Share some music thread

[DrW]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

I actually got a CD today, by one of my favorite artists - Kristin Hersh.  Hersh was, together with her stepsister Tanya Donelly, the founding member of the alternative/indie band "Throwing Muses" in the mid-1980s (remember "Counting Backwards"?). Since then, she has been turning out great music under three different aliases: continuing the alt/indie output as "Throwing Muses", quieter folk-like songs under her own name, and the power-rock trio 50 Foot Wave.

 

50 Foot Wave just released their second album, "Black Pearl". Here are two songs... (you have to crank up the volume to fully appreciate it)

 

 

 

 

[Joe Ferguson forever]

On 11/23/2022 at 7:43 PM, DrW said:

Another entry: The House of the Rising Sun

 

This is a very old song of unknown origin. The first recorded version was by Ashley and Foster in 1933 as "Rising Sun Blues".

 

 

Woodie Guthrie recorded his version in 1941. Interestingly it is in 4/4, not in 3/4 as the Ashley and Foster version.

 

 

What made the song famous: Eric Burdon and the Animals (in 3/4)

 

 

The heavy/psychedelic version; Frijid Pink (their only hit ever - in 4/4)

 

 

A newer heavy version - Muse (in 3/4)

 

 

I am aware that there are numerous other covers, e.g. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, even Dolly Parton. I do not think that any of those covers is very different from the examples shown here. Thus, I will conclude this chapter with... Puddles 

 

 

This is in every beginner guitar book. Not saying simple is bad but it’s easy to copy

[Joe Ferguson forever]

 

[DrW]

20 hours ago, redtail hawk said:

This is in every beginner guitar book. Not saying simple is bad but it’s easy to copy

 

Sorry, but you are missing the point here. The idea is to find songs that elicit very different interpretations - it does not matter how difficult it is to play the song. One  reason I chose this example is because it is rare to have a song with two different time signatures (3/4 or 4/4) about equally distributed between the cover versions.

By the way, I do not own any beginner guitar books (many years ago, I played piano and organ). However, I would guess that they all provide the 3/4 time signature of the "House of the Rising Sun".

Edited November 26, 2022 by DrW

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[DrW]

Lou Reed and John Cale both had long careers after their Velvet Underground Days. My favorite John Cale song...

 

 

[T&C]

6 minutes ago, DrW said:

Lou Reed and John Cale both had long careers after their Velvet Underground Days. My favorite John Cale song...

 

 

I can't pick a favorite Cale song... too many good ones... but I saw the other day that he's back on tour next year after covid took him and the crew out for this year.

 

https://john-cale.com/#

[Joe Ferguson forever]

 

[SinceThe70s]

Probably posted this previously. Still love it - wish this band had more legs.

 

 

 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

If Excene Cervenka's, just style, doesn't make you lust for living... you're probably my parents

 

 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

This is my favorite performance, possibly recently, not including the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra's rendition of Dvorak's New World Symphony

 

 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

A couple songs from an amazing soundtrack.  My Pop and I often listened to this album working on stuff out in the garage, and later playing some scrabble. I now know that ti is a tree.  I'll miss the lummox forever:

 

 

 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

For the last Metallica fan out there who never quite found the boat:

 

 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

Possibly the best dance scene in a film- Tarantino fans may disagree, but...

 

 

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

 

[muppy]

the soundman Lewis Lovely is a guy who tours 24/7 with all sorts of bands. He's the bearded guy walking through the beginning of the video. U'm gointg to google who he does sound for the list is long.

 

This is their most commercially successful song. Mariko and my son worked on a CD and a side project called Parakeet. I'll look for that too.

 

yuck NYC rooftop

 

 

Blurry picture of Lewis Lovely, Neil Finn (crowded house) and my son nate in Perth this past February 2012

Edited August 11 by muppy

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[ExiledInIllinois]

 

[muppy]

really pretty song. first time listen.

 

crowded house better be home soon 

Edited August 5 by muppy

[muppy]

On 10/16/2022 at 8:28 PM, redtail hawk said:

Never heard that before.  Really good!  we're you an anarchchist in the 80"s? 

LOL I just saw this. No I wasn't the anarchist in the family but THESE TWO definitely were  😏

 

lumpy and handsome

 

Edited August 11 by muppy