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;

https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...e-interested-vol-xii

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by TOBYJUG

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by hungryhalibut

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Tony2011

1967 - vinyl - UK first (mono) pressing...

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by TOBYJUG

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by MDS

Turning into a Roxy evening now. What an opening song....Love is the Drug. And then there's Sentimental Fool.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Tony2011

1968 - Vinyl - UK first(mono) presssing...

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Bert Schurink

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by TK421

Just winding down after a hectic Monday in work..

Perfect.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by MDS

Tony2011 posted:
1968 - Vinyl - UK first(mono) presssing...

I can feel a Beatles evening coming on....

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by james n

I was on my way to play some Roxy Music, but went a bit further down the alphabet instead...

The Stranglers - Greatest Hits 1977-1990

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by james n

Probably not the ideal time to play this (best appreciated at a much higher volume when i have the house to myself) but still a great listen at more moderate levels.

Sisters of Mercy - A Slight Case Of Overbombing

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by seakayaker

Now Playing.......

Guy Clark - Workbench Songs

Guy Clark (guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals), Bryn Bright (bass, cello, vocal harmony), Kevin Grant (bass, piano), Eddie Bayers (drums), Wayne Killus (drums), Shawn Camp (fiddle, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, nylon string guitar, mandolin, vocal harmony) Verlon Thompson (acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, harmonica, mandolin, vocals, vocal harmony), Eddie Bayers (percussion), Chris Latham (trumpet, viola, violin), Morgan Hayes (vocal harmony)

Streaming on TIDAL....... I have enjoyed Guy's albums during the past week and listening to another. Great voice, lyrics, guitar playing, along with a great cast of backup musicians.

Note from TIDAL: Even when Guy Clark was young, he sounded like an old man with a weathered voice, suggesting a life fraught with experience. It is fitting, then, that 30 years into his career he sounds as spry as he does on WORKBENCH SONGS--his 12th full-length--as time has found Clark just hitting his stride. The album's no-frills production does justice to his West Texas wordplay, and this song cycle, including a great cover of "No Lonesome Tune" by his friend Townes Van Zandt, is among his finest.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by ewemon

Marvin Pontiac.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Nick Lees

Forest Swords - Compassion

A contender for album of the year. Modern electronica with samples and stuff.

Which made me follow it up with a remix of a track from his first album, remind by none other than Lee “Scratch” Perry...which works really well, in his own inimitable way.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Haim Ronen

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJB0nCv0qxk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzauTuRG78

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Bert Schurink

Great trio

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by seakayaker

Now Playing.......

Guy Clark - Somedays The Song Writes You

Streaming from TIDAL...... Some mighty fine singing, song writing and guitar playing make for easy listening!

Note from TIDAL:

Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark has been a patriarchal figure to many in the Nashville songwriting community for decades. Artists like Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle studied under the watchful eye of Clark during their early years. Like friend Townes Van Zandt before him, Clark is a master storyteller, a dream weaver blessed with the ability to match ear-catching melodies with poetic lyrics that aim for the deepest part of the listener's soul. Somedays the Song Writes You, Clark's eleventh studio album, is a well-crafted collection of compositions that rank among some of his best. Clark's tobacco-and-whiskey-stained voice has never sounded better than it does on such tracks as "The Guitar," a fiery number about a wayward musician and the pawnshop guitar that causes an unexpected awakening in him, and "Hollywood," a slow-grooving cut that takes a sideways look at the world-famous district of Los Angeles, CA. Clark, as he has on previous albums, covers a Townes Van Zandt tune on Somedays the Song Writes You. This time around the singer turns out a dry-throated reading of Van Zandt's graceful "If I Needed You.," Not one to parrot anybody, Clark makes the song his own. "The Coat,," one of many standout tracks on the disc, is a simple reflection on a bad morning -- that comes after a night of drinking and no sleep -- and turns into an even worse day when rain and cold threaten to muddy the main character's mind even more than it already is. Somedays the Song Writes You is another choice album from one of the greatest songwriters to ever come out of the state of Texas. ~ Todd Sterling

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Haim Ronen

Last week's arrival, playing every day in the car:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGlHRC9Vwx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkrKBmnZtB0

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Erich

Tidal. Luigi Boccherini - Quintets for Flute, Violin, Viola and 2 Cellos - Jean-Pierre

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Haim Ronen

Erich posted:
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Tidal. Luigi Boccherini - Quintets for Flute, Violin, Viola and 2 Cellos - Jean-Pierre

Erich,

I haven't played that delightful disc for years, thanks for the reminder.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by Brilliant

Wes Montgomery/Clark Terry - Straight, No Chaser. Qobuz (Jazz Door) 16/44.1 flac - Obscure 1965 Europe live swinging recording, available at budget price!!

Wes Montgomery Straight, No Chaser

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by seakayaker

Now Playing......

Jacob Young - Evening Falls

Jacob Young (guitar), Vidar Johansen (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone), Mats Eilertsen (double-bass), Jon Christensen (drums), and Mathias Eick (Trumpet)

Streaming on TIDAL........ I had played this a month or so ago and remembered enjoying the album so taking it out for another spin.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by seakayaker

Now Playing.......

Cara Dillion - After The Morning

Streaming from TIDAL........ I have enjoyed Cara's voice & music the past couple of days and thought I would listen to one more before the day ends.

Posted on: 18 December 2017 by joerand

Paul Simon. One-Trick Pony (1980). On remastered CD from 2004. An album that really suits my listening mood this evening. Mellow with a smooth jazz funk, and the extra tracks are very good.

Posted on: 19 December 2017 by Bert Schurink

Listened to this as it was part of the Christmas deal of eclassical, will still not become a great fan of fortepiano...