MUScoop
MUScoop => The Superbar => Topic started by: wadesworld on November 16, 2018, 01:04:51 PM
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Didn't want to make a thread just for Mumford and Sons' album released today, but did want to see if any Scoopers had an opinion on it. Also figured music is a topic worth discussing.
Regarding Mumford's new album, I didn't like much of it the first time around, but the more I listen to it the more I like it. It was the same way with the last album they released. I think the genre change just throws me off the first time I hear them. Pretty slow so interested to see what they do for their live shows (will be going to the one at the Fiserv at the end of March), but again, was worried about how their new album was going to translate to live music with their last album to the point that I almost sold my tickets, ended up deciding to go to the concert, and thought they were phenomenal as always, so I think they'll be fine. But overall I think it's pretty solid.
Other artists/musicians I enjoy include Brett Dennen, Mat Kearney, and Judah and the Lion.
Not really a fan of their music, but after having seen a clip of the Imagine Dragons guy on The Ellen Show and the clip below, I like what the lead singer seems to be about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-kxqt41WSs
I've also been enjoying Lupe Fiasco as a bit of a change of genre/pace for me.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yq8gnxGFpI
I don't know how to link to a certain point of the video, but the last 20 seconds is key
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yq8gnxGFpI
I don't know how to link to a certain point of the video, but the last 20 seconds is key
Old stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rId6PKlDXeU
2015 stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsP-MjIueL4
Newest album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MUtLluODK0
No problem if people don't like Mumford and Sons, but their last 2 albums are nothing remotely similar to what their old stuff was, nor are they similar to each other.
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Oh you don't need to tell me. I enjoy Mumford and Sons (though not enough to have listened to the new album). I just enjoyed the clip.
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Not really a fan of their music, but after having seen a clip of the Imagine Dragons guy on The Ellen Show and the clip below, I like what the lead singer seems to be about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-kxqt41WSs
Interesting HBO movie (Believer) about the lead singer's fight with depression and his effort to get the Mormon Church (he is a Mormon) to accept LGBT kids.
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Interesting HBO movie (Believer) about the lead singer's fight with depression and his effort to get the Mormon Church (he is a Mormon) to accept LGBT kids.
Yup. That's a lot of what he talked about on The Ellen Show. Didn't realize there was an HBO movie on it. Talked about how the first time he was able to relate with the friends he had growing up that were LGBT was when he was kicked out of BYU for having sex with his girlfriend of 4 years when to him it was an act of love and beauty yet he was made to feel ashamed. Seems like a down to Earth, interesting guy.
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As the father of an 11 yob, Imagine Dragons gets a lot of play. I won't say it is great, I will say that it is better than 90% of what is currently played on commercial radio.
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As the father of an 11 yob, Imagine Dragons gets a lot of play. I won't say it is great, I will say that it is better than 90% of what is currently played on commercial radio.
Agreed. They're okay. But also incredibly overplayed, which makes them less great.
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As the father of an 11 yob, Imagine Dragons gets a lot of play. I won't say it is great, I will say that it is better than 90% of what is currently played on commercial radio.
Concur.
For my 12 yob, it's either them or 21 Pilots.
My 11 yog, however, shares my taste in music, unfortunately for her (indie/alt rock). She came home from school the other day and declared, "Dad, no one has ever heard of any of the bands I like."
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Concur.
For my 12 yob, it's either them or 21 Pilots.
My 11 yog, however, shares my taste in music, unfortunately for her (indie/alt rock). She came home from school the other day and declared, "Dad, no one has ever heard of any of the bands I like."
I get that, too. My 11 yob has an near encyclopedic knowledge of 80's stuff and will bust out a lyric anytime somebody says something that closely approximates said lyric. Along with Irish drinking songs. Will debate the relative merits of Van Halen with David Lee Roth vs Sammy Hagar. Ponders why he can't sing like the guy from AC/DC. (whisky and cigarettes, young man, whisky and cigarettes), dreams of hitting that impossible note at the end of 'Take on Me'....... yeah, I am a crap father.
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Will debate the relative merits of Van Halen with David Lee Roth vs Sammy Hagar.
Uh...what's there to debate?
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As the father of an 11 yob, Imagine Dragons gets a lot of play. I won't say it is great, I will say that it is better than 90% of what is currently played on commercial radio.
I try to explain to my 12 and 10 year olds that a electronic drum beat and auto tune isnt music. I'm not having much luck.
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On the plus side, the kid can sing almost the entire Hamilton soundtrack and loves U2s 'Songs of Experience'.
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As the father of an 11 yob, Imagine Dragons gets a lot of play. I won't say it is great, I will say that it is better than 90% of what is currently played on commercial radio.
Couldn't agree more (plus the 21 Pilots mention) for 10yob and 12yob.
My proud moment this week was I had Audioslave on and my 10 year old says "never heard of them", so i ask him 'ignoring the singer who does the band sound like?' *2 minute pause* "kinda sounds like RATM".
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I get that, too. My 11 yob has an near encyclopedic knowledge of 80's stuff and will bust out a lyric anytime somebody says something that closely approximates said lyric. Along with Irish drinking songs. Will debate the relative merits of Van Halen with David Lee Roth vs Sammy Hagar. Ponders why he can't sing like the guy from AC/DC. (whisky and cigarettes, young man, whisky and cigarettes), dreams of hitting that impossible note at the end of 'Take on Me'....... yeah, I am a crap father.
Good stuff Tower. Some of my best memories growing up are of singing along to my parents' favorite music while driving with them. I was a 90s kid and liked all the music of the time but my parents raised me on Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, and a whole bunch of Jam Bands.....and Eddie Money for some reason. Still know every word of the Rumors album from front to back.
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Along with Irish drinking songs.
HA! I thought it was just me.
I half expected to receive a call from school that one of my kids was singing Whiskey in the Jar in class.
Then I remembered it was Catholic school, so...
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I can happily say I've never heard a Migos song in my life, but this is pretty friggin good. The guy in the Phillies hat is my favorite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVIUvDTTB0
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Turning my 18 year old nephew onto Guster, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ben Folds are among my prouder moments as an uncle. In turn he has expanded my library to include The Happy Fits, Gorillaz, Felly and the late Mac Miller. All excellent choices.
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Historical hot take: INXS very underrated.
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Saw the first concert of the Kick tour. East Lansing. Michael Hutchense referring to a lyric sheet
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Couldn't agree more (plus the 21 Pilots mention) for 10yob and 12yob.
My proud moment this week was I had Audioslave on and my 10 year old says "never heard of them", so i ask him 'ignoring the singer who does the band sound like?' *2 minute pause* "kinda sounds like RATM".
RATM is one of my faves. First time I heard Audioslave, I absolutely loved them. Only took a couple songs to think, Hey, sounds like Tom Morello on guitar.
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Historical hot take: INXS very underrated.
Absolutely.
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RATM is one of my faves. First time I heard Audioslave, I absolutely loved them. Only took a couple songs to think, Hey, sounds like Tom Morello on guitar.
Check out the one album he did with Street Sweeper Social Club, it’s fantastic. Boots Riley (who’s political stance is extreme by my POV and also the writer/director of the movie ‘sorry to bother you ‘) is a great front man
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I know I may be in the minority here , but I always enjoyed the three tenors: Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. I attended a concert at the old Giants Stadium in the Meadow lands back in the late 90s.
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I try to explain to my 12 and 10 year olds that a electronic drum beat and auto tune isnt music. I'm not having much luck.
Parental advice: If you ever label something as "not music," they aren't going to listen to you. My dad once said that an electric guitar isn't music because it went through an amplifier.
That's when I started listening to more Hendrix.
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I get that, too. My 11 yob has an near encyclopedic knowledge of 80's stuff and will bust out a lyric anytime somebody says something that closely approximates said lyric. Along with Irish drinking songs. Will debate the relative merits of Van Halen with David Lee Roth vs Sammy Hagar. Ponders why he can't sing like the guy from AC/DC. (whisky and cigarettes, young man, whisky and cigarettes), dreams of hitting that impossible note at the end of 'Take on Me'....... yeah, I am a crap father.
I thankfully took my kids to see 21 Pilots last year. A great show.
80's music is totally in with kids. They don't get upset when I have 80's on 8 on XM on.
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On the plus side, the kid can sing almost the entire Hamilton soundtrack and loves U2s 'Songs of Experience'.
Ditto for my kids!
Songs of Expierience it's one of U2's best.
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Albums released in the last year or so that have been in heaviest rotation for me
The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream & A Deeper Understanding
Wild Pink: Yolk in the Fur & Self-titled
The National: High Violet, Alligator, Trouble Will Find Me, Boxer, Sleep Well Beast
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver, This is Happening, American Dream
Slowdive: Self-titled
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: The French Press EP & Hope Downs
Blood Orange: Freetown Sound & Cupid Deluxe
Beach House: 7, Bloom, & Depression Cherry
Japanese Breakfast: Psychopomp
Jon Hopkins: Singularity & Immunity
Low: Double Negative
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Albums released in the last year or so that have been in heaviest rotation for me
The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream & A Deeper Understanding
Wild Pink: Yolk in the Fur & Self-titled
The National: High Violet, Alligator, Trouble Will Find Me, Boxer, Sleep Well Beast
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver, This is Happening, American Dream
Slowdive: Self-titled
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: The French Press EP & Hope Downs
Blood Orange: Freetown Sound & Cupid Deluxe
Beach House: 7, Bloom, & Depression Cherry
Japanese Breakfast: Psychopomp
Jon Hopkins: Singularity & Immunity
Low: Double Negative
Hey someone with actual taste in music added to the thread.
Just kidding... but not really.
Here's to hoping Zachary Cole Smith gets well.
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Albums I've been listening to a ton over the last few years.
Amen Dunes: Freedom
Angel Olsen: My Woman
The Antlers: Hospice
Arcade Fire: Funeral, The Suburbs & Reflektor
Ariel Pink: Before Today & Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Beach House: Bloom & Teen Dream
Big Thief: Capacity
Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago & 22, A Million
Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Denial
Cass McCombs: Mangy Love
Cigarettes After Sex: self titled
Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose
Father John Misty: Fear Fun & I Love You, Honeybear
Frank Ocean: Blonde
Freddie Gibbs: Piñata
Hinds: Leave Me Alone & I Don't Run
Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver, This Is Happening, american dream
My Morning Jacket: Z & Circuital
Parquet Courts: Wide Awake!
Real Estate: Atlas & In Mind
Snail Mail: Lush
Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell
Sun Kil Moon: Ghosts of the Great Highway & Benji
Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
Tame Impala: Currents
Twin Peaks: Wild Onion
Ty Segall: Melted
The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream & A Deeper Understanding
Whitney: Light Upon the Lake
The xx: I See You
Yuck: self titled
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Albums I've been listening to a ton over the last few years.
Amen Dunes: Freedom
Angel Olsen: My Woman
The Antlers: Hospice
Arcade Fire: Funeral, The Suburbs & Reflektor
Ariel Pink: Before Today & Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Beach House: Bloom & Teen Dream
Big Thief: Capacity
Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago & 22, A Million
Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Denial
Cass McCombs: Mangy Love
Cigarettes After Sex: self titled
Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose
Father John Misty: Fear Fun & I Love You, Honeybear
Frank Ocean: Blonde
Freddie Gibbs: Piñata
Hinds: Leave Me Alone & I Don't Run
Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver, This Is Happening, american dream
My Morning Jacket: Z & Circuital
Parquet Courts: Wide Awake!
Real Estate: Atlas & In Mind
Snail Mail: Lush
Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell
Sun Kil Moon: Ghosts of the Great Highway & Benji
Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
Tame Impala: Currents
Twin Peaks: Wild Onion
Ty Segall: Melted
The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream & A Deeper Understanding
Whitney: Light Upon the Lake
The xx: I See You
Yuck: self titled
Man, of all the Kanye albums to listen to.... ;)
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Hey someone with actual taste in music added to the thread.
Just kidding... but not really.
Here's to hoping Zachary Cole Smith gets well.
Haha yours is a very good list too!
Angel Olsen, Arcade Fire, Big Thief, FJM, Freddie Gibbs, MMJ (It Still Moves over Circuital), Parquet Courts (1st 2 albums too), Real Estate (Days), Surfer Blood, and Tame Impala (1st 2 albums too) were oversights on my part
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Just bought tickets to see Atmosphere for the first time and I am pumped. Where my Minnesota peeps at?
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Just bought tickets to see Atmosphere for the first time and I am pumped. Where my Minnesota peeps at?
Hopefully the 1/25 show in Houston or at least something other than 1/23 in Austin (game night vs. DePaul!).
Last month marked the 20th anniversary of the first Atmosphere show I ever ** THREW **. Dang, time flies.
Here's a video of Slug rhyming on my radio show from many, maaaannny years ago:
https://youtu.be/TZUrk89JBH4
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Albums I've been listening to a ton over the last few years.
Amen Dunes: Freedom
Angel Olsen: My Woman
The Antlers: Hospice
Arcade Fire: Funeral, The Suburbs & Reflektor
Ariel Pink: Before Today & Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Beach House: Bloom & Teen Dream
Big Thief: Capacity
Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago & 22, A Million
Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Denial
Cass McCombs: Mangy Love
Cigarettes After Sex: self titled
Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose
Father John Misty: Fear Fun & I Love You, Honeybear
Frank Ocean: Blonde
Freddie Gibbs: Piñata
Hinds: Leave Me Alone & I Don't Run
Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver, This Is Happening, american dream
My Morning Jacket: Z & Circuital
Parquet Courts: Wide Awake!
Real Estate: Atlas & In Mind
Snail Mail: Lush
Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell
Sun Kil Moon: Ghosts of the Great Highway & Benji
Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
Tame Impala: Currents
Twin Peaks: Wild Onion
Ty Segall: Melted
The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream & A Deeper Understanding
Whitney: Light Upon the Lake
The xx: I See You
Yuck: self titled
Based on your taste, you should definitely check out Courtney Barnett. New-ish artist with a rad 90's-indie sound (reminds me of Malkmus' guitar work with Pavement). Try The Double EP record and go from there.
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Based on your taste, you should definitely check out Courtney Barnett. New-ish artist with a rad 90's-indie sound (reminds me of Malkmus' guitar work with Pavement). Try The Double EP record and go from there.
Love her, saw her over the summer at Pitchfork Festival. Put on a great performance.
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Love her, saw her over the summer at Pitchfork Festival. Put on a great performance.
I like Courtney and thought i'd love the stuff with Kurt Vile but i'm having a tough time getting into it. Is it just me or is this a better match in theory than in practice? i felt the same way about LCD's American Dream, revisited it a month ago and i clearly was missing it the first couple of run throughs so maybe it just needs to be revisited.
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Albums I've been listening to a ton over the last few years.
Amen Dunes: Freedom
Angel Olsen: My Woman
The Antlers: Hospice
Arcade Fire: Funeral, The Suburbs & Reflektor
Ariel Pink: Before Today & Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Beach House: Bloom & Teen Dream
Big Thief: Capacity
Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago & 22, A Million
Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Denial
Cass McCombs: Mangy Love
Cigarettes After Sex: self titled
Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose
Father John Misty: Fear Fun & I Love You, Honeybear
Frank Ocean: Blonde
Freddie Gibbs: Piñata
Hinds: Leave Me Alone & I Don't Run
Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver, This Is Happening, american dream
My Morning Jacket: Z & Circuital
Parquet Courts: Wide Awake!
Real Estate: Atlas & In Mind
Snail Mail: Lush
Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell
Sun Kil Moon: Ghosts of the Great Highway & Benji
Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
Tame Impala: Currents
Twin Peaks: Wild Onion
Ty Segall: Melted
The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream & A Deeper Understanding
Whitney: Light Upon the Lake
The xx: I See You
Yuck: self titled
Where's the Tom Petty?
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I like Courtney and thought i'd love the stuff with Kurt Vile but i'm having a tough time getting into it. Is it just me or is this a better match in theory than in practice? i felt the same way about LCD's American Dream, revisited it a month ago and i clearly was missing it the first couple of run throughs so maybe it just needs to be revisited.
Agree, I think they're both better on their own. In regards to LCD, American Dream is definitely the weakest album compared to This is Happening and Sound of Silver. Has a few great songs on it but nothing to write home about in my opinion.
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Based on your taste, you should definitely check out Courtney Barnett. New-ish artist with a rad 90's-indie sound (reminds me of Malkmus' guitar work with Pavement). Try The Double EP record and go from there.
Agreed she's great, and great live
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Agree, I think they're both better on their own. In regards to LCD, American Dream is definitely the weakest album compared to This is Happening and Sound of Silver. Has a few great songs on it but nothing to write home about in my opinion.
Yeah it's weaker than those 2 for sure but those are incredibly good albums so high bar
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Hopefully the 1/25 show in Houston or at least something other than 1/23 in Austin (game night vs. DePaul!).
Last month marked the 20th anniversary of the first Atmosphere show I ever ** THREW **. Dang, time flies.
Here's a video of Slug rhyming on my radio show from many, maaaannny years ago:
https://youtu.be/TZUrk89JBH4
Why couldn't Slug watch your porn?
That was pretty dope. I've been wanting to see Slug and Ant forever but my schedule just never lined up well. Going to the Houston show.
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I like Courtney and thought i'd love the stuff with Kurt Vile but i'm having a tough time getting into it. Is it just me or is this a better match in theory than in practice? i felt the same way about LCD's American Dream, revisited it a month ago and i clearly was missing it the first couple of run throughs so maybe it just needs to be revisited.
I'm with you. Her solo stuff is way better. I think the problem is the CB/KV record is too mellow for two folks who can rawk.
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Why couldn't Slug watch your porn?
That was pretty dope. I've been wanting to see Slug and Ant forever but my schedule just never lined up well. Going to the Houston show.
Glad you're going to check out a show. I was close friends with Slug when they were just getting started - the success is amazing.
I think that night he was at my apartment over on Prospect and Brady before the radio show and I had, uhh, a VHS tape of some sort playing on the TV. IIRC he was likely going to stay overnight, but plans changed during that day before the show.. so it was a freestyle about how he wasn't sleeping over anymore, so he wouldn't be able to peep the videos after the show.. a true freestyle, hey.
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memorized the words to “hot rod Lincoln “ when I was a teenie, fun song to sing back in the day. All the girls would get a tingle running up their leg hearing the cadence of what was probably one of the first “rap type” songs. If you could do this, you were beyond cool man!!🕺🏾🤷🏼♂️🙉
Commander Cody
“Son you’re gonna drive me to drinkin if ya don’t stop drivin that hot rod Lincoln.....”
My pappy said "Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin',
If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln. "
Have you heard the story of the hot rod race,
Where the Fords 'n' Lincolns were settin' the pace?
That story is true, I'm here to say,
That I was drivin' that Model-A.
It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up,
That Model-A body makes it look like a pup.
It's got eight cylinders and uses 'em all,
Got overdrive that just won't stall.
With a four-barrel carb and a dual exhaust,
With 4-11 gears you can really get lost.
Got safety tubes but I ain't scared,
The brakes are good, tires fair.
Pulled outta San Pedro late one night,
The moon 'n' the stars was shinin' bright.
We was drivin' up Grapevine hill,
Passin' cars like they was standin' still.
All of a sudden in the wink of an eye,
Cadillac sedan passed us by.
I said "Boys that's the mark for me,"
By then the tailight was all you could see.
Now the fellas ribbed me for bein' behind,
So I thought I'd make the Lincoln unwind.
Took my foot off the gas'n'man alive,
I shoved it on down into overdrive.
Wound it up to a hunderd an' ten,
My speedometer said that I hit top end.
My foot was glued like lead to the floor,
That's all there is an' there ain't no more.
Now the boys all thought I'd lost my sense,
Them telephone poles looked like a picket fence.
They said "slow down, I see spots,"
The lines on the road just looked like dots.
Took a corner'n'side-swiped a truck,
Crossed my fingers just for luck.
My fenders was clickin' the guardrail posts,
The guy beside me was white as a ghost.
Smoke was comin' from outta the back,
When started t' gain on that Cacillac.
Knew I could catch him, I thought I could pass,
Don'tcha by then we'd be low on gas.
We had flames comin' from outta the side,
You could feel the tension, man whatta ride.
I said "look out boys, I got a license to fly,"
And that Caddy pulled over and let us by.
Now all of a sudden she started knockin'
Down in the dip she started to rockin'
And I looked in the mirror, a red light was blinkin',
The cops was after my hot rod Lincoln.
They arrested me 'n' they put me in jail,
'n they called my pappy to throw my bail,
'n he said "son you're gonna drive me ta drinkin'
If you don't stop drivin' that hot rod Lincoln.
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memorized the words to “hot rod Lincoln “ when I was a teenie, fun song to sing back in the day. All the girls would get a tingle running up their leg hearing the cadence of what was probably one of the first “rap type” songs. If you could do this, you were beyond cool man!!🕺🏾🤷🏼♂️🙉
Commander Cody
“Son you’re gonna drive me to drinkin if ya don’t stop drivin that hot rod Lincoln.....”
My pappy said "Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin',
If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln. "
Have you heard the story of the hot rod race,
Where the Fords 'n' Lincolns were settin' the pace?
That story is true, I'm here to say,
That I was drivin' that Model-A.
It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up,
That Model-A body makes it look like a pup.
It's got eight cylinders and uses 'em all,
Got overdrive that just won't stall.
With a four-barrel carb and a dual exhaust,
With 4-11 gears you can really get lost.
Got safety tubes but I ain't scared,
The brakes are good, tires fair.
Pulled outta San Pedro late one night,
The moon 'n' the stars was shinin' bright.
We was drivin' up Grapevine hill,
Passin' cars like they was standin' still.
All of a sudden in the wink of an eye,
Cadillac sedan passed us by.
I said "Boys that's the mark for me,"
By then the tailight was all you could see.
Now the fellas ribbed me for bein' behind,
So I thought I'd make the Lincoln unwind.
Took my foot off the gas'n'man alive,
I shoved it on down into overdrive.
Wound it up to a hunderd an' ten,
My speedometer said that I hit top end.
My foot was glued like lead to the floor,
That's all there is an' there ain't no more.
Now the boys all thought I'd lost my sense,
Them telephone poles looked like a picket fence.
They said "slow down, I see spots,"
The lines on the road just looked like dots.
Took a corner'n'side-swiped a truck,
Crossed my fingers just for luck.
My fenders was clickin' the guardrail posts,
The guy beside me was white as a ghost.
Smoke was comin' from outta the back,
When started t' gain on that Cacillac.
Knew I could catch him, I thought I could pass,
Don'tcha by then we'd be low on gas.
We had flames comin' from outta the side,
You could feel the tension, man whatta ride.
I said "look out boys, I got a license to fly,"
And that Caddy pulled over and let us by.
Now all of a sudden she started knockin'
Down in the dip she started to rockin'
And I looked in the mirror, a red light was blinkin',
The cops was after my hot rod Lincoln.
They arrested me 'n' they put me in jail,
'n they called my pappy to throw my bail,
'n he said "son you're gonna drive me ta drinkin'
If you don't stop drivin' that hot rod Lincoln.
Pictured you as more of a "Beep, Beep" kinda guy.
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Pictured you as more of a "Beep, Beep" kinda guy.
Well, if “beep-beep” meant floyd, zeppelin, Alan Parsons project, rope and headphones that was my ultimate check out...back in the day of course😵🤷🏼♂️
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Once again there will be songs filling the air this summer as Dead and Company announced their tour yesterday. The music never stops
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I listen to classic punk, 90s ska, traditional irish music, classic rock, Garage rock and Dave Matthews.
Weirdest combo ever?
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Bump. What are we listening to in 2019?
I tried getting tickets to the Lumineers show at the Pabst right when they went on sale but the site would put me in the queue and then crash and a couple minutes later it said all the tickets were sold out. Think that will be a great show in a smaller venue but heard last time they scheduled them at the Pabst they moved it to the Marcus Amphitheater due to ticket demand.
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Bump. What are we listening to in 2019?
I tried getting tickets to the Lumineers show at the Pabst right when they went on sale but the site would put me in the queue and then crash and a couple minutes later it said all the tickets were sold out. Think that will be a great show in a smaller venue but heard last time they scheduled them at the Pabst they moved it to the Marcus Amphitheater due to ticket demand.
I saw them open for Petty. Very good live band.
Spotify helped me recently discover a guy named Dave Hause (recommendation after I’d been listening to Brian Fallon, lead singer of former The Gaslight Anthem). Usually when artists go to rehab and get clean their craft suffers, but Hause’s newest album is right up there with his previous three.
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I saw them open for Petty. Very good live band.
Spotify helped me recently discover a guy named Dave Hause (recommendation after I’d been listening to Brian Fallon, lead singer of former The Gaslight Anthem). Usually when artists go to rehab and get clean their craft suffers, but Hause’s newest album is right up there with his previous three.
Just saw Brian do an acoustic set in Dublin a few months back and honestly it might've been a better show than seeing gaslight anthem.
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I don't have many "saw them before they were big" stories, but Gaslight Anthem is one of the few I did. Saw them play at the Rave as the first warmup act to Thrice, Alkaline Trio, and Rise Against. Thought at the time that their set was better than both Thrice and Alkaline. Then saw them a couple of months later when they were the headliner on their own mini tour in some dinky stage above a bar downtown.
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Just saw Brian do an acoustic set in Dublin a few months back and honestly it might've been a better show than seeing gaslight anthem.
I know they did some shows for the 10th Anniversary of The ‘59 Sound but I think it will be a while before TGA get back together, if ever. The divorce hit Fallon hard and he’s changed his sound from TGA’s heyday. A lot of Get Hurt was about the divorce. He’s a ridiculously talented songwriter and his voice drips with raw and real emotion.
Ever heard his Horrible Crowes stuff?
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I know they did some shows for the 10th Anniversary of The ‘59 Sound but I think it will be a while before TGA get back together, if ever. The divorce hit Fallon hard and he’s changed his sound from TGA’s heyday. A lot of Get Hurt was about the divorce. He’s a ridiculously talented songwriter and his voice drips with raw and real emotion.
Ever heard his Horrible Crowes stuff?
I'm sure they'll do a few more reunion tours every so often. Most interviews I've read they're always saying that Gaslight just isn't a full time thing but they're not dead.
I have heard some of his Horrible Crowes stuff, a bit too melodic for me as I'm usually more on the punk and edgier Indie side of the music spectrum.
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Lana Del Rey's 'Doin' time' vocals sound like they were cribbed from Sinead O'Connor's 'Empire'. Not that this is a bad thing. Not the lyrics, but the vocal stylings.
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The new Tool album is something.
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I've been listening to Black Pumas a lot over the last month or so. Checking them out at the Pabst Theater next weekend.
Nothing super innovative but a talented funk/soul duo with a 70s vibe.
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Green Day better be paying royalties to Joan Jett, as the chorus of"Oh Yeah", the single from their new album, just flat out steals the bridge from Joan Jett's "Do you wanna touch".
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Green Day better be paying royalties to Joan Jett, as the chorus of"Oh Yeah", the single from their new album, just flat out steals the bridge from Joan Jett's "Do you wanna touch".
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6TLo4Z_LWu4
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Great read in the current Rolling Stone about artists worrying about making any music at all and getting sued for "ripping off" another artist.
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Green Day better be paying royalties to Joan Jett, as the chorus of"Oh Yeah", the single from their new album, just flat out steals the bridge from Joan Jett's "Do you wanna touch".
I'm pretty sure that was probably cleared before hand. There isn't even a deviation, that's basically a sample. Also not surprising for Green Day who have become hacky as they come.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6TLo4Z_LWu4
feckin' classic! Well done, sir.
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Great read in the current Rolling Stone about artists worrying about making any music at all and getting sued for "ripping off" another artist.
Well most artists that Rolling Stone would pay any attention to at this point are probably ripping off another artist
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There is a lawsuit right now. Some band sueing Led Zeppelin for "song stealing". Article covered that.
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Saw Post Malone Sunday night, blew the roof off!!
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I found the article online.
How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits
The boom in copyright lawsuits is rattling the music industry — to the point where some artists and songwriters are spending tens of thousands of dollars on insurance policies
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/music-copyright-lawsuits-chilling-effect-935310/
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Attention those of you in the Green Bay area, or willing to drive to the Green Bay area... the Foo is coming for their 25th anniversary tour.
https://news.avclub.com/foo-fighters-to-revisit-1995-tour-stops-on-25th-anniver-1841766138
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j06g0TE_Ao
Happy St. Patty's everyone.
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Well, if “beep-beep” meant floyd, zeppelin, Alan Parsons project, rope and headphones that was my ultimate check out...back in the day of course😵🤷🏼♂️
Damn good stuff.
Floyd - Wish You Were Here, The Final Cut
Parsons - I, Robot
Zepplin - nearly anything.
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn is criminally underrated.
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn is criminally underrated.
More, Obscured by Clouds, and Atom Heart Mother even more so, recognizing the difference between pre and post-Syd
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Jamey Johnson
Tyler Childers
Sturgill Simpson
Colt Wall
Cody Jinks
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn is criminally underrated.
I started listening at Ummagumma.
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I have been enjoying watching the clothing evolution of Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page in a pirate shirt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y078n95ApA
Jimmy Page in a sweater vest (this one takes awhile to get going, but when it does....hoo boy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmPWsRdZPao
Jimmy Page wearing something very 70s like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqgyD_yTWCU
Jimmy Page looking way cooler in his 60s then any one of us do/will
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sqiazeu7MI
They would have been billionaires had they gone on a reunion tour.
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Listened to ACL Stand Up for Austin last night.
Shakey Graves
Texas Gentlemen (great musicians)
Jackie Venson (what a guitarist)
Bob Schneider (one of my faves of all time)
Also into right now:
Tank and the Bangas (super unique)
Caamp
The Lone Bellow
Phosphorescent
King Princess
Big Thief
Che Apalache
Birds of Chicago
Ezra Collective
Lawrence
A handful of loves:
The Wood Brothers
The Avett Brothers
Dr Dog
The Band
Queen
Linda Rondstadt
John Prine
Tribe Called Quest
Talking Heads
The Samples
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Jamey Johnson
Tyler Childers
Sturgill Simpson
Colt Wall
Cody Jinks
Saw Jamey Johnson in The Last Waltz tour last year, big fan. Played with Warren Haynes and John Medeski, too, among others.
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Listened to ACL Stand Up for Austin last night.
Shakey Graves
Texas Gentlemen (great musicians)
Jackie Venson (what a guitarist)
Bob Schneider (one of my faves of all time)
Also into right now:
Tank and the Bangas (super unique)
Caamp
The Lone Bellow
Phosphorescent
King Princess
Big Thief
Che Apalache
Birds of Chicago
Ezra Collective
Lawrence
A handful of loves:
The Wood Brothers
The Avett Brothers
Dr Dog
The Band
Queen
Linda Rondstadt
John Prine
Tribe Called Quest
Talking Heads
The Samples
Love the list. Especially Caamp, Lone Bellow (1st two CDs are phenomenal), Avetts, and John Prine - a true American treasure.
Also been listening to a lot of Jason Isbell and the Drive by Truckers lately.
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Love the list. Especially Caamp, Lone Bellow (1st two CDs are phenomenal), Avetts, and John Prine - a true American treasure.
Also been listening to a lot of Jason Isbell and the Drive by Truckers lately.
Had tickets to Jason Isbell at the Ryman, had to back out, super bummed. I have never seen him live, but I’ve been told he and the band are solid.
Agree on Caamp and Lone Bellow, so good. Skipped the recent MKE Caamp show to see The Wood Brothers in Madison. Saw Avett Bros at Red Rocks a couple nights last summer, incredible.
Last concert, maybe for awhile, was Grace Potter at the Pabst. One of my favorite live voices in one of my favorite venues, along with Amos Lee. Could listen to him live for the rest of my existence.
Saw The Districts in the Back Room a couple years ago, pleasant surprise.
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Taj Mahal at The Belly Up rescheduled til June. Can't wait
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I have been enjoying watching the clothing evolution of Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page in a pirate shirt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y078n95ApA
Jimmy Page in a sweater vest (this one takes awhile to get going, but when it does....hoo boy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmPWsRdZPao
Jimmy Page wearing something very 70s like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqgyD_yTWCU
Jimmy Page looking way cooler in his 60s then any one of us do/will
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sqiazeu7MI
They would have been billionaires had they gone on a reunion tour.
So many good bootleg concerts from the 70s on youtube. Not just Zep, but so many bands.
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I guess the Yardbirds one is from obscure French television show that lasted one season. I guess the story is someone found these recordings somewhere and just uploaded them to Youtube.
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I guess the Yardbirds one is from obscure French television show that lasted one season. I guess the story is someone found these recordings somewhere and just uploaded them to Youtube.
A lot of the Zeppelin videos, outtakes, and soundboards were actually stolen from Page's house.
With how anti-bootlegging Peter Grant amd Richard Cole were, it's amazing how many audience recordings exist.
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Hey Galway, the new Brian Fallon just dropped. He put out a couple songs prior but the whole album is on Spotify now.
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The recent re-issue of Gene Clark's 1974 No Other is really good.
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Hey Galway, the new Brian Fallon just dropped. He put out a couple songs prior but the whole album is on Spotify now.
Thanks for the heads up! The newer songs I've listened to have been hit or miss but still look forward to hearing the whole album
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Thanks for the heads up! The newer song I've listened to gave been hit or miss but still look forward to hearing the whole album
It's much more mellow than Painkillers, but typical deep Fallon lyrics.
You might like Dave Hause and also Northcote. Learned of them through a Fallon station on Spotify. Saw them both live a month ago, Hause puts on an intense show. Two more lyrically driven artists.
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The recent re-issue of Gene Clark's 1974 No Other is really good.
Clark did a lot of good work outside the Byrds. Lot of good stuff with Doug Dillard if you like a little bluegrass-y feel.
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It's much more mellow than Painkillers, but typical deep Fallon lyrics.
You might like Dave Hause and also Northcote. Learned of them through a Fallon station on Spotify. Saw them both live a month ago, Hause puts on an intense show. Two more lyrically driven artists.
Thanks for the recommendations. Enjoying both so far and would certainly see either
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Looking forward to the Silk Sonic album. I'm not a big Bruno Mars fan but I can't see any way that a collaboration with Anderson Paak goes poorly. First single has a 70s feel.
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Lord Huron is very good.
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Lord Huron is very good.
I second this opinion.
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I second this opinion.
Third.
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I'm not a country fan but Mike Campbell's (Petty's lead guitarist) band, the Dirty Knobs, is a good listen.
Springsteen's "From My Home To Yours" series has introduced me to some new artists I've enjoyed. In particular, Larkin Poe, a Roots Rock sister duo, and Bleachers, who Bruce did a guest appearance with on "Chinatown."
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I'm not a country fan but Mike Campbell's (Petty's lead guitarist) band, the Dirty Knobs, is a good listen.
Springsteen's "From My Home To Yours" series has introduced me to some new artists I've enjoyed. In particular, Larkin Poe, a Roots Rock sister duo, and Bleachers, who Bruce did a guest appearance with on "Chinatown."
If you like Larkin Poe you might enjoy Dorothy.
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I've been blaring Kaleo a bunch recently. Hot Blood and Glass Houses are bangers and I want more is a great tune to sip a beer or whiskey to. The whole A/B album is legit
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If you like Larkin Poe you might enjoy Dorothy.
Yeah, I started listening to Dorothy when I was teaching fitness classes. Good stuff.
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I've been blaring Kaleo a bunch recently. Hot Blood and Glass Houses are bangers and I want more is a great tune to sip a beer or whiskey to. The whole A/B album is legit
Seconded, I saw them live a couple of years ago. Sound was perfect, everything was great.
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Seconded, I saw them live a couple of years ago. Sound was perfect, everything was great.
so excited for the prospect of live music again! Some of my friends Down Under are already attending concerts.
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so excited for the prospect of live music again! Some of my friends Down Under are already attending concerts.
Same, Airbourne Toxic Event, Kaleo, and The Tossers are bands I'm most looking forward to seeing.
Would've been Brian Fallon but he just cancelled all the North American dates :-[
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Greta Van Fleet has a new album coming out in April.
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Greta Van Fleet has a new album coming out in April.
Are they like the only new-ish band that still plays rock?
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Are they like the only new-ish band that still plays rock?
No, there are plenty. GVF just pretends to be Zepplin.
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Another favorite of mine from the new bands is Wolf Alice out of the UK. Phenomenal.
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Another favorite of mine from the new bands is Wolf Alice out of the UK. Phenomenal.
seconded
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Evanescense with their first new original studio album in like 10 years dropped today.
As always, angel voice Amy still has it, Will Hunt's drums unreal and of course as in past EV's albums, the engineering is above outstanding.
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Evanescense with their first new original studio album in like 10 years dropped today.
As always, angel voice Amy still has it, Will Hunt's drums unreal and of course as in past EV's albums, the engineering is above outstanding.
I'm sure the CEO of hot topic is thrilled they can market to a whole new generation of suburban goth preteen girls trying to rebel.
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I'm sure the CEO of hot topic is thrilled they can market to a whole new generation of suburban goth preteen girls trying to rebel.
Great thing about music, to each his own. EV is a fantastic studio album band.
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Great thing about music, to each his own. EV is a fantastic studio album band.
100% I was just being facetious because when I was in Jr High it seemed every girl that had a "rebellious streak" had a hot topic evanescence or paramore tshirt.
Agree she has an unreal voice
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Rise Against released their first new song in a while. I think the pandemic was good for Tim's voice. Sounds a lot better than he did on the last album. New album coming out in June.
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Rise Against released their first new song in a while. I think the pandemic was good for Tim's voice. Sounds a lot better than he did on the last album. New album coming out in June.
Ha, I just recommended this to my friend the other day. Also had no idea Tim was only 41.
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Just wondering what people are listening to.
For me it's Lord Huron (my wife can't understand how I love Huron, but don't care for Fleet Foxes).
Also really getting into Birds of Chicago, Mandolin Orange, Jamestown Revival. Loving forward to Black Pumas at Summerfest.
My home listening tastes are much more mellow at home than when we go out for live music.
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Whatever the 14 year old is obsessing on. Just went through a Midnight Oil Phase. Now into Great Big Sea.
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Whatever the 14 year old is obsessing on. Just went through a Midnight Oil Phase. Now into Great Big Sea.
Both great choices.
Love Great Big Sea. My Canadian friends got me into them at the turn of the millennium.
One of the many times I saw them live was on Canada Day in Central Park with The Tragically Hip. Canadian Consulate sponsored the show for the expats living in NYC.
Saw Midnight Oil in the late 80s on 90+ degree day in I just remember seeing the sweat drip down the lead singer's bald head
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Just wondering what people are listening to.
For me it's Lord Huron (my wife can't understand how I love Huron, but don't care for Fleet Foxes).
Also really getting into Birds of Chicago, Mandolin Orange, Jamestown Revival. Loving forward to Black Pumas at Summerfest.
Black Pumas was an interesting change up diversion from a list of respected folk acts. Folks not my genre but I love Black Pumas. I saw Grupo Fantesma live in Austin a few years ago and that was incredible
My listening tastes have been all over the place, per usual. Been listening to Glass Animals a lot. Gareth Emery is one of my all time favorite DJ/producers and he’s been predictably prolific the last year or so which has been great Illenium has some great new music as well.
Travis Barker has one of the most insane work ethics ive ever seen, dude is constantly involved in so much. He’s been producing a lot recently, some amazing throwback sounding pop punk, can’t wait to see who he continues to work with.
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Just wondering what people are listening to.
For me it's Lord Huron (my wife can't understand how I love Huron, but don't care for Fleet Foxes).
Also really getting into Birds of Chicago, Mandolin Orange, Jamestown Revival. Loving forward to Black Pumas at Summerfest.
My home listening tastes are much more mellow at home than when we go out for live music.
I love lord Huron. Everything from their folky stuff to Ancient Names 1 & 2 is fantastic.
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Just wondering what people are listening to.
For me it's Lord Huron (my wife can't understand how I love Huron, but don't care for Fleet Foxes).
Also really getting into Birds of Chicago, Mandolin Orange, Jamestown Revival. Loving forward to Black Pumas at Summerfest.
My home listening tastes are much more mellow at home than when we go out for live music.
Black Pumas at The Pabst was my last concert pre-covid. Probably will make it my first post-covid concert as well.
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Black Pumas at The Pabst was my last concert pre-covid. Probably will make it my first post-covid concert as well.
After Sly, I really didn't listen to much soul for decades. Starting to get back into it now. I missed a lot of good stuff.
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Went to give St. Vincent's 'Daddy's Home' a run through and realized I'd never listened to Fountaines D.C.'s 'A Hero's Death' - I'm an old guy so forgive me for being 9 months late to this. If the first two songs weren't on the album (or maybe put at the end) it would be a fantastic album. Surprisingly layered background/instruments, another great example of "you don't have to be a great singer to be a good frontman", and his lyrics are solidly poetic. Strong recommend if you are a punk/post-punk person.
St' Vincent gets a spin tomorrow.
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Went to give St. Vincent's 'Daddy's Home' a run through and realized I'd never listened to Fountaines D.C.'s 'A Hero's Death' - I'm an old guy so forgive me for being 9 months late to this. If the first two songs weren't on the album (or maybe put at the end) it would be a fantastic album. Surprisingly layered background/instruments, another great example of "you don't have to be a great singer to be a good frontman", and his lyrics are solidly poetic. Strong recommend if you are a punk/post-punk person.
St' Vincent gets a spin tomorrow.
She's a genius, btw. Can absolutely shred on the guitar. Close friends with David Byrne.
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Went to give St. Vincent's 'Daddy's Home' a run through and realized I'd never listened to Fountaines D.C.'s 'A Hero's Death' - I'm an old guy so forgive me for being 9 months late to this. If the first two songs weren't on the album (or maybe put at the end) it would be a fantastic album. Surprisingly layered background/instruments, another great example of "you don't have to be a great singer to be a good frontman", and his lyrics are solidly poetic. Strong recommend if you are a punk/post-punk person.
St' Vincent gets a spin tomorrow.
Great album, their first (Dogrel) is also really good. A little more punkish than A Hero's Death.
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Went to give St. Vincent's 'Daddy's Home' a run through and realized I'd never listened to Fountaines D.C.'s 'A Hero's Death' - I'm an old guy so forgive me for being 9 months late to this. If the first two songs weren't on the album (or maybe put at the end) it would be a fantastic album. Surprisingly layered background/instruments, another great example of "you don't have to be a great singer to be a good frontman", and his lyrics are solidly poetic. Strong recommend if you are a punk/post-punk person.
St' Vincent gets a spin tomorrow.
They have exceptional taste in Gaelic Football teams.
The music's good to.
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Went to give St. Vincent's 'Daddy's Home' a run through and realized I'd never listened to Fountaines D.C.'s 'A Hero's Death' - I'm an old guy so forgive me for being 9 months late to this. If the first two songs weren't on the album (or maybe put at the end) it would be a fantastic album. Surprisingly layered background/instruments, another great example of "you don't have to be a great singer to be a good frontman", and his lyrics are solidly poetic. Strong recommend if you are a punk/post-punk person.
St' Vincent gets a spin tomorrow.
You're in for a treat with Daddy's Home. It's a departure from something you would more typically expect from St. Vincent but very much a welcome one for me.
For some reason I clicked over to Pitchfork the other day to see what they thought about the album and then I quickly remembered why Pitchfork is garbage.
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You're in for a treat with Daddy's Home. It's a departure from something you would more typically expect from St. Vincent but very much a welcome one for me.
For some reason I clicked over to Pitchfork the other day to see what they thought about the album and then I quickly remembered why Pitchfork is garbage.
Oh, do they still hate everything when it's released, and then warm to it over a few years?
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While we're on Fontaines D.C. there's a new post punk band out of Galway I saw when I was living there called The Clockworks.
Similar sound, great energy, class individuals. unfortunately their new record label made them remove their independent stuff from Spotify so there's only 6 songs now. Give them a listen.
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While we're on Fontaines D.C. there's a new post punk band out of Galway I saw when I was living there called The Clockworks.
Similar sound, great energy, class individuals. unfortunately their new record label made them remove their independent stuff from Spotify so there's only 6 songs now. Give them a listen.
I'll check them out. Did you see them at the Rosin Dubh?
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I'll check them out. Did you see them at the Rosin Dubh?
Saw them at Roisin Dubh and at The Social in London. Both times they were incredible and came out for pints.
The two songs on Spotify from their old independent stuff that they've re-recorded are:
Bills and Pills
Can I speak to a Manager
Also I forgot I had this link to an old song as well so 7 songs available.
https://youtu.be/Wa7NU3e2ToQ
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Great album, their first (Dogrel) is also really good. A little more punkish than A Hero's Death.
I downloaded it last night!
You're in for a treat with Daddy's Home. It's a departure from something you would more typically expect from St. Vincent but very much a welcome one for me.
For some reason I clicked over to Pitchfork the other day to see what they thought about the album and then I quickly remembered why Pitchfork is garbage.
Smooth f'n album, easy to get lost in it, and really good.
She needs to lock those background singers up before they head out on their own (assuming they're the same throughout the album and the same from SNL)
The two songs on Spotify from their old independent stuff that they've re-recorded are:
Bills and Pills
Can I speak to a Manager
Also I forgot I had this link to an old song as well so 7 songs available.
https://youtu.be/Wa7NU3e2ToQ
Solid - thx
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Got my Alan Parsons Project tix for the Pabst Theater in September!
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My favorite albums of the year so far by a fairly wide margin:
Squid - Bright Green Field (bombastic post punk with a lot of different influences / varied styles within songs)
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg (great guitar work & bass lines, interesting vocal style that people either like or hate)
Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights (the type of album you can put on and either enjoy in the background as pleasant, but also if you focus on it there are a ton of great details on re-listens, and great heartfelt lyrics, heartland rock type themes for lack of a better descriptor)
Yu Su - Yellow River Blue (fans of Aphex Twin should enjoy)
Nothing else has stood out much to me, a lot of solid but unspectacular stuff IMO
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Oh, do they still hate everything when it's released, and then warm to it over a few years?
If anything I'd say they've gravitated towards way overrating pop albums these days. More of a good news site, but ratings can be ignored, just try things out for yourself music is totally and completely subjective anyway.
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Went to give St. Vincent's 'Daddy's Home' a run through and realized I'd never listened to Fountaines D.C.'s 'A Hero's Death' - I'm an old guy so forgive me for being 9 months late to this. If the first two songs weren't on the album (or maybe put at the end) it would be a fantastic album. Surprisingly layered background/instruments, another great example of "you don't have to be a great singer to be a good frontman", and his lyrics are solidly poetic. Strong recommend if you are a punk/post-punk person.
St' Vincent gets a spin tomorrow.
Fontaines D.C. is a band I very much want to see live if they come through the states any time soon. Another band I'd put in their camp is Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, kind of like a middle ground between Fontaines and mid-era Real Estate. Missed them right before the pandemic put everything on hold, hope they make it through again sometime soon.
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Loved their 1st album. Have not gotten into the 2nd at all after a couple of listens. Is it worth repeated attempts?
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My favorite albums of the year so far by a fairly wide margin:
Squid - Bright Green Field (bombastic post punk with a lot of different influences / varied styles within songs)
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg (great guitar work & bass lines, interesting vocal style that people either like or hate)
Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights (the type of album you can put on and either enjoy in the background as pleasant, but also if you focus on it there are a ton of great details on re-listens, and great heartfelt lyrics, heartland rock type themes for lack of a better descriptor)
Yu Su - Yellow River Blue (fans of Aphex Twin should enjoy)
Nothing else has stood out much to me, a lot of solid but unspectacular stuff IMO
Wore out that Wild Pink album. Good stuff.
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Loved their 1st album. Have not gotten into the 2nd at all after a couple of listens. Is it worth repeated attempts?
Agreed Hope Downs was definitely stronger, 2nd album had a lot more filler, I like the In the Capital / Read My Mind single they put out in between the two but those somehow didn't make it on the album, I guess kind of like how French Press didn't make it on Hope Downs. If they picked an hour+ from all of their highlights a live show would be great (I imagine)
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Anybody else really vibing the more pure bluey feel to the new Black Keys album?
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Anyone seen a show at the Prtizker Pavilion?
If so, any advice on seating? Looking at the 200s. Want to see if the mixing board tent gets in the way of the center sections.
TIA.
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Goose was fantastic last week in Madison.
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Went to a show last night at Turners Ballroom. Had a great time. Ran into a MU alum.
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Went to a show last night at Turners Ballroom. Had a great time. Ran into a MU alum.
Who’d you see? I was there Saturday for Tank and the Bangas, awesome, and at The Back Room Sunday for Tall Heights, what a cool venue when there are barely 100 people. Two completely different shows, both great.
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Went to a show last night at Turners Ballroom. Had a great time. Ran into a MU alum.
Cool story, brah.
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Who’d you see? I was there Saturday for Tank and the Bangas, awesome, and at The Back Room Sunday for Tall Heights, what a cool venue when there are barely 100 people. Two completely different shows, both great.
The Midnight. It was banging, and there were probably about 800-1000 people.
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Cool story, brah.
I have plenty.
Would you like to know more?
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I have plenty.
Would you like to know more?
Nope.
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They're way before my time but I'm listening to Jethro Tull? This band and their frontman are absolutely phenomenal. Obviously there were great 70's bands and singer/songwriters but I'm absolutely blown away by these guys.
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They’re unique. Not really my thing. (I mean, a flute?) But I get the allure.
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They’re unique. Not really my thing. (I mean, a flute?) But I get the allure.
Unique for sure and that should be praised. I had never heard Heavy Horses until yesterday. That song is an absolute masterpiece.
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I'm not one of those that automatically hates "pop" music, but its slim pickings for pop. That being said, I do like George Ezra, especially the song Barcelona.
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Recent addictions are Nathaniel Rateliff, Florence and the Machine, Of Monsters and Men
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Although not a music group, thought you'd aline with The Fire-Eaters, hey?
#freeziggy2022toinfinity
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Assuming you mean that in a historical context. Yeah, no.
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They're way before my time but I'm listening to Jethro Tull? This band and their frontman are absolutely phenomenal. Obviously there were great 70's bands and singer/songwriters but I'm absolutely blown away by these guys.
Congrats on the discovery (or re-discovery) for one of the great bands of the 1970s and one of the truly unique artists ever in Ian Anderson.
Locomotive Breath ... Bungle in the Jungle ... A New Day Yesterday ... Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die ... Cross-Eyed Mary ... Heavy Horses ... Sweet Dreams ... the incredible Thick as a Brick ... and of course the iconic Aqualung.
Thick as a Brick is a favorite of my 30-something son, whose passion is rock from all eras. A favorite of his dad's too!
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Recent addictions are Nathaniel Rateliff, Florence and the Machine, Of Monsters and Men
Great choices. About a decade ago, I made the switch to 88.9 here in Milwaukee and discovered so many great artists. Lots of incredible talent out there
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They're way before my time but I'm listening to Jethro Tull? This band and their frontman are absolutely phenomenal. Obviously there were great 70's bands and singer/songwriters but I'm absolutely blown away by these guys.
Glad to hear you enjoyed Jethro Tull and the extremely unique style. Their live performances are extremely different and you can fine some of their very early performances on Youtube. The vast majority of their hit songs were in the late 1960's.
Ian Anderson provides a performance style like no other and the utilization of his flute in rock songs is outstanding. Anderson is a very, very smart man and please go on the internet and find his interview with Dan Rather a few years ago. It was on the show "The Big Interview",on AXSTV, where Dan Rather interview rock stars. The interview was very compelling and one of the best I have seen on that show.
The guitar player in Tull was Martin Barre, who was very underrated, but known to guitar players and seen as an influence by up and coming players in the 1970's. His solo play in Aqualung is always in the Top 50 solos of all-time.
I have Tull on a playlist and in order:
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Hymn 43
Crossed Eyed Mary
Living in the Past
Bungle in the Jungle
Enjoy.
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I'm not one of those that automatically hates "pop" music, but its slim pickings for pop. That being said, I do like George Ezra, especially the song Barcelona.
Ezra is outstanding as are the three that Tower listed. Also listening to a lot of Son Volt and Birds of Chicago
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Lots of rumors that Dead and Company was done after 2022 (cough Rolling Stone cough) but they’ve already announced some 2023 shows!
The music never stops!!!
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Glad to hear you enjoyed Jethro Tull and the extremely unique style. Their live performances are extremely different and you can fine some of their very early performances on Youtube. The vast majority of their hit songs were in the late 1960's.
Ian Anderson provides a performance style like no other and the utilization of his flute in rock songs is outstanding. Anderson is a very, very smart man and please go on the internet and find his interview with Dan Rather a few years ago. It was on the show "The Big Interview",on AXSTV, where Dan Rather interview rock stars. The interview was very compelling and one of the best I have seen on that show.
The guitar player in Tull was Martin Barre, who was very underrated, but known to guitar players and seen as an influence by up and coming players in the 1970's. His solo play in Aqualung is always in the Top 50 solos of all-time.
I have Tull on a playlist and in order:
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Hymn 43
Crossed Eyed Mary
Living in the Past
Bungle in the Jungle
Enjoy.
Ty nyg. Do we know why they are NOT in the Rock and Roll HOF? I'm absolutely floored by Heavy Horses. I've now listened to it 10 times since last night.
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They’re unique. Not really my thing. (I mean, a flute?) But I get the allure.
Why are you disparaging flutists or flautists? Totally inexcusable Fluffy.
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Ty nyg. Do we know why they are NOT in the Rock and Roll HOF? I'm absolutely floored by Heavy Horses. I've now listened to it 10 times since last night.
There are numerous bands/artists who are not in the HOF and there are many who are in, that should not be in. Look at Pat Benatar who should have made it years ago, but did not until this year. That's a whole new topic.
Enjoy the Tull experience.
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There are numerous bands/artists who are not in the HOF and there are many who are in, that should not be in. Look at Pat Benatar who should have made it years ago, but did not until this year. That's a whole new topic.
Enjoy the Tull experience.
Point well taken. I'm super impressed by the musicianship of the band and of course Anderson's overall talents.
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Why are you disparaging flutists or flautists? Totally inexcusable Fluffy.
He’s not. He said it’s not his thing when it comes to rock and he’s not alone. I’m agnostic on Jethro Till but love the Moody Blues.
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There are numerous bands/artists who are not in the HOF and there are many who are in, that should not be in. Look at Pat Benatar who should have made it years ago, but did not until this year. That's a whole new topic.
Enjoy the Tull experience.
Little Feat!!!
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Yeah, I have learned long ago that music is a highly individualized taste. So if you like it, cool. I may not, but I am sure I have my thing that you don't care for either. And all of that is OK.
I have about 12 SXM stations that I constantly run through in my car. They range from pop to classic rock to soft rock... I rarely settle on one station - unless I am with my wife who doesn't like me jumping around.
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Yeah, I have learned long ago that music is a highly individualized taste. So if you like it, cool. I may not, but I am sure I have my thing that you don't care for either. And all of that is OK.
I have about 12 SXM stations that I constantly run through in my car. They range from pop to classic rock to soft rock... I rarely settle on one station - unless I am with my wife who doesn't like me jumping around.
28, 34-41, 7-12, 45, 52, 173 (canada!), and 301.
I do float around some of the others when I'm bored as well.
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I have Tull on a playlist and in order:
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Hymn 43
Crossed Eyed Mary
Living in the Past
Bungle in the Jungle
Enjoy.
Bungle in the Jungle?
To each his own but I'd place My God on any Tull list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WSulenOUb0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WSulenOUb0)
Little Feat!!!
8-)
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28, 34-41, 7-12, 45, 52, 173 (canada!), and 301.
I do float around some of the others when I'm bored as well.
Shockin' wee differ in da chit listened two. No Sinatra, Ella, or Nat King Cole on your Victrola, hey?
#freeziggy2022toinfinity
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Shockin' wee differ in da chit listened two. No Sinatra, Ella, or Nat King Cole on your Victrola, hey?
#freeziggy2022toinfinity
They're all great, which channel are they on?
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Point well taken. I'm super impressed by the musicianship of the band and of course Anderson's overall talents.
In the Age of TikTok and Google shorts, this period's genre was dominated by classic jams, of which Tull was one of many. Marathon jam songs lasting 20+ minutes with one song taking up half and album were common and are considered classics today. It's a great period to discover.
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In the Age of TikTok and Google shorts, this period's genre was dominated by classic jams, of which Tull was one of many. Marathon jam songs lasting 20+ minutes with one song taking up half and album were common and are considered classics today. It's a great period to discover.
The 22 minute live version of "Whippin' Post" on Live at Fillmore East...
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Ezra is outstanding as are the three that Tower listed. Also listening to a lot of Son Volt and Birds of Chicago
Big fan of Birds of Chicago. Currently wearing out The Happy Fits, Lawrence, also Ruston Kelly, and Ceramic Animals (saw them both open at Red Rocks last month), Valerie June, Caamp, and some old school hip hop.
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Big fan of Birds of Chicago. Currently wearing out The Happy Fits, Lawrence, also Ruston Kelly, and Ceramic Animals (saw them both open at Red Rocks last month), Valerie June, Caamp, and some old school hip hop.
Valerie June is fantastic
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28, 34-41, 7-12, 45, 52, 173 (canada!), and 301.
I do float around some of the others when I'm bored as well.
My Wife does 2 and 303. I drive mostly to 51-53 (51 used to be INCREDIBLE, now its basically just a different genre top 40), but otherwise bounce around 36, 45, 46, and when im feeling adventurous, 163.
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Glad to hear you enjoyed Jethro Tull and the extremely unique style. Their live performances are extremely different
As I mentioned earlier, I'm a huge Tull fan. But I saw them live twice (both at Poplar Creek) and it was a bit too damn much jammin' for my taste. As much as I appreciate Ian Anderson's talent, listening to him play the flute for 15 minutes straight was a little much.
But I'll enjoy the songs on the playlist you mentioned, and many more, until I'm not too young to die!
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Valerie June is fantastic
Saw her recently at a little three song set at 88.9 studio. She is indeed fantastic.
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Jethro Tull? I think think Dire Straits said it best in Sultans of Swing:
"They don't give a damn about any FLUTE playing band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll"!
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Jethro Tull? I think think Dire Straits said it best in Sultans of Swing:
"They don't give a damn about any FLUTE playing band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll"!
Really don’t mind if you sit this one out.
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Really don’t mind if you sit this one out.
Lol. Exactly. People like what they like. And that’s ok.
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Jethro Tull? I think think Dire Straits said it best in Sultans of Swing:
"They don't give a damn about any FLUTE playing band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll"!
uh, actually:
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll
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uh, actually:
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll
I was gonna say, I recall Knopfler was always pretty complimentary of Jethro Tull, especially Anderson and Barre
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I am going to speculate he was goofing around and knew exactly what he was doing with his disdain of flute playing bands. Assume it was misquoting for humorous purpose.
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I am going to speculate he was goofing around and knew exactly what he was doing with his disdain of flute playing bands. Assume it was misquoting for humorous purpose.
Last flute mention.
The Marshal Tucker Band utilized the flute in the beginning and end of the song "Can't You See". A beautiful song written and sung by MTB member Toy Caldwell, the lead guitarist. Interesting back story on Toy, he enlisted in Marines, sent to Vietnam in late 1960's, wounded and came back to U.S. and started the band with high school friends. Both his brothers, one a band member, were both killed in car accidents, like weeks apart in early 1980's I recall.
1973 song, jeez getting old...
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I am going to speculate he was goofing around and knew exactly what he was doing with his disdain of flute playing bands. Assume it was misquoting for humorous purpose.
You are correct - never was a big fan of Jethro Tull. There were so many other great bands in the late 60's and 70's that I thought were much better.
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uh, actually:
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll
Early Chicago was pretty damn good.
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Heard there are a number of flute players here on scoop aina
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Heard there are a number of flute players here on scoop aina
Does that bother you?
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Heard there are a number of flute players here on scoop aina
....when all you need is a piccolo player.......
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Last flute mention.
The Marshal Tucker Band utilized the flute in the beginning and end of the song "Can't You See". A beautiful song written and sung by MTB member Toy Caldwell, the lead guitarist. Interesting back story on Toy, he enlisted in Marines, sent to Vietnam in late 1960's, wounded and came back to U.S. and started the band with high school friends. Both his brothers, one a band member, were both killed in car accidents, like weeks apart in early 1980's I recall.
1973 song, jeez getting old...
and recorded live at the PAC in 1974 and released on Searchin' For a Rainbow
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Last flute mention.
The Marshal Tucker Band utilized the flute in the beginning and end of the song "Can't You See". A beautiful song written and sung by MTB member Toy Caldwell, the lead guitarist. Interesting back story on Toy, he enlisted in Marines, sent to Vietnam in late 1960's, wounded and came back to U.S. and started the band with high school friends. Both his brothers, one a band member, were both killed in car accidents, like weeks apart in early 1980's I recall.
1973 song, jeez getting old...
Just personal preference but other than “Aqualung” I wasn’t a big Jethro Tull fan.
OTOH, I loved the Marshall Tucker Band. “Heard it in a Love Song” is my favorite among many really good songs.
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Just saw Brian do an acoustic set in Dublin a few months back and honestly it might've been a better show than seeing gaslight anthem.
I'm seeing Gaslight Anthem next month on their reunion tour.
I just saw The Killers for the first time live. Damn, Flowers is one hell of a frontman and performer. Great balance between the spectacle with lights, confetti, etc., and the music. One of the best live shows I've ever seen.
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I'm seeing Gaslight Anthem next month on their reunion tour.
Very interested to see how they sound. One of my favorite live bands of the 2010s. They were just magnificent. Brian Fallon has been through a lot and put on a lot of weight last I saw, which isn't necessarily a voice killer, but should be interesting to see.
I just saw The Killers for the first time live. Damn, Flowers is one hell of a frontman and performer. Great balance between the spectacle with lights, confetti, etc., and the music. One of the best live shows I've ever seen.
They are so awesome. Its incredible how smoothly they transitioned into an arena band. My good friend worked on a branding project with their drummer a few years ago and I spent a couple hours with him out in Chicago. I remember him saying something like "we design all our tours that if something went wrong, we could play the show in a 500 seat theater and still crush it". I think that translates to how their show works. Its still all based in sounding tight and being great performers, with or without the spectacle. Ive seen them in venues from a few hundred all the way to thousands and never been remotely disappointed.
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Very interested to see how they sound. One of my favorite live bands of the 2010s. They were just magnificent. Brian Fallon has been through a lot and put on a lot of weight last I saw, which isn't necessarily a voice killer, but should be interesting to see.
I noticed how much bigger he looked in promotional photos than he did before they went on hiatus. The Europe shows have sounded really good though.
[/quote] They are so awesome. Its incredible how smoothly they transitioned into an arena band. My good friend worked on a branding project with their drummer a few years ago and I spent a couple hours with him out in Chicago. I remember him saying something like "we design all our tours that if something went wrong, we could play the show in a 500 seat theater and still crush it". I think that translates to how their show works. Its still all based in sounding tight and being great performers, with or without the spectacle. Ive seen them in venues from a few hundred all the way to thousands and never been remotely disappointed.
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I've been to shows where the music was secondary to the spectacle (U2 360) and this was so well done. My wife and I are considering flying back for their Detroit show and taking my nephew since he's a drummer and their drummer is awesome! I kept asking my wife "how have we not seen these guys live before now?" The opener was Johnny Marr, late of the Smiths and Modest Mouse. Damn, he was good too.
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Ty nyg. Do we know why they are NOT in the Rock and Roll HOF? I'm absolutely floored by Heavy Horses. I've now listened to it 10 times since last night.
Need to get "Songs from the Wood" if you haven't listened to that one yet.
Heard that many of the songs or lyrics on Aqualung was actually written by Ian Anderson's wife. Although probably largest in sales, Aqualung is pretty far down on my list of best Jethro Tull albums.
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Flutist and Rock-n-Roll
Traffic - Chris Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeW-vxQaPVE
Moody Blues - Ray Thomas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIkhfep2l4
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Flutist and Rock-n-Roll
Traffic - Chris Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeW-vxQaPVE
Moody Blues - Ray Thomas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIkhfep2l4
Speaking of Traffic, who is the most underrated musician of the 60s/70s and why is it Steve Winwood?
Multiple 10 singles with 2 different bands before the age of 20, a platinum album with Blind Faith, then 8 top 10 singles and 4 top 10 albums as a solo artist...all before he was 40. What an absolute animal.
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Speaking of Traffic, who is the most underrated musician of the 60s/70s and why is it Steve Winwood?
Multiple 10 singles with 2 different bands before the age of 20, a platinum album with Blind Faith, then 8 top 10 singles and 4 top 10 albums as a solo artist...all before he was 40. What an absolute animal.
Agreed. He has always been great live as well. Tremendous talent.
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Speaking of Traffic, who is the most underrated musician of the 60s/70s and why is it Steve Winwood?
Multiple 10 singles with 2 different bands before the age of 20, a platinum album with Blind Faith, then 8 top 10 singles and 4 top 10 albums as a solo artist...all before he was 40. What an absolute animal.
100%. Traffic/Windwood are killer.
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Don't forget his work with the Spencer Davis Group as a teenager.
I think a lot of the reason he gets overlooked is because he took a good portion of the 1970s off from making new music. After Traffic broke up, he didn't do much until his 1977 solo album - which flopped. He then released Arc of a Diver in 1980, which was the start of his rise as a solo artist.
He's also a pretty unassuming guy versus the typical front man.
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Arc of a diver, Stevie Winwood played all the instruments.
I guess after being a master of keyboard and guitar the rest would be breezy easy.
Pandora just started "Dear Mr. Fantasy".
eerie.
When feeling down just need to hear some Medicated Goo to feel better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRkG8TRpy1M
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I've seen Winwood live 5 times - the last time was 5-6 years ago when he opened for Steely Dan at the BMO Harris Pavilion. I took my son and after every song told him it would be the best song he was going to hear that night. He even performed a shortened version of Low Spark and finished up with Gimme Some Lovin. He sounded like he did in the 80's.
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I just saw The Killers for the first time live. Damn, Flowers is one hell of a frontman and performer. Great balance between the spectacle with lights, confetti, etc., and the music. One of the best live shows I've ever seen.
+1 I've seen them twice, and both shows were amazing.
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Anyone going to the IDLES show at the Riverside tomorrow?
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Thought about putting this in the NFL thread but decided it probably belongs here ...
Ozzy Osbourne will be performing at halftime of the NFL season opener Thursday night between the Bills and Rams.
https://consequence.net/2022/09/ozzy-osbourne-halftime-nfl-season-opener/
The Prince of Darkness will be promoting his new album, Patient Number 9, which arrives the next day (September 9th). According to a press release, he’ll perform a multi-song medley, a portion of which will be televised during NBC’s broadcast of the game.
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Anyone going to the IDLES show at the Riverside tomorrow?
I heard Matthew Bellamy refer to them as the British RATM.
Listened to some... it isn't a very accurate comparison.
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I heard Matthew Bellamy refer to them as the British RATM.
Listened to some... it isn't a very accurate comparison.
I agree. I'm not even a huge fan. I just posted out of curiosity because I had a ticket fall into my lap last week. It was a good show and they sounded great. However, I can't say I'm a converted to a believer after the show (which does not seem to be the consensus based on the jsonline's review).
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I heard Matthew Bellamy refer to them as the British RATM.
Listened to some... it isn't a very accurate comparison.
I mean, maybe because of some of the political undertones and messaging, but musically, not at all.
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Very interested to see how they sound. One of my favorite live bands of the 2010s. They were just magnificent. Brian Fallon has been through a lot and put on a lot of weight last I saw, which isn't necessarily a voice killer, but should be interesting to see.
They sounded great, playing with a ton of energy and intensity. They're really changing up their playlists, too and going through all their albums. 22 songs, the entire set went 2 hours last night. Fallon is definitely bigger, and his voice isn't as raspy as in the past. I could have done without the banter, though, he was just rambling about random stuff at various parts of the show (is it ok to wear The Smiths or Morrisey shirts, have you seen Cobra Kai Season Five yet, lots about Jersey), which in total took up about 15 minutes total.
That said, go see them on this tour if you can.
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I'm seeing Gaslight Anthem next month on their reunion tour.
I just saw The Killers for the first time live. Damn, Flowers is one hell of a frontman and performer. Great balance between the spectacle with lights, confetti, etc., and the music. One of the best live shows I've ever seen.
Saw Gaslight Anthem last Monday Thought they were alright, Brian's voice isn't suited for some songs anymore. Probably why his last solo albums have been slow and meh.
Also saw airborne toxic event since I stopped posting consistently. That was a great show. Other recent shouts include Parquet Courts & Fontainnes D.C.
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Saw Gaslight Anthem last Monday Thought they were alright, Brian's voice isn't suited for some songs anymore. Probably why his last solo albums have been slow and meh.
Also saw airborne toxic event since I stopped posting consistently. That was a great show. Other recent shouts include Parquet Courts & Fontainnes D.C.
Post more.
Sometime around midnight was a criminally underplayed song. By airborne toxic event.
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New Taylor Swift music...
So its interesting. I'm no big fan of T Swift since she turned into a pop artist. I think her fans are insane lunatics and she's in that Beyonce realm of her legions treat everything she creates as OMGGGZZZ THIS IS INSANE. BEST ALBUM EVER, I DIEEEE
That being said, Jack Antonoff (formerly of Steel Train, formerly of Fun, frontman of Bleachers) is one of my absolute favorite voices in music and he's a production POWERHOUSE. And he's been heavily involved in a lot of her work lately. This album feels like it goes a step farther. Like you could take swap them, tweak a lyric or two, and it could be new Bleachers music. Some of it is fantastic, some of it is ok, but its very funny to look at how its perceived. Many pop artists are just fronts for producers melodies and lyrics, but she's always been viewed as a singer/songwriter. Lyrically she's still influencing I'm sure, but this doesn't feel like she had much hand in melody creation at all.
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RIP DH Peligro, drummer of the Dead Kennedys.
https://pitchfork.com/news/d-h-peligro-dead-kennedys-drummer-dies-at-63/
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RIP DH Peligro, drummer of the Dead Kennedys.
https://pitchfork.com/news/d-h-peligro-dead-kennedys-drummer-dies-at-63/
Porky in mourning. The DK's influenced Porky's straight edge hardcore years tremendously in the mid eighties. They are without question the most influential American Hardcore band to ever grace the squalid stages of that era.
https://greenroom-radio.com/2016/03/14/top-10-bands-of-american-hardcore/#:~:text=DEAD%20KENNEDYS%20was%20by%20far,level)%20as%20they%20were%20influential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybw_ffqDfHY
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Porky in mourning. The DK's influenced Porky's straight edge hardcore years tremendously in the mid eighties. They are without question the most influential American Hardcore band to ever grace the squalid stages of that era.
https://greenroom-radio.com/2016/03/14/top-10-bands-of-american-hardcore/#:~:text=DEAD%20KENNEDYS%20was%20by%20far,level)%20as%20they%20were%20influential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybw_ffqDfHY
I’d argue that title would go to Black Flag or Minor Threat. But DKs were monstrous, undeniable forces of nature.
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RIP Takeoff
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I’d argue that title would go to Black Flag or Minor Threat. But DKs were monstrous, undeniable forces of nature.
Yeah black flag had a massive impact on Metallica which essentially means that they directly influenced the invention of thrash and consequential metal offshoots.
I'd argue minor threat isn't even as big of a lasting influence as say bad brains which one could argue is a huge reason Ska-Punk eventually became a thing. Now Fugazi on the other hand had a lasting influence across grunge, indie, etc.
DK is overrated. IMO, they have a million albums and 90% of their songs are interchangeable and the lyrics are lost on the airheads who heard Holiday in Cambodia or California Uber Alles on Guitar Hero. It's sort of like bad religion, melodic punk was already a thing by the time they stopped being hardcore, the lyrics are lost on people and the majority of songs are interchangeable.
Honestly most the hardcore movement really only influenced subsequent offshoots of punk and the bigger offshoots were only minimally influenced compared to the 70s stuff, not really music as a whole.
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I am not sure about who was more influential musically, but DK most definitely was the larger cultural influence. They were right in the sights of the pearl clutchers worried about song lyrics, culminating in Jello's obscenity trial of course. Growing up in the early to mid 80s, you wore their t-shirts when you wanted to piss everyone off.
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you wore their t-shirts when you wanted to piss everyone off.
Now you wear this:
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I am not sure about who was more influential musically, but DK most definitely was the larger cultural influence. They were right in the sights of the pearl clutchers worried about song lyrics, culminating in Jello's obscenity trial of course. Growing up in the early to mid 80s, you wore their t-shirts when you wanted to piss everyone off.
Young Sultan, the badass of South Wayne, WI. Fridays on CBS.
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DK is overrated. IMO, they have a million albums and 90% of their songs are interchangeable and the lyrics are lost on the airheads who heard Holiday in Cambodia or California Uber Alles on Guitar Hero. It's sort of like bad religion, melodic punk was already a thing by the time they stopped being hardcore, the lyrics are lost on people and the majority of songs are interchangeable. .
Huh.
I'd argue quite the opposite. The DK were a much better and much more musically varied band than Black Flag, whose notoriety was built more on the Henry Rollins cult of personality than their best music, the great majority of which came with Keith Morris on the mic.
A million albums? The Kennedys released a grand total of four studio albums.
"Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" remains the best hardcore album ever released.
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Huh.
I'd argue quite the opposite. The DK were a much better and much more musically varied band than Black Flag, whose notoriety was built more on the Henry Rollins cult of personality than their best music, the great majority of which came with Keith Morris on the mic.
A million albums? The Kennedys released a grand total of four studio albums.
"Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" remains the best hardcore album ever released.
Is it only four? That means I have every single one of CD. Weird thought I had only a partial collection must have my bands crossed. Edit: turns out I do only have a partial CD collection Bedtime, plastic surgery and give me convenience. Fresh fruit I have on vinyl.
It depends on your defining as "influence" I'd say many many offshoots of current music would say Black flag directly influences them than DK. Now in terms of which was most important in the American Hardcore Punk scene Id agree DK was better and more influential.
Wait wait you're saying the best hardcore album ever? Not best from the early 80s scene not best hardcore punk but overall best hardcore? :o :-X
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Wait wait you're saying the best hardcore album ever? Not best from the early 80s scene not best hardcore punk but overall best hardcore? :o :-X
I mean, yeah. Maybe we have different definitions of hardcore. I certainly have punk albums I like better, but I wouldn't categorize them as hardcore.
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I mean, yeah. Maybe we have different definitions of hardcore. I certainly have punk albums I like better, but I wouldn't categorize them as hardcore.
From American hardcore punk of that era: Black Flag Damaged, Bad Brains (S/T), and 7 Seconds The Crew before fresh fruit.
Expand it to international and The Exploited Punks not Dead, and DOA's Hardcore 81' also above it IMO
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"Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" remains the best hardcore album ever released.
Porky concurs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_nc1IVoMxc
Be patient, it is worth it, imo.
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Playing in the youth baseball game I umpired last night, there was a 10-year-old kid whose first name was Vedder.
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Anybody see Springsteen before? I'm going tonight and pumped, heard he's a fantastic show.
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Anybody see Springsteen before? I'm going tonight and pumped, heard he's a fantastic show.
I've seen him dozens of times going back to 1978. He always had incredible energy but I would guess he's slowing down a bit these days. Regardless, have fun!
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Anybody see Springsteen before? I'm going tonight and pumped, heard he's a fantastic show.
Seen him twice, 35+ years ago. Great energy, two of my favorite concerts ever attended.
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Anybody see Springsteen before? I'm going tonight and pumped, heard he's a fantastic show.
A number of times. He’s very good but it’s different without the Big Man.
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A number of times. He’s very good but it’s different without the Big Man.
Love the guy, but he’s a saxophone player FFS.
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Love the guy, but he’s a saxophone player FFS.
And?
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And?
Replaceable.
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Love the guy, but he’s a saxophone player FFS.
Not one of Lenny's more astute comments.
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Not one of Lenny's more astute comments.
The standard is the standard.
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Replaceable.
I'll let Bruce know.
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I'll let Bruce know.
He already knows - he replaced him more than a decade ago - with Clarence’s nephew.
Look, Clarence was great - but Bruce made him not the other way around. He didn’t write the songs or sing ‘em. He was an excellent musician surrounded by other excellent musicians in a band where the frontman was the sine qua non. And the frontman and his mates are still going strong.
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He already knows - he replaced him more than a decade ago - with Clarence’s nephew.
Look, Clarence was great - but Bruce made him not the other way around. He didn’t write the songs or sing ‘em. He was an excellent musician surrounded by other excellent musicians in a band where the frontman was the sine qua non. And the frontman and his mates are still going strong.
Nothing you said I disagree with. I simply said it was “different.” I miss him anchoring that side of the stage and the interplay between Bruce and him.
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Nothing you said I disagree with. I simply said it was “different.” I miss him anchoring that side of the stage and the interplay between Bruce and him.
Fair enough.
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Anyone here fans of Ghost? I can’t believe I’ve not brought them up before here. Have their cover of “Jesus He Knows Me” on a playlist I’ve listened to all month which reminded me.
One of the most entertaining and clever bands of the last decade. Alice Cooper macabre theatrics with Tame Impala sole member man creative genius. Incredible live show, fascinating front man, and pop sensibility and melodies in a heavy rock band.
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Anyone here fans of Ghost? I can’t believe I’ve not brought them up before here. Have their cover of “Jesus He Knows Me” on a playlist I’ve listened to all month which reminded me.
One of the most entertaining and clever bands of the last decade. Alice Cooper macabre theatrics with Tame Impala sole member man creative genius. Incredible live show, fascinating front man, and pop sensibility and melodies in a heavy rock band.
Saw them open for SOAD a couple of years ago in Chicago. They certainly put on a great show.
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Saw them open for SOAD a couple of years ago in Chicago. They certainly put on a great show.
Yea, and that was before they are a headliner like they are now. The stage show and theatrics are next level.
Just an amazing creative project. Tobias Forge, who is the creative force behind them, said he envisioned their sound as a 70s arena rock band, but made up of older musicians so they would have made their bones writing in the 60s style and sensibility. Then you couple that with his background coming up in the heavy Swedish metal scene and it’s just really interesting stuff. His interviews about music are beyond fascinating.
Related, I’m always amused by songwriters from seemingly dissimilar backgrounds that end up in a particular genre. One of the best most acclaimed young songwriters in country music right now was the drummer for a number of hardcore/screamo bands before his pivot
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Yea, and that was before they are a headliner like they are now. The stage show and theatrics are next level.
Just an amazing creative project. Tobias Forge, who is the creative force behind them, said he envisioned their sound as a 70s arena rock band, but made up of older musicians so they would have made their bones writing in the 60s style and sensibility. Then you couple that with his background coming up in the heavy Swedish metal scene and it’s just really interesting stuff. His interviews about music are beyond fascinating.
Related, I’m always amused by songwriters from seemingly dissimilar backgrounds that end up in a particular genre. One of the best most acclaimed young songwriters in country music right now was the drummer for a number of hardcore/screamo bands before his pivot
They had a full stage show set up with theatrics and everything. It was at the Chicago Fire's stadium.
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Missed out on Olivia Rodrigo presale, waitlisted. Hoping my Noah Kahan comes through. I saw him open for The Strumbellas many moons ago, big fan.