What are you listening to ...right now?
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May 17, 2024 06:18 AM
(This post was last modified: May 17, 2024 06:23 AM by Leigha.)
Omar Apollo - ran across his music on Spotify. I like discovering new artists (new to me), even if for only one song. I don’t really have a specific genre that I favor anymore, I’m open minded.
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Jun 2, 2024 06:42 PM
(This post was last modified: Jun 2, 2024 08:13 PM by C C.)
Admittedly, only listened to and watched this in the last few days.
"Blinding Lights" supposedly has well over four billion streams -- vastly more than what any other song or band across the decades is reaping. I don't get what is so remarkable about it, even after Rick Beato's analysis. It's obviously mimicking '80s music -- there is that nostalgic attraction to it for some people. And the video lends it a dynamic, exhilarating, adventurous feel. And yes, the production quality is excellent. But there seems to be nothing unique about BL that warrants its gigantic attention rating. The lyrics are bland -- just one of countless "I miss you and I regret" laments. Music-wise, Rick Beato points out how what key it is in is ambiguous -- but so what? That was a common gimmick that the Beatles and the whole progressive rock era of the late '60s and '70s dabbled in. Even a mundane classic like "Sweet Home Alabama" confuses the keys via veering into mixolydian mode. Given how weak and creatively stale contemporary music is, I suppose that would be a novelty to Gen-Z ears, but there's no excuse for an old-timer like Beato being ecstatic about it. I feel that he's just exalting the song to make-up for all the times he has raked pop-music of the last fifteen years (or whatever). Don't get me wrong. It is a good song, and kudos to Abel Tesfaye and his unbridled success with it. But again, given the horde of hits over time, I fail to apprehend why it has garnered top streaming spot running away.... The Weeknd: "Blinding Lights" ... https://youtu.be/4NRXx6U8ABQ 
Jun 2, 2024 07:15 PM
Jun 2, 2024 10:05 PM
(This post was last modified: Jun 2, 2024 10:07 PM by Magical Realist.)
"Possum Kingdom" by the Toadies
Youtube comment: @hallfamily9865 2 years ago "I was arrested for dumb teenage rebellion a lifetime ago. A scared kid, with no clue what to expect on the way to a jail in an unfamiliar state. This song was playing over the radio. And the officer obliged when I asked if he would turn it up. He BLASTED this song going through downtown Madison WI and I will always cherish that simple gesture in such a heavy moment of anxiety." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkwD5rQ-...q6MhR4IAri
Jun 6, 2024 12:32 AM
Billie Eilish stirs up controversy for various reasons, but I think she’s a decent vocalist.
Jun 9, 2024 04:36 AM
This was shared by my Facebook friend Tam and her online Wiccan group...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_1HJqaOwOM
Jun 13, 2024 09:12 PM
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