What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

Ommmmmmmmmmmmh,
Stefan

Ben Webster - Soulville, with Stan Levey getting some nice airtime on the skins and OP, Ray Brown and Herb Ellis not letting the side down either



was preceded by The Bones of All Men, Fairport Convention meets the Renaissance courtesy of Philip Pickett's consort

Electric Ladyland

Sonic Youth's latest. They follow the path from their previous album "Sonic Nurse" (one of my favourite SY albums) with hints of pop elements in their music.

Any one heard Micus new one ?

Meanhwhile:



cheers
Stefan

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Originally posted by Rubio:
Sonic Youth's latest. They follow the path from their previous album "Sonic Nurse" (one of my favourite SY albums) with hints of pop elements in their music.

I kind of like this album as well.

Matt

Last night. Sound very like Neil Young (acoustic) but seriously chilled out. Great for a quiet night in..................



Diccus

wall of (guitar) sound
Stefan

The Amboy Dukes before Ted Nugent dominated the band. When they addressed the question of life itself in a Journey to the centre of the mind and asked the ultimate question why is a carrot more orange than an orange?

quote:

Originally posted by Diccus62:
Last night. Sound very like Neil Young (acoustic) but seriously chilled out. Great for a quiet night in..................



Diccus

Thanks for telling me, Diccus!

Everything sounding like Neil Young is of great interest to me!

The first Aerosmith albums still sound very good to my ears .

A couple of LPs by Richard Thompson:- Across a Crowded Room, followed by Amnesia.

This morning:



A must for all Wagner fans - one of the finest discs of 'chunks' I have heard. Donald Runnicles and Staatskapelle Dresden. That he can make the ride of the valkeries sound so fresh is impressive and the forrest murmers are quite something. Can't wait for his Tristan (with Christine Brewer) due out either later this month or next.


Currently listening to Sibelius's 6th symphony from Bernstein and the NYPO.

regards, Tam

Bert Jansch - Crimson Moon

Joni Mitchell-Hejira

I finished off this set with symphony no. 6. I like it a lot, even if I prefer no. 4 and 5 musically.

Dear Rubio,

Jochum was, I think, an absolutely wonderful Bruckner conductor. I have his set with the Staatskapelle Dresden (which has recently been reissued on Brilliant Classics for absurdly little) and it is a real treasure. I shall be looking out for these live Concertgebouw issues though.

Personally, I think I prefer 6 to either 4 or 5, though only when it's done very well, e.g. by the likes of Jochum, or (as in concert the other week) Runnicles.

regards, Tam

Not very challenging, but who says Jazz needs you brain being involved ?

well done, Till...
Stefan

A bit of energic opera for Sunday Evening

Fila Brazillia - B2 - Brazilification 2

quote:

Originally posted by Tam:
Dear Rubio,

Jochum was, I think, an absolutely wonderful Bruckner conductor. I have his set with the Staatskapelle Dresden (which has recently been reissued on Brilliant Classics for absurdly little) and it is a real treasure. I shall be looking out for these live Concertgebouw issues though.

Personally, I think I prefer 6 to either 4 or 5, though only when it's done very well, e.g. by the likes of Jochum, or (as in concert the other week) Runnicles.

regards, Tam

Of these three symphonies no. 5 is my favourite, but it is also the one I have heard most times. If you like Jochum's Bruckner I think you really could like this live set with the Concertgebouw (but it is rather expensive, and not widely available). I see that some people think these are some the best Bruckner interpretations by Jochum, but personally I cannot compare this with other sets as it is my first with Jochum. For sure I will buy the cycle on Brilliant classics, though, at that tempting price .

I follow up with Bruckner and now symphony no. 5 again, and this time with Furtwangler and the BPO in 1942. I find the reading as indispensable as the Jochum, and the transfer from Opus Kura is excellent. I think it already exists in a 1942-1944 Live recordings set vol. 2 from DG, but as I have read from people who have heard both transfers this should be superior by a good margin. Thinking about the situation in Berlin when this recording was made makes listening to it even more fascinating, I must admit .

I must get that second live Furtwangler box, I have the first and it contains some of the most amazing recordings I have ever heard.

Talking of Furtwangler's Bruckner, my favourite 8th is his from around the same period.


regards, Tam