Vaguely on-topic: a good in-car music selection...

In message , "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot" writes

Jethro Tull:- Minstrel in the gallery. I rolled my first car listening to that. I don't think I've listened to it since then.

In message , Paul Giverin writes

....and from a similar era...... Focus:- Hocus Pocus. That was so far ahead of its time. Superb stuff.

In message , "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot" writes

Radio 4.

Jethro Tull, I shamefully admit, I haven't got. I will get some, although I'd rather not roll the Mazda...

I've got Hocus Pocus and Sylvia (the singles) but having now Googled them I discover that I had no idea Focus were Thijs Van Leer and Jan Akkerman (amongst others). A while back a work colleague, before I converted him to the wonders of the internet, asked me if I could find him an album by them and I *think* I ripped it and still have it somewhere. I'll have to find it now.

Good suggestions, that man, thanks!

Si

Found it! It's 'Focus', funnily enough, and I've never listened to it. I will now.

Si

It's a good suggestion but I tend not to spend a great deal of time in the car so an instant hit of 'wonderful' is what I likes. Double espresso rather than latte. I sometimes wish I drove more so that I had time to listen to whole albums/pieces in one go.

I'm quite heartened that both suggestions so far have been to my taste though :o)

Si

Family or Alex Harvey? & a Pure Highway gives you a bit of random choice.

Well, since you like Paul's suggestion of Jethro Tull, read on :-)

I'm not going to list individual albums because there's so many but, as well as Tull, I have in my collection albums by such greats as:

Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, Free, AC/DC, Bad Company, Cream, Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Who, Mountain, Uriah Heep, Whitesnake, Wishbone Ash, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Rolling Stones, Queen, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Status Quo, Alice Cooper, Yes, Ted Nugent, Tom Petty, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton, Steppenwolf, Mike Oldfield, King Crimson, Genesis, Dire Straits, Sisters of Mercy, Guns 'n' Roses, Bon Jovi, Steve Miller Band, J. Geils Band, Traffic, and Rush, to name but a few - there are many, many more :-)

I'm also into great Blues artists such as:

John Lee Hooker, BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Wille Dixon and Little Walter amongst others.

Then there's a more eclectic side to my tastes consisting of:

Loreena McKennitt (you can hear samples from her Book of Secrets album here

Steeleye Span, Pentangle, lots of other folksy stuff and even Gregorian Chants and Medieval music. Have a look at this video of the Mediaeval Baebes (I'm going to see them soon, woohoo!) Hope that gives you some ideas :-)

Forgot to say, on the blues I'm also into John Mayall and the brilliant Joe Bonamassa :-)

Happy Memories of the Marquee club c1962, and i have the tinnitus to prove it. :(

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In message , "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot" writes

To be honest I have found a local FM station which plays the stuff I like from the last 3 decades, but to calm me in stressful road conditions I might choose Classic FM. I suspect a few teenage fatal crashes happen to the sound of boot-bustin' bass...

I have pretty much everything done by Led Zep, Queen, Pink Floyd, Sabbath, Deep Purple, Quo, Sisters of Mercy, G&R, Rush, and a good few albums of most of the others, but I've got some new ideas there, ta.

Blues does more for me than jazz, but... meh.

Si

Oh you gotta like the blues, man - if not the older blues, at least have a listen to Joe Bonamassa (see if you can find an audio clip of a song called "Sloe Gin" - guitar work on that is superb. He got his first guitar when he was 4 and he was supporting BB King by the time he was 12). I'm just trying to learn to play guitar (and failing miserably - but now have a new-found appreciation and respect for anyone who can :-) ) and when my guitar teacher asked where my interests lie, I said rock and blues. Good choice, he said, 'cos they go together like milk and shakes :-)

Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin -

I can listen to old blues but it's not what I'd choose for everyday listening. A lot depends on where you are and what you're doing, of course. I also like the old brass-section rhythm and blues (Blues Brothers stylee) but I never know what to call it. Soul? I'm not telling people I like R&B because that encapsulates far too much rubbish.

I gave up on the guitar a long time ago. My head knows what sounds I want but my fingers won't put themselves in the right places. I found OctaMed was much more my thing.

Rather splendid. Maybe Play & Amazon should have an 'Intelligent' genre?

Si

Yeah, it is a difficult one that and I completely agree.

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean there too. I don't ever see meself writing my own songs or being in a band or whatever, but I just fancy being able to knock out a tune or two at family BBQs and stuff. Right now, I'd settle for any sort of coherent noise that someone could even half recognise as a tune :-(

I found

As you said earlier, he's not too shabby on that there guitar is he? Bloody brilliant I reckon :-)

A bit of folk-y strumming perhaps? I don't know what it is with my head but I just can't be bothered to learn things like chords any more; there's always something more interesting to do. I blame the internet.

Si

How did *they* find each other?? Definitely different though!

Si

They all met at uni apparently but there's been a change or two to the original lineup. I think the girls in this video are the current members

All stunning and a brilliant sound - I think they're excellent :-)