What musicians do you really like? Please share some of their music that you like.

[I Have A Dream]

I think that we can get to know each other better through the music that brings us joy.

If you feel inclined, please post some videos of artists that bring you joy or make you happy to hear.

Here are a few of mine.

Alison Krauss & Union Station:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmsqOSfpSfI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7J1_hZ7iM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKl7-L_pLMM


Dave Matthews Band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoBLOsc5AJQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ_Nf7yGxbc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywNbf0AXL6Y


Vanessa Paradis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV6Ewy79CL0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-wS7QhL2Y8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptp7fCrakvQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psHGKVVcHa8


Rusted Root:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDdokE1rAMw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juKh1-pxTms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-vJH0TzyGw


Gillian Welch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDxO50GVes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7knB3VtAqY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4NI6JFZpTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e_trwQLORI


Finally, this song by Bruce Springsteen always makes me cry but inspires me so much: (If case you haven't read or seen John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", Tom Joad is a character in it.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DEtA5fhk4k


:hi:

[Delphinus]

1. Oh, my.

Lisa Gerrard - amazingingly awesome voice (Abwoon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qP7pbE7NAU&feature=related

Constance Demby

Michael Stearns

Steve Roach

Robert Rich

Enigma

John Denver

New Age music is my connection to peace and the Universe. John Denver is great in an entirely different way, as is the latest from Neil Diamond.

[conscious evolution]

2. Donna the Buffalo

Their shows are church for me.

http://www.archive.org/details/donna2009-04-18.madtaper.flac

Dave Mathews spins me up also.Lots of sacred sounds and tantrics in his music.

[winyanstaz]

3. If anyone knows how I can get a music file to upload here

that exists only on my computer...please let me know :P
Is there a site I can upload it to and then post a link here to it?
Sorry, its not in video form so I can't put it on you tube.

[MagickMuffin]

5. Here's some to research ;=D

http://soundcloud.com/

http://www.google.com/search?q=audio+sharing+sites&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

[conscious evolution]

7. Archive.org

[MagickMuffin]

4. My ALL time Favorite David Sylvian

If you aren't familiar with David, then let me tell you about him. He has been writing music since he was a teenager when he was in a band Japan. He left the band and went solo. His music and lyrics are an inspiration to me as he has a real talent of painting a picture with his lyrics. His voice adds to the painting and sends chills all over my body. No other musician has this effect on me. Of course some come close, but nothing like Sylvian. I have included the lyrics along with the videos.

And he's easy on the eyes :loveya: :blush: :loveya:



http://www.davidsylvian.com/

Orpheus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YuvdDPYEy0

Standing firm on this stony ground
The wind blows hard
Pulls these clothes around
I harbour all the same worries as most
The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost
I wrestle with an outlook on life
That shifts between darkness and shadowy light
I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear
But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world

Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a beauty here I cannot deny
And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs
Are just so many people I knew never cared
Down below on the wreck of the ship
Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret
But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide
As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side

Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing

Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
Just you the weather and I gave up hope
But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps
Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs
Still the voices have stories to tell
Of the power struggles in heaven and hell
But we feel secure against such mighty dreams
As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring

Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing

Nine Horses: David Sylvian

Atom And Cell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCYr2T01ibk

Her skin was darker than ashes
And she had something to say
Bout being naked to the elements
At the end of yet another day
And the rain on her back that continued to fall
From the bruise of her lips
Swollen, fragile, and small

And the bills that you paid with were worth nothing at all
A lost foreign currency
Multi-coloured, barely reputable
Like the grasses that blew in the warm summer breeze
Well she offered you this to do as you pleased

And where is the poetry?
Didn't she promise us poetry?

The redwoods, the deserts, the tropical ease
The swamps and the prairie dogs, the Joshua trees
The long straight highways from dirt road to tar
Hitching your wheels to truck, bus, or car

And the lives that you hold in the palm of your hand
You toss them aside small and damn near unbreakable
You drank all the water and you pissed yourself dry
Then you fell to your knees and proceeded to cry

And who could feel sorry for a drunkard like this
In a democracy of dunces with a parasites kiss?

And where are the stars?
Didn't she promise us stars?

Nothing will ever be as it was
The price has been paid with a thousand loose shoes
Pictures are pasted on shop windows and walls
Like a poor mans Boltanski
Lost one and all.

Sell, sell
Bid your farewell
Come, come
Save yourself
Give yourself over
Pushing your consciousness
Deep into every atom and cell,
Sell,
Bid your farewell
Come, come
Save yourself
Give yourself over
Pushing your consciousness
Deep into every atom and cell,
Sell,
Bid your farewell
Come, come
Save yourself
Give yourself over
Pushing your consciousness


Nine Horses: The Banality of Evil (this video only has the audio)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0GAkZp5AA&feature=related

I’ve got me a badge
A bright shiny badge
I’m painting the crest in yellow and blue

I’ve got me a club
An exclusive club
It doesn’t include a place for you

Hey…..hello neighbour
Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are

It’s in the way that you walk
All of the changes, all the mistakes
In the demands you constantly make

It’s in the way that you grieve
All of the loss
You don’t know when you’re better off
Or at what cost
You’ve got it good

The banality of evil

Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial

Hey…..hello neighbour
Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are

There was a time
Not so long ago
I was master of everything I surveyed
Yes, there was a time
We did it my way
We’ll do things my way

Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The perpetrators are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off

The banality of evil

Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off

Hey…..hello neighbour

I don’t believe in what you believe
You skin is filthy
And your gods don’t look like god to me

But I want to touch you
Now that isn’t right
No, that can’t be right
But I want to touch you
You’re leading me on I know it

Hey…

King of the castle
More room at the top
All sorts allowed
Now the gloves are off

Hey….hello neighbour

Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off

The banality of evil

Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The perpetrators are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off

The banality of evil

~*~**~*~**~*~**~*~**~**~*~*~**~*~**~*~**~*~**~*~*~*~**~*~*~**~**~**~*~**~*~*~**~*~*

I also like these artists:

Boards of Canada

Air

Architecture of Helsinki

B-52's

Deep Forest

Forest for the Trees

Laurie Anderson

Kate Bush

Lene Lovich

Lamb

David Byrne

Brian Eno

Ryiuchi Sakamoto

Robert Fripp

Bill Nelson

Howard Jones

Fever Ray

Mum

Wolfsheim




There are a lot more, but this list is getting long in the tooth :blush: Sorry about that :spank:

[ricochetastroman]

8. King Crimson

Robert Fripp
King Crimson
Robert Fripp
Mel Collins
Mel Collins
Mel Collins
Robert Fripp
King Crimson
King Crimson
Yes
Yes
Yes
King Crimson

oh

Dylan
and Hendrix
and Neil too

[MagickMuffin]

9. Robert Fripp & David Sylvian

Since you seem to be a BIG Robert Fripp person I was wondering if you knew about this tidbit of history. Fripp approached Sylvian to be the front man for King Crimson. Sylvian declined his offer but instead was interested in working together on a project. They put out an album Damage.

I just recently got concert footage of their performance in Japan. :loveya: it. Below are some videos of said concert, lots of close ups of Fripp and Sylvian.

Sylvian & Fripp - "Twentieth Century Dreaming"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxaBOUFqNjY


David Sylvian & Robert Fripp - Blinding Light Of Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgFrI81fMdY&feature=related


David Sylvian & Robert Fripp - God's Monkey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LivZtancfJg&feature=related



I was fortunate enough to see King Crimson a few times, with Adrian Belew as front man.


And of course coming of age in the 60's and 70's, I was a huge Neil Young fan & CSN, as well as Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues among others.

[hermetic]

20. In gratitude

Never heard of Sylvian before and I love it/him. Rick's list above is also mine, with the addition of Eno, P Glass and Laurie Anderson. I am blessed that in my life I have seen Anderson, Glass (stunning), Crimson, Yes, Eno, Fripp, et al.

I used to have 2 kittens who I named Fripp and Eno, because I loved it when they played together.

Some years ago when I saw KC they had a trio open for them, California Guitar Trio. We were like, who ARE these guys? They were fabulous. I searched for some time for albums but to no avail. Then several months ago, on a whim, I Googled and found they still exist and are going strong. You can listen to a bunch of their music here:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=53530320

[ricochetastroman]

21. I named my cat FRIPP TOO. nt

[ricochetastroman]

22. I've been following them since 69

Fripp is the greatest guitarist in the world.

[hermetic]

23. Yup,

And he has a page on MySpace, too. He is a fan of the CGT. That's how good they are.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=156369348

[MagickMuffin]

24. Fripp appeared on one of Sylvian's albums before Damage

Gone to Earth was the name of it. Damage was done back in '93-94.

I've been VERY fortunate to see Laurie every time she has played in Dallas. And every time (with the exception of once) I've had front row seats. I just love her. I got a chance to meet her after her concert and she signed one of the books they sold in the lobby. I even drove down to Houston to see and art exhibit she had there. She wasn't present but it didn't matter to me, it WAS awesome.

We also went to Houston to see Jean Michel Jarre perform. It was a FREE concert, and we managed to get as close to the stage as possible. It was incredible. Large banners hung from the sky scapers in which a slide show was projected on them. Fireworks from the tops of buildings. A laser harp :wow: I'll never forget it. He even played a song that was going to be played in space before the Challenger Shuttle exploded :cry: It was a very moving song. It's called Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece) - "Challenger" on the CD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtGG1WLP1pk

Rendez-Vous Houston (Part 2 of 6) - Jean Michel Jarre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrcXSh4NFsc

Oh crap I just watched this video and it brought memories and tears. I didn't know it at the time, but he's playing a semicircle keyboard that lights up.

I'll have to watch the rest and see if I'm in any of them. :blush:

[kentauros]

19. I haven't listened to Sylvian in years

so I'll have to give your links a listen :)

Someone left a tape of his in my car once. I asked around, but none of my friends ever claimed it, so I took it as mine and listened to it until it either wore out or my car tapedeck died (actually, I think the car died and the next one didn't even have a radio!)

I do like him, but the few musicians that really get to me are

Mike Oldfield
Bill Nelson
Jonathan Goldman
Mars Lasar
Deuter
Philip Glass
Natacha Atlas

and various types of percussion-heavy belly dance music

:D

[MagickMuffin]

25. I was pretty sure no one here had heard of Sylvian, glad at least there's two of us

I see we like a lot of the same musicians :o

Hey were around Houston when Jean Michel Jarre had a concert there?!?!?

I just posted up thread about it. I'm going to go watch more of the videos and relive that marvelous day.

[kentauros]

26. Yep, went to Rendezvous Houston, too!

We were on the grass along Buffalo Bayou around Taft and Allen Pkwy, so we got a great view of the skyline and fireworks. I know a lot of people were disappointed with the weather, but I found it lent a nice surreal quality to the experience and not easily forgotten :)

I was kind of surprised so many Houstonians turned out for the event, as I know most people aren't really 'into' electronic music, whether then or now...

[MagickMuffin]

28. It was an amazing event, and I was surprised that JMJ agreed to help celebrate Hoston's B'Day

We found out years later that some of our friends were trying to come back to D/FW and got caught in the traffic jams on the highway. Police had to close them down because of people just stopping to watch. We were standing as close as we could get to the center stage.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

6. My most favorite uplifter- & purveyor of peace & social justice- Michael Franti

not bad on the eyes either;-) :D

His album "Yell Fire" simply powerful

did a movie too- He, his guitar, and a camera man go to Palestine, Israel, and Iraq to bring people
all kinds together with music. "I know I'm not alone" Had to add it to my video library.

<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Also, love Steve Earle, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Hunter- (J A Z Z) and Phish.

[I Have A Dream]

10. What a bit of synchronicity...

I heard one of his songs for the first time Friday. I didn't know who he was.

It was this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B45wamdPZfA

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

:D

[Metta]

12. very nice. thanks for posting.

and you can dance to it. :hi:

[PuraVidaDreamin]

15. Saw him in concert recently (again)

and that song you heard, "I love you" just got him into the top 40 for the first time.
But how that hasn't happened before is beyond me.

Listen to "Stay Human" sometime... WOW! or "See you in the light" gives me chills.

Funny story- At that show about 2 weeks ago, we were outdoors in the park. Random seating.
We sat next to people we sat next to at a Franti show last year... assigned seating. We are all from
different towns on Cape Cod. Her neighbor is my good friend, and someone I got arrested with
protesting the Iraq war in our congressman's office.

At a Franti show about 3 years ago I was able to talk with Michael after the show, and told him that
I had listened to his music all the way to said congressman's office, because it gave me strength as I knew
that I was mostly likely going to be arrested that day. He put his hands together in prayer/ Anjali mudra,
bowed to me, then gave me a hug.

He's a yogi too!

[PuraVidaDreamin]

16. Stay Human

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJIvcz6-T6o

See you in the light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1umTBEWqNAM

[teenagebambam]

11. Really like PInk Martini

and Chiara Civello at the moment.

Of course, I can churn out a pleasant tune myself when the urge strikes!

[Lindsey]

13. They are no more and my favorite one is gone but The Beatles,

The Beatles, The Beatles, and, The Beatles.
Currently:
U2

[Metta]

14. this gets it for me.

Chris Smither - Leave the light on - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isSELGLGqoM humor and truth, mmm.

Django Reinhardt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ7bs4mTUY The only known video of him.

Guy Van Duser Wolverine Blues by the great Jell Roll Morton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlI0l0uhlo8 sparkling fingerpicking.

Leo Watson and the Spirits of Rhythm Tom, Tom the Elevator Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCjJ5vQwSnM swing novelty, better than most.

Sister O.M. Terrell Swing Low,Chariot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFNG2UphvxI&feature=related rocking, pre-rock and roll blues

also Juke by Little Walter and most anything by Louis Jordan and Pierce Pettis.

[MorningGlow]

17. Another vote for the Beatles

and George solo. :loveya:

Also another vote for Howard Jones.

Lately I've been loving Jason Mraz's groove too.

I'm sure there are more but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. Several.

I don't listen to New Age music, generally, because it is too repetitive for my taste, with the exception of Enya.

Pat Metheny -- A Map of the World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQSVqMdTVNE

MAP OF THE WORLD was a movie that came out in 2000. It only showed in a few theaters. I drove to Dallas to see it, because Metheny did the soundtrack.
It had Sigourney Weaver and David Strathairn in it. Pretty good movie and soundtrack album is wonderful stuff.

Pat Metheny - Above the Treetops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHT9MjkFgBE&feature=related

I think his best CDs are: WE LIVE HERE, SECRET STORY, ONE QUIET NIGHT, MAP OF THE WORLD Soundtrack,
AS FALLS WICHITA SO FALLS WICHITA FALLS, CRYSTAL SILENCE w/Gary Burton

Pat Metheny - Always and Forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFnKCxk61Ts&feature=related

Alfredo Kraus -- Mattinata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvT7ePXH94s&feature=related

Kurt Weill(composer) -- Lost in the Stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygkCMrC5t0Q&feature=related

Gabriel Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine (Corydon Singers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7olxkWWxyRc&feature=related

Sir Edward Elgar - Lux Aeterna (Choral setting of the Nimrod variation from Enigma Variations, orchestral work by Elgar) I had this recording played at my father's funeral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhGFu2nrK6E&feature=related

Ray Davies (The Kinks) - Waterloo Sunset
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kp1n1tveCI&feature=related

Antonin Dvorak - Song to the Moon from the opera "Rusalka" - Renee Fleming Soprano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tImMZLfHaE

[winyanstaz]

27. my favorite music? Thats easy :) it is the music my sons and I do...

here is a link to one of our new songs. My sons play all the instuments and I sing and write the words.

http://www.buzzen.com/spacedom/100174/profile.php

p.s. you got to click on the headphone icon on the right...

[hermetic]

29. Wow

You guys are great!

[winyanstaz]

30. ty very much hermetic :)

If people like that one I will post another one or two later :P
We have one cd out that went around the world...we never got a penny for any of our music but a lot of people heard it. We got ripped off by the company we had signed with.
Fortunatly we did not give them all our best ones and we did get all the rights back in the end. At one point even yahoo was giving away our music.
We are working on two new albums now. One is a pagan chant album and the other is more of our stuff.

[I Have A Dream]

32. I tried to listen, but it wouldn't play for me on my Mac...

even though I installed the required plugin. :(

I'll try to listen from a Windows machine.

Thanks for posting it, winyanstaz. I hope to hear it soon! :)

[winyanstaz]

33. sorry about that...I am new to posting things like music files....

I looked at some of the places suggested but some of my music is not released yet and I dont want it going out like the first cd and my guys getting ripped off again. :P

[I Have A Dream]

35. Oh, yes, it's very important that you be careful!

I have access to a couple of Windows machines, so I'll try from them. I look forward to hearing it!

:)

[I Have A Dream]

37. Absolutely. Amazingly. Wonderful!

I can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this!

It was absolutely worth the effort to be able to hear this!

ENCORE!!! :applause:

:bounce:


(On edit: I keep playing it over and over and over and... :D)

[winyanstaz]

38. ty, ty, ty :)

I love to sing that one and I sing it when I am in the woods too.
We do a wide variety of types...so I shall post some more later that you all might like.
You all have my permission to have the music for your own personnal use.

[I Have A Dream]

39. I'd love to hear more!

:D

Thank you!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

45. You guys are GOOD!!

Enjoyed it a whole lot!! :D

[winyanstaz]

46. thank you..I will tell my sons you said that:)

[winyanstaz]

47. At this time, this song is no longer available...

I have posted a new song and a new link for those who might like to hear one...
Unfortunatly I can only post one at a time so perhaps later on I will post another.

[bigmonkey]

31. Just the names

Eno
King Crimson
Arcade Fire
Beatles
Gong (anybody know Gong?)
Soft Machine
Gabriel-era Genesis
Carol Denney
David Bowie
Nick Drake
Bob Dylan
Neil Young
Roxy Music
Tom Waits


I don't listen to music as much as I used to. I'm pretty familiar with a lot of forms from the classical period to about the 1980's, but these are the ones I find myself listening to.

[hermetic]

34. Gong?!!

I partied with them once when they came to So. CA and AZ. Gilly was a lot of fun and Daevid was aloof. I enjoyed their music, especially the space whisper.

[I Have A Dream]

36. I like a lot of these as well...

especially Nick Drake ("Pink Moon" is one of my favorite albums), Neil Young, and Roxy Music.

Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" has sounds that seem almost heavenly to me. My husband (who really knows music and plays guitar) says that Nick is playing the guitar in open tuning. It feels as though it touches my soul in a different way than most music.

[bigmonkey]

41. I think that if Nick Drake had lived through his depression,

he could have been our greatest pagan composer. Anyway, that thought came to me once when I was thinking about his music. I discovered him only about 8 years ago, a real Internet experience. Really astonishingly beautiful music. I introduced my girlfriend at the time to Nick Drake. She was about to take a trip to the UK, and considered postponing it to concentrate on listening to Nick Drake!

[I Have A Dream]

43. I didn't know that he was a pagan, bigmonkey. Very interesting!

I really didn't know anything about Nick Drake until they used "Pink Moon" in a commercial (was it Volkswagen?). I heard people talking about him and that commercial, and when I mentioned it to my husband, he was flabbergasted that I hadn't heard of him. I'm 14 years younger than he is, so many people in my generation were never exposed to him before that commercial.

Discovering "Pink Moon" was like finding a hidden jewel. However, none of Nick's other work (that I heard) touched me the way the songs on the album "Pink Moon" did. That album just takes me to another place...

I understand your ex-girlfriend's reaction upon discovering this artist. I pretty much felt the same way.

[bigmonkey]

44. I got to know him from the same commercial!

There are very few things I can say I first learned about that way - from an ad. I was looking at a discussion online about people's favorite commercials. That one was mentioned, I looked it up on the Volkswagen site (I half remembered it, and the feeling it evoked that reminded me of my own past), learned the name, and then read articles about his music online. The essays were so enthusiastic that I went the next day and searched up a compilation CD in the Loop.

May I recommend the version of "Northern Sky" from his "Bryter Layter"? It ranks in my top 10 songs, maybe my top 5. It's a little strange to say, but it practically makes me swoon.

My impression about his paganism is intuitive, not based on research. Just a guess. At that time, being a pagan entailed different things than it does now.

[kentauros]

40. I know Gong, or know of them...

Can't say I've listened to much of them. But I do know where to find sources to download ;)

Hal's Progressive Music Blog - Gong

16 albums & tapes to download :D

[bigmonkey]

42. I think I was at that 1999 concert!

They had just been stiffed out of their travel money, the person managing the trip had absconded with it. They had to pass the hat to get home, and they were mortified to have to do so.

[rumpel]

48. Ever since you posted this, I have been thinking...

there are just too many.

Today, as I was devouring the interviews on conscious media network, I found Tony Redhouse, a healer and artist of Navaho decent.

His interview is also pretty good.

http://www.tonyredhouse.net/Tony_Redhouse_Albums.htm


Hozhogo

[Fire Walk With Me]

49. "Stay" by The Blue Nile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bev4H57si2E