So What Are You Listening To?

[Anduin]

3 hours ago, One4Sorrow2TooBad said:

 

I never thought the day would happen, but I like the same music as One4Sorrow2TooBad. But I love it because it was in Lord of the Rings. Lisa Kelly is a fine enough singer.

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

Yes, Lisa Kelly is an awesome singer.  I have to give honorable mention to Hayley Westenra's cover of May It Be also :). 

[Rushmoras]

On 11/30/2021 at 11:42 PM, Bastet said:

I didn't watch that show, but I remember reading she was on it; that explained why suddenly more people recognized her music when I had it on.  I played the hell out of her song "Maryland" back in the day:

 

Yep, the was a good song. On to her third album "It's Good, Eve".

 

[Anduin]

So I heard a very average cover of a Crowded House song today, and they never moved me to start with. Let me give you New Zealand's best musical export, Alien Weaponry!

 

[Nergion]

From the new Haiduk album Diabolica [2021]

 

 

 

[Annber03]

19 hours ago, Anduin said:

So I heard a very average cover of a Crowded House song today, and they never moved me to start with. Let me give you New Zealand's best musical export, Alien Weaponry!

 

Heh, as a CH fan, now I'm curious what the cover was :D. 

Interesting group, that Alien Weaponry! They remind me a bit of someone else musically, but I can't quite think of who. Lead singer's got some strong pipes on him. 

[Anduin]

27 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

Heh, as a CH fan, now I'm curious what the cover was :D. 

Interesting group, that Alien Weaponry! They remind me a bit of someone else musically, but I can't quite think of who. Lead singer's got some strong pipes on him. 

Weather With You, performed by a group of teens at a street festival.

I've heard a lot of metal, and do like the trend of mixing it with traditional music styles. But I can't think of anything that similar to AW. Still, if you figure it out, I'd like to hear it!

[Annber03]

1 minute ago, Anduin said:

Weather With You, performed by a group of teens at a street festival.

I've heard a lot of metal, and do like the trend of mixing it with traditional music styles. But I can't think of anything that similar to AW. Still, if you figure it out, I'd like to hear it!

Ah, okay. That one seems to get covered a lot, from what I've seen. 

Yeah, it was mainly the guitars that reminded me a bit of someone else. But I'm with you that the metal and traditional music blended really well together with this group. If it does come to me, I'll let you know!

[Rushmoras]

Fourth album "7:30". The first album of hers, which initially I did not like or maybe had to listen with a fresh and woken up mind to appreciate it. Today it had a totally different sound for me. But, still, nothing compared to her previous three albums.

[Spartan Girl]

I’ve listened to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” ten times this month so far. I REGRET NOTHING!

[Rushmoras]

Fifth album "Chinatown". As with the previous one, okey, but doesn't hold a candle to the first three. Best songs Rain or Shine, Good to yourself and Radical Light (which, IIRC, was in the album Radical Light, but this is live version I reckon).

 

 

[Rushmoras]

Well, Vonda came back with a bang for my tastes with her sixth album "From the Sun".

 

[Rushmoras]

Semi-last studio album of Vonda "Solo". I like it as much as the first three, but either I am imagining or these are her best songs from firsts albums, but only with her playing on a piano.

 

Edited December 12, 2021 by Rushmoras

[Rushmoras]

So, decided to listen to some Xmas music, and since I wasn't in the mood for my traditional Sinatra, ABBA etc., I thought, wait, Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish vocalist) did an xmas album once upon a time. And... well... yep, it sure is a Christmas album 😀 Some songs in Finnish, some in English

 

Edited December 12, 2021 by Rushmoras

[Rushmoras]

Okey, last Vonda Shepard studio album "Rookie". All I've got to say it's so-so. One or two songs where I can sway my head to, but overall, nope.

 

[Rushmoras]

Mark Knopfler "Sailint to Philadelphia" (2000) album. His second solo album after disbanding Dire Straits. The first one was so-so, but with the second one he got back on track (or at least familiar sound).

 

[Rushmoras]

Well, well, well, probably the best Knopfler solo album that I've heard until now. Might even rival Dire Straits "Communique".

Edited December 30, 2021 by Rushmoras

[RealHousewife]

When I first heard this song, I thought, nice, it's pretty. But the more I listen to Cardigan, it really is such a beautiful song. Taylor is talented, and her music always make me feel good, even when it's a little different from what I expect from her. 

 

[Rushmoras]

So, just listened through Robbie Williams jazz album (yes, he had one) called "Swing when you're winning". And... nope. Can't say I liked it, the only song that caught my attention was that one single with Nicole Kidman he did back in two-thousands...

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

Sabaton bringing it on.

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Anduin]

10 minutes ago, One4Sorrow2TooBad said:

Sabaton bringing it on.

Wait a minute! I thought you were all about pop and ballads! Now you're posting heavy metal? That's my territory! Welcome, BTW. :) Seriously, the more the merrier.

My favourite Sabaton song is Winged Hussars.

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Anduin]

3 hours ago, One4Sorrow2TooBad said:

 

My world is turning upside down! I can't cope with you posting heavy metal. Get back to the dopey pop... No, I kid. Keep on headbanging!

[Rushmoras]

Strictly speaking, I'm listening now to Robbie Williams "Take the Crown" album (pretty good, considering that majority of songs after Sing When You're Winning album were kind of meh), but this one:

 

 

Edited January 13, 2022 by Rushmoras

[Rushmoras]

Swings both ways is miles better than Swing when you're winning. Another okeyish album of Williams post Sing when you're winning.

[Rushmoras]

Nirvana "Bleach" Remastered album. First of all, in thirty years only heard singles of them. Decided to listen to their discography, and... god damn, solid 8 out of 10 album. Killer riffs. 🤘

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

The King.

[Rushmoras]

So, Nirvana "Nevermind". Outside singles and a couple of songs like Polly or Endless, Nameless, gotta say their previous album was much much better for me. Maybe I'm just not into grunge *shrugs*.

 

[janie jones]

On 1/17/2022 at 7:46 PM, One4Sorrow2TooBad said:

The King.

Someone should have told that person it's "memoria."

[Rushmoras]

So, decided to listen to Epica and... well, I'll be damned. First album IMO better than majority of Nightwish or Within Temptation works. I'm impressed.

[Anduin]

21 hours ago, Rushmoras said:

So, decided to listen to Epica and... well, I'll be damned. First album IMO better than majority of Nightwish or Within Temptation works. I'm impressed.

I don't mind some Epica, though I do prefer the others. I'd have to say my favourite female metal singer might actually be Lori Lewis, for her work in Therion. Liv Kristine was pretty good back on the first two Leaves Eyes albums. And a recent entrant is Alia O'Brien, from the nowhere as heavy as their name suggests, Blood Ceremony. Less fantasy lightness, more almost dreamy doom, if that makes any sense.

Never got into the female screamers like Angela Gossow or Jinjer. Full respect for going for it, but it doesn't grab me.

[Rushmoras]

So far, "Requiem for the Indifferent" is their best album for me.

 

[Rushmoras]

So far, Quantum Enigma might be the most meh album of theirs. 8th songs in and I only liked 2 songs :/

 

[Rushmoras]

Scratch that, found more meh album of theirs - the Holographic Principle. And what's strangest, the song, which I enjoyed the most was not even metal, but some swing/jazz style song :D

 

[Rushmoras]

Started relistening to U2. And... I like their Remasterd albums whole lot more than originals. Its drastically different sound to my ears to a point where much of their earliest albums were pretty unmemorable to me, but after listening to remasters, oh, boy, night and day.

 

Edited February 6, 2022 by Rushmoras

[Annber03]

Oh, nice. I should go through and check out the remastered versions of these albums sometime.

I love The Unforgettable Fire. One of my favorite U2 albums. 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

Check out Mobile fedelity Sound Labs selections for a real treat. 

[Rushmoras]

Is Zooropa and Pop albums from U2 are what you call progressive rock or alternative rock? A big handful of music in those albums would be cool on a dance floor in the nineties lol. It's so different.

 

[Annber03]

4 hours ago, Rushmoras said:

Is Zooropa and Pop albums from U2 are what you call progressive rock or alternative rock?

Alternative rock. Progressive rock tends to be used to describe groups like Yes or King Crimson or bands like that. U2 was never that kind of band. 

But yeah, for people who just tend to know some of U2's more well-known hits, Zooropa and Pop would definitely be a bit of a shock for them :p. I love Pop, that's actually honestly my personal favorite U2 album. I remember hearing about how divisive it was among fans when I first started getting into U2 and when I heard it I was confused as to why, 'cause I thought it was a great album. But I can see where some of the sounds and styles they explore on that one might not be to everyone's tastes, too. 

And Zooropa has one of my all-time favorite U2 songs on it, in "Stay (Faraway, So Close)". Such a fantastic song, that one. 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

For some reason, I always associated Progressive Rock with having  keyboard as a main instrument? I could be totally wrong though.

[Rushmoras]

11 hours ago, Annber03 said:

But yeah, for people who just tend to know some of U2's more well-known hits, Zooropa and Pop would definitely be a bit of a shock for them :p. I love Pop, that's actually honestly my personal favorite U2 album. I remember hearing about how divisive it was among fans when I first started getting into U2 and when I heard it I was confused as to why, 'cause I thought it was a great album. But I can see where some of the sounds and styles they explore on that one might not be to everyone's tastes, too. 

I mean, yeah, I don't think it's a bad album at all, I mean, I liked 8 songs in it, which I put in recently created Best of folder xD But these two albums, yeah, they stood out haha

[Annber03]

1 hour ago, Rushmoras said:

I mean, yeah, I don't think it's a bad album at all, I mean, I liked 8 songs in it, which I put in recently created Best of folder xD But these two albums, yeah, they stood out haha

I'm glad you found so much to like off them :D! I think albums like that, from any band, are particularly fun and fascinating - I tend to like it when a band just goes all out and does something especially weird and unexpected musically. Even if the experiment doesn't quite work, I still admire them for trying something new and interesting in and of itself. 

[wirfin]

I have discovered pop opera genre of music due to brilliant clip by Igor Evard on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_XHEpgCdOg. What do you think about this genre?

[Rushmoras]

Was thinking what other artist should I listen to... and decided to go with Texas. Somehow, in my mind, I thought that the group was a late nineties group, but their debut album was in 1989 (and a nice debut album, though, their second one is kind of depressing; didn't like it much). Now listening to their third one "Ricks Road" (1993).

Best song in the album IMO.

 

[WendyCR72]

7 hours ago, Rushmoras said:

Was thinking what other artist should I listen to... and decided to go with Texas. Somehow, in my mind, I thought that the group was a late nineties group, but their debut album was in 1989 (and a nice debut album, though, their second one is kind of depressing; didn't like it much). Now listening to their third one "Ricks Road" (1993).

Best song in the album IMO.

 

The video is unavailable. What's the title?

[Rushmoras]

7 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

The video is unavailable. What's the title?

Texas - Fearing These Days.

EDIT: That's interesting. Are all the youtube vids I posted unavailable or just this one? Because I can see them all. Strange.

Edited February 17, 2022 by Rushmoras

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]