(2012)

Sunken Condos

Some wonderful Donald Fagen music to finish off the evening.

Sad news if Pete Shelley’s passing today.

.sjb

Nice laid back album...

Sort of relaxing in a prog rock sort of way. But hey, it’s Friday lunch time here and I’m not working today.

Steven Wilson. Hand. Cannot. Erase.

Now playing........

Boz Scaggs - Out Of The Blues

Streaming on NAS............   A  July 2018 release and taking out for another spin.  Boz still pumping out the hits at 74 and sounding mighty sweet!

Kevin-W posted:

I have to say, hand on heart, that Ms Bush is the most preternaturally gifted female in the entire history of popular music. The only women who come anywhere near her are Bobbie Gentry and Joni Mitchell (both similarly uncompromising, self-contained artists), and even they lag behind her. Nobody else is possessed of so singular (if occasionally baffling) a vision. She's up there with Dylan, Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and Lennon/McCartney as far as I'm concerned - and I say that as someone who finds chunks of her oeuvre unlistenable. But she is a remarkably talented individual.

This 1982 album is an example of that singular artistic vision. By turns head-scratchingly odd (there can be few songs by a major artist as peculiar as "Suspended in Gaffa" or "Houdini") and searingly brilliant, it's one of her three great masterworks (along with "Hounds of Love" and "Aerial"). It's also her most challenging album - especially the closing track, "Get Out of My House".

This is the new Guthrie vinyl master, bought today. As [@mention:1566878603942595] has pointed out, the reproduction of the sleeve is very good, the pressing silent and flat. I like this new master, although I haven't compared it to a UK first press.

@Kevin-W, I have always liked Kate Bush but never had the entire collection or even a fraction of it. So my question is should I buy the vinyl or the CD sets? I have pretty good replay on both.

Phil

Filipe posted:

Kevin-W posted:

I have to say, hand on heart, that Ms Bush is the most preternaturally gifted female in the entire history of popular music. The only women who come anywhere near her are Bobbie Gentry and Joni Mitchell (both similarly uncompromising, self-contained artists), and even they lag behind her. Nobody else is possessed of so singular (if occasionally baffling) a vision. She's up there with Dylan, Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and Lennon/McCartney as far as I'm concerned - and I say that as someone who finds chunks of her oeuvre unlistenable. But she is a remarkably talented individual.

This 1982 album is an example of that singular artistic vision. By turns head-scratchingly odd (there can be few songs by a major artist as peculiar as "Suspended in Gaffa" or "Houdini") and searingly brilliant, it's one of her three great masterworks (along with "Hounds of Love" and "Aerial"). It's also her most challenging album - especially the closing track, "Get Out of My House".

This is the new Guthrie vinyl master, bought today. As [@mention:1566878603942595] has pointed out, the reproduction of the sleeve is very good, the pressing silent and flat. I like this new master, although I haven't compared it to a UK first press.

@Kevin-W, I have always liked Kate Bush but never had the entire collection or even a fraction of it. So my question is should I buy the vinyl or the CD sets? I have pretty good replay on both.

Phil

Tricky question.

The CDs certainly seem to be better value - confusingly we seem to have parts I-IV on vinyl and parts I-II on CD reissue.

I'm hoping content is identical but this observation has just thrown me!

I've purchased the majority already in hi-res from Qobuz (better prices for Sublime subscribers too) and they sound fantastic - unless as a collector's item I'd probably not buy the CDs myself, though I've ordered the vinyl parts I+II online (see KB thread in Music Room).  I guess it depends where you feel you have best playback quality.

Now playing........

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams - Vanished Gardens

Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone and flute), Bill Frisell (guitars), Greg Leisz (pedal steel guitar, dobro), Reuben Rogers (bass), Eric Harland (drums) and Lucinda Williams (vocals).

Streaming on NAS............ A June 2018 release and just may be my favorite album of the year! Fantastic musicians and Lucinda provides vocals on five of the tracks on the album, I have given this album a number of spins at home, in the car and work and always brings a smile to my face!

Filipe posted:

@Kevin-W, I have always liked Kate Bush but never had the entire collection or even a fraction of it. So my question is should I buy the vinyl or the CD sets? I have pretty good replay on both.

Phil

Phil - as a body of work, I'd say yes, all the albums are essential, especially if you want to understand Kate's evolution from quirky popstrel to fully-fledged grande dame of British music; and her singular vision. Not everything on every album is essential listening but all of it is worth hearing. As for SQ, I have only heard The Dreaming (on vinyl) but the reviews - sound wise - have been very positive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb_22Aj4qn4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TABdy6Kpy5A

CD.    Beethoven Sonaten - Waldstein, Les Adieux, Appassionata - Emil Gilels

Mike Sullivan posted:

Sort of relaxing in a prog rock sort of way. But hey, it’s Friday lunch time here and I’m not working today.

Steven Wilson. Hand. Cannot. Erase.

 

Relaxing, perhaps so, but are you aware of the subject matter that inspired this?  Apologiesi f so, but I was quite surprised when I saw it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand._Cannot._Erase.

Continuing a Kate Bush theme, I don't think I'd ever heard this astounding track before which is included in the remasters, and it truly makes me wonder what might have been had she also released some folk themed albums:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shV-tT8cY-A

Mná na hÉireann (Woman of Ireland)

Now Playing.......

June Tabor - Angel Tiger

Streaming on TIDAL.........  I played this the other day after seeing a mention from CLIVE B. I found it to be a wonderful album, June has some fantastic vocals and needed to give it another spin. One sweet album!

Alley Cat posted:

Mike Sullivan posted:

Sort of relaxing in a prog rock sort of way. But hey, it’s Friday lunch time here and I’m not working today.

Steven Wilson. Hand. Cannot. Erase.

 

Relaxing, perhaps so, but are you aware of the subject matter that inspired this?  Apologiesi f so, but I was quite surprised when I saw it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand._Cannot._Erase.

 

Yes, a pretty sad back story there. Not too far apart from similar prog albums like Marillion's Brave.

Donald Byrd: Black Byrd - '72 rec.

Purists might not approve but I love this groovy Donald Byrd's all funky release with all star cast. 

Joe Sample on keyboard, Harvey Mason on drums, Chuck Rainey/Wilton Felder on bass, bit's a bit Crusader from the era. I need to get this on vinyl. Whilst it's not a Van Gelder production, the sound quality is very good a la  70's warm groovy mould.

Soulful vocals coupled with minimal dub.

ted_p posted:

Bruce Springsteen

Songs of the Road - Qobuz Studio

Edward

I'd like to hear this but it seems to be streaming only. No download or cd.

Montreal Baroque - Bach: Cantatas 147, 82 and 1

Starting this morning with some Bach cantatas.

Keith Jarrett - Facing You

Honestly, anyone would think it was Sunday morning.

Grant Green - I want to hold your hand

• Drums – Elvin Jones
• Guitar – Grant Green
• Organ – Larry Young
• Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley

On a rather wet day checking out some blues from “The Marcus King band”, album of the same name, streaming on a Tidal. Rather nice.

Bill Evans - Montreux II

• Bass – Eddie Gomez
• Drums – Marty Morrell
• Piano – Bill Evans

A nice trio album, which I already had for some time in standard quality, today it was released in high resolution audio, would have been nice on initial release...