Getting the spins

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:46 am

(Just want to encourage everyone to look at artists that maybe don't get as much recognition as a Def Leppard kind of band might.)

Really trying to lean into this here

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:55 am

BSF21 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:46 am (Just want to encourage everyone to look at artists that maybe don't get as much recognition as a Def Leppard kind of band might.)

Really trying to lean into this here

There is no world in which Roxy Music can safely be compared to Barry Bonds!

Unless of course Brian Eno (WHO I HAVE HEARD OF!) has steroid clouds hanging over his head.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:50 pm

Personally, I'm surprised that the J. Geils Band isn't in yet. They had a long run, were staples of AOR radio, and headlined arenas for many years. Several bands in the Hall opened for them.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:45 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:50 pm Personally, I'm surprised that the J. Geils Band isn't in yet. They had a long run, were staples of AOR radio, and headlined arenas for many years. Several bands in the Hall opened for them.

Including U2!

I saw U2 open for them in the spring of '82 in San Francisco. According to Setlist.FM, it was the last time that U2 opened for someone.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:29 pm

John In The Morning on KEXP just completed his Top 10 plays of the year countdown...the list:

10: Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
9: Someone Great - LCD SoundSystem
8: TR/ST - Destroyer
7: Death Cab For Cutie - Gold Rush
6: The Cure - Fascination Street
5: Buffalo Tom - All Be Gone
4: Show Me - Mint Royale (aka 'The Friday Song')
3: CCFX - The One To Wait
2: Fontaines DC - Chequeless Reckless
1: IDLES - Danny Nedelko

I'm guessing the IDLES album, 'Joy As An Act Of Resistance' will be the #1 album of the year on the listener countdown (currently underway)

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:18 am

Denis wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:08 pm Ryley Walker is fucking great.

Reading articles about Ryley Walker's cover of the Lillywhite Sessions is interesting since the usual audience that writes and reads about Walker seems to be the same crowd that likes to look down upon silly Dave and his musically unsophisticated fans.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:49 am

I feel like I'd still be a DMB fan if they kept the Lillywhite Sessions and continued down that path.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:37 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:29 pm
brian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:23 pm Pretty cool interview with Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires in RS.
Read that at lunchtime. Solid stuff. They're so so good.

The fact that Isbell thinks hallelujah has best first line ever gives me pause.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:41 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:37 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:29 pm
brian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:23 pm Pretty cool interview with Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires in RS.
Read that at lunchtime. Solid stuff. They're so so good.
The fact that Isbell thinks hallelujah has best first line ever gives me pause.

How so?

ETA: I don't think you can have a "wrong" opinion here, no more than Isbell's is "wrong", so I won't reply regardless -- just curious.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:45 pm

I think that song is one of the worst songs that people think is good out there.

(Also, and I think this is where my head was at when i posted that, but on one hand here is a guy whose songwriting I respect so much saying it's good, so maybe I should reconsider it, and on the other i think that song is terrible so it's an indictment of isbell. Pause either way.)

((and you're right, there's no wrong/right answer and it's ok to dislike a song other like or whatever))

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:00 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:45 pm I think that song is one of the worst songs that people think is good out there.

(Also, and I think this is where my head was at when i posted that, but on one hand here is a guy whose songwriting I respect so much saying it's good, so maybe I should reconsider it, and on the other i think that song is terrible so it's an indictment of isbell. Pause either way.)

((and you're right, there's no wrong/right answer and it's ok to dislike a song other like or whatever))

Fair. Though in both cases it's just an opinion. I thought maybe your concerns were based on something more like religious grounds or something like that. NBD.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:05 pm

Amanda Shires, Brandi Carlile, and Margo Price Team Up to Form The Highwomen

Their record is not out yet, but I'm ready to buy it immediately.

Article in No Depression magazine wrote:If you were tuned in to Louisville, Kentucky’s WFPK Winter Wednesday segment featuring Amanda Shires yesterday, you were first to hear some big news: Shires is teaming up with Brandi Carlile and Margo Price for a supergroup called The Highwomen.

(If the name kind of brings to mind The Highwaymen — the ‘80s supergroup with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson — well, yeah. The “High” in the name means “exalted,” Shires is quick to assure, not “stoned.”)

Shires said she and Carlile have written two songs for the project already, and she has also written for it with Jim Lauderdale. Sheryl Crow is expected to be involved in some way as well, as are other guests, Shires said in the interview with host Laura Shine. They plan to head into the studio in March....

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:24 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:05 pm Amanda Shires, Brandi Carlile, and Margo Price Team Up to Form The Highwomen

Their record is not out yet, but I'm ready to buy it immediately.
Article in No Depression magazine wrote:If you were tuned in to Louisville, Kentucky’s WFPK Winter Wednesday segment featuring Amanda Shires yesterday, you were first to hear some big news: Shires is teaming up with Brandi Carlile and Margo Price for a supergroup called The Highwomen.

(If the name kind of brings to mind The Highwaymen — the ‘80s supergroup with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson — well, yeah. The “High” in the name means “exalted,” Shires is quick to assure, not “stoned.”)

Shires said she and Carlile have written two songs for the project already, and she has also written for it with Jim Lauderdale. Sheryl Crow is expected to be involved in some way as well, as are other guests, Shires said in the interview with host Laura Shine. They plan to head into the studio in March....

Sign. Me. The. Fuck. Up.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:53 pm

Yeah I’m all in on that

Post by **brian** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:01 pm

They need to go out on tour with boygenius.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:04 pm

Women seriously dominated good new music in 2018, huh?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:47 pm

Yes they did

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:49 pm

Apparently shires spoke too soon about the highwomen

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:05 pm

Bought tix to see Amos Lee in Louisville.

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:24 pm

Fucking hell. I've never heard of this band, but YouTube recommended this video. Make sure you stay for the guitar solo. It keeps getting better and better.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:51 pm

That's a rare Pink Floyd cover that's actually good. I know this is an incredibly subjective opinion but I think Gilmour is the greatest rock guitarist ever and most attempts to duplicate his guitar playing fall so far short of the original.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:59 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:24 pm Fucking hell. I've never heard of this band, but YouTube recommended this video. Make sure you stay for the guitar solo. It keeps getting better and better.

How do I fix my face after melting? Asking for a friend.

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:55 pm

Joe K wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:51 pm That's a rare Pink Floyd cover that's actually good. I know this is an incredibly subjective opinion but I think Gilmour is the greatest rock guitarist ever and most attempts to duplicate his guitar playing fall so far short of the original.

I'm a huge Gilmour fan as well. Nobody ever conveyed more emotion with his guitar.

This dude did a great job of not trying to replicate Gilmour, but going his own way. And holy shit can that dude play.

Post by **brian** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:21 pm

Joe K wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:51 pm That's a rare Pink Floyd cover that's actually good. I know this is an incredibly subjective opinion but I think Gilmour is the greatest rock guitarist ever and most attempts to duplicate his guitar playing fall so far short of the original.

I’ll grant you his playing is unique but Gilmour is at best the third-best member of Pink Floyd ever at best. (Waters and Syd Barrett. Roger Mason is probably way underrated.)

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:05 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:21 pm
Joe K wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:51 pm That's a rare Pink Floyd cover that's actually good. I know this is an incredibly subjective opinion but I think Gilmour is the greatest rock guitarist ever and most attempts to duplicate his guitar playing fall so far short of the original.
I’ll grant you his playing is unique but Gilmour is at best the third-best member of Pink Floyd ever at best. (Waters and Syd Barrett. Roger Mason is probably way underrated.)

Saying Syd Barrett is better than David Gilmour is the most vile and offensive thing that’s ever been posted on this site. I won’t argue with the Waters love; I prefer Gilmour as a musician but Roger’s humanitarian activism makes him one of my favorite celebrities.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:09 pm

What about this take: Pink Floyd has at most three good songs.

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:02 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:09 pm What about this take: Pink Floyd has at most three good songs.

It’s wrong.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:41 pm

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:43 am

Fearless is the greatest.

but this is great.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:23 am

You guys convinced me!

Edit: no you didn’t. They suck.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:24 am

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:23 am You guys convinced me!

Edit: no you didn’t. They suck.

They tried to go all hipster and give you old Floyd. Anyway, Pink Floyd isn't really an individual songs band. They have some great songs, but really their stuff works much better in context of the albums. If you haven't listened to Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, or Wish You Were Here (probably the least concepty of those), you should fire up Spotify and give at least one of them a try. With good headphones.

BTW, I'm picking back up on my Weezer retrospective on Spotify. I completely forgot that I have listened to (and liked) Maladroit quite a bit. I'm pretty sure it's after that one that I lost touch with them.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:50 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:24 am
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:23 am You guys convinced me!

Edit: no you didn’t. They suck.
They tried to go all hipster and give you old Floyd. Anyway, Pink Floyd isn't really an individual songs band. They have some great songs, but really their stuff works much better in context of the albums. If you haven't listened to Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, or Wish You Were Here (probably the least concepty of those), you should fire up Spotify and give at least one of them a try. With good headphones.

BTW, I'm picking back up on my Weezer retrospective on Spotify. I completely forgot that I have listened to (and liked) Maladroit quite a bit. I'm pretty sure it's after that one that I lost touch with them.

I didn’t try to go hipster, fwiw. I just placed the nail to which you brought the hammer down upon.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:50 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:09 pm What about this take: Pink Floyd has at most three good songs.

I won't go as far as AB, but I'm not a fan of Pink Floyd, either. Never understood the love.

Having said that, I have a couple good friends who are die-hards, and they both pray at the altar of Roger Waters, not Gilmour.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:50 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:24 am
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:23 am You guys convinced me!

Edit: no you didn’t. They suck.
They tried to go all hipster and give you old Floyd. Anyway, Pink Floyd isn't really an individual songs band. They have some great songs, but really their stuff works much better in context of the albums. If you haven't listened to Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, or Wish You Were Here (probably the least concepty of those), you should fire up Spotify and give at least one of them a try. With good headphones.

BTW, I'm picking back up on my Weezer retrospective on Spotify. I completely forgot that I have listened to (and liked) Maladroit quite a bit. I'm pretty sure it's after that one that I lost touch with them.

I have Dark side of the moon going, because hey, I'm gonna try this. So far I have made it to "on the Run" and if anything my feelings are becoming more intensely anti-Pink Floyd. That was a like a weird EDM thing. And then inexplicable silence for much too many seconds.

Stay Tuned. Time up next, which I have obviously heard.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:58 am

Time is...fine. There is probably a decent song in there but there's a lot of shit that I guess is just explained as "Pink Floyd, man..."

I really should have gotten high.

So far, "The Great GIg in the sky" could be a james bond theme song. Why is ella Fitzgerald wailing?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:03 am

Money...well that's one of them I kinda like. The extra stuff (cash register/change dropping) works better than some of the other i dunno, experimental stuff.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:21 am

I did like the guitar work on "any colour you like" towards the end. And I get that there's a motif that runs through all the songs. That's fine and all, but man, give me The Hazards of Love any day.

"Brain Damage" is obviously one of the songs I know as well, and it's always been one that I just don't care for.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:07 am

If you don’t want the full-on Pink Floyd experience and want to some of their more “normal” rock songs, I’d say The Wall is the best album to listen to. There’s some weird filler because it’s set up as a rock opera but also lots of great songs like Comfortably Numb, Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2, Run Like Hell, Young Lust, Hey You, etc.

If you want the full-on Pink Floyd experience with lots of long tracks and more instrumental stuff, try Wish You Were Here or Animals.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:17 pm

Joe K wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:07 am If you don’t want the full-on Pink Floyd experience and want to some of their more “normal” rock songs, I’d say The Wall is the best album to listen to. There’s some weird filler because it’s set up as a rock opera but also lots of great songs like Comfortably Numb, Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2, Run Like Hell, Young Lust, Hey You, etc.

If you want the full-on Pink Floyd experience with lots of long tracks and more instrumental stuff, try Wish You Were Here or Animals.

Back when I was full of angst and THC, I loved Pink Floyd.

Nowadays, there's only one album that I will listen to - "Animals" is great.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:20 pm

I'm an Animals/Meddle man.

Fearless is my jam.