Van Morrison's "A Period of Transition".
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Moody Blues - A Question of Balance. Haven't played this in I don't know how many years (probably decades). Not sure when I bought it. 1970 gatefold with lyric sheet and London Records sleeve. Great sonics. Nice bass. I don't listen exclusively to vinyl. Have plenty CDs. But sometimes you really have to wonder, "digital?" - what were they thinking?! Get a lot of pleasure playing a medium from almost 40 yrs. ago. |
Hey Don- They were a great band. After Duke is about where I parted company. Am on a Genesis jag the last few days. Listened to Three Sides Live earlier today (actually 4 sides live on the recording I own...but that's good because Paperlate and some of their later studio drivel isn't there)...and Duke after W&W. I will have to dust off my copy of Lamb. There is some good music on that one but it always seemed a bit uneven to me. I'll give a listen to your favs. For me its been TOTT, W&W, ATTWT. Foxtrot needs to be in there too. Maybe I don't really have a favorite as such. Ciao |
Actually, last night: Mahler's 4th Symphony...especially, the 3rd & 4th movements. Columbia Masterworks series. Bernstein conducting the NY Philharmonic. Reri Grist is the soprano soloist. Don't think it is that great a recording from a sonic or engineering point of view, but I greatly enjoy the "Poco Adagio" 3rd and Reri's singing in the 4th. |
Yeah...Zebra. Another shared "interest" with @slaw Always enjoyed hearing this on FM. Didn't hear it enough back then... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofz0iJQd-xU |
@reubent Since you like Brian Auger (and assuming you aren't already aware of the series) check out CAB2 by Tony MacAlpine, Bunny Brunel and Dennis Chambers + Brian Auger. You might enjoy it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAB_2 |
Blood Sweat & Tears - Child is Father to the Man (Thank you, John Simon) 1st Track, Side 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VAefm330Q |
@slaw You are very welcome. If you've not spent any time with that BS&T, it is worth checking out if you can look past some of the psychedelic silliness. Music from a bygone time when everything seemed possible. Al Kooper's vocals are really really good and a few of his songs are very strong. It's a much more interesting album than the more calculated and commercial BS&T II. Reading the notes on the back cover of the album, John Simon is credited for a variety of roles. That's the same John Simon as worked on The Bands 1st & 2nd albums as well as S&G's Bookends and that's hardly a complete list. I don't hear him talked about with the same reverence as George Martin. I don't hear him talked about much at all actually, but I think the man was a creative genius that brought out the best in a wide range of talent. BTW - Agree with you about the post-Green, Kirwan/Welch era of FWM. Penguin & Mystery to Me (though sadly without Danny) + Future Games make a nice "trilogy" from that time. I haven't listened to any vinyl in weeks and weeks but now that the gramophone is cranked up, might have to log some more listening time with vinyl. |
Okay, @slaw ...that would be the self-titled BS&T which is their 2nd. Track 1 (below) Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GreaN1ljqGY You will forgive me my preference for Child is Father. I like Al Kooper’s voice (and songs) better than David Clayton Thomas’ HUGE pipes. Am in a minority though. A LOT of people seem to have preferred that 2nd album w/DCT. It charted way higher than the first and produced a number of hit singles. To each his own. That was yesterday though... Right now, Chick Corea’s Three Quartets I don’t buy much new vinyl but did with this composition once I heard it (not all that long ago) thanks to Frogman. It is a 2016 release on "Stretch Records". Nice piece of vinyl - flat, good weight and quiet. What is "ORG"? (original pressing??) |
Yeah, DCT is as you have it. Frogman is a frequent poster over on Jazz Aficionados. He referenced Three Quartets...maybe included a link to music from it. Don't recall. It was a must buy after spending some time with it. Got new vinyl and a CD version. re ORG, I might have heard of that label. Not sure. Like I said, I don't buy much new vinyl. Most vinyl purchases are for old stuff...original pressings or as close as I can afford to get :-) I get off holding a 40+ year old piece of plastic that sounds fantastic. Case in point: Peter Framton's self-titled studio release playing now. Black with rainbow colors in his white block letter name. A lot the music on Frampton Comes Alive is on this recording. |
@bdp24 Looks like you are not alone in that "6th member" opinion... http://theband.hiof.no/band_members/john_simon.html Al's Wiki info about Al Kooper leaving BS&T not withstanding, the Wiki entry for Child Is Father to the Man puts it more bluntly: "After a brief promotional tour, Colomby and Katz ousted Kooper from the band, which led to Child is Father to the Man being the only BS&T album on which Kooper ever appeared." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Is_Father_to_the_Man All explanations covered handily, no doubt, by the hackneyed "artistic differences". |