What Are You Listening To?

[Dennie]

Let's not get into WHAT a "Steely Dan" is! Although, my ex-wife took it with her, in the divorce.

Did she have the electric model, or the gas-powered one?

:teasing-neener: :teasing-neener: :teasing-neener:

Steam! It was an original! LOL

Actually 2 "C" batteries, if you must know. It was the portable version! :text-tmi:



Dennie bscene-drinkingdrunk:

 

[Dennie]

Revelling/Reckoning -- 2 CD Set

Ani Difranco

2001 Righteous Babe Music

Amazon.com

As she has become both indie icon and industry force, Ani DiFranco has grown more unpredictable, savvy, and restless with every release. On this sumptuously packaged double set, DiFranco often pours her brutally personal and political images into summery, horn-based jazz arrangements--Maceo Parker even takes one gorgeously funky sax solo--and yet somehow still keeps the focus on her own minimalist guitar and vulnerable, emotionally strung-out voice. Her jittery, jazzy phrasing deconstructs the pleasure and poison of her lyrics, so that even vicious lines like "our culture is just a roughneck / teenage jerk / with a bottle of pills / and a bottle of booze" resonate beyond easy condemnation. This is a dark, brooding, but ultimately cathartic work of confessional art. On nearly every track, DiFranco pursues the kind of defenseless honesty and personal vision that few other performers today would dare. --Roy Kasten

Revelling

"Ain't That The Way" – 5:14
"O.K." – 2:51
"Garden Of Simple" – 3:54
"Tamburitza Lingua" – 5:07
"Marrow" – 5:19
"Heartbreak Even" – 3:36
"Harvest" – 1:04
"Kazoointoit" – 3:51
"Whatall Is Nice" – 4:36
"What How When Where (Why Who)" – 5:58
"Fierce Flawless" – 5:04
"Rock Paper Scissors" – 6:00
"Beautiful Night" – 6:25

Reckoning

"Your Next Bold Move" – 5:47
"This Box Contains..." – 0:29
"Reckoning" – 6:02
"So What" – 5:03
"Prison Prism" – 1:34
"Imagine That" – 4:01
"Flood Waters" – 0:47
"Grey" – 5:22
"Subdivision" – 3:57
"Old Old Song" – 4:22
"Sick Of Me" – 5:21
"Don't Nobody Know" – 1:17
"School Night" – 4:54
"That Was My Love" – 1:03
"Revelling" – 5:08
"In Here" – 4:16

 

[Dennie]

Am I Not Your Girl? -- CD

Sinead O'Connor

1992 Ensign Records

the quintessential Sinead work, September 16, 2004
By James P. Gilroy (Philadelphia, Pa United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Am I Not Your Girl (Audio CD)

Sinead hand picked these classics not only because they were expressive of her life experience but because of her ability to make relevant the message of these tunes to her generation. Her interpretation, vocalizations are greater, by far, then the originals.Truly she is one of the greatest song stylists ever recorded. I can't honestly imagine changing a single note!

1. "Why Don't You Do Right?" Joe McCoy 2:30
2. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 6:15
3. "Secret Love" Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster 2:56
4. "Black Coffee" Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster 3:21
5. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" O'Connor, Mullins 4:29
6. "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice 5:39
7. "I Want to Be Loved by You" Bert Kalmar, Ruby, Herbert Stothart 2:45
8. "Gloomy Sunday" Laszio Javor, Sam L. Lewis, Rezső Seress 3:56
9. "Love Letters" Edward Heyman, Victor Young 3:07
10. "How Insensitive" Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim 3:28
11. "Scarlet Ribbons" Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal 4:14
12. "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (instrumental) Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice 5:10
Hidden track Personal message about pain (Jesus and the Money Changers) O'Connor

 

[Dennie]

You Know That Feeling -- CD

Brian Bromberg

1998 Zebra Records

Few are the bass players who the average music fan can name. There are simply not that many who stand out as more than a member of the rhythm section, however tight. Paul McCartney. Sting. Bootsy Collins. Tony Levin. Gene Simmons. These may be the greater part of a list that, for most, is no larger than one hand long. Shorter still is the list of bassists who can take their playing one step further. Brian Bromberg is one such bass player. Having originally begun his musical career on drums, Bromberg soon switched to classical upright bass. Though this switch was more or less his choice, Bromberg's next musical move was more demanded than decided: in order to get a gig with Stan Getz's band, Bromberg dropped the upright, picked up an electric four-string and, leaving home on his 19th birthday, started down his own musical road less taken. Since then, Bromberg has played with a long list of musical giants, from Stan Getz to James Moody, from Diane Schuur to Nancy Wilson. He has also been heard (and seen) in many popular films and programs, from The Fabulous Baker Boys to Melrose Place. As Bromberg has picked up more and more musical partners, he has also picked up more and more playing styles. In the process, however, he has been able to drop a major piece of the modern jazz ensemble -- as emphatically stated in the liner notes to You Know That Feeling, "THERE IS NO GUITAR ON THIS ALBUM" (sic). Instead, Bromberg uses a variety of bass bodies and tunings to match registers usually reserved for the six-string. As a result, he is able to match the high vocal line on his convincing cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" and also to offer the Jobim-ish pizzicato of "A Love Affair." Though most of the album consists of programmed "smooth jazz" selections that may turn true jazz fans and aficionados off, Bromberg's versatility and talent are strong enough to command the assistance of modern day giants like Dave Grusin, Tom Scott, Ernie Watts, Joe Sample, and Everette Harp. Despite a few sappy synthesized songs, You Know That Feeling is a solid demonstration of a near unique talent. ~ Matthew Robinson

Track listing

1. Hero
2. Through the Window
3. My Love
4. By the Fireplace
5. September
6. I Fell Asleep a Child and Woke up a Man
7. You Know That Feeling
8. Love Affair, A
9. Nananananana
10. Human
11. Joe Cool
12. Goodbye (For My Father)

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening...

Our Gang -- CD

The Anthony Wilson Trio

2001 Grove Note Records

Most of Anthony Wilson's recordings to date tend to put the focus on his writing, so this workout by the guitarist in a trio is a welcome change of pace. Wilson has a melodic and boppish style with an attractive tone. He interacts with two fellow citizens of Los Angeles: organist Joe Bagg and drummer Mark Feber. Wilson contributes three originals and also plays songs by Bagg, Kenny Burrell, the Beatles, Frank Loesser, and Duke Ellington ("Prelude to a Kiss"). Overall this is a fine straight-ahead jazz date by an underrated but talented guitarist. ~ Scott Yanow

Tracks:
1. Our Gang
2. Chitlins Con Carne
3. Britta's Blues
4. Time Flies
5. Road Trip
6. Luck be A Lady
7. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
8. Prelude To A Kiss

Anthony Wilson, guitar
Joe Bagg, Hammond B3
Mark Ferber, drums

 

[heeman]

Some Dio on the way to work this AM.

RIP Ronnie!

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music...

The Best of Chicago - 40th Anniversary Edition -- 2 CD Set

Chicago

2007 Rhino Records

Formed in its namesake city in 1967, Chicago is the first American band ever to chart albums in Billboard®’s Pop Top 40 in five consecutive decades. In 2002, Rhino entered into a long-term partnership with this extraordinary group to restore their extensive, genre-defying catalogue as well as develop new projects (such as 2006’s XXX, their first new studio album in a decade). Now Rhino adds to Chicago’s legacy and salutes their 40th anniversary with a newly compiled 2-CD collection that spans their entire recording history, from the stellar 1969 debut LP Chicago Transit Authority to Chicago XXX. With a career encompassing five consecutive #1 albums, 13 platinum albums, 21 Top 10 singles, and many other laurels, Chicago is among the most successfully charting American groups of all time.

Disc One

"Questions 67 & 68" (Robert Lamm) - 3:26
"25 or 6 to 4" (Robert Lamm) - 2:53
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Robert Lamm) - 2:46
"Make Me Smile" (James Pankow) - 3:00
"Beginnings" (Robert Lamm) - 2:49
"Colour My World" (James Pankow) - 3:03
"Saturday in the Park" (Robert Lamm) - 3:56
"Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (James Pankow/Peter Cetera) - 4:15
"Just You 'n' Me" (James Pankow) - 3:43
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (James Pankow) - 4:18
"Call on Me" (Lee Loughnane) - 4:02
"Wishing You Were Here" (Peter Cetera) - 3:01
"Old Days" (James Pankow) - 3:31
"Another Rainy Day in New York City" (Robert Lamm) - 3:01
"If You Leave Me Now" (Peter Cetera) - 3:56

Disc Two

"Baby, What a Big Surprise" (Peter Cetera) - 3:07
"No Tell Lover" (Lee Loughnane/Danny Seraphine/Peter Cetera) - 3:51
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 3:41
"Love Me Tomorrow" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 3:58
"Hard Habit to Break" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 4:46
"You're the Inspiration" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 3:49
"Will You Still Love Me?" (David Foster/Tom Keane/Richard Baskin) - 4:13
"If She Would Have Been Faithful..." (Steve Kipner/Randy Goodrum) - 3:51
"I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" (Albert Hammond/Diane Warren) - 3:55
"Look Away" (Diane Warren) - 4:00
"What Kind of Man Would I Be?" (Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford, Bobby Caldwell) - 4:20
"You're Not Alone" (Jim Scott) - 4:00
"Here in My Heart" (Glen Ballard/James Newton Howard) - 4:20
"Feel (W/Horns)" (Danny Orton/Blair Daly) - 4:31
"Love Will Come Back" (Jason Scheff/Jay DeMarcus/Chas Sandford) - 3:43

 

[Voodoo]

The Joy Formidable

V

 

[heeman]

I've used this disc to demo speakers for years... :handgestures-thumbup:

Marc Cohn -- CD

Marc Cohn

1991 Atlantic Records

Amazon.com

With rootsier, acoustic neofolk ascendant, Marc Cohn's 1991 debut harkens back to the more sophisticated rock and pop inflections of singer-songwriters of two decades past. His supple, velvety baritone and elegant piano-based arrangements frame shrewdly crafted songs ripe with pop touches, none more intricate or deftly executed than the set's epochal "Walking In Memphis," an epiphany rooted in rich musical history, studded with allusions to Elvis and Al Green, Beale Street and Graceland, and buoyed by a rippling piano motif and surging gospel choruses. Giving the set depth, as well as commercial legs, are of "Silver Thunderbird," infectious and intimate in its evocation of his father, husky meditations "Ghost Train" and "Dig Down Deep," a sexy update of Willie Dixon's "29 Ways" (the probable seed for Paul Simon's antithetical "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"); and the fervent lover's anthem, "True Companion." --Sam Sutherland

All songs written by Marc Cohn, except "29 Ways" written by Willie Dixon.

"Walking in Memphis" – 4:19
"Ghost Train" – 4:13
"Silver Thunderbird" – 4:39
"Dig Down Deep" – 5:09
"Walk on Water" – 4:02
"Miles Away" – 3:23
"Saving the Best for Last" – 5:35
"Strangers in a Car" – 2:47
"29 Ways" – 3:06
"Perfect Love" – 4:23
"True Companion" – 4:10

Thanks for reminding me about this one Dennie..........just gave it a listen and it has been along time...........great album!

 

[heeman]

Afterglow........

Track listingNo. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Fallen" Sarah McLachlan 3:47
2. "World on Fire" McLachlan, Pierre Marchand 4:22
3. "Stupid" McLachlan 3:24
4. "Drifting" McLachlan 3:23
5. "Train Wreck" McLachlan 4:36
6. "Push" McLachlan 3:56
7. "Answer" McLachlan 3:58
8. "Time" McLachlan 4:07
9. "Perfect Girl" McLachlan, Marchand 4:43
10. "Dirty Little Secret" McLachlan 3:56

 

[PaulyT]

Some Dio on the way to work this AM.

RIP Ronnie!

I'm not much into metal anymore, but I still like the title song of this one! Still remember watching the MTV video of this one a lot.

 

[heeman]

Paul,

I don't listen to the older 80's metal that much anymore either, however when I do.......... :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:

 

[heeman]

And NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!!

 

[Dennie]

Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Volume 2 -- CD

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1990 MCA Nashville

Amazon.com

"We've lost the living room," Emmylou Harris says before her ethereal version of "Mary Danced with Soldiers," "but today I think we got it back." Full of back-home warmth, inspired pairings--Roseanne Cash and John Hiatt, Levon Helm and the host Nitty Gritty Dirt Band--and a song selection that walks the line between traditionals and excellent contemporary material, somehow this follow up to the barrier-breaking first volume is never nostalgic nor aimless. In fact, it's nearly as good--even John Denver sounds inspired. Jimmy Martin sings "Sitting on Top of the World" as if his life depended on it, and Ricky Skaggs and Levon Helm both turn in vocal performances that stand comfortably beside any of their careers. --Roy Francis Kasten

"Life's Railway to Heaven" (Traditional, arranged by Johnny Cash) – 4:39
Lead vocal and guitar by Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash, Anita Carter and Helen Carter (as the Carter Family)
Randy Scruggs plays "Mother" Maybelle Carter's Gibson L5
"Grandpa Was a Carpenter" (John Prine) – 3:24
Lead vocal and guitar by John Prine
"When I Get My Rewards" (Paul Kennerley) – 4:25
Lead vocal by Levon Helm
"Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan" (Traditional) – 3:56
Mandolin and first verse lead vocals by Sam Bush, second-verse vocals by John Cowan and Bob Carpenter
"Little Mountain Church House (Jim Rushing/Carl Jackson) – 3:32
Lead vocal and guitar by Ricky Skaggs
"And So It Goes" (Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz) – 3:54
Lead vocal by John Denver
Released on John Denver's Australian album Stonehaven Sunset
"When It's Gone" (Jimmie Fadden/Don Schlitz) – 2:34
Lead vocal by Jimmy Ibbotson
"Mary Danced With Soldiers" (Kennerley) – 3:07
Lead vocal and guitar by Emmylou Harris
"Riding Alone" (Bob Carpenter/Jeff Hanna/Richard Hathaway) – 3:09
Lead vocals by Bob Carpenter and Emmylou Harris
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Lonnie Chatmon/Walter Vinson) – 3:10
Lead vocal and guitar by Jimmy Martin
"Lovin' on the Side" (Paulette Carlson, Jimmy Ibbotson, Sandy Waltner) – 2:57
Lead vocal by Paulette Carlson
"Lost River" (Michael Martin Murphey) – 3:26
Lead vocal and guitar by Michael Martin Murphey
"Bayou Jubilee" (Jeff Hanna) – 3:01
Lead vocal by Jeff Hanna
"Blues Berry Hill" (Carpenter/Fadden/Hanna/Ibbotson/R. Scruggs) – 3:26
Instrumental, featuring Randy Scruggs on lead guitar
"Turn of the Century" (J. Fred Knobloch/Dan Tyler) – 3:39
Lead vocals by Jimmy Ibbotson (first verse), Jeff Hanna (second verse) and Bob Carpenter (third verse)
"One Step Over the Line" (John Hiatt) – 4:30
Lead vocal and guitar by John Hiatt with Rosanne Cash, vocals
"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (Bob Dylan) – 3:53
Lead vocals and twelve-string guitar by Roger McGuinn with Chris Hillman, lead vocals and guitar
"The Valley Road" (Bruce Hornsby) – 4:13
Lead vocals and piano by Bruce Hornsby
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (A. P. Carter/last verse lyrics by Jimmy Ibbotson) – 5:39
Lead vocals by Johnny Cash (first verse), Roy Acuff (second verse), Ricky Skaggs (third verse), Levon Helm with Emmylou Harris (fourth verse) and Jimmy Ibbotson (fifth verse)
Backing choir: Roy Acuff, Cynthia Biederman, Sam Bush, Paulette Carlson, Bob Carpenter, Gretchen Carpenter, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Cindy Cash, John Cowan, Steve Dahl, John Denver, Jimmie Fadden, Bela Fleck, Pat Flynn, Radney Foster, Vince Gill, Jeff Hanna, Melody Hanna, John Hiatt, Chris Hillman, Bruce Hornsby, Jimmy Ibbotson, Helen Carter Jones, David Jones, Bashful Brother Oswald, Bill Lloyd, Jimmy Martin, Michael Martin Murphey, Roger McGuinn, Tracy Nelson, Robert Oermann, Brad Parker, Don Schlitz, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Steve Scruggs, Lynn Shults, Marty Stuart, Wendy Waldman, Steve Wariner, Cheryl White, Sharon White, Bobbie White
"Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 1:48
Solo guitar, performed by Randy Scruggs

 

[Rope]

Rope

 

[Dennie]

I've used this disc to demo speakers for years... :handgestures-thumbup:

Marc Cohn -- CD

Marc Cohn

1991 Atlantic Records

Amazon.com

With rootsier, acoustic neofolk ascendant, Marc Cohn's 1991 debut harkens back to the more sophisticated rock and pop inflections of singer-songwriters of two decades past. His supple, velvety baritone and elegant piano-based arrangements frame shrewdly crafted songs ripe with pop touches, none more intricate or deftly executed than the set's epochal "Walking In Memphis," an epiphany rooted in rich musical history, studded with allusions to Elvis and Al Green, Beale Street and Graceland, and buoyed by a rippling piano motif and surging gospel choruses. Giving the set depth, as well as commercial legs, are of "Silver Thunderbird," infectious and intimate in its evocation of his father, husky meditations "Ghost Train" and "Dig Down Deep," a sexy update of Willie Dixon's "29 Ways" (the probable seed for Paul Simon's antithetical "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"); and the fervent lover's anthem, "True Companion." --Sam Sutherland

All songs written by Marc Cohn, except "29 Ways" written by Willie Dixon.

"Walking in Memphis" – 4:19
"Ghost Train" – 4:13
"Silver Thunderbird" – 4:39
"Dig Down Deep" – 5:09
"Walk on Water" – 4:02
"Miles Away" – 3:23
"Saving the Best for Last" – 5:35
"Strangers in a Car" – 2:47
"29 Ways" – 3:06
"Perfect Love" – 4:23
"True Companion" – 4:10

Thanks for reminding me about this one Dennie..........just gave it a listen and it has been along time...........great album!

You are welcome Sir!

That is what I love about this thread, it reminds us of music we may have forgotten about!

Heck, I often look through the pages of this thread and go "Holy Shit", I forgot I had that!

That's the great thing about having short term memory problems, some days my whole library is NEW!!! :dance:


Dennie bscene-drinkingcheers:

 

[Dennie]

It seems we're going to need Randy Newman to rewrite "Louisiana 1927" as "Louisana 2011"!

My Prayers go out to all those effected by this terrible flooding. ray:

Warm Your Heart -- CD

Aaron Neville

1991 A&M Records

Desert island CD, September 12, 2006
By C. A. Ampfer (Fort Thomas, KY USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Warm Your Heart (Audio CD)

This is one of my desert island CD's (you know, if you could only take 10 CD's on a desert island which would you take)I have owned it since its release and it never gets old. Aaron Neville's voice is like a cool breeze on a hot day. I especially enjoy Aaron's versions of Randy Newman's Louisiana 1927 and Jimmy Buffett's La Vie Dansant. However the crowning jewel is the Ave Maria - Aaron sings this beautiful prayer with his heart and soul. This CD is aptly titled - it certainly warms my heart each time I listen.

"Louisiana 1927" (Randy Newman) – 3:04
"Everybody Plays The Fool" (J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark, Ken Williams) - 4:25
"It Feels Like Rain" (John Hiatt)- 4:56
"Somewhere, Somebody" (Max Gronenthal, Andrew Kastner, Larry John McNally) - 3:01
"Don't Go, Please Stay" (Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard) - 2:40
"With You In Mind" (Allen Toussaint) - 3:32
"That's The Way She Loves" (Allen Toussaint) - 4:45
"Angola Bound" (Aaron Neville, Neville Brothers) - 4:32
"Close Your Eyes" (Chuck Willis) - 3:10
"La Vie Dansante" (Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings, Michael Utley) - 3:21
"Warm Your Heart" (Tom Dowd, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler) - 3:49
"I Bid You Goodnight" (traditional) - 4:00
"Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert)- 4:41

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music...

Abbey Road -- CD

The Beatles

1969/1990 Capitol Records

Amazon.com essential recording

The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let It Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side's writing, John Lennon's hard-rocking, "Come Together" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" make the strongest impression. A series of song fragments edited together in suite form dominates side two; its portentous, touching, official close ("Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End") is nicely undercut, in typical Beatles fashion, by Paul McCartney's cheeky "Her Majesty," which follows. --Rickey Wright

Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Come Together" Lennon 4:20
2. "Something" (George Harrison) Harrison 3:03
3. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" McCartney 3:27
4. "Oh! Darling" McCartney 3:26
5. "Octopus's Garden" (Richard Starkey) Starr 2:51
6. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Lennon 7:47
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) Harrison 3:05
2. "Because" Lennon, McCartney and Harrison 2:45
3. "You Never Give Me Your Money" McCartney 4:02
4. "Sun King" Lennon, with McCartney and Harrison 2:26
5. "Mean Mr. Mustard" Lennon 1:06
6. "Polythene Pam" Lennon 1:12
7. "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" McCartney 1:57
8. "Golden Slumbers" McCartney 1:31
9. "Carry That Weight" McCartney with Lennon, Harrison and Starr 1:36
10. "The End" McCartney 2:05
11. "Her Majesty" McCartney 0:23

 

[Deacon]

Black Dub

Ordered this last week and have been groovin to it.

Thanks to Bob R for bringing the attention to this one! I am enjoying it

 

[heeman]

Track listingNo. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Meatplow" Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland 3:37
2. "Vasoline" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland, Eric Kretz 2:56
3. "Lounge Fly" R. DeLeo, Weiland 5:18
4. "Interstate Love Song" R. DeLeo, Weiland 3:14
5. "Still Remains" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:33
6. "Pretty Penny" D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:42
7. "Silvergun Superman" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland 5:16
8. "Big Empty" D. DeLeo, Weiland 4:54
9. "Unglued" R. DeLeo, Weiland 2:34
10. "Army Ants" D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:46
11. "Kitchenware & Candybars" (see below) R. DeLeo, Weiland 8:06