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Post by manfred on Jan 7, 2021 10:57:04 GMT -5
OK, why were you all holding out on me on John Prine? I have to admit near-total ignorance about his music until he recently passed away, but after finally doing an initial foray into his catalog, the man was a genius. I knew Angel from Montgomery but didn't know he wrote it. Anyone got recommendations on his stuff? Prine joins a sad group who put out amazing albums right before dying that are either explicitly about their deaths or simply prefigure them. Bowie’s Blackstar, Zevon’s The Wind both come to mind, as well. |
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Post by karl1 on Jun 22, 2021 7:09:02 GMT -5
Just heard in the radio yesterday:
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 1, 2022 10:01:32 GMT -5
I'm curious who this is. I have no idea what they are singing but it sure is catchy...
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jan 1, 2022 13:22:45 GMT -5
I just used Shazam to get that the artist is Adriano Celentano, The tune is “Prisencolinensinainciusol”. Not kidding, I double checked the spelling.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 2, 2022 1:19:06 GMT -5
Interesting history to that song...
In November 1972, Italian pop star Adriano Celentano released a song that hit No. 1 in his home country, despite the fact it wasn't performed in Italian.
It also wasn't performed in English.
In fact, it wasn't performed in any language at all.
The song, called "Prisencolinensinainciusol," was written to mimic the way English sounds to non-English speakers.
Celentano, now 74 years old, says that he wanted to break down language barriers and inspire people to communicate more.
Italian singer and director Adriano Celentano's hit song, "Prisencolinensinainciusol" was released 40 years ago this weekend.
Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images
"Ever since I started singing, I was very influenced by American music and everything Americans did," he tells Guy Raz, host of weekends on All Things Considered, through interpreter Sim Smiley.
"So at a certain point, because I like American slang — which, for a singer, is much easier to sing than Italian — I thought that I would write a song which would only have as its theme the inability to communicate," he says. "And to do this, I had to write a song where the lyrics didn't mean anything."
"Prisencolinensinainciusol" is so nonsensical that Celentano didn't even write down the lyrics, but instead improvised them over a looped beat. When it was first released in 1972, Celentano says no one noticed it. But that didn't stop him from performing it several years later on Italian television. The second time was the charm: it immediately became No. 1 in Italy, as well as France, Germany and Belgium.
The song has been characterized as everything from Euro-pop, funk, house and even the world's first rap song — none of which were Celentano's intention.
"From what I know, 10 years later, rap music exploded in the States," he says. "I sang it with an angry tone because the theme was important. It was an anger born out of resignation. I brought to light the fact that people don't communicate."
But is that really what American English sounds like?
"Yes," he says. "Exactly like that."
www.npr.org/2012/11/04/164206468/its-gibberish-but-italian-pop-song-still-means-something |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 2, 2022 20:36:19 GMT -5
For the old farts...
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 17, 2022 3:01:00 GMT -5
A friend posted this in Facebook. I was going to skip it because I couldn't imagine the artst pulling this song off. Curiosity got the best of me and I listened (watched). It's damn good. Sort of like Madonna pulling off Eva Peron but....
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Post by James Dunne on Feb 22, 2022 22:37:27 GMT -5
Mark Lanegan was one of my all-time favorites. The Screaming Trees were great, obviously, but his solo work was incredible too. RIP.
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Post by shagworthy on Sept 1, 2022 17:36:14 GMT -5
What would you have wanted them to do with him? He had an injury riddled season, but it's not like they're going to plummet his entire evaluation I just said I agree with our site bro. I dont know why the other sites gave up so quickly , He was breaking top 50. I just want to go on the record as saying I work with a John Russo, who is a uw lead in insurance, and I giggle with uncontrollable mirth every time I see your avatar for Death Row Records. Just imagining him secretly playing Dre or Snoop on his commute into work a-la Michael in Office Space and then coming into the office to talk about risk scores is pure gold. |
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Post by GyIantosca on Sept 1, 2022 17:39:34 GMT -5
I just said I agree with our site bro. I dont know why the other sites gave up so quickly , He was breaking top 50. I just want to go on the record as saying I work with a John Russo, who is a uw lead in insurance, and I giggle with uncontrollable mirth every time I see your avatar for Death Row Records. Just imagining him secretly playing Dre or Snoop on his commute into work a-la Michael in Office Space and then coming into the office to talk about risk scores is pure gold. the golden age of Rap music. I grew up a Tupac fan. I love west coast music because the producers put melody in there beats where as eastcoast was always more raw. |
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Post by shagworthy on Sept 1, 2022 17:57:36 GMT -5
I just want to go on the record as saying I work with a John Russo, who is a uw lead in insurance, and I giggle with uncontrollable mirth every time I see your avatar for Death Row Records. Just imagining him secretly playing Dre or Snoop on his commute into work a-la Michael in Office Space and then coming into the office to talk about risk scores is pure gold. the golden age of Rap music. I grew up a Tupac fan. I love west coast music because the producers put melody in there beats where as eastcoast was always more raw. It’s grown on me as I’ve aged, probably nostalgia related. I was more a fan of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and LL. I liked Public Enemy, Too Short, and Eazy E for purely juvenile reasons, they said controversal taboo stuff. |
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 1, 2022 21:43:06 GMT -5
the golden age of Rap music. I grew up a Tupac fan. I love west coast music because the producers put melody in there beats where as eastcoast was always more raw. It’s grown on me as I’ve aged, probably nostalgia related. I was more a fan of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and LL. I liked Public Enemy, Too Short, and Eazy E for purely juvenile reasons, they said controversal taboo stuff. My musical tastes are everywhere except rap (or hip hop) or pop. Current listening - lots of time with WNCW playing. Big Pat Metheny fan (saw him at least 15 times) - so, jazz - also alternative rock (Radiohead, The National) - and lots of Ambient. Very eccentric/eclectic tastes. |
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Sept 1, 2022 22:51:28 GMT -5
It’s grown on me as I’ve aged, probably nostalgia related. I was more a fan of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and LL. I liked Public Enemy, Too Short, and Eazy E for purely juvenile reasons, they said controversal taboo stuff. My musical tastes are everywhere except rap (or hip hop) or pop. Current listening - lots of time with WNCW playing. Big Pat Metheny fan (saw him at least 15 times) - so, jazz - also alternative rock (Radiohead, The National) - and lots of Ambient. Very eccentric/eclectic tastes. If you like Jazz, you should check out Marcus "The Worm" Hicks |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 23, 2022 22:16:59 GMT -5
Not a recommendation but an interesting review.  |
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 12, 2022 12:08:06 GMT -5
Just heard in the radio yesterday: The whole Faith album is fantastic. |
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 12, 2022 14:24:02 GMT -5
It’s grown on me as I’ve aged, probably nostalgia related. I was more a fan of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and LL. I liked Public Enemy, Too Short, and Eazy E for purely juvenile reasons, they said controversal taboo stuff. My musical tastes are everywhere except rap (or hip hop) or pop. Current listening - lots of time with WNCW playing. Big Pat Metheny fan (saw him at least 15 times) - so, jazz - also alternative rock (Radiohead, The National) - and lots of Ambient. Very eccentric/eclectic tastes. I liked everything but country, started a new job last year where we have music going all day, they left me in charge of picking what I want except Friday, that's country Friday, and after 52 years I can say it finally grew on me enough to like Chris Stapelton, Whiskey Meyers, and Tyler Childers. |
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Post by notstarboard on Dec 14, 2022 21:37:31 GMT -5
I listen to tons of different stuff, but if I had to pick a favorite song this would probably be it. The dream is to one day be able to play it on the guitar, but it's tough sledding. The guy is a wizard.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Dec 14, 2022 23:02:44 GMT -5
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Post by notstarboard on Dec 16, 2022 16:10:12 GMT -5
then you just might like Joe Satriani I have a ton of respect for him! He can really play. |
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Dec 16, 2022 17:35:20 GMT -5
then you just might like Joe Satriani I have a ton of respect for him! He can really play. One his better ones is allways with me allways with you, you can feel emotions thru this one. |
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Post by jessiejim on Dec 20, 2022 1:25:32 GMT -5
Dangerous by Ying Yang Twins.
Flex Ooh Oh by Rich Homie Quan.
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna.
Paranoid by Black Sabbath.
Partition by Beyonce.
Thunderstruck by AC/DC.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Dec 29, 2022 12:54:16 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Dec 30, 2022 13:32:59 GMT -5
in the run up to New Years', during the Eve, or, into 2023 and beyond, find time for this chill "Ride", with Boney James & friends, on Spotify, Amazon, or, an alt vehicle of your choice! 
(Here, nicely curated) - |
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Post by geostorm on Dec 30, 2022 18:28:08 GMT -5
Ranking SRV ahead of Clapton, Page, and Beck is, er, idiosyncratic. But to each his own! My favorites are not guitar gods... mostly sloppy punks. SRV moves me like no one else. I don't have measurements of how far I'm moved. And I fully understand that some will call me crazy for it. And Led Zeppelin is the best band of all time.I actually pulled a ticket, in the international lottery set up, for the Ahmet Ertugen Tribute charity concert at London's O2 Arena, back in 2007, with Jason Bonham on drums. 
Sadly, though I had family in London at the time, and initially planned to go, ended up selling the ticket, thinking I'd catch them, stateside, with the proceeds, because, "what are the chance's it's a one-off?!" |
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Post by geostorm on Dec 30, 2022 18:44:30 GMT -5
Oddball song I always liked and usually play multiple times consecutively: Question.. Does anybody know what the expression "Jersey Girl" means ? I'm assuming a transgender but I'm not sure. Love the Wilburys' abbreviated catalog - esp like this one |
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