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

I bought this on Friday for just £5 whilst shopping at our local supermarket. I hadn't bought it on its release owing to the disappointment expressed on here and other forums. However, I am pleasantly surprised by it. I'm not a great fan of pedal steel guitar, and it is employed quite extensively on this album, but DG uses it well. It may not be their finest outing, but it's certainly not their worst either. I think I'll be playing this frequently in coming weeks.

Mendelssohn - Symphony 3

A + 3 | WAV

(2005)

A quick blast through some of Skynyrd's finest, playing ripped disc one of two both of which have decent SQ and a surprisingly acceptable DR. 

 Disc: 1

Stevee_S posted:

A + 3 | WAV

(2005)

A quick blast through some of Skynyrd's finest, playing ripped disc one of two both of which have decent SQ and a surprisingly acceptable DR. 

 Disc: 1

  1. Freebird

  2. Tuesday's Gone

  3. Gimme Three Steps

  4. Simple Man

  5. Poison Whiskey

  6. Don't Ask Me No Questions

  7. Swamp Music

  8. I've Been A Fool

  9. Comin' Home

  10. Down South Junkin'

  11. I Ain't The One

  12. White Dove

  13. Workin' For Mca

  14. The Needle And The Spoon

  15. Sweet Home Alabama

Glancing at Wikipedia I see that a biopic of the band to be called Street Survivors has just started shooting in L.A.

"Jared Cohn directs the film, which he wrote from a story by longtime Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle. Originally announced as Free Bird, it traces the band’s tragic history centering on Pyle (Shultis) and his experiences of the events surrounding the chartered-plane crash on October 20, 1977 that killed original band members Ronnie Van Zant (Clift), Steve Gaines (Forrest), and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, Steve’s sister. An assistant road manager and the two pilots also died in the crash after the tour plane ran out of fuel over Mississippi.

A total of 20 passengers survived including Pyle and guitarist Gary Rossington (Them Guns frontman Navarone Garibaldi), the latter a founder of the band who broke both arms, legs, wrists, ankles and his pelvis but returned to music. At present, Rossington is the last original member of the band. Sean McNabb (Sons of Anarchy) also co-stars in the pic."

http://deadline.com/2017/04/ly...vie-cast-1202060843/

Time for pop music. The Pierces - Creations.

Two sister who make very nice music.

https://www.mixcloud.com/stamp...tamp-mix-86-coldcut/ 

Stupidly good (I'm really enjoying this) reggae mix by Coldcut - a great reminder of some forgotten nuggets.

Tracklist

Slim Smith – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
John Holt – Stick By Me
Dennis Alcapone – King Of The Track
Leroy Parker – Groove With It
Dillinger – Tambrin Season – Dub
Melodions – Come On Little Girl
The Tamlins – Baltimore
Welton Irie – Hotter Reggae Music
Tomorrow’s Children – Sister Big Stuff
The Frightnrs – I’d Rather Go Blind
Marcia Aitken – I’m Still In Love With You
Trinity – Three Piece Suit And Thing
Mighty Two – Uptown Top Rankin Dub
Althea & Donna-Uptown Top Ranking
Rupie Edwards – Tribute To Slim Smith
Shorty The President – Underworld Way
Tyrone Downie – Tribute To Slim Smith
Slim Smith – Conversation
Shorty The President – President A Mash Up The Resident
The Success All Stars – 100,000 Dollars
El Cisco Delgado – Mi Huh Matta
The Heptones – Give Me The Right
Rupie Edwards – Christmas Rush
Hopeton Lewis Feat U Roy – Tom Drunk
Sly and Robbie – Turbo Dub
J Robinson & Mental Forces – Corruption
King Tubby – King Tubby’s Badness Dub
Ronnie Davis, Lloydie Slim & The Aggrovators – Jah Jah Dub
Scotty-Draw Your Brakes
Freddie Mckay – Love Is A Treasure
Tenor Saw – Lone Ranger & Tonto
Zap Pow – This Is Reggae Music
Cedric Im Brookes & The Sound Dimension – Mun-Dun-Gu
Technique Allstars – Stalag 17
Prince Far I – Back Weh
Sister Nancy – Bam Bam
Paketo Wilson – Bubbling
Super Chick – Roach Kille
Tenor Saw – Ring The Alarm
Super Beagle – Dust Out A Sound Boy
Super Chick – Roach Killer
? Stalag Riddum
King Everold – Stalag 17
Anthony Johnson – Truth & Rights
Big Youth – Jim Squeechy
Jamming Unit – Bam Bam Dub
Willie Williams – Armagideon Times
Junior Murvin – Cool Out Son
Bdp – Jah Rulez
James K Smith – Riding West
Conroy Smith – Dangerous
Wayne Wonder & Baby Cham – Joy Ride
Wayne Wonder – Bashment Girl
Tanya Stephens – Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet
Pad Anthony – West Bound Train – Joyride Version
JR Jazz – Stormy Weather
Leroy Gibbon – Old Time Religion
Top Cat – Draw Fi Me Special – Joyride Version
George Nooks – Freedom Blues

Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball

Goldfrapp - Silver Eye on clear vinyl. Sounding good after The Archers!

William Bell

This is Where I Live - Tidal HiFi

After seeing  this album recommendation from Dave Marshall & nigelb i log into Tidal to have a listen.

All i can say is this is truly a stunning album from a great singer, this is R&B music at's its absolute best, downloading album from Qobuz.

I have never heard of this artist before so any recommendations for which of his albums are "must buys" to help me get my collection started from this artist.

Edward

With Sunday brunch - perfect!

G

Goldfrapp - Silver Eye

I noticed the love here, I wanted some of it. Now with a cup of 'hot lava Java'.

Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

In Session - Tidal HiFi

Edward

18 of 555:

Scarlatti's 555 keyboard sonatas are single movements, mostly in binary form, and some in early sonata form, and mostly written for the harpsichord or the earliest pianofortes. (There are four for organ, and a few for small instrumental group).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUHC9OtwZzA

Analogue Products mono reissue. Staggering recording of superb performances in equally remarkable sound quality:

Prokofiev - Piano sonatas.

For some reason I decided a long time ago that Prokofiev isn't my kind of music. Hence, I completly ignored his music. The last six month I started listening to his music again and discovered that I like his music. 

Stevee_S posted:

A + 3 | WAV

(1969 | 1994 remaster)

The Joe Gastwirt remaster sounding fine. 

i will check which remaster i have that didnt sounds anywhere as good as the original.. if this one is better, then i will end up with 3 copies of this album... hmmm...

enjoy

ken

Peter Cincotti - on the moon

Sunny Sunday lunchtime vibe.

Brain kramer

Myself And Mine - Tidal HiFi

Edward

ted_p posted:

William Bell

This is Where I Live - Tidal HiFi

After seeing  this album recommendation from Dave Marshall & nigelb i log into Tidal to have a listen.

All i can say is this is truly a stunning album from a great singer, this is R&B music at's its absolute best, downloading album from Qobuz.

I have never heard of this artist before so any recommendations for which of his albums are "must buys" to help me get my collection started from this artist.

Edward

already got this one on order -- i will see what others i already have on Vinyl and report...

enjoy

ken

Paul Weller's latest.  Rather listenable and more melodic and less frenetic to my ears than some his previous "recent" stuff. Tidal.

Hmack posted:

Imelda May: "Life, Love, Flesh Blood" (on Tidal)

I must admit to not having known much (or even anything) about Imelda May up until seeing a clip of her and her band performing at the Cambridge Folk Festival.

I decided to check her out on Tidal, and this album and Imelda May herself are simply stunning. Although I have access to it on Tidal, I will almost certainly be buying the hi-res version of the album from Qobus. 

I  like her song "Kentish Town Waltz", it is simple but just perfectly takes me in to the song.

Chris Stapleton - From a Room Vol 1.  Getting lots of plays at the moment.  Highly recommended.  Even if your not a "country" fan, give "I Was Wrong" a blast on Tidal - a real hairs-on-the back-of-the-neck-stand-up track which may just tempt you into the rest of the album.