what are you listening to right now?

Lesley wrote:

Gary wrote: Eddie Vetter and Johnny Depp: Society https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mlKaec-GHCM I think I've done this before also, but it's excellent music to be appreciated more than once. Ignore the non-musical sociological fluff added to this performance. Otherwise it's superb. As I've said before, I love Eddie's powerful, melodic voice. I was surprised at JD's guitar skills here. Pretty good!

I watched about half of that, but found Depp too annoying to continue. Vedder's the real artist - yet Depp's posturing was distracting. Generous of Vedder to step back and let him play - at which he was merely adequate. But agreed on the vocals - he's mighty powerful.

JD's surprising guitar acumen notwithstanding, I understand he has a huge ego to fulfill. (My 40-year old son who studied music at one point in his career, thought it was pretty good for a poseur). But the following link to an alternate version is actually my favorite of this great song, and JD's antics don't distract from Eddie's performance, because he isn't there. Try this one:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DgQR0x5ljek

Great vocals and acoustic guitar.

I should add that, despite his political leanings, I still appreciate Eddie's talent. That goes too with Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Eddie, and a few others. I hate their politics but love their music!

https://youtu.be/eWTpO4YX5tI

Sum 41's Subject to Change. The bonus track from Chuck.

Artie Shaw: Begin the Beguine

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(The "Beguine" is a dance).

I'm a lover of big band music, I think probably subliminally influenced by my father, who lived in the era, saw many of the bands perform in the thirties when they came to Providence, and then played the LPs on our hi-fi when I was a kid in the sixties. I preferred the Stones, the Kinks and the Zombies then, but gradually came to appreciate Dad's music as I grew older. As far as the big bands go, I've listened to a lot, and really like Artie Shaw, a.k.a Arthur Jacob Arshawski from New Haven, CT. Nobody plays the clarinet anymore because the sax is cooler, but he was great. And his band was excellent. Glenn Miller might have been more famous in the day, but I'll take Artie over Glenn all day long.

Nobody was cooler than Artie Shaw in '38, except maybe Benny Goodman. In 1938, when this performance was recorded, Artie was a mere 28 years old. He looked older and professional. Consider the music he was producing and the band he put together by himself, and how he directed the all the performances ... that magical mix of horns was phenomenal skill for a 28-year old. That skill happening today? Highly unlikely.

These guys were the pioneers of the good music we enjoy today.

Benny Goodman: Sing, Sing, Sing

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So, while in the genre of big band music, another favorite of mine is Sing, Sing, Sing. This is phenomenal. Benny Goodman did a seminal performance at Carnegie Hall, NYC, in January, 1938 which pretty much legitimized swing and jazz as musical art form. He blew away the stuffed shirt symphony crowd with Sing, Sing, Sing. This specific recording isn't from that concert. The original 1938 Carnegie Hall recording is pretty poor quality. This is a good facsimile, but unfortunately without the enthusiastic audience in the background.

I love the continuous driving percussion from a young Gene Krupa. Good stuff.

Nobody was cooler than Benny Goodman in '38, except maybe Artie Shaw.

These guys were the pioneers of the good music we enjoy today.

And, you know, if we had all been born in 1920, this would have been our contemporary music. It was cutting-edge at the time. And I appreciate it today because of its importance, despite it's age.

Pony.

You're horny, jump on it, ride it, my pony..

N Sperlo wrote: Pony. You're horny, jump on it, ride it, my pony..

Great now I'm listening to the same thing....

Funkadelic: Maggot Brain

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=21sP7orRS3c

Strong Bad explains techno music:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/O4gqsuww6lw

That is the setup for what I am listening to:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ilMRcyReviA

Action Bronson - Easy Rider

Noah and the Whale - Five Years' Time

Euge Groove: Straight Up

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fsrkaTdRoH8

Nothing better than great sax (!) on a Friday night (or any time).

Steve Forbert: January 23-30, 1978

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WpDwuMyYwH8

Steve is a great singer/songwriter who became semi-famous with a few popular songs that got air time after he moved from Mississippi to NYC in the late seventies, but he's pretty much unknown today.This song is from his "Jackrabbit Slim" album (before CDs). I had the cassette tape! This is an obscure song from the album, but I like it. It's based on a trip back home after he moved to the big city to seek his fortune. I like to think I have the ability to recognize a single song that defines a performer. I think this is the one for Steve Forbert, even though it's not one of his more popular songs. Steve still performs. I saw him a couple years ago at Jonathan's in Ogunquit, Maine. (To be clear, I was in town only for the concert, and I was with Annie, if you understand what I'm talking about). And we'll see him again next month when he plays locally at The Courthouse Center for the Arts in West Kingston, RI. (http://courthousearts.org/event/events-calendar-view/)

"It's often said that life is strange, but compared to what?" I love that line.

This morning I went a (much) different route than I usually do:
Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince
Fugees - Killing Me Softly

A game of horseshoes,

A game of horseshoes!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VCdJyOAQYM

I am still thirsty

Lola Montez been stuck in my head all day.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HM1UyCVDF6A

I love seeing everybody's favorite music. It broadens my musical perspective, especially the newer stuff. I've learned a lot here. This is a great thread! Keep it coming, preferably with notes about why you listen to the particular music ... even if it's only "because I effen like it."

The Doors. Roadhouse Blues

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n2_X4VTCoEo

Because I effen love this band, and this song is one of their best. The Doors ... the pride of Venice Beach, CA, 1965.

The Doors: LA Woman

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O17i437KIBI

The Doors: The End

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JSUIQgEVDM4

Jim Morrison, vocals, songwriter, great artist, but definitely a warped mind

Cypress spring- way of life ft danny boone.

Next up is moonshine bandits- pass me the ammo.

Free Beer and Hot Wings; just like most mornings. At first they pissed me off but still found them somewhat entertaining but now I 'get it'.

im currently rocking ICP. been that kind of week.

Candy Dulfer: Too Close

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gDtfjvrKgN8

Because I'm a jazz saxaphone aficionado. (And she looks pretty good too).

Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue