So What Are You Listening To?

[BlueSkies]

A song to celebrate shy men

 

 

[Anela]

 

I was reminded of that song yesterday. I first heard it, a month after losing my mother.  

This is from the new season of Fargo. 

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Rushmoras]

Well, with Chris Rea's Blue Guitars XI - 60s & 70s (2005), only a couple of main albums left to finish of his discography. Wow, in 2005, he really did release a 11 CD catalogue of various blues genre music. So far, the best one was Blue Guitars V - Texas Blues followed closely by the current one that I'm listening.

 

[Rushmoras]

14 hours ago, One4Sorrow2TooBad said:

 

So, is EXIT EDEN a cover band or do they have their own original songs?

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

I'm new to them,had to do a search on Wiki to see what they've done. Looked like they mainly do their twist on covering songs by others.  Not bad from what I've seen so far.

[BlueSkies]

 

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[Rushmoras]

 

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[Rushmoras]

Penultimate album from Chris Rea "Road Songs for Lovers" (2017).  While neither song is subjectively bad per se, but it really lacks in comparison to his previous albums (still, the dude has been at it since 1978!)

 

[Anela]

 

[Rushmoras]

And with Chris Rea One Fine Day (2019) album, I completed yet another discography.

As always, subjective assessments:

1. Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (1978) - 8/10

2. Deltics (1979) - 10/10

3. Tennis (1980) - 7.5/10

4. Chris Rea (1982) - 9.1/10

5. Water Sign (1983) - 7/10

6. Wired to the Moon (1984) - 7.8/10

7. Shamrock Diaries (1985) - 7/10

8. On the Beach (1986) - 6.2/10

9. Dancing with Strangers (1987) - 6.4/10

10. The Road to Hell (1989) - 8/10

11. Auberge (1991) - 6.7/10

12. God's Great Banana Skin (1992) - 7.3/10

13. Espresso Logic (1993) - 4/10

14. The Blue Cafe (1998) - 7.5/10

15. The Road to Hell Part II (1999) - 6.7/10

16. King of the Beach (2000) - 6.7/10

17. Stony Road (2002) - 5.4/10

18. The Blue Jukebox (2004) - 4.6/10

19. Blue Guitars (2005) 11 CD set:

19.1. I - Beginnings: 6.4/10

19.2. II - Country Blues: 7.1/10

19.3. III - Louisiana & New Orleans: 6.7/10

19.4. IV - Electric Memphis Blues: 7.5/10

19.5. V - Texas Blues: 10/10

19.6. VI - Chicago Blues: 5.4/10

19.7. VII - Blues Ballads: 5/10

19.8. VIII - Gospel Soul Blues & Motown: 7.5/10

19.9. IX - Celtic & Irish Blues: 7.5/10

19.10. X - Latin Blues: 6.4/10

19.11. XI - 60s & 70s: 8.7/10

20. The Return of the Fabulous Bluenotes (2008) - 7.1/10

21. Santo Spirito Blues (2011) - 6.2/10

22. Road Songs for Lovers (2017) - 6.7/10

23. One Fine Day (2019) - 7.8/10

Average score: 6.8/10

[Annber03]

10 hours ago, Anela said:

 

Love this song. 

[BlueSkies]

 

[Rushmoras]

Well, I was going to listen to some rap artists on Spotify, but it looks like they don't have the licences for neither Eminem, nor Snoop Dogg, nor Drake, nor Kanye West. So, decided to start Guano Apes discog instead, since they have only a couple of albums.

 

[ebk57]

Happy 100th Anniversary to Rhapsody in Blue.

 

[Rushmoras]

Second Guano Apes album Don't Give Me Names (2000). Pretty good, better than the first. Has more production quality.

 

[Anduin]

Valentines Day. A time of love, romance, and sex. In that spirit, I present possibly the sexiest song of the last twenty years. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

 

[Rushmoras]

Guano Apes third album "Walking on a Thin Line" (2003). Also good.

 

[Rushmoras]

Fourth Guano Apes album "The Lost Tapes" (2006). One half needed work, while the other half of the album was kinda good, but then again, this was album of unreleased demo songs.

 

[magicdog]

Been a while!  

Much of the music I hear on the radio just bums me out!  Then again, the top 40 hasn't been a thing for me in quite a while either!  Much of the music I get into these days tends to be stuff someone turns me onto or via accident.  I've been getting into J-Pop bands lately.  Definitely didn't expect that since it's not even in English (some songs do have some English phrases in them however), but I've been enjoying the ride so far.  The beats are strong and when translated, the messages are quite beautiful.  A few times I've come across covers done in English which do their best to convey the message or theme of the originals.

Thanks to an anime I've discovered called Dr. Stone, I've come to enjoy not only the show but the music used for its opening and closing credits!  One of my faves is from the first season's opening credits, "Good Morning World" from The Burnout Syndromes.  I cannot get enough of this song!  It really gets you going!

 

I have heard that some fans have been attracted to similar rocking tunes from other anime shows like My Hero Academia et al.  YouTube can be a rabbit hole for stuff like this!!

[Rushmoras]

Alright, Guano Apes penultimate album Offline (2014) was their best even though since Bel Air (2011) their sound has become poppy, and Offline is no exception, but it is more pleasant to the ears in this case. Technically, they have another album on Spotify from 2017, but since it is just remixes, I'm not keen on listening to it.

As always, subjective assessments:

1. Proud Like A God (1997) - 5/10

2. Don't Give Me Names (2000) - 6.7/10

3. Walking on a Thin Line (2003) - 7.9/10

4. The Lost Tapes (2006) - 5/10

5. Bel Air (2011) - 7.9/10

6. Offline (2014) - 8/10

Average score: 6.7.

Edited February 16 by Rushmoras

[Rushmoras]

Started Rainbow discography.

 

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[Rushmoras]

 

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[Rushmoras]

And with Bent out of Shape (1983) completed the studio discography of Rainbow. Got to say that after Dio left the band, I did not much like neither the vocal nor artistic direction the band went (too much arena pop sound, if such a thing can be said about metal, metal sounding like pop, but in this case, it actually does).

As always, subjective assessments:

1. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) - 5.6/10

2. Rising (1976) - 5/10

3. Long Live Rock N'Roll (1978) - 6.3/10

4. Down to Earth (1979) - 7/10

5. Difficult to Cure (1981) - 5.6/10

6. Straight Between the Eyes (1982) - 5.6/10

7. Bent out of Shape (1983) - 6/10

Average score: 5.8/10

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[Rushmoras]

Basically, after completing Raimbow, for a couple of days have been listening to local artists' new materials. I guess, the biggest discovery for me was 2Kvėpavimas (SecondBreath in English) [kinda rock/kinda rap kinda thing] and Evgemya Redko (alternative music, I guess...). Currently, I'm listening to some revival collab between an old band (Antis) and a performer from another band from 2023. Basically, old Antis songs made to sound modernish (lot of techno, dance beats etc.). IIRC, there was also a concert back in 2023.

 

[Rushmoras]

Well, started No Doubt discography. Gotta say, not a fan of Gwen Stefani's voice there, sound's like a sheep making baaa sounds (apologies for any No Doubt fans out there) most of the time. Though, the beat is nice.

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Rushmoras]

Take me to your hear from Rick Astley definitely sounded better live over the music video.

Edited February 25 by Rushmoras

[Rushmoras]

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

I remember this album being a big seller,but radio played only a few of the cuts?? I enjoyed the videos til they got played too much,lol. 

[Rushmoras]

 

[Jaded]

On 2/25/2024 at 12:08 AM, One4Sorrow2TooBad said:

 

He's still so adorable. I never minded being Rick Rolled because I always liked his music.

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[Rushmoras]

 

[Rushmoras]

And with Push and Shove (2012) completed No Doubt Discography.

As always, subjective assessments of each album:

1. No Doubt (1992) - 6.4/10

2. The Beacon Street Collection (1995) - 6/10

3. Tragic Kingdom (1995) - 5.7/10

4. Return of Saturn (2000) - 8.7/10

5. Rock Steady [Expanded Edition] (2001) - 6.7/10

6. Push and Shove [Deluxe Edition] (2012) - 7.9/10

Average score: 6.9/10

[Rushmoras]

On a side note, decided to listen to local artists again, and picked Kardiofonas (an old, old band) on Spotify. And... well... let's just say that there is a reason why most people in my country only know one single from them (and even that was covered by much better bands). The album... most of it is pretty... awful for lack of better words lol.

EDIT: maybe I was too harsh, because the second part of the album from 12 to 18 track is significantly better, but the overall quality of music is... yeah...

Here's their best single "Kalėdinė eglutė" (Xmas tree)

Approximate lyrics for anyone interested:

Speckled cuckoos
Sway on Christmas Tree.
Who knows what they are cuckooing about,
Who knows what they will cuckoo-out.
Spider travels on the branches,
While beeswax drips from candles
On the table
With unopened letters.

Hang, oh, hang
On the Christmas Tree
A magical necklace
Of Archibald's images:
How mice run on ice,
How eyes sinisterly glow.
And moon shines over the window
While the crater smokes.

A dusty passerby
Watches me from the window gap.
And through telephone
I hear the sea.
Then, I hear a woman laugh,
But suddenly all sounds become mute,
And from the radio antenna
A bullet will slowly increase speed.

Hang, oh, hang
A garland of restless quiet,
A choking calm of fighter-jets
Locked-up under ground.
Hang, oh, hang
A garland of restless quiet,
A choking calm of fighter-jets
Locked-up under ground.

Edited March 1 by Rushmoras

[JustHereForFood]

Love the song, but I don't think I've ever seen the video before, because I used to think that the guest singer is a woman. He has very nice voice.

[JustHereForFood]

I am planning on going through the entire Vangelis discography now. I love his albums Antarctica, El Greco, Alexander soundtrack (terrible movie, but great music) and Opera sauvage (with my probably most favorite track Hymne).

I also know Oceanic, 1492 and Blade Runner which I still find good, just not as amazing as the above (1492 is great, but slightly overrated IMO) and I have his compilation albums Themes and Reprise. But looking at his entire discography, it's still just a small part, so I wonder if I find some other great music.