What are you listening to?

Yeah, there is some crazy stuff here... most old geezers like me have not heard before!
I got a Snek, Walking & Taps alternative music / video tutorial. :popcorn:
 
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"I need the saint detective
Who can find my stolen years
I need the saint of needing
I need the saint of loss
The one who gave up wanting
His heart to trash to toss
I need the saint of longing
I need the saint of will
I need the saint of killers
Too afraid to kill

I need the saint of weapons
That never hurt no one
But struggle towards perfection
To obliterate the sun
I need the saint of drinking
Wine and ice-cold beer
Is there any saint of thinking
Beyond the reach of fear?
The saint of our desire
Is sitting here with me
He says you ain't no Buddha
There ain't no mystic tree
You could sit forever
And never understand
The mind of the creator
Moving mountains in your hand"
(I know what you're thinking and you're right)
 
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lurv buh-jork

Seeing as I am heading to Chicago for business and it being the birthplace of House Music...

I've been a House Head since '86 so this is going to be epic. I did a couple dj gigs there (raves) but I flew in, went to the venue and hit the Airport right after I was finished in order to make the West Coast in time for sunrise and go at it again. The next time I was so tired from 4 straight nights on the road that I went to hotel,venue then hotel to sleep before heading back home to D.C.

So this trip to Chicago has me bringing an extra suitcase to fill with music (mostly vinyl, hopefully) from pawn stores, record shops and who knows where else I can dig. I hope the TSA does not have a limit on bad *** music checked in. I am okay with paying the weight cost. Classic track right here, y'all. It tells a story.

 
OK kids, the old guy is going real old school psychedelic rock on ya'll. Yes, Iron Butterfly... nothing to do the butterfly reference on the what tattoo are you wearing thread.

I was talking with a older co-worker the other day about the huge impact this song had on music a the time and our generation. Some credit this song and Jimi Hendrix with introducing Heavy Metal to the pop scene. It is the long version of this song because it is the best. LONG drum solo.

For any of you interested in some of the myths, legends and history behind the band, it is interesting as there are some connections to intelligence agencies, meta-physical & mathematical things, etc. if you want to browse and explore them.

Old Hippie, Longhorn Catholic and a few others around here will probably appreciate this one.

Turn up the volume!!!

 
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Hell to the yeah!!! Greatness. I have that album and it's a tough listen all the way through but in segments and in the right mood it is an elixir.
 
snek said:
lurv buh-jork

Seeing as I am heading to Chicago for business and it being the birthplace of House Music...

I've been a House Head since '86 so this is going to be epic. I did a couple dj gigs there (raves) but I flew in, went to the venue and hit the Airport right after I was finished in order to make the West Coast in time for sunrise and go at it again. The next time I was so tired from 4 straight nights on the road that I went to hotel,venue then hotel to sleep before heading back home to D.C.

So this trip to Chicago has me bringing an extra suitcase to fill with music (mostly vinyl, hopefully) from pawn stores, record shops and who knows where else I can dig. I hope the TSA does not have a limit on bad *** music checked in. I am okay with paying the weight cost. Classic track right here, y'all. It tells a story.

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I'm so jealous!!! I'm already itching to go back to Chicago!!
 
Are you sure that something else is not causing that itch? :smile1: That little itch could be telling you something.
 
When the original album came out I remember my babysitter playing it over and over again. I also remember thinking that the section starting at 2:05 must have been the sound from being on a roller coaster ride. :)

 
Led Zeppelin I & II are my favorites albums of LZ. Still listen to those 2 CD's in my car from time to time.

I was in HS when Whole Lotta Love was released and your baby-sitter was listening to it... she had good taste but it makes me feel... kinda old:whiteflag:
 
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Led Zeppelin I & II are my favorites albums of LZ. Still listen to those 2 CD's in my car from time to time.

I was in HS when Whole Lotta Love was released and your baby-sitter was listening to it... she had good taste but it makes me feel... kinda old:whiteflag:
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I've got one of the boxed sets :hookem2:
 
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Are you sure that something else is not causing that itch? :smile1: That little itch could be telling you something.
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Nah, my physical came back a-ok. Also, you really need to use the quote features! @Dionysus it seems like lots of folks are forgetting about the awesome things we can do here like quoting and tagging people so that they see your reply. Are you noticing that as well?
 
Inspired by Iron Butterfly, I am now listening to some other music from that time.

Summer 1967 and the US was greatly escalating the troop buildup in Vietnam and that concerned a lot of people. I was a tender 13 - at a church camp around Lake Whitney (Hillsboro) had my little transistor radio in my cabin, at night we played spin the bottle, her name was Paula and this song was # 1 on KLIF - AM 1190 in Dallas. Great memories.

This song was a monster hit for the Doors.

If you are a fan of the Doors you might check out Oliver Stone's movie. It was highly criticized in 1991 when released but it is worth watching.

 
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It's interesting that listening to Iron Butterfly, The Doors and Emerson Lake and Palmer to hear keyboards/organs. Has that gone out of style or am I just not paying enough attention these days to hear it?
 
OldHippie said:
It's interesting that listening to Iron Butterfly, The Doors and Emerson Lake and Palmer to hear keyboards/organs. Has that gone out of style or am I just not paying enough attention these days to hear it?
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Good point OH, the organ is the forgotten man now.

So many groups made it a key part of their songs in the 60's. Butterfly, especially The Doors - Back Door Man, ELP, The Stones & Beatles, Paul Revere & The Raiders come to mind.

I still have The Doors Greatest Hits CD and I still listen to it frequently.



and Soul Kitchen:



Gawd, the Doors made some allsome MUSIC back in the day!!!
 
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@Dionysus and @TheWalkingHorn are fancy
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I was listening to this on XM Radio commuting to the office this morning. Very pleasant to listen to driving in rain and darkness. Not fully sure why, but my mind drifted back to years before this song came along... reminded me of "her".

 
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@WorsterMan -- Moby has some excellent stuff, really unique and a distinctive sound. I have several of his albums in iTunes.
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Yeah, I like the soundtrack music Moby did for the Bourne movies - in fact I bought both movie soundtrack CD's back when the movies were released. I just never got around to listening to Moby until today after I started hearing this track "Sunday" played a great deal and became curious enough to find out who it was. I listened to some other tracks and greatest hits today on u-tube - liked a great deal of it. Good stuff!
 
I warned you I have broad and diverse musical tastes.

I am listening to the u-tube docu-video of the making of the 1966 Pet Sounds album by the Beach Boys and the tortured genius Brian Wilson. This work inspired many other artists including the Beatles who later produced the Sgt. Pepper's album.

The song Good Vibrations was not on that album but should have been. It was created during those same studio sessions.

Here is one of my favorites from that album:



And studio version of Good Vibrations:

 
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WorsterMan, I was in England in 1967. It was interesting that the favorite band of most of the Brits was the Beach Boys while the Americans liked the Beatles more.
 
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WorsterMan, I was in England in 1967. It was interesting that the favorite band of most of the Brits was the Beach Boys while the Americans liked the Beatles more.
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I always thought the Brits liked the thought of this magic place in America or at least California of beaches, sun, warmth, cars, girls, fun in a country where it is NOT cold, wet and cloudy many days of the year. Americans loved the Beatles because they were British, had a unique sound and vibe that hit at the exact right time in American music culture. There are probably other things but these are the things that come to mind first for both groups.

OH - what were you doing in England in 1967. Oxford, employment or military or none of these?
 
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