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    Postby Ron 30 Jul 2012, 01:02

    I've been rediscovering Rap a bit this week: Kanye West, Outkast, N.W.A., Wu Tang Clan.

    Apart from that, I've listened to:

    Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is...: Probably my favorite record of this year, just amazing!
    My Bloody Valentine - Loveless: A classic, and not without reason.
    U2 - Achtung Baby: Any U2-hater should listen to this, The Joshua Tree and The Unforgettable Fire, then try telling me again this band is crap. While I agree that U2 isn't what it used to be, these records show what an amazingly great band this was.
    Japandroids - Celebration Rock: Celebration Rock indeed.
    Jack White - Blunderbuss: One of my favorites of 2012.
    Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures: If you're wondering why this band is so legendary, just listen to this.
    Alex Turner - Submarine OST: First solo effort by the Arctic Monkeys' lead singer, and quite a succesful effort. :)
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    Postby Andy 30 Jul 2012, 02:55

    Heh, I used to be a U2 fan, loved their earlier stuff, and The Joshua Tree was my favorite (and I think their best) album. But after that, didn't really care for them anymore.

    Other favorite artists of mine that I felt "jumped the shark" at some point:

    Neil Young with "Re-act-or", though I started enjoying stuff again with "This Notes For You" through "Harvest Moon" after which I never cared for anything afterwards. Oddly, in recent years I started collecting the CDs of the post-Re-Act-or 1980's albums and kind of enjoy them. I was able to get the hard to find "Trans" on vinyl in a used record section of a Barnes and Noble bookstore, totally by chance. In perfect condition, too!

    Paul McCartney after "Tug of War", though I did like his 1989 "Flowers in the DIrt" after borrowing it from the library.

    Miles Davis after 1966 "Miles Smiles". I always admired that Miles never stood pat and "settled" into one style; he always moved on and pushed the envelope. However, for me, the rock-jazz fusion stuff never really worked. To me his best was mid 1950s to mid 1960s.

    I was a big Beatles fan as a kid, and still like them to this day, though their music is way overplayed. In recent years (and lately) I have been enjoying remixes of their music by The Beatles Remixers Group, particularly a series entitled "Tuned to a Natural E". This series contains only Beatles material (with some cover tune material by others in the so-called "blends"). These CD compilations, of which there are now 7, contain remixes, mash-ups, edits that make up new "songs", montages, etc.

    When the "Love" CD came out, I recognized it immediately as a response to what the BRG and others like them had been doing, though with the benefit of access to the original multi-track tapes.
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    Postby Ron 30 Jul 2012, 19:11

    Andy wrote:Heh, I used to be a U2 fan, loved their earlier stuff, and The Joshua Tree was my favorite (and I think their best) album. But after that, didn't really care for them anymore.


    Achtung Baby is probably their last truely great album, the ones after range from mediocre to good.

    Neil Young with "Re-act-or", though I started enjoying stuff again with "This Notes For You" through "Harvest Moon" after which I never cared for anything afterwards. Oddly, in recent years I started collecting the CDs of the post-Re-Act-or 1980's albums and kind of enjoy them. I was able to get the hard to find "Trans" on vinyl in a used record section of a Barnes and Noble bookstore, totally by chance. In perfect condition, too!


    Have you listened to his earlier work, like 'Everybody Knows This is Nowhere' (my favorite Young record)? Some amazing work in there as well.
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    Postby Andy 30 Jul 2012, 22:14

    ronwolf1705 wrote:
    Neil Young with "Re-act-or", though I started enjoying stuff again with "This Notes For You" through "Harvest Moon" after which I never cared for anything afterwards. Oddly, in recent years I started collecting the CDs of the post-Re-Act-or 1980's albums and kind of enjoy them. I was able to get the hard to find "Trans" on vinyl in a used record section of a Barnes and Noble bookstore, totally by chance. In perfect condition, too!


    Have you listened to his earlier work, like 'Everybody Knows This is Nowhere' (my favorite Young record)? Some amazing work in there as well.

    Yes that's his best overall record, for sure - fresh, coherent, and rocking with Crazy Horse. His next two LPs, "After the Gold Rush" and "Harvest" were bigger hits, but "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" established him as a great artist. I have everything of his up to and including "Trans" in vinyl - even the (now) hard to find live album "Time Fades Away". Best album side: side 2 of "Rust Never Sleeps" - Powderfinger through Hey Hey My My. Awesome!
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    Postby Tricob1974 30 Jul 2012, 23:59

    I bought a CD of Sara Niemietz this weekend. Below are a couple of links to her music:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDuk-3eP7kI&feature=fvst
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Jyk4sCJLU
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    Postby Dean 31 Jul 2012, 08:46

    Tricob1974 wrote:I bought a CD of Sara Niemietz this weekend. Below are a couple of links to her music:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDuk-3eP7kI&feature=fvst
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Jyk4sCJLU

    She has an amazing voice, I first heard of her when she did work with Richard Marx on a couple of songs and was in a recent live concert he released.

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAxaLMk6E0Q[/youtube]
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    Postby Tricob1974 01 Aug 2012, 01:26

    Ah, yes; I've seen that video. :) There appears to be some sort of communication problem with the people who manage the channel; this same exact video has been uploaded in at least three different places on the same channel. :crazy:
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    Postby Dean 01 Aug 2012, 07:48

    Well I think it's on her channel and I know for sure I originally watched it on his through subscription to it.
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    Postby Ron 01 Aug 2012, 15:13

    Radiohead - King of Limbs: :Bravo:
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    Postby Ron 03 Aug 2012, 02:27

    Frank Zappa - Hot Rats :D
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    Postby Dean 03 Aug 2012, 05:04

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iil7NdI2Q9c[/youtube]
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    Postby Ron 24 Aug 2012, 15:30

    Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow & Hounds of Love
    The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
    David Bowie - 'Heroes'
    Matt Berry - Witchazel
    The Verve - A Storm in Heaven
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    Postby Lozer_42 28 Aug 2012, 17:31

    Started Listening to The Glitch Mob
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    Postby Tricob1974 30 Aug 2012, 05:24

    Why am I suddenly watching this video so much? :pardon:
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    Postby Ron 30 Aug 2012, 23:22

    Bill Fay - Life Is People: Wonderful record, one of my favorites of the year so far. :good:
    Beach House - Teen Dream: Great dream-pop
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