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Having known two great bands recommended by Melody and Dirtdog, I thought I'd open a thread just for sharing the music we're currently into listening.
To keep things interesting, let's play it as a game. Everytime you listen to something that really pleases you, be it old or new, share it here! Don't let the thread sink! :salud:
The last band I had on my car stereo was The Black Keys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQtswN8mVA0
Mingo Fishtrap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcpCnEoHNg0
Some obscure band's rock ballad, but I'm pretty sure if you strip it back it's Pachelbel's Cannon in D, as are most of them.
The Magpie Salute "Omission". Cool song! I'm going to get the album.
Is that Rich Robinson of Black Crowe's new band?Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Yep. And Marc Ford and more. They sound good!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg9FGe5pWFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdCAGlj_jR0
The second video is what's drawing me to these guys. I was influenced by Clapton to pick the guitar back up in the late '70s, not because of Cream or any early lead guitar solo prowess, but mostly because of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. I wanted to play music like that.
Well, due to another thread, I'm listening right now to Blackberry Smoke on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKCKERcqbF0
I listen a lot to BBC radio 2 and radio 6, and to classical music (lately Dvorak and Mozart) and rock from the 50s-70s. I really like Todd Rundgren's newest album. And of course, the 50th anniversary edition of Sgt. Pepper. It's my favorite album of all time. Getting ready to listen to it in the middle of my living room. I've not yet put on the sessions, but today, if I can find time, I'm going to listen to the surround mix. Y'all know I'm a Beatles freak, but their music speaks to me. Yeah, I'm stuck in the 60s and 70s.
Nothing wrong with being stuck in the 60s and 70s, if you ask me. At my part-time job (retail), when I'm in charge, I let Spotify churn out a whole set full of throwback stuff. It makes the hours on the floor a whole lot nicer! :applauditQuote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
Went back and am listening to The Foo Fighters catalog, I've always loved their style of Power Pop Rock (or whatever you want to call it). I've always been a huge Dave Grohl fan, I like his music, singing and guitar work. Not a "guitar hero" but is one of my guitar heroes.
Warren's silde,Woody on bass, Greg's vocal's oh my what a great tune from a great CD...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_1hbSWTqlw
That it does. I'm really digging mid- to late-fifties rock and roll and early sixties R&B.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldStrummer
Since I've been working with Charlie Karp I've started listening to a couple albums he did. His "Charlie Karp and the Namedroppers" has some nice tunes on it (he was so excited to tell me that Felix Cavaliere sang backup on one of the tunes) and his work with Danny Kortchmar (Slo Leak) is a bit eclectic, but damn fine guitar playing.
I was really flattered last week when he told me he'd like to write some tunes together...:dude
What somebody posted on the other site. I almost wonder if it was one I was at...
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I had to look that up, but it would appear to be so! I'm gonna have to check that out....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayns
Today I played a hell of a lot of blues rhythm for a jam I'm gonna play tomorrow.
Listened a lot to Billy Gibbons' jam on "live from Daryl's house". Definitely worth seeing/listening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3WdXLSiP9w
Speaking of modern good stuff, I just came across these guys, never heard of them before
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBGzEPAiua8
Btw they do a great job with those SGs
or Janacek's SymphoniettaQuote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Angler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQdYokbp4E
Right now I am going CRAZY with this. Actually it's not by the 70s real band Stillwater, these songs were written by Peter Frampton and Nancy Wilson for the fictional homonimous band that appears in Almost Famous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzXPWT_u4i8
Man, this song rocks. I listened to it on youtube, then picked up the strat and cranked up the amp, threw the opening riff (did it by ear, just let the music flow from the guitar and the distortion do the rest), man, I was in another dimension...
For whatever reason, I'm listening/watching a lot of Metallica on youtube. This one in particular has my attention right now. Fly on the wall video from the recording of Hardwired....To Self Destruct. Kind of difficult to watch given all the jumping around in time, but the song writing process is really interesting. I can sit through about 20 minutes at a time... I've laid down a bunch of riffs that were inspired by this video.
Funny thing is I've never been much of a Metallica fan and never been a metal guy despite coming of age in the '80s. I guess there's just something compelling about a bunch of guys in their 50s laying down heavy stuff like this.
https://youtu.be/cTIKBWs40KU
Well, you caught me. I'm listening to Robin Trower again! Stuff from his "Something's About to Change" album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz0bPyQwS3o
I'm packing for a business trip. Not wanting to switch on the TV, I opened my music chest and grabbed a cassette (yes, I have cassettes -- and a B&O system that has a cassette player!) and popped it in. Acoustic Alchemy's Red Dust and Spanish Lace, from 1987.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQFu3u2NbHk
I found these guys on a sidebar a while back whilst listening to somebody else's favorites. I love their sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVY41cXNPQ
Right now I'm revisiting Blondie.
Funny you should mention that. There's a commercial for Swiffer cleaning products that uses Blondie's "One Way Or Another". I actually like that song and a couple others, I even looked up the lyrics and listened to a youtube of the song on my phone. Got me thinking about tunes from those days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sérgio
I don't believe in coincidences or anything, my friend. TFF is indeed a magical place! And synergy happens here :salud:Quote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
Lots of ELO, anything by Diana Krall
I've tried to listen to the Black Keys but can't get past the drumming. It's - not-so-good.
I like them, they make some good straight forward rock, everything pretty simple, and that suits my style of playing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Angler
Edit: btw I woke up in a more country/blues mood, so just downloaded this from iTunes:
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I'm unable to link any youtube videos/ songs directly into my posts. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I am happy to report that I have not turned on the TV set once this entire weekend! Rather, I've been pulling out random (I mean that literally - I avert my eyes and pull one from my collection) CDs and playing them while I read. Right now, I have Flesh & Bone's (Peter Kater, Chris White, Glen Velez, Bobby Read, David Darling) "Skeleton Woman" spinning.
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One of the things that listening to a multitude of genres, styles and instruments has re-taught me is that I can only play the music that's within me. I will never be a Jeff Beck or a Jeff Pearce. I can only be myself.
I'm going to unwrap one of my combo amps, plug in a guitar and start experimenting again. That's what's been missing since I moved to my new home.
new albums by Julien Baker, Kaleida, Big KRIT and Jessie Ware are hype.
I've been tiptoeing through my cassette (remember them?) collection. I just got finished listening to Bob James' "Grand Piano Canyon," the forerunner and inspiration for the jazz supergroup, Fourplay.
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Just stumbled onto these guys. They just recently did a KEXP show. I follow that channel on Youtube.
https://youtu.be/5D0-B0CuRL8
never heard of this. I like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by HighPlainsDrifter
I have a new Robin Trower favorite, "Sea of Love."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1GGjE_J0g
Really glad you enjoyed it! I hope that everyone checks it out. It's quite a groovy little track and I'd love to hear what others think about it! I've been listening to everything posted in this thread and I have to say that I like it all for one reason or another... the making of hardwired included ( of course, I was a bit of a metal-head back in the day lol).Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtdog
Okay... Not sure how this will go over lol but I hope that anyone that hasn't checked out these guys will do so now... some super sweet brass funk!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEjNggZsWow
[QUOTE=HighPlainsDrifter;630511]Really glad you enjoyed it! I hope that everyone checks it out. It's quite a groovy little track and I'd love to hear what others think about it! I've been listening to everything posted in this thread and I have to say that I like it all for one reason or another... the making of hardwired included ( of course, I was a bit of a metal-head back in the day lol).
Okay... Not sure how this will go over lol but I hope that anyone that hasn't checked out these guys will do so now... some super sweet brass funk!
That's pretty awesome. NPR tiny desk is one of my favourite channels, alongside KEXP and Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown.
I've been grooving to these guys as well:
warning - a bit NSFW lyrical content
https://youtu.be/ferZnZ0_rSM
and these guys....
https://youtu.be/jhicDUgXyNg
DD- That Silvertone sounds absolutely incredible! And the way Llamar tickles that Ham is just amazing.
I greatly enjoyed listening to a session/ discussion with Booker T also on NPR Tiny Desk. It was really neat to hear him talk about his inspirational beginnings.
I'm guessing that you're familiar with Trombone Shorty and Reggie Watts as well?
A little bit of this
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and a little bit of that
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...to pick up some songs and put them together for our next gig's set list.
A simple song, only about five chords for the whole thing. It's a monologue to music. I've been working on playing it, both acoustic and electric.
And -- much to my disappointment -- I just learned Crosby and Friends are performing locally tomorrow night. And no more tickets available...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUxr4JJKDrM
(Jerry Garcia on guitar, Phil Lesh on bass -- crushing it -- and Mickey Hart. Essentially, a San Francisco "Who's Who" on this album).
rocking to a lot of some local band, you probably never heard of them, some band called Aerosmith :D Early stuff, pre-break up & reunionification
On another forum, someone asked, "Who is the old guy with the Stratocaster?" Turns out it's Erlend Krauser.
I have a cassette tape by him, dated 1994, titled "Flight of the Phoenix." I bought it when I was searching out new music types. He faded from sight (at least in the U.S.) and wound up playing with James Last for over twenty years.
He's released a new album. This is from that album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pT-u2JIQGM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIaS_vYIQ_A
Can't stop enjoying this
I saw them live around 78 or 79. They rocked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sérgio
Would've loved to have seen The Outlaws back in the day bust sadly never did. Green Grass & High Tides was one incredibly inspirational song for me. To this day it still just blows me away... such an energetic and driving tune. Just listening to it almost wears me out.
I've been into funk comping lately...digging Bruce Conte.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqxyeS7EVJk
Tower of Power, "What is Hip?" -- one of the truly classic foot-stompin', shake yer booty, can't-sit-still tunes! Good stuff.
By chance, I tuned into a Pandora station I had created a couple of years ago, and was greeted by this classic gem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZH0t5Yozw
right now Genius is treating me to a shuffle of my 7.8 days worth of tunes on my hard drive
Low Spark is among my favorite songs of all time
I stumbled on these at B&G. If you stop slavering at the Honduran HOG behind him he plays rather nicely. A musicians musician.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=7QEeQhMr33E
A second. Toto required.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Vh0vXst1k
Man, I LOVE this thread!! :yah:
Today (March 9) is Robin Trower's birthday. He turns 73 (born in 1945). As a tribute, I'm running a bunch of Trower tunes through the store's audio system. So sue me.
Wow! 73 years old and Robin Trower is still rocking! And your store rocks too! We need more of both!
You all have good taste in music! That stuff is me!
And "live from Darrell's house" is good stuff too! Need more shows like that on tv!
OS, crank it up! There are a few people I've never seen live that I would go to see, and Trower is one of them.