Music Room

Not a consideration of the Architecture of Music, which is a subject on which books could be and have been written, but a smaller idea.I have always thought that the length of a piece of music should be justified by its content. On this basis I can...

NEW!!!NICOLAS MEIER 'SILENCE TALKS' naimcd113RRP £12.98Released 6th May 2008 Silence Talks is the latest and most eloquent musical statement from guitarist Nicolas Meier and his band. It is the sound of a band that have been playing together for...

A new thread to avoid confusion (I hope!). On tonight we have the original line-up of Pentangle, a recently re-formed James, Mable John, Melody Gardot, the Gutter Twins, & Operator Please.

I've just booked a bunch of tickets for the 4th July, 10pm gig at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho to see this genius live. Anyone else from Naim-world heading in this direction?EDIT: Ah move this to Music Room pls Adam...I posted to the wrong forum.

Hi Everyone,I wish by starting this tread to promote your best local amateur artist. Out of the major distribution circles, out of all broadcast medias, the amateur artist must stand proud and free. Let's devote him/her this tread!Let's start the...

There are some fantastic live recordings available at the Elastic Rock blog (google it!) - including Ralph Towner, Oregon, loads of Miles, Steve Hillage, King Crimson, Jimmy Giuffre, Traffic, etc, etc. The two concerts I've downloaded so far (Giuffre...

Okay, maybe not the best wording. However, what I mean is any one of the following:1. Did you ever have an album and you either loaned it to someone and never got it back; or2. Something that you've been meaning to get for ages and never quite got...

Has anybody bought the Mr Young live at Massey Hall LP?The CD is beautifully produced and is one of my favourite and best recorded CD's so curious to hear if even better on the plastic stuff. Also any recommendations as where to purchase - copies on...

Well you could have knocked me over with a feather when I saw what was No 1 in the UK & US album charts! I've always had a soft spot for ND, and no - I don't mean a peat bog outside Dublin. I used to listen to a fair few of his albums in my teens, most of which I've still got. Popped into HMV on the way home & bought the new album, ....and? It's well recorded, and although non of the numbers are instantly 'likable' for me they are interesting enough to be slow burners - I think that this may...

I have recently added a couple of Jazz albums to my collection . This was triggered by a spontanious purchase at a car boot sale of an immaculate first pressing of Dave Brubecks greatest hits album . Something told me I knew the track " take five "...

Some nice stuff to be had here:ACT Jazz SpecialsIncluding the Wollny solo piano album that's getting a lot of play at the moment.I'll probably order a few of these, along with the new Alboran Trio, and the Chris Beier CD Haim recommended (which sounds...

The new HMHB album should be with us on 28 April. I'm beginning to wear out the carpet pacing up and down waiting for my copy.

What a cracking album!!The fruits of a winter locked by himself in a Wisconsin log cabin with a four track and an acoustic, Justin Vernon has created abeautiful and haunting album. A really unique folk sound with multi tracked vocals and sparse...

Bon Iver's new single is a free download this week at the itunes store. Lots of the Naim folk here reckon he is excellent (i've just bought the album and tickets for gig in September)Give it a whirl if you like quiet introspective acoustic music. Try...

Worth a look at this price.http://hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=3203Chris N

Touring the UK in June.Just bought some tickets for east Grinstead on the 18th - £12 a shot.M

I've been meaning to add to my meagre Stones collection for a while now.I have Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile...But what are the essential Stones albums?

I've been listening to a fair amoun t of neofolk lately, especially the folk noir, folk metal and martial industrial end of the spectrum. Bands like Sol Invictus, Current 93, Death in June, Bain Wolfkind, The Moon lay hidden beneath a Cloud, Der...

I bought a copy of this by Pierre-Laurent Aimard following a godd review, but just cannot get on with it. It seems totally passionless. Are there any recommendations? The one I have is solo piano, yet there seem to be others for larger groups and...

some nice japanese paper sleeve releases of bruces,made for uk market in japan, in hmv 2 for a tenner .seem to be identical to the import copies, worth a punt .

There's a 30th anniversary edition, I believe, with an extra disc of encores. Is this the one ?I don't really care about the encores, but I'm interested in getting the best sound.thanksPeter

Hi all,I am slowly but very enjoyably educating myself in the delights of blues. I'm 21 so (hopefully!) will have a while to get to the genre well. I have purchased a few CD's on recommendation of your fine selves on the forum:Junior Wells: Hoodoo man...

Got to confess that I haven't listened to any for decades.I remember being non-plussed by Finlandia - and pretty much put Mr S. in a box marked boring. How VERY wrong of me!My sister-in-law gave me about a hundred albums she decided to throw away -...

Given that music is everywhere to be found, nowadays, from the living room to the hotel lift, or shopping arcade, from the ipod ear piece to the concert hall, is this a reflection of an increasing appreciation of music's significance - importance even...

live in tokyo, it took me 25 years to get a capy of it