What ya listening to?

My son (a US Marine) came home today after being deployed. He was telling me that his close friends from high school have all done well. He went down the short list of friends and what they were doing. Then he got to one he said is in a successful rock band. "You probably haven't heard of them... Ace Monroe."

Ummm.... not only have I heard of them, but I'm also subscribed to their channel on YouTube! I forget if I found them in my feed or if I was turned on to them by someone else, but it was a few years ago.

I liked them, because they were young and a sign that "Rock is not dead!" My son's friend is the rhythm guitarist.


View: https://youtu.be/pPRjOXQMkGo?si=0KQPaU2rbp0IBghJ
 
While not predominantly "music", this interview is a rare example of quality content from Terry Gross and her program "Fresh Air" on NPR. Normally the person, show and network are quite liberally biased :rolleyes: but occasionally a gem slips out.

The interview is of Flea, bassist for the RHCP, who has a new jazz album out. After that piece, Nick Offerman is interviewed by Tonya Mosley. Both interviews are worth listening to IMO. LINK
 
Found myself listening to alot of Nordic/Viking stuff lately.
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Another member here recently turned me onto this Rush tribute band. I've seen many Rush tribute bands over the years (online). Most are "meh" to "OK." Many utilize a female singer. Meh.

These guys are freakishly good. By FAR the best I've ever seen / heard.

The first video I watched, I honestly thought he was lip syncing. He's that good. Give this a listen. Watch the whole thing. There's a long prelude before the vocals hit at exactly 3:00 minutes. But you'll swear it's Geddy and this dude is lip syncing! But he's not.


View: https://youtu.be/kndbyOtMRaQ?si=5Cw7hkPudLaztfZU

Then I went to their YT channel. I saw that they covered "Marathon," one of my favorites and surely a test of their musicianship. Check it out:


View: https://youtu.be/3SWgkyhM1-4?si=_PL3cS5B_u5qg_Rz

Here's their channel: LotusLandRUSHTribute
 

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