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:
Aapo Heinonen Quintet - Tara
Nice jazz from Finland, sounds a bit like the Yellowjackets.
Aapo Heinonen – grand piano, keyboards, synthesizers, compositions and arrangements
Teemu Takanen – alto & soprano saxophones
Héctor Lepe – electric guitar
Vesa Ojaniemi – electric bass
Tomi Saikkonen – drums
Ricardo Padilla – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 7)
Lotta-Maria Pitkänen – violin (tracks 2, 3)
Mila Laine – cello (track 3)
Faces - Good Boys..... When They're Asleep, a strong best of.
An old Imperial Crowns album from 2008. Will play their latest sometime tonight.
Brand X > Product
This album has been getting a lot of “love” lately so I had to get my copy out for a spin.
Crosby, Still & Nash debut album..,
Second album from the moody Australian trio from 2006.
Playing on Vinyl - Brilliant BB King Compilation on Double LP
Enjoying one of Elton John's best albums, in my view. For most people I suspect it's Candle In The End that this album is mostly remembered for, a view probably re-invigorated after the death of Diana. That's a nice song but for me this album showed EJ's his versatility. And what an opening number? Funeral for a friend (love lies bleeding) showed EJ could do prog rock like the best of them.
MDS posted:
Enjoying one of Elton John's best albums, in my view. For most people I suspect it's Candle In The End that this album is mostly remembered for, a view probably re-invigorated after the death of Diana. That's a nice song but for me this album showed EJ's his versatility. And what an opening number? Funeral for a friend (love lies bleeding) showed EJ could do prog rock like the best of them.
Certainly my favourite Elton John album and gets played monthly.However I always skip "Candle" and the title track and enjoy the lesser known tracks much more.Agreed that the opening number is indeed awesome and can fool many a new listener, until the vocals kick in.
The 2011 "Immersion" box sets of Ye Olde Pink Floyde's three biggest albums were in many ways disappointing; an opportuinity missed, as is so often the way with this band.
Still, all three have much to enjoy. The seven-disc The Wall box has the original album in James Guthrie's 2011 remaster; a DVD of various video bits; two CDs of "work in progress" (demos etc); and a 2011 master of the 2000 live release Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-1981.
The last-named is the bit I'm listening to right now. I don't know what Guthrie did, but the remaster is a huge upgrade on the original release. Brings back great memories of being a kid at school, queing up for tickets overnight outside Earls Court in 1980, getting grounded by my Mum for doing so, and then being absolutely blown away by the concert on 7th August...
Fourth album from this New Zealand reggae band on Sonar Kollektiv records. 2008.
Stompin !!
Oliver Nelson (with Eric Dolphy) - Straight ahead
Great jazz by Oliver Nelson and Eric Dolphy. Oliver Nelson wrote 5 of the 6 tracks. Recorded in 1961.
- Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute – Eric Dolphy
- Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Oliver Nelson
- Bass – George Duvivier
- Drums – Roy Haynes
- Piano – Richard Wyands
Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight.
Kevin-W posted:
The 2011 "Immersion" box sets of Ye Olde Pink Floyde's three biggest albums were in many ways disappointing; an opportuinity missed, as is so often the way with this band.
Still, all three have much to enjoy. The seven-disc The Wall box has the original album in James Guthrie's 2011 remaster; a DVD of various video bits; two CDs of "work in progress" (demos etc); and a 2011 master of the 2000 live release Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-1981.
The last-named is the bit I'm listening to right now. I don't know what Guthrie did, but the remaster is a huge upgrade on the original release. Brings back great memories of being a kid at school, queing up for tickets overnight outside Earls Court in 1980, getting grounded by my Mum for doing so, and then being absolutely blown away by the concert on 7th August...
I'm not familiar with Guthrie's Remaster but will definitely check it out , one of my all time favourite albums though and yes straight back to school !! Thanks .
Saw some recent high res came out, wanted to hear them again
A real foot-tapper album, if every there was one.
Japanese SHM-CD. By far the best digital version of this album I've heard.
Jazzed up Trip heads that love the music..
Now Playing.........
Brian Blade Fellowship- Perceptual
Brian Blade (drums, guitar & vocals), Melvin Butler (tenor & soprano saxophone), Jon Cowherd (piano & keyboards), Dave Easley (pedal steel guitar) Kurt Rosenwinkel (electric & acoustic guitars), Christopher Thomas (bass) Myron Walden (alto saxophone & bass clarinet), Daniel Lanois (guitars on tracks 8 & 9 only) and Joni Mitchell (vocal on track 8 only).
Streaming on NAS............ kicking of the day, (late start this morning), with Brian Blade and the wonderful album 'Perceptual.' I will be seeing him with Bill Frisell and Ron Miles this evening and looking forward to the event!
Also a plug for the Jakob Bro, Thomas Morgan and Joey Baron trio that I saw last evening, what a fun and fantastic performance! They were definitely having a good time with the music and with each other last evening. They are heading back to Europe and touring through May 2019 after 10 days in the US and if you get a chance it is worth the time and money to catch their act!