Fascinating stuff, and a terrific - and most interesting - post.
Thank you for sharing this.
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What are you listening to? Part III
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Thank you for sharing this.
My first two years at ISU I was on a dorm floor where Freebird, Journey's first album, disco and Styx were played ad infinitum ad nauseum, and I finally bought a cheap two album set of Bach's Brandenberg Concertos, thinking I could clap on the headphones and adjust the volume so everything canceled out and I could figure out the laPlasse Transforms math homework. It didn't, and I couldn't; Bach's music just pulled my concentration away and I just listened to all the counterpoint, definitely could NOT study to that music, it pulled me in too much. Spent a lot of time at the library that second year....
And now for a complete change of gears, anyone here follow the band Here Come the Mummies? From what I understand they were a bunch of talented studio musicians who wanted to do raunchy funk as a side gig, but a bunch of them played gospel etc so they had to hide their identities. Funky as hell, with a lot of double-entendrés in the hilarious lyrics (you've been warned):
A relatively unknown song from the psychedelic era of some popular music from the mid-1960s: (I love a great many of these obscure tracks from that era, some of them are extraordinarily good).
The song is called The Smell of Incense Filled The Room - and it is by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.
The song is called The Smell of Incense Filled The Room - and it is by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.
43 years ago I was watching a rival network's answer to Saturday Night Live, called Fridays, and a band named King Crimson came on; I'd heard the name before but was completely unfamiliar with them. Within 40 seconds, my jaw was on the floor, and I waited in line (there was no line) at the local record store the next morning, 9 am, to buy this new album. Up until then I was playing band music, and classical music, Chicago, Doobies, etc. KC grabbed me by the brainstem and gave it a good shake, and to this day they're my favorite fusion band (and quite avant-garde). Adrian Belew called Robert Fripp (the founder/mastermind) about doing a 40th-anniversary tour; Robert declined but gave his blessing for Belew to put something together. The original drummer Bill Bruford couldn't/didn't want to participate, Tony Levin did, so they rehearsed with Danny Carey on drums (Tool) and some guy named Steve Vai taking Robert's place. The tour just started, after a COVID delay, and cellphone videos are hitting. Not the best audio/video quality here, but those ol' farts can still play. Enjoy, if you like this out-there style of music: (oh, and 50 totally useless BotchPoints to the first person who can identify the pattern of the verses in this tune!)
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Oh man, does anybody else play Stick? I discovered Tony Levin by way of Peter Gabriel...then picked up the Discipline/Beat/Three of a Perfect Pair series sometime later.
Listening to a couple of Fado (a Portuguese muscal form) CDs I got in a restaurant in Lisbon this summer. Sold by the singers themselves. Terrific. 👍
Oasis
especially the first 2 albums
Third album Be Here Now isn't bad.
Next year will be big for them.
I watched them back in 2005 live, same year REM pulled up - they were excellent.
especially the first 2 albums
Third album Be Here Now isn't bad.
Next year will be big for them.
I watched them back in 2005 live, same year REM pulled up - they were excellent.
The are words with a D this time! 😉
Love me some KC! I've been a fan for a long time but only saw them live once, the 2003 Power to Believe Tour, which was also Adrian Belew but not Tony Levin, the bassist was Trey Gunn.
I need to find the KC documentary!
My convoluted route to this video: watched We Are Lady Parts (TV series) => looked up one of the actors, saw she did a Black Mirror episode (Netflix) => watched Black Mirror (episode had Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick playing in a car) => was reminded of Ian Dury => streamed some of his tracks => heard Sweet Gene Vincent => remembered live version featuring Mick Jones of The Clash => found full movie on YouTube.
Other good stuff includes Robert Plant fronting Rockpile, the original lineup of the Pretenders, The Clash with Topper Headon in fine form, The Specials...well, practically everything in the movie is great other than the All Star Jam™ at the end.
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I used to have this LP. I loved it. Wish I could find it streaming somewhere... or buy it from iTunes...
The All Star was kind of schlocky. lol. McCartney really wanted it to happen and have everyone wear one of those top hats. Townsend wouldn't do it initially. I don't recall if he ended up wearing one or not. I'll have to watch it later and see.
Funny that the video has an almost complete different rack listing...
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Enjoyed watching this performance of Telemann's Concerto for Two Flutes in A minor:
I haven't seen much baroque music performed live, even though I listen to it; I would like to see more.
I haven't seen much baroque music performed live, even though I listen to it; I would like to see more.