What Are You Listening To (Non-Jazz) 2013

[Vaughan]

It's ever so slightly mad playing this again. It's power-chord madness, with lyrics even a cereal box would consider too simplistic. I was a fan of Rabin through his first three albums, but soon after Wolf he joined Yes and his career went in a different direction.

This one is loud, dumb, and raunchy. Something to blow the blizzard out of the blood stream.

[walkin]

[slowshoes]

Originally Posted by Vaughan

Awesome recording, one of my favorite albums by an artist where all of his albums are "one of my favorites". I just bought a bunch of Japanese Mini LP's of his earlier works. His work is so meticulously assembled - his album Real Gone can sound cacophonous on lesser stereos, but get it on good equipment and it transforms.




I bought this when it was released (!). It's worth spinning just for the intro to Bloody Well Right.....

Awesome recording, one of my favorite albums by an artist where all of his albums are "one of my favorites" - well said, and I totally agree. He's always pushing the creative envelope and he never disappoints while doing it.

I have that Supertramp album on vinyl, and I remember Bloody Well Right being the stand out track on it. (currently no turntable so I haven't heard my vinyl stuff in a very long time - at least the stuff I haven't purchased on cd as well).

[walkin]

[Vaughan]

This is an interesting one. Known in some quarters as proof that even Richard Thompson can write a mediocre album worth of material, it's charms are not of a conventional sort. I like it because, well, it's Richard through and through - he performs vocals a lot more here, his guitar playing is in there, and the band are tight.

But the proof is probably in the pudding, as they say. Richard doesn't cover any of these tunes any more, which is quite surprising when you consider he still performs tracks from Henry the Human Fly on occasion. There is a heinous lyric, where he rhymes "dog" with "wog", which is cringe worthy in the extreme. And if you listen carefully enough little snatches of better songs crop up in the phrasing.

So without a doubt, this is lesser Thompson (it's almost an aside that it's a Linda album too, imo). It might not even be very good at all (the title track, sing by Linda, is toe curling).

On the other hand - it's Richard. RICHARD. So it gets a spin every now and again in the hope that it's actually changed somehow. It doesn't though.

[jkelman]

Originally Posted by Vaughan

On the other hand - it's Richard. RICHARD. So it gets a spin every now and again in the hope that it's actually changed somehow. It doesn't though.

Absolutely agree. He has a new one coming out next month and I've high hopes, as I really enjoyed Dream Attic.

[jkelman]

Listening to an advance of Steven Wilson's forthcoming (2/25) The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories).

Loving it. First time since he began extracurricular solo work outside of Porcupine Tree that he had a band to write for, and what a band....and, consequently, what an album!

John

[Jackie P]

Kindling - Gene Parsons

Musicians

Gene Parsons - guitar, bass, drums, vocals
Clarence White - guitar, mandolin
Vassar Clements - violin
Gib Guilbeau - violin
Roger Bush - bass
Bill Payne - keyboards
Nick DeCaro - accordion
Ralph Stanley - tenor vocal
Red Callender - tuba
Andy Newmark - drums

[Jackie P]

Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead









Happy Trails ~ Quicksilver Messenger Service

[Vaughan]

Originally Posted by jkelman

Listening to an advance of Steven Wilson's forthcoming (2/25) The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories).

Loving it. First time since he began extracurricular solo work outside of Porcupine Tree that he had a band to write for, and what a band....and, consequently, what an album!

John

Love the Bass Communion stuff he did. Not heard much else though.

[Jackie P]

Classic Reggae, produced by Upsetter Lee Perry

Heart Of The Congos - The Congos

[Open Lane]

Charles Wuorinen - Lepton.

[walkin]

[Vaughan]

Originally Posted by Jackie P

Classic Reggae, produced by Upsetter Lee Perry

Heart Of The Congos - The Congos

That looks completely mad. Reminds me of a steel drum CD I bought while on holiday.... playing it years later was a real WTF moment.



Some Part/Hilliard tonight. My music has varied a lot today, from Georgio Moroder soundtracks (Cat People) to Tethered Moon..... but now it's this.....

[Jackie P]

Originally Posted by Vaughan

That looks completely mad. Reminds me of a steel drum CD I bought while on holiday.... playing it years later was a real WTF moment.

That Go Feet LP sleeve was a variation on the original. The record inside that sleeve had added sounds/cow bells etc in the mix. Even though I posted that Go Feet sleeve the actual record I was listening to was double LP that was later issued by Blood & Fire and includes the original authentic Upsetter mix plus a few additional tracks that were not on the original single LP (like 12" disco mixes etc).

Here's a pic of the record I should have posted.





I have always been very partial to Jamaican Dub, and the next one on the turntable is an great example of Roots Dub - hypnotic, bassie and little bit spacey (coupled with some intermittent but acceptable surface noise)



Augustus Pablo presents Rockers Dub Store 90's