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
Cheers,
EJ
Yes, I am still listening too and shamelessly plugging this album.
Bill Fay is one of English music's best kept secrets. At the dawn of the 1970s, he was a one-man song factory, with a piano that spilled liquid gold and a voice every bit the equal of Ray Davies, John Lennon, early Bowie, or Procol Harum's Gary Brooker. He made two solo albums but his contract wasn't renewed, which left his LPs and his reputation to become cult items. But he never stopped writing, the music kept on coming. Now, in his late sixties, he has produced Life Is People, a brand new studio album that shows his profoundly humanist vision is as strong as it ever was.
His debut on the underground Decca Nova label, Bill Fay (1970), included spacious big band jazz arrangements by Mike Gibbs, but it was the follow-up, Time Of The Last Persecution (1971), that cemented his reputation a harrowing, philosophical and painfully honest diagnosis of an unhealthy society and a messed-up planet, that featured the cream of London's fieriest jazz session players such as guitarist Ray Russell. Unable to make ends meet as a musician, Fay wandered through a succession of jobs for years, writing songs privately. Both solo albums were re-issued in 1998, and when the likes of Jeff Tweedy began singing his praises in the early 2000s, Bill began to come back into view and Wilco even convinced the shy singer to join them onstage in London in 2007.
Really enjoying this album as well. Good news is the label 4 men with beards is going to be releasing his first 2 albums on vinyl very soon.
I also have his first which I really love but not heard Time of The Persecution yet.
Liszt/Schubert: Richter
I can almost guarantee the recording quality is communist Eastern-bloc grade and everyone in the hall is coughing their lungs out.
But this live recording is done at the same tour as his infamous Pictures at an exhibition. I like many of his pre-US debut live performances which more spontaneous and not so *dolled* up.
Sunday morning in Eastern style.
Cheers,
EJ
Very good record.
Sunday morning in Eastern style.
Do you recommend it?
Tell the truth I finished to get the new AliaVox records because I prefer the earliers to Mare Nostrum and Japan dialouges and Jerusalam ones.
Theese new ones are rather encyclopaedic ways to introduce a complet foreign musical area what is sometimes so far away from the Iberian/European Early Music.
Sunday morning in Eastern style.
Do you recommend it?
Tell the truth I finished to get the new AliaVox records because I prefer the earliers to Mare Nostrum and Japan dialouges and Jerusalam ones.
Theese new ones are rather encyclopaedic ways to introduce a complet foreign musical area what is sometimes so far away from the Iberian/European Early Music.
It is truly Eastern music, nothing remotely European about it.
So if you're not in for that I wouldn't recommend it, otherwise it is done with the usual quality of Jordi Savall.
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aleg
On CD
Aleg,
thanks.
My recommendation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmnoiD8wxgU
Guillemette's voice here is so wonderful that it should be listened min. twice at first.
Many tracks based on Dumestre's performance on a 'Lourdes Uncilla Moreno' theorbo; excellent and very strange, seems a special tuning almost getting a borderline of the disharmonique but never reaching really.
Highly recommended; Naims enjoy a lot.
On CD. Superb solo piano from a master.
The Rose Ensemble - Il Poverello: Medieval and Renaissance Music for St. Francis of Assisi
First listen. I have several other Rose Ensemble albums and the music & sound quality is wonderful.
On Vinyl:-
Joni Mitchell - For The Roses
On Vinyl:-
Van Morrison - Poetic Champions Compose
On CD (it is Sunday)
We went to the Cambridge Corn Exchange last night to see Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra in concert. Foot started tapping as he kicked off with the very first boogie woogie piano notes and it never stopped tapping for the next 2 hours.
Come to think of it, the foot's still tapping now. This must be because I bought an autographed copy of his Rockinghorse double LP and am playing it now.
Marc Almond had been billed to appear as a guest singer but he was not there. Instead, Ruby Turner was just majestic, while Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals fame also appeared and brought the house down. All in all, a very fine evening. The band's still on tour, so do buy a ticket of you can. They are much better this year than 3-4 years ago when I saw them last time.
Best regards, FT
We went to the Cambridge Corn Exchange last night to see Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra in concert. Foot started tapping as he kicked off with the very first boogie woogie piano notes and it never stopped tapping for the next 2 hours.
Come to think of it, the foot's still tapping now. This must be because I bought an autographed copy of his Rockinghorse double LP and am playing it now.
Marc Almond had been billed to appear as a guest singer but he was not there. Instead, Ruby Turner was just majestic, while Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals fame also appeared and brought the house down. All in all, a very fine evening. The band's still on tour, so do buy a ticket of you can. They are much better this year than 3-4 years ago when I saw them last time.
Best regards, FT
Totally agree, saw him a few days ago in Dublin. As said above, Ruby was superb, and through the night their were 19 musicians on stage at any one time.
Brilliant concert
Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5yb4iQCHE
Based on Quimby's 'Most múlik pontosan'; transcribed to a traditional Transylvanian tune.
Lyrics is wonderful and very-very serious; everybody should feel sorry who doesn't speak Hungarian language.
Music is extraordinary; sound quality too.
Fonó Records 2008
Highly recommended - although I can't know the effect for foreigners without musical roots.
Nouveau Monde / Patricia Petibon, Andrea Marcon
Signing up this hot lady has been one of DG's more inspired moves of late. Few coloraturas would be able to fill an album and hold attention from the first minute to the last. Her solo recitals have been getting better over the years, and this one - including a gorgeously sung and scored account of Greensleeves - is the best yet.
Cheers, EJ
Via BBC iPlayer on my laptop. Best music show on the radio IMO. I always discover something new every week...
Handel / Rinaldo / Jacobs (2003)
One of the great Handel opera recordings. I see it fetches outrageous prices on Amazon nowadays - not sure if it's worth that much, as the also excellent Hogwood (with Bartoli) is still available for normal prices. In terms of soloists, both recordings are well spec'd, although I prefer Jacobs' lively way with the text.
Cheers,
EJ
Via BBC iPlayer on my laptop. Best music show on the radio IMO. I always discover something new every week...
Stuart's show tonight looks like it will be a good one.
With music from COB-Spirit of Love Clive Palmer from the Incredible String Band.
Tom Robinson is playin some great tunes at the mo and alot of Prince to come.
Jarvis Cocker's show was good today, he played some great Half Man Half Biscuit /John Peel interviews at the end.
Stu.