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

Here we go

Clive B posted:

dave marshall posted:

Filipe posted:

dave marshall posted:

   Les Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II on Japanese SHM CD rip.

   Talking of rifftastic, ^ , here's the riffmeister himself, (with a little help from his friends ).

BBC4 did a program on the riff for the musically uneducated like me on Friday 13 April. I Beethoven must have written the most well known riff ever! Worth a watch on catchup.

Listened to LZ4 and Physical Graffiti in car yesterday. They seemed more like a return to LZ2 after what for me was the disappointing LZ3.

What’s your favourite?

Phil

Hi Phil,

I find it almost impossible to choose a "best one", but if I was pushed, and could only have just the one, it would probably be disc 1 of 

"Physical Graffiti" ............... "In My Time of Dying" and "Kashmir" do it for me, every time.

Mind you, the "No Quarter" album I posted yesterday runs it a close second, IMHO. 

I suspect Jimmy Page would probably say Black Dog as he was often quoted as saying it was the most complicated way of getting from E to A ever. 

A topic possibly worthy of its own thread.  So many riches to chose from. 

A great album from one of the greats of Italian and Eoropean jazz

While waiting for a loading on my nas, quite interesting...

Following Thieves and Poets I thought I ought to play some more John McLaughlin. This is beautifully laid back jazz rock with complex time signatures. Wonderful stuff.

My favorite all time, “traditional” jazz trio...

Bert Schurink posted:

My favorite all time, “traditional” jazz trio...

 

Is it ‘trad’? ‘Modern’ surely?

G

Traditional in the sense of piano, bass and drums, perhaps?

(2016)

Foy Vance - The Wild Swan

If you don't know Foy Vance's music, go try it and maybe start with his fine debut album Hope. Great voice lyrics and music in the soul, world, folk n' funk mould.

  Don Letts - Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown.

  Staying in the dub groove, with this collection of some of the best dub / reggae of the '70's, selected by Don Letts,

   legendary DJ at The Roxy.

  As others have said, truly, the soundtrack of an era ............... highly recommended. 

That’s a wonderful album. There is a Volume 2 as well.

Hungryhalibut posted:

That’s a wonderful album. There is a Volume 2 as well.

Coming up next Nigel. 

My favourite Jimmy Dawkins album

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath ,what a classic

dave marshall posted:

 

  As others have said, truly, the soundtrack of an era ............... highly recommended. 

Interesting. I think i'll have to pop over to the River. Whilst i'm over there, the mention of Don Letts reminded to get this fine album lined up on the Melco...

Big Audio Dynamite - This Is Big Audio Dynamite

ALANP posted:

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath ,what a classic

And a stunning debut album in which to announce yourselves. I still remember hearing it for the first time: the thunderstorm, heavy rain, distance bell and then blam! Proper rock. 

Well it seemed the logical next choice, having enjoyed the studio album so much. This has such a good live sound too.

Clive B posted:

Traditional in the sense of piano, bass and drums, perhaps?

I meant that you have trios now who even take the genre further than that. Examples e.s.t., the bad plus...

MDS posted:

ALANP posted:

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath ,what a classic

And a stunning debut album in which to announce yourselves. I still remember hearing it for the first time: the thunderstorm, heavy rain, distance bell and then blam! Proper rock. 

Yes Mike, tonight I've really enjoyed Geezer Butler's bass work as due to a little tweak  bass is coming through full but well defined and there is a lovely fat sound to his playing

Alan

   Don Letts - Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Volume 2.

   As mentioned earlier, more tasty dub/ reggae compiled by DJ Don Letts, this time a double CD helping of goodness.

   Together with David Rodigan, the person most credited with turning the punks onto reggae music, often spun by him whilst they 

   waited for their punk heroes to appear on stage at The Roxy. 

Well done Dave. It reminds me of the punk gigs I went to, and the reggae that was so often played.