What are you Listening to?

[Guybrush]

I must be on my own then. I think it's incredibly boring.

Cruel Summer is a great tune BTW. Taylor Swift, not the Beatles.

Yes. Well. Look at our little discussion.

Ya got @ribbons , the oldest person here in terms of music tastes. She loves Syd Barrett and, of course, The Beatles. Probably Moody Blues and Procol Harum and The Kinks? Her taste buds are geriatric.

Then ya got @innerspaceboy whose favorite artist is Brian Eno and who actually enjoys listening to drone soundscapes. He's impossible to bore.

Then ya got me who, more than anything, listen to 30s/40s jazz. And exotica.

Now And Then is probably the most riveting thing we've listened to all year!

[Lexi Darling]

Well if Ribbons listens to 60s music and you listen to a lot of 30s-40s stuff wouldn't you have the more geriatric taste? 

[Guybrush]

Well if Ribbons listens to 60s music and you listen to a lot of 30s-40s stuff wouldn't you have the more geriatric taste? 

While I may consume a lot of old timey jazz, my favorite decade is the 70s so.. that's like way less geriatric than the 60s!

[Lexi Darling]

While I may consume a lot of old timey jazz, my favorite decade is the 70s so.. that's like way less geriatric than the 60s!

You said you listened to 30s/40s jazz more than anything, that's what I was going off of. But noted!

I'm not sure if I could pick a favorite time period for music honestly.

[ribbons]

Where's my Geritol?   

I'll have you know my tastes are more '60s and '70s (ELP, ELP!! *high fives Mrs. Waffles*) and not that static.  And I do not like the Moody Blues or Procol Harum, so there!  The Kinks do rock, tho. 

"Now and Then" is not boring.  It's emo and makes me cry.  Again. 

*stomps off and trips over cane*

[Lexi Darling]

I must be on my own then. I think it's incredibly boring.

Cruel Summer is a great tune BTW. Taylor Swift, not the Beatles.

I have to agree. I'm sure it's quite touching and sentimental for big Beatles fans, especially the video, but I just don't have enough attachment to them to really feel it.

It's kinda funny that Taylor randomly released Cruel Summer as a single four years after the album it's from came out and it became a huge hit now. Was always a highlight of that album for me and I'm glad it's getting more recognition.

[Psy-Fi]

The Beatles - Now And Then (Official Audio)


I heard about this song a few months ago. Wasn't expecting much and now that I've heard it, it's about what I figured it would be. It doesn't put a stain on their legacy but it doesn't enhance it, either. Not awful, not great, just mediocre. Paul and Ringo probably shouldn't have bothered making this song. I'm guessing it was mostly (if not entirely) Paul's idea. Some things in life are best left undone.

[Key]

Now And Then is probably the most riveting thing we've listened to all year!

i mean...have you SEEN my Beatles wall?? I love the song but I may just be a touch biased.

[Psy-Fi]

i mean...have you SEEN my Beatles wall?? I love the song but I may just be a touch biased.

Cool wall! 

The Beatles have been one of my all-time favorite groups since I was a wee lad back in the 60's. I'm old enough that I heard my mom play their debut album at our home when it was first released. If I had to pick a band as my number 1 favorite, they would probably be it.

Having said all that, I was hoping the new song would be good and I'd be into it, but it just doesn't do anything much for me.

[Key]

Cool wall! 

The Beatles have been one of my all-time favorite groups since I was a wee lad back in the 60's. I'm old enough that I heard my mom play their debut album at our home when it was first released. If I had to pick a band as my number 1 favorite, they would probably be it.

Having said all that, I was hoping the new song would be good and I'd be into it, but it just doesn't do anything much for me.

It's not the most incredible song, hell I'd say the entire Sgt Pepper album is better but as a tribute and an homage to The Beatles, I think it does a superb job. The lyrics are simple but effective. They're also my numero uno.

[Guybrush]

Of course, if the song was amazing, it would've been released a long time ago. No one should expect a new Hey Jude or Yesterday in 2023.

[Psy-Fi]

The Music Machine - Dark White

[larsvsnapster]

I'm terminally ill (it's not immediate though, I expect to be here for a few years more yet) but I am in the process of listening to my collection all the way through sort of in preparation.  Currently I'm listening to my most mainstream stuff and as I type this the album that is playing is Joe Jackson Night & Day II.

[innerspaceboy]

Revisiting my first-ever online record purchase from decades ago - a rarity that gave me my first taste of what would become a life-long pursuit of ambient vinyl.

Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire 1972-1982 Limited Edition Collectors Series velvet bound box set with pewter emblem. This was a limited numbered edition distributed as a gift item to the employees of American Gramaphone.

Here are a few pictures of the release from my archives. You never forget your first. <3

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