Wilfrid Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Doubtless mentioned back in 2019 but I was invited to a (corporate) Lady Gaga concert. I assumed it would be okay, but yes, she was great. The corporation that mounted the event was (is) big enough to rent a stadium for its guests and book her. Not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Bruce Sprinsteen reading "Born to Run." It's great to listen to the Boss tell his story. Definitely a fun and informative listen. Edited October 30, 2023 by backyardchef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood10 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 The Beatles are bigger than Taylor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 "Now and Then" is really bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taion Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 It’s really not bad musically. Just ghoulish and somewhat bad artistically and morally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 I think it's really bad musically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 (edited) The video is a hot mess. And I love Peter Jackson. Mostly. Edited November 4, 2023 by small h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Descartes a Kant is my new favorite band. Think I'll have a Torta Ahogada and dive deep into their repertoire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I found their tribute to Lou Reed on Bandcamp. Will search for some of their own stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 And then there’s The Warning, three piece women hard rock band from Mexico. I listened to their album last night and felt positive, but asking myself if I am just in love with the bassist. This is not a new kind of question, believe me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Not new but I just found it, best pop group in the world. https://youtu.be/uDbATOGV64I?si=HRyD7tHoEFAYkOgB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Wait a minute. I'm not a stalker, and even I had found that already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Remastered Frank's Wild Years by Tom Waits. The last record in a series of concept albums-- Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs and Frank's Wild Years. Such a wonderfully unique collection of songs and musicians taking musical conventions, scattering them to the wind and pairing the parts that remain with touching and surprising lyrical detail. One of the best at the height of his powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Best pop group in the world unveiled new tour dates today. Bunch of godawful places in England and Wales. Given that they can sell out the Music Hall of Williamsburg almost instantly why isn’t a promoter bringing them here? Ana is going to get some DMs about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell101 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 4:33 PM, Sneakeater said: Thinking it over, what pisses me off about that video is that it isn't particularly about the song, and it de-ages the Stones for no reason other than not to show them as they are now. Instead of having anything to do with the song, all the video shows is this Hot Young Woman writhing in response to The Stones -- clearly directed at an audience of Dirty Old Men who cherish the illusion that The Stones (and I guess by extension they) can still elicit such responses. Since as The TImes pointed out today, Actual Young People barely know who The Rolling Stones are. And the Rolling Stones will be touring the US in 2024 including their first ever appearance at Jazzfest in New Orleans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Evelyn said: the tour is being sponsored by AARP 😁🤣🤣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 The last standing Monkee sings REM. Not sure about some of these arrangements but I had to hear the voice that sang “Pleasant Valley Sunday” take a shot at “Shiny Happy People.” Anyway, here we come… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) The single biggest miracle of The Monkees was that there was no reason to expect the star of Circus Boy to be a really really strong rock singer. (There was also no reason to expect him to be a competent drummer -- and he wasn't.) Edited November 26, 2023 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I actually like that arrangement a lot. Personally, I prefer this version to the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Although that video seems to fall into the Rolling Stones "Angry" trap of using vintage footage to hide the performer's current state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Haven't you always want to know what the lyrics to Radio Free Europe were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, bloviatrix said: Haven't you always want to know what the lyrics to Radio Free Europe were? Y'know, now that you mention it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 When we first started listening to Chronic Town, R.E.M.'s debut EP (thanks to a piece I'd read by Christgau in the Voice), my then partner, other friends and I would often listen and try to figure out what lyrics were being sung. We never did. And I was lucky enough to see them on their first swing through California, at the Keystone Palo Alto, in June, 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Sneakeater said: The single biggest miracle of The Monkees was that there was no reason to expect the star of Circus Boy to be a really really strong rock singer. (There was also no reason to expect him to be a competent drummer -- and he wasn't.) Agreed. Had he been a really strong songwriter his career would have been fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Oh, “Leaving New York” is breathtaking, especially the closing choruses. What a singer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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