What's your brand of music?

[cityofchill]

In honour of Black Moses, who would have celebrated his 75th birthday yesterday if he hadn't been killed on South Park.
One of America's great musical geniuses who defies genre, and yet helped to define the sounds of funk, soul, and hip hop.

Isaac Hayes with his masterpiece rendition of Glen Campbell's 'By the Time I get to Phoenix:" It has a looong intro to set up the song. The song starts at 8:30 

m.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Kb607VNKM

Hayes was a master songwriter and king of the cover, turning Burt Bacharach pop tunes like The Look of Love and Walk on By into soul masterpieces that were some of 1969's very best music, combining rock, soul, pschadelic, funk, and masterful orchestral production to create some of the most epic songs in modern American music history  — and that's no small feat. 

Isaac Hayes was a prolific artist, and yet I don't know if there is a single tune of his that hasn't been sampled by a hip hop track. One of the greats is Wu Tang's 'I Can't Go to Sleep' featuring Walk on By with an appearance by Black Moses himself. Of course, the Geto Boys 'My Mind is Playing Tricks on me" with its dirty sample of 'Hung Up on My Baby' is also one of the greatest.

Ghostface Killa and the RZA feat. Wu Tang Clan with Isaac Hayes: 'I Can't Go to Sleep:'

m.youtube.com/watch?v=S2S0zu3M0rY

Geto Boys 'My Mind is Playing Tricks on Me:'

m.youtube.com/watch?v=KutXyPEEbQs

Isaac Hayes was also the songwriter and primary producer of many early artists of Stax Records out of Memphis, which managed Otis Redding and defined the Memphis Soul genre. One of his great productions is the Charmels 'As Long As I've Got You,' which was also used as the basis of one of the most classic hip hop tracks of all time, Wu Tang Clan's 'C.R.E.A.M.'

The Charmels feat. Isaac Hayes as songwriter and lead producer: As Long As I've Got You:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=gp9uZjPaB4w

Wu Tang Clan: 'C.R.E.A.M.'

m.youtube.com/watch?v=PBwAxmrE194

[Drifter]

Although I prefer the original Bette Midler version of this song as arguably the most beautiful song ever written, I choose this particular link because of the venue in which the song is played.

When played at such an event as this, the emotional impact of this song is nothing short of ... mind blowing.

When you click on the link, you won't know what the song is, initially.

... the first 4 minutes only.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v6vT85WB3c

Drifter

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I always knew you were a romantic, at heart

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This one always gives me the feels:

youtu.be/LByv3Hs8Bo0
Green Grow the Rushes ~REM

It was written about a certain subject, but the melody and singing makes it feel like it's delivering a more abstract and universal message,beyond the songs themes.

My peak feels hit at the lyric, "Stay off that highway/Word is its not so safe."

[freudianslip]

I like Radiohead, but I wouldn't pigeonhole myself into them being my "brand of music," since I listen to most genres. But given the forum we're on, they have a few songs that are a propos. 

I can't find a link to the studio version of Climbing Up the Walls unfortunately (copyright enforcement seems to be pretty good on their OK Computer album), and it's memorable for Thom Yorke's scream near the end of the song. The song seems to be describing a killer who enters homes and uses blunt force trauma. This is the closest to that version I could find (it's a little less atmospheric and doesn't capture the scream well):


www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdPqg-tcAWU


Thom described Street Spirit (Fade Out) like this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCJblaUkkfc



"'Street Spirit' is our purest song, but I didn't write it.... It wrote itself. We were just its messengers... Its biological catylysts. It's core is a complete mystery to me... and (pause) you know, I wouldn't ever try to write something that hopeless... All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve... 'Street Spirit' has no resolve... It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song... It's called detachment... Especially me.. I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn't play it... I'd crack. I'd break down on stage.. that's why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning... I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together... That's what's meant by 'all these things are one to swallow whole'.. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn't have it in me to articulate the emotion... (pause) I'd crack.... Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don't realize what they're listening to.. They don't realize that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the * devil right in the eyes... and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh...and it's real...and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that to long, I'd crack. I can't believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song... That's why I'm convinced that they don't know what it's about. It's why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell everytime I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of it's meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging it's tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart.

I wish that song hadn't picked us as its catalysts, and so I don't claim it. It asks too much. (very long pause). I didn't write that song."

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Oh. Youre taking it in that direction, are you. Here.

youtu.be/rMAFDeVErxs

Sour Times~Portishead

[floater]

Whatever gets me to move around and dance. Got to be able to dance to it or what's it good for, right?

[albion]

JJ Cale. Its so loose its about to fall apart and the guys might just put down their instruments and walk off the stage mumbling.

[cityofchill]

Sept 12, 2017 2:39:14 GMT albion said:

JJ Cale. Its so loose its about to fall apart and the guys might just put down their instruments and walk off the stage mumbling.

Nice pick, albion. I'd never heard of JJ Cale before, but the tune is groovy and smooth. I was a little confused by your description because the production and vocals seem really tight to me. I was expecting garage band sounds with your description, but this is great blend of genres. I'll definitely check out more of their stuff.

thanks for posting.

[karimprov]

I'm always happy to promote music from my part of the world. So, here are some #PhatArabicBeatz for y'all.

(Please let anyone promote songs from their own cultures, too! )

I won't attach these because the mods asked we don't on another thread, so I'll just link.

Chill music

1. "La Mosh Ana" ("No, Not Me") appeared on Yasmine Hamdan's 2013 album Ya Nass ("Hey People!").  I'm choosing it because it's not as melancholy as some the album's other songs, though all of her work is worth a look.

2. This is a feminist song about weed. I'm not sure what Luca's done since "Hashrab Hashish" ("I'll Drink Hashish"), but it's a shame if she hasn't.


Phat Arabic Beats

3. I've been listening to 47Soul a lot. They used to practice down the street and it's been wonderful seeing them blow-up. "Intro to Shamstep" ("Sham" means "Greater Syria" or "Damascus" in Arabic) is unashamedly Arabic, but tailored to some degree to Western audiences. And hey, some of the lyrics are English.

4. The guy behind Hello Psychaleppo does a really good job of remixing old Arabic songs into awesome beats. I really, really like his music, but I'll go with "Badawiya Lovin'" ("Badawiya" means "Bedouin Woman") just because my friends and I lost our collective minds when this came on at our first Hello Psychaleppo concert. I'm a big, big fan of Hello Psychaleppo, and even managed to co-interview him recently.

5. Screw it; I'm going with a second Hello Psychaleppo song. "Beirut" is so chill.


For Car Rides

6. Mashrou' Leila is pretty popular—you'll find them performing in the States and I've seen them live in London. I wasn't always a fan, but I am now. Here's "Falyakon" ("So Let it Be") from their last album, Ibn el Leil (lit. "Son of the Night"; actual meaning is more suggestive of a prostitute). 


Dark music

7. French-Algerian band Orange Blossom sings their song "Habibi" (meaning "My love"). It's a kind of dark, groovy beat that's also haunting. They have other, more messed-up music. I hope to see them live.

8. Ah, screw it. Going for a second song. "Cheft el Khof" ("I've Seen Fear," but more like "I Know Fear") is a journey into darkness. I've joked before that it feels like a song about disturbia. I feel it's a good assessment.

[cityofchill]

Sept 13, 2017 11:55:57 GMT karimprov said:

I'm always happy to promote music from my part of the world. So, here are some #PhatArabicBeatz for y'all.

(Please let anyone promote songs from their own cultures, too! )

I won't attach these because the mods asked we don't on another thread, so I'll just link.

Chill music

1. "La Mosh Ana" ("No, Not Me") appeared on Yasmin Hamdan's 2013 album Ya Nass ("Hey People!").  I'm choosing it because it's not as melancholy as some the album's other songs, though all of her work is worth a look.

2. This is a feminist song about weed. I'm not sure what Luca's done since "Hashrab Hashish" ("I'll Drink Hashish"), but it's a shame if she hasn't.


Phat Arabic Beats

3. I've been listening to 47Soul a lot. They used to practice down the street and it's been wonderful seeing them blow-up. "Intro to Shamstep" ("Sham" means "Greater Syria" or "Damascus" in Arabic) is unashamedly Arabic, but tailored to some degree to Western audiences. And hey, some of the lyrics are English.

4. The guy behind Hello Psychaleppo does a really good job of remixing old Arabic songs into awesome beats. I really, really like his music, but I'll go with "Badawiya Lovin'" ("Badawiya" means "Bedouin Woman") just because my friends and I lost our collective minds when this came on at our first Hello Psychaleppo concert. I'm a big, big fan of Hello Psychaleppo, and even managed to co-interview him recently.

5. Screw it; I'm going with a second Hello Psychaleppo song. "Beirut" is so chill.


For Car Rides

6. Mashrou' Leila is pretty popular—you'll find them performing in the States and I've seen them live in London. I wasn't always a fan, but I am now. Here's "Falyakon" ("So Let it Be") from their last album, Ibn el Leil (lit. "Son of the Night"; actual meaning is more suggestive of a prostitute). 


Dark music

7. French-Algerian band Orange Blossom sings their song "Habibi" (meaning "My love"). It's a kind of dark, groovy beat that's also haunting. They have other, more messed-up music. I hope to see them live.

8. Ah, screw it. Going for a second song. "Cheft el Khof" ("I've Seen Fear," but more like "I Know Fear") is a journey into darkness. I've joked before that it feels like a song about disturbia. I feel it's a good assessment.

Hey karimprov,

I have a lot of Arabic-speaking friends and have come to really like the classical Arabic music they've introduced me to (like Fayrouz). Not so much the Arabic pop. 

But these links — and I'll admit I've only made it to Badawiya Lovin' — are great. The first link doesn't seem to work, but Luca's song is really nice. Shamstep is a fun little tune, and it looks like they're based in Europe somewhere? Maybe the UK? Badawiya Lovin' is my fave so far. 

I'm looking forward to listening to the car music and dark music links. 

Thanks so much for posting. Now I can freak out my Arabic-speaking friends with my knowledge of new Arabic music, lol. 

[karimprov]

Sept 13, 2017 12:21:02 GMT cityofchill said:

Sept 13, 2017 11:55:57 GMT karimprov said:

Hey karimprov,

I have a lot of Arabic-speaking friends and have come to really like the classical Arabic music they've introduced me to (like Fayrouz). Not so much the Arabic pop. 

But these links — and I'll admit I've only made it to Badawiya Lovin' — are great. The first link doesn't seem to work, but Luca's song is really nice. Shamstep is a fun little tune, and it looks like they're based in Europe somewhere? Maybe the UK? Badawiya Lovin' is my fave so far. 

I'm looking forward to listening to the car music and dark music links. 

Thanks so much for posting. Now I can freak out my Arabic-speaking friends with my knowledge of new Arabic music, lol. 

Ahhh, happy you liked! The problem with Arabic music today is that governments are freaked by it; Sisi has Hany Shaker, for example, ban anything remotely controversial and arrests musicians left and right. Jordan has outright banned Mashrou' Leila for being too popular. The classics like Fayrouz are harmless, so they're allowed. (It helps that they're genuinely beautiful. "Ya Tayr" always sets my heart fluttering.)

If you like Fayrouz, try this sweet remix. And yes, impress your friends!

Shamstep is a genre—"sham" music (Levant) merged with dubstep sensibilities. 47Soul, the band, came from Amman, but they're now based in London. I've been fortunate enough to see them perform in both.

I'll fix the first link in a mo'. It's a beautiful song.

Edit: Link fixed.

[arlington]

Just got home from the theatre watching David Gilmour Live at Pompei II. It was amazing.

Several years ago I was lucky enough to catch the Roger Waters concert The Wall in Orlando and it was the culmination of a life long dream to see Pink Floyd, or some elements of Floyd.

While I wasn't in Pompei for Gilmours show it was still amazing and felt like I was there watching it on the big screen. The two pitchers of Raspberry Wheat Ale helped.

[arlington]

My favorite three concerts I've been to:

1. Roger Waters/Pink Floyd - Orlando
2. Heart - House Blues Las Vegas
3. Fleetwood Mac- Tacoma Dome

[arlington]

Apr 17, 2017 11:06:00 GMT stupidsmart said:

Judas Priest the very first true metal band. Wow they have been making records as long as ONS has avoided police. Just a random "weird observation ". Has nothing to do with case just to be clear.

I saw Judas Priest in Dallas Texas in the late 80s with Megadeth on the Painkiller tour and they blew it up.