Currently Listening to.....

[PD]

Right, stolen idea from another forum but anyway I'll start- :)

Sarah (Last night in a dream) - Declan O' Rourke.

[mickoc]

Trampolene - Julian Cope

Currently listening to his compilation album Floored Genius.

:)

[rusty66]

Ro...was it not you who laughed at me stealing all the big threads from SP.com??? :lol:

Bad Skin Day- Bell X1

[Guinness]

Twas already up a long time ago!

:wink:

http://www.dukespecial.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=191

[brianmcf]

Salvation Tambourine, Live in Berlin

:D

[rusty66]

Rainy night in Soho- The pogues...

;) "you're the measure of my dreams"

[arginite]

Rainy night in Soho- The pogues...

;) "you're the measure of my dreams"

aahhhhhhh
ahhhhhhhh
ahhhhhhhh

thats MY line
thats MY line of all songs of all time


urgh

you stole it :(

but its ok.. cos its you :)


currently listening to: Pitseleh - Elliott Smith

[brianmcf]

CLT: The Cat Empire - One Four Five

"The doctor turned and gave a grin and reached into his bag,
but instead of an injection got a record with a tag..." *dances*

[PD]

Ro...was it not you who laughed at me stealing all the big threads from SP.com??? :lol:

Bad Skin Day- Bell X1

^He he he, yep twaz indeed my dear, so I decided to take good example from your genious idea of thread topic stealers. :P Infact I reckon we do it everytime a clever somebody comes up with a good idea topic/thread, for the good of this forum.

Aqualung- Strange and Beautiful. (such a gorgeous song)

[brianmcf]

Gorillaz - Left Hand (Suzuki Method)

odd but good

[Alli]

All my wasted Days - The Amazing Pilots

A great wee album altogether - perfect for when you are trying to do hard sums using Javascript!

[rusty66]

Rainy night in Soho- The pogues...

;) "you're the measure of my dreams"

aahhhhhhh
ahhhhhhhh
ahhhhhhhh

thats MY line
thats MY line of all songs of all time


urgh

you stole it :(

but its ok.. cos its you :)


currently listening to: Pitseleh - Elliott Smith


Thats why I winked ye big eejit!

Hopeless: Train
(have fallen back in love with this album!)

[arginite]

Threw in Gomez - Bring It On in the car yesterday cos havent heard it in ages, great driving album, very nostalgic too!!

This week im back in my Joanna Newsom phase and Im mostly listening to The Milk Eyed Mender (the new album just hasnt grown on me yet)

[rusty66]

Vertical Horizons- Everything you want

another song from years ago that I hearted. Think it was summer of 2000 :)

[brianmcf]

Aslan - Crazy World (Live)

Another band I'm going to have to see live someday

[rusty66]

^

I heart, heart, heart that song!! They played in Belfast last yr and I didnt go cos none of my mates liked them.

That made me put on their CD so my currently listening to is:

Aslan: Where's the sun

[PD]

Ditto about Aslan, have always loved "Crazy World" it's a classic, also their newish song "Shine a light" is pretty groovy. 8)

Tell Her This- Del Amitri

[brianmcf]

Just went from Nina Simone singing Mississippi Goddamn to more Cat Empire, Manifesto this time.

Anyone else heard of them? Or read my (admittedly slightly insane and spammy, I tend to get a little evangelical about them :oops: ) post in the other bands forum?

[thesneakybandit]

^

I heart, heart, heart that song!! They played in Belfast last yr and I didnt go cos none of my mates liked them.

That made me put on their CD so my currently listening to is:

Aslan: Where's the sun

i was there. aslan were alright but the rest of it was one of the worst gigs i've ever seen. in fact i didn't *actually* see much more of it. we tended to to and fro between the gig and the world cup matches on in mchughs.

right now i'm listening to www.myspace.com/tallyhall

[dukester]

Beirut....... brilliant.

[thesneakybandit]

Beirut....... brilliant.

i second that! and sian will like them because gary lightbody played them on radio one last week :)

[rusty66]

^

haha, am I really that transparent??

Divine Comedy- Sunrise :)

[missbee100]

It?s Rufus Wainwright all day right now...Just bought the poses album...Love it!

[brianmcf]

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

old but still fantastic, and one of the best songs to finish a night to. G'nite all :)

[Fintan]

onefreeman good choice, absolutely love that song! Another song that reminds me of the time I first heard Iris is the song I'm listening to now...

Good Charlotte - Emotionless..

If you haven't heard it check it out...

[brianmcf]

Gy?rgy Ligeti - Po?me Symphonique For 100 Metronomes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8v-uDhcDyg)

Odd? Very. But strangely relaxing... Give it a watch (or maybe just leave it open in the background...)

[rusty66]

"Please"-Laura Stevenson


Usually I hate hate hate U2 covers cos they always murder the song but this is great. I love this girls voice.

Check out her cover of the song @ www.myspace.com/lauramstevenson

[PD]

The Rules- Delorentos

[PD]

Heyday- Mic Christopher

[thesneakybandit]

finally got a chance to listen to the latest arcade fire album 'neon bible'...#
i'm a little disappointed. maybe it's a grower.

[AndyD]

MIDNIGHT OIL Diesel And Dust

[jan]

Tales of a Librarian by Tori Amos.
All down to Helen who sent me a fantastic Great Tape Swap (which currently plays constantly in the car).
One track Winter by Tori Amos grabbed me so much that when I found the album in a small indie record shop for a fiver it was a no-brainer.
They are watching me in the shop as i hover around a lot in there!!!
Well they're selling off old stock after a change of management and the bargains are there to be had.
Honest....DAM in Durham which used to be Concepts .............I'm NOT a shop lifter and playing music with lots of swear words isn't going to get rid of me :D
xx

[mickoc]

The Duke's EPs on rotation.
:)

[wickedwitch]

the View - hats off to the busker... pretty goodalbum,people have been saying this band are the "new" arctic monkeys but in my view they're way better. love the current single same jeans but there's a few more singles to come out ofthis album i reckon!

[Fintan]

the View - hats off to the busker... pretty goodalbum,people have been saying this band are the "new" arctic monkeys but in my view they're way better. love the current single same jeans but there's a few more singles to come out ofthis album i reckon!

Yeah I agree, got their album the other day, only listened to it a few times. I can see why people would think they were similiar to the Arctic Monkeys, they seem to be really taking off so good on 'em!

[The Gramophone]

Currently listening to Kings of Convenience. They're phenomenal - if you haven't heard of them they're well worth investigating.

[smile]

Currently listening to Kings of Convenience. They're phenomenal - if you haven't heard of them they're well worth investigating.

I've only ever heard one song of theirs, quite liked it... well, it wasn't really one of theirs, it was the song they did with royksopp. quite good :)

I'm currently listening to Ooberman ^_^ Tears From A Willow (Sound 5's Disko 77 Mix)

[theriverside]

currently listening to Bloc Party "A weekend in the city" . Top stuff!!

[rusty66]

Can't stop listening to "Careless heart" offa the myspace...I loves it!

[brianmcf]

Ben Folds Five - One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces

it's a toss-up between this and Rockin The Suburbs as to which I put on conor's tape swap :?

[Diva Lady]

a little bit of jose gonzalez, heartbeats
and

sarah mclachlan's angel :)

[mac]

Bat for lashes. Thanks to Helen.
(Who gets a second mention in this thread) Showoff!

[liam]

Listening to biffy clyro's new song :D

[pre]

Eddi Reader's new album Peacetime.

Just bought it this morning....such a gorgeous voice.

Also DS..AIG & You Vandal :)

[PD]

Brixton Leaves- Duke S.

[Fintan]

Let him fly - Patti Griffin..

If no-one has heard this dong - listen to it!

[PD]

Maps (live at Empire Music Hall, Belfast) The Duke

[PD]

Stumble and Fall- D.S.

[matthew]

eyes never dry - outlandish

(also feeling good michael buble) lol!
________
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[GirlAnachronism]

mcfly - obviously (my wee sister's singing it on singstar)

[melf]

Deathstars ~ Cyanide

[jan]

:evil: Erk! Some very loud rap crap coming through the wall from my new next door neighbours, the male half of whom looks exactly like the Michelin man and needs a course in anger management........anyone want to buy a house?
:(

[Maggie S]

The Verve-Urban Hymns.

Haven't heard it in about a year. Great album.

[Guinness]

Ressurected it from the ipod there before the weekend!

Great sound, brings back alot of memories!

[Sunny]

do you realize??? - flaming lips

[Flackmeister]

Fidelity - Regina Spektor

Here's one for Jan - One mans ceiling is another mans floor - Paul Simon

Good luck with the house sale :D

[Katie]

Currrently listening to... the same drone synth over and over again... urgh

and wishing I was listening to... something nice and chilled like some Nick Drake or Tim Buckley - its one of those days dont ya think :)

[Geordie]

Casanova - The Divine Comedy

[junkmusic]

Bob Marley

[Claire Guinness]

Kate Nash....if no-one has heard her check out her myspace. Something different and I am completely in love with her music at the mo!

http://www.myspace.com/katenashmusic

[Stephen]

Radio 5 Live! ;)

[Geordie]

Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide

[Katie]

The gig I went to last night http://www.myspace.com/angelodebarre

He played Belfast the night before, pity it wasnt the other way round.. I could have warned you all to go! :D

Check him out

[jan]

Nothing at present except for Pass it on by Joe Cocker playing in my head!!
What a lovely song and a fantastic singer who is even older than me.
PS It was a joke about selling the house (ages ago) I won the battle of the loud music by playing the Belfast concert VERY LOUD on Listen Again through the wall when they had their hip hop on.........they switched it off.....result!
xx

[Katie]

Elliott Smith: New Moon (new release)

[cecilwinthorpe]

lisa hannigan (the cake sale) - last leaf

[Bob]

Just heard Hyper Music by Muse now it's Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley...

[niamhs]

Cupids Chokehold - Gym Class Heroes...
now thanks to Guiness... feelin' good michael buble :)

[jan]

Thank heavens I'm not alone, Niamhs!
Was told I was losing the plot when I said I liked Mr Buble but he's, well, fun and feel-good to listen to....nothing to dislike at all about his voice!

[niamhs]

it is a great feel good song! i get dressed to it and i listen to it when i go to sleep lol!! im quite the strange one methinks...

[jan]

Is that the song they keep playing on the radio? My Everything? (or something like that)
I like it a lot too.
xx

[Katie]

currently.... in a classical phase!! hmmmm soothing

[Becca]

I LOVE michael Buble! lol. I got the rip took outta me when i announced it to my friends...but l8r one came tp and confessed she has his album! lol...also Gym Class Heroes, and songs from the musical Rent! Has anyone ever heard of it...cos me and my group of friends seem to be the only ones!

[Guinness]

On behalf of your first two choices i congradulate you, both artists are amazing.

However never seen the musical Rent...

Love his version of "Feeling Good"

;)

[Becca]

Argh...u shud. It seems pretty random at the start, but it has most people in tears at the end...oh and the alternate endins should just be the ending *sniff* Its a 'rock' musical set in '89 in new york...

PS yes felling good is fantastic!

[wyntir]

Duke Special vids on youtube.

[GirlAnachronism]

Kings of Leon-Aha Shake Heartbreak. Ah King of the Rodeo! Love this song. Class band. The best rock band around.

[Maeve]

Well this morning my shuffle cut out so Im listening to the Live recording of Duke in the ulster hall off my walkman! Huzza! X

[Graven33]

I'm listening to The Veils - Nux Vomica

[niamhs]

signal fire - snow patrol!!! i loveth thine song

[niamhs]

im so ashamed i currently am listening to... T2 ft Jodie Ayisha... Heartbroken. i really like it :$

[GirlAnachronism]

At this very moment tis Led Zeppelin.

[Brixton]

Listening to Careless Heart on Drummer B's posts, beautiful!!!:)

[Katie]

At this very moment tis Led Zeppelin.

Me threeeee

[FTFairy]

Noah and the Whale - Rocks and Daggers. Amazing and what a sexy drummer:p

[Brixton]

Noah and the Whale - Rocks and Daggers. Amazing and what a sexy drummer:p

Why don't a picture of him into the girlie thread!!;)

[GirlAnachronism]

Me threeeee

Who's second?

[Katie]

Who's second?

Uhm its just a saying "me three" instead of "me too"

[FTFairy]

Why don't a picture of him into the girlie thread!!;)
He doesn't exist picture wise as he was only filling in for someone the night I saw them play

[IrishGreenSheep]

Radio Nowhere....good auld Bruce

[GirlAnachronism]

3 cheers for Bruce! Woo!:D Genius.....you got that album? I think the music in Devil's Arcade is just amazing.

[gazbo]

"World Where You Live" by Crowded House who recently supported Duke Special ;)

[niamhs]

.... the voices in my head

[Brixton]

.... the voices in my head

Don't listen to them Niamhs!!:D

[GirlAnachronism]

.... the voices in my head

Hahaha! I like it!

Wicker Chair-Kings of Leon right now.

[Maggie]

Sufjan Stevens Christmas Albums
Well, Tis the season and all ;)

[Katie]

Sufjan Stevens Christmas Albums
Well, Tis the season and all ;)

EXCELLET choice Maggie, I'm impressed, and also inspired, im gonna listen now too!

[jamesgranahan]

The Walls - 'New Dawn Breaking' album

[IrishGreenSheep]

.....people complaining about Bebo on Matt Cooper on Today Fm :p

[Becca]

im so ashamed i currently am listening to... T2 ft Jodie Ayisha... Heartbroken. i really like it :$

Oh my. I love that song!!

[Brixton]

Currently listening to Amy Mc Donald, Mr Rock & Roll...:)

[ammers]

Currently listening to turin brakes... any fans?

[GirlAnachronism]

Chritmas songs(as well as KOL!:p). Mainly Fairytale of New York and The Christmas Song-Nat King Cole and Let It Snow.

[gazbo]

"Dreaming Your Life Away" by The Motors

[Siano]

Although they are my favourite band, I havent listened to Snow Patrol much these days, there is just too much new music/bands to listen to but "Make this go on forever" just came on my shuffle.

I LOVE how you hear a song for the first time in ages and it just brings you back to a place, time, concert etc.

[ssc1986]

my little sisters music colection on our computer!! its sooo random! it goes from pink to leona lewis to marvin gaye to lionel richie!! even some grath brooks thrown in! though she has impecable taste with some duke special included!

[groovelands]

Just checking out Gogol Bordello on myspace on a friend's recommendation. Hmm not convinced, think I need to listen a bit more...

[GirlAnachronism]

Muse-Absolution.

[Brixton]

Fans - Kings of Leon

[Jacqui]

When I get a moment away (from tending the sick at home) I'm going to unwrap my new Arcade Fire album and see what it's like!
Did anyone else have a problem with deliveries from Amazon over Xmas?

[GirlAnachronism]

Oh Jacqui you won't be disappointed with Arcade Fire!;) Is this the first album or the second one?

[jamesgranahan]

When I get a moment away (from tending the sick at home) I'm going to unwrap my new Arcade Fire album and see what it's like!
Did anyone else have a problem with deliveries from Amazon over Xmas?

We ordered the special edition of 'The Joshua Tree' for my brother from play.com which still hasn't arrived yet.

[GirlAnachronism]

Can't get the Tundra song from the Boosh out of my head! God i love that episode. And Noel's clothes in the episode- especially the ski suit and the bit coat with the pink furry collar and cuffs. Apparently Freddie Mercury wore that in one of his videos! And the hat he wears in that episode was Johnny Depps!:)

"I'm little Johnny Frostbite moving around, freezin you up, freezin you down like an icicle. Coming in your tent like the pink light, scissorbite, arctic death, infinite night......."

It won't stop going around and around in my head but i don't mind because as i sing it the video plays in my head and i love the song anyway!:rolleyes:

[Brixton]

Currently listening to " Some Surprise" from " The Cake Sale" album.... Such a great song!:)

[nalA]

This last week I've mainly been having lots of old Blues as a starter with the eels back catalogue as my main with a side helping of Real Tuesday Weld (as they seem to compliment each other quite well) with some classic Bowie, old-school-rock-out Flaming Lips added to the mix to try and get a kind of sweet & sour thing going on

[GirlAnachronism]

Sweeney Todd soundtrack is stuck in my head. I don't have it but seen as i've just seen it again for the 3rd time(not my fault i was forced to go by friends! Didn't take to much forcing though:rolleyes:) i pretty much know it off by heart. I love the songs. Johnny really can sing!:)

[drummerbecca]

I've been listening to this non stop today. I really love this song. I've decided to try and cover it and use it as one of the first songs I'll play live, if I ever play live. I'm no Sheryl Crow though, sadly :(

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[GirlAnachronism]

It says the video is no longer available! what's up with Youtube these days?! All their videos are "no longer available"..... Which song is it?

[drummerbecca]

Just tried a link from a different user so hopefully that should work :)

[Brixton]

Ah Becca love that song. It was actually featured in an episode of Party of Five, years & years ago when Bailey was going out with this girl called Jill & she died of a drug overdose..... Beautiful song, You should def sing live, life's too short ya know!!;)

[Maggie]

I'm ashamed to say I'm on a Guns 'n' Roses fix at the moment.
This is what comes from deciding to tidy up the sliding mountain of CD's and finding one you had seriously forgotten about (I will admit it is quite feel good music... great for just letting go to)

[Jacqui]

There's not a thing wrong with a bit of Guns 'n' Roses! I like a bit of Aerosmith myself.
I came across a freebie cd of Seal live and have been prancing around to 'Killer' and 'Crazy' - hmm, I wonder if Duke would ever contemplate a cover version!

[GirlAnachronism]

Gomez-Bring It On. I love this album so much!:D

[thesneakybandit]

Gomez-Bring It On. I love this album so much!:D

i was listening to that the other night...

i decided that 1994-1997 were much happier times so i put these ten albums on my phone...

1. radiohead - the bends
2. gomez - bring it on
3. eels - beautiful freak
4. pulp - different class
5. oasis - definitely maybe
6. blur - parklife
7. green day - dookie
8. ocean colour scene - b-sides, seasides and free rides
9. the verve - urban hymns
10. bon jovi - keep the faith

[IrishGreenSheep]

Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights :)

[GirlAnachronism]

i was listening to that the other night...

i decided that 1994-1997 were much happier times so i put these ten albums on my phone...

1. radiohead - the bends
2. gomez - bring it on
3. eels - beautiful freak
4. pulp - different class
5. oasis - definitely maybe
6. blur - parklife
7. green day - dookie
8. ocean colour scene - b-sides, seasides and free rides
9. the verve - urban hymns
10. bon jovi - keep the faith

I like it... The Verve is a brilliant album. Gomez is such a summery album. Love it, all relaxing and fun. Ah Blur! They were great....

[thesneakybandit]

I like it... The Verve is a brilliant album. Gomez is such a summery album. Love it, all relaxing and fun. Ah Blur! They were great....

did you see that show where alex james went to columbia to investigate the drugs trade?

[GirlAnachronism]

No. When was this?

[thesneakybandit]

it was on bbc one last week so you might be able to get it on the iPlayer. i thought it was a pretty good programme but the comments left on the bbc website seem to suggest that i was in the minority. then again most of the comments there were from pro-cocaine folks.

[Ails]

i was listening to that the other night...

i decided that 1994-1997 were much happier times so i put these ten albums on my phone...

1. radiohead - the bends
2. gomez - bring it on
3. eels - beautiful freak
4. pulp - different class
5. oasis - definitely maybe
6. blur - parklife
7. green day - dookie
8. ocean colour scene - b-sides, seasides and free rides
9. the verve - urban hymns
10. bon jovi - keep the faith

Good selection :)
I'm pretty sure I own every one of those albums.

[thesneakybandit]

i've now deleted bon jovi's "keep the faith" and added alanis morisette's "jagged little pill".

:D

[GirlAnachronism]

Always room for Alanis! :)

[GirlAnachronism]

I have now moved onto Gomez-Liquid Skin!:)

[IrishGreenSheep]

Pearl Jam - Nothingman. It has special meaning for me :)

[Maggie]

For me, its Pearl Jam - Crazy Mary. Such good memories. A friend actually does this amazing cover of it which takes my breath away everytime he performs it.

Pearl Jam - Nothingman. It has special meaning for me :)

[Brixton]

Garcon Pamplemousse.... Great album!!:)

[niamhs]

me too!!! although right now my brother is playing the guitar... incessently

[matt]

Duke + Belfast Orchestra...

Oh wait...

Now its the Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Give it away.

[GirlAnachronism]

Ro Tierney! Really lovin him!:) Bloodred Manifesto and Tumbleweed are class songs. As is Sleeping on Your Side. Can't wait to get the album.

[GirlAnachronism]

Ryan Adams- Gold. Frickin class album!:D

[Steetsie]

Ian McNabb - Before All This.
Man, he knows how to write a good tune!

[Claire Guinness]

Stars - You're Ex-Lovers Dead

Such a song...for so many personal reasons.

[Maggie]

A mix of Prince ("Sign the times" & "1999") and Beth Rowley

Can't wait for June!

[Steetsie]

A mix of Prince ("Sign the times" & "1999") and Beth Rowley

Can't wait for June!


What's happening in June? Prince's 50th birthday on the 7th?

[Maggie]

What's happening in June? Prince's 50th birthday on the 7th?

The concert to end all concerts (at least until a certain Mr Wilson starts touring again of course).... Prince live in Croke Park

[Steetsie]

The concert to end all concerts (at least until a certain Mr Wilson starts touring again of course).... Prince live in Croke Park

That's so cool - the wife, some friends and I went so see him at the O2 in London last summer. What a fantastic day that was!

[jamesgranahan]

Bill Evans - Star Eyes

[GirlAnachronism]

Rufus Wainwright- Poses.

I'm going through all his albums. One every week!:)

And also Sweeney Todd soundtrack. They're just so much fun to sing-a-long to!

[jan]

A tape in the car of David Ford's Songs for the Road plus M+C7 followed by Buffy Sainte-Marie's Up Where We Belong album. Can't imagine why I put them both on the same tape but it's been there for a month now and I'm still loving the mix.
xx

[GirlAnachronism]

Angus and Julia!:D Frickin love them.

[Maggie]

A friend has put together a nice little compilation of what he terms "feel good" music (figures I need cheering up at bit at the moment)

Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a prayer
Duke Special - Our Love Goes Deeper Than This
Duke Special - I Feel For You
Foundations - Build me up Buttercup
Guns'n'Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
Irene Cara - What a feeling (flashdance)
Kiss - Crazy Nights
Meatloaf - Bat out of hell
Monkees - I'm a believer
Prince - 1999
Pulp - Common People
REM - Shiny Happy People
Snowpatrol - Shut your eyes
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Wham - Wake me up before you go-go

And of course - David Ford... Cheer Up You Miserable F***

It worked... I'm smiling :D:D

[jan]

Especially DF of course, you can't help but join in with the laaaa la la la la laaa! Force of habit!
I've started listening to Polly Bolton and her band in a compilation of folk songs called Woodbine and Ivy (after leaving it to gather dust for a few years). I forgot just how good my friend Polly is....magic!
xx

[Guildford Ghost]

^ On the last Iceland trip, the DF track was on one of the CDs I compiled and I think it was the biggest success of the whole time in the car. Mr Ford has now been heard on a minor road in the West Fjords.

I've just finished listening to the five DS tracks on the site player, actually. I'm about to put on a CD I just had arrive by The Delgados. I advise everyone to go to YouTube and key in DELGADOS NO DANGER and play the B&W promo video. It's a lovely song and a very fun video. It made me laugh, anyway.

[Katie]

I'll have to edit my LastFm list to hide the fact that I was just listening to the Mary Popping OST :) But it made me smile ;)

[Guildford Ghost]

Mary Popping? Is this from the same people who made E.Ting. and Chitty Chatty Bing Bong?

[jan]

Mary Popping? Is this from the same people who made E.Ting. and Chitty Chatty Bing Bong?

You're incorrigible GG
xx

[Katie]

Anyone actively using LastFm on here? This thread shows we are curious to see what others are listening to. I find its great for suggesting new artists to me, I found Liam Frost on there recently, and really enjoying his stuff.

[Guildford Ghost]

You're incorrigible GG
xx

No, I'm in Guildford.

[GirlAnachronism]

I can't stop listening to Angus and Julia Stone. They just put me in such a happy mood! I'm smiling constantly when i listen to them. I love when that happens.:D I get excited about getting the bus to school just so i can listen to them on my i-Pod and drift away!:rolleyes:

[GirlAnachronism]

Ryan Adams- Heartbreaker

How i love his voice.....Another harmonica man!;) :D

[thesneakybandit]

Ryan Adams- Heartbreaker

How i love his voice.....Another harmonica man!;) :D

i was listening to this last night as well... it's a much better album than most of his more recent stuff. i still have to get around to buying the re-issue of strangers almanac.

[GirlAnachronism]

Yeah but i love Gold and pretty much everything i know of his so far. He just has something in his voice that i love. I'm convinced there's not much he could do that i won't like.:)

[Katie]

Im in a major Piaf phase at the moment! I can't stop listening, and worse still I cant stop singing, and ill be shot for it! WAY outta my range.

[Brixton]

I have Ryan Adams taped from " Other Voices", love listening to " Let it ride" & " it takes two", love those songs, he has such a sweet voice....His guartist has a great voice too, sorry not sure of his name..

[ethereal]

I love this thread - last week I discovered Ed Harcourt through this forum, and now Tom McRae. Both brilliant. Thank you :)

[jan]

Wow.........I discovered Ed Harcourt through following up Duke Special postings and Tom McRae thanks to Helen's Big Tape Swap!!
Amazing how this forum expands your musical horizins.
xx

[GirlAnachronism]

I discovered Ed supporting KT Tunstall at a gig last year! He was brilliant but the crowd wouldn't be quiet and it was really annoying. KT's bass player gave out to them.

If it wasn't for this forum i wouldn't have discovered Foy Vance!:o

[Brixton]

I discovered Ed supporting KT Tunstall at a gig last year! He was brilliant but the crowd wouldn't be quiet and it was really annoying. KT's bass player gave out to them.

If it wasn't for this forum i wouldn't have discovered Foy Vance!:o

Same as that Kim & Mr Ford & Beth too in fact!!

[jan]

I discovered Ed supporting KT Tunstall at a gig last year! He was brilliant but the crowd wouldn't be quiet and it was really annoying. KT's bass player gave out to them.

If it wasn't for this forum i wouldn't have discovered Foy Vance!:o

I'm loving the plays Foy Vance is getting on Radio 2 just now.
Can't begin to guess why Ed Harcourt is under-exposed on mainstream radio but he's a phenominal talent and will have his day soon. It's all down to management.....possibly?
xx

[berniecasserley]

and Tom McRae thanks to Helen
xx

Me too and I will be eternally grateful :)
Hotel Cafe Tour gig last night was brilliant ....

[jan]

Me too and I will be eternally grateful :)
Hotel Cafe Tour gig last night was brilliant ....

She's a gem our Helen:-)
Just got the Anniversary Edition of The Zombies' Odessey and Oracle (40th Anniversary!!!) and will be listening to it a lot methinks........reliving me lost youth etc.
xx

[FTFairy]

The Maximals (Rae Curran)
Ben Castle- Blah Street
Lowly Knights
Frank Turner
Beth Rowley
Noah and the Whale
Johnny Flynn
Incubus
Toots and the Maytals
Willy Mason
Aimee Mann
Nirvana-Unplugged

[GirlAnachronism]

^^^ I absolutely adore the Nirvana Unplugged album. And now they've released it on dvd! I love it but when he's singing 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night' he has his eyes closed and near the end he opens them and there's a really weird look in them. He looks lost and scared and it always gets me....:( It' only for a split second but it gives me shivers. My brother said it too.

It's at 4.03
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[Maggie]

The Dracula soundtrack seems to be stuck on permanent loop on my i-Pod at the moment.
Philip Glass is pure genius when it comes to portraying emotion without words... sends shivers down my spine everytime.

[Claire]

I know there's so much new talent out there at the moment but I find myself going back to The Beatles, Howlin' Wolf and Van the man a lot lately.
I've decided that its time that I gave Foy and Duke a rest because I'm terrified of overdoing them :o

[jan]

I know there's so much new talent out there at the moment but I find myself going back to The Beatles, Howlin' Wolf and Van the man a lot lately.
I've decided that its time that I gave Foy and Duke a rest because I'm terrified of overdoing them :o

Wow....Howlin' Wolf! He's one of those artists on my list to get hold of one of these days, along with John Lee Hooker - just two who formed the bones and blood of R&B.
I got hold of a Best of Little Milton CD recently too - amazing.
What would you recommend me to get Claire (re Howlin' Wolf)?
xx

[Claire]

Hmm well I dont know a whole lot about his work to be honest. I got into him when I found an old blues compilation C-90 that my dad owned and I played it over and over in college. I got "Howlin' Wolf- Chess Masters Series: Howlin; Wolf- His Best" off itunes. Having looked around the net it seems to be a good starting point for his music and its great- I love it! You can also buy it off Amazon if you dont like itunes.
As for John Lee Hooker, I've got "Too Much Boogie" and although I like it I prefer Wolf and Muddy Waters voices and styles...I love the sound of the old style recordings especially when HW's huge voice makes the mic clip, there's just something about it.... Hope that helps a little Jan :)

[jan]

These guys were recording 50 years ago and were marginalised musically and politically in their own country. But their influence on the music of Beatles, Stones, Yardbirds, Who etc made their music far more popular here than in the US.
EVERYONE should be made aware of Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker etc and their contemporaries so they can understand the origins of the sounds of today.
xx

[Claire]

Here Here! ;)

[FTFairy]

They're all on my ipod;)

[GirlAnachronism]

Jeff Buckley- Grace and Sketches and Satisfied Mind-such a beautiful song....

[Katie]

This week, I 'as been mostly listening to...
Pete Molinari (my new fav), Devendra Banhart (for some cheery obscurity) and the Kinks cos the sun came out :)

[GirlAnachronism]

The National-Boxer.

[Maggie]

The National-Boxer.

Oh I love the National - they played at the ATP festival a couple of weeks back and were one of the highlights of the weekend.

The other highlight, and currently what I am listening to is Okkervil River. Another brilliant band and their album "Stage Names" is just such fun

[GirlAnachronism]

I saw them last month in the Olympia. They were brilliant!:D

[Sixmonthsin]

Just lately been listening to Bic Runga's album Beautiful Collision again. Just love her :)

[teddy10]

Elbow ~ mostly Seldom Seen Kid, but just all their stuff.
Fantastic night at London Royal Festival Hall on Monday, and Glastonbury to come :D

[Maggie]

The Spooks of the Thirteenth Lock

Seriously, if you have not heard these guys, check them out... amazing!

[GirlAnachronism]

KT Tunstall in preparation for the gig tomorrow night!:D Yay...

[jan]

Travis-The Man Who.....I know!........ But it was a charity shop buy the other day and I like it!
xx

[Ails]

The Stunning - Once Around The World.
I know I was too young for Féile or any gigs at all in the early 90's but I absolutely love The Stunning.

[GirlAnachronism]

Angus and Julia Stones' EP's came in the post today so i'm stuffing my ears with them all day. How i love their music....:D

[Brixton]

Tom Mc Rae, loving his stuff!!:)

Found Mermaid Blues on youtube & can't stop playing it......

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Anyone a fan??

[berniecasserley]

Tom Mc Rae, loving his stuff!!:)

Found Mermaid Blues on youtube & can't stop playing it......

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Anyone a fan??

I probably listen to Tom McRae more than any other band / singer that I like . His music just makes me feel so good .
When I was driving up to Splendour festival in Notts on Sunday I sorted out about 7 or 8 cds to listen to over the 3 - 4 hour return journey ...... DS , the Fordster , Fleet Foxes , Laura Marling , Fields .... amongst others . All I actually listened to in the end was King Of Cards on a loop ... about 5 times in all . So thanks to Tom for keeping me company , and more importantly awake on the way home :)

[GirlAnachronism]

I'm currently on a Rufus Wainwright binge!:D

[mediumal]

currently listening to - the wife nagging me to get off the computer:D

[old git]

currently listening to - the wife nagging me to get off the computer:D

Fancy that Al....You and I listening to the same thing at the same time...must be an age thing;)

[Jacqui]

Fancy that Al....You and I listening to the same thing at the same time...must be an age thing;)

Ditto here, except it's the husband who wants me to get off the computer!

[Claire]

I'm currently listening to either Bruuuuce Springsteen 'Greatest Hits' or The Mystery Jets. They are both great for waking me up and putting me in a good mood on my walk to work :)

[mediumal]

I agree Kalvin & Jacqui, our other halves age is the problem:D

[GirlAnachronism]

I'm currently listening to either Bruuuuce Springsteen 'Greatest Hits' or The Mystery Jets. They are both great for waking me up and putting me in a good mood on my walk to work :)

Bruuuuce!!!:D Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town are the two albums you must have. And they're bound to get you in a good mood. All the brilliant songs packed in there- Born to Run, Tenth Avenue Freeze Out, Backstreets, She's the One, Adam Raised a Cain, Racing in the Street, Prove it All Night, Promised Land and so on and so forth!:rolleyes:

[Maggie]

I'm still listening to Spooks of the 13th Lock
They have quite a unique sound and are just such nice blokes

[ethereal]

Listening to the sound of Mr Ethereal and his hedge-cutter... I ought to go out and help...

[teddy10]

Abba.......... :getcoat:.

[jan]

Listening to the sound of Mr Ethereal and his hedge-cutter... I ought to go out and help...

Ihope you resisted the temptation Ethereal. If you leave the clippings to dry out a bit they are so much easier to rake up!!!
I'm listening to the ringing in my ears due to hours of walking behind my petrol lawnmower and omitting to wear my ear defenders as they make me claustrophobic.......is there a theme developing here?
xx

[IrishGreenSheep]

Good auld Bob Dylan....pure pleasure :)

[Brixton]

Natalie Merchant, live in New York album 1999, love it!! Especially Dust Bowl days, she sings it with such emotion.....

Also: Cat Power, Ed Harcourt, Adhamh, Gareth Dunlop, Tom McRae to name but a few!! Oh & Paul & Duke singing " Next to you" on loop, just in love with it!

Also completely in love with "Letter to Hermoine", the lyrics are so beautiful......

[niamhs]

Coldplay - Viva la Vida such a good album!!

xx

[Sixmonthsin]

I've just bought Full moon over Wowtown by Thomas Truax so I'm giving that one a go at the moment. Plus I'm addicted to Goldenhorse's Self Titled album as well. Really good band - can't recommend them enough.

[Benny]

The Hussy's second album "Super Pro" is excellent - almost as good as their first! Recommended to an Supernatural fans.

[claree]

The new album from Steve Jones (not the Channel 4 Presenter) its a really great album its called sayonara Deadweight.

[GirlAnachronism]

Ryan Adams- Demolition

[Brixton]

Got Kings of Leon's New album " Only by the night", fantastic album! I'm in love with Cold Desert, it's such a class song!
I bid on a cd on ebay last week called " Belfast, sounds of the City", brilliant wee album, it has Brian Houston, Duke with the Ulster Orchestra, Oppenheimer, Foy, Eilidh Patterson to name but a few! Also listening to Mick Flannery's new album, White Lies, just love his voice, it's so gravelly & raw!!

[teddy10]

Currently listening to Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid ~ and re-living three night's at (London) Roundhouse :D

[ethereal]

"The Winner's Song" by Geraldine McQueen, aka Peter Kay!

[GirlAnachronism]

Currently in a big Eddie Vedder/ Pearl Jam mood. Been listening to the Into the Wild soundtrack non-stop and Riot Act and Ten a lot. He has such a beautiful voice and seems like such an interesting down to earth guy. Found a video of him doing "The Times They Are A-Changing" and he's just class.
Also got Ray Lamontagne's new album and it is very impressive! How i love that guy.:)

[ethereal]

Ah - interesting to see a review of Ray Lamontagne - I like him too :)

[GirlAnachronism]

Really?! You don't know many Ray fans? Well i suppose the only other big fans i know are the rest of my family and a few people from forums. He's class and an amazing live act, despite his extreme shyness.

[runnerbean]

'I Never Thought This Day Would Come' by a very gifted man called Duke Special. I really love 'If I don't Feel It'. It's just wonderful, the whole album. :-)

[MandyK]

I totally agree! "If I Don't Feel It' is becoming a standout hit for me. Then again, perhaps I'm just feeling pensive today, as I've also got Foy Vance's 'Two Shades of Hope' on repeat :)

[GirlAnachronism]

^^^ I see you must be new here! Welcome.:) I like you already with Foy Vance in there!;) :p

[MandyK]

Ha! Thanks for the welcome! I've been lurking around reading for a while now, but just 'officially' joined up a couple of weeks (??) ago. I do adore Foy Vance, and in fact, it's he who 'introduced' me to DS, and for that, as well as his fine music, I am thankful :) I believe it was you who posted earlier about Ryan Adams, another all-time favorite of mine!

[GirlAnachronism]

Ha that's funny, i got introduced to Foy through Duke!:D Fopy is amazing, his voice is stunning and his concerts are brilliant. He's so funny and witty.
Yeah i'm a Ryan fan too! Going to see him in November. I can't wait!:)

[nalA]

Yesterday i've mainly been listening to 'Lonely Drifter Karen', Zoe Keating, Scarlett Johanson and 'Pretty Balanced'.

Today i think i shall do the same.

*worries that sounded a bit too much like the fast show*

[Simone]

Darkside - Tim Minchin

[poppiesfan]

Duke's myspace page!

[Simone]

Mark Watson Makes The World Substancially Better with Tim Minchin and Tim Key.

[Simone]

Drowned, Tim Minchin (written and recorded for the film Two Fists One Heart)

http://www.timminchin.com/drowned available on itunes ;)

[Brixton]

White lies & Florence & the machine......:)

[GirlAnachronism]

Pagoda and Nirvana!

Nirvana- Incesticide
Pagoda-Happy Song and Lesson Learned cos i can't find their album in any shops. Gotta try Tower Records on Monday. *Fingers crossed*

[Katie]

Currently listening to lots of Edith Piaf, Fred and Fionn Regan! woohoo

[MandyK]

One particular song I can't seem to get enough of these last few days: 'I Hear the Bells' by Mike Doughty.

[xlaurax]

"I'm Yours"-Jason Mraz

[MandyK]

"I'm Yours"-Jason Mraz


Mr. Mraz is a HUGE guilty pleasure of mine :)

[Hearthammer]

Another Nail in my Heart - Squeeze

...and

Let me go (please please please) - Duke Special ( I love that wee song!!!)

[morwenna]

I believe it was you who posted earlier about Ryan Adams, another all-time favorite of mine!

Wow, all these references to Ryan Adams! I have an album of his from years ago - 'Gold' - I'll have to try to check out some of his more recent stuff.

[MandyK]

Wow, all these references to Ryan Adams! I have an album of his from years ago - 'Gold' - I'll have to try to check out some of his more recent stuff.

While I do have some of the more recent albums, 'Gold' is still probably my all-time favorite. You know how sometimes you have a song or an album, or even a whole artist who is sort of the 'soundtrack' to your life for a short period because you're listening to it/them nonstop during that time? Ryan Adams' 'Gold' is that for me... November-December 2001, the first time I felt moderately ok and happy about something after 9/11. It still makes me feel, and it still makes me smile :)

[morwenna]

While I do have some of the more recent albums, 'Gold' is still probably my all-time favorite. You know how sometimes you have a song or an album, or even a whole artist who is sort of the 'soundtrack' to your life for a short period because you're listening to it/them nonstop during that time? Ryan Adams' 'Gold' is that for me... November-December 2001, the first time I felt moderately ok and happy about something after 9/11. It still makes me feel, and it still makes me smile :)

I know what you mean - I have so many albums that mean something about a point in time, or a place or people.

For me though, I can't even remember when I bought that album. I would have said it was when I was at uni, but the date on the album means it was a couple of years after that. I don't even know how i'd heard of Ryan Adams - I think maybe the track 'New York, New York' was played on radio, but I'm not even sure of that. I know I always think of the album as being quite 'country', but I think I do have a country streak in me somewhere!

I love that album, which makes it more surprising that I haven't checked out any more recent stuff - I'll have to rectify that.....

[MandyK]

I love that album, which makes it more surprising that I haven't checked out any more recent stuff - I'll have to rectify that.....

Let us know what you think! :p

[morwenna]

Let us know what you think! :p

Well, I went on Amazon, and they have a few Ryan Adams CDs for the bargain price of £2.98 each! So I have ordered a couple, and I'll let you know in a week or so's time. I did like the clips, but really you need to hear the whole thing.

I also discovered that one of the Marketplace sellers had a Don McGlashan CD that I've been trying to get hold of for ages, so I bought that as well :) :) :). Yay, lots of new music for me :)

[Sixmonthsin]

Bic Runga - Blue Blue Heart

[Ails]

I am currently listening to "New Adventures in HiFi" by REM. Not sure why, just decided I hadn't listened to it in ages. And I still absolutely love every note of it.

Have you ever been to NZ Sixmonthsin? You seem to be really into the Kiwi music.

[jan]

......with its roots in the air and its branches below, Joey Ryan, lovely!
xx

[Maggie]

I've got a bit of a mix going on at the moment...
Easyworld "Kill the last romantic"
Jamie Lawson "Real thing"
Jack L "Burn On"
and Karen Egan "Very Very"

[Sixmonthsin]

I am currently listening to "New Adventures in HiFi" by REM. Not sure why, just decided I hadn't listened to it in ages. And I still absolutely love every note of it.

Have you ever been to NZ Sixmonthsin? You seem to be really into the Kiwi music.

Hi Ails - yes I've been lucky to go twice to NZ.

I'm a massive Crowded House/Neil Finn fan, so I guess I've just picked up on other artists. I saw Bic Runga in concert a couple of years ago - it was a tiny venue in Manchester and she was brilliant.

The first time I ever saw/heard of Duke Special was when he supported Crowded House in 07 - now I love the Duke and Crowded House equally. There's some brilliant kiwi and irish music out there isn't there. Have you been to NZ as well Ails?

[Ails]

There's some brilliant kiwi and irish music out there isn't there. Have you been to NZ as well Ails?

I sure have I spent four months over there last year. I came home because as much as I loved NZ, I just got too homesick. I did do a three week bus tour before I came home though so I got to see most of the place. Such a stunning country. Even drove through Te Awamutu! :D

I've always been a Crowded House fan and I got really into Bic Runga when I was there, they are very proud of her so they are. I've not been lucky enough to see Crowded House live though so hopefully I'll get the chance soon. :)

[Steetsie]

You should also listen to Split Enz if you haven't already.

I'm currently enjoying Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid, Teddy Thompson's A piece of what you need and Bruce's Working on a Dream

[teddy10]

I'm currently enjoying Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid
Fantastic album, fantastic band........... went to all three nights of their residency at Camden's Roundhouse. Probably the band I saw the most times last year.........

[Steetsie]

Fantastic album, fantastic band........... went to all three nights of their residency at Camden's Roundhouse. Probably the band I saw the most times last year.........

That's just greedy!

I just love "One Day Like This". I find it completely uplifting and it puts a spring in my step and a tear in my eye when I listen to it on my walk home...

[teddy10]

That's just greedy!

And Guy Garvey is just gorgeous!

Totally agreed with you about "One Day.........." It was an amazing experience wandering off from the Other Stage at Glastonbury last year, with the whole (huge) crowd still belting it out :-)