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
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
joe.
I should have written
it was my first exposure to *rock* music and transitioning from the folk/soft rock genre.
Another fine Szell/Cleveland Graffman Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3.
They have made one of my favourite Tchaikovsky's No.1 recording echoing Toscanini/Horowitz set from the War time.
Szell provides exciting dynamics as well as beautifully delineated harmonic structure of the score. Piano tone is slightly lean but stands well in front of the orchestra yet integrates well as a whole. Szell really surprised me at times. This is a lot more emotionally charged than Kondrashin set. Graffman is even more laser sharp than Janis. Cool and collected but rhythmically alive and he’s not afraid to let it go a bit when necessary to show Prokofiev’s manic side which makes the music even more colourful.
Timing between the orchestra and piano is spot on. None too late none too fast. Szell’s fastidious direction works well on Prokofiev’s idiosyncratic music.
joe.
I should have written
it was my first exposure to *rock* music and transitioning from the folk/soft rock genre.
No matter Kuma. As I said, I don't consider genre when I grab a disc off the shelf to listen to. It's all simply enjoyable. I consider most all the music I have to be at least 'good' or better. Some 'great' or even better 
Warming up some demo speakers 
Souvenir from the 1990 interrail trip
Osprey,
The band's cover photo piqued my curiosity so I sampled your link, liked what I heard, and listened to more from there. Wonderful American sounding bluesy/blue grass influenced (???) music and too funny coming from a Finnish born artist. Cheers!
The band's cover photo piqued my curiosity so I sampled your link, liked what I heard, and listened to more from there. Wonderful American sounding bluesy/blue grass influenced (???) music and too funny coming from a Finnish born artist. Cheers!
Joe, one of the reasons I bought this album was that the cover looked so cool. Tuomari Nurmio is an artist who has released music mostly in Finnish since late 70's and Hoedown is a group of musicians who try to keep up the flag of roots music. They have their own monthly club in the near by bar where I visit every now and then (set list contains among others a lot of JJ Cale's music). Tuomari means judge in Finnish and funny thing is that this guy actually holds a degree in law although I doubt he has ever practiced it.
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(2013)
Starting the day with some warm, dreamy, ambient electronica from Umber, "Sunshine Young"
Now listening to this....driving album..
Had this earlier on....
Interesting combination - piano and vibraphone....
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(2013)
Just a fifteen minute EP called "Split", this time Umber are joined by Drops.
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(2015)
Very quiet, dreamy, ethereal electronic music; nice to have on in the background while I get on with catching up with email. Jaja is the German female artist.
A new purchase (arrived today), on vinyl (also comes with a DVD). First listen:
One of my favourite Deep Purple albums on first press vinyl.
I bought this at the same time as the Deep Purple LP. Another classic.
One of my favourite Deep Purple albums on first press vinyl.
I agree, really good album. I too had it on original vinyl when it was first issued, sadly long since stolen and replaced now with a CD.
I'm going to jump on the Purple bandwagon. This is a vinyl LP I bought while still at school in the late 1970s:
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Rick Miller ~ Dark Dreams (2012)
Good, interesting, well played and enjoyable progressive rock.
"This was produced in the genre of what I would call Progressive Rock. That term defining the type of music that was made famous throughout the 70s by bands such as Genesis, The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd. The music is soft, dark and melancholy because that's the way I like it. So if you like your Prog Rock with lots of jazz fusion or heavy metal in it, you may not find what you're looking for here." - Rick Miller
One of my favourite Deep Purple albums on first press vinyl.
I agree, really good album. I too had it on original vinyl when it was first issued, sadly long since stolen and replaced now with a CD.
I had it originally but lost it during my divorce in the '90s. I managed to pick up a good copy a couple of months ago in Devon.
First press vinyl, absolutely pristine:
Benjamin Godard's string quartets, another valuable recording of an almost forgotten composer. The works somewhat resemble Mendelssohn in style - less accomplished, but not forgettable. A good entry on my shelf of classical music's also-rans.
EJ
Playing favorite disc II of Haydn piano sonatas (#53, #54, #56 & #62) and Mozart's Fantasia in C Minor K 475. The Schubert and Schumann of the first disc are performed as well but somehow require a different state of mind.