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

Currently and for the next week or more these will be getting played repeatedly.

Take That - Beautiful World. And on Christmas day it will be their new album.

By the way, I've said for a long time that Gary Barlow is actually a very good songwriter. Not my bag, but hey-ho...................

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Originally posted by markah:

Take That - Beautiful World. And on Christmas day it will be their new album.

All those new CD's and you are playing Take That

The tracks that did not make it to Vida La Vida. I reckon this EP is better than the album.

Neil Young

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Originally posted by markah:
One of my favourites, Denis. Really good stuff.

Mark,

Check out this Sylvian/Fripp video of the other CD I posted; breathtaking!

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Originally posted by Lontano:

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Originally posted by markah:

Take That - Beautiful World. And on Christmas day it will be their new album.

All those new CD's and you are playing Take That

I'M not playing it!!!!

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Originally posted by DenisA:

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Originally posted by markah:
One of my favourites, Denis. Really good stuff.

Mark,

Check out this Sylvian/Fripp video of the other CD I posted; breathtaking!

Denis, thanks for that. I always believed that David Sylvian was more than just the pretty boy of pop. In my more influenced years I loved Japan, but listening to his solo stuff makes me realise how good he is.

Mark

Emiliana Torrini

This afternoon has been:



Discs 1 & 2 from vol. 1 of the excellent JSP Django Reinhardt series







Much more interesting than Adele and Duffy but not as catchy, I guess

This Is Stina Nordenstam

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I have been editing out clicks and repairing a superb performance from 1971, Uppsala Sweden, 7 Nov.


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Nice to see Sylvian 'Brilliant Trees' being played, that was the album that opened me up to the trumpet, and you can see where that lead.

A lot of his music is worth hearing, my highlights would be, Japan 'Quite Life' and 'Tin Drum', solo 'Brilliant Trees', 'Secret of the Beehive', 'Gone to Earth'(with Robert Fripp and Bill Nelson), and the two Sylvian Fripp albums. 'Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities' is also worth giving a try, more accessible than the very abstract ambient work he did with Holgar Czukay (ex Can).

If you can track down a copy, 'Weatherbox', the first four solo albums, with the complete second disc from 'Gone to Earth' and wonderful design by Russell Mills, is well worth getting.

'Everything and Nothing' (his best of) has some good moments, but can be a bit patchy, and the track order seems a bit strange if you know the original albums well.

I have found his recent solo, or Nine Horses material a bit disappointing, as were the last couple of tours.

Still he really did have a golden period from the early 80's through to the collaboration with Fripp ten years later.

Jamie

Dire Straits

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Originally posted by MilesSmiles:

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Originally posted by Andy1912:
birthday present from my wife, today

cheers

I don't revisit my 80s listening very often, but this remains a fine album.

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:

Hi Haim - how does Hewitt fare with Ravel? I really like her Bach, and would be tempted to buy this.

Thanks
Nigel

Juana Molina - Un Dia

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Originally posted by Lontano:
This Is Stina Nordenstam

Adrian - is that a new album from Stina?

Nik Bartsch tix arrived today - will be in touch nearer the time to sort out meeting up!

Cheers
Nigel

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Originally posted by droodzilla:

Adrian - is that a new album from Stina?

Nik Bartsch tix arrived today - will be in touch nearer the time to sort out meeting up!

Cheers
Nigel

Nigel - that's great news and I really look forward to meeting up. Are you doing the Julia Hulsmann show that night as well?

This is not a new Stina album being released in 2001. I have owned it for a few years and never played it. I am glad I gave it a spin as it is really excellent. I do not think she will ever better the album And She Closed Her Eyes, but this is certainly worth trying out.

Cheers

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Nigel - that's great news and I really look forward to meeting up. Are you doing the Julia Hulsmann show that night as well?

This is not a new Stina album being released in 2001. I have owned it for a few years and never played it. I am glad I gave it a spin as it is really excellent. I do not think she will ever better the album And She Closed Her Eyes, but this is certainly worth trying out.

Cheers

OK, thanks - I lost track of Stina after the first two albums (I really like "And She Closed Her Eyes" too).

I haven't bought a ticket for Julia Hulsmann Trio, as my friend wasn't interested (too "jazz"), so I would have to make my way back to his house in E17 late at night. I got mugged at knifepoint near there a few years ago in a similar situation, so I'm not inclined to try it again!

Regards
Nigel

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Originally posted by droodzilla:

I haven't bought a ticket for Julia Hulsmann Trio, as my friend wasn't interested (too "jazz"), so I would have to make my way back to his house in E17 late at night. I got mugged at knifepoint near there a few years ago in a similar situation, so I'm not inclined to try it again!

Regards
Nigel

Charming! I know it's not for this thread but I do get sick of hearing stories like this.