What Are You Listening To?

[Dennie]

This is my last one for the evening...

Only Trust Your Heart -- CD :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup:

Diana Krall

1995 GRP Records

Diana Krall, here with her first GRP album, expands on the delights that populated her 1992 debut, Stepping Out. Again, her talents are simply remarkable: she sings with feeling, emotion, and nuance--she invests a lyric with believability--and plays marvelous piano, no matter the tempo. The program pleases on so many levels: slip the disc into the player, hit any track at random, and you'll be moved. Take the oh-so-slow, heartfelt groover "Squeeze Me," on which her alto is both breathy and demonstrative and her accompaniments are sly, and which features a winsome solo by bass maestro Ray Brown. On another gut-wrenching crawler, "All Night Long," Krall tears you up with her emotive, intimate vocal, interspersing her singing with telling, shimmering piano notes, then delivering a solo full of wry confidences. The succulent title track is a deliciously slow bossa where Krall's vocal is partly whispered, as if sung in your ear. More upbeat is the finger-popping "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby," where the artist sings with grit and life then solos with an economical drive. Tenor saxophone giant Stanley Turrentine adds a trademark saucy improvisation. "I Love Being Here with You" is a romping shuffle where Krall's voice hits some notes on the head and stretches others like pulled taffy. "Broadway" is another vibrant outing that includes a singing, fat-noted solo from bassist Christian McBride and Lewis Nash's deft brush work. Aces all around. --Zan Stewart

"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Bill Austin, Louis Jordan) – 4:57
"Only Trust Your Heart" (Sammy Cahn, Benny Carter) – 5:19
"I Love Being Here with You" (Peggy Lee, William Schluger) – 3:40
"Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 7:27
"The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 4:18
"I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:20
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 5:37
"All Night Long" (Curtis Lewis) – 6:41
"CRS-Craft" (instrumental) (Ray Brown) – 3:30


Diana Krall - piano, vocals
Ray Brown - bass
Christian McBride - bass
Lewis Nash - drums
Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone

 

[PaulyT]

Rickie Lee Jones

1981 Warner Bros. Records

...

"Pirates" is a difficult but musically (and emotionally) rewarding album.(CAREFUL PAULY!

)

Ha! I have this one already, and like it a lot - more than her first album.

 

[Dennie]

Rickie Lee Jones

1981 Warner Bros. Records

...

"Pirates" is a difficult but musically (and emotionally) rewarding album.(CAREFUL PAULY!

)

Ha! I have this one already, and like it a lot - more than her first album.

I was just "Ribbing" you a little! I knew you had it and like it!


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

The Sea - CD

Corinne Bailey Rae

2010 Capitol Records

Product Description

Corinne Bailey Rae's new album, The Sea was co-produced by Bailey Rae with Steve Brown, and Steve Chrisanthou, who produced many of the songs on her debut album, which has sold four million copies worldwide. Bringing together a new band of musicians, Bailey Rae recorded the album mainly in Leeds and Manchester, England. Her voice, always an expressive and soulful instrument, resonates with a poignant and newfound depth on The Sea. Loss and grief are recurring themes yet a sense of beauty and wonder ultimately radiates from the album's dark corners.

1. "Are You Here" Corinne Bailey Rae 4:13
2. "I'd Do It All Again" Rae 3:08
3. "Feels Like the First Time" Rae, Steve Brown 3:13
4. "The Blackest Lily" Rae 3:38
5. "Closer" Rae 4:17
6. "Love's on Its Way" Rae 3:55
7. "I Would Like to Call It Beauty" Rae, Philip Rae 4:19
8. "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" Rae 3:51
9. "Paper Dolls" Rae 3:20
10. "Diving for Hearts" Rae, Jennifer Birch 4:51
11. "The Sea" Rae 4:05

 

[topper]

Tracks ....

1. Set the Hook
2. As the Crow Flies
3. Willie and Laura Mae Jones
4. Soul Francisco
5. Run with the Bulls
6. High Sheriff of Calhoun Parish
7. Aspen, Colorado
8. Homemade Ice Cream
9. Swamp Water
10. Roosevelt and Ira Lee

a 'very approprietely titled' 2008 release on 'Swamp Records'

(different . . . but good)
. :text-nocomment:

 

[Dennie]

Roses In The Snow

Emmylou Harris

1980 Warner Bros. Records

Roses in the Snow was a 1980 album by Emmylou Harris. While Harris' previous release, 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl featured traditional, straight-ahead country (as opposed to the country-rock of her prior efforts), Roses in the Snow found Harris performing Bluegrass-inspired music, with material by Flatt and Scruggs, Paul Simon, The Carter Family, and Johnny Cash. Cash, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice made guest appearances. "Wayfaring Stranger" was released as the first single in 1980 and went to #7 on the Billboard Country charts. The second single, a remake of a Simon & Garfunkel song, "The Boxer" reached #13. Backing musicians included Albert Lee and Jerry Douglas.

1. "Roses in the Snow" (Ruth Franks) – 2:32
2. "Wayfaring Stranger" (Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) – 3:26
3. "Green Pastures" (Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) – 3:08
4. "The Boxer" (Paul Simon) – 3:16
5. "Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn" (Ralph Stanley) – 3:22
6. "I'll Go Stepping Too" (Tom James/Jerry Organ) – 2:16
7. "You're Learning" (Ira Louvin/Charlie Louvin) – 2:57
8. "Jordan" Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) – 2:07
9. "Miss the Mississippi and You" (Bill Halley) – 3:40
10. "Gold Watch and Chain" (A.P. Carter) – 3:12

8584

 

[Dennie]

I first owned this on Cassette. My girlfriend (soon to be wife, and now ex-wife) was shoe shopping and I waited in the car. She took forever, so I went into the record store and bought this cassette. I loved it and wore out many copies over the years.

Greatest His (and some that will be) -- 2 LP Set

Willie Nelson

1981 Columbia Records

Recommended for all; from 9 to 90., May 4, 2000
By "mitchiedoo" -

This review is from: Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be) (Audio CD)
This has to be one of the best value Willie Nelson recordings as it shows most of the range and variety of this timeless troubadour.

For the fan, a veritable feast;for the interested .....but not quite sure or the Nelson novice;a tremendous selection of twenty songs all superbly performed.From the irrepressible "On The Road Again"......surely one of the all time great foot tappers,? to all time modern country classics such as"Good Hearted Woman" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" this album is a treat.The haunting renditions of "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" and the Kris Kristofferson composition "Help Me Make It Through The Night" are complemented expertly with the humerous "If Youve Got The Money Honey Ive Got The Time" or the raunchy "Uncloudy Day"

Strangely Nelson himself has only three self penned songs from the twenty. In addition to the aforementioned "On The Road Again" they are "Heartaches Of A Fool " and the sensational "Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground "

Yes I am biased as I am a "Willie Nelson " fan, however,I would recommend this album to the fan ,the person who wants to find out what Willie Nelson" is all about,or the music lover who wants variety in their collection......Try it! I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Side A

"Railroad Lady" – 2:38
"Heartaches Of A Fool" – 2:28
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" – 2:17
"Whiskey River" – 3:40
"Good Hearted Woman" – 2:57

Side B

"Georgia On My Mind" – 4:19
"If You've Got The Money Honey I've Got The Time" – 2:05
"Look What Thoughts Will Do" – 2:40
"Uncloudy Day" – 4:38
"Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" – 3:25

Side C

"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – 3:02
"Help Me Make It Through The Night" – 3:57
"Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground" – 4:23
"I'd Have To Be Crazy" – 3:24
"Faded Love" – 3:48

Side D

"On The Road Again" – 2:39
"Heartbreak Hotel" – 3:00
"If You Could Touch Her At All" – 3:27
"Till I Gain Control Again" – 5:59
"Stay A Little Longer" – 3:24

 

[Dennie]

This is a great album.... :music-rockout:


Third Rate Romance

Sittin at a tiny table in a ritzy restaurant
She was staring at her coffee cup
He was trying to keep his courage up by applyin booze
The talk was small when they talked at all
They both knew what they wanted
There was no need to talk about it
But they were old enough to talk it out and keep it loose
She said you dont look like my type but I guess you'll do
Third Rate Romance Low Rent Rendezvous
He said I'll even tell you that I love you if you want me too
Thrid Rate Romance Low rent Rendezvous

When they left the bar they got in his car and they drove away
He drove to the family inn She didnt even have to pretend she
didnt know what for
And then he went to the desk and made his request while she
waited outside
He came back with the key and she said give it to me and I'll
unlock the door
She kept saying I've never really done this kind of thing before
have you

Third Rate Romance Low Rent Rendezvous
And he said yes I have but only a time or two

Third Rate Romance Low Rent Rendezvous
Third Rtae Romance Low Rent Rendezvous
Third Rate Romance Low Rent Rendezvous

:romance-lovebluered: :romance-lovebluered: :romance-lovebluered:

Stacked Deck

Amazing Rhythm Aces

1973 ABC Records

What A RIDE!!, August 12, 2002
By Bill Taylor (Romney,WV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stacked Deck (Audio CD)

I bought this on vinyl about 25 or 26 years ago and boy,I was hooked! Russell Smith can sure write the tunes,and sing 'em too! Butch McDade made use of the hi-hat and other cymbals as no other drummer ever could,the point,counter-point of James Hooker on piano and Billy Earheart on keyboards,Stick Davis laying out any ol'foundation on bass one could imagine,and Byrd Burton on that swwweeettt guitar,God,when these guys got a riff going,watch out!! This set covers the southern roots of these guys,produced by no less than one Sam Phillips and his son Knox. From the opening tune to the close this one was heavenly,as Jerry Lee Lewis once said"if you can't get it from this,you must be dead,cause it don't get any better than this"!. And,on cd it just gets better and better, BUY this one and go get the rest of the Aces,they are overlooked gems,that should never have been.

(All tracks written by Russell Smith unless stated)

"Third Rate Romance" 3:17
"The 'Ella B'" 4:33
"Life's Railway to Heaven" 4:20
"The Beautiful Lie" (Butch McDade) 2:54
"Hit the Nail on the Head" 2:22
"Who Will the Next Fool Be" (Charlie Rich) 2:48
"Amazing Grace (Used to Be Her Favorite Song)" 3:17
"Anything You Want" (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.) 3:48
"My Tears Still Flow" 3:25
"Emma-Jean" 2:47
"Why Can't I Be Satisfied" 3:03
"King of the Cowboys" (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.) 4:01

 

[Dennie]

Naturally

J.J. Cale

1971 Shelter Records

Naturally is the debut album by J. J. Cale. First released in 1971, it includes his song "After Midnight" which was first recorded by Eric Clapton in 1970.

Cale, who was languishing in obscurity at the time, had no knowledge of Clapton's recording of "After Midnight" until it became a radio hit in 1970. Cale's friend and producer, Audie Ashworth, encouraged Cale to record a full album in order to capitalize on the success of his song. Naturally was recorded independently, "on spec", the musicians being paid demo fees. Some songs, such as "Call Me the Breeze", were recorded with primitive drum machine accompaniment and sound almost like demos.

The album showcased Cale's distinctive, understated style, and it successfully established his solo recording career which continues to the present day. The album was originally released on Leon Russell's "Shelter" label, spawning the 1972 hits "Crazy Mama" (Billboard Hot 100 #22- his only Top 40 hit) and "After Midnight" (#42) as well as turntable hits "Bringing it Back" (recorded by Kansas in their first album), "Call Me the Breeze" (later recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd) and "Clyde" (later recorded by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, and a 1980 country hit for Waylon Jennings).

1. "Call Me the Breeze" – 2:35
2. "Call the Doctor" – 2:26
3. "Don't Go To Strangers" – 2:22
4. "Woman I Love" – 2:36
5. "Magnolia" – 3:23
6. "Clyde" (C. W. Beavers, J.J. Cale) – 2:29
7. "Crazy Mama" – 2:22
8. "Nowhere to Run" – 2:26
9. "After Midnight" – 2:23
10. "River Runs Deep" – 2:42
11. "Bringing It Back" – 2:44
12. "Crying Eyes" – 3:13

 

[Dennie]

Alone Together

Dave Mason

1970 ABC Records

One of the top ten rock albums I'd want on a desert island, October 6, 1999
By Tom Leeseberg-Lange (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alone Together (Audio CD)

It's hard to believe this stunning album--one of the most neglected masterpieces of rock's most creative era--is nearly 30 years old! I haven't been able to listen to my marble colored vinyl copy since my turntable stopped turning eight years ago. Still, my "headspeakers" continue to play "Look at Me, Look at You," "World in Changes," and "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" in heavy internal rotation. If you want to hear haunting tunes that copy no one else but are a brilliant echo of the best of British rock, and passionate guitar work, treat yourself and discover who was the heart of Traffic complementing Stevie Winwood's soul. An undeniable gem.

"Only You Know and I Know" - 4:05
"Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving" - 3:02
"Waitin' On You" - 3:05
"Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" - 6:00
"World in Changes" - 4:30
"Sad and Deep as You" - 3:35
"Just a Song" - 2:59
"Look at You Look at Me" (Mason, Jim Capaldi) - 7:22

 

[Dennie]

Up On The Roof - Songs From The Brill Building -- CD

Neil Diamond

1993 Columbia Records

It's different - but terrific!, February 17, 2006
By Totally Honest Reviewer "barb" (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Up On The Roof: Songs From The Brill Building (Audio CD)

It's definitely not the usual Neil Diamond we've known, but I immediately was spell-bound by the beautiful acoustics and soulful beats of the songs on this CD. I was completely mesmerized by the new renditions. The only song I didn't care for was the one with Dolly Pardon,as I thought her voice ruined the song. This, however,was overshadowed by the many others included which were wonderful. You will either hate this "different" Neil Diamond - or love him. - I love him!

1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
2. Up On The Roof
3. Love Potion Number Nine
4. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
5. Don't Be Cruel
6. Do Wah Diddy Diddy
7. I (Who Have Nothing)
8. Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
9. Don't Make Me Over
10. River Deep - Mountain High
11. A Groovy Kind Of Love
12. Spanish Harlem
13. Sweets For My Sweet
14. Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
15. Ten Lonely Guys
16. Save The Last Dance For Me

 

[Dennie]

So Long So Wrong -- CD

Alison Krauss & Union Station

1997 Rounder Records

Amazon.com

Many bluegrass musicians have incorporated contemporary elements into their work, Jim & Jesse, the Osborne Brothers, and Mac Wiseman among them., but Krauss's contemporary bluegrass contains particularly heavy doses of pop, folk, and modern country. Whatever style she chooses, her flawless voice and her crack Union Station cohorts usually maintain a high standard. The instrumental "Little Liza Jane" and the traditional "I'll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers" prove their instrumental chops, and songs like "No Place to Hide," with an impressive fiddle turn from Krauss herself, effectively mold modern elements into the bluegrass idiom. However, others such as "It Doesn't Matter" and "Deeper Than Crying" have very little to do with bluegrass at all. A mostly solid contemporary-bluegrass album, except when the contemporary drowns out the bluegrass. --Marc Greilsamer

"So Long So Wrong" (Patrick Brayer, Walden Dahl) – 3:22
"No Place to Hide" (Bob Lucas) – 3:28
"Deeper Than Crying" (Mark Simos) – 3:07
"I Can Let Go Now" (Michael McDonald) – 2:27
"The Road Is a Lover" (Bob Lucas) – 3:11
"Little Liza Jane" (Public Domain) – 1:43
"It Doesn't Matter" (Harley Allen) – 3:52
"Find My Way Back to My Heart" (Mark Simos) – 3:33
"I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers" (Public Domain) – 3:02
"Looking in the Eyes of Love" (Kostas Lazarides, Tricia Walker) – 4:19
"Pain of a Troubled Life" (Ron Block) – 2:54
"Happiness" (Michael McDonald, Viktor Krauss) – 3:55
"Blue Trail of Sorrow" (Jeff White) – 3:39
"There Is a Reason" (Ron Block) – 5:35

 

[Bob R]

I had forgotten about this free sampler we all picked up in 2003. A great showcase for 5.1 SACD.

They now want $54.85 for it on Amazon, $19.99 on e-bay (auctions over).


1 Bob Dylan - Simple Twist Of Fate 4:15 128,922
2 Pink Floyd - Money 6:29 605,338
3 The Who - Pinball Wizard (Original Album Version) 3:03 2,701
4 Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man 7:10 148,561
5 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me 3:17 401,991
6 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 3:19 244,870
7 Billy Joel - Movin' Out 5:22 5,236
8 Miles Davis - Blue In Green 5:36 241,586
9 Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion (Live Version (Edit))

 

[Bob R]

Based on previous post I had to throw this in.

A wonderfull version of "I am a man of constant sorrow"

 

[Dennie]

I'm switching it up after I realized I have NO Neighbors for the next week! :music-rockout:

Gettin' kind of loud in here.... :banana-rock: :banana-dance:

Mothership -- Remastered 2 CD Set

Led Zeppelin

2007 Atlantic Records

Amazon.com

For years, as playlists and multidisc players put Led Zeppelin tracks into a mix, there was a perpetual need to adjust the volume when Zep came on. Their tunes languished in the haze of substandard remastering--until now, at least for the 24 tracks on Mothership and the final fullness of the new Song Remains the Same reissue. For its part, Mothership's crisper, warmer audio owes its heft to the troika of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, who helped oversee the mastering, bringing out untold shades even in the throes of "Heartbreaker" and the sinews of "No Quarter." It's an impressive sonic leap. Where tinny high-ends and muffled lows used to co-exist, fatter and louder depths prevail. It's ever more astonishing that Zep got on with just four blokes. You can quibble with the 24 tracks here (where's "The Ocean"?), but the band picked each track here, from the stone-cold locks ("Communication Breakdown" and "Stairway to Heaven," no, duh) to the robust throb of "When the Levee Breaks." As for "The Ocean," you can find that in fantastically full form, along with five other gems on the newly remastered Song Remains the Same, which shows up for 2007's holiday season on DVD, too. Only rarely have four lads from England made so memorable an auditory and visual blast. --Andrew Bartlett

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Good Times Bad Times" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969) John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page 2:48
2. "Communication Breakdown" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969) Bonham, Jones, Page 2:30
3. "Dazed and Confused" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969) Page 6:27
4. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969) Anne Bredon, Page, Robert Plant 6:42
5. "Whole Lotta Love" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969) Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Willie Dixon 5:34
6. "Ramble On" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969) Page, Plant 4:24
7. "Heartbreaker" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969) Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant 4:14
8. "Immigrant Song" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970) Page, Plant 2:27
9. "Since I've Been Loving You" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970) Jones, Page, Plant 7:24
10. "Rock and Roll" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant 3:41
11. "Black Dog" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) Jones, Page, Plant 4:58
12. "When the Levee Breaks" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Memphis Minnie 7:10
13. "Stairway to Heaven" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) Page, Plant 8:02
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Song Remains the Same" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) Page, Plant 5:31
2. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) Page, Plant 4:50
3. "D'yer Mak'er" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant 4:23
4. "No Quarter" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) Jones, Page, Plant 7:00
5. "Trampled Under Foot" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975) Jones, Page, Plant 5:36
6. "Houses of the Holy" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975) Page, Plant 4:03
7. "Kashmir" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975) Bonham, Page, Plant 8:31
8. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (from Presence, 1976) Page, Plant 6:27
9. "Achilles Last Stand" (from Presence, 1976) Page, Plant 10:25
10. "In the Evening" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979) Jones, Page, Plant 6:51
11. "All My Love" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979) Jones, Plant 5:53

 

[Botch]

I just read somewhere that Allison Kraus has more Grammies than any other female artist in History.

It's all about your specialty. Do they still give annual Grammies for "Best Polka album"?

 

[Kazaam]

I had forgotten about this free sampler we all picked up in 2003. A great showcase for 5.1 SACD.

They now want $54.85 for it on Amazon, $19.99 on e-bay (auctions over).

Wow... this crap is insane. If most of my music wasn't salvaged from the flood, I'd have to consider selling my collection at the prices some folks are asking for these things. Not that anybody is going to buy it for over fifty bucks for a disc that came free in a magazine, but it's just crazy they try. More power to 'em, I guess. Makes me regret not buying it last year when I saw this RS disc for $2.99 at a local record shop. (I already had one, of course.)

It is a really nice sampler, though. It's where I got my only Miles Davis songs... from this RS sampler and then from the Sony sampler that came with my first SACD player had another song.

 

[Kazaam]

Up On The Roof - Songs From The Brill Building -- CD

Neil Diamond

1993 Columbia Records

Haaaa, haaaa, haaaaaawwwww... You like Neil Diamond!!! :laughing-rolling:
Says I (who himself also owns a few albums from the Solitary Man). :text-bravo:

 

[Botch]

One of the first songs I ever "arranged" for a rock band (trombone, trumpet, and later sax) was "Solitary Man". I have a soft spot in my psyche for Mr. Diamond...

 

[Kazaam]

Yeah, I like a lot of his stuff nowadays. But as a kid he seemed pretty uncool. Times change. I guess we grow up and stop caring about what our peers think is cool or not. (Thank goodness, because I'd hate to be stuck listening to whatever seems popular these days... Please, no more bar bands that sound like Nickelback. Thank you.)