What Are You Listening To?

[PaulyT]

Pauly,
Yes , it is the one with Neko Case.

Ah, cool. Looks like most of their albums have her... I thought it was only just a couple. Ok, ordered!

Listened to this one for the first time yesterday, and it's really good. Good vocal harmonies, nice acoustic instruments, some great music and sensitive playing. I definitely will be getting some more of these guys.

 

[PaulyT]

Listened to this one for the first time yesterday, and it's really good. Good vocal harmonies, nice acoustic instruments, some great music and sensitive playing. I definitely will be getting some more of these guys.

Got this one on again now. Love it. In fact I like it so much I've just ordered it on SACD, I think this one could be killer; the CD's SQ is excellent, and I really like acoustic stuff like this.

When I get the SACD, I will "share the love" and send this CD (for free) to anyone on the forum who would like it - just PM me, first come first serve.

 

[Zing]

You're quoting yourself now? Oh Pauly...

 

[PaulyT]

Hey, I'm so brilliant, who better to quote?

 

[Zing]

Apparently, Flint has hacked Pauly's user account.

 

[PaulyT]

Look, see, I'm quoting Dennie now. bscene-birdiedoublered:

This is a great album, too. Very interesting, and a totally different feel from his studio albums of 30 years prior. Brubeck's piano here is more relaxed and intimate, more harmonic and chordal, and less rhythmically driven. Guess it's a combination of time evolved, setting, music selection, etc. Whatever, the final result is great. Thanks for posting about this!

 

[Dennie]

TGIF Everyone! Here's today's work truck music....

Here's The Deal -- CD

Liquid Soul

2000 Shanachie Records

Amazon.com

Frequently identified as an acid-jazz ensemble, the Chicago-rooted collective known as Liquid Soul might be more accurately viewed as a pure funk band. They're energized by a wonderfully wayward, freewheeling spirit again on Here's the Deal, the group's third release. Deal follows 1998's Make Some Noise and their eponymous 1996 debut with another swinging assortment of house-party grooves anchored by Liquid Soul's horn-based frontline--including saxophonist Mars Williams (whose far-flung associations run from Anthony Braxton to Ministry to the Sun Ra Project, which Williams leads with Ken Vandermark), trumpeter Ron Haynes, and trombonist John Janowiak. The 12 selections on Deal (five recorded live) range from funk-heavy rap ("Sure Fire One," "Show Me") to nearly conventional R&B with jazzed-up, Liquid Soul twists ("Sex Tablet," "Rocket Scientist") to a flavorful, Latin-tinged ode to Dizzy Gillespie ("The Diz"). Simone, daughter of Nina Simone, sets two tracks aglow with soulful vocals ("Stop by Monie's," "Dysfunction"). Yet the recording's most involving tracks (along with drummer Dan Leali's Jeff Beck-flavored "Everybody's Got One") are the melded "Sweet Pea" and "Donkey Punch," a reeling, freestyle exercise that cross-pollinates bop, hip-hop, rock and an Asian netherworld before flinging you into a swirl of horn-driven industrial fusion. Definitely worth a listen. --Terry Wood

Track listing

1. Sure Fire One
2. Diz, The
3. Stop by Monie's - (featuring Simone)
4. Everbody's Got One
5. Show Me
6. Sex Tablet
7. All Blues
8. Sweet Pea
9. Donkey Punch
10. Dysfunction - (featuring Simone)
11. Rocket Scientist
12. Spam Sucker

LINKY ---> http://www.amazon.com/Heres-Deal-Liquid-Soul/dp/B00004NH92/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296832863&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

Look, see, I'm quoting Dennie now. bscene-birdiedoublered:

This is a great album, too. Very interesting, and a totally different feel from his studio albums of 30 years prior. Brubeck's piano here is more relaxed and intimate, more harmonic and chordal, and less rhythmically driven. Guess it's a combination of time evolved, setting, music selection, etc. Whatever, the final result is great. Thanks for posting about this!

I'm glad you're enjoying it. :handgestures-thumbup:

...and yes, that Nickel Creek album is great. Not all their albums are the same, so proceed with caution.

You may also want to check out "Chris Thile's" solo work, it to is fantastic! (if you like the Mandolin)


Dennie

 

[PaulyT]

Not all their albums are the same, so proceed with caution.

Yeah, I got a sense of that from reading Nickel Creek's wikipedia page... Well, I ordered their next (and last) two albums, so we'll see! As usual, got 'em used so even if I don't love them, I'm not out much.

 

[Botch]

After two nights of Iron Maiden, it was time to sip some tea, listen to Franks, and let my testicles shrivel back down to normal.

 

[Botch]

On 5.1 SACD! :music-listening:

 

[Zing]

^ Excellent disc!

If you don't already have them, you need to invest in Honky Chateau, Captain Fantastic, Madman Across the Water and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. They're all equally great SACDs. About the only one that isn't worth it is Peachtree Road.

 

[Botch]

^ Excellent disc!

If you don't already have them, you need to invest in Honky Chateau, Captain Fantastic, Madman Across the Water and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. They're all equally great SACDs. About the only one that isn't worth it is Peachtree Road.

Yes, since I finally saw that Elton had a few SACDs out (still reasonably priced) I've been picking them up. Have Yellow Brick Road, Capt Fantastic, and Madman is on order. :handgestures-thumbup:

 

[Dennie]

Stir It Up - The Music Of Bob Marley -- SACD

Monty Alexander

2001 Telarc Jazz

Amazon.com

The Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander has worked with musicians such as Milt Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sonny Rollins, but over the years he has always managed to wed North American improvisation to reggae and Jamaican folk rhythms. This CD is a happy hybrid of all of the above. Alexander weaves his American rhythm section consisting of drummer Troy Davis, bassist Hassan Shakur, and guitarist Derrick Di Cenzo with the five-man Jamaican ensemble Gumption--who back up dancehall stars like Buju Banton: drummer Rolando Alphonso, guitarist Robert Angus, keyboardist Dwight Dawes, bassist Glen Brownie, and percussionist Desy Jones. The result: Imagine the Nat King Cole Trio sitting in with the Wailers and you'll get the CD's boppish island-breezed vibe. Alexander and crew stick to Marley's melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic structures. Spliff anthem "Jamming," title tune "Kaya," and "Could You Be Loved" can rock any sports utility vehicle or summer festival, while "Heathen" rings with Alexander's raindrop chords, piercing melodica, and ethereal tonal shadings. The ska-guitar scratches drive "Is This Love?" and Alexander's gospelish pianisms echo Marley's loving laments on "No Woman No Cry." Steve Turre makes a guest appearance and his splendid seashell sound heralds "I Shot the Sheriff." Alexander's plaintive composition "Nesta"--Marley's middle name--is spiced by Jones's Rastafarian nyabinghi conga rhythms and completes this jazzy "jump up" carnival. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Track listing

1. Jammin'
2. Kaya
3. Heathen, The
4. Could You Be Loved
5. Running Away
6. Stir It Up
7. Is This Love?
8. No Woman No Cry
9. Crisis
10. I Shot the Sheriff
11. So Ja Sah
12. Nesta (He Touched the Sky)
13. Could You Be Loved - (Extended Remix, extended remix, bonus track, featuring Sly Dunbar)

LINKY -----> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00003ZA8Y/ref=oss_product

 

[Dennie]

This is one of my "all time" favorites.

I just found out that BoxStar Records is putting out a "Gold CD" in March. :text-bravo:

http://www.amazon.com/Between-Lines...=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1296881761&sr=1-4

Between The Lines -- CD

Janis Ian

1975/1990 Sony Music

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, GREAT LYRICS, ONE OF THE 70'S BEST RECORDS, September 13, 2003
By Paulo Leite (Lisbon, Portugal)
(VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)


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This review is from: Between the Lines (Audio CD)

I only discovered Janis Ian one year ago, when I heard "At Seventeen" on the radio. I was moved by Janis' intense feeling and her easiness to reach the audience. I searched for that song and simply discovered one of the best artists from the 70's. How come Janis Ian is so little know here in Europe?

Anyway, her singing is delightful as she demonstrates that her quiet and beautiful voice is capable of going over the top with vocals that steals your attention.

The lyrics are very mature (not your basic love song here!) and it shows a lot about her taste for bittersweet themes. The album is wonderfully produced - like one of those who simply has everything in the right place.

I will for sure know more about her.


1. When the Party's Over
2. At Seventeen
3. From Me To You
4. Bright Lights and Promises
5. In the Winter
6. Water Colors
7. Between the Lines
8. The Come On
9. Light a Light
10. Tea and Sympathy
11. Lover's Lullaby

 

[milpool]

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music. Yes, I have to work today...

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt -- CD

Linda Ronstadt

2002 Elektra Records

Amazon.com

Linda Ronstadt, who emerged from SoCal's vaunted early-'70s country-folk scene, became the American female rock superstar of the Me Decade. After the initial success of the Stone Poneys' Michael Nesmith-penned "Different Drum," Ronstadt expanded her horizons through interpretations of a long string of successful pop and R&B covers. Along the way she championed emerging songwriters like Warren Zevon ("Poor Poor Pitiful Me") and contemporary favorites like Neil Young ("Love Is a Rose") in the bargain. As the formula waned with the changing tastes of the '80s, she briefly turned to new wave before stepping boldly back to the pop standards of the '30s, '40s, and '50s. Unfortunately, this collection inexplicably skips over that three-album collaboration with arranger-conductor Nelson Riddle, a body of work that presaged the 1990s' lounge-pop revival by a full decade--and outclassed it by miles. It also eschews a compelling contemporary Latin chapter of her career in favor of her winning collaborations with Aaron Neville ("Don't Know Much" and "All My Life") and less successful AC fodder like "Winter Light" and "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram. A good primer to Ronstadt's immense vocal talents and recording history, but one that's flawed by some crucial missing chapters. --Jerry McCulley

1. "You're No Good" (1974) – 3:44
2. "It's So Easy" (1977) – 2:28
3. "Blue Bayou" (1977) – 3:56
4. "Don't Know Much" (duet with Aaron Neville) (1989) – 3:33
5. "Somewhere Out There" (duet with James Ingram) (1986) – 3:59
6. "When Will I Be Loved" (1974) – 2:09
7. "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" (1975, 2007) – 2:45
8. "Different Drum" (with The Stone Poneys) (1967) – 2:38
9. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (1977, 2007) – 3:42
10. "The Tracks of My Tears" (1975, 2007) – 3:14
11. "After the Gold Rush" (with Valerie Carter and Emmylou Harris) (2007) – 3:33
12. "Long Long Time" (1970) – 4:22
13. "Just One Look" (1995/96) – 3:17
14. "Heart Like a Wheel" (1974, 2007) – 3:09
15. "Back in the U.S.A." (1995/96) – 3:01
16. "That'll Be the Day" (1976) – 2:34
17. "Hurt So Bad" (1980, 2007) – 3:16
18. "All My Life" (duet with Aaron Neville) (1989) – 3:30
19. "Ooo Baby Baby" (1995/96) – 3:19
20. "The Blue Train" (1995) – 3:37
21. "How Do I Make You" (1980, 2007) – 3:37
22. "Desperado" (1973) – 3:37
23. "Winter Light" (1995) – 3:16

 

[milpool]

 

[Dennie]

Desperado -- CD

Eagles

1973/1990 Elektra Records

Amazon.com

If ever a group of musicians had a clear vision of where they wanted to go and how to get there, it was these southern California boys who built a steady rolling FM hit factory on basic tenets of Gram Parsons's invention of country-rock. For their second album, the group decided concept was most important and set out to portray themselves as keepers of the old West--their outlaw image a natural for those born unto rock and roll soil. The hits are lazy, decadent, and unrepentant; "Tequila Sunrise" and the title track, feature the flawless harmonies and strong vocals of Glenn Frey and Don Henley. --Rob O'Connor
Side one

1. "Doolin-Dalton" (Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther, Don Henley, Jackson Browne) – 3:26
* Lead vocals by Don Henley and Glenn Frey
2. "Twenty-One" (Bernie Leadon) – 2:11
* Lead vocals by Bernie Leadon
3. "Out of Control" (Henley, Frey, Tom Nexon) – 3:04
* Lead vocals by Glenn Frey
4. "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 2:52
* Lead vocals and Acoustic Guitar by Glenn Frey, Lead Guitar and Mandolin by Bernie Leadon
5. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 3:36
* Lead vocals by Don Henley, Piano by Glenn Frey

Side two

1. "Certain Kind of Fool" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 3:02
* Lead vocals by Randy Meisner, acoustic guitar by Bernie Leadon, lead guitar by Glenn Frey
2. "Doolin-Dalton (Instrumental)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 0:48
3. "Outlaw Man" (David Blue) – 3:34
* Lead vocals, guitar, and piano by Glenn Frey
4. "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Henley, Frey, Leadon) – 3:20
* Lead vocals by Don Henley and Randy Meisner
5. "Bitter Creek" (Leadon) – 5:00
* Lead vocals by Bernie Leadon
6. "Doolin-Dalton / Desperado (Reprise)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 4:50
* Lead vocals by Don Henley

LINKY------> http://www.amazon.com/Desperado-Eag...=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1296947762&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

Time to give "Some Girls" another whirl! :handgestures-thumbup:

Somegirls -- Mini Lp - CD

The Rolling Stones

1978/1994 Virgin Benelux B.Y.

Amazon.com essential recording

A fresh, uncompromising attempt to incorporate 1978 pop techniques into the band's familiar sound, Some Girls opens with the disco sass of "Miss You" and closes with the self-destructive punk of "Shattered." (Both songs, especially "Miss You," with its distinctive Mel Collins sax solo, remain live showstoppers.) So the Stones declared credibility in the dance circuit without sacrificing their hard-rock reputation. Though the anti-love "Beast of Burden" and the stylishly slow "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" continue to rack up the most airplay, the obscurities stand up surprisingly well. Worth replaying: Keith Richards's rickety rocker "Before They Make Me Run." --Steve Knopper

1. "Miss You" 4:48
2. "When the Whip Comes Down" 4:20
3. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) 4:38
4. "Some Girls" 4:36
5. "Lies" 3:11
6. "Far Away Eyes" 4:24
7. "Respectable" 3:06
8. "Before They Make Me Run" 3:25
9. "Beast of Burden" 4:25
10. "Shattered" 3:48