Gary Moore - Blues and Beyond (2 CD set)
Just got this the other day off of Amazon - really good IMHO
Just got this the other day off of Amazon - really good IMHO
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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Robin Trower - Time and Emotion The riff-meister still has it. A fine example of less is more "You're the One" (track 7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6TIhJcqcuQ&index=7&list=PLbRPktRwyW1WWMZI18abowe0QBMYDG6kH |
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Eric Clapton Blues 2 CD set. Listening on Tidal. Track to track SQ varies a bit but overall pretty good. Enjoyed this one, Track 5 "Cryin" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzDj4eiEA10 |
An addition to the earlier EC Blues entry... Whoever did the track sequencing for this compilation deserves some kind of grammy. Superb pacing. Welome, hemoncdoc. You think RS got 'em all? Not to mention "the best"?? "All time" is a long, long time! Sarcasm not directed at you, more at the pompousness of that rag. Liked it better when it was a rag, actually. :-) |
Hello nutty - Glad you are "hearing" and enjoying Together Alone (looks like you had my dyslexia working there). Released Oct 1993, so 25 years old this month. Still sounds wonderful. How often it seems the LP that's not an instant hit later becomes a strong favorite. Two of my favorites from it... Walking on the Spot and the closing title track. "Will we be in our minds When the dawn breaks?" |
@reubent On the off-chance you are interested... ;-) Been a while since I listened to any Big Head Todd but had followed them closely over a number of years for a half dozen releases or so. Sister Sweetly is definitely a strong album. Another with good sonics but less consistent song-writing (or so I think): Midnight Radio. I always liked Stratagem too. Might just have to pull them out for a listen. It's been a while and I'm burned out on the stuff I've been living with most recently. Dada's Puzzle is excellent, song-wise and sonics. I remember when Dorina was getting a lot of FM airplay on WXPN in Phila. Wish their subsequent output was as good. Highway Flower has moments but not up to the same standard as Puzzle. Great listening picks. |
@ghosthouse - Thanks for the recommendations. I've heard a few other random tracks from Big Head Todd and the Monsters that I enjoyed. Actually, this morning, after reading your post, I streamed "Secret Mission" from their album - "Riviera". It's a good sounding track, but I don't love the album. It just doesn't live up to my expectations of the band, based on "Sister Sweetly". I'll check out your recommendations on Spotify. I love Dada! I saw them on their 25th Anniversary "Puzzle" Tour last year. What a show! I see that a side band - 7Horse formed by Joie and Phil from Dada are on tour. Looks like we are going to cross paths on Nov. 12th in Milwaukee. I'll be in Milwaukee on business, and I'm going! Can't miss these guys..... |
Hello again, @reubent Just looked up BHT's discography on their website. Last thing I bought by them was "Beautfiful World". Can't believe that was over 20 years ago. Really haven't kept up. Even less than I thought. An old workmate who used to live in Boulder said all their stuff was the same not very exciting mid-tempo rock. He wasn't a fan. I did fall out of love with them myself (singer's voice and style can get kind of annoying) although Stratagem was one of those records that took a while to click but ended up getting a lot of listening time. All in all, however, Sister Sweetly might be tough to top in their output...at least of what I've heard. Hope you are not disappointed as you check out the other titles. I had always thought Michael Gurley was "the talent" in Dada. Don't know 7Horse. Guess I can see what Tidal has from them. Hope the show is good. Your mention of Puzzle reminded me it was an album I'd been meaning to recommend to Nutty. Good timing on your part. Hope he's reading here. Later. Ciao. |
Big Head Todd - Stratagem Track 3, Wearing Only Flowers, is a good song in a somewhat uneven album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=755YngDklMU "...Wearing Only Flowers came in 27 to 1...." |
The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Doing their best Stones impression on this track and doing it very well.... #6, Hotel Illness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUF_Ei-BovQ |
https://g.co/kgs/YqQoCn Acoustic Alchemy - Against the Grain still love the way it's recorded and it surely makes the walls melt away. Steel and Nylon are beautiful together. |
@facten Thanks for the Simon Phillips posts. A new-to-me artist. Found Protocol 4 on Tidal. The sonics are good. I’ll enjoy exploring his catalog. If you aren’t already familiar with them, check out 3 albums by CAB (Bunny Brunel et al) as well as Brunel’s Momentum. These seem to come from a similar place as Protocol. |
@facten @ghosthouse I am big fan of Simon. I have all the Protocol’s including the first one from 1988. Another great cd to check out is Jeff Beck "There and Back" and his recordings with Hiromi who is an amazing Jazz Pianist. Also PSP: Live Simon Phillips - Drums, Philippe Saisse - Keyboards, Pino Palladino – Bass...one of the best recordings I have heard on CD. |
Excellent @aniwolfe ! Thanks for the recommendations. As it turns out, I have There & Back on old vinyl. Haven't listened to it in some time. I looked it up on Wiki and was interested to see songwriting credits to Simon Phillips on tracks 4-7 and drum credits on tracks 2-7. Is that Hiromi Uehara??? There's a reference to a female pianist by that name on the first page of this thread. Don't know if that's who you mean. Will look for PSP as you suggest. Thanks again. |
Another pianist tonight... Alan Pasqua - Northern Lights Didn't "hear" this the first time around; tonight I did (for whatever the reason). It warrants more time yet. Title track... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-6Fga-Ft_0 |
The Nines - self-titled Heard it courtesy of Spotify. VERY difficult to find a copy for purchase, but finally did (CD Baby? Digital download but only MP3 if I recall). Track 1 is "Sun Don’t Shine". Accept no substitutes. This is a Steve Eggers album. Wish the drummer were a little more on top of the beat (or even a little ahead) and sound quality ain’t exactly odd-ee-o-file BUT great garage rock...good vocals, strong songs, great guitar riffs and excellent screaming. It’s been that kind of a month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU-PxCIucrA&frags=pl%2Cwn |
Rachel's "Selenography" Very very different than The Nines. aka - "Modern Composition" or "Neoclassical". Track 10, The Mysterious Disappearance of Louis LePrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uni4PW3EDDk |