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:
Not yet 3 am, but getting there....and this album is about getting there.
Now Playing......
John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
via CD Player......... Just walked through the door and felt like listening to John, enjoy his vocals, lyrics, and music!
My how three decades have flown right by......
ewemon posted:ted_p posted:Mary Chapin Carpenter
Sometimes Just The Sky - Qubuz Streaming
Don’t know much about “Mary Chapin Carpenter” but I am really enjoyin this album, reading the reviews on the river I get the impression this is a greatest hit album of sorts, will not be surprised if I buy it.
Edward
Start with IMHO her best album Stones in the Road.
Edward, I enjoy Mary quite a bit and been fortunate to see her in person a few times. Besides 'Stones in the Road,' I would check out 'Come on Come on' and 'Between Here and Gone' as well. I recently listened to her 'Songs From The Movie' which is more a greatest hits with full orchestra and choir, something different but worth a listen. Its all there on the streaming services.......
Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Getaway. On vinyl from 2016. Decent album. Comfortable, mainstream RHCPs from a band that now seems more interested in stretching their wallets than stretching their musical boundaries.
Now Playing..........
James McMurtry - Childish Things
via CD Player............ A little background music while doing a few late evening chores around the house......
Steely Dan. Countdown To Ecstasy. On early original vinyl from 1973. Aja is so often lauded as the Dan's epitomal album. Countdown has an exceptional groove throughout. Plays like the band is truly enjoying the music, not so much striving for perfection.
seakayaker posted:ewemon posted:ted_p posted:Mary Chapin Carpenter
Sometimes Just The Sky - Qubuz Streaming
Don’t know much about “Mary Chapin Carpenter” but I am really enjoyin this album, reading the reviews on the river I get the impression this is a greatest hit album of sorts, will not be surprised if I buy it.
Edward
Start with IMHO her best album Stones in the Road.
Edward, I enjoy Mary quite a bit and been fortunate to see her in person a few times. Besides 'Stones in the Road,' I would check out 'Come on Come on' and 'Between Here and Gone' as well. I recently listened to her 'Songs From The Movie' which is more a greatest hits with full orchestra and choir, something different but worth a listen. Its all there on the streaming services.......
Yep I would go with those albums as well. Personaly I think her music was at it's best when John Jennings was part of the band and her musical director. He is sadly missed as he never courted fame and always stayed in the background.
Now playing.........
James McMurtry - Candyland
via CD Player........ Chores continue, so does James and he is sounding mighty fine!
Green Day. Nimrod. On HDCD from 1997. An 18-track album of fast, fun, and furious post punk/alternative, save for the lone acoustic song "Good Riddance".
Stevee_S posted:
The Hoax - Sounds Like This
Such a good British blues rock band that really know how to do it very well. Unfortunately they have flown under the radar for 25 years!! Great stuff.
Just sampled the album. Good bluesy funk. SRV and Spin Doctors come immediately to mind.
Arvo Pärt - Passio. Original vinyl from 1988.
ewemon posted:Stevee_S posted:
(1994)
The Hoax - Sounds Like This
Such a good British blues rock band that really know how to do it very well. Unfortunately they have flown under the radar for 25 years!! Great stuff.
Pity their best album is not available
Yep, that's unfortunately very frustrating.
Talking Heads: Sand in the Vaseline.
(2018 | Linn Records label)
Mozart Requiem - Dunedin Consort with John Butt
Playing on Vinyl on the Ariwa Label. Some Dub Reggae from The Mad Professor his first solo album from 1985
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Starting the day with my nephew his music...
Filipe posted:Tony2011 posted:Phil, the 2004 DGM pressing is one of the best I’ve ever heard and you can get them under a tenner. Shop around.
Label:
Discipline Global Mobile – DGM0501
Format:
CD, HDCD, Album, Remastered, Original Master Edition
Released:
15 Nov 2004Mint from Discog for £10.49 inc shipping. It must be the HDCD that Clive mentioned. Thanks to everyone.
Phil
Let us know what you think of it. I really hope you enjoy it after all the praise from me and others on here. 
Haven't Played this in a while but seeing Joe Rands Green Day post thought I would give this a spin.
Perfect for doing the Saturday morning tidying up and hoovering too....1-2-3-4.... Playing on Vinyl on Sire Records 1979 no song longer than 4 mins...some don't make 2 mins !
Steely Dan - Aja (pronounced Asia in the West) - via TV media player
Reminded to listen to this 1977 album by an earlier Dan post. I chose an alternative cover to illustrate how without looking at stuff carefully one can fail to understand what one is seeing. Same with music. Now seeing it through the eyes of the Naim demo 552 about to be returned. Still very funky jazz but beautiful sounding. Au revoir 552! Back to 252 and then my beloved 282 before decision time.
Yesterday, I took the PL off the 300DR that had been there for 2 weeks as an experiment. For my system it brought the magic back. The digital IC also makes a difference, me preferring the old Chord Clearway to DC1 on the CDX2. The TV just uses a AQ Forrest toslink.
Phil
Lars Volgt - Bach: Goldberg variations
A fine performance of the Goldberg variations. Lars Vogt lets you hear more what is going on in the left hand parts compared to most others.
I definitely haven't played this album enough. I think these guys are great, but tend to keep playing the first two albums I discovered, those being the more recent Beat and Cirklar albums. This is great though, possibly even the new favourite from the trio for me.
