@slaw Steve, was looking at that Joni album. Please post details of your impressions when you get to it. Thanks, James
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Crack the Sky
Living in Reverse
Loud & Proud Records 2018
“Their 20th Studio Album” Mostly I think they shouldn’t have bothered….
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Concertante Works For Violin, Cello & Piano
Edouard Lalo
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@j_damon, Yes I just saw that. |
Dire Straits
Love Over Gold
OP |
Ralph Towner
Gary Burton
Matchbook
1974 ECM
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Larry Coryell
with John Scofield and Joe Beck
Tributaries
1979 Novus
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@j_damon, Thanks! Very thoughtful of you to re-listen and respond. I think I know what to do. |
Billy Cobham
Spectrum
1973 Atlantic OP
BC, Tommy Bolin, Jan Hammer, Lee Sklar, Ron Carter, et. al.
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Miles Davis
Bitches Brew
1970 Columbia OP |
Sometimes my music can fit a down mood or a heavy groove but at other times (and this is more amazing to me) it can be such a positive message, even uplifting.
Steve Howe and Chris Squire make the pentatonic scale into joy. |
Yes
The Yes Album
2018 Rhino Records
Makes other early-70s prog sound like novelty acts by comparison |
Nope. Don’t have either 24 or 34 RSD. 24 is 130 sealed and 34 is 160 sealed. Wonder if that means anything. |
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Wow. Nice. That’s being patient. I have the Portland memorial coliseum set. Do you know that one? I like it but I don’t think the Sonics are really the best thing about it.
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Flash
Eponymous 1972 PP?
@Uber, do you know this record? If not I think you’d like it. |
Steely Dan
Countdown to Ecstasy
1987 Reissue |
@petg60, very tasteful set indeed. Is that pressing of countdown to ecstasy a good one. My reissue copy has a water damaged cover and The vinyl in questionable condition. |
@j_damon, that Dead album is a treasure. Love it. |
Garfunkel
Watermark
OP
featuring Roger Hawkins |
Restrictions relaxed here in the high desert of central Oregon. We played golf. We took my ancient parents And her mom to lunch and sat sorta far apart at two tables outside. Beautiful day here. Just no stereo (well my mother-in-law’s Sonos abomination with speakers in the ceilings...). |
@big_greg, I just got a mint used “Back to the Bars” the other day for next to nothing but haven’t dusted it off yet. Will report in later in the week. |
It doesn’t quit fit that description |
I’m playing the same album Now on my Walkman. |
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+1 on the Crosby Nash. Magical vocals on a good stereo. How do they sound on the Spatials? |
Ok ladies just take it outside.
Hilarious |
@tomic601 in the awareness that the funny guy is just goading (he has a record player doesn’t he?) There are pretty much endless permutations in the mix (digital tape included) so it’s hard to be a purest and to argue over the question: The point of my response I think. I know what sounds good though. |
Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Chicago
1960/2019 RCA |
Here’s an interesting question (to me anyway): did Stephen Wilson use digital mixing equipment (necessitating conversion to digital from original analogue tapes, and back) when he remixed (remastered) the new Yes and Tull records that we love the sound of so much. |
I think so but I think to sound good on a record they pretty much have to be mixed for vinyl. You know, That besides cellos and trumpets and bongos there are purely digital instruments. There are Both digital and analogue recording mechanisms; Both Digital and analogue mixing tools; Both digital and analogue production methods. Any number of ways to produce a record. Then there is this: https://youtu.be/WmwnN_T_wW8Buy the way, you can buy the records I mentioned above at Target. |
@geoffkait not sure if you’re kidding but no, some still made the old fashioned all analogue way which usually means tape.
Johnathan Wilson (referenced above by @slaw ) is committed to all analogue production.
If you don’t know the band the Teskey Brothers you might check out the pure analogue sound (you’ll get the idea even over digital playback) of their album Half Mile Harvest.
There are other examples. Regulars here, especially @noromance could tell you far more and better about this than I am able to.
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Jaco Pastorius
Eponomous
PP
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@slaw thanks for recommending John Fullbright to me. You were right. Ordered it straight away. |
@slaw Thanks. Don’t think I know him. Will try on Amazon today.
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Ritchie Beirach (Trio)
Elegy for Bill Evans
1982 Palo Alto Records
I don’t think I’m the only person to view RB as one of the most under- appreciated jazz pianists ever. This is one of my favorites of his. ECM fans will know him for his excellent work in the erstwhile John Abercrombie quartet.
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Van Morrison
Poetic Champions Compose
O/P |
Grant Green
Matador
Redbook streaming |
Well, Never owned any ShawN Mullins but I think I got the Thorns on recommendation of a reviewer, probably in the WSJ. Vague memory of that. Bad practice generally buying music based on reviews, particularly Rolling Stone reviews... |
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@slaw are you thinking of the Thorns - S/T? It’s pretty good. Haven’t listened to it for a couple of years though. Looking under “T”.... |
@tomic601 All seriousness aside I will check that one out.
Retirement is an elusive idea for me. I’m supposedly retired but all I do is take care of the folks property. And of course we always have to do it the hard way, ourselves. He’s 90 so everything he’s doing I’m really doing for him.
But I shouldn’t complain. Life is good here in the northwest with mountains, desert, river and ocean water and the music all within easy reach. |
@slaw you’ve also got, as I’ve heard, the Portland of the East in Asheville.... |
@petg60, Welcome! Like to hear more about what’s on all analogue playback. |
@tomic601 I thought Shawn Mullins was a girl ... |
@uber, nice pickup on the Uriah Heep: ++1. Unfortunately I can’t play anything like that (out loud anyway...) with Grey’s Anatomy home.
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Neil Young
Colorado
“I’m an old white guy”
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@slaw thanks bro. Glad you had an overnight of good listening. I was sleeping. 9 hours. Exhausted after jackhammering concrete yesterday.
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Sophia Pfister
Birdcage
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Leon Bridges & Khruangbin
Texas Sun LE
2020 Dead Oceans
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@tomic601 how do you like the grant green? Was that one of the records in your new stack? I really like his music - it gets played pretty often on the college radio jazz station here In the strange town of Portland Oregon. |
Mornin’ Record Fanatics,
some excellent music indeed
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Trio Palabras
Lo Que Dice Mi Cantar
2019 Muxia Music
wish the Muxia Music guys could get it together and make more records. They sure knew what they were doing on this. Beyond the wonderful music made by these fabulous Mujeras the production is like on a record from MA recordings.
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Sinatra
nice ‘n’ easy
“to rush would be a crime” |
