Random Music Thoughts

I suppose this could go into the videos thread, but....this one's got me pondering. RickB posted an album in the "WAYLT" thread which reminded me of a disc I bought in England in 94 of the Mercury Music Prize nominees.

One of the groups on there was Ian McNabb (formerly of the Icicle Works) and Crazy Horse (Neil Young's later band). I always knew Neil's later music ("Rust Never Sleeps", etc.) as being Neil's interpretation of noisy feedback. Well, this video seems to imply to me that the sound was actually McNabb/Crazy Horse's, and not from the mind of Neil. Since I only am more familiar with early Neil stuff, did he meld in with Crazy Horse, or is what is recognized as his later sound really not his, but Crazy Horse's? Because this REALLY has the "Neil" sound. But he isn't on this.

 
Unsomnambulist said:
Thanks, OUT, that was the most interesting article I've read so far this year. And the author peforms music as Wooden Wand.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it. It struck a chord for me. (No pun intended. Well, maybe.) I completely sympathize with his exasperation about trying to consume an endless buffet of available music. It seems like the artists should get more respect than a quick listen and off to the next thing.
 
Unsomnambulist said:
Neil Diamond Retires From Touring After Parkinson’s Diagnosis

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/arts/neil-diamond-retires-parkinsons.html
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About a year ago I asked my gf if she was interested in seeing Neil when he came through our town. She replied "How could you not be interested?" I bought good seats. He's not exactly my kind of music but regardless I enjoyed the show and I'm glad to have had the experience to have gone to a guy's show who's been wowing audiences for 50 years. I shall raise a glass to him tonight.
 
Old Uncle Toe said:
The Perils of the Modern Day Glut of Music:

https://www.npr.org/sections/therec...ic-a-failed-experiment-in-dedicated-listening
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Quote from this article:

“And then one day, a revelation: It occurred to me that it was no longer just difficult to hear all the music I'd amassed, but impossible. I mean literally, mathematically impossible: I calculated that if I lived another, say, 40 years, and spent every minuteof those next 40 years — that's no sleeping, no eating — listening to my collection of music, I would be dead before I could make it all the way through. That means there are records I own today that I will definitely never hear again. It was a sobering thought. [snip]

What did I do after spending a few reflective moments reckoning with this bleak logic? I bought some records.”

:cheer:

A man after my own heart. He’s obviously been talking with Mrs. Ojai.
 
Old Uncle Toe said:
The Perils of the Modern Day Glut of Music:

https://www.npr.org/sections/therec...ic-a-failed-experiment-in-dedicated-listening
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Just getting to this - don't know why I waited so long. Guess I was busy trying to fruitlessly get through a lifetime of music. Articulates far better than I ever could the thought I've been ranting about to my wife, son, anyone who listens for years. Music is plentiful and easy but the absence of hunting for a disc diligently, choosing carefully what one is going to buy, and investing time in dissecting an album suffers with today's listeners (and lets face it, with me too). Is this the reason I haven't heard an album that excites me with the same ferocity as albums of my youth or is it just being older, stodgier and too fixed in my ways to embrace new music as intensely. Who knows? Probably both. Still a great read
And love a man who puts together a good music listening project for himself :thumbsup:
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
Just getting to this - don't know why I waited so long. Guess I was busy trying to fruitlessly get through a lifetime of music. Articulates far better than I ever could the thought I've been ranting about to my wife, son, anyone who listens for years. Music is plentiful and easy but the absence of hunting for a disc diligently, choosing carefully what one is going to buy, and investing time in dissecting an album suffers with today's listeners (and lets face it, with me too). Is this the reason I haven't heard an album that excites me with the same ferocity as albums of my youth or is it just being older, stodgier and too fixed in my ways to embrace new music as intensely. Who knows? Probably both. Still a great read
And love a man who puts together a good music listening project for himself :thumbsup:
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Well said.
Well played. :clap::cheer:Music, that is.

At my age, my thoughts are random, tandem, and rambling. I've even forgotten why I put them inside this tiny box known as a spoiler.
 
It seems like here on the New 'Gourmets jazz seems to be the genre for which the largest number of members share an interest. Is that true?

Just thought about that because lately I've sampled a little more Country music than usual. (Granted, mostly that hybrid Americana/Country.) And except for a little Dwight Yokum on the Great Music of 19xx topics, I don't think I've seen anyone dip their toe in that water.
 
Old Uncle Toe said:
It seems like here on the New 'Gourmets jazz seems to be the genre for which the largest number of members share an interest. Is that true?

Just thought about that because lately I've sampled a little more Country music than usual. (Granted, mostly that hybrid Americana/Country.) And except for a little Dwight Yokum on the Great Music of 19xx topics, I don't think I've seen anyone dip their toe in that water.
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I don't know that jazz is the largest interest here, but peoplehere that like jazz tend to post a lot. Maybe that's why it looks like that. I like jazz a lot too, but it is not my favorite music genre. And as far as contemporary Country music goes, I am not well versed in it, as it isn't a style I really like. When I was a kid, though, I had a Roy Rogers album and kids collection of traditional country/cowboy songs which I loved. Today, every so often a band or performer comes along that catches my ear and then I am surprised to hear it called "Country" music. It's a wider genre than I give it credit. Maybe we should start a "School Me in Country" thread. Let's start with the yodeling cowboys (yes, I do like that style :oops:).
 
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