what was the last cd you bought?

A visit to the HMV sale:

The Cure - Disintergration
Pulp - Different Class

Mike

Andy,

You're clearly not a close reader of sleeve notes. I requested a "sensitive" critic hat 'cause I played bass on, recorded and co-produced Sweet As Hell. But hey, "a reasonable listen" is good enough for me

Oh and I have a copy of H2C (have to say I prefer Sweet As Hell), but then I played bass on that too

Go on, give it another listen.
Phil

Phil,
I purchased em both, didn't I?

That should say enough, especially seeing as I purchased the latest on the strength of H2C!

And I've only played Sweet as hell twice (He says, squirming )

andy c!

"Rhythm Disease" by Hillbilly Voodoo Dolls;
"You Win Again" by Van Morrison and Gail Lewis
"Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing" by Lavay Smith
"Mojo box" by Southern Culture on the Skids
"Gospel Train" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
"Night Train" by Oscar Peterson Trio
"The Way It Is" by Snooks Eaglin

The Voodoo Dolls disk is great roots rock and blues from a smokey bar.The Morrison sounds like Memphis in 1959...with Jerry Lee's sister on piano.Lavay Smith is big band blues and swing. Rosetta Tharpe...have you ever heard gospel played on a Les Paul gold top, overdriving a Fender tweed amp? The real deal.
Southern Culture is swamp rock at its finest. And Oscar Peterson is Oscar Peterson. And Snooks Eaglin is New Orleans bar band rock and funk.

Andy,

Twice eh? Ahh yes, well ya see, Sweet As Hell is one of those slow burners. Play it a couple more times and you'll be an addicted drooling wreck of a man unable to function without singing....

Its cool to cry,
Hip to wail,
Don't beat yourself up
If you fail....

Phil

PS. And yes, how rude of me not to thank you for buying them both. Thanks!

No roots-Faithless, surprisingly a good album.

My name is taken from lowest region of the world, a dank, gloomy pit, surrounded by a wall of bronze, and beyond that a three-fold layer of night; it is one of the first entities to exist in the universe; primarily the prison for defeated gods and a place of punishment for sinners-just like my sense of humour!

HMV sale stuff:-
The Best of Velvet Underground - VU
An Introduction to Capercallie why haven't I bought any thing by them before they are excellent.

Howard

My last batch:

The Cure - The Cure ; A welcome return to form, the best Cure album since I don't know when (I prefer it to Disintegration)

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Echo & The Bunnymen - Porcupine & Heaven up Here
The Doors - Morrison Hotel ; These 4 are just me replacing my old vinyl copies for CD's

Faithless - No Roots : I like it - a grower.

Tool - Aenima ; Too soon to tell, but I like it so far

John Fruciante - People Cast Shadows ; Far better than anything that the Chillis have done since Mother's Milk.

ZZ Top - Mexicana ; A best-of album, pretty much what you would expect but I would have prefered more early stuff.

The last CDs I purchased were:

Orbital - One Perfect Sunrise CD1
Orbital - One Perfect Sunrise CD2

Still umming and ahhring about getting the album - the last couple have not been memorable for me.

DS

Whilst on the matter, ITC - Orbital - Diversions

Spooky coincidence:

Orbital - Blue Album
Orbital - Brown Album (I'm sure I have this already, can't find it though)
Orbital - Greeny Flourescent Vomit Album
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Kings of Convenience - Riot on an empty street
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
Sasha - The Qat Collection

ag

quote:

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Sasha - The Qat Collection

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ag,
more details on this one please?!?

ta!

andy c!!

Serpently....

It's purple. It's from 1994. It's a bit like D:Ream in places (!!!) and it's interesting enough, but not essential, IMHO. Definitely one to play if I'm in the mood, rather than one to play to get me in the mood.

I actually got vol2 rather than vol1. I don't think I'll seek out vol1.

Qat Collection

ag

Actually Andy (!), if you haven't already got it, Atlantic Breakers by Pako and Frederik is very good indeed - I picked it up cheaply and it's turned out to be a well played mix. Very good, very Global Underground and quite Sasha/Digweed/Nick Warren in style. Not hands-in-the-air-bonkers, but good solid head nodding 4/4 stuff.

ag

ag,
ta for the suggestion - ordered from Amazon at £7.23 incl postage! Nice!!

Andy c#

AC Newman - The Slow Wonder (Looking forward to listening, following ejl's shining review and my appetite for some good sunny weather rock)

Micheal Jackson - Off The Wall

I'll grab my straightjacket...

Thru the door this morning:
Pako & Frederik - atlantic breakers (GU) for futher on this see above! This is a grower, especially if, as ag mentioned above, you are into the GU labels output!
Starsailor - Love is Here, & Silence is Easy (purchased based on the Glastenbury gig I saw on BBC3). INstant like to both of these, but Love is Here seems more accessible...

andy c!

Kings of Convenience - Riot On An Empty Street. I remember playing 'Quiet is the New Loud' to a few people when it first came out and how rapidly it caught on. This new one is good, but is it as special? Probably.

Tricky - Maxinquaye How times passes when you're having fun (or working). Finally got round to buying it.

Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand So now, so maybe 'so last week' next week?

Muse - Absolution What an epic album! Top stuff!!

Steve

Hmmmm. I seem to be going a bit mad of late:

Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat - Noisy!

Damien Rice - O. Quiet! Prefer Tom McRae to be honest.

Breakestra - Live Mix Pt. 1 - Funky!

Scott Walker - Scott 2, 3 and 4 - I had these, lent them out, never saw them again.

The Ordinary Boys - Over the counterculture - Instantly like this, the singer's voice is a bit like the guy in Gene. In fact it's all very Gene-like, which is no bad thing.

ag

Algers,

Where did you buy the Breakestra? I expected that one on my doorstep but no- out of stock (at Stones Throw's partner online store).

Anyway, I have Part 2 and it's a blast!

Ludmeister

I got it from a chain here called Fopp, which seems to specialise in being extremely good value and often has quite unusual pressings.

I don't know if they have an online presence, although I think not.

If you want me to pick one up and mail it, PT me with the necessary details - I can get into town tomorrow and pick one up.

Alternatively:

Caiman, USA have it

I don't think that Part II is out yet on this reissued format, but I'll be looking out for it. FUNKY!

ag

Reissued format? What does this mean?

How much for Part 1 in GBP?

[EDIT: Does this mean some overseas reissue? I see Amazon US has the Part 2 I own, plus 1 and 2 as pricey imports.]

[EDIT 2: Wait, what I own is "Live Mix", and the two imports are "Live Mixtape". What does it all mean? ]

Disco Classics - Ministry of Sound. I had a right giggle listening to this - remined me of my teens in various miners welfare clubs leering at the laidiiieess....

LOl

andy c!

Ludders

Apparently Breakestra was originally issued on cassette tape, then on CD (with a cover that looks a bit like a 7" record) and now re-issued again. Mekon may know the reasoning.

It cost me twelve pounds which, given the collapse of your third world economy, is about a hundred dollars or something

ag

Algeronimo,

That's roughly 2x the price I pay for most CDs. I appreciate your offer, but I'll pass for now. Also- please check your PTs.

This morning I grabbed a handful of James Brown discs:

Make It Funky- The Big Payback 1971-1975
Live At The Apollo, Vol II
In The Jungle Groove