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

I knew it would end in tears ...

Tidal

Streaming on Naim rip................LOUDLY!!!

Jerry Joseph  -  "By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars"

"Thunderstruck" from the above.

Streaming from Naim rip............via SL full loom, again, LOUDLY...........woohoo!

Martin Stephenson and the Daintees - Boat to Bolivia

For no other reason than it's been a long time.

C.

My favorite performances of the disc are the Etudes Tableau, Op. 33 by Sergey Rachmaninov. The Steinway piano is sounding ravishing in this pristine recording. The Chinese compositions by Tan Dun and Chen Piexun are also quite captivating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXgAE2bglTI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3uVxxoSITQ

DrMark posted:

This young lady just continues to impress me:

I think she's brilliant - new album due in June.

Jackson Browne. Hold Out. On vinyl from 1980. A trendy, poppy sound to this album. Not one I care much for. "Call It A Loan" is  the standout track for me.

Jackson Browne. Lawyers In Love. On vinyl from 1983. Another commercial effort to me. Thick with that 1980's synthesizer sound, heavy percussion, and lacking the musical involvement of his early albums.

Jackson Browne. Lives In The Balance. On vinyl from 1986. I appreciate that Browne is addressing socio-political issues on this album, but for me it's his third successive album with an overwrought commercial sound that lacks the genuine musical inspiration I'd expect to hear from him. It was after this album that I took a long hiatus from buying any new music from him.

joerand posted:

Jackson Browne. The Pretender. On original vinyl from 1976. His fourth album shows JB developing a stronger commercial sound. The title track begins in typical Browne and piano fashion and progresses into a heavy production, string-embellished ending. I find it one of Browne's signature songs and among his better albums.

 

Saw him on this tour with Warren Zevon as his support act.

For those who didn't know there are two versions of the album that were released.

During workout, high res influenced a bit the sound quality, while not the best example of how music can sound....

1st run during breakfast...

joerand posted:

Jackson Browne. Hold Out. On vinyl from 1980. A trendy, poppy sound to this album. Not one I care much for. "Call It A Loan" is  the standout track for me.

Have to admit I have always loved this album but for me this was the end of his golden period of making music.

Think I will join in this Jackson Browne love fest and play this Live album. 

Jackson Browne. Looking East. On CD from 1994. The final listen in my JB studio album holdings. I find this and "I'm Alive (1993)" transitional albums that depart from his 1980's commercial albums and re-establish a connection to his root sound that would carry through to the next millennium. That said, "I'm Alive" is the better of the two.

ewemon posted:

joerand posted:

Jackson Browne. The Pretender. On original vinyl from 1976. His fourth album shows JB developing a stronger commercial sound. The title track begins in typical Browne and piano fashion and progresses into a heavy production, string-embellished ending. I find it one of Browne's signature songs and among his better albums. 

Saw him on this tour with Warren Zevon as his support act.

Warren Zevon. Congrats ewe! You've identified the next artist's catalog I'm going to explore. Tomorrow's venture.

A live album and arguably one of Jackson Browne's best:

and another one well worth checking out:

Dave

Streaming | WAV | CD rip

(2008)

Their sixth album is a celebration of the fusion of traditional and contemporary South-Western American music, incorporating a beguiling mixture of styles, such as the Latin rhythms and Mariachi horns yet with a little of their indie rock roots showing through.

I have lots of Arvo Part's ECM albums, yet this is the one of his that I keep returning to. It's an absolutely terrific album. 

Lloyd Cole - Lloyd Cole

A staple. I love this record, his first outing without the Commotions. Burgeoning maturity and all that.

C.

tjbnz posted:

DrMark posted:

This young lady just continues to impress me:

I think she's brilliant - new album due in June.

Thanks for the heads up; I'll be watching for it.

Some blue eyed soul from 2011..............streaming on Naim rip.