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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2020 17:37:46 GMT -5
Right, I'm just saying.. prattling on about music no one else cares about is why I post here at least. But being a metal fan in 2020 I am used to being the only one in the room who cares about my music. by the way impulse . . I'm a huge metal fan too. I like most metal subgenres. . tho biggest fan of 70's metal (KISS is my favorite group), and 80's Hair-metal. (gimme Britny Fox, Cinderella, BulletBoys, etc. . ). but like most of the subgenres. .including black, speed, and thrash.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 9, 2020 11:04:12 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2020
#94 - The Ways of a Woman in Love - Johnny Cash
This was recorded in 1958 in Cash's last session for Sun Records. His next session would be at Columbia. It would go to #3 on the Country charts and 24 on the Hot 100.
One of the albums that I listened to a ton as a kid was the Sun retrospective for Cash "The Songs That Made Him Famous." Those songs will always remind me of my Dad.
This is a great ballad about a man whose love is leaving him for another. Written by Charlie Rich and Bill Justis. It's great to find a live version of this on video.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 10, 2020 10:34:59 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2020
#93 - The Law is for Protection of the People - Kris Kristofferson
Well this was certainly appropriate for 2020.
A lesser known track from Kristofferson's debut album. This one definitely signaled that Kris was outside the mainstream for Nashville and maybe had some sympathy for those dirty hippies and them "other" folk.
The more things change...the more they don't.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 11, 2020 12:01:57 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2020
#92 - I Drink Because I Care - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
I've made no secret of how much I love The Country Side of Harmonica Sam. These guys are to Honky Tonk what Wayne Hancock is to Western Swing and what Dom Flemons is to Cowboy Songs.
You could easily have heard this song coming out of a honky tonk jukebox circa 1955-65. And there isn't a hint of irony coming from the band. They are the real deal. And oh that steel guitar.
This one is from their 2019 album Broken Bottle, Broken Heart. Easily one of my top five albums of 2019.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 14, 2020 11:51:40 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2020
#91 - Summer's End - John Prine
This song is heart-rending. Both because of its subject matter and because it is one of the last songs we got from the late, great John Prine.
Prine did this one in response to the opioid crisis that continues to take a heavy toll. The video shows a grandfather and granddaughter dealing with the loss of child and mother to opioids.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2020 22:59:43 GMT -5
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 15, 2020 11:15:50 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2020
#90 - For the Good Times - Ray Price
I know. This is close to peak countrypolitan. Don't care. Kristofferson killed writing this song. And Price absolutely nails it. And since I know this is the third year in a row it's made the list, I'll just go ahead and say that I love Ray Price singing this song.
Oh...the song will also show up again in a few days.
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 15, 2020 19:09:25 GMT -5
Paging Slam_Bradley... I just got this in my email: "Join us for A New Year’s Eve Celebration with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, streaming from Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on Thursday, December 31 at 8PM CT exclusively on FANS. One of our best moments from 2020 was our intimate stream with Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires back in May, celebrating the release of Reunions. As they return to Brooklyn Bowl, this New Year’s Eve celebration features a full-band performance from the 400 Unit, fully charged with their distinctive strand of rock ‘n’ roll and raw storytelling." stream.fans.live/products/20201231-jason-isbell-and-the-400-unit
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 15, 2020 19:41:43 GMT -5
Paging Slam_Bradley... I just got this in my email: "Join us for A New Year’s Eve Celebration with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, streaming from Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on Thursday, December 31 at 8PM CT exclusively on FANS. One of our best moments from 2020 was our intimate stream with Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires back in May, celebrating the release of Reunions. As they return to Brooklyn Bowl, this New Year’s Eve celebration features a full-band performance from the 400 Unit, fully charged with their distinctive strand of rock ‘n’ roll and raw storytelling." stream.fans.live/products/20201231-jason-isbell-and-the-400-unit Neat. I’ll look I’m to it. Thanks, Rob.
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Post by impulse on Dec 16, 2020 10:53:22 GMT -5
I saw on a thread somewhere else recently someone describe Nickelback as, loosely paraphrasing "a third-generation Pearl Jam knock off by way of Creed's anus."
I am having a hard time finding a flaw in the sentiment.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 16, 2020 11:10:02 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2020
#89 - A Song For You - Leon Russell
Russell's 1970 first solo album "Leon Russell" was a stone-cold classic. Easily one of the best albums of 1970. This was unquestionably the stand-out track on a great album. And it has stood the test of time, being covered countless times.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 16, 2020 11:10:58 GMT -5
I saw on a thread somewhere else recently someone describe Nickelback as, loosely paraphrasing "a third-generation Pearl Jam knock off by way of Creed's anus." I am having a hard time finding a flaw in the sentiment. I've literally never heard anything by Creed. Unfortunately I've Nickleback a couple of times. And that's time I'll never get back. And I'm angry about it.
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Post by impulse on Dec 16, 2020 12:14:40 GMT -5
I've literally never heard anything by Creed. Unfortunately I've Nickleback a couple of times. And that's time I'll never get back. And I'm angry about it. Wow, that's an impressive feat for anyone who was awake through the late 90s and early aughts. I couldn't escape Creed. They have their decent moments, but by and large, I am not a fan.
I was curious, and despite what it will do to my Spotify suggestions, I checked out Nickelback's oldest material to see if they were always... well, Nickelback, or if they started with any credibility. I was surprised to see they go back as far as 1996, and that one album is surprisingly decent. It's not unique or remarkable in any way, but it's perfectly typical mid 90s rock. Seems they found a formula at some point and have been milking it dry.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 16, 2020 12:21:24 GMT -5
I've literally never heard anything by Creed. Unfortunately I've Nickleback a couple of times. And that's time I'll never get back. And I'm angry about it. Wow, that's an impressive feat for anyone who was awake through the late 90s and early aughts. I couldn't escape Creed. They have their decent moments, but by and large, I am not a fan.
I was curious, and despite what it will do to my Spotify suggestions, I checked out Nickelback's oldest material to see if they were always... well, Nickelback, or if they started with any credibility. I was surprised to see they go back as far as 1996, and that one album is surprisingly decent. It's not unique or remarkable in any way, but it's perfectly typical mid 90s rock. Seems they found a formula at some point and have been milking it dry.
It's honestly not that hard. I suspect I last listened to commercial radio (basically anything but NPR) around 1992 or so. I've had satellite in all my vehicles since at least 2005. Most of my friends are around my age and none of them listen to any of that sort of thing.
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Post by impulse on Dec 16, 2020 13:15:21 GMT -5
There you go. I still listened to terrestrial radio through the 90s and early 00s and you could not miss them on rock radio. I drastically prefer the current on-demand streaming model of music access to at the mercy of a corporation radio model.
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