Music The music that defines your life

[ranyart]

Music is the foundation of of our soul?..but things change, people tend to move with the times.

After reading your post I went over to my music collection just to scan it and see what my mind compels me to want to hear?

First off,
1)Richie Havens - Motherless Child/Freedom (Woodstock)
2)Van Morrison - Wavelength
3)Steve Howe & Annie Haslam - Turn of The Century
4)Mary Black-Columbus
5)The Band & Neil Young-Helpless (The Last Waltz)
6)Spirit - The Times are a Changing (Spirit of 76)
7)Marc Cohn - Dig Down Deep
8)Jon Anderson - Friends of Mr Cairo
9)Al Stewart - Ellis Island
10)Jimmy Hendrix - All Around The Watchtower...leading to Are you Experienced

And some instrumentals to wind down..Mike Oldfield-Ommadawn...Jon Anderson-Ocean Song..Garden of Geda/sound out the Galleon..Dance of Ranyart..Flight of the Moorglade..and finnally my evening closes tonight with The Songs of Distant Earth by Mike Oldfield!

A mix n match evening ;)

PS..Just found one of my Ancient Albums Tonto's Expanding Head Band! (both albums) ...I am away as I have found one of my alltime favs..Peter Paul % Mary...THE ALBUM..original and from the ealy sixties.. Dont Forget(Nostalgia)!

 

[Evo]

Originally posted by ranyart
After reading your post I went over to my music collection just to scan it and see what my mind compels me to want to hear?

Wow, a great collection! Unfortunately I have very few of my original albums. My older brother shipped them to Germany when he was stationed there so he'd have something to listen to and they were stolen. He tried to replace them, but it was mostly impossible.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Can't forget the greatest music of all time...

The tunes of Dr. Demento.

Who could ever forget such legendary classics:
Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy
Hurray For Captain Spalding [the African Explorer] by Groucho Marx
Shaving Cream [unknown]
and of course: Big Bad Bruce.

[Not to be outdone, William Shatner did release one album]

In the early 70’s I listened to Dr. D religiously every Sunday night. However I am off topic...these were much more special then than now...even by my standards.

 

[ranyart]

Originally posted by Evo
Wow, a great collection! Unfortunately I have very few of my original albums. My older brother shipped them to Germany when he was stationed there so he'd have something to listen to and they were stolen. He tried to replace them, but it was mostly impossible.

Hi Evo!
Thats a real shame! I hate to think what I do if my collection(actually I am not a COLLECTOR, I believe music should be listened to..albums..C-Ds..Mp3..DVD), went astray..from Abba to Zappa!

 

[Evo]

Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
[Not to be outdone, William Shatner did release one album]

Noooooooooo. I heard him sing on a priceline commercial once. I still haven't fully recovered from it.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Originally posted by Evo
and they were stolen.

When I left home I put all of my albums in storage in the cellar. Having been a member of the Columbia Record Club for ten years I had a stack of LPs half my height: BTO, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, EJ, Tull, Floyd, J Taylor, Billy Joel, AC/DC, Bread, America, ZZ Top [with short beards I think], Jim Croce [one of my all time favorites], Don Mclean [American Pie and Vincent are two lifetime favorites], Eagles, Carly Simon, Seals and Croft, Alice Cooper, Neil Young…

Sonny and Cher…
The Carpenters…

Btw, has anyone heard the War of the Worlds album with the Moody Blues?


My mother sold them all in a garage sale!

"Oh, did you want those?" she asked.

 

[ranyart]

Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
When I left home I put all of my albums in storage in the cellar. Having been a member of the Columbia Record Club for ten years I had a stack of LPs half my height: BTO, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, EJ, Tull, Floyd, J Taylor, Billy Joel, AC/DC, Bread, America, ZZ Top [with short beards I think], Jim Croce [one of my all time favorites], Don Mclean [American Pie and Vincent are two lifetime favorites], Eagles, Carly Simon, Seals and Croft, Alice Cooper, Neil Young…

Sonny and Cher…
The Carpenters…



My mother sold them all in a garage sale!

"Oh, did you want those?" she asked.

Btw, has anyone heard the War of the Worlds album with the Moody Blues?

just a technical note, the album was a collaboration with Justin Heyward and John Lodge-MBs members.

I HAVE THE SPECIAL EDITION INMY HAND RIGHT NOW!

With four bonus Tracks ;)

BTW anyone heard the Moody Blues album The Gift? or..Pink Floyd-Welcome to the Re-Mix?

 

[Evo]

Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
Btw, has anyone heard the War of the Worlds album with the Moody Blues?

Yes! I was given a tape of it many years ago & I have the track Forever Autumn on a CD. I love it, it's really beautiful.

My mother sold them all in a garage sale!

"Oh, did you want those?" she asked.

Oh no... I don't understand someone not understanding the emotional and/or sentimental attachment that a person could have to their music, not to mention financial if it became rare.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I probably mowed a 500 yards and delivered 10,000 newspapers to pay for those records!

Am I still a little POed? Hmmm.

Oh well, mom thought I had left them because I didn't want them.

Also, Tsunami and I LOVE the music from War of the Worlds. Forever Autumn is really a beautiful song.

Thanks for the clarification ranyart. I'm afraid I don't know the others works that you mentioned by name.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

The great thing about Carly Simon albums:

They looked as good as they sounded!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Planets

 

[Evo]

Originally posted by Zero
What I find interesting is that my musical tastes, while varied, seems to veer more and more towards extremely dark and heavy music as I get older. <snip> and now I've started listening to a lot of Swedish death metal.

I have no idea what that is.

Originally posted by Tsunami - Well, heck. Since we can't seem to stay on topic... (Sorry, Ivan!)
That IS very interesting, Zero. Why do YOU think you've veered more toward dark and heavy music?

Originally posted by Zero - I don't really know, except that things have actually gotten better for me over the years, as my attitude has become more and more positive.

Ah, maybe it's because my life s*cks.

 

[chroot]

Oh, and how could I forget...

Cake, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Kravitz!, Live, Moby, Radiohead, and The Verve?

Ah, maybe it's because my life s*cks.

*hug* It does not!

- Warren

 

[Zero]

Originally posted by Evo
I have no idea what that is.


Ah, maybe it's because my life s*cks.

If you are interested, watch an installment of Headbanger's Ball on MTV2...that is the sort of thing I listen to now.

 

[Zero]

Also, I am most interested in the music I am making myself. The last 6 months have been rather musically profitable for me.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Zero, I think you need to update your signature quote. They caught Saddam a few weeks ago.

 

[Zantra]

The Eagles are NOT a country group- and yes I have some of their CDs. Jim Croce goes along with james taylor- same type of music.

Swedish death metal...hmmm.. Danzig?

 

[Zero]

Originally posted by Zantra
The Eagles are NOT a country group- and yes I have some of their CDs. Jim Croce goes along with james taylor- same type of music.

Swedish death metal...hmmm.. Danzig?

Danzig are AMERICANS! And not even death metal...

Here's what I like:

Slipknot, Hatebreed, Mudvayne, Static X, Deftones, Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Poison The Well, etc.,

 

[Zero]

Originally posted by zoobyshoe
Zero, I think you need to update your signature quote. They caught Saddam a few weeks ago.

Yeah, but still no WMDs...

 

[Evo]

Originally posted by Zero
If you are interested, watch an installment of Headbanger's Ball on MTV2...that is the sort of thing I listen to now.

Thanks, I will, I am really into music, of all kinds, well, except country & polka. Maybe my s*cky life will improve!

Also, I am most interested in the music I am making myself. The last 6 months have been rather musically profitable for me.

Really? You need to upload at least a wave file so we can listen!

I listen to the Deftones! I will check out the others, thanks!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Originally posted by Zero
Yeah, but still no WMDs...

Saddam was the weapon of mass destruction.

 

[Zero]

Originally posted by zoobyshoe
Saddam was the weapon of mass destruction.

More like a weapon of mass distraction(from bin Laden), don't you think?

Anyhoo, a more musical signature, from Mudvayne...

 

[zoobyshoe]

Originally posted by Zero
Anyhoo, a more musical signature, from Mudvayne...

And from the Beatles..

 

[Zantra]

Originally posted by Zero
Danzig are AMERICANS! And not even death metal...

Here's what I like:

Slipknot, Hatebreed, Mudvayne, Static X, Deftones, Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Poison The Well, etc.,

I've heard of mudvanes and deftoness.. rest I don't know..

I could have sworn danzig was deathmetal.. maybe it was that coffin cover.. hehe.

 

[Zantra]

Originally posted by Zero
More like a weapon of mass distraction(from bin Laden), don't you think?

Anyhoo, a more musical signature, from Mudvayne...

I liked the comparison of searching for WMD to OJ.. that was excellent

 

[Tsu]

Originally posted by Zantra
The Eagles are NOT a country group- and yes I have some of their CDs. Jim Croce goes along with james taylor- same type of music.

Swedish death metal...hmmm.. Danzig?

I KNEW someone would say something about the Eagles... Technically, no. They're not. But they DO tend to have a lot of country-sounding elements in quite a lot of their music - like 'Peaceful, Easy Feeling', and ...aw, cr*p, several others that I, of course, cannot seem to think of right now... I do NOT like country, but I love most of the Eagles.

I also love Croce and Taylor. But how could I forget Tull? I still adore his 'Benefit' concert album. I'm a pretty big Ricki Lee Jones fan. Yikes! Phoebe Snow, Roberta Flack, Joni Mitchell (remember them?)

More:
Annie Lennox (with or without Eurythmics)
Stevie Nicks
Natalie Merchant (with or without 10,000 Maniacs)
The Pretenders
Peter Frampton
Sting (with or without the Police)
Journey
Ambrosia
- plus a bazillion others...

Some new age music is pretty nice, too. I'm especially fond of David Lanz. I also listen to a channel on our satellite dish called 'Soundscapes' that plays what it calls 'new age, atmospheric and world-positive music' whatever that means. It also plays music from all over the world - less now that it used to some months back, I'm sorry to say. It's quite soothing as background when I'm trying to force those LQG & ST concepts into my twisty-faced head.

 

[Evo]

Originally posted by Tsunami
But how could I forget Tull?

Jethro Tull? I was going to mention that group, but there are so MANY!

Procol Harum - Whiter shade of Pale was sheer brilliance. Does anyone remember them??

Steve Miller, Traffic, Fleetwood Mac, Dave Mason, Quicksilver, Eric Burden, John Mayhall, Moby Grape, Country Joe & the Fish, Donovan, Deep Purple, The Yardbirds, Buffalo Springfield.

No one has mentioned Bob Dylan??

Sorry, music is my life and I could go on and on...

 

[Tsu]

Originally posted by Evo
Jethro Tull? I was going to mention that group, but there are so MANY!

I KNOW! Ian Anderson has a few CD's out that are just him - playing his flute. BEAUTIFUL!

Procol Harum - Whiter shade of Pale was sheer brilliance. Does anyone remember them??

Absolutely! One of my favorite songs! Have you ever heard Annie Lennox do that song on her Medusa CD? I just love it!

Steve Miller, Traffic, Fleetwood Mac, Dave Mason, Quicksilver, Eric Burden, John Mayhall, Moby Grape, Country Joe & the Fish, Donovan, Deep Purple, The Yardbirds, Buffalo Springfield.

No one has mentioned Bob Dylan??

Sorry, music is my life and I could go on and on...

Every single one of those...! (i'm tellin' ya...seperated at birth... ) AND! -
Grace Slick - Jefferson AIRPLANE (not starship - good grief. what's up with THAT? )

 

[Ivan Seeking]

btw again, that was Planets by Holst.
GREAT STUFF

Anyone? How about Tomita's version?

 

[ranyart]

This can go on forever?...Tull-Thick as a Brick!
Genesis..WHO..Yes..Def Leppard..Barclay James Harvest..Todd Rundren(his great version of Star Trek Theme)..etc..etc.

Some time ago I listen to all my Bob Dylan Albums..from his first one to present day/most recent. I noticed through the sixties his style was constant, obviously how he came to be labeled 'poet'. the early seventies (New Morning)>> Blood on the Tracks seemed to be musically really 'perfection'. Eighties Bob Seemed to be Rushed/panicked by world events more than at any other time (sixties excluded) its my opinion that his music reflections of this decade were a mix n match, but nevertheless some great albums, looking forward I hope he still makes albums, fans want to know thoughts, transferred into music, this what connects people.

It is accepted that the very first comunication between Humans was made through sound, the recognition that a certain sound, say of a hollow log being hit with a solid stick or a hollow stick, produced the first musical meanings(warning tones-rejocing tones etc), which later developed into vocabulary language's.

I can say that the very first musical notes to make me wonder, was a song from the sixties, it opened up my senses to music and communication.