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Cobblestoned said:Euronews just showing a clip about Scorsese's film about George.
Scorsese
"Living in a material world"
TexPat said:Astounded by the fact that there is a band called Yes, I played some of Tales from a Topographic Ocean for my son followed by some No Means No.
Kvinto said:
they are one of the giants of prog rock and i like them
Yes - Roundabout
Yes - I've Seen All Good People
TexPat said:Good stuff. Add to that Billy Cobham's Red Baron. Not a lot of music like that anymore.
Angliru said:You have to check out their release, "Fragile" with the track "Roundabout". They were one of my favorite bands way back in the day.
Angliru said:This is what happens when you don't visit the forum often enough. Kvinto beat me to the Yes suggestion of Roundabout. I'm with you on "I've Seen All Good People". Great music!
on3m@n@rmy said:Finally! Someone finally broke open the bottle of Led for your Head. Anytime I listen to Led Zepp I have to listen to that Levee song with that driving beat by John Bonham.
The Hitch said:Sorceres's Aprentice was created by Disney for the film.
Pastoral Symphony has a good story but it doesnt make the piece that much better.
Same with The nutcracker Suite other than the iconic dance of Mushrooms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeMIzUJSpsA&feature=related
The piece which Fantasia really works miracles with is the Dance of the Hours,.
Rite of Spring was always a great piece Fantasia just found a perfect fit.
But Dance of the Hours is a piece which Fantasia improves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pbQdtkbCcQ&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL11F456C29C3933B6
mortand said:Ok, first installment of my 33 recommendations. I'm just gonna do it chronologically. My musical taste isn't quite as eclectic as Tank Engine and fedaia (I assume), and 75 % of these albums are probably too whiny for their own good and they're probably not even my 33 favorites, but...you know...they're all fabulous. Oh yeah, I'm very much a kid of the 90's - it shows.
1. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground (1969). This is the quiet VU album and my personal favorite of that bunch. You can't f... up an album that includes songs like 'Candy Says', 'Pale Blue Eyes', 'What Goes On', 'I'm Set Free' and so on. Not to mention 'The Murder Mystery', nine messy minutes of oddness. This album was quite a departure from the predecessor, the manically noisy "White Light/White Heat". It's actually very pretty - musically, that is.
Pale Blue Eyes
2. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969). This one may seem short, including just seven songs, but oh my! that's seven songs of length and, best of all, brilliance. There's the famous guitar rockouts ('Cinnamon Girl', 'Down by the River', 'Cowgirl in the Sand') the gorgeous ballad 'Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)' and I have to mention my unlikely favorite, the clumsy country stomper '(When You're on) The Losing End'. Not an obvious Neil Young-favorite, but I can't resist the melancholy chorus and the strange howls and yelps here and there.
(When You're on) The Losing End
3. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983). Huge jump in time. Primitive and angsty acoustic punk rock, or something like that. Violent Femmes are probably a love-it-or-hate-it thing, but I'm totally in awe of this masterpiece. 'Blister in the Sun', 'Kiss Off' and 'Add It Up' are the most well-known songs, but my favorite is the driving 'Promise'. Nothing more to say about this - it's short and fantastic.
Promise
4. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987). The album that sparked my interest in music, I think. I was eight years old when it was released, and my older sister bought the cassette, which I couldn't stop listening to. Especially the a side, the one with all the singles. Oh well, everybody knows this one, no need to go on for hours about it, but in my mind this album is timeless. U2 were pretty much untouchable from "War" (1983) to "Zooropa" (1993). This was their peak, though, and 'Running to Stand Still' is an all time favorite in this household.
Running to Stand Still
fedaia said:would mr limerick please give me a few more hours before revealing his favourite Waits?
Tank Engine said:U2 were the band who dragged me kicking and screaming out of New Romanticism (I was very much a teenager of the 80s). I first saw them on the Joshua Tree tour and love "Running to a Stand Still". My favourite albums are Unforgettable Fire and Achtung Baby, but the A side of Joshua Tree rocked. So yes from that era (1983-1993).
meat puppet said:the femmes' hallowed ground is one of my fave albums ever. a visit into gordon gano's head is good now and again, but i sure wouldnt want to live there. also the hits from the first record are very fine indeed, waiting for the bus is my fave i guess.
Tank Engine said:16. Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Seven Days of Falling.
A superb Swedish trio whose frontman/pianist tragically died in a car crash a few years ago. It's difficult for me to pick out a favourite EST album, but this is the one that introduced to them and remains one of my favourites. Ballad for the Unborn is a good example of their subtle, crystalline music. However, later work, in particular Leucocyte, can be more edgy.
fedaia said:Dead Can Dance * The Serpent's Egg, The Walkabouts * Devil's Road, Swans * White Light from the Mouth of Infinity