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1001realapes 2390 posts |
Edited Jul 10, 2022, 04:58
Jul 10, 2022, 04:57
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ween - the friends ep Earth, Wind & Fire - st Earth, Wind & Fire - The Need of Love Earth, Wind & Fire - Last Days and Time Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best of Vol. 1 Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation Jocelyn Pook - Flood Henryk Mikoaj Górecki – Already It Is Dusk / Lerchenmusik Franck - Orchestral Music Vol. 1
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Fitter Stoke 2615 posts |
Edited Jul 10, 2022, 09:16
Jul 10, 2022, 09:08
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This week’s vibes: Ace Frehley ‘Frehley’s Comet’ - Ace’s second LP is a little time locked, but far more stimulating than than the big-hair nonsense his former bandmates were dishing out in the late 80s; AC/DC ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ - try playing this to anyone who claims that rock needed a kick in the nads before punk came along; Paul Weller ‘Heliocentric’ - Weller’s mid career solo output has been underrated in my opinion. I enjoyed this immensely; The Damned ‘Music For Pleasure’ - possibly the most underrated second album in rock history. There, I’ve said it; Kevin Ayers ‘Joy Of A Toy’, ‘Shooting At The Moon’, ‘Whatevershebringswesing’, ‘Bananamour’ and ‘The Confessions Of Dr Dream’ - I remain of my long-held opinion that Ayers’ solo output starts near-perfect before going very gradually downhill thereafter, but every one of his first five albums is a must have. I envy anyone yet to encounter ‘Joy Of A Toy’ for the first time; Bruce Springsteen ‘Western Stars’ - the Boss’ recent albums are at least a match for the likes of ‘Born To Run’ in my book. This is a good example. He has the knack of writing simple sounding songs that no-one else could possibly have come up with. The original album, rather than the film-based remake, is my preferred version; Gary Numan ‘Dance’ - uncool, but I like it. Hey, it’s got Mick Karn on it; Julian Cope ‘Cunts Can Fuck Off’ - can’t - and haven’t - they just; Paul Stanley S/T - the best of the 1978 Kiss solo albums, a couple of clunky ballads aside; Just Music S/T - ECM’s second release isn’t an easy listen, but there’s some serious virtuosity going on in the free jazz melee, not to mention more than a little humour. Goes delightfully apeshit near the end of the second, side long track. Improvised music can be fun! Beautifully recorded too; Art Ensemble of Chicago ‘Urban Bushmen’ - I was turned onto this when NME had a brief infatuation with free jazz back in the early 80s. My love of this incredibly inventive and intense music (with only occasional nods to what most people would consider anything like “jazz” as they know it) has far outlasted that long-irrelevant tome. In fact, I hear new things every time I play it; Daniel Jones: Symphony no.9 (BBC Welsh SO/Thomson) - a tonal but distinctive 20th century symphony; Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques (OSR/Nott) - ace new recording of Messiaen’s 15 minute masterpiece; Beethoven: Symphony no.4 (BPO/Karajan 1962) - the most poised and pointed of Herbie’s four studio takes on this ever-underrated symphony. Fabbo. I wish he was less lazy with repeats though; Brahms: Symphony no.3 (BPO/Jochum) - despite being in mono only, this 1956 DG recording is both vivid and natural, in line with Jochum’s direct yet lyrical approach to the work. This is a lovely record; Brahms: Symphony no.4 (Gewandhaus/Blomstedt 1996) - as fine a reading as one could wish for. The man’s still conducting at 94; Liszt: Les Preludes (Philharmonia/Silvestri) - more vibrant than Karajan’s version with the same orchestra, this is a near-ideal interpretation of my favourite of Liszt’s symphonic poems; Sibelius: Symphony no.6 (Oslo PO/Makela) - Klaus Makela’s rise has been meteoric - he’s still in his twenties yet has been named as the next principal conductor of the Concertgebouw, no less - but on the strength of his rightly lauded Sibelius cycle I can almost see the point. This is impressive by any standards; Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat, D 960 (Ingrid Haebler) - Schubert’s sublime final sonata given a civilised, unhistrionic rendering by a half-forgotten Austrian maestro soon to be given the exhaustive box set treatment. I’m very tempted to invest. Have a great week, all. Dave x
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garerama 1118 posts |
Jul 10, 2022, 11:57
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American Music Club - A Toast To You / Atwater Afternoon Ian A. Anderson - Time Is Ripe Animal Collective - Here Come The Indians / Campfire Songs Adam & The Ants - Dirk Wears White Sox Can - The Singles / Radio Waves Alice Coltrane - Transfiguration / Tunya Sings / Divine Songs / Infinite Chants / Glorious Chants Cromagnon - Orgasm Dantalian's Chariot - Chariot Rising The David - S/t Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left / Bryter Layter John Foxx - Metamatic / The Garden The Fraternal Order Of The All - Greetings From Planet Love Edgar Froese - Aqua From Nursery To Misery - Pixies In The Woods The Future Sound Of London/ Amorphous Androgynous - ISDN / The Cartel Remixes Damanda Galas - The Divine Punishment / Saint Of The Pit / You Must Be Certain Of The Devil David Gilmore & Friends (Mojo) The Glass Family - Electric Band Gong - You / Gong Est Mort ... Vive Gong / You Remixed (V/A) Harmonia - Live 1974 / Tracks & Traces (with Eno) P J Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea / Uh Huh Her / White Chalk P J Harvey & John Parish - Dance Hall At Louse Point / A Woman A Man Walked By La Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf / Viva / Individuellos Love - S/t / Da Capo Charles Mingus - Mingus Dynasty / In A Soulful Mood Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts Stump - The Peel Sessions / Quirk Out / A Fierce Pancake Tangerine Dream - Phaedra / Rubycon Jane Weaver - The Fallen By Watchbird / The Amber Light / The Silver Light / Loops In The Secret Society XTC - Skylarking / Psonic Psunspot (Dukes Of Stratosphear) V/A - Cloud Cuckooland (Finders Keepers)
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jb lamptoast-morsley 2448 posts |
Jul 10, 2022, 12:13
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Following on from last weeks Utopia Strong gig at the Cornish Bank, Falmouth I have been listening to their latest eponymous offering and also a label mate of rocket recordings - Teeth of the Sea - Master. Teleplasmiste and TV Am covered similar terrain in my list. Synthtastic Elsewhere it has been: Two Lone Swordsmen - Tiny Reminders Teleplasmiste - Frequency is the new ecstasy Television Personalities - My Dark Places Trad Gras Och Stenar - S/T William Tyler - Behold the Spirit TV AM - Psychic Data This is the Kit - Wriggle out the restless Al-Qasar - Miraj. Exotic Middle Eastern vibes as the name might suggest One Million Fuzztone Guitars - Twenty Six Okay Champ - Dead about Thinking Oiseaux Tempete - Al -'An Octopus Ride - S/T. Great name. Not quite so good output.
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Hunter T Wolfe 1710 posts |
Jul 10, 2022, 21:58
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David Johansen- S/T Can- Monster Movie The Band- Rock of Ages Cari Cari- To Kookoo Island The Movers- S/T Yanna Momina- Afar Ways The Soft Moon- Exister Buffy Sainte-Marie- Best of Danielle Dax- Blast The Human Flower Curtis Mayfield- Back In The World
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keith a 9574 posts |
Jul 10, 2022, 22:47
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Five Leaves Left – Nick Drake I've been a fan of Nick Drake for more than forty years, but have only just got around to reading Darker Than the Deepest Sea: The Search for Nick Drake by Trevor Dann. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about it. It's one of those biographies that tries to avoid starting with the often less interesting early years by beginning with Nick at Uni and starting his short but fruitful career. We then veer backwards to his school days before waltzing ahead to his second album. It kinda works to a degree but is it really necessary? It's a well-written book, with some interesting titbits I wasn't aware of. My main complaint though is all the surmising. OK, it's not amateur psychology because he seeks opinions from a trained specialist who knew Nick many years ago, but he didn't know him professionally. And some of the other so-called theories are based on...well nothing really and I won't bother repeating them here. Some of his opinions on certain ND tracks are a little surprising, too, but hey, we all have our own opinions about his best work. But my own issue with the book has already been outlined and spoils this book for me to some extent. Anyway, it encouraged me to listen to Five Leaves Left again which is never a bad thing! Also... Sunken Rags (Acoustic) 45 – Marc Bolan B-Sides & Rarities Part II – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds La Panthere Des Neiges – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis OT/TO – Fabio Orsi & TEZ London Social Scene – Dana Gillespie Trip City Soundtrack EP – A Guy Called Gerald Beyond The Pale – Jarv Is Calentita EP – The Liminanas S/T – Manfred Mann Chapter Three Roots – Curtis Mayfield El Rockers Chapters 1-4 – Augustus Pablo Game Of The Throne EP - Lee Scratch Perry Entangled Routes - Pye Corner Audio Stranded – Roxy Music A Light For Attracting Attention – The Smile Patterns – Test Card Mule Variations – Tom Waits
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flashbackcaruso 1058 posts |
Jul 11, 2022, 12:01
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Bob Dylan - Tempest The Zombies - The Complete Decca Mono Recordings 1964-1967 The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle: The CBS Years 1967-1969 Genesis - We Can't Dance Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live The Beach Boys - Keepin' The Summer Alive The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys The Beach Boys - Still Cruisin' The Beach Boys - Summer In Paradise The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made The Radio The Monkees - Headquarters The Monkees - Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Paul McCartney - McCartney II Paul McCartney - Tug Of War Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace Paul McCartney - Give My Regards To Broad Street Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Rokurokubi - Saturn In Pisces Rokurokubi - Iris, Flower Of Violence Yes - Yes Yes - Time And A Word Yes - The Yes Album Elton John - Regimental Sgt Zippo (stereo) The Mamas & The Papas - Singles
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