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E-40 - Choices

#1 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-19 01:07 AM | Reply

Depeche Mode ...

OK, your comment struck a soft point for me.

There's this ...

Depeche Mode - People Are People (12" Version) (1984)
www.youtube.com

Regardless of the version, the basis of that song is, and remains, quite true.

thx for posting it.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 01:12 AM | Reply

May I ask a question...

Is this a music thread this evening/morning (depending upon your timezone)?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 01:13 AM | Reply

It's 10:25p here in Portland, bro.

Amanati - Pythia

#4 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-19 01:25 AM | Reply

#@4

Cool.

So I'll take that as a "yes."

:)


OK, Friday Night Tunes here I come ....

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 01:27 AM | Reply

Myles Smith - Stargazing (Take My Heart Don't Break It) (2024)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Intro]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Verse 1]
Time stood still just like a photograph
You made me feel like this would last forever
Lookin' in your eyes
I see my whole life

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, oh
They say you know it when you know it, and I know
Oh, oh
Promise that you'll hold me close, don't let me go (Hey)

[Chorus]
Take my heart, don't break it
Love me to my bones
All this time I wasted
You were right there all along
You and I stargazin'
Intertwinin' souls
We were never strangers
You were right there all along
...



#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 01:32 AM | Reply

Just as I was getting ready to post this here, I noticed CBOB made a separate entry for this most amazing song. So giving him credit that he posted first...but this IS an amazing tune and video.

Hilarious!!!

Trump and Epstein dance in the NEW hit song...RELEASING THE FILES!

www.youtube.com

#7 | Posted by Idependant97 at 2025-07-19 01:34 AM | Reply

Two Feet - Love Is A ----

I'm flyin'
I'm flyin' high like a bird
But my fluttering wings can't keep you from pullin' me down

Your mama
Your mama says I'm a fool
And yeah, maybe that's true 'cause I can't stop thinkin' 'bout you

I'm tryin'
I'm tryin' not to forget my words
'Cause when I'm around you, I tend not to changin' my mind

I promised
I promised myself not to slip back into old habit
'Cause heartbreak is savvy and love is a ----

#8 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-19 01:41 AM | Reply

FSOL - Lifeforms

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-19 01:50 AM | Reply

@#9

FSOL (Future Sound of London) ...

Good tune.

But I am a synth enjoyer from way back ...

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 01:54 AM | Reply

@#10 Does your synth enjoyment include 1970's Tangerine Dream or Klause Shulze?

#11 | Posted by Idependant97 at 2025-07-19 02:03 AM | Reply

@#11 ... 1970's Tangerine Dream ...

Oh yeah.

I have their Richochet [vinyl] album. It is, imo, a great pseudo-live album.

Ricochet (Tangerine Dream album)
en.wikipedia.org(Tangerine_Dream_album)

...Ricochet is the seventh major release and first live album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It was released, on the Virgin label, in 1975. It consists of two side-long compositions mixed from studio recordings and the UK portion of their August"October 1975 European Tour. ...

One of the excellent excellent 70's progressive rock bands, imo.



#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 02:14 AM | Reply

Then there is also Larry Fast's Synergy.

In 1975, he released Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra.

Another excellent album.

A sample from Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra ...

Synergy - Legacy (1975)
www.youtube.com

No lyrics because the song is an "instrumental."

Yeah, that is what synthesized music sounded like back in the day ...


#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 02:22 AM | Reply

electroacoustic Mulatar.

#14 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-19 02:26 AM | Reply

@#12 I saw Tangerine Dream live way back in the late 1980's. Yes, I had Ricochet as well.

Fun fact (or rumor)..Tangerine Dream used to be one of the LOUDEST bands in their shows.

Why? Because...and I'm cracking up typing this....for a good while they had their sound mixer BEHIND the stage!!! LOL!!!!

I also saw Philip Glass in concert...we were given 3D glasses for the show.

But the most amazing one, along the synth lines, I ever saw was a few years ago back in 2018... Jean-Michel Jarre. Holy crap... He even hauled his big-azzed monolithic synth unit complete with a jillion wires on-stage. And yes, he did the laser harp thing.

Speaking of those 1970's big-azzed monolithic synth unites, here's a video of Tangerine Dream LIVE in 1975...performing...Ricochet:
www.youtube.com

#15 | Posted by Idependant97 at 2025-07-19 02:31 AM | Reply

@#12 ... One of the excellent excellent 70's progressive rock bands, imo. ...

Oops, I was remiss.

Here's a link (the whole album ... because, that is how it should be enjoyed ...) ...

Tangerine Dream - Ricochet (1975)
www.youtube.com


Thx for reminding me.

I just queued up Richochet to be enjoyed.


#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 02:32 AM | Reply

Clock DVA - Kinetic Engineering 1992

#17 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-19 02:32 AM | Reply

@#15 ... Fun fact (or rumor)..Tangerine Dream used to be one of the LOUDEST bands in their shows. ...

The loudest band I ever experienced in a concert was Heart.

John Cougar was the warm-up act in the New Haven Coliseum ((late 1970's, before he became ~known~).

My friend and I went to attend a Heart show.

Well, Mr Mellancamp, in his opening act, blew the doors off the place.

Heart, (and I did have, and continue to have, great respect for their talent) saw his performance and, I guess, figured they need to top it.

So, they turned up the volume. A lot.

My friend and I were happy that I brought ear plugs for us to reduce the volume, so we could enjoy the rest of the concert.

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 02:41 AM | Reply

Found a better link (longer) for the Tangerine Dream live in 1975..

www.youtube.com

I think you'll get a kick out of seeing the band "shape" their music twisting knobs, using looping tape effects...And creating LIVE that amazing sound without any digital anything...

#19 | Posted by Idependant97 at 2025-07-19 02:50 AM | Reply

@#19

I just started side 2 of the vinyl Ricochet here.

I'll save your links for future enjoyment.

thx.


#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 02:53 AM | Reply

I didn't know if you knew it or not, but Klause Shulze was an original member of Tangerine Dream before going solo. Here is a link to one of his shorter 1970's pieces (it's only 13 minutes long.....lol...when CD's came out in the 80's he had some pieces that ran 70 minutes...)

Anyways, here he is live in 1977 just sitting on a piece of carpet, surrounded by synths...and just...creates. Definitely if you like Ricochet, you should like this one. And should be able to see the connection to Tangerine Dream for sure.

www.youtube.com

#21 | Posted by Idependant97 at 2025-07-19 02:58 AM | Reply

What is that watch seen at 2:20 in Ricochet - a tuner or a tone generator?

Great venue with the gothic ambience.

At eleven minutes as the piece ascends I can only imagine the experience leaving serious impressions.

Jarre and Tangerine Dream were in my dad's album collection, along with an 8-track of Kraftwerk's Autobahn.

The lengthy pieces focusing on limited iterations and under-exaggerated movement often have hypnotic-like results.

[exhales, coughs, giggles, reloads]

Klaus Schulze & Pete Namlook - The Dark Side Of The Moog

#22 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-19 03:16 AM | Reply

At time i wonder if "going solo" is a good thing or not.

For example, there's ...

Revivalists - Good Old Days (2023)
www.youtube.com

It's a great song.

But then, Mr Shaw, the lead singer seemed to have decided to go solo.

That seemed to have been greeted by major ~ho-hum~ by the music-enjoying public.

Hopefully, Mr Shaw will have enjoy sense to return the the Revivalists, and contributing to that band's great music.


Of course, imo.

And yes, in full disclosure, back in the day (70's) I was an employee of a major record label for a couple three years.



#23 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 03:23 AM | Reply

@#22 ... Kraftwerk ...

OK, you just gave me something else to queue up when Ricochet finishes.

:)


#24 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 03:25 AM | Reply

Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator (1981)
www.youtube.com

#25 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-19 03:31 AM | Reply

Oh, without a doubt, Klaus Schulze going solo was a VERY, deeply, massively good thing.

And yeah, the Klaus Schulze & Peter Namlook Dark Side of the Moog project of several albums are quite impressive indeed! Although they are in a different style than Schulze's 1970's stuff. I love all the song titles in the multiple Dark Side albums that all correlate, namewise, with Pink Floyd song titles. (Though musically it's all original stuff.)

BY THE WAY...

If you have Netflix, you might want to look up Bandersnatch. It's a flick where you choose what happens. Set in the 1980's. At one point, the main character goes into a record store and you get to choose if he purchases Phaedra by Tangerine Dream, or The Bermuda Triangle by Tomita...the album you choose ends up being part of the soundtrack from that point forward in the flick. I will warn you though, there are many iterations of what happens in the movie based on your choices, with multiple endings, including secret ones. And sometimes, repeating the same choices if you go back, will lead to different things as well. Personally I like the Phaedra by Tangerine Dream option which goes well with the acid sequence, that is if you find it (and no, I never done acid.) And it's not exactly a happy flick, but it is cool in terms of figuring out which way to go, and with all the scenes that put the background music to great effect.

#26 | Posted by Idependant97 at 2025-07-19 07:17 AM | Reply

#26 | POSTED BY IDEPENDANT97 AT 2025-07-19 07:17 AM | REPLY | FLAG:

FYI:
"The term "Bandersnatch" originates from Lewis Carroll's works, specifically his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. In the book, it refers to a fierce, mythical creature known for its speed and ferocity. The word itself is a combination of "frumious," meaning "fuming and furious"

#27 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-07-19 03:01 PM | Reply

Mystic Moods Orchestra Long Stormy Night
www.youtube.com

#28 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-07-19 03:03 PM | Reply

Gregg Allman, Taj Mahal and Chris Stapleton with "Statesboro Blues" from Skyville Live

www.youtube.com

#29 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-19 07:46 PM | Reply

Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell " "The Letter" [Feat. Susan Tedeschi]

www.youtube.com

#30 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-19 07:55 PM | Reply

Jonny Lang - Lie To Me (Official Video)

www.youtube.com

#31 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-19 08:13 PM | Reply

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