Territorial_Game Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 It's raining cats and dogs here in South Texas, which means I have a crazy urge to spin Vapor Trails (sorry goobs). Anyway, that got me to thinking, and sorry if this has been asked before, but do you guys associate any music with any season/weather/time- for whatever reason? Not like Bing Crosby on Christmas, but associations that might seem odd to others. For me: Heavy rain = Vapor Trails Early-mid August = Texas country (Creager, Cory Morrow, Cody Canada, etc...) Early fall = Test for Echo Cold winter = Porcupine Tree, specifically Lightbulb Sun and The Incident Christmastime = The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Early spring and my birthday = Presto How about you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Summer:Upbeat prog like Yes, The Flower Kings, and Moon Safari (A Doorway To Summer is a fitting album). I tend to listen to a lot of blues and blues rock, like SRV and Joe Bonamassa, during the summer months too. Fall:Van der Graaf Generator and Magma first comes to mind. Pretty much any dark or intense (but not necessarily heavy) music to coincide with Halloween. Winter:I got into Nick Drake this past winter, and his music is great for the season. Gazpacho and The Gathering (a pretty recent discovery for me) are also good winter bands to me. Some post-rock bands like Sigur Ros are good too. Spring:A lot of folk music/folk rock reminds me of spring, but unfortunately I'm not too familiar with the genre yet. Anathema's recent, more positive albums make for good spring music, while their older melancholic albums better fit the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The strongest association I have along these lines is with winter- I associate Simon and Garfunkel's second and third albums (The Sounds of Silence and Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme) with late fall and winter. Also, Joni Mitchell's Hejira album is perfect for winter time. I suppose that's influenced by the album cover art, but honestly- a cloudy day in the winter, with lots of snow on the ground...put that record on, and it's just perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 http://www.dl360.tv/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ParselySage.jpgSeasoningly influenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Let's count all the times Paul Simon uses the word "winter"...or maybe it just seems that way. S&G get my vote for fall music actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinwoodsman Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Misery loves company ... Paul was good at touching our heartstrings and wearing on our minds ... it's all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Spring - R.E.M./Out Of TimeSummer - Red Hot Chili Peppers/Blood Sugar Sex MagikWinter - The Cure/Disintegration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Seasoningly influenced. :P That's a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Let's count all the times Paul Simon uses the word "winter"...or maybe it just seems that way. S&G get my vote for fall music actually. Well, there's the song Hazy Shade of Winter, which appeared on the Bookends album, and I didn't include that one. But you'rew somewhat right...The Dangling Conversation, etc. I first got really into their music when I was a freshman in college, and it was during fall quarter, so that has to be why I cited late fall/winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I like Christmas music during the holidays. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Let's count all the times Paul Simon uses the word "winter"...or maybe it just seems that way. S&G get my vote for fall music actually. Well, there's the song Hazy Shade of Winter, which appeared on the Bookends album, and I didn't include that one. But you'rew somewhat right...The Dangling Conversation, etc. I first got really into their music when I was a freshman in college, and it was during fall quarter, so that has to be why I cited late fall/winter. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just saying. Although Paul's imagery is often winter themed, their music has a warmth about it rarely matched imo. Yeah I know that sounds a bit trite but whatever..."A winter's day, in a deep and dark December"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Late October, early November - California Dreaming, the Mamas and Papas. ('All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey.') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Don't Tell Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Spring - R.E.M./Out Of TimeSummer - Red Hot Chili Peppers/Blood Sugar Sex MagikWinter - The Cure/DisintegrationAgreed about Disintegration. It's a perfect rainy/stormy day album as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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