What are You Listening to Now?

[Wahoo Redux]

This is for you Metal fans only.  Rockzilla is a contemporary Heavy Metal band from Spain.  They should be as big as Metallica:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTaalOxfUE&t=1588s


This is for brainy people who like nice, dry, light, witty pop.  Bishop Allen deserves a much bigger audience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCR6DOgaLg&list=PLwZZpussEtkEvbK-faz39AZUNcL3s-wGL

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUUhDoCx8zc

[mamselle]

Samples for my Music Theory prep kids.

M.

[waterboy]

Pandora - lots of instrumental holiday music to take the edge off of the crappy essays I'm grading. Humbug...

[mamselle]

The blissful silence AFTER Music Theory class....(they did well.)

M.

[Wahoo Redux]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUUhDoCx8zc

An oldy but a goody.

Sad what happened to Sly.

[Sun_Worshiper]

King's Disease III

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

I recently discovered that Love and Rockets did a cover of this song. Of course I didn't realize it when I heard the L&R's version back in the day ...

L&R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ALRLZQf42s

The Temptations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9poCAuYT-s

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

B-52's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmbDgfYOJng

[ab_grp]

My husband and I decided to check out K-pop after hearing a lot about it without ever hearing a K-pop song.  Apple has playlists that are regularly updated, so we listened to one of those and have continued to do so.  We have also listened to part of the Rolling Stone top 100 playlist on Spotify.  There are a couple really catchy songs.  I was a little surprised that we haven't really found any BTS or Blackpink songs that we are loving so far, given that those seem to be highly popular bands.  Some of the ones I tend to like to listen to are Lip Gloss by The Boyz (https://youtu.be/w1YuAJFlVRs?si=LVdZIk-fttY9_dfH
and shorter "live" performance https://youtu.be/II-9jGwW56g?si=NpxdV_q9C1pgWwwI) and Love Lee by AKMU (https://youtu.be/EIz09kLzN9k?si=V6jrXFmTKRfqmSQP), which has a really cute video.  I usually listen to heavier stuff but am kind of appreciating lighter sounds at the moment.  There are some really creative videos in this genre.

[hmaria1609]

Streaming on YouTube: "Music of Christmas" by Percy Faith & His Orchestra (1959 release)

Since Thanksgiving has passed, I've started listening to Christmas music.

[dismalist]

Albinoni

Albinoni 12 Concertos

[ab_grp]

Has anyone else signed up for this 1001 albums generator (https://1001albumsgenerator.com/)? There's a book of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Albums_You_Must_Hear_Before_You_Die), and this site will generate one for you per day.  You can then rate it the following day (and add any listening notes) when the next album is revealed to you.  A friend posted about it, and I figured I could use some exposure to new-to-me music (I am not great at branching out).  I've done it for a few days and so far my assignments have been groups I've heard of but had not listened to or have heard different music from, and I have been pleasantly surprised.  Some I had just not had a particularly good impression of before.  I haven't bought any of the albums so far, but I have added a couple songs on Spotify. My husband is also doing this now and is getting different albums, so it's not just giving everyone the same one every day.  You can read everyone else's listening notes, too.  Not sure if I'm a fan of that because I (you probably know by now if you have read my book or movie reviews) am terrible at describing things.  I mostly note whether I like something or not and anything that stood out to me.  Sometimes nothing stands out.  There may be a setting to change that.  You can supposedly form listening groups as well, so we might try that.  I don't know if that syncs your album generation up or you just have an easier way to share your opinions with each other or what.  Each album I have received has had links to listen to it on several platforms, which makes it easy to port around with me (e.g., Spotify, Amazon music, Apple music, something else).  I'm new to this but thought it was a neat idea so figured I'd share it. 

[Bbmaj7b5]

I have been digging into the music of Jason Molina, limiting myself (for now) to his Songs:Ohia phase and his Magnolia Electric Co. phase. The man released 19 albums in 15 years before massive organ failure from alcoholism in 2013, so it will take a while.

Right now, my absolute favorites is Songs:Ohia's "Didn't It Rain" and Magnolia Electric Co's "Josephine."

[downer]

I have been digging into the music of Jason Molina, limiting myself (for now) to his Songs:Ohia phase and his Magnolia Electric Co. phase. The man released 19 albums in 15 years before massive organ failure from alcoholism in 2013, so it will take a while.

Right now, my absolute favorites is Songs:Ohia's "Didn't It Rain" and Magnolia Electric Co's "Josephine."

There's a biography of Molina, Riding with the Ghost. I started it but didn't finish it. I might try again some time. His music has a lot of staying power and stands up well as the years go by.