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:
Frances Black, The Smile On Your Face probably my favourite Frances Black CD.
This makes a nice change from the Bach I was playing earlier.
joerand posted:am
Roger Waters. Amused To Death. On CD from 1992. A concurrent thread running here inspired me to spin this, maybe the epitome of a redbook CD for its sterling hi-fi qualities.
Yes it is pretty good, but the release last year (or was it 2016?) of a re-mastered double LP (there might be other versions available) kills this CD version. However, I can play the CD in the car on those days when the world is out to get you (ie every day).
Here’s a record from a noisy little group.
Now Playing.......
Mark Knopfler - Kill To Get Crimson
Streaming on TIDAL........ Spending some time with Mark this morning, enjoy this album quite a bit.....
1975 - Vinyl - UK pressing...
Dougie Maclean
Essential Too - CDRip
Edward
1973 - Vinyl - US pressing...
Baron Von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun
Now Playing......
Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert and Pete Seeger --- HARP - A TIME TO SING!: HISTORICAL 1984 LIVE RECORDING
Streaming on TIDAL..... A mention from EOINK above led me to this album. Before beginning at the first song I did skip ahead and listen to Arlo sing 'City of New Orleans' and agree it is a great rendition!
Notes from Holly Near Website found here:
Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, and Pete Seeger are reunited in this historical 1984 live recording, expanded to two CDs and containing 26 songs and wonderful storytelling.
When the original recording was released on vinyl, the out-takes were stored away on tape in a vault. So when Holly got ready to reissue the recording as a CD (Appleseed Recordings, 2001), she remembered all the songs and stage banter that hadn't fit on to the original LP and decided they would be a great addition as a beautiful slice of history, that is also powerful and contemporary.
Here, Pete and Ronnie are at their spectacular best. Holly and Arlo, singing with their mentors, bring great humor and tenderness.
(1965)
The Who - My Generation
Surely one of the best debut albums? Sounding nicely raw and in your face from the original mono.
Kenny Wheeler - Gnu High
Allmusic.com:
When Kenny Wheeler expatriated from his native Canada to England, it was not headline news. But upon the release of Gnu High, he became a contemporary jazz figure to be recognized, revered and admired. Playing the flugelhorn exclusively for this, his ECM label debut, Wheeler's mellifluous tones and wealth of ideas came to full fruition. Whether chosen in collaboration with label boss Manfred Eicher or by Wheeler alone, picking pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette was a stroke of genius. They support the elongated and extended notions of Wheeler's in many real and important ways. What is also extant is a sense of self-indulgence, real for listeners with short attention spans. "Heyoke" is such a piece rife for this discussion at nearly 22 minutes. This lilting waltz is at once atmospheric and soulful, a fairly fresh and inventive style turned more dramatic near the finish of this magnum opus. It's all fueled by the reinvented swing of DeJohnette. Jarrett's vocal whining is kept in check, as his pretty pianistics buoy Wheeler's notions in Zen inspired time and eventually no time improvisations. "Gnu Suite" is similarly rendered in an unforced 4/4 rhythm, but Wheeler is more animated. There's a plus-plus solo from Holland before the group merges into a floating and flowing discourse again in free time. The special track is "Smatter" and at just under six minutes works better, not only for radio airplay, but also in its concise melodic construct by means of the regal and happy persona Wheeler portrays. Pure melody and a repeated anchoring seven-note phrase insert sets this tune apart from the rest. It also clearly identifies the warm and cool stance only Wheeler wields, making seemingly simple music deep and profound. Certainly this was an auspicious starting point, albeit long winded, for a magical performer whose sound and smarts captured the imagination of so many fellow musicians and listeners from this point onward.
Kenny Wheeler - what a good idea.
On CD:-
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
(2010)
Joe Bonamassa - Live From the Albert Hall
1969 - UK pressing...
1966 - UK (mono) pressing...
Andy Sheppard & John Parricelli - P.S.
Tony2011 posted:
1966 - UK (mono) pressing...
Tony, this was one of the first albums I ever bought and still remains a great favourite, missing the original vinyl mono pressing though!
Stevee_S posted:Tony2011 posted:
1966 - UK (mono) pressing...
Tony, this was one of the first albums I ever bought and still remains a great favourite, missing the original vinyl mono pressing though!
It’s only rock and roll, Steve, only rock and roll!
(2002)
Jonny Cash - The Man Comes Around
Like Bowie and Cohen who of course followed after him this was one helluva final album.
A classic from 1983 - the title track never gets old, unlike many other songs from the era. Original UK vinyl:
No necessarily very cool, but I fancied something with a bit of swing
1967 - UK - first (mono) pressing...