What Music Are You Listening To? (November 2017)

[mawnansmiff]

Who is/are these "Double Nickels on the Dime"...I never heard of them....should I seek 'em out John?
Regards,
Jay.

 

[mayfair70]

Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OkDInnOZyw
8O Thanks JBC !! They really hit the spot. Love Love Love it! A great album. Thought it was Bobcat Goldthwait on vocals for a second, HAHA!
"Here we are...in French Indochina."

 

[johnbarleycorn]

Jay, the Minutemen were an American punk band from California in the early 80s. But they were so much more than a punk band. I don’t know many people who like them but those who do LOVE them.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Cheers for that John. I listened to some of the clip Mayfair posted...not sure they're quite my cup of tea. As regards punk, when I think of punk I think Sex Pistols, The Damned and early Clash, this sounded much 'tamer'.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

Yes Jay punk has come to be used to describe a very wide range of musical styles. That first wave of British punk has always been my favorite. To this day the Clash is still my favorite band and probably always will be. One of my biggest regrets is never seeing them play live.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

A fellow member just reminded me of a quote from from Mike Watt (Minutemen bassist) that I think helps clarify things....

 

[jpmcwjr]

Mr. Watt was not an English major, then..... WTF was he saying?

 

[johnbarleycorn]

It was an attitude.

 

[mackeson]

punk has come to be used to describe a very wide range of musical styles.

You said it. I always thought of it as more an attitude and pushing conventions more than a musical style.

That first wave of British punk...

Even though Mr. Lydon would disagree with me, I consider The Ramones to be the first.

I once heard a great quote that the early British punk was political rebellion, whereas the early American punk was a musical rebellion.
I Wanna be Sedated

 

[philobeddoe]

Currently listening to Public Image Limited ~ Flowers Of Romance.

 

[mackeson]

^^^Love that album

 

[johnbarleycorn]

^^^ Yes that IS a great one.

 

[deathmetal]

Classic doom metal here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsbVOcaT4-c

 

[johnbarleycorn]

Golden Earring - Grab it for a Second
https://youtu.be/LfSPMT2gaGA

 

[dino]

I went to see Andras Schiff play with and conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Friday. The program included Haydn, Bartok, Bach, and the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1. It was a magnificent concert.

Here's a 3 minute snippet of the final movement of the Beethoven:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jblM2CTwI5U
and, here's the entire concerto (37 min.) with Schiff conducting from the piano (if you listen to nothing else, you gotta here the cadenza at about 13:00 in):

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5npc_6uwbzs

 

[jorchamp]

Shunzo Ohno. A great Japanese Jazz trumpeter. Has played with the greats.

 

[philobeddoe]

Currently listening to Bad Company ~ Straight Shooter.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

The Smiths - the Queen is Dead with a large Radice apple full of Margate and glass of Tullamore Dew.

 

[mayfair70]

Joe Walsh -
Life's Been Good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXWvKDSwvls
Life Of Illusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tiOMu_Bf8Q

 

[brian64]

^ Love those JW tunes!