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

Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2014

On the cusp of 2015, we start a new thread...

Anyway, links:

Volume X: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...-be-interested-vol-x

Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Stevee_S

Streaming | Spotify Premium

Alison Krauss & Union Station ~ Paper Airplane (2011)

Alison on her own and / or with Union Station have been a revelation to me as it has not been the style of music I have listened to before.

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Stevee_S

Originally Posted by Bert:

ODE TO BOBBY GENTRY

This great song from 1967 is even more more touching in this 1968 BBC version:

The original Tallahatchie bridge which collapsed in 1972, is seen in this clip. At 2:57 we see a missing handrail (suggesting that Billie Joe jumped off at that point) and at 4:00 we see beautiful Bobby strolling over the bridge. At the end we see white flowers floating on the muddy river (which she picked from Choctaw Ridge a year after the supposed event).

Very moving, especially in her local Southern accent. A landmark song!

Another brilliant version from 1971 (listen at 3:30 - Mama said to me "Child? What happened to your appetite") :

Amazing song, thrilling story....

And listen to the song Morning Glory, starting at 4:00 in this clip.... What an incredible singer!

As encore we see a young Donovan in another moving song, finishing off in a very cheerful duet

Great stuff thank you Bert. I very well remember being captivated by her, her voice and this song back in the day. Your clips bring it all back.

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Nick Lees

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

Originally Posted by Bert:

ODE TO BOBBY GENTRY

This great song from 1967 is even more more touching in this 1968 BBC version:

Very moving, especially in her local Southern accent. A landmark song!

Another brilliant version from 1971 (listen at 3:30 - Mama said to me "Child? What happened to your appetite") :

Amazing song, thrilling story....

And listen to the song Morning Glory, starting at 4:00 in this clip.... What an incredible singer!

As encore we see a young Donovan in another moving song, finishing off in a very cheerful duet

Great stuff thank you Bert. I very well remember being captivated by her, her voice and this song back in the day. Your clips bring it all back.

Indeed. That BBC clip is excellent. I was not so much captivate by her back then (though she is beautiful) as intimidated by the hair

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Bert

Thanks Stevee,

It's a incredibly moving song. The diction and way she sings this! So much suspense in her lyrics, perfect rhyming....

That first BBC clip from 3:28, how she sings with some perfect rubato (delay) "He would be plea---sed to have dinner on Sunday..... oh by the way"

The dark celli at 3:52.....

And her beauty!

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Stevee_S

Great stuff thank you Bert. I very well remember being captivated by her, her voice and this song back in the day. Your clips bring it all back.

Indeed. That BBC clip is excellent. I was not so much captivate by her back then (though she is beautiful) as intimidated by the hair

Relax Nick, she had changed it to brunette in the 2nd clip. Or was it not the colour that intimidated you

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Mr Underhill

Today's Needle Drops + Listening:

Great stuff

Can't say this does a whole lot for me.

Apart from the well known this doesn't do a whole lot for me.

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by JackRabbitSlims

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Stevee_S

Streaming | FLAC ripped CD 3 of 4

Steely Dan ~ (1972 - 1980) [Long] Box Set (1998)

This disc (3) is in effect a combination of The Royal Scam (1976) and Aja (1977)

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Bert Schurink

Interesting music, sometimes gentle, sometimes a bit of modern...

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by ewemon

Excellent Honky Tonk album

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Originally Posted by ewemon:

Excellent Honky Tonk album

Yeah sounds good Ewemon

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

And now for the old lads

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Steve C

Ssssh on mono vinyl.

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Nick Lees

I think both Soldier, and in particular Party, were undervalued. Songwriting and band were both strong.

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Originally Posted by Gary Shaw:

I think both Soldier, and in particular Party, were undervalued. Songwriting and band were both strong.

Soldier is a great album. I miss my vinyl. I remember i recorded a cassette from radio and Dog Food was first before Peter Gabriel's Games Without Frontiers. And some Kate Bush on background (sister's stereo).

I love rock'nroll candor!

Posted on: 16 April 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Originally Posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

Originally Posted by Gary Shaw:

I think both Soldier, and in particular Party, were undervalued. Songwriting and band were both strong.

I love rock'nroll candor!

I know you'll not stuck on the "bad words".

If you like Soldier i feel to suggest this.

About 30 double vinyl copies on discogs.