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RE: Music Thread 2024 - Mick - 06-28-2024
(06-28-2024, 11:15 AM)Genuine Realist Wrote:(06-27-2024, 12:51 PM)CompSci87 Wrote:(06-27-2024, 07:46 AM)CompSci87 Wrote: Ugh. The data is still there. Try starting a reply to a post that appears blank, and you'll see it in the quotation as you're composing, but if you post it'll still be blank.
This issue is related to the outage we had, possibly somehow caused by upgrading to a newer php version (which was the solution George found to get us back online), or possibly still part of the original issue.. Sadly I'm useless at debugging issues with the board software we're using.
Well, not totally useless. I have worked around the issue by deactivating the audio/video embedding plugin. So now the posts are visible again, but the YouTube (etc.) links are just links, not embedded. Hopefully one of us will have time to fix the plugin or find one that works later.
Having left Top 40 and FM music nearly 50 years ago, I"m very grateful for a thread like this, since my only contact with a lot of solid contemporary music is when some song is used in a musical track in a popular show, e.g., this Regina Spektor song from The Leftovers.
However, in the last year, I've had a lot of fun with David Bennett, a young musicologist on You Tube. He looks like he's about 12, but really knows him stuff and applies the skills to popular songs. Four videos you might enjoy;
(1) One Beatles Song ("Norwegian Wood") in Seven Different Modes. This either fascinates or bores you witless (my wife). I'm in the first camp.
(2) Analyzing the Beach Boys' Greatest Song. What's going on musically in 'Good Vibrations'? Quite a bit, it turns out.
(3) Did the Beatles Know Music Theory? Of course not, in a formal sense, but many of the songs show a supreme practical knowledge, which is why they have staying power.
(4) How Can This Superb Melody Ever Be A Variation Of This Banal One? Every one knows the almost magical melody that Rachmaninoff derived out of a theme by Paganini. (It's variation 18, I come to learn.) But how on earth did such an incredibly lovely passage emerge from the original Paganini theme, which is almost trivial? A small question that has perplexed me for years. At 12:34 of this video, Bennett explains how. Thanks.
Do you have another link for the Good Vibrations analysis?
RE: Music Thread 2024 - Genuine Realist - 06-28-2024
(06-28-2024, 12:19 PM)Mick Wrote:(06-28-2024, 11:15 AM)Genuine Realist Wrote:(06-27-2024, 12:51 PM)CompSci87 Wrote:(06-27-2024, 07:46 AM)CompSci87 Wrote: Ugh. The data is still there. Try starting a reply to a post that appears blank, and you'll see it in the quotation as you're composing, but if you post it'll still be blank.
This issue is related to the outage we had, possibly somehow caused by upgrading to a newer php version (which was the solution George found to get us back online), or possibly still part of the original issue.. Sadly I'm useless at debugging issues with the board software we're using.
Well, not totally useless. I have worked around the issue by deactivating the audio/video embedding plugin. So now the posts are visible again, but the YouTube (etc.) links are just links, not embedded. Hopefully one of us will have time to fix the plugin or find one that works later.
Having left Top 40 and FM music nearly 50 years ago, I"m very grateful for a thread like this, since my only contact with a lot of solid contemporary music is when some song is used in a musical track in a popular show, e.g., this Regina Spektor song from The Leftovers.
However, in the last year, I've had a lot of fun with David Bennett, a young musicologist on You Tube. He looks like he's about 12, but really knows him stuff and applies the skills to popular songs. Four videos you might enjoy;
(1) One Beatles Song ("Norwegian Wood") in Seven Different Modes. This either fascinates or bores you witless (my wife). I'm in the first camp.
(2) Analyzing the Beach Boys' Greatest Song. What's going on musically in 'Good Vibrations'? Quite a bit, it turns out.
(3) Did the Beatles Know Music Theory? Of course not, in a formal sense, but many of the songs show a supreme practical knowledge, which is why they have staying power.
(4) How Can This Superb Melody Ever Be A Variation Of This Banal One? Every one knows the almost magical melody that Rachmaninoff derived out of a theme by Paganini. (It's variation 18, I come to learn.) But how on earth did such an incredibly lovely passage emerge from the original Paganini theme, which is almost trivial? A small question that has perplexed me for years. At 12:34 of this video, Bennett explains how. Thanks.
Do you have another link for the Good Vibrations analysis?
Indeed I can, and the link is corrected. Thanks for the heads up.
For good measure, here's the link separately - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSbT0ovpr7Y
RE: Music Thread 2024 - jacket3ree - 06-28-2024
I'm taking Hulk's challenge, and also sincerely hope he is winning his battle against cancer. None of my list is very new and of course I'll listen to more than ten songs in my remaining years and on the five hour flight I have tomorrow, but if I had to put ten and only ten songs on a repeating loop, these are my ten songs:
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Traffic, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Island, 1971. Introduced on the best mix tape in the history of mix tapes by an oil-field roommate in 1980, this is the one song I need to live. That mix tape was all the entertainment we had after 14-hour days in the Wyoming desert. It was all we needed. Man I wish I had a copy of that tape.
Where to Now Saint Peter?, Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection, UNI, 1970. Taupin and John at their finest. They turn the story of a young Confederate soldier meeting his maker into an amazing pop song. Sure, everyone loves Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and I do too, but I place Captain Fantastic and Tumbleweed above that in my own collection.
Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder, Inner Visions, Tamla, 1973. I love this song and album so much that I lost part of my finger making a frame for it to hang next to my entertainment center. That it can be above Songs in the Key of Life and all others tells you how highly I view this work.
Can't Find My Way Home, Blind Faith, Blind Faith, Polydor, 1969. Still have the original. Once spent an entire evening on Tidal listening to every cover recorded. I guess that Stevie Winwood guy is pretty good, to be on my list twice.
Baltimore, Nina Simone, Baltimore, CTI, 1978. <Reggae beat> Beat up little seagull, on a marble stair....
5446 That's My Number, Toots and the Maytals, Sweet and Dandy, Beverley, 1968. Perhaps unduly influenced by recency bias due to Levis commercials, I can't resist screaming huh-huh-huh-huh when Toots asks me to give it to him four times, regardless of where I am or who else is listening.
Saint Thomas, Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige, 1957. This is the best recording I own. Needle drop song.
Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath, Warner Brothers, 1970. So nice, they named it thrice. My assertion of ten year old independence. I mowed our lawn and was not paid for that work, nor given an allowance. "I don't see you paying for groceries." I continued to mow our lawn to eat and started mowing other lawns for pocket money. This pocket money was used to buy records that could be played on Dad's expensive stereo equipment when Dad wasn't home. I rode my bike to Budget Tapes and Records and came home. I walked past my devout Catholic mother in the kitchen. What's that? I showed her the shrink wrapped album cover. She couldn't speak or move. I went downstairs, turned up the volume, and dropped the needle. Oh. My. God. I'm pretty sure she finally composed herself, grabbed our rotary phone, and dialed an exorcist.
Tomaso Albinoni Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker, Deutsche Grammophon, 1984. If this all does end Soylent Green style, this is what I want to be playing.
Haydn Concerto for Trumpet in E Flat, Tine Ting Helseth and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Trumpet Concertos, Simax, 2007. We all have that one thing that went spectacularly well completely out of the blue. In high school I once made third chair. This was my reward. The solo in the third movement. Because....third chair. Our director had an odd sense of humor. I went out of body and not only didn't blow it, but received a standing o. Then whomever took over my body that night left, and I was back to the right never to play first parts again. By the way, one of our best trumpet players looked a lot like Tine but brunette. Her name was Julie.
Sorry, this list goes to eleven.
Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, Columbia, 1975. For personal reasons, I can't hear this song without crying. We all need to cry. So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell? Blue skies from pain?
RE: Music Thread 2024 - cardcrimson - 06-28-2024
(06-28-2024, 12:27 PM)Genuine Realist Wrote: Indeed I can, and the link is corrected. Thanks for the heads up.
For good measure, here's the link separately - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSbT0ovpr7Y
https://youtu.be/GOoJK_fY7nE?si=o7rbiUFqwPWj-Ptv
and
https://youtu.be/UOHMg7IkzHU?si=aY5mJLIWrNIw6bJL
On the playlist I created for my daughter, who knew it was a such a complex song musically. Thanks for sharing!
RE: Music Thread 2024 - cardcrimson - 06-28-2024
One song that would be on my top ten is one that sent chills during the Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Olympics in LA: Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. Fortunate to have been there live. Still sends chills.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0zAzwwdkw0
Perhaps not coincidentally, Arthur P Barnes' rendition of the National Anthem is reminiscent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbA6R87BtT8
RE: Music Thread 2024 - BostonCard - 07-06-2024
In terms of new music genres, I have seen Afrobeats gaining steam of late. It is an eminently listenable style. The NY Times had an article about it: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/briefing/african-music-to-the-world.html and an accompanying Spotify playlist.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56dXTSPzlXTyrNVp4bh08R?si=7b0e99c0781d463a
BC
RE: Music Thread 2024 - Mick - 07-06-2024
Hail Mary by Pomplamoose (Jack Conte '06, Natay Dawn '09)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYy2p_0DVMU
Jon Nakamatsu, '92, Chopin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTR1kz-jvEk
Torry Costellano, '13, The Donnas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z1fMowNbh4
Sameer Gadhia, not-quite-the-class of '11, Young the Giant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRHk9P46o9Q
RE: Music Thread 2024 - BostonCard - 07-06-2024
I dig the Pamplemoose video. Didn't realize they were alums.
Here they are covering Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUpdfpOPf4Y
And, since I am a fan of the original, here it is:
https://youtu.be/gAjR4_CbPpQ?feature=shared
BC
RE: Music Thread 2024 - PAsportsfan - 07-06-2024
This year Reggae has been my focus. Stick Figure has led the way which led to to discover Slightly Stoopid, 10 ft. Ganja Plant and Martin Campbell. Got to see Stick Figure at Frost last summer and at the Warfield earlier this year (Frost was a better show). Gonna see Slightly Stoopid this summer at Shoreline. I have a two hour playlist of SF (most songs from World on Fire and Wisdom album) and SS (most songs from Top of the World album). I have another two hour playlist consisting of classic reggae bands: Black Uhuru, Gregory Isaacs, Tenor Saw, Wailing Souls, Third World, John Holt, Steel Pulse.
Stick Figure-- Way of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb4RGmWO5Es&list=RDwb4RGmWO5Es&start_radio=1
Stick Figure--World on Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Own0JqHKQSw
Slightly Stoopid--2 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFk5k3HG3MA
RE: Music Thread 2024 - BostonCard - 07-15-2024
So, devoted Simpson's fans will remember an episode where Cypress Hill believed they had mistakenly booked the London Symphony Orchestra, whilst under the influence of marijuana. Here's the bit from way back...
https://youtu.be/BV3CYz34ziE?feature=shared
Well, inspired by that episode, Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra played a one-off special at Royal Albert Hall:
https://youtu.be/OQdLp9Hxss8?feature=shared
Add another thing that the Simpson's predicted.
BC
RE: Music Thread 2024 - Sam Leopold - 07-26-2024
Through another forum, I discovered a TV show called Russian Doll on Netflix.
Through Russian Doll, I discovered John Maus through one of the episodes' ending credits and he rapidly became one of my favorite artists. This is one of his representative tracks
Hey Moon - YouTube
RE: Music Thread 2024 - BostonCard - 07-29-2024
From the Economist:
Quote:Rap has been one of British pop music’s 21st-century success stories. Like rock ‘n’ roll before it, it laboured in the shadow of its American inspirations before forging its own identity. Even within the distinctive ranks of British rappers, Birmingham-born Stefflon Don stands out. “Island 54”, Ms Don’s 20-track debut album, features sounds from across the world, blending grime, Afrobeats, R&B and dancehall. Raised in Holland by Jamaican parents, she attributes the mix of genres to her heritage: “I don’t stick to just one thing because I’m not one thing”.
“Island 54”, whose CD version is issued this weekend, comes nearly a decade into Ms Don’s wide-ranging career—placing her in the curious position of a respected veteran making her LP debut. The long game has paid off. It’s highly enjoyable and a clear statement of ambition from an artist with her eye on international recognition.
I do have a soft spot for artists that blend Genres.
Here's "What's Poppin"; you can definitely see the Afrobeats influence.
https://youtu.be/pMxpN-LKBSQ?si=OTGhPozuvBqoHFXp
BC
RIP John Mayall - jacket3ree - 07-29-2024
RIP John Mayall
11/29/33 - 7/22/24
Worked right up to the end.
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RE: Music Thread 2024 - BostonCard - 08-03-2024
(06-22-2024, 05:43 AM)needle Wrote: Discovered these Drumeo vids recently and really enjoy them. It’s a gimmick, but wholesome: have a kick-ass drummer listen to a track completely outside their genre with the drums erased, then see them come up with their own unique (and often amazing) interpretation.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T7LKghZ4np4
OK, watching Chad Smith from Red Hot Chilli Peppers do a song from 30 Seconds to Mars was friggin amazing.
https://youtu.be/HMBRjo33cUE?si=sTlydrDQGyeJV3va
BC
RE: Music Thread 2024 - BostonCard - 08-03-2024
I should also add, since the Killers made one of these lists, that this video of the drummer from Megadeath playing Mr. Brihghtside is pretty cool.
https://youtu.be/tbUYVcaF_l0?si=Ktj6e1_uE1n00yoY
BC
RE: Music Thread 2024 - Mick - 08-16-2024
Concert-related question for the board members:
Your first concert:
Your best concert:
The concert you wish you had attended:
Worst concert
Band you've seen the most:
Last concert:
Your first concert: Rick Derringer
Your best concert: Day on the Green, 4th of July, 1981; Heart, Blue Oyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Loverboy, Pat Travers.
The concert you wish you had attended: Beatles last concert at Candlestick. But I was only three, so...unlikely.
Worst concert: Either Charlie Daniels or David Lindley. Went to Daniels because my friends went, not really a fan of the genre. Went to Lindley because all the bay area radio stations claimed that Jackson Browne would show up...which he didn't.
Band you've seen the most: Ramones, Eddie Money, Huey Lewis, Starship; 2x each.
Last concert: The Chainsmokers
RE: Music Thread 2024 - BobK - 08-16-2024
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Concert-related question for the board members:
Your first concert: Ray Charles
Your best concert: Talking Heads
The concert you wish you had attended: The Last Waltz The Band. We lived in SF at the time
Worst concert
Band you've seen the most Tina Turner with and without Ike
Last Concert: The Blind Boys of Alabama just months ago My second
RE: Music Thread 2024 - qwerty49 - 08-16-2024
(08-16-2024, 07:57 AM)Mick Wrote: Concert-related question for the board members:
Your first concert: Paul Revere and the Raiders, with the Turtles, Oakland Coliseum, Fall 1966
Your best concert: 4-way tie:
1) Frost Amphitheater July 1968: Sons of Champlin, Creedence, Santana, Quicksilver, The Chambers Bros;
2) Jimi Hendrix/John Mayall/Albert King at the Old Fillmore Aud in Jan 1968;
3) Rolling Stones, Winterland June 1972 (Stevie Wonder was the opening act!);
4) Bob Marley & the Wailers at Paramount Theatre, Oakland, 1976
The concert you wish you had attended: Monterey Pop June 1967 (parents wouldn't let me go)
Worst concert: Stephen Stills/Judy Collins (Stills was drunk and embarassingly incoherent)
Band you've seen the most: Various incarnations of the Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Band, etc while Jerry was alive
Last concert: John Legend (last night, outdoors!)
Honorable mention:
Janis Joplin @ Winterland, 1969
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young @ Winterland, 1969
Eagles @ the Cow Palace, 1980
RE: Music Thread 2024 - Hulk01 - 08-18-2024
Your first concert: The Kingston Trio, The Orpheum Portland, Oregon, winter 1961.
I was 12. Got to meet the group backstage.
Your best concert: The Ike and Tina Turner Review, Redwood City, summer 1971.
Those dancers were incredible.
But dancing on stage with Grace Slick and The Jefferson Airplane in Portland’s Memorial Coliseum,
fall of 1968, certainly was a career highlight.
Worst concerrt: Diana Krall, Minneapolis, MN, fall 2015, I walked out.
She was flat; I wondered if she and Elvis Costello were struggling.
Concert you wish you’d attended: The Killers, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 2009.
My favorite group and venue,
Band you’ve seen the most: Tina Turner, also with or without Ike.
Met her backstage on her stop in Minneapolis, 1998; still have her drummer’s drum sticks.
(A reminder that my friend Ty Votaw has seen Bruce Springsteen 69 times.)
Last concert: Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band. Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend, Oregon, summer 2023
RE: Music Thread 2024 - PAsportsfan - 08-18-2024
First concert: Rush 12/13/1982 Spectrum Philly
Best concert: Coldplay 9/3/2016 Levi's Santa Clara
second best (due to crowd energy): Travis Scott 11/1/23 Oakland Arena
Concert I wish I attended: Van Halen (with David Lee Roth) in the early 80's
Last concert: Flock of Seagulls 6/15/24 The Guild Menlo Park
Will see Slightly Stoopid at Shoreline 8/23/24 and Journey, Def Leppard and Steve Miller at Pac Bell:) 8/28/24