What are you listening to? [general music thread]

GOOD Fridays leading into MBDTF was peak Kanye. What a great year that was for his fans.

posted by GOONx19

GOOD Fridays leading into MBDTF was peak Kanye. What a great year that was for his fans.

I have to admit, through all his phases, I've never disliked his music.  It wasn't always high-brow stuff, but it was always ear candy.

Jammed to this album last night on the way home 

Junior Kimbrough: You Better Run.

He was a heavy, if not the main influence for the Black Keys. 

A little current event-themed music from about 30 years ago!

Eazy E station i created on Pandora has seen an increase in my rotation!

My wife found a thing called Postmodern Jukebox on Facebook. A guy rearranges semi-recent pop songs into 40s-50s style music and plays them with very talented musicians. We've watched several videos from songs by Metallica to Oasis. It's been pretty cool to listen to well known songs in a completely different arrangement. The Nirvana cover is really good.

https://www.facebook.com/postmodernjukebox/

Just watched their version of Thriller, sung by Wayne Brady. Really good stuff.

Postmodern Jukebox played at The Midland Theatre in Newark last year.My wife and I went to the show and they were amazing, very eclectic in their choices of songs.

posted by cat_lover

Postmodern Jukebox played at The Midland Theatre in Newark last year.My wife and I went to the show and they were amazing, very eclectic in their choices of songs.

I'll keep an eye out to see if they come back. I love the Midland Theatre, my grandma has been working as an usher there for several years. She got us great tickets to the Merle Haggard show a while back.

Been feeling a little melancholy lately.

 

Working my way through nearly 50 years of John Prine.

Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits fame) over the last two weeks; he has some excellent stuff – fairly mellow.

Been on a 90s kick  with Gin Blossoms, REM, Alice in Chains, Goo Goo Dolls.  ALWAYS mixing Beatles in there too.  

The last few weeks was my Merle Haggard channel on Pandora i made.

Since the thread yesterday here about the 5 favorite rock albums i switched to my Dokken channel.

The Used has a new album out today. My 17 year old emo heart is happy. 

I've been on a 90s/00s metal kick.  I like that music during workouts its bled over into daily listening.  System of a Down is my standout favorite from this genre/era.  Love Toxicity and BYOB albums.

I've been listening to Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets over and over again to determine which album is better.

posted by justincredible

I've been listening to Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets over and over again to determine which album is better.

Master of Puppets by a hair.  Both great albums.   They bring me back to the days when Metallica's speed metal was cutting edge.  Great band. 

Anybody listen to the soundtrack of "The Greatest Showman"?  Mrs. Zunardo has been playing it in her car non-stop for the last few weeks.  The music makes you think the movie was about P.T. Barnum producing "The Lion King", lol.  A little over the top for me.  Hugh Jackman has an impressive singing voice, though.  One of the female singers on there can hit some notes that would scare Geddy Lee.