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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2021 20:51:17 GMT -5
tartanphantom , I seriously enjoyed this! Both the music and the video for sure. This song has a great vibe and as a fellow musician may I say you guys are pro sounding/looking all the way! I'm looking forward to the next one you post as well as checking out the older postings of your other band.
I just realized that it's been over a month since I posted the last video from one of my bands, The Secret Commonwealth, after I had promised @supercat that I would post another one.
Well, better late than never-- this one is another original story-song in the folk-Americana style, based on an actual middle Tennessee ghost legend. Believe it or not, the bulk of our material is Irish/Scottish/Celtic, but most of those vids are live performances... maybe I'll post a couple of those later down the line.
Once again, I am relegated to playing bass on this one, but I promise, I play guitar and mandolin way more than I play bass. It also worked out that this particular tune features the same lead vocalist as the previous tune, but he is not billed as "the lead vocalist", since lead vocal duties are actually split 5 ways in this band.
Hope you enjoy it... as always, hit the YouTube link in the player to view it on YT with best full-screen HD experience!
Thank you for tagging me on this, I'm sorry I missed it when you posted originally! Wow, powerful music AND video...really impressive and very enjoyable. When I enjoy listening to music I often get inspired to pick up an instrument and play along, and this made me for some reason grab my banjo and play a bit (despite being a guitar player primarily). Again, really nice, thank you for sharing!!
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Post by tartanphantom on Dec 12, 2021 23:54:15 GMT -5
I just realized that it's been over a month since I posted the last video from one of my bands, The Secret Commonwealth, after I had promised @supercat that I would post another one.
Well, better late than never-- this one is another original story-song in the folk-Americana style, based on an actual middle Tennessee ghost legend. Believe it or not, the bulk of our material is Irish/Scottish/Celtic, but most of those vids are live performances... maybe I'll post a couple of those later down the line.
Once again, I am relegated to playing bass on this one, but I promise, I play guitar and mandolin way more than I play bass. It also worked out that this particular tune features the same lead vocalist as the previous tune, but he is not billed as "the lead vocalist", since lead vocal duties are actually split 5 ways in this band.
Hope you enjoy it... as always, hit the YouTube link in the player to view it on YT with best full-screen HD experience!
Thank you for tagging me on this, I'm sorry I missed it when you posted originally! Wow, powerful music AND video...really impressive and very enjoyable. When I enjoy listening to music I often get inspired to pick up an instrument and play along, and this made me for some reason grab my banjo and play a bit (despite being a guitar player primarily). Again, really nice, thank you for sharing!!
I'm glad that you enjoyed it. We have plenty of original material but this one has always been one of my favorites.
And yes, Craggie Hope is a real place. In fact, the rail line there is one of the oldest in Tennessee-- dating back to the 1860's, when it was part of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad (NC&SL).
By the way, @supercat -- RE: your new avatar-- is "Whizzy" a feline super-urologist, or does he employ advanced psychological techniques to prevent male cats from "spraying and marking" indoors?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2021 4:15:34 GMT -5
tartanphantom : This totally reminds me of Life of Brian with the scene talking about Biggus Dickus. "Do you find it, humorous, when I mention Streaky the supercat? (snicker snicker) He has a descendent you know. Whizzy...Whizzy the supercat (uncontrolled laughter)" As a longtime cat owner, I can assure you even in the incredibly advanced 30th century where Whizzy hails from, there still will be no way to prevent male cats from spraying and marking (or doing anything else they please). Yeah man, again the music was great, and appreciate the insight on the history!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 13, 2021 14:38:51 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 89 - Made in Japan - Buck Owens
Yeah...it's probably not culturally sensitive. Whatcha gonna do?
This 1972 single was Buck's last solo #1 hit. Honestly I find Don Rich's guitar work more interesting than the song itself, but it's a decent song from a time when countrypolitan had almost completely taken over country and the Outlaw movement was just starting to gain some strength.
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Post by impulse on Dec 13, 2021 15:17:59 GMT -5
So every year, I go through the same thing. I see my Spotify year in review playlist they generate where they have your supposedly most played songs of the year, and I give it a spin. Most of them are plausible. A few are incredibly obviously correct. Like YUP, no surprise there.
But, man... there are always some where I am convinced something has to be off. Maybe something is borked in their algorithm. Maybe a song got caught on repeat while my phone was silent and I didn't notice. Maybe it's a lie and they are pushing promoted songs for revenue purposes. I don't know, but I find it very hard to believe some of these items are well and truly among my most played.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 13, 2021 16:26:50 GMT -5
So every year, I go through the same thing. I see my Spotify year in review playlist they generate where they have your supposedly most played songs of the year, and I give it a spin. Most of them are plausible. A few are incredibly obviously correct. Like YUP, no surprise there. But, man... there are always some where I am convinced something has to be off. Maybe something is borked in their algorithm. Maybe a song got caught on repeat while my phone was silent and I didn't notice. Maybe it's a lie and they are pushing promoted songs for revenue purposes. I don't know, but I find it very hard to believe some of these items are well and truly among my most played. That happens to me once in a while. I didn't really notice any this year. The only one that really perplexed me was "What's Made Milwaukee Famous" by Jerry Lee Lewis at #91. But that far down it's possible that it was a rounding error.
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Post by impulse on Dec 13, 2021 16:44:45 GMT -5
Yeah, who knows. I go on these phases where I decide to, say, revisit a "bad" band for a week or two, or check out an era, but it's hard to believe that would be enough to make it onto my top list.
Oh, well. Just an oddity.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 14, 2021 12:15:15 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 88 - You Look Good in Neon - Mike and the Moonpies
Mike and the Moonpies have made a huge splash in my personally listening in the last 3-4 years and have made a significant splash in the larger realm of country music. They are as good as anyone currently playing traditional country.
This one was off their 2019 album and just screams 1970s country in the absolute best way.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 15, 2021 11:24:07 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 87 - Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
I said that this year skewed older than usual, for whatever reason.
This one, along with Blueberry Hill a few days back, show that I'm still fascinated by early Rock & Roll. This was a hit in 1957 going to #3 in the Hot 100. But has since become an absolute classic, recognized as one of the most important rock songs ever...and NPR named it one of the "100 Most Important American Musical Works of the 20th Century."
Holly's vocal performance is iconic (and I don't use that word lightly as so many do). And the drums just drive this song along at an amazing pace.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 16, 2021 12:43:27 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 86 - Engine Engine #9 - Roger Miller
This was another big crossover hit for Miller in 1965 as his follow-up to King of the Road. It hit #2 on the country charts, but the crossover was big as it went to #7 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts.
This Miller in quiet mode, which is just as compelling as Miller in wacky mode. And it's another one of those country songs with a mention of Baltimore.
Miller was a constant presence in my childhood and I still love his music.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2021 14:56:50 GMT -5
My wife surprised me with this book as an early holiday gift. As a hard rock guitar player in many bands over the years, my favorite periods are still 70's and 80's hard rock and metal. I've always felt like the mid-70's was a particularly magic time for hard rock, sandwiched between Zeppelin and Van Halen, the bookends in my mind of the 70's. And not just for the well known bands, even though KISS is amongst my all-time favorites (I've performed a ton of KISS songs over the years and a week doesn't go by when I'm not jamming some on guitar at home). No, this book, despite having KISS, Aerosmith, and Cheap Trick, includes a band I put up there as great as any of them and should have been MUCH bigger than they actually became: Starz. They were a prototype for the big 80's to come: huge guitar riffs (and this is not AOR, but rather truly hard edged rock with some rough edges), and vocals with all the swagger and attitude you would expect from the genre and the era. If they seem immature in retrospect, well it's the oldest saying in rock 'n roll...you're too old!! But seriously, this is not introspective progressive rock. This is unabashedly pop the t-tops on your Trans Am and blare that 8-track with your comb in the back pocket of your jeans. Their self-titled debut album in 1976 (which I proudly own an original pressing on vinyl) is my favorite album of that year, even beating out Aerosmith's finest moment IMO with Rocks. I'm definitely enjoying the whole book as well, but again fantastic seeing Starz get some much deserved attention.
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Post by tartanphantom on Dec 17, 2021 23:33:48 GMT -5
My wife surprised me with this book as an early holiday gift. As a hard rock guitar player in many bands over the years, my favorite periods are still 70's and 80's hard rock and metal. I've always felt like the mid-70's was a particularly magic time for hard rock, sandwiched between Zeppelin and Van Halen, the bookends in my mind of the 70's. And not just for the well known bands, even though KISS is amongst my all-time favorites (I've performed a ton of KISS songs over the years and a week doesn't go by when I'm not jamming some on guitar at home). No, this book, despite having KISS, Aerosmith, and Cheap Trick, includes a band I put up there as great as any of them and should have been MUCH bigger than they actually became: Starz. They were a prototype for the big 80's to come: huge guitar riffs (and this is not AOR, but rather truly hard edged rock with some rough edges), and vocals with all the swagger and attitude you would expect from the genre and the era. If they seem immature in retrospect, well it's the oldest saying in rock 'n roll...you're too old!! But seriously, this is not introspective progressive rock. This is unabashedly pop the t-tops on your Trans Am and blare that 8-track with your comb in the back pocket of your jeans. Their self-titled debut album in 1976 (which I proudly own an original pressing on vinyl) is my favorite album of that year, even beating out Aerosmith's finest moment IMO with Rocks. I'm definitely enjoying the whole book as well, but again fantastic seeing Starz get some much deserved attention.
It's sometimes hard to believe that the core of Starz came out of this band-- musically they are lightyears apart.
On an unrelated note, I find it ironic that the poster of the Starz "Fallen Angel" video has Alex Chilton's Big Star logo as his avatar...
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 20, 2021 14:20:12 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 84 -The Rose Hotel - Robert Earl Keen
This was the opener and title track from Keen's 2009 album. It's vintage Keen with his sound and lyrics. An attempt to rekindle a flame after a long absence sometimes comes to nothing. Sometimes you fall.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 21, 2021 12:19:57 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 83 - The Weight - The Band
I listen to very little at this point that you would find on the "classic rock" radio stations. The Band is one of the few exceptions. And even with that, this came as a bit of a surprise. It's a perfectly fine song and it does invite analysis...but it's probably The Band's biggest song over the years and it can come across as a bit played out. Still, always love the interplay between Levon Helm and Rick Danko's vocals.
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Post by tartanphantom on Dec 21, 2021 14:02:50 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021 # 83 - The Weight - The BandI listen to very little at this point that you would find on the "classic rock" radio stations. The Band is one of the few exceptions. And even with that, this came as a bit of a surprise. It's a perfectly fine song and it does invite analysis...but it's probably The Band's biggest song over the years and it can come across as a bit played out. Still, always love the interplay between Levon Helm and Rick Danko's vocals.
My favorite version of this song is the version from "The Last Waltz" with the Staple Singers-- what a great performance- God, I love Mavis Staples' voice!
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