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

Steve Hackett - Reading Festival 1981 from a BBC broadcast/transcription disc.

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Originally posted by Nathaniel:

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Originally posted by markah:

Oooh, this looks interesting. I didn't know Manu Katche was recording for ECM--ever since hearing Peter Gabriel's 'Passion', I've thought he's great.

Markah, is this recording any good, or does it suffer from the common problem of "a group of great musicians performing with great virtuosity, but no compositional direction"?

This is a very good album and easy to enjoy. Quite melodic and IMHO does not suffer from no compositional direction. If you have access to Spotify, it is on there to try out.

Looking forward to his tour later this month, one of my guitar heros

I really love this old album.

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Originally posted by Lontano:

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Originally posted by Nathaniel:

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Originally posted by markah:

Oooh, this looks interesting. I didn't know Manu Katche was recording for ECM--ever since hearing Peter Gabriel's 'Passion', I've thought he's great.

Markah, is this recording any good, or does it suffer from the common problem of "a group of great musicians performing with great virtuosity, but no compositional direction"?

This is a very good album and easy to enjoy. Quite melodic and IMHO does not suffer from no compositional direction. If you have access to Spotify, it is on there to try out.

Nathaniel,

I would agree with Lontano's comments above. I really enjoy this disc.

Mark

Another great album from Tom.

One of the best sounding Mofi's of all time.

Borrowed and now on my list to buy.

Promo.

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Originally posted by munch:
I dont remember who posted this album the other week ?

A very big thanks i cant get enough of it.
Stu

Moi

It's usually a good bet to blame praise Lontano.

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Originally posted by Lontano:

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Originally posted by munch:
I dont remember who posted this album the other week ?

A very big thanks i cant get enough of it.
Stu

Moi

I'll join you in listening to a great band - recently arrived vinyl...

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Originally posted by munch:
Denis,
Let me know what you think please?
Great cover.
Stu

Stu,

I'll let you know tomorrow, cos after 2 power cuts tonight i've decided to turn the kit off. Managed to see the gooners win though

Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson

It's nighttime: modern classical music makes so much more sense when you're a little sleepy.

I got this recording from a bargin bin sometime back in the mid/late 90s, and have never really bonded with it. Perhaps I'll give the Gidon Kremer recording of the same piece a go--it seems to be the 'definitive' version (the work was, after all, written for Kremer). I'm don't know enough of Nono's music to have a feel for it, but like Boulez and Stockhausen, he seems to be regarded as one of the important figures from the Darmstadt brigade. Dunno why, but I know much more of the others' outputs.