OT: Impossibly beautiful music

[Scud49]

Herbie Hancock, "Butterfly" - 11:17 of pure bliss:

 

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[Bigboote]

I've been dabbling in folk-metal a little bit, but haven't run across this band previously. I enjoyed this.

This one is a little more symphonic than folk, but the band definitely has an Eastern-folk influence:

 

[Bigboote]

There's so much good music out there, some of which sadly barely finds an audience. I'm not one to say all popular music sucks, but I do think some of the obscure artists are definitely way more talented than the megastars. The music biz is strange and often inexplicable to me.

I would say it's generally been the case that the best music is not that popular, and that popular music is generally the lowest common denominator. As Derek Schulman of Gentle Giant said, "We wanted to make great music with the likely result of being very unpopular." They actually had some limited success, but if musicianship and exceptional music were indicators of success, they would have been huge.

I was thinking of posting something of theirs. Their first album was very hard rocking and (like most of their stuff) very noisy. This cut is just beautiful, though:

 

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[Scud49]

Good soft, Jan Hammer spacey stuff from 1977:

 

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Herbie Hancock, "Butterfly" - 11:17 of pure bliss

 

[nwhoopfan]

I would say it's generally been the case that the best music is not that popular, and that popular music is generally the lowest common denominator. As Derek Schulman of Gentle Giant said, "We wanted to make great music with the likely result of being very unpopular." They actually had some limited success, but if musicianship and exceptional music were indicators of success, they would have been huge.

I was thinking of posting something of theirs. Their first album was very hard rocking and (like most of their stuff) very noisy. This cut is just beautiful, though:

That's interesting. I don't know about their other stuff, but the vocals on this track are giving me a bit of a Crosby, Stills and Nash vibe.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't think we've included any of the lovely songs from this unfortunately gone way too soon singer.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Here's some more symphonic metal for ya, a cover of a James Bond theme song. I think the audio and video aren't quite synced from this concert footage, so it looks a bit odd.

 

[Scud49]

That James Bond reference reminded me of this hauntingly beautiful Nancy Sinatra song:

 

[wire chief]

Now you get a pretty song and a train ride. How great is that?

fiona letting go - Bing video

 

[Scud49]

Another beautiful song and a train ride to boot:

 

[Kaizen]

I love country music and this is my favorite. It brings so many old memory when I was so young.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Probably need some Alison Krauss in this thread.

 

[Scud49]

The amazing Robin Trower:

 

[Ozimoto]

And let us not forget Mary Black. I like this one.

 

[Bama fan]

I lkie it .And i also like this version

Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love

 

[Bama fan]

And let us not forget Mary Black. I like this one.

Love it. The Celts are killin' it in this thread

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Love it. The Celts are killin' it in this thread

Did a horseback trip in Ireland 20 years ago along Ireland's own trail of tears, ending on the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic where so many threw themselves off in the Potato famine. Wind lashed and raining that day.

 

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[Bama fan]

Did a horseback trip in Ireland 20 years ago along Ireland's own trail of tears, ending on the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic where so many threw themselves off in the Potato famine. Wind lashed and raining that day.

It is a beautiful, sad, place. W. B Yeats, the Irish poet who fled Ireland for France , said of the Irish: "Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart". But they make wonderful music, and fine whiskey.

 

[Intpseeker]

I've never had much appreciation for country music, but this guy gets me every time. I've just conveniently decided he isn't country:

 

[Scud49]

Beatles: This Boy