Music Thread

[Thaidup]

On 2/11/2022 at 11:42 AM, Transam said:

But I myself do have one exception, Rap...........

Same for me until I listened to this guy.

https://youtu.be/t86ClLM3ZGY

 

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[Thaidup]

This oldie may be appropriate for today?

https://youtu.be/pO1HC8pHZw0

 

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[WrightT]

Or Declan's version of the old Nick Lowe classic...

https://youtu.be/Ssd3U_zicAI

 

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[Thaidup]

I hinted at making a separate point thread starter for this subject, so we could have different topics off the Music line of thought, a good example for me to explain is the massive prices that vintage HIFI players are going for now, and what do you consider a good brand, for example Marantz was a brand that i was thinking about buying now but after looking at the prices of the old 1970-80s stuff on ebay, I find them too pricey now for the risk.

[Thaidup]

What I am listening to now

https://youtu.be/GWAC4UeWGd0

New Gold Dream originated in Simple Minds' unexpected popular and commercial success during an Australian tour with Icehouse following the release of Sons and Fascination. The band was prompted by this experience to write "Promised You a Miracle" upon their return to Europe.^[6]

 

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On 2/11/2022 at 10:56 AM, WilliamG said:

This thread could go on forever as everyone has different tastes in the thousands of musical genres there are these days.

I like The Beatles and Beach Boys ! 

Well it has been a couple of months now since the suggestion and I feel that the overwhelming response is that the thread is a success, If you feel otherwise William, please feel free to express your objection to the thread. And pointing out the reasons why may help your endeavor.

[WilliamG]

11 hours ago, Thaidup said:

Well it has been a couple of months now since the suggestion and I feel that the overwhelming response is that the thread is a success, If you feel otherwise William, please feel free to express your objection to the thread. And pointing out the reasons why may help your endeavor.

About 30 replies is an 'overwhelming response', most of them a couple of days after the thread started, 

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On 5/27/2022 at 11:00 AM, WilliamG said:

About 30 replies is an 'overwhelming response', most of them a couple of days after the thread started, 

Have to love your enthusiasm for not wanting a "Music" topic, You must be a fun bloke to hang out with Willy. I THINK so far the topic has garnard half a dozen sub topics(threads) and a few dozen comments, please link me to your idea to grow the forum, or even expand the base of people that visit, would love to get your perspective on how I am so bad for suggesting the idea.

[WilliamG]

4 hours ago, Thaidup said:

Have to love your enthusiasm for not wanting a "Music" topic, You must be a fun bloke to hang out with Willy. I THINK so far the topic has garnard half a dozen sub topics(threads) and a few dozen comments, please link me to your idea to grow the forum, or even expand the base of people that visit, would love to get your perspective on how I am so bad for suggesting the idea.

Yesterday you LIKED my comment and now you are knocking it. And my name is William please.

MUSIC is such a vast, diverse subject, that in a post like this all you get are posters quoting their particular favourites, so of them posting maybe 20 songs one after another, on this and the other side where there is a similar thread going. 

I never said you were 'so bad'.

[Thaidup]

5 hours ago, WilliamG said:

Yesterday you LIKED my comment and now you are knocking it. And my name is William please.

MUSIC is such a vast, diverse subject, that in a post like this all you get are posters quoting their particular favourites, so of them posting maybe 20 songs one after another, on this and the other side where there is a similar thread going. 

I never said you were 'so bad'.

I liked your post because i like you.

[Thaidup]

On 5/30/2022 at 7:28 AM, WilliamG said:

Yesterday you LIKED my comment and now you are knocking it. And my name is William please.

You got me thinking William, Why do I like so many comments that I don't 100% agree with, It basically came to this, I may or may not agree with the comment but the person made the effort to make a comment and I am just old fashioned enough to acknowledge them by clicking a button, It's kinda like saying thankyou at the petrol station when you pay for the fuel and get change handed back.   

[Tippaporn]

 

Bombino: High-Energy Sounds From 'Agadez,' Niger

The Tuareg people have lived in the Sahara desert of Western Africa for thousands of years. The harsh desert environment gets woven into those who can adapt to it. So the Tuareg have long been protective of their independent, nomadic-herder culture and society. But not unlike the European Roma, Tuaregs have a tense — occasionally violent — relationship with central governments. As with the Roma, the Tuareg's modern music has become a prime vehicle for both defiance and unification.

In the early 1990s, during an armed struggle with the Niger government over water, land and independence, the child Omara Moctar, now known as Bombino, fled with his family from their home in the city of Agadez. While exiled in Algeria, the 12-year-old Bombino first heard electric guitar and was captivated. By 2010, guitar players were no longer considered symbols of insurrection and Bombino could return to Agadez and play openly. Based on his new album, he is clearly a young performer with the charisma and probing imagination to become the first Tuareg star. And he addresses the oldest theme of all in "Tar Hani," which means "My Love."

It may sound peculiar to suggest that could be the hit single from the album Agadez, but currents of blues and rock run through Bombino's guitar work, picked up from Jimi Hendrix records combined with influences from the group Tinariwen, the founders of electric Tuareg music, and guitarists from Mali like Ali Farke Toure. Bombino is another example of a player who seems to plug in himself when he plugs in his guitar. Still, he can cast a charming trance on acoustic, particularly resonator guitar, which he often reserves for folk tunes such as one dedicated to "The Desert, My Home."

The Tuaregs are Muslims most in tune with the Sufi tradition that treasures poetry — music that draws the community together in festivals of culture. Often, Bombino offers a stripped-down, garage-band treatment of the tradition, with only a second guitar and some gourd percussion and handclaps to back him up. At times, I miss the richness of the Tinariwen band, and its album Aman Iman remains the ideal introduction to Tuareg electric. But if you enjoy the style at all, Agadez has to be part of the package. Bombino makes for a strong frontman — he feels less like a collective than Tinariwen does — and there's no resisting his headlong, six-string rave-ups.

Bombino's future is open. He says he's as happy to celebrate peace with his music as he is to use it as a Tuareg call to arms. He'll spread the word this summer on his first extended American tour. In the meantime, you can visit YouTube for some hi-energy performance selections from the recent documentary about Bombino, also called Agadez. The clip that's listed as "Bombino Concert, Agadez" captures the essence of his populism and joy.

Bombino with Her Tenere (My Love) off of his 2011 Agadez album.

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