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;
spurrier sucks posted:ewemon posted:
Listening to it now and it's great! Hope to see them next Saturday.
Their best yet IMHO.
John Mellencamp - "The Best That I Could Do, 1978 - 1988" (1997)
1988 - Original vinyl...
First NC album I bought and a departure from his Birthday Party days. He has not stopped since, always coming up with a different album and always true to himself and putting his heart in every single song no matter how mental they sound. The guy is simply an artisan and master of his craft.
Stevee_S posted:Tony2011 posted:Stevee_S posted:A+ | Transcoded DSD
(7th October)
Requiem by Goat
My first listen to their new album released and downloaded this morning.
What did you make of it, Steve? I found it lacks a bit of the "mayhem" I was used to from their previous albums, a little too polished perhaps. Still enjoyable though.
I agree with your thoughts and like your phrase lack of "mayhem"
. Its been described as more "folky" than their usual fare and I would agree with that. Enjoyable enough as you say but it hasn't got that anarchic bite that I enjoy on their other albums.
I wondered how they'd approach this. I thought Commune was essentially World Music but with slightly less good tunes (Live Ballroom Ritual's just a gas), and third take on it would be a worry and definitely diminishing returns. This one is more open, a bit more acoustic, a big West African influence, a bit less chanty (but still very Goaty) and all the better for it I think.
Gary Shaw posted:Stevee_S posted:Tony2011 posted:Stevee_S posted:A+ | Transcoded DSD
(7th October)
Requiem by Goat
My first listen to their new album released and downloaded this morning.
What did you make of it, Steve? I found it lacks a bit of the "mayhem" I was used to from their previous albums, a little too polished perhaps. Still enjoyable though.
I agree with your thoughts and like your phrase lack of "mayhem"
I wondered how they'd approach this. I thought Commune was essentially World Music but with slightly less good tunes (Live Ballroom Ritual's just a gas), and third take on it would be a worry and definitely diminishing returns. This one is more open, a bit more acoustic, a big West African influence, a bit less chanty (but still very Goaty) and all the better for it I think.
I know what you mean, Gary, but I thought some of the beats were extremely repetitive and the use of those Andean Pipes were a bit too much and boring really. Just take a look back at their appearance at Glasto a couple of years back; they sound a totally different and less exciting band now. Just my opinion.
Recorded 40 years ago:
Egberto Gismonti: guitar, piano, wood flutes, voice
Nana Vasconcelos: percussion, berimbau. copro, voice
Haim Ronen posted:Recorded 40 years ago:
Egberto Gismonti: guitar, piano, wood flutes, voice
Nana Vasconcelos: percussion, berimbau. copro, voice
With the incredible Nana Vasconcelos on percussion. Masterpiece!
ewemon posted:spurrier sucks posted:ewemon posted:
Listening to it now and it's great! Hope to see them next Saturday.
Their best yet IMHO.
Still makes me laugh that you turned me on to a band from my hometown. Too funny.
"Completely Well" (2015 Remastered) 24/48 WAV (originally FLAC) from HighResAudio. This replaces my old vinyl, its B.B's best & my favorite of his studio albums. Hard to believe that it's his old stuff that is still the tops (IMO) & complements his best live albums such as "Live at the Regal"and "Live at Cook County Jail" ............. and its the album with one of his greatest blues songs "The Thrill Is Gone." And Lucille is as sweet as ever.
More 70s magic
St Paul & the Broken Bones.
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(1981)
"Released during a period of tense Cold War saber rattling, Tangerine Dream's Exit (1981) shows that even a machine-driven electronic band can claim a social conscience. Its first track, "Kiev Mission" (which the label misspelled on the album), opens with explosions, sirenlike wails, and then, against a stark sonic backdrop, a whispered plea (a female voice speaking Russian) to end the threat of a "limited" nuclear war, a genuine and much-discussed danger at the time. Some of the album's atmospheric pieces are a touch dated and static (though the X-Files-like "Remote Viewing" merits a thumbs-up). Still, Exit contains two of the most intriguing short-form compositions the group ever released: the driving "Choronzon" and the pulsing, ever-evolving "Network 23," a truly arresting piece in its day, and one that still sounds good a few decades later." -- Terry Wood
On original vinyl from 1985. Wonderful Berlin style EM.
Sunday mornings don't get much better than this, sun streaming into the listening room and Lee and is mates blowing up a storm.
Music Matters 33rpm..
Allegedly one of Mark Knopfelrs favourite guitarists. He has recorded with a lot of artists incl John Hiatt, Bob Seger, Albert King, Emmylou, Knopfler, Lucinda Williams and Guy Clark amongst many.
He was also a member of The Steeldrivers along with Chris Stapleton.
He made a couple of outstanding albums in the 90's which reminds me I need to dig out and play again.
Must try and expand my Adams collection but not sure it gets better than this classic.
G