What are you listening to? (Vol VII)

Gale, Out of interest what would you recomend as a starting point to listen to with  MC5 , Teenage Fanclub one of my favourite bands list them regulary  as an influence so interested to give them a listen  , thanks TWP

Streaming..

To be honest i only have two of there albums,Both on vinyl.

My brain is getting old,If it were not for the BBC Pog last Friday night?

I would of forgot what a big part they played in the 60's music scene in Motor City in the USA.

John Lennon got one of them out of prison two days after playing a gig there.

He got Ten years for having two joints.Because the FBI wanted to kill the band.

He did two years thanks to John.

I would try all and see what you think?

It was fresh and raw at the time and still sounds good today.

Not the best produced albums you will ever hear,But still good.

Stu.

> To be honest i only have two of there albums, Both on vinyl.

Well that is 2/3 of their output.

The albums are usually ranked in the order they were released 

1. Kick Out the Jams (1969)
2. Back in the USA (1970)
3. High Time (1971)

I would go along with that although my favourite two tracks by the Motor City Five are the American Ruse and Shakin' Street both off of Back in the USA. 

MC5 were incredible because they came from Detroit and were the antidote to the Motown factory, which I think of the 1960s answer to Simon Callow. [OK so 4 Tops, Smokey Robinson and the Temptations excepted who were all rather good]. However MC5 really rocked and along with the amazing and incredibly nice guy, Vincent Damon Furnier, set the world alight. 

The MC5 were not an establishment band though with strong left wing views.

They were anti-war too, but not anti-American: in fact they were one of the bands that spoke for a generation. 

Their very fine guitarist, the late Fred Sonic Smith, I think went on to marry Patti Smith - her song Frederick was about him for sure.  

Why not get all three on CD and you'll still have change from a £20 note and three of the finest slices of rock and roll history ever laid down. 

All the best, Guy 

This album is so many miles and years away from what the MC5 had to go through..

How times have changed for the better,When it comes to being able to play music and free speach without the FB eye clossing you down.

The USA has given the world so much in the way of films and music.

The rest of the stuff is just shit.

And there has been more shit than good stuff if you ask me.

The CIA will be watching me now after this post.

Watch Closely Now.

Stu

On original 1993 CD : )

What a fantastic album!

Debs

Have been listening to this disc on and off for the past weeks. Queyras is on top form and the concerti here are leagues beyond other recordings of these works. Note that the title is misleading, there are only a few cello concerti here, the rest other works (concerti and symphonies) by Vivaldi and Caldara. Without Queyras' cello as emotional center, this music is not achieving much in the way of stirring the soul. All in all, then, a bit of a missed opportunity which easily could have been so much better. 

Cheers,

EJ

Hi, Thanks for the that , , i vaguely remember watching a documentary on the detroit music scene last year i think, where the 10 year drug sentence was mentioned and that the sentence was that length primarily to shut the band down due to there left wing views.  they interviewed a member of the band in what looked like a disussed wharehouse where they origionally played as they couldnt get booked anywhere else. i may be wrong on that.

You could suggets they were the origional forefathers of the Punk ethic,,

Thansk again im off to amazon !

and just to add i saw HMHB last year live in Shrewsburys theatre severn , absolutely fantastic night the biggest thing to hit shrewsbury since the stone roses secret gig in 1989

TWP

 On Vinyl. 

 On White Vinyl

Kate and Anna McGarrigle is the self-titled 1975 debut album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle. The album includes "Heart Like a Wheel," the McGarrigles' most famous song, which was first released by Linda Ronstadt in 1974. That song subsequently has been covered by several other artists, including Billy Bragg, Katie Moore, The Corrs, and June Tabor,

Followed by Len 

Another Dead Can Dance freebie EP (MP3), Live Happenings PartII.

 On Vinyl.

Here's a record from the past 

Always liked that myself

Anglican christmas carols, beautifully sung and no cheese in sight. The recording is pretty good, a bit of digital edge on top (this is early digital) but a beautifully floor-rumbling organ.

EJ

Excellent Choice