What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XV)

Dan Arborise - Of Tide & Trail

Martyn-esque.

Playing on Compact - Brilliant atmospheric and reflective debut by New Yorks Interpol.

One of the great things of travelling is hearing new (to me) music . I heard this on an Oldies station played by my girlfriends father driving through Connecticut last week , it does sound familiar though but probably a bit before my time . Sundown is one catchy tune !!!

Byron Janis - Rachmaninoff piano concerto no. 2 & 3

ALANP posted:

Carly Simon - No Secrets

I love the cover - she is very beautiful and sang beautifully! It is evocative of a period when I too was young. 

Alan, what does it sound like and which songs do you like best.

Phil

Wes Montgomery - Smokin' at the Half Note

Absolutely smokin'! Superb music making and great sound. Wes certainly can play those octaves. 

Playing on Compact Disc - Gritty UK alternative Hip Hop from The Streets

Playing on Cassette on TDK D C60 - Fine Uk mellow Hip Hop from The Stereo M.C's from 1990.

On original Vinyl

Playing it to appease the wife. Earlier I dared tell her that I wasn't interested in going to see Yo Yo Ma perform in Millennium Park in Chicago. The idea of sitting outdoors amongst thousands and hear the solo cello suites amplified by a huge bank of speakers is just not appealing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMeHJxvrOk0

On original Vinyl

Filipe posted:

ALANP posted:

Carly Simon - No Secrets

I love the cover - she is very beautiful and sang beautifully! It is evocative of a period when I too was young. 

Alan, what does it sound like and which songs do you like best.

Phil

Hi Phil, the album is well recorded, produced by Richard Perry, with a stellar cast of people helping out.The style is uncluttered giving prominence to her vocals and the two more better known songs "The Right Thing To Do" and "You're So Vain" are representative of how the record sounds.All the songs IMO are of equal quality and as an album it flows well ,but have to admit it is the only Carly Simon album I own ,so I don't know how it compares with the rest of her work.Recommended

Alan 

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ALANP posted:

 

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The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection.

Now that looks like an absolute belter. I'm off to Tidal, then maybe a swim in the big South American river.

Nigel, did you take the plunge?. A couple of quid for a double album can't be bad.I was impressed how they managed to source most of the original better known versions of the songs, as they are THE versions.

Sonny Stitt ‎– Now! / Salt And Pepper. Swinging modern jazz.

On Vinyl

(1994)

Portishead - Dummy

Time for some trip hop and an old favourite of mine from the Bristolians which is going to be 25 years old this year... 

Playing on Vinyl - Getting very Funky with this great album by Parliament from 1975 with George Clinton on the production duties

Wes Montgomery - Dynamic New Sound

This may not be my favourite Wes album, but it's certainly very interesting. For me it takes a while to get used to the organ/drums accompaniment, but it does work and the mix allows Wes to be heard very clearly, such that it's possible to work out the chord voicings quite readily.

I forgot to say that it was recorded 60 years ago this year, yet the sound is very good.

Triple orange vinyl released 2018 - Excellent live album. ????

Dallas Green, aka City And Colour drops his latest offering Guide Me Back Home, it’s a collection of stripped back acoustic numbers played in intimate settings during his 2017 sold-out An Evening with City and Colour – Solo Canadian tour.

For anyone unfamiliar with Mr Dallas this would be the perfect introduction, with a sublime recording packed with beautiful, tranquil and emotive numbers all laid out for all to enjoy. Right from the off you are transported on an audible journey of first class song writing, in the split track ‘Forgive Me / Two Coins’ you get a taste of what’s to come, perfectly delivered and poised song writing that just envelopes you from start to finish. It’s a breathtaking album that pulls you in song-by-song, each one tugging further at your heartstrings and exposing your melancholy side for all to see.

You get all the subtle nuances from within the concert with Dallas talking between tracks that sets the tone to the evenings events, it all helps make you feel like you’re right there in the room. From the story of what inspired this tour through to his thoughts on social media and our addiction to it, you have Mr Dallas’ attention from start to finish.

Packed full with twenty audacious tracks you’ll not be feeling short changed by that fine recording, it truly is a beauty-awaiting discovery, so delve in and take it with both hands.

Thanks, Dan. That review has piqued my interest. 

Time to relax with the light pop sound of Roger Waters. On vinyl:

Dire Straits - Walk of life

I’m not sure if the approved this release. It’s on the ‘on stage records’ label and it’s a collection of live recordings from several concerts. Some of the performances are a bit different that the ones on the official live records.

(2003)

The Well's on Fire

Procol Harum and Gary Brooker still doing their thing albeit not quite up to the very high levels of their early albums in the sixties, however this one is still an enjoyable listen.