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;
Tony2011 posted:
Thank you Greg. RIP...
...playing here too... :-( A sad day.
For Greg, R.I.P. :-
Emerson ✟, Lake ✟ and Palmer
Radiohead - "The King Of Limbs" (2011)
This jazz /gregorian chant album usually gets one or two plays around this time of year as It feels very seasonal.. 
Personnel: Jan Garbarek (soprano and tenor saxophone),
David James (countertenor),
Rogers Covey-Crump,
John Potter (tenor),
Gordon Jones (baritone)
Recorded in 1994 at the monastery of Propstei St. Gerold in Austria.
Vinyl.
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(1970)
For Greg Lake R.I.P. their debut album.
dayjay posted:Dire Straits, Love Over Gold, I know it's a bit uncool to like these now, despite all their millions of sales over the years, but it's still damned good music so I don't really care. Flac via Audirvana/Hugo.
Not uncool to me
Vinyl. Because you can never have too much of Alison and Will in your life:
Ms Krall's music is still new to me. And I'm enjoying it.
Michael Burks - Make It Rain.
Top electric blues from this guy, sadly, no longer with us.
M. Ward - "A Wasteland Companion" (2012)
UK first pressing from 1977. Not all of this live double LP (recorded in 1976) is worth listening to - I'm looking at you, soppy ballads - but that which is, is pretty awesome. Great bass playing too...
Continuing the jazz theme but with another lovely lady.
Howard Eliot Payne - Bright Light Ballads.
One recommended by Jeff Anderson earlier on here. I am liking it.
Nice one Jeff.
Loving this more & more!
G
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(1969)
I don't think one ever needs a reason to be playing this album particularly tonight.
CD
Imogen Heap - "Speak For Yourself" (2005)
Stinging guitar lines from a master of the blues. On 1991 vinyl:
Never listened to this album before (although I've heard most of the tracks), so thought I'd have a listen via Tidal
on vinyl
Eric Wood - "Illustrated Night" (2000)
From one master of the stinging guitar line (Albert Collins) to another: the late, and very, very great, Johnny Guitar Watson. This (UK first press) isn't one of his finest, but it's still a goodie, and like all his 1970s albums has a great title and a great cover:
1975 - Original vinyl...