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;
Streaming | Tidal
(2015)
Encouraged to listen to her music by this forum and so far I'm enjoying it.
Tony2011 posted:
Serious jamming...
1972 - US original vinyl...
I must give this a try sometime soon...
Brand new issue of Shostakovich's piano trios, plus his viola sonata, by the same group that did a marvellous recording of the Rach trios. At 78, Ashkenazy remains at the top of his game, and it is great to hear him play in these, underrated, works.
EJ
Stevee_S posted:Tony2011 posted:
Serious jamming...
1972 - US original vinyl...
I must give this a try sometime soon...
It is just a few guys messing around in the studio, Steve. I love Hopkins's(R.I.P) keyboard. Short but great fun.
Tony2011 posted:Stevee_S posted:Tony2011 posted:
Serious jamming...
1972 - US original vinyl...
I must give this a try sometime soon...
It is just a few guys messing around in the studio, Steve. I love Hopkins's(R.I.P) keyboard. Short but great fun.
Thanks Tony, I've found it on Tidal and slipped it into my music to try list 
Quad 33 posted:
If you like, mellow, soothing, laid back music, then you should love this. Charlie Haden's bass and Robben Ford's acoustic guitar creates a dreamy framework for an unforgettable recreation of several standards.
thanks for posting this -- will add this to my RLJ collection. I am also a fan of bassist CH. But what a surprise (to me) to 'see' Charlie Haden on this album!?
enjoy...
ken
Quadro Nuevo, a German acoustic quartet captures exquisitely the Turkish spirit while working on the soundtrack of a documentary of a Turk residing in western Europe who visits is homeland.
Starbucks cd.
Steely Dan - Gaucho (Vinyl)
Every so often, a musical genius comes along who goes beyond being technically brilliant. Jacqueline Du Pré had this knack of moving audiences to tears, such was the expressiveness of her string playing.
Borders Nick posted:Drawn to this one by reviews in Guardian and Pitchfork. Layered guitars and synth based instrumental Americana. I believe he has played as part of Lambchop. Very nice on first Tidal listen.
https://www.theguardian.com/mu...he-old-weird-america
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/a...1916-modern-country/
This is very nice indeed - Bandcamp downloaded now - highly recommended. Kind of Bill Frisell-ish but multi-layered and more complex & expansive.
dayjay posted:Suzanne Vega, Solitude Standing, on vinyl and sounding wonderful.
Lovely album......on any format 
Roon and Tidal brought me to this tonight, some interesting takes on Dylan, I particularly like Just Like Tom Thumb Blues and for someone who probably skips this song when listening to Bringing it all back home - Gates of Eden.
If not for you deserves a mention too
Sounds like Ferry just having a bit of fun doing Dylan covers.
SJB
Odd combination but it works.
Streaming Tidal
Enjoying this after following others members in to it.
The Beatles. Let It Be (1970). On CD from 1987. More listening to my original issue Beatles CDs. The title track always strikes an emotional chord for me as it's probably the only Beatles song I can remember being taken with on its original release. My older sister had the single and played it over and over. I was seven years old and absolutely loved it. Still do.
joerand posted:
The Beatles. Let It Be (1970). On CD from 1987. More listening to my original issue Beatles CDs. The title track always strikes an emotional chord for me as it's probably the only Beatles song I can remember being taken with on its original release. My older sister had the single and played it over and over. I was seven years old and absolutely loved it. Still do.
If you carry on with your Beatles playing and reminisences Randy you are liable to have me sticking my collection into the playlist, something (playing the Beatles) that would be a bit of a rarity theses days...
The original version (the one above) which I have was limited to allegedly 1000 copies but I take that with a pinch of salt. It is an album of stereo remixes by George Martin
The cover below is a re-release of the title just to give you an idea of the track listing.
joerand posted:
The Beatles. Let It Be (1970). On CD from 1987. More listening to my original issue Beatles CDs. The title track always strikes an emotional chord for me as it's probably the only Beatles song I can remember being taken with on its original release. My older sister had the single and played it over and over. I was seven years old and absolutely loved it. Still do.
… and there is also Two of Us. One of my favourite Beatles songs – so beautiful and a bit sad at the same time, an end of an era.
The Beatles. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Another 1987 original issue CD. In this age of loudness and compressed bass this album is a nice reminder of how a tuneful and well-played bass guitar truly sounds, or ought to sound.
Something to get my toes tapping first thing in the morning.