Whats playing on your system today?

I've been checking that "Obscure Bands" thread Nutty but haven't yet tried to find or listen to City Boy yet.  There is just so MUCH to listen to...it's incredible.  Thank goodness for Spotify and YouTube.  If I can't find it on the Spot, I check YouTube.  

By the way, impressed with the breadth of your listening.  Apart from Gary Moore, don't know The Flower Kings or Haken.  

Later.

ghosthouse, 

Thanks for the kind words. I try to keep an open mind about music of all kinds. I'll listen to any recommendation regardless of style.

Just finished Golden Earing, "Moontan". Candy's going bad" and "Are you receiving me" are killer.  We'll , "Radar Love" is ok too.
 
N

Hello Nutty - Found City Boy on Spotify. Listening to Dinner at the Ritz right now. They remind me of Queen quite a bit (vocal harmonies and something about one of the guitars).

Your Radar Love comment reminded me of a related Netherlands band, that being Cuby & The Blizzards (also found as Cuby + Blizzards). They go back quite a ways...check out some of their old albums on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnpl0cFdN-c

That dynamite blues guitar is Eelco Gelling, later in Golden Earring.

Later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIC1vvP2IpE


N- man, check this out. Dunno if you will like. Almost 50 years old but it still works (at least for me). Back in the day before MTV and fashion poisoned things.

Another good one from Cuby and the boys (Go Down Sunshine)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogcj5FBUFjk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2KSJ0ld5Ls

Here's an older version (and maybe more original) of the Cuby & The Blizzards "hit", Windows of My Eyes.

Harold Mabern.

ghosthouse, 

Love Cuby, or is it pronounced (Cube-E), especially the first song "Window of my eyes". Wasn't aware of the of the Golden Earing connection. Great intel. I'm a big GE fan they have been ardound for.....ever. like 40 ablums. 

Did you ever listen to Moondog Matinee? 

jafant, 

Your Harold Mabern is a cool customer. I listend to a few songs. One with Nora Jones which was great. Also "You don't know what love is". I'm not a jazz expert by any means but he is a beautiful pianist. 

N

ghost,

I mighthave confused you with the Moondog Matinee reference above. It's not a Golden Earing LP. Im refering to the band "Moondog Matinee".

Sorry....

Hey N...not 100% certain, I have to go back and listen to a few of those old YouTube videos.  On one of them the band gets introduced by an off camera announcer.  I think Cuby is pronounced, COO-BEE.

The thing that put me on to C&The B was that Windows song.  It came at the end of a George Clooney movie, "The American" about this American hit man in Italy.  Decent movie but the song at the end really hooked me.  It was so old school, really took me back.  Did a little digging and found out about Harry Muskee and Cuby and the Blizzards.  

Regarding Moondog Matinee...no problem on that.  I only know the name as it relates to an album of covers by The Band.  Not familiar with an actual  group with that name.  I will check around for it.

ghosthouse, 

For your guidance.

https://youtu.be/hsCkeJamgxk
N

ghosthouse, 

More Moondog matinee. 

https://youtu.be/3IofaSBUtDE

N

I haven't read through this whole thread but along with Robin Trower one of my other favorite guitarists is Mr. Joe Satriani.....jam on Joe! Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo6LXD7uzn4

falconquest,

Jow S. is amazing. He is another one of my guitar hero's also...arcam88 and I saw him live in Cincinnati at the Taft theater in 2007. As always Joe put a great show. The Taft is an amazing place to see an artist of his caliber. Very good accoustics and seating and a very adult setting.

 I sometimes use his Joe Satriani self titled CD when I'm demo-ing my rig to friends. 

Can't forget Chickenfoot or his contributions to Mick Jagger and Deep Purple. Great addition to the thread. 

N

Hey ghosthouse, falconquest, 

I hope you dont mind but I peeked in your system profiles :)
How do you guys like the Morrow SP4's? Morrow is a local business and I was considering a change.

Thanks,
Nutty

Hey N...
I’m very happy with the SP4s. I had some ClearDay double shotgun speaker cables I was running before. I liked them a lot but needed a bit more length. Can’t remember what made me go Morrow and not stay with Clear Day. The Clear Day cable really was an eye (ear?) opener when I put them in. However I got there, I think the SP-4s have just a bit more clarity than the Clear Days yet aren’t too edgy or hard. I’m still using Clear Day jumpers with the SP-4s on the Totem Forests. Most of my ICs are Morrow too now. The exception is a Cardas Parsec on my CDP and the DH Labs digital cable from the V-Link 192 to DAC. My system page needs a bit of an update I think. I might trade up from the MA-3 on my TT to an MA-4 on that.

Morrow has a 60 day trial which certainly takes the risk out. I always check out his used stuff too. PLUS he runs a lot of specials. Not so long ago he was offering credit toward his cable for any other brand cable you traded in.  There might not have been any trial allowed on that deal...no returns on his wire.  

Dunno what you are running now but can’t hurt to try some SP-4s. Just be patient. With his stuff, early on, the SQ can change from one night to the next. One night everything will sound great. The next night, like crap. They do seem to take a while to settle in. It’s not like they are atrocious out of the box...more that you will get used to a certain sound and suddenly the next time you listen, it ain’t there. But things get back to normal and sound good pretty quick.  Good luck on what you decide.

By the way, found Moondog Matinee "Carry Me, Rosie" on Spotify. I like their sound. Reminds me of Black Crowes a bit - the singer’s voice and the style of music. This is more my style of music than City Boy.

ghosthouse, 

Thanks for the input on the Morrow cables and the Clear Day's as well. I've been reading a lot about Clear Day Double Shotgun and they seem like a sound investment.  But Mike Morrow is literally a few miles from my house.  I could probably set an appointment to see some product first hand.  I am currently using Audioquest Gibralter double biwire, for your guidance. I'll let you know if I make any changes.

N

Playing in my system today, a little band from Louisville, KY. "Tantric", self titled. First albumn of theirs is really good. It's not guitar hero music though. The CD is recorded very well. If you haven't heard it, check it out. 

Then on to a bunch of random artists.
BAND...................................SONG TITLE 
Ambrosia.                             Art Beware
Ambrosia.                             Apothecary
Kansas.                                 Hold on
Kansas.                                 Sparks of the temple 
Counting Crows.                  Anna begins
Counting crows.                  Raining in Baltimore
Tori Amos.                            Hey Jupiter 
Tori Amos.                            Littls Amsterdam
Tori Amos.                            Professional widow
Pretenders.                           Middle of the road- fantastic S/T albumn, solid listen 
Steely Day.                            Babylon Sister
Toto.                                       St. George and the dragon

N

These next two came up on random play on YouTube today.
4 non blonds, "Whats up" and The Cranberries, Zombie. 

A nod to falconquest,  I listend to Joe Satriani, Flying in a blue dream. 

N

You may not have hear of this band before but I don't think it qualifies for the "Obscure band thread".....Cry of love. Only two albumns. "Diamonds & debris" and "Brother". Great vocals. Lead singer Robert Mason spent some time in Warrant after Jani Lane passed and worked with The Lynch Mob. 

https://youtu.be/k1vEONnGdPo

N

Sweet, Level Headed.

nutty,
As for my response about the Morrow cables. Well, I can tell you that I "had" the SP-4's and then along came a sale on used cables and I simply couldn't resist the price of used SP-5's. I have been very happy with Morrow. They have always provided good service. Perhaps the best acknowledgement of their cables was when I purchased my amp. The dealer asked me if I needed cables and after telling him what I was using his reply was "Oh, you already have good cables".

BTW, tonight is was Neil Young live at Massey Hall!

falconquest, 

Thanks for the input. Like I said earlier Morrow is a local business where I live. Literally just a few miles. I'm considering a change. Using Straigtwire Crescendo on my CD, AQ Cheetah on Preamp to Amp and AQ Gibralter DBL/Biwire. 

Thanks again!

N

rlawry,

Golden Earing is amazing....20 plus albumns and close to 50 years! What else do you need to say.

I remember Charlie also...arcam88 sent me a YouTube link to one of the songs a few weeks ago. 

N

Rainbow Live in Munich 1977.    2 album set

Richie Blackmore    Guitar
Ronnie James         Vocals
Cozy Powell.           Drums
Bob Daisley.            Bass
Dave Stone.            Keyboard


R

Humble Pie.   On to Victory .   LP

The Doors, Live at Hollywood Bowl.

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Robin Trower- BLT/Truce Double, CD

N

Ramsey Lewis-

Peter Frampton performing "Black Hole Sun" written by Soundgarden.
https://youtu.be/nL40Ak5QV6I

N

Jack Bruce     Silver Rails    Lp
Mountain         Nantucket Slrighride


R

Glam band....Darkness, permission to land. "I believe in a thing called love" is a great song. The rest is so so.

Jet, Get Born.

N

Red hot chili peppers, Blood sugar sex magic. 
Black Crowes, Shake your money maker. 
The Police, Ghost in the machine. 

N

Tres Hombres.    ZZ Top.     Lp
Bachman-Turner Overdrive.  ll.         Lp
Foghat Live.       Lp
Santana.   The Fillmore Performance .  Lp

R

Today some old some new. I listened to this CD earlier in the thread but I played it again today because of one particular song. On CD...AC/DC, High Voltage.  

The song is "Soul Stripper". Even if your not an AC/DC fan this is a great song. It's worth a listen. It has such a different groove that you might not expect.  It has bongos, in the beginning of the song and some tambourine. 
https://youtu.be/6FpeX7JqdyI

Bon Scott was in my opinion was irreplaceable. And Angus it a guitar hero, IMHO.
Oh, and " Can I sit next to your girl" is great also. 

And just for the kix, I cranked up Miranda Lambert's "Gunpowder and lead". It's  a fantastic song. 

Also Cage the Elelphant, "Cigarette daydreams". Good recording, pretty good song. 

N

Johnny Winter.  Self Titled. 1969.    Lp
Humble Pie.   Smokin.     Lp
Robin Trower.   City Dreams.    LP 
The  Allman Brothers Band.   Brothers and Sisters.  Lp


R

I noticed I tend to play the tunes louder
when I'm the only one home


R

radfrad, 

Me too! Great selections today. 

N

Ok, do we have any Ana Popovic' fans in the house?  She is an amazing guitarist. She is Serbian but they are a Tennessee based blues band. Lots of good material. 
Her "Ana Popovic' Live in Amsterdam" is recorded very well. 
Here is a sample.

https://youtu.be/f49BQUJ7mN4

N

Cecil Taylor-

Styx Greatest Hits 

gshephardbuster,

Big Styx fan. If your playing greatest hits,  your in for a long night of listening :)

N

jafant- I am unfamiliar with Cecil. I'll check it out.

N

Dianna Krall. Her bluesy stuff. What a sexy lady.

N,    Hell yah!  After Styx it was NIN, Depeche Mode, Judas Priest, and AC/DC with Bon Scott. 

Ready to Die-Notorious Big.  Born Christopher Wallace 5/21/72...RIP.