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Ignatius J
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Username: Ignatius_j
Post Number: 326
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 12:19 pm: |     |
Yes, but I'm fairly confident that when non-white bands start playing rock and roll they'll be added to the list as well.... |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 73
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 12:35 pm: | |
Ooooh, bummer.
What about...
Living Color
The Bus Boys
Terrence Trent Darby
Fishbone
Macy Gray
Jimi Hendrix!
Ben Harper
Lenny Kravitz
Michael Hill
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Prince (R&R? Naaaaah....)
Darius Rucker
Tricky
Stevie Wonder
and on and on....
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Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 74
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 12:50 pm: | |
One more thing, Mr. Reilly,
I was suggesting to Sportsnut that the genre "classic rock and roll" was very limiting, focused as it is on the past, and on white rock and roll (which I LOVE, by the way) when so much great "popular" music is being created today by non-mainstream and non-American acts.
So, you can have your R&R AND salsa, polka, Rai, hip-hop, blues, Soca, calypso, tango, conjunto, electronica, country, bluegrass, raga and so many others. Why limit yourself to Top 40? For my tastes, the most exciting music out there is from groups BLENDING their influences, bands like Ozomatli, Big & Rich, Yerba Buena. Check out Robert Palmer's "Woke Up Laughing." It has influences ranging "from Brazilian samba and lilting Nigerian juju to hot Cuban son and Caribbean soca--that inspired tunes excavated largely from B-sides, film scores, and alternate tracks."
Globalization has had a very liberating effect on popular music. Musicians that once were influenced only by "classic R&R" acts, now have access literally to a world of musical influences. And its changing their music. (Who's on first? Paul Simon's Graceland?)
Whatever.
I tell my friends all the time - there's a world of fantastic music out there. Don't miss it.
Rant over.
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StringsTeacher99
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Username: Blue_eyes
Post Number: 222
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 1:02 pm: | |
If you haven't checked out Fishbone and you like rock and roll you MUST check them out. I had the pleasure of seeing them perform at the Stone Pony a couple summers ago and they totally rocked. Good suggestion Mr. T! |
Ignatius J
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Username: Ignatius_j
Post Number: 328
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 1:42 pm: | |
Of your list I'd also only consider Living Color, Lenny Kravitz, Jimi Hendrix rock and roll. The rest I'd put in other categories, Pop, or Blues etc. though I'd add Chuck Berry and Little Richard to the Rock category.
I do agree that the term 'classic rock' is limited especially snce most classic rock stations don't play anything before the Beatles. Pre-Beatles has come to mean Oldies as far as radio is concerned.
As far as I'm concrned, radio is a waste of time. You are correct in that there is a lot of music out there beyond Top 40 radio unfortunately there are very few places to hear it and any place I can hear songs I've never heard before is alright with me. I don't really need to hear 'Born To Be Wild' or something off 'Dark Side of the Moon' again for a long time... |
Ignatius J
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Username: Ignatius_j
Post Number: 329
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 3:07 pm: | |
I forgot about that band 'Indigenous' http://tinyurl.com/7y6fh that was out a few years ago. I think they were native Americans and did a blues/rock sort of thing but I haven't heard much from them even though they have been putting out records. |
Ignatius J
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Username: Ignatius_j
Post Number: 330
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 3:37 pm: | |
I just did a search on Radio Paradise and came back with these results from their playlist
Ozomatli - Believe
Ozomatli - Love and Hope
Ozomatli - Timido
Yerba Buena - La Gringa
Yerba Buena - Solito Me Quede
Gotan Project - El Capitalismo Foraneo
Gotan Project - Epoca
Gotan Project - Queremos Paz
Gotan Project - Una Música Brutal
Mosquitos - Flood Sunshine Barato
and about two dozen CAKE songs...I told you it was a good station...The coolest part is that you can upload music that you think is good and it goes onto the playlist and if enogh people like it, it gets added to the mix. So, there is a lot of diverse music. |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 76
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 8:39 pm: | |
Well, there you go then.... |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 82
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 4:58 pm: | |
This morning on the train I was listening to John Coltrane's album My Favorite Things. It's quite fabulously wonderful. One of my very favorite parts is McCoy Tyner's piano solo on "Summertime."
What are YOU listening to? |
StringsTeacher99
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Username: Blue_eyes
Post Number: 228
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 5:49 pm: | |
new favorite (though the cd is old, but it's new to me): Keller Williams "Spun" now playing on Strings' iPod.
Also recently loaded:
"Steal This Album" - System of a Down
"A Very Special Christmas" - various artists
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Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 83
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 9:36 am: | |
Stringy, what's "Spun?" Never heard of Keller Williams.... What kind of music? |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1565
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 9:54 am: | |
Lewis Taylor-He's a British guy who sounds a little like Marvin Gaye but the production is much more modern. He uses a lot of complex, almost Beach Boy harmonies and the guitar solo's are killer (he plays and sings everything on his records). For some unknown reason, they never have released anything by him in the States. Just more proof that most record company execs have tin ears. You can get his CD's off of Amazon UK. Try it , you'll like it . |
Shawn Murphy
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Username: Shawn
Post Number: 37
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 9:54 am: | |
Keller Williams is amazing...
Here's my list for the day so far at work:
Ani DiFranco - Out of Range
Coldplay - Parachutes
Elliot Smith - Figure 8
Gavin DeGraw - Chariot |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1566
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 10:00 am: | |
Oh Yea, don't forget Geraint Watkins. He's a Welsh, keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist, who's played with everyone from Paul McCartney to Nick Lowe (recently saw him with Nick Lowe at the Bowery Ballroom and he was excellent). At times his voice and piano playing remind me a little of Fats Domino. Highly recommended. |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 85
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 11:23 am: | |
from how you describe Lewis Taylor, Ukemeister, I might like him, and you might like the Remy Shand CD "The Way I Feel" that came out a few years ago. Also,I recently got hold of a Shuggie Otis rekkid "Inspiration Information," -- first released in 1974, now remastered and reissued by David Byrne's Luaka Bop label with four bonus tracks -- and it's really amazing.
This morning I was listening to "Love Gets Strange" a John Hiatt tribute CD. I dig John Hiatt, man, he's great.
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/hiatt_john/bio.jhtml
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Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1570
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 2:14 pm: | |
Thanks Soulful Mr., will check out this Shand fellow. The Shuggie Otis record and Hiatt tribute are both terrific. Have also recently purchased the re-released Baby Huey CD, he was a 350 lb. soul singer influenced by Otis and Hendrix and the record was produced by Curtis Mayfield. Supposedly he died before the record came out, most of it is very good, a bit of filler but overall a good record. |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 89
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 8:46 pm: | |
Baby Huey, huh? I'll look into it. Ever heard Popa Chubby? He's a rather large blues fellow from NYC. |
indi13
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Username: Notupset
Post Number: 8
Registered: N/A
| | Posted on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 2:06 pm: | |
Green Day American Idiot |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1575
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 11:30 pm: | |
Soulful Mr., not only have I heard of Poppa Chubby, I've played with him at a jam session and I just finished co-producing a record for a guy name Jeff Salen that I think is coming out on Fountenbleau records in March. I believ PC put out a recording or two on Fountainbleau. |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 99
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 7:42 am: | |
You play, huh? Dat's cool. Well, I'm not a huge Popa Chubby fan (no pun intended). I think I have one record of his, his newest one, I believe, wait a minute, yes, here it is...it's called "Peace, Love and Respect." I like it although I wouldn't say I love it. A friend of mine, Chris C., used to play drums with Popa Chubby in NYC, as I recall.
You into Latin music at all? |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1576
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 2:43 pm: | |
Like Brazillian music and really good Salsa. Recently got a CD with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Ruben Blades sings) thats prettty hot. Big fan of Perez Prado (wild Mambo music). Really like a guy named Egberto Gismonti who is Brazillizn but whose music is hard to classify |
notehead
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Username: Notehead
Post Number: 1815
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 10:32 am: | |
This morning iTunes is playing "Herbert Howells, Orchestral Works Vol.1".
Just as there are so many great singers, composers, and performers in rock, folk, electronica, jazz, and the myriad international genres, there are also a great number of "classical" composers that are truly wonderful, but largely unknown.
Don't you guys often feel like there is just not enough time to get to all the great music out there? |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 105
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 11:20 am: | |
YES! |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 110
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 4:53 pm: | |
HERE IT IS!
The Soulful Mr. T's TOP TEN CDs OF 2004 (with a few carried over from 2003)
10. "Van Lear Rose" by Loretta Lynn
9. "Street Signs" by Ozomatli
8. "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw
7. "Identity Crisis" by Shelby Lynne (2003)
6. "Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson
5. "La Revancha Del Tango" by Gotan Project (2003)
4. "Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes" by Spam Allstars
3. "American Us" by Los Mocosos
2. "President Alien" by Yerba Buena (2003)
and Mr T's favorite CD of 2004 (drumroll, please)....
1. "Horse of a Different Color" by Big & Rich (Warner Brothers)
Country music's hottest new duo Big and Rich have indeed brought their fans (and Nashville ) a new sound. Their release of Horse Of A Different Color brings country music fans a mixed bag of sounds that range from rap/soul/jazz [and Latin] to gospel. What makes this duo so unique is their flawless ability to take traditional country themes and bring them into all the forms of music that we hear today (and yet still keep it country). If you're looking for something a little outside of the box or like your country music with a razor's edge, Big and Rich are the guys for you. I promise you that you will find something unique about every track on this album and will want to include it in your CD collection. (excerpted from angrycountry.com)
Honorable Mention
"The Ride" by Los Lobos
"What I Do" by Alan Jackson
"Soundtrack - Masked and Annonymous" by Various Artists (2003)
"Just Because I'ma Woman - Songs of Dolly Parton" by Various Artists
"The Dana Owens Album" by Queen Latifah
"Trent Willmon" by Trent Willmon
"Hittin' the Note" by The Allman Brothers (2003)
"La Argentinidad Al Palo" by Bersuit" (Argentina)
"We Know You Know" by Reptile Palace Orchestra (2003)
...and as Mr.T's special year-end bonus, at no extra charge (no salesman will call)....
The Worst CD of the Year (that I've heard, at least):
"ClassiKhan" by Chaka Khan
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Mark Fuhrman
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Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 1033
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 11:03 am: | |
Thanks for all the good music tips, especially from Uke and Mr. Soul. How do you guys find the time to find such off-the-path music, plus work, read, watch movies, live, raise kids, etc.? I am impressed. I'm happy if I have the time to listen into WFUV once in a while when in the car. |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1587
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 11:41 am: | |
Mark,
To answer your question (in my case, can't answer for Mr. Soul)in two simple words:
Sleep Deprivation
P.S.- Spending a lot of time on airplanes helps. |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 111
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 10:31 am: | |
Mark, et al,
Good question, I suppose. Music is my principal hobby and interest, after [perhaps] my marriage, my kids, my career [such as it is], my home and our finances [such as they are].
I subscribe to a number of music magazines (The Beat, Blender, Songlines, etc.) and I read lots of CD reviews. I follow music writing in the Times, the Voice, the WSJ and elsewhere. I also have favorite websites that I go to to read about what's new and fantastic from around the world. I'm on one or two listservs on various musical topics (polka, for one, believe it or not) and I have friends also into music. And friends send me music all the time.
I try to get out to see LIVE music as often a I can in The Apple and I try to be open to new and different sounds.
For example, I was NEVER into country music but in 2004 I committed lots of time - and not a few sheckels - to listening to it and now I know that thee is a lot of schlocky country music but also some great great stuff. (Write off-list for recommendations or see my TOP TEN, above.)
And, yes, I got into Polka a few years ago, driven by one fantastic band, BRAVE COMBO, from Dallas, TX. (Texas, by the way, is the source of a wide variety of wonderful ethnic and indiginous musics.)
Every year for the past 20 years I put togther a 3-CD mixed collection of wonderful and elegantly-segued (if I do say so myself - and if "segued" is actually a word) musical discoveries from around the world for my ~60 closest friends and family as a holiday gift, to share the music and help people out of the "classic rock" and "Top 40" ruts. This year I've included lots of country, of course, lots of Latin fusion, some Bix Beiderbecke, African, tango and R&B, old R&R and new (White Stripes, Cake) and more.
Hey, some people follow sports, some people spend all their spare time on their homes and some invest as their hobby. This is mine.
And I buy LOTS of CDs - virtually all USED. Check out http://www.djangomusic.com/home.asp for a terrific source of high-quality used CDs.
Happy New Year!
from The Soulful Mr. T |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 112
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 10:34 am: | |
Ukie,
I suggest you find:
"La Revancha Del Tango" by Gotan Project (2003)
"Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes" by Spam Allstars
"American Us" by Los Mocosos
and check them out. I think you'll like them!
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Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1590
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 12:40 pm: | |
Got the Gotan Project on one of my European jaunts, very nice, will check out the others.
As far as music magazines, I too used to read whatever I could get my hands on. These days I have narrowed it down (mostly) to a magazine called Mojo and (occasionally), Uncut. Both of these are British mags and are terrific (Uncut deals with Music, Film and Books, Mojo just Music). MOJO deals with all types of music except for classical and is the best written, music magazine I have seen in ages.
I know I raved about Neo Soul Man Lewis Taylor but the guy just threw me a curve and put out a CD called the Lost Album which sounds like a cross between the best of the Beatles, Todd Rundgren and the Beach Boys. It appears that after his first record on British CBS, he cut a second record which was a departure from his very soulful 1st one. Columbia rejected it, as they had him pegged for the next big Soul sensation(and he's white), so he made a more soulful sounding 2nd record. Now he's off a major label and released this pop gem on his own. The guys a treasure, can't believe nothing is released here in the States.
Since you mentioned the Gotan Project, I assume you have a passing interest in electronica. If so check out, Susumu Yokota (Japanese electronica/ambient, beautiful stuff, try Sakota), Mouse on Mars and Fila Brazilia. |
Sylad
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Username: Sylad
Post Number: 858
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 12:53 pm: | |
I just got an iPod and have spent hours and hours (and I am not finished) loading my CDs into iTunes. I dont want these CDs anymore, anyone know of a local store that buys used CDs? |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 113
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 1:03 pm: | |
I'd be interested in buying some. Whatcha got? |
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