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

One of the greatest albums in recent memory. One for the ages.

Last night I did the Roger Waters solo album trilogy on their original CDs. Tonight a Van Halen trilogy; each remastered in 2000 on HDCD, each produced by Ted Templeman (who also produced the great early 1970's Doobie Brothers albums). FWIW - I'm not a fan of the Sammy Hagar VH and think these are band's best three albums, though I'd happily throw "Women And Children First" into the argument.

Released 1978

Released 1979

Released 1984

 (also the album title (for those that don't do Roman numerals ))

This morning during workout. Very bad mix with the vocals much too much in the front and a lot of noise with the first part of Child in Time. Still an very interesting document due to the long jams...

For me new piano music, interesting...

Good progressive music from Bandcamp...

Streaming |WAV

(1972)

Classic bluesy rock from TYA, under played here that's now being rectified.

Streaming Qobuz..

Streaming | WAV

(1970)

  Enjoying this excellent live album.

rendition of Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic" by Joe Cocker on this rare vinyl sounds rather...  'organic' 

enjoy...

ken

Fleetwood Mac, Tango in the Night, an excellent come back album that reminds me of an old friend who has now passed on.  A little commercial but a pleasant listen any way.  24/192 Flac via Audirvana/Hugo 

Streaming | WAV

(2002)

The Frapp with some lovely downtempo synth-pop.

Very engaging and fresh trio jazz from Bandcamp, recommended...

   Fired up the U/S to give this an airing.

Streaming | WAV

(2012)

Still my favourite TPT album so giving it an airing on this incessantly wet day.

BIS chief Robert von Bahr has been pushing Sudbin's new Scarlatti release for months now; sharing MP3s of a few sonatas with anyone interested. Those MP3s should have had those of us with even a remote interest in the piano psyched, and the full disc more than justifies the hype. Sudbin out-Pletnevs these sonatas to bursting point, seemingly inventing new melody lines, playing with octaves and generally taking an approach that in Scarlatti's time would have been SciFi. Besides Pletnev, among recordings I'm familiar with, he compares best with Igor Kamenz (very different and equally unique) and himself, ten years ago. Sudbin continues the path he started on his first disc for Bis, but he goes further now both interpretatively and technically. 

Cheers

EJ

While the fish suggests something more active, the album is more laid back then that, but still enjoyable jazz from Bandcamp...

Mika has created some good quality jazz albums, this is another one - active on Bandcamp...

EJS posted:

BIS chief Robert von Bahr has been pushing Sudbin's new Scarlatti release for months now; sharing MP3s of a few sonatas with anyone interested. Those MP3s should have had those of us with even a remote interest in the piano psyched, and the full disc more than justifies the hype. Sudbin out-Pletnevs these sonatas to bursting point, seemingly inventing new melody lines, playing with octaves and generally taking an approach that in Scarlatti's time would have been SciFi. Besides Pletnev, among recordings I'm familiar with, he compares best with Igor Kamenz (very different and equally unique) and himself, ten years ago. Sudbin continues the path he started on his first disc for Bis, but he goes further now both interpretatively and technically. 

Cheers

EJ

I also like this, while in general I like the way Sudbin is playing the music. It was a hyped release but it deserves the hype.

On CD:-