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

quote:

Originally posted by munch:
The SOUTHER*HILLMAN*FURAY Band. Greetings From The Glamour City.
On vinyl.
.....
And very good it is too.
ATB Munch

An album of its time - a little bit Byrds, a little bit Poco and a little bit J.D.Souther - glad you like it.

ATB Rotf

Have just played in the car on 4 hour journey home



complete with bonus tracks

cheers
Stefan

quote:

Originally posted by sjust:


A "stayer".

cheers
Stefan

Agreed - first listen tonight, much better than her Mozart disc

Oh, absolutely agreed. Was almost afraid to buy it - not every Kozena disc is "it"... Unfortunately, also not every Grimaud disc is "it"... sigh...

cheers
Stefan

Another ten years earlier


cheers
Stefan

Recently discovered this man's remarkeble authentic voice and his great band.

Bought 3 CD's of Wayne, and this one could be my 4th.
(just downloaded at 128kbs to see if I like enough, to buy the original)

(a fine mixture of country, rockabilly, blues, and sometimes even some big-band/jazz)

Lyle Lovett - Joshua Judges Ruth

New Order Brotherhood (Vinyl) ..hadn't played this in yonks ....crackin'!

Joe Henry
"Fuse"

Martin Taylor - Freternity

Joe Henry
"Scar"

Joe Henry
"Tiny Voices"

from Minky's post in 2003:
"This picks up where "Scar" left off. Henry has obviously listened to his last album and thought "I wish I had made it bigger, darker, quirkier and jazzier".

The cover is a creepy antique photograph of some grotesque circus performers standing in a doorway. It's a powerful image that leaves you expecting something dark and tortured, which is more or less what you get.

It's hard to describe the canvas that Henry paints. Think Paulo Conte's "Reveries" with lyrics by Tom Waits (there’s a song called "the ground wants you back"). The orchestration is disciplined chaos of the highest order. Here is the recipe : Start with a sinister backdrop of huge flat wobbly drums. For nostalgia add bass and alto clarinet with plenty of vibrato. Layered trumpets and far-away layers give yearning. Cut in slashes of electric guitar and swirling keyboards. For extra spice add liberal splashes of dissonance, unidentified flying objects, and sudden mix-shifts.

I don't normally care that much about production but it's hard to ignore this one. It's a huge rumbling avalanche of a thing. If you want to impress the guests or up the ante with the neighbors this should do the trick nicely.

Recommended ? Not sure. I'll let you know."

My input: Recommended

Saving the best for last (and most recent)



Joe Henry
"Civilians

from amazon site:
"Joe Henry's Civilians is a stirring, sincere and thoughtful work of simple brilliance. Henry has said he did not intend to make a political record yet did, but it's politics is timeless, rooted in civilian struggle of the simple meandering hardships and graces of life, regardless of whatever "current administration" of whatever year. The record could have been recorded 50, 30, 20 years ago and the same political references would have been relevant.

Beyond the politics, the music and lyrics are rich and vivid, the songs are never let go, held tight yet given enough room to breathe. Civilians could be described as a mix between "Kindness of the World" and "Tiny Voices". And although many will think it hyperbole, Civilians is not just the front running candidate for album of the year, Henry has delivered what could easily be a contender for album of the decade."

My favorite contemporary trio.

Haim - yes, that's a great album. I'm in night-owl mode, listening to:



Possibly influenced by sjust's earlier posts on this thread.

Beethoven Symphonies 5 & 6 [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]
Claudio Abbado - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra