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;
Tidal (again - what did I do before it came along ??). Great jazzy / electronica chill out album.
spurrier sucks posted:ewemon posted:
The superb Otis Taylor. Trance blues at it's finest. Don't be put off by the repeat of certain trax the arrangements are different.
So far so good with this one. Very nice.
Played this album on Tidal this morning. Right from the start an absolute pleasure to listen to. Wife came out of bedroom and said, "what is that, it very nice.". Quite unusual for her to say this as very discriminating. Great recommendation Spurrier.
been listening to this lately and got drawn by how good and clear vocals can be in a 'choir' setting:
enjoy
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spurrier sucks posted:
A true classic. One of the best of all time.
Jeff Anderson posted:
Suzanne Vega - "Close-up Volume 2, People and Places"
That box-set is astonishing from start to finish. One of my most treasured recent purchases.
Was great to begin with and gets better with every listen. Mind-blowingly good.
Vinyl
Borders Nick posted:spurrier sucks posted:ewemon posted:
The superb Otis Taylor. Trance blues at it's finest. Don't be put off by the repeat of certain trax the arrangements are different.
So far so good with this one. Very nice.
+1 Like this a lot - played it all the way through on Tidal (which is high praise for someone with my short attention span...). Nice blend of "blues" guitar, violin, trumpet etc - doesn't sound like it should work on paper - but it certainly does. Good recommendation Ewemon.
If you like this then start working your way backwards in his catalogue. You probably won't like them all but well worth a listen. The only on that isn't available is his very first album Blue Eyed Monster which is extremely rare. I have been looking for a second copy now for well over 16 years and haven't found one. Thank god I got one when it first came out.
John Fogerty. Blue Ridge Rangers (1973). On CD from 1991. First listen for me to Fogerty's first solo album. There's no Blue Ridge Rangers - it's Fogerty singing and playing everything on this all cover songs album. Didn't strike a chord for me.
Paul McCartney. Amoeba's Secret. On CD from 2007. A sanctioned live recording from the Amoeba Music record shop in Hollywood with a great bootleg vibe. Tracks are: 'Only Mama Knows', 'C Moon', 'That Was Me' and 'I Saw Her Standing There'. Energetic performance and a recommended obscure tidbit for the McCartney aficionado.
Did at the end of yesterday evening have a short listen into this one. Too short to have an impression on the quality...
During my workout, great album...
Some breakfast listening...
Green Day. Nimrod. On HDCD from 1997. A power-packed 18-track album that finds the band in their punky, alternative, three-chord prime. Impressive tight and fast sonics on HDCD replay.
ewemon posted:
New wave/rocktastic album!
Kim Richey - "Thorn In My Heart"
Rod Stewart - "Every Picture Tells A Story"
Santana - "Beyond Appearances"
Social Club. A bit of a change for me - Hip Hop - on the basis of liking the track on this download, Carpe Diem.
ewemon posted:Borders Nick posted:spurrier sucks posted:ewemon posted:
The superb Otis Taylor. Trance blues at it's finest. Don't be put off by the repeat of certain trax the arrangements are different.
So far so good with this one. Very nice.
+1 Like this a lot - played it all the way through on Tidal (which is high praise for someone with my short attention span...). Nice blend of "blues" guitar, violin, trumpet etc - doesn't sound like it should work on paper - but it certainly does. Good recommendation Ewemon.
If you like this then start working your way backwards in his catalogue. You probably won't like them all but well worth a listen. The only on that isn't available is his very first album Blue Eyed Monster which is extremely rare. I have been looking for a second copy now for well over 16 years and haven't found one. Thank god I got one when it first came out.
I listened to a little of his stuff and heard some banjo instead of guitar. A little different.