I'm breaking out the leather - Judas Priest - Love Bites

Fair dues... ...Subtle staging there... ...

Currently listening to something for Mirocu, I suspect... ...

Sistar - I Like That...

The Boys of Summer - Don Henley

And now for something completely different.

Crumhorns!

Back in the 70s, when I was really into 'early' music (pre baroque era), I came very close to buying a set of these. Love the sound.

Yes, I like oldies too. By that I mean music over 1000 years old.

The Boys of Summer - The Ataris

and

Summer of '69 - MXPX

This is one of my favorite songs, but this particular version of it is not my favorite. Too fast, among other things.






Aaaah, this is the one I like!

Heh, I'll see your remakes and raise you Elder Scrolls in a full metal cuirass.

The remakes I like best are ones where a band takes an old song and changes it up a little to match their own style. Like by changing the genre of the song or the instruments. So even though it is an old song, it sounds new and different. I like the Ataris and MXPX remakes because they took soft rock ballads and made them into blistering alternative/punk anthems.




Awesome! The song is pretty good too...

But I still have one more remake to go: The Foo Fighters - Baker Street

Oh, I really like that Baker Street remake!

One of the most extreme remakes I’m aware of is Diamonds and Rust – from Joan Baez’s gently haunting original folk song into a passionately heavy metal ballad by Judas Priest. Surprisingly, I quite like them both.

The thing about covers is that if you are going to post one, it should be better than the original. As much as I love the Foo Fighters, this cover is not better than the original. l

Now, here is one that the cover is better than the original: GnR doing Aerosmith's "Mama Kin"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ASRJrWuEc4

Not sure if this counts... ...

While My Guitar Gently Weeps...

GAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!

-Curse you and your indoctrination tactics!! It´s not like I needed more of this!!



New fave btw...

Oh yeah, that one passes !!!! Awesome!






Did anyone else catch Prince's solo around 3:30 on there? F'n AWESOME !!!!!!!!!


Here is just the part where he is going nuts on the guitar:


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/wat...s-solo-20160421

Got in a mood to hear me some Sibelius and came across this fine filmed performance of the violin concerto. I'll cue it a bit before the start of the final movement. There's even a bit of eye candy for those in to that sort of thing. I am of course above such triviality.

Sticking with Sibelius I returned to one of my favorite performances of his second symphony, Leonard Bernstein leading the Vienna Philharmonic. I again cue to a bit before the transition into the last movement.

I consider both these works amongst the cream of their respective genres.

Sometimes I happen to catch an orcestra performing live downwise in the world. Whenever I find such a performance on TV I usually leave it on and prance around with a glass of wine just to make myself feel superior


One performance was about movie music but other than the opening 20th Century Fox score, I didn´t recognize anything! They didn´t do T2, Independence Day, Jurassic Park or any other recognizable tune

Asia - Only Time Will Tell

During lunch yesterday I listened to disc three of Ronald Brautigam's complete Beethoven piano sonata SACD set. It contains sonatas no.8-11 in chronological order. No.8 is the "Pathetique", the earliest of B's piano sonatas so popular (in classical music circles) that most pianist capable of doing so make it a repertoire staple, assuming they are at all interested in Beethoven that is. Here's its lovely slow second movement.

The disc concludes with no.11, op.22, I work I knew not at all until acquiring the Brautigam set. It quickly became a favorite, especially its exhilarating opening movement. Here's a fine audio-only interpretation of the piece by Maurizio Pollini.

The nice thing about having Decrepit here is that he brings plenty of class to the place.

Ozzie !!!! Mama I'm Coming Home:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0siYUjV9UM

Thanks to mALX: Lita and Ozzy - Close My Eyes Forever

And that is how it should be done; and from the era where everyone knew what music was supposed to be. That was one of my favorite songs for a LONG time!

Kid Rock - I Am

The only classical music I listen to is the one and true master.

Shostakovich String Quartet no.8

'Dedicated to the victims of fascism and war...'

I'm surrently working my way through The Very Best of Aerosmith (Cryin', as I write this, to be precise)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMNgbISmF4I


Gotta LOVE Alicia Silverstone in all his vids back then!

What it takes:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMhhVk5w2y0

No Doubt = Don't Speak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3Vdo5etCQ

I'm listening to the Scott Pilgrim vs The World soundtrack(Love that movie! )

Currently: Metric- Black Sheep

I like the song, but that is one hell of a long intro !!!

I've heard songs with longer intros, but at least once it finally gets going its a good song. But I generally fast forward through that bit

Yeah, when something is that repetitive, I have to fast forward through it too.

I'm a long-time fan of the conducting of Klaus Tennstedt. At his best, his performances displayed a certain emotive urgency and intensity that, in my opinion, others seldom equalled. I am fortunate in recently stumbling on an excerpt from his 7 Jan 1984 MET performance of Beethoven's (sole) opera Fidelio; The Leonore Overture No.3 (for orchestra only). I could go on, but the uploader appears to have been a member of the MET orchestra at the time of the is performance and gives a far better account of it in his description than I ever could.

I sometimes listen to classic music in my excavator. Makes me feel above everyone else


Or rather, I find it nice to listen to when I need a break from the commercial radio stations :eacko:

During my latest too rare excursion into music listening I could not resist what is pound for pound my favorite of Joseph Haydn's over one-hundred symphonies, that being No.88 in G major. What's more, I find that my favorite in-concert live video recording of it was re uploaded to YouTube early this year. I won't subject you to the entire piece, but link its joyous final movement. One thing that makes this performance ultra special for me is that at its official conclusion, Bernstein gives as encore a repeat of the finale. The manner in which he does so makes me tear up as often as not.

Here is the link to the finale and its encore, Leonard Bernstein leading the Vienna Philharmonic.

Blue on Black:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy98ObIitLc


Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Love me some Kenny Wayne Shepherd. I saw him in concert once. Fantastic!

Last Goodbye is my favorite song of his. I even love the video. At first he just looks like an ordinary pawn broker. But about half way through I realized that he was more like a sin-eater. People were divesting themselves of the things that they loved, but could no longer live with. And he was the one who took all those things onto himself.

That vid is Awesome!

The Killers- Dustland Fairytale

Nirvana: Come as You Are.

Pulse Ultra - Despot

The self titled album by The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble. Very atmospheric, and well... dark, lol

Soooooole survivor,
of a kill without aleeeeert
Siiiiing your feelings out
your song remains unheeard

Sooooole survivor
got a voice without a sooooound
Meeeeeean mistreators
took away your ground

SOLE SURVIVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5AIu3hcbL8

You guys are kickin´azz!!

With me moving back home from the cottage, I´m once again back to BESTie.

Love options
Excuse me
Hot baby




God help me.

Hans Zimmer - Wonder Woman Theme

Dudes! Dudettes!


Gotta listen to this dude, he makes an incredible metal version of the laboratory stage in Batman for the NES! It´s sick, I tellz ya!

Why the hell can't Khajiit find that awesome version of "Paint it Black" featured on Westworld? This one wants it for his Spanish guitar and Mariachi playlist!