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: 15 January 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

imho far way better than the other one

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Hmack

On vinyl from 1981: Sir Douglas Quintet - "Border Wave"

Lovely infectious music!

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by BigH47

CD rip:-

Barclay James Harvest - XII

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by ewemon

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

Streaming | Spotify Premium

The Barr Brothers ~ The Barr Brothers (2011)

Thanks Ewemon this album is very good.

Steve

Glad you are enjoying it.

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by ewemon

Originally Posted by Hmack:

An interesting morning so far. A few hours listening to old Medicine Head albums I don't have and didn't know existed - courtesy of Spotify Premium.

Then on vinyl from 1973: Steve Miller Band - "The Joker"

Bought my first copy of this whilst in Germany and played it to death.

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Bert Schurink

While I loved the Schumann this morning, the Brahms I find to dynamic, I would have like a bit less...

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Mike1380

Original CBS96000 first pressing which I was recently given.

Sounds utterly amazing... the last time I heard this on vinyl was when I was at school, and our headmaster (a true Sci-Fi nut) held a long assembly where the entire school were played the whole double album in one sitting.

I've heard the album many times since then, but this really evokes that first listen!

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Bert Schurink

The right and left hand of Sting with a great album, quiet guitar music with a bit of bite...

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Sloop John B

Neill Lyons
Skins and Sins

Great to see a new addition to that rare breed of recordings – the bodhrán album! This one comes from one of the leading young Irish bodhrán players, Neill Lyons from Dublin. Winner of the first World Bodhrán Championship, Neill successfully captures all of his musicality and expertise on the instrument on this, his debut CD.

Neill is joined here by many of his musician friends and the result is a CD full of musical highlights. The ensemble playing throughout is excellent and the duets between bodhrán and fiddle, bodhrán and flute, and bodhrán and harp are especially successful.

Tunes are paced beautifully with a welcome emphasis on groove rather than speed. The bodhrán playing is of the highest order throughout – subtle, accurate and always very tasteful – the trademarks of Neill’s style. Neill successfully fuses traditional and more contemporary approaches to bodhrán playing in his style. There are echoes of an older style in some of the playing - a subtle accent of Johnny ‘Ringo’ McDonagh, perhaps – yet the rhythmic language and tonal colouring are assuredly contemporary.

Neill’s innovative approach to the instrument is nowhere better heard than on his great solo playing and on the bodhrán duet with his brother Conor. Listen to the cool grooves on Skins and Sins over and over again and follow Neill as he crosses rhythmic terrain that is both familiar and new.

SJB

A rare thing indeed indeed a bodhran solo!

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Bert Schurink

Originally Posted by Mike1380:

Original CBS96000 first pressing which I was recently given.

I've heard the album many times since then, but this really evokes that first listen!

I only have this in CD quality. Anybody knowing if the high resolution audio version is worthwhile ?

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by MDS

Having tried The Endless River and been underwhelmed I thought I'd go for some reliable Floyd this evening.

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Quad 33

Blue Horizon (2nd press) Vinyl.

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Mike1380

Originally Posted by MDS:

Having tried The Endless River and been underwhelmed I thought I'd go for some reliable Floyd this evening.

Good call! Phenomenal recording.

I especially like the mahoosive kick drum right at the end of "another brick in the wall pt2"

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Lloydy

1st listen.

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by dry_stone

Sade - Diamond Life (1984)

Vinyl

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Jeff Anderson

Trampled By Turtles

"Wild Animals" 2014 SP

recommended by Anthony Mason on "CBS This Morning: Saturday" show

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by Huwge

The Head and the Heart - inspired by Bruce's Americana thread, esp. Rivers & Roads

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by dayjay

Nerina Pallot, Fires, flac streamed to Hugo. Every time I listen to this wonderful album it sounds better, superb singer and great songs, highly recommended

Posted on: 15 January 2015 by dry_stone