I'm waiting for the man . . .

[dirtychinchilla]

I don't get The Velvet Underground. In fact I don't get popular music made before 1970. It speaks to and for a different generation and it's almost like another language to me.

I’ve listened to quite a lot of their music and I found the live stuff much more appealing than their albums. I think you also have to bear in mind that they were riding a wave. They were one of the first of their kind and they broke down all sorts of walls

 

[Malevolence]

All backed up to FLAC's but I've got around 3 missing

Talk about coincidences, I was listening to Speed Kills Vol.1 earlier today.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

My question is who hasnt? You seriously saying you have never heard of Sparks??????

I've never heard of Sparks.

But then again, I don't really like music. I don't even have the radio on/music playing in the car.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Talk about coincidences, I was listening to Speed Kills Vol.1 earlier today.

 

[Malevolence]

Have all those, but on vinyl. And like a vast percentage of my vinyls, all bought from upstairs in Lotus records.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

But then again, I don't really like music. I don't even have the radio on/music playing in the car.

i know several people who are not into music including a work colleague.
Absolutely no interest in anybody.
When my Father in Law died we had no idea what to play at his funeral but my Mother in law had a large cupboard from Beethoven & Mozart to Deep Purple & AC/DC.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Have all those, but on vinyl. And like a vast percentage of my vinyls, all bought from upstairs in Lotus records.

I used to work there with Hawk Starcluster between 1987 to 1988 on a Saturday, I probably served you.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

i know several people who are not into music including a work colleague.
Absolutely no interest in anybody.
When my Father in Law died we had no idea what to play at his funeral but my Mother in law had a large cupboard from Beethoven & Mozart to Deep Purple & AC/DC.

Yeah, I think I own max 7 albums - Michael Jackson - History, four Oasis albums, Garbage - Version 2, Nirvanna - Nevermind and Kula Shaker - K.

There'll be no music at my funeral, just some poetry.

 

[Tefal]

successful underground band

You have to pick one or the other

 

[Gerard]

 

[builder22]

gid cover

saw Sparks at Connect festival in 2008 but vague memories...pretty sure they did 'this town ain't big enough' tho, surely...

 

[Delvis]

Not heard of Sparks or Velvet Underpants.

But then I'm not 65.

 

[stockhausen]

Not heard of Sparks or Velvet Underpants.

But then I'm not 65.

But living under a rock must make you remarkably unaware and look a whole lot older

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Velvet Underpants

Velvet Underpants had a member called Lou Reed who Metallica drooled over to make one of the worst albums ever called Lulu and made no excuses for doing it.
I know you've heard of Metallica.

 

[jpaul]

I guess he'll be listening to the new Adele album instead, they're playing this quasi coutry, woke power ballad - not as good as Skyfall, the only song I know of hers,
... I prefer Nico

so this thread was motivated by bbc article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58876732 ... I need to sign up to Apple to see sparks.


A good watch on iplayer last weekend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jjr5/citizens-of-boomtown-the-story-of-the-boomtown-rats

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I need to sign up to Apple to see sparks.

I'd been waiting for the documentary but it wasn't that good.
A really good one I watched the other day was about John Otway.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

But living under a rock must make you remarkably unaware and look a whole lot older

However why should a young person know who they are or even bands like The Beatles or The Who?

 

[Delvis]

But living under a rock must make you remarkably unaware and look a whole lot older

I am going grey to be fair.

Velvet Underpants had a member called Lou Reed who Metallica drooled over to make one of the worst albums ever called Lulu and made no excuses for doing it.
I know you've heard of Metallica.

AHH yes that one, still not sure I ever made it all the way through it

 

[dirtychinchilla]

i know several people who are not into music including a work colleague.
Absolutely no interest in anybody.
When my Father in Law died we had no idea what to play at his funeral but my Mother in law had a large cupboard from Beethoven & Mozart to Deep Purple & AC/DC.

I can't comprehend this. How can someone not have any interest in music? I look at peopleb who say that like they have two heads.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I can't comprehend this. How can someone not have any interest in music? I look at peopleb who say that like they have two heads.

It is weird for us and I've never asked anybody about it.
We now have @amigafan2003 who can perhaps enlighten us to what it feels like not to be interested in music.
There is a local couple who go round watching bands for decades and it was only recently that I found out she had no interest in any act, nothing excited her.
I know she used to hate my rock band so I told her I'm now playing in a pop band doing ABBA etc and it didn't register, her husband she said "She has no interest in any music, only that she didn't like your shouting voice in the rock band"