BLAST FROM THE PAST.. some music to help us through the days..

Here's one from the greatest rock/jazz band EVER, Tower of Power. This is their signature song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnwCiR9igBk

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Orrin, that was an awsome song... I will bookmark that one for sure!!! Thank you!

wow, what a tasty little number orrin . absolutely fantastic to see the those guys again.looks like dave garibaldi is still behind the traps after all those years.

Over the years, I've seen TOP in concert at least a dozen times. If they don't have you up on your feet by the end of the night, it's probably because you're dead!

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feel free to add your own classics guys.. the idea of this thread is to share our music tastes... It gives us a chance to share with others what we find cool!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tZF4am7yblg

this is a band from Brisbane Australia that rocks..

New wave hahaha

Ah, yes, Gurrang-Gurrang. I'm new here on Expat9, and have been navigating the forums for a shared music thread. Couldn't find anything until I ran across yours today. Thanks for starting the thread and the extended invite. I'll be checking in daily. Oh yeah, and thanks for your response on my YouTube post. I'll do my best not to crowd the thread with my favorites; I'm always looking for new stuff as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnamP4-M9ko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH8PSEpB5po

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXeQ_3oPidU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVaEPx_VyXs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US7c9ASVfNc&feature=related

Regards

Randall

BTW. Any advice on how to post the vids directly; as opposed to the links. Thanks.

Sorry Earthling, I am not as techno savy as I appear to be...perhaps some one else out there may be able to provide us with the correct way to post videos... personaly I like the links because it gives us direct access to the site and allows us to explore a little further the music that others such as yourself have place on the thread... if you know what I mean!!... I am about to dive head first into your links right now... It is Sunday morning and what a way to wake up to the world then with a cool selection of new music!!!! KEEP THE THREAD ALIVE AND PASS THE WORD AROUND!!!

OH... Santana RHCP and TOM WAITS all in one go... WOW It is nice to now that other people here are into Tom Waits... My Family and friends back home can't stand him.. Personaly I think he is COOL and way underrated by too many people!!!
thanks for that... the WOODstock videos are always a classic to watch!! here is my woodstock classic for you!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA51wyl-9IE

Enjoy!!

OH... Santana RHCP and TOM WAITS all in one go... WOW It is nice to know that other people here are into Tom Waits... My Family and friends back home can't stand him.. Personaly I think he is COOL and way underrated by too many people!!!
thanks for that... the WOODstock videos are always a classic to watch!! here is my woodstock classic for you!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA51wyl-9IE

Enjoy!!

STOMP STOMP STOMP STOMP STOMP ... why have I not heard of those guys before? That was awsome!!!
Thanks Earthling!!!

Hey Gurrang-Gurrang, thanks for the Ritchie Havens; love just about everything from Woodstock and Monteray Pop Fest. I should have mentioned before that I posted the Santana vid in response to orrin's vid of TOP. Didn't want to post and RHCP vids that are easily found. I saw Stomp 10 years ago in Seattle, and all I can tell you if you have the chance is, "GO SEE THEM!" They played several shows in Hong Kong 2 years ago, but by the time I found out, all shows were sold out. Here are a few more; getting into other kids of music. Sorry, some are only music, no videos.

Loreena McKennitt- The Mystic's Dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt2r2rUHc7Q

Asin - Usok (Philippine Reggae)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BP4QOg8lFM

Native American - Amazing Grace (in cherokee)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvYIjFtPQEk

Animal vs Buddy Rich

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDU-ZyBQRnQ

Kitaro (with sand art)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4akNUE_lyfc

Okay, I'm getting carried away. Hey, can you send me some obscure Aussie music? In The States we often hear LRB, Midnight Oil, Silverchair, and so on. Can you recommend some music that hasn't hit the charts/gone international? Much appreciated.

Regards,

Randall

Really like this thread and am looking forward to others joining in. Hoping to hear all kinds of music from all over the world.

Here's one for Chopper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6T4OwacRL0

Really looking forward to hearing you on the skins Chopper. One of these days, yeah?

Randall

Earthling... Aussie music is some of the best in the world...lol.. umm let me think.. obscure music.. try this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5VdO7Jt8BU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2_yXlt5A8I&feature=related

The above is another band from my home town.. POWDERFINGER, I used to live nextdoor to these guys and I drove them to a smashing pumpkins concert one night wrecked out of our trees.. one to remember.. they then invited me to an album launch the following week and the rest as they say history, they are now one of the biggest bands in Aussie history... not sure if you've heard of them in the states or not! I like them..

this is obscure but not aussie, tho we often lay claim to them hahahaha a NZ band Split Enz. They went on to form Crowded House after they disbanded. love these guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wCbB0uMlkA

Yothu Yindi: treaty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7cbkxn4G8U

The Cat Empire: The car song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uI_4Uc-XKY

I have to dash now but if it is aussie music you want leave it with me and I'll see what I can do...

Asin was awsome... lovely music!!! I will get into them some more!!

Hey thanks. I really liked the rock songs, esp. "Whatever makes you happy". We do get Split Enz and Crowded House in The States. You hit the nail on the head with Yothu Yindi; I saw them in Tampa, Florida 17 years ago at Tropical Heat Wave, and as you know, there is no way to put the experience into words. I bought 2 of their CDs directly from them, chatted with them a bit. I do believe I left those in The P.I. along with my Bob Dylan and Tom Waits collections. Anyway, anything to the likes of Yothu Yindi would be very, very much appreciated. Thanks a bunch.

Randall

More Philippine Music.

Asin - Ang Bayan kong Sinilangan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-SODgcQ4LI

The Apl Song' Video + ASIN Music' Balita

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7qXCQILVkM

Sinika - Philippine (Cuyunan)traditional band. They lived very near my bamboo house in Palawan; best to see live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yab0LgS3Wxg

Freddie Aguilar - Anak (Child)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2UKucABNQo&feature=related

Freddie is the most famous of all musicians to come out of The Philppines. I was blessed to meet him at Ka Freddies (his bar). He asked if anyone could write a song, so yeah, I wrote down some "lyrics" (pretty shabby), but he improvised it on the spot and brought it to life; even recorded it and gave me a copy.

Aussie folk music? Can you hook me up with some bands.

Ah, we gotta get more input from some different folks here. You and I are dominating the thread. Come on folks, how about it?

that kids phenomonal randall. loved it.i also saw stomp [yes/no people] long time ago in oz . fantastic. love the tom waits too. id love to play the drums for you mate, as soon as were somewhere with a trap kit and an audience, im in. try this link for a killer aussie guitarist http://youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo

Hey thanks Chopper, glad you enjoyed. And you know what kind of juke jammin, freewheelin' strummin' and pickin' I like. You definitely know my tastes. Right on, loved the overhand fingerslide action in the beginning; no bottlenecks or pipe cuttings necessary here. Yes sir, a good dose af daily folkabilly for me.

Hey, I just saw something today. Is "chopping" basically beating the sticks while simultaneously banging on the heads and symbols? Thanks.

Here's one for you, a bit common, but it's an exceptionally "raw" clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22eubaCUNJU

Randall

dont know that term randall.if i see the context ill probably have a closer rough idea. jimi rocks mate , in any decade.

Okay Chopper, go back to the vid I posted for you and scroll down ad check out the posts. Also, in the vid, the kid was banging his sticks. I assumed that's what the post was talking about. Maybe it's an Americanism. I just naturally associated it with your name. Cheers.

Sorry, the post mentions "chops" (noun)on the second page not "chopping" (verb). My mistake.

seems like you've been around earthling.. good for you!!

try this on for size...

Tradtional Aboriginal
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dFGvNxBqYFI

Goanna: Solid Rock
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KV_0Mf9YcyA

Redgum: I was only 19
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Urtiyp-G6jY

The Pogues: Waltzing Matilda
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0lE-YjjZhwc&feature=related

The Dingoes: Way out West: circa 1973
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iUmtSpGhMEs

Tumbarumba
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aM0KKiBDbgw

in my humble opinion one of the best songs ever. click on the word 'more' to get the lyrics which are deeply romantic and truly poetic.this is jeff buckleys father tim buckley -song to the siren. clips a bit dodgy but sound is good

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7a_7WdWttW4

ahh chops... ok, chops are your skills. how fast you get around the kit. etc. if some one has great chops they can really play.

Yes, Yes, yeah, Gurrang-Gurrang, that's the language I'm speaking. Right on!. Loved all of them, and I will listen to my hearts content. Loved the "Dreamtime" paintings, and I'm really interested in "Songlines". Thanks for taking the time to deliver that treat. Really what I was looking for.

I'm a bit uneducated about "Waltzing Matilda"; first heard Tom Waits' version when I was a younger lad (20 odd years ago), but have since heard various lyrical changes. I certainly don't know the original, but have liked every version I've heard.

Tom Waits Waltzing Matilda live 1977

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrkThaBWa5c

Please forgive my ignorance, but certainly open to learning the history.

Thanks Chopper, now I have the true definition, got it. Sorry can't access the link to the song you posted. It says unavailable at the moment. I'll try again later.

Great to see you taking part in this thread. Hope you post more.

damn, my fault ok, try again ,sorry randall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A_7WdWttW4

Got it Chopper, thanks. Here's one for you. I play ALL kinds of music all day, and though Ama likes some of it, I could turn her hair grey with quite a bit of it. Anyway, she heard this playing, and asked, "What's this?". I said, "Ron sent it to me." She said, "Oh can he play this one?"

Haha, I'll leave it at that. Either way, it will be played quite often here, thanks bro.

what a wonderful story randall. great. ive done that song for many years , but i have to choose the environment carefully if im gonna perform it where it can seem a little maudlin in the wrong place at the wrong time. whilst on you tube maybe let ama hear the version of 'song of the siren' by the 'cocteau twins' a.k.a. 'this mortal coil'. eerily beautiful as well.

loved the oz stuff gurrang, heres some 'ancient oz rock history, which may help explain why the newer oz bands can rock so damn well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h82fq5YHZM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ratt417LAc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etrj_rlllOk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zMgzMOwAWs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyiYBajrefY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQfAZVsz6KM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7bmC4GfoOA

The Thrill Is Never Gone

BB King and Clapton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6gDeGdQ3rM

Cuttin' Heads; from the movie 'Crossroads'- Steve Vai and Rye Cooder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8kxaP59QQY&feature=related

Stanley Jordan plays "Stairway to Heaven"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjXN3OLgoqs

Glass Harp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27POI9uH94M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZmlmdzMjw&feature=related

Musical Saw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5T6HyG-6RU&feature=related

Hey, great batch Chopper, listened to them back to back while cooking up a big pot of chicken/veggie soup. Yes, chop, chopping, chopped (knives only for me).

You guys know there are software to rip youtube music video to mp3 right? Just google youtube mp3 converter.

and miss all the fun os following the links... the links allow us to explore razor.. feel free to add your own link!!! ;-)

Chopper loved the Sprectum song... reminds of walking the back roads of Jimboomba when I was just a young lad!! Cheers

Chopper here's one for you... saw these guys in PYC hall in a small town in North Queensland back in the day.. hell of a gig mate, about 300 of us rockin the night away!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugA5bLqivkY

another band that deserves to go down in HISTORy as the greatest aussie rocks bands ever..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad0nXoaGUdE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH07B90NFjE

Enjoy...that it's for me tonight gonna hit the sack.. ciao for now!

oops nearly forgot.. sorry Earthling, you inquired about Waltzing Matilda.. it dates back to an old bush song from Australia's pioneering days circa 1895 I believe by a national hero Banjo Patterson... follow these links for a brief history tour if you like! :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda

http://www.nla.gov.au/epubs/waltzingmatilda/1-Origins.html

gotta love the gurus mate. no joke, chisel [and the angels] used to play at my school socials ! [ thats formals - prom nights for non south aussies] i was at chisels 'last stand' concert at the apollo theatre in adelaide before it was knocked down.we got caught smuggling a heap of whisky into the gig and the cops stood with us while we drank it before the gig instead of confiscating it! great guys, and we were well prepped for that legendary performance.i used to see chisel at the marryatville pub before they went 'mega'. awesome. used to see midnight oil and hunters and collectors [and nick caves birthday party] at the tivoli in south oz as well. ive got a vid here of seminal oz rockers radio birdman ,live at the forementioned marratville pub in 1977. this is a famous underground concert, and its amazing to find this rare footage on youtube.this is my old stompin ground.hope you like it

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dhS7jNaUWoE radios

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dCIQZYzJKE8 birthday party[very strange-only for historical reference]

Chopper, the Birthday Party song was awsome... even at 6am in the morning...LOL you guys have started me on this whole aussie music trip and it's making me miss home me thinks... but it be all good!!! Enjoy!

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=NICK+CAVE&page=2

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Paul+Kelly&search_type=

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=NICK+CAVE&page=2

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eo-S_6-v6

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Slim+Dusty&search_type=

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=click+goes+the+shears&search_typ...

oh well that be enough from me.. I wonder if we could have more FOLK music from other countries... come gys and girls.. add your links and share with us your roots!!!

Earthling .. two bottle of beers and a few smokes and this is where I ended up...I hope you enjoy! have not heard from you in a couple of days..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QkBUx6Zn6mo&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4wZ3ZG_Wams

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rYLw680LiQM&feature=related

Thanks Gurrang, I love Stevie Wonder, and that confirms your initial intent in creating this thread. I haven't checked out any Stevie Wonder vids for awhile; you took it back home for me my friend (not to America, too my heart). Here are my responses; hope you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ-Tjhzpo-g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uteBX4_wxXk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS3hEuAbuLE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcU57tAKzng

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. Hoping some more folks would get involved. Let's get together for a beer sometime, yes?

This is the whole album.. possibly his best work... Oh the give peace a chance vid was cool! Loved it!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A2lNf2WHxeI&feature=PlayList&p=7DFA6828A744EB...

oops my key board just went wonkers on me for some reason... The RHCP version of higher ground was so-so.. I played it for my lady just now and we both agreed the SWonder version much better but cheers for that!!! This is one my favorites from that series..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeGRACFdmFQ&feature=related

if you like Stevie Wonder a guy called johhnieWalker23 on youtube has the best collection of tracks... possibly everything.. be sure to check his collection.. In regards to having a beer.. sure why not!

Come together means alot to me, thanks. Can't write too much right now. But here's what I came acroos from the movie "Hair" while searching for a response. If you haven't seen it, and want to, the links will guide you or I will get back to you and give you the link. Let me know. Right now, off to Ryan's for a pint or five. 10PM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhNrqc6yvTU&feature=related

Peace

hey randall and gurrang ,[any others as well ] check out this amazing indigenous artist called gurrumul yunupingu [ keen fans will see the connection to yothu yindi] this song is called djarimiri. nothing short of angelic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6q7rm_lvp4

Hey guys,i am Lost,but not lost!hehe...Actually,i am wife of Gurrang-gurrang....hehehehehe.Good to see you guys having fun here!Keep it rocking...
Here is my choice,actually, a favorite of our 3 year old girl,believe it or not,hehe...she is cool!She loves this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9961OdUKKo

Oh...here comes mine!
He is the Legend!!!!!
Enjoy!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=69RXBQe5RYg&feature=related

Oh,there is another one,loving it....
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UkcezH3M44A&feature=related

Me again... I just love this song...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UkcezH3M44A&feature=related

and this one...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QxZEh0LEMSE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E7mjgKCyN7s&feature=related

Still hoping that others are going to jion in this thread... guess there aren't as many music lovers as I imagined..hehehhehe

KNOCK YOURSELF OUT!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9lGMb9DS9A

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I created this thread to bring some new music into our lives... looks like we have a few guys and girls in on the action... But I would like to hear from other people... always interested in world music!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WWWKl1QJed0

this is a sad song but it also has hope..