What Are You Listening To?

[heeman]

All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

1."Come Talk to Me" – 7:06
2."Love to Be Loved" – 5:18
3."Blood of Eden" – 6:38
4."Steam" – 6:03
5."Only Us" – 6:30
6."Washing of the Water" – 3:52
7."Digging in the Dirt" – 5:18
8."Fourteen Black Paintings" – 4:38
9."Kiss That Frog" – 5:20
10."Secret World" – 7:03

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music...

Tumbleweed Connection -- CD

Elton John

1970/1996 Island Records

Amazon.com

Tumbleweed Connection is part of the early catalog of Elton John's work that Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose reportedly once said he would love to own the publishing rights to as a work of art. Indeed, it does contain some of John's most expressive work as an artist, but with the showy stage presence and pop melodicism still under construction. Tumbleweed is characterized by John's balladeer approach, with John at his storyteller best on songs like "Burn Down the Mission." Even if the lyrics were generally written by Bernie Taupin, John's voice and inflection made every song seem deeply personal. The beautiful "Come Down in Time" displays the subtleties and sophistication of his talent, with the piano not yet serving as the instrumental focal point it would later become. The album also features the favorite "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" and "Where to Now St. Peter?" --Steve Gdula
Side one

"Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" – 4:59
"Come Down in Time" – 3:25
"Country Comfort" – 5:06
"Son of Your Father" – 3:48
"My Father's Gun" – 6:20

Side two

"Where to Now St. Peter?" – 4:11
"Love Song" (Lesley Duncan) – 3:41
"Amoreena" – 5:00
"Talking Old Soldiers" – 4:06
"Burn Down the Mission" – 6:22

 

[Dennie]

You're killing me here Dennie; three Dan/Fagen releases, and then Drag, and I'm stuck down here in Tooele with a damn tv.

Well, I go home this afternoon, have tomorrow off, and come back down here for the weekend, will have to get my fix tomorrow. bscene-drinkingcheers:

A great night of music!!

I was thinking of you the whole time.... :liar:


Dennie bscene-drinkingcheers:

 

[topper]

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"I've Never Seen a Straight Banana: Rare Moments, Vol. 1"
by Tiny Tim

` ` ` ` ` :banana-dance:

 

[Rope]

Rope

 

[Dennie]

Magic Man

Herb Alpert

1981 A&M Records

Magic Man continues in the plesant vibe that Beyond introduced. There are a few standout tracks here, including the lightly funky title track, a mechanized "Besame Mucho", a remake of "You Smile--The Song Begins" and "Manhattan Melody". There's also the expected vocal contribution, "I Get It From You". Again, the musicians are another studio who's who, including members of the rock group Toto, pop music songsmith David Foster, and old friend Julius Wechter in his usual vibes and marimba seat. Track listing:

1. Magic Man (Herb Alpert, Michael Stokes, Melvin Ragin)
2. Manhattan Melody (Herb Alpert, Michael Stokes, Michel Colombier)
3. I Get It From You (Richard Page, Steven George, John Lang)
4. Secret Garden (Herb Alpert)
5. Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velazquez)
6. This One's For Me (Richard Kerr)
7. Fantasy Island (Herb Alpert)
8. You Smile--The Song Begins (Herb Alpert)

 

[Dennie]

Thriller

Michael Jackson

1982 Epic Records

Michael Jackson's Thriller is the bestselling album of all time, with 45 million worldwide sales powered by seven Top 10 U.S. singles and eight Grammy Awards. The 1982 album was also a success from which the pop superstar never really recovered--subsequent albums seemed to have no other goal than to beat the records set by Thriller. The highly-polished sound of Quincy Jones's production sounds almost organic compared to Jackson's more recent work, and in the same regard, Thriller was significantly slicker than its predecessor, Off the Wall. Both albums established a Jackson style that aimed for the dance floor with songs built on a state-of-the-art bed of percussion and keyboards. Elements of milestone Thriller tracks like "Billie Jean" (arguably Jackson's best-ever performance) and "Beat It" (with its hard-rock solo by guitarist Eddie Van Halen) influenced not just Jackson's records, but those of the entire dance-pop world. On the song "Thriller," Jackson indulged his taste for the juvenile and invited Vincent Price to rap in a really scary voice. With Thriller the album, Jackson created a different kind of monster--a hit album of such magnitude that it would have an irrevocable impact not just on the singer's art, but on his altogether kooky life. --John Milward

1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Michael Jackson 6:02
2. "Baby Be Mine" Rod Temperton 4:20
3. "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) Michael Jackson 3:42
4. "Thriller" (voice-over by Vincent Price) Rod Temperton 5:57
5. "Beat It" (guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen) Michael Jackson 4:19
6. "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 4:54
7. "Human Nature" Steve Porcaro, John Bettis 4:05
8. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" James Ingram, Quincy Jones 3:58
9. "The Lady in My Life" Rod Temperton 4:59

 

[Dennie]

Detours -- CD

Sheryl Crow

2008 A&M Records

Amazon.com

Thematically, Detours may not seem like much of a detour to Sheryl Crow fans. Her politics pour out of these songs the way you might expect them to if you caught wind of her epic cross-country bus trip, with the activist Laurie David, to promote environmental awareness months prior to this release. From the quiet, faraway-sounding opener "God Bless This Mess"--a novel in a song--to the catchy but thought-provoking "Gasoline," it's clear that Crow has more on her mind these days than soaking up the sun or having a little fun, à la the Tuesday Night Music Club era. Yet there's not a groan-worthy song on this standout rock/pop/folk/blues album. If the themes are heavy (in addition to the political songs, there's an almost painfully tender lullaby for her son Wyatt and one, "Make It Go Away [Radiation Song]," that touches on her breast-cancer experience), the mood is cathartic, determined, hopeful at times and sad at others. "Now That You're Gone" grabs at clarity through the clouds of a devastating love affair and gets it, and "Peace Be Upon Us" picks apart pettiness and arrives at a wide-minded beauty. George Harrison seems present in some of these songs, especially the more personal ones ("Drunk with the Thought of You," "Love Is All There Is"). And that may be the highest compliment that Sheryl Crow, who seems to admire his gentle soul and shares his big heart, could ask for. --Tammy La Gorce

 

[Rope]

Rope

 

[Dennie]

Ziggy Stardust -- CD

David Bowie

1972/1999 RCA/EMI Records

Amazon.com essential recording

After flirting with heavy guitar rock ("The Man Who Sold the World") and lighter pop ("Hunky Dory"), Bowie found middle ground on Ziggy Stardust. The creation of the Ziggy Stardust persona would live on well after Bowie shed the alien skin, marking the first rock concept album by a sexually ambiguous, artistically bent musician who confounded critics at every turn. A blend of dramatic strings, swaggering saxophones, jagged guitars, and theatrical arrangements, the album's darker rock numbers like "It Ain't Easy," "Moonage Daydream," "Ziggy Stardust," and the irresistible "Suffragette City," still serve as solid excursions into the future (then and now) of rock. The buoyant "Hang on to Yourself" and the dreamy "Star" offer hints of optimism in Ziggy's bleak world. The dramatic "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" and the image-heavy "Star Man" ("he'd like to come and meet us but thinks he'd blow our minds!") no doubt provided plenty of stage-worthy moments when Ziggy toured in the '70s, but years later they still thrill. Bowie blew our minds! --Lorry Fleming

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Five Years" 4:44
2. "Soul Love" 3:33
3. "Moonage Daydream" 4:35
4. "Starman" 4:13
5. "It Ain't Easy" (Ron Davies) 3:00
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Lady Stardust" 3:20
7. "Star" 2:50
8. "Hang on to Yourself" 2:40
9. "Ziggy Stardust" 3:13
10. "Suffragette City" 3:25
11. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"

 

[Dennie]

Change of Season -- CD

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1990 Arista Records

~~Hey, a review by Peter Gabrial! :bow-blue:

Don't Hold Back Your Love is a Fantastic Production, February 27, 2001
By Peter Gabrial (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Change of Season (Audio CD)
Stunning Song, Production and Sonud Design.

The team of David Tyson and Kevin Doyle are still going strong after Alannah Myles's "Black Velvet". Hall & Oates were luckey to have such a Great Song. Don't miss this one if your of great Hall & Oates songs.

So Close (Daryl Hall, George Green, with additional music by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kortchmar; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers/Full Keel Music-EEG Music; additional music copyright New Jersey Underground Music-PolyGram Music/Kortchmar Music) 4:40
Starting All Over Again (Phillip Mitchell; Copyright Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing) 4:06
Sometimes A Mind Changes (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 4:09
Change Of Season (John Oates, Boby Mayo; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music/Copyright Control) 5:43
I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 3:55
Everywhere I Look (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 4:24
Give It Up (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle; Copyright Warner-Chappell Music/Good Single Ltd.-Almo Music Corp.) 4:02
Don't Hold Back Your Love (Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David Tyson; Copyright WB Music & Ali-Aja Music/O'Brien Songs-Sold For A Song/David Tyson Music-EMI Blackwood Music) 5:14
Halfway There (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music Corp-Careers Music) 5:31
Only Love (Oates, Jo Cang; Copyright Hot Cha Music Corp-Careers Music/Jo Cang Music-Hidden Pun Music) 4:37
Heavy Rain (David A. Stewart; Copyright Eligible Music Ltd.-BMG Music-Careers Music Ltd.) 5:26
So Close-Unplugged version 4:54

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening....

Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook -- CD

Bette Midler

2005 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

Bette Midler and musical director Barry Manilow follow their successful tribute to Rosemary Clooney with a collection of songs immortalized by Peggy Lee. It starts off with the inevitable "Fever," which Midler does in a brassy, finger-snapping way that would feel more at home at the Sands c. 1960 than in a dimly lit 1950s boudoir. It's a deliberate, clever choice that works for Midler. The selection hits predictable bases ("Is That All There Is?", "Big Spender") but it's hard to argue when those bases are so loaded. Midler actually sounds a lot more at ease than on the Clooney disc. She handles the upbeat material as well as could be expected, but she also shines on the slower numbers, delivering sultry takes on "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe," "I'm a Woman," and "He's a Tramp" (a song copenned by Lee, from the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp). The neglected gem in the collection is Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's "The Folks Who Live on the Hill," popularized by Irene Dunne in 1937 before being covered by Lee. Manilow's arrangements are deliciously lush and Midler uses a slight vibrato at carefully chosen moments, somehow sounding as if she had suddenly been lifted back to the 1940s. It's a real treat that epitomizes an accomplished album. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

"Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 3:38
"Alright, Okay, You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sid Wyche) - 2:48
"I Love Being Here With You" (Peggy Lee, Frank Loesser, Bill Schluger) - 2:46
Duet With Barry Manilow
"Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 4:54
"Is That All There Is?" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 4:26
"I'm a Woman" (Leiber, Stoller) - 2:28
"He's a Tramp" (Burke, Lee) - 2:39
"The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 3:07
"Big Spender" (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields) - 2:18
"Mr. Wonderful" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 4:33
"He Needs Me" (Arthur Hamilton) - 4:09 [Bonus Track on CDs sold at Barnes & Noble]

Fever was remixed by L.E.X and reached #4 on the Billboard Dance Club Play charts in 2006.

 

[heeman]

Change of Season -- CD

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1990 Arista Records

~~Hey, a review by Peter Gabrial! :bow-blue:

Don't Hold Back Your Love is a Fantastic Production, February 27, 2001
By Peter Gabrial (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Change of Season (Audio CD)
Stunning Song, Production and Sonud Design.

The team of David Tyson and Kevin Doyle are still going strong after Alannah Myles's "Black Velvet". Hall & Oates were luckey to have such a Great Song. Don't miss this one if your of great Hall & Oates songs.

So Close (Daryl Hall, George Green, with additional music by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kortchmar; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers/Full Keel Music-EEG Music; additional music copyright New Jersey Underground Music-PolyGram Music/Kortchmar Music) 4:40
Starting All Over Again (Phillip Mitchell; Copyright Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing) 4:06
Sometimes A Mind Changes (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 4:09
Change Of Season (John Oates, Boby Mayo; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music/Copyright Control) 5:43
I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 3:55
Everywhere I Look (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 4:24
Give It Up (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle; Copyright Warner-Chappell Music/Good Single Ltd.-Almo Music Corp.) 4:02
Don't Hold Back Your Love (Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David Tyson; Copyright WB Music & Ali-Aja Music/O'Brien Songs-Sold For A Song/David Tyson Music-EMI Blackwood Music) 5:14
Halfway There (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music Corp-Careers Music) 5:31
Only Love (Oates, Jo Cang; Copyright Hot Cha Music Corp-Careers Music/Jo Cang Music-Hidden Pun Music) 4:37
Heavy Rain (David A. Stewart; Copyright Eligible Music Ltd.-BMG Music-Careers Music Ltd.) 5:26
So Close-Unplugged version 4:54

I played the crap out of this one when it came out..........gotta give it a listen again over the weekend!!! Thanks Dennie!

 

[heeman]

1."Don't Tell Me You Love Me" (Jack Blades) - 4:19
2."Sing Me Away" (Kelly Keagy & Jack Blades) - 4:09
3."At Night She Sleeps" (Kelly Keagy & Jack Blades) - 4:08
4."Call My Name" (Jack Blades) - 3:42
5."Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight" (Jack Blades) - 4:26
6."Can't Find Me A Thrill" (Jack Blades) - 3:19
7."Young Girl In Love" (Kelly Keagy & Jack Blades) - 3:32
8."Play Rough" (Jack Blades) - 4:14
9."Penny" (Jack Blades) - 3:47
10."Night Ranger" (Jack Blades) - 4:22

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

The Dream of the Blue Turtles -- CD

Sting

1985 A&M Records

Amazon.com essential recording

From one spin of The Dream of the Blue Turtles, Sting's first solo release, it's obvious that for him there would be life beyond the Police. Teamed with a band of top jazz players, he presents his musical visions that had gone unrealized while he was still constrained by his former ensemble. In style and subject matter, it's a decidedly diverse collection of songs and the playing is excellent throughout. The love songs are mostly focused on endings or escapes, and it's quite possible to interpret much of the imagery in reference to the bitter breakup of the Police. Sting's concern with history and politics is in evidence: he makes a father's plea for sanity and restraint in the nuclear age, takes up for the U.K.'s much-abused coal miners, and relates the savage stupidity of World War I to the destructive effects of adolescent heroin addiction. Songs that seem elaborately constructed and recorded contrast with others that are presented as one-take jams. Seen as a whole, The Dream of the Blue Turtles is eclectic, ambitious--sometimes pretentious--but altogether worth owning. --Al Massa

Side one

"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:14
"Love Is the Seventh Wave" – 3:30
"Russians" (Prokofiev, Sting) – 3:57
"Children's Crusade" – 5:00
"Shadows in the Rain" – 4:56

Side two

"We Work the Black Seam" – 5:40
"Consider Me Gone" – 4:21
"The Dream of the Blue Turtles" – 1:15
"Moon over Bourbon Street" – 3:59
"Fortress Around Your Heart" – 4:48

 

[Botch]

Today's work truck music....

The Dream of the Blue Turtles -- CD

Sting

A brilliant album, one of my favs.
Does anyone else feel, however, that Sting's just getting worse and worse with age? His last album, something about Winter in the title, was just crap, imho...

 

[Botch]

In 5.1 Bluray Audio!!

Hearing the synth filter sweeps on the lead-off track, Tom Sawyer, just gave me a woodie. :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:
Also had the new Cars CD in my vacation mail, that's up next!

 

[Botch]

:music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:

My Oppo BDP-83 doesn't recognize my new Cars CD, but the player downstairs does... :handgestures-thumbdown:

 

[heeman]

Trouble Posting..........don't know why?

 

[heeman]

Maybe image size, but did not get that message?