Always" below.
If memory serves, a few famous limbs from the CSNY tree provide background vocals, but I can't confirm through Dr. Googles.
I love this kind of groove: It's like "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty or "One Fine Day" by Cracker but... hear me out... with a little "King for a Day" by XTC.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Farrell Jackson on October 18, 2024, 06:35:44 AM
If memory serves, a few famous limbs from the CSNY tree provide background vocals, but I can't confirm through Dr. Googles.
I love this kind of groove: It's like "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty or "One Fine Day" by Cracker but... hear me out... with a little "King for a Day" by XTC.
Yes, this is quite good with some cool twist and turns. The song's influences is proud and out front. I like the tuning on the acoustic guitar and the vocals are outstanding. Chris' voice has some S. Still's characteristic tone and style. This is a great post!
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 19, 2024, 04:07:01 AM
I can't stop listening to this album by Boredoms, Vision Creation Newsun,it certainly won't be everyone's cup of tea and very dangerous to drive too as it is hypnotic, imagine a japanese version of can off their faces on speed and it still doesn't come close to describing these guys.
Been listening to this guy - Bill Nelson. To my shame I had not heard of him before but I heasd him name dropped on the Steven Wilson podcast. Absolutely excellent, should have been bigger. Gives me Talking heads or 80's King Crimson vibes
Mie
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Post by: Zoltan on November 08, 2024, 11:41:48 AM
Been listening to this guy - Bill Nelson. To my shame I had not heard of him before but I heasd him name dropped on the Steven Wilson podcast. Absolutely excellent, should have been bigger. Gives me Talking heads or 80's King Crimson vibes
Mie
I have that record (not quite an album but more than an LP) from back in the day. It's a great album.
Check out Bill's earlier band, Bebop Delux. Bill is an awesome guitarist. I remember learning his solos note by note forty years ago.
I never listened to much Mötley Crüe. This song and video (especially the video) are much more subversive than I would have taken them for – almost a Rage Against the Machine vibe. A defiance against societal norms and expectations. Although there's an important difference: "Hooligan's Holiday" is about personal rebellion, whereas RATM is about rebellion as a means to inspire systemic change.
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Post by: Ted on November 23, 2024, 11:59:15 AM
There's a bit of a story about this. For years I would often talk to an elderly chap walking his dog down the road. Somehow we got talking about music and I told him I dabbled a bit and told him how pleased I was that I had just got a bit of music notation software. I then embarrassed myself by asking him if he read the dots. He told me that indeed he could, as he had studied for 4 years at the Royal Academy of music. Ooops! I further embarrassed myself by inviting him in and playing him some of my humble music. He sat down at my keyboard and clearly he was in an entirely different league.
Sadly Howard died recently and his wife told me a bit more of his story. Born in the North East of England his agent got him 6 weeks work in South Africa, which led to more work and eventually he become Musical director of the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation. He played with people such as Shirley Bassy, Frank Sinatra and Spike Milligan. Although I'm not sure Mr Milligan was particularly famed for his musical output.
Anyway his wife told me about this footage on Youtube and I thought I would share it. Howard Morgan is conducting and playing the piano. He comes to the front at about 3 minutes in.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on November 25, 2024, 06:51:47 AM
That is a great story Paul! You never know a person's background unless you engage in conversation. Howard Morgan was a very accomplished, professional musician. R.I.P. Howard. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: bruno on November 26, 2024, 06:38:35 AM
This is a wonderful story. You can never tell, but musicians tend to find each other and its a common bond irrespective of age. Thanks for sharing. B
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ted on November 26, 2024, 07:17:59 AM
I prefer to be outclassed as a musician than to be the most skilled musician. I mean, it's not hard to outclass me as a musician, but I have been in scenarios trying to make music with people who needed a lot of "put your fingers there." Playing with gifted musicians is a joy, like "I don't deserve to be here."
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Jean Pierre on November 27, 2024, 03:56:44 AM
magic!
you can see here Django Reinhardt playing with 2 finguers on left hand (the two other was retracted due to burns sustained in the trailer fire!...)
Been listening to this guy - Bill Nelson. To my shame I had not heard of him before but I heasd him name dropped on the Steven Wilson podcast. Absolutely excellent, should have been bigger. Gives me Talking heads or 80's King Crimson vibes
Mie
I have that record (not quite an album but more than an LP) from back in the day. It's a great album.
Check out Bill's earlier band, Bebop Delux. Bill is an awesome guitarist. I remember learning his solos note by note forty years ago.
Been listening to this guy - Bill Nelson. To my shame I had not heard of him before but I heasd him name dropped on the Steven Wilson podcast. Absolutely excellent, should have been bigger. Gives me Talking heads or 80's King Crimson vibes
Mie
I have that record (not quite an album but more than an LP) from back in the day. It's a great album.
Check out Bill's earlier band, Bebop Delux. Bill is an awesome guitarist. I remember learning his solos note by note forty years ago.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: StephenM on December 01, 2024, 12:48:08 PM
actually... my brother mentioned the movie "homeward bound" in the backyard to me after I put up some Christmas lights. I immediately started hearing this song in my head... I never listened to these guys enough... my gosh they are amazing... but what really floors me on this track is the drums... to be fair to me... when these songs were on the radio back in the day I was only ever hearing it on crap speakers with no bass etc... so now when I hear these it is like indie.. and the greatness takes off to a whole new height... hats off to the group and the engineers and producers... this is amazing stuff recording wise.
Dang, I'm old. 1978 was the year this landed on my (actually, my uncle's) turntable. I only wish I had the guitar skills back then to even attempt learning any of Bill Nelson's guitar solos. Phenomenal player.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: chapperz66 on December 06, 2024, 12:56:19 PM
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Ray Brookes on December 06, 2024, 01:58:46 PM
I'd never even heard of this band til now, Paul. Checked out some of their songs on YT. Jesus, what an incredible band along with the best rock drummer I think I have ever heard.
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Post by: Farrell Jackson on December 07, 2024, 07:33:02 AM
This is the first I've heard of Porcupine Tree. They are very talented! The drummer has great control over his kit. I love all those double kicks he used throughout the song. Thanks for posting this up, Paul.
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Post by: AndyR on December 07, 2024, 07:55:03 AM
Quote from: Ray Brookes on December 06, 2024, 01:58:46 PMI'd never even heard of this band til now, Paul. Checked out some of their songs on YT. Jesus, what an incredible band along with the best rock drummer I think I have ever heard.
I'd heard of them, but never listened to them - yeah mighty cool.
Steve Wilson (guitar/vox) is the guy who has done all these amazing (and sympathetic) remixes of old stuff. Eg, Jethro Tull's back catalogue. I listen to the Steve Wilson remixes now rather than the originals.
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Post by: chapperz66 on December 08, 2024, 07:29:51 AM
I was lucky enough to see Porcupine Tree supporting Dream Theater some years ago at the Hammersmith Odeon. Or was it Wembley? Either way it was a hell of a double bill. I agree, Andy, the Tull remixes are awesome and are my go to versions, although I can't bring myself to part with the £50+ for the Bursting Out Inflated remix by Stephen Wilson.
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Post by: Mike_S on December 08, 2024, 01:57:21 PM
I quite like Porcupine Tree but even better IMO is Steven Wilson's solo stuff. I'd recommend checking some of it out too. More mellow and chilled but very inventive.
Mike
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Post by: Zoltan on December 09, 2024, 04:02:29 PM
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: hooper on December 13, 2024, 03:10:32 PM
Jesse Welles...
Maybe I'm already late to the party, I don't know. I just heard him today for the first time on FB and followed the trail back to YouTube. I like him and I think Woody, Arlo and Bob would like him. It seems like we're back in that kind of place again. You might like him too...
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: hooper on December 13, 2024, 03:27:48 PM
Should have mentioned, I absolutely do not applaud or endorse the recent murder of the United HealthCare CEO. Now I am on Medicare, which is wonderful but this comes after spending most of a lifetime struggling with the system designed to make as much money as it can out of our basic healthcare.
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Post by: cuthbert on December 13, 2024, 07:09:55 PM
Maybe I'm already late to the party, I don't know. I just heard him today for the first time on FB and followed the trail back to YouTube. I like him and I think Woody, Arlo and Bob would like him. It seems like we're back in that kind of place again. You might like him too...
Great song, hooper - I hadn't seen this one yet, but it's certainly timely and the truth in the States. United Health has the highest rate of denials (over 30%!), and the others aren't much better. It's a crime that this is even legal or acceptable in this country.
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Post by: chapperz66 on December 15, 2024, 06:05:10 AM
I've never made that connection, however now you say it, I can see it. No wonder I loved Asia when they released their first album, although i was and still am a massive John Wetton fan. Magnum, well I grew up with them - I used to go to watch them at the Marquee when ever they were playing, and saw them many, many times
Just listened to some Magma - now that is very, very strange, and not my cup of tea at all :-)! B
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Post by: StephenM on December 20, 2024, 09:05:48 AM
I do not know much about this band... however I have a friend (DJ) from the YMCA who keeps telling me about them... and I started reading about the band... then... I was having a discussion with Zoltan about the re release of the Rockman and how Iron Maiden used similar sounds on some of their stuff...
I could hear it... and this band does kick ass.
but to me the stars here are 1. The bassist... he verbalizes all the words though he is not the vocalist.. 2.. the drummer... holy smokes. 3.... the singer... whoa.. and the guitar players are great.. however when you grow up listening to Michael Shencker (and at times the band does remind me of UFO and also Thin Lizzy), Phil Gorham and Brian Robertson (to name a smidgeon)... you aren't easily impressed... long live bassists.. long live drummers... all of this kicks booty..
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Post by: StephenM on January 08, 2025, 05:01:55 PM
"now what is happening to the state of the empire?"
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: chapperz66 on January 09, 2025, 04:23:20 AM
um, I am a fan but not sure it is the band.. this does sound amazing to my "commercially and hook oriented ears"... but the visuals just prove that point by the good Dr. in Back To The Future... that is in the end this all just primal mating rituals... lol..
I don't know why I never heard or saw this before.. maybe it wasn't on TV here because of the "soft porn" nature of it? not sure...
you just had to didn't you? the band does sound great though... hats off the producers and engineers also.
and btw... I think I saw something that is now called twerking but I don't think that existed back then
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Post by: Zoltan on January 10, 2025, 02:03:54 PM
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Post by: Johnbee on January 11, 2025, 09:13:40 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1E9mjvGYq8 (The System of) Dr. Tar & Professor Fether. Just got 3 great APP albums-"The Turn of a Friendly Card", "I Robot", and the one that this song is on "Tales of Mystery & Imagination" which was their first album in 1976 and is based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. I love the crap out of the Alan Parsons Project. Absolutely everything they do is great!
8) John B
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Post by: Ted on January 11, 2025, 09:53:01 AM
My buddy likes these guys so I listened to this album earlier today. These guys are sorta obscure but this album is very solid 90s power pop with country leanings. Killer guitar player too, he rips it up old school!
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Post by: Ted on January 12, 2025, 10:48:20 AM
I enjoyed all the excellent Stratty guitar playing. In particular I thought his guitar version of "House of The Rising Sun" was quite good. This guy seems to have incorporated Jimi's and Stevie Ray's Strat styles into a great style unto himself. A great post Mike, I enjoyed it!
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Post by: chapperz66 on February 09, 2025, 05:10:25 AM
Punk in general, no... never did... but some always had a "something" for me. At the time it was The Damned for me.
I saw these guys on Glastonbury or something, ordered all their CDs.
They reminded me of when I was bouncer for The Vice Squad in a gig in the back room of a Pub in Hanham, Bristol. It was all a bit tame until Becki Bondage screamed "F**k Bristol!" and then all hell broke out in the audience of 15-20 spotty erks... luckily they confined it to the middle of the floor, so me and my heavy rock friends there as "security" were able to sit on the amps and watch!
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Post by: AndyR on March 06, 2025, 08:05:20 AM
Me and Mrs R are listening to Larkin Poe's new album Bloom - fabulous.
But earlier, I found this on yt. The sisters have been doing home videos for years: Rebecca on lead vox and guitar, Megan on lap steel and backing vox, covers of their favourite songs live in the living room, one mic.
There are some stunners. This is one of them, only 6 months old this one.
Ian Anderson is such a genius. I saw Tull on this tour at Wembley. Marvelous.
Title: Re: What are you listening to right now?
Post by: Farrell Jackson on March 16, 2025, 08:34:08 AM
I like Tull/Ian Anderson. I saw them in concert in 1982...what a great show it was! This video brought back those memories. It's cool how Ian spins his flute around like nunchucks. Thanks for posting it up Paul.
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Post by: Mike_S on March 19, 2025, 10:03:36 AM
Showing a little love for old Steve E... been a long time since I listened