Musical tastes

[Jersey tuning]

I bet those were some great concerts. In your area the concert opportunities are probably fabulous.

Best part is there are a lot of smaller venues outside NYC in nearby upstate NY and NJ that attract some very good performers.  It is to these venues we prefer to go when possible, although the Beacon Theatre in NYC is our favorite Manhattan venue (amongst other acts, the Allman Brothers hold a 10-13 concert residency at the Beacon every spring;  We've seen Jackson Browne, Bonny Raitt, Tedeshi-Trucks, Crosby Stills and Nash and Robert Plant there relatively recently).

[mgap]

Lizzy,

Like you, most of my gigging music comes from the days of VW vans and bell bottoms.  That said, I've discovered some great new acoustic stuff listening to the Coffee House on Sirius.  Passenger comes to mind.  Have not learned any One Direction yet though my daughters keep asking...

I listen to channel 15, The Pulse, on Sirius. It helps keep me up to date musically. I like Passenger and there's a band called Parachute that's good too. Actually, One Direction is not bad. They do have great voices (which is saying something these days in popular music) even though their stuff is very pop.
It's nice to see all the oldies, but goodies people here....along with everything in between. Then I don't feel so old!

Thats me, a oldie and a goody

[Lizzy]

I bet those were some great concerts. In your area the concert opportunities are probably fabulous.

Best part is there are a lot of smaller venues outside NYC in nearby upstate NY and NJ that attract some very good performers.  It is to these venues we prefer to go when possible, although the Beacon Theatre in NYC is our favorite Manhattan venue (amongst other acts, the Allman Brothers hold a 10-13 concert residency at the Beacon every spring;  We've seen Jackson Browne, Bonny Raitt, Tedeshi-Trucks, Crosby Stills and Nash and Robert Plant there relatively recently).

How did Crosby, Stills and Nash sound live these days? One if my dream concerts would be Peter Gabriel. Saw Chicago years ago. I must say they were fantastic. I couldn't believe the wall of sound they produced. Saw James Taylor this year. He definitely still has it.

[Jersey tuning]

They are collectively great. Stills has fabulous guitar chops--he played mostly rockin' electric guit. His voice isn't quite as good perhaps as his historic peak, but Crosby and Nash still have it in spades. The latter two frequently tour together--I would love to see that duo when they come around again.

Saw Stills and Neil Young for the first time in 1968 as part of Buffalo Springfield.  They opened for the Beach Boys.......

[Lizzy]

They are collectively great. Stills has fabulous guitar chops--he played mostly rockin' electric guit. His voice isn't quite as good perhaps as his historic peak, but Crosby and Nash still have it in spades. The latter two frequently tour together--I would love to see that duo when they come around again.

Saw Stills and Neil Young for the first time in 1968 as part of Buffalo Springfield.  They opened for the Beach Boys.......
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How things go round....when I saw Chicago, the Beach Boys opened for them. That was sometime in the 90's. Never liked the Beach Boys. Maybe because I can't sing that high!

[Jersey tuning]

Yeah, openers can sometimes be anticlimactic.  Like the historically famous Jimi H opening for the Monkees.  Or, in my personal experience, Janis Joplin opening for the Chambers Brothers(1969), or Chuck Berry opening for the Lovin' Spoonful (~1967).  I can justify Joe Walsh and the James Gang opening for Santana(1969), and certainly The Staples Singers opening for the Doors(1970). 

[michaelw]

... I listen to channel 15, The Pulse, on Sirius. It helps keep me up to date musically. I like Passenger and there's a band called Parachute that's good too...

that is some good stuff
passenger - let her go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA
fingerstyle cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn2LQbc2Iao

parachute -  she is love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr3qfy78iG4
what i know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJKhkubgDOY

quite a few of the artists you've listed i've listened to a while back & searching youtube,
i made a "playlist" of what i remember back then & tracks that are more current

maroon 5 - harder to breathe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8NHsmVMPE
that's the only one of their tracks i remember, but with xtina ...

brad & carie - moves like haggard ... here we go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9coTCaibbg

blake shelton - don't make me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtBgkT2Sjzc
God gave me you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCf2PoTuh4Q

keith urban acoustic - you're my better half
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N2oeWIJNb0
keith urban & miranda lambert -  we were us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlFEJ-Ctpjc

other artists that i would like to see or have seen perform
the fray - how to save a life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk
fingerstyle cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e13PLBQWZ4o

boyce avenue - incubus drive cover with koa & PS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAh3uDXWEo

nickelback - far away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4y-RzVGrHg

rascal flatts - what hurts the most
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qH4qyi1-Ys
i remember mark wills performing this one first

michelle branch  acoustic - all you wanted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3o9or4Z7-Y

happy listening

[Lizzy]

... I listen to channel 15, The Pulse, on Sirius. It helps keep me up to date musically. I like Passenger and there's a band called Parachute that's good too...

that is some good stuff
passenger - let her go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA
fingerstyle cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn2LQbc2Iao


parachute -  she is love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr3qfy78iG4
what i know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJKhkubgDOY

quite a few of the artists you've listed i've listened to a while back & searching youtube,
i made a "playlist" of what i remember back then & tracks that are more current

maroon 5 - harder to breathe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8NHsmVMPE
that's the only one of their tracks i remember, but with xtina ...

brad & carie - moves like haggard ... here we go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9coTCaibbg

blake shelton - don't make me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtBgkT2Sjzc
God gave me you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCf2PoTuh4Q

keith urban acoustic - you're my better half
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N2oeWIJNb0
keith urban & miranda lambert -  we were us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlFEJ-Ctpjc

other artists that i would like to see or have seen perform
the fray - how to save a life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk
fingerstyle cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e13PLBQWZ4o

boyce avenue - incubus drive cover with koa & PS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAh3uDXWEo

nickelback - far away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4y-RzVGrHg

rascal flatts - what hurts the most
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qH4qyi1-Ys
i remember mark wills performing this one first

michelle branch  acoustic - all you wanted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3o9or4Z7-Y

happy listening

Wow this is some great stuff! parachute, something to believe in, is one of my favorite songs. Harder to breathe is a awesome from  Maroon 5. Have you ever listened to Muse....they have some good rocker stuff.  Keith Urban is totally underrated as a guitarist. I like nickleback...especially their Rockstqr. song:). We just went to see Rascal Flatts with Band Perry and they were awesome. Thanks for these links....seems like we are on some of the same musical wavelengths. Maybe I'm not as stuck in the seventies as I thought!

[Jersey tuning]

Keith Urban is totally underrated as a guitarist.

Is he ever!  I had the pleasure of going to Madison Square Garden for guitarist nirvana, also known as Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival.  The highlight of the evening -- one which included Clapton, Steve Cropper, Taj Mahal, BB King, Buddy Guy and the Allman Brorhers, to name a third of the performers-- was Keith Urban coming out to jam with John Mayer on the Beatles'  "Don' t Let Me Down".  Urban absolutely brought down the house.  See it on Youtube......

[CodeBlueEMT]

 I'm still angry that SiriusXM got rid of their Bootlegs channel. It was the only station I listened to.  Now, I listen to the free Slacker...blah

[michaelw]

Wow this is some great stuff! parachute, something to believe in, is one of my favorite songs. Harder to breathe is a awesome from  Maroon 5. Have you ever listened to Muse....they have some good rocker stuff.  Keith Urban is totally underrated as a guitarist. I like nickleback...especially their Rockstqr. song:). We just went to see Rascal Flatts with Band Perry and they were awesome. Thanks for these links....seems like we are on some of the same musical wavelengths. Maybe I'm not as stuck in the seventies as I thought!

i've heard of muse -
i checked out some of their tracks & panic station sort of has an INXS vibe to it, to me

yep, keith's definitely a player - 1:13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8jmcwkC0DY
brad & keith - start a band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F_FN4ygjTo
brad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtJgrEoAnHk
brad & tommy e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_1axC-Q4kc

i'll bet the rascal flatts show was a blast
there was a guitar design contest in the past
http://www.taylorguitars.com/blog/promotions/cmt-and-taylor-guitars-announce-winner-design-rascal-flatts%E2%80%99-tour-guitar-contest
similar concept
https://www.bradpaisley.com/gear/home-guitars/license-plate-guitar-9145

other artists that have a few miles under their belt
bon jovi acoustic - livin on a prayer acoustic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCYYislq8Tk
crossroads
bon jovi & jennifer nettles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CeX5VEo10c
have a nice day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEN9FcIb8iQ
pat benatar & martina mcbride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAzWNJE7rrg
heartbreaker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BkSavZX-4E
maroon 5 & sara evans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PMeyALnC94
jon mayer & brad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znvhXaAzGEI

a few other faves
nickelback - savin me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JQiEs32SqQ#t=11
breaking benjamin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ3qJmgktS0
three days grace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04fQTmvFfGo
godsmack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYjZK_6i37M
hoobastank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4DiAyExN0

[Jeffrey]

I picked up the acoustic version of Passenger's "Let Her Go" and played it at a college bar thinking they would think I was a hip old cat.  They didn't know the tune (normally I attribute that to my playing but this is an easy song).  I was starting to feel bad then realized I was just ahead of the curve!

[Lizzy]

"keith urban acoustic - you're my better half
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N2oeWIJNb0"

Wonder what sweet little guitar Keith is playing here.... I can't get a good enough look at it.
You've pulled up some good stuff Michael! You are a wealth of information.
I think about one of my favorite rock songs is Kashmir by Zeppelin...can't get any better than that:) my daughter used to sit in her car seat and rock from side to side and just smile this big smile whenever I played it.
Drive by Incubus, another one on my iPod. Great tune. 

[michaelw]

it's a mini maton, looks like a diesel special from the sunburst finish
http://maton.com.au/product/mini-maton-series-diesel-special
22 3/4" scale length, 12 1/4" body width , 3 3/4" depth, 15 3/4" length, 34 5/8" overall -
available in all solid woods or laminate back & side & a 12 string with 36" overall length

somebody like you - false start, initially
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSqnO_ulluQ

kashmir has an epicness from the string section, which gives it a lot of power & presence
metallica's structure seems to be classically rooted & they did a concert with a symphony
s&m
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJt1rdFZXlY

[Jersey tuning]

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