Song of the week

I'm not as keen on this idea as with, say, the interactive poll series as a way of discovering new music. I'd bee too impatient for my own turn to post something to be honest. By the way, I have tried to do many topics that would facilitate discovering music and listening to and commenting on each others topics and none have worked as well as I hoped.

As for the song of that week, Marco Minnemann's White Sheets, even though we are long past that week, I'm not into it. I have heard some other stuff by him before, as well as that song in the German drumming poll, and it seems he's not for me (at least at this time). Part of why I am not feeling it is because it doesn't feel organic, but instead a show boat for his drumming -- like the video implies (just him drumming), it is like he is drumming with the music in the background (even though the layering is not done that way), but it gives it something of a karaoke feel. If we saw him playing with the band I might appreciate it a little more, but I still wouldn't like the music. It sounds vanilla to me, too mainstream in a way, lacking nuance, contrasts and subtlety or surprise, but I guess it is just resonating with me for some reason.

Edited to make my post more in line with how I had hoped to express myself when I went to write my post.

Edited by Logan - June 25 2020 at 19:40

This almost forgotten thread now seems to have developed "Legs"  It's gone from the AA Bottom to the ZZ Top of the new forum posts.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 25 2020 at 14:52

Grumpyprogfan wrote: Sorry that song wasn't to your specs, Logan. Marco's music is far from vanilla. Try another tune, perhaps? No need to scold me about a previous poll and crap on this idea.

It’s not my taste, which is fine. I like a lot of music that people have openly ridiculed.

I am not as diplomatic as I would like. I don’t like to see people insulted or ignored, and I hadn’t meant to insult so much as I was thinking conceptually. I think the idea could work better for me if it was done a little differently. My impatience is my deficiency. That I might have to wait a month or more to do my choice is my problem. I had thought about that issue of mentioning this track in Friede’s poll when you brought up the issue of lack of response to your choice in this topic, and then probably wisely thought better than to mention it as I wasn’t sure how to express the idea in a way that wouldn’t seem rude or patronizing, It came out much harsher than I intended.   I have wondered sometimes why people fail to be interested in checking out music that I post in various topics, even though I have thought that I showed an interest in what they posted.   Ultimately, perhaps it is because I’m kind of an a****le and a bore lacking in social grace. I do apologise for my lack of tact.   Sometime I think I should stick to my brand of absurdity, but not many people to riff off here in that way.

I’d rename it Dregs by SnooZee Plop if I could. I honestly hate that song.

I think I may now be getting the hang of this whole diplomacy thing. ;)

Dedicated to Paul.
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^^^ much appreciated.

^^ I love lots of Neil Young as well.

^ There is ZZ Top that I like, but that’s a song I got so sick of hearing on the radio, and I actually never liked.

This I like, for instance

Logan wrote: ^^^ much appreciated. ^^ I love lots of Neil Young as well. ^ There is ZZ Top that I like, but that’s a song I got so sick of hearing on the radio, and I actually never liked. This I like, for instance

Really great song from the Gran Ol beard men!!!!

I have now listened both new pieces Grumpy & Paul put here, both are not bad, but not my beef at all. There is new music I really love and could put here, but when I have mentioned those bands in PA, there has come very little or not at all response. Specially Finnish bands seems to interest very little people (I know there are few fans of Finnish prog in PA). So I think for me to put some new song here is just waste of time, also listening new stuff from Grumpy or Paul, just because we have so different music tastes.

Edited by Mortte - June 26 2020 at 00:10

Mortte wrote: I have now listened both new pieces Grumpy & Paul put here, both are not bad, but not my beef at all. There is new music I really love and could put here, but when I have mentioned those bands in PA, there has come very little or not at all response. Specially Finnish bands seems to interest very little people (I know there are few fans of Finnish prog in PA). So I think for me to put some new song here is just waste of time, also listening new stuff from Grumpy or Paul, just because we have so different music tastes.

Go for it! Put “Song of the Week #2” as the thread like Grumpy said, and we’ll take a gander at it. My problem is that I don’t listen to a whole lot of music beyond 1989, let alone 2000, mainly because I don’t understand a lot of it. But, I can lend you my ears and keep an open mind. I usually try to find at least some positive aspects in music of any genre, but like anyone I do have my faves. I generally care more about composition and phrasing rather than who has the best voice, etc., (the crap you’d find on talent shows). I love how songs are put together and like variety.

Jaketejas wrote: ZZ Top! Amazing Texas blues/rock band that managed to transition into the 80s by adding keyboards no less. Funny, because that’s often an aspect of prog but no one really classifies them that way. Favorite songs: Jesus Just Left Chicago, Waitin’ for the Bus, Just Got Paid, La Grange and Sharp Dressed Man.