What are you listening to? (VOL VI)

On CD:-

Janacek's last opera, under the late Charles Mackerras. Aside from a performance of the cunning little vixen in Amsterdam, I am not familiar with Janacek's works so don't know how From the House of the Dead compares. However, this opera/performance strikes me as immensely powerful.

Near the end of the opera, prisoners release an eagle they have been taken care of. For some reason, Decca chopped the eagle from the cover picture. A good man on Amazon put up the complete painting:



Cheers,

EJ

Its actually on Vinyl but I thought I'd post this version instead, someone around here might own a copy, I wonder who though






Dean...

quote:

Originally posted by munch:
Oliver,
Do you have any Jap or MOFI Zappa cds?
Stu

There are no Mofi's, the original Dutch or German CD pressings sound the best. There are as well two AU20 gold CDs that are outstanding.

Zappa = Genius.

Dean,

There was thread on the other forum, asking which CDs you would take to your grave. I listed the Abbey Road Black Triangle and this one.

Cheers ... Oliver

quote:

Originally posted by MilesSmiles:
Dean,

There was thread on the other forum, asking which CDs you would take to your grave. I listed the Abbey Road Black Triangle and this one.

Cheers ... Oliver

Oooo! I might look out for a copy, probably will not be cheap, just to have a nerdy a/b session with my 180g re-mastered version, which is a cracking re-master.



Dean..

A dramatic change in mood, the Chelmsford Electronic Genius is about to give me a lesson in kit manipulation and Jazz improvisation.

On Double Vinyl with Bonus 10 inch.





Dean..

quote:

Originally posted by munch:
Oliver,
Did you ever get to see him live?
Stu

Only once, in the 80s, on his Yellow Shark tour.

Frankfurt / Germany, Opera House of all places.

I saw Frank on his Overnite Sensation tour; he began by saying he was only interested in playing his big hit singles and if the audience didn't like commercial music they should leave. He then played a continuous one hour set of music I'd never heard before, but it ended with I'm just like a penguin in bondage boy - he left the stage, but then returned to play Brown Shoes Don't Make It, I might be moving to Montano soon and King Kong.

Empire Pool - 1974(?) - he was very good, but not my favourite live show of all time that was some other band ....

quote:

Originally posted by ROTF:

Empire Pool - 1974(?) - he was very good, but not my favourite live show of all time that was some other band ....

Don't think my parents would have condoned it in '74.

Saw FZ in Offenburg, Germany in 76 and in Strasbourg, France later.

Makes feel 35 years younger?

I found a whole evening of FZ extremely refreshing.

On the black stuff..



Then...



A Fripp connection!!...

Now for something a bit more mellow!!
On vinyl..



Followed by...



Very good live recording!

A rather quiet piece of indus metal:



Fear Factory: Transgression

Back on the FZ topic - if you get a chance go see his son's band doing "Zappa Plays Zappa" - incredible musicianship and as good/close as you can get nowadays. I've seen them 3 times and would go again. Saw his dad in the 80's on the "Them or Us" tour.