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:
First run..
Edward Grieg -Symphony in C minor & Piano concerto in A minor.
Herbert Schuch - Piano
Eivind Aadland - Conductor
All the discussion on here yesterday about Led Zeppelin leads me to this, my favourite LZ album, particularly the original release, which was edited relative to to the film soundtrack to remove some of the mistakes. This makes for a particularly superb performance of Dazed and Confused with the overdubs, especially either side of the violin bow section. So much better than HTWWW, but not as raw as the BBC versions.. I also adore the rock 'n roll medley in Whole Lotta Love, which has maximum boogie factor.
nigelb posted:Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Tin Pan Alley
Why? Well someone posted this the other day and listening to it now, I must say it is rather good so I thought it fully deserves a re-post by yours truly.
Try some of his later stuff Nigel as IMHO they are ven better.
ewemon posted:nigelb posted:Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Tin Pan Alley
Why? Well someone posted this the other day and listening to it now, I must say it is rather good so I thought it fully deserves a re-post by yours truly.
Try some of his later stuff Nigel as IMHO they are ven better.
Will do, thanks.
Something a bit more mellow whilst trying to get a decent sound out of my LP12 - thinking maybe it needs a trip to the Midlands.
Another vinyl, still sounding congested and bloated. When I used to play this on Rega Planar 3 with AR77, it sounded so much more fun.
A very nice set of ballads will need to get this sometime
Andreas Vollenweider - Caverna Magica (vinyl)
Brad Mehldau trio - progression
Great modern jazz.
Ben Webster - The Holland sessions
Madness - Total Madness on MOV red vinyl.
After my head banging, heavy metal period came the nutty boys!
It was at a Madness gig 25 years ago that I met SWMBO. It must be love.
Hank Mobley - The flip
Allmusic.com:
While not as groundbreaking as A Caddy For Daddy, Dippin' or Soul Station, Flip is nonetheless a solid hard groove date for Mobley, who wrote all five of its selections. Flip is Mobley's second-to-last date, and he cut the session in a Paris studio with trombonist Slide Hampton, trumpeter Dizzy Reece, pianist Vince Benedetti, Philly Joe Jones on drums, and a young French bassist named Alby Cullaz. All but Cullaz and Reece were expatriated Americans. (Reece came to Paris from New York, but is Jamaican). The title track opens the set and it lays deep in the soul-jazz cut, tempered by hard bop sensibilities: the solos by Reece, Hampton, and Mobley are top-notch, but it is Benedetti's muscular comping and blues-wailing piano that drives the tune. "Feelin Folksy," means in an African way, with its beautifully crafted and lively minor key melody that touches upon South African township musics and the lyrical harmonic assertions put forth by Abdullah Ibrahim (then known as Dollar Brand). But the personality of the tune, with its gloriously bluesy swing, is all Mobley. The head features all three horns in striated harmony, playing the section with long, loping notes that get shorter as they dissolve into the solos. "Snappin Out," with its Brazilian samba-derived rhythm, is a knotty groover full of loping changes and a killer Slide Hampton solo. But the choruses are pure Mobley fire. In all, Flip is a very worthwhile side to add to the Mobley shelf. But hurry, being part of the Blue Note Connoisseur series with its fantastic sonic reproduction has its downside -- titles featured in it go out of print quickly -- even if they deserve to be continually available.
Searching for the Spark and the Octave Doctors with Steve Hillage on Motivation Radio. One of my top 30 Steve Hillage albums!
Me oh my!
Steve Hillage live at the Brighton Dome, 1 November 1977.
(1989)
Some very pleasant music indeed from the late lamented Tom Petty.
Deep Purple, 24 Carat Purple.
Ripped from a 1987 EMI CD, This is so much fun, SQ is Great.
Superb R E M album.I was lucky to see them on that tour in 1987 their only UK date at Hammersmith Odeon.
Clive B posted:
Searching for the Spark and the Octave Doctors with Steve Hillage on Motivation Radio. One of my top 30 Steve Hillage albums!
Mine, too, Clive. A good choice.
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Another lady with a beautiful voice, with a warmth and richness like a full-bodied red wine. This is my favourite of Aleta's albums and I've been enjoying for many a year. I even used to use it for listening tests.