What Are You Listening To?

[mcad64]

I'm liking this one a lot more than his first album. A Most Disgusting Song is a hilarious update to Billy Joel's Piano Man.

"I've played faggot bars, hooker bars, motor cycle funerals" I'm still trying to figure out what a motor cycle funeral is??

 

[Dennie]

^--- That's a good one, one of my favorite BBK albums.

......... :text-+1:




Dennie...... :banana-dance:

 

[Dennie]

I'm liking this one a lot more than his first album. A Most Disgusting Song is a hilarious update to Billy Joel's Piano Man.

"I've played faggot bars, hooker bars, motor cycle funerals" I'm still trying to figure out what a motor cycle funeral is??

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSrZ68JV3mY



Dennie :think:

 

[Dennie]

Or this one....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hLcRU5wE4





Dennie :dance:

 

[Botch]

"I've played faggot bars, hooker bars, motor cycle funerals" I'm still trying to figure out what a motor cycle funeral is??

I've played a couple motorcycle weddings, one where all the Harleys were parked next to each other, in two rows, which formed the aisle that the bride and groom walked down, was really neat! Even cooler was the wet t-shirt contest during the wedding dance (I'm not kidding). The bride didn't participate (thank you) but a couple of the bridesmaids did, and they took their competition seriously, ending with stripping down to thongs and even a bit of hair-pulling when the winner was crowned.
'Murica!!!
:angelic-green:

Closest I've seen to a MC funeral was when one of Hill's airmen came back in a casket. A hundred or so Harley's met the plane near the tarmac, and escorted the motorcade, very slowly, off of the base to the funeral home. I didn't participate in the ride but went out to the road to watch it go by; yeah, I shed a tear or two. Wow.

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

I Never Loved A Man The Way I Do You -- Reissue CD

Aretha Franklin

1967/1994 Atlantic Records

After the end of Aretha Franklin's five year stint on Columbia Records (who tried marketing her as a jazz vocalist), she signed on with Atlantic Records. Produced by music biz veteran Jerry Wexler, Franklin's Atlantic debut found her flexing ... Full Descriptioncreative muscle and making music that forever altered the course of pop and soul. Accompanying herself on piano throughout, Franklin's powerful and passionate vocals garnered comparisons to Ray Charles, while her blend of R&B, gospel and jazz rightfully earned her the moniker "Queen Of Soul."

Full Title - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You. Aretha got instant ''Respect'' for her 1967 Atlantic debut album, now an immortal soul landmark & the best soul album ever released, according to The Rolling Stone Record Guide. This masterpiece is newly restored to its original mono splendor, and features extensive liner notes plus 3 bonus tracks, 'Respect' (Stereo Version), 'I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)' & 'Do Right Woman - Do Right Man'. 14 tracks. Rhino. 1995.

1 Respect 2:27
2 Drown in My Own Tears 4:07
3 I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) 2:51
4 Soul Serenade 2:39
5 Don't Let Me Lose This Dream 2:23
6 Baby, Baby, Baby 2:54
7 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) 3:23
8 Good Times 2:10
9 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 3:16
10 Save Me 2:21
11 A Change Is Gonna Come 4:20


BONUS TRACKS In Stereo

12 Respect Bonus Track / Stereo Version 2:28
13 I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) Bonus Track / Stereo Version 2:46
14 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man Bonus Track / Stereo Version 3:14

 

[topper]

 

[Dennie]

DJANGO -- RVG Edition Remastered CD

The Modern Jazz Quartet

1956/2006 Prestige/Concord Records

Refined, supremely accomplished, and possessed of a unique sound (courtesy of Milt Jackson's shimmering vibes), the Modern Jazz Quartet set a new standard for the jazz group as chamber ensemble. DJANGO puts these qualities on display, with variety and technical prowess to spare. The title track, a tribute to Gypsy guitar-king Django Reinhardt, written by pianist John Lewis, sets the stage with its bop excursions and change-ups from cool swing to minor-key moodiness (which also appropriately mirrors Reinhardt's music and life). The group's take on "Two Bass Hit" lets bassist Percy Heath take center stage, with support and accents from the others."La Ronde Suite" is a near-10-minute four-part suit of shifting colors, highlighting each member on their respective instruments (drummer Kenny Clarke takes a rare solo spot here). Two more Lewis tunes, "The Queen's Fancy" (a jazzy march) and the ballad "Milano," bracket two notable readings of standards--"Autumn in New York" (Jackson's vibes create a wistful effect) and "But Not For Me." For an early demonstration of the MJQ's classic sound (it was recorded in 1953), DJANGO remains one of the key albums in their discography. (The Extended Resolution reissue provides superior audiophile quality.)

Track Listing
1. Django
2. One Bass Hit
3. La Ronde Suite: A: Piano/B: Bass/C: Vibes/D: Drums: Piano / Bass / Vibes / Drums
4. The Queen's Fancy
5. Delaunay's Dilemma
6. Autumn in New York
7. But Not for Me
8. Milano

Modern Jazz Quartet: Milt Jackson (vibraphone); John Lewis (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums).Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 25, 1953, December 23, 1954 and January 9, 1955. Originally released on Prestige (7057). Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler.Modern Jazz Quartet: Milt Jackson (vibraphone); John Lewis (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums).Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 25, 1953, December 23, 1954 and January 9, 1955. Originally released on Prestige (7057). Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler.

 

[Dennie]

Nirvana -- CD

Bucky and John Pizzarelli

2003 LRC Records

Bucky - Truly "A Jazz Legend", June 3, 2001
By William Alan Hafey - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nirvana (Audio CD)

I've been a Bucky fan for 30 years and never heard him play better. There is a handful of superb jazz guitarists still working today whose roots are in either the great ones from the '30s and early '40s or the swing era. (George Van Eps, Dick McDonough, Carl Kress, George Barnes, Django . . . of course . . . and Charlie Christian, together with many others, come to mind.) Bucky encompasses all of them, with an obvious Benny Goodman influence in the mix. But it may have been Van Eps who, as far as I know, invented the 7-string guitar . . . a traditional guitar with an added .80 mm A string tuned an octave lower, making it possible for Bucky to play chords and bass accents that only a very few (Howard Alden, John Pizzarelli Jr., etc.) CAN play, thus making him unique today among the guitar greats. Recently I attended a concert ("Legends Of Guitar")in Hartford CT where Bucky appeared with Gene Bertoncini, Howard Alden, and Frank Vignola . . . all deserving of the title billing. Bucky, at age 75, was never playing better. It was very obvious that the other guitarists agreed. Buy this recording, which was made about 15 years ago, and kick yourself for perhaps not knowing earlier what a genius this man has been. Plus . . . for it matters . . . he is also one of the gentlest, nicest, most unassuming persons you will ever meet. I am priviledged, after all these years, to call him a friend.

Bill Hafey

Recording Date : Feb 21, 1995

1 Azurte (Davison) 3:27
2 Sing Sing Sing (Prima) 6:39
3 A Little World Called Home (Dominick, Hire) 7:13
4 Pick Yourself Up (Fields, Kern) 2:48
5 Nuages (Reinhardt) 5:53
6 Honeysuckle Rose (Razaf, Waller) 7:37
7 Willow Weep for Me (Runnell) 3:51
8 Medley: It's Been a Long Time/Don't Take Your Love from Me (Cahn) 4:24
9 Tangerine (Mercer) 6:51
10 Two Funky People (Cohn) 3:04
11 Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen, Mercer) 5:57
12 Stompin' at the Savoy (Goodman, Sampson, Webb) 4:44

Bucky Pizzarelli (Guitar)
John Pizzarelli (Guitar)
Lynn Seaton (Bass)
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (Drums)

 

[Zing]

A throwback. WAY back.

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

Time Has Come: The Best of... Remastered-- CD

The Chamber Brothers

1996 Columbia Legacy

At their peak, the Chambers Brothers were a boundary-pushing soul outfit that joined other African-American led acts like Love, Sly & the Family Stone, and Funkadelic in creating an innovative new vision of American music that drew on both white and black musical influences. The 16-track TIME HAS COME: THE BEST OF THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS does an admirable job of capturing this group at the height of their powers. Those looking to hear the Brothers at their most soulful should look to their incendiary cover of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" and a stunning, near-11-minute take on the old spiritual "Wade In The Water" that rivals even the work of seminal gospel outfits like the Soul Stirrers and the Sunset Travelers for sheer emotional intensity. Of course, the collection includes their monster hit, "Time Has Come Today," which remains a masterful fusion of the rock-solid songwriting of classic soul and the feedback-laden aesthetic of the psychedelic era.

Track Listing
1. Time Has Come Today - (single edit version 2)
2. All Strung Out Over You
3. People Get Ready
4. I Can't Stand It
5. Uptown
6. I Can't Turn You Loose
7. A New Time-a New Day
8. You Got the Power-to Turn Me On
9. Are You Ready - (mono single version)
10. Wake Up
11. Peace and Happiness - (single version) Love
12. Let's Do It (Do It Together)
13. New Generation - (single version)
14. Funky
15. Wade in the Water - (live)
16. Time Has Come Today - (mono single version 1)

 

[Botch]

This is the band that did "Uptown Funk", Bruno Mars was only a guest vocalist on that track.
Killer band, and every track seems to be done in a different style; I'll be listening to this quite a bit, there's a lot to chew on. :text-bravo:

 

[Babs]

Listened to these two ladies while in the kitchen this evening...

&

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music...

16 Greatest Hits -- CD

Steppenwolf

1973/1985 MCA Records

Amazon.com

The ultimate rock anthem ("Born to Be Wild", in case you're wondering) opens this spectacular greatest-hits collection from one of the original hard rock bands. All of the best is here; the psychedelic "Magic Carpet Ride", the bluesy "The Pusher", heavy rockers such as "Hey Lawdy Mama" and "Screaming Night Hog", the regretful "Snowblind Friend" and the sadistic ballad "Tenderness". Steppenwolf's glory days are long past, but this album is a definite classic, featuring songs that helped establish the then-emerging hard rock genre. --Genevieve Williams

1. Born To Be Wild
2. Its Never Too Late
3. Rock Me
4. Hey Lawdy Mama
5. Move Over
6. Who Needs Ya
7. Snowblind Friend
8. Ride With Me
9. Magic Carpet Ride
10. The Pusher
11. Sookie Sookie
12. Jupiters Child
13. Screaming Night Hog
14. For Ladies Only
15. Tenderness
16. Monster

 

[mcad64]

Had these on vinyl, bought the "remastered" versions on CD. Stewart Copeland can really bang the drums,can't he??

 

[Botch]

Stewart Copeland can really bang the drums,can't he??

Certainly one of the most unique, and recognizable, drumming styles ever! :music-rockout:

Stu played the high-hat intro on PG's Red Rain; I think it was Mahnu Katchie who played the rest of the drum part:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLTwX0duY4[/youtube]

:music-listening:

 

[mcad64]

Stewart Copeland can really bang the drums,can't he??

Certainly one of the most unique, and recognizable, drumming styles ever! :music-rockout:

Stu played the high-hat intro on PG's Red Rain; I think it was Mahnu Katchie who played the rest of the drum part:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLTwX0duY4[/youtube]

:music-listening:

I did not know that ...so I checked. You are half right. Right on the Copeland part, however, apparently Jerry Marotta played drums on the rest of that track. Manu Katche also played drums on the album. I'm not busting your chops Botch, but it just seemed crazy to me that you would need a specific drummer for one PART of a song. Could you imagine that conversation? Hi Stuart, its Peter..Gabriel. Hi Peter, what's up? Just wonderin...how would you like to play high hat only on ONE song on my album?? Go fuck yourself Peter!!!
Turns out he is listed as playing drums on Track 7 as well!!

 

[Botch]

...it just seemed crazy to me that you would need a specific drummer for one PART of a song.

It happens more often than you'd think, especially with world-class musicians who are actually artists. There's a track on Bryan Ferry's latest album that has nine different guitarists, all for their specific style/sound in the right place. Steely Dan is notorious for that, also.
The proof's in the final record! :music-listening:

(but, yeah, I haven't seen anything quite as minimal as a high-hat intro!)

 

[Botch]

When I pre-ordered Knopfler's upcoming Tracker album, I noticed this one pop up. I have his Local Hero soundtrack (gorgeous!) but didn't know he'd done other movies. Listening to it right now, beautiful as always.

:music-listening:

EDIT: Interesting, a lot of these pieces are written strictly for strings, no guitar at all. Still magical. :bow-blue:

 

[Dennie]

Happy Saturday everyone.... :banana-rock:

Without A Net (Live) -- 2 CD Box Set

Grateful Dead

1990 Arista Records

Without a Net is a recording of the Grateful Dead performing live in concert. It was released in 1990. The album is dedicated to Clifton Hanger, a name keyboardist Brent Mydland used to sign in hotel guestbooks. Mydland died during this album's post-production of a drug overdose. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 27, 1990.
Disc one

1. "Feel Like a Stranger" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:32
2. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:00
3. "Walkin' Blues" (Johnson, arr. Weir) – 5:44
4. "Althea" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:55
5. "Cassidy" (Barlow, Weir) – 6:36
6. "Bird Song" (Hunter, Garcia) – 12:57
7. "Let It Grow" (Barlow, Weir) – 11:55

Disc two

1. "China Cat Sunflower / I Know You Rider" (Hunter, Garcia/trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 10:24
2. "Looks Like Rain" (Barlow, Weir) – 8:04
3. "Eyes of the World" (Hunter, Garcia) – 16:14
4. "Victim or the Crime" (Graham, Weir) – 8:04
5. "Help on the Way/Slipknot!/Franklin's Tower" (Hunter, Garcia/Grateful Dead/Hunter, Garcia, Kreutzman) – 19:07
6. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:51
7. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Capaldi, Winwood, Wood) – 5:44