An internet forum is not an internet forum until music has been discussed. The above is a qoute made by Nordin Wooter in the press conference following his wonder goal against Norwich in 2001. So as the great man says, this forum is not complete until a discussion has been had on music. If you are unsure what music is, or want to find out more, please have a look at the following educational video: Music is great. Like football, it brings so many people together, yet in the same breath, separates so many others. I love music. When ever it comes to listing my hobbies, I will always put "football and music". I love all sorts of music, and am particualrly partial to mellow ambient music. Having played many instruments, and been involved in a number of orchestra's and band's in my youth, I love intricate music with delicate undertones. I have never been a great fan of "rock 'n' roll" or "indie", and have always swayed much more to the electronic side of things. Having said that, Elbow, Coldplay, Supergrass and The Verve have all released albums that I would consider as being in my favourites. All of which could be classed in the rock or indie genre. So, what do you like listening to? How important is music to you?
Music for me is a very important part of my life. I have even managed to earn some money from it. Not a great amount, but every little helps. My taste varies across the whole spectrum. I grew up with the sounds of the sixties when there were many great bands and composers around. It has seemed that fifty years on quite a few are still at work, suggesting that some of the music from that era has become popular with following generations. We have a music station out here called Nostalgie that plays great stuff from the past. There are even a few French musicians that make a good sound.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=140843669318834&index=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOth-BuCNY
OH MY GOD, NOSTALGIE!!! When I went to France and the go-karting incident occured (see The Hornet's Nest), we got addicted to Nostalgie. So much so, we downloaded Joe Dassin's 1969 album, Les Champs-Ãâ°lysées, due to the title track being so good!!
I am rather immune to the charms of music. I think I must be like Horatio Hornblower-- a bit tone deaf. But my 6 year old grandson loves nothing better than to lie in bed reading "The Beano" and listening to Jazz FM on the radio. The other day he said "what would we do without music? " . A very good question , I thought. Interesting that at football matches , the natural thing to do is to "sing when you are winning".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH3mE5crzLI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9PUiNbyz8s Now, that's what I call music...
I'd always held the view that someone's age can more or less be pinpointed by their musical taste - but have found that doesn't apply up here. There seems to be a fierce pride in anything Celtic that appears to transcend age - go to a gig by any band along the lines of Peatbog Faeries, Saor Patrol, Clann An Drumma, Tannahill Weavers or Donny Munro Band and you're just as likely to find yourself dancing with a 70 year old as a 17 year old. Celtic Fusion I think it's called - a fine mix of traditional Scots folk music and rock music - absolutely nothing like it to get the feet tapping/blood coursing through the veins. It probably makes up about 50% of my music collection and the rest is truly eclectic - I equally like music as diverse as Creedence, Cat Stevens, Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull, Pavarotti, The Pogues, The Seekers - Judith Durham imo possesses the finest female voice ever to hit the airwaves & should be crowned Queen of Australia - Yothu Yindi, Dire Straits, Carlos Nunez and Seasick Steve - not too much in the way of heavy rock though. As to how important it is to me - I simply couldn't get through the day without it. Ask the kids I teach - it's amazing how a ten minute blast of chinese bamboo flute can clear a writer's block!
Music was my first love and it will be my last Music of the future and music of the past To live without my music would be impossible do In this world of troubles my music pulls me through.
Joking aside I have a very eclectic taste. My favourite group ever was/is 'The Waterboys' which probably helps you with ageing me, BB ;-). The Jacques Brel tip a while ago was good, yorkshire .
Ry Cooder, Johan Sebastian Bach, Mississippi John Hurt, Dusty Springfield, Edward Elgar, Big Bill Broonzy, The Doors, Paul Robeson, Johannes Brahms, Jimmy Cliff, Ella Fitzgerald, Guiseppe Verdi, K.D.Lang, Bob Marley, Leon Redbone...a few of my favourites.
A bit like theo my list just goes on and on. When the question was raised I had a look at the stuff I have downloaded from youtube and it really does spread across the whole range. A glass or two of redwine and feeling relaxed this goes down well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXWfb1PpmbQ
Nice one, theo, I like most of that. Don't know Mississippi John Hurt (I love Blues, which is where I'm assuming he belongs), Big Bill Broonzy, or Leon Redbone. I love R & B (I mean Rythym 'n' Blues, not the modern R&B), Blues, 1st and 2nd wave ska, classical, brass band, big band, Celtic rock, some Folk, jazz (all types), quality rap, ambient, reggae, punk. I love all quality music. I have a bit of a problem with a lot of boy/girl 'band' stuff. So much of it is mediocre exploitation of kids. Maybe I'm in my forties, I don't know ;-).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5BAXIcseak&feature=fvsr Here you go Frenchie - it was whilst listening to Nos-tal-gie that I discovered that Frank Sinatra wasn't the original!
harrow, I fort vat was Sid Viscous ('Sid Viscous' is a joke from the excellent 'Rowan Atkinson - Live in Belfast' c1979 ish).
Where to start! To cut it short, i like a very broad range of music from heavy metal to country and classics. The only thing that i really don't like is punk, but that's coz i saw it as the reason real music died for a while. If i ever had to decide on my favourite album, it'd be a toss up between Meatloaf's 'Bat out of Hell', Alice Cooper's 'Welcome to my Nightmare', Led Zep's "CODA" or Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". my first single was "American Pie" and my first album was "Ride a White Swan". Different music reminds me of different things, and it'll always depend on my mood when i'm choosing what to listen to. Albinoni's Adagio is my favourite piece of classical music...but anything from the '70s gets my heart racing! lol
