What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (VOL V)

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Originally posted by BigH47:
Not noticing any "low level" on the PT album.

Howard, I must be going deaf or maybe just wanted it louder . The good news is that the 250 thermal cutout kicked in rather than vapourising the power transistors.



Back to normal. Playing the Milk & Honey band at 9 o'clock is plenty loud enough though. If you like XTC, then you can buy this with confidence

It's been suggested that people who do not own a copy of this album are not real music lovers. I'm not sure about that, but I am sure that this is the one of the most accomplished albums of all time.



For me, the combination of Walker's beautiful voice, the intelligent lyrics, the intellectual references and the artists deep rooted perfectionism and fear of fame fuse into an album of sublime musicality.

From the opening homage to Bergman, 'The seventh seal', to the prisitine 'boy child', this album transcends both its time and its format and elevates the Breil-admiring reluctant star to mythical status.

The sleeve notes of my copy have an Albert Camus quote which sum up the album...

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A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.

It was originally released under his real name and was deleted by his label shortly after due to dismal sales.

I recommend it.

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My life's a vain pursuit of meaningless smiles,
Why can't God touch me with a sign,
Perhaps there's no one there answered the booth
And Death hid within his cloak and smiled

Recent purchase having its first outing.

For anyone with an interest in seeing what electronic music can offer and a open mind check out this myriad of swirling uplifting sounds from Gang Gang Dance on the UK's best and legendary electronic stable WARP Records the label that put Aphex Twin, Sqaurepusher, LFO, Boards Of Canada, Nightmares On Wax, Battles & Autechre on the map.







Dean...

The Rosslyn Mountain Boys - self titled. ( can't find an image atm)

These were a bunch of session musicians who worked with the likes of Emmylou Harris, Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette, Vassar Clements, Bill Anderson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn and Buck Owens before they signed to Adelphi Records in 1976 and recorded this wonderful rock a billy country album which they dedicated to the Shamrock Tavern.

The album sleeve thank Nils Lofgren of all people!

Wonderful seventies blue grass hillbilly country fun fest.

Andy Sheppard - Movements In Colour

Why? - Because it only turned up yesterday & I want to check it out.

Sounding pretty d*mn good so far...

steve

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Originally posted by Paper Plane:
Andy Sheppard - Movements In Colour

Why? - Because it only turned up yesterday & I want to check it out.

Sounding pretty d*mn good so far...

steve

lookin forward to gettin my copy!

Good ?

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Originally posted by FlyMe:


Recent purchase having its first outing.

I want to see what all the fuss is about by starting at the very beginning!

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Originally posted by munch:
This came through the door this morning.

Its on its first play.
Its brilliant.

Stuart - you sure know how to stir up controversy!

Because the wife's out and I can...Nait3 vol at 11 o'clock (it's not big and clever, but it's fun).

Giving it a proper loud listen.

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Originally posted by Voltaire:

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Originally posted by Paper Plane:
Andy Sheppard - Movements In Colour

Why? - Because it only turned up yesterday & I want to check it out.

Sounding pretty d*mn good so far...

steve

lookin forward to gettin my copy!

You won't regret it!

steve

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Originally posted by Paper Plane:

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Originally posted by Voltaire:

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Originally posted by Paper Plane:
Andy Sheppard - Movements In Colour

Why? - Because it only turned up yesterday & I want to check it out.

Sounding pretty d*mn good so far...

steve

lookin forward to gettin my copy!

You won't regret it!

steve

Steve - how did you get that - not out till Monday!

I cannot wait. I have been a fan for years and seen him live many times. He deserves far wider recognition and hopefully this will be his big break.

Lontano - Er, shall I just say, friends in the trade.

I work on the outer fringes of the music business.

steve

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Originally posted by Voltaire:
I want to see what all the fuss is about by starting at the very beginning!

I would not recommend this as a place to see what is the fuss about Porcupine Tree.

That said it is hard to find the original cassette, where did you track it down?

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Originally posted by Paper Plane:
Lontano - Er, shall I just say, friends in the trade.

I work on the outer fringes of the music business.

steve

Understood - useful friends. I'll just have to make do with this for now.

Andy Sheppard - Soft on the Inside

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Originally posted by Mat Cork:
Thanks folks, had a listen on Spurtify and put an order in for Fear of a Blank Planet and Signify.
Stu...if you like Kind of Blue, have a listen to two of my great faves. I love all Coltrane (I think his contribution to Kind of Blue is massive). Love Supreme is his masterpiece, but I love (and I'm listening to):

The other Coltrane album I really rate is often overlooked Crescent that was recorded shortly before A Love Supreme

Because it's proper music, a bloke a guitar, an intellect, a story and an enormous rider. A man who is a cornerstone of our culture...(on old vinyl that crackles and pops like my old Linn integrated)

Although I enjoy Mr Johnson's originals King of the Delta Blues Singers, this modern interpretation by Peter Green is really worth a listen. If Robert Johnson had recorded with a band in a modern studio then he may well of sounded like this; we'll never know. What I can say is there is probably no finer interpreter of the great man than Peter Green.

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Originally posted by sjust:
Good ?

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Originally posted by FlyMe:


Recent purchase having its first outing.

Very enjoyable indeed - don't be misled by the cover, this is not church music, some great songs.

Raconteurs..........Consolers of the Lonely.

Amongst my favorite CDs are the L'Arpeggiata records of Christina Pluhar. Didn't know there is this one. Need to get it...

thanks,
Stefan

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Originally posted by FlyMe:

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Originally posted by sjust:
Good ?

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Originally posted by FlyMe:


Recent purchase having its first outing.

Very enjoyable indeed - don't be misled by the cover, this is not church music, some great songs.

On Spotify. It's OK but I am not buying.

A friday evening favourite, before my weekly bath