The Music thread

knecht wrote:

Sufferedsince68 wrote:

Never seen so much shite, you wankers never heard of bruce sprinsteen?

There's your mistake. Music is not really meant to be seen. It's meant to be listened to.

If its french if its jazz you can stick it up your ass

Sufferedsince68 wrote:

knecht wrote:

Sufferedsince68 wrote:

Never seen so much shite, you wankers never heard of bruce sprinsteen?

There's your mistake. Music is not really meant to be seen. It's meant to be listened to.

If its french if its jazz you can stick it up your ass

Isa that where you put things you don't like?.

Try this

Is that you in your younger days Captain Aviva?

Sadly, I did see them in my younger days - in a small festival in Belgium. They were booed off-stage in a shower of bottles & cans.

Here's a best song worst video entry.

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"Hey man did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud."



And some Springsteen for those of you who like that sort of thing.

I like that sort of thing alot. Mind you.. that was back when he was actually good.

Correction - Great!

There's a lot of 80's stuff on this thread!

Here's my favourite new song.


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knecht wrote:

Sufferedsince68 wrote:

Never seen so much shite, you wankers never heard of bruce sprinsteen?

There's your mistake. Music is not really meant to be seen. It's meant to be listened to.

If that were the case, no one would ever bother going to a gig. They'd just buy the CD.

Czarcasm wrote:

knecht wrote:

Sufferedsince68 wrote:

Never seen so much shite, you wankers never heard of bruce sprinsteen?

There's your mistake. Music is not really meant to be seen. It's meant to be listened to.

If that were the case, no one would ever bother going to a gig. They'd just buy the CD.

Up to a point I agree. Amongst the best concerts I've ever seen have made a whole performance job of it. But if it's all image and no substance it's a waste of time.



Being at a gig certainly has its own atmosphere. Because of the work I do I have seen many performers in the last couple of years that I would never have bothered with - it's been interesting to watch who 'performs' and who simply 'plays'. The performers' rapport with the audience, their stage presence is important. I saw David Bowie once many years ago & he was scintillating. I saw Sha Na Na in the Guildhall & would never buy one of their albums but live on stage they were amazing. I have recordings of Mahler's 5th but seeing Simon Rattle in his CBSO farewell performance in Birmingham was astounding - one of the 2 or 3 best concerts I've ever been to!!! I like string quartets but haven't often enjoyed a live performance as much as I have when listening at home; the best I ever saw was the St Petersburg Quartet who played with such passion that the electricity was palpable & you wouldn't get that from a cd! On the other hand when I saw Van Morrison live he was shit because he didn't care & just went through the motions and didn't 'perform' at all. He just annoyed me that I had paid my money and he effectively didn't turn up. But I have several of his albums. Anyone old enough to have seen Fairport Convention (the band I have seen most often - maybe a dozen times or more around the country) or The Liverpool Scene at the Van Dike would remember their performances - and I have several of both of their albums because they are as good recorded as live. Some people can only make it work in a small club but some need a large arena. It's horses for courses. Some are far better listened to at home.

Now this guy (sadly he died far too young) was brilliant live in a small club - this recording captures some of it - but I don't think I would have bought his music:



By the way, I could have responded to suffered's "never seen so much shite" comment with similar. But I chose instead to jokingly ignore it. I usually find that most effective.

Techophobe alert. How do you do these links to youtube where it comes up all nice and pretty?

I really ought to have grasped these basics by now.

Go to "post reply" at the bottom of this page and open it.

Open another page in your browser. Go to the site - usually youtube - you want. Copy the address.

Then on the "post reply" box on here go to the bar at the top of the box & find the button that looks like a strip of film. Press it and in the drop down box paste the address of the youtube and Bob's your uncle......





I have ATD to thank for teaching me this. The site that cares.

Let's see if I am as clever as Knect?
Bollocks, doesn't seem to work on the iPad.

Cheers knecht. I think even someone of your era would appreciate this classic...

Minimalist, tape loops & phasing with a repeated beat, building layers - all introduced many years ago by 'serious composers' like Steve Reich & Philip Glass.

I'll see your Orbital & raise you Moby:




Not what I would normally choose but worth dropping into from time to time.

Interestingly when I posted Steve Reich on youtube just now, Orbital tracks came up on the side-bar as connected choices.

Try Steve Reich's 'Music for pieces of wood' (without looking at the distracting performers...) to see similar without the dance-beat.

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

"Hey man did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud."



And some Springsteen for those of you who like that sort of thing.

Great choice franny

morning. could someone explain bruce springstein for me. i just dont get him.

Mapperley, darling wrote:

morning. could someone explain bruce springstein for me. i just dont get him.

A bit like me with Belinda Carlisle.

i'll explain BC. nice tits great drugs

listening to ministry, stigmata.

the lyrics could have been written for the porcine one

'my favourite weapon, is the look in your eyes, youve run out of lies.'

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knecht wrote:

Minimalist, tape loops & phasing with a repeated beat, building layers - all introduced many years ago by 'serious composers' like Steve Reich & Philip Glass.

I'll see your Orbital & raise you Moby:




Not what I would normally choose but worth dropping into from time to time.

Interestingly when I posted Steve Reich on youtube just now, Orbital tracks came up on the side-bar as connected choices.

Try Steve Reich's 'Music for pieces of wood' (without looking at the distracting performers...) to see similar without the dance-beat.

I'm quite a fan of Moby. Seen him a few times at gigs as a band, and he DJ'd in Plymouth a few times in the early 90's at the height of the dance/rave scene.

Talking of which, when it comes to acid house and tracks that just build and build and build, this is one of the classic tracks of its era....

I've got a couple of his albums.



I don't often listen to them but when I do I wonder why I don't more often.

And Steve Reich was doing that sort of thing in the 70's