Paddy Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 I don't know about anyone else, but I have to have music on when I am working with my coins. Pink Floyd is my absolute favourite but quite a few other groups and artists figure frequently in my (randomised) playlist. Here are my top twenty, in no particular order (after Pink Floyd): Pink Floyd Tangerine Dream Led Zeppelin Muse Adele Gorillaz King Crimson Mike Oldfield Moody Blues Fleetwood Mac Emerson Lake and Palmer Dire Straits Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Suzanne Vega The Strawbs The Beautiful South Thin Lizzy Chris Rea Pentangle David Bowie What does everyone else listen to? Modern or Classical? 2 Quote
bagerap Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 The Strawberry Hill Boys (Strawbs) were the resident band at the Green Man Folk Club in West Ealing which I helped a friend mismanage in the early sixties, and Dave Cousins lived a pint's spit from the White Bear Folk Club in Hounslow which I later ran. Paddy's post has made me realise that I've got nothing of theirs to listen to unless I try to resurrect some old cassettes. Regardless of which, Windows Music Player tells me that I do a lot of this: David Bowie Roxy Music Incredible String Band Planxty Reverend Gary Davis Ry Cooder B B King Postmodern Jukebox Robert Johnson The Cranberries Little Feat Carolina Chocolate Drops Oscar Peterson DakhaBrakha Clapton & Cale Little Willies Norah Jones Jussi Bjorling acapellascience Cajun & Zydeco compilations 1 Quote
Peckris Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 In no particular order: Beatles Who Genesis Steely Dan Grateful Dead Mercury Rev Goldfrapp Father John Misty John Grant Oscar Peterson Miles DAvis Queen Pink Floyd Misty In Roots Sly & Robbie (dub) Nick Drake Sleaford Mods Joni Mitchell Neil Young David Crosby Zappa Leonard Cohen Chic Buzzcocks Magazine Dire Straits The Beat The Specials Madness …and many more I've missed at first think 2 Quote
PWA 1967 Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 Buzzcocks & The Specials Taking me back Peck 1 Quote
bagerap Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 There's a hell of a lot of Peck's list that resonates with me and also, the incredible Warren Zevon. Lawyers, Guns & Money is blasting through the house as I write. Roland will be next. 1 Quote
Paddy Posted April 21, 2018 Author Posted April 21, 2018 Obviously I am going to have to try this Warren Zevon - I have to admit I had not heard of him before. What genre? P 1 Quote
bagerap Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 OK, so you've probably heard Werewolves of London on the radio. Warren was a story teller, and a bloody good one at that. Genre? Rock with a twist. And some serious musicianship. Quote
Michael-Roo Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) Mozart Purcell Stones (Jones era) Bowie (1968-73) Desmond Dekker Toots and the Maytals Velvet Underground Chuck Berry Pergolese Gluck Bessie Smith Cab Calloway Hank Williams Gram Parsons Byrds Laura Nyro Ute Lemper Steve Earle Emmylou Harris Beatles Bach John Dowland George Formby 'Hey-hey. Turned out nice again…..' Edited April 21, 2018 by Michael-Roo 2 Quote
bagerap Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Toots is on in the background when I'm not sorting coins and stuff. Can't keep still to Mr Hibbert, very bad policy when handling proofs. Nice to see another John Downland afficion. Quote
zookeeperz Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 George Formby ? "When I'm cleaning Widow's "perhaps ? Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Starset Pink Floyd 3 Doors Down Nickelback Iron Maiden Theory of a Deadman Dire Straits Genesis Shinedown Puddle of Mud Marilyn Manson Seether Rev Theory it goes on and on (many new ones found due to spotify's "play similar") 1 Quote
Peckris Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, Michael-Roo said: Purcell Bowie (1968-73) Cab Calloway Hank Williams Laura Nyro Steve Earle John Dowland Those would have made my list too - and I'm amazed that I missed Bowie and Laura Nyro, two of my favourite artists. Edited April 22, 2018 by Peckris Quote
1949threepence Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) For sorting coins to? Got to be classical. Maybe a little Debussy (Arabesque springs readily to mind), or perhaps William Walton's "Crown Imperial", Edward Elgar's "Triumphal March". Possibly even "Jupiter" from Holst's planet suite. Something inspiring, any rate.. Edited April 22, 2018 by 1949threepence Quote
Rob Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Or for all the crap, a good dose of the Sex Pistols. Something to Pogo to and capable of distributing the dross far and wide 1 Quote
Paddy Posted April 23, 2018 Author Posted April 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Rob said: Or for all the crap, a good dose of the Sex Pistols. Something to Pogo to and capable of distributing the dross far and wide ... or maybe "My old man's a dustman"... Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 Surely The top 3 should go to ABBA - Money Money Money Pink Floyd - Money Dire Straits - Money for Nothing Quote
Peckris Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 6 hours ago, Unwilling Numismatist said: Surely The top 3 should go to ABBA - Money Money Money Pink Floyd - Money Dire Straits - Money for Nothing Surely, "Three Coins in the Fountain" ... or does the prospect of drowned coins make you shudder?! Quote
Paddy Posted April 23, 2018 Author Posted April 23, 2018 Or Penny Lane (Beatles)? Or Kiss Me by Sixpence none the Richer? 1 Quote
DaveG38 Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 In the Hall of the Mountain KIng for anybody excitedly looking through a mass of pennies for one dated 1933. 2 Quote
mrbadexample Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/21/2018 at 8:35 PM, Paddy said: Sounds great to me - I am on it! Have a look on YouTube for his Letterman interviews. 1 Quote
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