What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
A new release... Chic Corea and Steve Gadd Band, "Chinese Butterfly". Haven't listened to all of it yet but like what I have heard A LOT. Title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OACPDaHIYQ |
Michael Brecker - Now You See It...(Now You Don't) Some very enjoyable ensemble playing with MB again leading on his third studio album. Track 5 (Peep) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVhqCCJ583c |
@kalali - I tried finding that Kevin Hayes Trio, Live at Smalls on Spotify or Tidal with no success. I watched a few seconds of a couple clips on YouTube and enjoyed his keyboard playing. SQ was not that great, however (cymbals mic'd way too close and loud). If you can provide a link to a good source, please do. Meanwhile, check out Alboran Trio. You might enjoy them. Here's a track from their first album, Meltemi. Stay with it for at least two minutes. The way it starts is not what it becomes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nliajqwvc1k |
The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl Vol. 1 & 2 ...a suggestion from my friend, Pokey. It's massive. Track 5 from Volume 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og1U0RD7t5g |
Bill Connors - Return Excellent recording (music and SQ) led by the O-riginal Return to Forever guitarist. Outstanding performances throughout by pianist Bill O'Connell are especially noteworthy. Track 8 here...Nobody Yet To https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qt8TjeEuDk |
nutty - going by memory (increasingly risky) of impressions from a couple days ago...I think that S/T release had a more "open" sound...breathed a little more. Also, I think there was more variety in the sound track to track. I don’t mean variable sound quality as in some good & some bad - more that the engineering (and instrument arrangements) seemed to deliver a broader range of sonics (think of a painter that uses a different color palette painting to painting). Tracks on What Happens Next seem to vary less sonically. I did note reference to the same producer as worked on AC/DC recordings...maybe that explains things. There are certainly exceptions - Cherry Blossoms differing a whole lot from, say, Catbot. The S/T seemed a little more "experimental" whereas most tracks on WHN seems to be cut from the same cloth. That’s not necessarily intended as a criticism. I think I read the schedule for recording WHN was pretty tight being sandwiched between other commitments. So those are my thoughts. Thanks for getting me to finally listen to Satriani...sometimes it’s like I been living under a rock. I’ve been on a E.S.T. & Yellowjackets jag last few weeks. The Satriani is a good break from that and given the depth of his output, plenty more to explore (I did spend time with Crystal Planet too). Thanks again. |
Rauelsson - Vora Hourglass I (track 5) from Vora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgo6l-T6Whg Link to review at A Closer Listen https://acloserlisten.com/2013/06/11/rauelsson-vora/ |
Yellowjackets - Timeline A fine, fine album full of understated elegance. The closer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbYX5owGqc |
@nutty Thanks for the suggestion. New music ideas always appreciated. I admire Satriani’s technical skill but like Malmsteen there’s no emotional connection (at least for me). But I’m curious how an instrumental project w/Glenn will sound. Thanks again for the tip. It’s on Tidal so I will check it out |
hey ghosthouse, Not sure how much of a fan you are of Satriani. His newest, What Happens Next, featuring Glenn Hughes and Chad Smith is pretty decent. They sound very relaxed together. However it’s instrumental- Glenn Doesn’t sing, unfortunately. They really gel. Tracks 7, "Headrush", Joe is on fire but Glenn Hughes has some serious bass licks throughout. https://youtu.be/IlhEEHhZr2c And the TItle track, "What Happens Next" is notable as well. https://youtu.be/wwcxPMLqRPg I think its a solid effort. Breif interview with Joe and Glenn below. https://youtu.be/F2eZ2aHzmyo N |
Ian Moore, Modernday Folklore, just one cut from this one today- "Muddy Jesus" its fantastic! https://youtu.be/KcVvjRNuTR4 Ian Moore, And all the Colors Solid thru-n-thru, "room 229", "Float Away", "Johnny Cash and his Electric Bible and more. Another great Texas gunslinger. N |
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The Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action (produced by Dave Edmunds); Dave Edmunds: Get It; Marshall Crenshaw: #447; The Everly Brothers: 24 Original Classics; Nick Lowe: The Convincer; v/a: True Faith (Mojo Magazine bonus CD included with the December 2017 issue, with covers of Dylan "Christian" songs). |
Paul Gilbert, Get out of my yard "Full Tank" https://youtu.be/1ZfOrCJThWo "Twelve Twelve" https://youtu.be/51Ov4nmyNzk King Crimson, The Power to Believe "Happy with what you have to be happy with" https://youtu.be/UCBnzUbKHps N |
Michael Brecker - "Now You See It, Now You Don't" Magnus Ostrom - "Searching For Jupiter" Tonbruket - "Dig It To The End" Balloons (Track 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX7CwNGPvt0 |
Michael Brecker - "Now You See It, Now You Don't" Magnus Ostrom - "Searching For Jupiter" Tonbruket - "Dig It To The End" Balloons (Track 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX7CwNGPvt0 |
Dave Rawlings Machine - Nashville Obsolete Track 4 here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXIWpa3uSng |
First takes are fine, but it's nice to have played the song at least once before you're in the studio, or at least heard it! Dylan has written songs while the recording band sits around playing cards, but he has a big recording budget. On the Moontan album, the bass player and second guitarist didn't have a chance to learn the songs before recording began, so Evan and I played them alone---to get the basic rhythm tracks, and all other parts (and vocals) were overdubbed. Evan plugged his Telecaster into a Fender blackface Super Reverb, not his normal amp (a Deluxe Reverb, many player's favorite). The engineer put the amp in an isolation closet, and Evan turned it up to 10. If you've heard a Super (Stevie Ray Vaughan's choice of amp), you know how loud that is! Speaking of Merle Travis, one song on Moontan is entitled "Shootin' The Merle", an instrumental tribute to the man. The album is half instrumental, half vocal, all Evan. |
