Still stuck on Steven Wilson!
Recordings .. Porcupine Tree.
In all honesty this is more a vehicle for Steven than the Tree as a band.
Recordings .. Porcupine Tree.
In all honesty this is more a vehicle for Steven than the Tree as a band.
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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@folkfreak I haven’t encountered suddenly missing albums or song titles on a frequent basis but every once in a while something saved will be grayed out and unavailable. I agree with your assessment about giving up control. Don’t want to be at the mercy of the internet powers that be. For that reason, I do still buy regularly if there’s something I find myself coming back to regularly on Tidal or Spotify. |
Re things suddenly disappearing on Spotify this to me is one of the biggest downsides with streaming - you do not have any control over the songs you have identified. My wife maintains a number of Spotify playlists and regularly finds tracks vanishing only to reappear a few months later often as part of a new album. In other words you are the mercy of the underlying licensing agreements and can at any moment have your favorite music vanish. Do we really want to give up all control over what we listen to? |
U - FOABP is also missing from Spotify. Swear it used to be there. Not sure how else I'd have listened to it. Did find PT on Tidal. Listening to Light Bulb Sun right now. Liking it. Sonics are good. Songs so far (4 tracks in) are very strong. Nice blend of melodicism and muscle. Did and do think Steven Wilson is a genius (or at least very talented :-). Shesmovedon is reminding me of Radiohead - not a bad thing. |
And from leftfield.... Mentioned in best debut album thread that I thought bat out of hell by Meatloaf really had to be near the top. That led me to the next move. The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Bluray. Going to crank up the volume tonight! It's so bad it's just brilliant. Brad and Janet, Dr.FrankNfurter, Meatloaf as Eddy. Rock opera indeed! |
I like a lot of Steve Wilson’s "stuff". One of my favs from Steve, "Luminol". Bassist Nick Beggs, remember him from Kajagoogoo from the 80’s? https://youtu.be/_w8SY_9yO8k Liquid Tension Experimant 2 - for the first time on the Totem Signatures. N |
I'm not a huge prog metal fan, U - which is to say, don't know a whole lot of bands in that genre. Porcupine Tree is just what popped into my head. Could be on target. Maybe not. Hmmm a PT preference... I was listening to them a bit a few years ago but not much lately. Back then, probably spent the most time with In Absentia, Deadwing and Blank Planet (in no particular order). Light Bulb Sun was getting some press but for whatever reason (maybe The Spot didn't have it then?) didn't hear that one. I do remember being interested in buying but seemed the discs I wanted were out of production. Haven't looked lately. I see Spotify is now carrying more of their discography than I remember. Haven't checked for them on Tidal. Might do that tonight. |
Greetings, U. Welcome. Yup. Here it be. With notable and welcome exceptions, largely a spotty, one-person-journal about digital music listening - whether CD, ripped files, downloads etc. Don’t post all the time; mostly just when the spirit moves in response to something that is (or just in the moment seems) exceptional. A bit of a Porcupine Tree feel to that 10 Years’ Division recording, I thought. |
Helios’ "Unleft" Track 7, Friedel, here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUd4Mj-VL24 Traveling music, even if you never leave the room. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
@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. |
@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. |