Topic: The Music Thread

@Jimmer-jammer Awfully good of you to tow people from snow banks...unless you get paid to do it? With further regard to The Night Monitor, it is just lo-fi spooky homemade stuff that could be used a film score to a horror film, not everyone's cup of tea I'm sure, but you may enjoy it.

@TheBrandedSwordsman Not bad if you found 1 of 100 copies! I think the only limited run I have is the Minecraft soundtrack 😂

Spinning some modern dad rock today

@Jimmer-jammer Where do you stand on Johnny Cash? What's the Canadian Country scene like?

@nessisonett Still, it's impressive, no? (The Minecraft soundtrack) I also have several ltd. ed Bill Orcutt vinyls, but that's another story.

Reckoner by Radiohead sounds like a Chilli Peppers song. Except with Thom Yorke wailing instead of Anthony Kiedis and a funk breakdown. There’s no way they weren’t inspired by John Frusciante on that one. Although I do mostly prefer Frusciante’s solo stuff, the Chilli Peppers frustrate me because they constantly ruin their songs with whatever that bebop be dop Kiedis does is called. It’s not rapping and it’s not really tuneful in any way.

@Jimmer-jammer I like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, John Denver, Dwight Yoakam, Glen Campbell, Kenny Rogers. So I like the old golden country greats for the most part, with contemporary artists like Dwight Yoakam thrown in. Have you heard any of his stuff? I'd highly recommend If There Was A Way - to get started with his discography, and then you could try This Time, just skip the first track 'Pocket Of A Clown' which is intended as a joke. I also like alt. country like Wilco and Uncle Tupelo, if they qualify, and then if you really wanna stretch it: Kurt Vile ,who is a psychedelic singer-songwriter with a Southern American accent. I was listening to Johnny Cash's American Recordings at the time when I tagged you, which is probably the best album I've heard by him, sort of a comeback album in '94 or '95.

Has your friend recorded with any artists I might be familiar with? I watch the Country Music TV Channel (Spotlight TV) that we get over here in the UK and they sometimes play Canadian Country artists. Can you see yourself ever playing live as part of an Canadian Country singer's backing band?

@TheBrandedSwordsman @Jimmer-jammer I’m not much of a country-western fan, but I quite like Johnny Cash. Like has been said, his raw grit and gravelly voice are what do it for me. He has a very devil-may-care ‘John Wayne’ feel to his art. And he doesn’t really sound “country” in the sense that it’s not all twangy steel guitar and yodeling pitchy sounding.

Edit: Kenny Rogers is another good shout. Cut from a similar cloth.

@Jimmer-jammer No that's true, the lyrics are definitely the key selling-point. I have learned recently that I have to discriminate far more about the music I wish to purchase if I don't want to be out of pocket, I got a couple of albums in the mail today that disappointed me and I wished I had picked a couple of others on my list instead. So the next time I am buying albums I will be far more discerning about the ones which I order. How is it for you? Do you only go for, what is for you - the best of the best?

Edit: Or maybe, through listening to too much, I have become somewhat jaded in my tastes and less impressed overall with decent music. Perhaps it's time to start focusing on my main hobby of game design.

Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favourites - John Fahey

An interesting album full of twangy steel string guitar. It sounds like an old man sinking into a puddle of mud.

@nessisonett I have Red Cross, Disciple Of Christ Today on vinyl. Have you heard that one as well? I also have a few other records by him including Old-Fashioned Love and Requia and Of Rivers And Religion. I love John Fahey, can't play guitar like him, though.

@ShaiHulud Been a while, man. How's things? Did you listen to Mayhem that day in the end? Where do you stand on the band Elder?

@Jimmer-jammer Yeah, true, hobbies are really important. I went back to songwriting today, building up themes for an album. I don't know where I stand on games now! There are some I'm interested in like Elden Ring but besides Dark Souls not much has held my attention recently. Death Stranding is on pause.

N.B As a budding game design hobbyist, I can still use this forum for research purposes when I'm not playing.
How's the piano going, ivory-tinkling man?

@nessisonett With regard to limited edition purchases, try Googling 'Opal Tapes' it's a small-label producing esoterica, decent stuff on cassette.

@TheBrandedSwordsman I’ve never really been a massive fan of that kinda Americana sound as it’s hard to stay engaged for a whole album but it’s pretty good music to study to. I have, however, seem to have missed that Black Dresses have made a comeback as of two days ago so I’ll be listening to that on repeat!

@TheBrandedSwordsman Hi! Yeah, work has been busy so haven't been frequenting this forum a lot but stuck to the main page mainly. I did listen to Mayhem again and noticed I completely forgot the silly vocals which I can't stand anymore Not that familiar with the band Elder, I don't listen to a lot of stoner but will give them a go. How are you doing?

@ShaiHulud They are more prog rock than stoner metal, if anything, still, a nice chill vibe to their music so I can see why that label gets attached to them. Yeah not bad thanks, it's a repeat of Late Junction tonight so although I will be listening I won't be tempted to order any more albums, I have also been playing Uncharted 4 - See What Games Are You Currently Playing Thread. What bands have you been listening to recently?

@TheBrandedSwordsman Oooh, I love Elder. Especially Reflections of a Floating World. If you like that, are you familliar with Weedpecker? Similar vibe, a bit more psychedelic maybe.

@Voltan I don't really like the name, like Dopesmoker I wouldn't really listen to bands with those kind of names. Reflections Of A Floating World is a great album, though.

They were more of a stoner band earlier, hence the name. Do me a favor and at least check it out, it's good stuff (and they're from my home town, lol)