What are you listening to, right now................
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@tim i fucking appreciate you bro
I love Fu Manchu. King of the Road is an awesome track. There are a couple of other absolute bangers on that album too. I love that they are what they are, and they just don't give a fuck. Album after album of fuzzy stoner rock
You put me on to Red Fang, and i fucking love them. Wires is great, but Prehistoric Dog is amazing. Plus another amazing video
I heart you Tim
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Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera have collaborated during lockdown and put out an album together - Caught By The Heart.
Very jazzy. Manzanera says it takes him back to his childhood days in Cuba. Continues Finns interesting partnerships of the last few years. Finn writes lyics and sings in Spanish despite not knowing the language. Even has Tim's daughter doing skat
Unfortunately only the title track is available on You Tuba nd it's pretty meh so given it's 50 years in 2022 since Roxy Musics debut
New album is bloody good if you want something more eclectic than the usual mainstream pap though
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So Isle of Wight festival was on over the weekend and they televised a lot of it. I caught some highlights in the evening and watched a couple of sets as well. Here is the Major Rage review of what I saw.
- Snow Patrol - full set. Really good best of hits set. Some great sing alongs and they do have quite the back catalogue. Was really impressed on the whole
- The Script - full set. Who the hell are these guys? I'd not heard of them at all. Front man is an ex boy-band so knows how to sing and put on a show. Songs are very very anthemic, if nothing new or exciting. Doubt will ever win any awards, but decent sort of watching and no doubt a great crowd to be a part of if they know the songs
- Duran Duran - erm, shithouse. I saw them 10 years ago and they were fucking great. Le Bon is just old now and unfortunately, can't really sing! Think he was having mega issues as was adjusting his ear piece a lot. Band was great, but Simon is just an old guy in tight pants now.
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - I've always thought she's seriously fucking hot so watched her for this. I wasn't disappointed, although she's hot in a mum sort of way these days. Really only has one song, so sung mainly covers plus that. Good eye candy for a middle aged bloke.
- David Guetta - I'm not really a raver, have had my time with that and do it enjoy it every now and again. But if I could pick one set to be at, it was his. Starts off with Titanium and all sorts of mixes and had an incredible light show. Crowd went nuts, it looked totally awesome.
- Maysie Peters - UK's answer to Bic Runga ... very talented young girl.
- Supergrass - Not listened to them in ages, and man I'd forgotten about how good they are! @MN5 I think you'd really enjoy them as the baselines behind the tracks are all over the show. Put on a great set, had the sundowner slot and I really enjoyed them. Drummer is like animal from sesame street. Man they can play fast.
- Sam Fender - not heard of this bloke, was ok, nothing new or interesting in my view
- Becky Hill - bit of Amy Winehouse / Joss Stone about her and I quite liked her set. Again, nothing revolutionary but enjoyed it.
So yeah, not there, but probably watched 4-5 hours of it.
(before people ask, yes things are open and I should be out 'n about on Fri/Sat evenings in the indian summer we are having here in September, but marathon in two weeks make Major Rage a very boring person)
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@majorrage said in What are you listening to, right now................:
So Isle of Wight festival was on over the weekend and they televised a lot of it. I caught some highlights in the evening and watched a couple of sets as well. Here is the Major Rage review of what I saw.
- Snow Patrol - full set. Really good best of hits set. Some great sing alongs and they do have quite the back catalogue. Was really impressed on the whole
- The Script - full set. Who the hell are these guys? I'd not heard of them at all. Front man is an ex boy-band so knows how to sing and put on a show. Songs are very very anthemic, if nothing new or exciting. Doubt will ever win any awards, but decent sort of watching and no doubt a great crowd to be a part of if they know the songs
- Duran Duran - erm, shithouse. I saw them 10 years ago and they were fucking great. Le Bon is just old now and unfortunately, can't really sing! Think he was having mega issues as was adjusting his ear piece a lot. Band was great, but Simon is just an old guy in tight pants now.
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - I've always thought she's seriously fucking hot so watched her for this. I wasn't disappointed, although she's hot in a mum sort of way these days. Really only has one song, so sung mainly covers plus that. Good eye candy for a middle aged bloke.
- David Guetta - I'm not really a raver, have had my time with that and do it enjoy it every now and again. But if I could pick one set to be at, it was his. Starts off with Titanium and all sorts of mixes and had an incredible light show. Crowd went nuts, it looked totally awesome.
- Maysie Peters - UK's answer to Bic Runga ... very talented young girl.
- Supergrass - Not listened to them in ages, and man I'd forgotten about how good they are! @MN5 I think you'd really enjoy them are the baselines behind the tracks are all over the show. Put on a great set, had the sundowner slot and I really enjoyed them. Drummer is like animal from sesame street. Man they can play fast.
- Sam Fender - not heard of this bloke, was ok, nothing new or interesting in my view
- Becky Hill - bit of Amy Winehouse / Joss Stone about her and I quite liked her set. Again, nothing revolutionary but enjoyed it.
So yeah, not there, but probably watched 4-5 hours of it.
(before people ask, yes things are open and I should be out 'n about on Fri/Sat evenings in the indian summer we are having here in September, but marathon in two weeks make Major Rage a very boring person)
Disappointed in Duran Duran but unfortunately bands aren’t sports stars….they don’t have selectors to drop them when maybe they should.
I hear ya re Supergrass, saw them live about 20 years ago and they were awesome, glad they’re still around !
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@tim said in What are you listening to, right now................:
A decade later I accepted that I am just old.
I have a mate who sends me tik toks occasionally. The music in those made me realise I'm old as I just hate the music on them. What the fuck has happened to hip hop?
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@nepia said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@tim said in What are you listening to, right now................:
A decade later I accepted that I am just old.
I have a mate who sends me tik toks occasionally. The music in those made me realise I'm old as I just hate the music on them. What the fuck has happened to hip hop?
People realised they could make money?
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@majorrage said in What are you listening to, right now................:
So Isle of Wight festival was on over the weekend and they televised a lot of it. I caught some highlights in the evening and watched a couple of sets as well. Here is the Major Rage review of what I saw.
- Snow Patrol - full set. Really good best of hits set. Some great sing alongs and they do have quite the back catalogue. Was really impressed on the whole
- The Script - full set. Who the hell are these guys? I'd not heard of them at all. Front man is an ex boy-band so knows how to sing and put on a show. Songs are very very anthemic, if nothing new or exciting. Doubt will ever win any awards, but decent sort of watching and no doubt a great crowd to be a part of if they know the songs
- Duran Duran - erm, shithouse. I saw them 10 years ago and they were fucking great. Le Bon is just old now and unfortunately, can't really sing! Think he was having mega issues as was adjusting his ear piece a lot. Band was great, but Simon is just an old guy in tight pants now.
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - I've always thought she's seriously fucking hot so watched her for this. I wasn't disappointed, although she's hot in a mum sort of way these days. Really only has one song, so sung mainly covers plus that. Good eye candy for a middle aged bloke.
- David Guetta - I'm not really a raver, have had my time with that and do it enjoy it every now and again. But if I could pick one set to be at, it was his. Starts off with Titanium and all sorts of mixes and had an incredible light show. Crowd went nuts, it looked totally awesome.
- Maysie Peters - UK's answer to Bic Runga ... very talented young girl.
- Supergrass - Not listened to them in ages, and man I'd forgotten about how good they are! @MN5 I think you'd really enjoy them as the baselines behind the tracks are all over the show. Put on a great set, had the sundowner slot and I really enjoyed them. Drummer is like animal from sesame street. Man they can play fast.
- Sam Fender - not heard of this bloke, was ok, nothing new or interesting in my view
- Becky Hill - bit of Amy Winehouse / Joss Stone about her and I quite liked her set. Again, nothing revolutionary but enjoyed it.
So yeah, not there, but probably watched 4-5 hours of it.
(before people ask, yes things are open and I should be out 'n about on Fri/Sat evenings in the indian summer we are having here in September, but marathon in two weeks make Major Rage a very boring person)
fucking looove Sophie Ellis Bextor. Went out with a chick for a while for no other reason than she looked like her. Saw her the other day, she no longer does.
I saw Duran Duran when the bizarrely turned up on the bill of the V Festival some 14 years ago? (i went mainly for the Pumpkins and QoTSA) and they were okay then. Father Time is undefeated.
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today's Spotify Throwback Thursday playlist is a banger. 1991 tracks.
sick as a motherfucker
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so just rewatching Rocknrolla ..Ritchie always seems to have an interesting mix of music associated with his film..love it
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This is a great goth/minimal wave mix, though you may want to skip to 14:00 in if you want to avoid the industrial stuff.
Tears On The Wall by Twilight Ritual is such a banger. Great intro.
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@majorrage said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Sophie Ellis Bextor - I've always thought she's seriously fucking hot so watched her for this. I wasn't disappointed, although she's hot in a mum sort of way these days. Really only has one song, so sung mainly covers plus that. Good eye candy for a middle aged bloke.
Saw her singing before she became uber-famous - about 1999? She was bloody great, sang a load of stuff from different genres and had a great range. She really impressed my ex, who was a semi-pro singer who knew her stuff on vocalists
Her Read my Lips album is really good.