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[Rich Riddle]

Today being Veterans Day I felt a little spicier and turned on some classic rock and roll music. A visitor came to the house and asked who the previous two singers/bands were who played. I said Rolling Stones and Meatloaf. The young man had never heard of either. It surprised me. So who are you favorite bands? Do you listen while woodworking?

[Prashun Patel]

Rich, I think "Bat Out of 7734" is one of the best albums of the 80's.

My fave bands now (thanks, kids) are Muse and Arcade Fire. In highschool it was Rush and the Smiths. In college, Erasure and Petshop Boys.

If I'm alone, tho, I now prefer podcasts. Shop Talk Live. I love Matt Kenney and Mike Pekovitch. I don't so much care for Tom McKenna, but "Don't be sad, 'cause two outa three ain't bad".

[Shawn Pixley]

For current bands, while I like Muse and Arcade Fire, I listen to The National, Neko Case, Gaslight Anthem, Decemberists, Augustines, The Joy Formidable, A New Found Glory, North Atlantic Oscillation, Trampled by Turtles, and Riverside more of the newer bands.

Mid era bands I like - Strokes, Train, Tonic, Sleater-Kinney, Redlight King, Social Distortion, Mescaleros, and the Killers.

The Oldies getting play are The Rolling Stones, Beethoven, Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello, the Doors, The Who, Jethro Tull, Benny Goodman, Johnny Smith, ELO, Dream Syndicate, the Cure, Big Joe Turner, Richard Thompson, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, and Neil Young.

[Pat Barry]

I have not gotten out of the 70's with my music appreciation except for a few 80's era bands

[Paul McGaha]

I have not gotten out of the 70's with my music appreciation except for a few 80's era bands

Same for me. I've always listened to almost entirely classic rock from the 60's and 70's.

Bruce Springsteen, Steve Winwood, Elton John were big in the 80's from what I remember.

PHM

[Jim Tobias]

Everything from Enya to Nirvana. It may be the Stones when I am sending rough lumber through the planer and then Enya when carving. The music attitude impacts my working attitude, if that makes sense.
I like most all music but am forever tied to Classic Rock and the Beatles(from my era).

Jim

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Everything from Enya to Nirvana. It may be the Stones when I am sending rough lumber through the planer and then Enya when carving. The music attitude impacts my working attitude, if that makes sense.
I like most all music but am forever tied to Classic Rock and the Beatles(from my era).

Jim

That pretty well describes me. The music affects my work. For "rock" I'm stuck in the British Invasion era through the mid-70's.

I do also listen to other types of music including Broadway musicals.

[roger wiegand]

Mostly (50%) bluegrass and old-time clawhammer banjo (just set the player to shuffle songs from the 4-500 CDs I have). Everything from the earliest days of recorded music to folks playing the current festival circuit. Fairground organ music is probably second (unless I just crank up the organ in the driveway (see www.carouselorgan.com)). Occasional days of big band, polkas, classical focused on Mozart/Beethoven, and Grateful Dead. On Sunday afternoon the Metropolitan Opera broadcast. Almost never anything identifiable as pop/rock. Not that I don't like it, there's just so much more appealing music out there.

[Erik Loza]

Personally, I like NPR in the garage. My wife got me into podcasts, as well.

Erik

[Prashun Patel]

who ISN'T tied to the Beatles? I'm still amazed that they could write some of that stuff at that time. At the risk of starting a Sawstopesque debate, I think McCartney had all the talent. Lennon just had the glasses and persona.

[Frederick Skelly]

In any era, it's hard to beat Sinatra.
It's not shop music. But it's the ultimate "classic".
Fred

[Frederick Skelly]

. At the risk of starting a Sawstopesque debate, I think McCartney had all the talent. Lennon just had the glasses and persona.

McCartney was the voice of the band, and his continuing popularity long after they split is demonstrable proof of Sir Paul's amazing talent. But John Lennon made a real and enduring contribution to the songs that everyone loves and remembers from the Beatles. John was never the performer (certainly not the vocalist) that Paul was. But he was an amazingy talented songwriter. And I say this as a huge fan of John Lennon.
Fred

[Prashun Patel]

I love me some "Just Like Starting Over" and "Watching the Wheels" but all the songs Lennon wrote were fairly straightforward. Honesty, boldness, and raw emotion, I'll give you, but not sophisticated song writing. I mean, Lennon never wrote a "Hey Jude" or "Black Bird". Lennon was pure rock and roll. McCartney was pure genius.

[Frederick Skelly]

I love me some "Just Like Starting Over" and "Watching the Wheels" but all the songs Lennon wrote were fairly straightforward. Honesty, boldness, and raw emotion, I'll give you, but not sophisticated song writing. I mean, Lennon never wrote a "Hey Jude" or "Black Bird". Lennon was pure rock and roll. McCartney was pure genius.

That's why they worked so well together my friend. They were an unstoppable pair. Personally, I never liked anything that either wrote alone after the breakup better than what they wrote together.

[Shawn Pixley]

A Day in the Life isn't sophisticated?