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1001realapes 2388 posts |
Dec 17, 2023, 04:35
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Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast Live Strawbs - Ghosts Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly Procol Harum - Broken Barricades The Beatles - With The Beatles (mono) The Dillards - Wheatstraw Suite Jimmy Witherspoon - Stormy Monday & Other Blues MU - st Genesis - And the Word Was..... (From Genesis to Revelation+) Peter Gabriel - Us Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt (maxi) Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself Moby Grape - st (mono) Robert Rich - Electric Ladder Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas TUU - All Our Ancestors Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - Hoodoo Man Blues Brahms - Thomas Zehetmair, The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi – Symphonies, Overtures, & Violin Concerto (disc 1 Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68) Brahms, Ensemble Vocal Michel Piquemal, Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, Armin Jordan – Liebesliederwalzer / Serenade No. 2 Op. 16 Anton Rubinstein, Slovak Philharmonic, Stephen Gunzenhauser – Symphony No. 2 "Ocean" (Complete 7-Movement Version) Franz Liszt – Daniel Barenboim, Berliner Philharmoniker – Dante Symphony • Dante Sonata |
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Fitter Stoke 2612 posts |
Edited Dec 17, 2023, 09:17
Dec 17, 2023, 09:09
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I feel the emptiness inside me: Van der Graaf ‘Vital’ - Peter Hammill and his punkiest VdG line-up rabid and raw at the Marquee in 1977. No public school prog here; Van der Graaf ‘The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome’ - from the same year came the Vd-one G’s only studio album, and what a belter it is. Having a dedicated bass player back in the band - and a string player - really made for a unique sound. And the main man sounds like he’s really enjoying it; Peter Hammill ‘The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage’ - fifty years on, and still as radical as ever. “Progressive” in the most wide ranging of that hollow definition. No one else sounds anything like this. And, over and above, this has Randy California supercharging one of the tracks; Cluster ‘Cluster II’ - is there a more definitive Kosmische track than ‘Live in der Fabrik’? As a great man once said, “play fucking loud”; The Who ‘Live at Leeds’ - the very essence of rock & roll. Don’t bother arguing; The Jesus and Mary Chain ‘jamcod’ - new music where the Chain get all krauty and droney. Nice; Family ‘Anyway’ - half live, half studio LP that exhibits all the moods of Leicester’s finest ever band. That they had no definite style is to their credit, methinks; The Lurkers ‘Fulham Fallout’ - ramshackle wonderment from an eternally underrated band. Oh what fun they were; Sonic Youth ‘Hits Are For Squares’ - ace compilation from a band against compilations. Imagine a 62 year old post-stroke overweight bastard bouncing round his front room to ‘Teenage Riot’. Or maybe best not; Edwyn Collins ‘Gorgeous George’ - Edwyn’s third and biggest solo album still sounds new three decades later. I really dig that nasal tenor, and his songs; Southern Empire ‘Another World’ - top notch Antipodean prog that deserves more attention; Neil Young ‘Before and After’ - Neil dumbing down some of his back catalogue to wondrous effect. But is his CD worth twenty quid? Discuss; Daryl Hall & John Oates ‘Beauty On A Back Street’ - I thought that wisdom came with advancing years until I heard of these two’s current spat. What a shame, with a back catalogue as strong as theirs. This is one of their less acknowledged albums, yet mighty fine it be; Derek and the Dominos ‘Layla’ - from Clapton’s most fruitful year - 1970 - came this still fab album. Funny how drug addiction brought about his best work; Jethro Tull ‘Broadsword and the Beast’ - one of those records I kidded myself I liked back in the day. Not any more. Jethro Dull; Marillion ‘Web Christmas 2023’ - annual fan club CD recorded live in the Netherlands last March. Fans will dig. The rest, well… you don’t know what you’re missing; Led Zeppelin ‘Presence’ - my fave Zep LP because, outside of ‘Levee’, Bonzo dominates like nowhere else; Led Zeppelin ‘When The Levee Breaks’ - which you can take as read I listen to with jaws dropped at least once every week. I’ll mention it no more. My Desert Island Discs choice, played six times with Giulini’s Beethoven Fifth and Hatfield’s ‘Fitter Stoke Has A Bath’ as outriders; U2 ‘Rattle and Hum’ - one track only: ‘Bullet The Blue Sky’ which, along with ‘An Cat Dubh’ from the NME ‘Dancin Master’ tape, justifies U2’s existence for me. Hairs on the back of the neck stuff; Pat Metheny ‘80/81’ - Metheny in a more straight jazz setting than was his norm, and all the fresher for it. In fact, this hasn’t dated a jot in over forty years; Dave Brubeck Quartet ‘At Carnegie Hall’ - one of THE great double live albums, irrespective of genre, with one of the most symbiotic quartets ever brought together by whatever almighty source decreed it. All gone now, alas; Arild Andersen ‘The Triangle’ - this has been a slow burner, but repeated plays have really brought to light how inventive Vassilis Tsabropoulos’ pianism is. Add the stellar rhythm section of Andersen and John Marshall (RIP) and you’ve got one helluva trio; Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.1, Op.12 no.1 (Joseph Fuchs & Artur Balsam) - a lovely, cheerful work, played as such here. The Scherzo makes even my rigid pate crack a grin; Beethoven: Symphony no.4 (Pittsburgh SO/William Steinberg) - vibrant and pointed reading of Beethoven’s sunniest symphony; Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.5 (BBC SO/Martin Brabbins) - state of the art recording of one of the greatest English symphonic utterances; Mahler: Das Knaben Wunderhorn (Israel PO/Leonard Bernstein) - really enjoyed hearing this again on BBC4’s Bernstein Night. I fell in love with Lucia Popp hearing her sing this in Edinburgh in 1985 and, seeing this, I did so again. What a voice, and what a tragedy that she passed so early. There’s got to be a way to break out of this world. Keep - or at least try - smiling at this most depressing time of year. Dave x
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ricky nadir 78 posts |
Edited Dec 17, 2023, 09:37
Dec 17, 2023, 09:37
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Some more 45s from 77/78 – this time more dumb than mindless. 999 – Nasty, Nasty | No Pity 999 – Feelin' Alright With The Crew | Titanic (My Over) Reaction | You Can't Buy Me 999 – Homicide | Soldier Eater – Lock It Up | Jeepster Eddie & The Hot Rods – Life On The Line | Do Anything You Wanna Do (live) Horrorcomic – I Don't Mind | England 77 Jet Bronx & The Forbidden – Ain't Doin' Nothin' | I Can't Stand It The Lurkers – Ain't Got A Clue | Ooh! Ooh! I Love You Martin And The Brownshirts – Taxi Driver | Boring Sham 69 – Borstal Breakout | Hey Little Rich Boy Sham 69 – Hurry Up Harry | No Entry
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flashbackcaruso 1057 posts |
Dec 17, 2023, 13:20
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Bridget St John - Songs For The Gentle Man Low - A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief John Lennon - Mind Games Bee Gees - Cucumber Castle Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool Stina Nordenstam - This Is Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam - The World Is Saved Rotary Connection - Peace Belle & Sebastian - John Peel Christmas Session Echo & The Bunnymen - Porcupine Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain Windy & Carl - Portal Windy & Carl - Drawing Of Sound Paul Simon - Hearts & Bones
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Hunter T Wolfe 1709 posts |
Dec 17, 2023, 16:21
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V/A - Les Cousins: The Soundtrack To Soho's Legendary Folk and Blues Club Slowfoam - Worlding With Earth Crow Jane - Bound To Me Mark Eric - A Midsummer's Day Dream The Damned - Strawberries Can - Delay 1968 Todd Rundgren - Runt David Bowie - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars Rich Batsford - Mindfulness Hank Marvin - Throw Down A line: A Taste of Hank Marvin Van Morrison - Moondance The Who - Odds & Sods Graham Parker & The Rumour - The Up Escalator Gene Loves Jezebel - Promises Steeleye Span - Please To See The King
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garerama 1115 posts |
Dec 17, 2023, 20:11
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David Bowie - Station To Station / Young Americans / Scary Monsters / Let's Dance Cabaret Voltaire - Mix Up / Live At The YMCA 27-10-79 / The Voice Of America Shirley & Dolly Collins - Anthems In Eden / Love, Death & The Lady / Amaranth The Cure - Seventeen Seconds / Faith / Carnage Visors Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Live / Jack Johnson / Live-Evil / It's About That Time: Live At The Fillmore East 7-3-70 / Paul's Mall, Boston 9-72 Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) / Another Green World / Music For Airports / Thursday Afternoon / The Drop Inner Sense - Devotion The Jam - Snap! / Extras Joy Division - Still / Les Bains-Douches Kaleidoscope - Pulsating Dreams: The Epic Recordings Le Stelle Di Mario Schifono - Dedicato A ... The Leaves - All The Good That's Happening The Lollipop Shoppe - Just Colour Midlake - The Tales Of Van Occupanther / The Courage Of Others / Late Night Tales (V/A) / Antiphon My Bloody Valentine - E.P's 1988-1991 / m.b.v. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells / Hargest Ridge / Ommadawn / Collaborations Eloah/ Os Orixas - S/t The Owl Service - A Garland Of Spring / The Burn Comes Down / The View Of A Hill / His Pride, No Spear, No Friend Pere Ubu - Datapunk In The Year Zero / The Modern Dance The Residents - The Third Reich'n'Roll / Duck Stab/ Buster & Glen / Eskimo / The Commercial Album Judee Sill - S/t / Heart Food
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spencer 3071 posts |
Edited Dec 18, 2023, 09:51
Dec 17, 2023, 21:45
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Spirit - Farther Along Spirit - Spirit of ‘76 Spirit - Future Games … I treat this like a fine wine and play it sparingly. Two years since the last spin. One of my life soundtracks. When I tell people I want it in my grave goods I mean it Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden .. see above Randy California - Kapt Kopter and The Fabulous Twirlybirds My Buckethead binge continues… interrupted by assorted live Residents, Rory Gallagher, Steve Miller, Spirit, The Nice, Hendrix, Garcia and Zappa on YT
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keith a 9573 posts |
Dec 17, 2023, 22:00
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I'm Not Following You – Edwyn Collins Edwyn has made a number of great albums but this is the best for me. It's a right eclectic mix which shows his wide range of influences whilst still being unmistakably Edwyn. Apart from the one with MES on vocals which is also truly fab! Even Serpents Shine – The Only Ones One of my fave bands of that era. Inbetweens stood out this week. Number One In Heaven – Sparks The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - Sparks I've not played TGICIHL much as yet, but there's a couple of tracks - Not Well Defined and When You Leave – that are already starting to sound pretty special. I also watched the 2017 6 Music Glasgow gig which found them on great form. Also... Haunted Head – Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds Modern Antiquarian – Julian Cope Sea Of Mirrors – The Coral Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show – The Coral Private Space - Durand Jones & the Indications Wait Til I get Over – Durand Jones Hackney Diamonds – Rolling Stones Interiors – Vacant Lots
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spencer 3071 posts |
Dec 18, 2023, 22:49
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I saw Sparks in Glasgow earlier this year and reckon the new stuff is even better live. Bless em
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