Originally posted by Trev33Never listened before. He sounds quite creative and sort of original but I really dislike that style of singing. He should get himself a good vocalist IMO.
Ever listen to Rufus Wainwright? Check Want Two out on Spotify. Skip the first sound though...
So far a day's listening has given me:-
La Vie En Rose: Louis Armstrong
It Don't Mean A Thing: Duke Ellington
The Way You Look Tonight: Billie Holiday
Ice Ice Baby: Vanilla Ice
Israelites: Desmond Dekker & The Aces
I Can See Clearly Now - Edit: Johnny Nash
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover: Paul Simon
Fernando: Abba
Enjoy The Silence: Depeche Mode
Celebration: Kool & The Gang, Eumir Deodato
I'd heard all of them before but now at least I have a list of tracks to buy. Actually, I've probably never heard the real lyrics to Israelites--I remember the tune being used to advertise a spread called Vita-Lite 🙂.
And a new-to-me classical piece:-
An Evening Hymn, Z. 193: Henry Purcell
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Originally posted by NoEarthlyReasonHe is genius.
Never listened before. He sounds quite creative and sort of original but I really dislike that style of singing. He should get himself a good vocalist IMO.
What about Christina Perri, Jar of Hearts. Cheesy lyrics but it's pretty decent.
Did I just admit that? Jesus.
Also the Zoe unplugged version is good as well... Spanish though. And again pretty cheesy lyrics.
The airborne toxic event
All for a woman (alternative version)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz1xIhq1Fh4
All I ever wanted
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DaMWRKRzJEk
The kids are ready to die (alternative version)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cU7HD_JWIdQ
Sometime around midnight
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UYPoMjR6-Ao
The Boss
Jungleland
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_0nbEzVdY
Meeting across the river
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbX2LYZx2A
Dream Theater
The count of tuscany
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YkEzATW8Ubs
Octavarium
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVMIk3xYaYo
Originally posted by darvlayThere are some local legends about at a band with that name, but no sane person believes them. According to lore, they claimed they were bigger than Richard Dawkins. And I've already got all their decent records.
Have you ever heard of a band called the Beatles?
Originally posted by Great King RatAirborne Toxic Event seem like nice, creative people, but their music does nothing for me.
[b]The airborne toxic event
All for a woman (alternative version)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz1xIhq1Fh4
All I ever wanted
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DaMWRKRzJEk
The kids are ready to die (alternative version)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cU7HD_JWIdQ
Sometime around midnight
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Octavarium
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVMIk3xYaYo[/b]
Bruce Springsteen-- well, I must bow to his popularity but all of his songs just wash over me.
Dream Theater--to me, this fits into the 'aggressive' category I mentioned above.
Originally posted by NoEarthlyReasonThis is one of my all time favorites. For me this and Country Western is easy listening.
A few weeks ago I bought a few "pop" (the modern R&B form, I think) songs on iTunes. I'm a classical buff really, but I'm feeling a desire to listen to some pop music, and wondered if you can suggest anything truly outstanding. I just looked up 50 "Great Debut Albums" on the iTunes store and sampled most of the frequently downloaded songs I didn't kn ...[text shortened]... ed and dreamlike Future Strings by Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita from their album Clychau Dibon.
I had to add the second song 😕
Given your love of classical and your folk tendencies, you may enjoy Annie Clark aka St. Vincent, who is not just your run-of-the-mill songwriter. She has a little more edge to her, isn't afraid to delve into different genres herself and sculpts very unconventional pop songs.
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/st-vincent-mn0000574035/biography
Originally posted by NoEarthlyReasonEh, to each their own. Be prepared to look high and low, sometimes it takes a while to find what speaks to you. Good luck. 🙂
As soon as I heard the first track I wondered if it was her that sang 'True Colors' which I remember liking back in the 80s. But she's not really my cup of tea any more—her voice doesn't appeal to me at all now, even though I must have found it alluring back then.