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;

https://forums.naimaudio.com/cr...nt/45070658828583310

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by JamieWednesday

On two disc vinyl, which is all well and good, but I keep having to get up,,,

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by JamieWednesday

Good this.

Can't get it off the TT.

No, I mean I really can't get it off. It's a very tight fit!

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by osprey

Kevin-W posted:
Tony2011 posted:

2016 on Spitify - Stone Roses's( apologies to the apostrophe police if that is incorrect) new single from the upcoming album. 21 years on, more of the same. Should be enough to please hard core fans.
It's awful Tony. The worst thing they have ever done. The lyrics are so dire they could be from Bernard Sumner's dustbin and the music sounds like the least talented members of Cast and Ocean colour Scene jamming with northside and a Kasabian tribute band.
My old mate John, a Scouse Roses fanatic who went to Spike Island and all that, is having trauma counselling right now.

Are you serious or joking? As hardcore fan I it's enough for me to have more of the same. Can't be that bad or can it.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by ewemon

CSNY archival studio recordings of trax incl some unreleased from the first CSN and Deja Vu period. Currently listening to the fantastic alternate version of The Lee Shore.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Tony2011

osprey posted:
Kevin-W posted:
Tony2011 posted:

2016 on Spitify - Stone Roses's( apologies to the apostrophe police if that is incorrect) new single from the upcoming album. 21 years on, more of the same. Should be enough to please hard core fans.
It's awful Tony. The worst thing they have ever done. The lyrics are so dire they could be from Bernard Sumner's dustbin and the music sounds like the least talented members of Cast and Ocean colour Scene jamming with northside and a Kasabian tribute band.
My old mate John, a Scouse Roses fanatic who went to Spike Island and all that, is having trauma counselling right now.

Are you serious or joking? As hardcore fan I it's enough for me to have more of the same. Can't be that bad or can it.

Sorry, Osprey, but I do agree with Kev. I am a great fan of their first album and to a less extent to The Second Coming. The song is repetitive to extremes and Ian's lyrics are a far cry from his best efforts.

Let's hope there are better songs when the new album is released. I am not raising my expectations though so I won't be even more disappointed.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by dav301

On vinyl:-

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Kevin-W

Now THIS is proper music from Manchester... Ladies and gents, I give you Power Corruption & Lies by New Order! On a UK first pressing from 1983 no less! FACT 75 rules!

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Stevee_S

Streaming | WAV | CD rip

(1982)

Some J.J. to relax with, ripped from original fine sounding Mercury label CD from 1984.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by ewemon

dav301 posted:
On vinyl:-

Reminds me to dig this out. Always had a soft spot for this album.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by nigelb

This gentleman is no longer with us but his music lives on. This is just brilliant and its on Tidal.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Stevee_S

Streaming | WAV | CD rip

(1996)

Playing CD2 of 2 Insignificance, released as a Special Edition in 2003 it has a lot of good demo material on it that wasn't used on the original album Signify, in many ways I prefer it the original. Anyone who enjoyed Signify would I'm sure enjoy Insignificance, its in the Deezer Elite library so it's likely to be available on Tidal and Qobuz too.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Paper Plane

Found after another trawl through the vinyl and another original to boot.

steve

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by hungryhalibut

You can't beat a bit of desert blues after an afternoon's gardening. This is a really good album.

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Bert Schurink

Started the evening with some good old Freddie Hubbard..

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Bert Schurink

The switched to this one. On Todal. Have heard this before and there is something about it which attracts - but haven't yet bought it. One of the exciting things is already the combination of a string quartet with a jazz trio - quite unusual...

Posted on: 13 May 2016 by Bert Schurink

And just into this one before watching this weeks DCI Banks. This is a nice lyrical solo piano album from Bandcamp, a pleasure to listen ....While not music you need to be fully concentrated on. When you are it shows great beauty inside...