Music - what are people listening to now?

[dtaai-maai]

Just for you chaps. Happy Easter.

[joelle]

Just for you chaps. Happy Easter.

Great thanks, love it.
And a Happy Easter to you too

[dtaai-maai]

And by special request, for my buddy and fellow rugby fan pharvey...

[dtaai-maai]

I'm familiarising myself with Billie Holiday this afternoon, and was particularly moved by this song:

[PeteC]

'King of Twang' guitarist Duane Eddy dies at 86

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68940716

American guitarist Duane Eddy - hailed by many as one of the founding fathers of rock and roll - has died aged 86.

His death occurred on 30 April in Franklin, Tennessee, his wife Deed said. The cause was cancer.

The Grammy-winning artist had a run of instrumental hits in the 1950s and 60s. He reached the charts again in 1986 with a remake of his song Peter Gunn.

He was called the King of Twang for his distinctive style. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

In 2008, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum also made him its inductee.

"Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature 'Twang' sound," Eddy's representative was quoted as saying by Variety's website.

"He was the first rock and roll guitar god, a truly humble and incredible human being. He will be sorely missed."

Eddy was born in Corning, New York state, in 1936. He began playing the guitar at a young age.

Eddy was self-taught and his distinctive sound inspired artists from The Beatles to Blondie,

During his illustrious career spanning seven decades, he sold more than 100 million records.

Echoes of his distinctive slow twang come through loud and clear on The Beatles' Day Tripper, Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run and Blondie's Atomic.

In 2011, Eddy told the BBC: "When people come right out, like Bruce Springsteen or John Fogerty, and say: 'Duane was a big influence,' that's just one of the perks and rewards of what I did.

"That's worth more to me than money and the fame. That goes right to the heart."

[Jimbob]

love this track by Lamyai doing a Jack Papho song. I think its called 'I'm genuine'. Isan Morlum style,It has been a hit in Brazil.

[Dannie Boy]

Just as well we all have different tastes.


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[Nereus]

Just as well we all have different tastes.


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Geez, your not wrong!!!

[pharvey]

It's been a little while since I really looked here....

Just for you chaps. Happy Easter.

This I love and it brings back some great memories - ALL clean I might add!!

I'm familiarising myself with Billie Holiday this afternoon, and was particularly moved by this song:

This one, not so much. Incredible feeling, but......

And by special request, for my buddy and fellow rugby fan pharvey...

Now if those "Twits in Twickers" (now that was polite ) just understood the words and origin..... BUT, how could you put the EC version up there!!?

love this track by Lamyai doing a Jack Papho song. I think its called 'I'm genuine'. Isan Morlum style,It has been a hit in Brazil.

I truly had forgotten how painful Thai Music could be - not too sure whether to thank you or not!!

[Nereus]

Unlike the Thai Morlum, there is no doubt that this is a woman!

[STEVE G]

I remember in the early eighties driving around with my brother listening to Toto, one of his favourite bands.
Forty years later I managed to see them live last night in Luxembourg:

[pharvey]

I remember in the early eighties driving around with my brother listening to Toto, one of his favourite bands.
Forty years later I managed to see them live last night in Luxembourg:

Got to see them in Cologne in'91 - fantastic! Honestly didn't know they were still going!

Pity they're not at Glastonbury which starts on June 26th - Details here https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/artic ... bbc-sounds

[STEVE G]

Got to see them in Cologne in'91 - fantastic! Honestly didn't know they were still going!

It was incredible, one of the best concerts I've ever been to!

[dtaai-maai]

I'm rewatching the Peaky Blinders series. I've always enjoyed the theme tune and I finally got around to exploring the music of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It's the sort of stuff that insists you listen to the lyrics. Not what you'd call uplifting, in fact it reminded me a bit of Leonard Cohen, who was a great comfort to me in my teens , when I was convinced everything was against me.

[404cameljockey]

Yes DM there's some good music to be picked up while watching TV series, I started doing that a lot recently, running SoundHound on my phone while the track is playing to identify it.

The series Dark Winds apart from being an excellent watch is stuffed full of a ragbag of great oldies from different genres. Looks like the whole lot is available on a Spotify tracklist titled 'Dark Winds' (who'da thought?) uploaded by a lady named jessmatt (Bernadette shiiiiiiet) who has some other very tasty looking classic playlists there too. My tastes are very catholic (small 'c', no psalms) so it's great for me, only skipping the occasional track while driving.

As it's almost three years since I lost my wife I've also managed to start listening to country music again, usually without falling down the dark well.
"181.fm Kickin' Country" on the radio.net phone/Android app, sending to any Bluetooth equipped device (car radio, home amp, etc.). Strangely I enjoy the nostalgia of occasional ads, and no DJs, just music. I believe music radio in the UK now is 80pct ads and chattering DJs and bit of music in between?