Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 The astrophysicist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Er...yeah, but we know him better as the guitarist, in Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Been listening to this all year, the best Oasis track Oasis never did. F**kin' awesome. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Randomly decided to listen to Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy today, which was my favorite album of theirs when I initially became a fan ca. 2002 (Physical Graffiti replaced it as my official favorite many years ago). My current standing on HOTH: 5 songs are absolutely killer and among the greatest rock songs ever recorded and the other 3 songs are just pretty great Led Zeppelin songs. The 5 I consider among the great rock songs ever: The Song Remains the Same The Rain Song Over the Hills and Far Away No Quarter The Ocean It's the three in the middle that are great, but drag the album a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Take it to the bridge. Take it to the bridge. Take it to the bridge. Where's that confounded bridge?! For all its faults, HOUSES OF THE HOLY remains my second favourite Led Zep record. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 What the heck is wrong with Dancing Days and D'yer Maker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I believe I described them as "pretty great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Stu, how do you rate the "extra" HOUSES OF THE HOLY songs, that ended up, on PHYSICAL GRAFFITI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I believe I described them as "pretty great" Sure but what about them makes the album drag? 2 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Stu, how do you rate the "extra" HOUSES OF THE HOLY songs, that ended up, on PHYSICAL GRAFFITI? All the leftover songs from prior albums were left off those albums for good reasons and they are the least interesting parts of Physical Graffiti. They should have just put the best new songs on a single-LP verison of Graffiti and left everything else for future B-Side and etc collections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I agree...up to a point. Imo, PHYSICAL GRAFFITI wouldn't be PHYSICAL GRAFFITI without those songs, and besides, we've already got CODA. There's a good reason that double albums are double albums. They let the material breathe and move, by giving it space. Why Led Zep chose to put those songs on the record, I have no idea. Perhaps it was a contractural obligation. I know that PHYSICAL GRAFFITI is an exception to this rule, but, and again imo, it would be diminished by its truncation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, Jay said: All the leftover songs from prior albums were left off those albums for good reasons and they are the least interesting parts of Physical Graffiti. They should have just put the best new songs on a single-LP verison of Graffiti and left everything else for future B-Side and etc collections Couldn't disagree more! "Night Flight" and "Down by the Seaside" are two of my favorite LZ songs. I don't really care about when they were recorded, Physical Graffiti works for me as a front-to-back listen and I love every second. Honestly, "The Rover" and "Houses of the Holy", which were left off of the previous album, are both way better songs than "The Crunge" or "D'yer Mak'er" which I think are two of the weakest songs the band ever recorded. I guess this is our biennial-ish Led Zep debate that happens every now and then on JWFan Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Well, I like all their songs and albums when it comes down to it. A "weak" Led Zeppelin song is only weak compared to their own other work, it's still better than most rock bands could dream to be Disco Stu and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Jay said: Well, I like all their songs and albums when it comes down to it. A "weak" Led Zeppelin song is only weak compared to their own other work, it's still better than most rock bands could dream to be We agree! Which is why two of their weakest songs I still referred to as "pretty great" But seriously I listened to "Night Flight" yesterday driving in the sunny warm weather and it felt so good. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 591 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Nice. Led Zeppelin is my favourite rock group. Too bad led wallet doesn't release more live stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Aye, lad. I give serious money, for an official, remixed, remastered Knebworth 1979. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Nicely remastered so that all the dynamics are gone! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Anybody else likes barock music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Barock Rock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 No, just ba-rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Baa rock? As in #Hopelessly passing your time in the grassland awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 "I expect there's a book that can tell me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Lennon to Bowie: "Glam rock? That's just rock & roll with lipstick." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Always liked this proggy 'classical' piece ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Speak up! I notice that he didn't play the opening piano part Him and TB will never see eye-to-eye. It doesn't stop it from being my second favourite Genesis record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 He does praise Tony's piano part. Does Tony have a problem with Steve? Not familiar with any quarrels between band members, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I think that both have mellowed, in the intervening years, but, yes, there was friction between Steve and Tony, certainly after Peter left, (Peter was a champion of Steve), when Steve felt that his compositions were being overlooked, in favour of Tony's. One look at the writing credits for WIND AND WUTHERING and you have to admit that Steve had a point. The counter argument was that the group always chose those songs which all, or, at least, the majority, would feel comfortable performing, hence Phil turning his nose up ("can't get behind that, man") at the instrumental PLEASE DON'T TOUCH. I know that, now, Steve is generous in his praise for Tony, but it wasn't always so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Wow, I never knew that! What a shame, because my favorite Genesis is the one that includes Hackett. So Phil was against playing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Yes, he was, unfortunately. The band elected to record WOT GORILLA? instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 With all that being said, Tony Banks debut solo album sucks, so he has to be my least favourite member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 It's neither rock nor pop, really, but I've been kinda obsessing over Enya lately. I mean, I've had her masterpiece album SHEPHERD MOONS for decades, ever since I copied it to cassette from an LP my dad had borrowed (I subsequently bought it on CD a few years later), but never really explored her other studio albums. Now I pretty much have them all (in digital format). Back in the 90s and early 2000s, it would be considered a 'guilty pleasure' to like Enya - often lumped into the infamous 'New Age' category. But her general assessment, as well as my own personal enjoyment of her work, has grown considerably in the years since. I particularly like the religious undertones of many compositions. Maybe it has something to do with my age, I don't know, but I find myself more and more drawn to slow, beautiful and broad soundscapes like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 @Thor,do you like Clannad, or Iona, or Capercaile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: @Thor,do you like Clannad, or Iona, or Capercaile? Not back then, but I'm starting to re-appreciate them now. My next goal is to explore Clannad more (of which Enya was part). Been exposed to bits and pieces over the years (like "Harry's Game" on PATRIOT GAMES and that kind of stuff), but now is the time to properly listen to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Clannad are great. I'd recommend that you start with MAGICAL RING, then move on to MACALLA. Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Written during the lockdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Ooh, yeah. She could come away, with me, any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 For some reason, I always get Rashida Jones and Norah Jones confused, even though one is an actress and the other a musician. Both daughters of famous composers, but Norah has removed the 'Shankar' part of her surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I always vet Norah Jones, and Norah Batty confused, even though one is a singer/songwriter, and one is a sex-symbol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 6/24/2008 at 3:00 PM, JoeinAR said: WHO??? Best rock band EVER!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 6 hours ago, bruce marshall said: Best rock band EVER!!!! You better. You bet! bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 13 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I always vet Norah Jones ... Vet? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 16 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I always get Norah Jones, and Norah Batty confused, even though one is a singer/songwriter, and one is a sex-symbol. Corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 At first I thought it was slang for 'dig'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I'm a HUGE fan of Sufjan Stevens, and while I enjoyed his last album (Carrie and Lowell from 2015) I definitely missed the wildly ambitious and expansive albums that preceded it (Illinois and The Age of Adz). So I'm pretty happy that the first song released from his new album, The Ascension, is 12.5 minutes long and titled simply, "America" (although the song is really more like 7 minutes long with a pretty, ambient coda) It's the kind of track I'll need some time to digest, but I think I liked it on first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 What do Rush fans think of this recorded at home cover released yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I'm currently listening to SIRIUS Radio ' Top Songs of 1961". What a barren landscape of insipid folk songs, Elvis imitators, and bland dance tracks! Thank God for the Brits !!!!####😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1861 was a much better year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: 1861 was a much better year. Yeah! Illytch was churn8ng out one hit after ANOTHER. As was Little Rick-hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Are you really that old, @Naïve Old Fart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 6/2/2020 at 1:46 PM, Disco Stu said: Randomly decided to listen to Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy today, which was my favorite album of theirs when I initially became a fan ca. 2002 (Physical Graffiti replaced it as my official favorite many years ago). My current standing on HOTH: 5 songs are absolutely killer and among the greatest rock songs ever recorded and the other 3 songs are just pretty great Led Zeppelin songs. The 5 I consider among the great rock songs ever: The Song Remains the Same The Rain Song Over the Hills and Far Away No Quarter The Ocean It's the three in the middle that are great, but drag the album a bit. My favorite Zeppelin album, with “No Quarter” being my favorite Zeppelin song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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