@Whisht   Wow, that was a great start to my morning! What a voice. I was blown away by the Chicken Talk number. Fascinating back story as well.

@Whisht   So glad you like the Perotin. Being a medievalist, I am a bit of a polyphony junkie! I am indeed familiar with the Sixteen, and was lucky enough to see them live when they came here (shockingly many years ago now!). Their Renaissance Christmas recording is one of my very favourites.

And thank you, thank you, both you and @ScaryB, for t…[Read more]

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It’s taken me 2 days to recover from the Peters and Lee exposure!! (but I thanks you all the same 😉 )  (And you come back with El Condor Pasa – beloved of Peruvian street buskers everywhere!)  But I looooove you for the Muppets (doo doooby doo doo. De dodoo)

@Whisht some great posts as usual (and from @Purofilion and @Arbutus a…[Read more]

@Whisht    Gorgeous song! Thanks, I will definitely be doing some exploration.

Here is a link especially for @Whisht, @purofilion, and anyone else who likes the meditative and hypnotic. The Hilliard Ensemble performing liturgical music from late 12th-century Paris. (This is some of what these guys were recording when they weren’t doing Arvo Pä…[Read more]

And @Whisht, that Elbow song was absolutely perfect. I hadn’t heard them before, loved it!

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I know, I know, I just did the same thing. Also went for the Bohemian Rhapsody (who could resist?). And that second track, I remember it from TV, literally from years ago, how is it that I remember that when so many other things have been deleted? Oh, dear, oh dear, I will have to stop laughing now, really.

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but of course, the Doctor doesn’t fight

In the words of the great Seventh Doctor (another Scottish Doctor): “What do you expect us to do then? Talk to them sternly?”

Wow, everyone’s been busy on here!

@FatManInABox    I Predict a Riot, hilarious!
@Serahni  Wow, some very intense selections. Definitely some melodious storytelling going on. Thanks for sharing them! (And I smiled to hear the Maroon 5 song, which is currently on my son’s playlist, which he regularly tests me on to see if I have learned all the…[Read more]

@Whisht

Definitely more Mod than Teddy Boy – no brothel creepers here! (And I’m not that old to be able to remember Teddy Boys the first time around!)

Great posts @Whisht @Arbutus @FatManInaBox (love the Bonzos – have posted a few upstream), @Purofilion (glad to hear you’ve recovered – much sympathy for your experience last week; glad you managed to keep your dignity more or less intact)

Bonkers?

You want bonkers?

How about Zappa protege Wild Man Fischer? (From around the time they were…[Read more]

@Whisht   I completely understood you! I did say that I once aspired to play in a blues band.  🙂  Somewhere I have a photo of myself in a fedora, with one of those metal rigs attached to myself to hold the harp in front of my face, behind a pair of keyboard instruments, looking every bit as ridiculous as @purofilion‘s description of her Devo loo…[Read more]

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That is exactly where I learned how to do it and it made perfect sense to me. It worked perfectly on my first try. Although I did have two windows open, one with the instructions and one with the page where I was trying to post, so that I could literally follow the instructions step by step!   🙂

@Whisht     Ha, yes, I used to desire strongly to be a harp player as well. I had a bit of the soul, but never the chops. Ah, well, I also wish I could play the fiddle. Those two Beefheart links are definitely more accessible than some!

@purofilion    Yes, what Whisht said! You bring loads to the conversation.I’m older than you and I passed…[Read more]

@Whisht    Yes, Trout Mask Replica, bonkers indeed. I don’t own it but I was lent it years ago, and listened to the whole thing at that time. I vaguely remember liking some of it but feeling that the whole of it was quite, quite mad. But possibly I would understand it better now, as I have a much wider taste than I did back th…[Read more]

@Whisht  And you didn’t think a “bonkers music” thread was going anywhere?  🙂  I hadn’t heard of “psychobilly” but it’s brilliant! I also loved the Amestoy Trio link, I adore that kind of world/fusion sort of thing.

And good catch on the Capaldi/Ferguson band. I’d seen mention of that on a clip I watched of Capaldi on Ferguson’s show, but I’…[Read more]

@purofilion   @Whisht   Moving this to the Pub as I’m sure that’s really the appropriate place for all this sports and etiquette chat!  It is true that, as with the internet, sports just brings out the worst in some people. We see it here in ice hockey, a sport that I grew up with but have largely abandoned due to the goon show that it has beco…[Read more]

@Whisht @purofilion   Urban Dictionary is definitely my friend. At my age, I just can’t be expected to know what anything means, but I hate sounding ignorant in front of my teenager!

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I only asked if anyone is a fan because they seem to be somewhat underrated nowadays.

@Whisht   I think that the definition of bonkers music is whatever the poster considers bonkers. I’m starting with possibly the most bonkers band in my CD collection (and thank you to the YouTuber who uploaded this track, because I didn’t actually think I would find anything). Polka Dogs hasn’t existed as a band for lo these many years, but for a…[Read more]

@Whisht  Love the Eno. Did your side win at least? I’m off shortly on a bit of a road trip, to cheer for my favourite team: my son’s! @purofilion, soccer is still mostly soccer in Canada, but over recent years, a lot of the youth clubs here in Vancouver have renamed themselves things with “football” in the name. Some people love it, some loathe…[Read more]