What Are You Listening To Right Now?

[Rougarou]

1 hour ago, roadscholar said:

 

Guess it was just a matter of time before somebody dissed someone else's music and they got all cranky about it : )

 

And Harley sells hundreds of thousands of motorcycles (20x BMW) to people that need to dress like pirates and have obnoxiously loud pipes, teens and 20 somethings drive around in lifted one ton pickups so people will think they're badasses too. I didn't say it was unpopular, just immature. 

 

 

 

Who began this crusade?

 

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Yelling into a microphone isn't music, it's just some assholes making obnoxious noise accompanied with bad acting : )

 

Anyway, look at the music I have posted, and yes, every single genre I've posted is something I like.  

 

 

20 minutes ago, Indy Dave said:

Yelling? Screaming? Distorted noise?

 

Here's a different type of screaming and distortion.   How about a Honda V10 . . .

 

 

 

 

Shhhh, somebody might call out Geddy Lee for the high pitched screaming that he does and say it ain't music.

 

 

 

Some say rap ain't music, yet those same people will listen to Charlie Daniels "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", which is clearly a rap song.

 

'tis ok, parents of the current boomers prolly didn't like the lackey beatles either,.......me, I had my mom listening to Black Sabbath,.....she was open minded like that.

[roadscholar]

27 minutes ago, Rougarou said:

Who began this crusade?

 

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Yelling into a microphone isn't music, it's just some assholes making obnoxious noise accompanied with bad acting : )

 

Anyway, look at the music I have posted, and yes, every single genre I've posted is something I like.  

 

Admittedly so and take full credit. Maybe you'll grow out of it someday, maybe not, time will tell. I'd venture most here probably don't care for it much either but won't say anything because they know it'll end up in a pissing match you'd never let go of. I really don't give an eff.

[Rougarou]

Nah, I'm not growing old,......least in musical taste, I'ma be this guy one day.

 

 

[Hosstage]

My favorite loud obnoxious motor, as a reference to Roug's V-10. Pure music to my ears!

 

 

[Hosstage]

Loud heavy music isn't for everyone obviously, and I can't listen to it all the time, but damn, sometimes it's the only thing that will do!

I'm almost 60 years old, I blew out two speakers this summer ripping some loud ass music in the house (Rage Against the Machine, for the record). It was sad that it wrecked the rest of the night for music, but not surprising to me or my family. They blow speakers occasionally too. If I count up all the speakers I've blown over the years, it's easily 40 or more. What can I say, all stereo volume knobs should go to 11!

[Rougarou]

15 minutes ago, Hosstage said:

My favorite loud obnoxious motor, as a reference to Roug's V-10. Pure music to my ears!

 

 

 

 

I'll take your Geddy Lee (treble) and raise you with Peter Steele (bass)  (Type O Negative)

 

 

[TEWKS]

Turn it up! 

 

 

[9Mary7]

 

A little screaming, a little singing....... 

[roadscholar]

8 hours ago, Hosstage said:

Loud heavy music isn't for everyone obviously, and I can't listen to it all the time, but damn, sometimes it's the only thing that will do!

I'm almost 60 years old, I blew out two speakers this summer ripping some loud ass music in the house (Rage Against the Machine, for the record). It was sad that it wrecked the rest of the night for music, but not surprising to me or my family. They blow speakers occasionally too. If I count up all the speakers I've blown over the years, it's easily 40 or more. What can I say, all stereo volume knobs should go to 11!

 

 

You just need better speakers like the Altec Santiago studio monitors running through a 500 watt McIntosh amp and pre-amp from the 70's : ) Never have blown them even during several day parties on the farm when you could hear them cranked up and crystal clear three miles away. 

 

And am certainly not averse to loud heavy MUSIC, I've seen Hendrix, Cream, the Stones when they were young, Clapton, and countless others live (including James Brown and Otis Redding in about '64). Was on stage with The Who for 2 hours once, got bored then stood on the front row for the 2nd half in front of about 20 Marshall amps that could blow your hair straight back : ) Worked rock festivals in northern England (Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton headliners) with total access and at Toronto was in charge of escorting/entertaining Ten Years After, Leslie West/Mountain, and Alice Cooper. 

 

Some background, my Mom and Dad were both accomplished pianists and growing up there was a grand piano at one end of the living room and a pipe organ at the other. There was no chance of escape, started playing guitar at ten and was in a band by fourteen backing up a lead that was already into jazz/blues fusion in the early 60's. And several others after that, learned a lot from Greg and Duane Allman who lived down the street a few years later, also backed up a banjo player at square dances in the Appalachians who was easily as good as Earl Scruggs. So yeah, somewhat diverse beginnings.

 

All this reminiscing made me realize how lucky I was to live through a time when music was completely transformed by true artists that changed the world and influenced nearly everything that followed. Kinda like having a Phd in rock, if you don't understand the beginnings you can't fully appreciate the long journey that brought us here.. and to recap (pretty sure I'm qualified), feel a little sorry for you youngsters (not really : ) and some of the crap music you like because it truly does suck.   

[Hosstage]

I'm jealous of your experiences!

And you're right, I do need those loudspeakers and McIntosh Amp.

While much of today's music does suck, some of it is pretty good, and I quite enjoy it.

I grew up on classical music, and I can honestly say, a lot of it sucks, but some of it is just beautiful. Much of Rock and Roll sucks, but much of it is fantastic.

I love live music, and I've enjoyed a lot of it that I never would have expected. We live in great times, access to every genre of music at our fingertips.

Ain't it great?

[RandyShields]

There seems to be a renewed fascination in the sound quality from LPs of late.  Over forty years ago, I spent a then budget-busting amount of some thin paychecks on a high-quality stereo system, which included a Yamaha 2020 receiver (weighing over 40 lbs!), some Infinity Monitor speakers, and a Denon turntable with a moving coil cartridge.  After getting refurbished, the speakers are still in use today, but with the development of CDs, the hundreds of LPs, and the vintage turntable and receiver went into storage about 15 years ago.  With some gentle pushing from my wife, she got me to unpack the LPs and equipment and, after testing, it still works!  I guess you get what you pay for.  Until I do more research and invest in a more modern phono, I plan to connect the Denon to our current AV system to pump the music from the LPs through the house.  I will let you know if I blow any speakers.  

[Rougarou]

Gotta love how people think that xyz generation of music was a sort of turning point/best type/style.......it was, but only in the individuals life.

 

Those clowns from the 60's/early 70's owe everything to Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and such folks as those.  Every generation has their "turning points" of music, every generation has their protest artist (Rage Against the Machine anyone--true artist fo sho).

 

The Greatest Generation likely disliked the "guitar" music of the 60's/70's and would much rather have had Swing or Big Band,...the Benny Goodman's, the Count Basie's and Dizzy Gillespie's,......and Lawrence Welk too (bubbles anyone).

 

Anyway, I listen to it all, I don't point at any single genre or generation as being the best or most influential, because there is none, no matter what an article may read.

 

 

 

It's music no matter the opinion of the person listening, you may not like it, but it is still music,.......just as a duct taped banana on a wall is "art".

[lkraus]

I agree that the music of our young lives tends to be the "best" music for the rest of our life.  But I'm amazed that our kids, our nieces and nephews,  and our teen grandkids all like a lot of the music from the late 60's to the late 70's.  I think there is going to be a fight over my LPs when I pass on.

 

It's also interesting to note how often music from that era is used as background music for commercials, even when young adults are clearly the targeted market.

[Rougarou]

13 minutes ago, lkraus said:

I agree that the music of our young lives tends to be the "best" music for the rest of our life.  But I'm amazed that our kids, our nieces and nephews,  and our teen grandkids all like a lot of the music from the late 60's to the late 70's.  I think there is going to be a fight over my LPs when I pass on.

 

It's also interesting to note how often music from that era is used as background music for commercials, even when young adults are clearly the targeted market.

 

Seeing many commercials that are pimping the music from the 80's/90's,....just as commercials from the 80's would use music from the 60's.

 

Ozzy-Mitsubishi-----freakin' amazing that he's gotten this far when essentially "banned" in the early 80's as a "devil worshipper" 

The Smiths-Nissan

The Ramones-AT&T

Twisted Sister-many companies

AC/DC-Cingular wireless

 

And on and on.

[Indy Dave]

Nothing images and soundstages like vinyl. One thing that's getting lost perhaps is the appreciation of the fidelity of music. The streaming services all compress the sound, as does the mp3 format that most have now grown up listening to. And soundbars now pass for hifi.

Last month was out turn to host Euchre  for The Clean Living Hoosiers. I grew up with several of these guys, and late into the night, they wanted to go down to the basement to listen the stereo - like we did back in the day. They were blown away by the detail and sound. And I think that's mainly because how how they are listening to music nowadays (soundbar's, etc), because I'm in the middle of rebuilding my crossovers on my speakers and they have NO bass. 

 

Mt Grandfather had built in Acoustic Research speakers throughout his house, driven by a Marantz Model 7 Tube Pre-amp and Model 8B Tube amp. His house was always filled with classical music and opera. He had quite the music library. He was not a fan of what was current, but he wasn't critical. But music (and radio) played a much bigger roll in the lives of his generation - he was born in 1899 and lived to be 90. He passed his love for music to my mom, who passed it on to us. There was almost always music playing in our house growing up - and we had multiple members of the Columbia Tape & Record Club between me and my 3 siblings. One thing that has changed - with my stereo in the basement, we don't have music playing in the background much anymore. And I do miss that.

 

As for blowing speakers - count me in! I started with on with various integrated amps starting in 8th grade - DJing for school dances with huge cabinet speakers I built myself (no crossovers!), then went to separates late in high school with a Phase Linear 700 series 2 and a Conrad Johnson Preamp, moving on to a Carver M400t - these all driving Dahlquist DQ10's. While Bob Carver's Magnetic Field Amplifiers were looked down on by some, they had a wonderful soundstage that couldn't be beat for 3x the money. I blew many a driver in the DQ's, I still have them (I'm rebuilding the crossovers), but now they are driven by a Bryston 4B amp and preamp. 

 

Nice to see an appreciation for not only a wide spectrum of music, but also for it's accurate reproduction.  

 

 

[RandyShields]

1 hour ago, lkraus said:

It's also interesting to note how often music from that era is used as background music for commercials, even when young adults are clearly the targeted market.

I had to laugh recently when I saw an Applebee's commercial using ACDC's "You Shook Me All Night Long."  I doubt those young ad agency executives really understood what that song was about!

[Rougarou]

15 minutes ago, Indy Dave said:

 

There was almost always music playing in our house growing up - and we had multiple members of the Columbia Tape & Record Club between me and my 3 siblings.

 

With us, Mom had a console stereo and tunes were always playing.  

 

OMGosh, Columbia,.....get the mass of freebies, fulfill contract, cancel,....wait a few months and do it all over again.

 

15 minutes ago, Indy Dave said:

One thing that has changed - with my stereo in the basement, we don't have music playing in the background much anymore. And I do miss that.

 

 

On weekends, between the two garages, back porch, inside the house and whereever we are working outside, music be playing.  You may walk in the garage and hear Rammstein, then through the house hearing Maroon 5, out the back porch with Cajun playing, down to the basement garage with Vivaldi and then to our work spot with Jackie Wilson.

 

Pandora on shuffle or iTunes on shuffle amongst the devices.

[taylor1]

I also grew up in a musical home. Started taking classical piano lessons @ 6 yrs.old and chaired for the Pittsburgh youth symphony at 13. My sister studied violin and was 1st chair second section of the Pittsburgh symphony at 17. We were blessed with a little talent and parents that were insistent that we stuck with it. As a kid I'd get upset because my friends would be out doing whatever, and I couldn't join them until my 1 hr. of practice was completed. I've played everything from Bach to Elton and about every hymn in the hymnal.
My dad always enjoyed ragtime, so I got a bit of that under my belt. In high school I decide piano was not cool for an early seventies kid and picked up the guitar. Mostly a chic thing. LOL It came easy for me as I was still taking advanced piano lessons. I have had the opportunity to jam with a couple of heavy hitters of different genres. I am sure that I could have made a decent living playing music, but that is not the path that life took me on. I think that others have pointed out the roar of an engine or the screaming in a microphone can be music to one's ears. Alot of it is not my cup of tea. In fact, I'd rather a shot of whiskey, and I don't like whiskey.  I still own a Kawai spinet and a Taylor acoustic. After a few libations or sheer boredom, if walking by my house you will still hear a few tunes being banged out.

[Hosstage]

Speaking of music used for commercials, Phillips had a commercial for their TVs, probably about the time plasmas were coming out, and used the song Getting Better (All the Time) by the Beatles, and all I could hear in my mind was the next line, "it couldn't get much worse." Probably not the image they were going for. I have a feeling the execs never listened to the song or they would have also heard the verse "I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved."

Yeah, nice song to promote your product.

[Rougarou]

25 minutes ago, Hosstage said:

 Phillips had a commercial for their TVs, probably about the time plasmas were coming out, and used the song Getting Better (All the Time) by the Beatles,

 

Prolly why Phillips never really set the market on fire with the TVs,......using the beet uls to advertise 

[roadscholar]

Couple other acts (I remember : ) we saw live in the mid 60's. Iron Butterfly, Daytona bandshell on the boardwalk. Beach Boys, Daytona City Island ballpark. Strawberry Alarm Clock and Dave Brubeck, Cape Cod Melody Tent. The Hour Glass/Allman Joys, previous names of the Allman Brothers were regulars at The Martinique night club off Main St. in Daytona. 

 

Summary from a list of notable 60's bands:

 

As you saw the 60s was a time of unparalleled creativity and musical experimentation, with great bands emerging in a wide variety of genres. Not only that, but many of these groups were at the forefront of important social movements, from the rise of the counterculture movement to the fight for women’s rights. Not to mention the fact that the music of the 60s still sounds as fresh and relevant today as it did 50 years ago.

 

https://pickuptheguitar.com/rock-bands-of-the-60s/#Top_Best_Rock_Bands_of_the_60s

 

I'm a little disappointed they left out Country Joe and the Fish although they did include Canned Heat so that's good : )

 

 

[taylor1]

56 minutes ago, roadscholar said:

 saw live in the mid 60's

Hey Bill, I think I was nipping at your heals. First concert 1968 . The Doors in Philly.

[ESokoloff]

 

[Rougarou]

The Absolute BEST Doors song

 

 

So, my "discovery" of the doors was when I ordered a U2 cassette from ColumbiaHouse, get the tape in the mail, throw it in looking to hear the Edge and Bono, but alas, 'twas not a U2 tape.  The outer shell said U2, the song list was U2, the case was U2, but the tape inside was the Doors.  Not being one to turn away, I listened and liked.

[Hosstage]

The song that ended their run at The Whiskey-Go-Go. I think it one of their best songs also. First time I really heard it and listened to it was the beginning of Apocalypse Now, it just blew me away and certainly set the tone of the movie.

Kind of cool that you got introduced totally by accident and found it to be a happy mistake.

[Hosstage]

28 minutes ago, ESokoloff said:

 

How can you think of any other scene when that song comes on?

That show absolutely cracks me up every time I see it, even if just a short clip.

Gentleman, there is no fighting in the War Room!

[Hosstage]

Not listening to it right now, but it came on last night, riding home from a friend's house after working on his bike, a curvey and straight and curvey section of interstate for about 10 or 15 miles, light traffic, 50°F with my heated jacket on, good light, NO DEER, and just rolling with this song. It was pretty sweet.

 

 

[RandyShields]

3 hours ago, taylor1 said:

First concert 1968 . The Doors in Philly.

1973 -- Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Tour at Blossom Music Center outside of Cleveland/Akron.  Heard the coins dropping in the rear speaker bank as we learned about quad stereo with "Money."  Thousands of fans busted down fences to gain entry, and there was no rock concert at the venue for another 20 years.  Man was that a good concert.

 

43 Years Ago Today – Pink Floyd At Blossom Music Center | Cleveland Rock And Roll

 

[Joe Frickin' Friday]

Spent a quiet morning out in the yard raking up leaves.  Nice cool air, gentle sun coming in sidelong through the trees.  Wasn't listening to music, but this song was playing in my head:

 

 

[taylor1]

Symphonic tinnitus      

[Lowndes]

I'm not an audiophile, I don't listen to classical music, and don't speak Italian, but this stopped me dead in my tracks.

 

We were filing out of the theater so I guess it came on in the credits. It was such a stark contrast to the movie.  It hit me like a ball peen hammer between the eyes.  I collapsed into a seat listening intensely.  It was over so quickly.  I wanted it to go on. 

 

Can't recall anything like it ever.  Still brings chills and watery eyes.  And I don't even know what they are saying.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP9IrCCMUUw

[roadscholar]

 

[Joe Frickin' Friday]

On 10/22/2022 at 12:48 PM, taylor1 said:

Symphonic tinnitus      

 

If you're turned off by the Mannheim Steamroller name appearing at the top of the title card, don't worry - The Pines of Rome was composed about fifty years before they were a thing, and it isn't even performed by them; I think it was pulled from another album in the American Gramaphone catalog just for this compilation - all of which is to say there's nothing "Mannheim Steamroller about this particular track.  

 

OTOH, if you're just not a fan of Respighi, well...sorry about that.    How about some nice German hip-hop instead?

 

 

Lyrics (German/English)

 

 

 

 

Lyrics (German (English)

 

 

 

Lyrics (English/German)

 

[taylor1]

Now if those don't want to make you jump up and start cuttin a rug, I don't know what will       

[roadscholar]

 

[Rougarou]

The great Steve Vai

 

And Joe Satriani

 

[Rougarou]

So I get home from work, fire up the basement 60" that's hooked to the basement laptop, turn on the stereo, and get my youtube showing, 'cause there's 45 minutes of Max Trainer level 16 to do.  Get rolling and this Moldovan beauty pops on the screen to keep the adrenaline and blood pumping.

 

 

[Hosstage]

Well that was not exactly what I expected!

[Rougarou]

Been awhile since this one popped up in my rotation

 

 

[Rougarou]

Here you go @Hosstage

 

[roadscholar]

 

[roadscholar]

Imagine doing 95 across west Texas in a big V8 Merc from the 80’s getting 12mpg and this comes on the radio, does it get any better : )

 

 

[Joe Frickin' Friday]

Masako and I are fans of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories. Today she gave me an early Christmas present: a CD of songs from the series.  Here's one titled "A Little Lonely Night Song."  I'm still trying to find lyrics (and an English translation), but until I do, I'll just enjoy the song for how it sounds and feels:

 

 

[Rougarou]

Something nice to wake up to

 

 

 

 

 

 

[roadscholar]

 

[roadscholar]

 

[Joe Frickin' Friday]

Ian Anderson lays down an epic 3-minute flute-and-voice solo:

 

 

[Rougarou]

This guy is still rockin' at seventyfreakinone with a four octave range,......clean and sober over 36 years and a cancer survivor.  My first Judas Priest album was Sad Wings of Destiny, just a few years before the British Metal Invasion,.....awesome stuff from then to now, Halford still has it.

 

 

 

[Rougarou]

The original:

 

 

 

And likely, one of my top five favorite tunes, the  remake

 

 

[Rougarou]

It's generally good to work on the Friday's I work, half the people are out, I get to crank the tunes in my office a bit more than normal and various stuff plays.