I hate autotune so much, it's very limiting for me to find music. At the moment chilling to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHtJBj9F-sM

I think it is ok to post even if we aren’t listening, but watching or reading! We are watching BBC’s programme on *Political Thinking* hosted by Nick Robinson, who is interviewing the newly appointed Social Mobility Chairperson Katharine Birbalsingh CBE.

Listening to Radio 2 at the moment

Not right this very second, but I'm listening to a lot of TOOL and Pusifer recently. My stereo is currently in storage, so SONOS or phone mainly unless I'm in the car.

@"DavecUK"#p1436 Will you listen to anything that isn't auto-tuned, or do you have particular genres?

Apple music’s today’s hits and recent releases are my typical go to play lists. The last recent release album I listened was 30 by Adele. Elvis’s and Beatles are my all time favourites.

> @"PortafilterProcrastinator"#p1444 Will you listen to anything that isn’t auto-tuned, or do you have particular genres? I like all music, the problem is after autotune became increasingly prevalent after the mid 90s, I found myself listening to les and less…I couldn't initially work out why, then I discovered autotune and then Melodyne, There has been pitch correction for a very long time, right back to the tape and splice days with multiple takes…this isn 't a problem. Autotune is a massive problem as is hand dragged pure digital pitch correction. It changes the voice, looses all human character, and they all sound like singing Kazoos. If it isn't autotuned…I'll listen to it, I'm pragmatic. Just the same as when I go to buy a pair of Trainers, or shoes…I don't ask to look at various styles…I ask the shop assistant, what trainers have you got in size 12…they give me a puzzled look as if im an idiot, but come back with 2 or 3 pairs of trainers, which are the only 3 styles in size 12. What's getting really irritating is the production companies, in their "wisdom", have gone back and autotuned Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Simon and garfunkle etc.. to make it "better". I'm quite passionate about the companies stopping using it….as they are robbing generations of appreciating how voices can, and should sound. If you're interested, there is a great YouTube channel here, Fil does some great videos covering music, playing, performance and more recently autotune/pitch correction. https://www.youtube.com/c/wingsofpegasus

If I’m on my own the. It’s Planet Rock or my vast collection of Classic Rock through my iphone and my Bose Revolve plus. My stereo is in storage too as I have a two year old grand daughter who visits very regularly

The Hi-Fi stand is full of her toys and books atm

I do like classic Rock - deep Purple was a favourite of mine when I was young. Steve Tyler used to make me laugh as well. > @"Nightrider_1uk"#p1450 My stereo is in storage too as I have a two year old grand daughter who visits very regularly I understand 😁 ![Dent in the dust cap | HiFiVision.com](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fP2u0FCqNy0/maxresdefault.jpg) I had to protect mine from the cat with lift off shells….the more expensive ones in the front room, are not protected, he is just denied access….how he loves trying to get into the front room and is in 7th heaven when he does. [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/P2VakbB.jpeg]

This week I've mainly been listening to Leonard Cohen - Song's of Love and Hate, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanangan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas and Amy Winehouse At The BBC - all recent purchases (albeit third copy of the Cohen album!), interspersed with BBC 6 Music. I'm old fashioned, still listen almost entirely on vinyl and still buying it. I'm really interested in music and always have been, dabbled in recording and production for years, not so much now but still interested in it. Still play guitar, electric and acoustic. The discussion on the sound of a lot of modern popular recordings is interesting - it's not to my taste either. It's fashion though - that sound is what is popular now. Production is constantly changing as engineers and musicians use the latest developments available to them - been that way since recording started. That Cher song Believe, was the first big song to use Auto-Tune - and use it in a way that it was not designed to be used. It was initially intended to be a subtle correction tool but she cranked it to 11 for that robot voice sound and started a fashion. My other big gripe with modern music is that it generally lacks dynamics, what people sometimes refer to as the loudness wars. I think this is due to how people consume music now. When I was a teenager, getting your first "separates system" was a right of passage. Hi-Fi was a thing. And you listened to physical albums. Now people listen on streaming services through cheap earbuds or tinny bluetooth speakers. Artists (and record companies) no longer make money on sales, them make them on streamed "listens" - and without an immediate punch and catchy gimmick it's very easy for the listener to simply skip to the next song. So everything gets "louder" to attract attention. Recording even has a new measurement to cater for this need - the LUT, which is basically a measure of loudness. You should add that to your hate list alongside overt use of Auto-Tune. I'm less upset about Melodyne though as it is generally used as a subtle production tool rather than an effect; when used well it should be transparent and can make a good recording of a great voice even better. I do enjoy the imperfections in older recordings though.

What I'm listening to/Watching at the moment

MediumRoastSteam

I watched The Silent Sea, Glória and Better than Us, recently. On Netflix. All very good.

DavecUK

MediumRoastSteam Better than Us

That was brilliant, I enjoyed it too.

mfsl

Eric Clapton’s The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions,the best sounding album from Eric after Unplugged ’92 :)

drdre89

Live - Throwing Copper

Nightrider_1uk

Second year of not going out to a rock band on NYE. Wife had a friend over last night, so watched Graham Norton and then Jools Holland, Once upon time jools used to have some good music, not any more. Once everyone had gone to bed had to put the headphones on and listen to a bit of Gary Moore - Out In The Fields Album….Was sorted for bed after that.

DavecUK

Now as I changed the tag to include things other than music. Did anyone watch Squid Games on Netflix. I wasn’t too sure about it, but I watched it and actually enjoyed it greatly.

Rob666

DavecUK Did anyone watch Squid Games on Netflix.

I watched the first episode and decided it wasn’t for me. OTOH just watched the whole 10 episodes of ‘The Brink’ and loved it! It’s been around for some time but I’ve only just discovered it. Also started ‘Witcher’ looks promising…

Pompeyexile

DavecUK We really like Squid Games although wasn’t too sure about the ending. Watched another Korean jobby called Hellbound, which I really liked too.

DavecUK

Rob666 Also started ‘Witcher’ looks promising…

Witchers really good, for the first episode or so I wasn’t sure, but then it became…fantastic.

Pompeyexile

DavecUK Is that the one with the bloke who plays Superman?

Also really like ‘You’ on Netflix.

DavecUK

Pompeyexile Is that the one with the bloke who plays Superman?

Also really like ‘You’ on Netflix.

It is, Henry Cavill…

Thanks, I shall check “You” out.

Flat_Eric

Been watching a lot of Greg Koch today, tonight I think I’ll burn my guitars! 😢

DavecUK

Flat_Eric Jesus, watching that, I’d never even try to learn!

You just know only a few people in the world can be that good….I must search him out and listen to a bit more of his stuff…he is the Oscar Peterson of the guitar for sure..

Hotmetal

Wow, that is impressive guitar right there. I used to love it maybe 25 years ago when blues bands or open stage days were a thing in pubs. Used to see some great bands on your doorstep, blues guitar was really my cup of tea, always regret not even attempting to learn.

MediumRoastSteam

Hotmetal always regret not even attempting to learn.

It’s never too late! I can play a few instruments, but to an extreme basic level. No matter what, I always reached a point where things became too complicated, and, I either prioritised something else or found myself not dedicating enough time in order to progress further.

Gagaryn

MediumRoastSteam I’m much the same. I’ve reached a point on guitar where anything more “impressive” is just too much work. I play for enjoyment and have learned the little I’ve learned through playing for that enjoyment rather than practicing to get better - that’s my excuse for my sloppy technique anyway. All that 5 notes a second stuff does nothing for me anyway. If I want to hear someone rocking out I prefer the lazier approach, like Neil Young with Crazy Horse stuff. Mick Ronson played some amazing stuff with Bowie too - an amazingly understated and elegant player. Even in gold lame and platform boots. :-)

dfk41

I was first introduced to Roy Buchanan in the late seventies. I never really got into him, but this ranks for me, as one of the best interpreted covers ever

That comes closely followed by Popa Chubby!

Gagaryn

I stumbled across a guy doing covers of various songs on a resonator. Just an ordinary guy bored during lockdown but this Velvet Underground cover is a brilliant interpretation.

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