What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
Checking out this (for me) new piano trio via Tidal.
spurrier sucks posted:Borders Nick posted:First run of full album on Tidal - sounding good
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Listening now and it's damn good!
Yet another run for this - absolutely agree. Only complaint is that at around 32 mins it's too short. Just have to wait for vol 2.
A good album, just a small tick under his last album. Hope he doesn't mutate himself too much in the ECM house sound....
Bert Schurink posted:Was exploring on Tidal, quite a haunting first song and a high male voice, give it a try.....
had an initial listen to this Bert & like what I hear.....
Borders Nick posted:spurrier sucks posted:Borders Nick posted:First run of full album on Tidal - sounding good
Listening now and it's damn good!
Yet another run for this - absolutely agree. Only complaint is that at around 32 mins it's too short. Just have to wait for vol 2.
Glad you guys are liking it.
The Dead's famous Cornell '77 gig, on three CDs. First chance to listen to it:
joerand posted:
Ten Years After. Cricklewood Green. On original Deram vinyl from 1970. A brilliant mix of blues inspired rock with some folksy infusions. Alvin Lee's tricky licks the icing on the cake.
Agreed, Joe. That's my favourite TYA album. The long version of Love Like A Man is a treat.
Vinyl
Graham Parker & The Rumour - Heat Treatment.
Great 80's pub rock, this album contains Graham's cover of "Hold Back the Night", which is very nearly as good as The Trammps original, and was an ever present staple of his live set.
Nostalgia rules!
- Filipe posted:
An update on Verdi Requiem - Georg Solti on vinyl
Just cleaned the vinyl, and it sounds amazing. This really must be the 1812 of Requiems with its vocal and orchestral fireworks. Unlike many works every part has a role to play from the individual instruments to the orchestra to the choir to the soloists. The way Solti/Verdi weaves all the parts together is out of the top draw. If you have a really good HiFi system even if you don't think requiems are your cup of tea, this recording will sound absolutely spectacular and take you on an emotional roller coaster. I have heard other recordings and not been touched to anything like the extent that this has touched me.
It and a collection of vinyl of more or less every opera ever written were enjoyed at the University of Ibadan by my late cousin where he lectured until 1995. I hope soon to have back his Loricraft restored Thorens TD124 Mk 2 with iron base as opposed to alloy remounted on one of their Garrard plinths. He then went on to buy CDs of his favourite operas etc, totalling 600 CDs.
The earlier post included the Classics Today review. Please give your views if you have other recordings.
The Magpie Salute - The Magpie Salute.
New band containing former Black Crowes members Rich Robinson, Marc Ford and Sven Pipien.
Great rock album, and, very obviously, one for all Crowes fans.
B.B. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits.
All the choons you want are present on this double CD collection ........... only 126p from The Rainforest ........... bargain!
found this while randomly searching my collection:
enjoy
ken
My favorite Dire Straits album.
i tend to play 'Mentumi' quite often on this one -- laziness! but its actually a good album all round.
enjoy...
ken
Jeroen20 posted:My favorite Dire Straits album.
yeah, "Once Upon a Time in the West" etc...
I also love "Down to the Waterline' and "Water of Love" on:
enjoy...
ken
dave marshall posted:
Billy Ocean - Here You Are / The Best Of.
Heard "Red Light Spells Danger" on Forever FM t'other night.
Prompted much off key singing from your truly, so .................... this dropped through the letterbox this morning.
A few pence at the Rainforest.
Just had to do it ............... classic! ............. surely can't just be me who bursts into off key singing when stuff like this comes on in the car? 
dave marshall posted:dave marshall posted:
Billy Ocean - Here You Are / The Best Of.
Heard "Red Light Spells Danger" on Forever FM t'other night.
Prompted much off key singing from your truly, so .................... this dropped through the letterbox this morning.
A few pence at the Rainforest.
Just had to do it ............... classic! ............. surely can't just be me who bursts into off key singing when stuff like this comes on in the car?
i can assure you -- you are not alone!
enjoy...
ken
A breakthrough performance in the history of blues when a jazz audience embraced & applauded this earthy Chicago sound to the fullest & for many in the crowd their first exposure to the music live. Muddy is backed by Otis Spann, James Cotton & guitarist Pat Hare, ripping through some incredible takes of I Got My Brand On You & Got My Mojo Working.
MUDDY WATERS At Newport (1973 UK stereo issue of the classic 1961 9-track LP.