What Are You Listening To?

[Randy]

In light of my new job, the wife wanted to take me out for a celebration of sorts. She planned a day of fun for me. She looked up a few car audio stores in Indianapolis, IN (~1 hr away) and a music store and gave me $150. Went to the two stores then to the music store. I found a few things.... sorry for the crappy pics...

These are the 2 albums I've been listening to for the past week.

and enjoying this group A LOT
5 finger death punch.

Found these as well. I'm very hesitant to open them.

PANTERA's Far Beyond Driven alternate cover.

Very cool stuff. I would find out how rare they are before opening them. I understand your hesitation. I had to look twice to see that was Far Beyond Driven, didn't recognize the alternate cover.

Very cool.



And the 20 yr anniversary of their Cowboys From Hell demo album.

 

[mazersteven]

1. Who Made Who
2. You Shook Me All Night Long
3. D.T.
4. Sink the Pink
5. Ride On
6. Hells Bells
7. Shake Your Foundations
8. Chase the Ace
9. For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

For those unfamiliar with the boiled-down boogie of this veteran Australian hard rock outfit, WHO MADE WHO will serve as a telling introduction. The album was shuffled out as a soundtrack to a minor mid-'80s movie called "Maximum Overdrive." Despite its pre-packaged feel, it contains some of the group's finer moments of power chord glory. Certainly, "You Shook Me All Night Long" is as catchy a hard rock song as you're likely to hear and perhaps the band's definitive moment. With an absolutely crunching double guitar riff, vocalist Brian Johnson screeches some the band's best adolescent lust fueled couplets.

 

[PaulyT]

 

[mazersteven]

:music-rockout:

1. Eruption (Remastered Album Version)
2. It's About Time (New Recording)
3. Up For Breakfast (New Recording)
4. Learning To See (New Recording)
5. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Remastered Version)
6. Finish What Ya Started (Remastered Album Version)
7. You Really Got Me (Remastered Album Version)
8. Dreams (Remastered Version)
9. Hot For Teacher (Remastered Album Version)
10. Poundcake (Remastered Album Version)
11. And The Cradle Will Rock... (Remastered Album Version)
12. Black And Blue (Remastered Album Version)
13. Jump (Remastered Version)
14. Top Of The World (Remastered Album Version)
15. (Oh) Pretty Woman (Remastered Album Version)
16. Love Walks In (Remastered Album Version)
17. Beautiful Girls (Remastered Album Version)
18. Can't Stop Lovin' You (Remastered Album Version)
19. Unchained (Remastered Album Version)
20. Panama (Remastered Album Version)
21. Best Of Both Worlds (Remastered Album Version)
22. Jamie's Cryin' (Remastered Album Version)
23. Runaround (Remastered Album Version)
24. I'll Wait (Remastered Single Edit)
25. Why Can't This Be Love (Remastered Version)
26. Runnin' With The Devil (Remastered Album Version)
27. When It's Love (Remastered Album Version)
28. Dancing In The Street (Remastered Album Version)
29. Not Enough (Remastered Album Version)
30. Feels So Good (Remastered Single Version)
31. Right Now (Remastered Album Version)
32. Everybody Wants Some!! (Remastered Album Version)
33. Dance The Night Away (Remastered Album Version)
34. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Remastered Live Version)
35. Panama (Remastered Live Version)
36. Jump (Remastered Live Version)

One shouldn't have too much difficulty imagining a two-disc Van Halen compilation entitled The Best of Both Worlds. The first disc will showcase the David Lee Roth-fronted version of the band that reenergized hard rock with its titanic 1978 debut and peaked commercially with 1984's, uh, 1984. Disc two will take up where David Lee was left off--from 1986 on, when Sammy Hagar (and, briefly, Hagar-sound-alike Gary Cherone) took over the mike. Well, unfortunately, that's not the anthology assembled this time out. Rather than sequence the selections chronologically and, in the process, display the band's evolution (or devolution, depending on where one stands in the great Roth/Hagar debate), the band has opted for a more eccentric sequencing strategy. After the opener "Eruption" confirms the sass and chops of the young VH, three fairly uninspired new tracks featuring a back-in-the-fold (for now?) Hagar interrupt the flow. Unfortunately, the flow never really recovers, as Roth and Hagar tracks leapfrog one another through the next 29 selections. Three live Hagar takes on songs from the Roth era finish things off in confusing fashion. Obviously, there's plenty of powerful music here, but do fans really need a lesson in what happens when worlds collide? And didn't David Lee earn at least one photo in the package?

Van Halen rocketed to stardom with their raucous, 10X-platinum-plus 1978 self-titled album, one of the greatest debuts ever. Anchored by Eddie Van Halen’s guitar wizardry and David Lee Roth's vocal showmanship, the band's dynamic sound reinvented hard rock. A run of multiplatinum Top 10 discs followed, peaking with 1984, another 10X-platinum blockbuster and Roth's swan song. Sammy Hagar replaced the vocalist, a transition that cost the band no momentum. The Red Rocker's VH debut, 1986's 5150 , hit #1 on The Billboard 200, as did 1988's OU812. The Grammy-winning 1991 release, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, reached #5. This new compilation spotlights Van Halen's always-stellar musicianship over the course of 25 years and two world-class frontmen.

 

[Dennie]

Rocket Science -- CD

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

2011 e-one Records

Bela Fleck is the only musician to be nominated for Grammys® in jazz, bluegrass, pop, country, spoken word, christian, composition and world music categories. His total count is 11 Grammys® won, and 27 total nominations. Groundbreaking banjoist/composer/bandleader Béla Fleck has reconvened the original Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, the extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo. Rocket Science marks the first recording by the first fab four Flecktones in almost two decades, with pianist/harmonica player Howard Levy back in the fold alongside Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist/ drumitarist Roy Futureman Wooten.

Far from being a wistful trip back in time, the album sees the Grammy® Award-winning quartet creating some of the most forward thinking music of their long, storied career. While all manner of genres come into play from classical and jazz to bluegrass and African music to electric blues and Eastern European folk dances the result is an impossible to pigeonhole sound all their own, a meeting of musical minds that remains, as ever, utterly indescribable. Simply put, it is The Flecktones, the music made only when these four individuals come together.

I didn t want to just get together to play the old music, Fleck says. That's not what the Flecktones are about. Everybody s full of life and ideas and creativity. I was intrigued by what we could do that we had never done before. Visionary and vibrant as anything in their already rich canon, Rocket Science feels more like a new beginning than simply the culmination of an early chapter. The band now embarks on an extensive tour, and there s no telling how this new music will further develop in performance. We're going to have to have this experience together and see how everybody likes it, Fleck says. I know that we haven't even come close to exhausting the possibilities with this record, but we sure went deeper than we ever had before.

"Gravity Lane" (Béla Fleck) - 5:58
"Prickly Pear" (Fleck) - 3:49
"Joyful Spring" (Howard Levy) - 2:39
"Life In Eleven" (Levy, Fleck) - 5:25
"Falling Forward" (Fleck) - 5:08
"Storm Warning" (Fleck) - 7:57
"Like Water" (Victor Lemonte Wooten, Fleck) - 4:42
"Earthling Parade" (Fleck) - 7:58
"The Secret Drawer" (Future Man) - 2:12
"Sweet Pomegranates" (Levy) - 5:55
"Falani" (Fleck) - 6:50
"Bottle Rocket" (Fleck) - 5:53

 

[Dennie]

Shakedown Street -- CD

Grateful Dead

1978/1990 Arista Records

Product Description

Following the Dead's early Warner Bros. LP's and their evolution from a San Francisco hippie phenomenon to one of the biggest bands on the planet, these five album masterpieces chronicle the creatively expansive portion of their long, strange, and amazing trip beginning in 1973 when they launchd their own label. Rhino's remastered & expanded editions celebrate the Dead's immortal music with state-of-the-art sonics and a wealth of fresh-from-the-archives bonus rarities.

1. Good Lovin'
2. France
3. Shakedown Street
4. Serengetti
5. Fire on the Mountain
6. I Need a Miracle
7. From the Heart of Me
8. Stagger Lee
9. All New Minglewood Blues
10. If I Had the World to Give

 

[Botch]

w00t!! S&V mag interviewed Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, the King Crimson & Tull 5.1 remixes) about 5.1 Surround Sound, and they raved about the "surround mixes of the Talking Heads"...
Wait, wat? I hit Amazon and there was a "Dual Disk" of Remain in Light listed, less than $10, but nothing about a surround mix. Man in the Brown Shorts brought it tonight, and it DOES have a DVD-A side, in 5.1!!!
Remain in Light was a "discovery" album for the Talking Heads, they recorded track after track of African polyrhythms onto the tape, and then muted various sections during mixdown to create the album (they used a great "painting" analogy: they layered coat after coat of paint onto a canvas, and then scraped various section off to get the "picture"; small wonder they met at an art college... ).

 

[Dennie]

w00t!! S&V mag interviewed Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, the King Crimson & Tull 5.1 remixes) about 5.1 Surround Sound, and they raved about the "surround mixes of the Talking Heads"...
Wait, wat? I hit Amazon and there was a "Dual Disk" of Remain in Light listed, less than $10, but nothing about a surround mix. Man in the Brown Shorts brought it tonight, and it DOES have a DVD-A side, in 5.1!!!
Remain in Light was a "discovery" album for the Talking Heads, they recorded track after track of African polyrhythms onto the tape, and then muted various sections during mixdown to create the album (they used a great "painting" analogy: they layered coat after coat of paint onto a canvas, and then scraped various section off to get the "picture"; small wonder they met at an art college... ).

Good info Botch, Thanks! :handgestures-thumbup:


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Like A River -- CD

Yellowjackets

1993 GRP Records

Majestic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 7, 1999
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD

A classic for the Yellowjackets. Soft contemporary sound. Insane fretless performed by Haslip, who combines the bass lines with the melody from the sax virtuoso Mintzer for a result never heard before. Great keyboard playing by Ferrante as always. A grammy winner jazz album.

1. "Man Facing North" Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, William Kennedy, Bob Mintzer 6:28
2. "My Old School" Ferrante, Haslip 7:13
3. "River Waltz" Ferrante, Haslip, Kennedy 6:00
4. "Dewey" (for Miles) Ferrante, Haslip 5:40
5. "Memoirs" Mintzer 6:19
6. "Azure Moon" Ferrante, Haslip 6:02
7. "Sueños" Bill Gable, Ferrante, Haslip 6:35
8. "1998" Ferrante, Haslip, Kennedy 6:58
9. "Sandstone" Ferrante, Haslip, Kennedy 5:29
10. "Solitude" Ferrante 5:04

 

[heeman]

I picked this one up during my weekend trip at an awesome used book/cd store in Denton, TX.

This one is just as good as Be Not Nobody and Hero's and Thieves.

I still have not heard her latest Rabbits on the Run.............

 

[heeman]

I used to have these on LP, however the collection was destroyed by a basement flood in storage.

I was very happy to pick these up used on CD. It has been along time since I have listed to them and I forgot how much I enjoy them!!

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

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

Duets -- CD

Emmylou Harris

1990 Reprise Records

Many voices in harmony with Emmylou, February 12, 2005
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Duets (Audio CD)

This interesting album of collaborations includes tracks that are available elsewhere. By no means amongst Emmylou's best albums, Duets nevertheless contains some real gems and provides a pleasant listening experience.

The uptempo track The Price I Pay sees Harris accompanied by the Desert Rose band, and is followed by the old classic with Gram Parsons, the timeless Love Hurts. Roy Orbison provides the male vocal on That Lovin' You Feelin' Again, a mellow middle of the road number, more pop than country, that works surprisingly well.

We Believe In Happy Endings (with Earl Thomas Conley) is a traditional, slow country ballad, whilst Thing About You (with Southern Pacific) is quite catchy with a lilting beat. Star Of Bethlehem, with Neil Young, is short, sad and lovely, and All Fall Down, with George Jones, is another mournful ballad where Emmylou's voice really stands out in its phrasing and inflection.

Although John Denver's voice dominates Wild Montana Skies, it is one of my favourites here with its uplifting melody and soaring vocals. Next up is the breathtaking Green Pastures, a beautiful bluegrass-gospel number with Rickey Skaggs that I first heard on the album Roses In The Snow. This is definitely a highlight of the album. There is a riveting live version of this song on Emmylou's Spyboy album.

Gulf Coast Highway is a story song in the country tradition, very moving and very beautiful as Willie Nelson's voice blends perfectly with Emmylou's. If I Needed You is a gorgeous yearning love song where Don Williams provides the male vocal, and the album concludes with Evangeline, a brilliant collaboration with The Band.

Like all Emmylou's work, Duets is quality music. I wouldn't rate it up there with her best like Pieces Of The Sky, Roses In The Snow, Wrecking Ball, Red Dirt Girl or Cowgirl's Prayer, but the album is consistently enjoyable and every song is a classic.

1. "The Price I Pay" [with the Desert Rose Band] (Chris Hillman, Bill Wilds) - 2:58
2. "Love Hurts" [with Gram Parsons] (Boudleaux Bryant) - 3:40
3. "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" [with Roy Orbison] (Roy Orbison, Chris Price) - 4:00
4. "We Believe in Happy Endings" [with Earl Thomas Conley] (Bob McDill) - 3:34
5. "Thing About You" [with Southern Pacific] (Tom Petty) - 3:51
6. "Star of Bethlehem" [with Neil Young] (Neil Young) - 2:43
7. "All Fall Down" [with George Jones] (Ron Peterson, Harlan Howard) - 3:19
8. "Wild Montana Skies" [with John Denver] (John Denver) - 4:02
9. "Green Pastures" [with Ricky Skaggs] (Van Hoose) - 3:08
10. "Gulf Coast Highway" [with Willie Nelson] (Nanci Griffith, Danny Flowers, James Hooker) - 3:09
11. "If I Needed You" [with Don Williams] (Townes Van Zandt) - 3:35
12. "Evangeline" [with The Band] (Robbie Robertson) - 3:10

 

[Botch]

Worth seeking out the Steve Wilson 5.1 Surround remix of this Masterpiece! :banana-rock:

 

[PaulyT]

Tempting! Have you heard the 5.1 remix of Court of the Crimson King? I think that's my favorite of their albums. I hesitate mainly because I'm not 100% sure I can play a dvd-a ... I don't think my Sony can do it.

 

[Botch]

Tempting! Have you heard the 5.1 remix of Court of the Crimson King?

Not yet, its in my "Shopping Cart". I do have Discipline and Red, and I think Wilson is or will be mixing the other two KC albums Keith listed. :music-rockout:

 

[Dennie]

Wreck of The Day -- CD

Anna Nalick

2005 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

Twenty-year-old Anna Nalick is the rare artist who makes you want to grab pop music's wheels by the spokes so they'll stop spinning so fast. "Wait," the 11 songs on this debut disc say collectively to the newly initiated, "there's something substantial here." An onslaught of substance is more what it feels like, actually, and it grabs hold early. Though each of these songs is distinctive enough to avoid congealing with the others into a gorgeous glop of introspection, heavy sighs, and reflection, leadoff track and first single "Breathe (2 A.M.)" works small wonders as a flagship song. Its simple, lonely piano swirls into guitars that stop just short of rocking, allowing plenty of room for Nalick's unaffected voice to spill in. When it does, the music turns forest-thick and dreamy--influences run the Tori Amos indie singer-songwriter gamut, with streaks of Jewel and Alanis Morissette spiking out--but there's a naturalness and urgency to her singing that saves every chorus and verse from clouding over. Now that she's cautiously alighted into pop territory, sophisticated listeners will do well to dust off their welcome mats. --Tammy La Gorce

"Breathe (2 AM)" – 4:39
"Citadel" – 2:46
"Paper Bag" – 3:27
"Wreck of the Day" – 4:05
"Satellite" – 3:57
"Forever Love (Digame)" – 3:19
"In The Rough" – 4:02
"In My Head" – 4:04
"Bleed" – 3:57
"Catalyst" – 3:34
"Consider This" – 3:34

 

[heeman]

WOW...........I never hear this album, and man is it powerful!!!!

Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)


All songs were written by Fiona Apple.

"Sleep to Dream" – 4:08
"Sullen Girl" – 3:53
"Shadowboxer" – 5:24
"Criminal" – 5:41
"Slow Like Honey" – 5:56
"The First Taste" – 4:46
"Never Is a Promise" – 5:54
"The Child Is Gone" – 4:14
"Pale September" – 5:50
"Carrion" – 5:43

 

[Dennie]

Play The Blues - Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center -- CD

Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton

2011 Reprise Jazz

New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis.

Marsalis and Clapton were joined on stage by Dan Nimmer (piano), Carlos Henriquez (bass), Ali Jackson (drums), Marcus Printup (trumpet), Victor Goines (clarinet), Chris Crenshaw (trombone, vocals), Don Vappie (banjo) and Clapton’s longtime keyboarist/sideman Chris Stainton. Marsalis says the group combined the sound of an early blues jump-band with the sound of New Orleans jazz to accommodate the integration of guitar/trumpet lead, a combination that gave the musicians the latitude to play different grooves, from the Delta to the Caribbean and beyond.

1. Ice Cream
2. Forty-Four
3. Joe Turner's Blues
4. The Last Time
5. Careless Love
6. Kidman Blues
7. Layla
8. Joliet Bound
9. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
10. Corrine, Corrina

 

[Dennie]

Melancholy Baby -- CD

Jaimee Paul

2011 Green Hill Records

This girl can sing!, April 8, 2011
By EG Kight "Songbird" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Melancholy Baby (Audio CD)

Jaimee is a young lady but sings like a seasoned veteran of jazz. What phrasing and what a voice! I do believe that we'll be hearing alot more from this sensational singer.

Tracklist:
01 Don’t cry baby
02 Ain’t no sunshine
03 Come rain or come shine
04 I want a little sugar in my bowl
05 You’ve changed
06 I still haven’t found what i’m looking for
07 A sunday kind of love
08 Big spender
09 Don’t explain
10 What’ll i do
11 People get ready
12 Smile
13 My melancholy baby (feat. beegie adair)

 

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