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We haven't had a music thread in some time......

I've been using YouTube as my jukebox....some old favourites....(PetShopBoys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Peter Gabriel, Tom Cochrane, Bruce Cockburn, U2)among others. And some canaries.....Dusty (R.I.P!) Springfield, Petula Clark, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox......and some new favourites, including Scissor Sisters....the "Take Your Mama Out" video is sheer cracked brilliance, especially all the roles Ana Matronic plays, and some of the visual imagery..... There's a seriously beautiful track from Brian Wilson's self-titled solo album which is, to me, essential, called "Love and Mercy." There are several awesome versions of it at YT, including one by a children's chior.

So, name some of your music, please!

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
I Love The '60's!

I'm also enjoying YouTube as my jukebox, and my selections are going toward relatively obscure songs from the mid-1960's. including "Run Baby Run" by the Newbeats of "Bread & Butter" fame; "Have I The Right" by the Honeycombs, and "Mr. Dieingly Sad" by The Critters. They just don't write songs like those anymore!
 
LOL

I LOVE MUSIC!! but I can gaurantee no one else here would like the same kind as me!

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My favorite 'newer' bands:

We Are Scientists; Earlimart; Kings Of Leon; Art Brut; My Morning Jacket; The Arcade Fire; Arctic Monkeys; Belle & Sebastian.

From various points in the past, but still in heavy rotation at Casa del Frigilux:

T.Rex; Roxy Music; Be-bop Deluxe; Buzzcocks; Wire; King Crimson; Sparks; Guided By Voices; Pavement; B52's; Japan; Pixies; Gang Of Four; Pere Ubu; The Smiths; My Bloody Valentine; The Ramones; Pulp; Sonic Youth; The Auteurs; and hundreds more...

Hey Jed! Who do you listen to with those awesome subs thumpin'?
 
Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out"

The song I am into now is the early 1980's one "Steppin' Out" by Joe Jackson-for a LONG time, I have wanted this song but until recently I didn't know the name of it or who sang it!
 
Country Queens

I listen mostly to my Country Queens, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Wanda Jackson, Connie Smith, Reba, not into what the call country these days. I also like Dusty Springfield, Connie Francis, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland. I don't care much for male singers with the exception of Johnny Cash, and Jim Reeves.
 
I really am into classic country as well

I also am very fond of classic country as well, but I am into a number of male singers such as Conway Twitty, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, etc. as well as the female singers. Today's 'country' sounds more like rock.
 
I love almost all music, except for stuff that isn't music (rap, hip hop and most jazz). Not too big of a country fan. Oh and Michael Bolton. We actually had to stop shopping at Safeway because of Michael Bolton. Ten minutes of his tonedeaf screeching and people (well, guys at least) were ready to kill each other.

Most of my collection ranges from folk and classic rock (early 60's) to progressive rock, new wave and techno/alternative rock (mid-80's), but also some off-the-wall stuff like Gregorian chant.
 
Patty Pravo

Here's one of my favourite singers, she's Italian.
This is the song which made me fall in love for her, 11 years ago.

Intense interpretation, class and vast repertoire.

Of course, mostly on youtub-ox!

Ric.

 
I like to listen to and whats even more fun WATCH the mechanical music videos on Youtube.Love the ones on DeCap and Mortier dancehall and cafe organs-some of the videos even show patrons listening,dancing and singing to the music.And the multitudes of fairground and band organ videos too.Try these they are loads of fun.Just go to Youtube and type in Mortier,Decap,Ruth organ into their search part.
 
> Whoa, there, JeffG; Just what is your definition of music if you don't consider most jazz worthy of inclusion? <

Don't get me wrong, I think "jazzy" is great. But as far as hardcore jazz (endless non-melodies with no discernable rhythm or pattern), my idea of hell is being stuck in a room for 1200 years listening to that.
 
OK, that I can understand, Jeff!

Jazz that leans toward being polytonal or polymetrical (working in several different keys/time signatures at one time) or atonal (not based on Western tonal scales/chords) can be very challenging to listen to if you don't know how it's put together.

I like to use this analogy: If someone stands in front of me speaking Arabic, I just hear a bunch of nonsense. However, if someone knows the language rules of Arabic, it makes perfect sense to them.

Me, I don't care for most country music.
 
Although understandably not to everyone's taste, modern country certainly has its uses. As a newbie I found it to be more accessible, because it had at least something in common with the music I was already listening to. After dipping my toes into the genre, so to speak, I then began exploring further and eventually moved onto the classic stuff. Now I'm teaching myself to play the pedal steel guitar, and loving every minute of it. Not bad for someone who previously thought country music wasn't their thing.

Big trees grow from little acorns, as the saying goes!
 
WRJQ forever,

I'm a polka lover through and through. I know that it makes some people want to pierce their ear drums with an ice pick, but I love it and it helps me stay connected to my heritage. I'm 75% Pommeranian, so it's in my blood, literally. I can't play an instrument to save my life, heck I can't even play the radio without getting static. hahaha The link is to WRJQ's homepage. The owner/operator is a good friend of mine. Sorry guys, he's straight, in fact he just got engaged on July 11th at a polka dance.

www.wrjqradio.com

WRJQ Goodtime Radio | Polka Music 24 hours-a-day | Appleton, WI

WRJQ Goodtime Radio plays POLKA MUSIC 24 hours-a-day from studios in Appleton, Wisconsin.
www.wrjqradio.com www.wrjqradio.com
 
If anyone wants to see what my wife and I look like, go to the WRJQ homepage, and at the top click on "Photos". Click on "Anniversary Dance", scroll down to the 2nd to last row of pics, and check out the 1st one on the left side. From l to r is my Mom, Bev, and myself, Tim, aka "Polkanut".
 
Don't mean to hijack this thread but....

We do go dancing quite a bit, mostly on Sun. afternoons. We have many polkafests in and around our area during the summer months. In winter, several dance halls around the area have dances featuring a different band every week. Average admission price is $7 per person. What a better way to spend a Sun. afternoon than dancing and having some beer too.
 

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