Music Thread

I used to see this guy in concert every time I got a chance. Probably a dozen times. Pity he got killed. Here's one of the saddest songs I ever heard:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUCZUNevrEQ

I wasn't expecting anyone to

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 2 April 2011 - 4:21pm.

I wasn't expecting anyone to post on this thread. My plan was to continue counting each video I posted until my ability to have a conversation with someone returned! :) But, I've come to realize that if you arent tuned in to the audio visual media buzz, along with all of the tv shows, you aren't going to get where the public mindset is at and most of the time they have no idea what you're talking about. Darn, is what I'm saying.

Being on the outside of this television business, you really notice how what people are thinking about is dictated by television. I have been impressed how some people don't appear to allow the media bs to bother them, they can get what they want out of it and keep moving. I wonder how do they do it. But when I take a peek at what they're looking at, I wish I wouldn't have because there's a bit of time there where everyone is not only shallow but also insane. I don't say that as a personal judgment on the intelligence of everyone, its a perplexing wall I wish wasn't there. I feel like a foreigner and I don't like that but the so called remedy is an ugly, soul sucking-experience! What to do. Anyway.. this is just about the greatest thing I have ever heard.

He's been involved in other japanese prog bands that's more like listening to hyper equations than anything else. I can dig it, but if you listen to it too much, which for me its tempting to do, it kind of puts you into a state of mind where other music seems too slow and kind of retarded. :(

love this! Fleetwood Mac -

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 4 April 2011 - 2:05pm.

love this! Fleetwood Mac - Coming Your Way (Live1970)

Thanks Candace for starting

Submitted by Courtney Hamilton on 5 April 2011 - 8:56pm.

Thanks Candace for starting this thread (and the others who posted), some fantastic songs and performances – some I’ve seen only for the first time and enjoyed. As some people say in sunny south London, I was feeling it – especially link 1 at the top of the thread.

Well, here’s my two-penneth worth – two of my favourites.

Hope you enjoy them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBMDX2sR27U&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKNCySAvY5Y

copy

Submitted by Courtney Hamilton on 5 April 2011 - 9:08pm.

copy

Hi Courtney,I haven't seen

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 7 April 2011 - 11:55pm.

Hi Courtney,

I haven't seen you here in awhile.

Well, here’s my two-penneth worth – two of my favourites. Hope you enjoy them

I did. :)

The world's saddest

Submitted by alan.peterson on 12 April 2011 - 5:37pm.

The world's saddest song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEg9FbuaSCk

Alan,Commander Cody! Holy

Submitted by jayfromtexas on 21 April 2011 - 9:23pm.

Alan,

Commander Cody! Holy crap! I can remember being a toddler, sitting on my mom's lap and eating a bag of popcorn as she sat on the floor of The Armadillo, watching Commander Cody.

Do you know what The Armadillo was? Something tells me you do if you remember Commander Cody.

The Armadillo World Headquarters officially opened on August 7, 1970 with Shiva's Headband, the Hub City Movers, and Whistler performing. The hall held about 1,500 patrons, but chairs were limited, so most patrons sat on the floor on sections of carpet that had been pieced together.

The Armadillo caught on quickly with the hippie culture of Austin because admission was inexpensive and the hall tolerated marijuana use. Even though illicit drug use was flagrant, the Armadillo was never raided. Anecdotes suggest the police were worried about having to bust their fellow officers as well as local and state politicians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_World_Headquarters

I had completely forgotten about that. Thanks for digging up a distant memory, you old fart.

After reading this post again

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 26 April 2011 - 2:06am.

After reading this post again this morning, I got the feeling that Commander Cody might not have been a cartoon character, and that the Armadillo wasn't some kind of popular commune/ hangout you used to live in or visit at some time like I originally thought.

Jay, My tastes in music were

Submitted by alan.peterson on 26 April 2011 - 3:18pm.

Jay,

My tastes in music were pretty varied in those days. At the same time I was listening to Commander Cody, I was also listening to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP8nGNbk7oQ

Idiot Flesh - Area 51 - 03 -

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 18 April 2011 - 1:43pm.

Idiot Flesh - Area 51 - 03 - Blue Head

Vultures Like Lovers - Wild Nothing

Candace, So you like

Submitted by alan.peterson on 18 April 2011 - 6:14pm.

Candace,

So you like off-the-wall stuff?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2ytn66X4ZI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmTZpQYMzN8

Don't know why I like this,

Submitted by alan.peterson on 19 April 2011 - 4:47pm.

Don't know why I like this, but I do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI6KK22MuMk

and this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5jtKuQeq0w

You might like this, then,

Submitted by henry_hart_1 on 1 May 2011 - 3:09am.

You might like this, then, lad ... unless you're prejudiced agin the Irish, ya Brit bastard ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpMGWOAAKs4

:) he probably likes this

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 1 May 2011 - 6:25pm.

:) he probably likes this too.

I feel like I've missed something vital. When did Alan become a Brit bastard? I always thought he was from Wisconsin and moved to the south somewhere around 30 years ago.

Candace,Actually, when it

Submitted by alan.peterson on 2 May 2011 - 2:24am.

Candace,

Actually, when it comes to Def Leppard, I prefer these two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6R-LZ25Te0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQSkIFhuli0

I thought for sure that you

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 20 April 2011 - 2:55am.

I thought for sure that you were going to post something from Michael Jackson. I like that time for Michael.

The first song you posted kind of started out like mario bros meets the blues and then goes to an early Genesis concert.

The Blue Man group is impressive. Maybe its my old lady over-caffeinated nerves or their big eyes and shiny blue heads but that video made me feel anxious, wondering if I should check out the Genesis/video game music again.
As far as what I like, I was thinking how predictable I am. I've posted most of what I've posted here before. I guess there are certain songs I share and others I hoard to myself. ;)

Candace, Truth be told, I'm

Submitted by alan.peterson on 20 April 2011 - 3:07pm.

Candace,

Truth be told, I'm an old rock 'n roller. It doesn't get any better than this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73dvrir5kig

or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNedZh68KXM

or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KehgoTuT3uw

Until my brother discovered

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 23 April 2011 - 6:46pm.

Until my brother discovered KISS, all we heard in the house was classical music. (my parents are both classical musicians ) It takes some time to find interpretations of classical music you like online. If you are used to hearing it one way, the differences can be irritating. It's like when some older bands will take a song down a half to whole step in order for them to be able to hit the notes, drives me crazy.

I was a big Led Zeppelin fan when I was a teenager. I still like them.
http://youtu.be/_JybkqBGrVs
http://youtu.be/JWvsdhuWVBU (for the guitar)

I heard Gerry Rafferty passed

Submitted by alan.peterson on 2 May 2011 - 2:36am.

I heard Gerry Rafferty passed away a little over a month ago. I had been listening to some of his old stuff a few days before I heard he died. I always liked him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXW-sL5gzHQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_F47TRI7pU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sedPivIxfM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo6aKnRnBxM

yma sumac- chunchoYma Sumac

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 7 May 2011 - 9:27pm.

yma sumac- chuncho

Yma Sumac (pronounced /ˈiːmə ˈsuːmæk/; September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was a noted Peruvian soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous proponents of exotica music and became an international success, based on the merits of her extreme vocal range, which was said to be "well over four octaves"[1] and was sometimes claimed to span even five octaves at her peak

link

a couple more favorites : )

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 7 May 2011 - 9:29pm.

a couple more favorites : )

Ich was ein chint so wolgetan

Winter Sleep by Valgeir Sigurdsson featuring Dawn McCarthy

Say It With Firecrackers -

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 4 July 2011 - 5:48pm.

Say It With Firecrackers - Fred Astaire

My daughters pointed this one

Submitted by alan.peterson on 4 July 2011 - 10:43pm.

My daughters pointed this one out recently. I had never heard of her until a week or two ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw

whoa, I thought 15 million

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 15 July 2011 - 5:52pm.

whoa, I thought 15 million views was a lot.

grooviness

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 22 July 2011 - 7:57pm.

grooviness abounds

http://youtu.be/S3r5vwlNyso

http://youtu.be/2JGgEKiT5LU

http://youtu.be/8Q97WurPly0

"Grooviness"....Really?

Submitted by Iron Mike on 23 July 2011 - 10:45am.

"Grooviness"....Really? That's got to cause a lot of teenage eyerolling in your house.

I have an assortment of goofy

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 24 July 2011 - 12:20am.

I have an assortment of goofy expressions they're used to.

http://youtu.be/93k2kL-K8NI

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 22 August 2011 - 2:28am.

http://youtu.be/93k2kL-K8NI

Candace, You like Grace?

Submitted by alan.peterson on 22 August 2011 - 5:23pm.

Candace,

You like Grace? Here's my all-time favorite of hers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1n7o4Wy4g0

I like Jefferson Airplane,

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 25 August 2011 - 11:04pm.

I like Jefferson Airplane, but Grace is good too. I'm not sure I've heard what you posted. I'll check it out when I get home.

Okay I need to be done and

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 29 August 2011 - 8:53pm.

Okay I need to be done and get back to the real world. Here's a few tunes I will dedicate to the Gemini I know who will hopefully sleep on what I said.

http://youtu.be/a-FYwWFgesU

http://youtu.be/QH_asM1MsRo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

Submitted by chris923 (not verified) on 30 August 2011 - 2:25pm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6eSksEp27U

http://youtu.be/uA3OnIYW5u4

Submitted by Ms Anonymous on 1 September 2011 - 2:12pm.

http://youtu.be/uA3OnIYW5u4

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