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Post by chrisfromnc on Apr 22, 2019 9:05:30 GMT -5
Never been to a Foo Fighters show, but man the videos I've seen make me want to go the next time they are in Charlotte. There are tons of videos of Dave Grohl bringing some fan up on stage to sing or play. Check out the one with the little kid (about 10 yo) who offers to play some Metallica. The sheer joy of Dave Grohl as he gets into the fact that this little kid is rocking is fun to watch.
That band does it right. A ton of talent and they give their paying customers a heck of a show.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 22, 2019 9:12:14 GMT -5
Never been to a Foo Fighters show, but man the videos I've seen make me want to go the next time they are in Charlotte. There are tons of videos of Dave Grohl bringing some fan up on stage to sing or play. Check out the one with the little kid (about 10 yo) who offers to play some Metallica. The sheer joy of Dave Grohl as he gets into the fact that this little kid is rocking is fun to watch. That band does it right. A ton of talent and they give their paying customers a heck of a show. You should check out the miniseries Sonic Highways. I really enjoyed it. I really appreciate that the Foo Fighters are one of the last rock bands, but have never been a huge fan of their music with a few exceptions. It starts sounding alike after awhile. But I definitely love Dave Grohl and that tv show really highlights some things that are likable about him. They also have a big appreciation for all types of music and history, which is the theme of the show. |
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 22, 2019 9:35:57 GMT -5
Help I've gotten lost in youtube.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Apr 22, 2019 10:56:23 GMT -5
Getting lost in YouTube is one of the best things about the modern internet. Keeping it to music, everyone here who considers themselves a fan of music should check out the YouTube Channel "Everything Music". Its the channel of Rick Beato a music producer. Rick does lots of different things on the channel talking about music but the channel is best known for a series of more than 60 videos called "What makes this song great". In that series he breaks down a record (usually rock music) and discusses the individual tracks (the drums, the vocals, the keyboard, the bass, etc.) and he discusses what each song is contributing to the total sound of the record. He is a brialliant guy and it is fascinating to listen to someone who is so smart about a topic break it down for regular people (incidentally this is why I very much enjoy reading Eric Van posting here as well as the many other people who are smarter than me about baseball).
Check out Rick Beato on YouTube and do yourself a favor. Be prepared to get sucked into his channel and waste a ton of time.
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Post by telson13 on Apr 22, 2019 14:45:42 GMT -5
Spotify has been one of the best things to happen to me in years. I’m discovering so much good music that’s been around for a while, and some new stuff from emerging artists. A little dark, but Silversun Pickups are fantastic. And local artists (I’m in E-central MA) are often on there too. I’m partial to female vocalists and “oldsoul” out of Lowell is pretty damn good. It never ceases to amaze me at just how much great work and creative energy is flying around us, but we rarely see it because of how media dominates exposure.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Apr 22, 2019 19:49:50 GMT -5
I’ve got native New England buds that turned me on to Guster a few years ago. I assume they have a pretty big following in Boston. Is that right? I just missed seeing them in Charlotte a couple weeks ago. I think they regularly come through town. Great little band, very easy to listen to.
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Post by manfred on Apr 22, 2019 20:06:09 GMT -5
Spotify has been one of the best things to happen to me in years. I’m discovering so much good music that’s been around for a while, and some new stuff from emerging artists. A little dark, but Silversun Pickups are fantastic. And local artists (I’m in E-central MA) are often on there too. I’m partial to female vocalists and “oldsoul” out of Lowell is pretty damn good. It never ceases to amaze me at just how much great work and creative energy is flying around us, but we rarely see it because of how media dominates exposure. Spotify is the greatest thing ever. I've been listening to the podcast The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs and listening to great music from way, way back. I’d never be able to do it without Spotify. Can’t go out and buy Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bob Wills etc on a whim. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 23, 2019 4:34:50 GMT -5
Help I've gotten lost in youtube. Like Hendrix, played with 3 musicians with only a bass guitar and drums. What SRV looses in separation from Hendrix (Hendrix had a 13 inch hand span), he gains in speed. |
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 23, 2019 9:05:25 GMT -5
Help I've gotten lost in youtube. Like Hendrix, played with 3 musicians with only a bass guitar and drums. What SRV looses in separation from Hendrix (Hendrix had a 13 inch hand span), he gains in speed. To me the only debate of best guitarist of all time is between Hendrix and SRV. But I'm definitely a blues guy, so I'm biased. |
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Post by telson13 on Apr 23, 2019 23:05:18 GMT -5
I’ve got native New England buds that turned me on to Guster a few years ago. I assume they have a pretty big following in Boston. Is that right? I just missed seeing them in Charlotte a couple weeks ago. I think they regularly come through town. Great little band, very easy to listen to. Oh man...that brings back memories of 2002 or so... Def were a big semi-underground “college” band. I actually wanna go look them up on Spotify now. They’ve got some great songs. Edit: Lost and Gone Forever is my favorite album of theirs, but they’ve got solid songs throughout their catalogue. |
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Post by telson13 on Apr 23, 2019 23:23:12 GMT -5
Reccs for female lead vocalist fans in the indie/alternative (keeping in mind I skew dark/dreamy/trippy):
Sneaker Pimps (Kelli Ali was great on Becoming X)
Portishead
Massive Attack (they’re incredible and really were the pinnacle of trip-hop in the 90s-early oughts)
Garbage (much prefer their early stuff...they’re a hodge-podge of styles and homages and Shirley Manson is hot AF)
Lush (they’re criminally underrated); similar stylistically early on to The Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, and My Bloody Valentine, all of who were outstanding shoegaze bands in the ‘90s
Metric (several fantastically catchy jams and a sense of urgency)
Alvvays
Tegan and Sara
Eisley
Rilo Kiley (and the lead singer Jenny Lewis’s later stuff...some catchy indie-poppy stuff but also some heartfelt, well-written solo work)
For you old gribbahs like me (and older), my early influences for female leads are in the vein of Fleetwood Mac, Pretenders, Heart (‘70s...they kinda went off the rails), The Runaways/Joan Jett, earlier Jefferson Airplane.
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Post by telson13 on Apr 23, 2019 23:27:52 GMT -5
Spotify has been one of the best things to happen to me in years. I’m discovering so much good music that’s been around for a while, and some new stuff from emerging artists. A little dark, but Silversun Pickups are fantastic. And local artists (I’m in E-central MA) are often on there too. I’m partial to female vocalists and “oldsoul” out of Lowell is pretty damn good. It never ceases to amaze me at just how much great work and creative energy is flying around us, but we rarely see it because of how media dominates exposure. Spotify is the greatest thing ever. I've been listening to the podcast The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs and listening to great music from way, way back. I’d never be able to do it without Spotify. Can’t go out and buy Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bob Wills etc on a whim. That’s actually an outstanding idea, I need to get on that. I love the tremendous capacity for discovery that Spotify offers. And the algorithms choosing playlists off of listening preferences are really fantastic, especially with regular input as they’re playing. |
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Post by telson13 on Apr 23, 2019 23:34:46 GMT -5
Like Hendrix, played with 3 musicians with only a bass guitar and drums. What SRV looses in separation from Hendrix (Hendrix had a 13 inch hand span), he gains in speed. To me the only debate of best guitarist of all time is between Hendrix and SRV. But I'm definitely a blues guy, so I'm biased. Stevie Ray was pretty incredible, as was Jimi. I’d put Jimmy Paige up there as far as skill and technical ability; it’s funny how much production matters because I absolutely love David Gilmour’s stuff when Alan Parsons was producing for Floyd (and Roger Waters was still around), but he’s not in that class purely on skill. But the sound...man, I love Floyd. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 30, 2019 11:19:25 GMT -5
I’ve got native New England buds that turned me on to Guster a few years ago. I assume they have a pretty big following in Boston. Is that right? I just missed seeing them in Charlotte a couple weeks ago. I think they regularly come through town. Great little band, very easy to listen to. Oh man...that brings back memories of 2002 or so... Def were a big semi-underground “college” band. I actually wanna go look them up on Spotify now. They’ve got some great songs. Edit: Lost and Gone Forever is my favorite album of theirs, but they’ve got solid songs throughout their catalogue. Yeah I feel like their hayday was early to mid 2000s. I saw them a few times during and shortly after college. Fun band. They got sort of national-ish. I recall their appearing on that late night show Daryl's House where Daryl Hall would have musicians come play songs with him at his "house." |
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Post by dridiot on Apr 30, 2019 13:55:56 GMT -5
Some recommendations from Taiwan: Sunset Rollercoaster (落日飛車):
Angry Youth (厭世少年):
Elephant Gym (大象體操):
Outlet Drift (漂流出口): |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 23, 2019 22:30:52 GMT -5
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Post by chrisfromnc on May 24, 2019 6:01:19 GMT -5
Sometimes you need to not hear a song like this for months and months to renew your appreciation for the brilliance of the songwriting and the (orig) performance. It is also great to see, hear and feel people appreciate something so classic from another generation. This is exactly why I have recently wasted way too much time watching “reaction” videos on YouTube. It is really fun to watch someone enjoy a song from Boston, Metallica, SRV, etc. who has zero previous exposure to that artist and to see them awestruck by the musical brilliance for the first time. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 26, 2019 5:57:03 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 2, 2019 22:14:20 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 7, 2019 18:07:00 GMT -5
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 7, 2019 18:46:25 GMT -5
Really enjoying the new release my The National, "I am easy to find".
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 8, 2019 15:54:17 GMT -5
Mildly concussed, bruised, and sunburnt from a concert in Worcester, MA over the weekend, but I doubt that kind of music plays up well on here.
On a more friendly note, here's something I find truly fascinating that I think everyone can enjoy and appreciate:
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 11, 2019 22:49:27 GMT -5
This has to be my favorite song of all time and of course played along with my favorite band Pearl Jam. Surprisingly good audio for a 1995 concert recording. Listen to it loud! All 14 minutes are so worth it. The really crazy guitar starts around 11:30.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 22, 2019 9:09:31 GMT -5
I don't know who this little girl is but every time I see one of her videos, she's totally mesmerizing with a violin which is no easy task. She always has a lot of shares and appears to perform in what looks like Santa Monica California. www.facebook.com/CaresOneNoVideos/videos/1085861604942807/EDIT: Her name is Karolina Protsenko Here's another, a non street performance: |
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Post by manfred on Jul 22, 2019 18:08:08 GMT -5
Like Hendrix, played with 3 musicians with only a bass guitar and drums. What SRV looses in separation from Hendrix (Hendrix had a 13 inch hand span), he gains in speed. To me the only debate of best guitarist of all time is between Hendrix and SRV. But I'm definitely a blues guy, so I'm biased. Man, if you are a blues guy, you are killing the greats. SRV ahead of the Yardbird guys? Clapton, Page, and Beck? Ahead of BB King? Or so many other trailblazers back to Robert Johnson? Seems like a good deal of room to debate. Hendrix #1? Fact. |
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