What Choons Yi Listening To?

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EH17 Jimmy said:
At my sister's funeral today at Mortonhall. This was the song she had chosen for the committal.


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Sorry to hear that, thoughts with you. Excellent choice of song
 
Bangkokhibby said:
Bowie! Superb, but like a lot of bands I tend to prefer the early stuff. Thought I'd make myself a 10 song Bowie playlist on Spotify. Plenty Bowie fans on here I think, how would it compare with yours?

Suffragette city.
Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed.
Cygnet committee.
Oh you pretty things.
Life on Mars.
Fill your heart.
Drive in Saturday.
The prettiest star.
Lady grinning soul.
Young Americans.
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Oh lord. A 10 song playlist. I imagine it would change frequently but for now (in no particular order):

Up the Hill Backwards
Diamond Dogs
Under Pressure
Young Americans
Scary Monsters
Station to Station
Rebel Rebel
Blue Jean
Life on Mars
Lets Dance
 
barney said:
Oh lord. A 10 song playlist. I imagine it would change frequently but for now (in no particular order):

Up the Hill Backwards
Diamond Dogs
Under Pressure
Young Americans
Scary Monsters
Station to Station
Rebel Rebel
Blue Jean
Life on Mars
Lets Dance
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Ah slightly later stuff on there than mine. All good though. As I said I usually prefer a band's early output. 10cc, Roxy Music and Genesis would be three more examples where I just stopped listening after a certain point.
 
Peevemor said:
40 years old. Astonishing!

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The one band I'd love to do the cash grab reunion tour just so I could see them. I think the rest of them all hate David Byrne though and he's perfectly happy doing his own thing so unlikely sadly.
 
Two Headed Boy said:
The one band I'd love to do the cash grab reunion tour just so I could see them. I think the rest of them all hate David Byrne though and he's perfectly happy doing his own thing so unlikely sadly.
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He has asperger syndrome which I suspect wouldn't have helped in relations with his band mates. He says himself that he's improved with age, but he's never been good with human relations.

He's also liable to have "hyper fixations" on his various projects, which could easily have led to musical differences if he was determined to go in a certain direction.

In any case, he's a fascinating bloke.
 
Peevemor said:
He has asperger syndrome which I suspect wouldn't have helped in relations with his band mates. He says himself that he's improved with age, but he's never been good with human relations.

He's also liable to have "hyper fixations" on his various projects, which could easily have led to musical differences if he was determined to go in a certain direction.

In any case, he's a fascinating bloke.
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He still cannae sing tho 😙🪖
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Listening to a band called Burlesque,the Album is called Acupuncture,it's live.Very good it is too,they were sort of a proto punk Jazz funk outfit.I bet X-ray Spex and other bands had heard of them.
 
David Byrne does a great Live set.Saw him twice,last time at the Queen's Halls.Only ever saw Talking Heads the once,think it was a group of gigs for some cause?(No Nukes or something) about '79 ish.They were excellent too.
 
moathibby said:
Listening to a band called Burlesque,the Album is called Acupuncture,it's live.Very good it is too,they were sort of a proto punk Jazz funk outfit.I bet X-ray Spex and other bands had heard of them.
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Wow, I saw Burlesque play at the Nashville Rooms in London about '77 when that album was out.
I remember their guitar player Billy Jenkins played with a very short strap which meant his guitar was up around his chin.
 
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It was my brother who was into them then,can't remember how probably read a revue in Sounds.I just thought about them the other day and sent away for the album on discogs.Didn't dissapoint.
 
moathibby said:
It was my brother who was into them then,can't remember how probably read a revue in Sounds.I just thought about them the other day and sent away for the album on discogs.Didn't dissapoint.
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My recent new music came from a charity shop.
Wife was away for a couple of days and I bought 13 cd's for a £1 a pop.
A great listen that your nutmeg magazines would have made perfect.
 
Jack K said:
My recent new music came from a charity shop.
Wife was away for a couple of days and I bought 13 cd's for a £1 a pop.
A great listen that your nutmeg magazines would have made perfect.
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She said you'd probably take advantage.
 
Definitely tend to prefer bands early stuff when there are no thoughts of making money. Dire Straits a case in point. First three albums got better with each one then just became another radio friendly band. Not their fault just the music biz.
 
Sylvain Girault, my favourite Breton trad singer, wrote this song about the post office in his village closing down, followed by the infant school and other local services. It's a reflection of rural life (probably) everywhere.

I was at the concert where this was filmed. I was at the back at the bar and was totally hooked once the band kicked in around 1 minute in.

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I'll say what i said to boy at work on Friday , every great song has already been written . All this current pish wont be celebrated in 40 or 50 years time its all just instantly forgettable
 
Forzahibs said:
I'll say what i said to boy at work on Friday , every great song has already been written . All this current pish wont be celebrated in 40 or 50 years time its all just instantly forgettable
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Excuse me, this thread is “what tunes yi listening to” not what tunes are going to last forever🤷‍♂️
I put up what I like and what I listen to . I dont expect anyone else to like it 👍
 
Forzahibs said:
I'll say what i said to boy at work on Friday , every great song has already been written . All this current pish wont be celebrated in 40 or 50 years time its all just instantly forgettable
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That's not true.
Obviously Alan Walker that Joe posted is generic talentless pish.
The great songs are no longer fed to us directly like they once were but there are still great songs and songwriters if you search them out and know where to search.
For starters listen to the Cerys Matthews radio show on BBC 6 music on a Sunday morning. Every week she plays all sorts of great new and old music that I have never heard before and I say that as someone who has probably listened to over 10,000 different albums in the last 50 years. She has impeccable musical taste.
If you want something more Scottish and up to date listen to the Vic Galloway Show on BBC Radio Scotland.
There is lots of great new music and songs out there just waiting for you to discover it
 
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Jack K said:
That's not true.
Obviously Alan Walker that Joe posted is generic talentless pish.
The great songs are no longer fed to us directly like they once were but there are still great songs and songwriters if you search them out and know where to search.
For starters listen to the Cerys Matthews radio show on BBC 6 music on a Sunday morning. Every week she plays all sorts of great new and old music that I have never heard before and I say that as someone who has probably listened to over 10,000 different albums in the last 50 years. She has impeccable musical taste.
If you want something more Scottish and up to date listen to the Vic Galloway Show on BBC Radio Scotland.
There is lots of great new music and songs out there just waiting for you to discover it
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One man/woman’s great song is someone else’s generic pish 👍
 
Jack K said:
That's not true.
Obviously Alan Walker that Joe posted is generic talentless pish.
The great songs are no longer fed to us directly like they once were but there are still great songs and songwriters if you search them out and know where to search.
For starters listen to the Cerys Matthews radio show on BBC 6 music on a Sunday morning. Every week she plays all sorts of great new and old music that I have never heard before and I say that as someone who has probably listened to over 10,000 different albums in the last 50 years. She has impeccable musical taste.
If you want something more Scottish and up to date listen to the Vic Galloway Show on BBC Radio Scotland.
There is lots of great new music and songs out there just waiting for you to discover it
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4 albums every week for 50 years 😩 You need to get out more 😩🤣
 
joethehibby said:
4 albums every week for 50 years 😩 You need to get out more 😩🤣
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Music is very subjective. I hate most jazz, all hip hop and most country and western. 3 of the most popular genres ever.
Just listening to lots doesn't make you an expert although it probably gives you an insight into what will last and what will vanish without trace.
 
joethehibby said:
4 albums every week for 50 years 😩 You need to get out more 😩🤣
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4 albums a week that I haven't heard before is nothing. I probably listen to another ten albums every week plus a few carefully selected radio shows. I don't read many books or watch much television so there is a trade off.
 
Bangkokhibby said:
Music is very subjective. I hate most jazz, all hip hop and most country and western. 3 of the most popular genres ever.
Just listening to lots doesn't make you an expert although it probably gives you an insight into what will last and what will vanish without trace.
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I like songs and interesting sounds, I'm not into metal and have resisted going down the classical music rabbit hole.
I know the main jazz players and all the main albums but i ain't no expert, same goes for Blues and Country music. It's simply not possible to listen to everything. Same goes for rap and hip hop.
People who love music develop their taste over many decades and it's ever changing.
Most other folk just listen to the same music and same type of music for their whole lives that they were listening to between 16 and 25.

You mention country and western music. Did you know that term is a grouping of two different types of music, the Country music you know AND Western Swing music. It came about in the 40's and was to do with the American music industry and grouping music into sales charts. The same was done with Black Rhythm music AND Blues music which were grouped into a Rhythm AND Blues chart. They might as well called them the southern states white music chart and the black music chart. Rock and Roll is the only term that isn't an amalgam of two types of music.
 
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I'm certainly someone who seems to still like all the early stuff. In my case probably from age 10 when I heard my sister's Beatles records, through to about 19. Plenty to choose from in there. Heavy metal, prog, singer/songwriters, Motown and lots more, still listen to most of it. I got to a point where mainstream everything just left me cold. Music, comedy, tv, film. I understand the difference between country and c&w. Transatlantic sessions was a good example of how varied country music could be.
 
Bangkokhibby said:
I'm certainly someone who seems to still like all the early stuff. In my case probably from age 10 when I heard my sister's Beatles records, through to about 19. Plenty to choose from in there. Heavy metal, prog, singer/songwriters, Motown and lots more, still listen to most of it. I got to a point where mainstream everything just left me cold. Music, comedy, tv, film. I understand the difference between country and c&w. Transatlantic sessions was a good example of how varied country music could be.
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There are only 3 types of music good, bad and bland.
There is good music in every genre and from every generation if you are interested enough to look for it
The mainstream of every entertainment leaving you cold is a good point. That is the stuff the industry marketing machine pushes at Mr and Mrs Average. A beige version of something interesting. Nothing too challenging, no sharp edges and no real surprises. Comfy.
 
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Jack K said:
There are only 3 types of music good, bad and bland.
There is good music in every genre and from every generation if you are interested enough to look for it
The mainstream of every entertainment leaving you cold is a good point. That is the stuff the industry marketing machine pushes at Mr and Mrs Average. A beige version of something interesting. Nothing too challenging, no sharp edges and no real surprises. Comfy.
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Then there's personal taste. And that goes before good, bad and bland.

The Boss might be a great guy and a committed performer but I don't go for his stuff at all, never did.

Doesn't stop all the main record review critics in the world saying he is brilliant.

And tomorrow I might just turn on myself and suddenly start liking him!
 
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