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1001realapes 2389 posts |
Edited Nov 20, 2022, 13:46
Nov 20, 2022, 03:45
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Jim & Ingrid Croce - Bombs Over Puerto Rico Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9 Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Super-Sonic Jazz Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra – Interstellar Low Ways Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra – Secrets Of The Sun Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra – My Brother The Wind Vol. 1 Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra – My Brother The Wind Vol. II Sun Ra And His Outer Space Arkestra – A Fireside Chat With Lucifer Sun Ra - Strange Celestial Road The Residents - Triple Trouble OST Third Ear Band - Alchemy Third Ear Band - Abelard And Heloise Third Ear Band - Exorcisms Third Ear Band - Magic Music (1990) Third Ear Band - Brain Waves Third Ear Band - Magic Music (1997) Paul Weller - Fat Pop (Vol. 1) AC/DC - The Razors Edge Ute Lemper - Illusions The Tragically Hip - Day For Night Nancy Sinatra - Boots Van Der Graaf Generator – After The Flood (At The BBC 1968-1977) (disc 2) Prince And The Revolution – Around The World In A Day Gladys Knight and The Pips - The Ultimate Collection Peter Gabriel - Up Can - Ege Bamyasi Northey Valenzuela - st
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Fitter Stoke 2614 posts |
Edited Nov 20, 2022, 09:51
Nov 20, 2022, 09:25
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Morning, all: Nala Sinephro ‘Space 1.8’ - this has rightly received big critical licks for its distinctive blend of analogue synths and acoustic instruments in its mainly New Age (not a genre I usually recognise) setting. And Nala is young and gifted enough to improve on this auspicious debut; Van der Graaf Generator ‘World Record’ - the least lauded of VdGG’s mighty ‘75-76 trilogy still thrills me to the bone. How this missed last year’s remix/deluxe reissue programme mystifies me; Van der Graaf Generator ‘Pawn Hearts’ and ‘Still Life’ (2021 stereo remixes) - rare cases of remixes actually improving on the originals. I’d always thought the first wave VdGG albums to sound more dated than the 1975-78 second wave. Not now; Nathan Hall & The Sinister Locals ‘Golden Fleece’ - feel good low-fi vibes with catchy toons in abundance; David Sylvian ‘Blemish’ - what at first sounds arbitrary becomes entirely musical with repeated plays. In fact, under the extemporised instrumentation lie some of Sylvian’s loveliest melodies. The mood is sombre and regretful but its effect is as cathartic and uplifting as it must’ve been for its creator. He’s never made a finer album; Nils Lofgren ‘Night After Night’ - pretty well definitive live document of Lofgren’s solo oeuvre of the late 70s, though his earlier ‘Live Bootleg’ arguably achieves more in half the time; Killing Joke ‘Fire Dances’ - Geordie’s patent wrong note riffs sound particularly tense here; Ten Years After ‘About Time’ - where a newly reformed TYA got all ZZ Toppy in an effort to regain interest. They failed. Shame really: there’s some good stuff here, albeit highly derivative - and not of Ten Years After; Uriah Heep ‘Into The Wild’ - Heep’s 2011 album has all the energy of their ancient peak, if little of their distinctive sound. A decent hard rock effort nonetheless; Scritti Politti ‘Cupid & Psyche 85’ - despite its dated 80s sound, the sublimity of Green’s pop muse shines on brightly. One to make me feel twenty-something again; The Kinks ‘Singles Collection’ - well, no comment necessary really; Haydn: String Quartet in B flat, Op.71 no.1 (Takacs Quartet) - spirited, straight performance of one of Haydn’s sunniest quartets; Brahms: Symphony no.3 (Halle/Skrowaczewski) - one of the slowest Brahms Thirds I’ve ever heard, but the grandeur shines through. The coupled Haydn Variations ain’t no sprint either; Beethoven: Overture ‘Leonore no.1’ (BRSO/Sir Colin Davis) - an over-measured intro leads to an appropriately Allegro main theme, the end result being very satisfying. Beethoven’s most unsung overture? I’m starting to think it’s at least the equal of its two similarly named companions; Dvorak: Symphonies 5 & 8 (Staatskapelle Berlin/Suitner) - from an obscenely cheap cycle of all nine Dvorak symphonies come these two excellent performances. The Berlin State may not be the most refined of orchestras but my, they give it their all here. And Suitner doesn’t hang around. This is my classical bargain of the year; Scriabin: Piano Music (Artur Pizarro) - this is almost as good as its composer thought it was; Rudolf Mueller ‘Great European Organs no.95’ - Wurzburg’s Mariannhill Monastery Church’s organ has an appealingly rich and deep quality, yet is capable of some unique tones at quieter levels. All admirably captured in this programme of old and new organ music, culminating in a Max Reger fugue that nearly takes the roof off if played loud enough. And that’s me for another week. Happy vibes to all. Dave x
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garerama 1118 posts |
Nov 20, 2022, 10:15
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Andwella's Dream - Love & Poetry The Art Of Lovin' - S/t Ash Ra Tempel - S/t Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruption (stereo/ mono) / Outside Inside / New Improved! Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Best Of ... Shirley & Dolly Collins - Anthems In Eden / Love, Death & The Lady / Amaranth / Snapshots Karen Dalton - In My Own Time The Doors - Absolutely Live / Alive She Cried Dr Strangely Strange - Kip Of The Serenes / Heavy Petting / Halcyon Days Mark Eitzel - Caught In A Trap & I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much Baby / Lover's Leap USA / The Ugly American Brian Eno - Thursday Afternoon / The Drop Stan Getz - Jazz Samba (with Donald Byrd) (mono) / Getz/Gilberto (with Joao Gilberto) Hawkwind - S/t / In Search Of Space / Doremi Fasol Latida Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit Mark Hollis - S/t Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Left & Right / Spirits Up Above: The Atlantic Years 1965-1976 Charles Mingus - The Clown / Pinthecanthropus Erectus / The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady / Mingus (x5) Pink Fairies - S/t (Rock Flashbacks LP) Public Image Ltd - First Issue / Metal Box / Paris In The Spring / Flowers Of Romance Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peepshow / Once Upon A Time / Twice Upon A Time Frank Zappa etc - Making Of Freak Out (MOFO Project) / Grand Wazoo
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flashbackcaruso 1058 posts |
Edited Nov 23, 2022, 08:27
Nov 20, 2022, 11:20
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Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Black Sabbath - Sabotage John Lennon - Rock'n'Roll John Lennon - Menlove Ave Scott Walker - 'Til The Band Comes In Scott Walker - In My Room Scott Walker - Where's The Girl Scott Walker - An American In Europe Scott Walker - The Moviegoer Scott Walker - Any Day Now Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Nigel Olsson - Nigel Olsson's Drum Orchestra and Chorus (pretty good 1971 solo outing for Elton's drummer and backing vocalist, with sterling support from other EJ sidemen of the time Dee Murray, Caleb Quaye and BJ Cole) of Arrowe Hill - Witch With Mother Low - Songs For A Dead Pilot Low - Secret Name Low - Things We Lost In The Fire Low - Trust Simon Joyner - The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll Simon Joyner - Heaven's Gate Cardiacs - The Obvious Identity Cardiacs - Toy World Cardiacs - Archive Cardiacs Cardiacs - The Seaside Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark - History Of Modern Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark - English Electric Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark - The Punishment of Luxury a few old 80s favourites revisited, with links to the tracks that still sound particularly good today): Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll9SuktjfYc) Duran Duran - Rio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B__8N5d_LA) Thompson Twins - Quick Step & Side Kick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJEsG6quG9w) Thompson Twins - Into The Gap The Apples In Stereo - Science Faire Füxa - 3-Field Rotation
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