Topic: The Music Thread

@Jimmer-jammer cool! I can't say I'm a fan but if someone told me about a secret WS show, I'd go see it

I was supposed to see Michael Kiwanuka but it got moved to next May at the last minute. Probably for the best!

@Jimmer-jammer That makes sense. Most people don't realize how much work it is to put on even a small show, so playing it just "acoustically" is how you can do it if you don't want multiple additional hours of work and/or a dedicated crew
And you probably don't if you have an important event on the same night.

@Voltan

Just listened to the Rival Sons one, and didn't notice anything really extraordinary about the musicianship, truth be told. I don't think Greta is any less talented then that. I like the singer, reminds me a little of Paul Rodgers from Bad Company. But what I like about Greta isn't really the musicianship, either, it's the singer, who just blows me away.

@Kidfried

We both have our opinions. I'll never be able to change your mind, and you'll not change mine. Lets just leave it at that.

@Voltan Weaponized Funk: Nice tune, I like a good funk/metal mix. You like Red Hot Chili Peppers at all? I don't care for their newest stuff, but some of the old eighties tunes were funky.

@Jimmer-jammer

Never heard of The Sword! Catchy riffs! Are they newer? I like the 80's style. Here's one for you, we haven't talked about these guys, but I'm a big fan:

@Voltan Scorpion Child-Antioch: I love this, this was my favorite of the last 3 you've posted. Definitely got some Zeppelin vibes out of that. Maybe even a little Triumph.

Here's another oldie but goodie:

@LordSteev Can't say I'm a fan of the Peppers. Being a musician myself, I usually gravitate towards more complex music in general but I do like some classic rock and metal if done right - problem is I've already heard so much of it, I rarely come back anymore - instead looking for things that can still surprise me somehow. My playlists have been mostly weird fusion music lately
I do like BOC though They also released a pretty good new album recently!

@Jimmer-jammer they haven't been up to much in the last 15 years

Moving away from rock and metal...
It's pretty safe to assume everybody's familiar with the song but I really enjoyed this jazzy reharmonized version of Adele's "Hello"

Even rock legends have to start somewhere..

@Jimmer-jammer That's just the thing - I've heard and played the same simple triads some many times myself that I find it hard to enjoy most pop music nowadays (I still like original but I wouldn't listen to it a lot) I'm a very specific case though and I'm sure it's not for everyone.

Here's what I'd like pop music to be a little more

@Voltan Pop music these days honestly isn’t pop in any way. The genre ‘pop’ has gone kinda out of the mainstream, with Charli XCX and other similar artists having the freedom to actually push the boundaries. These days, trap is basically pop. With varying shades of ‘not bad’ and ‘incredibly lazy’.

@nessisonett Sounds about right. I'd still consider Adele pop and mainstream though

@Voltan Every Adele song sounds like an X Factor winner’s song to me 😂

@Jimmer-jammer I'm hoping to finally see them live this year, along with another of my favorites - The Dear Hunter. They were supposed to be at a festival in Germany but obviously that got postponed. It's in October so I'm a little more optimistic about it than about any summer festivals.

(although tbh this is one of the bands that you need to listen to in the context of the entire album to get the full picture)

@Jimmer-jammer try either "Act IV" or "Act V" - the five acts are all parts of the same story but the first couple albums were kinda rough so I don't recommend starting with them for the best first impression - the band really matured later. This particular song is from Act IV.

red hot chili peppers- someone is still listening ?