L. Nyro is too "breathy" for me and this makes her hard to understand. As nice as her voice is, I don't want to have to "strain" to understand the words.
She sounds sort of like a Joni Mitchell but without the lower harmonics and inflection.
Let's talk music, no genre boundaries
This is an offshoot of the jazz thread. I and others found that we could not talk about jazz without discussing other musical genres, as well as the philosophy of music. So, this is a thread in which people can suggest good music of all genres, and spout off your feelings about music itself.
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I love it when I get the "concept" through the music and it adds a whole ’nother layer of enjoyment (e.g., Jethro Tull, Passion Play where it runs from the beginning to the end). Maybe if opera was in English... I especially love it when I understand the joke and nobody else seems to get it, some even when you explain it to them. Go to 25:30 and answer the question. Even AI doesn’t get the joke and quotes the disk wrong! |
Peter Grimes in interesting, but I prefer my singing to be in song, rather than the spoken word. I guess Belshazzar’s Feast is in English, but when that many voices are singing en masse, it can make it very difficult to understand. Maybe opera is not for me. This is more my cup of tea and would be more of a "Rock Opera" using some more modern instrumentation. It is not a collection of songs, but rather tells the story of travels through the after life and reincarnation. |
Gentle Giant, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Yes, Asia, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd (sorta), Moody Blues, etc. When you get to Eagles, Loggins and Messina, Chris Cross, Michael McDonald, etc. you are getting more into Yacht Rock, though Loggins and Messina are certainly progressive and blur the line. I also enjoy Yacht Rock very much. These three on SACD are hard to beat! https://youtu.be/4as7FGQmYnQ?list=PLE7OYmYUxGQe7ftS05MLtCMnEFwo0Y5DA The THING about progressive rock is that you have to "actively listen" to it to appreciate it. It is not for the casual listener or those engaged in other endevors at the time. |