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Classical Music - what are you listening to or favourite pieces

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:40 am
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by Ncdjd2 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 8:34 pm

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Currently listening to for a second time while I type this - Igor Stravinsky: Firebird (Finale) Pierre Boulez / Wiener Philharmoniker

Beautiful...

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Paganini violin concerto NO. 1 1st movement. Maria Duenas is the violin virtuoso who shreds this to pieces.

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Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:40 am
What are you listening to at the moment?

Last post by PlaneSpeeking « Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:24 pm
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by Del.Monte » Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:51 pm
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Desperate for something to listen to tonight and I came across a 5 CD set The Ultimate Collection: Rock 100 Hits - produced in 2008 it's a real...

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Old school Cher (this one with dear Meatloaf!!)
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Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:24 pm
Upcoming Record & CD Fairs

Last post by Del.Monte « Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:19 pm
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by Del.Monte » Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:25 pm
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Facebook and other links here:

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Links here:
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Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:19 pm
Music can drive one bonkers

Last post by Dec A Wash « Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:44 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:21 am

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I heard a song, I assumed it was by a guitarist named Tony McAlpine. It was on my friend's cassette. Over 20 years later I'm still searching for it....

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Here's a long shot.

There was an instrumental piece of music - kind of jazzy - that used to be played in the 1980s between programmes as a filler on...

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Last post by Dec A Wash
Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:44 pm
Post your musical instruments

Last post by CelticRambler « Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:19 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:14 pm

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I had to type all this out again because I feckin backspaced on the browser by accident.

This is a thread to post your musical wares, whether it's...

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As long as he doesn't show off his kilt collection we should be fine :mrgreen:

Would you prefer me showing off with no kilt? :lol:

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Last post by CelticRambler
Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:19 pm
Favourite Movie/TV themes

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Sat Jul 16, 2022 3:20 pm
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by Del.Monte » Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:16 pm
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Always been a fan of themes/soundtracks and there's so many out there! Here are two to kick things off...

Live and Die in LA (1985) - a cracking...
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Sat Jul 16, 2022 3:20 pm
Brian Wilson is 80!

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:39 pm
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by quodec » Mon Jun 20, 2022 4:36 pm

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So, two of the most recognisable chart-topping, prolific songwriters, are almost twins!!! Paul was 80 two days ago, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys,...

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Pet Sounds is a remarkable record. There was a bit of noise about it in 1990 when it was getting its first CD release so I bought a copy. I then...

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Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:39 pm
Paul McCartney at 80!

Last post by marhay70 « Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:02 am
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by quodec » Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:58 pm

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Paul is 80 on 18th June 2022! 80 years old!! He was out of The Beatles 52 years ago - and is still going strong, currently touring in the US. What a...

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The kids might be “alright” but they play - and like - shite music!!!

That's a generational thing, my mother said something similar about Elvis,...

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Last post by marhay70
Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:02 am
DelMonte and the Kadman need not apply!

Last post by Norman Breaks « Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:39 pm
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by CelticRambler » Sat May 28, 2022 10:57 pm

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Well - ye can if ye want, but from comments previous I think it's fair to say it wouldn't be your scene, at all at all. :P

Anyhow, in recent years...

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I'd be well up for this if I wasn't going to a wedding at that time. As it happens I'll already be in France for Giles Peterson's Worldwide Festival...

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Last post by Norman Breaks
Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:39 pm
Good cover songs.

Last post by Norman Breaks « Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:33 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Mon May 30, 2022 7:07 pm

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Was listening to Elliott Smith's version of the Beatles song Because Beautifully done. Anyone else got any cover songs that as good or even better...

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Cover of the Bob James classic:

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Last post by Norman Breaks
Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:33 pm
Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode - RIP

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Mon May 30, 2022 7:23 pm
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by Dec A Wash » Sun May 29, 2022 8:33 pm

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The sad news came through on the 26th May (3 days ago) that Andrew Fletcher ( Fletch ), keyboardist with Depeche Mode, had passed away. He was the...

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Need another Depeche Mode song.

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Mon May 30, 2022 7:23 pm
Opera

Last post by 46a « Sun May 29, 2022 12:36 am
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by esdras » Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:23 pm

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The pandemic, or rather the free streams from metopera.org (which ended this week) has gotten me into Opera.

I find that I enjoy very much it as...

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Dirty tramp makes me diamonds

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Last post by 46a
Sun May 29, 2022 12:36 am
stereo repair shop Galway

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Thu May 12, 2022 10:32 pm
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by artybike » Sun Apr 10, 2022 3:37 pm

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Hey Folks, My amp for my stereo stack, needs repairing. It's an Onkyo A-9211. Does anyone do that anymore? I invested in a proper stack so that it...

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If your still stuck Arty you could also ask about in shops that sell with musical instruments. They might have a contact that fixes bass and guitar...

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Last post by Ncdjd2
Thu May 12, 2022 10:32 pm
Funk

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Sat May 07, 2022 11:38 am
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by Norman Breaks » Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:11 pm

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Hey all GUBUs and GUBUets.

Who likes funk? George Clinton turned 80 years young yesterday.

Let's all groove to some funk!

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Hip-O-Select's Funk Box got me into this

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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Sat May 07, 2022 11:38 am
Devil themed tunes

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Sat May 07, 2022 11:36 am
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by Norman Breaks » Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:59 pm

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Similar to the train theme thread. The Devil, or devils. Let's have 'em.

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The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire

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Sat May 07, 2022 11:36 am
Heardle

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Mon May 02, 2022 6:37 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:12 pm

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Might be of interest to some of you.

#Heardle #62

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Got it one second today because of the day that's in it.

#Heardle #66

🔊🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️

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Mon May 02, 2022 6:37 pm
This song reminds me of....

Last post by Del.Monte « Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:13 am
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by Ncdjd2 » Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:02 pm

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Music I find is great for evoking memories. Certain songs bring me way back as to where I was and for some reason imagery stored deep inside my brain...

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The Stranglers - No More Heroes

Later in the Autumn of 1977 I headed to France with three friends that I had made at work during the Summer. All...

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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:13 am
Radio Nova's Essential 200

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:55 pm
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by Dec A Wash » Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:34 pm

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I heard bits of Radio Nova's Essential 200 yesterday - I gather it started on Saturday.

What does anybody think of the selection? I don't think...

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Who is number #1 - is it Pink Floyd or Aslan?
The playlist should be in reverse order if the tracks are being ranked - i.e. you start with number 200...

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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:55 pm
The Greatest Rock Albums ever?

Last post by Dec A Wash « Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:34 pm
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by Del.Monte » Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:48 pm

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My choice would have to be Made in Japan by Deep Purple released in 1972. It has everything, great extended tracks, loads of feedback, jamming and...

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Appetite for Destruction
Generation Terrorists
The Wall
Physical Graffiti

The Wall - Pink Floyd (?) was awful, I bought on it on the strength of...

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Last post by Dec A Wash
Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:34 pm
Music Related Documentaries

Last post by Norman Breaks « Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:01 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:02 pm

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A place for discussion and legal links to music related documentaries.

I'm about halfway through this doc about Roland.

I'm far off a synth nerd...

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Mini doc about DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) solo joint 'Soul Assassins'.

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Last post by Norman Breaks
Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:01 pm
Anyone back on the gig trail?

Last post by CelticRambler « Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:29 pm
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by quodec » Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:38 pm

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Its just over two years since my last gig: that is, standing in front of a band watching them play music! It sounds almost archaic, old school at...

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Oooooooh - a shiny new group, Swiss, formed in Sept 2021, and playing just over the border on Sunday, right when I should passing by on my way home...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:29 pm
The Chillout thread

Last post by Norman Breaks « Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:42 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:50 pm

All things downtempo, lounge, chill out, head nod, trip hop, acid jazz, down beat etc

I'll start off with this mix:

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Last post by Norman Breaks
Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:42 pm
Earworms

Last post by 490808 « Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:26 pm
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by Uncle Frank » Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:04 am

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Those annoying songs or jingles that get stuck in your brain for days on end and drive you half mad.
What earworm is currently burrowing its way...

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The guitar on thunderstruck is another that rattles around in my head sometimes.

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Last post by 490808
Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:26 pm
BLUES

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:21 pm
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by Strangely Brown » Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:49 am

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Just listening to some good slide guitar blues. Some of my favourites:

Rock on.......

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One more for the road.

Rosa Lee Hill - Rolled and Tumbled

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Last post by Ncdjd2
Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:21 pm
Whats the most laid back track you can think of?

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:52 pm
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by 490808 » Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:24 am

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Think this should be separate from the chill out thread?

I'd just downloaded Fleetwood Mac - The Peter Green Years (2022) and played Albatross....

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Heard this on Lyric FM a couple of times. Paranoid Android lullaby version

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Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:52 pm

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