Off Topic Saints Not606 Music Thread

A major influence on Eric Clapton and many others.

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Here’s my friends Ishmael Ensemble on the BBC the other day with a couple of fabulous guests. Just stunning music.

 

R. I. P Meatloaf Legend

 

It's finally stopped waiting.......R.I.P. Meat...

 

Brand new documentary about Neil Young and Crazy Horse working on their new album directed by Neil's other half, Daryl Hannah...

 

Oh thanks SA, I shall look forward with joy to watching that later. Possibly my ultimate musical hero.

 

Fair play James!

 

I really enjoyed this selection of songs that Ricky Gervais chose for his After Life series...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0013m7v

I particularly love this one...

 

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The Queen is dead. So sad to hear of the passing of the fabulous Norma Waterson at 82. Best known for her prolific folk catalogue with various combinations of her extended family, she was also celebrated for her forays into pop and jazz.

Here she is with husband Martin Carthy:

and from her 1996 solo album which should have won the Mercury prize:

RIP Norma

 

Here’s a bit of the original Watersons lineup with Mike on lead vocals, to lift your spirits:

 

Heard this on John Osborne's programme and it is f****** brilliant in my opinion, Fresh out this year. It;s a group from Brighton.

Bad Weather (STR4TA Remix) - YouTube

 

Here are a few tasters from local Singer Songwriter, Frank Turner's new album, FTHC, being released on Friday.

 

This one is a touching tribute to his friend, Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit who committed suicide in 2018...

 

This is a heartwarming song about his reconciliation with his transgender father...

 

Fable just tipped over 1,000,000 streams on Spotify (1,000,512 to be exact).

Last quarterly paycheck for her?

£8

 

It’s a disgrace

 

This is the new single from Indie Pop band, The Beths who hail from Auckland NZ. They have some real infectious melodies and guitar breaks and all four members of the group sing harmonies. I love'em!...

 

This comment intrigued me. Last week I read an article on a jazz website which concerned a number of artists who had left major record labels and were now getting their music out via Bandwagon. There seems to be a problem with the availability of plastic for either Cds or LPs and there is a lot of disatisfaction with Spotify for precisely the reason you have mentioned. The musicians were saying that Bandwagon was a briliant platform for issuing new material. It fascinates me that new ideas like streaming mean that so much material can be released at a lower cost.

I do not download music but I can see how things like live gigs have an appeal and the idea of less studio-produced material being released means that records more accurately reflect the improvisatory nature of jazz. It is fascinating as I think these kinds of platforms mean that streaming really offers a truer reflection of what the music is about.