Whats playing on your system today?
Don Celenza, It's In here Somewhere. "Backstreet" https://youtu.be/1rRcdtOB6QU Paul Speer, Oculus. "Spanish Steps" https://youtu.be/3dmOFkOwAeI N |
Beth Hart, "Forever Young". https://youtu.be/DzEabBDWoho Duran Duran, "Come Undone" https://youtu.be/l-eUufUZYgA Lou Reed, "Sweet Sweet Jane". Great live clip! https://youtu.be/LrMLt9bMd_I N |
Loomis - That is the Ivy I had in mind. I musta been living under a rock. Ivy’s "Long Distance" goes back to 2000! Yet they’re a relatively new "discovery" for me (last couple of years, anyway) by way of hearing "Edge of the Ocean" on Pandora. Dunno anything about the praise they received at the time but I am a total sucker for that sound. For anyone else that ain’t been introduced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL3ZbNRH1Wc&ab_channel=TiToubidou I’ll be looking for Still In A Dream later. |
i do know ivy--they're adam schlessinger's breathy-pop band--always thought they were overpraised, though they do do what do well. massive attack, otoh, are awesome. since you dug bowery electric, you might check out "still in a dream" on spotify--a big palylist of virtually every shoegaze band of note |
Loomis - great. Glad you enjoyed Arbouretum. Sometimes Pitchfork's record reviews are annoying but, while they aren't besotted fans, the ones I read about Arbouretum are insightful, I thought...even though I didn't agree with every word. I will check out Bowery Electric. I did find Asteroid #4 on Tidal and gave a quick listen to the first couple of tracks from Windmill. Need to give it another go. Can hear what you mean about lost classics from the Summer of Love (anybody remember Fever Tree?). |
@loomisjohnson regarding Artbouretum - Hoping "interesting disc" translates to, "I liked it". I didn't...leastways not initially. Took repeated listening (something kept drawng me back) before I finally sorta "got it", as happens sometimes. Had that one on repeat the other day. The Gathering is another good 'un by them. Check out Dave Heumann's solo album, Here In The Deep. DH is the head honcho song writer, singer and git-TAR player in Arbouretum. |
Hello N - I enjoyed that Mike Griffin. Great sonics and his playing...nice and clean. Not too many needless notes. Some excellent sparkling piano soloing right before the 5 minute mark. Kinda formulaic blues (ain’t it all?) but well done. Never heard of him. Couldn’t find out too much. No wonder it’s "the Unknown Blues Band. The album is on Amazon, "Gimme What I Got Coming" but that extended live ain't. Back at you in the same vein. Gary BB Coleman. Think I like this version better than SRV’s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Gt46aX9Z4&ab_channel=Don’sTunes |
Arbouretum - from Coming Out of the Fog, Track 6 World Split Open... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTouXuVkYhk&ab_channel=DomagojValjak and Track 7 Easter Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOR6WJIt0FY&ab_channel=Arbouretum-Topic From the Jan 2013 Premier Guitar review by Andy Ellis - "...an improbable collision of Fairport Convention, the Velvet Underground, and early Jefferson Airplane [ ]...party music it ain't." |
Just listened to - Albany Down, Not Over Yet. Pretty solid rock-n-roll band. Different. Got a good groove on this albumn. "Travelling Blues". https://youtu.be/yWcFDfqCOdI "You Wanna Be My Baby". https://youtu.be/paAOtTRtnJA N |
The video is a little dopey (a lot dopey?) but liked the music on this one (Track 4 from The Continuing Story...."). Strong vocal. Very prog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6aQx57KBUY&ab_channel=Talleke123 |
Hey Nutty - Thought the Tidal commentary pasted below was informative. I did enjoy their radio hits but probably suffer from over exposure to them. Will try to check out some of the less well known "deep tracks" later today. Anybody who "gets" Cuby & The Blizzards deserves the courtesy. There's a bit of a connection in that Eelco Gelling, Golden Earring guitarist during the late '70s, was co-founder along w/Harry Muskee of C. & the B. "The Continuing Story of Radar Love is a 12-song hits collection from Dutch rock band Golden Earring, containing both the chug-a-long rock staple "Radar Love" and the full eight-minute version of "Twilight Zone." These two songs are the most renowned on this compilation and both cracked the Top 20, with "Radar Love" hitting number 13 in 1974 and "Twilight Zone" peaking at number ten nine years later. The other ten songs on the album consist of long, heavy guitar-filled runs that surround obscure lyrics, sometimes sounding like modern psychedelia. Some of the songs, like "The Vanilla Queen" and "Mad Love's Comin'" harbor a distinguishable progressive edge, thanks to woven keyboard and guitar interplay. A mild blues and rock feel creep into such tunes as "Candy's Going Bad" and "Lost and Found" but fail to ignite any type of serious musical flare compared to their two singles. Much of Golden Earring's music consists of average rock riffs that are either sped up or slowed down by accompanying synthesizer, helped along by the mysteriousness of Barry Hay's voice. Even though this compilation is a dozen songs deep, it still holds as a worthy best-of. ~ Mike DeGagne" |
Golden Earring, The continuing Story Of Radar Love. Excellent collection of music. Rory Gallagher, "Secret Agent". Great clip of Rory rippin-n-slidin' ! https://youtu.be/xomS2NqHmME Richard Lloyd , "Field Of Fire". https://youtu.be/lmYUrDBCfHE Coco Montoya, "Good Days Bad Days" https://youtu.be/3XFnMBKejIA |
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ghosthouse, I have had Liquid Tension (1) and (2) for quite some time. As a matter of fact, my Brother had Mike Portnoy VHS Drum Tutorials for playing those first two sessions. I think both CD's are great. (And Loud) My favorite cut...Chewbacca! It growls.... A song from Taddy Porter, "Fire In The Streets" https://youtu.be/KYIaBOlm6mk Anyone remember Hardline... Double Eclipse, features Neil Schon on guitar. How bout Albert Cummings, True To Yourself, "Separately". https://youtu.be/UuQoA23AtvM Gov't Mule, High And Mighty, "Child Of The Earth". https://youtu.be/xfl6ZnFkaBI N |
Horace Parlan "On the Spur of the Moment" 1961/2011 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24 Pink Floyd "The Wall" 1979 Columbia RBCD Norah Jones "Come Away With Me" 2002 Blue Note 5.1SACD Carly Simon "No Secrets" 1972/2015 Elektra/MoFi SACD Bruce Cockburn "Breakfast in New Orleans Dinner in Timbuktu" 1999 Ryko RBCD |
Liquid Tension Experiment (1) - side project of Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy that enlisted bass player Tony Levin. Not completely even track to track, but contains some strong compositions and virtuosic playing. The 28 minute improvisational closer, ironically called, "Three Minute Warning" coulda been a wee bit shorter (gee, ya think?). |
Black Sheep, S/T, (1975) Features Lou Gramm, aka (Lou Grammatico) The band sound a lot like Free. In fact, they perform a cover of Free’s "Woman" on the LP. https://youtu.be/3mdWVxR-nm8 N |
Pat Benatar, Prescious Time. Definitely my favorite song by Pat and company. "Promises In The Dark". https://youtu.be/KuPFhDQRKzw N |
Copperhead S/T. "The Scar" https://youtu.be/EEtfbuPDPRU Martin Briley, "The Salt In My Tears" Three Dog Night, "Shambala" Player, "Baby Come Back" Boz Scaggs, "Look What You've done to me" N |
@astewart8944 - Yep, I'm a big fan of Warren Zevon (RIP). Finished off my WZ fix this evening with "The Wind". It's hard to listen to it without a heavy heart, knowing he knew he was dying when he recorded it. Give real meaning to songs such as "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "Keep Me In Your Heart". |
astewart8944, Sorry for the delayed reply regarding Sir Elton John. I only recently received a copy of Tumbleweed Connection. arcam88 recommended it highly so I borrowed his copy. I agree its a very good albumn and a great recording as well. I’m an big Elton John fan, (outside of his movie soundtracts). I was fortunate to see Sir Elton and William Joel together in Louisville, KY. Great show! But when the dust settled, my wife and I both agreed that Billy Joel (The Piano Man!) had a the better show. Tons of energy. He had the crowd eating out of his hand and singing every word of every song. He played after Elton, so maybe folkes were more inebriated.... Today I listened to new Incubus 8. "No Fun" is side one, track one. Not bad. Might take a bit for the album to grow on ya. I know there are a few Incubus fans on this thread. https://youtu.be/xPqhjeUtr5U N |
Finishing up R&B/Soul set... Lauryn Hill "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" 1998 Ruffhouse RBCD Then to other genres... Mahavishnu Orchestra "Birds of Fire" 1973/2000 Columbia/Legacy RBCD Gram Parsons "Grievous Angel" 1974/2012 Warner Bros./MoFi SACD Getz/Gilberto "S/T" 1963/1997 Verve RBCD Pink Martini "Hang on Little Tomato"2004 Heinz Records RBCD Santana/Mahavishnu "Love Devotion Surrender" 1973/2011 Columbia/MoFi SACD Billy Joel "Piano Man" 1973/2010 Columbia/MoFi SACD McCoy Tyner "The Real McCoy" 1967/1999 Blue Note RBCD RVG Edition |
