What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013
On the cusp of 2014, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
From a box off old records that I had forgotten about, hidden in the basement.
Steamhammer Mountains. B&C 1970 original vinyl.
Strangely a friend recommend I checked out Steamhammer and Armageddon today.He used to live two doors down from Martin Pugh.
Steamhammer- Reflection playing via you tube. Looks like more british blues I'm going to have to buy 
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A nicely produced CD, this one. Mostly a light-hearted album by DS and then right in the midst is Iron Hand which is deadly serious.
Nothing like Garbage to test out a system's bass capabilities. With newly installed Powerlines in place it all seems to be hanging together rather well
House of Love , latest and a return to early form
You know what? It's still really good.
Steamhammer- Reflection playing via you tube. Looks like more british blues I'm going to have to buy .
The Mountains LP I posted earlier and the two CBS Reflection LPs are excellent if a little pricey in good nick. I believe there are reissues around.
Steamhammer- Reflection playing via you tube. Looks like more british blues I'm going to have to buy .
The Mountains LP I posted earlier and the two CBS Reflection LPs are excellent if a little pricey in good nick. I believe there are reissues around.
Insteresting band Steve. Had to do a bit of "interwebbing & Utubing" as I never heard of them. "When All Your Friends Are gone" from 69' is a great track. Thanks for bringing them to my(our) atttention.
Will explore them further.
Best
Tony
Tony,
I'm sure you must have Fill Your Head With Rock, the CBS sampler. If you do Steamhammer are on side 1 'Passing Through'. Great track from their second album.
Steve
Steve,
4 albums and I never heard any. Mind you there were thousand of kids(?) trying to be part or the rock scene in those days.
I did find fascinating that the recording and mixing engineer of this album, Martin Birch, went on to produce albums by Deep Purple and Iron Maiden.
Thank you for the recommendations.
Tony
On vinyl & sounding very good tonight!
R.L. Burnside-Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
Mostly continuous legato phrasing. There are no moments the music grabs me by the throat. Sort of going with the flow. It's a long drawn out presentation where I loses the focus. This set doesn't have nearly the convincing power of Skrowaczewski or heart stopping rhythmic pauses of Harnoncourt. Whilst it's weighty and grand, lacking the underlying emotional pulse for me. Easy to listen to Bruckner 9 does not feel right. Järvi tends to be on a romantic side so I was not surprised by this, however.
Because it won some grammys...no big freakin deal.
John Mellencamp "Mr. Happy Go Lucky"
Great album. Despite his "Cougar" pop stigma, Mellencamp is a diverse songwriter/musician/producer. One of America's best.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. The Heist. On CD from 2012. Because my son stores his CDs with mine. Not my genre but I can appreciate Macklemore's talent. Glad I listened to it .
Congrats to Macklemore for his four Grammy wins, and his performance and message of equality at the show!
Streaming from FLAC ripped CD
Bit of a trip down memory lane with this double album but it does bring a smile. I remember looking forward to their TV shows every Saturday afternoon...
John Mellencamp "Mr. Happy Go Lucky"
Great album. Despite his "Cougar" pop stigma, Mellencamp is a diverse songwriter/musician/producer. One of America's best.
A recommended album from J.N. on this forum.