What are you listening to right now? (VOL III)

today's menu :

mozart symphonies 40,41
monteverdi l'orfeo
david munrow instruments of the middle ages and renissance

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Originally posted by munch:
Playing my new vinyl copy of this on the Rega.

Don't blame the Rega for this, its innocent

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Originally posted by 555:

We should form a mutual support group ROTF.

Now putting on ...

Must add the 'Grace' Jeff Buckley is worth persevering with, I love the album, with the exception of Hallelujah, which I have to skip, it just goes on and on.

Decided I better buy this in case the special edition ran out.






Rather a victim to what went after it, but it is a stunning debut and up there with Joy Division at the time for originality and sonics.

The 2nd cd soaks up most of the singles and b-sides from the time and the re-mastering is good (at least it's not bad!)



SJB

Rickie Lee Jones singing the following

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Have a Merry Christmas
Oh Holy Night

Nitin Sawhney
London Undersound

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Originally posted by ewemon:
Rickie Lee Jones singing the following

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Have a Merry Christmas
Oh Holy Night

compels me to dig out The Roches - We three Kings

The album that could have stopped U2 in their tracks (and I know there are many who wish this were the case). - me I'm having a good dose of nostalgia and am quite surprised the way this album holds up today.





SJB

All on vinyl :

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Originally posted by Lontano:

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Originally posted by droodzilla:


Loving this tonight!

Nigel

Nigel,

This is one of my favourite ECM albums. It was along with Jan Garbarek I took up the Runes the first ECM album I bought - the beginning of my journey through the superb ECM catalogue. I love the second track Processional.

I am now playing it as well on the train home.

It's new to me Adrian - I bought the "Touchstones" edition a few weeks ago - but I like it a lot.

I think my first encounter with ECM was "Music for 18 Musicians", but Garbarek's "I Took up the Runes" came early on for me too. I saw the band perform that album live at Manchester RNCM, where they earned a tanding ovation.

Regards
Nigel

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Originally posted by munch:

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Originally posted by JamieL:

Tool 'Lateralus'. Music doesn't get much better than this for me.

Never heard that album Jamie.
FREAKY cover.

Jamie - couldn't agree more! Superb stuff. At first I struggled with it but then suddenly it hit me. Now there isn't a day that goes by without listening to something by Tool.

Munch - You are missing out. Try Lateralus or 10,000 Days first.

Mark

U2 - Under A Blood Red Sky