Skiing and Music

[ThatGuy]

Like the list. Looking forward to the Pixies This summer.

I’m seeing them at MassMocha

 

[zyk]

I’m seeing them at MassMocha

Working Ommegang show the night before. Always a great time.

 

[The Sneak]

I’m 50/50 on listening to music while I’m skiing. On technical terrain I usually go no music unless its something to hype me up for it. When deep in the woods most of the time I like to enjoy the silence of nature.
Easy bumps and groomers I’m usually listening to something (one airpod unless the mountain is empty). Fleet Foxes, the Dead, ABB, Pixies, Nirvana, Jethro Tull, The Beatles, The Clash, Billy Strings, Gram Parsons, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Hank Williams, Radiohead, Dire Straights, Tom Petty, CSN, Smashing Pumpkins, Supertramp, Mac Miller and Vampire Weekend are some of whats in my skiing playlist.
Driving is usually podcasts or audiobooks.

Clash, Hank Sr, and Gram Parsons!
As Lux Interior sang…”You got good taste!”

 

[joshua segal]

I think it's great that most comments on this thread focus on music that they like from a personal source. For me, the music that I enjoy is the sounds of the wind and the interactions of the skis with the snow surface.

Many areas are playing/blaring music at the bases of their ski areas. Do any of you feel that their choice of music is interfering with your personal choice of music?

 

[Smellytele]

I think it's great that most comments on this thread focus on music that they like from a personal source. For me, the music that I enjoy is the sounds of the wind and the interactions of the skis with the snow surface.

Many areas are playing/blaring music at the bases of their ski areas. Do any of you feel that their choice of music is interfering with your personal choice of music?

No I find it interesting. At magic a couple of weeks ago they were playing all Star Wars movies music.
Cannon on the cannonball lift has an eclectic music mix of death metal, classical and classic rock.

 

[pinion]

Anyone ever listen to the Mars Volta?

Listened to them often during De-loused and Frances the Mute era. Lost track of them and then heard they were done. Amazing prog rock... though my initial thoughts are that there's too much going with their songs to listen to while skiing, and would want a pretty beefy speaker system to do them justice apres ski. Anyway, adding their stuff to my rotation for today

 

[Hawk]

I wish Sirius had better satellite coverage. I've tried, but the coverage positively sucks in Northern New England. Constant drop out due to the trees and mountains.

I might be your antenna. I had issues with my Outback and complained. They changed out the antenna and it worked much better. It does fade out occasionally up 93 to 89 but only a couple of places. There is a spot near Royalton and then a couple of spots like Lovers Lane in Northfeild and on 12A in Roxbury before you go over the gap. Other than that it is fine.

 

[Hawk]

Big fan of LCD sound system and The first several Arcade Fire Albums.

Anyone ever listen to the Mars Volta?

Isn't that a bike race. LOL JK.

 

[crank]

I've become a bit of a jam grass fan. I like String Cheese Incident, skiers from CO, Michael Kang, their lead electric mandolin and fiddle player used to be a patroller at Steamboat.

Another CO jam grass band we like is Leftover Salmon. Alos skiers we saw them in Jackson, WY in February when we were out there. The were on a "ski Tour" hitting Jackson, Crested Butte, Frisco, Steamboat, and Girdwood AK. The night we saw them they were playing sitting on stools because they were a bit tuckerd out from skiing all day. Living the dream.

This is their song "Powder Day". All I could find was this cell phone video.

 

[deadheadskier]

I might be your antenna. I had issues with my Outback and complained. They changed out the antenna and it worked much better. It does fade out occasionally up 93 to 89 but only a couple of places. There is a spot near Royalton and then a couple of spots like Lovers Lane in Northfeild and on 12A in Roxbury before you go over the gap. Other than that it is fine.

Maybe I'll try again. I blow through new Toyota Siennas for work every 18 months. The 2018 and 2020 models both had issues, so I gave up on it when I got my 2022.

 

[deadheadskier]

Those who are into the Jam scene, I highly recommend checking out Neighbor out of Boston. They're all fantastic musicians, especially the guitarist Lyle Brewer. Great song writing

NEIGHBOR

www.neighbortunes.com

 

[Smellytele]

Those who are into the Jam scene, I highly recommend checking out Neighbor out of Boston. They're all fantastic musicians, especially the guitarist Lyle Brewer. Great song writing

NEIGHBOR

www.neighbortunes.com

Great song writing can be lacking with jam bands

 

[crank]

Great song writing can be lacking with jam bands

Yes. Even though I am a jam band fan and go to festivals, etc. None of them thta I am aware of have great songs ala Grateful Dead which is the gold standard for jam band songwriters.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

I have a very hard time mustering interest in new jambands. I saw goose at radio city and trey sat in and I was bored to tears and left early in favor of pizza and meeting friends at a bar

I similarly left Spafford at setbreak when they were the new band I was told to like

 

[Shredmonkey254]

I've become a bit of a jam grass fan. I like String Cheese Incident, skiers from CO, Michael Kang, their lead electric mandolin and fiddle player used to be a patroller at Steamboat.

Another CO jam grass band we like is Leftover Salmon. Alos skiers we saw them in Jackson, WY in February when we were out there. The were on a "ski Tour" hitting Jackson, Crested Butte, Frisco, Steamboat, and Girdwood AK. The night we saw them they were playing sitting on stools because they were a bit tuckerd out from skiing all day. Living the dream.

This is their song "Powder Day". All I could find was this cell phone video.

 

[deadheadskier]

IMO Neighbor >> Goose

I think Goose is okay, but I'm unclear why they've blown up quite like they have

In Neighbor, you have two of the very best Boston Jazz musicians in Lyle on guitar and Dux on drums. Both teach at Berkeley part time. So, there's a lot of theory in their jams and not just straight wankery

 

[Shredmonkey254]

I've become a bit of a jam grass fan. I like String Cheese Incident, skiers from CO, Michael Kang, their lead electric mandolin and fiddle player used to be a patroller at Steamboat.

Another CO jam grass band we like is Leftover Salmon. Alos skiers we saw them in Jackson, WY in February when we were out there. The were on a "ski Tour" hitting Jackson, Crested Butte, Frisco, Steamboat, and Girdwood AK. The night we saw them they were playing sitting on stools because they were a bit tuckerd out from skiing all day. Living the dream.

This is their song "Powder Day". All I could find was this cell phone video.

gotta love a song about powder days! Here's a new song about mountains

 

[jimmywilson69]

I have a very hard time mustering interest in new jambands. I saw goose at radio city and trey sat in and I was bored to tears and left early in favor of pizza and meeting friends at a bar

I similarly left Spafford at setbreak when they were the new band I was told to like

Same. goose sounds like generic phish

 

[jimmywilson69]

IMO Neighbor >> Goose

I think Goose is okay, but I'm unclear why they've blown up quite like they have

In Neighbor, you have two of the very best Boston Jazz musicians in Lyle on guitar and Dux on drums. Both teach at Berkeley part time. So, there's a lot of theory in their jams and not just straight wankery

They've blown up because they are "Treyproved"

I'll check out neighbor

 

[deadheadskier]

They've blown up because they are "Treyproved"

Certainly doesn't hurt

But they were well on their way even prior to the Trey collaboration

I think Shapiro might have more to do with it locally anyway