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     kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1769 Registered: 05-2005 |
Liars - Liars. This band just keep changing and evolving, no two records sound the same. Delroy Wilson - The Very Best of.. Augie March - Moo You Bloody Choir. Looks like this is about to be released in the US, interested to see what they make of it. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1772 Registered: 05-2005 |
Actually , the US reviews were done last year when it was presumably released on import, seems like they rate it highly. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/re cord_review/36666-moo-you-bloody-choir http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/revie ws/1407/augie_march_moo_you_bloody_choir / http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/au gie-march/moo-you-bloody-choir.htm http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?c=3& id=15115 | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 59 Registered: 03-2007 |
Spent the afternoon listening to Bad Shapes; Happy; Venus Traps Fly; Love On The Vine and Wolf On A String all by Machine Translations. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1776 Registered: 05-2005 |
Randy, this store is selling Daddys Highway for under $20 http://www.netsoundsmusic.com/nsudsii/1/ 325132900/2060/2/1/daddys%20highway/2/1. html | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1777 Registered: 05-2005 |
.. it was listed on 24/08/07 so they should still have it, although I guess rare albums like Daddy's Highway get snapped up quickly. Sometimes these stores (which sell via Netsounds.com) list items and then do not update the site when they sell it. I have had my fingers burned may times when they take your order and the inevitable email comes saying "...sorry but we have sold this already...." Well update your bloody website then !!!!! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1346 Registered: 03-2005 |
Thanks Kevin. I've placed the order. I'll see how it works out. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 500 Registered: 04-2006 |
xtc's beautiful 'skylarking' | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 679 Registered: 10-2004 |
Downy Mildew - Slow Sky and Mincing Steps | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2214 Registered: 03-2006 |
What do they sound like, Jeff? Only thing the name conjures up for meis Grant and Robert's mention of them on the Snap disc. For some reason, talking about them inspired great hilarity. Were they from Athens, Ga., one of the bands that sprang up from that scene? | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 680 Registered: 10-2004 |
Keith - Downy Mildew were a bit schizo. Vocal duties were split, a bit like Forster and McLennan, between Charlie Baldonado and Jennie Homer. The Homer sung tunes tend to be very atmospheric, moody, baroque, dark, artsy, pretty, ethereal, etc... rather 4AD-ish, while Baldonado's songs tend to be very upbeat, cheery, simple, peppy pop. They occasionally traded roles, though. The artsier songs often feature violin and cello. Guitars are either very melodic, arpeggiated, or busily strummed. I'm having trouble thinking of bands I could compare them to. The two albums I'm listening to these days are my favorites. Downy Mildew actually came from LA, though they were apparently befriended by REM and Stipe filmed one of their videos (a blurry mess all done with a hand-held camera). I tend to prefer the Homer sung tunes, but some Baldonado songs are pretty great. I've read that Baldonado actually wrote most of the material, but gave the artsier songs to Homer to sing, as her voice was more appropriate. At any rate, I dig them, and all their albums can usually be found in bargain bins. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1753 Registered: 05-2005 |
Vashti Bunyan - Diamond Day | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1780 Registered: 05-2005 |
So, Daddys Highway came today. I'm impressed that it only took a week to be shipped from the US to Scotland, these things can sometimes take 2 or 3 weeks. First impressions - the sound is tinny, not necessarily a bad thing, after all it never hindered The Fall. North By North immediately sounds familiar, and then I realise thats because its on The Bats comp I got from Napster, and the intro to Block of Wood sounds like Tears For Fears (cant remember what song), I kid you not. All in all, quite impressed on first listen - hopefully you strike lucky Randy and you should have it within a few days. In other NZ related news, Pitchfork are bigging up this rereleased comp from The Chills http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/re cord_review/44942-heavenly-pop-hits-the- best-of-the-chills | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 60 Registered: 03-2007 |
Kevin, if you think 'Daddy's Highway' sounds 'tinny' then just wait until you hear 'Compiletely.' :-) | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 502 Registered: 04-2006 |
The Allmann Brothers Band - Live at Fillmore East Beirut - Gulag Orkestar | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 775 Registered: 01-2005 |
Andreas, I saw the ABB live 2 months after Live at Fillmore East was recorded. I saw them in May of 1971. The following month they were the last act on the stage of the last night the Fillmore East was open, actually the last morning as the concert didn't get over until 7AM due to a bomb scare. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1704 Registered: 05-2005 |
Lost In Music - The Fall (my salute to Kevin and Celtic). | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 206 Registered: 05-2005 |
50,000 Fall fans can't be wrong. Finally getting around to it! Made a head-start on it last night. Thanks for the recommendation Randy. I've a feeling the box-set will be bought within the next few days - especially as I'll be seeing them live over the weekend! They're playing Electric Picnic on Sunday, along with Iggy & the Stooges, and as they say, many many more! | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 207 Registered: 05-2005 |
Pernice Brothers - Overcome by happiness Lullaby for the Working Class - Wounded Spider Scud Mountain Boys - Grudgef**k. It was like Christmas yesterday, as all my recent amazon orders were waiting for me when I got home!! And then I go and play the most depressing songs I could find from my new arrivals? I suppose so... But I've been trying to get these albums and these songs for almost 10 years!! Kept expecting to hear Stay by Blue Nile after Grudge, as the mixtape I had it on has that straight after. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 682 Registered: 10-2004 |
Wild Swans - Incandescent | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2219 Registered: 03-2006 |
Congrats, CV - that's my absolute fave Pernice Bros. disc. Never has sadness seemed so shiny and seductive. I'm listening to a new version of the Goldberg Variations by Simone Dinnerstein. (I'm always reminded of Woody Allen's joke that the title sounds like some old Jewish couple trying different positions to spice up their love life.) Anybody else on the board enjoy classical music? | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 209 Registered: 05-2005 |
An extremely blissfully happy accident when searching for the others. You could say, I was overcome by happiness for real! I've got a very strange brain, which remembers all these gorgeous wonderful songs for years, but forgets the title, the artist, and often both. Then there's this other bit, which has a list of artists who I think I don't know, but want to hear. Every so often the correct two pieces of information appear at the front of my brain at the same time. I usually discover that the band I've been hoping to hear is already one of my favourites. It's happened with Triffids, Big Star, to name just two others. | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 210 Registered: 05-2005 |
I like quite a lot of classical, but if you think I'm bad on contemporary stuff, for not knowing who's who? I don't know much, but I know what I like! I'm a big fan of Richard Clayderman | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 211 Registered: 05-2005 |
That last bit was a joke!!! | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2220 Registered: 03-2006 |
Has this ever happened to you - you're in a record store, they're playing something that sounds fantastic, the best thing you've ever heard, you ask the salesperson what it is, and lo and behold, you already have it? A sign from God, I think, that you have too many records... | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 212 Registered: 05-2005 |
Thank God I'm not the only one that's happened to! Or a worse sign that you've got too many, when you rush home with your new purchase, to discover an identical copy already on the shelf you've forgotten you bought? | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2223 Registered: 03-2006 |
Yep, done that too. Pretty embarrassing. I've typically chalked it up to my excessive drug use, but if you've done it, too... | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 214 Registered: 05-2005 |
Unless you'd class music as a drug, I don't have a similar excuse. Just a bit dim, I suppose. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 645 Registered: 09-2006 |
Hey LK, count me as another convert to "Sweet Warrior." Even on the slow, dark songs he sounds alive and glad to be here. Added bonus: only one (well maybe 1 1/2) I'm-blue-and-it's-all-her-fault songs, and it's a funny one (one of my favorite one-line Xgau reviews was for "Mirror Blue" : "I thought she loved me, but she didn't - why does this keep happening?"). And I love the photo on the back of the CD booklet. | ||
| Jonathan Evans Member Username: Jon Post Number: 113 Registered: 04-2005 |
Little Keith/Catherine I've managed to buy the same thing three times. I don't think its to do with the drugs, more likely my awful memory - I've got a couple of 'swaps' at the moment! The last one I remember was an I am kloot album. Anyway, I'm listening to Pete Wylie at the moment. Cheers Jon | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2224 Registered: 03-2006 |
Jonathan and Catherine, thanks for the validation. You've convinced me I might have a brain cell or two left... \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Arrgghh !!! Does anybody else's cat get up on the keyboard when they're trying to type? Bad Kitty! Get the f off! Sorry - listening to Sly and the Family Stone. "Hot Fun" seems perfect in these waning days of summer. Also enjoyed these mega-faves by him: "Everybody Is a Star", "Thank You Faletinme, etc." (if there's a funkier song in existence, I haven't heard it) and "If You Want Me to Stay". Oh, and "Family Affair". | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2225 Registered: 03-2006 |
And, AB, glad you're diggin' it baby! I think the Dickinator gets a bad rap for the "perfidy of women" thing, anyways. I mean, he may overdo it on some of his records, and when every song is about it, you're like, "dude, I think the problem could be YOU", but still...sometimes the other person, be they male or female, really is an asshole. Sometimes it's just factual reporting. What's your favorite tune on it, so far? I think "Guns" and "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" rank with just about anything he's ever done. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1349 Registered: 03-2005 |
"waning days of summer?" How long have you lived in SoCal, LK? You are nowhere near the end of summer yet. September and October will cook you royally. Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males sing The Tabloid Blues The Cannanes -- Tiny Frown | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2227 Registered: 03-2006 |
Randy, since summer's my favorite season and I piss and moan about its passing every year, I yield to your superior knowledge - I hope you're right. I hope Sept. and Oct. do cook me, even though the power bills will be painful. That's probably pretty greedy, come to think of it - living in So Cal and worrying about the amount of sun. Some people are never satisfied, as my record collection will attest. I need to get that Dan Kelly. How is it? I suppose it was a souvenir of your recent trip. Uncle Paul, Kelly that is, has a new record out - not available here, yet. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1351 Registered: 03-2005 |
LK, the Dan Kelly is indeed one of the souvenirs. I've only heard it twice so far because the first time I wasn't really getting into it until about the last third or so. Second listen is better. Musically, he's like a younger more raucous version of Paul. Very guitaristic, which is seldom a bad thing in my book. But I do think he does too many of a similar sort of good-timey raucous old-fashioned r n r. Great sounding guitars though. He seems like the type that is looking to play to full Aussie stadiums. Whereas I usually favor depresso navel-gazers. I'll load it up on iTunes this weekend and send you some samples. Back on the summer subject, last night was one of the few decent hot nights we've had where I live and the Kelly album was a nice accompaniment to that. Partly out of a wish to be green and partly out of a wish to pretend that I live in Oz, I don't run the A/C at all. Instead, I open up all the windows and pretend I'm in a little Queenslander sweltering on a summer night (although I lack verandahs and I assume that a REAL Brisbane summer night would be vastly more intense). I'm probably the only person in this region who's been celebrating the weird climate change symptom of higher summer humidity we've been experiencing the past few years. Yes, I'm that desperate. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1786 Registered: 05-2005 |
Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones. Dug this out for the first time in ages. Cant decide if this, or Let It Bleed, Or Exile is their greatest album. Hey Venus - Super Furry Animals. Easily their most "pop" album, and only 40 or so minutes long - perfect. Why do bands insist on making albums last 60 mins or more - do they make more cash? The Sleeping House - Microdisney. Oh dear, this isnt very good. A comp of their Virgin years I picked up for less than £4. It takes till track 7, Angels, before any half decent song is heard, then Mrs Simpson another goodie is next.If only tracks 1 and 2 (Horse Overboard and Loftholdingswood) had been the studio versions rather than flatly sung Peel tracks this would have kicked things off better. Still, the imminent comp looks tasty, well at least disc 1 does, I never cared much for the Virgin years which will dominate disc 2. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 864 Registered: 08-2006 |
Fountains of Wayne - "Traffic and Weather." Gets better every time I hear it. Richard Thompson - "Sweet Warrior." Why is this effort better than his other recent efforts? It's a matter of inches, really, but those inches make a big difference. Mississippi John Hurt - "Last Sessions." My favorite record by my favorite country blues practitioner. Lily Allen - "Alright, Still." Okay, so my young neices were in this weekend. What am I going to play? They didn't get with "Daydream Nation," and I find this sits as well with them as it does with me. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 648 Registered: 09-2006 |
Crucial inches indeed, Rob. And hey, that Lily Allen record is fun...not as much as the Nellie McKay albums she obviously borrowed a certain amount of her schtick from, but still enjoyable. And in reply, LK, I'd say that sometimes I (and other folks) make a bit too much of his "oh-cruel-lover" songs, but I'd still say he has something of a history of them, especially back in the early-post-Linda days (and from what I understand, that was, like most breakups, more than just one person's fault). I remember clearly an exchange between me and my girlfriend of the time back when we first put on "Daring Adventures" and such a song came on: "Well, here comes another one." "Goddammit, I want to hear Linda's album!" (spoken half-jokingly, but still). And I also know, and believe that artistic creation takes in many different influences, outer and inner. Beyond all that, a darn good ablum...I do like "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" a lot...and even, as I mentioned, "Needle and Thread," which makes me chuckle... | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 649 Registered: 09-2006 |
The Wrens - The Meadowlands Gene Kelly - Gene Kelly at MGM: S'Wonderful Robert & Grant - Intermission (I was wavering pm getting this for awhile, and unashamedly admit it was Xgau's review that finally tipped the balance) | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 865 Registered: 08-2006 |
It's interesting with "Intermission," Allen. I bought it more as an artifact than an album, since I already have the solo releases. But I find myself playing it a lot. I find I kinda like hearing the familiar tunes disembodied from their usual homes. And the Wrens... how great is that? Wish they'd put out something new, dammit. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 651 Registered: 09-2006 |
'Tis true regarding Intermission - well chosen, well-sequenced, which is all it takes. Agreed about the Wrens as well. Given their current pace we should probably expect their new one around the time the Seventh Seal opens... | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 655 Registered: 09-2006 |
And I think the only serious omission Grant had in his selection was "Coming Up For Air." Maybe he felt self-conscious about including that one... | ||
| Paul N Member Username: Pauln Post Number: 15 Registered: 10-2006 |
The Promised Land - Dennis Brown I Shall Not Remove 1975 - 1980 - Cornell Campbell | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1789 Registered: 05-2005 |
Paul, good to see another reggae fan here. I thought I was a one man club! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1354 Registered: 03-2005 |
Darkside -- Kev Carmody | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1765 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kev, no way man, I'm just reaching for my Trojan chill-ot box set guy!! | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 660 Registered: 09-2006 |
The Byrds - The Preflyte Sessions Excellent first disc, nearly worthless second one, with alternate alternate versions that add nothing and a David Crosby version of "Get Together" that makes me want to slug the first hippie I see, and there are plenty around where I live, including me, a little... | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 96 Registered: 02-2007 |
Randy, agree Darkside by Kev Carmody is a brilliant evocative piece of songwriting and singing. Tex Perkins does OK version on tribute almum but the original is truly special. | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 97 Registered: 02-2007 |
Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy - Eno Bargain bin CD for $9. My scratchy record has'nt been played for a while. The Cd sounds great in pristine audio - mayb its been remstered? Prefer Before and After Science but TTMBS is still pretty interesting. Actually its very interesting soundscape. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 661 Registered: 09-2006 |
That's one that grows and grows in my estimation, David. Lovely to sink into, as you say. Especially love the first and last tracks. For me: Rosanne Cash - Interiors Fountains of Wayne - Traffic and Weather Yeah Yeah Yeahs - eponymous EP Judy Garland - The Complete Decca Masters | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 663 Registered: 09-2006 |
And hey LK, as part of Sony's reclamation program they finally broke down and released a remastered version of "Sly & the Family Stone's Greatest Hits." Or maybe that's already what you're grooving to... | ||
| Paul N Member Username: Pauln Post Number: 18 Registered: 10-2006 |
Hey Kevin, See, you're not on your own and now Spence has come out! I'm catching up with records I've owned in the past or only owned on dodgy copies on cassette. Some things I'd forgotten how good they sound, having regrets about not doing this sooner eg Wailing Souls track 'Bandits Taking Over', first heard it on Peel, but only ever had it on cassette, taped off Peel, absolutely love that track, but not heard it for a few years and could not believe how great it still sounds. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1792 Registered: 05-2005 |
Wailing Souls are great Paul, very underrated band. Firehouse Rock is a great album if you havent heard it, as is the album they made for Studio One. Spence, Trojan Chill Out - any good, who's on it? | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1793 Registered: 05-2005 |
PS, listening to the Under Heavy Manners album that Prince Far I made for Joe Gibbs in 1976. Brimstone and Fire!!! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1355 Registered: 03-2005 |
Allen, I restrained myself from posting a rude comment last night about Crosby doing "Get Together." He is not my favorite human being. Does that collection have "Don't Make Waves," with Crosby's dismissive comment at the end? "Masterpiece!" Rosanne's "Interiors" is brilliant and beautiful. | ||
| Paul N Member Username: Pauln Post Number: 19 Registered: 10-2006 |
Kevin, Just bought Firehouse Rock recently, really good, knew a couple of other tracks as well as 'Bandits', probably off Peel as well. Would agree with you about Wailing Souls being underrated, I have other albums by them , but will have to look out for the Studio One album. The Prince Far I album is another on my wishlist, I do have Message from The King though. Spence, is the Trojan Chill Out any good? | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 665 Registered: 09-2006 |
Randy, it doesn't have "Don't Make Waves," just all the nifty Beatlesque tunes they did while transitioning from being called the Jet Set ("Don't Be Long," "She Has a Way," "You Showed Me," etc.) Agreed on both David Crosby and "Interiors" - for an album about such dark and complex matters it's remarkably cleansing. The bonus tracks are very good, too. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1771 Registered: 05-2005 |
This group from New Jersey called Holler, Wild Rose! Absolutely beautiful. Like I dunno, The Pale Saints/Chapterhouse/Valentine fronted by Turin Brakes. The song is Hooler Wild Rose. I must buy their album. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 321 Registered: 01-2006 |
Real Gone Tom Waits, real good. Worlds Apart EP GBs On Fire Galaxie 500 Oceans Apart GBs, hadnt listened to this in a long time and forgot how terrible it sounds | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1795 Registered: 05-2005 |
Jah Love Rockers(Revolutionary Sounds From The Rockers and Steppers Era 1975-1980). The Heptones, Dennis Brown, Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy and more - backed by some of the best musicians of all time. I never cease to be amazed at the sheer amount of fantastic music produced by such a small nation between the years 1970 and 1980. Taking Tiger Mountain... - Brian Eno. Inspired to listen to this after somebody posted about it recently, and proving to me that there was only one truly talented member of Roxy Music. Electronic - Electronic. With hindsight this is actually pretty good, I expected to hate it after not hearing it for years but surprisingly didnt. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 789 Registered: 01-2005 |
Randy and Allen, I love "Interiors" as well. I have been meaning to get the reissue, as not to be too picky, but I was never impressed with the sound quality of the original cd. I watched my DVD of Thunderheart the other night. David Crosby is in it playing a racist bar owner. For those who have never checked out Thunderheart, I higly recommend that you do so. Native American culture has always fascinated me, and the movie portrays what was really going on in the 1970's between the US Government and the Sioux tribes. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1796 Registered: 05-2005 |
Exile On Main St - The Rolling Stones. Did anybody else watch the film Stoned on the TV the other night? It was a film about the life of Brian Jones, it was alright even though it portrayed him as a spoilt selfish brat at times. At other times he was portrayed as a helpless child like character who couldnt bear to be alone. Anyway, Exile, along with Let It Bleed, Beggars Banquet and Sticky Fingers proved that The Stones certainly didnt need him. Was there ever a group or artist who put together a 4 album run of such staggerring greatness? PJ Harvey - White Chalk. Blimey, what a departure. 11 short,stripped down piano based songs with Polly singing in falsetto throughout. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2245 Registered: 03-2006 |
1) No. 2) Yikes! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1358 Registered: 03-2005 |
Kevin, expand your window on JA music a bit to pick up the rock steady stuff and the early reggae. Let's say 1966 to 1980. Beggars Banquet is a great album. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 874 Registered: 08-2006 |
"Exile on Main Street" is, IMO, the greatest album ever made by anyone ever. I hope they bury it with me, even though I'd prefer to be cremated. Me? I'm listening to "How Do You Sell Soul to a Souless People Who Sold Their Soul?". I dunno what the Public Enemy vibe is on this site, but even though their public image and sales have slipped, their records haven't. The "Who Got Game?" soundtrack might be one of my fave PE releases and the new one's up there. If you dig PE, get it, get it, get it. This is the Sonic Youth of hip hop acts; they do not know how to be mediocre. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 875 Registered: 08-2006 |
Geez, it's called "He Got Game." I need a fact checker, especially after some client-supplied wine. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 876 Registered: 08-2006 |
At the risk of raving too much, "How Do You Sell Your Soul..." is a pretty damn good CD. What's the prob with Flav? He sounds great. And Chuck rocks. Listen up, kids. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1797 Registered: 05-2005 |
Randy I do have some JA music from the period you mention, and I do like it even if some of it is quite syrupy in the lyric dept. I just happen to think that 70-80 is an untouchable period for reggae. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 504 Registered: 04-2006 |
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn No, I am not a Pink Floyd Fan. Maybe this is the reason that I bought this 3-CD release, because I only own a thirty year old copy of the 'A Nice Pair' Double LP containing their first two albums. And I can't remember when I listened to Piper the last time. So it was time to change this . The music and the sounding of the discs is great. And I also like the package (looks like a book and remembers me of those old bibles), but I am not sure if the designer of the stuff inside really deserves his wage. It looks so poor and uninspired. It should look kind of pyschedelic, but it doesn't. And I don't like that kind of paper they used. Feels terrible. I don't think that the designer of the pages inside is anyone who likes this album too. But it could be that i do him wrong and EMI is the guilty one. Not much bonus material, no story about the album or it's development. Fortunately the music is what matters and it is interesting to compare the mono and the stereo album. On first listening I think I prefer the stereo version. Cheers Andreas | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 668 Registered: 09-2006 |
Agreed with you about the PE/Sonic Youth thing, Rob...I've never heard a bum album from them. Chuck's bullshit percentage has even dropped a little, I think.  I'll have to check it out. | ||
| Peter Member Username: Peterw Post Number: 14 Registered: 02-2007 |
died pretty - 'doubhboy hollow' and 'free dirt'. 2 of the greatest australian records ever | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 322 Registered: 01-2006 |
Michael, I saw Thunderheart fot the first time about 14 years ago, good film. I have a copym of the book it was loosely based on, 'In the Spirit of CrazyHorse' though haven't finished it. It's based on that shoot out between the FBI and AIM (American Indian Movement) and leonard Peltier who is still in jail. Oddly enough I came across a letter from Peltier to a Sinn Fein (political wing of the IRA) magazine a few years ago (BTW I'm not a Sinn Fein supporter!). | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 793 Registered: 01-2005 |
XY765, I'll have to check that book out. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 670 Registered: 09-2006 |
"(The Best of) New Order" - as I think I've mentioned at least once before I'll even listen to a cobbled-together comp like this by these guys...I think my love for them and Pet Shop Boys run neck and neck - PSB definitely win on lyrics, but these guys pull ahead on grooves and beats... | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1798 Registered: 05-2005 |
Allen, are you also a Joy Division fan? I have just ordered Unknown Pleasures and Closer on 180g heavyweight vinyl, both albums are being rereleased next week to coincide with Control, the film of Ian Curtis's life. If you buy the albums on CD they each come with a bonus live disc, but to be honest I bought both these albums on vinyl at the time (christ knows where they are now, I have so many albums that I have misplaced over the years), and I still prefer to listen to them as side 1 and side 2. Now, if you had a spare £120 to splash out you could always buy this vinyl box set, limited to 500 copies. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vinyl-Box-Set-Pl easures-Remastered/dp/B000UYT8TK At the moment I just cant stop playing Daddys Highway by The Bats, it really gets under your skin. Randy, did you have any luck with your attempted purchase? Also listening to PJ Harveys White Chalk, SFAs Hey Venus and Kanye Wests new one which seems a bit poppy on first listen. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 509 Registered: 04-2006 |
oh my god. that sounds like we have to open our purses wide.... kevin, please be so kind and inform us if it is worth to buy the remastered vinyl.... and how is the pj harvey album? i am very excited about that stuff. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1799 Registered: 05-2005 |
I should have the JD albums by this time next week Andreas. PJ Harvey is mostly piano based ballads and as such is a slow burner. If you like her when she does this type of thing I am sure you will like the album, if you prefer the faster bluesy stuff you will be disappointed I guess. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 511 Registered: 04-2006 |
thanks kevin, i think i will love pj's new album. eric andersen - blue river mickey newbury - heaven help the child kevin ayers - the unfairground this is a great evening... | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 676 Registered: 09-2006 |
kevin, definitely a Joy Division fan as well...I've made do with CDs of the first two albums and the Heart and Soul box set up to now... | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1360 Registered: 03-2005 |
Damnation! No, I have not. Rub it in. Rub it in. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2253 Registered: 03-2006 |
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights. Great gosh a-mighty, what a funky record - it just jumps out of the speakers. They better not play this near wherever James Brown is buried. It's liable to make him get on up and dance... Manu Chao - La Radiolina. Manu single-handedly rescues world music from the lumpen, Birkenstock-wearing, hacky sack-playing, multi-colored knit beret-wearing nerdorati with this record. It's some bad-ass stuff - he's sort of like a Spanish Joe Strummer. Explosions in the Sky - Friday Night Lights. Meditative and mind expanding. In a way, it'd be a waste to get stoned to this music - it pretty much already gets you there. | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 64 Registered: 03-2007 |
Andreas, 'Blue River' is a wonderful album as is 'Stages: The Lost Album' which although recorded shortly after the release of Blue River (1972) never saw the light of day until the early 1990's. It is disappointing that most of Newbury's back catalogue is currently unavailable. I was tempted to pick up a copy of the cd box set collection some years ago until I read somewhere that the sound quality on some of the albums left a lot to be desired. Currently listening to 'Jesus East' by Black Cab and 'Reality Correctors One Through Twelve' by Disaster Plan both of whom are from Melbourne. | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 232 Registered: 05-2005 |
Damn you LK, now I want to hear this woman! I liked your description, and read up about her on www, and want to know more!! And a Spanish Joe Strummer? I've only heard a little of Manu Chao - must pay more attention in future. Now excuse me while I put on my Birkenstocks and multi-coloured peruvian yak-wool sweater. I'm late for a hackysack game with my Namibian-Lute playing pals... | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 883 Registered: 08-2006 |
So, LK, the Manu Chao is a thumbs up? I've read a few so-so reviews, and it made me a little skittish, especially since the preceeding record was so great. Come to think of it, that's probably why the reviews are so-so. The new one could be really good, and still pale in comparison. Your thoughts? | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1361 Registered: 03-2005 |
Blue Aeroplanes -- Tolerance. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1801 Registered: 05-2005 |
Randy, if you are prepared to pay $55 or $60 try here for Daddys Highway http://www.musicstack.com/listings.cgi?f ind=the_bats&t=daddy's_highway&media=All or here http://www1.gemm.com/item/BATS/DADDY'S--HIGHWAY/GML935113859/ The Gemm one was listed in the last few days so may be your best bet (the GEMM hyperlink doesnt work, maybe devised by the same web "genius" who created the Guardian website!!, you will need to copy the whole link into your browser) | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 512 Registered: 04-2006 |
hugh, yes it is a shame that the newbury albums are unavailable. the sound quality of the box you talkin' about isn't the best because the masters have been lost and so the used the vinyl. i was told that also the booklet contains some printing errors. but despite that fact if you search after you have to pay horrendous prices. so i decided to go on with the old vinyl. and that stuff isn't much expensive. eric andersen 'stages' is on my want list and i read that he will come on the 27th of october to berlin. unfortuantely i can't go to this concert, but that is another story. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 513 Registered: 04-2006 |
btw: listening at the moment to neil young and the international harvesters live in austin 1984 - his country tour. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1362 Registered: 03-2005 |
I refuse. I'd pay that for a copy of "Brave Words" or "Everybody's Fantastic" or "Clock Comes Down the Stairs" first and I haven't done that either. I'll get it for a reasonable price eventually. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 700 Registered: 10-2004 |
And the frustrating thing is, if a copy of "Daddy's Highway" surfaced at Amoeba, it'd probably go for around $10. Of course it might be years before you and a copy of "Daddy's Highway" happen to be at Amoeba on the same day. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1802 Registered: 05-2005 |
Its getting lower!! http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B 000004AVS/ref=dp_olp_2/002-9596328-07528 67?ie=UTF8&qid=1189611663&sr=8-2 | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 65 Registered: 03-2007 |
Andreas, that was the story I heard about the Newbury albums hence the reason I passed on the set. Hopefully the master tapes will turn up someday. 'Stages: The Lost Album' is almost as good as 'Blue River' as far as I am concerned. After the tapes were lost, he re-recorded several of the songs from it and they appeared on 'Be True To You' which was released in 1975. The versions of the songs which appear on 'Stages' are far superior to those on 'Be True To You' and are much closer to the sound he achieved on 'Blue River.' You are in for a treat when you finally pick up a copy. | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 66 Registered: 03-2007 |
Randy, do you have something to listen to in the meantime? | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2255 Registered: 03-2006 |
CV, please don't let Stin' see your Namibian lute. He'll probably want one and put out another pretentious CD. And, Sharon Jones seems completely up your alley. Rob, your question is above my pay grade. I'm a new Manu fan (should that be "fanu"?). My niece, who probably will be President someday, spent half of last year interning for a Senator in DC and the other half in Spain. She burned a bunch of his stuff for me. This new one sounds easily as good to my ears. It seems to have gotten a lot of good reviews that I've noticed. Maybe the bad reviews are of the "snore, another great record by Manu" variety. I will say this one veers a little more towards the punky side of what he does than the last couple of releases. Randy - excellent judgement. No record is worth that much money, and in fact, I will sell any record I have for $55. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1803 Registered: 05-2005 |
LK- that last line surprises me. If I wanted a record badly enough I would easily pay £27($55).Thats roughly how much it costs me to watch Celtic play a football match,how much it would cost me to take the kids to see some animated film I have no real interest in, these days you would hardly get a decent meal for that, I doubt if I would be that drunk spending £27 in a pub either. I could go on. To pay that amount for a record that you can play countless times seems cheap at half the price. Now, if the record turned out to be a turkey thats a sore one, but presumably the buyer would be confident enough that he/she would like the record before purchasing. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2257 Registered: 03-2006 |
Kev, I appreciate your attitude and love of music (seriously), but what can I say? I think the answer is I'm probably just cheap! No one record really means that much to me. It's hard to imagine what would distinguish one record as being so special. I have too many CDs, too many other great things I could listen to, and by the same token, there are tons of great records to be had pretty cheaply. You could probably buy 4 old Otis Redding or Bobby Blue Bland CDs for that princely sum. The tradeoffs, for me, work a bit differently, too. I could get, I dunno, two 1.75 liter bottles of Absolut, or two crab cake dinners at my favorite restaurant, or four of five ribeye steaks, for that kind of dough - all of which I'd rather have. Lucky for you too, you probably don't have the same kind of people in your life to judge you and make you feel like a big teenager if you paid that much for a disc. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 884 Registered: 08-2006 |
Kevin's description of what we pay for similar forms of entertainment kind of brings the whole issue into a different light. He's right, it seems to me: I think nothing of spending $70 or more on Chicago Bulls tickets, for a game I might not remember in a week. But an album I might play dozens if not hundreds of times is only worth a fraction of that? I share your reluctance to pay that kind of money, LK, but what's "Car Wheels" really worth to you, say, if you couldn't find it in your local record store? What's "Born to Run" worth if there was only one copy on Amazon? Classic records don't tend to go out of print these days, but there are certain CDs I've considered shelling out decent bucks for (The Feelies' "The Good Earth," for example). I haven't done it, mind, but Kev's point is taken. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2258 Registered: 03-2006 |
Kevin's point is extremely well-taken...for Kevin, not so much for me. More power to him - I just wouldn't do it. Every great record in the world have to go up to 55 bucks. If that became the going rate, well, I guess I'd have to adapt or live without, But otherwise, I just have trouble fixating on one record to the exclusion of everything else when there is way more great music in existence than there is world and time enough to listen to... So, if Car Wheels became ultra expensive I'd just hum it fondly, if Born to Run went OOP and I didn't have a copy, I'd just think, "sorry, Boss - I'm just gonna listen to Otis Blue from here on in". | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1363 Registered: 03-2005 |
What's "Born to Run" worth? Ok, ok . . . I deleted all the suggestions. I have shelled out the sheckels for rare things on occasion but, right now, I'm not doing it for "Daddy's Highway." It's nice to know that it's going over well with Kevin. I WOULD shell out some serious sheckels for an official copy of the Chills' "Secret Box" and eternal thanks to Andrew K for sending me an unofficial copy of it. That release combines wonderfulness and rarity in a nearly limitless scale; I will gladly pay a lot for that. Hugh, are you asking me if I have an unofficial copy of "Daddy's Highway?" No, I don't. I have two--count 'em, TWO--different orders in for copies of that album which are not surfacing so far but I have never heard it. Are you asking me do I have some other things to listen to? Yeah, I have a few things here . . . . In the pre-internet period, I would let go of some serious cash for some records because I'd wanted them for years and kismet was not putting me together with copies of them at any price. Now that most things can be gotten with a certain amount of patience and persistence I try to rely on that and resist digging out the yuppie-like fistfuls of dollars. Rob, do you have any sort of copy of "The Good Earth?" I have it loaded onto iTunes so it's no bother for me to send it over to you. I have the other Feelies albums too. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 677 Registered: 09-2006 |
The Chills - Kaleidoscope World Comfort food, unabashedly. I'm really enjoying this discussion on how much a great album is worth - everyone's got some fine points to place into the discussion. My fun-money budget has been pretty limited for years, so I guess for me a test case would be that when,half a year ago, I saw my copy of the Chills' "Brave Words" on sale for 80 bucks I probably could have cobbled the money together but decided to wait. My reward (so far) has been ten-dollar copy of "Heavenly Pop Hits," which has three of the best songs off that record... | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 67 Registered: 03-2007 |
Randy, it was the former. If you want unofficial copies of 'Daddy's Highway' and Compiletely' while your search continues then get in touch. Listening to 'The Everyman's 4th Dimension' by Ashtray Boy led by Randall Lee who was once a member of The Cannanes. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 885 Registered: 08-2006 |
Hey, Randy, I actually do have a cobbled-together MP3 version of "The Good Earth." But thanks! I still find it a little mystifying that it's been OOP for so long... | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1364 Registered: 03-2005 |
Hugh, if you can send things through the ether, I'd love unofficial copies of "Daddy's Highway" and "Compiletely." I see Amazon pretends to be able to sell me a new copy of the latter. They've already fooled me with the former. And thanks for reminding me of Ashtray Boy. I really like Randall Lee's vocals with the Cannanes. He sounds like a natural star on there, so I've just ordered a couple of cheap Amazon Marketplace albums. Always too much music. Contemplating the size of your collection, Hugh, gives me the shivers. Allen, your "Brave Words" story always kills me. | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 235 Registered: 05-2005 |
On the whole "how much would you pay" discussion, I suppose if it was something I wanted badly, I might be prepared to fork out. But if I knew I was gonna survive until the re-issue, then I think I'd keep my cash. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 701 Registered: 10-2004 |
Randy, I'mm assuming you've heard Nice? For me that's Randal Lee's best work. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 514 Registered: 04-2006 |
i packed up work and start to enjoy leo brouwer - el decameron negro | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 68 Registered: 03-2007 |
Randy, consider it done. Are you already familiar with Ashtray Boy? I have been a long time admirer of the band and love Randall Lee's vocal style and songwriting. It's just a pity that their releases are so few and far between. What albums have you gone for? You can never have too much great music. As for the size of my record collection, I can only offer up the excuse of age ( I suspect I am one of the oldest people on the forum ) and the fact that I still possess every piece of music I have ever purchased ( vinyl and cd.) | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 702 Registered: 10-2004 |
Speaking of Ashtray Boy, I've heard two of their albums: Honeymoon Suite - which I remember liking quite a lot (should try and find it) -and- Everyman's 4th Dimensin - which I had mixed feelings about, but liked a song or two. But, I've always preferred Nice. To me, that might be Randall Lee's creative peak. | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 69 Registered: 03-2007 |
Jeff, I own a copy of 'Nice' by Nice but have to say I much prefer Randall's work with Ashtray Boy. This might be due to the fact that he only wrote/co-wrote seven of the thirteen songs and shares vocal duties on the Nice album. Although the Ashtray Boy albums can be a bit patchy, which might be due to the fact that the songs were usually recorded over extended periods at various locations with different lineups, I believe you will find his best work on them. If you are planning on picking up any of their albums then I suggest you do so soon as some of them are already quite hard to find. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 703 Registered: 10-2004 |
I adore 'Nice' by Nice. To me it's an exceptional album from start to finish. The second Nice album, 'Apple Pie,' is less consistent, but about half of it is still really quite strong, imho. Nice is what led me to investigate Ashtray Boy, and while I liked Honeymoon Suite, for some reason I didn't really pursue them much further (maybe because I wasn't wowed by the 4th Dimension album). Hugh - did Ashtray Boy's later material differ much from the earlier stuff? | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 70 Registered: 03-2007 |
Jeff, I owe you an apology. I don't actually own a copy of 'Nice.' What I do own is a copy of 'Apple Pie.' I remember purchasing the album some years ago and, at the time, it was the only title I could find by the band so I assumed it was their only album. I tracked down 'Nice' on AllMusic earlier this evening. It lists a number of retailers selling it but when you check it out they are in fact selling the album 'The Nice' featuring Keith Emerson. I suspect all copies of Randall's album are long gone. I don't think the later Ashtray Boy albums differ all that much from the earlier ones although perhaps there is a slightly 'folkier' feel to some of them. In fact, if you are familiar with the track 'Shirley Maclaine' from 'The Honeymoon Suite' then there are quite a few tracks on the later albums which have a similar sound/feel. The following is a list of the albums I know the band have released ( The Honeymoon Suite; Macho Champions; Candypants Beach; The Everyman's 4th Dimension; There's Your Heart; The King's Buccaneer; The Euro; Last Year's Song.) 'The Euro' is a strange album in that several of the tracks are sung in the languages of various EU countries. 'Last Year's Song' consists mainly of songs recorded in the mid 1990's. They were subsequently lost for several years before being found again. This title is not even mentioned on the band website and I only came across it by accident a few years ago. It was released by a small label in Brisbane ( Phono-Statique.) Aplogies again for the misunderstanding on my part. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 799 Registered: 01-2005 |
Lately it's been a lot of Kirsty MacColl. I have fallen in love with her album "Kite". I can't wait until "Titanic Days" shows up on my doorstep! I have also been listening to her "Tropical Brainstorm" and the reissue with bonus tracks "Electric Landlady". I bought EL originally on cd back in 1991 though, so I am not unfamiliar with it. The sound on the reissue is improved. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 704 Registered: 10-2004 |
Hugh - Thanks for all the info. I'm sure Ashtray Boy albums are hard to come by these days, but I'll have to see what I can find. Michael - "Kite" is a great album, isn't it. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1804 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kaleidoscope Words - The Chills. Couldnt believe it when I saw that Napster had this, so downloaded it in a flash. Isnt this still quite rare? Talking of rare, the posts above about The Feelies got me thinking that I needed to rectify the fact that I dont own The Good Earth or Crazy Rhythms. My friend was a big fan when these records came out, I enjoyed them but couldnt afford them(oh the irony!)being just a student. So tonightI managed to snag them both via Amazon in the US for the not too extortionate combined price of $60. Another purchase tonight via Amazon in the UK was Stands For Decibels/Repercussion by The dBs. Should be in power pop heaven soon. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1805 Registered: 05-2005 |
Following on from our discussion about the monetary value placed on records, I guess we failed to take into account the difference in price that we pay for records in the UK and the US. I noticed that Amazon in the US are charging only $9.99 for the new Kanye West, presumably the hottest album on the planet just now. I guess that Amazon are not the cheapest place to buy this record, but even if they were, $9.99 is the equivalent of £5 here in the UK. Now there is no way you could buy that album for £5 here, the cheapest would probably be one of the biggest supermarkets for about £9. So taking all this into consideration, I can understand more easily LKs stance on this. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1806 Registered: 05-2005 |
That should be Kaleidoscope World by the Chills of course, was getting it mixed up with their other album Brave Words. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 680 Registered: 09-2006 |
Randy, you think that story kills YOU?! ... | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1365 Registered: 03-2005 |
I ordered "Honeymoon Suite" and "Macho Champions." No, Jeff, I have never heard Nice (not counting the dreary early prog-rockers on Immediate Records). Kevin, Kaleidoscope World is actually fairly easy to get. It's "Brave Words" that presents the challenge. You have to buy Allen's stolen copy. I HAVE noticed how you lucky members of the EU get reamed for CDs. I wonder why that is. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 705 Registered: 10-2004 |
Randy, I'll send some your way. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1807 Registered: 05-2005 |
Randy, Kaleidoscope may be fairly easy to get compared to some Chills releases but not at retail price - certainly not here in the UK. Amazon in the UK have 4 copies listed between £41 and $45, thats about $80-90 by my reckoning. I have a copy of Brave Words,courtesy of someone on this site(Hugh if I recall correctly, apologies if not). | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 71 Registered: 03-2007 |
Jeff, you can listen to tracks from and purchase some of the later Ashtray Boy albums ( There's Your Heart; The King's Buccanner; The Euro ) over on CDBaby ( www.cdbaby.com ) I believe I may have managed to source a second hand copy of 'Nice' by Nice earlier this morning. Given that you rate it so highly, I am really looking forward to hearing it. If you experience difficulty tracking down any of the early Ashtray Boy albums then feel free to get in touch. Kevin, unless the Warner Music Group start re-releasing the Flying Nun back catalogue, which I think is highly unlikely, then things are only going to get worse. It must be frustrating for these artists to have so much of their early work out of print. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1515 Registered: 04-2005 |
Nina Nastasia & Jim White - You Follow Me More acoustic folkies should try this: collaborating with an excellent, interactive drummer. Even without any other instrumentation, it makes the music 100% more dynamic and dramatic. Especially if Steve Albini engineers it to give those drums particularly brutal wallop. One of the year's best. | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 238 Registered: 05-2005 |
Josh Ritter, a 4-track freebie with HotPress magazine. There's some live video footage on the disc too. I'll play it properly when I get home. The roads round my house are not always compatible with smooth car stereo operation! Is it me or is the sandpaper gone from his voice? He used to have just that little touch of gravel, but from what I've heard so far, it sounds like he's been laying into the honey in a big way. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 516 Registered: 04-2006 |
Yes Kurt, Nina and Jim are great. Also still recommend Nina's predecessor album 'On Leaving' to which I listened just a few days ago. |