Just *howling* at 'that infuriating rattle snake sound they all use instead of actual drums'. In all seriousness though, I am loving the exchange with my sons. I gave one of them XTC, he gave me JID (a rapper, not a respiratory complaint); I gave the other The Divine Comedy's Promenade, he gave me Father John Misty's Pure Comedy... I have to say though, I think possibly as a result of years in rehearsal rooms, the top end of my hearing now lacks detail, so I'm really enjoying the ridiculous bass noises you find in modern productions (ironically, originating from 80's tech). It's certainly found its way into what we do in the band. Hell, I even got a sub speaker for my car BECAUSE I'M 21 NOT 51. x
I am not sophisticated enough to discuss finer instrumental nuances of music. Words is my thing. The soul of the artist is what I am after. The words ensnare me, pull me, melt and reshape me. And how exciting it is when the author you trust to get the words right takes you on a journey that you would never take otherwise. So here I am wishing I was ever as brave as those young things singing about breakups and pain and love and the world the way they see it. For a moment the world is new, it doesn’t belong to me just now. I am transported and transformed to see the world through their eyes. What a treat. Or as you said it: “ it’s nice to take a holiday from middle-aged shit… once in a while.”
As seems to be the consensus, I enjoyed the ABCDEFU tune, although the other tunes were very much meh for me. They felt like they followed an algorithm for emo pop. I've never got the Billy Eilish thing...
As my son and I haven't spoken for a too long amount of years, I missed the whole teenager music thing with him. However my brother had an excellent radio show on abc and we would vie with each other to try to find the next cool indie thing. I introduced him to The Dead South, Tones and I and Trampled by Turtles. He got me listening to Beta Radio, Wolf Larsen and The Limiñanas.
My son introduced me to Rammstein and although I find most, if not all the videos rather confronting, to say it mildly, the lyrics and music are spot on. In return I’ve given him a liking for CCR and Nazareth.
I added a few songs to my playlist and I am sure my GFs will add a few to theirs. I’m going to have to arrange a wine afternoon (love retirement) and get their reaction. Thanks for sharing and thank your son for sharing.
Just *howling* at 'that infuriating rattle snake sound they all use instead of actual drums'. In all seriousness though, I am loving the exchange with my sons. I gave one of them XTC, he gave me JID (a rapper, not a respiratory complaint); I gave the other The Divine Comedy's Promenade, he gave me Father John Misty's Pure Comedy... I have to say though, I think possibly as a result of years in rehearsal rooms, the top end of my hearing now lacks detail, so I'm really enjoying the ridiculous bass noises you find in modern productions (ironically, originating from 80's tech). It's certainly found its way into what we do in the band. Hell, I even got a sub speaker for my car BECAUSE I'M 21 NOT 51. x
I kinda like the bonus one. Lyrics almost as good as your all time banger tweet about fucking off and dreaming the impossible dream :)
But the "get off my lawn" comment made the whole post, of course. Nice one.
Billie Eilish is the only one on this list that actually writes songs.
I love out! The ylung women I wish I’d been MMS.
I hope she took the dog.
You can thank your son for me, never heard UPSAHL before but I'll be hearing alot more from now on. Loving her voice.
Cool, I may have to dl tik tok finally to see that. Cheers! 😊
Abcdefu - hahaha - that’s very clever; nice production, and fun video too.
Funny enough I was thinking of young creatives this morning as well, and being old and sentimental I got impressed by this one:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SKJ8i04iEW3LEbf6lVaZT?si=QiIiLtakQqefB4IHxWYGjw
I am not sophisticated enough to discuss finer instrumental nuances of music. Words is my thing. The soul of the artist is what I am after. The words ensnare me, pull me, melt and reshape me. And how exciting it is when the author you trust to get the words right takes you on a journey that you would never take otherwise. So here I am wishing I was ever as brave as those young things singing about breakups and pain and love and the world the way they see it. For a moment the world is new, it doesn’t belong to me just now. I am transported and transformed to see the world through their eyes. What a treat. Or as you said it: “ it’s nice to take a holiday from middle-aged shit… once in a while.”
As seems to be the consensus, I enjoyed the ABCDEFU tune, although the other tunes were very much meh for me. They felt like they followed an algorithm for emo pop. I've never got the Billy Eilish thing...
As my son and I haven't spoken for a too long amount of years, I missed the whole teenager music thing with him. However my brother had an excellent radio show on abc and we would vie with each other to try to find the next cool indie thing. I introduced him to The Dead South, Tones and I and Trampled by Turtles. He got me listening to Beta Radio, Wolf Larsen and The Limiñanas.
My son introduced me to Rammstein and although I find most, if not all the videos rather confronting, to say it mildly, the lyrics and music are spot on. In return I’ve given him a liking for CCR and Nazareth.
I added a few songs to my playlist and I am sure my GFs will add a few to theirs. I’m going to have to arrange a wine afternoon (love retirement) and get their reaction. Thanks for sharing and thank your son for sharing.