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;
Haim Ronen posted:
...which caused me to find my Forgotten Melodies and so Haim is responsible for the following chain of events here today. I suppose a musical butterfly effect ?
More Polina Leschenko in some highly charged Dvorak on youtube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnarQ7fh1w4
Then this leads to some more Janine Jansen:
and back to Polina Leschenko:
and back to Janine Jansen:
which leads to more Bach (a beautiful album with several Bach chorales) courtesy of Herbert Schuch:
which somehow lead to the following:
Haim, thanks, keep up the good work !
A favorite Galliano from 1996:
Richard Galliano, accordion
Biréli Lagrène, guitar
Foster, drums
George Mraz, bass
A nice start for a Sunday morning...
A lovely start to a lazy Sunday morning
96/24 on KDS/3
Continuing the Truckers fest. English Oceans (2011). Tidal.
After some lesser albums over the years, a very strong one ....
A spot of TD live in Berlin (from 35 years ago) to accompany the end of the morning.
Yello - Toy
Not new to this forum but a great album all the same.
Flac 24/44
This great album once again
On vinyl. The more one listens to it, the better it gets. She is a terrific lyrcist too:
Talking of talented female singer-songwriters, here's the Bobstrel, on UK first press vinyl from '71:
(2000)
Good idea Kevin I'll join you with this one, a pick from her Capitol years releases.
Kings Of Leon - Walls
Flac 24/48
Let's keep the Bobfest going. Her second album - US Capitol first press:
Kevin-W posted:On vinyl. The more one listens to it, the better it gets. She is a terrific lyrcist too:
Always loved that bit about, 'now we've got that new coffee percolater, I'm saving 23 dollars a week.'
C.
On vinyl...
Raider posted:
Kings Of Leon - Walls
Flac 24/48
What do you think of it Raider?
Christopher_M posted:Kevin-W posted:On vinyl. The more one listens to it, the better it gets. She is a terrific lyrcist too:
Always loved that bit about, 'now we've got that new coffee percolater, I'm saving 23 dollars a week.'
C.
I love the opening lines in "Dead Fox":
Jen insists that we buy organic vegetables/And I must admit I was a little skeptical/At first/A little pesticide can't hurt
Her groundbreaking debut from '67. I have this on a rather battered US Capitol first press, but I think this Pure Pleasure reissue sounds better:
1984 - Original vinyl...
A lovely album - acquired this week for a snip at the usual place following a number of posts on here - thanks. CD rip.
