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1001realapes 2390 posts |
Edited Jul 31, 2022, 05:37
Jul 31, 2022, 05:36
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The Wailers - The Best of The Wailers (Beverley's) Edgar Froese - Aqua Charlie Parker - The Complete Verve Master Takes (disc 3 of 3) Buddy Guy - Southern Blues 1957-'63 The Clash - (selections from) Sandinista! Nirvana - "Bleach" Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume Two Columbus, Ohio 10/31/71
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Fitter Stoke 2615 posts |
Edited Aug 04, 2022, 18:51
Jul 31, 2022, 09:35
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Greetings, pop pickers. Forgive my indulgence, but I’ve had a particularly rewarding week of sonic thrills, to whit: Gong ‘You’ - the third part of the ‘Radio Gnome’ trilogy is the most musically adventurous, with some serious head music dominating Daevid Allen’s wacky muse. The drum entry halfway through ‘A Sprinkling Of Clouds’ is one of the most viscerally exciting moments in rock, the whole piece being a masterclass in accrued tension and release; Porcupine Tree ‘Closure/Continuation’ - it’s taken me over twenty years to appreciate Steven Wilson’s songwriting talent over his undoubted instrumental ability which I’d always thought a rather soulless end in itself, a few choice tracks notwithstanding. I was wrong. This has power and depth way beyond mere dexterity, making otherwise unreal time signatures sound as natural as Brubeck. And yeah, good tunes too, even if Wilson’s recent solo output is melodically finer still; Bob Marley and The Chineke! Orchestra S/T - this latest of the endless flow of Marley comps adds some surprisingly effective orchestral arrangements to what sound like largely different vocal takes of his songs. Luckily, enough true Wailers’ backing has been retained to stop most of the material falling into schmalz. I rather like this; Rolling Stones ‘It’s Only Rock’n’Roll’ - the first Stones LP I ever bought new is still my favourite, irrespective of its low critical standing. Well, THIS critic likes it, likes it, yes I do; Small Faces ‘Ogdens Nutgone Flake’ - sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe and to love this; David Sylvian ‘Blemish’ - free form yet accessible art rock with Mr Batt in rude vocal form, his voice so high in the sparse mix that he sounds as if he’s lying next to you. I can’t wait for the long-awaited vinyl reissue of this unsung masterpiece of longing and regret; Faust ‘So Far’ - Faust’s pop album. I mean that ironically, even though it is well foot tapping at times; The Vibrators ‘Pure Mania’ - plastic punk par excellence. Yeah, I know - I’ve already got me coat; Erroll Garner ‘Up In Erroll’s Room’ - I was brought up on jazz like this. Call it childhood yearning, but this still floats my boat. Garner was never “in” with the jazz elite but my, could he play; Johnny Cash ‘Man In Black’ - short & sweet 1971 LP drenched in anti-‘Nam sentiment and a little too much evangelism. Still good though; Waylon Jennings ‘Waymore’s Blues Pt.2’ - one of Waylon’s final albums and one of his best; AMM ‘The Crypt, 12th June 1968’ - which means more to me as occasionally distracting background noise than a focused listen. Whether or not that was AMM’s intention, it works for me; Daniel Jones: Piano Music (Martin Jones) - lovely, lyrical music that deserves to be better known, even if no barriers are crossed; Bach: Italian Concerto and Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue (Karl Richter) - this has been on constant replay on my morning walks for several weeks. Richter’s scholarly but romantic approach may seem anachronistic these days but still registers with me; Scarlatti: Harpsichord Sonatas (Christophe Rousset) - state of the art recording with a performance to match; Schubert: Symphony no.8 ‘Unfinished’ (LGO/Blomstedt) - the promising young maestro Herbert Blomstedt, 95, has recently signed a new recording contract with DG. This is its first fruit: a fresh, unhurried reading of taste and musicality. I’ll play the coupled Schubert 9 next week. Talking of which: Schubert: Symphony no.9 ‘Great’ (Columbia SO/Walter) - a very different, more romantic approach to the Boehm version I played last week. I can’t decide which I prefer; Beethoven: Symphony no.5 (VPO/Boehm) - despite Boehm’s steady tempi, there is no shortage of power in his reading of this mighty work, especially in the finale which truly crowns the work - as it should; Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 7 (BRSO/Boehm) - and the finales in these tense live recordings hit harder still; Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 ‘Emperor’ (Lupu/Israel PO/Mehta) - a near ideal performance to these ears; Haydn: Symphony no.37/Mozart: Piano Concerto no.11 (w.Levin)/Beethoven: Symphony no.3 (all AAM/Hogwood) - period performance has come on leaps and bounds since Hogwood and his contemporaries tore down the walls four decades ago, but these pioneering recordings still sound fresh. In fact, I think few present day conductors can interpret these works so well (I’m thinking primarily of Andris Nelsons and Yannick Nezet-Seguin, both of whose recent Beethoven cycles have left me a little underwhelmed); Wagner: Rienzi Overture/Mozart: Piano Concerto no.23 (w.Pollini)/Haydn: Symphony no.89 (all VPO/Boehm) - more gems from Karl’s extensive DG catalogue. Can’t finish without mentioning this, which cheered me up no end this week: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/joni-mitchell-performs-in-public-for-first-time-in-nine-years/ Stay cool, won’t you. Dave x
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flashbackcaruso 1058 posts |
Edited Jul 31, 2022, 18:00
Jul 31, 2022, 17:15
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Elton John - Blue Moves The Fiery Furnaces - Gallowsbird's Bark The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat The Fiery Furnaces - E.P. Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian Kraftwerk - Autobahn The Beta Band - The Beta Band Jan & Dean - The Jan & Dean Sound Jan & Dean - Golden Hits Jan & Dean - Take Linda Surfin' Jan & Dean - Surf City Wet Leg - Wet Leg Trio - Trio Trio - Bye Bye The Monkees - Instant Replay The Monkees - Present The Monkees - Changes Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing Yes - Tormato Yes - Drama The Style Council - Introducing The Incredible String Band - Changing Horses Flo & Eddie - Illegal, Immoral & Fattening Flo & Eddie - Moving Targets
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keith a 9574 posts |
Jul 31, 2022, 22:27
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Fitter Stoke wrote: Rolling Stones ‘It’s Only Rock’n’Roll’ - the first Stones LP I ever bought new is still my favourite, irrespective of its low critical standing. Well, THIS critic likes it, likes it, yes I do; Yeah, one of my first, too (first one after the Through The Past Darkly compilation IIRC) and though not my actual fave it's one of them. I think it's massively under-rated, too. Anyway, here's mine... Novelty Waves (CDS) – Biosphere Shortwave Memories – Biosphere Micro Phonies – Cabaret Voltaire La Panthere Des Neiges – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis In Light Of Blues – Celer Koncerte 1972/77 – Cluster Little We Know EP - Extrawelt In The Trees EP – Faze Action Birdy – Peter Gabriel Three Friends – Gentle Giant New Roof EP - Karen Gwyer Electricity – Ibibio Sound Machine Sonancy – Loop Hey What - Low S/T – Manfred Mann Chapter Three Gemini Boy – Jordan Nocturne Close To The Glass – The Notwist Vertigo Days – The Notwist OT/TO – Fabio Orsi & TEZ Entangled Routes - Pye Corner Audio Let's Emerge - Pye Corner Audio One True Passion V2.0 - Revenge Henry May Long – Max Richter The Hidden Game EP – Alexander Robotnick Four Hands - Roedelius & Story Everything Was Beautiful - Spiritualized Colourgrade - Tirzah Sniper – Alan Vega & Marc Hurtado Sunset Dreams – Jane Weaver Lost Library – V/A (Jane Weaver feat Virginia Wing / Noveller/ Death & Vanilla)
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garerama 1118 posts |
Aug 01, 2022, 12:38
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Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase / Tomorrow's Harvest Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day Kate Bush - The Kick Inside / Lionheart / Never For Ever The Byrds - Original Singles Vols 1 & 2 / Never Before Can - Delay 1968 / Tago Mago The Cleaners From Venus - Going To England The Brotherhood Of Lizards - Lizardland The Cure - Faith / Carnage Visors The 5th Dimension - Up, Up & Away (mono) / The Magic Garden (mono) Edgar Froese - Aqua Godspeed You Black Empire - F# A# oo The Golden Dawn - Power Plant Gong - Magick Brother / Camembert Electric / Flying Teapot / About Time (New York Gong) / The Owl & The Tree (Mother Gong) Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun / Aoxomoxoa Harmonia - Deluxe I Monster - Neveroddoreven Bert Jansch - Birthday Blues / Rosemary Lane / Moonshine Michael Nyman - The Draughsman's Contract OST / Drowning By Numbers OST / The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover OST Ozric Tentacles - Pungent Effulgent / Live Underslunky Psychic TV - Themes 2 / A Prayer For Derek Jarman / Themes 3 (2cd) 13th Floor Elevators - Headstone: The Contact Sessions / 7th Heaven: Music Of The Spheres (The Complete Singles Collection) The Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico / Scepter Studio Sessions Kamasi Washington - Heaven & Earth / The Choice Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - S/t (Verve Comp LP) / Burnt Weany Sandwich
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jb lamptoast-morsley 2448 posts |
Aug 01, 2022, 15:39
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Mainly Velvet Underground and Ozric Tentacles. All of the 5 VU albums (if you include VU) Ozric Tentacles - Space for the Earth - Live at the Pongmaster's Ball - Become the Other - Floating Seeds (remixed) Hard to go wrong with OT and any of their output if you are already drawn to them. Sun's Signature - S/T EP. Now this might be of interest to some, being Elizabeth Fraser's latest project. She's not exactly prolific outside the twins either. Not bad on first listen
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Hunter T Wolfe 1710 posts |
Aug 01, 2022, 18:32
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Kingdom Come- Journey Kingdom Come- At the BBC V/A- Sub Pop 200 Pulp- Hits Dinosaur Jr- You're Living All Over Me The Bevis Frond- The Clocks Gypsy- S/T Crystal Jacqueline- Two Moons Sairie- The Cinder Sheet The Soft Hills- Viva Chi Vede The Style Council- Greatest Hits Phil Ochs- Pleasures of the Harbor 10cc- Deceptive Bends
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