Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION The Anywhere Machine So, what are you listening to?

New box set means a lot of Tony Banks the past couple of weeks!

And speaking of which:

I am right at this second listening to "Hold Me Tight" by Johnny Nash...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYhRpbqe1Zg

... (love smooth reggae like this) but have been on a Dolly Parton kick all evening.

I had forgotten how awesomely talented this lady is. Amazing vocals, amazing song-writer and she plays so many instruments too. And she seems so lovely as well!

The song I've probably pressed "Repeat" on more than any other tonight is "Baby I'm Burning". I grew up listening to a couple of Dolly albums but I didn't hear this song until I was in my mid 20s. I love it! It has such a driving rhythm. I find it almost impossible to resist jumping up and dancing around the room to it. I wish I could have lived through the disco era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu6VbUAhs1M

Been youtubing a local guy

Which got me in the mood to listen to "Court and Spark:" really hard to find quality videos. Couldn't find one live of "Twisted" but did find this. Some powerful voices represented.

Oh wow, this is a great find



and with Slash, lol

I'm getting back to my musical roots, which in this case means a bunch of old-timers shamelessly jumping aboard the late-80s hair metal bandwagon.

I won't try to make the case for this song being a serious work of art, but when those processed harmonies soar, I feel like I'm a tween again, only much happier and more centered than when I was actually a tween.

Nice. Having very little familiarity with pre-"Lamb" Genesis, I'd never heard that song before. Thanks, EDE.

And how's this for great minds thinking alike: not long before you posted that, I listened to Genesis' 1983 self-titled album in its entirety.

Awesome!!

I've been really into Bluegrass these last few months. I just love the instrumentals, both the slow, sad ones and the quick-paced adventurous ones. Chris Thile is one of my favorites! And the song I posted, "Big Sam Thompson" is probably my favorite of all the Bluegrass songs.

I should have known you'd know him!

I've always loved Irish music, given my family history, and Bluegrass is similar with it's own culture and distinctions. Being from Connecticut, I never heard much Bluegrass at all until my 20's. I really would love to visit the parts of the country where its a dominant part of the culture, like Kentucky, etc. I've the Deep South many times and have had plenty of exposure to the Nashville / country scene (and my wife is a huge country music fan since she was a kid), but I'd love to get to a part of the country where I could sit back, relax, and get some homegrown bluegrass and homegrown whiskey.

I was pretty much raised on mainstream country, which for the most part I can't really stand now, but I'm a huge fan of Appalachian folk (as well as English/Irish folk), and like a lot of the artsier bluegrass, though I'm not as up on it as I'd like to be.

It's really been the Pandora App which I can play through my car that has been so great in exposing me to so much Bluegrass that I otherwise would never find on my own. There's so much great music out there!

This also confirms my long held belief that when Eryk and I meet in person, it'll be in the mountains of Appalachia, listening to local Bluegrass and sipping Apple moonshine!

"Adore" by Alex Parks. I listened to this about a hundred times in a row today. Recommended if you're feeling sad or want to feel sad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx3V3LEFmdQ

Which reminded me, one of the few concerts I went to live. Found this gem.

Well, them's my roots too. And moonshine's legal in Tennessee now.

You best get your moonshine jars ready when I finally make my way down your way!

^ Ready when you are, Cobe.