USCHO Music Thread: We All Have A Crush On Shirley Manson

[Slap Shot]

Re: USCHO Music Thread: We All Have A Crush On Shirley Manson

A JHS friend who later was lost to schizophrenia introduced me to Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, and King Crimson when I was 13. Then a HS friend who later was lost to the American Spectator introduced me to blues and punk when I was 17. Together those two guys built my musical foundation.

My dad bought me Dark Side of the Moon for Christmas when I was 10. He wasn't always on as he bought Frampton Comes Alive at the same time.

That same year my best friend bought me News of the World for my birthday which luckily was 2 days after it was released (Oct 30).

My brother (born '62) introduced me early on to bands across the spectrum: Styx, Zeppelin, The Who, Boz Skaggs, Van Halen, Prince, Yes, Chicago, The Replacements, Allman Brothers, The Beatles, etc. My own initial tastes branched from there starting mostly with AOR, heavy metal, then I got turned onto alternative (Radio Free Europe might be my oldest memory?) and the spark was lit.

Like you I've added on other genres (blues, hip hop, classical) and my interest in listening but also exploring has never waned.

[rufus]

Damm. My Nick Cave show this fall has been cancelled.

[Kepler]

Damm. My Nick Cave show this fall has been cancelled.

He canceled at the 930 Club too. Maybe he canceled the whole tour. Dude's gotta be 70.

Edit: Only 63. Nick Cave's just 5 years my senior. Yikes!

[Kepler]

Interesting test: https://www.themusiclab.org/quizzes/miq

114 // 111 / 124 / 108

I gotta learn to play something before I die.

[ScoobyDoo]

Re: USCHO Music Thread: We All Have A Crush On Shirley Manson



The vocalist is terrible.

She's much better here. The bass player (who is in Blue Öyster Cult now) is amazing and very funny. They are either brother/sister or husband/wife.

Edit: husband/wife. HS sweethearts!

I will disagree. She is a fabulous vocalist. Has a great voice.

[Slap Shot]

Blue October - Hate Me
Weezer (With Weird Al) - Africa
Beatles - I've Got A Feeling

[Slap Shot]

Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence (Holy s**t I'd not heard this one before!)
Green Day Crowd (Hyde Park) Singing Bohemian Rhapsody
Black people: White people don't know soul music. White people: Hold my Righteous Brothers...
Roger Waters - Mother

[MissThundercat]

Kesha- Rainbow. In the car. Loudly. Singing it going down Chicago Drive and going all the way home!

[rufus]

Just a short drive-by. Summerteeth by Wilco is quite possibly the perfect album.

[Slap Shot]

What are some song lyrics you got wrong either for a short bit or for a very, very long time? My worst example:

I'll catch some rays down in Africa...

I mean come on, it's Africa. Plenty of sun amiright?

Whenever I listen to "Higher Ground" by RHCP I have to envision the Stevie Wonder version in my head to remember the chorus.

My claim to fame is I can nail about 95% of REM.s "It's the End Of The World..." if I've heard it fairly recently.

[MissThundercat]

cc to Slap: I went and downloaded all of Soccer Mommy's albums. She is really good, and is a welcome break from Kesha and Lady Gaga.

[Kepler]

If anybody here is into jazz I'd like to talk. So far really getting into Mobley and Blakey. Love Ellington's and Basie's compositions. Digesting the stylistic differences of {Gillespie, Davis} and {Parker, Coltrane}.

[rufus]

What happens when two creative geniuses, addicted to opioids, shut themselves away in a studio with Pro-tools, a variety of keyboards, and the obsession to make something great.


Via Chicago demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2i5LKHEBwc

Via Chicago finished album version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jepv3fw3kgk

[MissThundercat]

You know, in my transition, 2.0 and self-titled speak to me too, not just Bleed Like Me.

[Slap Shot]

J.S. Ondara - Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday
Joseph – Fighter
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Only Children
The Vines - Outtathaway!
Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life
New Order - Age Of Consent
Atmosphere - Dearly Beloved
Waxahatchee – Lilacs
Bob Marley – Keep On Moving