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

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state of hockey said:
Agreed. Quite a few I assumed were already there.
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Me too.

In order, I would admit (tastes aside, for their original and creative contribution to American music):

1. Carole King (wonderful writer, horrific performer)
2. Todd Rundgren (zzz, great studio visionary)
3. NY Dolls (for burning down the BS of the prior two)
-- gap --
4. Devo (for the sheer joy of the middle finger that is the soul of R&R)
5. Tina Turner (for being the black less talented Dolly Parton)
-- large gap --
6. RATM (energy)
7. Foo Fighters (sales)
8. Dionne Warwick (I'm guessing we could scrape 10 R&B songs out from under the gunk)

Nobody else makes my ballot.
 
Kepler said:
It is the Sales HOF.
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I'll bet this guy agrees with you. ;-)

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Taylor Swift has released her first full re-recorded song, and it's Love Story. The full re-recording release of the "Fearless - Taylor's Version" album is coming within weeks, and it includes six songs that were cut from the original release.

Here's a mashup of both versions of Love Story:
https://youtu.be/utEeV9p2m3M
Use headphones.

The rerecording is much more confidant and crisp.
 
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The more I understand Westerberg's lyrics the more impressed I am. Hard pressed to think of anybody his age plus or minus ten with the same combination of intelligence and soul.
 
Some of his solo stuff can be a bit cringing; like McCartney, he's lost his fastball. Or maybe he's just cruising. But when he's good, he's really, really good. Especially for a former high school janitor.


The man's a real talent, the kind that comes along rarely in a generation. Doesn't have a great voice, but he's a really compelling singer. And I've seen him do solo shows a couple times, and he's a surprisingly good guitar player for mope loser. On his own, he plays a rather unique rhythm/lead hybrid style.
 
Having grown up on the Mats it took time getting used to their last 2 records and then 14 Songs, Westerberg's first solo release. I'm still not fully sold on Don't Tell a Soul nor All Shook Down, but there are some genuine rockers and powerful slower numbers reflective of a songwriting genius. I very much enjoy Suicaine Gratification, Stereo, Eventually and Folker, and don't sleep on The I Don't Cares (a collaboration with Juliana Hatfield) nor Grandpa Boy (alter ego I guess with Tommy Stinson on bass).
 
Eventually and Folker are hit and miss with me. Some genuinely great stuff and a lot of dreck. Haven't got anything of his since.

I still think Stereo/Mono is the best thing he's done as a solo artist.
 
Billy Cobham.

Fusion drummer from 50 years ago. He defies gravity. The hat tip was Rick Beato's breakdown of Genesis' Dance on a Volcano which is, as is typical with Beato, fascinating.

Highly recommended. The funky 70s music he backs is dated and cheesy but my god the drumming is godlike.

Listen to the final 60 seconds of "Stratus." Go ahead, try and count with that, I dare you.
 
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