Topic: The Music Thread

@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?

@TheBrandedSwordsman Cheers for all the recommends. I've been listening all day and really enjoyed what I've heard. I've checked out a few of the full albums on Spotify as well and particularly taken with the sounds of Pat Metheny (even though the picture they've used on his bio makes him look like Bob Mortimer in a very bad wig), and Makaya McCraven.

I'll definitely listen more to all of them 👍

I just pre-ordered the new Leprous album, limited edition white vinyl + t-shirt bundle, directly from the band... Paid way too much but oh well

edit: this absolute banger is on it as well

@nessisonett What have you been listening to recently? I've been indulging myself with the limited edition silver vinyl I received today - Spacemen Mystery of the Terror Triangle by The Night Monitor.

@TheBrandedSwordsman According to my Spotify, I’ve been listening to Wham, Galaxie 500 and Sharon Van Etten recently. Sounds about right.

I've been listening to the David Bowie Platinum greatest hits 3 CD album in the car lately. Such a great set! There's a bit of a lull in the middle of disc 2 but disc 1 and 3 and the beginning and end of disc 2 are just brilliant.

I really need to get the platinum collection of Queen as well. I've got all their albums but sometimes you just want to listen to the hits y'know?

@Jimmer-jammer Now I'm getting back into rock, I've been listening to this, what do you reckon? Sorry if I've shown them to you before.

@ralphdibny Do you have Blackstar as well or is it a similar case to Queen with Bowie (who also collaborated with each other), i.e you "just wanna listen to the hits" ?

@TheBrandedSwordsman ah that's the final Bowie album isn't it? I haven't heard it yet. I think I will try and pick up the entire Bowie discography when money is less tight and I am more inclined to do so.

It is a bit of a weird one, I always used to be against these kind of "greatest hits" compilations because I used to like albums because of how they fit together and can occasionally tell a story. Stuff like the first half of Eminem's career, The Streets, Muse, Led Zep, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith etc.

I think as my music listening time has dwindled over the years, that it can be important to listen to more compilations, just for the variety of songs you'd hear on them. I guess it's a bit like listening to the radio without the adverts and conversations about Doris from Wiltshire's cat that hides in a dustbin or whatever other inane thing the presenters go on about 😅.