awesome picks!

it’s not about good or better or any of that, imo. It’s about the voice matching the music. Welch has an AMAZING voice and it fits her bombastic music absolutely perfectly.

I love unique voices. From Michael Stipes mumbling slight twang to the nasally whines of Gordon Gano from the Femmes, Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk, and Colin Meloy of Decemberists. The voice is the glue that makes or breaks bands for me.

But if I can indulge and push the envelope of what is “alternative” a smidge, one of my very favorite voices of all time loves to sing of love and fantastical environments, who feels almost genderless and ethereal, and whose music rarely dipped into the mainstream (just once or twice). Is prog alternative? Probably not, but it ain’t mainstream.

So many songs to choose from that I love so much, but I’ll narrow it to 3.

A beautiful song with one of the best bass drops in history from what’s considered one of their best albums Close To The Edge: “And You And I” - https://youtu.be/IwpB6b6mhUM?si=rUuD9jr7hr7e7ovu

A massive sprawling epic overshadowed by the song “Close To The Edge” called “Awaken” - https://youtu.be/59feSG8U5EQ?si=snZJT9xbatKJBt32

And finally, a much later epic from Keystudio, a song called “Mind Drive” which dips toes into almost-jazz fusion jam - https://youtu.be/zvBknHFa8PQ?si=ocB4VViT1RH71sjS

lord took her awaaay from meee…

great song, GREAT album!!! My only complaint was the album was a tad too long to do in one sitting - but then again, can you ever have too much Apple?

such a pretty song. Extremely chill yet very Beirut.

For a hot second there I thought you wrote “Tom Waits - Radiohead” and I was like… waaaaaait.

LOVE this song and so much fun to sing along!

While I never got into Downie or Tragically Hip, it’s always heartbreaking when a music artist you love dies - and especially when the music then takes on new meanings.

This one is random, but there’s a song by Florence and the Machine on the beautiful album High As Hope called “South London Forever” and when she hits the line about it never snowing again, my heart breaks, about loss of experiences and also death for me. And while that’s not “love” heart break, I think what really saddens me is that idea of something being done forever, from life experiences, to life itself.

And we’re just children wanting children of our own

I want a space to watch things grow

But did I dream too big?

Do I have to let it go?

What if one day there is no such thing as snow?

Oh God, what do I know?

https://youtu.be/lua-N4OrPKA?si=uSXfQgsTaEvShB6w

Yes!!! GLB!!!

no, been a freebie user since Google Readers died and honestly, for the way I use it, to pop on and scroll through the feed then clicking on some articles? I’ve never felt limited or like I needed to pay to do anything.

First one that starts playing in my head?

The Magnetic Fields- All My Little Words - https://youtu.be/1uQFlNa1Dk0?si=K2PBYvxeb9U4trtq

RSS is great for following blogs and sites of specific interests, like local sites, or sites about specific subjects. You get ALL the updates. For example. I live in Baltimore and have a bunch of local sites in my RSS reader.

Reddit/Lemmy, on the other hand, is a more democratically human curated and upvoted aggregator so while it hits all the popular stuff beyond the topics you follow on RSS, it will miss a lot too.

So I use both.

Feedly for hundreds of sites of interest. And Reddit and now Lemmy for the rest.

Good stuff!

Who cares? The dude’s about to die. Jesus.

yeah, that one hit people hard

haha!

oh dang, don’t think I knew that. =(

💕

it’s never too late!!