Music Thread

[Stuhoo]

On 3/8/2026 at 11:42 AM, Demo said:

Yesterday was the birthday of the late, great Townes Van Zandt. If someone wanted to argue he was the greatest modern American songwriter I’m not sure I’d agree but I wouldn’t argue, either. Immense talent. In honor of Townes I busted out 1 of the great music docs ever, “Heartworn Highways”, an incredibly raw look at some of the pioneers of Outlaw Country. I don’t care if that kind of music hits your palette or not, you owe to yourself to check this out. It’s incredible.  

I frequently pick out “To Live Is to Fly” on the guitar. Townes is the best, and he couldn’t sing worth a sh!t so me croaking out his vocals doesn’t seem sacrilege.

Pancho and Lefty, and Wichita Lineman the two greatest Americana songs ever written? Wouldn’t hear an argument from me.

[Hovadipo]

One of my favorite songs ever. From Wednesday night…how cool is this?

[Stuhoo]

16 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

One of my favorite songs ever. From Wednesday night…how cool is this?

Fantastic-Plant is 77 and his voice still has resonance—don’t smoke young performers and this can be you. He sings under the super high notes but otherwise he still has vibrato and everything else.

Also—props to the Colbert show. The sound mix was pristine.

[Hovadipo]

20 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Fantastic-Plant is 77 and his voice still has resonance—don’t smoke young performers and this can be you. He sings under the super high notes but otherwise he still has vibrato and everything else.

Also—props to the Colbert show. The sound mix was pristine.

I think he smoked into the 80s or 90s, but I’m not sure he was hitting most of the notes from the original since the early 70s either way. It won’t happen, but a final Celebration Day reunion show done in this lowkey style would just about put me in the ground. 

[Demo]

58 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

One of my favorite songs ever. From Wednesday night…how cool is this?

That is just plain cool. Plant’s career has been something. He and Peter Gabriel have hit every genre of music imaginable. Love that kind of artistic curiosity.

[Muskie plays the four]

3 hours ago, Demo said:

That is just plain cool. Plant’s career has been something. He and Peter Gabriel have hit every genre of music imaginable. Love that kind of artistic curiosity.

The stuff with Allison Krause is amazing 

[jermhoosierfan]

I have had Disposable Heroes in my head all day.  Could be worse songs to be stuck in there.

 

[Hovadipo]

Not sure if the real music nerds here have seen this yet. I’ve scrolled through it a bit, mostly stuff that isn’t my speed, but it’s got @Demo and @Stuhoo written all over it. Don’t let the tweet fool you, it goes wayyyy more off the beaten path than Nirvana and Phish shows.

[Stuhoo]

24 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Not sure if the real music nerds here have seen this yet. I’ve scrolled through it a bit, mostly stuff that isn’t my speed, but it’s got @Demo and @Stuhoo written all over it. Don’t let the tweet fool you, it goes wayyyy more off the beaten path than Nirvana and Phish shows.

Alex Chilton finishing a 1987 set at the Cubby Bear with a 7+ minute cover of Disco Lady?

Count me in.

[Stuhoo]

Wow… this is amazing:

https://archive.org/details/ajc00724_john-cale-1987-01-30

[Demo]

50 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Not sure if the real music nerds here have seen this yet. I’ve scrolled through it a bit, mostly stuff that isn’t my speed, but it’s got @Demo and @Stuhoo written all over it. Don’t let the tweet fool you, it goes wayyyy more off the beaten path than Nirvana and Phish shows.

Wow, and I didn’t get you anything. Awesome. Will listen to the Sebadoh show today. 

[Stuhoo]

7 minutes ago, Demo said:

Wow, and I didn’t get you anything. Awesome. Will listen to the Sebadoh show today. 

And then transition to Folk Implosion.

[Demo]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

And then transition to Folk Implosion.

There’s a Tracy Chapman show! 

[Stuhoo]

D Boon… gone way too soon:

https://archive.org/details/ajc00770_minutemen1985-05-03.ajcproject

[Demo]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

D Boon… gone way too soon:

https://archive.org/details/ajc00770_minutemen1985-05-03.ajcproject

Saw what may have been the last Minutemen show. They were opening for R.E.M. on their Fables tour and saw them at Clowes Hall in Indy in December ‘85. The wreck was a week or 10 days later. 

[Stuhoo]

21 minutes ago, Demo said:

Saw what may have been the last Minutemen show. They were opening for R.E.M. on their Fables tour and saw them at Clowes Hall in Indy in December ‘85. The wreck was a week or 10 days later. 

Whoa!!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Don't want to clutter the portal thread but several posts talking about the late Prince reminded me of this.  If you've never seen it, wait for the end and a pretty incredible solo.

 

[mamasa]

On 4/10/2026 at 3:53 PM, Muskie plays the four said:

The stuff with Allison Krause is amazing 

I got to listen to the first collaboration at the Memphis Listening Library. Polly Come Home- no words 

[Muskie plays the four]

24 minutes ago, mamasa said:

I got to listen to the first collaboration at the Memphis Listening Library. Polly Come Home- no words 

NICE!