There is a very popular thread in the lifestyle forum called "whats playing right now."

My favorite mediums/ formats are CDs and lossless files.

Favorite Bands:

Incubus
Third Eye Blind
Phoenix
Owl City
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...
...

The list would go on forever, but those are my top favs for the time being.

As far as a recording that's equally as satisfying to listen to as to promote the quality of the speakers it plays on would be Nick Lowe, The Convincer. 

Childhood memories hold a lot for me when it comes to audio recordings.  In fact, i link most songs with times, places and experiences.  Not sure if that's normal !! 😂

The album that reflects happy times in my teens is Rod Stewarts 'Camouflage' album.  Lots of 80's riffs and big shoulder pads and i remember it blasting out of the rear speakers in my stepfathers Ford Granada 2.3 GLS..  It went against all my Ska and 2-Tone tastes of Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners and The Beat - but i loved it!

The album that reminds me of my 'formative years' of the late 80's / early 90's is Soul 2 Souls '

When I was a teen I discovered what would be my favorite style of music, let's say the FUNK and Funky-Soul, Funky-Disco music. Most of my favs are recorded on CD-R from LP, MP3 format or come from CD format.

Here are one of my favorites songs : 😐 OLD SCHOOL RULES

- Firefly  "You Can Lead Me" 1984 : LP to Tape in 1992, then bought the CD version (1992)

- Delegation "Eau de vie" 1979 : includes my favorite song called "Blue Girl"

- Lotti G " What's It worth (if you wan't my love)" 1981

- Change "A lovers holiday" 1980

- Dayton "The sound of Music" 1983

- Starpoint " Don't Leave Me" : 1980

- Shalamar  "Make that Move", "Full Of Fire" 1982

- The Chocolate Jam & Co "This time" 1979

- The Crusaders (Those Southern Knights) "Keep On That same Old Feeling" 1976

- The Blackbyrds "Without Your Love" 1980

- George Duke "Shine On" 1982, "Reach Out" 1983

- Unlimited Touch "Yes I am Ready", "I Hear The Music in The Street" 1983

... and some more commercial labels such as EWF, K&C and the Sunshine Band, Kool & The Gang, Rah Band "Cloud Across the Moon" 1985

and so on.....

=> check the bentleyfunk blog for the Real Funky & Soul Musik

9 LEE wrote:

'It was a very good year' by Frank Sinatra

Always a favourite of mine because I associate it with a movie from my teens!

For me lyrics and the associations they bring are as important as the music itself ...

When I was seventeen
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for small town girls
And soft summer nights
We'd hide from the lights
On the village green
When I was seventeen

9 LEE wrote:

Childhood memories hold a lot for me when it comes to audio recordings.  In fact, i link most songs with times, places and experiences.  Not sure if that's normal !! 😂

The album that reflects happy times in my teens is Rod Stewarts 'Camouflage' album.  Lots of 80's riffs and big shoulder pads and i remember it blasting out of the rear speakers in my stepfathers Ford Granada 2.3 GLS..  It went against all my Ska and 2-Tone tastes of Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners and The Beat - but i loved it!

The album that reminds me of my 'formative years' of the late 80's / early 90's is Soul 2 Souls 'Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade'  and Hue & Cry's 'Remote' - and also the single 'Kathleen' by Roachford.

This leads to my early 20's and my all time favourite song 'Summertime' by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.  Not what you'd call a cool and cultured song - but i only have to hear it and happy memories of a carefree life and my first love come flooding back.  Oh, and a 1988 Renault 5 GT Turbo Phase 2 in Pearl White - my pride and joy that had more coats of wax than a church candle..

My second favourite song is 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' by Roy Ayers. 😐

My 'cool' songs (of sorts) is 'Come fly with me' and 'It was a very good year' by Frank Sinatra, and 'Hotel California' by the Eagles.  

Stereophonics 'Have a nice day' is one i can play on repeat for ages - as are quite a few Kraftwerk songs whilst i'm working. (?!!?!!)

My musical taste ranges from Ludacris to Mozart though - so i'm afraid i'm not as cool as some.. I do feel sometime that people bat as leftfield as possible on these threads to look impressive - but i'm afraid my tastes are pretty mainstream and simple - and i'm happy with that.

 

I would have thought the Beoworld Album Vol. 1. might have been up there!

The Sun Always Shines on TV - A-ha

This Time - The Verve

Amsterdam - Coldplay

A Horse with No Name - America

A New England - Kirsty MacColl

Life On Mars? - David Bowie

Another Horsedreamer's Blues - Counting Crows

F.E.A.R - Ian Brown

Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack

Keep On Movin' - Soul II Soul

Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones

Song to the Siren - Tim Buckley

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

The Wexford Carol - Derek Bell and others

Arrival - ABBA

The Mason's Apron (Instrumental) - The Dubliners

Hoppipolla - Sigur Rós

Warszawa - David Bowie

So What - Miles Davis

Amused to Death - Roger Waters

Love Spreads - The Stone Roses

Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins

On the Turning Away - Pink Floyd

Low Symphony: Movement III - Philip Glass Ensemble 

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Andy T.

John Martyn - Solid Air is a fantastic album, loads of depth and dynamics. Beautifully recorded and his voice is really distinctive.

100% recommended. If your speakers can do the whole 'front-to-back' thing (proper 3-dimensional imaging), then you'll hear it with Solid Air...

A few weeks ago I ripped the album Lungs by Florence + The Machine.

Incredible.

My favorite track has to be Hurricane Dunk.

In three weeks I have listened to Hurricane Drunk 70 times!

Intoxicating 😂