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1001realapes 2389 posts |
Edited Apr 02, 2023, 13:02
Apr 02, 2023, 04:33
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WIRE - Pink Flag Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties Hawkwind – Doremi Fasol Latido Tangerine Dream - Flashpoint The Velvet Underground & Nico - st (mono) Jethro Tull - Stormwatch (Steven Wilson Remix) The Residents - The Rivers of Hades The Residents - Mush-Room The Residents - Postcards From Patmos Third Ear Band - Elements 1970-1971 (disc 3 of 3) King Crimson - The Great Deceiver, Live 1973-1974 Part 2 Deep Purple - Burn Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory Parallel Worlds - Obsessive Surrealism Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Ennio Morricone – Quattro Mosche Di Velluto Grigio Moondog & The London Saxophonic – Sax Pax For A Sax
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Dog in fog 317 posts |
Edited Apr 03, 2023, 20:55
Apr 02, 2023, 08:58
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Alan Stivell - Olympia Concert (Live in Paris, 1972) "The Trees They Grow High" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM1aGbMc-Gg René Werneer's violin complements Stivell's harp and voice, and Gabriel Yacoub's acoustic guitar and backing vocals, so beautifully "Pop Plinn" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkQ_kBmiGz4 More of a progfolk number. Nice to hear a cheer for a Breton instrument - the bombard - halfway through Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Best Years Of Our Lives Pulp - It Pulp - Masters Of The Universe: Pulp On Fire 1985-86 Really good to revisit this collection after thirty years or more. I particularly enjoyed these three... "Tunnel" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXu6LglP3M "Manon" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcCm9phecEQ "They Suffocate At Night" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHK465weJ98 Radiohead - In Rainbows The Ilk - Brigg Fair (single) V/A - MOJO: Maximum '65 V/A - MOJO: Heavy Nuggets
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Fitter Stoke 2614 posts |
Apr 02, 2023, 09:15
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Take a little trip with me: Ride ‘Chelsea Girl’ EP - this 12” really bursts out of my speakers, and hits as hard as it did back in 1990; Alice Cooper ‘School’s Out’ - my least fave AC (the band) LP, but still a doozie. Dennis Dunaway is the star here, his basslines shining even through Ezrin’s OTT arrangements. And Vince is, well, Vince - at his melodramatic peak; The Relatives and Phil Miller ‘Virtually’ - Phil’s recorded swansong was this delightful record with a band led by Jack Monck - yes, he of Syd Barrett’s ill-fated Stars project - and featuring my hero Richard Sinclair’s immaculate guest vocal on one track. The rest is standard Canterbury jazz rock done with grace and charm; Neil Young ‘Bluenote Cafe’ - live big band Neil in not-so-ragged glory. This exemplifies his return to form in the late 80s even more than ‘Freedom’ to my ears. He’s never sounded in better voice than here. And what he does with Old Black is mind blowing; War ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’ - music like this defies time: fresh and new nearly half a century after its making; “Neil Young & Crazy Horse” ‘All Roads Lead Home’ - my parentheses are because this isn’t a Crazy Horse album per se, but a collection of solo tracks by each member. There’s still a real Horse vibe present throughout what is a highly enjoyable set of songs. Neil’s contribution is a sublime solo rendition of last year’s ‘Song Of The Seasons’ which is worth the price of admission alone; Magazine ‘Give Me Everything’ 45 - ace standalone single from the greatest band ever to come out of Manchester. With the best bass riff ever. There, I’ve said it; Richard Thompson ‘Rumor & Sigh’ - Thompson’s most mainstream album remains one of his best, Vincent Black Lightnings and all; Gerry Rafferty ‘Can I Have My Money Back?’ - effectively Stealer’s Wheel before Stealer’s Wheel, this 1971 solo debut still sounds good: great tunes, spot-on harmonies, and loads of Rafferty’s - already world weary - lyrics; Happy Mondays ‘Bummed’ - henny penny cocky locky goosey loosey turkey lurkey chicky licky ducky lucky. Quite. And Martin Hannett - whose work I didn’t always appreciate - really delivered on this one. Like on Happy Mondays ‘Madchester Rave On’ EP - their artistic zenith. Still sounds ace; Happy Mondays ‘Tart Tart’ 45 - how this registered as a coherent song is beyond me, but I’ve always loved it. In fact, it exemplifies the accidental greatness of the early Mondays better than any other track for me. I largely checked out when they got commercial covering John Kongos songs; Sassafras ‘Expecting Company’, ‘Wheelin’ & Dealin’ and ‘Riding High’ - Sassafras were a hard gigging Welsh rock band boasting a particularly fine twin guitar sound, an ace vocalist, and excellent songs tinged with both West Coast and Southern boogie influences. I’ve dug their three studio LPs since my teens. The second one is comfortably my favourite (I hamfistedly reviewed it for Unsung yonks ago) but all of their output stands up well, I think; Gong ‘Camembert Electrique’ - this never fails to thrill me. Daevid Allen is one of the most unsung heads to have walked this earth and nothing - I mean nothing - sounds like this, especially in its latest Charly remastering. Except maybe Gong ‘You’ - an almost entirely different line up made this epic record only three years after the aforementioned and wow, what a transformation. The bit at 5’37” through ‘A Sprinkling of Clouds’ when the drums burst in and Steve Hillage’s guitar emerges from a deluge of choral melee is just pure aural orgasm; Television ‘Marquee Moon’ - as I’ve previously ranted, ‘Adventure’ is really good. But my, ‘Marquee Moon’ is better. As in nigh-perfect. RIP, Tom; Various ‘Over The Rainbow’ - I was just 15 when I first heard this LP of the (then) valedictory concert at Finsbury Park’s long lost concert venue. I suspect some of it has been doctored - especially the superb Hatfields’ track - but what a great gig it must’ve been. The star? For me, Frankie Miller, who sung a belting ‘Brickyard Blues’ with Procol Harum on the night. And this was where I first heard the aforementioned Sassafras, who deliver a great take of ‘I Am The Walrus’; Daryl Hall & John Oates ‘Voices’ - few seventies acts cut the mustard afterwards as well as Hall & Oates. This was their hello to the shabby eighties, and mighty fine it remains; Patto ‘Roll ‘em, Smoke ‘em, Put Another Line Out’ - amidst a good deal of pissing about are some great songs and ace musicianship, especially from the legend that was Ollie Halsall. If I can steer anyone to ultimate rock and roll mayhem it has to be with the riot that is ‘Loud Green Song’. Stream with confidence. It’s heavy, heavy, HEAVVEEE; Frank Bridge: Violin Sonata (Stanzeleit/Thwaites) - intense, impressionistic piece performed accordingly, providing a rich contrast with coupled sonatas by Elgar and Ireland; Haydn: String Quartets, Op.20 (Festetics Quartet) - my quest through the quartets of Haydn reaches Op.20, seen by many as the start of great quartet writing - not that I had any problem with Op.9 or Op.17 either. The Festetics do Joe proud here; Brahms: Symphony no.4 (Rome Radio/Giulini) - Giulini’s Brahms was considerably more vibrant in 1956 than when he recorded the cycle for DG in the early 90s. If his later monumentality is absent here, there’s still much to enjoy; Beethoven: String Quartet no.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 (Calidore Quartet) - sublime late Beethoven played with intensity and vibrancy by an exceptionally gifted New York based ensemble. I hope they record the early and middle quartets too; Rosalind Ventris ‘Sola’ - I was waxing lyrical a few weeks back about Marc Johnson and his ability to conjure up an entire CD of solo double bass with no longueurs. Now Rosalind Ventris has done the same with the humble viola on a brand new album of music composed for the instrument by women composers past and present. There’s such a variety of moods and timbres on show here that I don’t know where to start, but Thea Musgrave’s five minute ‘In The Still Of The Night’ (N.B. not the Whitesnake song:-)) is deffo worth a stream for the curious; Schubert: Piano Sonata in A, D 959 (Garrick Ohlssohn) - this has gleaned sniffy reviews in the latest issues of BBC Music and Gramophone, both being underwhelmed by its comparatively literal approach. I disagree. I think it’s a fine rendition that ranks alongside Kempff, Brendel and Lupu. Pianists don’t have to be dead (or nearly dead) to deliver. Whatever you do, don’t make it sound like Sergio Mendes! Sunshine to all Dave x
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garerama 1118 posts |
Apr 02, 2023, 11:19
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Joshua Abrams - Represencing / Magnetoception Art - Supernatural Fairy Tales Dave & Toni Arthur - Hearken To The Witches Rune The Beatles - Rubber Soul (mono) / Revolver (mono) / Sgt Peppers Beck - Odelay (DE 2cd) / Mutations / Sea Change / Midnite Vultures Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase / Tomorrow's Harvest Curt Boettcher - Another Time Mari Boine - Leahkastin (Unfolding) Can - Tago Mago / Ege Bamyasi / Future Days / Doko E / Cannibalism III Mark Eitzel – Songs Of Love (Live At The Borderline 17.1.91) Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets / Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) / Another Green World / Another Day On Earth Gong - Magick Brother / Theatre Du Trocudero, Liege 7-1-72 / Zero To Infinity / Live 2 Infinitea / The Best Of Mother Gong Harmonia - Musik Von Harmonia / Deluxe The Insect Trust - S/t / Haboken Saturday Night The Ruts - The Crack / The Peel Sessions Album Alexander Skip Spence - Oar Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies / Pure Phase The Stranglers - Ratus Norvegicus / No More Heroes / Black & White Wire - Chairs Missing / 154 Robert Wyatt - The End Of An Ear / The Peel Sessions Frank Zappa - Road Tapes Venue #3 (Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis 5-7-70) / The Grand Wazoo / Waka/Jawaka / Zoot Allures / Joe's Garage (Act 1) / Cheap Thrills Zerfas - S/t The Zombies - The Collection (Castle 2LP) / Odessey & Oracle / R.I.P. (soniclovenoize) / Into The Afterlife
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ricky nadir 78 posts |
Apr 02, 2023, 11:30
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Went through some old 45s from my collection. Still relevant music and in some cases great cover artwork as well. Back then popular music really was an art form in its own right. Johnny Moped – No One | Incendiary Device Siouxsie And The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden | Voices Punishment Of Luxury – Puppet Life | The Demon Ruts – In A Rut | H-Eyes Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster | '78 Revolutions A Minute Chris Spedding – Bored Bored | Time Warp Ruts – Something That I Said | Give Youth A Chance UK Decay – For My Country | Unwind UK Decay – Unexpected Guest | Dresden Killing Joke – Wardance | Pssyche
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garerama 1118 posts |
Apr 02, 2023, 12:08
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ricky nadir wrote: Went through some old 45s from my collection. Still relevant music and in some cases great cover artwork as well. Back then popular music really was an art form in its own right. Johnny Moped – No One | Incendiary Device Siouxsie And The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden | Voices Punishment Of Luxury – Puppet Life | The Demon Ruts – In A Rut | H-Eyes Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster | '78 Revolutions A Minute Chris Spedding – Bored Bored | Time Warp Ruts – Something That I Said | Give Youth A Chance UK Decay – For My Country | Unwind UK Decay – Unexpected Guest | Dresden Killing Joke – Wardance | Pssyche Great selection of 7s up there. Thanks for sharing. Apart from POL and Spedding which I have not heard, all these take me back to the late 70s/ early 80s and some of them I have revisited recently. It's funny certainly with me anyway, how I associate bands/ songs with the friends who had the records - I can't think of UK Decay without thinking about a school friend who would play these singles above almost every time I went round. Is that a thing of the past too? Do kids hang out at friends and listen to their friend's records? I'd like to think so - but the reality is they are more than likely to hear via Spotify, YouTube, social media etc ....
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Hunter T Wolfe 1710 posts |
Apr 02, 2023, 15:23
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Thanks for the kind messages from everyone on last week's thread. This week's listening (starting with three more of my dad's): George Melly- The World of Charlie Parker- Cool Blues The Vipers Skiffle Group- Coffee Bar Session V/A- Indie Top 20 volume 14 Luther Grosvenor- Under Open Skies Matthew Himes- Hemlock & Bergamot Immaterial Possession- Mercy of the Crane Folk Tetrao Urogallus- Gulo Gulo The Telescopes- Of Tomorrow The Young Flowers- Blompistolen CA Quintet- Trip Thru Hell
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flashbackcaruso 1058 posts |
Apr 02, 2023, 16:31
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Donovan - Sunshine Superman Donovan - Mellow Yellow Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan - Barabajagal The Beatles - Help! The Beatles - Rubber Soul Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan - Live 1966 Bob Dylan - Songs For Dwarf Music (soniclovenoize reimagining) Neu! - Neu! Neu! - Neu! 2 Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 1 Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 2 Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 3: Live In Concert Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 4 Tim Hardin - This Is Tim Hardin Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter Bobby Darin - Inside Out Far Out - Nihonjin Far East Family Band - "The Cave" Down To The Earth Far East Family Band - Nipponjin LoveLiveLife + One - Love Will Make A Better You Vangelis - Mythodea Vangelis - Alexander Vangelis - BR25 Michael Chapman - Rainmaker Michael Chapman - Fully Qualified Survivor Michael Chapman - Window Fairport Convention - Fairport Convention Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Holidays Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking Sparks - Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins Sparks - Balls Tom Lehrer - Songs By Tom Lehrer (1966 version) Tom Lehrer - That Was The Year That Was Tom Lehrer - Discovers Australia (And Vice Versa) Spirogyra - St Radigun's Spirogyra - Old Boot Wine Spirogyra - Bells, Boots & Shambles Kate Bush - The Other Sides Flower Travellin' Band - Made In Japan Flower Travellin' Band - Make Up J A Caesar - Kokkyou Junreika Julian Cope - Revolutionary Suicide Bonzo Dog Band - Let's Make Up And Be Friendly
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