What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)

Great singer songwriter from Norway. I thought his first album in 2014 was excellent.

Trying to get a Norwegian pal to get me a copy of his new up and coming album due out 23rd March.

1st time

and then

great recording

Today's soundtrack

Tito and Tarantula: Tarantism

Cassandra Wilson: Belly of the Sun

Wilson is always a bit of an odd one. You have to really be in the mood to give her albums a spin but when you are in the mood, the sheer musicianship just blows you away. When you are not in the mood, all you can think is "Oh do shut up and come back when you've written your own songs."

Today, I was really in the mood. Belly of the Sun is the spiritual twin to Travelling Miles.

Office closed today, result!

Arctic Monkeys - AM on vinyl.

Angela Hewitt - Bach: partitas

Really nice piece of Bach - Playing on Compact Disc on the Naxos label.

You wait ages for a Chris Smither album…

This is his latest, downloaded today from Bandcamp. Sounds good so far.

I've got (I think) all his albums. He's written some great songs over the years.

Ike Quebec - Heavy soul

Another one of those great Blue Note jazz records.

• Ike Quebec  - tenor sax
• Freddie Roach - organ
• Milt Hinton - bass
• Al Harewood - drums

  Slim Harpo - The Best Of.

  Yet another musician whose influence on the British Blues Explosion cannot be underestimated.

  This compilation contains most of his best known songs, and is highly recommended.

Keith Jarrett trio - After the fall

(2014)

Steve Rothery - The Ghosts of Pripyat

The distinctive guitar work of the Marillion man on this very enjoyable instrumental solo album.

Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream

Tickets going fast I see...I’m swithering...this could be the last time...

G

Stormzy - Gang Signs and Prayer

I am broadening my musical horizons with grime now. 

I like it, in particular 'Blinded by your grace pt 2'.

It's too cold to go anywhere, so might as well stay in with something warm and Beefy. On vinyl, from the Sun Zoom Spark box set.

Filipe posted:

ALANP posted:

Filipe posted:

ALANP posted:

Filipe posted:

Genesis - and then then there were three - CD (1978 remastered 2007)

Bought from Oxfam for £2.99  -  not their premium price. I think this album is a bit demanding on the system and was pretty much unlistenable when the demo 252 was newly installed. It’s very full of sound, but it is really quite good at a lower volume (8 o’clock). The lyrics are very good and there is a lot of beauty to the music. Maybe some of the classics got drummed into this ex Charthouse public school band!

Opinions on best Genesis albums from the various eras very welcome. Who is the lead singer of this trio?

Did anyone ever see the show man (Peter Gabriel) perform with them?

Phil

 

 

 

Hi Alan

I’m really not sure about Genesis yet. What will Clive say? Probably we are not feeling the Force and ready to be Genesis Jedi yet! I can see that the later albums don’t have the complexity or it it just the prog rock influence. In the late sixties and early seventies I was busy studying and did not take in Pink Floyd and Dire Straight either. Bit cash strapped particularly doing D Phil studies at Oxford and then marriage. Boring maybe!

Phil

Thanks for all the suggestions. Last night I gave up the 252 demo because after 8 days fairly continuous use it just is not developing enough and it was supposed to be 8 months old. The lower frequencies are emphasised and higher frequencies veiled. The detail and texture is missing. I put the 282 back and ran it all night. I do enjoy my 282. 552 demo next week!

Well I am really liking ....and then there were three... and Nursery Crymes. I like the former more but I can only stream the others. A large part of what I enjoy is the musicality/musicianship. Genesis albums have a lot of it. 

Phil

  Keb' Mo' - Keep It Simple.

  Laid back blues from Keb' Mo', ably assisted by Robben Ford, Nathan East and Robert Cray, among others.

  As always, great stuff from Keb'.

Gorgeous sounding with the incomparable ‘Muskrat Love’ to kick off (well, it was 1973).

G

A good day to take a day's leave...

Watching the snow fall whilst listening to this. 

Elbow - Little Fictions

The Bill Cunliffe trio - Live at Bernie's

Bill Cunliffe has long been one of Los Angeles' top jazz pianists. His modern mainstream style is flexible (he can play in idioms ranging from swing to fusion), he has his own voice within the tradition, and he is an underrated composer. On Live at Bernie's, Cunliffe performs four standards, three of his own originals, and three obscurities, swinging all the way. He is teamed with bassist Darek Oles and drummer Joe Labarbera, both of whom have also played in a countless number of settings in the L.A. area. The trio works closely together, often seeming to think as one. Among the highlights are a slightly reinvented "Satin Doll," Bill Evans' "Waltz for Debby" (which is taken much faster than usual), a swinging version of "The Way You Look Tonight," a surprisingly effective jazz waltz version of Rod McKuen's "Jean," Cunliffe's picturesque "Ireland," and a thoughtful solo piano interpretation of "Imagine." But in reality, all ten selections are worth hearing and show off the musicians' talents quite well. Live At Bernie's is easily recommended.

Now Playing.......

Mary Coughlan - After the Fall

Streaming on TIDAL.......  Another 2017 release in the TIDAL queue taking out for a spin. Mary voice still sounding mighty fine, through two tracks and enjoying the songs & music!

TK421 posted:

Stormzy - Gang Signs and Prayer

I am broadening my musical horizons with grime now. 

I like it, in particular 'Blinded by your grace pt 2'.

Some good tracks on that, I especially like Big For Your Boots. It seems to inherit and move on both the Dizzee Rascal feeling and some earlier stuff like Boo! by Sticky & Ms. Dynamite.

It could also be worth checking out Dave (daft name, I know). He was on Loose Ends of all things not long ago and performed the song Question Time. Young people are angry, and whatever else that means, it's good for music IMO.

  Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters - The Trojan Albums Collection (1971 - 1973)

  CD set of four hard to find early Lee Perry albums, some of which were previously changing hands for silly money.

  At less than six squid on The River, c'mon, why wouldn't you? 

Before i move onto Joe Cocker, i'm enjoying this Island Records classic

Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution

The Chemical Brothers: We Are The Night - 16-bit CD Rip.

An album I always intended to own, but only recently bought via a Music Magpie haul. First run through and rather interesting.