What are you listening to now? MKII

I think we can kick this one off with a bit of Ebeneeer Goode. Lavellyyy

 

UFO - Love to Love (Live)
From one of my all time favourite live albums - Strangers in the Night

 

Yes - Roundabout

 

Neil Young - Till the Morning Comes

 

Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years

 

Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues

I'm starting to struggle to remember what has already been posted.

 

I'm starting to struggle to remember what has already been posted.

I don't think one can listen to a good song too many times. Besides, even if you do duplicate I doubt that anyone else would remember either

With my memory I'm probably the worst offender



Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory

R.I.P Jeff Beck

 

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale​

 

/\/\/\/\ Brilliant


Mr F I am taking a risk on this one as to whether it has been posted before

If not then excellent, if it has then we get to enjoy it again


Rush - Limelight

 

I love Rush. I've seen them 7 rimes in concert, always at the NEC (sometimes, if they played both Saturday and Sunday nights, I went to both). The quality of Musicianship is outstanding as was Drummer Neil Peart's skills as a lyricist (RIP Neil).

 

I've always 'liked' Rush but have probably never paid them the kind of attention that they deserve. It wasn't until you started posting songs on this thread that I realised that I need delve a little deeper



Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song

Fabulous bass.

 

Rush - Limelight

From the same album - Rush - Witchhunt

Some very powerful lyrics in this song, including -

'Quick to Judge, quick to anger
Slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice
and fear walk hand in hand'

So apt to many situations today.

 

INXS - New Sensation

 

Last Night of the Proms 2012 - Land of Hope and Glory

For St Georges Day!

 

James Brown - Sex Machine

 

Rainbow - Starstruck

 

Buddy Holly - Everyday

 

Suzanne Vega - Luka

Saw her many years ago at the Birmingham Odeon and she was excellent.

 

I've always 'liked' Rush but have probably never paid them the kind of attention that they deserve. It wasn't until you started posting songs on this thread that I realised that I need delve a little deeper

Sadly, there is just not time to listen to all of the excellent music of so many different bands. I discovered Rush at a young age. When I was aged around 12 to 14, I was trying to find my way with music. I hated dancing, so Disco was out. My parents (knowing my love of aviation), bought me a cassette of the Band of the Royal Airforce, playing the likes of The Battle of Britain and The Dambuster March. While this was OK, it really didn't 'fire me up'. At the same time, my cousin (18 months older than me, but more like my brother, as we'd lived next door to each other all of our lives to that point), had me listening to Rock music (Queen, AC/DC, Rush etc), every rime I went round. It didn't take long for that to take effect. So, at 14 years old, I went out and purchased Rush 2112 (which I linked to here https://forums4airports.com/threads/4448/post-254181). Whilst a Progressive Rock album, side 1 is on a classical scale (a futuristic Sci-fi adventure) of over 20 minutes and breaks down into -

I. "Overture"
II. "The Temples of Syrinx"
III. "Discovery"
IV. "Presentation"
V. "Oracle: The Dream"
VI. "Soliloquy"
VII. "Grand Finale"

I read the story on the back cover of the album, before listening to it. I was mesmerised and that was me, off down the 'Rush Rabbit Hole'. After that, I bought every new Rush album on the day of release and have seen them 7 times in concert.
The thing I've found with each new Rush album, is it take me 5 or 6 listens before I start to like particular songs. But, suddenly one will become wonderfully melodic and others will follow. A great example, is Secret Touch -

You can never break the chain
There is never love without pain
A gentle hand, a secret touch on the heart
A healing hand, a secret touch on the heart

 

Birmingham's own...the amazing... Laura Mvula.

I wanted to post her incredible performance on Open The Gates at the Commonwealth Games but I can't find it.

This'll have to do

Laura Mvula - Overcome ft. Nile Rodgers