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Post by UncleTito on Nov 17, 2004 6:43:58 GMT -5
My taste in music varies from day to day. I never know what I'll be listening to. I could be listening to Classical, or I could be listening to Heavy Metal, or I could be listening to Flamenco. But for the last week or so, I have been listening to this album called Black Utopia, by Derek Sherinian. Derek is a keyboardist that has done work with Kiss, Billy Idol, and for a couple of years was the keyboardist for the progressive band Dream Theater.
Derek has put out the ultimate instrumental album. Some of the tunes are Heavy Metal, some are Rock and some are just cool. The guitar players in the project are all Rock and Heavy Metal icons: Steve Lukather from Toto, Zakk Wylde from Ozzy, Yngwey Malmsteen and Al DiMeola.
I totally love this album. Derek has got chops to spare, and the compositional skills are incredible.
If you like heavy music I recommend this album highly.
So, what are you listening to lately?
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Post by boris on Nov 17, 2004 15:24:29 GMT -5
Nothing heavy, I'm not into this. On heavy rotation besides OL's (Jon included) music the last months were Smoke City's Heroes of Nature, Ojos de Brujo, B-Tribe + Paco Fernandez, Round Montain and Kayhan Kalhor from the Silk Road Project. Oh, and I wish I could get some Felix Mizrahi stuff!
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Post by Brad on Nov 17, 2004 15:48:20 GMT -5
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. Im always listening to them, superb acoustic music, just those two, acoustic duo style. Check out "Live at Luther College", great album.
Tantric. A mix of acoustic and electric hard rock, great band, one of my favorites.
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Post by Kiyomi on Nov 17, 2004 16:03:54 GMT -5
"Vicious Cycle" / Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Post by Adam Solomon on Nov 17, 2004 16:37:01 GMT -5
UncleTito, that album sounds SO cool, I have to get it! I really love instrumentals, and rock instrumentals are especially cool for me because good ones are so rare. Just started listening to some of The Shadows (whose music is I'm sure much different than Derek's, anyway), such simple but amazing rock instrumentalism, so cool Boris, I'll send you some more of Saba's music!! ;D ("Saba", btw, is Hebrew for "grandpa" )
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Post by Adam Solomon on Nov 17, 2004 16:39:43 GMT -5
Personally, I've been listening to some of the usual lately, I guess....The Shadows' "50 Golden Greats" is a newbie for me that I'm loving. I recently picked up Fugazi's "Red Medicine", Oasis's "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?", and Elliott Smith's "Either-Or", none of which I've had too much time to get into. Some of Paco Fernandez's "Sal y Sol", and just recently I rediscovered Jesse Cook's "Nomad" and Bernie Williams' (of the Yankees baseball team ) "The Journey Within." All great stuff. Oh! And I'm currently obsessed with John Frusciante's 5th release this year, "Inside of Emptiness." Probably my favorite of the 5 (and he's got 3 more due out by February...lol).
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Post by boris on Nov 17, 2004 16:59:38 GMT -5
My Dad has that Shadows-CD. I put it in from time to time. Apache, yeah. ;D
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Post by Adam Solomon on Nov 17, 2004 21:58:09 GMT -5
Haha Apache is the best. Just learned it on guitar, such an easy song, it's amazing how the Shadows' music is so simple, yet so rich and so beautiful. I guess that's how things were in the 60s, back before people decided that all the good ideas were used and decided to go for more complicated music. Sometimes simple just works
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Post by Adam Solomon on Nov 17, 2004 21:58:46 GMT -5
Also, Guitar Tango (track 12 or 13, I believe, on that disc) is a great tune for an OL fan, got a bit of the flamenco feel in the rock mix, love it
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Post by Adam Solomon on Nov 17, 2004 21:59:04 GMT -5
Thread stickied
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Post by UncleTito on Nov 18, 2004 7:02:41 GMT -5
Adam:
The most appealing and memorable music is structurally simple. At least in pop music any way. The songs that have endured the test of time, although this is not necessarily the case every single time, are the ones that are not that complicated.
I think the body and mind have become used to hearing certain changes in music. These are simple by nature. When that happens in music, it lets the body and the mind immerse into the music without much effort and follow the music naturally. If the mind needs to work hard at following the music, the piece in question would probably not be as appealing. Some people, though, prefer complex music because of the intellectual value. This is quite common in the classical and jazz worlds.
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Post by UncleTito on Nov 18, 2004 7:08:35 GMT -5
Brad:
I really like Dave Mathews, at leats the stuff that I've heard on the radio. Everytime I go to the store to get some of his music I get a little discouraged because he has so many albums, and I don't know which one to get. What are you recommendations on him?
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Post by Brad on Nov 18, 2004 16:36:02 GMT -5
Well I prefer his live albums so for those I would recommend "Central Park" and "Live in Chicago"
As for his studio "Crash" and "Before These Crowded Streets"
#41 appears on "Crash" and "Live in Chicago" and it is by far my most favorite song of his. I really love the "Live in Chicago" cd because Tim Reynolds and Victor Wooten guest with him. Victor does a killer bass solo on #41 and Tim Reynolds has superb guitar solos throughout the entire cd.
Haha sorry Im rambling, but if you dont feel like buying those 4 cds, I would buy "Crash" to begin with, its a great starting point.
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Post by Adam Solomon on Nov 18, 2004 19:01:00 GMT -5
Heh, don't worry about rambling, Brad Perfectly acceptable...and not really rambling, either, just get me started on John Frusciante or OL (outside the forum, course )! lol
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Post by Liz on Nov 19, 2004 9:50:24 GMT -5
I just got the Los Lonley Boys CD from the library. It's fantastic! I have been a fan of Stevie Ray Vahgan and you can tell that he was an influence on these guys. They are not a carbon copy of him, tho. Their song "Heaven" has been on the radio for some time, but the other songs on the albumn have a different feel. I recommend it whole-heartedly! This is one I will buy, no doubt! At work, I am still enjoying La Semana and Transit a lot. I can't bring myself to start the Christmas music for some odd reason. I find I'm reaching for Inanamore instead. Maybe I just want the cold weather to stay away a little longer!
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