Today, I have mostly been listening to ...

camf

Love Black Mountain.

stickyfiddle

EricTheWeary said:

Randomly this:

That is epic

stickyfiddle

This is, all, like, meta, and stuff, but also a decent cover

bingefeller

The Time - Ice Cream Castles:

Budgie

I love all the versions of Blackwaterside and the Page thingy too but I fuckin' really like this by Show of Hands

scrumhalf

Sometimes I forget how magnificently arse-kicking this band was.

EricTheWeary

stickyfiddle said:

EricTheWeary said:

Randomly this:

That is epic

@stickyfiddle I was channel surfing and caught 20 minutes of Springsteen and Me ( I think it was) and they were interviewing Elvis so I looked it up.

richardhomer

scrumhalf;619406" said:

Sometimes I forget how magnificently arse-kicking this band was.

I saw them at the Manchester Apollo in 1983 - they didn't even have a back drop - behind the drum riser was the brick of the rear elevation of the venue.

They were probably THE most entertaining live act I've ever seen.

Flink_Poyd

Never really got into ZZ Top, might be time to delve into the back catalogue

Bucket

"The Whiskey and You" by Tim McGraw (written by Chris Stapleton), Ginger Wildheart covered it recently, I liked it and sought out the original. Wow, what a song.

"There's a bottle, on the dresser by your ring,

And it's empty, so right now I don't feel a thing.

I'll be hurting, when I wake up on the floor,

But I'll be over it by two

And that's the difference between the whiskey and you"

Those lyrics absolutely hit me like a train when I first heard them. Along the same lines, Brad Paisley's lyrics seem to do that to me a lot - there's something really potent about them. I think it's a combination of how well the words and phrases fit together, and how straightforward the meaning is put across. I find it a bit boring when people obscure what they mean behind loads of abstract metaphors and make things deliberately vague. I think lyrics are so much more effective when you say exactly what you mean.

Phil_aka_Pip

It was yesterday, but I went to The Dove in Ipswich and saw the new line up of Ainslies Vibes (Tim has a new rhythm section). They were so tight you couldn't fit a fine weight Rizla between them. Excellent performance. Then we were treated to Richard Everett being backed by a band consisting of Tim, Fergie Fulton (who has previously played bass for Tim in a different band), and Brendan O'Neill (formerly with Rory Gallagher and Nine Below Zero). Another fine performance. They're in Norwich soon so anyone who lives that way should go check 'em out.

Bucket

It's been Nick Johnston this evening. Jesus Christ, what a player.

I've also been brushing up on cheesy pop songs for an acoustic covers duo I'll be starting soon... so I've learned "All About You" by McFly and "Year 3000" by Busted. Both are absolutely brilliant songs actually. The McFly one has some brilliant chord progressions.

prh777

Sikth - The Trees Are Dead

Really very good and a pre cursor to this era of 'modern' metal

bingefeller

imalone

Well, last week actually,

Bucket

Seriously.

HOW FUCKING CATCHY IS THAT

I love it.

wayneirie

Legalise it Peter tosh, sehorns soul farm compilation, Simon and garfunkel, one of my favourite songs ever.

EricTheWeary

Skip the interview bits probably but the playing is a lesson in using dynamics and tightness.

Moss

Haven't stopped listening to this all day - 

drwiddly

Listened to some Brand X today for the first time in ages. Percy Jones' bass playing is just astonishing!