Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 For bluegrass, at least sort of, I like Crooked Still. They have a cellist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Originally Posted By: Terribly Ernest Originally Posted By: waterplant Laura Marling - her lyrics are so wonderful. Yes. (Don't have much else to add; nobody wants me to spew up my listening habits in the middle of a conversation about a genre I know little of, but a high-five was required.) I do. Checking out what other people are listening to is a good way to discover new music. That's what this thread is for! Spew-away dear! *high five* back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Okay then. According to Last.fm, which I still leave running in the background for when these threads come up, in the last quarter, "I was into indie, female vocalists, rock, folk and singer-songwriter, including: Laura Marling, Emmy the Great, The Civil Wars, Regina Spektor, The Beatles, Frank Turner, The Smiths, Morrissey, Jenny Owen Youngs, Go Sailor, Radiohead, R.E.M., Sigur Rós, Caitlin Rose, Sharon Van Etten, The Jam, The Libertines, KT Tunstall, The Vaccines, Bob Dylan, Blondie, The Strokes, Cat Power, The Kooks, Foster The People, The Cure, Mazzy Star, Elliott Smith, Fleetwood Mac, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Guns N' Roses, Squeeze, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beautiful South, OK Go, Kimya Dawson, Arcade Fire, Love Of Lesbian, Jaymay, The Fratellis." This is the link to my last.fm, which lists my wider tastes, if anybody cares to look, but I would recommend all of the above if not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Actually, isn't there a spidweb last.fm group? Edit: www.last.fm/group/Spiderweb (Sorry if it was supposed to be a secret.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yes. Yes there is. I am a member, for some reason. It's not like any of us are sociable over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Arch-Mage Solberg Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Country and classic rock. Sorry not too specific about singers or groups, just like to listen to the radio every now and then. Post #651 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I've been thoroughly enjoying The Decemberists and Gogol Bordello recently. I love the stories the Decemberists tell, and both Gogol Bordello and I are gypsy punks. Their music is in my blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Originally Posted By: Yuna Corne Alison Krauss and Union Station are fantastic. I wish I had access to my music library, because I could easily go through and pick some things out to recommend; as it is, I'm failing utterly at anything else coming to mind (except for country, which isn't quite what you're asking after). Oh wow, how did I forget Union Station? Union Station is good. And while we're on the subject of Alison Krauss, check out Raising Sand and the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Raising Sand is a middling to excellent album. Most of the songs are okay, in my opinion, but there's a few (Please Read the Letter, Trampled Rose (an AMAZING Tom Waits cover), and Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us) that make it worth getting. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is indeed an excellent soundtrack. Certainly one of my favourites. (Others would include The Animatrix and Dr. Horrible.) I've got playing. I love it - German choir music with a techno bent. Add a Hellsing AMV? Oh, Hoelle ja! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Soul of Wit Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Speaking of choral music--and the earlier examples of genre bending--the Scala & Kolacny Brothers take on Radiohead's Creep is moving (or perhaps not, depending on your opinion of Radiohead, in general, and the song Creep, in particular.) They are a Belgian girl's choir, and have covered many other artists. The brothers are the conductor and the accompanist. Caution: NSFW from about one minute in (f-bomb) An edited version was used in the trailer for The Social Network. I've also heard this covered by a Swedish group by the name of Vega Choir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 chrissie hynde of The Pretenders of Creep too. it's p good i think (and not just in an ironic sense like the last thing i posted was) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk stranger Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I think I prefer listening to Radiohead music as played by Radiohead. Except very rare remixes that retain the original elements, such as this version of Reckoner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I love love love Scala and Kolacny Brothers. I miss my copy of One-Winged Angel - their version of Manson's Beautiful People is to die for. Still got E Nomine going on over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I really like Eric Whitacre's Light and Gold when it comes to modern choral music. He really knows how to use dissonant harmony for effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Originally Posted By: stranger I think I prefer listening to Radiohead music as played by Radiohead. I feel like the issues of covers and sampling could be a thread unto themselves. I cannot for the life of me figure out what makes me either like a cover (like Norah Jones doing Tom Waits) or cringe (like most Beatles covers I've ever heard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 It's very, very, very rare to hear a proper Beatles cover. Mostly because it feels like someone is violating something sacred (because, well, they are). Onto Rammstein now. Apparently I have a thing for Germans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Maybe you just like listening to neus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Lilith chrissie hynde of The Pretenders of Creep too. it's p good i think (and not just in an ironic sense like the last thing i posted was) That is pretty good. I like Chrissie Hynde, and I like Radiohead, but I'd never heard that cover before. On the issue of covers more widely, eh. On the other hand, Jeff Buckley has covered my favourite , and did a pretty good job. And, obviously, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity Maybe you just like listening to neus. Funny you should say that just as I'm listening to . German rap. Mm. (Oh, and if anyone was wondering where my sig came from: This song!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Aoslare Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 NEU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Yuna Corne Onto Rammstein now. Apparently I have a thing for Germans? These guys are pretty great. I'm not that impressed with Liebe ist fur alle da though. I'm also starting to get into Iron Maiden. I have sorta liked them for a while, but I only had 2 of their songs until recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I still haven't gotten it yet. I'm rather in love with Ich Tu Dir Weh, though. Ich liebe es denn es liebe mich nicht. And...wait... Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity Maybe you just like listening to neus. HOW DID I MISS THIS TERRIBLE PUN UP UNTIL NOW IT WASN'T EVEN SUBTLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Nicothodes Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon I feel like the issues of covers and sampling could be a thread unto themselves. I cannot for the life of me figure out what makes me either like a cover (like Norah Jones doing Tom Waits) or cringe (like most Beatles covers I've ever heard). I think the most important thing for me in terms of liking a cover is how much the covering artist brings to the song. If they don't add anything to it, there's no point for me to listen to that instead of the original (unless there is an improvement in technical skill or I have a preference for one voice over another). Of course, there's still the subjectivity of liking what the covering artist brought to the original, but that's just general taste in music. Covers I particularly like off the top of my head are Garbage's cover of , Emilie Autumn's cover of Girls Just Want to Have Fun (complete with harpsichord), and Yidcore's cover of the entirety of Fiddler on the Roof as rock/metal, which I can't find on Youtube. Tevye's Dream is their best from that project for those who are interested though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Yuna Corne I still haven't gotten it yet. I'm rather in love with Ich Tu Dir Weh, though. Ich liebe es denn es liebe mich nicht. Yeah, I like Ich Tu Dir Weh and a couple other songs off that album. I found most of the other songs somewhat boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Uh-oh. Not a good review to hear before I get it... I've got playing at the moment. A little rap, a little classical, a little dub makes something altogether new: and in that, it's altogether too beautiful for words. This is certainly in my top ten favourite songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I got a Best Buy gift card this past Christmas, and I used it to get a cheap (and tiny) 4GB mp3 player. I've been testing it out using some songs from Napoleon XIV, Spike Jones, and Weird Al Yankovic; there's no visible damage so far after about four hours, so I guess it's okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Lurking Eyebeast Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 As you can see here, every musician is a one-hit wonder or a zero-hit "wonder". Originally Posted By: Slartucker (In a non-rhotic accent, Slarty sounds wrong) NEU! NIEUW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 This guy is a world class performer and guitarist. I've seen him once in concert and it was an amazing experience. It's pretty sad that he's a relative unknown outside of musician circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Holy hell that was fantastic. I wonder if there's tablature for that piece? I can play Angelina fairly well, and that seems like a looser piece that would be more fun to jam on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Oh wow. I haven't listened to Tommy much since I was about 5 or so. I used to have one of his tapes and tried listening to it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 It's even more impressive when you realize that he made up that arrangement on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Originally Posted By: Enraged Slith It's even more impressive when you realize that he made up that arrangement on the spot. [citation needed], 'cause I'mma call shenanigans on that. Edit: Okay, I found the video where you got that idea from. He says, Quote: Although, we only had a small window [of opportunity] when I was home, and, so everything was one take, and everything was, I just came up with the arrangement and, right, film me, go, and that's how we did it. So more likely: he worked out a rough arrangement, and rather than go the usual route of refine, refine, refine, he just jammed with it on the spot. That's a little different than what you're saying. (Sorry if I'm being pedantic.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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