Whatcha listening to?

[Root Cause]

I spend a lot of time listening to spotify. I grew up on 60-80s rock and 90s country.
But it all gets old and looking for new stuff.

I just stumbled onto "Home Free" and like the their version of Seven Bridges by the Eagles.

Looking for ideas and hoping others will share what they listen to either music or podcasts.
IF there is a thread already here, I couldn't find it so please post it you know where it is.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Good harmonies. I listen to SiriusXM a lot. I can't remember the channel, but it favors mellow rock vocal harmonies. I also have about 30 gb of MP3s on a micro SD on my cell phone. I ripped my whole CD collection. I haven't gotten around to ripping my vinyl yet, but expect it to fill up the 64 gb card. I also listen to a lot of books on Audible. Bluetooth ear buds and a cell phone let me work in the shop or hike in the hills without being stuck to one location for my entertainment.

 

[Wakey]

I have 7 Bridges in an audio only format on one of their concert DVDs. You can walk up to each of the 5 speakers on my surround sound and hear each member singing on their own speaker. Way cool, I’ve never heard anything like it.

I too have a ton of music ripped to MP3. Back when I used iTunes it said to play everything it would take 27 days!

Now I use Amazon Prime’s streaming component.

If you already subscribe to Prime, you get unlimited (commercial ad free) access to just about everything out there. The cost is $7.99 a month. I should also point out this is UHD (ultra high definition) The music is in FLAC format which is lossless.

You can hardly buy a CD for what this costs for 2 months service.

Here is another value. Many artists are going through their old catalog and remastering the source tapes. Many are releasing collector sets with bonus tracks. Those cost a fortune to purchase, I have access to it all, on the cheap.

I stream the music on my phone either using the on board speaker, a cheap Bluetooth speaker or my Bose Bluetooth earbuds when I sit on the mower or while walking.

I have on old iPad taken out of retirement that streams to the pool speakers.

So now I’ve been doing deep dives on all my favorites, including solo projects and live albums I didn’t know existed.

I subscribe to all the bands I like and get notifications when they have new releases. Wether it’s one song or an entire album.

To answer the OP’s question?

Everything ;-)

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I get by with a cheap set of JBL ear buds. In a noisy environment, like on the tractor or lawnmower, I wear muffs over my ears to cut noise. Of course there is no streaming in the field, so what's on the cell phone is what I listen to. In the olden days, before SDXC, I set up a low power FM transmitter that would reach most places, and fed it with a 100 disc Seeburg record changer. We only get two OTA radio stations at my place, so I wasn't concerned about interfering with commercial broadcasts.

 

[Doughknob]

70s Disco??

 

[MoKelly]

I listen to mostly Country from older CD’s my son somehow got into my phone and can then wirelessly go into headphones he bought. It is amazing how well it all works. Magic!

Mostly Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Garth, Kenny and George Strait. But there are several more.

If I’m really in a good mood I also have some Elton John, Billy Joel and Madonna!

MoKelly

 

[Doughknob]

More coolstuff i never appreciated as a teen

 

[Torvy]

I spend a lot of time listening to spotify. I grew up on 60-80s rock and 90s country.
But it all gets old and looking for new stuff.

I just stumbled onto "Home Free" and like the their version of Seven Bridges by the Eagles.

Looking for ideas and hoping others will share what they listen to either music or podcasts.
IF there is a thread already here, I couldn't find it so please post it you know where it is.

Seven Bridges Road has been one of my favorites since it was released. Southern Cross by CSN is another was in that genre.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Tom Waits

Beatles

Steve Forbert

James McMurtry. ( son of larry)

Lyle Lovette

Neil Young

Sonny Landreth

Rihanna Giddens

Christine Kane

Yes

Old Country (carter family etc)

John Hiatt

Bluegrass (only cause i'm there playing it)

12 bar blues

Billy Joe Shaver

Woody

Pete Seager (sp?)

and the beat goes on

 

[Torvy]

I have some very wide ranging musical tastes. Some stuff many of you may not have heard...
If you like Paul Simon's Graceland, these may have some appeal:
Johnny Clegg and Savuka - South African
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - large group mostly a Capella
Brenda Fassie - no idea what the words meaning but it is uplifting to me

If you like vocals try these:
The Nylons
Pentatonix- local group from Arlington, TX that made it big
Straight, No Chaser

For country music, I am partial to 70-80s stuff. My friends dad was the GM of our local AM station and we heard a lot back in the day:

Waylon and Willie
Johnny Cash
Hoyt Axton

And Southern Rock:
ZZ Top
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Stevie Ray Vaughn

 

[Rowdy Redneck]

Chattanooga has an amazing classic country station, 97.3. I listen to it when I'm in range. My wife got us a family Spotify account, so I am slowly downloading music to my phone. Mostly classic country and Americana, but also some upbeat pop for working out. I'm also slowly getting into podcasts. They are nice for the two hour drives I make four times a week.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I have some very wide ranging musical tastes. Some stuff many of you may not have heard...
If you like Paul Simon's Graceland, these may have some appeal:
Johnny Clegg and Savuka - South African
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - large group mostly a Capella
Brenda Fassie - no idea what the words meaning but it is uplifting to me

If you like vocals try these:
The Nylons
Pentatonix- local group from Arlington, TX that made it big
Straight, No Chaser

For country music, I am partial to 70-80s stuff. My friends dad was the GM of our local AM station and we heard a lot back in the day:

Waylon and Willie
Johnny Cash
Hoyt Axton

And Southern Rock:
ZZ Top
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Stevie Ray Vaughn

Hoyt Axton was a local boy here, for a while. He had an astonishing home on the North Umpqua that was a log mansion built by a couple bachelor Swedish brothers in the '50s. Even the door latches were hand carved, and the door handles were carved and polished pine knots. Jeremiah the Bullfrog was a chainsaw carving that sat by the front door. I loved his music, from "Greenback Dollar" to "Snow Blind Friend."

 

[Doughknob]

 

[Rowdy Redneck]

Hoyt Axton was a local boy here, for a while. He had an astonishing home on the North Umpqua that was a log mansion built by a couple bachelor Swedish brothers in the '50s. Even the door latches were hand carved, and the door handles were carved and polished pine knots. Jeremiah the Bullfrog was a chainsaw carving that sat by the front door. I loved his music, from "Greenback Dollar" to "Snow Blind Friend."

Boney fingers!

 

[Pixguy]

I spend a lot of time listening to spotify. I grew up on 60-80s rock and 90s country.
But it all gets old and looking for new stuff.

I just stumbled onto "Home Free" and like the their version of Seven Bridges by the Eagles.

Looking for ideas and hoping others will share what they listen to either music or podcasts.
IF there is a thread already here, I couldn't find it so please post it you know where it is.

Definitely a good cover but I still like the original OEM
Then again I've been on the Eagles since I saw their Melbourne concert on YouTube tv.

 

[Root Cause]

This is the best southern rock? band that I completely missed until after they broke up.
They struggled to get air time on either rock or country stations as they didn't quite fit either genre.

Oddly, we first heard this song,

at a 4th of July rodeo in Old Fort, NC, not far from Asheville. It was very interesting to see the locals. Well-mannered kids, dressed for the occasion, and everyone enjoying the music. People were dancing or tapping their toes. The music was addictive and by the 3rd verse, I really started listening to the lyrics to realize we are all dancing to a tune where a guy kills his girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a jealous rage.

It made the hairs on my neck stand up. I couldn't help but wonder, for a moment, that we had just walked into an episode of the Twilight Zone. It was just a funny moment in time. The people there just good folks having a great day. It felt like we had walked back into the 60's where times were simpler and kinder. Soul Gravy became one of my favorite albums.