Random Music Thoughts

[Nickyboy]

Photo 6: 11.40am. Last photo. A bus has passed though, going north. Pretty good, but a little bit cramped. Iain MacMillan climbs down from his stepladder.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Photo 5: 11.38am. This is the one. Police van has turned up, mystery man on the right & three decorators in the background. Beatles’ nicely in step.

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That was fun.

And it was just this moment that I realized that everyone has their left foot forward except Paul. If they were truly trying to stay in step, he was making it harder for himself. Or maybe this shot was a wonderful accident of symmetry.

 

[Nickyboy]

Aerosmith's original tour van has been found in the woods of western MA: https://www.boston.com/culture/musi...van-found-western-massachusetts?event=event51

 

[Nickyboy]

The 50 most influential dance/electronic albums of all time, according to MixMag: https://mixmag.net/feature/the-50-most-influential-dance-music-albums-of-all-time

I might have to check out some of the ones I don't know. They sound interesting.

 

[Nickyboy]

Math proves that John Lennon, not McCartney, wrote "In My Life": https://www.npr.org/2018/08/11/6374...hare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

 

[axolotl]

Math proves that John Lennon, not McCartney, wrote "In My Life": https://www.npr.org/2018/08/11/6374...hare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

There is some contention that Paul also did not write the Epistle to the Hebrews.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

There is some contention that Paul also did not write the Epistle to the Hebrews.

And yet more suspicion that his name wasn't even Paul. Some called him "Al."

 

[axolotl]

And yet more suspicion that his name wasn't even Paul. Some called him "Al."

I can be your long lost pal
If you'll be my bodyguard

 

[Nickyboy]

A music maven that I follow in Twitter was bemoaning that there are no sites that combine music discussion with social commentary. I replied with "musicagournets.org" and he lliked and retweeted it. Look out for new members soon!

 

[axolotl]

A music maven that I follow in Twitter was bemoaning that there are no sites that combine music discussion with social commentary. I replied with "musicagournets.org" and he lliked and retweeted it. Look out for new members soon!

Hey! There's no such site!
https://www.google.com/search?q=musicagournets&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1

 

[Nickyboy]

Hey! There's no such site!
https://www.google.com/search?q=musicagournets&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1

It's the Italian version of our site.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

It's the Italian version of our site.

“Musica” is also Spanish.

 

[Nickyboy]

“Musica” is also Spanish.

Yes, but that site is lasmusicagourmets.org

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Yes, but that site is lasmusicagourmets.org

BRB, buying some domains...

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Robert Plant is 70 today.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Robert Plant is 70 today.

A quirk I inherited from my mother, each of my house plants has a name. And yet I never thought to name one "Robert."

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I am 100% an album listener. The way Spotify deemphasizes album listening is annoying.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

John Coltrane and the End of Jazz

https://www.weeklystandard.com/dominic-green/john-coltrane-and-the-end-of-jazz

 

[Nickyboy]

Another reason to clean out your sock drawer periodically: https://www.nme.com/news/music/noel-gallagher-finds-long-lost-album-sock-drawer-2371626

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Bland on Blonde: why the old rock music canon is finished.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...canon-is-finished-greatest-albums-digital-age