@ghosthouse
Great song off a great album. maybe my favorite, though I like all of them, including "Phoenix".
Great song off a great album. maybe my favorite, though I like all of them, including "Phoenix".
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
I enjoy vinyl and digital (lately, with recent changes, vinyl actually sounds better than digital to me), BUT given what seems an overall preference for analog/vinyl on A'gon, I'm curious what the non-vinyl "1/2" is listening to. I tried to see if this was a previously posted question. Did not seem so.
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
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I have most all their earlier albums but I’m not sure I realized how good Crack The Sky is until their "Live Sky" album. The musicianship is phenomenal. On one song they flow in and out of different melodies & time changes so smoothly as to make you wonder how they accomplished that. They just make it flow which takes tremendous talent to weave different fabrics and make it sound great. It may be "Live Sky" which makes me see their similarities to the Beatles. Their harmonies are spot on when the play "The Walrus" on the live Sky album. And their repertoire is so varied as to emulate the Beatles who were also had an extensive library of songs . BTW, I didn’t come up the Beatles on Steroids but once I heard it I thought it fit better than any other description. |
@bdp24 I liken it to chewing foil ;-) .Yep. That's about right. FWIW it shows a Telecaster on the cover. Same on the "Cold Snap" album. But Tele and Strat have the same family relationship. I'm not as familiar with the Tele. As a drummer, I heard a lot of Strats but few Teles. Classic rock was either a Strat of Les Paul with an occasional one off. Speaking of thick strings, I'm told that's how Stevie Ray Vaughan got his tone which I've always liked. I wish Joe Bonamassa would use thicker strings. Now I've gone to medelin" I'l be quiet now (-: |
The guitar that stands out the most to me, came into my band practice room in about 1979. I remember it was a Rick Derringer model of some type It was a Gibson. The body was like the Explorer But it wasn't what they call a "Split head" The head was like an upside down Fender type. It was quite radical looking for the time. I don't remember what amp the guitarist was using. But the guitar was so hot that it overpowered the room the band and our ability to play with it. I don't remember the tone being bad. But it screamed like no other guitar I've heard. This is similar but it was a different color https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--kRiHg8cT--/f_auto,t_large/v1584212474/efczcir5eykesq1dgrm2... On another note, I too have Ludwig Vistalite & Zyldian I bought new in 74 or 75. I love them with new heads which I need (-: |
Last night I listened to Tears For Fears - "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" My son 1st turned me on to it. I was never a big fan of the group (duo) but this is very good for a last album from a duo who had been on a 10+ year hiatus. I guess for their devoted fans, the album lives up to its title. On Vinyl, listened to : An often overlooked talent. Molly Hatchet - 1st ST |
@ghosthouse "Phoenix" was their 1st album after Terry Knight (their manager) screwed them out of their rights to the previous catalog. They added keyboard and they had a hit with "R&R Soul". Hardcore fans accused them of being sellouts with this album and "American Band" because of radio play (I guess). I just see it as part of the bands growth. Both of them are good albums, just more polished than the Raw stuff of their earlier work. OTOH Boston’s albums are said to all sound the same because they kept their sound the same. Hard to win in the music business. |
@ghosthouse Sorry about the confusion. I do not own a copy of the digital. So I cannot speak to the sonics of the digital. But the music is good IMO. Most of it is Bluegrass I believe. And THAT was what early country music started out as. I learned that by listening to early 30's country and was surprised that it sounded like what we would call Bluegrass. If you like that, you will like the music. |
Last night "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" w/ the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. On Vinyl Wow! What a fantastic triple album (2 cd) (1 Folder)(-: I was never a big country fan but did like some bluegrass, especially banjo. Whether you like country or not, you have to respect the contributions that these old timers brought to country music. This album sounds fantastic too, at least, on my system. I don’t know what pressing it is. Anyway give it a listen. Will the Circle be Unbroken (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album) - Wikipedia |
Last night: Sass Jordan - Rats I forgot how much I enjoy Sass Jordan. This is my idea of "female vocals". The intensity and emotion in the song "Pissin’ Down" is palpable. "High Road Easy" is a song that makes me move. being a drummer, its usually may hands and feet, playing the chair arms and floor. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell I was an early adopter of sabbath and loved their 1st 3 albums. This album with Ronnie James Dio on vocals is as good in its own right IMO. Yeah, more polished maybe, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Too many good songs to pick one. Various - When Blues Met Rock This one was in a cabinet in my misc. drawer. I’m sure I played it before but why it was hidden away is not known. It sounded Great! Very well recorded. Quite a list of Blues/Rockers. The sub title is "The Electric Sound from the 50’s to the 80’s". The cover is made like a match pad. I don’t have a clue where I got it from. Probably a bargain bin but wow, did it sound good! AAMOF, the CDP (Theta Miles) was sounding very good last night. Much better than it should but I’ll take it. |
Over the weekend Sass Jordan - Racine Wow! what a talent. Its such a shame she never got the proper backing from the record execs who instead tried to make her into something she is not. Toronzo Cannon (blues) The Chicago Way & The Preacher, The Politician & The Pimp Great blues player. Not many fillers in either album. |