Let's get the Music ball rolling

[alanrob]

Okay peeps. What's your fav music CD of the moment?

I've got to say it's Grace by Jeff Buckley.
Can't get the CD out of my player :)

After that it'd have to be The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails.

[Mr.D]

Come With Us : Chemical Brothers
Geogaddi: Boards of Canada
13 Tales from Urban Bohemia: The Dandy Warhols
Simple Things: Zero 7
Tourist: St Germaine
BRMC:Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
LOTR soundtrack: Howard Shore

Are all the ones that I mainly listen to at the moment. I can be a bit eclectic. I often listen to albums I don't really rate all that much just to see what they are about ( BRMC a case in point)
But I quite like most of the others.

So solid crew
Wutang clan

[Zone]

Kosheen-Resist.
Its always in the tray..

Great to have a music forum at last :)

Si

Your right zone, Music is life to me I'm going to be a famous DJ or maybe an MC, and then you'll have my tunes on your tray:)

[pointon]

Constantly inter-changing the following:

earthtone9 - Arc 'tan' gent
P.O.D. - Satellite
Sevendust - Animosity
Five Pointe O - Unititled
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
Slayer - God Hates Us All

Plus all those lovely mp3's... Depswa, Flynet, Colepitz.

[Eustace Teapot]

I normally have Mantovani playing on my gramophone but Mrs Teapot prefers something a little more modern and is fond of Jim Reeves

Do you mean Vic reeves?

[codling]

for me its any,

pearl jam albums(best group in the world:grin: ),cant get enough of them!
smashing pumpkins - siamese dreams.

also lately - dido - no angels.

carl.
:cool:

[Orbital]

Lo All,

My top CD's are:

Orbital - CD1
Orbital - The Peel Sessions
Orbital - Belfast
(errr actually anything Orbital have done since 1990 :grin: )
Fluke - Risotto
Kings of convenience - Silence is the new loud
De La Soul - 3 feet high and rising
Bare Naked Ladies - Stunt
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose
Grooverider - Mysteries of Funk

Cheers

Dave

[Ron240]

My favourite music CD of the moment would have to be Nickelback:Silver Side Up.Got their previous album as well-The State.It's good too but not so instantly catchy.

[pointon]

'The State' is a much superior album to 'Silver Side Up' if you ask me...

Not to say 'Silver Side Up' is bad, cos it ain't.

[Ron240]

I wont disagree with that pointon. I have only listened to The State twice so far and it is growing on me.I will have to listen to it a few more times before i make up my mind which one i like the best.

[Stuart Wright]

Night Ranger, Ratt, Dokken, Harem Scarem, House of Lords, Winger, Extreme, Queensryche, Streets, TNT, Tobruk, Tyketto, Vaughn, Y&T, White Sister, Warrior, Persian Risk, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard type stuff.
Not liked hardly any music made since about 1995 with the exception of a few movie soundtracks.
And regge, country & western, chart music, house, garage, outside toilet and all that **** is just ****.

[pointon]

I have to agree with you on that last part, Spectre. I just hope you aren't including the genuine heavy metal and hardcore (punk, not dance crap) genres in that.

Many people only hear the mainstream pants metal kids send into the charts with their pocket money, and it becomes embarrasing to say you like Heavy Metal...

I don't wear chains and I have no piercings.

[buns]

Joan Osbourne - Relish
Back to Titanic
Romeo and Juliet
Massive Attack - Mezzanine

all great albums!

Its good to have a music and HIFI forum....since hifi is where my roots lie.....now i can feel even more at home here!

Ad

[Jase]

Currently spinning in my players.

Sting
Lene Marlin
Chilled Euphoria - Chilled out.
Simple Minds
Manic Street Preachers

Frankie goes to Hollywood!! (dug this one out for a listen the other day!!).

Brings back memories of the ol´skool days!:grin:

[Ian J]

I feel quite out of this one as I have never heard of most of the artists mentioned. Musically I stopped in the seventies and still play Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers and other West Coast bands of that era on the rare occasions that I bother.

[alanrob]

Originally posted by Ian J
I feel quite out of this one as I have never heard of most of the artists mentioned. Musically I stopped in the seventies and still play Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers and other West Coast bands of that era on the rare occasions that I bother.

West coast music - Do you have any of The Ventures?
This was my Dad's fav band. Got hundreds of their CD's/LP's and laserdiscs kicking around.

I still love listening to Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers (Michael McDonald has a fantastic voice :) ).
Get out there m8 and give anything a listen. I've just come across Macy Gray's new CD (The ID) and it's amazing.

[Ron240]

Originally posted by Spectre
Night Ranger, Ratt, House of Lords, Winger, Tyketto,Y&T, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard type stuff.

Hey Spectre,i didnt realise that you had such an appreciation for good music.All of the above are personal favourites of mine.I would definitely agree that there has been a lack of good heavy rock music since the mid 90's,but i must say that it was refreshing to hear Nickelback.Now allow me to add a few more from my collection to the above list - Firehouse,Aerosmith,Poison,Motley Crue,Whitesnake,Bonfire,Faster Pussycat,Kiss,Giuffria,Mr.Big,Joe Lynn Turner,Van Halen,David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper,L.A.Guns, Damn Yankees,Mamas Boys,Ozzy Osbourne,Warrant,Danger Danger,Thunder,Rush,Michael Monroe,Honeymoon Suite,Loverboy.

The smiths
joy division
the cure
talking heads
new order
Nina simone
Jill Scott
Paul Weller
badly drawn boy
bell &Sebastian
massive attack
roni size
Earth wind and fire
Billy holiday
happy Mondays
the who
jimmy Hendrix

and many,many more...

[Darth Vader]

My musical tastes are pretty widespread. I like what I like and would'nt say I was in to a particular genre as such. But was a bit of a metal head when I was a teenager. In those days I hated dance/rave/acid house music but now I've come around full circle and I genuinely do like a lot of dance/trance etc...... music these days (but not garage I have to say!), and it features quite a lot in my rather varied music collection. I'm still partial to a bit of old school heavy metal now and agian. I still spin my old albums from time to time.

I have been playing guitar since my metal years, on and off for about 12 years and these are my influences:

Randy Rhoads - Ozzy Osborne, Quiet Riot
Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin
Dave Gilmore - Pink Floyd
Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath
Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen

[Stuart Wright]

Ron240 - nice one. Yeah all those you mentioned are hovering just below my favourites.
Just before Napster wound up it was possible to get some rare and deleted rock like the never released Heavy Pettin album.
Despite being quite good, Morpheus doesn't quite have the real rarities Napster did.
Nobody out there - even the rock fans - will remember our band - Big Chill.

[Ian J]

Darth,

As a teenager (probably years before you were born) I used to go to Eel Pie Island in Twickenham every Sunday night. The resident band was The Yardbirds featuring a very young Eric Clapton and later Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.

When the singer left they changed their name to Led Zep and the rest - as they say - is rock history.

Sometimes for a change we used to go to Kingston and watch Graham Bond with Ginger Baker on drums.

People pay a small fortune nowadays to watch Eric Clapton yet I saw him every week for 10/- (fifty pence to you)

[CJROSS]

Currently listening to :

Donald Byrd : Places & Spaces
Diana Krall : The Look of Love
Arabesque : Volume 2
Rinorcerose : Installation Sonore

Currently watching/listening to :

Old Grey Whistle Test DVD
U2 - Elevation Tour DVD

[mjn]

at the moment:-

Skid Row - Best of
Nickleback - Silver side up
Crow - various
g n' r - Live era

[Couch Potato]

Currently listening to:

Patricia Barber Cafe Blue
Rush A Farewell to Kings
Genesis Lamb Lies Down
Pink Floyd The Wall
U2 Elevation
Keb' Mo' Keb' Mo'
Stereophonics Just Enough Education to Perform
Jennifer Warnes The Hunter

Also as CDR's in the car.

Steve

[pointon]

Originally posted by mjn
g n' r - Live era

Ooh yeah... that's a brilliantly bad CD. Cringeworthy, yet wonderful. Gonna have to dig mine out for the summer.

[Darth Vader]

Originally posted by Ian J
Darth,

As a teenager (probably years before you were born) I used to go to Eel Pie Island in Twickenham every Sunday night. The resident band was The Yardbirds featuring a very young Eric Clapton and later Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.

When the singer left they changed their name to Led Zep and the rest - as they say - is rock history.

Sometimes for a change we used to go to Kingston and watch Graham Bond with Ginger Baker on drums.

People pay a small fortune nowadays to watch Eric Clapton yet I saw him every week for 10/- (fifty pence to you)


Ian J

you lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, etc...... BUGGER!.

Ash.

[Mindcrime]

Spectre, check out Dokken playing at JB's Dudley, 18/05/02, and if you are into seriously good music then why not pay a visit to Z Rock 2002 at Maximes in Wigan - 5/05/02, £25 for 8 top class bands! Ex TNT singer Tony Harnell is headlining. You will be sorry if you miss it!!!

Listening to at the moment Humanimal, early Judas Priest, The Snakes, Friction, Von Groove. 'Ryche (Best band to ever exist),
Brad Gillis, Van Halen. early Anthrax (When they were good), Metallica.


AOR IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!

[Ron240]

Spectre,
you've surprised me again - Heavy Pettin,i forgot to mention them in my list.Hamie,Punky,Gordon,Brian and Gary were an excellent 80's band,in fact a local band for me at the time.Do you remember when channel 4 showed their full lengh video back in 84 i think?I taped it and used to watch it a lot but it accidently got taped over so i tried to buy the retail copy but this was around 86 and unfortunately it had been deleted.You said about their album that was never released,do you mean Big Bang? That was the album with their(87 i think) song for Europe entry - Romeo.I bought the 12" of this and was very dissapointed when they split up soon after,and then again when Polydor said they were not releasing the album.But i got it a couple of years later when it was released by FM Revolver - still got it.
Napster was fantastic,cant see there ever being anything quite as good.
You are right i dont remember your band,but im sure i would have liked your music if it was at all influenced by any of the bands you have mentioned...:)

[mjn]

Originally posted by pointon


Ooh yeah... that's a brilliantly bad CD. Cringeworthy, yet wonderful. Gonna have to dig mine out for the summer.

know what u mean, the first CD is very poor i thought, while the 2nd CD is far better, but whats that jazz bit in the middle of "move to the city" ??

Best played loud...and while ****ed is this CD....

[alanrob]

Popped another disk in my player there today - Violator by Depeche Mode.

Fantastic :) Forgot how much I love this album. A classic.

Also had a revisit to another fab album from the mid ninties. Blood Meridian by Numb. If you like your music loud and industrial then get a hold of this rare CD :grin:

At this rate I think I'll have to revisit all my CD's (all 1200 of them ;) ) just to make sure I'm not missing out on anything.

BTW, just got Macy Gray's The ID CD and it's awesome too :)

[pointon]

This thread appears to have changed from discs of the moment to favourite artists, so, as far as favourite artists (really just bands) go: Sevendust; Incubus; Life Of Agony; Pantera; earthtone9; Rage Against The Machine.

I also need to mention The Fun Lovin' Criminals.

[alanrob]

Originally posted by pointon
This thread appears to have changed from discs of the moment to favourite artists, so, as far as favourite artists (really just bands) go: Sevendust; Incubus; Life Of Agony; Pantera; earthtone9; Rage Against The Machine.

I also need to mention The Fun Lovin' Criminals.

I don't know how it got onto fav artists so could we please get back to fav CD's of the moment.

Just relistened to Bowie's Black Tie White Noise - some cracking tracks on this album too :)
Oh, how I'm enjoying going through my CD collection again :grin:

[Mr.D]

Well I will admit I used to be into metal in my younger days( ages 12 till 18 say I call it my cider phase).

I've still got time for the Black Sabbath in the ozzy days and I'll still listen to Pink Floyd and Alice Cooper ( nothing after constrictor though).

But guys seriously Def Leppard ! come on their early stuff is just inept and Sclub7 are less tackier than their newest stuff ! Man you'll be telling me you've all got mullets next!

I'm not a music snob I defend anyone's right to listen to anything they like ; hell I've got numerous tangerine dream albums and not just the hip ones know what I mean: there's even the odd Jean Michel Jarre album in there ( OK all of them...) I really like Leonard Cohen... see I'm not ashamed!

but guys... def leppard!!!! anything but them. Bros were more talented or even and I hesitate to say this... Dio! ( oh god too much bleurghhhhhhh!) Well maybe not Dio...

[General Skanky]

I'm easy and like loads, but the wife's favourite is Chuck Mangione!!!! Now I like it too. :rolleyes:

It's the brainwash principle. Liten to it repeatedly until you tell yourself you like it!:)

[Ron240]

Originally posted by Mr.D

But guys seriously Def Leppard ! come on their early stuff is just inept
PYROMANIA,inept? Well i suppose everybody is entitled to their opinion.


Originally posted by Mr.D
I'm not a music snob I defend anyone's right to listen to anything they like
but guys... def leppard!!!! anything but them.
I think you are contradicting yourself a bit here.
But seriously though,Duf Leotard are one of the classic British rock outfits,immensely talented musicians who know how to put on a live show.Although i will admit that their later work was not quite in the same class.

[Mr.D]

Originally posted by Ron240

PYROMANIA,inept? Well i suppose everybody is entitled to their opinion.



I think you are contradicting yourself a bit here.
But seriously though,Duf Leotard are one of the classic British rock outfits,immensely talented musicians who know how to put on a live show.Although i will admit that their later work was not quite in the same class.

Live Live !!!??? I've heard them live at the SECC. I've heard Great White live and Britney Fox too and they really suck but at least they were actually playing and singing unlike def leppard. Put it this way they could get rid of the lot of them and just keep John Lange and they would sound 10 times better as long as they never played live again.

Pyromania dingy overdubbed screetchy bland manure. Setting fire to it would be a good thing ( I actually do have it on vinyl even somewhere)

Oh my god I just remembered Magnum ah jeezus... Rodney Mathews is a pretty good drummer though : shame he only painted their album covers!

Look no offence if you're a fan but immensely talented???!! Where?? I mean come on this is Def Leppard you're talking about.

[mjn]

i wasn't aware we were slagging off every body else's taste in music....!!

[Stuart Wright]

Originally posted by Mr.D

But guys seriously Def Leppard ! come on their early stuff is just inept.
...
but guys... def leppard!!!! anything but them. Bros were more talented or even and I hesitate to say this... Dio! ( oh god too much bleurghhhhhhh!) Well maybe not Dio...

Ok, here are some facts.
The original 'well known' line up of Def Leppard was seriously lacking in talent. Drummer Rick Allen was the most talented among them and for a mid-teenager he was pretty skilled.
Neither Pete Willis or Steve Clarke were particularly good guitarists and Joe Elliot wasn't and never has been able to sing.
However, their onstage energy won over fans and got them signed up to polygram. This was the time when there wasn't too much competition in rock and possibly the last time in music where such 'raw' inablility could get a record deal. Nowadays guitarists nearly as good as Joe Satriani don't necessarily get a look-in.
Def Leppard's big break came when Mutt Lange produced their albums. He had massive input and gets a writing credit, and by using memorable moments from other famous music incorporated but hidden in their songs, managed to lay down some spectacularly well produced catchy songs. This started back in the 80's when the Atari ST was the machine of choice for midi sequencers. The drums, any other percussion FX and the whole bass line on Pyromania and Hysteria were sequenced.
By getting Joe Elliot to growl out the vocals enough times, it's possible to get an in-tune version which doesn't sound bad.
Infact Hysteria was a really good album IMO.
Nowadays, the lineup is much more skilled. Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell are both decent guitarists. And over the years Rick Savage and Joe Elliot have got 10th level experience points.
And you absolutely have to admire the tenacity of Rick Allen who re-learned to play drums despite the loss of his left arm.
Right-handed drummers usually use their left arm to play the snare drum, toms and cymbals. The left foot controls the hi-hat pedal and maybe a second bass drum.
Rick Allen arranged an electronic kit so that his left foot now plays the snare, toms and (I think cymbals). Some people find patting their head and rubbing their stomach difficult. Drumming is like doing this to the nth level and applying a completely different task to the left foot takes the process a whole lot further.
He deserves the rewards he gets IMO.
Anyhow Def Leppard these days are veterans and are more likely to produce and play decent music live than they ever have been.
Whether they are your personal taste or not, they are multi-millionaires and very popular still.
I like Hysteria and I'm certainly not ashamed of that.
I like Dio Holy Diver and Sacred Heart, too. I don't think it's classic music, but Ronnie James Dio is one of my favourite vocalists, Vivian Campbell is, as I say, a decent guitarist, and though a bit busy, Vinny Appice's drumming is interesting and great fun to play along to.
Well that's all I have to say about that.

I think it's valid to say what you don't like as well as what you do. Mr D doesn't like Del Leppard. I don't care. It won't stop me from liking (some) of their stuff. And I won't get upset because at the end of the day the only person's opinion that matters to me is mine.
So let's not get upset when some anonymous person says they don't like your band. Going further and saying it's like manure is perhaps a little too much, Mr. D. I'm guilty of this myself for which I apologise. I deliberately used words that were asterisked out, though, so I can't be accused of slagging it off :).
Anyhow lets cool it a bit because it's a good thing that we have different taste in music and movies. How boring would the world be if we all agreed?

[Mr.D]

I'm not slagging off anyone's tastes and I'm not seeking justification as for anyone's musical favourites ( like I said I've got plenty in my collection that I deserve villification for). I'm slagging off a band : one which I hasten to add I've got a couple of albums from and have seen live.

I just think def leppard were one of the nails in the coffin of AOR ( itself a retrograde term if ever I heard one)

[IanB]

My wife has just bought me the remastered - 'Shaking the Tree' by Peter Gabriel, the improved sound quality is surprisingly measurable. I'm impressed.

She also bought 'All that you can't leave behind' by U2 - I loved their late 80's stuff, but not their 90's music - however good album now.

[Iancity]

Metallica's Master of Puppets is never off the cd, but also playing when they can fight their way in are Jimmy Eat World and Andrew WK.

[Orbital]

Andrew WK, Is that guy behind she is beautiful? Because that is such a class track!! :grin: :grin: My two year old boy just goes ape when that comes on the radio. I can see he's going to take after his Dad :cool:

Cheers

Dave

[Zone]

Mmmm.. Def Lep!
Everyone to their own I suppose, I'm not slagging anyones fave music here, but compared to top class musicians, ie. RUSH, then party over.....

Si

[gringottsdirect]

Watching the beginning of ER the other week, my ears pricked up to the Lou Reed stylee track playing as Abby was clearing her things from Luca's apartment.
Did a search on the internet using the lyrics, turned out to be a track "Short Skirt/Long Jacket", bought the album, "Comfort Eagle" by Cake. It's really good.
Normally, Punk, old and new, Dropkick Murphys, Lemonheads, Guitar Gangsters, Anti-Nowhere League, The Crack, The Business.
Peter Gabriel era Genesis, before Phil Collins brought his divorce to the band, Yes, Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Alison Krauss, Elton John up to Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Steely Dan, Super Furry Animals, Andrea Bocelli, but above all else, as was and probably always will be .... Little Feat.

[pointon]

Cake kick ass.

Spent tonight almost being brain-squished by Bon Jovi on the juke box! :( :(

[codling]

only one band for me

PEARL JAM:cool: UNBELIEVABLE:eek:

carl

[LDR]

Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio - Probably the best Live album In The World !!

[mjn]

aye...took delivery of that CD about a week ago....not bad....got the DVD of the concert coming aswell :)

[Matt F]

Originally posted by alanrob
Okay peeps. What's your fav music CD of the moment?

I've got to say it's Grace by Jeff Buckley.
Can't get the CD out of my player :)

Must agree that Jeff Buckley's "Grace" CD is oustanding - one of the best voices ever? The fact that he's no longer with us is a great shame. To make matters worse, my copy has gone missing - I have the case but there's no disc inside! Good excuse to buy it on vinyl if it's available I guess.

Others I've been listening to recently:

Diana Krall - All for You - an amazing recording
Gomez - Bring it on - I'd forgotten how good this is
Spirit of the West - Go Figure - you've probably never heard of this Canadian band but the last track on this fine album has one of the best recorded bass lines you'll ever hear in my opinion. Great musicians, great songs, superb recording.
The Fall - Infotainment Scan - poor recording but worth it to hear Mark E Smith singing "I'm lost in music, feel so alive..."!

Oh, and anything by The Waterboys.

Matt.

Bran Van 300's latest album "Discosis"!

Great ecclectic collection of songs played by real musicians- 22 in all!

[Glasswalker]

Currently my faves have to be -

Stampin' Ground - Carved From Empty Words
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Europhoric Misanthropia

[Jim Morrison]

Night Ranger, Ratt, Dokken, Harem Scarem, House of Lords, Winger, Extreme, Queensryche, Streets, TNT, Tobruk, Tyketto, Vaughn, Y&T, White Sister, Warrior, Persian Risk, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard type stuff.
Not liked hardly any music made since about 1995 with the exception of a few movie soundtracks.
And regge, country & western, chart music, house, garage, outside toilet and all that **** is just ****.

Blimey, we must have been seperated at birth as i absolutely love most of those bands you've listed...Harem Scarem being my all time favourite band! I trust you went to Firefest last year and that you'll be attending this year, what with the mighty Winger headlining?

[WithAnR]

Fav album:
Katatonia - Tonight's Decision

(Some) Other favs:
Beautiful Creatures - S/T
Within Temptation - The Silent Force
White Zombie - Astro-Creep
VNV Nation - Futureperfect
Belly - King
Ayria - Debris
The Faint - Danse Macabre
Evenfall - Cumbersome
Old Man's Child - Ill-natured Spiritual Invasion
The Tea Party - Tangents
The Postal Service - Give Up
Faithful Dawn - Temperance

New favs:
Eisley - Room Noises
The Organ - Grab That Gun
The Birthday Massacre - Violet
The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia
Covenant - Skyshaper
The Knife - Silent Shout
Delays - You See Colours

[midiman]

Fav listenign at the momnet is

Live Scenes from a Memory - Dream Theater
OK Computer - Radio Head

[FeisalK]

this is neat (http://www.liveplasma.com/)

[Mendes]

R.E.M
3 Doors Down

[JumpyJill]

Grace is definitely up there... :)

[lisa burrell]

[QUOTE=alanrob]Okay peeps. What's your fav music CD of the moment?

i have discovered much new music to my ears which is not new recently
for example Dads introduce me to swamp dogg (aka Jerry Williams jr)

Richard dimple feilds is another one more Roy harper when an old cricketer leaves the crease heard for the first time .... marvelouse

Been listening to Dave brubeck too

and the big surprise discovered Time is tight Booker t.... which is great fum playing my guitar along too just to keep time.

[Thekop]

I enjoy a broad range of music...

I'm no lover of most of todays rehashed stuff though... Boybands, GirlBands and Robbie Williams. It's just :censored: in my opinion :devil:

Anyway music that takes up most of my time:

Pink Floyd/ Roger Waters / David Gilmour
Led Zeppelin
Def Leppard
The Who
The Clash
Stone Roses
Guns and Roses
Squeeze
Supertramp
Rolling Stones
Radiohead
Nirvana
Yello
Level 42 ( early years )
The Specials - Most SKA and Two tone stuff :cool:
Genesis/Phil Collins
Chris Rea.....

Modern Stuff:

Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Coldplay
Nickelback
Hard-Fi
Keiser Chiefs
Green Day
Richard Ashcroft/The Verve
MUSE - Black holes and Revelations << my fav album of the moment..

Less well known stuff:

Little Feat
The Blue Nile
Albert Collins
BB King
John Lee Hooker
Buddy Guy
Robert Ward....

I could go on and on... But that's the cream of the crop so far :cool: :smashin:

[EricHitchmo]

Howling Bells - Howling Bells

A magical album.

Also, Master of Puppets (obviously).