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

Hard to follow Neil Young, so I'll do the easy thing and move to his Unplugged. I haven't listened to this for ages, a good selection of some of the finest songs from his great oeuvre, played and sung with class. 

Jacques Coursil -  Trail of Tears. Recorded 2007, released 2010. CD-rip

Jacques Coursil Unit -  Way Ahead from 1969. CD-rip

Misty in Roots - Live at the Counter Eurovision 1979

Where did we get the idea that reggae was heavy? Just seems tight and tuneful to me.

Christopher_M posted:

Misty in Roots - Live at the Counter Eurovision 1979

Where did we get the idea that reggae was heavy? Just seems tight and tuneful to me.

Ooh, Misty, I loved them back then, saw them several times at their gigs and RaR shows, haven't got anything by them and haven't listened them in years, after the Neil Young finishes off to Tidal (and the River).

Between a solitary run and a walk with the wife:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMHVuq1ivkA

Misty's 2002 reunion album on Tidal. This is pretty good, albeit not the albums I listened to 30+ years ago, it's the only one on Tidal, shame, I would like  to hear Judas Iscariote again.  Having seen the price of the albums I remember from my youth, I'll wait for reissues, Counter Eurovision is over £100 on the river. 

Eoink posted:

.......Counter Eurovision is over £100 on the river. 

Blimey! Thus reinforcing the idea of the capitalism appropriating the counter cultural.

Just bass and piano can be very beautiful.....

CD 23.  W.A. Mozart - Divertimenti, String Quartets- Hagen Quartet.

Christopher_M posted:

Eoink posted:

.......Counter Eurovision is over £100 on the river. 

Blimey! Thus reinforcing the idea of the capitalism appropriating the counter cultural.

Indeed, I'm pretty sure the first time I saw Misty was an Anti Nazi League/Rock Against Racism gig at the beginning of the '80s, if you'd told anyone then that people would pay a ton for a Misty album they'd have been horrified. 

Erich posted:

 

CD 23.  W.A. Mozart - Divertimenti, String Quartets- Hagen Quartet.

I've been tempted by this Erich, how are the performances (I know they'll vary) and is the SQ consistent?

Following Misty, the reggae world's greatest album reconstruction band. I think that Dub Side of the Moon is their masterpiece, but I do love this, great reggae and faithful to the originals, Mr Kite is playing as I type and is amazingly good. Edit - When I'm 64 is now up, great stuff.

Eoink posted:

Erich posted:

 

CD 23.  W.A. Mozart - Divertimenti, String Quartets- Hagen Quartet.

I've been tempted by this Erich, how are the performances (I know they'll vary) and is the SQ consistent?

I have the box for a while and have not been able to listen to all cds, may be 60 - 70. There are very good performances and good SQ albums like this one.  The answer to your question is NO, SQ is not consistent and neither is the quality of the performances. But I thought it was a good way to have in one box most of the work of this composer for reference purposes. Now with streaming services having a nice catalog and improving, I'm not so sure it is worth it to buy the box, but is beautiful! Because of its size is not easy to store it. Have a look to mozart225 dot com to have a good understanding of what is inside before making a decision or just to make an initial research.

My wife has gone for a walk so I'm taking the opportunity to give this yet another spin. Seriously great record.

Eoink posted:

Hard to follow Neil Young, so I'll do the easy thing and move to his Unplugged. I haven't listened to this for ages, a good selection of some of the finest songs from his great oeuvre, played and sung with class. 

Great record. He's never been able to do Helpless as well as he did on The Last Waltz, though.

Erich posted:

Eoink posted:

Erich posted:

 

 

I have the box for a while and have not been able to listen to all cds, may be 60 - 70. There are very good performances and good SQ albums like this one.  The answer to your question is NO, SQ is not consistent and neither is the quality of the performances. But I thought it was a good way to have in one box most of the work of this composer for reference purposes. Now with streaming services having a nice catalog and improving, I'm not so sure it is worth it to buy the box, but is beautiful! Because of its size is not easy to store it. Have a look to mozart225 dot com to have a good understanding of what is inside before making a decision or just to make an initial research.

Thanks Erich, I've found with e.g. The Philips 50 set that big collections have  so many treasures I'm tempted to try others. I decided Bach was too much for complete works and I have a huge amount already, I had a very high percentage of Beethoven several times (only 135 Op works means it isn't hard to have a high count), but for Mozart I took a  while to appreciate how great he was and the big box set looks attractive. My current plan is to put most of my CDs in boxes in the attic all except box sets with good notes and ones with personal resonance, so I've got a lot of space coming up when the bookcase that holds the 1000 or so gets emptied. 

winkyincanada posted:

Eoink posted:

[snip Neil Young Unplugged]

Great record. He's never been able to do Helpless as well as he did on The Last Waltz, though.

I agree with you, it does help to have Joni as "secret" backing vocals and The Band as your backing, about the only group who could outclass Crazy Horse. 

Folloeing the dubstars, I decided to go to another band who did great Pink Floyd covers, Gov't Mule are a great Southern Rock band, a apinoff from the Allmans, well worth checking out. 

CD 24. W.A. Mozart - String Quartets- Hagen Quartet.

Streaming Tidal.  King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Allmusic: The ever-evolving psychedelic tricksters deliver their fiercest album yet, influenced by early heavy metal and made to be played continuously. 

Streaming Tidal.  Silk Road Ensemble / Yo-Yo Ma - Sing Me Home

Brilliant posted:

Jacques Coursil -  Trail of Tears. Recorded 2007, released 2010. CD-rip

Jacques Coursil Unit -  Way Ahead from 1969. CD-rip

 

 

Wow, that Actuel is a cover I haven't seen for years. Used to buy lps in the series from Ray's Jazz in New Oxford Street in the 1970s. We favoured Archie Shepp and the Art Ensemble recordings  so I've not heard that one.

1st real run..

Angela Hewitt - Bach: English suites

From allmusic.com

Angela Hewitt's performances of Bach's English Suites must rank among the finest piano renditions since Glenn Gould recorded them in the early '70s. In this 2003 release from Hyperion, Hewitt rivals Gould in thoughtfulness, profound musicality, and boldness, and she may even have an edge over him since her distinctive playing has none of the idiosyncrasies that made Gould controversial. Meticulous without being mechanical, brisk without sounding busy, deeply emotional without emoting, and unafraid of producing a rich sound when needed, Hewitt imbues the suites with vivacity, color, and warmth. Her firm but sensitive touch contributes in large measure to her success. Yet even greater factors are her fertile imagination and her intellectual grasp of the pieces' textures, contours, and varied characters, all of which she convincingly translates into the piano's medium. Especially noteworthy is Hewitt's use of ornamentation as a rhythmic element, since she often uses trills and mordents to propel the music forward. This double disc engages the listener from beginning to end because Hewitt's conceptions are always fresh and surprising, and one can only marvel how inventive she is over the album's 144 minutes. The Hybrid SACD recording is exceptional, capturing the piano's full range at an ideal level, and the performer's presence is almost palpable.

Fine set...