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: 13 January 2015 by Jeff Anderson

Leonard Cohen

"Old Ideas" 2010 mp3

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Stevee_S

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Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Tony2011

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

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Brilliant Album, Steve. Enjoy it.

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Tony2011

Originally Posted by ewemon:

Originally Posted by Tony2011:

Originally Posted by ewemon:

Originally Posted by Tony2011:

Originally Posted by ewemon:

What is it like, Ewe? Looking forward to receiving mine on the 19th. I won't ask how you got it before anybody else.

Tony never been a great fan of theirs but must admit to quite liking this album. If you want to hear samples pop over to Amazon US as I know they have them up there.

Thanks, Ewe. Will do. I do like their early stuff because they are so "unconventional" and I have seen some good reviews. If no good, it goes back.

Tony just checking around the web this morning and discovered that overnight the Belle and Sebastion album has been put up on NPR first listen so pop over there to listen to all the tracks.

Just listened to it in its entirety and I do like it. Hopefully it will sound a lot better on vinyl.

While visiting the site I also discovered Kat Dahlia's My Garden. That's an angry lady and what a voice. One to look out for. Thanks again.

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Stevee_S

Originally Posted by Tony2011:

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

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Brilliant Album, Steve. Enjoy it.

Thanks Tony. It is and I am.

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Quad 33

Just had a bit of a move round on the fraim and finished up in my 80's vinyl collection to test..

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Sloop John B

Something about ECM (well the ECM albums I have anyway) and cold winter nights.............

SJB

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by JBGWild

I wasn't at that John Martyn gig but was at the Live at Bristol 1991, another great CD. Curved Air's North Star is a real grower, there is also a live LP which came out on Record Store Day last year which has some of the tracks on it. Just listening to Little Feats 'Electrif Lycanthorpe' live CD, released last year, recorded in 1974. An astounding performance and fantastic SQ. Its sounds great on my Saturn, must be awesome on a triple 5. It blows Waiting for Columbus out of the window.

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Stevee_S

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Stephen Stills ~ Stephen Stills 2 from 1971

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Originally Posted by kuma:

The view from the street today. Winterreise kind of weather.

Very nice Kuma!

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Originally Posted by Quad 33:

Just had a bit of a move round on the fraim and finished up in my 80's vinyl collection to test..

The first cd i bought....back in the days.....

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by dav301

On CD:-

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by dave4jazz

"Changes" contains no standards, just 3 totally improvised tracks. The first two tracks comprise "Flying Parts 1 & 2" which have several sections while the final track "Prism" has a beautiful melody.

Rec. Jan. 1983

Inspired by Sloop John B's Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette "Inside Out" album above.

Dave

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Bert Schurink

Originally Posted by Sloop John B:

Something about ECM (well the ECM albums I have anyway) and cold winter nights.............

SJB

This one is a bit more challenging to appreciate, have fun.

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Lontano

Originally Posted by Bert Schurink:

Originally Posted by Sloop John B:

Something about ECM (well the ECM albums I have anyway) and cold winter nights.............

SJB

This one is a bit more challenging to appreciate, have fun.

I was at one of the two shows that make up this disc. I remember being so disappointed having gone to hear the trio play standards and getting this - my previous Jarrett gig was in Paris and was released as the Whisper Not CD so I had set a pretty high bar with that show.

Anyway I am playing it now and enjoying it more than I did then.

Posted on: 13 January 2015 by Lontano

Being playing this the past week - the final swan song from late great Kenny Wheeler.

It's a beautiful album, with a fab band. His playing/tone is not as strong as it once was but it is still beautiful and a fine ending to a fabulous career.