King Crimson - The Elements Tour 2014 (December)
Here’s a couple of new discoveries for me. As with my earlier posts, all new music composed and recorded in 2024.
Here’s some more new and notable new music from 2024. Greco Bastián - With a Little Hell from MORE friends / Bastian is Mexican composer and musician in the prog subgenre of avant-prog. This is a complex, sophisticated music, with incredible musicianship and depth of emotion. Aurora Cora - IV / For fans of Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra. Fiery jazz fusion, with major chops by this band from Madrid, Spain. Some great flute playing too.
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RE: "For Everyman" I found the previous remaster harsh, ended up seeking out the original CD. I think I’ll wait awhile on this new one, see if anything comes up on S. Hoffman Forum re: comparative sonics, before I buy it. One of the things I’ve always loved about this album is the fact that D. Lindley plays acoustic guitar on it, along with J. Browne.
Don’t know if many will be interested in this: John Martyn: Live at Rockpalast 1978 (released 9/6) I’ve got a DVD of this show. He was pretty drunk, ringed by empty cans, but played well. I’m guessing he played very few gigs sober in his career. He eventually ruined his health with his bad habits but readily acknowledged he had only himself to blame. Of course, there's nothing remotely unusual about such a trajectory where gifted artists are concerned. It’s available on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=john+martym+live+at+rtockpalast+1978
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On October 18th New West Records is releasing (on LP and CD) a various artists collection of recordings of songs written by David Olney. Entitled Can't Steal My Fire: The Songs Of David Olney, the artists include Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier, Steve Earle, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Townes Van Zandt, Willis Alan Ramsey. R.B. Morris, Greg Brown, and Janis Ian. Wow!
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