Thor 7,490 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Beatles footage looks great. I'm not a big fan of them, but these kind of cleaned-up video documents of history are always interesting (Jackson following his procedure on the excellent THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD). Cool to see a few glimpses of my musical hero, Alan Parsons, in there - sporting an orange shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Thor said: Beatles footage looks great. I'm not a big fan of them ... You were in The Rolling Stones camp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 If I had to choose, yes. Although I'm well aware of The Beatles' influence on a lot of the music I love, be it Alan Parsons or Supertramp or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Yeah, that's weird. All my favorite bands or artists wouldn't exist if it wasn't for The Beatles. For that alone, I will always be a Beatles fan. Not that I have anything against The Rolling Stones, but I've always leaned more towards 'adventurous pop/rock' as apposed to 'sex and drugs and rock & roll'. Delete The Rolling Stones and their influence from history and I wouldn't have missed much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, AC1 said: Yeah, that's weird. All my favorite bands or artists wouldn't exist if it wasn't for The Beatles. For that alone, I will always be a Beatles fan. Not that I have anything against The Rolling Stones, but I've always leaned more towards 'adventurous pop/rock' as apposed to 'sex and drugs and rock & roll'. Delete The Rolling Stones and their influence from history and I wouldn't have missed much. I enjoy both. A little bit of raw Creedence rock'n'roll one day, and lofty Emerson, Lake and Palmer prog the next. Don't know why The Beatles never appealed to me much. I had that blue and red album back in the day, and tried my best to get into their work. I can appreciate their songwriting, but somehow it never engaged me, emotionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I'm starting to get pumped up for the movie ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Aye can't wait for that one A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I'm currently listening to a personal selection of tracks by Rush, to honour the memory of Neil Ellwood Peart, esq. One year gone...but by no means forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I'm currently listening to a personal selection of tracks by Rush, to honour the memory of Neil Ellwood Peart, esq. One year gone...but by no means forgotten This new article in Rolling Stone published today is an absolute must-read. An in-depth article with the band and his widow being interviewed about his final years for the first time. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496/ Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Fell asleep during the monotony of ... Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Serves you jolly well right! . Stick with OK COMPUTER, KID A, and IN RAINBOWS. Today, I am devoting a substantial portion of my listening time to a personal selection of tracks by David Bowie. Five years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 42 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Five years... What a surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Serves you jolly well right! . Stick with OK COMPUTER, KID A, and IN RAINBOWS. I know but I wanted to see if another listen would change my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 TKOL may be minor Radiohead but I think it's a bit underrated and way more interesting than A Moon Shaped Pool. That's the one that puts me to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,350 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 King of Limbs is much better when you start listening from track 4 and leave out the first 3 ones. Then I find it really good. The annoying Click-Clack percussion of the first 3 tracks went in my nerves too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 13 hours ago, GerateWohl said: King of Limbs is much better when you start listening from track 4 and leave out the first 3 ones. I'm going to try that! I might finally hear the end of the album. Are we sure this isn't more of a Thom Yorke solo album? GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,350 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, AC1 said: Are we sure this isn't more of a Thom Yorke solo album? Not sure, but I don't think so. But sorry. Just listened again. Start with track 5. Leave out tracks 1-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 R.I.P. Phil Spector (81) Producer and inventor of The Wall Of Sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, AC1 said: R.I.P. Phil Spector (81) Producer and inventor of The Wall Of Sound. You forgot 'convinced murderer'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 The man who gave us this record can’t be all bad.... just mostly bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Good old... ehh.. oldies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Bespin said: You forgot 'convinced murderer'. He did ron ron ron, he did, ron ron. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 But the world forgave Michael Jackson for sleeping with little kids so it will only be a matter of time before we groove on River Deep - Mountain High again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Jackson was proven innocent, in a court of law, don't forget (nudge-nudge, wink-wink ) What happened to Spector won't stop me from listening to RIVER DEEP... His CHRISTMAS album is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Jackson was proven innocent, in a court of law, don't forget (nudge-nudge, wink-wink ) One day Macaulay Culkin, will have the courage to tell the truth about his false testimony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I’m genuinely astonished at how both bizarre and well-done this mash up is. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 New Radicals to Reunite for First Time in 22 Years for Biden Inauguration Parade One of my favorite 90s bands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 You get what you give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Great song! Most people think of them as a one hit wonder (deservedly so, since they technically are) but their other singles are really just as great Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,350 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Was this ever a band? I always thought, it's just this guy. But yes, the album is brillant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Never even heard of him/them. Then again, this is far outside the type of music I listen to (it's funny when Jay shared that list of other genres we listen to in that other thread, I only had the first genre in common with him; the rest of his picks are/were things I've steered clear of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 minute ago, GerateWohl said: Was this ever a band? I always thought, it's just this guy. But yes, the album is brillant. Yea it was essentially Gregg Alexander solo under a band-style name, but it sounds like for the reunion they are getting back most of the same members that played on their album, as a lot of them seemingly live in Philly too 1 minute ago, Thor said: Never even heard of him/them. Then again, this is far outside the type of music I listen to. Click the first of my 3 videos, you will likely recognize it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 53 minutes ago, Jay said: Click the first of my 3 videos, you will likely recognize it Alas no. I was sooooo far removed from whatever was going on at the contemporary pop and rock scene in the 90s. But it was better than I expected; more poppy, less grunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Why would you assume any random 90s band you'd never heard of was grunge? Grunge was only ever a very small percentage of all 90s music, especially the late 90s when this band is from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 32 minutes ago, Jay said: Why would you assume any random 90s band you'd never heard of was grunge? Grunge was only ever a very small percentage of all 90s music, especially the late 90s when this band is from Because of the list you posted in the other thread. There was a lot of grunge and other forms of 90s rock that I never connected to there. And hence I thought this was more of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Huh. Strange connection to make but OK New Radicals are more in the Fastball / Semisonic / Vertical Horizon / Gin Blossoms / Third Eye Blind / Goo Goo Dolls / Matchbox 20 world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jay said: New Radicals are more in the Fastball / Semisonic / Vertical Horizon / Gin Blossoms / Third Eye Blind / Goo Goo Dolls / Matchbox 20 world Haven't heard of any of those either, except for Goo Goo Dolls. But I did glean some Supertramp influences in there, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Among Gregg Alexander's influences were 70s soul and 80s pop, and you can hear the influence of Prince, Mick Jagger, Todd Rundgren, World Party and Hall & Oates throughout the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Yeah, that makes sense. Funnily, I found this old Norwegian review of the album (from 99), and it -- too -- points out the Supertramp "feel": https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/cd-new-radicals/65504038 As you say, it's a mix of various 70s and 80s influences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,350 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Go Go Dolls are really a one hit band. Or not? And the one hit sounds very much like Billy Joel's Piano Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 The Go-Gos are a different band than The Goo Goo Dolls I don't know much about The Go Gos, but The Goo Goo Dolls had many hits - Name, Long Way Down, Lazy Eye, Iris, Slide, Dizzy, Black Balloon, Broadway, and then years later a cover of Give A Little Bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Jay said: and then years later a cover of Give A Little Bit Yes, that's how I knew about them in the first place, another Supertramp connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Best thing on the album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I always was an unconditional fan of The Platters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 @Naïve Old Fart Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks for that, @Spider-Fal. Hmm. It's slow, and there's no vocals, but the projections look good, and its nice to see the Varitites in action. September, eh? Might just try for a ticket. Ps, I miss Chester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,350 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 For me one of the most perfect pop songs: And the best song of Blur anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I'm going to their Belfast date (was originally scheduled for last Nov, then changed to this April ... and now Sep, fingers crossed it goes ahead!). Must admit the Gabriel-led prog stuff isn't my bag, much prefer their Collins-led post-Gabriel output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Oh, wow, Sweep. I didn't know that Blur was still going. I like Albarn's Atoms For Peace project, and The Good The Bad And The Queen is an excellent record. I like all Genesis, yes, even Calling All Stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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