I have no idea where this should post but as it is a part of my shop I dropped it here 

Like many of us wood workers music in the shop is as  ubiquitous as the saw dust we create. I have a million favorites and am captured by the many lines and phrases penned by the writers and performers. Pretty near the top of my list is Hotel California. If I could hear this song one hundred times a day it still would not be enough. Some time ago I came across someone who presented their version of the real meaning behind  the lyrics of Hotel California. Since then I have enjoyed many others who offer a completely different  interpretation.   I believe the Youtube video linked here is the best and  most accurate unpacking of the hidden meanings and haunting lyrics. A word of caution it is a bit haunting and may take you to a place where you can check out any time you like but you can never leave. 

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Man I can't believe nobody replied to this Ed! Music in our shop is typically a great topic. I'll check out the video.

As far as music in our shop, I've got a few things going on, I typically play Pandora on my desktop PC in my shop that's hooked up to speakers. I have a plethora of music from Appalachia, Folk, Scottish, New Grass, Blue Grass, and older Country like George Jones, Hank, Cash, Jennings, and Classical too. I like no namer's, Pandora is great for that, I've found some wonderful independent artists on there that led me down a rabbit hole of new music I'd never heard before.

 

What a neat subject, I like to see what others are listening too.

26 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Man I can't believe nobody replied to this Ed! Music in our shop is typically a great topic. I'll check out the video.

As far as music in our shop, I've got a few things going on, I typically play Pandora on my desktop PC in my shop that's hooked up to speakers. I have a plethora of music from Appalachia, Folk, Scottish, New Grass, Blue Grass, and older Country like George Jones, Hank, Cash, Jennings, and Classical too. I like no namer's, Pandora is great for that, I've found some wonderful independent artists on there that led me down a rabbit hole of new music I'd never heard before.

 

What a neat subject, I like to see what others are listening too.

I like pandora listen mostly there in the shop. Then there is everything else I am really all over the board depending on the day. 

 

I stream Accu-Radio and blend 2 channels: oldies and instrumental oldies. It's one of my favorite reasons to be in the shop even if I'm not doing anything.

3 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

I stream Accu-Radio and blend 2 channels: oldies and instrumental oldies. It's one of my favorite reasons to be in the shop even if I'm not doing anything.

you reminded me Fred, and Ed looking through your video selection there, I do love the 40's, been playing those a lot too

I only listen on Saturday so that it never gets old.  My really old iPhone 4S is hooked to speakers and subwoofer and I have a very customized Pandora channel that began as simply Peter, Paul & Mary but now it also plays John Denver, Dan Fogelberg, Simon & Garfunkel, Brothers Four, Kingston Trio, James Taylor, Ricky Skaggs and lots of other music like that.  Because my shop is the attached two-car garage, and we leave the door open into the shop, the music can be heard in the house.  I don't keep the music very high but it's still loud enough to hear in the house but not so loud that we can't talk over it.  For copyright reasons I pause play when I do video work, though.

You guys are way too hi-tech for this old geezer. I listen to a couple "local" oldies stations on my 1975 Zenith AM/FM/FM stereo table top radio; still like getting the local farm market updates at NOON. I also listen to a lot of informational/talk radio via our local American Family Radio (AFR) station. One exception is Friday nights during the fall; always tuned into our local station for High School football.

 

I do have an old Ipod that was attached to a mini AM/FM/ Cassette player I purchased at auction for a couple bucks. Ipod has the adapter to hook to the stereo. Ipod came loaded with a lot of previous owners music; some I really enjoy.

I have an older laptop hooked to a set of Bose speakers.  Station of choice is Spotify and genre depends on my mood. Could be Glen Miller to Led Zeppelin. Won’t be country.  I have scruples.  

2 minutes ago, Ron Dudelston said:

 I have scruples.  

Yes you do Ron!!! You keep us all in check around here

7 hours ago, Ron Dudelston said:

 Won’t be country.  I have scruples.  

 

 

9 hours ago, John Morris said:

Yes you do Ron!!! You keep us all in check around here

Just an old opinionated curmudgeon, John.

I usually have my noise cancelling ear pods in set to my favorites list on Spotify. It's a mix of just about every genre there is. I've always said that it doesn't matter what kind of music it is, if I like it I'll listen to it.

OK, tis the season...I'm streaming the Christmas stuff for a while.

37 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

OK, tis the season...I'm streaming the Christmas stuff for a while.

I don't care who you think you are get those reindeer off my roof and turn that music down we all trying to sleep here 

48 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

OK, tis the season...I'm streaming the Christmas stuff for a while.

Same.

Lately I have been on a Christmas music kick myself with a bit of a twist.
Unknown to most people. a lot of punk bands throughout the years have done Christmas albums of one stripe or another.

Everything from reimagined and frankly amazing pieces like Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies - The Vandals, to original and thought provoking like Father Christmas - The Kinks, to traditional favorites like Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Bad Religion.

It is often surprising, frequently more heartfelt than one would expect, and occasionally amazing.

Working in cabinet shops we had to share. When I worked at Alco Cabinets , it was a religious shop. One day was religious, one day was hard rock. 
 

When I’m in the mood and under pressure to get something done in my shop, I’ll crank it up. 

Edited January 16, 20251 yr by BillyJack

Not an audiophile. No music in my shop. As it is, I'm too easily distracted. That ADD thing, ya know. 

Look, a squirrel!

 

4 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Not an audiophile. No music in my shop. As it is, I'm too easily distracted. That ADD thing, ya know. 

Look, a squirrel!

 

We must be related. No distractions in my shop either.

I need to buy some more CD’s for the  shop. Same old music grow old..