Off Topic Saints Not606 Music Thread

Cheers! (Available now!)

 

It has been purchased

 

You’re a star. Glad you enjoyed!

 

I really like the trio with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes which is one of the greatest piano trios ever. The album "Now he sings, now he sobs" is a classic and , if you can get hold of the record "Trio live in Europe, " you will not be disappointed. I think the Fusion aspect of Corea's work is only a proportion of what he is about. When I discovered his music, I was really switched on by the trio and the duet he made wtih flautist Steve Kujala as well as the album of chamber music he recorded. I only came to "Return to forever" afterwards and was surprised at the time that he had also produced something as different as this.

I was trying to count how many times I saw Chick Corea in concert and, each time, his interaction with the audience came as a real surprise. He came across as something of a joker and his usual "trick" was to close a set with his composition "Spain" and get the audience to sing back phrases he suggested to them. Initially they were things which were quite simple but they would get progressively more challenging and complicated with Corea being unable to disguise the fact that he found this really amusing. You would always come away from his gag having had a good time.

 

By the way, my youngest daughter’s reaction, that’s the one with the music degree, was “Cor, that’s a bit good.”

 

Lauren Laverne played it on her recommends show on 6 the other day. All shaping up nicely.

 

So I'm sure many of you people have heard of Taylor Swift... I mean, who hasn't right? But I'd like to introduce you to one of her less well known songs, Wildest Dreams, an album track from the album 1989 (great album btw).

To me this song seems like it perfectly encapsulates the feeling of saying goodbye to someone when you know you're not going to see them again, and yet you don't want to acknowledge this, hence the last request is to 'remember me', to not forget about me as it makes the parting less painful knowing that you're still in their memory and you'll see each other in dreams if not in real life, a sort of silver lining, so to speak. I think it hits home even harder when she says 'even if it's just pretend'. Like they know they're not going to see each other again but they can't bare to acknowledge that, so she's asking to say that they'll see each other again even though they both know they won't but just to pretend they will to make the parting less painful. I also love the fact that the drum beat in this song sounds almost like a heartbeat. It's also interesting because with the people we meet and know and are friends with or lovers with or whatever in life, sometimes we don't know if we're saying bye to them for the last time, but other times we do know it.

 

Sadly, my cousin passed during the night.
RIP

 

So sorry to hear that, Fats. Deepest condolences ....

 

Sorry for your loss Fats....

 

So sorry to hear that mate, thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

RIP

 

I'm sorry for your loss, my condolences

 

Oh mate, I'm so sorry. x

 

Your cousin, like John Peel, was an Undertones fan. Sad for your loss FLT.

 

Here is a track I heard on Radio Tres the other week. It is an unusual coupling but I think it works. The guitar playing is outstanding from a true master of his instrument.

William Shatner "The Thrill Is Gone" feat. Ritchie Blackmore & Candice Night - YouTube

 

I enjoyed listening to this. As has been said, maybe something akin to the "Bristol Sound" of a few year ago, but still a very refreshing piece of músic. Thank you for sharing with us and I hope it gets widely played.

 

For no other reason than because I woke up with this as an earworm. Probably the isolation of lockdown...

Edit, although it must have been on my mind for a while as some of the lyrics are in my signature

 

Cheers for this Ides, I'm a huge Shatner fan. He does work with some great musicians and is in a genre all of his own

 

Love The Wildhearts' brand of melodic Punk/ Hard Rock, they should've been much bigger.
Here's a favourite of mine with Ginger namechecking all of his influences...

"I'm gonna miss Kurt Cobain" gets me every time.

 

Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night! Not the first time they've collaborated (beyond the fact that they're married I mean), the two of them have this musical project you may have heard of, or maybe not, called Blackmore's Night. I was fortunate enough to see them live in Guildford back in 2013 (the last time they came to Britain). I cannot say what my favourite Blackmore's Night song is... but I do love the sound and melody of:

Especially during the outro

Plus, I can relate to the idea of one's whole life being "a series of failures, rolled into one". Also the idea of when you're young, looking towards the future with eyes full of promise and a heart full of joy, before life crushes your dreams and your spirit.

On a less depressing note, I also really like this song, which they performed at Guildford.

It seems very nerdy, and makes me want to go to a proper American renaissance fair. Though the reenactment day at Kenilworth Castle a couple of years back was good fun (and possibly similar to a renaissance fair? I'm not sure)