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:
ewemon posted:
The best of the Dead live, as a small percentage of their output, maybe 100 discs? 
Rebecca McDade, To Call Home, 16/44 WAV download.
As discussed above, Young Scottish-American folk singer. She’s got a lovely voice, writes classy and lovely songs of domestic scenes, and the settings and playing have a real sense of motion, hard to describe, but I feel that I’m being being moved along by the beat of the music.
Clive B posted:
Marvellous!
Just finished streaming it on Tidal. Excellent recommendation!!!
Gregsin & Collister - Home and Away - WAV CD rip.
1980s recording of a fantastic folk duo, recorder live around various folk clubs. Covers and originals, al strong songs, Gregson is a very good guitarist and a very good singer, Chris Collister is a superb vocalist with an amazing alto voice, they should have been huge. I bought this on vinyl at a festival on the year of release, still have and play that, and love the digital recording as well.
Streaming on Tidal. The rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet.. Missed a bit of rock today.
Streaming on Tidal. Chris Botti - Italia (Something soft before going to sleep)
Tabby cat posted:Go Back Home with the Eric Clapton guitar break is fabulous
Couldn't agree more. Spellbinding guitars, Stills' as well as EC's. Unfortunately, that track has become a somewhat lost gem.
MDS posted:
I find Rolling Stones' CDs generally of disappointingly flat reproduction quality, and a fair few songs on this album fall into that category, but the music still manages to shine through.
If you have a TT the LP version sounds pretty good
The Best Of Van Morrison. On CD from 1990. I bought this just a few days ago and have since given it numerous listens. Has me wanting to explore more of Van's early days featuring "Them". Compilations can be dodgy for SQ consistency but this one is fantastic from top to bottom. Highly recommended.
David Bowie. Blackstar. On CD from 2016. First few listens and still trying to get a handle on this one. No doubt it's a creative, artistic album with signature vocals. Much as I'm a fan of early Bowie this album does little for me as far as immediate engagement. I can't help but think that the "swansong timing" of this album's release commensurate with Bowie's death played largely into its sales success.
Red Hot Chili Peppers. By The Way. On CD from 2002. Might be the band's best single album? Stadium Arcadium, a double album, being their overall best?
Pappano's Verdi Requiem. '91 rec.
Gillian Welch (and David Rawlings) - Time (the Revelator).
I'm enjoying rediscovering my entire ripped CD collection (I reckon that might take a while), but starting with some which have always been gems. I think I bought this after seeing her in TV. It's an album which you can just soak up and let it flow all around you, conjuring images of old-time America.
Just finished this. Encouraged to dig this out by the recent mentions on this forum as it is a long time since I played it. Doves - Lost Souls. I particularly like the track, The Cedar Room.
Following the Doves, decided to keep with a Manchester theme with this classic from The Smiths.
A bit early in the day for The Smiths for me - it’s Bach here. Have you bought the three CD remaster of The Queen is Dead? It’s really excellent.
Original vinyl. One of the very best British albums of the 1990s:
Jerome Sabbagh - The turn
Jerome Sabbagh: tenor sax
Ben Monder: guitar
Joe Martin: bass
Ted Poor: drums
Playing on Compact Disc on the brilliant value for money Naxos label - Beautiful Vivaldi Oboe Concertos to start Saturday morning.
Duke and Hawk on a wonderful sounding, utterly joyous Impulse! CD. Never get tired of this, and it seems appropriate to play it when the sun's streaming through the windows on a Saturday morning.
2011 remaster on Tidal sounding totally fantastic bombastic...all in all.
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