The official "What are you listening to right now?" thread

Really love this band.

2 Likes

i played A LOT of CHicago music Junior High Band classes over the years

2 Likes

Maga Dog has always been one of my favorite Peter Tosh songs. Sung in Jamaican patois, it tells a story - full of multi-layered symbolism - about a “maga dog” that merits great caution. Rough lyrical translation: only a fool would trust the maga dog not once but twice… it will turn around and bite them every time.

Tosh first recorded and released the song around 1962, then as a Wailers single in 1964. He re-recorded it numerous times, and ultimately for his 1983 Mama Africa LP when it became an international hit.

Best I can tell, this particular rocksteady version dates to the late 60’s.

5 Likes

The new Youth Code song rips.

1 Like

I’d never seen this until now. It’s amazing. She was 80 years old at the time she sang here.

4 Likes

I like these celebration performances–great songs in which so many performers, in person, pay homage to the author. (This one must’ve been before Kevin Spacey’s disgrace. I had no idea he could sing or play the harmonica.)

2 Likes

Track 4 of an album with effectively no skips. Reminds me of Rumours in that regard.

The big humorous take right now is that it is a giant betting pool of which song will be the next single, being that there are probably at least 3 more, if not 5 beyond Disease, Abracadabra, and Die With A Smile ( which has over 2.1 billion streams since August 2024).

3 Likes

He could play the upright organ like nobodys business!:wink:

2 Likes

Dug out a very old album yesterday afternoon, one that was among my favorites in the mid seventies and could not stop listening to it for hours.

I chose my favorite piece to post below.

The bass player, Scott Lafaro, who died at the age of 25, the year this recording was made in 1961, developed a revolutionary new bass style, which along with his virtuosity, left him recognized as one the most influential Jazz bassists of all time.

Edit to say: everytime I see this album cover, I long to go back to the early sixties and show it to my piano teacher, Mrs. Greene, who was always obsessed about my playing posture :slight_smile:

5 Likes

Good stuff. loved his stuff with Miles. pretty sad there is only a smattering of applause for such an accomplished musician while guys that grab their junk and spew profanities make millions of dollars !

2 Likes
4 Likes
3 Likes
3 Likes
1 Like
6 Likes
3 Likes
4 Likes