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

joerand posted:

Grateful Dead. Terrapin Station (1977). On CD from 1989. Having "Shakedown Street" as my only other Grateful Dead album I've just doubled my Dead catalog. On first play I'm rather surprised with the female lead vocals, chorals, and use of strings. Not sure whether this is an atypical Dead album?

These really aren't  the Dead albums I would recommend as the beginning of a collection! I think Sunrise was the only time Donna Godchaux sang a lead vocal on a studio album and the production by Keith Olsen was an idea of Arista's to sell more records. In my opinion, the stronger songs on the two albums are more enjoyable live. However, it is true that many Deadheads rate Terrapin Station. Shakedown Street was nominally produced by Lowell George but he was not very involved it seems. If you want another Dead studio album try Working Man's Dead or American Beauty - they are classics!

Clive

So enjoyed playing The Fall last night that I think I am going to continue...

This is a repress of a classic 1980 album (typically, this record could not be described as "hi fi")

I am enjoying this a lot this morning.

james

GraemeH posted:

CharlieP posted:

joerand posted:

Pink Floyd. DSOTM (1973). On MFSL gold CD from 1988. First listen. I already have three other CD versions of this album, but when this is staring at you from the shelf with a $20 price tag you don't have to think too long or hard about grabbing one more.

joerand,

How does this sound?  How does it compare to your other CD's, and to the vinyl, for that matter?

I had this version and sold it as I found it quite bland - soft and undynamic.

G

I have the vinyl MFSL and I have to say I really like it. 

On vinyl. No reason for playing it really, other than I like it:

Kevin-W posted:

On vinyl. No reason for playing it really, other than I like it:

Isn't that always good enough reason?

I'm not familiar with PSB. Perhaps I should check them out. 

It's the BESt reason Osprey. Yes, PSB are well worth getting into. They are amazing live (better than on record, I think).

This has been a bit of a subject of debate recently, thought I would get my copy out. Only up to "On The Run", but already I agree with those who say it's boring. It is too soft, too polite and just not very engaging.

The Dame at Auntie. Vinyl box set:

It's James. So it's good.

Cdb posted:

Stevee_S posted:

Streaming | WAV | Download from Bandcamp

(March 2016)

Downloaded yesterday and playing this great throwback to the late sixties psychedelic scene around San Francisco. Good stuff.

https://heronoblivion.bandcamp...album/heron-oblivion

Interesting, thanks - I had a listen and a poke around and I see it's Meg Baird on vocals, so that's a recommendation in itself. I seem to remember there was a an English band called Heron in the sixties - folky?

Well remembered although they are not a band I was familiar with at the time and I have had to look them up on Discogs to try (unsuccessfully) to jog my memory. They could well be folky as you suggest , they made albums in '70, '71 and '75 and a couple more since 2011. Associated tags place them as Folk, Acoustic, World and Country styles of music all very far removed from Heron Oblivions psychedelic style on this album.

Steve

JamieWednesday posted:

It's James. So it's good.

But not their best unfortunately...

South African jazz on CD. Bought after a gig at the Vortex on Wednesday night.

Streaming | WAV

(2003)

Because many of these tracks have been playing in my head all day! 

Streaming | WAV

Ineffable Mysteries by Shpongle

(2009)

Nice bit of Messaien to round off the evening...

The real thing, goosebumps guaranteed !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy5h9DxNF54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1geHKZol2A

U2, The Joshua Tree, I was at a 40th birthday party tonight and the dj played a song off this album.  There is a distressing trend to disparage artists and albums from the past at the moment with once household names like Phil Collins, Dire Straits and U2 treated with disdain which is such a shame because all three, in their day, were superb.  I well remember the thrill of War and Boy and this album was nothing short of superb.  An unfashionably superb Flac via Audirvana/Hugo 

lutyens posted:

GraemeH posted:

CharlieP posted:

joerand posted:

Pink Floyd. DSOTM (1973). On MFSL gold CD from 1988. First listen. I already have three other CD versions of this album, but when this is staring at you from the shelf with a $20 price tag you don't have to think too long or hard about grabbing one more.

joerand,

How does this sound?  How does it compare to your other CD's, and to the vinyl, for that matter?

I had this version and sold it as I found it quite bland - soft and undynamic.

G

I have the vinyl MFSL and I have to say I really like it. 

I second (third?) the vinyl MFSL version of DSOTM.  To me, even with a modest vinyl rig, it sounds "better" than the CD I have.  I am away from home now, so can't remember which version is my CD.  This has been one of my favorite albums since it's initial release.

Charlie

Cdb posted:

joerand posted:

Grateful Dead. Terrapin Station (1977). On CD from 1989. Having "Shakedown Street" as my only other Grateful Dead album I've just doubled my Dead catalog. On first play I'm rather surprised with the female lead vocals, chorals, and use of strings. Not sure whether this is an atypical Dead album?

These really aren't  the Dead albums I would recommend as the beginning of a collection! I think Sunrise was the only time Donna Godchaux sang a lead vocal on a studio album and the production by Keith Olsen was an idea of Arista's to sell more records. In my opinion, the stronger songs on the two albums are more enjoyable live. However, it is true that many Deadheads rate Terrapin Station. Shakedown Street was nominally produced by Lowell George but he was not very involved it seems. If you want another Dead studio album try Working Man's Dead or American Beauty - they are classics!

Clive,

Thanks for the response, very helpful. I like Shakedown St but no too hot on Terrapin Stn. I'm trying to get myself better acquainted with The Dead and Dylan. Both have such extensive discographies with mostly good albums, but also maybe a few misses and it's hard to know where to start. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the two you suggested.