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;
On vinyl...
On vinyl...
A+ | Transcoded DSD
(1969)
A recent purchase following a recommendation on here. My initial favourable impression continues.
A+ | Transcoded DSD
(1970)
Time for some Devonian rock of a hardish proggy variety with those lovely twin lead guitars moving it all along.
On CD:-
KT Tunstall - Kin
An excellent Kenny Wheeler / John Taylor album on the small Egea label from Perugia in Umbria. The label has lots of really good albums.
Still in the box, but decided to jump forward a few years, to the Obscured By Clouds 2016 Mix. Hmmm... it's definitely a different mix (there are some edits too), in some ways more punchy and way less muddy than the original. But it's far, far too trebly - many, I suspect, will find it painful. Only the title track sounds better IMO. I will give it another go at some point but I can't see this disc getting too many plays.
- "Obscured by Clouds" - 3.03
- "When You're In" - 2.31
- "Burning Bridges" - 3.30
- "The Gold It's In The..." - 3.07
- "Wot's...Uh The Deal" - 5.09
- "Mudmen" - 4.18
- "Childhood's End" - 4.33
- "Free Four" - 4.16
- "Stay" - 4.06
- "Absolutely Curtains" - 5.52
On ex-Maidenhead Library vinyl
Why? I'm not much of a Genesis fan, certainly not of the post-Gabriel era but I do like to give this a whirl now and again.
steve
A + | FLAC 24/96
(1967)
One of those hi-res downloaded Qobuz studio masters editions that don't sound too bad at all.
Mine's vinyl
Why? Not sure really, it sort of spoke to me. Actually, I'm not sure why I like this group to be honest. Even though I have 3 of their albums it's not normally my type of music.
steve
Was the last one I heard at work today, great album...
Hungryhalibut posted:An excellent Kenny Wheeler / John Taylor album on the small Egea label from Perugia in Umbria. The label has lots of really good albums.
You have just cost me another £7 + - I love Kenny Wheeler !
On vinyl...
On vinyl...
it's been a long time since the last time I listened to it:
on vinyl
Muddy Waters - Country Blues.
Recorded around the time of Muddy's initial arrival in Chicago, this album is a pointer towards what subsequently lay in store.
The Undertones
1973 - Original vinyl...
Their cover of Seals and Crofts's Summer Breeze is much cooler. Mind you, it feels like summer out there tonight.
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus