Music Room

BBC4 tonight. John.

The BBC website is trailing a report on the future of the long player album.  The sales of the No. 1 album fell below 10,000 for the first time ever last month (apparently). Here's the link to the audio report: ...

A rare and lovely overture by Beethoven that is his "homage" to Handel [rather than Bach!], but which is far from being an occasional piece! Enjoy this. Not quite Beethoven as expected. I have loved this piece since the age of eleven, forty years ago, and just wanted to share it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...hsg&feature=fvsr ATB from George PS: You might get some horrid adverts first as seems the way with Youtube these days, but do persist. The Beethoven...

I listened to my "original" CD copy over the weekend for the first time in years (CDP 7 464422). Reminded my why its been years, it sounds horrible. I would appreciate your recommendations for the best, reasonably priced & reasonably available, version on CD or LP? I'm also willing to consider the USB green apple or the stereo or mono box set versions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19568120

I'm listening to internet radio and they are playing 10cc's I'm not in love.This reminds me that years ago I bought my (first) XPS-2 and it was being sold by a young woman on behalf of her brother-in-law. She needed some help organizing the packaging...

I was lucky to see Roger Daltrey playing live the other week, with his band No Plan B. Needless to say it was fantastic. He is even better at waving the mic than before!As I have already got all The Who albums I was thinking of RD's solo albums which...

Joe South singer& songwriter died on September 5th. May have missed it but not seen it reported on the forum? Graham

I'm listening to Dylan's latest , streaming from iTunes for free. Nice to be able to preview the whole thing. You'll like it if you like late period Dylan, if not, not. I do. Though you'll probably only listen to the Titanic track once.I'm feeding a...

How many do you currently physically own?I just added my 312th (Hooverphonic)All loaded on my UnitiServe.PS. I purchased my first CD in March of 1985!

I just bought 'En ny dag' of Martin Tingvall...., a great lyric solo piano album, have a listen..., what has been your most recent discovery ?

I remember driving down Route 66 listening to  the Stones's Can't You Hear Me Knocking back in 1977   and It got stuck in my mind. It's one of my favourites guitar solos. The Mouldau in the Montpellier  countryside...

Searching the music room for the group below produced NO RESULTS. I find it unbelievable, IMO one of the greatest rock bands, I have 4 of their albums which I rate very highly, Tomcattin is always close to the turntable. I prefer them to...

I have been looking forward to Huey Morgans solo project for ages. He is a big vinyl fan ,but i did not expect it to turn up on the Naim Label though. So it was good news to see it there just now on 180g quality vinyl and with the added bonus HD download code included in the £17.99 Pre-order for October release price. Also on CD . Having a listen now. I like what i am hearing. Not far off the good old F.L.C. Stu.

Anyone familiar with this CD? How's the performance and recording quality?  Thanks,Paul

jpc are doing this album for 12.99 euro=£10.30 at the mo. amazon want big bucks for it. They are also the cheapest place to pre-order the new Donald Fagen double vinyl album from 23.99 euro.=£19.04 Stu.

Just noticed this recent new issue 9 CD box-set on Amazon.uk... It looks very tempting for £16.38 [which can include free delivery too] This is WK's 1950 sonatas in mono, which many say is better played than his later cycle? Has anyone bought this set yet? Can anyone here recommend it? Your thoughts very much welcome, thank you! : ) Debs

Preview of Dylan's new album here: http://iroots.org/2012/08/08/first-listen-bob-dylans-tempest/ Whatdoyathink?

Just been playing some old Doors stuff and realised what a great singer Jim Morrison was - strangely the more he drunk the better his voice became. Just wandered what others felt about the best Rock singers over the years. I guess I should throw a few in for starters. How about Davis Clayton Thomas from Blood Sweat and Tears ? Jess Roden - who took Morrisons place for a while in the Butts Band Paul Rogers Ozzy for Sabbath 1 A slightly more risqué suggestion - Colin Melloy of the Decemberists...

Sky Arts 2 @ 9.30 this evening  22nd August  " The Accidental Musician"

Songwriter Max Bygraves passed away ... though probably not an artist many forum members would have listened to, but he was certainly one of the better artists to listen to when I was knee high to a grasshopper. My Grandmother used to listen to him a...

Going to hear Scott Hamilton in Dean Street on mon nite. I'll let ya know about it... 

I have never been able to find a fault with this album from the day it came out. Stu.

Cole Porter's Night and Day in a lovely performance by Aksel SchiØtz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJwenQ-N2YE This is a wonderful reminder that classical musiciians have been crossing over the genre bounds for a long time. Aksel SchiØtz was a great tenor from Denmark, whose primary musical style based itself round the Baroque and Classical styles from Buxtehude, and Dowland, through Bach, Handel, and Mozart and onto the German Art Songs of Schumann. I just thought it might be nice to share...