Author Topic: Today I am Listening To... (Read 778174 times)

tiermat · « **Reply #4600 on:** 18 February, 2015, 08:43:59 am »

Today is a Slipknot type of day, in this case "All Hope is Gone"

rogerzilla · « **Reply #4601 on:** 22 February, 2015, 05:10:15 pm »

Sex Farm - Spinal Tap (yes, really)

PaulF · « **Reply #4602 on:** 22 February, 2015, 05:27:46 pm »

Mogwai, why did nobody ever tell me how brilliant they are!

pcolbeck · « **Reply #4603 on:** 22 February, 2015, 07:32:54 pm »

"When you're smiling and astride me" - Father John Mistry

Rather lovely really.

Ruthie · « **Reply #4604 on:** 22 February, 2015, 07:56:36 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 22 February, 2015, 07:32:54 pm

"When you're smiling and astride me" - Father John Mistry

Rather lovely really.

The whole album's a treat.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4605 on:** 26 February, 2015, 02:43:24 pm »

Royal Blood. The singer sounds quite a lot like Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale; overall sound is a bit White Stripes, a bit early QOTSA and really rather splendid. Not the sort of thing I expected to find behind an advert for a CBBC app either.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #4606 on:** 26 February, 2015, 03:03:25 pm »

The Hillmans (Barn Dance Music for Plumbers, according to their moribund website)

I saw them at Crawley Folk Festival a couple of years ago. Why someone thought it a good idea to book a psychobilly band at a folk festival I'm not sure.

andrewc · « **Reply #4607 on:** 01 March, 2015, 07:53:05 pm »

Jorge Bolet playing Liszt. Jorge Bolet: The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection

10 CD's of beautiful music, Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov & others for £17.

Ham · « **Reply #4608 on:** 03 March, 2015, 09:21:10 pm »

I seem to be having a Patax moment again... the new album of Michael Jackson covers. It really shouldn't be as good as it is.

eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSn9rwS4JJs

or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU0Z-ATEYEA

Deano · « **Reply #4609 on:** 03 March, 2015, 11:36:42 pm »

Electrelane. God, they were good.

IanDG · « **Reply #4610 on:** 03 March, 2015, 11:47:01 pm »

The Crusaders $:-\$

http://youtu.be/YqDF-wL3VXM

I sought of got there thro' a youtube chain starting with Seasick Steve and have stuck with it.

Ham · « **Reply #4611 on:** 04 March, 2015, 11:47:09 am »

I've just invented a new game, turn any video into Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody ( ^TMPratchettGaiman) using the youtube suggestions on the side of the page - not including multi track mixes or "show more")

From the Crusaders, to Randy Crawford, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Bon Jovi, Queen with Elton John, Bohemian Rhapsody.

Ham · « **Reply #4612 on:** 04 March, 2015, 12:04:29 pm »

(took me 22 steps from Mahler's 4th)

tiermat · « **Reply #4613 on:** 04 March, 2015, 01:32:32 pm »

Quote from: Ham on 03 March, 2015, 09:21:10 pm

I seem to be having a Patax moment again... the new album of Michael Jackson covers. It really shouldn't be as good as it is.

eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSn9rwS4JJs

or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU0Z-ATEYEA

<Jazz Club>

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE

</Jazz Club>

Seriously, though, it is very good. The video is only spoilt by the bass player looking like he was going to make a mess of his grots at one point.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #4614 on:** 06 March, 2015, 02:29:24 pm »

Chista Ludwig singing Mahler's Der Abschied.

http://youtu.be/Q_bwuSK7U34

Strange dark beautiful music. No wonder Mahler was virtually ignored as a composer until forty years after his death.

The sun departs behind the mountains.
In all the valleys the evening descends
with its shadow, full cooling.
O look! Like a silver boat sails
the moon in the watery blue heaven.
I sense the fine breeze stirring
behind the dark pines.
The brook sings out clear through the darkness.
The flowers pale in the twilight.
The earth breathes, in full rest and sleep.
All longing now becomes a dream.

Steph · « **Reply #4615 on:** 06 March, 2015, 09:12:02 pm »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 26 February, 2015, 03:03:25 pm

The Hillmans (Barn Dance Music for Plumbers, according to their moribund website)

I saw them at Crawley Folk Festival a couple of years ago. Why someone thought it a good idea to book a psychobilly band at a folk festival I'm not sure.

Crawley was always a sort of bit of music attached to a beer festival. It's now a beer festival.

Pingu · « **Reply #4616 on:** 06 March, 2015, 11:16:25 pm »

Public Service Broadcasting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-kAnvOY80

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI

Pingu · « **Reply #4617 on:** 09 March, 2015, 08:59:58 pm »

Harvest - Neil Young. I'd forgotten how many good songs there are on this album.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #4618 on:** 10 March, 2015, 07:04:20 am »

Quote from: Pingu on 09 March, 2015, 08:59:58 pm

Harvest - Neil Young. I'd forgotten how many good songs there are on this album.

Neil Young - The most brilliant terrible guitar player and singer in the world. It really really shouldn’t work but when you hear it it's just glorious.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #4619 on:** 11 March, 2015, 03:35:00 pm »

Morgan James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuSO5KpdUic

Came across her via The Postmodern Jukebox. Ace voice, I ordered the CD.

tiermat · « **Reply #4620 on:** 11 March, 2015, 03:59:22 pm »

Korn - Unplugged

pcolbeck · « **Reply #4621 on:** 12 March, 2015, 03:51:52 pm »

Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde

Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra recorded in 1967 with Christa Ludwig and Fritz Wunderlich.

This is an absolute bargain. Boxed set on Warner Classics that also includes Symphonies 2,4,7 and 9 and some other lieder. Recorded over a year with either Christa Ludwig or Elizabeth Schwartzkopf on mezzo duties. It's been remastered into 24-bit/96 kHz from the original master tapes and sounds lovely. About £12 which for six CDs of such great recordings is stupidly cheap.

tiermat · « **Reply #4622 on:** 12 March, 2015, 04:04:15 pm »

Fear Factory - ReManufacture

It just seems like a day for this...

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4623 on:** 13 March, 2015, 05:10:19 pm »

Amplifier. Miss von Brandenburg and I are going to see them in a couple of weeks so I thought it wise to refamiliarise myself with some of their lesser-listened-to output.

I ordered a T-shaped shirt from their webby SCIENCE last week and as a result of it being out of stock have been having an e-mail conversation with drummer Matt Brobin today. I have also had a nice chat with singer/guitarist/songwriter/producer/photographer/git (delete as applicable) Sel Balamir concerning a double payment for a download. Nice peoples

You don't get that with One Direction or U2.

Andrij · « **Reply #4624 on:** 14 March, 2015, 09:42:02 pm »

Helping a friend...

Quote from: Basil on 14 March, 2015, 09:31:21 pm

Anyway, right now I have just finished listening to Wire's Pink Flag and have now loaded Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails.