Ha, interesting use of the word “consume” - music shouldn’t be something to consume, but rather explore and get lost in. There’s irony in me discovering a lot of unknown bands through various streaming services, though… But I have a hard time thinking that generations that follow extremely likely won’t have an artist or a band like “insert the one you love (but in my case it’s Judas Priest)”.
Melbournes music scene is particularily healthy.
i think musicians (and all artists) as an absolute generalisation are always pesemistic about the state of the arts, have been since …dunno…very long time…
music at its absolute purest isnt a pursuit of monetary gain…
yeah, some performers get rich, but most creative minds do it for other reasons ( dont get me wrong, i think they should be rewarded) but there has never been a direct correlation between talent and money.
its weird when people look back at given eras as a golden age for creativity…take…random example…MJ, lauded as the great musical and creative talent…there were better acts in lower exposed genres in every corner of the globe.
KISS talk more about there monetary riches and libido than anything musical
i love Elvis, but we all know the driving force behind his early career
I’ve been creating playlists for each year, it’s kind of enjoyable and I’ve come across some bands I’ve missed in the past.
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It’s 40 years to the day that Phil Lynott died. I was a big Thin Lizzy fan and I was quite unusual in having all their early albums. They really took off in a big way after Jailbreak, but the basis of their sound came from that mix of Cream/Hendrix power trio tempered with Irish folk sensibilities and Lynott’s skill as a storyteller.
Anyway, here is an early single that really should be better known:
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One of my favourites of theirs.
I really preferred their early stuff, with Eric Bell.
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First gig I ever went to was TL at the DeMontfort Hall in Leicester in 1977.
Possibly the most exciting night of my life.
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Mood…
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An appropriate song on the anniversary of his birth. Ten years, stuck on my eyes.
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God I love David Byrne
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This was America. 
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That’s my favourite TH song, but the most apt in this moment has to be:
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It’s 10 years to the day that David Bowie died. At the time, a journalist referred to him as the patron saint of weird kids. That fitted well. I was one of those weird kids, and knowing that someone else liked Bowie meant you knew we were all kooks together.
Probably the one song of his that has seeped into universal consciousness more than any other was recorded in Berlin in 1977 next to the wall. Maybe we can all be “Heroes” just for one day?
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I have been getting into classical music recently (or at least attempting) I have to say “The Planets” by Holst has dragged me in, any other suggestions?
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Good start. I remember playing my father’s copy of that to death as a kid.
It’s a rather broad category. I’d start with Beethoven. The symphonies are essential, particularly 3rd, 5th (da-da-da-dummm!), 6th, 7th and 9th. Also some of the piano sonatas (14th Moonlight. It always surprises people how different the 2nd and 3rd movements are if they are unfamiliar with it.)
Mozart: Find a good compilation for this. Many are really familiar tunes: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Symphonies 40 & 41, Piano Sonata 11 & 16, Requiem mass.
Just looking down what I have lying on my desk:
Bach: The organ music is possibly the most iconic. Tocata and Fugue in particular, also the Brandenburg concertos.
Bizet - if you want to try some opera, Carmen is a great starting point.
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man and Rodeo will be familiar.
Dvořák - New World Symphony
Grieg - Peer Gynt
Khachaturian - Sabre Dance, Spartacus (Adagio Of Spartacus & Phrygia)
Mussorgsky - Night on the Bare Mountain
Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé, Peter and the Wolf, Romeo and Juliet
Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals, Dance Macabre
Shostakovich - Symphony 7 “Leningrad”
Sibelius - Finlandia
Johan Strauss Jr - An der schönen blauen Donau, Wiener Blut
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathrustra
Tchaikovsky - try the ballet suites: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker.
Verdi - Bits from Nabucco and his Requiem mass are well known
Vivaldi - Four Seasons (nice but essentially telephone hold music)
Wagner - Loads of great tunes, but the operas do tend to drag on with hours of libretto. You will want Ride of the Valkyre, Fliegender Holländer, Trisan und Isolde, Lohengrin, Gotterdämmerung. But you will want the highlights.
Your best bet is to find playlists from Classic FM and the like. It’s not exactly high brow, but you will hear lots of familiar tunes and the best bits of various composers. You can then decide where to dive in.
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I’ve been in record on this as well. Operation mindcrime is probably the best concept album ever. All the more important considering how the themes are still relevant now.
Beethoven’s piano concerto’s his 5th and last one is fantastic.
Stravinsky’s Sacre du Printemps just close your eyes and drift with it.
Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
There’s of course so much I like Piano so Chopin.
Then violin Vivaldi (four seasons), Bach, Brahms.
I like Dvorak.
Just a few to have a listen to.
Different era’s have different identities so dates are important.
I just like listening so haven’t a great knowledge. This is were streaming is interesting some recordings aren’t great others are fantastic. So for example if you like vinyl you can waste a lot of money if you don’t do the research.
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The music from anime (also live action) “Your Lie in April” 「四月は君の嘘」truly opened up my classical music world. (Cry a few tears too).
Below is a list of the music compilation from the album.
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 Third Movement
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 First Movement
- Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
- Chopin: Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4
- Chopin: Étude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11
- Chopin: Étude in E minor, Op. 25, No. 5
- Kreisler: Love’s Sorrow
- Kreisler/ Rachmaninov: Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow)(Piano Solo Version)
- Scriabin: Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12
- Debussy: Clair de Lune
- Ravel: Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte
- Tchaikovsky: ‘Waltz’ from “The Sleeping Beauty” (Piano Duet Version)
- Chopin: Étude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12 <Revolutionary Étude>
- Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
- Mozart：Variations on ‘Ah vous dirais-je, Maman’ (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star), K.265
- Kreisler：Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy)
- Mozart：Piano Sonata no. 11 in A K. 331 Movement 3-alla Turca (Turkish March)
- Bach：BWV 846 – Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1
- Bach：BWV 846 – Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 1
- Mozart：Piano Sonata No. 3 3rd Movement, K 281
- Tchaikovsky：Adagio. Pas D’Action (Rose Adagio from Sleeping Beauty) (Piano Duo)
- Chopin：Étude Op. 10, No. 3 <Farewell (L’Adieu)>
- Chopin：Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66
- Beethoven：Piano Sonata No. 23 <Appassionata (passionate)>
- Chopin/arranged by Ysaÿe：Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Edit: Found the compilation on YT as well.
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If your local library has connection to Naxos Music Library, there will be even more options to listen to classical music. I make use of this feature from our local library to try things out.
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You may find Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto and Second Symphony familiar in places, that’s because Eric Carmen loved it so much.
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Thanks I will check these out.
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