What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

Kevin-W posted:

ewemon posted:

Half a dozen trax off the new Roger Waters album.

What do you think? I've only heard three, but I like what I've heard so far.

Been told not too say anything about it Kevin.

After the Rory Gallagher binge, another master singer/songwriter/guitarist. Not a cheerful album, but brilliant songs, Richard and Linda on great guitar and vocal form, witn Pegg/Mattacks/Nicol providing a rock solid base. Linda's opening vocals to Walking on a Wire raise hairs on my arms every time, and then the band make it even more compelling. 

Todd Rundgren - Liars (2004)

Not a bad track on it, quite a few exceptionally good.

ewemon posted:

Playing it now for second time today. 

Last one tonight 

1971 - Uk first pressing...

Vinyl, Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here. One of my choices in the 20 most played thread, still playing the cheap vinyl pressing I bought 35 years ago, still sounds wonderful. One of the pinnacles of prog, complex, beautiful, well written music, brilliantly produced, sung and played. 

An impulse buy, first spin - the first of an intended complete series of Bruckner symphonies from Leipzig, and their new chief Andris Nelsons (who's taken over from Riccardo Chailly, who went to Milan). The 3rd (here in its third, 1890 guise) is a relatively safe start - amongst Bruckner's lesser known symphonies, it won't be immediately picked off in favour of Karajan / Giulini / Haitink / Wand / Jochum / etc. That said, halfway into the 3rd movement, I'm very much enjoying this performance.

Cheers

EJ

Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin IV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RqBTDVG3c8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On860S5imng

EJS posted:

An impulse buy, first spin - the first of an intended complete series of Bruckner symphonies from Leipzig, and their new chief Andris Nelsons (who's taken over from Riccardo Chailly, who went to Milan). The 3rd (here in its third, 1890 guise) is a relatively safe start - amongst Bruckner's lesser known symphonies, it won't be immediately picked off in favour of Karajan / Giulini / Haitink / Wand / Jochum / etc. That said, halfway into the 3rd movement, I'm very much enjoying this performance.

Thanks for a mini review. How is the sound quality? Hope it's better than his BSO private label release?

He also has a new release from BSO.

Have you had a chance to sample this?
(I am sort of on a fence on this. Wish they'd split up the release rather than as a box set.)
Brahms: The Four Symphonies; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

kuma posted:

EJS posted:

An impulse buy, first spin - the first of an intended complete series of Bruckner symphonies from Leipzig, and their new chief Andris Nelsons (who's taken over from Riccardo Chailly, who went to Milan). The 3rd (here in its third, 1890 guise) is a relatively safe start - amongst Bruckner's lesser known symphonies, it won't be immediately picked off in favour of Karajan / Giulini / Haitink / Wand / Jochum / etc. That said, halfway into the 3rd movement, I'm very much enjoying this performance.

Thanks for a mini review. How is the sound quality? Hope it's better than his BSO private label release?

He also has a new release from BSO.

Have you had a chance to sample this?
(I am sort of on a fence on this. Wish they'd split up the release rather than as a box set.)
Brahms: The Four Symphonies; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Hi Kuma - Nelsons holds the 4th movement together which is no mean feat - very much enjoyed the performance as a whole. Sound quality is excellent, especially for a live recording - good transparency, no noise reduction veil, and solid bottom-end and although I have not done any technical listening, positioning seems fine. And applause is cut, thankfully.

I haven't listened to Nelsons' Brahms - after eight years, I still find myself returning to Rattle / Berlin for one of the few #1s on record that I really enjoy. Still have a hard time with the other symphonies, particularly nrs 2 & 3. After this Bruckner, though, I definitely want to hear Nelsons' Shostakovich from Boston.

Cheers

EJ

Electric Wizard-Come My Fanatics...

Thanks EJ. I gotta keep his Bruckner in mind for the future.

I got Nelson's Shosty's but haven't listened to them yet. ( IIRC, it's also a DG release )

His first BSO recording was done in house and it is  so-so both the sound and performance.

Brilliant posted:

MJQ - Pyramid. CD rip. Thanks to the postings above.

i thought i already had this in my collection of MJQ vinyls --  but cant find it -- i will just order the CD for now. thanks guys!

enjoy

ken

Two more $5 Big Lots purchases today - I'd say one a little different than the other!

DrMark posted:

Two more $5 Big Lots purchases today - I'd say one a little different than the other!

Are you in Eastern or Western NC DRMark?

Charlotte area - where are you SS? - "upstate" SC is a vague term to me. I hope for your sake you are not in Kershaw!

This has got a hold of my soul.

Melanie at Woodstock - Birthday of the Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Bwz0idx7s

SITG

my yesterday listining

A + 3 | 24/48 WAV 

(2013)

Scent is a rather short and heavy album start to the day with. Djent, math metal and post rock all helping to get this sunny morning underway.

Weezer (Green Album). On CD from 2001. Maybe one of those bands that never exceeded their dazzling debut album, but this, their third, is not bad. Basic power chord pop rock with good hooks, plenty of crunch, and they know how to drive an amp.

Starting with the Brandenburg Concertos this morning,