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

Posted by: Richard Dane on 29 December 2011

With 2012 almost upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.

Anyway, links:

Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1

Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229

Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495

Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042

Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474

Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043

Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290

Posted on: 16 July 2012 by gazla

Alt-J, 'An Awesome Wave'

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by naim_nymph

on vinyl : )

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

Pink Floyd - Animals..... On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by james n

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by BigH47

On vinyl:-

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by GML

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by BigH47

On vinyl:-

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by JamieL_v2

Same music (mostly), different sessions, more fun than the final release, but 'Passion Play' is growing on me.

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by Kevin-W

On vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by BigH47

It's a strange album that's for sure. Words are weird but the music is good.

I'll give Nightcap a spin.

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by Kevin-W

Japanese CD

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by bishopla

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by floid

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by Steve C

On Vinyl

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by JamieL_v2

Originally Posted by BigH47:

It's a strange album that's for sure. Words are weird but the music is good.

I'll give Nightcap a spin.

The first disc of 'Nightcap' is excellent, from the 1972 Chautau D'Isaster tapes, a lot of 'Passion Play', but has a lighter feel, closer to 'Thick as a Brick' than the darker 'Passion Play'.

There are a few tracks that didn't make 'Passion Play', one appeared on 'War Child', but sadly the stormer 'Left Right' didn't make the light of day until the release of 'Nightcap', apart from a few live performances from the '73 tour.

I don't care for the second disc of 'Nightcap' though, too much 80's drum machine written music with poor rhythm sections, and the 70's track tend to show why they didn't make the cut.

Interesting reading about the French sessions on the web, Wikipedia and MinistryofInformation (linked from the former), I wonder how much the difficult nature of the studios and illness in the band lead to starting again for 'Passion Play'.

I prefer 'Nightcap' to the album that was finally released. I wonder how many other times a band has made a recording, scrapped it, and then released a possibly inferior version. It might be the case with Kraftwerk's 1983 recordings for the album 'Technopop', which eventually were re-rerecorded and re-written for the newer digital technology for the slight sub par 'Electric Café'. (Just running through the pre-sets on the DX7 according to Hitler on Youtube - if you know the video).

I wonder if there are other artists who may have done this?

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by Paper Plane

1st spin. A lot heavier than I expected so far...

steve

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by Paper Plane

And now this outstanding (silver) platter:

steve

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by dav301

On CD:-

Disc 1

Posted on: 17 July 2012 by naim_nymph

Side 1
1. Prologue
2. Tour De France (Etape 1)
3. Tour De France (Etape 2)
4. Tour De France (Etape 3)
5. Chrono

Side 2:
6. Vitamin

Side 3:
7. Aero Dynamik
8. Titanium
9. Elektro Kardiogramm

Side 4:
10. La Forme
11. Regeneration
12. Tour De France

Remaster 2009 reissue : )