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:
Chilling on a Saturday morning.
Having a listen to an old favourite. Great in its day and still sounding rather fine now.
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Going in with Floyd this evening - this is easy one of my favourites of theirs -i haven't heard this in a while so here goes...
Now Playing........
Dave Matthews Band - Crash
Streaming on NAS............. going back 22 years in time to the '96 release of Crash which I enjoy immensely! This was another band that was introduced to me by my daughter when she was in high school and recommendations continue to be passed back and forth. Dave and the band is sounding mighty sweet this morning! Music and memories......fantastic!
nigelb posted:Kaleo - A/B
I think it was Mike (MDS) who brought Kaleo to this fine place. This fell through the letterbox today, ripped and now marvelling at their relaxed, unpretentious but undeniable talent which shines through in this, their debut international release.
Genre? Icelandic folksy, bluesy rock. Bet you don't have any of those in your collection.
Thouroughly recommended.
Listening now to Kaleo self titled 2013 debut album bought in a record shop in Stikkisfjord ( undoubtedly the wrong spelling ) in western Iceland. Good rock music. Bought on the recommendation of the guy in the shop as one of Icelands great new bands.
One day I'll work out how to load an image.
Bob F
Cross Record - "Wabi-Sabi" (2016)
(1976)
Long Misty Days
Some Classic Robin Trower to kick off the evening, the title track being the stand-out however the others (which include the best version of Sailing that many will never have heard) aren't too shabby either.
Tidal. Lizz Wright - Freedom & Surrender
Kate Bush, The Red Shoes (remastered)
Must admit I'm not familiar enough with the original to identify what's changed and I'm not keen on playing my original copy (because of the surface noise due to the state of the LP bought second hand some years ago.) But this is nicely presented on two 180g LPs and in decent quality inner sleeves. So far it sounds good.
And the artwork is as good as always (gatefold inside contains original inner sleeve artwork broadly). I think the colour of the image on the front of the album (which I've always loved) is a bit better, or maybe my original copy has faded/was printed badly.
(1970)
Gasoline Alley
Keeping on with the Caledonian theme and one of Rod Stewart's classics, sounding good from an early Mercury Label CD.
Jeroen20 posted:Bill Evans - A simple matter of conviction
What a great picture on the sleeve !
Boy - This woke the place up this afternoon !
John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound
I mentioned the poor recorded sound on this disc yesterday. This is particularly so for the piano, which is either down to the recording process or the piano itself. That having been said, the music is absolutely marvellous. A super album.
Playing this when all other music just feels contrived...
Kate Bush
The Kick Inside - 24/44.1
Starting my journey of the new remastered albums from Kate Bush.
Half way through Kate’s first album, and the remastering is absolutely brilliant, so far very pleased with my purchase.
Edward
Original vinyl released 1971 - Solid second album from Mr Stills. ????
Stephen Stills — vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass
Nils Lofgren — guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Eric Clapton — electric guitar on "Fishes And Scorpions"
Paul Harris, Billy Preston, Mac Rebennack — keyboards
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels — bass
Conrad Isidore, Dallas Taylor — drums
Gasper Lawal, Rocky Dijon — congas
David Crosby, Henry Diltz, Fred Neil as "Fearless Freddy" — backing vocals
Jerry Garcia — pedal steel guitar on "Change Partners" (uncredited)[citation needed]
with The Memphis Horns
Roger Hopps, Wayne Jackson — trumpet
Jack Helm — trombone
Sidney George, Ed Logan, Andrew Love — tenor saxophone
James Mitchell, Floyd Newman — baritone saxophone
(2017)
Robert Plant - Carry Fire
Because it's yet another very fine album from the man.
Miles Davis - Cookin' with the Miles Davis quintet
- Bass – Paul Chambers
- Drums – Philly Joe Jones
- Piano – Red Garland
- Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
- Trumpet – Miles Davis
Otis Redding- The Dock of the Bay -2017 reissue vinyl.
From the Rhino Definitive Studio Album Collection box-set, great SQ from the vinyl, and some of Otis’s greatest recordings, including the title track, which is regularly in my ever-varying desert island discs list. One of the greatest vocalists, who wrote some of the greatest songs (Respect and Dock of the Bay alone are a legacy only a select few can equal), backed by Booker T & the MGs. Cropper may well be my vote for the greatest master of the Tele ever, he can do anything technically if needed, but usually “just” provides subtle understated lines which perfectly enhance the lyric. I picked this boxset up for £50 today, it’s beautifully presented with cardboard replicas of the original sleeves, only slight surprise is that the inners aren’t poly-lined. But £7 an album for excellent pressings of Otis feels almost like I should go back and pay more.
Tidal. Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here To Stay