Music Thread

[Dave from Dayton]

Kurt Vile, John Prine

How Lucky                             Originally by Prine on Cadillac...

Redone by the two released 2020:  https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=V40UnVY2vAo

 

 

 

[BeerBQ]

On 11/25/2024 at 11:48 AM, LamarCheeks said:

Never heard of this guy -- and he's from Indiana. 

I’m the words that’ll hit ya; it’ll get ya where you're going so you never go there alone
I’m the melody glued to the memory that you can’t shake when it comes on

Wow

 

 

 

I started listening to him a few months ago and he’s fantastic. The whole album is worth checking out. 
 

He’s from Seymour and the new album was inspired by his dead. Some of the videos have old footage of them with old IU shirts. 

[Demo]

Since it’s that time of year, gotta bust this out. That Darlene Love never became a giant star will always befuddle me. What a ridiculous talent. Saw her maybe 6 years ago, had to be pushing 80, and she filled up the freaking room. One of my favorite shows ever.

[Hovadipo]

16 minutes ago, Demo said:

Since it’s that time of year, gotta bust this out. That Darlene Love never became a giant star will always befuddle me. What a ridiculous talent. Saw her maybe 6 years ago, had to be pushing 80, and she filled up the freaking room. One of my favorite shows ever.

Pretty big Christmas music guy and that song tops the list. I had never seen that performance before, great stuff. 

[OliviaPope40]

 

[Demo]

Came across my feed today and I can’t decide what’s the most awesome thing about it: 1) That this is just an objectively great live cover, 2) That Carmine Appice was 1 of the original wild man drummers, 3) The perfect Austin Powers vibe. Whichever, love it.

[jepwatso]

33 minutes ago, Demo said:

Came across my feed today and I can’t decide what’s the most awesome thing about it: 1) That this is just an objectively great live cover, 2) That Carmine Appice was 1 of the original wild man drummers, 3) The perfect Austin Powers vibe. Whichever, love it.

Amazing performance

Never seen a drummer hold a drumstick between their fingers like that

Good find!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Never seen this clip before.  And as an ex-drummer fascinated by the drumming in the song.

[OliviaPope40]

Played this for the reopening.

[Stuhoo]

Sometimes truly superb production and audio engineering can lead to greatness. With that in mind I give you the swirling 1987 power pop classic The Good Earth from the Feelies:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6azi6StsFAlyUXbWIsU9oy?si=5bCKsYhjSCeq3-kmKXYXGQ

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy4u88AKUauKn0UVjeh3lba9IEGxJuTfC&si=THEqLODJ_rzQjEwK

[Demo]

This time of year isn’t complete without the greatest Christmas song ever. The vocals are fine here, though a touch precious, but my goodness, the band is great.

[RaceToTheTop]

Live version of "Majestic" by Wax Fang.   Long intro and great song.

 

[Demo]

One of my favorite Xmas things is the family gathering with our Niece’s family. At some point the Nephew in Law and I will start talking music. The dude listens to and recalls more music across more genres than anyone I know. I asked him for a band that was inexplicably IHO not a big deal and he busted out these guys. STRFKR is a Portland indie act with half a dozen or so albums since 2008. I listened to their 1st 2 albums today and they’re terrific.

[jepwatso]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

One of my favorite Xmas things is the family gathering with our Niece’s family. At some point the Nephew in Law and I will start talking music. The dude listens to and recalls more music across more genres than anyone I know. I asked him for a band that was inexplicably IHO not a big deal and he busted out these guys. STRFKR is a Portland indie act with half a dozen or so albums since 2008. I listened to their 1st 2 albums today and they’re terrific.

They are awesome, and their live shows are can’t miss. Just wildly fun. Long ago, when I started really getting into them, they were called “Starf*cker” (with the “u”), but they soon surprised themselves by becoming popular, so they wisely decided to make their name more marquee friendly.

 

 

[Demo]

 

Interesting question came up today courtesy of KEXP in Seattle which I’ll listen to in the office sometimes. What’s the most memorable live version of a song you’ve ever heard? Thought, wow, tough question. Then it took about 30 seconds. Saw Gary Moore do a club show in maybe 95 or 96 and he was the most note perfect player I’ve ever heard live. It was a freaking privilege to see that guy. He did Still Got the Blues and had extended it out  to maybe 10mins courtesy of this incredible extended outro and it was mind-blowing, 

Obvious question: What’s the most memorable live version of a song you’ve ever heard?

 

 

[RaceToTheTop]

9 minutes ago, Demo said:

 

Obvious question: What’s the most memorable live version of a song you’ve ever heard?

 

 

Pretty much every song on the Cheap Trick Live at Budoken would qualify.  I'm not even a big Cheap Trick fan but they really captured the concert experience on that album.

But I'll go with Take Hold of the Flame by Queensryche from their Japan tour.  Not sure how Geoff Tate hit that note at 1:14.

 

[Stuhoo]

11 hours ago, Demo said:

 

Obvious question: What’s the most memorable live version of a song you’ve ever heard?

 

 

I have always been taken by this. To be able to go on the Late Show ice cold (and heavily drug-addicted) and deliver this crashing, guitar and trumpet destruction-smash performance of Road to Joy? "I have my drugs I have my woman, they keep away my loneliness. My parents they have their religion, but sleep is separate houses."

Oberst looks like such a bad-@$$ on stage and then looks like a fidgety little kid sitting next to Craig Ferguson.

Some great stuff.

 

[Stuhoo]

One more for you. Lou Reed and John Cale didn't get along, but they never stopped making music together. This is labeled as a Velvet Underground cut, but it's not. By 1972 Doug Yule was bastardizing that band's great name and Cale and Reed were making extraordinary solo albums, including the shockingly graphic album Berlin by Lou.

This is a post-Velvets French concert in 1972. Lou on acoustic guitar, Cale on piano, and a small venue. That's it. Love it when Lou carefully places his cigarette on the floor because he's gonna play some guitar for effect during the second verse. And a great read of the title track; Berlin. Poetry with a soundtrack:

 

[RaceToTheTop]

Cold War Kids’ “We Used to Vacation”.  Very sad song about alcohol addiction.

 

[Stuhoo]

Every once in a while I stumble across something special and hard to find.

Bill Fox is a guy from Cleveland that fronted a band named The Mice that was rising really fast, but he quit because he was an extreme introvert that wasn’t comfortable with people appreciating and paying attention to him and his music.

Then he started to make music again 15 years ago, but won’t promote it.

It simple, lyrically awesome, very tuneful, honest, and outstanding. Bill Fox: