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Hi all

Totally NWR and self serving, but hey, why run your own forum if you can't indulge yourself!

I like to listen to music often in the background as I work, usually quietly.

Every now and again something comes on and it catches my attention, and I have to turn it up.

Well, I put on Harry Manx, first few bars I turned it up, then up, then next track, up, then up and well, you get the idea.

For those who don't know Harry Manx think Indian Sitar meets Muddy Waters meets Keb Mo and you are close, but not there ... love it!

So what music does it for you at the moment, in the back ground, or right up front!?

Gav,


The Panics, (Perth band,fanatstic new album), The Eels, (Beautiful Freak), Ben Harper, G Love and Special Sauce, and Michael Franti. Oh, and a bit of Ani di Franco this morning.


Cheers

This morning, as i was typing up my tour diary notes I listened to a Bach Harpsichord Recital and that was followed by Barbra Streisand "Till I love You" album and then i went to lunch at the Journeyman Restaurant at Berrima. There, i happened to listen to Tony Wynd who I just happened to run into.

I enjoyed a 96 Balmoral which is just peaking. Bloody glorious, plums, chocolate and cherry, full bodied and smoothing out beautifully. The Venison Pie was to die for but the three way death by chocolate with DP63 (original 375 ml bottle) revived me.

Radiohead "OK Computer"
The Cure "Disintegration"
David Bowie "Space Oddity"
U2 - A few specific tracks
Moloko - "The Time is Now"
Lots of other eclectic stuff

Kieran

Back to a favourite John Lurie sham, 'The Legendary Marvin Pontiac'. There's nothing like it; a mix of delta blues, African, jazz, folk...just plain great. The instantly familiar voice and lack of noise in the studio recording gives Marvin's true identity away to all but the most gullible

Nice mix there Kieran. I am listening to Fake Plastic Trees from The Bends album (Radiohead for uninitiated) as I type.

She looks like the real thing
She tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love

Also on the CD is Nick Cave, Pearl Jam, Eels, Augie March, Big Heavy Stuff for the quieter times. But Blink 182, Offspring, Green Day and Gerling's "Death to the Apple Girls" get the volume treatment..


Scott

In Perth doin some work stuff at the moment but got some Yo La Tengo on the go - Electropura from a few years back.

Gavin,

I still try to get my daily fix of Dylan. There is one for every mood.

Lyrics for "All Along the Watchtower":

"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."

"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.

They don't write them like that any more!

Gavin Trott wrote:Hi all

Totally NWR and self serving, but hey, why run your own forum if you can't indulge yourself!

I like to listen to music often in the background as I work, usually quietly.

Every now and again something comes on and it catches my attention, and I have to turn it up.

Well, I put on Harry Manx, first few bars I turned it up, then up, then next track, up, then up and well, you get the idea.

For those who don't know Harry Manx think Indian Sitar meets Muddy Waters meets Keb Mo and you are close, but not there ... love it!

So what music does it for you at the moment, in the back ground, or right up front!?

Funny you should mention sitar Gavin - Nora Jones is on my music buy-list. Joss Stone is too.

Going to a John Butler Trio concert Saturday week - another on the music buy-list.

Harry Manx sounds interesting.

Cheers

daz

RogerPike wrote:Gavin,

I still try to get my daily fix of Dylan. There is one for every mood.

Lyrics for "All Along the Watchtower":

"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."

"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.

They don't write them like that any more!

My father-in-law would agree with you, but I prefer the Hendrix version. Good song though. In fact, after reading your post, I've just retrieved my Hendrix 25th Anniversary edn album to listen to the song.


Cheers

Jamie

At the moment listening to Audioslave, Tool "Lateralus", Sonic Youth's "Sonic Nurse", Sepultura, Ministry, Tricky, Monster Magnet and Soulfly. Like my music aggressive and violent with my head exploding!

Gavin,

Harry Manx was on The Basement on the ABC a few weeks ago, and I caught it quite by accident. Halfway through, I thought to myself "I should be taping this". I didn't tape it and am kicking myself bigtime now.
They have a DVD for sale on the basement.com.au site and it looks fantastic.


cheers
BA

Gavin,
had never heard of HM but went to a website and downloaded a couple of tracks. He is good. Thanks for the heads-up.
MM.

Well i just purchased 2 Technics 1220 Turntables and a mixer so i'm listening to a lot of electronic music..mainly breakbeat and dub (i can see some people scratching their heads )

Now having turntables in the house we are also listening to my complete Neil Young collection, a lot of old punk records..Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys,Sonic Youth,early mudhoney and nirvana subpop singles.stuff i havn't put on for years..these new toys are lots of fun...and great for parties!!

Cheers

Paul

Paul T wrote:Dead Kennedys,Sonic Youth,early mudhoney and nirvana subpop singles.s

1) Yeah! 2&3)Wow, how'd you stumble on that?! 4) Here we are now, (!)

Paul T wrote:Well i just purchased 2 Technics 1220 Turntables and a mixer so i'm listening to a lot of electronic music..mainly breakbeat and dub (i can see some people scratching their heads )

Moonlighting as a DJ Paul?


Cheers

Jamie

radioactiveman wrote:

RogerPike wrote:Gavin,

I still try to get my daily fix of Dylan. There is one for every mood.

Lyrics for "All Along the Watchtower":

"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."

"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.

They don't write them like that any more!

My father-in-law would agree with you, but I prefer the Hendrix version. Good song though. In fact, after reading your post, I've just retrieved my Hendrix 25th Anniversary edn album to listen to the song.


Cheers

Jamie

Last rock concert I attended was when Dylan toured with Patti Smith a few years ago - hadn't heard of Patti before but she was excellent, as was Bob, though I didn't go down to the pit - didn't need to see how old they looked up close

Totally agree with you on Hendrix' version of All Along the Watchtower but then so many of Bob's songs were popularised by other artists/bands. On the flip side of the Hendrix 45 rpm single of this song I had way back then was an interesting, brooding song called Long Hot Summer Night. One of these days I really should get some Hendrix CDs - especially Smash Hits Band of Gypsies, Cry of Love - "Angel came down from Heaven yesterday, she stayed just long enough to rescue me......".

Really looking forward to the John Butler Trio concert this Saturday, perhaps the most interesting muzo on the Oz scene at present - which reminds me, there was a segment on the 7.30 Report tonight that reckoned his current tour concerts have all been sellouts - must end so I can call my niece who said she'd make the reservations (still have only a dialup connection).

Cheers all

daz