@StitchJones yeah, it took maybe a few minutes to remember the pause thing 😂 And of course, as it is her job, in essence, it is also partially scripted. Like you can't say you've been listening to a lot of the band you found doing this video, and then go on to make new videos where you've bot heard the song before. But it is what it is, mildly entertaining. And the songs themselves are worth the attention, and a lot of the reactions are at least based on the real quality of the vocals and musicality from the standpoint of someone who knows what they are talking about from a trained perspective.
Tonight's listening so far, courtesy of my emo enabler @GirlVersusGame 🙈
Starting to feel I need something different on though. Although 'Nose Over Tail' is on now, and it is so raw, I love it.
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For me it's a silly weekend for boxsets who dropped stuff on Friday for some reason. Depeche Mode, Ultravox and Fine Young Cannibals. Over 120 sheets will have to go easy on the games this month after that splurge. But am in the mood to give my neighbours from Hell windage so may put Metallica on or rather the Blacklist covers album as consecutive album tracks in a row repeated would wind me up too.
@Ravix Seems like there's been an incredible amount of music talk I missed, but I just wanted to post here not necessarily regarding Xana, but more to show you exactly what I mean with my music taste through the YouTube Music recap:
yupp, @StitchJones i have been a metalhead since an early age. Seven years old i got my first metal cassette and it was DIOs Last in line, which i still listen too. Later in life i got to experience the excellent Rainbow albums which Ronnie James Dio sings on and in my opinion cements his legacy to the metal history.
Music is an essential part of my life, when i put on different records they usually have an internal memory, something that links the music to my life. I couldnt imagine a life without music and i cant count the times that music had made my life happier when trouble was rising.
I havent heard Heaven Shall Burn before and i will go it a few more spins on bandcamp. I usually listen to more heavy stuff, funeral doom, death metal, black metal and some power metal when i want some more energy. and of course the classic heavy metal bands. But i also listen to anything from trance to classical music and as you said "if it sounds good to your ears, then it is good"
in regards to favourite metal, these are some of the groups i like. Death, being my all time favourite band. Worm is something new i picked up and Anathema being the first doom band i heard alongside My Dying Bride and Amorphis. and since there is way to little trance music here some ARmin. Ahh, memories of sweaty muay thai in thailand
Something very different, chicane (English DJ) mixed with one of my favorite Celtic pieces of music by a band called Clannad, the singer is Moya Brennan. Enya was an original member of the band then went solo and now she lives in a castle surrounded by nothing but cats. If you've seen the movie Patriot Games there's a scene where a man says 'that's me holding my temper Johnny Boy' the song that was playing on the TV is the original piece (below) I usually don't like those Tom Clancy movies but the score and choice of music is just too good.
@GirlVersusGame good morrow! 😅 I slept enough for me to function (or is that barely function?) Either way is good enough. Quite a cathartic weekend, overall. Something well worth exploring, don't you think? Are you feeling refreshed and rested?
A little 'pick me up' from the absolutely devastating Xana track @Tjuz turned me towards. A Eurovision classic, to me, which isn't hard considering, but every so often a track like this comes around and blows you away. I don't know if Cornelia Jakobs smokes whilst gargling gravel, and I don't care. The raw beauty of the vocals is moving. Beautiful song. Probably even better as a live performance, studio track is a little too clean for me.
This just popped up on YouTube randomly, and is well worth a listen and watch of the craft
Just took delivery of the latest addition to my LP collection: The self-titled final album from British dreampop duo Cranes, finally released on vinyl Now only two albums remain unreleased in the format and the band told me that they will be available next year. While I do love this album, I do think the other two ("Future Songs" and Particles & Waves") are stronger. Will be good to have the collection complete and I do hope that this renewed activity means they will release new music again. I love this band immensely.
It may be "too alternative" for some and Alison Shaw's vocals are beautiful but a little bit unusual.
@StitchJones I forgot to mention, I checked out Sean Townsend and what he's done with the piano is quite brilliant - as is the genius title of "Chillswitch Engage". Thanks for making me aware of him
@GirlVersusGame Indeed! Fascinating, especially as the similarities aren't really obvious unless you see the images in close proximity like that. Then it becomes clear that the geometry and layout is almost identical.
@StitchJones I forgot to mention, I checked out Sean Townsend and what he's done with the piano is quite brilliant - as is the genius title of "Chillswitch Engage". Thanks for making me aware of him
no problem. my pleasure. always glad to give the gift of music
@GirlVersusGame@Ravix Apologies, my wife and I very spontaneously got away for the weekend, which was wonderful.
I’ve missed quite a bit here and don’t want to drag things back but I agree, having compassion for yourself is a difficult but healthy introspection. Spirituality is certainly a very personal thing and, with how much real damage religious institutions have caused throughout history, I don’t blame anyone for holding negative views and opinions about them.
I’ll just add, for love to remain truly selfless, I figure that you need the feedback loop of attributing it to something outside of yourself.
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” -C.S. Lewis
@Metonymy I’ll just add, for love to remain truly selfless, I figure that you need the feedback loop of attributing it to something outside of yourself.
I understand that concept and action very well and couldn't agree more.
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