NathanDespite depleted numbers, we ventured North, South and Elsewhere. Liberal imaginative and interpretation was encouraged. North. The Warratahs - “Mount Victoria Rain” (Chris) Mike Oldfield - “Platinum, Pt.
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NathanWe heard Nigerian disco-funk, Afro-Cuban jazz, American art-punk, Paul Simon’s dream inspired meditations on “The Lord” and musch more.
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NathanWe explored the world of harmony and it’s importance in Country music, went down rabbit holes and fox holes, and discussed the relevance of Taylor Swift as a cultural icon.
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NathanWe welcomed Richard back into the fold, enjoyed a wide range of excellent music, and learned a few interesting facts about whales.
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NathanWe quaffed mead (does it still count as quaffing if you only have a thimble full?) and explored unfamiliar territories: funk, rap and prog.
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NathanWe learned that not everyone listens to different types of music on different days of the week, that 2 members down and an earlier start means we all go home early, and that Daryl Hall wears sunglasses when inside and always looks super-pleased with himself
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NathanWe got to hang out in Nick’s expanded living space and spin some records.
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NathanNathan’s guest hosted session (thanks Bruce) in which we explored the benefits of being a cheapskate.
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DavidThe themes were: Play one of your “Music Oracle” cards. , Music used in Film, Television, or streaming video services., Fill your boots.
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DavidThe themes were: Any track appearing on a bona fide Studio album. No live recordings, compilations, best of’s etc etc., Another track pulled from the VERY SAME album that has provided track 1., A cover song.
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DavidThe themes were: The letter S , The letter U, The letter L
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DavidThe themes were: _ Song of the 🌎 Earth, The Love 😍 generation. , The heat is on!_
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DavidThe themes were: Back to School, Voice , Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover
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DavidThe themes were: F@%# Off 2016! - A song or musical moment that exorcises the ghosts from 2016. , Now that’s a bit random - Randomly select 3 albums (CD or vinyl only - no video) and bring them along, Who let the cows out - The track you select must contain a cow bell as an instrument.
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DavidThe themes were: Happy: Surely we aren’t in for another annus horribilis? Let’s introduce the year to “Happy”., New: Bring something newly discovered, preferably from this century., Year: An age, an era, a measure of time.
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DavidThe themes were: a track that connects with another culture (lifestyle, country, ethnic group, political persuasion, gender identity, etc), a track that connects with a personal interest (stamp record collecting, flint knapping, ships in bottles, etc), a track that connects in some way with one or both of the preceding tracks. You can reveal the connection before or after playing the track.
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DavidThis session was originally to be hosted by Martin. The fucking COVID unpleasantness put paid to that!
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DavidThe themes were: 15 minutes of music either recorded in, or released in the year 1970
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DavidThe themes were: The theatre of the absurd, An artist that has NEVER been played at a SUAL session, Anything goes
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DavidThe themes were: _Remaining, Or returning - e.g. bands that have never broken up, or have reformed, or members who’ve left and come back, Leaving - E.g. bands that have broken up, or band members who’ve left to forge new careers , Gone For Good - E.g. someone from the latest crop of rock, etc, deaths _
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DavidThe themes were: Hot – whatever interpretation you wish, Video round – everyone gets to share some good visual stuff, Cool – whatever interpretation you wish on this one too
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DavidThe themes were: 15 minutes of music,(recorded or released in) the year 1969.
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DavidThe themes were: (Predominantly) acoustic/unplugged., Instrumental., Whatever.
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DavidThe theme: Less Is More - three tracks celebrating minimalism (with the usual expectation of creative interpretation, misinterpretation or contradiction, of course)
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DavidThe themes were: Sun, Sea and Surf , Storm and Pestilence , Harvest, Leaves Falling
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DavidThe themes were: You’ve got 15 minutes to fill using CD, DVD, YouTube, or any combination thereof.
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DavidThe themes were: Something fine, finessed, fragile or sofisticated, Something foreign, far-fetched, far out or unfamiliar, Something flamboyant, flashy, flaunting or florid
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DavidThe themes were: Your watershed year - This is the year which you consider represents the biggest shift in your musical adventures and one that has had the most influence on why you like what you like., A recent discovery which you think reflects those earlier influences.
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DavidThe themes were: Discoveries of the Year 2020, Looking forward to 2021
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DavidThe themes were: Memory , Implicitly humorous ( oh…go on then…explicitly counts too!) , Grandeur
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DavidThe themes were: Jimi Hendrix original or cover, and now extended to any other virtuoso performer!, Sadness, Joyous/ joyful
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DavidThe themes were: Planes, Trains and Automobiles , Hey this isn’t my usual genre?, Hey this isn’t my usual genre? (Bonus Track), WTF - Who was that?
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DavidThe themes were: 15 minutes of music recorded or released in 1966.
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DavidThe themes were: _New! , A piece of music you played on New Years Eve (or would have wanted to play if you could choose the music being played), A piece of music that reflects one of your resolutions or goals for the new year _
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DavidThe themes were: Worst track on one of yer favourite albums., Jumpin’ Jack flashes a gas gas gas!!!, Lean on me!
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DavidThe themes were: An iconic, revered track that challenges the mainstream., A stand-alone track or one that is representative of an album not appreciated at “the time” but redeemed by further scrutiny., Let the fireworks begin - it’s Guy Fawkes after-all.
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DavidThe themes were: The “SHAKE” record, where it shifted or consolidated, The “BANG” record, where it shifted or consolidated again
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DavidThe theme was: You have a total of up to 18 minutes (or less) at your disposal to play and fill as you wish (and that others can bear).
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DavidThe themes was: Three tracks showcasing the human voice - with the usual encouragement to creatively interpret, misinterpret, cause offence, push the envelope, overstep boundaries and cross lines in the sand.
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DavidThe themes were: Two tracks that you know from the past, but have not played for at least 15 years, And one track that you discover after the session at David’s last week
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DavidThe themes were: Influenced: One song representative of the music your parents played. , Influenced: One song representative of the music your parents played. , Influence: One track that you would consider to be one of the most important songs you would want your children to listen to., Influenza: Go Sick! Infect us with something new and affecting.
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DavidThe themes were: The “BANG” record, where it shifted or consolidated again, Extra Track (Quiz Winner), The “BOOM” record, where it all began
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DavidThe themes were: An oldie but a goodie: A tune chosen by your better half , A tune that prominently features an ukulele (Tiny Tim and Hawaiian music have had their turns, step aside)., A tune that prominently features a string orchestra (Neil Sedaka or Rossini not welcome today).
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DavidThe themes were: STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) , One track to commemorate a 2018 rock death.
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DavidThe themes were: _ONE SHORT TRACK of any given artist or band of no more than 3 minutes. , ONE LONG TRACK of any given artist or band no longer than 18 minutes _
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DavidThe themes were: Round/circular, Heaven/hell, Circus, Bonus Track
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DavidThe themes were: Raw abrasive knee-buckling hard- swinging boogie!, The hook., Repetitive.
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DavidThe themes were: Choose a musician, performer or whatever and 3 tracks which feature that special person.
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DavidThe themes were: No hablo Ingles - A track that is not in English., Dubnobasswithmyheadman - Let’s celebrate great bass players. , Non retro - A recent discovery that celebrates modern, contemporary music.
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DavidThe themes were: One Word Songs. (Bonus points if led by a woman singer), Bonus Track
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DavidTheme: “take the rough with the smooth” (however you wish to interpret).
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DavidTheme: Theme: Other Forms - three tracks or clips that celebrate, feature or reference forms of art/creativity other than music. Bonus Meta-theme: nominate one track as a Secret Santa-type homage to another SU&L member.
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DavidThe themes were: Name Check, Chess Board, Impress Me
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DavidThe themes were: African American (any musical genre welcome), Lady Singers Only (transgender inclusive), Make up your own theme (no theme IS a theme!)
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DavidThe themes were: Three Piece, Four Piece, Five Piece
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DavidThe themes were: The very first lyrics of the tune must be exactly the same as the title of the tune., The tune must come from an album whose front cover contains no words, no letters, no numerals, no readin’ matter, Fresh
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DavidThe themes were: Year of Birth, NZ Hits, Anagram Of Dan
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DavidThe themes were: Pioneers, Traditionalists, Pop History
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DavidThe themes were: Must be Track No 1. , Must feature electric slide guitar, Must have a playing time of between 2 minutes 57 seconds and 3 minutes 3 seconds, Bonus Track
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DavidThe themes were: Artist/band not from USA nor UK., Old artist still do-oo-oo-ing it (cannot be younger than our oldest committee member, nor won a Nobel prize)., Another example/update for a theme that you enjoyed from a previous month/year
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DavidThe themes were: A Roadtrip song, A Favourite bath/ shower song, A Wellington song (we can’t all afford London)
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DavidTHEME = Fire/ hot/ warm for each round. ( if you’re struggling, I’ll accept cold/ icy/ freezing, but you’ll definitely lose points!)
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DavidThe themes were: Entree: Light Hammond B3, Main: Meaty Brass, Dessert: Sweet and Tasty Wah Wah, Bonus Track
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DavidThe theme this month is 2016 Music Deaths – plenty to choose from, so pick three and turn up to the next session
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DavidThe themes were: Sorry, I nearly missed my deadline - think days, weeks, months, years or any measurement of time. (But NOT the word “time” by itself), It just wasn’t my cup of tea. A song from yesteryear that you appreciate a lot more these days., Let’s stop this reminiscing nonsense! Something from this decade
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DavidThe themes were: _Space/ heavenly bodies , Some (or all) of the tune’s lyrics to be narrated or spoken , Neighbours/ neighbourhood _
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DavidThe themes were: _Musical Theatre , Soundtrack, Mostly I Have Been Listening To _
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DavidThe themes were: _Year of Your Birth , Birth Of First Child , Last 12 Months _
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DavidThe themes were: Pedal Steel – Round 1, Pedal Steel – Round 2, Pedal Steel – Round 3
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DavidThe themes were: A recent discovery that is really very good and needs to be shared, A song that does good things for you and helps you relax, A song that recognises, in some way, that the World Cup cricket is happening right now – interpret that any way you wish. , Bonus Track
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DavidThe themes were: “Grow some funk of your own”. Does funk belong in rock music?, Movie soundtrack music. Music used in a Movie or TV program., Something new that you have heard recently.
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DavidThe Secretary apologised for completely misinterpreting the evening’s theme. A vote of no confidence was marginally avoided.
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DavidThe themes were: Mothers, Dedicated To, M.O.T.H.E.R
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DavidThe themes were: Wisdom, Slowdown Relax, Stay There, Crank Yourself Up
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DavidThe themes were: Rediscovered, Gone Solo, Best Of 2013
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DavidThe themes were: Summer Daze, Lou Reed/Velvets, Best of 2013
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DavidIn which we aim to discover “Does humour belong in music?”
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DavidThe themes were: Virtuosity - Round 1, Virtuosity - Round 2, Virtuosity - Round 3
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DavidAs it is Queen’s Birthday month the theme is Majesty
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DavidThe themes were: US States, Anything Goes, Anything Goes Again, Signature Tunes
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DavidThe themes were: A relic from the 60’s. Arguably the greatest decade in modern music history. (Prove it!), Nice sound pity about the song. (It doesn’t necessarily have to be naff but must demonstrate high production qualities), A new discovery. (Surprise us with something you believe no one else has heard!)
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DavidThe themes for the evening covered the music genres Folk Rock, Americana, and Prog Rock
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DavidThe theme for the evening was “House Renovation” (lateral thinking was encouraged)
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