Music talk Thread

[lukethedrifter]

Usher sang with Afghan Whigs at SXSW. Pretty cool.

http://youtu.be/-I-0KMDDzpU?t=16m

[Radbird]

I heard the news today, oh boy. One of my favorite (and possibly rock's most underrated) guitarists, Alvin Lee, died on March 6 at age 68.

Alvin Lee Goes Home

When you think of British guitarist Alvin Lee, who died Wednesday morning at age 68, you probably think of that twelve-minute version of “I’m Goin’ Home” in the Woodstock movie—a performance full of hyperspeed guitar and sexual innuendo, one that won him a thousand groupies and sealed his reputation as “Captain Speedfingers.” If that’s all there was to Lee’s career, we probably wouldn’t be discussing it here. But there was a good deal more.

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[heyzeus]

Usher sang with Afghan Whigs at SXSW. Pretty cool.

http://youtu.be/-I-0KMDDzpU?t=16m

A friend of mine was there for that, and I'm insanely jealous. Somethin' Hot, a perfect song for that collaboration. But it would be cool if they'd done the AW's cover of TLC's "Creep" too.

[Freed Roger]

Terribly sad
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/1 ... 02859.html

Why are so many geniuses afflicted?

What's strange is - I'm working all weekend, and heard one of his songs on pandora, and then flipped over to youtube to sample other songs -after listening to about 10 songs, I happen upon youtube comment that he's dead. I was just about to check if he had any new music out.

Quite the musical genius, and another reminder about the dangers of excess.

The music lives on


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[MrSaigon]

Had a bad day. Heard songs I really liked from two artists I really don't. All I know about Fun is that their hit single 'We Are Young' is expletiving horrible, but I heard 'Carry On' today and liked it, though it's definitely not the kind of song I need to hear more than a few times.

More depressing, I heard a song from Drake, 'Started From the Bottom' that I really liked. I definitely hate Drake. And at least I have the smug satisfaction of knowing that he's an expletivey rapper who just isn't creative/talented enough to go beyond the most basic rap tropes (nice things, women, and now destitute background) even when they aren't true, because he grew up wealthy and was a child actor.

Listened to a bit of Timberlake's new album and liked some of the songs quite a bit.

[go birds]

i dont care what anyone says but timberlake is good and talented.

with that said, im kinda meh on his newest album. although i was say that it's growing one me.

of course i said the same exact thing about his last album.

[MrSaigon]

Timberlake gets some hate, but why is Ryan Gosling (I like both) exempt?:

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[lukethedrifter]

after dick in a box, it was no longer cool to hate Timberlake. You guys are behind the times.

[Jocephus]

no, it still plenty cool to hate him. what really irritates me about him is he has somehow convinced america that he is funny and should be on SNL and a 5 timer (and movies and such). just stay a pop singer. i blame jimmy fallon and andy samberg.

[Freed Roger]

who the [expletive] is justin timberlake?