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

Paul Simon - Graceland

Fleetwood Mac - The Greatest Hits

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Originally posted by Steve S1:

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:


One of my favorite artists. Again never far from my cd player!

Great artist Jim, where does this one sit among his output in your view?

Steve

jim.......

Steve S1
I think I have 5/6 cds by Eric. This one is good but not as good as the others I have but still very much worth having in your collection.

jim.......

Hue & Cry - Remote

No matter how many times I've listened to this album, I can't believe I will ever get bored of it. A band to make Canada proud.

Denis

It's ages since I played this cd and has been very enjoyable. Patty is one of many from the Boston Folk scene.

jim........

Beethoven Violin Concerto. I have had a fair amount of clearing the decks in Beethoven and find I only have one recording left! Fritz Kreisler's recording in Berlin in 1926 with the State Opera Orchestra under the great Wagnerians conductor Dr Leo Blech. I used to have the old special HMV album, which was bound in blue rather than the usual brown covered boards!

This old performance would never leave me, for its fresh unforced good humour. Kreisler was a virtuoso, but one who never played fast [and loose!] just because he could. The whole feel is almost serenade-like, and the orchestra is beautifully toned down to to low burn lack of spectacle, playing with a surprising lack of attack, but with plenty of momentum if at speeds less than you might expect in an ancient recording which is amazingly fine and clear as well. The Biddulph Labs transfer is splendid - LAB 049-50.

What is a comic addition, clearly audible, is the tuba chugging along with the string basses! He also doubles the opening drum stokes on D, but these are only details. What strikes me is the heart's ease the whole performance brings out of the music. Almost as if the concerto was being played in the mood of the Pastoral Symphony's "Happy feelings upon arriving in the Countryside..." A sun-lit reading if ever there was! All the time to sit and enjoy the sun's warmth playing on closed eyes, sitting outside relaxing...

I suppose I should get a more modern recording, and will hunt out the David Oistack recording done in Paris for EMI when I spot it with Cluytens. He is another virtuoso for whom the firsworks are only undertaken when the music calls for it!

Wonderful relaxed Sunday morning listening. Next come the Mendelsohnn Concert from 1927 with the same forces. I think this has never been improved on for catching the work's mood and its eloquence!

Perhaps the Brahms from them this afternoon! My other favourite there is the set with Oistrack done in Paris with Klemperer, where Klemperer is the one who keeps the performance moving forward with the surprising [unless you know what Klemperer is really like] use use of significant accelerandi!

Perhaps I should have that one this afternoon?

ATB from George

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:


It's ages since I played this cd and has been very enjoyable. Patty is one of many from the Boston Folk scene.

jim........

The only Patty Larkin album I've heard is the curiously titled Red = Luck and I thought it was really good. Had a look to see the availability of Strangers World, but I don't think it is available at the moment.

On vinyl:-


Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:


It's ages since I played this cd and has been very enjoyable. Patty is one of many from the Boston Folk scene.

jim........

I used to have all Patty's disc up to and including Red= Luck had to make way for others coming in.

If you like her try Susan Werner, Rachael Davis, Rob Laurens and seriuosly if like accoustic guitar you have to get a Peter Mulvey disc (I gave all of his away as well at the same time as the Larkins).

Ewen

Thanks I will check these out. I have the Live cd by Rachael Davis which is good.

jim.........

btw I am having a very very celtic day today with...........

Ewen playing this now, a young lady that lives not far from you.

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Originally posted by ROTF:

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:


It's ages since I played this cd and has been very enjoyable. Patty is one of many from the Boston Folk scene.

jim........

The only Patty Larkin album I've heard is the curiously titled Red = Luck and I thought it was really good. Had a look to see the availability of Strangers World, but I don't think it is available at the moment.

ROTF

Just checked on Amazon.com, they seem to have most of Patty's cds. I have "Strangers" and "Tango", both are good. If you can't get them email me (in my profile) and we'll sought something out.

jim.........

Made a recording off the radio last night of the Mark Ronson Electric Proms gig. Good stuff!

(Though I wished they'd played the full hour and a half, why edit it to an hour?)

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:
Ewen

Thanks I will check these out. I have the Live cd by Rachael Davis which is good.

jim.........

btw I am having a very very celtic day today with...........

You should pop over to cdbaby.com and read the reviews for Rachael's first album and you will see Macca's name amongst them. Whether he actually gave her a review I do not know.

Ewen

Very interesting that the great man himself likes her. I did buy it from cdbaby about a year ago. She has a wonderful voice, I really like her version of Bonnie Raitt's/John Prime "Angel from Montgomery".

jim..........

Jim have a look at this web page you might see a few others that you like.
http://www.folkzone.com/roblaurens

and also this one which you can look at the names and click the links.

http://www.baystatesound.com/bob.html

I am a great fan of the Tarbox Ramblers and there is Carol Noonan whom I used to like which you may do.