What are you listening to? Part III

[IronWaffle]

"Thanks" to iTunes'... uh... occasional instability... I'm having to fix a bunch of "!" tracks. Two hundred down, nine hundred to go. Until then, I can't sync my phone. Since I'm going overseas for two weeks soon, I have about nine days. Thankfully, I've found a decent workflow using smart playlists. One plus side is I'm sampling many random tracks that otherwise would still be collecting dust in the back of my brain. The orchestral pieces below aren't necessarily the same performance, but..

Spoiler: Lotsa videos...

Two of my favorite obscure gems:

Cranberries: Dreams

Crooked Still: Lonely Pilgrim

Hey Jude: Templeton Twins

Crowded House: Don't Dream It's Over

Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Perpetuum Mobile

No joke. Look up the lyrics and I don't think any other song demonstrates American middle class suburbia than this (except that it is pre-Internet):

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[kazmac]

Going a little old school. Haven't heard this band in ages.

One of my favorite songs from them.

Of course I love the Obituary version also:

Ah, Circle of the Tyrants is great. I love their Conan-ish lyrics.

Actually saw Obituary a couple of times in the late 80s and they played that cover (then again, Obituary's first couple of albums sound a lot like old school CF).

I still love 1984-1986 CF, they became a bit too dreary with their swan song album Monotheist in 2006 (but nothing like Tryptikon which I cannot listen to. I need upbeat and fun extreme metal now.) Kind of annoyed I was sick when Frost played here in 2006, they were a big influence on me as a teenager and I never got to see them.

 

[rhett7660]

Ah, Circle of the Tyrants is great. I love their Conan-ish lyrics.

Actually saw Obituary a couple of times in the late 80s and they played that cover (then again, Obituary's first couple of albums sound a lot like old school CF).

I still love 1984-1986 CF, they became a bit too dreary with their swan song album Monotheist in 2006 (but nothing like Tryptikon which I cannot listen to. I need upbeat and fun extreme metal now.) Kind of annoyed I was sick when Frost played here in 2006, they were a big influence on me as a teenager and I never got to see them.

To tell you the truth, that is about the time I stopped listening to them about the same time also. I really dig their first albums a lot.

I have not seen Obituary yet. They are one of my favorite Death Metal bands and every time they are in town or nearby, my schedule just doesn't line up with them. Back their kickstarter campaign for their latest album. Even have the brothers solo album which is actually pretty darn good!

 

[kazmac]

To tell you the truth, that is about the time I stopped listening to them about the same time also. I really dig their first albums a lot.

I have not seen Obituary yet. They are one of my favorite Death Metal bands and every time they are in town or nearby, my schedule just doesn't line up with them. Back their kickstarter campaign for their latest album. Even have the brothers solo album which is actually pretty darn good!

Even judging by more current videos, Obituary remain a fun live band. The Tardy brothers get into it (they were also super nice guys (still seems to be the case - almost 30 years later ). I hope you get to see them, that happened with me the last two times Bolt Thrower played the States, I can relate.

 

[hawkeye_a]

 

[JamesMike]

R.E.M's 'Automatic for the People'.

 

[IronWaffle]

R.E.M's 'Automatic for the People'.

To these ears, there's little more beautiful than the song closing the album.

When I listen to it in full (sparingly now) I substitute out two B-sides from the singles. I replace the now overly familiar Everybody Hurts with their cover of Robyn Hitchcock's "Arms of Love" since in tempo and message it fits. That said, I still love that music video, inspired by Wim Wenders' film Wings of Desire.

And since "Ignoreland" has always felt undercooked and out of place, I replace it with the brooding but urgent cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan." Like this album's own original lyrics (many of Stipe's finest), it is mercurial and elliptical, making it more fitting than the diatribe it replaces.

Despite these substitutions, in my opinion, this is as close to a perfect album as I know.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

R.E.M's 'Automatic for the People'.

Great song; I like a lot of what REM wrote.

 

[AustinIllini]

I'm not a big rap fan, but Run the Jewels 3 is well worth a listen. Every song is as good or better than the previous. Even the editing. The whole album feels like one song bleeds into the next into the next. Totally worth a listen. While My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is probably the best album I have heard in the better part of a decade, this, particularly among hip-hop, is near the top of my list.

 

[hawkeye_a]

R.E.M's 'Automatic for the People'.

That's One of my all-time favorite albums!

The last REM album I got was 'Up', which sounds nothing like 'Automatic for the People'. Great album tho. Check it out if you're a fan.

Cheers

 

[JamesMike]

Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms'.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms'.

Another classic I can endorse.
Telegraph road, money for nothing being another two from Dire Straits I love.

 

[notmach67]

Friday night man...

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms'.

Another classic I can endorse.
Telegraph road, money for nothing being another two from Dire Straits I love.

Brilliant song from an outstanding group.

Sent some time listening to Mike Oldfield (Hergest Ridge - an excellent if under-rated album), and Jean-Michel Jarre (Oxygene among others) yesterday.

 

[LizKat]

Moving into early evening I've been listening to Bach English Suites (1,3,5) performed by Piotr Anderszewski. It’s a Warner (Parlophone) recording from 2014. I have these by other performers as well (Hewitt, Perahia) and none of them gathers the digital equivalent of dust for long.

For some reason this album has the selected suites in play order 3,1,5: BWV 808,806(BC L13),810. No matter, it’s been calming and awe-inspiring at the same time. I’ve listened to enough JS Bach to realize there must not be any inherent limits on what the human brain can invent given just 12 tones and ten fingers on a keyboard, in this case a piano, although the works were written for harpsichord. Man, sometimes even Bach’s “preludes” have fully developed fugues in them. The opening movement of the 5th Suite, BWV 810, is spectacular for that.

 

[pachyderm]

To these ears, there's little more beautiful than the song closing the album.

When I listen to it in full (sparingly now) I substitute out two B-sides from the singles. I replace the now overly familiar Everybody Hurts with their cover of Robyn Hitchcock's "Arms of Love" since in tempo and message it fits. That said, I still love that music video, inspired by Wim Wenders' film Wings of Desire.

And since "Ignoreland" has always felt undercooked and out of place, I replace it with the brooding but urgent cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan." Like this album's own original lyrics (many of Stipe's finest), it is mercurial and elliptical, making it more fitting than the diatribe it replaces.

Despite these substitutions, in my opinion, this is as close to a perfect album as I know.

love 'em.

 

[pachyderm]

That said, their version of first we take
Manhattan is sh*t.

 

[Tech198]

Ricky Fante:- Shine

 

[pachyderm]

 

[hawkeye_a]

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms'.

You have just given me an excellent idea.........

 

[IronWaffle]

I've spent many years learning to keep my expectations in check, most especially when it comes to recommendations; books, film, and particularly music.* Taste is singular. It's also more contingent on being in the right frame of mind and in an emotional place where the recommendation's characteristics suit the mood.

Within about six notes of popping in the double CD Avant-Dernières Pensées I unlocked my expectations and have enjoyed every minute since. No titles to report since the disc isn't in iTunes. So far just everything. Thanks, @Scepticalscribe. Such splendid stuff I wouldn't need to be in the right frame of mind or mood.



*What about food? That's my most under-developed taste so I don't even register those recommendations.

 

[JamesMike]

I have the 'The Joshua Tree' playing in the background.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I've spent many years learning to keep my expectations in check, most especially when it comes to recommendations; books, film, and particularly music.* Taste is singular. It's also more contingent on being in the right frame of mind and in an emotional place where the recommendation's characteristics suit the mood.

Within about six notes of popping in the double CD Avant-Dernières Pensées I unlocked my expectations and have enjoyed every minute since. No titles to report since the disc isn't in iTunes. So far just everything. Thanks, @Scepticalscribe. Such splendid stuff I wouldn't need to be in the right frame of mind or mood.



*What about food? That's my most under-developed taste so I don't even register those recommendations.

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

An article I recently read about prog rock led me to investigate this album by Yes, a band I only vaguely know for "Owner of a Lonely Heart". But this is something else:

Completely different from what I normally listen to, but I like it.