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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Feb 1, 2021 19:49:45 GMT
A hidden gem to fans who are only familiar with CCR's hits. Damn, this group could rock and roll! Ramble Tamble:
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Post by jk on Feb 7, 2021 22:22:09 GMT
In stark contrast to CCR (excellent though that album is), I've been listening to one of two albums I revisit from time to time. I got into Culture Club's first two LPs thanks to my late penpal and on this occasion I opted for Colour by Numbers (1983). If George sounds terrified on its predecessor, Kissing to Be Clever, CbN sees him pretty well resigned to his dangerous lifestyle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_by_Numbers
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Post by jk on Mar 3, 2021 10:53:46 GMT
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Post by jk on Mar 6, 2021 22:23:23 GMT
Whenever I'm feeling down, as I am now (I lost my little dog to old age on Thursday), I often like to lose myself in a nice long mix. I've always been partial to mixes done by Seven Lions (Jeff Montalvo), particularly when he resorts to melodic dubstep -- I'm a sucker for that squelchy stuff: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lions
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Post by jk on Mar 27, 2021 13:31:26 GMT
I've been listening to Sovietwave. In my ignorance I'd assumed all the tracks I'd been hearing were from Soviet times. They include samples from that era but the genre itself began early in the present millennium and really got going in the 2010s. "Nostalgia for the future" describes it rather well. Or, in the words of one commenter, "Nostalgic for a future that never came. One day comrades, one day"... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovietwave
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Post by jk on Apr 5, 2021 11:55:42 GMT
There are plenty of references to the resurrection in classical music, but what about pop? Well, there's The Stone Roses' "I Am The Resurrection"... and then there's this scorcher from Ashton, Gardner & Dyke: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Gardner_and_Dyke
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Post by jk on Apr 18, 2021 19:57:22 GMT
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw this. I bumped into a song by The Stepford Five while playing a game at Hoffman. They've had a YouTube channel since August 2018 but still only have one subscriber! I think that's sad but at the same time it's pretty damn clever for a band that's had a book written about it. From their 2001 album The Art of Self-Defense, this is the track in question, "Aquarium Blues": towerrecords.com/products/the-stepford-five-art-of-self-defense
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Post by jk on Apr 26, 2021 10:41:19 GMT
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Post by jk on Apr 30, 2021 15:06:32 GMT
I was turned on to Gandalf (1969) by a former BBT poster. Basically it's pop with a light psychedelic sheen -- and a fantastic album cover illustration, regrettably squashed in the video image. Maybe that's the key to its staying power, a degree of subtlety. Anything brasher would have sounded dated long ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_(American_band)
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on May 7, 2021 2:20:19 GMT
When I hear this song I think of what a healthy Syd Barrett with Pink Floyd might've sounded like in the late 1970's and early 1980's. I also get a bit of a Stranglers' vibe.
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Post by Kapitan on May 10, 2021 15:52:47 GMT
Thanks to KDS's post about listening to the three Experience albums, I went down a Hendrix "Fire" rabbit hole. It's amazing the diversity of groups who have played this fantastic song.
Bruno Mars in a surprisingly cool and good version!
Rainbow!
Red Hot Chili Peppers in a hyperactive version
Steve Vai (w/ Billy Sheehan on bass)
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Post by kds on May 10, 2021 16:20:47 GMT
I'd have loved to hear Rainbow give that song a try when Dio was still in the group.
It probably wasn't the first time I heard Fire, but the first time I actually became aware of it was when it was sung by Tia Carrere's band in Wayne's World. That really was a musical gateway move for me.
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Post by wannabeyachtrocker on May 16, 2021 8:21:23 GMT
I like how this one inverts the praisemusic trope, some tune seeming initially secular nd then souring the listener experience by taking a hard-cc turn. Ending in disgust.
Noel gallagher starts full praise-band then at some point startles me. This is pretty good covidaid , nicel chosen groove changeups ln drms. drum beats and such... like it
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Post by wannabeyachtrocker on May 16, 2021 8:26:20 GMT
Thos is the most- most sounding thi.g ever.
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Post by Kapitan on May 18, 2021 17:29:58 GMT
I saw someone recommend Lewis Taylor to Sean Lennon after the latter commented online of a pic of himself with Brian Wilson. I hadn't heard of Taylor before, but this person described him as a cross between Marvin Gaye and Brian Wilson. He was mostly active from the mid 90s to mid 00s.
While I'd agree based on my sampling of his catalogue that he's got a lot of soul music, I have to say his 2004 album The Lost Album sounds like pure chamber pop to power pop. You might enjoy it if that's your bag.
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