What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Simone Felice - The Projector. Atmospheric and ethereal sounding American folk music. This is a really good album. I think it might be his best work since the albums released when he was part of the band, The Duke and the King.
Now playing..........
Mark Knopfler - Down The Road Wherever
Streaming on NAS......... enjoying Mark's latest release on this lazy Saturday morning before heading out for a very busy day. The holiday season is here!
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
Such a great album. Every track a belter and it always cheers me up.
On CD:-
Wings - Wild Life
Dexter Gordon - Biting the apple
Another fine recording from Dexter Gordon on the Steeplechase label. Recorded in 1977.
- Bass – Sam Jones
- Drums – Al Foster
- Piano – Barry Harris
- Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon
Just giving this a first spin. Icelandic band Arstidir with Nivalis. This is another forum discovery - I think it was PaulM160 who recommended this and described it as somewhere between Sigur Ros and Talk Talk. A good description.
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana - Simon Rattle - CD
Some vocal/orchestral excitement.
Phil
Sloop John B posted:
Sad news if Pete Shelley’s passing today.
.sjb
sad news, Snoopy, sad news...
Now Playing........
Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La
Streaming on NAS............. continuing on with Mark on this Saturday morning, vocals, lyrics and music is sounding mighty sweet!
Proto EDM!
Manfred Mann with Paul Jones - MANN Made Hits - 2018 Mono vinyl (“Artist Approved”)
I heard Tim Rice choose the Manfred’s version of With God on Our Side as an Inheritance Track on Radio 4 this morning, which reminded me I’d picked up the vinyl reissue boxset of their first 4 albums when I saw them recently. This is the studio album released in 1966 compiling their hits, by now they were pop rather than the R&B band they’d started as, but both their originals and their well-chosen covers are damn good songs. They were fine musicians, Paul Jones had (and still has) a great blues voice, top-rank mid’60s pop. All together now “Pre-e-e-e-ty Flamingo”!
(1973)
The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get
In the mood for that old Eagle Smokin' Joe Walsh, so I decided to start here with his fine sophomore album. Just the forty five years old this year it's well recorded with lovely SQ off early original CDs.
Vinyl released 1969 - Tyrannosaurus Rex third album and the last featuring Steve Peregrine Took. Fine album. ????
Chunky posted:
Just giving this a first spin. Icelandic band Arstidir with Nivalis. This is another forum discovery - I think it was PaulM160 who recommended this and described it as somewhere between Sigur Ros and Talk Talk. A good description.
Chunky, as you are enjoying them try an earlier album Hvel that, I have a lot of time for. Available over on bandcamp as you will already know. Cheers
Steve
Clearing out a couple of cupboards I found a stash of vinyl, I've had a sift through and I've been drawn to this. It's shameless pop but wonderful fun and I forgot how superb those 2 girls sound in harmony with fabulous production care of Rodgers and Was:
dave marshall posted:ewemon posted:dave marshall posted:
The Specials - Too Much Too Young.
Playing this one as I've just scored tickets for their UK tour in the Spring ............. nostalgia rules!
New album due out shortly with Terry Hall back in their ranks.
Already pre-ordered ............... good reviews so far.
Thanks both, I'm looking forward to this one now.
Ripped CD
Chilling out with a glass of wine !
Led Zeppelin - How the West was Won - 2018 vinyl reissue
Putting the Manfreds back on the box-set stack spotted this, and couldn’t resist. Playing disc 2, Stairway is such a great song, massively overplayed on radio and elsewhere, yet it stays fresh for me every time. On this form, was there ever a better live band than Zep? 4 musicians who knew each other completely, their interplay was instinctive and perfect, they were happy to take over each other’s roles, Percy providing a lead line with his voice, JPJ taking lead with his bass, Page sharing rhythm with Bonzo, Bonzo sharing lead lines with Jimmy, they were the complete band, technically superb, but much more, energy and charisma as well as great songs and playing. I never saw them live, lucky people who did.
Half Pint & Michael Palmer - Joint Favourites UK 1st press Greensleeves Records 1986.
Putting a new amp through it's paces.