Tried the Iris Dement, bdp...just not my cuppa, I guess. But, knowing me, might go back in a month and think she is great. Right now, I do respect her songwriting skills but her voice bothers me. Personal preference, not intended as any blanket dismissal of her talent.
Listened last night to...
My Dad vs Yours "Little Symphonies" (bought a digital download of this from Bandcamp).
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Nada Surf, "The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy" (great album title if nothing else, though I do happen to like their songwriting and performances).
As much as Pitchfork reviews are sometimes annoyingly obscure and consequently unhelpful, I thought the 2 reviews of the above recordings were well written and insightful.
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Iris Dement has a new album, The Trackless Words. She set the words of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) to music, and the results are, as always with Iris, wonderful. If you haven't discovered her yet, you could start here. |
Swampwalker - yes..."amazing" is a totally fitting adjective for Alvin Lee's playing on CG. Another good 'un from back then "Undead". Spotify has them (remasters) and the sonics are very good. Hope you get inspired to go have a listen. |
cricklewood Green...wow haven't heard that is a dog's age. As I recall, that was some ptretty amazing geetar playin! |
Cricklewood Green by Ten Years After. Can't believe Alvin Lee's fingers didn't spontaneously combust making this one. |
Posting once again about what to me is a great band: mewithoutyou.
They are writing and playing the music U2 wishes they were still making after whatever happened to them happened.
Check out Catch For Us The Foxes, or Brother, Sister, or Pale Horses.
Play it LOUD. |
C.P.E. Bach: The Symphonies for Strings, Wq 182; The English Concert with Trevor Pinnock directing from the harpsichord. Very unusual, and fascinating! |
Try "No Hassle" or "JAC". In another genre I've been enjoying Gretchen Parlato "Live in NYC". |
Hey D - Just listened to Maim that Tune for the first time yesterday on Spotify. Have listened to some Tosca (Dehli9) and enjoyed it...but not recently. Good reminder. What is it with the Austrians!? |
Ghost - I don't have "Mess" but "Maim That Tune" is in my collection. How about some Tosca. |
For Dpatterson...
I'll see your dZihan & Kamien "Freaks & Icons" (found it on Spotify. Thanks.) and raise you a Fila Brazillia "Mess". |
Kurt Elling "Man In the Air" Great vocals and an all star orchestra.
I am trying out some Tara Labs I.C's I like what I am hearing! |
New CD "Homage a Eberhard Weber" on ECM. Excellent! |
+1 on the Essence of Music. Dzihan and Kamian - Freaks and Icons. Supreme Beings of Leisure - Divine Operating System |
Cassandra Wilson, New Moon Daughter. Been treating many discs with Essence of Music and hearing a lot of the music I was missing before. |
Rachel Grimes', "The Clearing". Serenely beautiful modern composition; chamber ensemble with piano. |
Have enjoyed John Butler Trio's "Sunrise Over Sea" for years but, to me, based on a quick listen of some of his other releases - they sound very similar. Happy to hear otherwise if you have a different opinion, Jafant.
Don't know Mike Zito at all but will check him out later on Spotify. |
Any mike Zito and any John Butler Trio.
Keep me posted & Happy Listening! |
The Nines (2011) - The Nines (digital only release w/Track 1 "Sun Don't Shine")
A Shattering Sky (2014) - The Well Wishers
Full Volume: The Best of Spinning Jennies (2006) - Spinning Jennies |
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
James Taylor - Live 1993 (both discs are great)
The Subdudes - Lucky |
Braveyoung - Will the Dust Praise You (2013) They've been classified as ambient, drone and post-rock but self-described (tongue in cheek) as "a punk band, kind of". WTDPY is more in the vein of modern classical; serenely beautiful to my ear. Here's a link to it at Bandcamp... Will The Dust Praise You |
matt keating, killjoy--literate, tuneful singer/songwriter from sf somewhat in the vein of freedy johnston and paul westerberg, tho he also channels leonard cohen at times. a bit more vocal oomph and studio polish and folks would be calling this a masterpiece; i like it just fine.
joan armatrading, how cruel ep--four perfect tunes ranging from folky to reggae. i never understood why she wasn't a huge star. |
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Beach Boys, Hendrix, Loreena McKennitt, Linda Ronstadt. |
Abdulah Ibrahim-"The Song is my Story". |
Johnny Winter And, the first album with the black and white photo of the band. The CD I just bought is sadly absent of bass, which is a real shame, but the music is as great as I remembered.
Johnny and Rick Derringer made great music as a guitar duo. |
Johnny Winter And, the first album with the black and white photo of the band. The CD I just bought is sadly absent of bass, which is a real shame, but the music is as great as I remembered.
Johnny and Rick Derringer made great music as a guitar duo. |
Bruce Cockburn - Rumors of Glory / Disc 8 (unreleased/outtakes - the entire reason I bought this "best of" collection)
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children |
For me it's the new release from Megan Slankard "Running on Machinery". Meagn is an independent artist(soft rock) and this latest is phenomenal! |
mewithoutyou....
Pale Horses (2015)
Catch For Us The Foxes (2004) |
Rheomusi - Fabiano Araujo
Harmony in Ultraviolet - Tim Hecker |
LJ - good one on The Who Sell Out...some great songs that have held up well lo these many years. Personal favorites: Our Love Was, Is; I Can See For Miles; Rael 1 & 2. Will have to check out Social Distortion...know the name but not the music. Thanks for posting. |
dead can dance, aion--for the goth in all of us
freedy johnston, live at mcabes guitar shop
the who sell out
social distortion, hard times--highly underrated longrunning l.a. senior punks |
The John Butler Trio - "Sunrise Over Sea" |
Garrison Fewell, a blue deeper than blue |
der wan...Kenny wheeler is always sweet |
"Songs My Mother Taught Me", 24 Kt. Gold Edition, John Marks Records. Inviting performances and serious sonics! |
bobo stensons goodbye....very recommended. |
The Notwist - Different Cars and Trains
Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairy Tales
Shlohmo - Dark Red
Baths - Ocean Death
Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
Marjorie Fair - Selfhelp Serenade
All the above are new titles (to me) that I picked up at Fingerprints Records in Long Beach CA |
Landon Pigg "LP". Thanks to Pokey77 for pointing me to this performer. For me, LP is a recording I just don't want to end. I guess that's what "repeat" is for. |
Ester Drang - Infinite Keys - GH recommended this one to me. I found the CD recently in a visit to my favorite record store in the whole world, Fingerprints in Long Beach CA. Bought it for a $1.84 nonetheless.
Day - Land of a Thousand Chances - from Fingerprints as well. |
Ghosthouse' last two entries are both great. Check out Matt Pond PA and Damien Jurado |
Sunday
Hugh Masakela - Hope
Nils Logren - Acoustic Live
Odetta - Blues Everywhere I Go
Don Henry - Live at the Bluebird Café
Cibella - The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves |
Saturday
Justo Almario - Forever Friends
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place |
Damien Jurado: St. Bartlett; Maraqopa, Brothers & Sisters of the Eternal Son.
Three other-worldly and beautiful albums.
All produced by Richard Swift. |
Matt Pond "The Dark Leaves" & "Several Arrows Later". Hey Pitchfork! KMA !! This is great stuff regardless of your reviews. |
Trouble
Coldplay - Parachutes
Long Distance Call
Muddy Waters - His Best 1947 to 1955
Prana
Various Artists - Namasté II Disc 1
Flow
Davina & The Vagabonds - Sunshine
Country Gentlemen
Chet Atkins - The Essential Chet Atkins
It's Too Late
Carole King - Carole King - Her Greatest Hits: Songs Of Long Ago
I've Just Seen a Face
Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings Over America (Disc 1)
Beyond Time
Various Artists - A Trip in Lounge Disc 1
Doin' My Time [#]
Johnny Cash - The Legend [Columbia] Disc 2
Leave the Driving
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Greendale Disc 1
Hold on to Your Dream
Stevie Wonder - Song Review: Greatest
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Owsley (1999)
The Hard Way (2004)
Courtesy of Spotify & my friend Pokey77 who turned me on to a bunch of great music.
RIP Will. |
The Milk Carton Kids-"The Ash & Clay"
Rhiannon Giddens-"Tomorrow Is My Turn"
I never thought I'd find myself turning to simple folk music but it's so simple, truthful and rewarding when done right. Beautiful, actually. |
Koinonia - Compact Favorites
Phil Keaggy - Beyond Nature
Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs
Pinback - Blue Screen Life |
