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:
dave marshall posted:MDS posted:dave marshall posted:
Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down.
Following Tony's earlier Ry Cooder shout with this one ..................... even though it carries a political message, hey, it's great music,
and the track, "John Lee Hooker For President", is, quite simply, stunning. IMHO, of course.
A good album is that, Dave, and with excellent re-production quality
I agree, the SQ on this one is excellent ........... some of his earlier albums were criticised for their SQ, but he seems to have gotten his act together here.
I’ve all Ry’s albums and have always found the engineering excellent across the board. ‘Paradise & Lunch’ being a stand-out.
G
GraemeH posted:dave marshall posted:MDS posted:dave marshall posted:
Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down.
Following Tony's earlier Ry Cooder shout with this one ..................... even though it carries a political message, hey, it's great music,
and the track, "John Lee Hooker For President", is, quite simply, stunning. IMHO, of course.
A good album is that, Dave, and with excellent re-production quality
I agree, the SQ on this one is excellent ........... some of his earlier albums were criticised for their SQ, but he seems to have gotten his act together here.
I’ve all Ry’s albums and have always found the engineering excellent across the board. ‘Paradise & Lunch’ being a stand-out.
G
Hi Graeme, the albums "Bop Till You Drop" and "Get Rhythm" were among the first major record label recordings to use the, at the time, newly available digital recording technology.
The feeling at the time was that the engineers were more intent in showing off their new tricks, rather than in capturing the music sympathetically.
Still great music, all the same, though! 
A brilliant Americana album feat Ryan Adms.
Caitlyn Smith. She has written a ton of songs for other artists. A really good Country album
A really good modern blues album.
GraemeH posted:‘Bop ‘till You Drop’ is a fine early ‘all digital’ recording...The vinyl copy I had when it was released was better than the cd transfer mind. ’Get Rhythm’ probably the least good, but still not bad compared to much modern recording (esp ‘remasters’...)...all imho.
G
Completely agree about so many modern re-masters, e.g. the small happy band of us on here who very much prefer the Japanese SHM CD versions of the Led Zeppelin catalogue, over the various subsequent re-masters, including Jimmy Page's own!
dave marshall posted:GraemeH posted:‘Bop ‘till You Drop’ is a fine early ‘all digital’ recording...The vinyl copy I had when it was released was better than the cd transfer mind. ’Get Rhythm’ probably the least good, but still not bad compared to much modern recording (esp ‘remasters’...)...all imho.
G
Completely agree about so many modern re-masters, e.g. the small happy band of us on here who very much prefer the Japanese SHM CD versions of the Led Zeppelin catalogue, over the various subsequent re-masters, including Jimmy Page's own!
Indeed. I’ve only the SHM ‘Physical Graffiti’ but might invest in the others in time.
G
Fotheringay - Fotheringay 2,vinyl
Fotheringay released one album in 1070 (give or take a year), in 2008 Jerry Donahue pieced this together from master tapes, and released it as their second album. I think it hangs together well, a top notch rhythm section, Jerry Donahue a master on the Telecaster, Trevor Lucas in good voice, and Sandy Denny. The songs have mainly been heard in other versions, but well worth listening to these a fine John the Gun, a nice stately Gypsy Davey, a lovely Silver Threads and a majestic Wild Mountain Thyme. Jerry and Sandy on great form, what more do you need?
GraemeH posted:dave marshall posted:GraemeH posted:‘Bop ‘till You Drop’ is a fine early ‘all digital’ recording...The vinyl copy I had when it was released was better than the cd transfer mind. ’Get Rhythm’ probably the least good, but still not bad compared to much modern recording (esp ‘remasters’...)...all imho.
G
Completely agree about so many modern re-masters, e.g. the small happy band of us on here who very much prefer the Japanese SHM CD versions of the Led Zeppelin catalogue, over the various subsequent re-masters, including Jimmy Page's own!
Indeed. I’ve only the SHM ‘Physical Graffiti’ but might invest in the others in time.
G
Definitely worth it, Graeme.
M
Now playing my only other Lizz Wright album. I can see already I'm going to have to expand my collection of her work. 
MDS posted:
Now playing my only other Lizz Wright album. I can see already I'm going to have to expand my collection of her work.
My favourite LW album. What a voice, what great choons.
1974 - Vinyl - UK first pressing...
The freewheelin’ Bob Dylan - vinyl
Dylan’s coming of age as a songwriter, all but one number just his Bobness with guitar and harmonica. The songs range between folk and blues, several masterpieces of the lyricist’s art, Blowin’ in the Wind goes without saying, A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall is a song that never fails to entrance me, often to the point of stopping breathing to listen without any distraction.
Kenny Anderson's voice and guitar underpinned with Jon Hopkins' samples and soundscapes. Still a magical listen.
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
On CD:-
Brandi Carlile - Brandi Carlile