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

On CD:-

On CD:-

Brian Eno - My Squelchy Life

A Record Store Day rerelease which has just arrived chez moi.

Because I am sat here in the sun in East Yorkshire just drifting away........

Richard

Soen -  Cognitive because it came though the letter box this morning

And very good it is too.

Made me realise I've played any Simply Red in many a year.  Must dig some of their albums again. 

Caravanserai is one of those album I never got, and I've tried a few times over the years, initially with vinyl and more recently with CD.  I just seem to get bored about 15-20 mins in and stop.  I must be missing something as I know it's an album that's rated.  

Compared to the early albums, I've always regard this as a sort of Roxy-lite. But it some songs that remind me of where Roxy began eg India and The Main Thing.  

Ah way back in time when it came out it was a different world and perhaps we listened to LPs lie this in a different way.

Richard

Santana: Abraxas

Because I am in that Santana groove.

Richard

Getting a lot of LP12  time  - thanks for the recommendation Stu 

Handel's Orlando is one of his most entertaining operas, full of good music. This performance is colorful and excellent, but you'll have to cope with many Jacobsisms such as overenthusiastic continuo, unprescribed additional instrumentation, and improvisations. I wish Jacobs would let go of these mannerisms, but against that he undeniably brings a sense of theatre and excitement.

EJ

Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive! "

Traffic: Low Sparks Of High Heeled Boys

Because I came across an article in The Vinyl Press about Traffic and it made me think to play this? Glad I did.

Richard

Every now and then some John Coltrane leaves you with a reference for many to come.

My favourite Santana album. The Japanese SACD of it is stunning.