Recreational Music

[ownash]

What sort of music do you guys here listen to for recreation?

I understand we may differ in terms of what should be applicable in the Worship services on Sunday Mornings, but what do we listen to for fun?

I am a fan of
- Andrew Peterson
- The Gray Havens
- The Corner Room
- Psallos
- Pedro the Lion
- Starflyer 59
- All jazz music
etc

What about you guys?

 

[OPC'n]

I like all genres except poka (sp?) and country....I can tolerate some country songs. I love when they mix heavy metal and opera type of music together.

 

[Deleted member 6112]

Good ole Django.

 

[Edm]

Heavy metal
Real country (pre 1995)
Jazz
Big band
Classic Rock

 

[Douglas P.]

For the most part, I only listen to music while I work out. I really enjoy the EDM/Trap scene at the moment. My go to's on soundcloud right now are:

Marshmello
Slander
San Holo
Dotcom
NGHTMRE

to name a few

 

[greenbaggins]

I listen pretty much exclusively to classical music and folk music (mostly Celtic).

 

[OPC'n]

I listen pretty much exclusively to classical music and folk music (mostly Celtic).

You look Irish!

 

[greenbaggins]

You look Irish!

Scottish, Sarah, Scottish.

 

[Gforce9]

I listen to a limited variety. Some country, soft rock, harder rock, 80' hair bands. I was listening to Krokus the other night.\M/

 

[Stephen L Smith]

Scottish, Sarah, Scottish

As a fellow Scot you no doubt apprecate Robbie Burns:

You powers, who make mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill of fare,
Old Scotland wants no watery stuff,
That splashes in small wooden dishes;
But if you wish her grateful prayer,
Give her [Scotland] a Haggis!

 

[Ryan&Amber2013]

I listen pretty much exclusively to classical music and folk music (mostly Celtic).

Have you listened to this band? They are doing all the psalms. Great folk sound!

 

[earl40]

 

[arapahoepark]

Power Metal, almost exclusively female fronted.
-Nightwish
-Sirenia
-Xandria
-Delain
-The Murder of my sweet
-Elysion
-Arven
-Edenbridge
-Unsun
And a few others I cannot think of right now...

 

[BG]

Sons of Korah

 

[jwithnell]

German baroque and early classical, American roots music and what grew out of that (especially blues), Johnny Cash, Allison Kraus, southern rock especially the Allman brothers.

 

[OPC'n]

Scottish, Sarah, Scottish.

Hahaha

 

[Ryan&Amber2013]

German baroque and early classical, American roots music and what grew out of that (especially blues), Johnny Cash, Allison Kraus, southern rock especially the Allman brothers.

Can you please post a few links of the German, classical, and American roots? Thanks!

 

[Edm]

German baroque and early classical, American roots music and what grew out of that (especially blues), Johnny Cash, Allison Kraus, southern rock especially the Allman brothers.

Love the Allman brothers.

 

[JimmyH]

Growing up in the 1950s I was exposed to early rock & roll, big band and 'cool' jazz. In my teens I became a blues 'freak' and got away from rock. Focused on acoustic blues, and then Chicago blues, early jazz, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and the Hot Fives & Sevens, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and of course Count Basie. A long run of John Fahey and other acoustic guitar players led to an appreciation for early country music. Also 1950s gospel groups such as the Swan Silvertones, Dixie Hummingbirds, Archie Brownlee and the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi. So much great music out there. Also classical to an extent, all older conductors/orchestras. I never heard of 90% of what was posted above.

 

[Ben Zartman]

My player is full of Mozart operas and classical guitar. I've been carefully cultivating a Pandora feed that gives me dozens of really good arias. How 'bout that Cecilia Bartoli singing from Il Puritani? I have to stop everything and just listen.

 

[BFG33]

My top 5 are: Rich Mullins, Andrew Peterson, Keith Green, Bob Dylan, and Johnny Cash.

 

[Alan D. Strange]

Ryan:

You asked about classical sources. Here is an article that I wrote for New Horizons in 2015 on the kind of music I like: http://www.opc.org/nh.html?article_id=844.

I have another article coming out in NH in December on books out on Bach and Wagner. There's a lot of wonderful music out there. I would encourage an audition of at least some of it!

Peace,
Alan

 

[Alan D. Strange]

Ben:

Just heard a new coloratura sing Gilda in Rigoletto on Monday night at the Lyric Opera of Chicago: Rose Feola. She, along with Matthew Polenzani as the Duke and Quinn Kelsey as the Jester, was amazing: a seemingly effortless "Caro nome."

And Puritani will be coming along in February with the remarkable Albina Shagimuratova and the superb Lawrence Brownlee (who can sing the high F in "Credeasi Misera"!). Come to Chicago and I'll treat you to it!

Peace,
Alan

 

[Ryan&Amber2013]

Ryan:

You asked about classical sources. Here is an article that I wrote for New Horizons in 2015 on the kind of music I like: http://www.opc.org/nh.html?article_id=844.

I have another article coming out in NH in December on books out on Bach and Wagner. There's a lot of wonderful music out there. I would encourage an audition of at least some of it!

Peace,
Alan

Thank you sir. I just created a Bach playlist on Pandora. So far so good.

 

[augustacarguy]

Grateful Dead, Dylan, The Band.


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[py3ak]

Recently I have been amazed by the compositions of Giovanni Benedetto Platti and Andrea Zani. In newer music, Marco Rosano's Stabat Mater as performed by Andreas Scholl stands out quite vividly.

 

[Ask Mr. Religion]

The saddest song on record by many polls, but I still like it.

An alternative, and better, rendering:

Was often featured as a forlorn backdrop in many scenes in the 2013 Dracula TV series, as well as the movies Elephant Man and Platoon. Be prepared to weep.

 

[Ben Zartman]

Ben:

Just heard a new coloratura sing Gilda in Rigoletto on Monday night at the Lyric Opera of Chicago: Rose Feola. She, along with Matthew Polenzani as the Duke and Quinn Kelsey as the Jester, was amazing: a seemingly effortless "Caro nome."

And Puritani will be coming along in February with the remarkable Albina Shagimuratova and the superb Lawrence Brownlee (who can sing the high F in "Credeasi Misera"!). Come to Chicago and I'll treat you to it!

Peace,
Alan

I only just retired my ancient Gruberova/Pavarotti recording of Rigoletto--it was hard to let it go, but only about half could be heard. I will keep an eye out for Rose Feola--thanks for the recommendation.
And thanks for the invite! If I ever make it to Chicago I will hold you to it...

 

[TheThirdandReformedAdam]

Frank Sinatra. Who else do you need?

 

[Alan D. Strange]

Ben:

I have the DVD of the Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production of it with Pavarotti, Gruberova, and Wixell. Pavarotti sings the high D magnificently at the end of "Possente Amor," something that he never did live but would do on recording.

I have several audio recordings additionally but my favorite is the Pavarotti, Sutherland, Milnes Decca recording (with Richard Bonynge conducting, of course). The last act quartet is so beautifully rendered.

Good stuff! If anyone wishes to visit here and go to the opera or orchestra just let me know and we will see if we can work it out. BTW, Lane, standby for such an invitation!

Peace,
Alan