I'm playing Ella And Louis I bought yesterday. I cleaned this twice but it needs a third time. What a great combo, Ella really has it! Kinda beauty and the beast vocals on this album. ;) Lots of covers of the standards here, Ella's
vocal of Stomping at The Savoy is worth the price paid for this gem.

Carl

Got out Cold Blood S/T and gave it a play and now it's The Blues Project Live At The Cafe Au Go Go. Some fantastic old vinyl stuff here.

Carl

First spin on the new Obelisks- Iris DeMent's My Life- this disk has gotten more play-time in the last couple of months than anything else I own. And it sounds damned nice on the new speaks.

Gwyneth Herbert ~ Bittersweet & Blue

What a great find,a 22 yr old from UK who does Jazz vocal.Tracks include covers of Fever,At Seventeen,Looking For The Heart of Saturday Night,Only Love Can Break Your Heart

I found my copy of Bittersweet & Blue at Indigo for 14.99CAD. Maybe Chapters or Borders for ya 'Mericans

Alan

Ray Lamontagne/ Trouble

I just cleaned and played my thrift store copy of Winwood's Roll with it. It's absolutely wonderful. The recording engineer got it perfect. Especially side two. Best .25 I ever spent :)

Damon & Naomi ~ The Earth is Blue

I've got an early boot of Quicksilver Messenger Service from '67(pre 1st lp) to start off today. Always great to hear these, I just never get bored with J.C.

Carl

Dream Theater - Octavarium

This is pretty darn good. Better than the last one, Train Of Thought, imo.

Andrew Hardin's Blue Acoustic, just perfect sound and playing without any
vocals and other instruments getting in the way. Recommended!!!

Carl

One last one til later, Elegant...and Dying from Virgin Black. Good rainy day
music. :)

Carl

NP: LosLobos- Kiko....David

Previewing John Hiatt ~ Master of Disaster and I'm liking what I hear.

Check it out -

http://www.kfog.com/Contests/hiattiPod.asp

click on the interview/preview streaming link.

-dave

Kraftwerk Radio-Activity crankin'
Track 12 Ohm Sweet Ohm is just... sweet :thmbsp:

NP: T-Bone Walker-The Best Of The Black& White,and Imperial Years.Mostly recorded in the 40's.Decent recording considering.....David

A cold, chilly day, so some nice warm jazz to start off with. Oscar, Ray, and Milt aka: The Very Tall Band, Live at the Blue Note. Nice stuff, nice Telarc
DSD hybrid, very nice.

Carl

FZ Hot Rat's -- Still one of my favorites.

Beercan - Hot Rats is my favorite Zappa album, period. Son of Mr. Green Genes is a flat out killer instrumental. I also dig Peaches En Regalia and the Capt. Beefheart sung Willie The Pimp. Have you listened to Waka Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo? Those three album make a nice trilogy and all have the same jazzy fusiony theme to them.

Listening to My Dying Bride's The Angel And The Dark River.

Very dark and gothic. I like this.

Carl, you would like Katatonia for sure. And probably Dead Soul Tribe. Did I send you any of that yet? I can't remember.

Carl, you would like Katatonia for sure. And probably Dead Soul Tribe. Did I send you any of that yet? I can't remember.
:yes: Thanks!

N.P. Days Of Future Past, MFSL gold. Without a doubt this has the dynamics that my US and UK lp's do not.

Carl

And now for Blackmore's Night Shadow Of The Moon. I've seen some great shows so far this year but their's is still my 2005 favorite so far.

Carl

Chillin' with a Coors and Champion Jack Dupree, "One Last Time" , a very nice slow blues piano garage sale score from a few weeks back. It plays so smooooooth!!

BTW, DB, I just picked up a copy of "Hot Rats" on vinyl from Ebay this week. I can't wait till that package gets here!!! :thmbsp: :yes: :thmbsp:

David Elias - Crossing

Wow, David has outdone himself! If this one doesn't prove SACD as a superior format, nothing will.

-dave

Drug out two discs that I had managed to burn myself out on earlier. "Son of Evil Reindeer" Reindeer Section and "0" by Damien Rice. Everything's hokey-dokey now!

Midnight Oil ~ Redneck Wonderland

NP: Jethro Tull-Benefit. Preceded by Sarah McLachlan-Surfacing....David

CCR-Pendulum
James Gang-Thirds
Midnight Oil-Diesel & Dust
Aerosmith-Just Push Play
Red Nickols & The Five Pennies-Self titled

Starting off today with a was sealed Spanish Polydor version of Procol Harum greatest hits. Great sound, great list especially considering it has Repent Walpurgis,
their best song - especially live. :)
Found this at Grooves on Market St. but that's another story.

Carl

Seems many have bought/played BS&T Child Is Father... so I got out mine,
cleaned it and put it on. Sounds great, like new, and sounds great too. :)
I think this will be a 1960's day today.

Carl

Thanks to Alan (OPT80), who is one hell of a great guy (just in case you didn't know that already), I'm kicked back this afternoon with Tom Russell & Patricia Hardin - The Early Years (1975 - 79).

This is both disks that Tom and Patricia collaborated on (Ring of Bone and Wax Museum) packaged on one CD. Great stuff!! :thmbsp:

Thanks again Alan!!

-dave

Thornley - Come Again

This is my first listen and I'm diggin' it. This rocks pretty hard at times.

Thornley is vocalist/guitarist Ian Thornley and you can read more about him here:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4731ED24AAF7E20C0802646C8A776FF0CD057 DA8611344754D5B97F4B82006AB70CA5D99AEEA420F87FB0FC 2EBB580FD3CFA255F6DF6E373D8BFEC61D&sql=11:duk0iknsbbf9~T1

Thanks Forever Autumn...

I will have a looksee. :)
NP Iron Butterfly Ball, IIRC Eric Braun's first album with the group. :guitar:

Carl

Laura Cantrell - Humming By The Flowered Vine

Not bad, growing on me. Sweet is the first word that comes to mind.

-dave

Just home from work. Wife is gone (at work) and I've got the upstairs rig to myself. Let's air it out shall we.

Hank Mobley - Hi Voltage

Blue Mitchell, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, John Hicks on piano, Bob Crenshaw on bass and Bill Higgins on drums.

That should do it.

I got out Peter Bardens The Answer album. Peter Bardens, Peter Green, Reg
Isadore drums and some other friends. What an album!!! :thmbsp:

Carl

You got some killer old stuff there Carl.

Up next....

Kenny Dorham - Una Mas

Kenny Dorham and Joe Henderson were good friends and collaborated together on many Blue Note albums. This is one of them. Top shelf jazz.

That sounds mighty tasty Darren.
You got some killer old stuff there Carl.
:yes:
One last 60's gem, The Groundhogs Blues Obituary. The first offering from this magnificent group. :)
Then it's errands time.

Carl

Brubeck time....

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Further Out

More LP finds:
Santana- "Amigos"
Dixie Dregs- "What if"
Delaney and Bonnie- "Best of"
Lou Reed- "Transformer"

I set my "Wayback Machine" to 1967 and am listening to "The WHO Sell Out". This album features "I Can See For Miles" and has alot of musical ideas that later were intregal to "Tommy".

I set my "Wayback Machine" to 1967 and am listening to "The WHO Sell Out". This album features "I Can See For Miles" and has alot of musical ideas that later were intregal to "Tommy".
That was the the very first LP that I bought.I was around 12 years old.Tonight I'm listening to: The Cowboy Junkies-Trinity Sessions....David

After looking at last evenings post by JDaniel, I decided to look up Eva Cassidy, as I have not yet heard her music. The Bio on Allmusic is pretty touching and the samples of her stuff is damn good. Off to the music store to find some EC music :thmbsp: Here's a link to her bio.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57B18DA4BA97720C39D315ED99476EA0AD757 FFC01D2F4749DDBB364D810C6AB613A2C6CFB1FA70F870A5FA 27AE5E0AC3BB93&sql=11:53jueaz14xs7~T1

You won't be disappointed Patrick :thmbsp:

-dave

Amy Farris - Anyway

Strange this disk. Sometimes I like it, other times not so much. Right now I like it.

-dave

That was the the very first LP that I bought.I was around 12 years old.Tonight I'm listening to: The Cowboy Junkies-Trinity Sessions....David
Another good one. "Trinity Sessions" is one of my all time favorites. :yes:

One of my all-time favorites....

Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule

RIP Allan. I for one miss you.

I am at work so its the Radio today.

Kansas - Masque

Styx - Crystal Ball

Gordon Lightfoot ~ Back Here on Earth

NP: The Who - Whos Next....David

Kinks-State of confusion

Stevie Miller-Abracadabra. Man, as soon as the title song kicks in, I am in 8th grade again.

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

Played this Ella "Love Songs", kinda schmaltzy music but she sure can sing.
Then I played George Benson, Bad Benson, well that really kinda says it all
guess I needed a reminder. This PM Wintersun, a sort of one man project,
Ambyeon Tale Of a Dreamer, kind of an Ayreon project, and now Aesma Daeva
Here Lies One Whose name Is Written in Water, nice and dark gothic from
Minnesota. Good Stuff! :)

Carl

Been on a reggae kick lately,a buddy sent me 5 comps and I'm really diggin these CD's. NP: Steel Pulse - Smash Hits....David

Vic Chesnutt - Ghetto Bells.

Van Dyke Parks on Keyboards
Bill Frisell on Guitar and
Don Heffington on Drums.

NP: Black Uhuru - Ultimate collection....David

Just got some new CDs this week.....

SACD of Jeff Wayne's WAR OF THE WORLDS

Leaves Eyes - Vinland Saga/Elegy
Leaves Eyes - Lovelorn
Mandragora Scream - A Whisper Of Dew
Liv Kristine - Deus Ex Machina
Sirenia - At Sixes And Sevens
Tristania - World Of Glass
Antichrisis - Perfume

I got the last 7 at around $6-7 a piece from a seller in Moscow, Russia!

Will be listening to these tonight at work. I'm miles away from civilsation there so I can blast them out at whatever volume my ears can stand without having to put up with complaints from the neighbours :)

Listening to Bonnie Raitt self titled (1971) album this a.m. This is some outstanding blues. Junior Wells is blowing & suckin' on the harp. Nothing like a little vinyl to start the day.

JD

I have bought from Russian sellers too Trawlerman. They sure like western currency! Is this seller worth referring? :)
I have the Tristania(vinyl :D ) and Sirenia enjoy them. But I love all of their albums.
How is the new Leave's Eyes?
NP: Gotham Radio :guitar:
http://status.gothmetal.net/relay/128relay5.m3u

Carl

picked up Divine Brwon yesterday.

Another hot summer night.Another vinyl.This time with Ian Hunter.

Mick Ronson - Lead Guitars. :yes:
Topper Headon - Drums.
Mick Jones - Guitars.
Ellen Foley - Vocals.

clint.

Listening to Bonnie Raitt self titled (1971) album this a.m. This is some outstanding blues. Junior Wells is blowing & suckin' on the harp. Nothing like a little vinyl to start the day.

JD
That's a great album,I've been enjoying it for years.I love the song "Mighty tight woman".
NP: Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow.This album has really stood the test of time....David

Listening to the Bill Wyman CD that Opt 80 sent me. Thank you for the CD Alan. It has some pretty good tunes on it. Thanks again.

Iris DeMent~ Infamous Angel- starting to break in the freshly rebuilt TA-224 I just got back from NOSValves. Sweet.

Richmond Fontaine~ Winnemucca. Very fine.

Blood, Sweat and Tears Greatest hits following Wille and Family Live! Need I say more?

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter~ O, My Girl.

Listening to the Bill Wyman CD that Opt 80 sent me. Thank you for the CD Alan. It has some pretty good tunes on it. Thanks again.


Welcome Mike

Going back to me roots now- been looking for a decent vinyl copy of Crown of Creation out here for over two years with no luck, and just never ordered a cd from anywhere. I just snagged it from the ether and it sounds pretty damned good, considering. This was a defining moment in my youth.

The John Butler Trio ~ Sunrise Over Sea

*** still plan to send you a copy 'toze, just been lazy, sorry!***

Good idea toze. Putting a twist on it and going with a sound board bootleg
of the Airplane 9/14/70 at the Fillmore West.

Carl

Speaking of Dylan...

* The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

* Highway 61 Revisited

* The Times They Are A - Changin'

The John Butler Trio ~ Sunrise Over Sea

*** still plan to send you a copy 'toze, just been lazy, sorry!***

NP, Styler- I saw something by them in the indie store last wk-end, couldn't remember anything and passed.

Another new to me lost jewel off my hd to start today. Evergrey, Recreation Day. Me likey this one.

Carl

The Joe Ely Band - Live Shots.
And then in this hot summer night,lets go to the "Fiesta del Viño" (Wine Festival).
Lets go crazy.

clint.

Now spinning on a Borrowed TT: The Band - Stage Fright

Jelly Roll Morton "New Orleans Memories and Last band dates"

:nutz: Jack Johnson. "In Between Dreams". This CD sounds great! Acoustica harmonia.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out

Vinyl of course.

Dream Theater, Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence. :)

Carl

Lacuna Coil - Comalies
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
("I gotta ask you one question. Do ya think you could make it with Frankenstein?) :rockon:
Eric Burdon - Declares "War"

In this Hot Hot Hot night:

The Troggs_Live at Max's Kansas City.

clint.

Pink Floyd: In the Flesh - The Wall

Flesh Eaters_No Question Asked.

It is rock ‘n roll heavily influenced by seventies garage, punk rock/metal with country/blues and ethnic shadings (especially from the Japanese and Italian movie soundtracks).

clint.

First up this evening: EC - From The Cradle

John Cale - The Island Years :)

NP: Joe Jackson - Look Sharp. Great music from 1979....Dacid

Late start to non radio today, NP Uriah Heep's King Biscuit Flower Hour disk.

Carl

I'm back to my most recent favorite- Micah P. Hinson & The Gospel of Progress. It will take a very strong album to unseat this as the best thing I've heard this year.

Another spin on Al Kooper's Black Coffee -excellent soulful tunes

I would recommend that Heep disk highly for performance but it is not too great mastering for this release, the others of the K.B. series sound I have rather good.
NP Love At First Sting, Scorpions. Been too long for this truly great in every way album.

Carl

Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ The Inner Mounting Flame
Crosby, Stills & Nash ~ CSN
Pink Floyd ~ Dark Side of the Moon
NP: Rush ~2112

Twilight Singers- She Loves You- Dulli's voice is amazing on this one.......

Mekons- Journey To The End Of The Night----jeebers this is great, under-valued music.

NP: The Radiators ~ Bonus disc that came with Live At The Great American Music Hall --- Fishhead music y'all

Angelique Kidjo - Black Ivory Soul -- not her best, IMO, but a very nice album

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AJJNPY.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Sigur Ros - Takk

Paula Frazer/ A Place Where I Know- 4Track Songs, 1992-2002. Me likey!

Fresh from the mailbox today, NP: Hank Mobley - Roll Call.Great cast of players,including Art Blakey,Freddie Hubbard,Wynton Kekky,and Paul Chambers.Originally recorded by Rudy Van Gelder,and he handled the remaster as well.Sounds pretty good first time through.David

Zevon/ Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School

Zevon/ Sentimental Hygiene- this pressing sounds about twice as good as Bad Luck Streak. Very nice.

Zevon/ Mr. Bad Example- had to go to the little silver discs to continue my Zevon rampage- can't remember the origin of this burned disk, whether from another cd or an mp3, but the SQ suffers in comparison to the last vinyl played, regardless. The music is terrific.

Mr Zevon's anthology,released in 96 or 97 is terrific. It has a book size liner note about each song and his motives behind each one.He was|is one of my all-time favs.

Alan

Zevon/ Mutineer- I'm a junk bond king playing Seminole bingo- genius lives here.

Mr Zevon's anthology,released in 96 or 97 is terrific. It has a book size liner note about each song and his motives behind each one.He was|is one of my all-time favs.

Alan

Long time, no post, mi amigo.

Been working xtra,as the other optician is on vacation,plus it is so hot my fingers stick to the keys.I went to work today with a RS stuck to my finger :rofl:

Picked up some new music for the weekend

Richard Thompson Front Parlor Ballads

John Butler Trio Sunrise Over Sea

The Band S\T expanded remastered

Deadman Eternal Ghosts

Been working xtra,as the other optician is on vacation,plus it is so hot my fingers stick to the keys.I went to work today with a RS stuck to my finger :rofl:

Picked up some new music for the weekend

Richard Thompson Front Parlor Ballads

John Butler Trio Sunrise Over Sea

The Band S\T expanded remastered

Deadman Eternal Ghosts

Ooo, that new R. Thompson has my interest..........heard good things.

Songs Ohia: Magnolia Electric Company- not spun this in a while- lordy, lordy....if you ain't heard it, I'm sorry. Seriously.

Elliot Murphy & Iann Matthews/ La Terre Commune- Navy Blue is one of my favorite songs ever...........

John Gorka/ Jack's Crows- you should listen to this.

Jammin' to the 92 release 4 disc set of Bob Marley-Songs of Freedom. Found it at a thrift of all places. though not at much of a thrift price, but I'm a reggea aholic, gotta have my jams jah Mon. :)
For Marley fans, this is awesome. Nearly 80 songs from the beginning to the later stuff. Lots of raw tunes and live versions that aren't heard often, plus plenty of the great well done studio stuff. Where's the dredd wearin' tokesmokin' guitar jammin' smiley when ya need it. :D

We're Jammin' goin' now.

Rush - Retrospective II
Moody Blues - To Our Childrens Childrens Children
Midnight Oil - my fave select live cuts
Elton John - Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Sara Evans - Born To Fly
Kiki Dee - I've Got The Music In Me
Mojo sampler - Chess Classics
(Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Rotary Connection.... all good stuff. Brilliant CD for a freebie!)

This CD never gets to far down the jazz stack. Moanin - Art Blakey....

I'll be playing my new finds today....

Jimmy Smith "Portuguese Soul"
And a Blue Note LP with Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and others I found inside a Ray Charles Greatest Hits LP jacket :yes:

Listening to Velvet Darkness They Fear from Theatre of Tragedy. Then back out to the garage.

Carl

NP: Adrian Belew - Mr. Music Head....

A little Black Coffee from Al Kooper.

Sweetman ~ Austin Backalley Blue
Oscar Peterson ~ Night Train
NP: Oliver Nelson ~ The Blues And The Abstract Truth

Evening session is starting with Elliot Murphy and Iaan Matthews LA Terre Commune. Thanks Toze! :)

Carl

Evening session is starting with Elliot Murphy and Iaan Matthews LA Terre Commune. Thanks Toze! :)

Carl

Murphy's take on Dylan's Blind Willie McTell is exceptional. And Navy Blue is one of my favorite songs by anyone anywhere anytime.

Navy Blue is next song up.

Carl

The Band - Music From Big Pink

Edit: This remaster included 9 bonus tracks, 7 of which were outtakes, and I gotta say, most of the outtakes were better than what was issued on the original album.

Richard Thompson - The Old Kit Bag

Richard Thompson - The Old Kit Bag

Good man DB! :thmbsp:

N.P. -- Elliott Smith ~ From a Basement on the Hill

john

Good man DB! :thmbsp:

john


I may lean towards progressive rock/metal but I do have many faces when it comes to music. I always liked RT and especially Fairport Convention and that whole British folk music scene with bands like Pentagle and Steeleye Span.

NP: Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears

Okay, I'm convinced. She's the real deal. Very, very good album. Looks like I'm going for her whole catalog now.

"Goodbye Yellowbrick Road" - Elton John

The complete Cole Porter songbooks, three cd set vocal include Dinah Washington singing I've got you under my skin, Mel Torme on too darn hot Shirley Horn Love for sale. One insturmental, Art Tatum, Clifford Brown-Max Roach. I got the day off, got good music and a good book. God's in heaven and all is right with the world.

No ones home now,I'm playing: Steely Dan - Aja LOUD.... David

NP: Living Colour - Vivid.

Terry Evans- blues for thought
Byther Smith- im a mad man
Shaver- tramp on your street

Aint life grand
RC

Slipknot-Before I Forget
Soffacation-Souls To Deny

Grandmaster Flash- They Said it Couldn't be Done. :banana:

I loved Vernon Reid!

Cued-up@33RPM: Scorpions - Lovedrive

Van Morrison- Astral Weeks

Rod Stewart-Unplugged, better than I thought it would be.

Rush-Chronicles

Dire Straits-Brothers in Arms

Yes-Big Generator

First up this evening: Nora Jones - Come Away With Me. NP: Elton John - Madman Across The Water....

NP: Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus.Haven't played this in a while,I think its a great album....David

In honor of R.L. Burnside :sadwave:

R.L. Burnside ~ A Bothered Mind

john

Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang

No idea why I bought this as this is the first Rolling Stones cd I've acquired beyond Black And Blue. I did read it was good and so far, really, it's not bad. I do think this will be their last studio album.

Up next:

The Mars Volta - De-loused In The Comatorium

Starting off with Falling Into Infinity today. Is it football yet? :D

Carl

Next is Nighwish's Oceanborn. Once wasn't enough, I want another US tour!!! :)
(pun intended)

Carl

Is it football yet? :D

Carl

You must be a Raiders fan.:yes: I like the Patriots only because of Tom Brady who was once Meeechigan's quarterback. College football is my true love....ummmm....and my wife. :thmbsp:

NP: Tristania - World Of Glass

Followed by:

Xandria - Ravenheart

Nope, a 49er fan. Kept my season ticket for 23years and just gave it up this year. Been there done it now, want to do some other things that go on here in the fall. Besides 1 ticket and 1 parking pass= $890.
Tom Brady grew up in the bay area, Redwood City IIRC.

Carl

As it is already in my hands, The Swan Princess from Tower. :)

Carl

Nope, a 49er fan. Kept my season ticket for 23years and just gave it up this year. Been there done it now, want to do some other things that go on here in the fall. Besides 1 ticket and 1 parking pass= $890.
Tom Brady grew up in the bay area, Redwood City IIRC.

Carl

If you want Green Bay season tickets the waiting list is 30 years. No joke. That's what they said on ESPN anyhow.

Still playing is Xandria's Ravenheart. Excellent album.

If you want Green Bay season tickets
:rofl:

Carl ;)

NP: Josh Rouse - 1972

Listening to a new release, thanks to my ten-toed friend in the desert:

Holopaw Quit +/or Fight.

I must say it is very good. First impression reminds me somewhat of The Decemberists.

Thanks toze.

JD

Therion - Secret Of The Runes

Continuing my gothic/symphonic metal listening.

Vinland Saga from Leave's Eye's getting the spin.

Carl

NP: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin'. Can't stay away from this one....

Eric Clapton - Reptile - a much better album than I first thought

for nigel :D

NP: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin'. Can't stay away from this one....

Do yourself a favor, if you haven't already, and get A Night At Birdland vols 1 & 2 and At The Cafe Bohemia vols 1 & 2. All RVG remasters. This music pre-dates Moanin' and is simply wonderful.

After that get A Night In Tunisia for the best version of this classic Gillespie score. Your ears will love you for this.

Eric Clapton - Reptile - a much better album than I first thought

Journeyman was the last Clapton I bought. A long time ago I know. Wait, check that, I forgot, I did buy Me and Mr. Johnson which I thought was pretty good. Anyway, I've always liked Claptons' earlier stuff.

I may have to check out Reptile. Clapton gets alot of bad press amongst music lovers. Especially Blues music lovers.

Do yourself a favor, if you haven't already, and get A Night At Birdland vols 1 & 2 and At The Cafe Bohemia vols 1 & 2. All RVG remasters. This music pre-dates Moanin' and is simply wonderful.

After that get A Night In Tunisia for the best version of this classic Gillespie score. Your ears will love you for this.
I've already got "A Night In Tunisia", which I love. I'll have to look into getting the others you mentioned.Thanks for the tip, David

for nigel :D
Don't see to many mentions for XTC around here.I'm a huge fan. David

BB King, "Blues from the Bayou"

Has he ever made a bad album????

Elis - God's Silence, Devil's Temptation

Don't see to many mentions for XTC around here.I'm a huge fan. David

I like them though not a huge fan. I have Oranges And Lemons, Skylarking, Black Sea and Drums And Wires, the latter of which is my least favorite.

Skylarking and Oranges are on MFSL.

Stones - Exile.

np, Midnight Oil - "The Real Thing", and it is.

I like them though not a huge fan. I have Oranges And Lemons, Skylarking, Black Sea and Drums And Wires, the latter of which is my least favorite.

Skylarking and Oranges are on MFSL.
You could try "Nonesuch".It's one of their better ones.

You could try "Nonesuch".
It's actually Nonsuch.

My personal fave is English Settlement.

It's actually Nonsuch.

My personal fave is English Settlement.
Ah they're all good

NP: The Cure - Mixed Up....

Another Nightwish before MNF, Over The Hills And Far Away.

Carl

Opeth - Ghost Reveries

NP: Janis Joplin - Pearl....

Journeyman was the last Clapton I bought. A long time ago I know. Wait, check that, I forgot, I did buy Me and Mr. Johnson which I thought was pretty good. Anyway, I've always liked Claptons' earlier stuff.

I may have to check out Reptile. Clapton gets alot of bad press amongst music lovers. Especially Blues music lovers.

Journeyman is good. Clapton hasn't really been a blues guy for a long time, and I think a lot of people have kept hoping he would be. He's made a few misssteps when he has tried to be "just blues," but take a lot of his stuff just for what it is and it is really good.

But here, on to really nice jazz disc - Geri Allen, Life of a Song

Toning it down a bit...

Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South

Very, very good album

Within Temptation's Enter album for the post game. One of them spendy Japanese ones with great sound and detail. :)

Carl

Starting off the morning with Ray Charles ~ Genius Loves Company

-j

N.P. -- Leonard Cohen ~ Dear Heather

-j

Patricia Barber, Cafe Blue SACD

A Tull compilation I made several years ago. I've got several of these actually.

Josee Deschenes - What It Is

Outerstar - s/t

The Best of Doug Sahm and Friends

With Show Biz Kids by Steely Dan
Gary

David Johansen & the Harry Smiths

Stuck Therion's SiriusB and Lemuria albums on my mini disk player and listening
with the earpods. Magnificence in a word.
Can't wait to to see them on the 26th. :banana:
It will be one of those shows like Nightwish and Blackmore's Night that keeps giving you chills down your spine with every song they play.

Carl

First up this evening: The Redwalls - De Nova....

NP: Procol Harem - A Salty Dog.This is one album I never tire of....

The Aerium - Song For A Dead King

Carl

The Aerium - Song For A Dead King

Carl

Carl, you are always playing stuff I never heard of ...

NP: Chick Corea and Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy

First test spin of a topical comp I'm putting together called Muddy Shoes. Some here may end up being victims if it works.

NP: Los Lobos - Ride This....

Carl, you are always playing stuff I never heard of ...

It is Symphonic/Gothic Metal. Popular in Europe and getting popular here.
Evanescene in a way but much stronger writing of lyrics, music, arrangements, etc.
Here are Therion sound clips:Therion (http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6717483&style=music&cart=271882097)
The Aerium is a Russian group on a Greek label. Not sure of where samples are. Somewhat similar music but the vocals are only Soprano.
Aerium review (http://www.thegauntlet.com/bandbio.php?bid=824)
So now you know. :)

Carl

The Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions....

Elton John ~ Greatest Hits
NP: Lenny Kravitz ~ Let Love Rule

Two Gallants/ The Throes- number two for the year for me.

Very old Fleetwood Mac...Peter Green and Danny Kirwin era...back when they were a great blues band and not The Kalifornia Kidz.

A commercial comp called Beyond Nashville- The Twisted Heart Of Country Music disc 2 is particularly strong- right now, Giant Sand.........

It is Symphonic/Gothic Metal. Popular in Europe and getting popular here.
Evanescene in a way....
Carl

Even I like evanescence, and my playlist is usually rap, reggae, rnb, jazz, blues, etc,etc,etc... I'm going to have to checkout your playlists carl

Micah P. Hinson & The Gospel of Progress

Stan Getz - The Complete Roost Recordings

Stan Getz recorded for Roost Records from 1950-54 and this box set captures it all.

Playing now is disc 2 "The Quintet Live Session" recorded at Storyville, Boston on October 28, 1951.

"All Our Shoes Are Caked With Mud" an excellent compilation of music inspired by and from Louisiana and Mississippi. Many thanks to 'Toze for this disc! :yes:

Stan Getz - The Complete Roost Recordings

Playing now is disc 3 "The Quintet Studio Sessions", "The Johnny Smith Sessions" and "The Count Basie Live Performance".

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

The 1998 Columbia remaster with bonus tracks.

Been awhile since I spun some Mingus. This really cooks.

Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners

The Pogues _ Rum,Sodomy & The Lash.

Hank Mobley - Peckin' Time

Recorded in 1958.

The magnificent Hank Mobley, tenor sax

Lee Morgan, trumpet (this guy, along with Freddie Hubbard, must have been the two hardest working men on the Blue Note roster. I've got dozens of albums featuring them both as either a leader or a sideman.

Wynton Kelly, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Charlie Persip, drums

Lee Morgan, trumpet (this guy, along with Freddie Hubbard, must have been the two hardest working men on the Blue Note roster. I've got dozens of albums featuring them both as either a leader or a sideman.

I have been in a Lee Morgan mood lately and I brought three disks to work this week: The Procrastinator, Leeway, and Cornbread. All three very nice and to mix it up I added McCoy Tyner "Inception" and Joshua Redman's self-titled debut. Good week for jazz.

Jay

Home from work and having my very first listen to John Hiatt - Master of Disaster - pretty good first impression so far

I have been in a Lee Morgan mood lately and I brought three disks to work this week: The Procrastinator, Leeway, and Cornbread. All three very nice and to mix it up I added McCoy Tyner "Inception" and Joshua Redman's self-titled debut. Good week for jazz.

Jay

There were so many good trumpeters back in those days. I haven't got The Procrastinator yet, but I'll eventually get that. And if you haven't heard The Sidewinder yet, do so. It's one of Lee's best imo but I have a feeling you already knew that.

I'm only familiar with McCoy Tyner's The Real McCoy, which was his first Blue Note gig in 1967, and the most excellent Illuminations from 2004 on Telarc. Large gap there I know. He did a stint with Coltrane in the 60's didn't he? Anyway, I need to fill in some gaps regarding Tyner's catalog.

As far as Joshua Redman goes, I might have to explore his music. His bio at All Music Guide intrigued me.

Take care

First up tonight: Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates....

more RLJ:Self titled....

Neil Young/ Prairie Wind- fans of Mr. Young should be qeueing up for this one- it's very, very fine.

Springsteen/ Devils & Dust

Son Volt/ Trace---sometimes forget what a remarkable album this is........

One of my top ten albums ever - Toni Childs ~ Union- jeebers, after all this time, this is the shit.

The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

Wow! I had forgotten just how great Like A Rolling Stone was.

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow

Therion's Lemuria to start the day, Sirius B next for sure. Was an amazing show Monday night. The first time I wish that the venue had been
twice the size.

Carl

Therion's Lemuria to start the day, Sirius B next for sure. Was an amazing show Monday night. The first time I wish that the venue had been
twice the size.

Carl

That's a fantastic set of albums. Everything about them is amazing. I liked Lemuria/Sirius B so much Carl I went and got a legit copy. I do that with all cdr's that I end up liking so the artists get there fair share. Anyway, glad you enjoyed the show. Was it LOUD? Did they play anything from Lemuria/Sirius B?

The Band - The Band

Been on a 60's kick lately. Lots of "Summer Of Love" stuff too. Moby Grape's first album will be arriving tomorrow. Can't wait for that. And I ordered Love's Forever Changes as well.

Was it LOUD?
Loud enough but not that I needed/used my earplugs.
The soprano they have on tour with them was just incredible. Two more Sopranos and two tenors, the three guitarists, bass player and drummer.
The did have to use some recordings.
Started off with Blood Of Kingu and Son Of The Sun offSirius B, Uthark Runa,
Lemuria(was just too effen cool), and Abraxas off Lemuria.
From Secret Of The Runes Ginnungagap, Asgard :), Vanaheim, one more ???
From Crowning Of Atlantis Mark Of Cain, Thor, To Mega Therion.
I amm missing a few and the did do a few of their old death thrash songs too.

Carl

Mediæval Bæbes - The Rose

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- JP

Back to the present.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

Very enjoyable album so far. Different stylistically than the previous two but that's good. Every band needs to mix it up a bit creatively. Thanks Clint (what's you're real name dude). "Go ahead, make my day".......which you did.

Back to the present.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

Very enjoyable album so far. Different stylistically than the previous two but that's good. Every band needs to mix it up a bit creatively. Thanks Clint (what's you're real name dude). "Go ahead, make my day".......which you did.

Glad you like it Dry :thmbsp:

My name is Alvaro.

...and right now on the turntable are Mr.Arthur Lee and of course Forever Changes -"Old Man". :D

clint.

Super Furry Animals - Radiator

Midnight Oil - Breathe

Roxy Music - Avalon....

B.B. King - King Of The Blues (Disc 2 of 4)

NP: Art Pepper - Art Pepper Meets The Rythym Section.Recently aquired, getting alot of play time, This is a very good album....

NP: Steely Dan - Aja....

Alvin Lee & Ten Years After - Pure Blues If you like the blues and don"t have this cd, get it !

Went into work tonite under the cover of darkness to pick up my cheque and a package of cds from Toze was waiting for me.Thanks Eric.I played The Two Gallants I like it.Jangly,

Alan

Went into work tonite under the cover of darkness to pick up my cheque and a package of cds from Toze was waiting for me.Thanks Eric.I played The Two Gallants I like it.Jangly,

Alan

It's a grower, Alan........them young kids of today, I swear..........

Bob Dylan/ Bootleg Series Volume 1- hard times in the country...

Emma Shapplin - Etterna (DVD-A)

Can't say enough for this coloratura soprano. Whatever she sings (Carmine Meo, Red Planet OST) is absolutely beautiful.

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She may very well be my favorite artist.
- JP

B. Dylan/ Bootleg Series Volume 2

Son Volt ~ A Retrospective:1995-2000

john

A little classical with my morning coffee: Suk - A Summer Tale

Gearing up for my morning round of bumper cars (aka commute) by listening first in the shower, then in the car, to an old favorite - Uncle Tupelo 89/93 - An Anthology. But that's probably more info than you really wanted.

Later today, I'm going to listen to Red House Painters - Retrospective.

Also gonna make a library run today and see what new discs they may have.

JD

Gearing up for my morning round of bumper cars (aka commute) by listening first in the shower, then in the car, to an old favorite - Uncle Tupelo 89/93 - An Anthology. But that's probably more info than you really wanted.

Later today, I'm going to listen to Red House Painters - Retrospective.

Also gonna make a library run today and see what new discs they may have.

JD

Good stuff there Jeff! Make sure you get some clothes on between the shower and the car... :D

john

Bill Evans Trio - Sunday At The Village Vanguard

The companion to Waltz For Debbie.

Great White, Psycho City. One I checked out from the library because I don't believe I've heard the group. It's OK. I like it.

A Million In Prizes - Iggy Pop

Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser

I prefer a boilermaker.

Charles Mingus - Oh Yeah

There's something to be said about a jazz album that has track titles such as "Hog Callin' Blues" and "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am" and "Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me" and "Eat That Chicken".

Mingus, who is known for his bass playing prowess, relinquishes those duties to Doug Watkins on this album. Mingus does all the piano playing (and vocalizations), and very well I might add.

NP: Marillion - Clutching At Straws

The Essential Tony Bennett. Considering to what I was listening to earlier, I guess this equals things out. :D

Art Pepper - Intensity

Recorded in 1960. This is the DCC reissue remastered by Steve Hoffman and it sounds mighty fine. The other DCC reissue, Gettin' Together, is also highly recommended. And Dmax, I need to get me a copy of Meets The Rhythm Section. I've been putting that off too long.

Art Pepper is yet another person in the long list of tragic tales regarding heroin addiction. Something that was so prevalent among jazz performers of that time.

The Essential Tony Bennett. Considering to what I was listening to earlier, I guess this equals things out. :D

Yeah, going from Iggy to Tony Bennett....what a contrast. :yes:

Iggy worked out frustrations I was having earlier in the day...Tony has a calming effect on me. ;)

Iggy worked out frustrations I was having earlier in the day...Tony has a calming effect on me. ;)

I guess they're both crooners in their own special way then.;)