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:
Someone mentioned The Smiths.
Someone else suggested Patti Smith.
Phew!
The evening started with Marillion. Very happy that I started to explore them beyond the three famous songs...
Then moved on to this one. Which is also quite interesting through the different angles to the music...
An earlier work from Kandance or most probably her first one. More soul oriented than her great breakthrough. I honestly have to say that I like the jazz orientation more than the soul angle...
MDS posted:
Think I've fallen in love with this album. Another great recommendation from this thread.
Good idea Mike - i'll join you 
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, WAV rip of CD 4 from the purple boxset of the same name
A fantastic set of Jimi’s music not on the officially released albums, alternate versions, live recordings, a couple of songs not known in any other version. He could do anything with an axe, he was a great bluesman, a great psychedelic guitarist, a fine singer and great songwriter. Johnny B Goode’s just finished, wow, I’m muttering genius under my breath, a much overused word, but one I’m happy to use for Jimi. He tugs at the heartstrings with tender numbers, drags you to your feet witnrockers, and this guitar still sounds radical now, even with note-perfect copiers common, he had so much soul!
Eoink posted:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, WAV rip of CD 4 from the purple boxset of the same name
A fantastic set of Jimi’s music not on the officially released albums, alternate versions, live recordings, a couple of songs not known in any other version. He could do anything with an axe, he was a great bluesman, a great psychedelic guitarist, a fine singer and great songwriter. Johnny B Goode’s just finished, wow, I’m muttering genius under my breath, a much overused word, but one I’m happy to use for Jimi. He tugs at the heartstrings with tender numbers, drags you to your feet witnrockers, and this guitar still sounds radical now, even with note-perfect copiers common, he had so much soul!
I've the CD set of that, Eoink. I agree it quite a treasure-trove of Jimi's work.
Sting
Mercury Falling - Qobuz Streaming
Edward
Eoink posted:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, WAV rip of CD 4 from the purple boxset of the same name
A fantastic set of Jimi’s music not on the officially released albums, alternate versions, live recordings, a couple of songs not known in any other version. He could do anything with an axe, he was a great bluesman, a great psychedelic guitarist, a fine singer and great songwriter. Johnny B Goode’s just finished, wow, I’m muttering genius under my breath, a much overused word, but one I’m happy to use for Jimi. He tugs at the heartstrings with tender numbers, drags you to your feet witnrockers, and this guitar still sounds radical now, even with note-perfect copiers common, he had so much soul!
That version of Johnny B Goode (taken from Hendrix in the West) is the definitive version IMHO. It absolutely cooks! Rather like his version of All Along the Watchtower, where Jimi's cover trounces the original.
I heard the track 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' from this earlier today so wanted to have another listen. Had to play the full album since it's so good.
I thought i'd end a long and interesting day with this album. I was trying to describe this to a friend the other day and in the end just told him to go and listen and make up his own mind.
One of my absolute favourites and definitely of my desert island discs...
Talk Talk - The Spirit Of Eden
As recommended elsewhere on the Vinyl reissues thread, I've really been getting into Late McCartney albums recently and Chaos & Creation in the Backyard has become a favourite. I played this in the car on the way home from Naim today (CD, of course!) followed by a spin of Flaming Pie. Definitely two of McCartney's best. I just needed Ram - best of his early post Beatles albums - to finish things off but got home in really good time, so it'll have to wait.
Gianluigi Mazzorana posted:Higher
Nice, made me listen to Chemicals straight away...
1967 - Vinyl - UK first pressing...
Traffic - Mr Fantasy
Okkervil River
