Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[aligreto]

Metallica: Metallica

[Pohjolas Daughter]

No problem PD. Do not put any pressure on yourself on my behalf.

No worries, thanks.

The friend that I was referring to, his middle daughter is getting married this weekend, so it's keeping him busy...but in a good way. 

Aion would be my favorite Dead Can Dance, possibly because it has a higher concentration of their medieavalist tendencies. But their entire discography is strong. One of those too rare artists that you can explore in any order without hazard.

The collection A Passage In Time is a very well chosen single disc sampler of their first five albums and can be easily recommended to anyone uncertain

Nice to know.  Thanks, I'll keep those albums in mind...and will do some more googling (youtube) when I have some more time.  I did notice (and watched some time ago) that there is a least one video of them performing live.  Oh!  There are a bunch of them!  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dead+can+dance+live

PD

[George]

[George]

[Pohjolas Daughter]

A favorite album of mine when I was growing up.

There's an interesting story about the place where that photo was taken.  Trying to remember where I read about it.  His grandfather built it and if I'm recalling correctly, he built it to be like a medieval castle (complete with a dungeon!).

PD

[aligreto]

The Rolling Stones: Through the Past Darkly





Classic Stones! Really good stuff!

[George]

The Rolling Stones: Through the Past Darkly





Classic Stones! Really good stuff!

I find their singles to be impeccable..

[Todd]

Queensrÿche is still around.  They still suck.

[aligreto]

I find their singles to be impeccable..

Yes, I would agree.

[SimonNZ]

Relistening to Dead Can Dance's first two albums after they were mentioned a few days ago. The first is a damn fine album, even if overlapping with the soundworld of pretty much everything 4AD were doing around the time. The second is their unique voice undiluted, their creativity and execution fully formed.


and now:



Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin - Ali (2022)

Covers of songs by Ali Farka Toure (Vieux's father)

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Relistening to Dead Can Dance's first two albums after they were mentioned a few days ago. The first is a damn fine album, even if overlapping with the soundworld of pretty much everything 4AD were doing around the time. The second is their unique voice undiluted, their creativity and execution fully formed.


and now:



Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin - Ali (2022)

Covers of songs by Ali Farka Toure (Vieux's father)

Thanks especially for the comments about the Dead Can Dance albums.    I'll have to read more about 4AD; I know that there's a book out on the label (tempted to get it for a gift for my friend who loves many of their artists' music).

PD

[SimonNZ]

Thanks especially for the comments about the Dead Can Dance albums.    I'll have to read more about 4AD; I know that there's a book out on the label (tempted to get it for a gift for my friend who loves many of their artists' music).

PD

I saw that book once but stupidly didn't get it. I was thinking about it today, wondering if it says anything about how DCD felt about that first album.

Are you familiar with The Cocteau Twins?

[Spotted Horses]

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, S.R.O.



I had this LP when I was a kid. Still like it. When I was a kid it never occurred to me to wonder what Herb Alpert had to do with Tijuana, Mexico.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I saw that book once but stupidly didn't get it. I was thinking about it today, wondering if it says anything about how DCD felt about that first album.

Are you familiar with The Cocteau Twins?

Not really.  I've heard of them and suspect that I would recognize a song or two of theirs.  Do you have any favorite albums of theirs that you would recommend?

PD

p.s.  It looks like it's either available used or as a reprint (re book:  Facing the Other Way).

[Todd]

Afghan Whigs, How Do You Burn?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Rocio Durcal: Amor Eterno. 

[SimonNZ]

Not really.  I've heard of them and suspect that I would recognize a song or two of theirs.  Do you have any favorite albums of theirs that you would recommend?

Treasure is my favorite, closely followed by Heaven Or Las Vegas and Bluebell Knoll. But like DCD the quality on all their albums is so high you can listen any which way ( though, also like DCD their first album doesn't show them fully formed with their unique voice, which comes immediately after). There's a couple of compilations of their 4AD years, and while its all great music, I think both leave off too much of what I consider their very best tracks, focusing instead on the often seemingly randomly chosen singles.


playing now:



Eliza Carthy -Angelicana (2003)

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Treasure is my favorite, closely followed by Heaven Or Las Vegas and Bluebell Knoll. But like DCD the quality on all their albums is so high you can listen any which way ( though, also like DCD their first album doesn't show them fully formed with their unique voice, which comes immediately after). There's a couple of compilations of their 4AD years, and while its all great music, I think both leave off too much of what I consider their very best tracks, focusing instead on the often seemingly randomly chosen singles.

Thanks.  I suspect that my list of "Would-Like-to-Borrow" from my friend will be getting longer. 

PD

[SimonNZ]

Thanks.  I suspect that my list of "Would-Like-to-Borrow" from my friend will be getting longer. 

PD

Do you ever just sit around and play music over a glass of wine with them. They could play you all their favorite bits from both bands.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Do you ever just sit around and play music over a glass of wine with them. They could play you all their favorite bits from both bands.

Good idea!

We do sometimes sit and listen to music together. 

PD