Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[karlhenning]

Now:  "Cinema Show" from Seconds Out

[karlhenning]

"Dance on a Volcano" / "Los Endos"

[Christo]

Twice A Man, Slow Swirl (1985) - parts of it heard live in De Melkweg, Amsterdam, in those those-were-the-days days. Now finally released on CD:

            

>> Slow swirl was originally released on vinyl in 1985, containing music quite unique for the swedish scene at the time. Experimental, proto ambient and quite a few synt pop influences made this album better and far more original than all of the contemporaries (Depeche Mode not included). <<

Now followed by their newest album, Clouds (2008):

           

[ezodisy]

Thankfully, the music is not as bad as the cover.

I like the cover

[karlhenning]

Heh!

[SonicMan46]

John Lee Hooker - boy, a lot available from this blues man (the guy lived to his mid-80s!) - below are two good starters: 

John Lee Hooker: The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954 - early recordings!

John Lee Hooker: The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 - 2-CD set from Rhino - could have been 'fuller' & less pricey, but a great starter set! 

 

[Lethevich]

I like the cover

It looks like something Judas Priest would use if they had even less of a budget to run on...

[Kullervo]

[Haffner]

Experiencing any music benefits from good listening habits, period. There is no difference.

I'm liking the way this sounds, though I do sympathise with the other viewpoints on this subject as well. I started out (at 8 years old) with Elton John, then there was my Deep Purple/Rainbow Experience. But the experience was limited, mostly due to bad listening habits. Alot of my "just bang away" attitude came because my family tended to view Rock/Metal as garbage, and told me that I shouldn't take it too seriously. Of course, that fed the Rebel in me.

Until I fell in crazy love with Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Wagner, I didn't understand the respect that a listener has to have for any type of music. For over a year and a half (much of it documented here on GMG), Classical and Romantic era music was practically all I listened to. But, mostly out of sentiment, I went and broke out my old Deep Purple records. And, because of the patience and attention span-stretching I'd learned from listening to Our Music, I suddenly heard just how good those albums were. No, they most certainly aren't opps. 59 to 135 (laughing). But quite a bit of Rock and Metal, Popular and Underground, is very very good and I believe worth listening to,

I come from the school of thought (not an entirely popular one) that devastatingly brilliant music ended (with a few notable exceptions) in the late 19th century. But I can't see that as a reason to miss out on some really excellent music today...in fact, there's never a reason to miss out on any kind of music. ever, is there? There doesn't seem to be any Wagners, Beethoven, or even Shostakoviches out there today, and that's okay, because we have Zappa, Dylan, the Beatles (I'm not personally wild about the last two, but I see that people really look up to them). And for today, they're terrific.

[Haffner]

It looks like something Judas Priest would use if they had even less of a budget to run on...

One of my favorites! "Rock Hard Ride Free"

[Bu]

[Haffner]

Boy, that one takes me back. Very cool hardcore.

[Kullervo]

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

[karlhenning]

"Erogenous zones, I love you"

I studied every line, every page in the book;
Now, I've got the real thing here; I'm going to take a look . . . .

[Kullervo]

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to the Jerry Garcia Band:



Some great covers in this 3CD set, including Mystery Train, Stir It Up, I Second That Emotion, The Harder They Come, Tangled Up in Blue, and a dirge-like The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, all played in Jerry's inimitable style.


Sarge

[Kullervo]

King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic

[karlhenning]

Some tasty listening indeed today, Corey!

[Bogey]

Listening to the Jerry Garcia Band:



Some great covers in this 3CD set, including Mystery Train, Stir It Up, I Second That Emotion, The Harder They Come, Tangled Up in Blue, and a dirge-like The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, all played in Jerry's inimitable style.


Sarge

Do you have any cover of The Dead doing the Mighty Quinn, Sarge?

[Bu]

Boy, that one takes me back. Very cool hardcore.

Good stuff, I agree.  Am a fan of everything MacKaye has done, from Minor Threat through Fugazi and now his band 'The Evens' with his wife, Amy Farina.