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Post by kygal on Dec 9, 2013 21:49:46 GMT
I guess we have some different tastes in music around here, which is fun. I guess that is why they make so many flavors of ice cream as well.
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Post by kissmekate on Dec 10, 2013 8:10:52 GMT
Frannie, I may have mentioned that it was the music that first made me fall in love with Mr. Kate  I have never heard of Matt Munroe so far, thanks for the hint. I can't watch the video now, but I love this aria from "Don Giovanni"  I have a soft spot for Mozart anyway |
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Post by midoro on Dec 10, 2013 8:58:17 GMT
Kate, that´s so romantic! My husband can´t sing or play an instrument, but we came close to one another through listening to music! |
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Post by kissmekate on Dec 10, 2013 12:15:47 GMT
That's also a lovely thing, midoro!
Frannie, have you already got Young Rebel Set's new album, "Crocodile"?
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Post by midoro on Dec 13, 2013 19:39:24 GMT
Just listening to Bob Marley - some sunny feelings in our cold winter!
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Post by francesca on Dec 14, 2013 19:26:04 GMT
Frannie, have you already got Young Rebel Set's new album, "Crocodile"? Not Yet, Kate. Have you? Do you recommend it? |
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Post by kissmekate on Dec 16, 2013 8:49:32 GMT
It's a good album - a little louder than the first one, and more on the "rock" than on the acoustic side, but a good mix all in all. Loved the lyrics, too.
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Post by midoro on Dec 16, 2013 9:15:34 GMT
Just listening to Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Down By The River (live at Farm aid concert in New Orleans 1994)
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Post by francesca on Feb 18, 2014 23:28:19 GMT
I am sure that everyone is going to jump on me and say ,of course we know her , we have heard this ,ages ago .
but I found it on an old 'classic ??' compilation cd of M(o)B's.
only one song
Anne Sofie von Otter ' Baby Plays Around' she is accompanied by Elvis Costello which may account for why I missed it ; I am not usually a EC lover .
Fantastic !!
I have never heard of her ... she is wonderful. going to look for more.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on May 20, 2015 11:18:50 GMT
I don't listen to much current music, and only tend to pick up on songs if they're used in TV ads or played when I'm out shopping. Having been hunting for a dress for a wedding recently, I kept on hearing one song in particular in the clothes shops, and it was driving me mad trying to find out who sang it - not helped by the most obvious lyrics in the chorus having nothing to do with the eventual title! 
Anyway, I managed to work out that it was George Ezra singing "Blame It On Me" - phenomenal voice, very mature, so it was a surprise to discover that he's just 21 years old. I listened to a few more tracks on Youtube and now I'm hooked on his music - a quirky kind of country-rock is the only way I can describe it. If you haven't heard him, do look out for his stuff on Youtube - "Budapest" is another great song.
My delight at finding him was compounded when I came across a video for "Listen to the Man" which features Sir Ian McKellen lip-syncing and, quite frankly, photobombing poor George, then going all fan-girly and starstruck when George stops the recording to tell him off for taking over. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS0WvzRVByg Hilarious!
You've all probably already heard of George, but if you haven't, I can recommend his music. Enjoy!
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Post by kissmekate on May 20, 2015 12:14:34 GMT
I guess everyone is quite surprised when they find out how young George Ezra actually is. He sounds like a worldly-wise 50-year-old (in a good way)!
I just realized I haven't posted on this thread for a while. Since I last did, I discovered First Aid Kit - two young Swedish singer-songwriter sisters whose sound reminds me a bit of Joan Baez and similar '60s folk singers. Lovely, relaxed music that sounds like it's from another time. What I also grew to like is Katzenjammer, an all-female folk-rock band playing a whimsical kind of upbeat pick-me-up music, and Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, a rather cool trio of London siblings. Their style is hard to describe, it has touches of Sixties rock'n'roll and country as well as other influences like reggae.
Has anyone bought the latest Mumford & Sons album, "Wilder Mind"? I was a bit skeptical when they announced they'd ditched the banjo and took up electric guitars, and while I do miss the folksy banjo sound a little, the new album is a rather good one (although it took me a few rounds of listening to totally get into it).
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Post by adina on May 20, 2015 17:32:49 GMT
My delight at finding him was compounded when I came across a video for "Listen to the Man" which features Sir Ian McKellen lip-syncing and, quite frankly, photobombing poor George, then going all fan-girly and starstruck when George stops the recording to tell him off for taking over. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS0WvzRVByg Hilarious! What a cute video! There is a new reason to love Ian McKellen. |
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Post by kygal on May 21, 2015 10:39:10 GMT
LOL Kate. I agree, his face does not match his voice. Thanks for the recommendations.
Thanks GE2! Great fun!
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Post by francesca on May 29, 2015 23:23:17 GMT
I loved the vid. I could hardly believe George was singing and Ian Syncing . George's voice is so mature .
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Post by nell on Jun 2, 2015 19:32:29 GMT
Very amusing little video GE2. Bucharest  Ian McKellen seems quite a sport. He was filming in my home town a few years ago - Da Vinci Code. One evening in a local eaterie the waitress thought she recognised him and went over to ask for an autograph. Unfortunately she thought he was John Hurt He was very gallant about it and told her it happens all the time. |
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I have a soft spot for Mozart anyway 
