Just now, Utebird said:

Yup my dad listened to Bread and America as well, he'd put the tapes in the tape deck on summer road trips.he also liked Chicago, they weren't my cup of tea but they're not bad.

We just got an Alexa for the car so we're pumped to be able to have all our music out in the sticks ..Styx another great 70s band! 

 

yeah the real early chicago was better IMO then they got more into the pop movement

my fav chicago 

 

20 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Does anyone listen to modern artists?

City and Colour is an artist I love listening to.  Very mellow music.

 

 

These days it's mostly jazz. I'm particularly taken by Hiromi Uehara, a Japanese pianist. I've seen most of the great jazz pianists of the last 50 years and she's right up there with any of them - Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Bud Powell... Yep, she's that good. Check out her versions of I've Got Rhythm on You Tube.

I do like some of the young women - Adelle, Billy Elish, etc. but after a few of their numbers I have to put on Tom Waits to clear my brain. I like some Mumford and Sons./

Otherwise I'm stuck in the past.

Just now, vaeagle2 said:

yeah the real early chicago was better IMO then they got more into the pop movement

my fav chicago 

 

I prefer the Elements, by a lot.

Springsteen has admitted to being tight fisted, which is not uncommon for people who grow up poor, it's hard to shake the feeling that your prosperity is temporary and disaster awaits just around the corner. But he not only does a lot of benefits, he's been generous to causes and his band, especially as he's aged and felt more financially secure.

Celebrities tend to live in "Fortresses" - I would, remember John Lennon. America is full of crazy people with easy access to guns.

1 minute ago, vaeagle2 said:

yeah the real early chicago was better IMO then they got more into the pop movement

my fav chicago 

 

Wow, that takes me back to windows rolled down no air conditioning bouncing around in the back seat with my brother and sister on a dusty road while my mom and dad with wet clothes wrapped around their heads rocking out to this😄

1 minute ago, austinfan said:

Springsteen has admitted to being tight fisted, which is not uncommon for people who grow up poor, it's hard to shake the feeling that your prosperity is temporary and disaster awaits just around the corner. But he not only does a lot of benefits, he's been generous to causes and his band, especially as he's aged and felt more financially secure.

Celebrities tend to live in "Fortresses" - I would, remember John Lennon. America is full of crazy people with easy access to guns.

Yep. Stephen King and his wife wanted to lead the life they had before he got famous but people would break into their house, steal things from the yard, hassle their kids, confront him on the street. It's unavoidable.

2 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Springsteen has admitted to being tight fisted, which is not uncommon for people who grow up poor, it's hard to shake the feeling that your prosperity is temporary and disaster awaits just around the corner. But he not only does a lot of benefits, he's been generous to causes and his band, especially as he's aged and felt more financially secure.

Celebrities tend to live in "Fortresses" - I would, remember John Lennon. America is full of crazy people with easy access to guns.

springsteen grew up in a wealthy family , he fails to mention that and pretends he was hard guy.

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all first rd backers 

7 minutes ago, justrelax said:

These days it's mostly jazz. I'm particularly taken by Hiromi Uehara, a Japanese pianist. I've seen most of the great jazz pianists of the last 50 years and she's right up there with any of them - Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Bud Powell... Yep, she's that good. Check out her versions of I've Got Rhythm on You Tube.

I do like some of the young women - Adelle, Billy Elish, etc. but after a few of their numbers I have to put on Tom Waits to clear my brain. I like some Mumford and Sons./

Otherwise I'm stuck in the past.

Have you heard Bird and the Bee?

You may like them, their covers if Van Halen are good. 

They do a bunch of pop jazz stuff. Mostly covers

 

I'm pretty much open to anything, but Texas turned me on to singer-songwriters, Texas has it's own unique brand, from the days of Outlaw Country (Willie, Waylon, Jerry Jeff Walker, et al - get a copy of Viva Terlingua!), but in the 1980s it was Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, Butch Hancock/Jimmy Gilmore/Joe Ely, Terry Allen, Guy Clark, Darden Smith et al). And Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin.

I try to listen to everything, but a lot of stuff leaves me cold, the ability to have a studio in your home I think has hurt songwriting, too much sonic effects, not enough time spent alone with a guitar or piano writing. Song writing is writing, and writing is hard work.

1 hour ago, justrelax said:

Stevie Ray Vaughn anybody? I'll put him up there with anyone. Was incredible live. I'm not much of a fan of Billy Joel's studio work but live he's great, just great.

Or his brother Jimmie especially with his band the Fabulous Thunderbirds.  And I saw them for free at the Juneteenth Blues Festival in Houston.  Something about East Texas artists and wanting to play, and in the case of Port Arthur’s own Janis Joplin, sing the blues.  Both brothers were influenced heavily by the three Kings.  How about Robert Johnson?  His writing helped found rock n roll. 

Most of the best musicians are best live.  Certainly the case with Springsteen.  Even with their live albums, the Dead were best caught live. Dylan put on great shows.  I cannot wait to get vaccinated and maybe see live music again.  Always strive for smaller venues and artists playing there own stuff if I can.  

2 minutes ago, austinfan said:

I'm pretty much open to anything, but Texas turned me on to singer-songwriters, Texas has it's own unique brand, from the days of Outlaw Country (Willie, Waylon, Jerry Jeff Walker, et al - get a copy of Viva Terlingua!), but in the 1980s it was Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, Butch Hancock/Jimmy Gilmore/Joe Ely, Terry Allen, Guy Clark, Darden Smith et al). And Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin.

I try to listen to everything, but a lot of stuff leaves me cold, the ability to have a studio in your home I think has hurt songwriting, too much sonic effects, not enough time spent alone with a guitar or piano writing. Song writing is writing, and writing is hard work.

Yup not to mention all the audio tuned BS 

2 hours ago, Original Sin said:

Fan of , Neil Young and Bob Dylan 

Dylan was a great song writer but his voice is like nails on a chalkboard 

5 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Have you heard Bird and the Bee?

You may like them, their covers if Van Halen are good. 

They do a bunch of pop jazz stuff.

 

I will definitely check them out, thank you. Sounds like they could be somewhere in the universe of Steely Dan, one of my all-time favorites.

12 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Springsteen has admitted to being tight fisted, which is not uncommon for people who grow up poor, it's hard to shake the feeling that your prosperity is temporary and disaster awaits just around the corner. But he not only does a lot of benefits, he's been generous to causes and his band, especially as he's aged and felt more financially secure.

Celebrities tend to live in "Fortresses" - I would, remember John Lennon. America is full of crazy people with easy access to guns.

Dude, they live in " fortresses" so they can have privacy. If they were that scared of crazies they would never leave those " fortresses" which they do. 

But nice try.

10 minutes ago, justrelax said:

I will definitely check them out, thank you. Sounds like they could be somewhere in the universe of Steely Dan, one of my all-time favorites.

Yup. They  also covered the great Hall and Oates!

25 minutes ago, vaeagle2 said:

why fire him ? even howie just has to go in the corner for a timeout. LOL

Fair point -

1 hour ago, austinfan said:

 Daltry is merely a singer, Townsend is the heart of the WHO.

 

Daltry is merely a singer?  Incredible voice.  I would argue that the sound of The Who was the most dynamic rhythm section in rock n roll.  Keith Moon was such an artist.  His manic style covered by Entwistle’s range on the bass was incredible.  When you imagine their music and the tune, quite often what you are humming isn’t Townsend’s power chords, it’s the bottom put down by Keith and John. 

The guitar version of Moon is Keith Richards.  Both had a tendency to play where it wasn’t expected and rest on the beat.   

25 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Dude was a .002. Not DUI and the officer admitted as much.  Did plea to drinking in the park. Has always given to charities.  Second time I saw him forward he always solicited for folks to bring contributions to the local food banks.  

 

And the part about cheating on taxes while constantly complaining about wealth disparities?  He’s a total fraud.

23 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Springsteen has admitted to being tight fisted, which is not uncommon for people who grow up poor, it's hard to shake the feeling that your prosperity is temporary and disaster awaits just around the corner. But he not only does a lot of benefits, he's been generous to causes and his band, especially as he's aged and felt more financially secure.

Celebrities tend to live in "Fortresses" - I would, remember John Lennon. America is full of crazy people with easy access to guns.

I don’t care what legal loopholes he chooses for taxes or how lavishly he lives.  He just needs to get off his f-ing high horse, be less of a hypocrite, and not actually cheat his taxes.

7 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Daltry is merely a singer?  Incredible voice.  I would argue that the sound of The Who was the most dynamic rhythm section in rock n roll.  Keith Moon was such an artist.  His manic style covered by Entwistle’s range on the bass was incredible.  When you imagine their music and the tune, quite often what you are humming isn’t Townsend’s power chords, it’s the bottom put down by Keith and John. 

The guitar version of Moon is Keith Richards.  Both had a tendency to play where it wasn’t expected and rest on the beat.   

Yup I think another band that is just Uber talented musically that doesn't always get their just due because they didn't have a ton of chart toppers Rush

 

I just can’t stand hypocrites.  If you have an 80’ yacht with 5,000hp, don’t whine about the environment and how horribly humans are destroying the earth.  

If you have have $100m worth of real estate on each coast, live a lifestyle that would make an oil sheik blush, and use both legal and illegal loopholes to avoid taxes, don’t patronize everyone else about wealth disparity and the misery of the lower class.

4 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Daltry is merely a singer?  Incredible voice.  I would argue that the sound of The Who was the most dynamic rhythm section in rock n roll.  Keith Moon was such an artist.  His manic style covered by Entwistle’s range on the bass was incredible.  When you imagine their music and the tune, quite often what you are humming isn’t Townsend’s power chords, it’s the bottom put down by Keith and John. 

The guitar version of Moon is Keith Richards.  Both had a tendency to play where it wasn’t expected and rest on the beat.   

IMO even pete would say roger was more then a voice for the who. they have a great friendship too , remember when pete got in trouble with the law doing research for his book about being molested as a youth , roger took the stand to talk about pete's character and it really touched pete to the point of tears.

20 minutes ago, vaeagle2 said:

springsteen grew up in a wealthy family , he fails to mention that and pretends he was hard guy.

I believe his dad was like a bus driver.  I don't think he had that privileged an upbringing. He went to public school and dropped out of a small college.  It  wasn't like he grew up going to private schools, living in wealthy neighborhood and attended Ivy League schools. I don't think it's anything pretend.  

16 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Yup. They  also covered the great Hall and Oates!

It’s Holland Oates.