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
On CD:-
On CD:-
On CD:-
On CD:-
Original vinyl, 1981 hessian limited edition...
original:
2nd edition:
3rd:
Very good music; outstanding sound quality.
I prefer the first one.
Original vinyl, 1981 hessian limited edition...
I am very jealous.
Listening to Hot Fuzz live on NPR podcast.
Jono
Radio 2 In Concert last night, highlights of Blur live at Maida Vale studios...
Then...
Sounding stunning after the Radikal & XX2 upgrades!! 
First play - Good tunes & musicianship from Nick Beggs & Simon Phillips.
After the excellent Nik Kershaw disk, a collaboration with Andy Partridge...
2xLP box-set
On vinyl. Loved this band in college. Mike Watt rules the thunderstick. They recently reunited for a small west coast tour around their Coachella performances. I saw them here in Seattle at Neumo's and was blown away. Great music from a refreshing trio that gave me all the stops and starts I love from Rush but in a much more stripped down form. And great sounding recordings. Unprocessed sounding. Watt's bass so percussive and tuneful. Hurley's drums snappy and nuanced. Kind of a punk rock version of Stuart Copeland. Ed from Ohio on Guitar with both clean and nice fat distortion. The energy of punk with jazz breaks and then they drop something like "In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton" on "if'n".
Mike watt has done a ton of very good things since these fIREHOSE days including working with Nels Cline and Eddie Vedder.
He is coming to Seattle again this September 28 with The Missingmen at a great little club called The Tractor Tavern in Ballard where I have seen some amazing shows.
50 years back:
On vinyl. Loved this band in college. Mike Watt rules the thunderstick. They recently reunited for a small west coast tour around their Coachella performances. I saw them here in Seattle at Neumo's and was blown away. Great music from a refreshing trio that gave me all the stops and starts I love from Rush but in a much more stripped down form. And great sounding recordings. Unprocessed sounding. Watt's bass so percussive and tuneful. Hurley's drums snappy and nuanced. Kind of a punk rock version of Stuart Copeland. Ed from Ohio on Guitar with both clean and nice fat distortion. The energy of punk with jazz breaks and then they drop something like "In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton" on "if'n".
Mike watt has done a ton of very good things since these fIREHOSE days including working with Nels Cline and Eddie Vedder.
He is coming to Seattle again this September 28 with The Missingmen at a great little club called The Tractor Tavern in Ballard where I have seen some amazing shows.
Connon, by the weirdest coincidence, I was looking around for something I hadn't played for ages to listen to and I came up with this:
Listening to it now on SST vinyl, and very good it is too.
Had this on yesterday as Brad was running to gold.
Jono
Vinyl:
On CD. Love it, and a great recording to boot -
