What Are You Listening to Now 7.0

[Plathfan]

Mozart was only 11 when he composed his first keyboard concerto. Already an exceptional performer with an active solo career, he needed new works for his concerts. This early piece showcases all the hallmarks of his genius, brimming with brilliance, elegance, and joy. He died on December 5, 1791, at the age of 35.

 

[THBGato]

Once again, Spotify wrapped has my wife and I amongst her top 0.01% of listeners worldwide.

 

[MetaBob]

A couple folkie/folk rock videos I stumbled upon -- they autoplayed after the Cracker vids I brought up:

Wonderful female harmonies abound.

 

[Bramblethorn]

 

[XerXesXu]

Babymetal never cease to amaze me. They've ceased to be young and cute, they've never been instrumentalists, since RATA TAT TA, there have been several releases of completely AI videos. They could be recording long after they're dead.

 

[WhO2]

During Covid I bought a turntable and started listening to albums again. I've added quite a bit of vinyl from my formative years since then. One thing about albums is it's difficult to skip past songs to your next favorite, so you hear songs you normally wouldn't listen to.

I was looking for Rumours but the local record store didn't have it. I found Netherlands by Dan Fogelberg, and it triggered some memory I couldn't recover at that moment. I spent $5.99 to see if I could remember, and by a few seconds in to the first song, my entire freshman year at college came rushing back. Songs can be fantastic time machines!

 

[Plathfan]

Gould captures the essence of trolling here, long before the term even existed: each sentence, taken alone, even if somewhat exaggerated, holds a kernel of truth, but together they create absurdly fascinating, mind-expanding, tongue-in-cheek entertainment.

Still, there will always be sour-faced, vacuum-skulled imbeciles who leap forward, crying, "But he's disparaging Mozart!" despite knowing nothing about him or caring any less.

It's almost inconceivable that there was a time when shows like this aired during primetime. Now, there's only reality.

 

[XerXesXu]

This costs a lot more than a microphone in one's bedroom. Composed and performed by Shania. She must be making money and is moving up market.

She's up in lights in Times Square!!

 

[MetaBob]

Manchester Orchestra: A Black Mile to the Surface

Thanks, autoplay! Apple Music found it for me this time:

Autoplay is getting remarkably good, it seems to me ...

Then, wondering how this might compare to my old staple, Radio Paradise (their "main mix"), which is all human-curated, I tuned in for another listen and promptly found two more treats:

 

[Plathfan]

 

[Actingup]

Pink Floyd - Best of the North American Tour 1977. An amazing collection assembled from the heroic efforts of bootleggers in the crowd. Multiple people with recorders means a stereo mix is possible. The band was outstanding and at the peak of their form.

https://www.discogs.com/release/121...dxQr1nw5eFltVVsJ2B_qvjoWEBIupNuSrPKu9B8VTFxUw

 

[ChloeTzang]

Babymetal never cease to amaze me. They've ceased to be young and cute, they've never been instrumentalists, since RATA TAT TA, there have been several releases of completely AI videos. They could be recording long after they're dead.

They're entertaining for sure

 

[ChloeTzang]

This costs a lot more than a microphone in one's bedroom. Composed and performed by Shania. She must be making money and is moving up market.

She said somewhere that "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" changed her whole life - it went to #1 on Spotify in half a dozen countries, it's got 58m views on Youtube now and probably about the same on TikTok - she seems to have about the same # of followers there as on YouTube, and I haven't looked at how she's done on Spotify but she has a lot of EP's there. That latest of her own songs, Cosmos, was done in Florida with a pretty good film crew and band I think.

That said, she comes from a pretty wealthy Indonesian-Chinese family - I've been there and it's pretty obvious.

This one is her own - gives me Avril Lavigne vibes

And this one she had a band and a videographer - moving up in the world....

And some sponsored stuff too...

 

[ChloeTzang]

Love her covers.....

 

[ChloeTzang]

"Diary" - Shania Yan - cover

"Diary" - Kelly Chen - the original

 

[Madhatter02]

 

[ChloeTzang]

Joanna Wang covering Don McLean's Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)

 

[ChloeTzang]

Mamamoo - Starry Night

 

[Madhatter02]

 

[Madhatter02]

 

[Madhatter02]

 

[LucieLou007]

I do like a bit of ska ..

 

[Plathfan]

 

[Plathfan]

Terry Kath is "the best guitarist in the universe." -- Jimi Hendrix

Tragically, Kath's life was cut short at the age of 31 due to an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1978.

 

[Plathfan]