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[Grabthaw the Hammerslayer]

dribbler, on 12 October 2011 - 08:25 PM, said:

I'm giving tonight's final world to that wonderfully elusive and intriguing lady, Kate Bush.

Mmmm Kate Bush.... <sigh>

[Massa]

About 1000 of my about 1800 songs on Spotify (would be more, but no Mike + The Mechanics, no Hootie and the Blowfish, no Frankie Goes to Hollywood...) are Simple Minds (and associated Jim Kerr solo stuff), Depeche Mode (and associated Martin Gore solo stuff), and Tears For Fears (and associated Curt Smith solo stuff, and Roland Orzabal's solo stuff which he mostly released as Tears For Fears after Curt Smith left in my year of birth anyway).  Essentially, I just have everything all three bands ever released...and every version of it, every cut, every remix, every live performance released.  Really been in a Tears phase lately.  I love "The Hurting" as an album, though I also love the collection of rarities and B-sides called "Saturnine Martial & Lunatic."  Just some really bizarre tracks, really cool stuff.

I also listen to some harder stuff/metal more recently, but only if it has a high level of musicianship which you would think is the last thing a guy who listens mostly to new wave would require.  But I'm not a very angry person at all, and just having a lot of noise and yelling isn't for me.  The lighter stuff and the more progressive stuff is the best.  Porcupine Tree is incredible.

And then there's me and my silly "adult alternative" top 40 pop stuff like Matchbox Twenty/Rob Thomas and Dave Matthews.

In short: you shouldn't add me on Spotify because all my playlists are **** and I know it.

[Grabthaw the Hammerslayer]

Massa, on 13 October 2011 - 03:01 AM, said:

Tears For Fears (and associated Curt Smith solo stuff, and Roland Orzabal's solo stuff which he mostly released as Tears For Fears after Curt Smith left in my year of birth anyway).

Good stuff Eric - love Tears for Fears, The Hurting was a massively under-rated album. My wife got sick of me playing Raoul and the Kings of Spain though :-) She kept going "Raoooooooooooouul".....

[dribbler]

'Song From The Big Chair' by Tears for Fears is a masterpiece.

[dribbler]

Tony Banks, thank your lucky stars you are a man. Or else I would have to marry you for this. Just when you think you know where the next chord progression is going, it come up and kisses you on the cheek and says "ah, no lad".

[Rainmaster]

I must admit, the news of The Stone Roses reforming has made my entire life.

[dribbler]

#46, on 19 October 2011 - 02:16 PM, said:

I must admit, the news of The Stone Roses reforming has made my entire life.

I cannot put into words how much pleasure I would derive from seeing Ian Brown slip over from that uber arrogant stance, then fall on to something sharp and pointy.

[Rainmaster]

dribbler, on 19 October 2011 - 08:39 PM, said:

I cannot put into words how much pleasure I would derive from seeing Ian Brown slip over from that uber arrogant stance, then fall on to something sharp and pointy.

You won't be attending the "resurrection" then But yeah, he's a d#ck.

[LabradoRacer]

The latest viral craze, from India:

[Massa]

Seen the name Kate Bush in this thread a few times so I figured I'd mentioned that I heard "Running Up That Hill" on the radio of all places a few nights back.  First time I'd ever heard any of her songs.  There was something odd about it that I really liked.  May check out more of her music on the YouTube since she isn't available on U.S. Spotify.

Really been into New Order, Duran Duran, Big Country, The Fixx, Mike + The Mechanics, The Smiths, and Pet Shop Boys lately.  Nothing out of the norm for the usual genres I like.  I think I've just about exhausted every band or artist Wikipedia tells me is part of new wave.

[Massa]

Derek Forbes, original bassist of Simple Minds and now with two other original members in a new wave cover band called Fourgoodmen.  He put two videos up years ago, then disappeared.





I still love what Simple Minds released after Forbes left, but his bass was such a huge part of their best album "New Gold Dream."  I wish he'd post more stuff; the bass in "Theme For Great Cities" is covered all over YouTube but I'd love to hear the right one.

Damn automatic embedding media tag B.S.

[stuartlee]

hey guts i have also seen that koleveri in the Net you know it is the first Indian song which is applying for rights of i.Sony is going to buy the rights of that song

[dribbler]

If you are of a mind to listen to this in its entirety, then thank you for indulging me. If not, then if nothing else, skip to 4:55 onwards for an attack on the senses. Staring at the face on that pole whilst this plays out from five minutes onward still irks and mildly freaks me out for reasons unexplained. There is something almost medieval going on in my soul - I can't put it into words.

Still, that's music for ya's; sometimes evoking the indescribable.

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[dribbler]

So, whilst we're in this genre, check out the other Prog' Rock group who never reached the critical or commercial acclaim of Genesis or Yes; the mighty Gentle Giant. A bunch of self confessed show off's.

None of you (apart from Argento or Russ - if he's listening) will care but I feel moved to explain why I love this so much. A bunch of guys talented enough to play this piece is enough to captivate me. But the fact they felt moved to learn it and learn it so well, fascinates me. The passion and devotion to complication is such a refreshing diversion in this age of mediocrity. It's not easy on the ear. But it's wickedly tight and complex. It's also fun and smug superior. I f*cking love it.

Sean, help me out. (I even spelled your name right).

Edited by dribbler, 19 January 2012 - 09:18 PM.

[dribbler]

This is for those of you not convinced that GG were big show off's. So talented I want to punch their throats...

[Insider]

dribbler, on 19 January 2012 - 09:29 PM, said:

This is for those of you not convinced that GG were big show off's. So talented I want to punch their throats...

All very proggy Dribs but I like that.  I actually played on the same bill as Van Der Graaf in Luxembourg in 1975 and I knew the Giant very well.  ESpecially Pugwash, the drummer. Mad as a bag of frogs! Excellent.

Edited by Insider, 20 January 2012 - 12:36 AM.

[Insider]

On another note, [sorry!] it must be nice to finally make it when you are 63.  Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Charles Bradley:

Edited by Insider, 20 January 2012 - 12:35 AM.

[Insider]

Massa, on 01 December 2011 - 03:27 PM, said:

Derek Forbes, original bassist of Simple Minds and now with two other original members in a new wave cover band called Fourgoodmen.  He put two videos up years ago, then disappeared.





I still love what Simple Minds released after Forbes left, but his bass was such a huge part of their best album "New Gold Dream."  I wish he'd post more stuff; the bass in "Theme For Great Cities" is covered all over YouTube but I'd love to hear the right one.

Damn automatic embedding media tag B.S.

Simple Minds at the Roundhouse March 2nd if you want to know.

[Kopite Girl]

Currently got myself into a brilliant band. The Amboy Dukes. Journey to the Centre of the Mind is just brilliant. Suggest you have a little listen if you haven't already.

Also having a little listen to Emerson Lake & Palmer. Quite good!

[BradSpeedMan]

I said it b4 and I'll say it again... British bands are the best in the world..

Look back in generations and you'll find it is so....

Currently it must be Coldplay with their absolute mastery of technique and sound they've developed...


purely rhetorical

Edited by BradSpeedMan, 20 January 2012 - 12:23 PM.

[Kopite Girl]

BradSpeedMan, on 20 January 2012 - 12:19 PM, said:

I said it b4 and I'll say it again... British bands are the best in the world..

Look back in generations and you'll find it is so....

Currently it must be Coldplay with their absolute mastery of technique and sound they've developed...


purely rhetorical

Love Coldplay. Always have their new album playing at least once a day.

[Insider]

BradSpeedMan, on 20 January 2012 - 12:19 PM, said:

I said it b4 and I'll say it again... British bands are the best in the world..

Look back in generations and you'll find it is so....

Currently it must be Coldplay with their absolute mastery of technique and sound they've developed...


purely rhetorical

Thank you

[Insider]

Kopite Girl, on 20 January 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

Love Coldplay. Always have their new album playing at least once a day.

There would be no Coldplay or Keane without A-ha.  Chris Martin would be the first to admit that.

Edited by Insider, 20 January 2012 - 05:54 PM.

[Massa]

a-ha's great.  They're a typical "Massa" band, one where you have to explain "no no no no there's more to it than (that one song they've heard, in this case, "Take On Me," which I actually like, but "Manhattan Skyline," particularly the extended remix, is my personal favorite of their stuff)."

As for British bands, most of the music I have is English/Scottish, so I'd have to agree if we're making generalizations...

...and on those generalizations, since all of my favorites are English/Scottish and haven't really been too big since the 80s, none of them really tour outside of Britain, and that saddens me.  I'll have to swim across one day and be the only one under 40 at any of these shows.

Haven't had much time to discover and add anything new to the lineup recently (though I have been giving attention to some things that were there all along but I hadn't been listening to much, mostly Rush and Dave Matthews), but I did hear "Midnight City" by M83 on HBO's Rangers/Flyers 24/7: Road to the Winter Classic show and since then it's gained a lot of popularity.  I like it, and I don't really like much of anything from this era.  Just a cool song.

[BradSpeedMan]

Insider, on 20 January 2012 - 05:48 PM, said:

Thank you

It's a matter of fact...

I'm interested to know, how did A-HA in your view influenced artist like Chris Martin and co? I've loved A-HA since their first hit "The sun always shines on TV". The amount of quality songs they produced were amazing, much like Coldplay is doing it these last few years... R u refering to the production of consistent quality material, and sticking to your own "voice"?

[Insider]

BradSpeedMan, on 20 January 2012 - 10:05 PM, said:

It's a matter of fact...

I'm interested to know, how did A-HA in your view influenced artist like Chris Martin and co? I've loved A-HA since their first hit "The sun always shines on TV". The amount of quality songs they produced were amazing, much like Coldplay is doing it these last few years... R u refering to the production of consistent quality material, and sticking to your own "voice"?

Chris Martin has gone on record saying that A-ha were a major influence on his writing and the overall sound of the band [link]. Coldplay have covered 'Hunting High & Low' and 'The Living Daylights' on tour and have had both Morten and Mags on stage with them from time ti time. Mags unfortunately has heart disease and the band retired for good last year after selling over 80 million records worldwide. They were always labelled as a 'teen' band and my daughter had their posters plastered all over her room when I was playing in a hard rock band! That used to rankle me. Us 'real musos', as we thought of ourselves then, simply wrote them off as a synth pop phenomena that would wither and die. But, has time has showed they were so much more than than that and the quality of the songwriting proves it. I'm currently working on a new solo album with a full string ensemble which is a major departure for me and they have been high on my inspiration list. Here's a snippet for all you cynical b#####ds to pull to bits


EDIT:Typo

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[BradSpeedMan]

Insider, on 21 January 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:

Here's a snippet for all you cynical b#####ds to pull to bits

I enjoyed it... and the production sounds really great. Meatloaf influence?.... I wish you very well



I can't get enough of Snow Patrol's new single...

Edited by BradSpeedMan, 21 January 2012 - 08:13 AM.

[Insider]

BradSpeedMan, on 21 January 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

I enjoyed it... and the production sounds really great. Meatloaf influence?.... I wish you very well



I can't get enough of Snow Patrol's new single...

Thanks a lot. Something I've been wanting to do for 40 years. Snow Patrol leaves me cold

[dribbler]

Insider, on 20 January 2012 - 12:21 AM, said:

All very proggy Dribs but I like that.  I actually played on the same bill as Van Der Graaf in Luxembourg in 1975 and I knew the Giant very well.  ESpecially Pugwash, the drummer. Mad as a bag of frogs! Excellent.

Splendid. How cool that you knew them. The Shulman brothers were all mighty. Is Pugwash, JP Weathers?

[dribbler]

Insider, on 21 January 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:

Here's a snippet for all you cynical b#####ds to pull to bits


EDIT:Typo

Far better than anything I could do. It smacks of someone who's been there and done it. The chord progressions are quite predictable. Your voice is strong and full of experience. The strings aren't real, right?