Joined: Feb 13, 2010 Posts: 18156 Location: the island of loveable toy humans
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:54 am Post subject:
the few people who have been close enough to me to know what music i listen to, have told me the same basic thing- "you are an anachronism." IOW i belong to a different era.
Joined: Aug 28, 2005 Age: 29 Posts: 10511 Location: My body is in Brisbane and my mind is in the gutter. :D
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:09 am Post subject:
Nah, I'm pretty sure it's the Asperger's that does that. _________________ Music Theory 101: Cadences.
Authentic cadence: V-I
Plagal cadence: IV-I
Deceptive cadence: V- ANYTHING BUT I !!!!
Beethoven cadence: V-I-V-I-V-V-V-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I! I! I! I I I
Joined: Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 963 Location: United States
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:57 pm Post subject:
Tequila wrote:
Do you know anyone who likes flute bands, mournful ballads, and Greek/Turkish/Eastern European folk music?
That is the majority of bands I listen to, believe it or not. Not so much Greek or Turkish, but definitely Eastern European. _________________ "You just like to go around rebuking people with your ravenous wolf face and snarling commentary." - Ragtime
Joined: Jul 21, 2008 Posts: 576 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:33 am Post subject:
Yes and no. I listen to all sorts of music, although I have a particular taste for prog rock and prog metal. I have a lot of widely recognized stuff in my collection-- stuff like Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Modest Mouse, all things my friends have expressed a lot of interest in as well. Then again, there are some other things I like, which I think are a bit out of their scope of musical taste for some reason. It could be the age of the music (B.B King, Johnny Cash, King Crimson), or the genre (I don't think my friends like heavy metal or rap very much, for example, so I haven't been very forthcoming with them about listening to Metallica and Beastie Boys), or it could just be that it's something no one else around me has ever even heard of. I hear Riverside is quite well-recognized in their native Poland, but, well... I'm not in Poland, I'm in Canada. My friends had never even heard of Porcupine Tree until I got them into it (though they're pretty much all thanking me for it now ).
I think the reason I don't feel as isolated is because I recognize that everyone has his or her quirks when it comes to musical taste. A few of my friends are really into stuff like Bon Iver, Beirut, Iron and Wine, and Sufjan Stevens-- I'm not, so much. Another one of my friends is a fantastic musician, and in addition to listening to her work, I've been shown a lot of the music that really inspires her, which is mostly from video games. I didn't grow up being as much of a gamer as she was, so it's an acquired taste for me. But we all share with each other, and we're not very judgmental with each other-- and sometimes, something one of them plays for me will be on my playlist afterward. That's how I found Bloc Party, and Battles, and the Flaming Lips. And sometimes, something I play for them will be on their playlists afterward, like Animal Collective or the Knife. There's something immensely rewarding about being so open about sharing music with each other. _________________ Mediocrity is a petty vice; aspiring to it is a grievous sin.
Joined: May 12, 2007 Age: 43 Posts: 3589 Location: International House of Paincakes...
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:57 am Post subject:
I listen to a lot of old punk, ska and pop-punk. My tastes are usually too punk for mainstream fans and too mainstream for punk fans. I can’t help it… There’s just something about the rough simplicity of a Ramones song.
I also listen to a wide variety of old Jazz—everything from Benny Goodman to Louis Jordan to Peggy Lee to Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Ramsey Lewis.
…and I also love old country like Hank Williams and Bob Wills and cowboy ballads by Marty Robbins.
I don’t find many people to listen with…
_________________ If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.~Marcus Aurelius
Joined: Feb 13, 2010 Posts: 18156 Location: the island of loveable toy humans
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:49 pm Post subject:
GoonSquad wrote:
I also listen to a wide variety of old Jazz—everything from Benny Goodman to Louis Jordan to Peggy Lee to Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Ramsey Lewis.
what do you think of benny goodman [and his allstars] 1938 carnegie hall jazz concert? if you find a restored version [the noisy columbia/sony version sounds like crap] you will hear some high-class jazz swing with a rip-roaring drum show by the legendary gene krupa [who is the only drummer that buddy rich said was better than him].
GoonSquad wrote:
…and I also love old country like Hank Williams and Bob Wills and cowboy ballads by Marty Robbins. I don’t find many people to listen with…
i know how that goes... nobody likes my music either.
Joined: May 12, 2007 Age: 43 Posts: 3589 Location: International House of Paincakes...
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:11 pm Post subject:
auntblabby wrote:
GoonSquad wrote:
I also listen to a wide variety of old Jazz—everything from Benny Goodman to Louis Jordan to Peggy Lee to Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Ramsey Lewis.
what do you think of benny goodman [and his allstars] 1938 carnegie hall jazz concert? if you find a restored version [the noisy columbia/sony version sounds like crap] you will hear some high-class jazz swing with a rip-roaring drum show by the legendary gene krupa [who is the only drummer that buddy rich said was better than him].
You know, I'm sure the first time I heard that concert would have been on my dad's Columbia vinyl... Now, I listen to it on MP3 (most likely ripped from that same source!)
Amazon lists a remastered CD of that concert. Maybe I'll snag it.
There's definitely some legendary drumming on that recording. The drum pounding on Sing, Sing, Sing is an audio icon--even if most people don't know the source. _________________ If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.~Marcus Aurelius
Joined: Feb 13, 2010 Posts: 18156 Location: the island of loveable toy humans
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject:
GoonSquad wrote:
You know, I'm sure the first time I heard that concert would have been on my dad's Columbia vinyl... Now, I listen to it on MP3 (most likely ripped from that same source!)
if it has the tune "if dreams come true" it is either the 1999 sony/columbia remaster [if it is noisy] or a european remaster of that 1999 sony.
GoonSquad wrote:
Amazon lists a remastered CD of that concert. Maybe I'll snag it.
be careful. find the AVID set somewhere, it is the best. avoid either sony/columbia version. or if you are not afraid of me, i would gladly mail you a copy of my lovingly restored copy.
GoonSquad wrote:
There's definitely some legendary drumming on that recording. The drum pounding on Sing, Sing, Sing is an audio icon--even if most people don't know the source.
in my restored version, the interesting thing to hear are the inner voices freed from all the noise and murk, especially in the great middle of "sing sing sing" featuring the subtle interplay between pianist jess stacy and drummer gene krupa, much of which was inaudible in either sony/columbia version, buried under a welter of obnoxiously opaque grotzl. my version preserves every bit of the drumkit's snap and metallic edge, including the sizzle of the snare drum and the sheen of the cymbals.
Joined: May 12, 2007 Age: 43 Posts: 3589 Location: International House of Paincakes...
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:28 am Post subject:
^^^ Thanks for the tip on that AVID boxed set! I just ordered it...
When it comes in, I'll have to break out my headphones and have a nice, long listen.
Most of the time I listen to mp3s with earbuds--sometimes I forget how much is lost, even with a good recording!
Technology is not always a friend to music.
PS
Did you restore your copy yourself? _________________ If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.~Marcus Aurelius
In my late teens early twenties I was quite into heavy metal. Even back then it isolated me from the mainstream top 40 crowd. Just ask my sister...Then I joined the us army and got into punk big time. meeting west coasters really exposed me to some wild (imo) stuff
I still listen to all the "old" stuff including late 60's early 70's good ole rock n roll but also like some that is a bit off.
Really....how many 47 yr olds listen to Gorillaz
and RAP still sukz !!!! _________________ "I feel as if I am walking in the rain, everyone else has an umbrella,
but I do not. I am soaked to the bone and shivering from the cold."
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: So, GoonSquad
You say you are into punk. Are you into any '80s/'90's dream pop (Breathless, My Bloody Valentine, Kitchens of Distinction, Chameleons, Joy Division, Cocteau Twins) or hardcore punk from the same era that influenced the former genre? Not metal hardcore, but noisy/avant/protogrunge stuff.
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