What CD's you have been listening to this week (and why should I listen to them). - by Vivian
jstnomega on 4/2/2006 at 01:09
Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On
Lonnie Mack - Whatever's Right
David Bromberg - Demon In Disguise
Neil Young - Zuma
(I dig the classics)
Alvar on 4/2/2006 at 02:13
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky
Goblin on 4/2/2006 at 03:54
Until recently I hadn't bought a music CD for about six years. It was in about 1997 that I lost hope for any new act to possibly pique my interest. The late 90s scarred me, needless to say. Hence, I hadn't bothered to check out ANYTHING released since. And as such, completely missed The White Stripes's rise to prominence. Hadn't even heard of them until seeing a TV ad for Get Behind Me Satan, which contained a snippet of the bass line from Seven Nation Army. My ears pricked up. Intruiged was I. On strength of that bassline alone, and having not heard a single one of their songs, I went out and purchased two White Stripes albums. A chancy move.
The gamble paid off. I've been listening to Elephant and Get Behind Me Satan all week.
Jack White is like a white (no pun intended) Jimi Hendrix. Of course his guitar technique doesn't even approach that level, but certainly in terms of the vocal style and general rock/bluesy feel of his songs.
I'm sure most of you keep enough track of popular music to have made up your mind on Jack & Meg by now, but if you've been living under a rock for the last decade like I have, I sincerely reccomend you poke your head out for long enough to check this shit out.
tungsten on 4/2/2006 at 05:43
Right now, I'm listening to FILE9724.CHK. Before, I listened to FILE0046.CHK
Thank you very much Microsoft!
mol on 4/2/2006 at 07:42
Johnny Cash - The Definitive Collection. The Man in Black. Steady like a train, sharp like a razor.
Venus Hum - Big Beautiful Sky. Annette Strean's vocals, uplifting melodies, strange lyrics, sharp synths. Found Venus Hum through the Blue Man Group, guest performing a cover of I Feel Love with them. 'Big Beautiful Sky' is an outstanding album.
DDT Jazz Band - Vintage. A great Finnish jazz band of guys who've been playing together close to 50 years. A unique style of dixieland jazz with elements of swing. Feelgood music in the best possible sense.
Tangerine Dream - Logos (Live at the Dominion '82). Tangerine Dream at the peak of their form. Here you will find everything that made the classic lineup Franke-Froese-Schmoelling so great: unbelievable synth sounds, out of this world. Spacey soundscapes. Strong melodies, driving arpeggios, attitude and vision like no other electronic music group has ever been able to produce. But forget about Tangerine Dream post 1986 or so.
Aja on 4/2/2006 at 07:52
Irresistable Bliss is a great album; it's my favourite of the group (though with only three albums, I'm not sure how much weight that carries).
I just bought
On the Corner by Miles Davis. Even the liner notes question whether the album is "a work of genius or abject junk", though both arguments probably have merit. It's a mess of wah-wah and funky basslines and squeaky horns. It's fun to listen to!
Oh, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band -
Trout Mask Replica. On first listen this album sounds like a train wreck. There are hints of jazz and
delta-blues, but for the most part it sounds as though three or four musicians are playing three or four different songs at the same time. There's something about it, though, that makes it not only listenable, but strangely enjoyable. And (
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000005JA8/qid=1139038224/sr=8-5/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i5_xgl14/701-0630065-2000354) how can you not love the cover?
Frank Zappa -
Apostrophe ('). I'm taking a while to work through all the Zappa cds I own, but Apostrophe remains a favourite. It's one of the more accessible points in his catalogue, so if you've never heard anything from Frank before I highly recommend you give this a try. Yeah, some of the lyrics are goofy (better that he didn't take it seriously, I guess), but the music is still interesting, decades later. Some of it gives me goosebumps.
Jeff Beck -
Wired. I'm not usually a fan of guitar music, but this album doesn't put the guitar front-and-centre on every song, and unlike some albums, it doesn't sound like some guy wanking over a set of backing tracks. It's actually a decent jazz-fusion album, now that I think about it, and Jeff Beck is a fantastic musician either way.
Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd -
Jazz Samba. I discovered this from Amazon's recommedations, but the first song, Desafinado, is one I'm sure most of us have heard before. It's the standard smooth horn bossa-nova affair, but apparently this is the one that made it popular for directors to stick this kind of music in every time some character went to a cocktail party. Because of this lounge-stigma, it seems a bit cheesy, but generally, movie soundtrack music is a lot more watered-down than this. It's definately a good jazz album.
aguywhoplaysthief on 4/2/2006 at 08:02
St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach - Eliot Gardiner. An excellent recording - one of my favorites. It has just a little more kick than some others I have heard, which I like.
Concerti Grossi Op5. composed by Geminiani and based on Corelli's Op. 5 - This is a great recording, and great music. It is the AAM under Andrew Manze.
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo - Handel: It's okay, but I found I enjoyed:
Theodora - Handel more. Recording by William Christie. If you like Handel's Oratorios you should most definitely check it out. It's not Messiah, but hey.
Mass in B Minor - Bach: Fucking fantastic. It's a little weaker the first little bit, but the 2nd cd is a pure joy. The one I have here is directed by Philippe Herreweghe.
Phaeton - Lully: My first French opera, and I must say I very much enjoyed it over the Italian. I will certainly check out more in the near future. Even though it's French, the style seems a little less pretentious.
Bach's Brandenburgs by Martin Pearlman and the Boston Baroque. I've liked some other things that Pearlman has recorded, and this is no different. The first track is just weird though - the horns just conflict, and I don't like it. Not sure what Bach was thinking there, but it is the only one of the six like that.
Para?noid on 4/2/2006 at 15:37
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It's Mike Flowers Pops - 'Debase (Soft Palate)'
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Jack White is like a white (no pun intended) Jimi Hendrix. Of course his guitar technique doesn't even approach that level, but certainly in terms of the vocal style and general rock/bluesy feel of his songs.
More than you say, actually. Speed is inconsequential - they both have very similar, "lazy", choppy styles with a cartoonish bent.
I have been listening to <b>Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid</b> which is amazing; really fucking slow and beautiful droney ambient for late nights. No crappy sawtooth WORLD MUSIC ambient bullshit, proper, orchestral yet minimal sounds drenched in emotion. Heartily reccomended.
Standout tracks: Requiem For Dying Mothers, Part 2 and Lovesong (For Cubs), Part 1.
Also, <b>Kate Bush - Aerial</b> which has some great songs - it's amazing how she still sounds like she always does (this particular album has a strong scent of Hounds Of Love in terms of production and themes), but yet provides something fresh and different each time.
Standout tracks: King Of The Mountain, Pi
Two other CD's I've been listening to: <b>Fennesz - Venice</b> which so far sounds like typical Fennesz fare, and <b>Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain</b> which is just absolutely fucking insane.
Tocky on 5/2/2006 at 05:31
My latest is robot hive / exodus by Clutch which is a cross between Black Sabbath and bluesy southern rock/funk. It sounds retro in a way most here likely wouldn't appreciate. I like it well enough but as most CDs I buy only one song stands out- 10001110101. I love this one. Neil Fallons voice has a gravelly smokey backwoods bar sound that makes me want to ride a hawg to New Orleans. But the lyrics are a lovely incongruency...
Ribonucleic acid freak out, the power of prayer
Long halls of science and all the lunatics committed there
Robot Lords of Tokyo, SMILE TASTE KITTENS!
Did you not know that the royal hunting grounds are always forbidden?
Are you rolling tape now? Bits and pieces large and small
Sector, vector, eat them all. It's already in thier eyes
Among the metal ones a messenger will soon arive
10 0011 10 101
Periodic table with a center piece of mind
Man alive the jive and lyrics
Radioactive don't come near it
Temple of Syrinx having the bake sale of the year
Aint nothing you can do about it. Gonna be a big brawl over it
Like them little bitty babies in the king cakes
Bonnie and Clyde the whole dome
The shakles of automata will shatter like thier bones
I don't think he knows what the hell he is saying but damn if I don't like to hear him say it. The organ sounds like a black church on acid too.
