What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)

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Chatham County Line - Tightrope

bluegrass/americana.  latest release.

Chicago "Hot Streets"

Hi Jeff,

In case you are interested, they just released the Nassau Coliseum show from this tour (Spring 1990).  "Eyes of the World" here is from this 3/29/90 show, which featured Brandord Marsalis. 

http://www.dead.net/store/1990...tcmp=home/bigbanner2

Waiting for the mailman to drop off my copy. 

br,

pat

Yevgeny Sudbin, Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K 491

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

A fantastic recording but then again I really like the pianist and conductor here in general.  I also love the fact that Sudbin is not afraid to go head to head against the hordes and maybe shake up the inflexible dogmatic arm chair critics among us.  He takes the opportunity with the two cadenzas in the Mozart to give us something completely refreshing, bold, and daring.  It seems that maybe Liszt could be at the piano for the first and Brahms for the second.   

Seems like something I would like!

Really enjoy this album.  Will need to explore more of their releases. 

Thanks for the info, Pat.  Have a great weekend.

Jeff A

The Doobie Brothers "Toulouse Street"

Hidden Land         

Various artists "Woodstock: Music from

The Original Soundtrack And More"

disc 1 &  2

Thank you for this Tony, just listening on Quboz....mighty fine.

Latest album.  Side project for some members of The Decemberists. 

First listen. 

Terrific album and excellent recording, too

Newly purchased today and inspired by my recent acquisition of The Open Door and recommendations by others on this thread.  Yep, another success.     

Just finished a listening session that included spinning the vinyl version of the latest Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World , an outstanding album long overdue from the duo of Jesse Keeler and Sebastien Grainger.  After 10 years they are back with a vengance.

Followed up by the vinyl versions of the classic R.E.M. unplugged sessions

Now going through the Live 4 CD set on the CDS3 of CSNY 1974, great music, great recording.

Great choice!  My fav from these guys is the Flight of the Cosmic Hippo.

Courtney Barnett - The Double EP:  A Sea of Split Peas

Finally getting around to a first listen.  Purchase prompted by hearing the song 'Avant Gardener' on a local station.

Indeed, Dusty.  Mr Albarn finest hour and damn good it is but that's our little secret! 

Another album I purchased today. I think GraemeH recommended this one. Nice.

Low energy entrance. Chailly's orchestration seems always a tad out of time. She’s slightly more emotive than the Mendelssohn program. Orchestra feels heavy and serious sounding more like Beethoven. There seems to be an imbalance between the orchestra and the soloist as they are doing their own things rather than playing sympathetically to one another. Adagio is sufficiently romantic but not as emotionally charged missing the vulnerability. Final movement is lively but it’s a bit loose and she's tripping rhythmically in some spots. Technically she seems even a bit behind others. I had a high hope for her because some of her You tube clips showed some promise. 

Yes, M. Haven't listened to that for a while and sometimes you just forget how good it really is. 

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