@loomisjohnson: I rate those first three Twilley albums in the same order as do you. I didn't see Twilley live until after Phil Seymour had left the group, so Dwight was doing all the lead singing (his bassist Jim Lewis---who later had one solo album released on Bomp Records---sang harmony). With Pitcock playing his Gibson ES335 plugged into a pair of Fender Deluxe Reverb amps with an MXR digital delay between them (which is how he created that Sun Records slapback guitar sound), and Jerry Naifah on drums, the quartet was a dynamite live band, really cool.
@mammothguy54 (and anyone else who is interested): All right, I'll give you more ;-). After leaving The Dwight Twilley Band, Seymour got himself a record deal with Boardwalk Records and made two real good Pop albums. The first had a hit single with "Precious To Me" (written by Phil), plus a great version of the Bobby Fuller song "Let Her Dance". After the second album stiffed he joined The Textones, but soon thereafter was diagnosed with Lymphoma, and returned to Tulsa for treatment.
His hair fell out and he lost a lot of weight, but his burning need to make music compelled him to return to Los Angeles. He had a major fan in Tulsa (I was in communication with her) who volunteered to drive him there in her van, so she made a bed for him in the back and took off for L.A. Somewhere in Arizona she stopped for gas, and discovered Phil had passed away. She was of course devastated. What a sad ending.
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Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs
2011 Monkeywrench
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103 degrees on th drive home from work today. Samba seems appropriate.
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King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon
1970 Atlantic Records
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Sir Adrian Boult conducts Tchaikovsky - Suite No. 3 In G Major Opus. 55. L’orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire. London 1967
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Eugene Ormandy conducts Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 & Casella - Paganiniana. The Philadelphia Orchestra. Columbia Odyssey early 70’s
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Had to play this one again. Great production job with 3D soundstage.
Spooky tooth - Spooky Two
1969 A&M Records
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charles earland with freddie hubbard and joe henderson - leaving this planet
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i was referring the the third album (released under dt's name alone, although i think i hear phil seymour in spots). as for the weird sound, it seems like he was channeling roy orbison (as opposed to the more primal elvis/everly bros. vibe of the first two), and the lavish strings on the key tracks might be off-putting to some, but i dig it. for my money it's better song-for-song than "twilley don't mind", although it can't touch the godlike debut.
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@bdp24 is absolutely amazing! What a wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience. It really adds to this thread.
Thank you bdp24.
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@spiritofradio and @loomisjohnson: I'm assuming the Twilley album spoken of is his first "solo" album (the third Dwight Twilley album, but the first after drummer/vocalist Phil Seymour left the group and "Band" was dropped from the name), released in 1979 on Shelter/Arista? As far as I know the album never came out on CD (at least, I don't have it).
The LP sounds kinda weird, some phase shift problems plainly audible. Guitarist Bill Pitcock IV told me (he took up with my wife after our divorce. He eventually wised up ;-) the two engineers at the Shelter Studio in L.A.---Noah Shark and Max (no last name), credited along with Twilley as album producers---spent most of their time shooting pistols at the empty beer bottles that littered the property's back yard. Remember, coke was fueling the music world at the time ;-) (when I moved to L.A. that year, it was everywhere).
Twilley has continued to pump out the occasional album (mostly on CD) after his return to Tulsa, recorded in his home studio. Though both Seymour and Pitcock are no longer with us (Lymphoma got the former, Lung Cancer the latter---Bill was a 2-pack-a-day man), the albums retain the trademark Twilley sound. And he can still write a great song.
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Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.23 in F Minor, Op.57 “Appassionata” • Ikuyo Kamiya • 1977 RCA (Japan) • 45 • DtoD
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@loomisjohnson our erstwhile timekeeper, @bdp24 , will be thrilled to see your post about Dwight Twilley - I’m certain.
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Alicia De Larrocha - Granados • Goyescas
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@sbank +1 Christine McVie. Might be the best "Fleetwood Mac" album of the 80's.
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Christine McVie – Christine McVie
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Gabe's Dirty Blues - Compilation
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i gotta say that this definitely where the cool kids hang...hadn't heard of covet or kilbey kennedy before (tho i know steve kilbey from the church); both excellent.
my picks de jour:
dwight twilley, "twilley" (curiously unavailable on cd or spotify)
michael guthrie band, "direct hits"
red kross, "show world"
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Layla Zoe / Breaking Free
2016 Ruf
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Kurt Vile / (watch my moves)
2022 Verve
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Edie Brickell & New Bohemians / Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars
1988 Geffen
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Cornershop / When I was born for the 7th time
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Dave Mason / It’s Like You Never Left
1973 Columbia
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George Harrison / Brainwashed
2002 Parlophone
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The Beatles — “Mono Masters”
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@go4vinyl
Neil Merryweather - Space Rangers
Awesome!!
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Fire! / (Without noticing)
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Thanks James!
Gonjasufi / A Sufi & a killer
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Nancy Wilson-Nancy Side 1
Vive La Marche!-Paul Paray(SR90211) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pat Metheny-Bright Size Life Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Crowbar-The Serpent Only Lies Side 2
The Brothers Johnson-Blast Side 1
Renee Rosnes-Beloved Of The Sky Side B SQ*
Joan Armatrading-Track Record Side 1
Bonnie Raitt-Sweet Forgiveness Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Always tough to beat a Mercury Living Presence, gets the SQ crown. Yes, Crowbar had the worst SQ. Extreme metal might be best on CD. Have about a dozen more extreme metal titles to purchase, I will give them a chance on vinyl. SQ* I rarely give recommendations here since its so subjective, what I play/post is what I like. Renee Rosnes Beloved Of The Sky(2018) deserves a listen if your a jazz fan! "Nancy" had near audiophile SQ with great bass(Track 1) will listen to the entire recording. Metheny/Armatrading and Raitt has excellent SQ and content as expected.
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Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You
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Hope everyone had a good Fathers Day.
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@boxer12 Welcome back Tim.
Sinatra - Nice 'N' Easy
2020 Capital Reissue
Impeccable in every way
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@spiritofradio
+1. You keep playing my favorites…
That is a very nice LP James. Nicely recorded, and fine performances.
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Neil Merryweather - Space Rangers
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Alan Vega, Alex Chilton, Ben Vaughn / Cubist Blues
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@bkeske
Dzhemal Dalgat conducts Franck - Psyché: A Symphonic Poem
+1. You keep playing my favorites…
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Roxy Music - Siren, Abbey Road half speed master.
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Settling in for a few hours of me time. Hope all the dads had a great Father’s Day!
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Not as sexualized as Blind Faith
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Dzhemal Dalgat conducts Franck - Psyché: A Symphonic Poem & Prokofiev - Sinfonietta In A Major, Op. 5/48 (3rd Edition). Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. ABC Westminster Gold 1974
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Beth has a new album coming out.....
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Beth Orton "Daybreaker"
2002/Parlophone
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You're every bit as worthy Bill!!
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