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1001realapes 2389 posts |
Edited Sep 17, 2023, 15:10
Sep 17, 2023, 05:46
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Sand - Golem Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - The Legendary A&M Sessions Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Grow Fins disc 2 Electricity Stephen Stills - Just Roll Tape Out Of Focus - Wake Up Out Of Focus - st Out Of Focus - Four Letter Monday Afternoon Tomorrow's Gift - st Thirsty Moon - st Young Knives - Ornaments from the Silver Arcade Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory The Mothers - Freak Out! The Doors - L.A. Woman Markus Stockhausen Plays Karlheinz Stockhausen V.A. - Pebbles Vol. 6 Chicago V.A. - Phonographic Yearbook 1905 |
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Fitter Stoke 2614 posts |
Edited Sep 17, 2023, 09:31
Sep 17, 2023, 09:31
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We want the world and we want it… Sonic Youth ‘Sister’ - the epitome of the Sonics’ weirdly tuned essence, methinks; Nazareth ‘Surviving The Law’ - sadly, only bassist Pete Agnew survives from Naz’s original lineup, but the band still rocks on. Their latest album breaks no new ground but is good honest hard rock done, er, loud’n’proud; The Doors ‘Strange Days’ - my fave of The Doors’ six Morrison-era studio albums in either stereo or mono; Bolt Thrower ‘War Master’ - dug out of the FS vaults after decades of neglect, and what a mind-numbing breath of putrid air it remains. Heaveeee; Neu! ‘75’ - where everything and nothing happens simultaneously. That this wondrously disciplined music is entirely analogue in its making seems almost incomprehensible. Genius; Rory Gallagher ‘All Around Man: Live In London’ - this guy still sweated pure rock and roll as late as 1990 when this steaming live date was recorded. A must-hear for fans; Phil Miller’s In Cahoots ‘Parallel’ - under his In Cahoots moniker, Phil Miller developed the jazzier side of his patent Canterbury Scene chops to most satisfying ends. Pip Pyle - composer of the greatest B side in pop music history (my nom-de-plume refers) - is on fine form here too; Phil Miller’s In Cahoots ‘Mind Over Matter’ - Phil’s final album features a different line up and some of his best compositions, I think. The lovely ‘E.D. or Ian’ is a case in point. RIP, great man; T. Rex ‘The Slider’ - there was a brief phase of my life, peaked in the summer between junior and senior school, when Marc Bolan meant the world to me: one of those seminal points between parental influence and peer group pressure. Not that I was ever pressured to love this. I slide; Jethro Tull ‘17’ - ancient B-side that is threatening to become my favourite Tull track, even though its own composer disses it. Yes, it’s repetitive, but that’s the whole point, innit? The Rolling Stones ‘Angry’ - well, I’m not really angry with this; just underwhelmed. But doubtless Santa will provide me with its parent album come Xmas time, and there’ll be better things therein; Bob Dylan ‘New Morning’ - as I’ve aged, I’ve found more to like in much of Dylan’s less profound material. There’s humanity and a true sense of the enjoyment of creation in these grooves. It’s no masterpiece, but ‘New Morning’ still gets a tick and a gold star from me; Waylon Jennings ‘Good Hearted Woman’ - if only all country singers sounded this good; Ralph Towner ‘Solstice’ - classic ECM session from 1975 with Jan Garbarek, Eberhard Weber and Jon Christensen; Miles Davis ‘E.S.P.’ - Miles’ second great Quintet made a fine sequence of albums that found all concerned on fine form. This was their debut, with all the (now jazz superstar) members locked in from the outset. Hard to believe these dudes were mostly very young men when this excellent music was crafted; Herbie Hancock ‘Secrets’ - one of those aforesaid jazz superstar’s funkier outings from the mid-70s: very much of its time but still - what’s the word? - groovy; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit (Vladimir Ashkenazy) - that anyone can play music as complex as this is impressive enough. That it can be played as well as this is little short of amazing; Beethoven: 12 Variations on ‘See The Conquerer Comes’ WoO45 (Raphael Wallfisch & John York) - suitably spirited playing in one of LvB’s joyful early efforts; Mozart: Piano Concerto no.24 (Robert Casadesus/Swiss Fest Orch/Herbert von Karajan) - previously unpublished recording newly released. Fine performance, slightly marred by a weird mastering that has the mono sound wavering from left to right. No matter, there’s a wealth of treasure in the box set from this emanates. Further comments to follow anon; Haydn: Symphony no.84 (London Mozart Players/Jane Glover) - as Haydn should be, as far as I’m concerned anyway. Make your own mind up; Beethoven: Symphony no.6 (LPO/Klaus Tennstedt) - impressive live reading from 1992, not long before Tennstedt’s retirement; Beethoven: Symphony no.8 (Cleveland Orch/Christoph von Dohnanyi) - the recorded sound here is a little too bass heavy for my liking, but the interpretation pleases, with Dohnanyi being particularly observant of the music’s dynamic markings. Beethoven’s most unsung symphony? Maybe. Rutland’s county motto ‘Multum in parvo’ comes to mind; Brahms: Symphony no.2 (Goettinger SO/Nicholas Milton) - measured take on Brahms’ sunny autumn day symphony (well, that’s how I hear it, anyway) with a particularly tender slow movement. If the final movement is a little too mannered in places, it suits the reading overall. I like this; Bax: Symphony no.6 (LPO/Bryden Thomson) - typically un-English sounding music by this most individual of homegrown 20th century composers; Parry: Elegy For Brahms (LPO/Sir Adrian Boult) - which, under Boult’s baton, sounds more like Brahms than, er, Brahms. Lovely stuff. I also listened to the first thirty minutes or so of the new “complete” recording of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma’ on Chandos. I mean no disrespect to my gifted north east namesake John Wilson (its worthy conductor) but I had to turn it off. The cod-American dialogue is excruciating and the singers sound tame next to those on the (admittedly bastardised) 1955 film soundtrack with which I grew up. Sorry guys, I wanted to like this but, despite some great music making, there’s too much here that annoys. … NOW! Happy trails, dear dudes Dave x P.S. John Marshall RIP. Great drummer.
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flashbackcaruso 1058 posts |
Sep 17, 2023, 16:56
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Elvis Presley - How Great Thou Art Elvis Presley - Frankie & Johnny Elvis Presley - Paradise Hawaiian Style Elvis Presley - California Holiday Elvis Presley - Double Trouble Elvis Presley - Easy Come Easy Go/Spinout Elvis Presley - Tomorrow Is A Long Time Elvis Presley - Gold Records Vol 4 The Small Faces - Small Faces The Small Faces - From The Beginning The Kinks - Lola Vs Powerman & The Moneygoround The Kinks - At The BBC The Coral - Butterfly House The Coral - Distance Inbetween The Coral - Move Through The Dawn The Coral - Coral Island The Coral - Sea Of Mirrors The Coral - Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys (MFP comp) Pet Shop Boys - Please Pet Shop Boys - Actually Mr Fox - Mr Fox Mr Fox - The Gypsy The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones No.2 The Rolling Stones - Out Of Our Heads The Rolling Stones - Aftermath The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons The Monkees - Live: The Mike & Micky Show Traffic - When The Eagle Flies The Stone Poneys - The Stone Poneys The Stone Poneys - Evergeen Vol 2 The Stone Poneys - Vol III: Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys & Friends Lambchop - I Hope You're Sitting Down Lambchop - How I Quit Smoking Beachwood Sparks - Beachwood Sparks Tyrannosaurus Rex - My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows
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garerama 1117 posts |
Sep 17, 2023, 20:29
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Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos David Bowie - Black Tie White Noise / The Buddha In Suburbia / Leon Suites / Outside / Earthling / hours ... (DE 2cd) Broadcast - The Noise Made By People / Black Session / Haha Sound Don Cherry - Eternal Now / Brown Rice / Organic Music Society Gene Clark - ... with the Gosdin Brothers / Echoes Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio / Huntington Ashram Monastery / Ptah, The El Daoud Dead Can Dance - Spleen & Ideal / Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun Free Design - Star Time Bubbles Love / Sing For Very Important People / One By One / There Is A Song Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Lisa Gerard & Pieter Burke - Duality Stan Getz - Jazz Samba (with Charlie Byrd) / Getz/Gilberto (with Joao Gilberto) / Sweet Rain Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (mono) / Changing Horses The Jam - About The Young Idea The Kinks - S/t (DE 2cd) / Kinda Kinks (DE 2cd) / Konteversy (DE 2cd) Magic Carpet - S/t Malachi - Holy Music Clint Mansell & Knonos Quartet - Requiem For A Dream OST Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus / Mingus Dynasty / Mingus Ah Um / Blues & Roots / In A Soulful Mood Klaus Schulze - Dune Mike Scott - Bring 'Em All In Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden / Laughing Stock Tangerine Dream - Electronic Meditation / Alpha Cetauri / Zeit / Atem Television - Marquee Moon / Live At The Old Waldorf 1978 Third Ear Band - Alchemy / Elements This Mortal Coil - It'll End In Tears / Filigree & Shadow / Blood The United States Of America - S/t V/A Cloud Cuckooland (Finder's Keepers) Devastate To Liberate In A Moment (Ghost Box)
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keith a 9573 posts |
Sep 17, 2023, 22:09
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2 weeks worth here... Fuse – EBTG Some fab tracks on this Ben & Tracey comeback LP. Tracey's voice is probably a little more husky at times here but she sounds great. Tick Tick Tick – Stephen Mallinder If you like Crackdown-era Cab's then I think there's a good chance you'll like this. I love it. Rockin' & Rollin' – T.Rex Finally managed to get my hands on this RSD release – a compilation of 1972-73 singles, b-sides and album tracks - that I think I'm right in saying was only previously released in Japan. Nothing new on it for a Bolan fan like me but couldn't resist it. Nice inner sleeve, too!! Original Reggae Greats – V/A Picked up this old Hallmark compilation recently from a very good second hand record shop (Noise Annoys) in Abergele, North Wales. It's the poppier end of the scale and includes Marcia Griffiths doing a reggae version of Band Of Gold. Also... Blackbox Life Recorder EP – Aphex Twin Rome – Danger Mouse & Daniele Lippi Wait Til I get Over – Durand Jones Second Hand Daylight - Magazine Struggler – Genesis Owuso The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - Sparks
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Monganaut 2382 posts |
Edited Sep 18, 2023, 07:46
Sep 18, 2023, 07:39
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Most of this weeks listening has been as a result of the Houghton book Fried and Justified, which also led onto re-reading Head On/Repossessed just befre the ebook version was launched (pity it wasn't an audiobook version). Bunnymen - Crocodiles/Heaven/Porcupine/Crystal Days Box/Peel Sessions This week I learned that apparently there are some early releases of 'Heaven...' that have the 'wrong' mix for several tracks on the A-side, and got recalled (and allegedly destroyed, but looks like they just got shipped out to Europe and oddly, Brazil). Found an old Melody Maker Bunnymen fanzine in my vinyl sleeve that I totally forgot I owned. Nice find. A bit before I had discovered them, but this 'Shine So Hard' gig at Buxton looked like it would have been ace. Houghton states that they were not on their best form, but they look/sound better than at any point I caught them post 83', so I have no idea how he came to that conclusion. They did a few of these 'day out' events as I recall, sadly never made it to any tho. SSH Buxton 81 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8q14frWQ-U Teardrops/Cope - Piano/ Peel sessions Plus/ Zoology/WSYM/Fried/Christ vs Warhol/...Shag/ Jehovahkill/Autogeddon/20 Mothers Was enjoying an trawl thru all those early TX efforts. They really could have been a different band soundwise. Nice blog covering the TX songs in linear order. Balfe comments on how thay made Strange House In The Snow on one post. Soz If you're already aware of this. https://explodingteardrops.blogspot.com/ Spiritulaized - Lazer Guided Melodies/Ladies and Gentlemen Never the biggest fan, my other half mainlined L & G at the time, to the point that I'd leave the room if it was on I got so sick of hearing it. Once a decade is about all I can manage these days. Other Stuff White Canyon & the 5th Dimension - Gardeners of the Earth Nice Black Angels, Liminanas, Darkside vibe to this album. Really like the cover too. https://whitecanyon5thdimension.bandcamp.com/album/gardeners-of-the-earth Cavern Of Anti Matter - In Fabric Nice OST in the vein of Microtroics (i.e. short tracks, though there are a few longer stretch outs) https://cavernofanti-matter.bandcamp.com/album/in-fabric-ost The Holy Family - Go Zero Zhuel. Latest from band with members of Guapo, Chrome hoof et al. Yep Loved this, tho mostly for that 5 Suns electric piano sound that pops up all over the shop and it's general Magma vibe. https://theholyfamilyuk.bandcamp.com/album/go-zero Bowie - I Select Years old Sunday rag freebie that was supposedly compiled by the man himself. 50p from a charidee store, mostly cos' I'd never heard the Low beauty out take that is 'Some Are'. How the hell this wasn't included on the original album is quite beyond me. https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/some-are/ SA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_9C5542IQU Mamuthones - S/T Love the first incarnation of these Sardinian groovsters with their tribal ritual vibes and deep psych mentality. Sadly, the most recent effrts are a tad dull and IDM-ish. Coupla 2010 tracks from above... Kash O Kashak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKF10C1smY The First Born https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPF-kSSTTio&pp=ygUZbWFtdXRob25lcyBUaGUgRmlyc3QgQm9ybg%3D%3D The rain it rainith every day. keep well!
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