@sammyshaps welcome, I’m pretty new on here myself.
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Ok, this is not a wax-related post but you fellows, that I appreciate as music friends, should really know about this sincere thrill - a recording of a live radio broadcast from Valerie June and her band. Oh man when she gets to the blues cut “Slip Slide On By” I’m just shaking. Then she even tears up in the interview when she’s talking about here father. What a sweet and unique person. Just a really really great singer. https://open.spotify.com/track/7IKFVB4elfpxjjLz8OsbUH?si=_NvxVg8NTLWBm8h67As_mQ |
Hadn’t been keeping up with the thread for a couple of days and this morning what do I find; that most all of you guys are big rush fans like me. Ok I will brag (just a little). In the huge heavy rock environment during the early 70’s on the east side of the strange town of Portland, Oregon, me and a couple my spotty faced freshmen musician friends heard the first Rush album pretty soon after it came out when it was being played in our HS cafeteria during 2nd period by some older brothers of my friends’ on a crappy, school-issued player with the speaker(s) built in the side (remember them...?). Our jaws dropped. ALL we had to that point was Sabbath, Purple, and maybe a little Saxon. Priest wasn’t out yet. Yes was too mellow. Even 10 years after wasn’t heavy enough. We liked stuff like Foghat, ZZ Top, & Zeppelin, but well, nothing besides Sabbath was heavy enough. Montrose, Kiss, and Priest weren’t quite out yet. Then we heard Rush. I haven't been to hundreds of their shows like some but my brag is that I’ve had every single one of their albums since the week or even the day they came out. I agree in that the last few are not favoritesbut I still like them. I like the first 7 best. |
Jan Garbarek Group - “Wayfarer” This is music that hangs around in the air long after I raise the needle. Just Beautiful and with just enough challenge/stimulation to engender reengagement. Bass player, Eberhard Weber, is soooo good. I know now this isn’t really a record review thread but I just think this record is a wonderfully inspiring way to start a day of listening or whatever I’m off and about to. Also, SQ on vintage ECM, to me, sounds great through my 834P. Maybe better than on some of the 180 gm re-issues. |
Haven’t made it back to my turntable yet because I’m here! https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/19650733/heavy-sugar |
@tomic601 was just on my way to see you in Seattle.... Thanks for the great info. Been enjoying the posts here from you and the other guys. Many familiar records mentioned and many I’m led to re-savor or try for the first time. Now spinning Rush - “Moving Pictures: Live 2011” 180-gm vinyl. Sounds kinda thick but still alive - consistent with their actual live sound from then. Sweet fellows. Great players of weird music that I love. Unlike some othe the other old bands dragging it out Rush could always rock. |
@millercarbon I admire and enjoy your wide interests in music. It’s seems like a regular thing when I get a smile or a chuckle from the clerk at the record store checkout counter (if they’re not simply scratching their heads in confusion...) over the contrasts and diversity in my purchases. Maybe you get that from some folks too. This weekend I filled my carrier with treasures from Spin Records in Carlsbad. Starting into them tonight with Neil Young - “Hitchhiker” Man oh man he sounds good (young...). Album has been opened and was labeled used but I don’t think it had ever been played. Sounds like he’s in my living room. |
@slaw I know, isn’t she great. Just streamed that one so far. I should get the record? Is there a better product than what’s on amazon? Can I ask you guys, was shopping for Pet Sounds and realized it was probably Mono, right?. Do I want that or do I want the stereo version. I don’t know what I want. My gear doesn’t have a mono setting. I remember mono settings on those old Matantz receivers (I think). Never bought a monaural record but I think my Father probably did... |