What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2016
2016 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread (and links to previous years) can be found here;
sjbabbey posted:.
BTW, if you don't already have it her early recording at Sigma Studios (originally a bootleg) is really worth seeking out.
Thanks for the heads up.
Just bought it on double vinyl.
A great Friday night feel-good album ( or any night). Tidal
a late night chillout after a long week ...
Destined to become a classic IMHO. CD rip.
Tidal.
Bob Dylan. John Wesley Harding (1967). An early stereo pressing on Columbia '360 Sound' vinyl from 1968. Now in my 50's, I'm a latecomer to appreciate Dylan. On first listen, this album is immediately captivating and the SQ is superb.
Head East. Flat As A Pancake. On original vinyl from 1974. Always loved the notable single "Never Been Any Reason" which was my motive for grabbing this album. Turns out it is a real power-packed rocker. The music, SQ and soundstage are wonderful. Quite an enjoyable surprise and $4 well spent. Any fan of 'Rush' from the same period ought to give this a listen.
The Bob Seger System. Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969). On Capitol Records orange label vinyl from the mid-1970's. Funky, jivey, bluesy. Variable SQ between tracks, but it's all earthy, gets my toes a tappin' and a difficult album to come across. The earlier the Seger the better as far as my interests go.
The combination creates a great album....
Neighbours all away, horrible day outside, coffee on the go... time for a blast, beginning with this, on an early 80s UK pressing. Their best LP by quite some distance IMO:
Nick From Suffolk was over yesterday with his charming wife, and they introduced me to this wonderful recording on vinyl. I'm now just waiting for the box set of Janos' Mercury Living Presence recordings on CD to pop through the letterbox.
On CD:-
Kevin-W posted:Neighbours all away, horrible day outside, coffee on the go... time for a blast, beginning with this, on an early 80s UK pressing. Their best LP by quite some distance IMO:
A fine album indeed, though Fear of Music is my favourite. Life During Wartime has to be one of their very best tracks.
Playing early Kraftwerk yesterday got me thinking about Krautrock, and the greatest German group of all, Can. Without Can there would be no Talking Heads, no PiL, no Joy Division, Fall, Happy Mondays etc. Here is one of their finest platters, containing the awesome "Mother Sky", with its primal pulse driven by Jaki Leibezeit's incredible drumming...
Becoming somewhat addicted to this one. Tidal
Very full album, but enjoyable...
Kevin-W posted:Playing early Kraftwerk yesterday got me thinking about Krautrock, and the greatest German group of all, Can. Without Can there would be no Talking Heads, no PiL, no Joy Division, Fall, Happy Mondays etc. Here is one of their finest platters, containing the awesome "Mother Sky", with its primal pulse driven by Jaki Leibezeit's incredible drumming...
Well said, superb.
I don't know how this interpretation compares with others, but, boy, is it a dramatic recording! Huge dynamic range to chase away the cobwebs of a lazy Saturday morning.
Another of Nick From Suffolk's interesting records. Very haunting, unusual and atmospheric.
More Can-ish majesty, more stripped back brilliance, more incredible drumming from Jaki on "Oh Yeah" and "Halleluwah". On double vinyl from the 1970s:
