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Title: The Music room
Post by: Francois on November 27, 2018, 03:20:27 PM
Just thought I'd start something completely OT simply for the fun of it.
It's a place where we can share some musical oddities we just discovered and shameless plugs for our favorite bands.

So, lets start this off.
This was a Google Home suggestion that had me going WTF in a good way.
All Pink Floyd fans remember the song Brain Damage from their album The Dark Side of the Moon.
Well I just discovered a "remix" of some sorts that just blew me away. It's by a small Texas band called the Austin Lounge Lizards. And what a remix it is!
They first shortened it up from the 8-9 minute original length to a mere 2:30 min. and then, not to make it weird enough, they play it as a bluegrass!
Just take a listen and be amazed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q75qJ3vCmBw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q75qJ3vCmBw)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: astrobeck on November 27, 2018, 04:17:29 PM
I'll play!
I'm a big fan of Bluegrass so need to share my favorite version of Rocket Man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=forqmom3YuY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=forqmom3YuY)

Once you hear it...you'll never hear it the same so you are warned....

that banjo player...mercy!
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on November 27, 2018, 08:24:10 PM
Woah! I need to catch my breath after that!

But it fits right in my love of remixes... discover something new every day.
A bit like this Disco remix of Comfortably Numb by the Scissor Sisters... I never thought something like that would be possible but it seems like it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKQEbhf0PwE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKQEbhf0PwE)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: grit on November 28, 2018, 03:18:43 AM
College music major here, I'll play too! Radiohead's cover of Oasis/"Wonderwall" is fun in its own way, but Brad Mehldau's version takes the cake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHiwry1J6OU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHiwry1J6OU) - the bass plays a repeating pattern that doesn't match up exactly with the melody (it shifts as the song goes along) yet still sounds good in every iteration. Pretty cool.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Bryan on November 28, 2018, 11:57:59 PM
Have you watched Puddles Pity Party yet?

https://www.youtube.com/user/PuddlesPityParty (https://www.youtube.com/user/PuddlesPityParty)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: zapsnaps on November 29, 2018, 09:37:48 AM
perhaps something a little more... analogue?
8 kids waste some breath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwdeqVmXlHk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwdeqVmXlHk)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: cs1 on November 29, 2018, 08:46:15 PM
I've never been particularly interested in bluegrass but the Rocket Man version by Iron Horse is fantastic. The banjo player hast quite some stamina and the lead singer's voice is great. Thanks for sharing! :)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: cs1 on November 24, 2019, 09:42:49 PM
I'm a big fan of Bluegrass so need to share my favorite version of Rocket Man.
Just wanted to let you know, Becky, that this post got me interested in Bluegrass and was the reason I picked up a mandolin (I used to play the violin/viola for more than 10 years as a kid and this has really helped me learn the mandolin very quickly). By now my mandolin and I get along really well and my wife and I started playing Bluegrass together (she started playing the banjo). :) What do we learn of this? Crazy things happen when you're on the Filmwasters forum. :)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on November 24, 2019, 10:18:44 PM
Here is something I discovered by accident a little while back.
Has any of you ever dreamed that John Lennon was kidnapped by time traveling space aliens during The Beatles' psychedelic era and brought to 2018 to record a track before returning to the correct time period without anyone ever noticing?
Well, if this sounds a bit far out, it's because the following link is just that.
It's a collaboration between Sean Lennon of the Plastic Ono Band and Les Claypool, the genius bassman behind Primus.
Here's one of their best tracks if you want that psychedelic vibe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZz9kPxM7h4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZz9kPxM7h4)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on November 25, 2019, 11:47:06 AM
I just recently discovered Rosalía, currently a pop megastar but before that a singer of flamenco. Her flamenco album from a couple years ago, Los Ángeles, is startlingly good. A live perfotmance of De Plata

https://youtu.be/wfuPWAKGjBE
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on December 08, 2019, 08:58:46 PM
This one's for Bowie fans.
No, he didn't sing "Enter Sandman" before Metallica did. But after listening to this, you'll definitely be scratching your head (and singing for a few days)
https://youtu.be/V1Wn9j4sQB8
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: AJShepherd on December 09, 2019, 12:50:01 AM
Are people aware of the band "Public Service Broadcasting", who take previously existing audio and build music around it?

Their second album "The Race For Space" contained this Apollo 11 themed song (https://youtu.be/BHIo6qwJarI) which for me is one of their best.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: astrobeck on December 09, 2019, 05:24:18 PM
Hey! That's very cool and I had never heard of them! I'm putting this one on my star party playlist rotation.
 8)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on December 09, 2019, 05:49:38 PM
This one's for Bowie fans.
No, he didn't sing "Enter Sandman" before Metallica did. But after listening to this, you'll definitely be scratching your head (and singing for a few days)
https://youtu.be/V1Wn9j4sQB8

And for the bagpipe version...

https://youtu.be/HXm8JdC4k4c?t=153

and if you like that, then here's the bagpipe, metal, cover of the Power Rangers theme

https://youtu.be/imjM7MuBrMs

and if I haven't now lost you completely, you might be interested to know Archy plays electronic bagpipes which I'd never heard of before.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on December 09, 2019, 11:03:55 PM
I must admit that the Public Service Broadcasting video was quite interesting.

As for the bagpipes... I always thought the only thing you were allowed to play on those was Auld Lang Sang?  :-\
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: 02Pilot on December 10, 2019, 12:42:53 AM
Rather impressed by the Bowie/Metallica tribute, especially played at 3/4 speed as recommended in the comments. The bluegrass cover of Rocket Man is indeed very good, though it cannot beat this, the greatest cover of that song (and perhaps any song) that will ever be recorded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hARDXYz2io (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hARDXYz2io)


Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: astrobeck on December 12, 2019, 01:40:28 PM
for all the fans of the music of Chicago.....check this out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_torOTK5qc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_torOTK5qc)


they do other covers from 70-80's bands...so it's a rather large rabbit hole to follow....
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: nachtiris on December 16, 2019, 10:46:35 AM
Love this thread!
My proposals of great cover versions:

Samantha Fish "I put a spell on you"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymsb_4Z3uy0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymsb_4Z3uy0)

Project Playing for Change "Gimme shelter"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJtq6OmD-_Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJtq6OmD-_Y)


Have a nice pre-xmas-week!
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on December 18, 2019, 08:51:45 PM
To liven up your parties with some Pink Floyd, here's a disco/dance music version of Comfortably Numb by New York's Scissor Sisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQ4O0VNsxk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQ4O0VNsxk)

This version's Live at Glastonbury
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on December 19, 2019, 05:23:50 PM
Nachtiris' mention of Samantha Fish brought to mind Joe Bonamassa's "keep the blues alive at sea", which reminded me of this cover of Spoonful, featuring the brilliant Larkin Poe...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWBg_xVqT_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWBg_xVqT_4)

Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Late Developer on January 06, 2020, 02:02:08 PM
Some great stuff on this thread. Here's the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain doing a fine rendition of "Smells Like Teen Spirit";

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZjnFZvCNc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZjnFZvCNc)

Way better than the original, IMO......
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on January 06, 2020, 02:58:49 PM
They also did an hilarious version of the theme song for The good, the bad and the ugly.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on January 11, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
A recent find for me, out of Seattle, The True Loves. Describing themselves as a funk and soul group, I'd add jazz into that somewhere.

Here's a link that will drop you into the middle of a performance they gave for KEXP. https://youtu.be/I2njMBxlnmM?t=785

(Get your ear phones in and the volume turned before you hit the link)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on January 11, 2020, 06:07:44 PM
And one for the Brits, The Big Push.

https://youtu.be/DbL7Frf6nJI

https://youtu.be/nxVCK6XBZpY

Brighton rocks...
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on January 11, 2020, 09:06:55 PM
And going from funk to punk, here's one you wouldn't expect to find by a small band called Dealing with Damage
https://youtu.be/TPLfNcsahes

And bonus points for those who know who the singer is ;)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: jojonas~ on January 25, 2020, 09:17:49 PM
And going from funk to punk, here's one you wouldn't expect to find by a small band called Dealing with Damage
https://youtu.be/TPLfNcsahes

And bonus points for those who know who the singer is ;)
Ed!!! :D

carrying on with the punk thing (et al), I've had a great time recently listening to the playlists made accompanying the All Through a Lens podcast by Eric (Conspiracy of cartographers) and Vania.
https://open.spotify.com/user/d0kaydoylcg8ifnpwbauon4ja?si=9TzpRKs3QhOVs_Kwp5K6ng

The Illusion that they were still alive is probably my fav list on there. :)
https://open.spotify.com/user/d0kaydoylcg8ifnpwbauon4ja/playlist/7y0n7Ki04aUKbPu3S0nFVJ?si=8ei2i3QdScaLmhpLt-7yuw
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: nachtiris on January 30, 2020, 12:34:41 PM
Quote
Quote from: Pete_R on 11 January 2020, 19:07:44 (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=9695.msg134372#msg134372)<blockquote>And one for the Brits, The Big Push.


Hi Pete_R,

The Big Push are awesome guys, highly appreciated! Thx for sharing.

I'm a big fan of these two video-clips:

Al Jarreau und Alita Moses: Summertimes
https://youtu.be/OWLt0m3aaRo (https://youtu.be/OWLt0m3aaRo)

and just Alita
https://youtu.be/T-4yafIDPLs (https://youtu.be/T-4yafIDPLs)

Enjoy!
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: irv_b on February 01, 2020, 09:00:27 AM
I'm a bit late to the thread and don't have any recommendations but as I am a massive jazz fan (95% of my listening, 5% soul/blues /funk) this has been a a real interesting sideline so thanks everyone for opening my eyes and ears just a tiny bit
 
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on February 06, 2020, 03:28:39 PM
I'm a bit late to the thread and don't have any recommendations but as I am a massive jazz fan (95% of my listening, 5% soul/blues /funk) this has been a a real interesting sideline so thanks everyone for opening my eyes and ears just a tiny bit
 

I've listened to jazz for years. I think it started with Oscar Peterson, then Dave Brubeck, probably back in the 70s. My latest find is Joey Alexander (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP9GKAbvDxLBqCcEaw4HDiw) who is just an amazing kid.

Another fairly recent find is GoGo Penguin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2EEGGKW0UFQN1sfz3Q34A). Maybe not everybody's taste.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on February 07, 2020, 02:29:01 AM
Another fairly recent find is GoGo Penguin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2EEGGKW0UFQN1sfz3Q34A). Maybe not everybody's taste.

Nice!! Lately I've been binging on Nitin Sawhney (eg, https://open.spotify.com/album/113ourW7An6FwZnC4gRYlz (https://open.spotify.com/album/113ourW7An6FwZnC4gRYlz)) and this sounds like his earlier, jazzy stuff. It's juuuuuuust groove-oriented enough that I don't mind the jazz elements, but if it were even slightly more straight-ahead, I'd hate it  ;D  (for comparison, I LOATHE The Bad Plus)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on February 07, 2020, 10:37:42 PM
I've never been a huge jazz fan, but like many in the province I reserve a sweet spot for UZEB. They used to do a type of fusion jazz that was typically "Montreal". Their guitarist even lives in the same city as I do!
They were very high energy and played very tight. Here's one of their tracks: 60, rue des lombards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f65mwrFrqY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f65mwrFrqY)
Not the type of jazz you listen to before going to bed.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: nachtiris on March 09, 2020, 08:57:19 AM
Monday morning = time for Blues

Gary Clark Jr.  8)

Catfish Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj9QfvDxHFs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj9QfvDxHFs)

When my train pulls in (IMHO one of the best music videos ever!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XITBuWNROk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XITBuWNROk)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on March 09, 2020, 05:35:26 PM
Here's a couple more for you...

First, Aynsley Lister covering Purple Rain at Glastonbury festival 2010.
Filmed from the crowd so not great quality, but I was there... and I'm in shot... and it's a great memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcqos8cz7b4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcqos8cz7b4)


Which leads us neatly on to the Purple one himself, stealing the show at the inauguration of George Harrison into the R&R hall of fame...
The look on Dhani Harrison's face... I just can't help smiling with him...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y)

Enjoy...
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: David A-W on March 09, 2020, 07:25:07 PM
I heard something interesting on the radio the other day, Shazzammed it and it turned out to be a piece called Photography - written by Errollyn Wallen. It's modern English string music, so you might think worlds apart from some of the other content suggested on this thread, but then a banjo, guitar or ukulele are all string instruments too.

There's even a jellybean animated video to accompany it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roapcMRiYfc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roapcMRiYfc)

By the way, if you want to hear interesting music that you probably haven't heard before then, if you can get it, listen to NightTracks on BBCRadio3 - amazing stuff being played there.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: AJShepherd on March 09, 2020, 09:01:30 PM
 NightTracks on BBC Radio 3 is OK, but I always feel it's never quite as adventurous as the old Late Junction show which used to run Tue-Wed-Thu until it was demoted to just one show on Friday late last year.
That was the programme where sometimes you'd hear something and think "What the heck is this? It's awful!" and next night hear something which made you think "What the heck is this? It's absolutely fantastic!"
I mean, "A Sound" by Nicole Mitchell was not probably something I'd have sought out but listening to it last year blew me away with its sheer energy.
https://youtu.be/9dphT4GMPUE

The Thursday night "NightTracks: Archive Remix" sequence often uses a 'radio tuning' motif between tracks, which reminds me of the days of my youth when I'd lie under the covers with my radio tuning slowly from one end of the dial to the other on each waveband, just to see what I could find.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Bryan on March 10, 2020, 04:03:30 AM
David, the jellybeans were mesmerizing, makes me want to do a jellybean animation on Super 8. 

This is two rare videos of Jimmy Hendrix playing acoustic guitar.  Both obviously shot on film the first half is very high quality shot in a studio, ‘Hear My Train Comin’ on 12 string.  The second half is ‘Hound Dog’, looks like it was shot at a party but the quality isn’t bad.

 https://youtu.be/P701paKEMXs (https://youtu.be/P701paKEMXs)

The other end of the Blues spectrum ‘Brushy One String, Chicken in the Corn’.

 https://youtu.be/E8H-67ILaqc (https://youtu.be/E8H-67ILaqc)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on March 10, 2020, 05:16:53 PM
Here's a couple more for you...

First, Aynsley Lister covering Purple Rain at Glastonbury festival 2010.
Filmed from the crowd so not great quality, but I was there... and I'm in shot... and it's a great memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcqos8cz7b4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcqos8cz7b4)

Well that sent me down a rabbit hole for a while and cost me a few squids into the bargain.

Quote
Which leads us neatly on to the Purple one himself, stealing the show at the inauguration of George Harrison into the R&R hall of fame...
The look on Dhani Harrison's face... I just can't help smiling with him...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y)

Enjoy...
Classic. That's been in my list of favourites for sometime. I assume someone did catch his guitar at the end (and probably wearing asbestos gloves...). 🔥
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on March 12, 2020, 04:57:23 PM
Talking of rabbit holes, well I was, and as we've had a few links to strings and things, here's a rabbit hole that I went down a while ago...

Not sure how I found this first one but I've been a Philip Glass fan for a long time.

https://youtu.be/GdvD3sJh1M0 Philip Glass "Closing" Bang on a Can.

Which lead me to this

https://youtu.be/hV2-zFh3tAU Lavinia Meijer plays Philip Glass

Then to this

https://youtu.be/kaAu8gUPzSw Lavinia Meijer Divenire Ludovico Einaudi

Then to this, which I had to buy.

https://youtu.be/O-HsW142T5g Ludovico Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche with Alessia Tondo

If you don't like Glass or Einaudi, or going down rabbit holes, you might skip these.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: nachtiris on March 13, 2020, 02:48:06 PM
Quote from: David A-W on 09 March 2020, 20:25:07 (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=9695.msg134800#msg134800)<blockquote>
Quote
I heard something interesting on the radio the other day, Shazzammed it and it turned out to be a piece called Photography - written by Errollyn Wallen. It's modern English string music, so you might think worlds apart from some of the other content suggested on this thread, but then a banjo, guitar or ukulele are all string instruments too.

There's even a jellybean animated video to accompany it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roapcMRiYfc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roapcMRiYfc)

Hi David, thanks for sharing the Jelly Beans. Love it.

If you like string music you will most propably know Max Richter:
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/796801746/max-richter-tiny-desk-concert (https://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/796801746/max-richter-tiny-desk-concert)
That's really great, especially the first piece. Keep also attention on to the interaction between the musician!

Most of all I love his re-composed Vivaldi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oYWfJuMGMA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oYWfJuMGMA)


</blockquote>
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: 02Pilot on March 20, 2020, 05:00:46 PM
Just watched "A Band Called Death" again. Incredible story if you're not familiar with it - totally worth watching. A sample of the music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwehxN2ipCU
 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwehxN2ipCU)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on March 20, 2020, 06:52:31 PM
Incredible story, great film!

From proto-punk to Flamenco-punk. Not really, but the guitarist used to be in a punk band (coincidentally, all her songs are on the theme of death).

 https://youtu.be/YFIS1P8jD-Q
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on March 21, 2020, 08:51:11 PM
Well that sent me down a rabbit hole for a while and cost me a few squids into the bargain.

That's payback for the deep dive you sent me on with "the big push" Pete...

Here's another pair for your "delictation and delight, pop pickers"

Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Cortez the Killer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XnPXL_HMA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XnPXL_HMA)



Same song, covered by The Dave Matthews Band featuring Warren Haynes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYrD2SthaMU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYrD2SthaMU)

Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on March 21, 2020, 08:54:47 PM
As I posted in the weekend thread (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=10017.msg134931#msg134931), I have a new musical project and would appreciate any help naming it!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kA1kIuB1tDlpuQO5T6Ja-rDSzOnWh5D- (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kA1kIuB1tDlpuQO5T6Ja-rDSzOnWh5D-)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on March 21, 2020, 09:39:09 PM
As I posted in the weekend thread (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=10017.msg134931#msg134931), I have a new musical project and would appreciate any help naming it!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kA1kIuB1tDlpuQO5T6Ja-rDSzOnWh5D- (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kA1kIuB1tDlpuQO5T6Ja-rDSzOnWh5D-)

Mahavishnoir

(I really like the piece!)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on March 22, 2020, 12:12:55 PM
Silver Apples

https://youtu.be/5DQiexiUjAs
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on March 23, 2020, 12:17:09 AM
As I posted in the weekend thread (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=10017.msg134931#msg134931), I have a new musical project and would appreciate any help naming it!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kA1kIuB1tDlpuQO5T6Ja-rDSzOnWh5D- (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kA1kIuB1tDlpuQO5T6Ja-rDSzOnWh5D-)

Mahavishnoir

(I really like the piece!)

I'm thinking "Ganga". A band name should be short, memorable, and relatively easy to pronounce. There are of course exceptions to the rule, but I want to give myself as much of a leg up as possible ;D Still entertaining other suggestions!

[edit]WAIT. Ganga is already a band name (from Denmark) :( The search continues.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on March 23, 2020, 01:51:02 PM
Have you thought of using two words that nobody would normally put together in the same Google search?
That's how Vampire Weekend came up with their name.
That way you're guaranteed that people who are looking for your band won't have to sift through junk results.

EDIT:
I was brushing my teeth this morning and the words Swami Fluid popped into my mind...
Maybe there's something to work with there?
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on March 29, 2020, 03:21:50 PM
So what's the latest music you've bought?

Mine?

Tangerine Dream - Under Cover
(https://tangerinedreamofficial.bandcamp.com/album/under-cover)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on March 29, 2020, 07:23:32 PM
Have you thought of using two words that nobody would normally put together in the same Google search?
That's how Vampire Weekend came up with their name.
That way you're guaranteed that people who are looking for your band won't have to sift through junk results.

EDIT:
I was brushing my teeth this morning and the words Swami Fluid popped into my mind...
Maybe there's something to work with there?

Without even reading this post, I finally came up with a name ;D and it kind of fits Francois' criteria: Saraswati Trading Company. Now that that's done, I can concentrate on actually releasing the music :D
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on March 29, 2020, 09:02:11 PM
Glad to hear you finally found something good :)

Right now I'm blasting some old Billy Idol to chase the blues away  ;D
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on March 29, 2020, 09:50:59 PM
So what's the latest music you've bought?

Mine?

Tangerine Dream - Under Cover
(https://tangerinedreamofficial.bandcamp.com/album/under-cover)

My most recent purchase... Little Steven and the disciples of soul - Summer of sorcery
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on March 30, 2020, 06:05:30 PM
 Joan Jett figured it out

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-see-the-light-of-day-separately-81370181821 (https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-see-the-light-of-day-separately-81370181821)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on March 30, 2020, 09:08:52 PM
You basically just need a good connection.
One thing that's possible is to stream just the audio. That way you get more out of the available bandwidth.
I did a video conference with Skype last Friday and apart from the video stalling like crazy, the audio was not that bad.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on March 31, 2020, 12:48:15 AM
Joan Jett figured it out

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-see-the-light-of-day-separately-81370181821 (https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-see-the-light-of-day-separately-81370181821)

That is 100% prerecorded (separately) and multitracked. The reason that the sound sucks is because they're all recording on their cellphones.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on March 31, 2020, 12:54:20 AM
How did they stay in sync?
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on March 31, 2020, 12:58:01 AM
Click track. OR, the drummer laid down the first track and everyone just played to the drummer. I've done this a million times (without video).
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on March 31, 2020, 02:53:14 PM
Makes sense....
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on March 31, 2020, 04:11:51 PM
Got it
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on March 31, 2020, 04:13:03 PM
Album covers featuring the Peacock Chair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=449&v=_V10kWLh71U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=449&v=_V10kWLh71U)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on April 02, 2020, 11:47:33 AM
Ravel's Bolero by the National Orchestra of France, each in their separate rooms

https://youtu.be/Sj4pE_bgRQI

Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on April 03, 2020, 02:49:39 AM
Ravel's Bolero by the National Orchestra of France, each in their separate rooms

https://youtu.be/Sj4pE_bgRQI

Ok, that was INCREDIBLE. I honestly don't understand how they synced 50 players like that (although I do have a slight suspicion that they added some sort of backing track starting at 2:25, because everything amps up incredibly at that point [and where's the snare drummer playing nice solid hits? the guy in the top left corner is still playing pianissimo]). Joan Jett sounded horrible and there were only 4 of them :D
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Adam Doe on April 03, 2020, 05:56:07 PM
Agreed. Incredible. MVP goes to the first timpani player for best moves. In other music news, I recently pre-orderd the upcoming Nick Lowe EP. Plus, I got my new audio interface for my computer and am going to start making music again. Even tuned my guitar and bass.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: irv_b on April 03, 2020, 06:10:50 PM
Heard the awful news that Bill Withers had died at the age of 81.
 I love his voice and if I could sing it would be a choice of his voice or Lou Rawls.
Here is couple of a tunes from him that I love

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK-pRoDUguA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK-pRoDUguA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vlM1ekJ144 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vlM1ekJ144)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on April 03, 2020, 09:17:57 PM
Agreed. Incredible. MVP goes to the first timpani player for best moves. In other music news, I recently pre-orderd the upcoming Nick Lowe EP. Plus, I got my new audio interface for my computer and am going to start making music again. Even tuned my guitar and bass.
Right now I'm learning KiCad because I want to build my own fuzz pedal. Once I know the software, I can pretty much design anything that I want.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Adam Doe on April 04, 2020, 12:30:47 AM
Right now I'm learning KiCad because I want to build my own fuzz pedal. Once I know the software, I can pretty much design anything that I want.

That's about the coolest thing I've read all day!
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on April 04, 2020, 02:04:23 PM
If you want to give it a try, the program is open source.
I'm starting with the Bazz Fuss circuit as it's pretty simple. Then I'll go from there.
I hope that I have everything I need at home to build it.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on April 05, 2020, 06:04:35 PM
It's weird ... I'm a techie and can write PHP and Javascript, but musical effect programming has eluded me. I tried the Line6 developer model, and gave up and sold it after like 5 minutes ;D I've watched people program MaxMSP and I can't figure it out :D Maybe now is the time to try to dive in again?  :-\
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on April 05, 2020, 08:49:43 PM
Check in the open source world, you might find something you like.
I know LMMS is pretty darn powerful. It supports VST's and a bunch of stuff.

But on the DIY effects front, I tried with a breadboard and stuff I have at home and somehow managed only to produce a pretty glorious sound of silence...
I'll have to work some more on that fuzz... Right now I'm just substituting various parts I scavenged and crossing my fingers that it works and not start a small fire  ;D
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on April 05, 2020, 09:01:15 PM
I can also work with electronics, no problem. I can breadboard up an effects pedal and solder it all together. I've completely rewired guitars, basses, etc. Funny thing, though, is that I have never worked with brass, which is my main instrument. Still take it to the shop for even the most minor repairs ;D

sound of silence...

Hey, it worked for Simon & Garfunkel ....  ???
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Sandeha Lynch on April 05, 2020, 09:37:47 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49738000487_b3cf6854fc_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2iMbfGx)
2020 music (https://flic.kr/p/2iMbfGx) by Sandeha Lynch (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/), on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/49737991197/in/photostream (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/49737991197/in/photostream)

While you're here, I thought I'd share this. It's a first time out using a phone to record my playing, after some 30 months with the four-string thing, attempting to channel Ric Grech's bass lines in Willie Dixon's Young Fashioned Ways, as played on 'Muddy Waters: The London Sessions' from so, so long ago. I saw Grech a couple of times with Traffic during his all too short career. But then it moves to something I heard on an Anderton's Music promo video which came across as a very cool segment to stitch onto the first part.

Looks like I can't share the Flickr video so you'll have to follow the link to the page itself.

The bass is a medium-scale Chowny through a Blackstar U60. It's a bit weird how the act of recording affects the playing. I'm usually smoother on this - I need to be more patient but I'm happy enough to get here after two years+ of playing.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on April 06, 2020, 04:06:07 PM
Here's some feel-good smartphone action from the Barenaked Ladies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DbChOUotfo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DbChOUotfo)

Indofunk: check out the organization they promote at the start of this video https://covidrelief.plus1.org/ (https://covidrelief.plus1.org/))
There might be something in it for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6dVakABLE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6dVakABLE)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: nachtiris on April 07, 2020, 09:08:45 PM
Quote from: Sandeha Lynch on 05 April 2020, 22:37:47 (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=9695.msg135128#msg135128)<blockquote>
2020 music (https://flic.kr/p/2iMbfGx) by Sandeha Lynch (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/), on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/49737991197/in/photostream (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/49737991197/in/photostream)



Hi Sandeha,

thanks for sharing, highly appreciated! I for myself being a completely newbie learning the e-guitar for about 10 month and my progress is really slow. But I love to dream about all that beautiful Jazz and Blues notes that are waiting for me.

Here a nice solo by V.Wooten:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-eH8tkIs9s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-eH8tkIs9s)

Cheers,
Christian
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Sandeha Lynch on April 08, 2020, 08:43:27 AM
Quote from: Sandeha Lynch on 05 April 2020, 22:37:47 (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=9695.msg135128#msg135128)<blockquote>
2020 music (https://flic.kr/p/2iMbfGx) by Sandeha Lynch (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/), on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/49737991197/in/photostream (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeha/49737991197/in/photostream)


Hi Sandeha,

thanks for sharing, highly appreciated! I for myself being a completely newbie learning the e-guitar for about 10 month and my progress is really slow. But I love to dream about all that beautiful Jazz and Blues notes that are waiting for me.

Here a nice solo by V.Wooten:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-eH8tkIs9s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-eH8tkIs9s)

Cheers,
Christian

Thanks for posting that, Christian. I didn't know of him, but ****, he's good. I'll probably never take that direction as I have zero thumb action. I'm a long time fan of Jack Casady and only discovered this little clip yesterday - I'm now mentally planning a wee duet with a pal here that will run along these lines ...

However, it's only on FB ... https://www.facebook.com/jack.casady.5/videos/10216070479771490/ (https://www.facebook.com/jack.casady.5/videos/10216070479771490/)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on April 17, 2020, 09:31:19 PM
Norah Jones home concert

https://youtu.be/fhFp9cApdk8

Oof, I needed that.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on April 20, 2020, 12:11:23 PM
I missed the earlier Fiona Apple boats, only vaguely aware of her and her music. But her latest has received so much hype that I had to stop and pay attention. I'm sold. Favorites so far include these two.

https://youtu.be/MbkugCPqxQY

https://youtu.be/_ewavfe-mMQ
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on April 20, 2020, 05:10:36 PM
I've been aware of Fiona Apple, but I never got the hype, either then or now. I suppose I'll have to check out this latest one though, just so I can talk intelligently about it to all the people who are bound to ask me if I like it.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on April 20, 2020, 05:42:03 PM
I've been aware of Fiona Apple, but I never got the hype, either then or now. I suppose I'll have to check out this latest one though, just so I can talk intelligently about it to all the people who are bound to ask me if I like it.

Ok, so I'm halfway through, and although it started out kinda slow and wtf-y, I do like Rack of His and Newspaper.

More play-by-play posts coming up ;D
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on April 20, 2020, 05:57:02 PM
I've been aware of Fiona Apple, but I never got the hype, either then or now. I suppose I'll have to check out this latest one though, just so I can talk intelligently about it to all the people who are bound to ask me if I like it.

Ok, so I'm halfway through, and although it started out kinda slow and wtf-y, I do like Rack of His and Newspaper.

More play-by-play posts coming up ;D

For Her is some awesome NOLA-style acapella jamz. I think this album is starting to grow on me.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on April 20, 2020, 06:27:58 PM
Newspaper is also a fave of mine.

I'm trying to figure out what's going on. It reminds me of my favorite photography. The shimmering brilliance, the graininess, the lyrical gutpunches
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: 02Pilot on April 27, 2020, 09:26:54 PM
With time to spare, I've been revisiting the classics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVnLYK48X4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVnLYK48X4)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on April 27, 2020, 10:12:51 PM
A few days ago I discovered a band called Postmodern Jukebox. They do covers of songs with invited singers.
Here's a jazz version of Thriller sung by Wayne Brady (host of Lets Make a Deal and guest on Whose line is it anyway)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td-_pUPVjdo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td-_pUPVjdo)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: 02Pilot on April 28, 2020, 12:06:34 AM
With a little nod to Cab Calloway there in the opening.

As long as we're on the subject of genre-bending covers, a little lounge/ska/80s crossover from Reel Big Fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ33krSSeRY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ33krSSeRY)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on May 03, 2020, 07:15:40 PM
Have you thought of using two words that nobody would normally put together in the same Google search?
That's how Vampire Weekend came up with their name.
That way you're guaranteed that people who are looking for your band won't have to sift through junk results.

EDIT:
I was brushing my teeth this morning and the words Swami Fluid popped into my mind...
Maybe there's something to work with there?

Without even reading this post, I finally came up with a name ;D and it kind of fits Francois' criteria: Saraswati Trading Company. Now that that's done, I can concentrate on actually releasing the music :D

Album is now out!!! https://saraswatitradingcompany.bandcamp.com/
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on May 09, 2020, 03:43:02 PM
Where to buy FLAC downloads???

That's the question. Any recommendations? I use 7Digital (https://uk.7digital.com/) but they don't always have FLAC versions available. I also use Bandcamp but not all artists are available. So I'm looking for other, reputable, sources.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on May 11, 2020, 01:52:04 PM
Well, seems I'm the only one buying FLAC downloads.

So how do you buy your music? Maybe I should be looking at something else.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Indofunk on May 11, 2020, 11:53:51 PM
Full disclosure: I worked for this company for a couple of years. They have quite questionable personnel and business practices (case in point: I told them my mother had cancer so I'd have to miss a few days of work to be with her at the hospital, and they fired me. it was the week before Christmas). They frequently get accused of upsampling their products, which may be more negligence than actual malice, but given their other practices one can't really tell.

So with that glowing review, here they are: https://www.hdtracks.com/ (https://www.hdtracks.com/)

Does Tidal offer flac downloads? How about a service that offers wav/aiff downloads, would you be able to convert those after downloading? (I don't know of any store that offers wav/aiff ... maybe iTunes?)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on May 12, 2020, 07:49:16 AM
Thanks for that Satish. I did a bit of research on them and that led me to another - Qobuz. So that gives me another two to look at.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on June 27, 2020, 10:38:13 PM
Nosotros, la música -- a Cuban music documentary from 1964. Not only a fascinating presentation (not a typical inventory) of some great music but also some very cool photography of performances

https://youtu.be/W0nAmSntp70
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: hookstrapped on June 28, 2020, 10:44:09 PM
This is a scene from the movie.

This clip features two dancers, Silvio y Ada, and it might be one of the most beautiful things put to film I've ever seen

https://youtu.be/_9HKkQmqNpg
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 17, 2020, 09:22:05 PM
I follow Emily Barker (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8pRIdG27av0yk7SrgIq7A) on YouTube. Each Monday she does a coffee and vinyl video. Today's featured an album by Lambchop (https://www.youtube.com/user/lambchopisaband). I'm now hooked. Try this  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAi7-XKp8-k)as an example and, as it happens, the picture used is quite fitting for this forum.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 18, 2020, 09:41:03 PM
On a totally opposite register, I was just suggested this by the Youtube algorithm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF5mf4LV7Jw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF5mf4LV7Jw)
The song is When is the future? by VNV Nation. For those who like the sound of electronica and the beauty of Tokyo's Shinjuku district entirely filmed in B&W, this one's for you.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on December 03, 2020, 03:46:08 PM
About time we had some new music mentioned I think.

I sometimes think I'm completely out of touch with the current music scene and finding someone like Tori Handsley who has been around for a while, but I'd never previously heard of, just confirms that.

Her new (and maybe only) album was released a few days ago and is described on Bandcamp as "An innovative release from U.K. artist, producer and curator Tori Handsley takes a punk approach to jazz."

The full album can be previewed on Bandcamp at https://torihandsley.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-stand. I got to track three before buying it.

(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2080903988_2.jpg)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Bryan on December 03, 2020, 08:51:13 PM
I'm definitely out of touch with the current music scene but this time of the year I break out the Christmas albums.  I'm always looking for interesting ones like the Motown Christmas albums I got last year and the James Brown album I got a few years ago with the classic "Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto".  I just found out Twisted Sister did a Christmas album, I was ready to pull the trigger on that one but my wife knocked some sense into me.  This is my find for this year which is actually a fairly current album having been released in 2015. 
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: nachtiris on February 02, 2021, 11:13:06 AM
Hello guys!

I'm stumbled over these two videos recently.

The guitarist is a young French: Tom Ibarra

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y6tr1MWVso (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y6tr1MWVso)
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-pxKyxbc5c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-pxKyxbc5c)
He is so young and gifted.

Enjoy it!
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on June 13, 2021, 03:07:18 PM
Sometimes someone appears on the radar and you wonder how you've never heard of them. That happened to me with Kaz Hawkins. Here she's doing an Etta James number (who's name was actually Hawkins as it happens).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jpl4D1kx3I&list=LL&index=2

Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: rotarysmp on June 14, 2021, 01:53:28 PM
If the thread can start with Blue grass butchering Pink Floyd, I dont feel out of place for pointing you to Dread Zeppelin. The Led Zepplin reggae covers band fronted by the Elvis Impersonator named Tortelvis. They got their 15 minutes of fame back in the late 80's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZHWy6W00oM
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on June 14, 2021, 09:09:19 PM
There sure was a lot of crazy stuff going on in the 90's!
Some of it managed to morph and survive, like The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Here's one from them before their guitarist died from an overdose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esAuVsu3puM
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: jojonas~ on July 05, 2022, 11:20:31 PM
I finally found a band that plays rock consistently right up my alley; All Them Witches!
Anyone else listened to them before? Or anything similar?? :)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: 02Pilot on July 06, 2022, 12:13:56 AM
I'd forgotten about this thread. I'll throw in a few semi-recent discoveries:

Pamplamoose. I'm not quite sure how to describe them, but they're good.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f45N9P2xTRo

Leo Pellegrino (Lucky Chops/Too Many Zooz) is a very energetic sax player from NYC (do you know him, Satish?). Hell of a showman, too. This is from the BBC Proms a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krLYZmPRtnc&t=212s

And another classic to revisit, just because. The Green Hornet theme by Al Hirt, performed by Tero Lindberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yBxQXombCw
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 09, 2022, 04:59:07 PM
Bump!

There's a lot of famous cover versions of classics (e.g. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watch Tower (Bob Dylan)) but there's lots of less well known ones too.

So what are your favourite cover versions of classics?

Mine?

Tangerine Dream - Hotel California (The Eagles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3RpDb4hgBA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3RpDb4hgBA)
Joan Baez - Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxNZH0qIe0&list=LL&index=2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxNZH0qIe0&list=LL&index=2)
Linda Ronstadt - Many Rivers to Cross (Jimmy Cliff) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_8KpR49bFI&list=LL&index=10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_8KpR49bFI&list=LL&index=10)
Solveig Slettahjell - Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltEM10nPzBs&list=LL&index=19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltEM10nPzBs&list=LL&index=19)
KD Lang - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) https://youtu.be/--FrDSx-21k?t=33 (https://youtu.be/--FrDSx-21k?t=33)

If YouTube adverts annoy you, install AdBlock https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-%E2%80%94-best-ad-blocker/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-%E2%80%94-best-ad-blocker/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom)


Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 09, 2022, 09:00:10 PM
I use Ublock Origin on Firefox.

I personally am quite fond of the Toronto cover band Cybertronic Spree.
They made a pretty good version of Sweet's Ballroom Blitz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljcgE-yl7rU)
and Heart's Barracuda (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTTT0iarzI8)

There's also Antony Vincent that did a cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman in the style of David Bowie during his Lets Dance period (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Wn9j4sQB8) (ear worm warning)

And there's Justin Johnson who converts anything into Blues, including The Beatle's Come Together (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DE-0hnx5bY)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 09, 2022, 10:01:35 PM
If you want to hear a very different cover version of Enter Sandman, try this:

https://youtu.be/HXm8JdC4k4c?t=156 (https://youtu.be/HXm8JdC4k4c?t=156)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on August 09, 2022, 11:26:04 PM
good to see this thread finding some new life...

Can't link at the moment, but I'll give a couple of suggestions.

Katie Pruitt's covers of Neil Young's Ohio and After the goldrush.
Another Neil Young classic, I might have mentioned before, but it deserves the attention... The Dave Matthews Band & Warren Haynes live rendition of Cortez the Killer is an absolute monster.

And finally, search youtube for Joss Stone covering Dusty's Son of a Preacher Man
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 10, 2022, 11:48:18 AM
Listening to these in my coffee break.

Cybertronic Spree. Hmm. Doesn't help that I remember the original Ballroom Blitz but Barracuda was OK. I guess making videos in their bedroom would have been an interesting project.

Antony Vincent. Why?

Justin Johnson. I'll be listening to more of him.

Katie Pruitt. Nice find. Not sure I would buy the album but I will listen to more of her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81_iDuxGBJk&list=LL&index=2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81_iDuxGBJk&list=LL&index=2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTWi89QkXc&list=LL&index=3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTWi89QkXc&list=LL&index=3)

Warren Haynes. Superb. Have to watch it in full when I have more time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYrD2SthaMU&list=LL&index=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYrD2SthaMU&list=LL&index=1)

Joss Stone. Never been a great fan of either her or the song but enjoyed it anyway. The one time I really enjoyed Joss Stone was her rendition of People Get Ready at Ronnie Scott's with Jeff Beck but that might have something to do with the band - Jeff Beck, Tal Wilkenfeld, Vinnie Colaiuta and Jason Rebello. Great line up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4N5o3GIGsY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4N5o3GIGsY) or if you want the complete concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQHnzHrqgE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQHnzHrqgE)

Just as well we don't all like the same things. There would be just a very few artists making a huge amount of money.

Coffee break over - time for lunch.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 10, 2022, 03:23:58 PM
And there's Justin Johnson who converts anything into Blues, including The Beatle's Come Together (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DE-0hnx5bY)

He does a great Smoke on the Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVOg78QOrE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVOg78QOrE)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 10, 2022, 04:29:34 PM
Antony Vincent. Why?
Just for the sheer weirdness of it all :)
Besides, he really sounds an awful lot like Bowie on this one.

If you want to get your psychedelic vibe on, there's always Pink Floyd's Astronomy Domine.
First by The Claypool Lennon Delirium (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n93sunrgNvE)

And then in a more heavy metal version by Quebec's very own VoiVod (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1lZFdGXCiM)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 12, 2022, 10:19:10 PM
Katie Pruitt. Nice find. Not sure I would buy the album

Changed my mind - bought it.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 13, 2022, 03:50:15 PM
You know, it's time like this that I miss going to HMV.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Bryan on August 15, 2022, 05:09:15 AM
I’m not recommending music here unless you have children.  My wife recently heard this song, Three Little Fishes, and had a flashback to her childhood.  She had a plastic child’s record player and these Red Raven magic mirror movie records.  She tells me she wants them for her birthday, she was dead serious, so I set out looking for them.  I found a stack of the records with the mirror carousel on eBay so I ordered it.  Of course, the song she wanted was not in that stack and I couldn’t find it.  Eventually, almost 2 months after her birthday, the only copy I could find was on Discogs, the seller wanted a lot for it.  I guess this is a rare one.  I could easily get it on a regular record but not the magic mirror record with the little movie printed on the label.  Of course I broke down and got it.

Once I had the records and the mirror carousel I discovered that the carousel doesn’t fit on my RCA Victor phonograph.  It has the tall post for stacking multiple records, the carousel needs a short post.  These records are 78 rpm so a lot of modern record players won’t work.  Luckily I found an old plastic Mercury phonograph that plays 33, 45 and 78 rpm.  It was only $15 and it’s in mint condition. 

I just uploaded a video of it.  Unfortunately YouTube’s compression messes it up a little but you can still see the movie in the carousel. 

 https://youtu.be/p5Ul1qHZmBU (https://youtu.be/p5Ul1qHZmBU)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 15, 2022, 04:13:10 PM
I've never seen anything like that!
It was a pretty good gimmick to have a zootrope printed on the record.
I remember a few years ago there was a set of Star Wars records that came out with a holographic animation on them. It was of a 3D tie-fighter spinning around. Pretty neat trick.

Which makes me think about something totally unrelated. When George Lucas wrote Star Wars, he probably had a lot of trouble putting on a tie... hence he became a tie-fighter  ::)

This morning I was looking at a set of photos taken on some Lomo Metropolis which for some reason made me think about the old band The Church. Here's their take on Metropolis (https://youtu.be/96YYp98ye9o) and yes, it's another earworm warning  ;)
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on August 15, 2022, 09:09:16 PM
Katie Pruitt. Nice find. Not sure I would buy the album

Changed my mind - bought it.

I can't put my finger on who she reminds me of... was thinking Courtney Barnett, but I'm not so sure. That might just be the young female singer/songwriter angle.
I've had "expectations" and "grace has a gun" on my spotify playlist for a while... she has a great vocal, and I really like the tonality of the guitar. Last time I was in HMV I picked up the album and wandered around with it for a while before putting it down and walking out with nothing... takes a lot to part me from my hard-earned nowadays... maybe next time  :)

Managed to score tickets for Peter Frampton at the Albert Hall in November, which has got me going back and revisiting Humble Pie.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 16, 2022, 03:45:34 PM
Is HMV still open in the UK?
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 16, 2022, 03:51:10 PM
Is HMV still open in the UK?
Apparently, yes. But It's years since I went into one. I buy everything on download, mostly from Bandcamp if it's available there.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 16, 2022, 09:01:31 PM
I know all HMV locations closed down in Canada in 2017.
I personally really miss going to the old downtown Montreal store. The place was super awesome with three floors and metro access.
They had a fairly big section for imports. It was built in the 1990's and I often went there as a teenager.
At some point they moved to another place but it just wasn't the same.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on August 17, 2022, 07:59:00 AM
At some point they moved to another place but it just wasn't the same.

Similar story around here. Branch closures all over. My closest is Canterbury, and that's recently downsized from a huge two floor corner location to a much smaller unit nearby.
Vastly reduced stock levels (and choice). Probably more space given over to vinyl and t-shirts than CDs now... Amazon must be laughing their t*ts off..!
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on August 17, 2022, 09:57:35 AM
I'm surprised anyone buys CDs these days given the ease with which downloads can be bought and with hi-res downloads available too. These days I typically buy 16-bit Flac downloads. I'm probably fooling myself thinking I can hear the difference, with my old ears, between MP3s and Flacs but I think I can. I wouldn't bother with 24-bit Flacs though. I guess it's just a convenience thing.

I sold most of my CDs years ago - just keeping a few I couldn't replace with downloads - and sold all my vinyl sometime before that.
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: AJShepherd on August 17, 2022, 01:11:09 PM
Yeah, while there does seem to be a thing for vinyl and even cassette these days CDs haven't got 'old' enough for a revival?

Been a year or two since i was in a HMV and even then it was a pale shadow of former shops and mostly full of random tat (oh how I loathe 'Funko Pops'). Don't think it's there now but not been that way for a while as I've had no reason to.
There was also a big thing recently about one of the big HMVs on Oxford Street is now one of those dodgy 'American Candy Store' shops connected to tax scams and counterfeit merchandise.

I didn't want to throw out my CDs entirely, but what I did was bought storage cases where each 'page' holds eight CDs (four each side), and transferred all my CDs into two of those which take up a tiny fraction of the space. The CD boxes got thrown out. All the music is on the Mac and I set up a Raspberry Pi Zero W and Hifiberry DAC hooked up to my old stereo speakers so I play music through those speakers rather than through the teeny Mac speakers.

The only CDs I've actually bought recently have been stuff I couldn't get as data, often stuff imported from Japan when I had the disposable income!
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on August 17, 2022, 03:46:28 PM
Most of my CD's came from garage sales and charity shops. I figured that at .50$-1$ a disk, it's cheaper than a digital download and I get to look at the case cover.
The only thing annoying is that the remote on my CD player gave-up the ghost, so I have to press the buttons on the machine...
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on October 29, 2022, 09:48:49 PM
Bump.

Just a few of my latest finds. What did we do before YouTube?

Weyes Blood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFtRq6t3jOo&list=LL&index=12)

Andrea Motis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O00B76tfK7U&list=LL&index=9)

Carla Morrison (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKWV7b3j5P0&list=LL&index=6)

Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on October 30, 2022, 12:02:34 PM
After more than two years of cancelations and reschedules, finally got to see Bon Iver at Wembley Arena last week.
Well worth the wait. Not a fan of Taylor Swift, but the place went bananas when she made a surprise guest appearance to sing "Exile".

Also just ordered a live double album by The Dead South, who I've been watching on YouTube...
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on November 09, 2022, 10:45:05 AM
"Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand,
Who's wine? what wine? where the hell did I dine?
Must have been a dream, I don't believe where I've been"


Royal Albert Hall... that's where, to see the incomparable Peter Frampton on his final tour.
Due to health issues, he has to perform seated, but boy, can he still play.

Support was a new outfit called "Cardinal Black" - good guitar work and soulful vocal - worth a second listen in the opinion of your humble (pie?) correspondent.



Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Pete_R on July 06, 2023, 09:30:14 PM
Still kicking this old thread occasionally...

Now if there were any French Canadians amongst us :-) they might be able to explain why this guy calls himself Tire le coyote (Pull the Coyote?).

I'm a fan of Alexandra Stréliski in case you're wondering.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whb5JOkUNt4

Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on July 07, 2023, 10:40:29 PM
I must admit that she is a good player. Personally I'm not a big fan of Tire Le Coyote (it's actually more like shoot the coyote with a rifle).
I don't know if he took his name from the animal or from the coyote in western movies, which is the common name for the bad guy in French.

You might like Les Coyboys Fringants though. They are more folk pop in the traditional Quebec style.
Here's one of their best: Les Étoiles Filantes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InCeVCGtHak)
And as a bonus you get to see the nostalgic side of Montreal...
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on September 10, 2024, 06:27:44 PM
I just got this in my suggestions and it's... how can I say... interesting.
Korean Beatles anyone?
A little band called HOA, very fab four influenced with a clip inspired by the original.
https://youtu.be/YqG2ytfXG9c?si=arOCrZiXsSptn4pL
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: kentish cob on September 19, 2024, 06:38:47 PM
Francois' mention of folk reminded me of a French "maritime folk" outfit I stumbled upon at the Faversham Hop Festival a few years ago.
So I looked them up on youtube and found a few offerings

Sur Les Docks. Really got the crowd jumping. 

https://youtu.be/OD0KOzegET0

Enjoy  ;D
Title: Re: The Music room
Post by: Francois on September 19, 2024, 09:15:38 PM
Somehow they remind me a lot of Soldat Louis (https://youtu.be/Upg_3ExpTNE?si=9ioigD94VHxXqaOP)
(I just hope I won't get stuck with this one after hearing the first three notes... it's an ear worm.

But back in high school, there were a lot of the kids who were fans of Bérurier Noir (https://youtu.be/f1u2B26V99g?si=CbnTNAHGJKbJFZQO)
Not my type as I was more into American and British music at the time.

Haven't heard this stuff in ages!