What are you listening to? Part III

[pachyderm]

Well I am listening to The Jam, In The City. First time hearing, and I think it's great.

One of my all time faves of that era!

 

[pachyderm]

Fair enough.

The music of our youth carries an extraordinary emotional heft that much modern music - irrespective of how original or powerful - rarely succeeds in replicating.


My personal preferences included The Jam, The Stranglers,........granted, I do draw the line at The Sex Pistols (though I vividly recall having been asked by the son of the French family - with whom I spent some time - about the pronunciation of certain words - lyrics - and having been entreated by him to tutor him in matters such as the precise articulation and specific delivery of some expressions).

I've never cared for the pistols.

 

[Snow4maen]

I'm on to The Stranglers now, Black and White. It's grand. Super happy to have discovered something new to me. I knew they existed, but had never stopped and listened.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I'm on to The Stranglers now, Black and White. It's grand. Super happy to have discovered something new to me. I knew they existed, but had never stopped and listened.

One of the things I have long loved when listening to The Stranglers is the spell-binding keyboard playing of (the late, great) Dave Greenfield.

Listen to No More Heroes, (that song electrified me when I first heard it), and the superlative Golden Brown (simply awesome), among many, many others.

 

[KaliYoni]

punk references

I'm like @Scepticalscribe ...more of a first wave punk and post-punk listener than later stuff. So if you're interested in starting points, here are some ideas:

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Black Flag: the Damaged album ("as a parent, I found it an anti-parent record").
Minor Threat: Complete Discography
Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime
The Avengers: The Avengers (compilation)

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UK Subs: Crash Course
Wire: Pink Flag
X-Ray Spex: Oh Bondage Up Yours! (single)
The Slits: Cut
Siouxsie and the Banshees: Once Upon a Time/The Singles

 

[Snow4maen]

I'm like @Scepticalscribe ...more of a first wave punk and post-punk listener than later stuff. So if you're interested in starting points, here are some ideas:

🇺🇸
Black Flag: the Damaged album ("as a parent, I found it an anti-parent record").
Minor Threat: Complete Discography
Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime
The Avengers: The Avengers (compilation)

🇬🇧
UK Subs: Crash Course
Wire: Pink Flag
X-Ray Spex: Oh Bondage Up Yours! (single)
The Slits: Cut
Siouxsie and the Banshees: Once Upon a Time/The Singles

This is great, thank you.

 

[BotchQue]

NO one should have to watch a Milli Vanilli video, nor any part of a Journey "Separate Ways" video, but a 90-second clip of both, with commentary from Beevis and Butthead, is exquisite! I hadn't seen this before.

 

[BotchQue]

This will only be of interest to the musicians here, a 13-minute interview with Chad Wackerman about his 3-day audition with Frank Zappa, and his subsequent rehearsal/tour (I got to see him twice). Damn, I thought college jazz band was tough...

 

[KaliYoni]

This will only be of interest to the musicians here, a 13-minute interview with Chad Wackerman about his 3-day audition with Frank Zappa, and his subsequent rehearsal/tour (I got to see him twice). Damn, I thought college jazz band was tough...

https://www.discogs.com/master/119893-Zappa-The-Best-Band-You-Never-Heard-In-Your-Life

So you can take a Sharpie and cross out the “Never”?
;-)

(Now you’ve made me want to go and dig up my copy)

 

[rm5]

This will only be of interest to the musicians here, a 13-minute interview with Chad Wackerman about his 3-day audition with Frank Zappa, and his subsequent rehearsal/tour (I got to see him twice). Damn, I thought college jazz band was tough...

Wow! Thanks for sharing this! I've heard of "The Black Page," but never actually listened to it or dug into it all that much. Here's a video by Shawn Crowder (who I believe is Adam Neely's drummer) about the piece:

 

[Krafty]

 

[Snow4maen]

I've woken up with a bit of attitude this morning, and I am now enjoying some of The Jesus Lizard, Down.