[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]

Artificial Intelligence - Bill_J - May 9, 2024 - 9:59pm
 
NY Times Strands - geoff_morphini - May 9, 2024 - 9:31pm
 
The 1960s - kurtster - May 9, 2024 - 7:21pm
 
Israel - R_P - May 9, 2024 - 7:03pm
 
Outstanding Covers - Red_Dragon - May 9, 2024 - 6:04pm
 
May 2024 Photo Theme - Peaceful - KurtfromLaQuinta - May 9, 2024 - 4:31pm
 
Wordle - daily game - Coaxial - May 9, 2024 - 4:29pm
 
Democratic Party - R_P - May 9, 2024 - 3:06pm
 
Radio Paradise Comments - GeneP59 - May 9, 2024 - 3:02pm
 
Bug Reports & Feature Requests - RPnate1 - May 9, 2024 - 2:50pm
 
Upcoming concerts or shows you can't wait to see - oldviolin - May 9, 2024 - 2:27pm
 
Climate Change - R_P - May 9, 2024 - 12:53pm
 
Marko Haavisto & Poutahaukat - TheKing2 - May 9, 2024 - 12:45pm
 
Things You Thought Today - oldviolin - May 9, 2024 - 12:24pm
 
What the hell OV? - oldviolin - May 9, 2024 - 12:12pm
 
RP on HomePod mini - RPnate1 - May 9, 2024 - 10:52am
 
Interesting Words - Proclivities - May 9, 2024 - 10:22am
 
Joe Biden - R_P - May 9, 2024 - 10:01am
 
• • • The Once-a-Day • • •  - oldviolin - May 9, 2024 - 9:40am
 
Name My Band - oldviolin - May 9, 2024 - 9:24am
 
Surfing! - oldviolin - May 9, 2024 - 9:21am
 
Today in History - DaveInSaoMiguel - May 9, 2024 - 8:20am
 
NYTimes Connections - maryte - May 9, 2024 - 7:55am
 
2024 Elections! - Steely_D - May 9, 2024 - 7:22am
 
Positive Thoughts and Prayer Requests - islander - May 9, 2024 - 7:21am
 
Breaking News - maryte - May 9, 2024 - 7:17am
 
Guns - Red_Dragon - May 9, 2024 - 6:16am
 
Song of the Day - miamizsun - May 9, 2024 - 5:44am
 
The Obituary Page - Coaxial - May 8, 2024 - 6:46pm
 
Spambags on RP - Steely_D - May 8, 2024 - 2:30pm
 
Suggestion for new RP Channel: Modern / Family - Ruuddie - May 8, 2024 - 11:46am
 
Vinyl Only Spin List - rgio - May 8, 2024 - 8:35am
 
Trump - ColdMiser - May 8, 2024 - 7:45am
 
Gaming, Shopping, and More? Samsung's Metaverse Plans for... - alexhoxdson - May 8, 2024 - 7:00am
 
SLOVENIA - novitibo - May 8, 2024 - 1:38am
 
Reviews and Pix from your concerts and shows you couldn't... - haresfur - May 7, 2024 - 10:46pm
 
Eclectic Sound-Drops - Manbird - May 7, 2024 - 10:18pm
 
Farts! - KurtfromLaQuinta - May 7, 2024 - 9:53pm
 
The RP YouTube (Google) Group - oldviolin - May 7, 2024 - 8:46pm
 
Dialing 1-800-Manbird - oldviolin - May 7, 2024 - 8:35pm
 
What Are You Going To Do Today? - Manbird - May 7, 2024 - 7:55pm
 
Photography Forum - Your Own Photos - Alchemist - May 7, 2024 - 4:18pm
 
Russia - R_P - May 7, 2024 - 1:59am
 
Mixtape Culture Club - KurtfromLaQuinta - May 6, 2024 - 8:51pm
 
Politically Uncorrect News - oldviolin - May 6, 2024 - 2:15pm
 
What can you hear right now? - maryte - May 6, 2024 - 2:01pm
 
Other Medical Stuff - kurtster - May 6, 2024 - 1:04pm
 
Rock Mix not up to same audio quality as Main and Mellow? - rp567 - May 6, 2024 - 12:06pm
 
Music Requests - black321 - May 6, 2024 - 11:57am
 
NASA & other news from space - NoEnzLefttoSplit - May 6, 2024 - 11:37am
 
USA! USA! USA! - R_P - May 6, 2024 - 9:52am
 
Global Warming - NoEnzLefttoSplit - May 6, 2024 - 9:29am
 
Tales from the RAFT - NoEnzLefttoSplit - May 6, 2024 - 9:19am
 
Food - DaveInSaoMiguel - May 6, 2024 - 4:17am
 
What Did You See Today? - KurtfromLaQuinta - May 5, 2024 - 5:28pm
 
The Abortion Wars - thisbody - May 5, 2024 - 3:27pm
 
Those Lovable Policemen - R_P - May 5, 2024 - 3:12pm
 
Ukraine - thisbody - May 5, 2024 - 12:33pm
 
volcano! - geoff_morphini - May 5, 2024 - 9:55am
 
Tesla (motors, batteries, etc) - miamizsun - May 5, 2024 - 6:16am
 
Favorite Quotes - Isabeau - May 4, 2024 - 5:21pm
 
Anti-War - R_P - May 4, 2024 - 3:24pm
 
Iran - Red_Dragon - May 4, 2024 - 12:03pm
 
Live Music - oldviolin - May 4, 2024 - 11:18am
 
SCOTUS - Steely_D - May 4, 2024 - 8:04am
 
The Dragons' Roost - GeneP59 - May 3, 2024 - 3:53pm
 
RightWingNutZ - islander - May 3, 2024 - 11:55am
 
Poetry Forum - oldviolin - May 3, 2024 - 9:46am
 
Lyrics that strike a chord today... - R_P - May 3, 2024 - 7:54am
 
Derplahoma! - sunybuny - May 3, 2024 - 4:56am
 
Unquiet Minds - Mental Health Forum - miamizsun - May 3, 2024 - 4:36am
 
What Makes You Laugh? - miamizsun - May 3, 2024 - 4:31am
 
Main Mix Playlist - R567 - May 3, 2024 - 12:06am
 
Who Killed The Electric Car??? -- The Movie - KurtfromLaQuinta - May 2, 2024 - 9:51pm
 
If not RP, what are you listening to right now? - oldviolin - May 2, 2024 - 5:56pm
 
Index » Radio Paradise/General » About RP » What's with the Sitar? ...and Robert Plant Page: Previous  1, 2
Post to this Topic
ScottFromWyoming

ScottFromWyoming Avatar

Location: Powell
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 7, 2024 - 10:29am

 Beaker wrote:
 ALL-TABLA CHANNEL.  thx.


You said it, it's gonna happen.

Beaker

Beaker Avatar

Location: Your safe space


Posted: Jan 7, 2024 - 9:59am

 Coaxial wrote:
  This will be one of the mainstays on the new sitar channel that is in the works.
{#Dancingbanana_2}



  I'm fine with sitar.  Bring on a sitar channel! I've probably been weird that way pre-Harry Manx's mohan veena!   Have even looked into checking out some concerts at our local Raga-Mala society.

Tabla (in excess), however, I'm not too keen on (same like excessive use of the snare drum!) - see my sucko-barfo ratings!    NO ALL-TABLA CHANNEL.  thx.

ScottFromWyoming

ScottFromWyoming Avatar

Location: Powell
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 7, 2024 - 9:42am

 William wrote:


That guy owned & operated a recording studio in Santa Cruz when I was at KPIG. He tried really, really hard to get us onboard his genre-bending bandwagon, but never quite succeeded.

Definitely didn’t expect to see him show up here!


The AllMusic writeup on him is nice.

Bombay Boogie showed up on a CMJ compilation in 85 or 6. I think that led to some wider appreciation.
miamizsun

miamizsun Avatar

Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP)
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 7, 2024 - 7:25am

i can handle more sitar for sure
but i think it needs to balanced with more cowbell

thxkbai!
Coaxial

Coaxial Avatar

Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 7, 2024 - 4:47am

 Steely_D wrote:
 richard.pott693 
Plant are (decades) past their sell-by date, but that's a lesser battle.
At the last pre-Covid Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the last performer I caught was this guy. Far past irrelevance. 
 
If only there were a sitar solo.{#Meditate}
Steely_D

Steely_D Avatar

Location: Biscayne Bay
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 7, 2024 - 12:19am

 richard.pott693 
Plant are (decades) past their sell-by date, but that's a lesser battle.


At the last pre-Covid Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the last performer I caught was this guy. Far past irrelevance. 



William

William Avatar

Location: Eureka!
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 6, 2024 - 9:41pm

 William wrote:


Definitely no sitar crusade here. Perhaps you define “sitar” differently than I do. 

As for Robert Plant, I say he is an excellent example of an artist growing and stretching boundaries, as opposed to staying stuck in any particular genre. And he’s very talented and picks great musical partners. So yeah, you’ll hear him a lot here. 

RP’s playlist is always evolving and it’s inevitable that its evolution will not always please everyone. But I’m always sorry to hear from people who enjoy RP less than they used to.

I hope you’ll continue to check back from time to time. Perhaps our tastes will re-converge :-).




And, of course, as soon as I post this, a song with a prominent sitar riff starts playing on the Main Mix. 

But it’s not a crusade! Honest!


William

William Avatar

Location: Eureka!
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 6, 2024 - 9:22pm

 richard.pott693 wrote:

I have listened to, and contributed to, RP for a decade or so. Suddenly I am spending my time playing 'dodge the damn sitar'. That instrument is nails on the blackboard to my ears and suddenly appears to have become all-pervasive. Additionally Led Zeppelin/Plant are (decades) past their sell-by date, but that's a lesser battle. However irrespective of the above nuances, the mix has changed recently, and not for the better. I may be leaving RP, and I have been the biggest ambassador for the decade, but my appetite for the playlist is close to being a historic one. By 5c worth.

ps: I hate my first post being a whinge, but it is what it is.

ps2: probably posted in the wrong place and I'll be doubly-crucified for that.  



Definitely no sitar crusade here. Perhaps you define “sitar” differently than I do. 

As for Robert Plant, I say he is an excellent example of an artist growing and stretching boundaries, as opposed to staying stuck in any particular genre. And he’s very talented and picks great musical partners. So yeah, you’ll hear him a lot here. 

RP’s playlist is always evolving and it’s inevitable that its evolution will not always please everyone. But I’m always sorry to hear from people who enjoy RP less than they used to.

I hope you’ll continue to check back from time to time. Perhaps our tastes will re-converge :-).



William

William Avatar

Location: Eureka!
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 6, 2024 - 9:14pm

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:



That guy owned & operated a recording studio in Santa Cruz when I was at KPIG. He tried really, really hard to get us onboard his genre-bending bandwagon, but never quite succeeded.

Definitely didn’t expect to see him show up here!
ScottFromWyoming

ScottFromWyoming Avatar

Location: Powell
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 6, 2024 - 8:58pm

 Coaxial wrote:
  This will be one of the mainstays on the new sitar channel that is in the works.
{#Dancingbanana_2}


When I was a dj I got a blue 45 of this in the mail from Ashwin Batish …

Edit: It was black vinyl probably but blue ink:

Coaxial

Coaxial Avatar

Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 6, 2024 - 7:49pm

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
 This will be one of the mainstays on the new sitar channel that is in the works.{#Dancingbanana_2}
ScottFromWyoming

ScottFromWyoming Avatar

Location: Powell
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 6, 2024 - 7:33pm


oldviolin

oldviolin Avatar

Location: esse quam videri
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 6, 2024 - 7:24pm

richard.pott693

richard.pott693 Avatar



Posted: Jan 5, 2024 - 11:21am

I have listened to, and contributed to, RP for a decade or so. Suddenly I am spending my time playing 'dodge the damn sitar'. That instrument is nails on the blackboard to my ears and suddenly appears to have become all-pervasive. Additionally Led Zeppelin/Plant are (decades) past their sell-by date, but that's a lesser battle. However irrespective of the above nuances, the mix has changed recently, and not for the better. I may be leaving RP, and I have been the biggest ambassador for the decade, but my appetite for the playlist is close to being a historic one. By 5c worth.

ps: I hate my first post being a whinge, but it is what it is.

ps2: probably posted in the wrong place and I'll be doubly-crucified for that.  

Page: Previous  1, 2