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;
Played this last night
Which took me back to my second year at University. Played this a lot on Sunday afternoons. Which reminded me of this, also heard frequently in halls of residence.
The greatest album Dire Straits never made?
Nostalgia fest here tonight..........................pretty good collection, which includes many of the more obscure songs remembered. 
The new Bon Iver.
Great piece of music...
Signing off this evening, continuing the nostalgia fest with another wander down memory lane..............he woz good innit?
On original vinyl...
Paper Plane posted:
Original vinyl
Why? I fancied listening yo a bona fide classic and letting it wash over me like a cool breeze...
steve
Thanks for the prompt, will give that a play now too
Followed by...
On vinyl...
A deep album. One that the more often I listen to it the more I appreciate its qualities.
Streaming Tidal 16/44.1/MBP/A2+/V1...
I don't remember the last time I listened to this album. Part of my early pop/rock history tour.
Just past 1 AM UK time, mind is sparking like a lighting storm in a plasma ball, I need something to ring it down. Job done
From 1978: Locking Horns
This album has a somewhat unlikely matchup. While Willis "Gator" Jackson's roots are in honking and screaming R&B, and he later became a top-notch soul-jazz player, Von Freeman's unusual tone and exploratory style resulted in him being associated with the avant-garde and post-bop. However, this encounter works well. With organist Carl Wilson, guitarist Joe "Boogaloo" Jones and drummer Yusef Ali giving strong support, the two tenors challenge each other, romp on "Pow!" and "Willis and Von," and show off their highly original sounds on individual features.
Kansas. Super Hits. On CD from 2007. It's a nice compilation of the band's better tracks but there's absolutely nothing super about the SQ. Looks like the boys were having a big hair contest on the cover shot.
The Drifters. All-Time Greatest Hits. On CD from 2000. Truly enchanting music from a bygone era. The Drifter's music was a fantastic combination of vocal talents, orchestrations, and quality production with a vintage warmth to the SQ. I don't suppose anyone will ever make music like this again.