So, what have you been listening to lately?

[westen44]

Best singer in the Carter family, sadly overlooked today.

I recently saw one of the episodes from the PBS Ken Burns country music documentary.  The story about the Carter family made TV soap operas look like amateur hour. 

[uwe]

Been on a Burt Bacharach kick lately. Man, what an incredible pop song writer! I love his stuff. Reminds me of being a very young kid in the late 60s/early 70s.

Picked up a two CD greatest hits recently. This song here - WOW! Talk about a "different time".  There would be women marching in the streets if this were released today. 

Lyrics of eternal truth and relevance.

[Dave W]

I recently saw one of the episodes from the PBS Ken Burns country music documentary.  The story about the Carter family made TV soap operas look like amateur hour.

Don't get me started. It wasn't a documentary, it was a series of mini-biopics held together by very thin information, leaving out loads of essential history. And most of the bios he did cover were already well known by anyone interested. Granted that non-country fans wouldn't know their backgrounds, but it wasn't as if he dug up anything new.

Anyway, Anita Carter had a beautiful voice.

[westen44]

I was only watching it because my aunt wanted to watch it.  I was just sitting there as a casual observer.  The Civil War is something I know about a lot more than country music.  The Ken Burns documentary on that was very lacking.  But I read in a few places people were disturbed he left out so much vital info in the new country documentary, too.  Basically, it just looks like no matter what the topic, he just gives a superficial view. 

I agree Anita Carter had a superb voice.  So clear and so unlike what you usually hear. 

[4stringer77]

Ken Burns talked about Marty Stuart's career a bunch and the Byrds as well but missed a golden opportunity to bring up the commonality those subjects share. The invention of the B bender. I was wondering why Marty's tele looked so strange on his show.




I oughta drive over to Walpole and give him a piece of my mind. In fact it's a great time of year for anyone wanting to visit New England whether or not you choose to harangue Mr. Burns for his less than excellent documentary making skills. Feel free to loiter on the Guthrie's property in Washington Massachusetts while you're up here, after all this land is your land. 

[uwe]

I was really skeptical of these guys - what is Ten Years After without Alvin Lee and Gary Leo Lyons? But this live recording has changed my mind, they are now a good blues rock band in their own right (with a bow to Ric Lee's and Chick Churchill's illustrious past of course) - but the new guys don't ape their predecessors (Hodgkinson for instance is a totally different bassist to Lyons and Marcus Bonfanti's vocals are much deeper and more gravelly than Alvin Lee's more nasal delivery of yore, which I liked too) and put their individual stamp on the music. Churchill's organ is now more dominant and that is not a bad thing in my book, I like rock keyboard playing.

[Basvarken]

I was really sceptical of these guys - what is Ten Years After without Alvin Lee and Gary Lyons?

Leo. Not Gary.

[uwe]

Right!

[Dave W]

Leroy Van Dyke is 90 today and still touring.

[exiledarchangel]

I am not really into this modern prog metal thingie, but I really like this. I know, it is a bit out of place with all those old people here but give it a try anyway, it is like anal sex, you don't know if you like it if you don't try it first.

[gearHed289]

I am not really into this modern prog metal thingie, but I really like this. I know, it is a bit out of place with all those old people here but give it a try anyway, it is like anal sex, you don't know if you like it if you don't try it first.

That's an instrumental mix. The original version has a combination of cookie monster, screaming, and melodic vocals. Not my thing, but I have to admire the amount of work and memorization that goes into stuff like this.

[uwe]

Watch out for the Greekbanger!!! 



No, it's actually quite alright and more prog than metal to my ears though the lines between those two genres have been blurring for a while now.

[uwe]

Early German Black Metal!!!

[uwe]

From Herr Osterberg's new and reputedly final (?) album:



The above song isn't really representative of the album - still too much guitar -, most tracks sound like you would have imagined a Miles Davis/Iggy Pop collaboration to sound.





I love Iggy's voice, especially when he's doing more ballady stuff.

[4stringer77]

Is nobody listening to the latest from the Who? Solid stuff compared to what they've previously released.