Good stuff, Nutty.
(Why was I not informed about Mr. Hoey before now?!)
I Felt Alive is givin' me the chills.
(Why was I not informed about Mr. Hoey before now?!)
I Felt Alive is givin' me the chills.
Whats playing on your system today?
Today I decided to listen to two of my favorite rock guitar heros and one great vocalist. Guitarist' Robin Trower, Ronnie Montrose and vocalist Davey Pattison.
I listened to Trower songs:
Bridge of sighs, Stitch in time, The fool and me, my personal favorite- Too rolling stoned and others.....
Then I pulled out "Gamma".
I listened to: Razor King, Wish I was and Skin and bone and others.....
Davey Pattison hooked has also up with Michael Shenker also. I really enjoyed my day so far. Anybody else heard anything good?
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I listened to Trower songs:
Bridge of sighs, Stitch in time, The fool and me, my personal favorite- Too rolling stoned and others.....
Then I pulled out "Gamma".
I listened to: Razor King, Wish I was and Skin and bone and others.....
Davey Pattison hooked has also up with Michael Shenker also. I really enjoyed my day so far. Anybody else heard anything good?
N
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Gary Hoey, Dust & Bones Last track, Soul Surfer.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4UhRFx6H48 Great stuff. Thanks to Nutty for another introduction. |
Bill Bruford's Earthworks - The Sound of Surprise (2001). Track 5 - Half-life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4tFODM4B80 |
Joe Satriani - What Happens Next Track 3 - Thunder High On The Mountain, here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XouyzSAXkg |
School of the Arts - s/t (a Terry Lavitz driven project) Track 4 - Portrait https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uf425TIboE |
The Standard - Wire Post To Wire Track 3 - Ghosts for Hire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt064S4jq9c (see my agent) |
Charnett Moffett - Music From Our Soul Track 9 - For Those Who Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpPSL4kICLo&frags=pl%2Cwn |
Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose & Fancy Free (2001; Live) Track 6 - No Truce With The Furies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjjRhkC2oog |
Glenn Hughes - The Way It Is title track... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-iVQiXJGBo&list=RDE-iVQiXJGBo&index=1 |
Anders & Jens Johansson + Allan Holdsworth - Heavy Machinery Tea For One And A Half (track 8) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28JLnxR-WcI&list=RDHKKXk4dVu_w&index=9 |
Just because he can... (strut that is) Satriani - House Full of Bullets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2q9ML4iknE |
Joanne Shaw Taylor - The Dirty Truth Shiver and Sigh (track 8) here.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFcqEavfimA Nutty - Ambrosia's Life Beyond L.A. In a totally different mode than JST but solid musicians and some great songwriting, though you'll excuse me for skipping over How Much I Feel. Way over exposed to that one back in the day. Title track, Angola and Camarillo work best for me. |
Genesis - Nursery Cryme The Musical Box...pure genius Glad Steve Hackett is still carrying the torch. He assembled a great group of musicians not to mention an incredible vocalist - Nad Sylvan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHU_e_x_fM |
Hey...nutty, not to step on your post (sorry) but you’ll appreciate this one.... Rory Galagher, Deuce (1971) Track 8 There’s A Light https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfySWRzc_8k |
For Nutty and Pokey.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLb67gBtOHA Eric Johnson's "Righteous" from Ah Via Musicom. Turn it up to 11. |
A. A. Bondy - American Hearts and Believers From American Hearts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En6iNoyqI_E |
Always Final track from World Party's Egyptology... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd4SOPkYmeI "I gotta go, got some people to see Don't wanna keep them waiting for me Just remember what I said to you now The clock is ticking but your life will go on for Always, always, always....". |
Never A Dull Moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3gaiuMcIM8&list=PL6d38tEa_KhmqmaBDB7x1kcstd66bPzvH 'twas the Faces as what made Rod. |
Traveling so the "system" here is MacBook Air >> Dragonfly Red to earbuds. Listened (and enjoyed) Cotton Mather's "Death of the Cool". Great lines from track 2, Close to the Sun.... "I want you my love, but I feel destined for a different sort of medicine I’ve got to transcribe what's inside into these cylinders of Edison." A bit of a rough live version here.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbXZPQlUvyQ |
Rory Gallagher - s/t from 1971 (remarkably good sonics) Track 3 - I Fall Apart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu8CkHca2t8 |
Well, I checked it out. I thought "50th anniversary" meant some sort of retrospective/reissue overview of albums from his career. Turns out it is just that one self-titled 1971 recording. What was 1 CD is now 4 (+ a live show DVD) filled out by 30 outtakes and alternate takes. Just $105.99 on Amazon (slimmed down offerings also available, I should point out). But 30 outtakes and alternates? I'm thinking there's probably a reason they were left off the original release. No offense to fans or his estate but for me, personally, I find this kind of stuff annoying. |
Hello @jafant Didn't even know there was a 50th anniversary release. I'll have to check it out and see what's being offered. I assume his brother Donal had a hand in it? I sort of doubt I'd get a box of his full discography...but maybe some individual discs? I don't own Blueprint so that might be a good test case to try. Thanks for the heads up. |
@jafant Glad to help though I’m going to be pretty lame advising you on "best pressing". Most I can do on that score is tell you what I have but I don’t claim they are "best". If I were buying now for the first time, I might skip the 5 disc box but would definitely consider the 2 CD 50th anniversary edition of Rory’s s/t "first". It’s a strong album with some excellent playing. Pretty certain you will enjoy it. It has aged well. See link here: https://rorygallagher.com/rory-gallagher-50th-anniversary-edition/ Scroll down a lot to find the "2CD" edition. It’s the next to last item at the bottom of the "page". I think I saw it on Amazon for $25. They did a good job in the studio recording the album so hopefully this remaster doesn’t muck things up at all. I have it on a (Capo/Eagle?) CD but not looking at it this minute so will have to get back to you on that option. Another essential Rory album in my O-pinion is Tattoo. Sonics on it are pretty good. A good bit of air but more compressed (I think) than the s/t first I have. Again, some really good songs, including the RG trademark tune, "A Million Miles Away". Another one I’ll have to get back to you as to which version I have. Listened to Against the Grain during the same recent listening session as led to the superb sonics comment about the ’71 s/t album. Another recording with very good sonics and more great songs (though "Out On The Western Plain" seems kind of silly to me, lyric-wise). Cluney Blues is a good instrumental. So those are 3 to consider starting out. A bargain package will be the Original Album Classics box. 5 CDs for $60 on Amazon (think the price was much lower in the past). Deuce and Calling Card stick out in my mind as having good songs. Not sure about sonics. Haven’t listened to these in a while. https://www.discogs.com/Rory-Gallagher-Original-Album-Classics/release/2638254 Finally get the DVD (or Blue Ray disc) Irish Tour ’74. Could be argued it should be the first thing I mentioned. Sound ain’t anything special (disappointing, actually) but still a really good concert documentary. Will give you a taste of the buzz about Rory's live performances. https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Tour-74-Rory-Gallagher/dp/B004NDJXO4 |
Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet Not exactly an audiophile recording but 80-85 dB C weighted fast response at the listening position definitely opens up the sound...especially the mid-range grunge! Things are more better tonight (speaker cable break in is a rhyme with itch). Hope you are feeling better soon, @nutty. |