Non Metal Now Listening

[Mooncat]

Herbie Hancock - Sextant

Been an age. Really enjoyed the revisit. Maybe listening to Zappa yesterday primed my brain.

What Zappa was it? I was a huge fan in the past, but now find some of his immature lyrics tough to listen to. Still so much quality stuff though.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

What Zappa was it? I was a huge fan in the past, but now find some of his immature lyrics tough to listen to.

It was nothing that'll change your mind on that front 

Was watching this interview with him, hostile even by his standards, and at one point he says that the songs of his he likes are the ones other people probably hate. Then he lists three (at 1m20), all of which can be found on The Man from Utopia.
https://youtu.be/Z0Kpz5a5PSo?si=aGL6VPpxbgUYSPiA

[Mooncat]

Some of his interviews are toe-curling right enough 

The Man From Utopia is one I haven't tried yet, must give it a go.

And I do mean only some of his puerile lyrics, Penguin in Bondage always gets a pass from me!

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Picked up the pôt-pôt album at the gig they played last night in Cork (very fun)

It's not reinventing the wheel by any stretch, the sticker on the cover states FFO Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Velvet Underground, and that's about right. It's a very nice listen on the turntable for a Sunday morning in this weather

[Pentagrimes]

Give me Elaine Malone's solo stuff anyday. Same situation as Katie Kim - incredible solo artist joins  band that unfortunately seems to be doing better than their solo stuff, even though the band is nowhere near as good overall.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Yeah I'm a huge fan of her solo stuff, that album she put out, Pyrrhic, was may favourite that year I think and gets fairly regular listens. Cracking live band as well. Hoping she has another in the works. There's another member in this band who I'd apply that to as well, her other bands Ana Palindrome and Trá Pháidín I'd definitely rate more.

That said, I'm enjoying this much more than I did when they started, really didn't think they sounded of much beyond a linear jam but they've grown on me. And it's a pretty recording, lol

Katie Kim is actually playing at The Conncert near Ballina in August so hopefully that's her starting up the solo stuff more again rather than a one-off

[open face surgery]

Ya, I tried that a while ago but didn't take to it. Similar opinion about preferring Elaine Malone and Katie Kim solo stuff.

[Pentagrimes]

yeah KK played with someone here reecntly as well, last minute I think?definitely excited about the prospect of more new music from her.

Sidebar, Tra Paidin is one of the worst fucking bands I've ever encountered.

This morning has been mostly Dinosaur Jr, Texas is the Reason and Guided by Voices. Can't listen to heavy/dark music in this weather at all

[Carnage]

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
The Angels Of Light: How I Loved You

[Mooncat]

Also Pink Floyd, but Dark Side of the Moon. Saw it in a planetarium accompanied by a 360 visual experience. Very trippy!


GBH - City Baby Attacked by Rats

No messing around, straight up punk.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Sidebar, Tra Paidin is one of the worst fucking bands I've ever encountered.

I do really enjoy that you never sugarcoat it 

Totally depends when/where you encountered them I guess, they tend to run fairly different lineups and sets, some work better than others.  Or if it's just the entire vibe of the band fucks you off, can't argue with that   

[Pentagrimes]

Bah, double post!

[Pentagrimes]

Why sugar coat anything? I just don't have time for shit music and I dont care about bands who run on"vibes" (apart from bad ones, obviously) . What I think doesn't matter anyway in the grand scheme of things, tis just my experience of them.

Incidentally,  it was them opening for Katie Kim.

[Mooncat]

Alex de Grassi - Southern Exposure

For anyone who's into Michael Hedges. Very similar idea. Acoustic virtuoso from the 80s, though a different style to Hedges.