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whippoorwill Oct 07 2019 05:16 PM

May I just start out by saying I Hate Autotone or Tune or whatever it is Since I got my little Hyundai Accent in 2012 I've been listening pretty exclusively to Radio Classics on Sirius, which is old serial shows (favorite is jimmy stewart's Sixshooter) Anyway at the beach I heard a current song I kinda liked ‘Truth Hurts'. Very cute Last week my granddaughter (now age 6)tells me that's her mommy's favorite song! So I try to be a little more ‘with it' and ask my daughter what station she listens to and she says WPSU and I have been tuning into it for about a week. She assured me I'd hear it a lot. So far not only have I not heard ‘truth hurts' but I have heard nothing but head exploding garbage. So I pick up my granddaughter today after school...'oh I know this song! It's called ‘Me' ‘I know this but forget the name' Meanwhile I'm inwardly rolling my eyes When my daughter was six I played John Denver for her...

Edgy MD Oct 07 2019 07:36 PM Re: Modern music

Play John Denver for the granddaughter, too. [YOUTUBE]R1a_QBSGO_w[/YOUTUBE]

Double Switch Oct 07 2019 08:26 PM Re: Modern music

May I respectfully suggest you also play her Exile on Main Street. (no games, not trying to fool anyone - genuine suggestion)

kcmets Oct 07 2019 09:19 PM Re: Modern music

57 years old, have no idea what modern music actually is.

ashie62 Oct 07 2019 10:44 PM Re: Modern music

Not sure where this is headed but early radio Andy Griffith comedy is terrific Actually, I still think of Kraftwerk as modern music

Lefty Specialist Oct 08 2019 06:54 AM Re: Modern music

Lefty Jr listens to this. It's not accessible for my brain. If you play this make sure your volume is down low. You'll thank me later. [YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/HkbG39-T4H0[/YOUTUBE]

whippoorwill Oct 08 2019 09:41 AM Re: Modern music

Oh my. That's some voice. Please say those are not nazi uniforms My daughter listened to 90s hip hop in high school...not too bad My son listened to classic 70s rock and nirvana, chili peppers, bob Marley, excellent taste! But this new stuff 😬 I might try a John Denver CD; it would be a hoot if N suddenly walked around the house singing ‘Calypso' like her mommy used to do!

whippoorwill Oct 08 2019 09:47 AM Re: Modern music

Double Switch wrote: May I respectfully suggest you also play her Exile on Main Street. (no games, not trying to fool anyone - genuine suggestion) I like this idea for my grandson :) His favorite song is the Black Panther song

whippoorwill Oct 08 2019 09:48 AM Re: Modern music

=ashie62 post_id=23965 time=1570509865 user_id=90] Not sure where this is headed but early radio Andy Griffith comedy is terrific Actually, I still think of Kraftwerk as modern music

I'd love to hear Andy Griffith on the radio but they don't seem to ever play that

Lefty Specialist Oct 08 2019 10:59 AM Re: Modern music

=whippoorwill post_id=23988 time=1570549316 user_id=79] Oh my. That's some voice. Please say those are not nazi uniforms

They're not. But they are German WW 1 uniforms. Sabaton is a band that writes heavy metal songs about famous battles, from the 14th century Danes battling the Swedes to sinking the Bismarck to today. It's about as 'niche' as niche gets. Suffice it to say, it's an acquired taste. But Jr. is an enormous history buff, and he'll be at their DC concert in a few weeks (hopefully with ear protection).

whippoorwill Oct 08 2019 11:24 AM Re: Modern music

Aren't you taking him? :)

Lefty Specialist Oct 08 2019 12:03 PM Re: Modern music

=whippoorwill post_id=23997 time=1570555453 user_id=79] Aren't you taking him? :)

He's 24. He's taking an Uber. :)

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 08 2019 12:10 PM Re: Modern music

13-year-old Lunchpail is into a punk trio called the Rare Americans (from Canada, natch) and an English indie singer called Barns Courtney. Former is profane but fun and harmless; latter comes off a little too manufactured for me but the songs aren't bad He discovered both of them on youtube... I'm not sure he knows what a radio is. I definitely had no idea who either was till he started playing them allatime. [YOUTUBE]JhEOImokCcM[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]tZThi8Xh1cs[/YOUTUBE]

whippoorwill Oct 08 2019 01:53 PM Re: Modern music

Kinda like both of them :)

Ceetar Oct 08 2019 02:49 PM Re: Modern music

Lefty Specialist wrote: Lefty Jr listens to this. It's not accessible for my brain. If you play this make sure your volume is down low. You'll thank me later. [YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/HkbG39-T4H0[/YOUTUBE] I kinda like that.

LWFS Oct 08 2019 07:28 PM Re: Modern music

"Truth Hurts" is from Lizzo. I've relayed similar sentiments here before, but if you have ears and like good stuff going in 'em, the rest of her oeuvre is worth a look. She's funky, and irrepressible, and slays on the flute, to boot. Kid wonder Billie Eilish has had an interesting summer, and is very much modern musics, while also containing some interesting wordsmithing and lovely, layered melodies. Her stuff does play with synth-voice-y effects, though, so maybe not. Like classic R & B/funk, along the lines of Parliament or Gamble-Huff Phillysoul? Anderson Paak is an interesting, newish version of same. Multi-instrumentally talented kid. (See also: Tank and the Bangas, New Orleans natives who come off like a mildly-Cajun, female-centric version of the Roots, and H.E.R., who's more like a Joni Mitchell-Mary J. Blige hybrid.)

41Forever Oct 08 2019 08:14 PM Re: Modern music

My daughter likes a group called AJR. Coming to town next week.

whippoorwill Oct 09 2019 08:16 AM Re: Modern music

Yep I haven't delved into any other Lizzo but I've read that she gets her flute into all her work and I love that! Cracks me up that she just takes up with a pro athlete after a breakup in the song, like THAT ever happens to the average girl :)

Edgy MD Oct 09 2019 04:10 PM Re: Modern music

=41Forever post_id=24036 time=1570587278 user_id=69] My daughter likes a group called AJR. Coming to town next week.

Unfortunately, the members of AJR have learned that latter-day branding strategy means you have to come up with goofy spelling for your name so it can appear on it's own in search results, so even if you have a simple concrete name, you have to get weird. If your name is Bossman, you have to spell it Bo$Zman.



The Doors? Live? The Cars? Love? Life would be brutal for these bands if they launched in the web era.

LWFS Oct 09 2019 06:35 PM Re: Modern music

You know what those guys in AJR are? They're a sibling act. You know what their last name is? Well... some guys we follow pretty closely wear it on their shirts. AJR is an American pop band composed of multi-instrumentalist brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met. I don't know whether to pledge my forever-allegiance, or damn their eyes for hiding their heritage under a doofy acronym.

whippoorwill Oct 10 2019 01:45 PM Re: Modern music

Guess what I finally heard??