McCoy Tyner - R.I.P.
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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Michael Brecker - Now You See It (Now You Don't) & Tales From The Hudson... Track 5 - African Skies w/McCoy Tyner piano RIP McCoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCOAvvumyWg |
"Is Nutty going by Woobie as well??" Looks that way...noting the 'N' beneath his post and the fact that I had recently shot him an email after sampling Blind Ego/Liquid that you had posted about. He's a big Dream Theater and Spock's Beard fan so it seemed like it might work for him. I wish Spotify would step up their game. They have a great library. I like their GUI & uncluttered desktop. Most of all, their new music recommendation (Browse/Discover) function works like a charm. Have discovered a lot of new music based on recommendations from Spotify. |
Hello Gents - Good find from uber on Blind Ego on the basis of SQ if nothing more - though I think there is. Looked up the band. It’s the "solo" project of Kalle Wallner (new name to me) from RPWL. RPWL a quasi-Floyd tribute band as per one reviewer. RPWL’s output might be something more to explore. I only listened to the studio version of Liquid. Looks like there is a live version too. Haven’t got to Mirror or Preaching to the Choir yet. The good news for me is I got through the whole of Liquid in one go. Not too much new-to-me-stuff that holds my interest all the way through (and I do regret that). Am interested in re-listening and exploring the other releases as well as KW’s RPWL stuff. Thanks u. Good sounds from the Neal Morse Band on that Man in the Iron Cage video, Nutty. Good message too. Excellent playing (and singing) all around. Not just his singing but what about the guitar solo from that kid. Where does Neal find these guys??? (well, apart from Portnoy). Didn’t know old Neal could rock that hard ;-). |
uberwaltz, ghosthouse, Listening to Blind Ego, Liquid Mirrors. Great production on Liquid. Song on Mirrors has a Pink Floyd vibe. uberwaltz, I'm glad to see your spinning more Spocks Beard! Check out This track from The Neal Morse band. "The Man In The Iron Cage". Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater on drums. Check out the vocals on the kid on the chorus! https://youtu.be/9U7AKNOTeQI N |
Simon Phillips - Protocol II What a fine recording...compositions, musicianship & sound quality. u - Sampled a bit of Liquid. Did not listen to all of it but I thought what I heard was "Prog Metal". Might re-visit (not my favorite genre esp. as it had vocals) but SQ and musicianship struck me as very good. |
Excellent, @uberwaltz Nutty and I have been compiling a list of outstanding blues artists (mainly guitarists) and have sorted them by decades. It's interesting to see who are "contemporaries of one another. Took a quick look at Tinsley Ellis.com. I'll have to see what he's about. Maybe a new addition to the list. |
Case in point, Rory Gallagher "Deuce" (1971) Track 8 "There’s A Light" has some great guitar work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfySWRzc_8k |
I think there are still a lot of members here who spin the little shiny discs. I have all of mine ripped to a hard drive that is accessible from my streamer but.... I still have a pile of my favorite ones on the shelf ready to pop into the Esoteric when I feel like playing the physical media... And the charity shop $1 buys! |
@facten @mswobo You are right...just like mswobo, I never saw Luther but thanks to your suggestions here spent some time with his Luther's Blues. Couldn't find Live in Chicago on Tidal. Luther's Blues is itself a solid album...good songs and good playing. I was impressed with his rhythm section... especially piano and drums. Thanks for contributing. |
Warsaw Village Band: Wiosna Ludu (People's Spring) 2002 https://ninateka.pl/film/kapela-ze-wsi-warszawa-wiosna-ludu-zurawie |
Aynsley Lister, Everything I need , "Quiet Boy!" Ghosthouse I know how you like instruments and the Blues. https://youtu.be/-a_MM-tg55g N |
Two albums on the Permanent Press label, which specializes in Pop: 1- Chewy Marble: s/t. Pianist Brian Kassan is a really, REALLY good songwriter. His chord progressions are very sophisticated (ala Brian Wilson), his melodies instantly sing-along-able, his harmonies superb. He was playing bass in The Wondermints until shortly before Brian Wilson heard and then hired them as his post-Beach Boys road band. Chewy Marble bassist Derrick Anderson is an excellent player (very melodic, ala McCartney), one of the best in Rock. More recently he has been on the road with The Bangles. 2- The Van DeLecki’s: Letters From The Desk Of Count S. Van DeLecki. Serious fans of The Andy Griffith show may get the joke that is the band name ;-). Leader Jamie Hoover is a well-known figure in the N./S. Carolina musical community, involved with the likes of Don Dixon (who appears on the album) and Marti Jones. He has also been a sideman for REM on the road. Good, hooky Pop songs, on the slightly Progressive (odd chord structures) side. I got to know both Brian and Jamie when we were all hired to back Emitt Rhodes when he made first public appearance in a quarter century. Which reminds me: - Emitt Rhodes: s/t. An absolute Pop classic. Emitt not only wrote all the songs, but plays and sings every part on the album. It was released at the same time as McCartney’s solo debut, and is by far the better album. One great song after another, fantastic production by Emitt, who also engineered. Emitt was the drummer in L.A. Pop group The Palace Guard, then the singer/songwriter/guitarist of The Merry Go Round. He and they had a hit single ("Live", covered by The Bangles and others) when Emitt was barely out of High School. A very talented guy, and a very miserable one. I spent a day with him in his studio, and it was "troubling". Bad record deal, bad marriages, all the normal stuff ;-) . |
@facten - Luther Allison. Yow. It has been donkey's years since.... Got to renew the acquaintance. THANKS for the reminder. Meanwhile, here at la maison de quatre chats fous... Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet. Track 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2q9ML4iknE |