December 31, 201014 yr Bruce Springsteen, Alejandro Escovedo, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Hornsby, Ray LaMontagne
January 1, 201114 yr Does anyone here listen to rap music? Or are you guys like, too cultured for that? There's a lot of good rap music out there that isn't about drugs, sex and rims. I could introduce you to some. Am I the only one who likes pretty much any genre of music? To me, good music is good music and it comes in all styles. I like a lot of the Indie Rock posted up here, I've been adopting a lot of DJ Orion's music, and I even get into EastVillageDon's very old (lol) music sometimes, depending on my mood. I can even dig ColDayMan's love for strong powerful female singers lololol but I really don't think rap gets enough credit, at least amongst the people who post here. I don't know, maybe it's because I was forced to grow up around it. I think you guys should check out some of the more intellectual and political rap music out there. Broaden your horizons. U92 just played Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas!" Whooothankthelordjesushimselfyes! Better known as the "Black Christmas anthem"! I love that song. Right up until Xmas. My mother played that song to death over the thanksgiving holiday. That's a good song! Very classic. One of those xmas songs I actually like hearing around the holidays. I just get so burned out on Christmas music, period, during the holidays. I hate how they start playing it on the radio and in stores, like immediately after Halloween. You know I used to take Hiphop and Jazz dance lessons? This was a long time ago, like an extra curricular thing in school. Part of our set, we had to do a dance routine to Christmas in Hollis lol! It was around Christmas time. It was funny, I remember after one of the shows, back stage, this black woman comes up to me and she goes, "I got you on video camera! I see you! Or something to that effect. Jeez, if I took that path seriously, who knows, maybe I could have been a back up dancer for one of the stars. Definitely not my dream career but it's one of those things you'd love to say you did, you know.
January 1, 201114 yr Bruce Springsteen, Alejandro Escovedo, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Hornsby, Ray LaMontagne I just heard Ray LaMontagne for the first time yesterday. I was very impressed, and need to hunt down more of his music asap.
January 1, 201114 yr Does anyone here listen to rap music? Or are you guys like, too cultured for that? There's a lot of good rap music out there that isn't about drugs, sex and rims. I could introduce you to some. Am I the only one who likes pretty much any genre of music? To me, good music is good music and it comes in all styles. I like a lot of the Indie Rock posted up here, I've been adopting a lot of DJ Orion's music, and I even get into EastVillageDon's very old (lol) music sometimes, depending on my mood. I can even dig ColDayMan's love for strong powerful female singers lololol but I really don't think rap gets enough credit, at least amongst the people who post here. I don't know, maybe it's because I was forced to grow up around it. I think you guys should check out some of the more intellectual and political rap music out there. Broaden your horizons. I listen to rap, but a lot of old school stuff. I found the Backspin channel on XM, and it's pretty much all I've been listening too (other than Boneyard). I'm of a similar mind to you. If it sounds good, I'll listen to it / buy it. My only achilles heel is that I don't listen to as much new music as I'd probably like to. I don't have the time to commit to trying to find good new bands, so I just kind of default to what's in my collection / what I know.
January 1, 201114 yr Does anyone here listen to rap music? Or are you guys like, too cultured for that? There's a lot of good rap music out there that isn't about drugs, sex and rims. I could introduce you to some. Am I the only one who likes pretty much any genre of music? To me, good music is good music and it comes in all styles. I like a lot of the Indie Rock posted up here, I've been adopting a lot of DJ Orion's music, and I even get into EastVillageDon's very old (lol) music sometimes, depending on my mood. I can even dig ColDayMan's love for strong powerful female singers lololol but I really don't think rap gets enough credit, at least amongst the people who post here. I don't know, maybe it's because I was forced to grow up around it. I think you guys should check out some of the more intellectual and political rap music out there. Broaden your horizons. You could always rattle off some names. I'd be interested in any who actually play live instruments, in addition to having something interesting to say.
January 8, 201114 yr The incomparable Celia Cruz. Azucar! Arturo Sandoval Gloria Estefan patti labelle Celia Cruz - Azucar Negra "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 11, 201114 yr Love - Nat King Cole Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald-Frim Fram Sauce http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
January 11, 201114 yr Been on a Gram Parsons and Gram parson covers, kick lately. As far as Rap goes it's mostly stuff from when I was a kid and in college. Ice Cube/NWA/Eazy E, Kool Keith, Tribe & Q-tip, PE, Bone thugz and assorted projects. Just went through my ipod. Add Nappy Roots, Outkast, Wu-tang and Handsome Boy Modelling School to the list. Anybody else ever listen to Basehead? Found a cd in a clearance bin once and loved it.
January 12, 201114 yr Over the past several months, I've moved inexplicably from mainly alt-country / folk rock stuff to a lot of synth pop and indie pop stuff. I'm particularly obsessed with Yeasayer right now and would also throw out Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend, Matt & Kim, Miike Snow and the Ruby Suns as good ones to check out. I guess after years of moping it up with my music, I just want stuff that makes me smile :) Yeasayer - O.N.E.
January 14, 201114 yr I was into Yeahsayer a bit last year, but cooled on them. For some reason they have an "80s" sound..or its lurking in there somewhere. Right now I'm listening to a Fred Holstein memorial concert in the car and compilation of his songs at work. Fred Holstein was a mainstay of the Chicago folk scene from way back...the "old folk" scene from back in the early 1960s and before. Actually before my time and not the music I particularly am into (being more of a celtic/english folk/appalachian trad fan), but I sort of appreciate the sensibility here. Most new music leaves me cold, so I browse the archives. I've got an album on order by Wendy Waldman, part of that LA singer-songwriter folk-rock thing from the 1970s. Unknown today, and actually barely known even in the 1970s.
January 15, 201114 yr Lately i have been listening to crass. The kids love it! I think they prefer it over waylon, willie, and merle haggard.
January 18, 201114 yr Listening to the Wendy Waldmans stuff. Definetly of its era. Which is a good thing. Music for driving around the city on a sunny, hazy winters's afternoon, sun getting low, AKA "mellow". One can see the influences, perhaps, of Carol King, Joni Mitchell, and Laura Nyro...or you can put Waldman in this category of woman singer/songwriter. Maybe closer to Nyro than the others. "In the Cleveland the skys are cloudy and gray/ To the kids there it's always seemed that way/ Its all part/ of the main refrain" (or something like that in the lyrics). The first cut, Owl & the Eagle, is a good country/rock number, but it's atypical as the rest of the album as more that Nyro-esque jazz influence, maybe.
February 5, 201114 yr So I can't sleep and thought I would post a little video from the boys from Northside...with free shots of the city and the nabe.....
February 5, 201114 yr And a song from concert:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPpvg6K2AEM&feature=related
February 7, 201114 yr Ive been listening to WNKU a bit, now they are in the area, and am picking up on artists that I hadnt heard before....also a good cover by Tony Rice of Norman' Blakes' "Church Street Blues". ...since there is a Church Street in Dayton (hardscrabble Twin Towers area) I could do a youtube video set to this song, huh?
February 15, 201114 yr Listening to a lot of Ben Folds Five, plus Blondie, and some random stuff mixed in.
March 14, 201114 yr The Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" finally clicked for me. I had listened to it a few times before but it never worked for me. I guess I was expecting Neon Bible part II. I am pretty sure I will end up listening to it continously for the next couple of weeks. Is this the first "urban planning" album BTW? Most of the song lyrics sound like discussions on here...
March 14, 201114 yr I think I have finally 'acquired the taste' for classical. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing, but I find myself enjoying it more and more. But I'm still a rocker, through and through. Broke out the old Pink Floyd albums this weekend.... which caused me to break out my VHS copy of The Wall... which led me to wear my Dark Side of the Moon t-shirt for 'boys night' on Saturday. And I guess they have stood the test of time, because the t-shirt was quite the conversation piece while I was out. One college aged kid even wanted to buy it right there off my back. The Eagles, Allman Bros., Elton John (early career), Hall & Oates, Prince, Hendrix, Otis Redding, Phil Collins, Led Zepelin, the Boss, Bob. Marley, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, GnR, and Parliament are all heavily represented on my i-pod.
March 14, 201114 yr The Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" finally clicked for me. I had listened to it a few times before but it never worked for me. I guess I was expecting Neon Bible part II. I am pretty sure I will end up listening to it continously for the next couple of weeks. Is this the first "urban planning" album BTW? Most of the song lyrics sound like discussions on here... Still trying to like it, just can't get myself there. Everybody says I should like it. I can't get past the part that goes Ro-co-co Ro-co-co Ro-co-co... and it seems like Rush's "Subdivisions" made all the same points in one song. And Hts121 that list is uncannily similar to mine. My new genre is jazz, specifically Miles Davis. Gotta start somewhere.
March 14, 201114 yr ^yeah the ro-co-co ro-co-co's are very annoying. The two best songs are "Month of May" and "We Used to Wait" , both really don't tie into the central theme too much, which probably says something about the effectiveness of the theme.
April 2, 201114 yr Woke up this morning with this song stuck in my head, bought it on iTunes, and haven't stopped listening to it since. So addicted.
April 20, 201114 yr Not a big Strokes fan, but this new one is one of the best pop rock songs in years: This is a simple song but an awful lot of work in post-production.
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May 26, 201114 yr Goldfish. I've never really given electronica/dance music a chance so I was caught off guard on how much I liked what I was hearing. Their videos are very fun as well.
May 26, 201114 yr The Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" finally clicked for me. I had listened to it a few times before but it never worked for me. I guess I was expecting Neon Bible part II. I am pretty sure I will end up listening to it continously for the next couple of weeks. Is this the first "urban planning" album BTW? Most of the song lyrics sound like discussions on here... This! Also: The Decemberists Mumford and Sons Phoenix
June 2, 201114 yr I've been playing a lot of Northeast Ohio's own (Massillon, OH), "Stalley" at the moment. I'm definitely feelin' a lot of his music and he is heavy in the underground hip hop scene right now.
June 25, 201113 yr Reliving my senior year of high school and the year afterwards (2006-2007) with some good old post hardcore. Senses Fail, Story of the Year, From Autumn to Ashes... Good stuff.
June 25, 201113 yr I love Ellie Goulding's voice and her music. Oh, and I love her accent. I love her too. So good! I'm into Foster the People and Friendly Fires right now. They both came out with new music lately. Foster the People: Foster The People - Houdini [HD] Friendly Fires:
June 26, 201113 yr Lyrics Born (just saw him live in ATL a couple of months ago): Also, Corinne Bailey Rae is amazing good. Interestingly enough, lots of Koreans know about her and really like her music.
June 26, 201113 yr Atlas that Foster The People song sounds a bit like MGMT. Either way, that's the first time I've heard "Houdini," but I like it better than their single "Pumped Up Kicks."
June 27, 201113 yr Atlas that Foster The People song sounds a bit like MGMT. Either way, that's the first time I've heard "Houdini," but I like it better than their single "Pumped Up Kicks." Foster the People's album is sickkkk. I picked it up last week and I can't go a day without listening to it all the way through. The lead singer, Mark Foster, is an Ohio product too. He was born and raised in Cleveland. I think he moved to LA after high school to pursue music. Looks like he found it too. Houdini, Hustling, Miss You, Warrant, and Helena Beat are the best songs on the album IMO. Watch their live SxSW performances on YouTube if you get a chance. They're one of those bands that I think sounds better live.
June 27, 201113 yr Atlas that Foster The People song sounds a bit like MGMT. Either way, that's the first time I've heard "Houdini," but I like it better than their single "Pumped Up Kicks." Yea I can see the comparison but I am not much a fan of MGMT but I am loving Foster the People so far. I also love Helena Beat, I Would Do Anything For You, Life On The Nickel. Really, I like the whole album.
June 27, 201113 yr I don't know why I never got this album sooner, but I just got Vegas by The Crystal Method. Soooooo gooooood.
June 27, 201113 yr Foster the People - Helena Beat live at SXSW Lead singer, Mark Foster, is from Cleveland.
June 29, 201113 yr Been listening to Deer Tick, The Civil Wars, Gomez, and "Head and the Heart", but keep coming back to Blitzentrappers "Black River Killer" EP....just some sweet retro 70s country/prog/folk-rock going on there.
June 29, 201113 yr Akron's own Joseph Arthur....listened to this 5 times already today. joseph arthur Midwest
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