What Are You Listening To?

[Kazaam]

I usually reserve Kid N Play for when I'm cruising, but tonight it gets the full-blown Insignias treatment at home.

The subwoofer sounds pretty good on "Rolling w/Kid N Play". I'm hearing some stuff I usually miss. Makes me wish I had put a subwoofer in my truck years ago when I replaced the head unit, but that ain't happening now with that old thing.

 

[Zing]

^ Wow! That's old school! Even Tone Loc and Young MC say "that be old school".

 

[heeman]

1975 - 1977 Lineup


Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Ronnie James Dio - lead vocals
Jimmy Bain - bass
Tony Carey - keyboards
Cozy Powell – drums


All songs written and composed by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio.

No. Title Length
1. "Tarot Woman" 5:58
2. "Run with the Wolf" 3:48
3. "Starstruck" 4:06
4. "Do You Close Your Eyes" 2:58

No. Title Length
1. "Stargazer" 8:26
2. "A Light in the Black" 8:12

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music.....

Harvest -- CD

Neil Young

1972/1990 Reprise Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Proclaiming his intentions with "Are You Ready for the Country?" Young detoured briefly to the Nashville mainstream. On this No. 1 1972 album, even the singer's acquired-taste voice comes across smooth and beautiful--the smash "Heart of Gold," with steel guitars and Linda Ronstadt's backup vocals, is by far Young's most commercial-sounding song. His usual dissonant touches, like the otherworldly guitar in "Out on the Weekend," are less spooky in this new context. The last two tracks, the deceptively gentle "The Needle and the Damage Done" and the hypnotic rocker "Words (Between the Lines of Age)," predict "Tonight's the Night," Young's haunted 1975 classic. --Steve Knopper


Side one

1. "Out on the Weekend" – 4:34
* Neil Young - guitar, harmonica, vocal; Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar; Tim Drummond - bass; Kenny Buttrey - drums
2. "Harvest" – 3:11
* Young - guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; John Harris - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums
3. "A Man Needs a Maid" – 4:05
* Young - piano, vocal; with the London Symphony Orchestra
4. "Heart of Gold" – 3:07
* Young - guitar, harmonica, vocal; Teddy Irwin - guitar; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor - backing vocals
5. "Are You Ready for the Country?" – 3:23
* Young - piano, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Jack Nitzsche - lap steel guitar; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; David Crosby, Graham Nash - backing vocals

Side two

1. "Old Man" – 3:24
* Young - guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Taylor - banjo guitar, backing vocal; James McMahon - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Ronstadt - backing vocal
2. "There's a World" – 2:59
* Young - piano, vocal; with the London Symphony Orchestra
3. "Alabama" – 4:02
* Young - electric guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Nitzsche - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Crosby, Stephen Stills - backing vocals
4. "The Needle and the Damage Done" – 2:03 (recorded in concert January 30, 1971)
* Young - guitar, vocal
5. "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" – 6:40
* Young - electric guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Nitzsche - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Stills, Nash - backing vocals

 

[Kazaam]

^ Wow! That's old school! Even Tone Loc and Young MC say "that be old school".

Yeah... but Tone Loc's got "beach" cred. Didn't he get in trouble years ago for doing the "wild thing" with some lady on a beach?

 

[Rope]

^ Wow! That's old school! Even Tone Loc and Young MC say "that be old school".

Yeah... but Tone Loc's got "beach" cred. Didn't he get in trouble years ago for doing the "wild thing" with some lady on a beach?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc9LkE0vpvk[/youtube]

Rope

 

[heeman]

1981 - 1983 Lineup

Ritchie Blackmore - guitar (Fender Strat, Marshall)
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
Roger Glover - bass (Hondo Longhorn 4 & 8 string)
David Rosenthal - keyboards (Oberheim, Moog, Roland, Hammond & Hohner)
Bobby Rondinelli - drums (Yamaha, Sonor & Paiste)


All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner, and Roger Glover except where indicated.

"Death Alley Driver" (Blackmore, Turner) – 4:42
"Stone Cold" – 5:17
"Bring on the Night (Dream Chaser)" – 4:06
"Tite Squeeze" – 3:15
"Tearin' Out My Heart" – 4:03
"Power" – 4:26
"MISS Mistreated" (Blackmore, Turner, David Rosenthal) – 4:27
"Rock Fever" (Blackmore, Turner) – 3:50
"Eyes of Fire" (Blackmore, Turner, Bobby Rondinelli) – 6:37

 

[mzpro5]

John Prine's follow-up to his comeback album, The Missing Years, is more of the same in terms of freeing up Prine's idiosyncratic muse and marrying the result to Howie Epstein's top-flight production sound. Fans of the early Prine may find that sound over-produced, but the songs never get lost, and with Prine's typically humorous, off-center view of the world (song titles include "Humidity Built the Snowman" and "He Forgot That It Was Sunday"), it's the songs that count. Actually, this is not quite as strong a collection of material as The Missing Years, but it has its moments, and Prine and Epstein show it off in its best possible light. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

1. New Train 3:23
2. Ain't Hurtin Nobody 5:00
3. All the Way With You 3:53
4. We Are the Lonely 4:28
5. Lake Marie 6:00
6. Humidity Built the Snowman 4:27
7. Day is Done 3:33
8. Quit Hollerin at Me 4:16
9. Big Fat Love 3:58
10. Same Thing Happened to Me 3:19
11. This Love is Real 3:18
12. Leave the Lights On 3:28
13. He Forgot That it Was Sunday 5:38
14. I Love You So Much It Hurts 2:33

 

[mzpro5]

This sounds absolutely amazing with the new Focal speakers and the 2150.

Could listen to just this one over and over.

 

[Botch]

This sounds absolutely amazing with the new Focal speakers and the 2150.

Could listen to just this one over and over.

I bet it does! It was the last piece of vinyl I ever bought, sounded so good I had to pick it up on CD too (my first double-dip).

 

[PaulyT]

Not at all familiar with Sade, guess it's time to try one of hers.... ordered.

 

[mzpro5]

Not at all familiar with Sade, guess it's time to try one of hers.... ordered.

Absolutely no disrespect Pauly but sometimes I think you spent a few years living in a cave. :happy-smileygiantred:

 

[Batman]

^^ :laughing-lettersrofl:

 

[mzpro5]

This six-CD set collects the towering tenor saxophonist's Blue Note recordings from 1961 to 1965--a period of high creativity in a long and diverse career that had begun in the bop revolution of the '40s. Throughout he is heard in the quartets and quintets that he preferred, playing with unique authority and sustained invention. The support is consistently strong and sometimes brilliant, including contributions from pianist Sonny Clark and drummer Philly Joe Jones. A Paris session with fellow bop pioneers Bud Powell and Kenny Clarke is a highlight. Gordon's music had continued to grow and develop into the '60s, and it's possible to hear touches of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane in his playing here, Gordon taking notes from musicians who had learned from him years before. The set includes alternate takes and recordings of Gordon's fascinating reminiscences. --Stuart Broomer


Dexter be da man.

Got 5 of the 6 discs loaded and listening.

 

[mzpro5]

Something Pauly has probably heard of:

Currently listening to "Le Nozze de Figaro"

 

[Botch]

I'm on Knopfler's email list, but did not know about this coming out (Amazon's "Recommended" list did). Its a double album too!

 

[PaulyT]

Not at all familiar with Sade, guess it's time to try one of hers.... ordered.

Absolutely no disrespect Pauly but sometimes I think you spent a few years living in a cave. :happy-smileygiantred:

bscene-birdiedoublered:

No argument there, music-wise. Didn't really start seriously listening to non-classical music until I joined this crowd. So I'm emerging from my cave, but my eyes are still squinty.

Something Pauly has probably heard of:

Currently listening to "Le Nozze de Figaro"

Isn't that the one you asked me about a while back? I like Muti, I expect that's a good recording.

 

[mzpro5]

^ ^ ^

Yeah that's the one excellent recording, very good performance and excellent engineering.

 

[mzpro5]

I'm on Knopfler's email list, but did not know about this coming out (Amazon's "Recommended" list did). Its a double album too!

Thanks Botch, was not aware of this either. Ordered.

 

[mzpro5]

Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, multiple GRAMMY Award winner Sharon Isbin has been hailed as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time”. Winner of Guitar Player magazine’s “Best Classical Guitarist” award, the Madrid and Toronto Competitions, she was also the first guitarist ever to win the Munich Competition. She has given sold-out performances throughout the world in the greatest halls including New York’s Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center,London’s Barbican and Wigmore Halls, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Paris’ Châtelet, Vienna’s Musikverein, Munich’s Herkulessaal, Madrid’s Teatro Real, and many others. She has served as Artistic Director/Soloist of festivals she created for Carnegie Hall and the Ordway Music Theater(St. Paul), New York’s 92nd Street Y, and the acclaimed national radio series Guitarjam. She is a frequent guest on national radio programs including All Things Considered and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. She has been profiled on television throughout the world, including CBS Sunday and the A&E Network, and was a featured guest on Showtime Television’s international hit series The L Word. On September 11, 2002, Ms.Isbin performed at Ground Zero for the internationally televised memorial. In November 2009,she performed a concert at the White House by invitation of the President and First Lady. She performed as featured soloist in the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award winning film, The Departed. She has been profiled in periodicals from People to Elle, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, as well as on the cover of 45 magazines.