Music Library

Johnstone McGuckian wrote:Another day another song...

The Cult - Rain

Complete with terrible hair

My favourite Cult song. AND the video features the Anadin Brothers.










What do you mean, terrible hair?!

up to date. i'm liking this...

ladyhawke- my deliirum

Before I depart into the wilds of Cumbria for the day I thought I'd leave you with the epic Suede song Still Life. An amazing song, with a stunning use of orchestra. Beautifully melancholic.
Still Life

The Co=Ordinator wrote:
Brel's magnificent work is, for me, taken to a new level by Bowie's remarkable performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in July 1973. Having just turned 14, I had seen the tour just a month earlier, and was blown away by this extraordinary performer.

The added poignancy is, of course, that just a short while later Bowie ended the concert by *killing off* his greatest ever creation. He truly prempts one of music's greatest ever shocks and surprises as he sings of Ziggy Stardust's death. Amazing stuff.

I'm a big Brel fan, Tony. And there are many artists who have covered his songs that I'm grateful to for introducing this amazing artist to me - Scott Walker, Marc Almond, Bowie and ol' Dusty Springfield herself.

Silje Nergaard, 'Be Still My Heart'

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JJafNoROPZc

My favourite jazz singer. A beautiful beautiful song.

Apollo 440 - Pain In Any Language
Ash - Shining Light
Barbara Streisland - Happy Days Are Here Again
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
Beirut - Postcards From Italy
Bob Dylan - Chimes of Freedom
Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses
The Cult - Rain
David Bowie - My Death
David Bowie - Wild is the Wind
The Divine Comedy - Songs of Love
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
The Go-Betweens - Head Full of Steam
iLiKETRAiNS - THE BEECHiNG REPORT
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
The Jam - Beat Surrender
Joy Division - She's Lost Control
Julian Cope - Beautiful Love
Ladyhawke - My Delirium
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
New Order - Crystal
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring
Robert Wyatt - At Last I Am Free
Robin Hitchcock - Madonna of the Wasps
Silje Negaard - Be Still My Heart
Suede - Still Life

Time to put on an iron shirt and chase the Devil outta Earth. I'm stupidly addicted to this song.

Max Romeo - Chase The Devil

Johnstone, are those the same scary women you find in Spirit in the Sky by Doctor and the Medics?

Midlake - Roscoe

A bit of laid-back Grandaddy-style folk rock goodness.

Letters to the Editor:

Sir, I cannot help but notice the deplorable non-inclusion of the Iron Maiden piece listed earlier. How could this have happened?

Egos?????!!!!!

Yours etc,

God's Away On Business

- by Tom Waits.

Dave Webb wrote:Letters to the Editor:

Sir, I cannot help but notice the deplorable non-inclusion of the Iron Maiden piece listed earlier. How could this have happened?

Egos?????!!!!!

Yours etc,

God's Away On Business

- by Tom Waits.

Get it right son.


EGOS????!!!!

EGOS????!!!!

From possibly my favourite album of the 90s:

Pulp - Sorted for Es and Wizz

Dave Webb wrote:Letters to the Editor:

Sir, I cannot help but notice the deplorable non-inclusion of the Iron Maiden piece listed earlier. How could this have happened?

Egos?????!!!!!

Yours etc,

God's Away On Business

- by Tom Waits.

Dear Sir,

It was incompetence, though I can assure you that every effort is being made that no song will be missed in the future (especially those of a shoe-gazing or new romantic nature).

Yours blithely

Sir. Cuthbert Roddington-Smythe

The best song from the sixties from the most subversive group from the 60's, who helped the careers of Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson, Jimmy Hendrix and Frank Zappa, amongst others:


The Monkees- Pleasant Valley Sunday

A few hours earlier from me today. I can't stand having all day to make the decision, so it's an impulse decision of what's on the CD in the kitchen.

Roy Harper - When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease

...and it's a seven minute euphamism about death involving cricket. I think it wouild be harder to have done it the other way round.

Starfighter Pilot wrote:Midlake - Roscoe

Top track, sir (particularly the Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve remix) and one that had been an intended future entry from me - so much kudos/commiseration*!

Lee Carey wrote:The best song from the sixties from the most subversive group from the 60's...

I love The Monkees, but most of my favourite songs of theirs are Nesmith-penned - 'Tapioca Tundra', 'Listen to the Band', 'You Just May be the One'...

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. is my favourite album by them.

***

Anyway, if someone was to wander up to me in the street and shout 'What's so good about pop music then? Eh? EH?!?' into my fizzog, I'd calmly answer 'My dear sir, it sometimes sounds like this...'

My Bloody Valentine - Soon

Doves - The Cedar Room

When I was travelling around the US in 2002, I almost played my CD of The Last Broadcast to death - great driving music, especially through deserts. This, though, is from their first album, Lost Souls, because when I saw them play it live a couple of years ago it was an amazing experience. There's just something about the way the chorus rises up to smash into you, and I just love the line 'I tried to sleep alone, but I couldn't do it.'

Doc Filth wrote:From possibly my favourite album of the 90s:

Pulp - Sorted for Es and Wizz

Good choice Doc. I've been contemplating a Pulp track, but will probably be going for something from "His 'n Hers".

Anyway today's choice from me is Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. Or more specifically the last two pieces, The Hut On Fowl's Legs and The Great Gate At Kiev, known sometimes together as *Chicken Kiev*.

"Pictures" is a wonderful piece, well known throughout the world. Indeed I'm so keen on it that I used the last minute for the dramatic conclusion to Act One of my version of Snow White a few years ago. That was using Mussorgsky original 19th century piano score. However it is Ravel's masterful 1920's orchestration which is the benchmark (it's much better than ELP - trust me on this!).

The version I have linked features my favourite conductor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Proms a couple of years ago. For me Esa-Pekka is everything a conductor should be, full of passion, deep of thought and with a slightly eccentric touch. He has recently become Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia, and I'm sure interesting times lay ahead for them.

So for me these 8 1/2 minutes represent everything that is good about Classical Music, a briliant finale to an excellent suite.

Doc Filth wrote:From possibly my favourite album of the 90s:

Pulp - Sorted for Es and Wizz

Brilliant song.

Here's one that has to go on the list...

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

A live version from 1994.

Eliza Carthy and The Ratcatchers - Cobblers Hornpipe

Live at Buxton Opera House.

Johnstone McGuckian wrote:Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

Prefer the Scissor Sisters version, myself, but...











(Although I actually do...)

Graymalkin wrote:

Johnstone McGuckian wrote:Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

Prefer the Scissor Sisters version, myself, but...











(Although I actually do...)

Oh Gray...

Johnstone McGuckian wrote:Oh Gray...

I'm impressed - I was expecting to be able to hear your shout of anger from Lancaster!

Graymalkin wrote:

Johnstone McGuckian wrote:Oh Gray...

I'm impressed - I was expecting to be able to hear your shout of anger from Lancaster!

I have a sence of slight dissapointment but that is all.

Johnstone McGuckian wrote:I have a sence of slight dissapointment but that is all.

I'll try harder...