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

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Originally posted by BigH47:
Re: PJ Harvey OK but overall I think I'll stick to The Pretenders/Blondie.

munch - to me Polly Jane sounds like a more controlled Patti Smith and she's a much better singer too - I think Stories from The City, Stories from The Sea is her finest album. Tracks like You Said Something come across well. I agree with Howard that it does not sound like Blondie (well maybe Rip Her To Shreds) or Nena , but Polly Jane doesn't set out to make albums of great pop songs (Parallel Lines is an excellent elpee). Polly Jane is more self indulgent than that and none the worse for it - try This Is Love, but it does grow on you - she's best when she remembers she is a singer/songwriter and not a poet.

BTW I had to listen to Stories from The City, Stories from The Sea a few times before I got it - it is not immediate, but worth persevering. And it has a hidden track This Wicked Tongue which is a good song (why hide it?). The album is well recorded and the standard of musicianship is high - this album is full of proper songs well sung and played.

Well I like her - and I notice she's got a thread in the Music Room, so I'm not alone.

ATB Rotf

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Originally posted by ROTF:
I think Stories from The City, Stories from The Sea is her finest album.

Fine album indeed.
Get it.

Listening/watching:-
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense DVD.

I'll give PJH another try it seemed to be getting better the further in to the CD I listened, and a "hidden" track to boot.

Howard

Thanks to Fred Simon for reminding me of this fine LP lurking on my shelves, unplayed for probably 20 years! Where does time go?

I forgot I fitted this in before TH - SMS:=

SJB

Fun Lovin' Criminals - 100% Columbian

Fun Lovin' Criminals - Loco

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Originally posted by munch:
Spooky, Come Find Yourself.The F.L.C.

I'll put that one after shaking the windows with Welcome to Poppy's

I walked up to the teller, I gave her the letter
She gave me the loot with puckered up lips
and a wink that I found cute, and I said,
"baby, baby, baby"
(Is this some Kharmic-Chi
love thing happening here baby or what.)

Steve

I try to forget this and the first Genesis album were produced by Jonathan King and just enjoy the music. Haven't played this hunk of vinyl for a while, but it stills sounds good.

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Originally posted by droodzilla:

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how's it ?

Early days yet, Stefan, but it sounds very promising. I bought it more or less on spec, reasoning that it could hardly be bad with those musicians. Interesting, unclassifiable folky/jazzy fusion, as is par for the ECM course. Love the sound of the kantele, which is a new instrument to me. The lyrics are poems by a Norwegian nature-mystic, and are quite special even in translation.

good enough - ordered

Stefan

munch - have I been guilty of misjudgement - I've never met JK - if what I read about him was true then it didn't endear me to him, but I agree it is what's in the papers and deserves to treated as such. So perhaps he got a very bad press - it definitely wasn't good news week.

Now you've got me trying to think of knights - Sir Bob, Sir Cliff, Sir Mick, Sir Paul - perhaps it's best I don't know.

ATB Rotf

About to listen to ...

Now I'm listetning to Peter Erskine with Palle Daniellson and John Taylor: "Time Being" (ecm 1532) and "You Never Know" (ecm 1497)

and new cd in the same mood. it is published in Poland. The trio of very young men, the group called RGG and it is their 3rd record - cald "Unfinished Story" very, very good music. I hope you can buy it via internet. the link to www site is:
http://www.rggtrio.of.pl/newsroom.html
then klick on "Posłuchaj muzyki RGG" to listen how they sounds.

have a nice day.
adam

Same here. Sounds promising !

Great music !

Stefan

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Great music !

Looks interesting Stefan - care to say more?

Goldbergs arranged for acoustic guitar - first play; enjoying it very much so far.