Topic: The Music Thread

Not sure why I'm not watching this topic so here goes...

Also hello everyone.

@Voltan What have you been listening to recently? I've been listening to some ZZ Top (early) and currently listening to Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin, fantastic guitar solo in that one.

@TheBrandedSwordsman I've been in the studio for the most part of lat 2 weeks, so honestly I haven't been listening to a lot beyond that. I did check out some new releases on Spotify but nothing that stood out all that much.

Really sad to hear about Gift of Gab, one half of Blackalicious dying at 50. Too many of these guys from the late 90s underground rap scene are going pretty young.

@nessisonett What was the cause of death?

@render How are you? What have you been listening to lately? Did you check out Keaveny's Open Arms segment yesterday? I had a drink with them in the fictional pub while I was listening. It was a Glastonbury special yesterday though so he was only serving 'German beer that gives you wind' 'Too sweet cider' and 'Jack and coke' at the remote fictional Glastonbury Open Arms stand.

Oooh, there's a new single from my favorite sad Norwegian bois

@TheBrandedSwordsman Just natural causes apparently. It’s crazy though how many have gone in recent years.

@nessisonett Yeah it certainly is a shame under those circumstances, and during the current pandemic we have lost more and more musicians on the whole.

@Voltan Some of the guitar in that Leprous song is quite Meshuggah-y isn't it? Do you like Meshuggah? From a lot of the stuff you have posted I would imagine that you would love them.

@TheBrandedSwordsman Meshuggah from records - very good but a little fatiguing in the long run, if you know what I mean
Meshuggah live - peak metal, can't get much better than that

@Voltan I would love to see them live then, in that case. Would you agree that they have had an influence on a lot of the bands you listen to, though?

@TheBrandedSwordsman Oh for sure

@Jimmer-jammer What music have you been listening to lately? Any word on buying that John Scofield collection? 😉

@Jimmer-jammer Ah, Royal Blood, can't say I'm a fan of their stuff but thanks for sharing nonetheless. Mostly John Scofield as per usual, I ordered an album of him playing with John Abercrombie. See below if you're in the mood for some easier listening!

@Jimmer-jammer the perfect music for a Control playthrough? I think so:

Good luck finding a copy in Canada if you like it, though, I believe they are quite hard to get hold of now, I got a copy on cassette when it first released. 😎

@TheBrandedSwordsman Hey sorry, for some reason I didn't see your mention as it got lost in all my email. I had family visiting over the weekend so was great to see people and get out a bit and totally lost track of my digital life.

Since you mentioned it I've listened to a few Shaun Keavenys and I do like that dry sense of humour of his. I must have last listened to him when he was on in the mornings, so it's been a while but I remember Small Claims Court from before, and that it's about on my level of boasting 😂. Enjoyed the Open Arms segment as well so will definitely try and catch up with that glasto special, thanks for letting me know 👍.

In terms of listening to other stuff it's been mainly at work again so been trying to keep it lyric free. I've mostly been enjoying Rival Consoles...

And Daniel Avery...

What about yourself?

@render Yeah I love the Open Arms segment, so yeah, do make sure you catch up with the Glasto special. I've mostly been listening to my man John Scofield (below) I'm a jazz guitarist myself so he is my number 1 inspiration, I try to play somewhat in the vein of his style, with my own unique spin on it. I liked that Rival Consoles song, let me know what you think of this: (instrumental so you can still keep it lyric free if you want to listen to his records at work) and do you like jazz in general?

@TheBrandedSwordsman I checked out the Glasto special and it was well worth a listen. I particularly enjoyed the story about the dance tent which sort of sums festivals up really 😆

You can definitely write what I know about jazz on the back of a stamp. I do enjoy it but it's something that I've not followed as much as I should. I used to work at a pub many moons ago that ran a jazz club and always opted to work that night as they always managed to come up with some great live acts. Other than that my knowledge is restricted to the more classical sort of stuff like John Coltrane, Miles Davis etc. I enjoyed the John Scofield track so will check him out a bit more, especially if it's stuff I can listen to at work. Also happy to take any other recommendations you've got?

Do you play in a band / have any of your own tracks?

@render Happy to recommend some stuff for you, I don't play in a band and I don't have anything that reflects my current ability/style as a guitarist online, but I do play around London at various jazz nights/events from time to time. Here are some recommendations for you to listen to at work (P.S I think the Makaya McCraven album might have some vocals here and there so ignore that one if your at work, but I'm not sure) let me know what you think of them:

Bill Frisell's Good Dog Happy Man

Pat Metheny's Secret Story

And for some more modern stuff:

Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings all in one video

Jeff Parker's The New Breed all in one video again

And lastly here's Nerija who I've seen live

N.B Neither Bill or Pat play in a traditional jazz style very often, Nerija is probably the most traditional jazz item on this list. But Sco has a wide variety of stuff both traditional and non-traditional, so I hope you continue to check him out. This is probably his best album: