cool stuff! i listen to a ton of african music, but have not heard any of this. i bookmarked that documentary and will definitely check it out. if you like african guitar music check these dudes out from neighboring tanzania... and mali super rail band are great too...super fast guitar runs on this tune and tasty solos.
Amy Farina - drums/vocals Joe Lally - bass/vocals Ian MacKaye - guitar/vocals Sounds like The Evens as you'd expect. Looking forward to the full album on the 29th. I wonder if Lally will sing. The Fugazi songs he does vocals on are some of my favorites.
moses sumneys new album is my favorite this year so far. sounds like prince fronting radiohead with a dash of dirty projectors vocal harmonies and bjork arty weirdness...if not for covid i think this dude would be blowing up right now.
People shamed the Weeknd into going back to his old style after his 2016 album release.Critics said it was too pop-ish! I love his pop-ish sound. I don't like this new album with the exception of one song, but that one song feels like 50 different songs all in one. You know which one I'm talking about.. . "Blinding lights" I'm to the point where I'm listening to covers of that song on repeat. My favorite violin cover: my favorite fan made dance cover Help! I can't stop listening to it! It's been 5 months. =)
LOL, I really slept on Genesis. Always kind of dismissed them from their 80s/90s output, which I never REALLY liked growing up. About two months ago I realized their early 70s work was actually THE BEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK EVER MADE! Since then, it's been pretty much been on play nonstop. Even got into some of Peter Gabriel's early solo stuff.
What are some of your favorites (songs or albums)? I'm always ready for a new rabbit hole, and I like pretty much all the music you post.
I think there are some older dudes on the board who are much more familiar with Genesis than I am, who could probably give you better insight. I'd be interested in hearing what they have to say as well. As for me, I've listened to six albums, and my favorite is Selling England by the Pound, which I believe is also the consensus favorite. But personally, I don't think you really can go wrong with any album from Nursery Cryme in 1971 to Wind & Wuthering in 1977 (6 albums total). It'd be hard for me to think of many bands, who had that prolific of a seven year span. They have a pretty interesting pedigree and history with Peter Gabriel being the original front man until 1974. And then, Phil Collins, who wasn't even the original drummer, took over the lead singer role when Peter Gabriel left. Didn't even have any clue about Phil Collins drumming chops. He was pretty incredible. I mainly just knew him as the dude who sang "I Can't Dance." Anyway, the compositions are pretty impressive and unusual, as you'd expect from a legit "prog-rock" band. However, they were actually really good song writers too. It wasn't all just technical tomfoolery lacking any feeling, which is all I get from some other prog rock bands. The lyrics and themes can be a bit fantastical, which may be a turn off for some. If you want a more complete picture, this live video really shows them in their element with a very eccentric Peter Gabriel and some of their best songs.
