The Slightly Obscure Music Discussion And Quizzy Thread (1 Viewer)

[Darrell]

each his / her own

Mind you, a lot of people also like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and I'd rather have red hot needles poked into my eyeballs than listen to them

And now my wife has come out saying that she really doesn't like Pink Floyd...!!! So I could be single soon...

 

[Isaac]

I like a few limited items from RHCP ... It's just the crispness of it that I'm in the mood for now and then.

Right now I'm in a phase. About a year ago, I did as I often do - start a Pandora station with an example song, then allow it to continue on in its own direction, as I train it with thumbs up or down. Spotify's popularity notwithstanding, I still think Pandora is the best thing since sliced bread. In the space of an afternoon, I have a station trained to play a certain genre but only specific songs that I like within that genre - without me having to tell it what they are - since I can never remember songs anyway - for the next 2 years!

So I started with Joe Satriani. (your cup of tea or not, who doesn't admire?)
By now Pandora has led me on a path so great that, I actually usually skip the Satriani songs in favor of everything else I got exposed to.

I can listen to 3 hours solid of Buckethead, Joe Petrucci, Vinnie Moore, Angel Vivaldi - and still want 3 more! Absolutely unbelievable stuff.

 

[Darrell]

So I started with Joe Satriani. (your cup of tea or not, who doesn't admire?)

Now we're talking - I've seen Joe live 3 times now in NZ and he never fails to deliver an amazing show.

I'm pretty much half way down the rabbit hole of discovering a band called Porcupine Tree - Unbelievably good prog band from the UK who most people have never even heard of. I certainly hadn't which annoys me greatly as I'll never get the chance to see them live.
Try 'Arriving somewhere but not here' if you've got 12 minutes spare

 

[The_Doc_Man]

If we are talking musical preferences, there are three things I don't allow in the house.

1. SUPER heavy metal of the kind that makes Kiss or Slayer look like pansies. For example, GWAR.

Though to clarify a fine point: The band Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild is the first known song to use the term "heavy metal" and I kind of like their work. Particularly Magic Carpet Ride.

2. Extremely angry "gangsta" rap.

Again, to clarify: Some of Will Smith's early work included "witty" rap that involved black teen angst but that wasn't all angry to the point of "poppin' caps" and doing things with "hoes" and such. Also didn't threaten to blow out my home windows because of the speaker system in the car passin' down the street.

3. Howlin' dawg country laments, where when your own hound hears the song, he rears his head back and howls.

Again, I like some country artists. But when the "twang" in the song passes a certain level, it's just outta here.

I'll even listen to bagpipe music to make my wife happy. And she will even listen to (some of) my Dr. Demento collection. So you know I have to be fairly tolerant.

 

[Isaac]

@Darrell I'm listening to it now, WOW ... pretty amazing.

@The_Doc_Man yeah that's a pretty good list, there. rap is so interesting - most of it is the most awful thing in the world, the other 25% all of a sudden switches to the most intelligent lyrics ever! it seems to go back and forth. last night i watched about 10 minutes of Chappelle's The Closer on Netflix (to see what all the hullabulloo was about!), and it began, before Chappelle talks, with some of what I guess you would call rap that was so awesome I have a hankering to find it again and listen to the whole song!
The closest information I could find was this page, and not even sure this is it:

Here's Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey, and Talib Kweli Hearing 'The Midnight Miracle' Podcast Theme Song for 1st Time

'The Midnight Miracle' is hosted by longtime friends Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, and Yasiin Bey. Fans can expect in-depth discussions with cultural icons.

currently.att.yahoo.com

The only country I listen to is from the 70's-80's, maybe early 90's.
Toby Keith, Randy Travis, Clint Black, etc.

Oh - I do like some Johnny Cash songs, like guitar pickin man.

 

[Darrell]

WOW ... pretty amazing.

Yeah they're amazing alright - one of the best drummers I've ever heard and fantastic songwriting. Check out their album Fear of A Blank Planet if you want to hear some concept album greatness!!

 

[AccessBlaster]

Smoke on the Water, if it were written by Dire Straits ​

 

[Darrell]

Smoke on the Water, if it were written by Dire Straits

That was..... strange

 

[ColinEssex]

If you sing or write a country song, there are rules you should follow:-

1) you need a singer with a whining voice, like Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton or Leanne Rimes.
2) the song must be about a relationship breakup.
3) the song must have a steel pedal guitar for the whining middle 8.
4) the song must contain the word 'blue'
5) the song must contain the word 'lonesome'..
6) the song must sound like any other country music song.

Do this, and you have a hit on your hands.

Col

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Actually, Col, you left out some alternatives. You should talk about topics such as Mama (but never "Mother"), pick-up trucks, bad rain, trains, prisons, or getting drunk. (Pay attention to the last verse of the link.)

Here's the link:

 

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[oleronesoftwares]

@AccessBlaster are you a fan of rock music?

 

[AccessBlaster]

@AccessBlaster are you a fan of rock music?

Yes, I also like the blues. I drive a lot so I build lists and sometimes I share them.

@oleronesoftwares what do you listen to?

 

[oleronesoftwares]

Yes, I also like the blues. I drive a lot so I build lists and sometimes I share them.

@oleronesoftwares what do you listen to?

1. Juju music(This is common among the yorubas expecially elderly ones)
2. Gospel music
3. Any music with good lyrics.

 

[NauticalGent]

Excellent Rainbow cover by the best guitarist...EVER...

 

[AccessBlaster]

Excellent Rainbow cover by the best guitarist...EVER...

As soon as the camera panned to the blonde singer on the left I temporarily lost my hearing. Something about high beams

 

[NauticalGent]

Glad it isn't just me....

 

[NauticalGent]

Something about high beams

Blinded by the light...

When I heard the Rainbow version after a decade or so from when it first came out, I often wondered if the lead guitarist was influenced by Brian May.