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

Kate Bush - The Dreaming

Total madness but brilliant at the same time.

Bowie's stunning "Sue" - because it gets better with every play:

The Temper Trap

"Conditions"   (2009)

On vinyl from 1971: Medicine Head - "Heavy on the Drum"

This album doesn't contain either of their biggish UK hits, but still an interesting listen as I continue to dig out some old vinyl to clean on my RCM almost at random.  

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

(2013)

EPs included:

I've Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris, 2012

How to Carve a Carrot Into a Rose, 2013

Not sure who to compare her to, but really like this album.

2008 CD rip. A nice relaxing Blues album for a post prandial listen.

Enjoy your repast 

On vinyl from circa 1975: Doobie Brothers - "Stampede"

Sounding fantastic - I can't make up my mind if this album or "What were once vices are now habits" is my favourite Doobie Brothers Album. They are both great! 

Manfred Manns Earthband - Watch

Chris Thompson. What a voice and  for the mans impending return to the forum I know he likes this.

Some nice classic BBC Hancock, on double cassette, played on the Nak:

This is hitting the spot along with a nice glass of white.

Double Vinyl. 

Quad 33 originally posted:

This is hitting the spot along with a nice glass of white.

Double Vinyl. 

+1 - A fantastic album, although I have the CD/DVD version. Some beautifully recorded and amazing performances on the DVD. Very well worth a watch if you haven't seen it yet.

Unfortunately, I've never seen Leonard Cohen Live, but if he ever tours around my way again, I'll be first in the queue for tickets. 

Nice delicate playing, especially violin is excellent 

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Hi Clive

I am doing this through Spotify and fortunately have access to a huge part of her catalogue.  I tried the two live albums but didn't like them as much as the studio choices.  I own "Shine" and love that album.

The reason I am using Spotify is partly just the fact it is available and partly the fact I have no need at my age for more physical media.  If they determine streaming this way is ultimately "unfair" then I will adjust to that and buy the amount of downloads I can afford as I didi for several years before Spotify release in the US.  But I am grateful for opportunities like this with Joni to explore some music that had passed me by.

Thank you for your input.

Jeff A

Genesis - Wind & Wuthering 

The first Genesis album I bought with my own paper round money and still love it today. It set me on a course of finding more Genesis material and a life long passion for the band. I remember buying it from Boots the chemist when they used to sell vinyl. 1976

Hmack,

I'd agree and add Toulouse St and The Capt & Me to the Doobies best LPs. Give me anything pre-Michael McDonald. The Warner Brothers green label pressings are especially good SQ.

David Crosby 'If Only I Could Remember My Name'. A bit like how I feel after a nice lunch with a couple of bottles of quality Rioja. 16/44 stream from Qobuz as I'm too bloody lazy to get my fat arse off the sofa to put the vinyl copy on the LP12. Sounds pretty good though.

The Rolling Stones. Hot Rocks 1964-71. On the London blue label, late 1970s pressing. I've always taken issue with the SQ on this release. Sounds like AM radio. I did some reading on it and found out many of the songs are rechanneled stereo from mono. I guess that explains things. I have a Russian stereo LP with several of the same tracks and it sounds much better. 

Originally posted by joerand:

"Hmack,

I'd agree and add Toulouse St and The Capt & Me to the Doobies best LPs. Give me anything pre-Michael McDonald. The Warner Brothers green label pressings are especially good SQ."

Thanks Joerand,

Actually, I don't have "The Captain and Me", so I'll look out for it.

That was a time when there were record shops everywhere. Even Woolworths used to sell records! I recall the record department being next to the Pick'n'mix!

Music and the records you bought seemed to be so important in the 70s. 

Streaming | Spotify @ 320kbps

Manual, a band that I am unfamiliar with so this is my first listen to this album Appliance from 1999. I am enjoying it and its prompted to try more from them on Spotify.

By way of description I will have to revert to two commentators who describe it elsewhere

"Fans of Faust, Can and Neu! should find this album a real treat. Repetetive, steady rhythms, and finely nuanced textures. A very enjoyable album. If you like Tortoise and other Chicago post-rock outfits, this should appeal to you."

and

"Like those that came before, Appliance proves that you can reinvent the wheel, and to good effect. Let's face it, there is little more to do in modern music that hasn't been done: we've taken electronic music to the planet's edge; we've composed chained melodies with the clanking of pipes and the roar of motors; we've heard the heaviest of metal and the twee-est of pop; we've combined rock with jazz, country and hip hop; we've reinvented punk with the so called "Grunge" aesthetic. Appliance envelopes the senses with the dissonant guitar noise and psychedelia of Sonic Youth and The Jesus & Mary Chain while keeping just left of the pop centre with droning ambient soundscapes."

Wild Ones - Keep It Safe

(2014)

One of my favorite albums of the year. 

the Delgados Peleton,, not played in ages ideal for a sunday evening

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars

In my all time top 100 and a dessert island disc.......Stunning, never ages.