OT: All purpose Music thread

[Micklebot]

It's what the title says

Post about:

1. what you're listening to,
2. What concerts your going or went to
3. What instruments and styles you play or gear your interested in
4. Links to music related YouTube feeds you think others might find interesting,
5. Ect.

Every music related goes, it's kind of like the food thread except instead of feeding your hunger, it feeds your soul.

 

[StoicSensFan]

Can we pin this? 2 slow

Currently listening to ELO a lot on the drive into work. Sweet Talking Woman, Turn to Stone, Overture, etc.

Mostly playing acoustic on a Yamaha Compass electric/acoustic combo. Also have a Tele with a Roland Cube and a crybaby. Learned Karma Police last.

 

[Big Muddy]

I’ll do a little fishing here and see where it leads?

1. Does anybody play songs that do not consist of triads?

2. Does anybody use the RealBook (or one of the Real Books)?

3. Does anybody enjoy developing solos for songs that have numerous keys in the same song?

Mostly I’m just seeing if anybody has similar focus & enjoys the same challenges in music. I can explain if someone is curious.

 

[Micklebot]

Can we pin this?

Currently listening to ELO a lot on the drive into work. Sweet Talking Woman, Turn to Stone, Overture, etc.

Mostly playing acoustic on a Yamaha Compass electric/acoustic combo. Learned Karma Police last.

Was planning on it, done.

Hoo boy...

1. Listening to some snarky puppy and Cory Wong recently,
2. Went to Gowen recently, might try and go to some Bluesfest (dead south is of interest)
3. Play some guitar (Parker nitefly, fender Tele, ibanez Jem, Ibanez artcore afs75t, BC Rich accoustic,) and toy around on a banjo from time to time. Wanna buy a bass.
4.

 

[Stylizer1]

 

[Micklebot]

I’ll do a little fishing here and see where it leads?

1. Does anybody play songs that do not consist of triads?

Like... Miseralou?

Or do you mean stuff like 7th 9th and sus chords?

I recently learned a walking bass version of fly me to the moon,

2. Does anybody use the RealBook (or one of the Real Books)?

Never really got into buying music books, and these days there's so much online, not sure I ever will.

3. Does anybody enjoy developing solos for songs that have numerous keys in the same song?

Not something I've really done, I mostly just noodle around these days, play around with modes a bit, try (and fail) to wrap my head around the altered scale, Robben Ford type stuff continues to elude me...

Mostly I’m just seeing if anybody has similar focus & enjoys the same challenges in music. I can explain if someone is curious.

Ever play around with negative Harmony? That's a fun rabbit hole

 

[Coffee]

Might be too slow for you guys but

 

[StoicSensFan]

Might be too slow for you guys but

Nah dude that's good. Also like Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground and Zero 7 - Waiting Line. Kinda similar.

 

[Big Muddy]

Like... Miseralou?

1. Or do you mean stuff like 7th 9th and sus chords?

I recently learned a walking bass version of fly me to the moon,

2. Never really got into buying music books, and these days there's so much online, not sure I ever will.

3. Not something I've really done, I mostly just noodle around these days, play around with modes a bit, try (and fail) to wrap my head around the altered scale, Robben Ford type stuff continues to elude me...

4. Nope. Ever play around with negative Harmony? That's a fun rabbit hole

1. Yes, 4 note chords (on a guitar). There’s numerous chords - full colour palette.

2. I didn’t buy it. Somebody gave me a CD with a bunch of Real Books on it. It contains mostly jazz standards. That covers a lot of ground, but goes back to 1920/30s even. When a bunch of musicians get together, it's used as a basis to get rolling, at least initially. But, it's jazz, so there’s always going to be substitutions. It’s been heavily used & very popular for decades. Almost bible like status. Very useful if you're in to developing chord melodies.

3. Some music is like that - multiple key changes. Interesting - a different element.

4. Nope. There’s using encapsulation notes in solos, & chromatic notes but not the same.

 

[dingbatz]

Working my way through the DJ-Kicks series. Just listened to this one. Solid mix.

 

[DrEasy]

Might be too slow for you guys but

Incidentally Mazzy Star is one of the few bands that I can actually play on my guitar, cause the songs pretty much all consist of a couple of easy chords.

BTW: we've done it! We have so many stickied threads now that the normal threads don't even show up on my screen when I come to this site! Who cares about threads that are actually relevant to the Sens!

 

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[Big Muddy]

Music is a broad subject. I was kind of hoping that this thread could be discussion about playing music i.e., more musician’s focused. In many other HF threads, people post music videos, so was kind of hoping that this thread might have a more unique focus.

Oh well.

The emphasis on learning how to play an instrument, and developing skill and/or virtuosity is just kind of being reduced to the background (almost to oblivion maybe).

The opportunities and places that musicians can play and get paid have diminished over the years. And the internet has changed the landscape as well, typically to the detriment of the musician. I know several people who have created albums then put them on the internet, to only receive royalty checks for a few pennies. LOL.

 

[jbeck5]

Any new popular artists in the rap scene?(not this new age repetitive stuff or mumble rap...but more of articulate style rap with good rhyming and wordplay)

Stuff like old 50cent, Eminem, Ludacris,Royce da59, DMX, etc style rap

Any new up and coming rapper like that?

Also...any new party music artist? Like a pitbull or Florida type music where it's kind of a mix of rap and EDM style beats that you would party to at prime buzz?

I already have my rock playlists with days worth of music, so I'm trying to grow these genres.

Also, any good reggae that isn't Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, ub40, inner circle, Jimmy Cliff with multiple top jams that I am for some reason missing?

 

[jbeck5]

Music is a broad subject. I was kind of hoping that this thread could be discussion about playing music i.e., more musician’s focused. In many other HF threads, people post music videos, so was kind of hoping that this thread might have a more unique focus.

Oh well.

The emphasis on learning how to play an instrument, and developing skill and/or virtuosity is just kind of being reduced to the background (almost to oblivion maybe).

The opportunities and places that musicians can play and get paid have diminished over the years. And the internet has changed the landscape as well, typically to the detriment of the musician. I know several people who have created albums then put them on the internet, to only receive royalty checks for a few pennies. LOL.

I think to make it big, you have to be young and good looking and/or have charisma.

I know plenty of talented people in their 30s... Some playing at Bluesfest for example...but as some random awkward 38 year old...good luck lol there's so many options that you have to really have that unique voice or sound combined with charisma or being a 10/10 in looks where someone thinks they can mold you into a star.

Gone is the "middle class" of music.

I guess someone like classified would be an example of a middle class musician...not filthy rich, but earns a good living from music...but he started 25 years ago or more.

 

[Micklebot]

Music is a broad subject. I was kind of hoping that this thread could be discussion about playing music i.e., more musician’s focused. In many other HF threads, people post music videos, so was kind of hoping that this thread might have a more unique focus.

Oh well.

The emphasis on learning how to play an instrument, and developing skill and/or virtuosity is just kind of being reduced to the background (almost to oblivion maybe).

The opportunities and places that musicians can play and get paid have diminished over the years. And the internet has changed the landscape as well, typically to the detriment of the musician. I know several people who have created albums then put them on the internet, to only receive royalty checks for a few pennies. LOL.

It's a bit of a double edged sword, the internet has given some musicians that would never seen the light of day an avenue to get heard. I'm not convinced it was any easier to make a living playing music in the past,

At the same time, you can now go on youtube, see a bunch of 12 year old virtuosos that completely crush your confidence...

Fun times...

on the other hand, learning has never been more accessible, there are tons of youtube teachers, want to learn how to play a song, there's bound to be a bunch of lessons out there at varying skill level. Need to get a better grasp of how to use secondary dominants in your progression, there's lessons for that. No need to hire a teacher (again double edged sword, one less avenue to make a living...)

 

[Stylizer1]

Music is a broad subject. I was kind of hoping that this thread could be discussion about playing music i.e., more musician’s focused. In many other HF threads, people post music videos, so was kind of hoping that this thread might have a more unique focus.

Oh well.

The emphasis on learning how to play an instrument, and developing skill and/or virtuosity is just kind of being reduced to the background (almost to oblivion maybe).

The opportunities and places that musicians can play and get paid have diminished over the years. And the internet has changed the landscape as well, typically to the detriment of the musician. I know several people who have created albums then put them on the internet, to only receive royalty checks for a few pennies. LOL.

The music industry has shifted away from gate keepers to gate makers which is a good and bad thing. As gate keepers most of the music we were allowed to listen to was a fairly polished product. To make it outside of that business you had to be unique and make them notice. Back in the day most bands received pennies for royalty checks too. Unless you were a mega band album sales mostly went back to paying off the label the money they invested in you and then their cut. Bands would make their money off of shows. Today Streaming sites are controlled by the music industry but they don't control the other income streams they once did like merchandise/physical copies.

The internet gives an artist exposure and the rest is up to them.

 

[Stylizer1]

I think to make it big, you have to be young and good looking and/or have charisma.

I know plenty of talented people in their 30s... Some playing at Bluesfest for example...but as some random awkward 38 year old...good luck lol there's so many options that you have to really have that unique voice or sound combined with charisma or being a 10/10 in looks where someone thinks they can mold you into a star.

Gone is the "middle class" of music.

I guess someone like classified would be an example of a middle class musician...not filthy rich, but earns a good living from music...but he started 25 years ago or more.

You are describing pop music. Good music will always sell regardless of what they look like.

 

[Big Muddy]

It's a bit of a double edged sword, the internet has given some musicians that would never seen the light of day an avenue to get heard. I'm not convinced it was any easier to make a living playing music in the past,

At the same time, you can now go on youtube, see a bunch of 12 year old virtuosos that completely crush your confidence...

Fun times...

on the other hand, learning has never been more accessible, there are tons of youtube teachers, want to learn how to play a song, there's bound to be a bunch of lessons out there at varying skill level. Need to get a better grasp of how to use secondary dominants in your progression, there's lessons for that. No need to hire a teacher (again double edged sword, one less avenue to make a living...)

Well, back decades ago, to make it big you needed you needed a record contract with a record label and their marketing team. But, I wasn’t really referring to that. I’m not really talking about becoming rich, but rather, just the number of opportunities to make a living playing music.

In the past, there were many clubs, dancehalls & other venues where live music was played. In the golden age of jazz, there numerous clubs and ballrooms that were packed, and they were numerous. Every other building was a club for entire sections (several blocks) where bands played live music. There isn’t that kind of thing any more.

Sure, there’s a lot of stuff on the internet, but there is no real substitute for a good teacher. Anyhow, anything I say will outside of most people’s viewpoints unless you are a relatively accomplished musician that has been playing for decades. I can see based on my posts so far, that nobody has the background to actually pick up on the more technical stuff I’m talking about. So, its probably time for me to depart this thread I suppose.