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:
Tabby cat posted:Playing on Vinyl on Sire Records 1982
That link is a virus. Already got 4 calls from the antivirus. Must be a good record! 
Neighbours all away, so why not have some evening Swans? Children of God is a transitional album, pitched bewtween the dense, slowly shifting noise of the first few albums and singles and the later, more acoustically-tempered stuff. Some it is very difficult, some of it breathtakingly lovely. Their best work? On original 1987 vinyl.
Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won, vinyl
For some reason I’d never bought this on CD, but having seen a few plays here popped for the vinyl which arrived today. Played the 4th disc first, Whole Lotta Love as a rock and roll medley is fantastic before an epic second side, and have had to keep going to the 1st disc. Bonzo and JPJ are a phenomenal rhythm section, also acting as leads, Page is incredible here with his guitar playing up a storm and also offering sensitivity, Percy wails like the rock god he was , but is amazingly delicate and tender when required. What a blast, I'm glad for the sake of my neighbours’ hearing that I live in a detached house, and for my reputation that nobody can see the unseemly air guitar, hand drumming and head banging that’s going on. I listen critically for moments and admire the techniques, respect the way they play off each other, then the music grabs me and I’m just completely in the moment, rather like,being a teenager and discovering Zep for the first time.
The run in grooves on the 4th disc have a minor pressing fault with dodgy tracking and boom, luckily it doesn’t go through to the music.
Gianluigi Mazzorana posted:Tabby cat posted:Playing on Vinyl on Sire Records 1982
That link is a virus. Already got 4 calls from the antivirus. Must be a good record!
6th alert. Calling the men behind the glass....
Now Playing........
Kasey Chambers - Bittersweet
Streaming on TIDAL....... A mention of Kasey from PCD earlier had me search in TIDAL and placed a couple of albums in the queue to give a listen. Listened to the first couple of tracks of Bittersweet and Kasey is sounding sweet!
Eoink posted:
Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won, vinyl
For some reason I’d never bought this on CD, but having seen a few plays here popped for the vinyl which arrived today. Played the 4th disc first, Whole Lotta Love as a rock and roll medley is fantastic before an epic second side, and have had to keep going to the 1st disc. Bonzo and JPJ are a phenomenal rhythm section, also acting as leads, Page is incredible here with his guitar playing up a storm and also offering sensitivity, Percy wails like the rock god he was , but is amazingly delicate and tender when required. What a blast, I'm glad for the sake of my neighbours’ hearing that I live in a detached house, and for my reputation that nobody can see the unseemly air guitar, hand drumming and head banging that’s going on. I listen critically for moments and admire the techniques, respect the way they play off each other, then the music grabs me and I’m just completely in the moment, rather like,being a teenager and discovering Zep for the first time.
The run in grooves on the 4th disc have a minor pressing fault with dodgy tracking and boom, luckily it doesn’t go through to the music.
And now disc 2, stellar version of Stairway, it’s incredible how together they were as a band, the interplay and the quality of the support playing (how when someone goes off on a roll, the others play perfectly for,them) is amazing. I love Zep!
Wild Sonny! And wildly crawling upstairs....
Roll with the changes
I wish you were there
A girl called Property
A childs christmas....
Honky cat
David Bowie > Station to Station (24/96)
Heard through a wall
Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne, original release vinyl.
English folk rock,from the early ‘70s, Lindisfarne were a very fine group. A set of very good multi-instrumentalists over a top-notch rhythm duo, they could be very tight or endearingly chaotic. This is probably their finest album, from the gentle beauty of January Song to the sing-along crowd pleasers of Meet Me on the Corner and the title track, a set of excel”ent varied songs brilliantly played and sung.
And one last out of tonights session: Reality Row - don't miss out on this album...
Eoink posted:
Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne, original release vinyl.
English folk rock,from the early ‘70s, Lindisfarne were a very fine group. A set of very good multi-instrumentalists over a top-notch rhythm duo, they could be very tight or endearingly chaotic. This is probably their finest album, from the gentle beauty of January Song to the sing-along crowd pleasers of Meet Me on the Corner and the title track, a set of excel”ent varied songs brilliantly played and sung.
Hi Eoin, agree with your comments.Lindisfarne were the first "name " group that I saw live and was lucky enough to attend many of their annual Christmas Time concerts at Newcastle City Hall and can recommend their live album Magic in the Air -Live .Its a well recorded concert of their more well known material up to the Dingley Dell album and most of the Fog on The Tyne songs are featured.
Cheers Alan
Eoink posted:ALANP posted:Eoink posted:
Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne, original release vinyl.
English folk rock,from the early ‘70s, Lindisfarne were a very fine group. A set of very good multi-instrumentalists over a top-notch rhythm duo, they could be very tight or endearingly chaotic. This is probably their finest album, from the gentle beauty of January Song to the sing-along crowd pleasers of Meet Me on the Corner and the title track, a set of excel”ent varied songs brilliantly played and sung.
Hi Eoin, agree with your comments.Lindisfarne were the first "name " group that I saw live and was lucky enough to attend many of their annual Christmas Time concerts at Newcastle City Hall and can recommend their live album Magic in the Air -Live .Its a well recorded concert of their more well known material up to the Dingley Dell album and most of the Fog on The Tyne songs are featured.
Cheers Alan
Thanks Alan, I haven’t got that live album, but now you’ve told me I will have soon, cheers. I saw them a few times, at Cambridge Folk Festival and a few London gigs, always a great show.
Good man you won't regret it and as you said always a great show ,it was always a bit special to see them on their home ground, great nights, plus I attended one of the recorded nights that made up the album.
