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;
A glass [or two] of red wine, spaghetti bolognese, a solo viola da gamba...
and one it transported to a very fine place indeed : )
Debs
Because I've not played my favourite Mac for a while.......except I have one niggle with this otherwise good quality cd version and that is it contains at track 7 an additional song "Silver Springs" which wasn't on the original (vinyl). I don't like it and I'm not sure whether that's in part because I think it an intrusion on a classic album.
Paul Bley - Solo in Mondsee
MDS posted:
Because I've not played my favourite Mac for a while.......except I have one niggle with this otherwise good quality cd version and that is it contains at track 7 an additional song "Silver Springs" which wasn't on the original (vinyl). I don't like it and I'm not sure whether that's in part because I think it an intrusion on a classic album.
But Stevie Nicks had intended it for the album. I think it's not a bad a song at all.
Dunno why I chose this one... perhaps it's because it's the album of theirs I play least, although "Wearing & Tearing" and "We're Gonna Groove" are up there with the best things they ever did. On Classic Records 200g vinyl:
(1995)
Some well recorded live 'Dan, teasing out those aches and pains.
Now playing what I think is a close second to Rumours. And happily there are no 'alien' songs that have been smuggled onto this CD.
Kimono-clad Canuck pompsters in double live album scenario. Actually while it's not the greatest recording ever, Geddy and the boys make a glorious racket, even if lyrically half of it is preposterous. And Peart is an amazing drummer. It's all rather exciting.
Double vinyl bought in 1979 while I was still at school (Lower Sixth).
Haim Ronen posted:
Please don't be offended Haim, if I say that to this Brit he looks like the late Frank Muir :-)
Kevin-W posted:I fancied listening to something expansive, and records don't get more expansive than Electric Ladyland. On early 1980s Japanese vinyl:
I’ve always liked the idea that Half Man Half Biscuit might have done a track called Electric Landlady
kevin J Carden posted:I’ve always liked the idea that Half Man Half Biscuit might have done a track called Electric Landlady
Kevin, Kirsty McColl made an album of that very name in the early '90s:
One of Luke’s fine albums
Only my second play of Lisa Hannigan's 'At Swim'. On first playing I thought it was pretty dreadful with weird key changes and melodies. But that was listening casually while having dinner. On a more focused listen it's beginning to make more sense. And it's rather sweet indeed.
And now for something completely different: Mendelssohn's violin concerto, Anne-Sophie Mutter, BPO, Karajan.
If you like Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Jason Isbell or any artist of that ilk watch out for this guy .
Really good first album
Today's arrival:
An XRCD version. So, anyone in the US who is interested in a (new condition) regular version of this album for free can mail me a self addressed and stamped padded envelope.
Sophie B Hawkins, Whaler. WAV CD Rip.
An album I have owed since its release, not played often but I am enjoying it tonight.
A Tidal selection created from a browse of recent posts. Really enjoying McMurty and Evan Bartels
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Smoothness from 1959:
- Bass – Paul Chambers
- Drums – Arthur Taylor
- Piano – Tommy Flanagan
- Trumpet-Kenny Dorham
George Harrison. Brainwashed. On CD from 2002. Sad George never saw this album's release, one of his finest.
George Harrison. Eponymous eighth album (1979) on remastered CD from 2004. Another of George's better solo album's, there's a warm ambiance to this one.