you rec'd ray lamontagne....

"TROUBLE" IS FANTASTIC! I'm on my third spin of the day! What a great album, good feel, has a great mix of influences, everyone: get this CD

That one is owed to opt80.

Trying something a bit different this afternoon (for me)

Radiohead 'Hail to the Thief'

Kinda enjoyable

Wow, 3 CDs and 3 minty LPs arrive from Alabama on the same day! Where do I start...decisions, decisions, decisions! :banana:

Thanks Jeff! :thmbsp:

-Dave

Patricia Barber. "Verse".

Wow, 3 CDs and 3 minty LPs arrive from Alabama on the same day! Where do I start...decisions, decisions, decisions! :banana:

Thanks Jeff! :thmbsp:

-Dave

I got a similar package from the same place just now, and have the same dilemma. Thankee, JD!

Sting-"The Soul Cages"

Yamaha, I've got "Modern Cool"-Barber and like it. How's "Verse" ?

Dave

Sting-"The Soul Cages"

Yamaha, I've got "Modern Cool"-Barber and like it. How's "Verse" ?

Dave

"Verse" is very good. I've got six CDs & one SACD by PB and like them all. I still have to pick her latest one that was recorded in France. Probably my next purchase.

Hope I do as well as tentoze and Dave918 on the 3 LPs I just bought off of eBay. Got two Pat Benatar MoFi LPs and one standard for the princely sum of $12 + $4 shipping. All are proported to be in NM condition. Anytime I can get NM MoFi vinyl for under $6 an LP I am happy. Even if it is music I would not normally purchase.

Wow, 3 CDs and 3 minty LPs arrive from Alabama on the same day! Where do I start...decisions, decisions, decisions! :banana:

Thanks Jeff! :thmbsp:

-Dave


I got a similar package from the same place just now, and have the same dilemma. Thankee, JD!

You gents are most welcome. Hope you find something in there worth listening to.

JD

I'm blessed to be able to regularly listen to some really good music, thanks in large part to you guys and your recommendations. It's rare that I listen to something bad anymore. But today, I experienced aural pain of the highest magnitude. Yesterday, I in a weak moment, picked up a copy of a 2003 cd -Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will. The only reason I did was because it said it has Sheryl Crow as a guest. This has to be the absolute worst album I've heard since Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie. The first song, "What's The World Coming To" was beyond horrible. And it never got much better. And I never did hear Sheryl Crow. Of course, I could have missed her while forming a callous on my finger from hitting the "next track" button so fast so many times.

I remember when I used to find Stevie Nicks voice both rough and attractive. Now it's just rough and out of key. Sounds like she swallowed some sandpaper. And some songs are just weird. Oh well, enough of that.

I did listen again to John Mayer - Any Given Thursday live album again. This one is a keeper.

Now it is Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway. One of 2003's best, without a doubt.

JD

Jeff,
Cheer up we all buy duds,Stevie Nicks,spokesperson for Jenny Craig


Alan

Just listened to One Quiet Night by Pat Methany- Ahhhhh nice

Jeff,
Cheer up we all buy duds,Stevie Nicks,spokesperson for Jenny Craig


Alan

Yep, Lord knows I've bought my share. Thanks goodness for Spun and Second-Spin! :yes:

-Dave

Charlie Musselwhite ~ Sanctuary up first this morning.

Another one of those everyone should listen too at least once, cause once you do - your hooked.

-dave

Good choice Dave. I think I will put mine on :yes: .

john

Playin Ghost Of A Rose from Blackmore's Night. It was an amazing show Monday night. Candice had the audience in the palm of her hand with her
magnificent sweet voice. So many highlights, a standing ovation when she started to sing Diamonds and Rust, she put so much emotion into the song she had tears at the end. Ritchie Blackmore actually was talking and has a real sense of humor! He never did this any other time I had seen him back to 1971. Perfect in his playing still, some songs were arranged to feature his playing and some for Candice's vocals and her renaissance flute/coronet looking instrument.They did do A Child In Time from his early days too. :)

Carl

Settling in with David Elias ~ The Window on SACD

Now this is really good stuff :yes:

-dave

LOVE "The Forever Changes Concert"

thompson Twins, Into the gap. Some good thumps and well recorded. LP.

NP: Leo Kottke ~ That's What

Never get enough of Leo :thmbsp:

-dave

I LOVE That's What, and Leo in general.

NP: Mark Lanegan Band ~Bubblegum~ whew.

Starting out the day with Dr. John - Goin' Back to New Orleans. Sven here at AK sent this one to me. Thanks Matt.

JD

Selected Gillian Welch ~ Hell Among The Yearlings for some Thursday morning tunes.

-dave

Morning drive-time: Vic Chesnutt ~Left To His Own Devices~

:banana: The Clash "London Calling" Legacy Edition :guitar:

Javon Jackson "Easy Does It"

A rare treat today - had a chance to leave work early.

Sitting at home with Joseph Arthur ~ Our Shadows Will Remain in 5-channel stereo. Spooky :D

-dave

Back to 2-channel stereo with Josh Ritter ~ Golden Age Of Radio

-dave

Bruce Springsteen Live 75-85 on vinyl of course. It was recorded during various concert performances.


Mike

Next up Lionel Ritchie~Can't Slow Down also on vinyl


Mike

I'm playing local stuff again. :) It's Big Mama Thornton with The Muddy Waters Blues Band. She's from west side of Berkeley where I worked for about 25 years. Decided to go see Mose Allison playing at Yoshi's jazz club at Jack London Square tonight. This native has never been there. yet. Had to choose as Derek Trucks Band is also playing too. But I did see them last July, this will be a real treat tonight. :smoke:

Carl

OK, 'nuther, Oakland native Dave Brubeck. The Jazz At Oberlin album. :)

Carl

Once again, I just can't get enough!

For my listening pleasure- 'Hearts of Gold, The Pop Collection' (Foundation Records CDP-96427)

Yes here, on one disc, I get all the greats- Wilson Phillips, Bolton, Marx- the list goes on :)

Maybe another AKFest gem :thmbsp:

Kickin' back with Christopher Jak ~ Applause Of The Rain

Great singer/songwriter with a pop/folk flavor.

-dave

OK, back to some real music!

Various artists 'Oh Blues, Where Art Thou? (Audio Fidelity AFLP 001)

Great music here if you like some (as the cover says) Original Classic Blues Recordings. And I like! Recommended :thmbsp:

Another local from Berkeley Suzy Thompson, No Mockingbird. Kinda bluegrass I guess. Very excellent stuff, first heard her playing at my nearby Down home Music. :)
Some clips and a couple whole songs.
http://www.nativeandfinerecords.com/NoMockingbird/Hear.html

Carl

Once again, I just can't get enough!

For my listening pleasure- 'Hearts of Gold, The Pop Collection' (Foundation Records CDP-96427)

Yes here, on one disc, I get all the greats- Wilson Phillips, Bolton, Marx- the list goes on :)

Maybe another AKFest gem :thmbsp:

Wait till I've had at least 15 beers, please..........


:lmao:

Richard Buckner ~Impasse~ music to clean old stereo gear by...........

Leonard Cohen ~ Dear Heather

The more I listen to this the better it gets.

john

All great tunes tonight fellas :thmbsp:

For me it's time for some big iron -

Marty Robbins ~ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

-dave

All great tunes tonight fellas :thmbsp:

For me it's time for some big iron -

Marty Robbins ~ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

-dave

Marty be da man!

NP: Neko Case ~Furnace Room Lullabye~ if I was 20 years younger, rich, and talented, I'd be hounding her................

:naughty: :D

Over The Rhine ~Songs For Radio~ simply fantastic. Even Reyneman would like this seedie.

-edit- well, maybe.

All great tunes tonight fellas :thmbsp:

For me it's time for some big iron -

Marty Robbins ~ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

-dave

And in Oklahoma! How fitting :D :thmbsp:

N.P. --- Big Head Todd & The Monsters ~ Sister Sweetly

And in Oklahoma! How fitting :D :thmbsp:

N.P. --- Big Head Todd & The Monsters ~ Sister Sweetly

Oooo, I ain't dusted that one off in a while! Excellent stuff there.

NP: Rickie Lee Jones ~Naked Songs~ about as good a live recording as I know of.


:yes:

Deep Purple's "Fireball"...and just before I go to bed, of all things! Just had to hear "Fools".

After disassembling and cleaning pots on the import Pioneer "console":, all back together and hooked up a walkman into the tape loop for a test drive- Goose Creek Symphony ~ Live At The Mountain Arts Center~ it works fine.



:yes:

Best of Benny Hill
Zappa Sheik Yerbouti

N.P. --- Madeline Peyroux ~ Careless Love :yes:

Up next --- Allison Krauss & Union Station ~ Live

john

Got Mule rarities Vol 1 playing. Warren does Lively Up Yourself the way it should be done on this. :guitar:

Carl

John Williams ~ Rodrigo ~ Concierto De Aranjuez; Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre.

Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77, Itzhak Perlman, violin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini. EMI ASD 3385. Great performance and sonics, from 1977, late in the Giulini tenure with CSO.

...L-o-o-o-o-n-g day: Too beat to think... so, I put the Sony CD changer on shuffle, and:

MARK SELBY (More Storms Comin')
SHERRI JACKSON (Moments in Denial)
CHRIS DUARTE GROUP (Texas Sugar)
BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Riviera)
CAROLINE AIKEN (Butler Field)

Giving a listen to Blue Merle - Burning in the Sun. This promo disc just showed up in the mail today. I must say, I'm very impressed. If I was weak like opt80 or reyneman, I'd have to go order more. But alas, I'm not like they are.

Earlier today I spun for the 3rd time this week perhaps the best Clash collection I've ever heard. It's a compilation I've had since about 2001, done by a friend over at AR, and it is outstanding (and that's not doing it justice). It spans about 10 albums. What a great collection. I sent it to bordeno - wonder if he's had time to spin it yet.

JD

NP Deep Purple ~ Machine Head
next: Led Zeppelin ~ Physical Graffiti

Steve Earle ~Train A Comin'~ on the stacked up EPI's. Pretty nice.

:yes:

Vinyl, Stevie Wonder ~Talking Book~ I think the stacked EPI's like vinyl.......


:yes:

Joss Stone 'Mind, Body & Soul'

Joss Stone 'Mind, Body & Soul'

How you like that one Rey? I have been curious since watching her steal the show on the Grammys.

john

I think she has some talent, the music is varied, I like it :thmbsp:

Now up- Maroon5 'Songs About Jane'

Yes, I'm working through the Grammys. Can only listen to a few Maroon5 songs before I need a change. Must be me.

Joni Mitchell "Ladies of the Canyon" - - Sarah McLachlan "Rarities" - - Rickie Lee Jones "The Magazine"

Can only listen to a few Maroon5 songs before I need a change. Must be me.

I'd say it's a glimmer of hope for you...........

:smoke:

Wovenhand, Consider The Birds

Concrete Blonde ~ Still In Hollywood :thmbsp:

john

I received my Sonic Cathederal order today. :) I am playing The New Athens Ethos from Aesma Daeva. They are from the twin cities area. They don't seem to tour. Too bad. :worried:

Carl

And it's another new one, Xandria's Ravenhart album. I got their Kill the Sun
album too.
media stuff:
http://www.drakkar.de/xandria_ravenheart/

Carl

VU~ Loaded on 180g vinyl, great album, one of my favs

(Yeah...I know it's Friday) Styler...check out the Fully Loaded Edition of that sometime! Full length versions of Sweet Jane and alternate takes of many songs. It's a fun set. :yes:

1st Thurs post huh? Been listening to jazz on the radio most of the day and I'm off in about an hour to go see The Celtic Fiddle Festival in Berkeley. Nice and close to home this time.
http://www.thefreight.org/2005/march/info_03.html

Carl

Green Day 'American Idiot'

Hey, broadening the horizons, track 11 isn't bad.

Listening to the first Reindeer Section cd titled Y'all Get Scared Now, Ya Hear". It has it's moments, but is nowhere near as good as the followup Son of Evil Reindeer.

JD

Bob Dylan, Desire. On vinyl.

Hendrix - Blues on Quiex SVP 200g, sweet acoustic Slow Train Comin'

John Hartford ~Morning Bugle~ a vinyl pick-up from yesterday. Now, I've been around the edges of Hartford's music for many years, but never owned any until now. This is a '72 vinyl release, and is just phenomenal to me. I mean, a banjo afficianado, great wry lyrics in the songs, and Norman Blake on acoustic guitar throughout- how could it miss for me? I get to a lot of things later than most folks, but am always glad just to get there.

:yes:

Being on the Left Coast sometimes feels like being a preacher without a church. On to J. Hartford vinyl pick-up #2- Aereo Plain from 1971. More great banjo, more Norman Blake guitar, along with Vassar Clements' fiddle- damn this is wonderful...............

:yes:

Streaming a bit o' Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin at the moment.

Stevie Ray Vaughn~ Couldn't stand the weather
Santana~ Moonflower :banana:

Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia

Steeley Span - Back In Line
Moody Blues - Question Of Balance

both courtesy of Mark B, thanks dude!

Picked up Blue Train by John Coltrane today on disc - just put down the headphones probably the best hour or so I have had all week. It wil be on heavy rotation. It is right up there with KOB and Time Out.

St. Paddys day and I feel a little twangy :banana:
John Prine~ Bruised orange
Elliot Smith~ From a basement on the hill
Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice~ The Pizza Tapes

May the luck of the Irish be with you today :beer:

Right now, it's Decemberists ~Picaresque~

If this day will get over, later I'm gonna be spinning me some Pogues and Frames and Damien Rice and Van The Man, and hoisting a few pints while packin' fer a 10-day home visit startin' t'marrah, don't ya know............

:beerchug: :beer:

The Frames ~BurnThe Maps~

:beer:

Van Morrison- "Poetic Champions Compose"
Otis Redding- "In person at the Whiskey A Go Go"
Then some Todd Rundgren- "Nearly Human" :yes:

Dave

A pretty varied mix of folk, country, rock and blues going on the new iPod. I let it pick the mix and it went deep into the stack. Haven't heard some of this stuff in a long while :yes:

-dave

Right now, it's Decemberists ~Picaresque~

If this day will get over, later I'm gonna be spinning me some Pogues and Frames and Damien Rice and Van The Man, and hoisting a few pints while packin' fer a 10-day home visit startin' t'marrah, don't ya know............

:beerchug: :beer:

hey Toz,I thought that cd by the Decemberists wasn't out yet.Have a good vacation in FA

A

We need to figure out this inside link he has Alan. This makes at least two pre-releases he has scored lately :scratch2:

-dave

hey Toz,I thought that cd by the Decemberists wasn't out yet.Have a good vacation in FA

A

3/22, Alan. Pre-orders being taken at insound (no affiliation, blah blah blah). I have a pre-release, with an order in for the commercial release. It is muy bueno.

:yes:

We need to figure out this inside link he has Alan. This makes at least two pre-releases he has scored lately :scratch2:

-dave

Me reach is long of late, matey............

:wave:

Bob Dylan ~ Highway 61 Revisited

My favorite Bob remastered. There was a sticker on the cd that said xtra tracks,I couldn't find any??

3:10AM here on Prince Edward Island, ah,sleep,perchance to dream

Alan

Highway 61 Revisited, Its been awhile since I have heard that one. I think I will listen to it when I get home from work this AM. Thanks opt 80 :thmbsp:

Alan, go to bed man!!! You need your beauty sleep :D

The Handsome Family ~ Twilight

-dave

Alan, go to bed man!!! You need your beauty sleep :D

The Handsome Family ~ Twilight

-dave

Rumor has it he's trying to catch up on listening to his un-played cd buys....he may be up for weeks............

Oh that could take months!

-dave

Drive By Truckers ~Southern Rock Opera~ hard to say why I even like this, it being the DBT's homage to what they call the greatest rock and roll band ever, Lynyrd Skynyrd- I cringe at even typing LS's name.............o well, it's sounding good to me (and probably the neighbors since the windows and doors are open in North Florida tonight.............

:guitar: :beerchug:

Alan, go to bed man!!! You need your beauty sleep :D

The Handsome Family ~ Twilight

-dave

I am some tired now,but I have to go into Charlottetown!At least,no work on Friday :banana:


Alan

I've been trying to find Southern Rock Opera locally but to no avail.

Listening to the newly acquired Los Lobos Live At The Fillmore. If you like Los Lobos then this will not disappoint. Excellent! These old dudes can still rock baby.

Rush Retrospective II
hadnt really cranked the AR-9's till today. this is the perfect CD for that!

Willard Grant Conspiracy ~Selection~

Kathleen Edwards ~ Back to Me :thmbsp: Thanks Dave!!

john

"Night Train": The Oscar Peterson Trio This effer swings :banana:

I've been trying to find Southern Rock Opera locally but to no avail.

Listening to the newly acquired Los Lobos Live At The Fillmore. If you like Los Lobos then this will not disappoint. Excellent! These old dudes can still rock baby.

DB, PM me and I'll fix that............

Galaxy 500 ~This Is Our Music~very glad I worked my way back and found this music that got past me in the 90's...............a lot of Velvets influence in this stuff, and Pearls Before Swine to a much lesser extent- very guitar- driven music.

Willard Grant Conspiracy ~Selection~

My friend Celt has a very good thing going on there...........

:yes:

Took a road trip with the family to Gatlinburg today. On the trip up, I listened to three cds:

Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company

Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl

Sarah MacLachlan - Live Acoustic EP

The Ray Charles cd has it's moments, but it sounds to me like he was tired on this cd. His voice just doesn't have it's fullness at times. Worth listening to though. And some great duets with the likes of Van Morrison, Dianna Krall, Norah Jones etc.

JD

Got out my very old copy of The Greatful Dead's The Golden Road...
cleaned it up and am surprised how well this sounds for it near 40 years.

Carl

Magnolia Electric Company ~What Comes After The Blues~ Just wonderful music on this one..................it may not shake the world, or create a new sub-genre, but honest music, well made, has a lot to be said for it................

Magnolia Electric Company ~What Comes After The Blues~ Just wonderful music on this one..................it may not shake the world, or create a new sub-genre, but honest music, well made, has a lot to be said for it................


But,but it is not released until April 5.I know, you have connections and a long reach.
Damien Jurado has a new release,same day,I suppose you'll have that one too,Eric?

Alan

But,but it is not released until April 5.I know, you have connections and a long reach.
Damien Jurado has a new release,same day,I suppose you'll have that one too,Eric?

Alan

I'll have it on the 29th, Alan....... :yes:

NP: Sun Kil Moon ~Ghosts Of The Great Highway~

:yes:

Been in a family mood the past couple of days

The Handsome Family ~ Through The Trees

-dave

Been in a family mood the past couple of days

The Handsome Family ~ Through The Trees

-dave

Wish I had brought that one home with me, Dave......as it is, I'll have to make do wit a Willard Grant comp courtesy ofJDaniel...and it sounds wonderful, too.

:yes:

Been in a family mood the past couple of days

The Handsome Family ~ Through The Trees

-dave

Thank you sir, may I have another?

Why, yes you may.

The Handsome Family ~ Milk and Scissors

-dave

Bob Dylan ~ Highway 61 Revisited
My favorite Bob remastered. There was a sticker on the cd that said xtra tracks,I couldn't find any?? Alan

I have a Steve Hoffman DCC copy of that. Definately one of my favorites too! :yes:

Joan Armatrading, Back To The Night...........jeez.............

Adrian Legg ~ Guitar Bones

Acoustic folk guitar :thmbsp:

/d

A late Thursday listen to an older favorite Big Head Todd & The Monsters ~ Strategem :thmbsp:

john

A late Thursday listen to an older favorite Big Head Todd & The Monsters ~ Strategem :thmbsp:

john

Think I'll start out with that one too, John. Thanks for sending it. Also this a.m., I'm going to listen to some Concrete Blonde from the package you sent, then switch to some Buddy Guy that DAGLJAM6/Dave sent me.

JD

Giving the iPod Shuffle a workout this morning with a large playlist that includes Alexi Murdoch, Archer Prewitt, Aztec Two-Step, Damien Jurado, Hyden and Okkervil River just to name a few.

/d

Magnolia Electric Company ~What Comes After The Blues~

:yes:

Los Lobo's~ Kiko
Miles Davis~ Sketches of Spain
On the new Lascalas :thmbsp:

DVD's
Crowded House - "Farewell to the World"
Midnight Oil - "Black Rain Falls", "MTV Unplugged",and next is 20,000 Watt R.S.L."

Some fine Drive-By Truckers courtesy of Mr. Toze. Thanks man. I'm not disappointed.

Just picked up a digitally remastered release of Led Zep III for my drive home tonight.
Immigrant song UP !!!

Round Midnight - Oscar Peterson

Jammin' tonight with Robert Randolph & The Family Band ~ Live At The Wetlands courtesy of Jguzman21!

Up next is Big Head Todd & The Monsters ~ Strategem, followed by R.L. Burnside ~ A Bothered Mind.

Thanks John!!! :thmbsp:

/d

Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive

Jammin' tonight with Robert Randolph & The Family Band ~ Live At The Wetlands courtesy of Jguzman21!

Up next is Big Head Todd & The Monsters ~ Strategem, followed by R.L. Burnside ~ A Bothered Mind.

Thanks John!!! :thmbsp:

/d

John's the best.........that R.L. Burnside is a killer.

NP: Michael Franks ~Sleeping Gypsy~

Joan Armatrading ~Lovers Speak~

Guy Clark ~ Dublin Blues

On the new to me Jolida 301 and AX-Two Speaks

Holy friggin' wow,Guy is in the living room,yep coffee black Guy.

Thanks to Dave918 for makin' this happen,smooth transaction

Alan

Alan...with vacum tube gear? :jawdrop:

Carl

Smoooth :banana:

Smoooth :banana:

Those AX-Two's are pretty sweet- I'm taking Cold Dog Soup to AK Fest- representin'............

:banana:

Guy Clark ~ Dublin Blues

On the new to me Jolida 301 and AX-Two Speaks

Holy friggin' wow,Guy is in the living room,yep coffee black Guy.

Thanks to Dave918 for makin' this happen,smooth transaction

Alan

Here's to many, many years of great listening Alan :beerchug: :thmbsp:

/d

Hey Dave : Is Stradegem the first BHT album you have heard? I used to follow these guys when they played the bar scene in Ft. Collins Colorado. Midnight Radio is a very good BHT album...Enjoy

Patrick

Hey Patrick, I also have Sister Sweetly, another great disk.

First up today is Every Single Day / Lucy Kaplansky

Always a great one to start the day with.

/d

Robert Bradley's~ Blackwater Surprise-Live

JessiAlexander~Honeysuckle Sweet :thmbsp:

Before I sack out this morning -

Los Super Seven - Canto

The Mavericks - Music for All Occasions Man, that Raul Malo has a great voice.

Stanley Clarke - If This Bass Could Only Talk

i had some Simon & Garfunkle,
Midnight Oil - "Redneck Wonderland" and "Capricornia"
Moody Blues - "Every Good Boy Deserves Favor" and "Seventh Sojurn"

Starting out with a little piano music.

Horace Silver - Song For My Father

Sides 3 and 4 of Sting's Nothing Like The Sun

Staring off today with an excellent bootleg of The Blues Project at The Matrix
from 1966. Guess what goes on sale Sunday?

GAMH On Sale Sunday, April 24
Chicago Blues Reunion Band featuring Barry Goldberg, Harvey Mandel, Nick Gravenites, Sam Lay, Tracy Nelson & Corky Siegel

Carl :banana:

Staring off today with an excellent bootleg of The Blues Project at The Matrix
from 1966. Guess what goes on sale Sunday?

GAMH On Sale Sunday, April 24
Chicago Blues Reunion Band featuring Barry Goldberg, Harvey Mandel, Nick Gravenites, Sam Lay, Tracy Nelson & Corky Siegel

Carl :banana:

O MY!- got to be a killer show!

Hit the CD bin at a local library I happened to be passing and left with the limit of 10 CD. Actually, I had to put some back; I had about 20 but missed the sign.

NP, Dexter Gordon, "Our Man in Paris"

Other titles picked up
Art Blakey, "Moanin'"
John McLaughlin, "The Heart of Things"
Tracy Chapman, S/T
Jeff Beck Group, S/T
Mott the Hople, "All the Young Dudes"
Pretenders, S/T
Dylan, "Bringing it all Back Home"
James Taylor, "October Road"

Now this is my tax dollars at work that I can appreciate! :thmbsp:

ASL AQ1001dt in the house have Tracy Chapman on now just finished
with Dire Straits-"Brothers in Arms" and i'll play until the wife shuts me down for the night.
Thanks to Dave918 this is my first serious foray into the next level of tubes.
This thing is great teamed up with the Jolida CDP sound field is way outside left and right. May have to do some Di Meola next. :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Hey Dave, thats the CDP I used with that amp - a match made in heaven!! What speakers are you using?

/d

Using the JBL 4410's at the moment. I'm still doing the research to narrow the field for some smaller monitors.
Damn, James Taylor sounds really good. :D

Starting off the day with Townes Van Zandt - High, Low, and In-between.

JD

Having another listen to No Regrets / Tom Rush on the bedroom system (Blue Circle CS, Jolida JD100A, JMR Twin MKIII's) before heading out to work.

/d

Dave Holland Big Band - Overtime

It's a 2005 release.

Up next: Sonny Clark - Dial "S" For Sonny

Cold & snowy here so the tunes are a rollin' :smoke: .

Started with Damien Rice ~ O

N.P. --- Lucinda Williams ~ Essence (probably my favorite Lu CD :yes: )

john

The Crusaders- "Healing the Wounds" followed by Clarke/DiMeola/Ponty- "The Rite of Strings" both from the used bin at the local independent cd shop.

I bought a new CD yesterday after just listening through the various stations at Borders and found a guy that I hadn't heard before - Tab Benoit. He does zydeco laced blues guitar. It's fun and makes me want to party...oh, no it's only Thursday....i need...to...resist.... TOO LATE. I've got a bourbon in hand and having fun. :banana:

Just finished listening to The Decemberists - Picaresque while mowing the lawn.

JD

Over the Rhine- "Ohio" this one's really a treat. Get's better with repeat listenings ,tons of subtle phrasings and great playing on this cd.

Junior High / Junior Brown

/d

America - Greatest Hits
sounded really good, lots better than i remembered from nearly 30 years ago.

Have to test a bit of gear, so the tuner is going tonight. Alice Cooper Nights, pretty good tunes, all over played, but fun anyway. Next is LoveLine :D It's a guilty pleasure.

Starting out the morning with Natalie Merchant - House Carpenter's Daughter. On deck after that is some Cowboy Junkies.

JD

Listening to a now defunked band out of Boulder Colorado.

Zuba~The New Cruelity

John Prine/ Fair & Square

Was poking around and found a still sealed UK mini LP of Paranoid so I gave it a play to start off with, great sound on this! And now it's Folk-Lore from Cruachan. This is great celtic metal music, not as garage as Flogging Molly and not as extreme as In Extremo the German band. Thanks DB! :thmbsp:

Carl

Rain started today so....Diana Krall- "All For You" she's good but it's to bad nobody notices her backing musicians: Russell Malone(Guitar) & Paul Keller(Bass) those guys groove baby! :yes:

Hootie and the Blowfish-" Cracked Rear View" I can listen to this album any day. :)


Mike

South Texas Swing on now, a cd compilation of well restored 78 recordings of Adolf Hofner and his Texans. The real deal here. :)

Carl

NP: Sarah McLachlan, Afterglow. Sweet... David

Listening to Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama - There Will Be A Light.

JD

Found a real gem fellas

Blue Acoustic / Andrew Hardin

Andrew is joined by some real heavyweights on this disk - Tom Russell, Dave Alvin, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eliza Gilkyson and others. All great singer/songwriters right? Not on this disk. Strickly an instrumental disk, it's their picking that's showcased here. A real keeper!

/d

Bill Evans Trio- "Portrait in Jazz"

NP: Sonny rollins, Way Out West.Recent addition, Nice 3 piece jazz...David

NP
Buckwheat Zydeco~Menagerie, The essential Zydeco collection
Next Up
Live! Marcia Ball~ Down the road, This lady has pipes that rival Aretha Franklins, IMHO :thmbsp:

Had an other red line all day day work. Right now while imbiving and home alone Engelbert Humperdinck is the shit.

NP
Buckwheat Zydeco~Menagerie, The essential Zydeco collection
Next Up
Live! Marcia Ball~ Down the road, This lady has pipes that rival Aretha Franklins, IMHO :thmbsp:


I have some Buckwheat Zydeco in my collection. And some Marcia Ball as well. Good choices.

I've given two complete spins today to Vic Chesnutt - Is the Actor Happy. Great album. I'm just very fortunate to listen to an obscene amount of excellent tunes, mostly by artists many of you have introduced me to.

JD

I gotta get me some Buckwheat Zydeco,I've been hearing him for years on the local public sta. and I never track him down . Any Suggestions ? David

Todays haul and tonights line up:

Georgia Hard / Robbie Fulks
Iron Flowers EP / Grey Delisle
The Earth is Blue / Damon & Naomi
Canadian Amp / Neko Case
Peddlin' Dreams / Maria McKee

See you guys later!

/d

Whoops, forgot one

Live at the Fillmore / Lucinda Williams

Prolly save this one for tomorrow.

/d

Jennifer Warnes/ Famous Blue Raincoat

Elliot Murphy/Soul Surfing

There be twang in the house tonight!!! :yes:

/d

I was listening to a disk of Anathema in my car and now Last Fair Deal Gone Down by Swedish rockers Katatonia. ;)

Carl

My God, Grey Delisle covers Bohemian Rhapsody!!! Wow...I think Freddie would have been proud.

If this EP is any indication - Iron Flowers is going to knock you on your ass when it's released on June 14! :yes:

/d

Whoops, forgot one

Live at the Fillmore / Lucinda Williams

Prolly save this one for tomorrow.

/d

Dave is this a new album?

Dave is this a new album?

Just released on Tuesday Patrick. Lucinda Williams "Live at the Fillmore" (http://www.spun.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=2472085)
I haven't picked this one up yet but I bet I have by this time tomorrow :yes: .

john

Yep, as John said, hit the street today. The recording was actually taken from concerts peformed on November 20th, 21st & 22nd, 2003. Sampled it earlier and I liked what I heard.

Here's the track list:

Disc: 1
1. Ventura
2. Reason To Cry
3. Fruits Of My Labor
4. Out Of Touch
5. Sweet Side
6. Lonely Girls
7. Overtime
8. Blue
9. Change The Locks
10. Atonement Listen Listen

Disc: 2
1. I Lost It
2. Pineloa
3. Righteously
4. Joy
5. Essence
6. Real Live Bleeding Fingers And Broken Guitar Strings
7. Are You Down
8. Those Three Days
9. American Dream
10. World Without Tears
11. Bus To Baton Rouge
12. Words Fell

BTW: If you liked the studio version of Fruits of My Labor, just wait till you hear the live version...Oh Baby, Sweet Baby!

/d

BTW: If you liked the studio version of Fruits of My Labor, just wait till you hear the live version...Oh Baby, Sweet Baby!

/d

Pitchfork gave it a pretty positive nod today.......

http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/w/williams_lucinda/live-at-the-fillmore.shtml

Digging through the vinyl and came across this one. Still remember the first time I heard it on my ex-brother-in-law's system - 1974, the first MacIntosh system I ever heard...tubes and some big ol' speakers that each seemed as big as a desk. Brings back some good times......

Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg Baron von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun

Alan

Got out my copy of Virgin Black's Elegant...and dying. Great very dark music from down under.

Carl

Still digging and pulled out an LP that I got from an old guy a while back - about 60 lps for $15 - a mix of potentially good and obviously bad. Hadn't checked out all of them yet.

On looking closely, this one looks very clean and turns out to be a German pressing. Sounds right as the guy told me he got many of them in Germany while he was stationed there. And it sounds so clean...........

Hank Snow Big Country Hits

Alan

N.P. -- Elliott Smith ~ From a Basement on the Hill (if you don't have this one I highly recommend it)

john

Starting out the morning commute with Grateful Dead - American Beauty.

JD

To Tulsa and Back / J.J. Cale

/d

Nina Simone - Anthology

"Put a spell on you" playing right now

Just had to listen to this one to put me in a better frame of mind...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000003TBN/qid=1116527021/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-4568949-0151809

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LZWR.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

:thmbsp: :)

I'm playing Haggard's Eppur Si Muove again and finally found why the oboe and clarinet would distort in the right channel yesterday. I have swapped everything out in this room to find it, I have had a bad pair of IC's do this before, and although it looked immaculate it was the disk needing a cleaning.
Just thought I'd mention it as it is much easier diagnosis to start by making sure the disk is clean. :)

Carl
(lone Haggard fan)

Just picked up Van Morrison- "Magic Time" Oh Yeah! next up Stan Getz- "Serenity" should be a great evening of listening....

My "Magic Time" still has not arrived :no:

But something else did - Coyote's Dream / Tim Grimm :yes:

/d

I just got done with Gov't Mule's Deja Voodoo and now it's the new PTree
Deadwing album. Is it June 8th yet? :)

Carl

John Stewart - Sunstorm

First thing was Allman Brothers Band The Fillmore Concerts - never gotten used to listening to this version - hell, what was wrong with those other guitar solos.

Then Superfly soundtrack.

Alan

Lots of listening today. I've had tunes going most of the day. If my memory is correct (not bloody likely):

Meredith Brooks - Blurring the Edges (better than I expected)

Grateful Dead - American Beauty (Remaster w/ bonus tracks - always worth listening to)

Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? (on Blue Note Records)

Edwin McCain - The Austin Sessions (not bad, but just too much of the same)

Johnny Lang - Lie To Me (very good Southern Blues. I don't know if he's southern or not??)

Shelby Lynne - Identity Crisis (very good. Only problem is the sequencing. Sounds like the producer just hit random, and burned the album in that order. You'll have one rawkin song, one country song, one in between, etc.)

JD

Now I'm listening to Alison Krauss - Now That I've Found You - A Collection.

JD

Tommy by the Who. Just because I love the overture & underture through the Valencias. Not to mention the beginning of pinball wizard :)

I spent the first part of the evening just listening to silence. Not bad occassionally. Now The Beach Boys again.

The Cult-Electric, WildFlower now playing. This is just good 'ol rock'n'Roll.

I just realized, I haven't had any power rock on the table for a long, long time....... It is wonderful tonight. :guitar: :rockon: :guitar:

Listening to some $1 records I picked up yesterday.

Dukes of Dixieland (Audio Fidelity AFSD 5860)- Decent sound, decent pressing, only problem is the early stereo separation- everything comes from left or right, nothing centerstage

***BONUS***BONUS***BONUS

This record contains another version of St. James Infirmary. Played it twice just so I could share one with toze :thmbsp:

American Gold "The Rock Connection" (South Eastern Records)

OK, there is no number on this, and after short plays of various cuts I understand why!

Think of some good pop tunes performed by people who not only butcher the songs style, but can't play or sing even their butchered version!

Should have figured there would not be original versions here for the 25 cents I spent (sealed album at that), but you'da thunk they could at least play better than my Grandpa at family get togethers.

I'll take Grandpa.

Got my next music box selection ready to go :yes:

ELO - Face The Music

Started my vacation today fellows. Two weeks off. I don't have to be back to work until June 13th. Man oh man does it feel good.

***BONUS***BONUS***BONUS

This record contains another version of St. James Infirmary. Played it twice just so I could share one with toze :thmbsp:

I have the perfect response for this, but it is inappropriate for public forums. It makes direct reference to the old definition of a "good buddy", though...........

A little mule music now.

Gov't Mule - Deja Voodoo

Not my favorite from Warren & Co. but not bad. Still has the same recipe, with a few more ingredients, just not the same heat.

Hard to top those Allen Woody albums.

I have the perfect response for this, but it is inappropriate for public forums. It makes direct reference to the old definition of a "good buddy", though...........


Are you going to owe or be owed? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

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Listenend while I worked..

ELO - Face The Music

Started my vacation today fellows. Two weeks off. I don't have to be back to work until June 13th. Man oh man does it feel good.

Dammit, twwooo weeeeeks I haven't had a vacation longer than a 4 day weekend in 6 years :D

Just listening to NPR on the new/old SAE t102 tuner I picked up today.
Not a bad little tuner at all plus cool look. :thmbsp:

Joan Baez "blessed are" (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)

Great pressing! As a bonus, actually got three records for my $2. Quiet vinyl, nice miking, clean.

Got so excited over the folk sounds, I ran outside, started a bonfire and sat around singing :yes:

Unfortunately, I forgot about the no burning laws here in this great county, cops and firemen arrived, put out the blaze and fined me :sigh:

Dammit, twwooo weeeeeks I haven't had a vacation longer than a 4 day weekend in 6 years :D

Just listening to NPR on the new/old SAE t102 tuner I picked up today.
Not a bad little tuner at all plus cool look. :thmbsp:

I guess I shouldn't gloat. I am sorry for you, really. People need time away from their jobs. I feel fortunate.

Cool tuner I guess. Not much of a tuner guy myself as I really don't care about AM/FM that much....anymore. Sad really. FM radio once ruled.

NP (now playing)

Marillion - marillion.com

A most excellent cd if I don't say so myself.

First up today, Thick As A Brick cranked to be easily heard in the shower.
Volume sounds just fine out of the shower as well. :)

Joan Baez "blessed are" (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)
Great pressing! As a bonus, actually got three records for my $2. Quiet vinyl, nice miking, clean.


Do she do St. James Infirmary on that one Ray? :rofl:



Carl

Played Steamhammer's Mountains album and now it's Ghost Of A Rose with
sweet Candice singing. Ritchie you lucky dawg!

Carl

Camel - I Can See Your House From Here

I prefer their earlier works such as Mirage or Snowgoose or Moonmadness but this isn't bad if not a little poppish.

Tuts Washington ~ New Orleans Piano Professor

Keith Jarrett ~ Koln Concert

Uncle Tupelo ~ No Depression

all killer stuff, really digging piano jazz this week :thmbsp:

DryB, just givin' you a hard time. Since I run the branch of the business in my town time in now equates to time back to me later.

Oops! Toots and the Maytals- "The best of Toots and the Maytals" on vinyl sounds best on that format too!

DryB, just givin' you a hard time. Since I run the branch of the business in my town time in now equates to time back to me later.

Oops! Toots and the Maytals- "The best of Toots and the Maytals" on vinyl sounds best on that format too!

I didn't see this as you giving me a hard time at all. Anyway...

Some classic British Canterbury music:

Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink

Spent the evening in Hofbrauhaus eating good food, drinking flown-in seasonal German beer (Maibach), and listening to live German music, complete with alpenhorn- great evening.

NP: CSNY- Box Set disk 4

Ivy - In The Clear. Just found this CD and can't bear to take it out of the player.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007GAEIU/qid=1117704343/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-7619346-8183206?v=glance&s=music&n=507846


Tom

Starting off with a recent acquisition

Buddy Miller / Midnight and Lonesome

Released in 2002, this is a great mix of covers and originals, including several written by wife Julie (big fan of Julie's songwriting and singing talents here). Julie also adds backing vocals of course, as does Emmylou Harris. Jim Lauderdale, Tammy Rogers, and Al Perkins also lend a hand. This is a great disk, stands solidly behind Universal United House of Prayer, which is my hands down favorite Buddy Miller disk.

-dave

Cheryl Wheeler / Defying Gravity

A pick up from this past weekend. Beautifully crafted songs about the dark and light sides of life with a touch of humor thrown in - what more could you ask. This is my first real introduction to Cheryl Wheeler and it won't be my last. I've already added a few more of her works to my buy list. Don't be surprised by the last two tracks, which are live recordings, that blow the tone and direction of this disk right out of the water. Some criticized the inclusion of these tracks. Me, I enjoyed them and thought they were quite funny.

-dave

Listening to tunes early this AM huh Dave? :thmbsp:
So far
Lonnie Brooks~Bayou Lightning
Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughn~In Session
Maria Muldaur~Richland Woman Blues and a local gem out of Boulder Colorado
Liza~Live

www.lizarocks.com/
Tell me what y'all think!!!

I took a cue from DryB and am spinning Scissor Sisters. I know that you folks don't know me very well yet, but if you did, you would be surprised that I like this disk. Heck...I'm surprised that I like this disk. But I really, really do. :yes:

Hey Dave 918. Nice guitar pic. Is it yours? Last year I achieved a 20-yr-old dream of owning an Ovation. I picked up a beautiful black Celebrity Limited Edition. It's lovely to look at and a dream to play.

I took a cue from DryB and am spinning Scissor Sisters. I know that you folks don't know me very well yet, but if you did, you would be surprised that I like this disk. Heck...I'm surprised that I like this disk. But I really, really do. :yes:

It didn't surprise me at all that I detested it. I'll go out on a limb here and predict a rapid route to the dollar bin for them and their career, after the flavor of the week buzz dies down.

Listening to tunes early this AM huh Dave? :thmbsp:
So far
Lonnie Brooks~Bayou Lightning
Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughn~In Session
Maria Muldaur~Richland Woman Blues and a local gem out of Boulder Colorado
Liza~Live

www.lizarocks.com/
Tell me what y'all think!!!

Actually Tom (OvenMaster) beat me this morning by about 20 minutes. I gotta stop sleeping in :D


Hey ForeverAutumn, thanks again for the welcome over at RR :thmbsp:
No, not my guitar - just one that I lust after :D

-dave

Starting today with P Tree's In Absentia, I haven't played this in a while.
Looking forward to their show next Wed. I wonder what Robert Fripp as a solo act will be like, anybody know? I can't find anything on the net regarding.
His home page is such a mess.

Carl

Starting today with P Tree's In Absentia
Carl

One of my personal faves.

In another tribute to DryB, now I'm spinning Chain.exe.

N.P. Elis's God's Silence, Devil's Temptation album. They actually do a couple songs in their native German which are great in that it is what works with the music. :)

Carl

For just a moment I was temporarily blinded by a light outside that I thought was the sun, but alas, it is quickly back to raining, which it has done non-stop since last Thursday (8 days now).

Lots of musical listens and pick-ups today. First up was a tasty little disc: Peter Bruntnell - Ends of the Earth. Kind of reminds me of Son Volt, Jay Farrar, Whiskeytown, with a twist of Tom Petty thrown in.

I also picked up 4 used ceedees today:
Doc Watson and David Holt (wonder if he's my cousin?) - Legacy.

Tift Merritt - Tambourine

Cowboy Junkies - Whites Off Earth Now

Retrospective - The Best of Suzanne Vega.

I gave the Tift Merritt disc a spin, and MAN was I surprised. This was nothing like Bramble Rose. This one at times rocks, then turns soulful, then sort of southern rock/alt-country at times. My only complaint is that it is a little all over the map. At times she sounds like Kathleen Edwards, at others like Norah Jones (complete with horns and organs in the soulful section), and then on the track The Plainest Thing she reminds me of Lucinda Williams.

I also listened to a new comp that I'll comment on later.

Hey, and it's only 5 o'clock! Still plenty of time to listen to more.

JD

I got my McIntosh MCD7008 CD player back and hooked up in here again. I also received in the mail the Tom Russell Museum Of Memories disk that Dave918 said was really good and so far it is. :)
They also sent this freebie Grey Del Isle EP that looks very scary as there is a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody on it. :no:

Carl

3rd time was the charm. I finally got a decent copy of "The John Lennon Collection" on Vinyl. So right now I am listening to "Give Peace a Chance"
:banana:

I got my McIntosh MCD7008 CD player back and hooked up in here again. I also received in the mail the Tom Russell Museum Of Memories disk that Dave918 said was really good and so far it is. :)
They also sent this freebie Grey Del Isle EP that looks very scary as there is a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody on it. :no:

Carl

They sent me the same Grey Delisle EP Carl. Give it a spin, it's different to say the least. I have her debut album and it is truly outstanding. It will be interesting to hear her sophomore effort, based on that EP, due to be released later this month.

-dave

Congratulations! I bought a slightly used Toshiba pressing of it in 1988 I guess. It too has wonderful sound. :)

Carl

Give it a spin, it's different to say the least.
You think so Dave? :rofl:

Carl

Hey, the woman covers Bohemian Rhapsody for gripes sake. After my initial What The Hell reaction I found myself really getting into it - which caused another What The Hell reaction :D

BTW: check out that photo under the CD :naughty:

-dave

Listening to a very good cd - Richmond Fontaine - Winnemucca. I think I know 2 or 5 people around here who would like this.

Here's the description and a couple of reviews from Amazon:

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Originally released in 2002, "Winnemucca" was recorded at Type Foundry studios in Portland, Oregon by John Askew and Joanna Bolme (Steven Malkmus). "Winnemucca" finds the members of Richmond Fontaine mining a subtler vein than on previous efforts. The album deftly conjures up images of a late night ride through the desert where death, despair, and ultimately hope reign supreme. With "Winnemucca" Richmond Fontaine have established themselves as a band willing to travel where their music takes them.





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Utter Perfection, January 23, 2003
Reviewer: "slowcore" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I loved Richmond Fontaine's previous two albums, especially Lost Son, their latest before Winnemucca. But with Winnemucca, Richmond Fontaine have outdone themselves. I must say that this is one of the best, most timeless, touching, and simply gorgeous albums in the entire "alt.country" genre, if not in all music. Willy Vlautin's lyrics are evocative, emotional, and show so much pathos for the type of person i like to call the 'sensitive ...-up'. These types pepper his songs...like the kid being driven by his brother to a jail for low-level offenders (you know, the type who choose to imbibe a substance other than alcohol and have to spend the rest of their life paying for our society's hypocrisy)...and ray thames from 'five degrees below zero' who pawned all his stuff and now has to live at his uncle's due to some imaginable addiction or mess up (as a female ray thames, i know exactly how miserable this kind of thing can be). They reach musical, not just lyrical, epiphany here too, from each tear-jerking pedal steel note to the wails of feedback on the second instrumental "Patty's Retreat", Richmond Fontaine have not gotten the kind of attention that many other past and present alt.country bands have gotten, and all I can say is its a damn shame. They make Uncle Tupelo sound coarse, Ryan Adams sound like a bratty punk, and the supposedly "seminal" Gram Parsons sound like the most overrated performer in the history of the genre. And to the few who may agree with this review, I'd suggest you check out Pinetop Seven, another wonderful and unappreciated 'alt.country' band. Their album "Rigging The Toplights" has the same kind of gorgeous fairground melancholy as "Winnemucca". Also try Hem's debut album, "Rabbit Songs" for a similar kind of beauty with amazing female vocals. If the three of them played LA sometime soon, it would be sheer musical heaven.

Who is Richmond Fontaine?, June 16, 2002
Reviewer: "zrxman" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

Shades of Jay Farrar and Matthew Ryan. "Five Degrees Below Zero" is worth the price of admission alone. Wish these talented guys out of Oregon would do some touring. Mr. V is a great writer, and I can just sit around all day reciting the lyrics. Great effort!!

Excellent alt-country!, June 14, 2002
Reviewer: "heffe24bom" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This CD reverberates with feelings and memories of being isolated and alone, walking along a 2-lane highway, trying to hitch a ride to a new destination. This album is much different than RF's previous albums, and perhaps not as good as the amazing "Miles From", however, the music and lyrics catch the listener's ear and pulls him in like a good novel. As with most of Willy Vlautin's songs, all the songs here tell a story. Most of them entail normal people put though extraordinary circumstances. In "Northern Skyline", a man holds his friend on the side of the road after a car wreck, as he makes promises to the dying man of "glowing light and beautiful women" before he is finally "set free." "Northline" tells the story of a former skinhead girlfriend of the storyteller who had fallen into the traps of her other boyfriend's messed up belief system and disappeares from the narrator's life. Perhaps the most disturbing, yet beautiful song is, "5 Degrees Below Zero" in which the protagonist, in a fit of rage about his life and his surroundings, stops the bus he is on in the middle of nowhere so he can walk out into the freezing elements to his imminent death. RF is not only the engaging lyrics of Mr. Vlautin, but also the incredible pedal steel playing of Paul Brainard, whose simple, but tasty style completes the feeling of each song perfectly. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes eery, Brainard's playing infuses the music with a touch of old-style country and new-psychedelica. The only thing missing from "Winnemucca" is the country punk that it has shown on all of its previous releases. Most of the songs are relaxed, and they are meant to do so...still some of the bands finer moments in the past have been from its Minutemen or X influences.

Listening to a very good cd - Richmond Fontaine - Winnemucca. I think I know 2 or 5 people around here who would like this.



Hey, there be twang there! At least in a few spots. Just checked some samples Jeff, that one goes on the list. :thmbsp:

-dave

Now listening to Hot Tuna Live At Sweetwater, at least the first disk anyway.
Tomorrow will be listening to Hot Tuna Live at The Fillmore. :)

Carl

BTW: check out that photo under the CD :naughty:

-dave

Oh Boy! :naughty:

Carl

Just finished Cruachan's Folk Lore album and now "The Essential" Donovan.
Great music!

Carl

Okervil River ~ Black Sheep Boy

Billy Idol - Charmed Life on Vinyl LP
Pat Benatar - Precious Time also on Vinyl LP

Starting off today with Porcupine Tree "Up The Downstair" I bought last night
at the show. This is a re-vamped re-issue of their first album including an EP of material originally issued seperately but intended to be part of it. Boy were they great! :) Boy did Robert Fripp suck! :yes:
I also received a mail order from Sonic Cathedral of a half dozen disks this AM. :)
I also have bought @50 lp's at various SF stores in the past week I mostly haven't heard yet. I finally found a copy of Ella Fitzgerald singing with Louis Armstrong and his orchestra I have been looking for, very exciting! :banana:
Many other gems as well, of course.


Carl

I'll be getting that Up The Downstair remaster as soon as it becomes available in the States. Sounds like you had a good time at the PTree concert. I heard Fripp sucked from other sources and that he mostly played his Frippertronic ambient stuff.

Listening to some jazz circa 1960.

Tina Brooks - True Blue

Another fine Blue Note remaster.

Gearing up for the NBA finals game 1 tonight at 8:30 EDT.

Yes, get a copy of "the new" Up The Downstair! :thmbsp:
P Tree played as a well oiled machine last night. Tight, totally together and it was obvious they really enjoyed playing their music together. Just like the last tour. :) Most of In Absentia and Deadwing were played, and a couple others. Maybe I'll see what's up at the RR.
Fripp, well never mind. :no:
Now playing Leaves Eyes' Lovelorn album. Liv Kristine is much better off here
as she is not a techno pop singer type that Theatre Of Tragedy turned into. :worried:

Carl

New tubes for the ASL soooo....Holly Cole- "Dark dear heart" and Jolie Holland-"Catalpa" next in line :thmbsp:

Just finished Clifford Brown's Jazz Immortal.

Sonny Clark's Dial "S" For Sonny is in the player now.

That should take me up to game time.

One of these days I might get a chance to see PTree live. They were in Grand Rapids, MI (a 2 1/2 hour drive) just recently but I couldn't make the show. It's closer for me to go to Detroit if they ever get there. Someday.

Another new disk Stagnacja from Desdemona. Two cuts into it and am quite pleased with this one. Polish group on a Japanese label. :para:

Carl