Squonk
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bob-Dubery
AC/DC - Back in Black
And it's kind of like listening to Abba ? You might argue that it's not particularly high-brow, but they do what they do so well.
I think the production is atypical for Mutt Lange, but a good job done anyway: He stays out of the way and lets the band get on with things.
Bob-Dubery
To continue an ass-kicking rocking Friday
The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
I like Marc Ford's playing a lot, but Rich Robinson makes this record go around.
Wormwood
awesome, i forgot about the Black Crows, thanks
Psean
Zombi - Spirit Animal
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Jack-Flash-Jr
X-rated Bob wrote
To continue an ass-kicking rocking Friday
The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
I like Marc Ford's playing a lot, but Rich Robinson makes this record go around.
Fantastic album, although Amorica remains my favorite ?
joealien22
I'm having a Blind Faith friday.
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ftcl
Altar of Plagues - Teethed Glory and Injury
DaFiz
Nice one Luc... (I fixed my earphones now I can boogie again)
A Telecaster body with a well worn Stratocaster neck...? ???
giggsy
Gold Against The Soul by the Manic Street Preachers
Squonk
Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo
A Jazz Fusion Album that is hectically brilliant.
Squonk
I am trying for the first time
Frank Zappa - Jazz From Hell
A more modern take on Jazz Fusion some 14 years after The Grand Wazoo
"Although this is an instrumental album, there is an unconfirmed report that the Fred Meyer chain of stores sold Jazz from Hell in their Music Market department featuring an RIAA Parental Advisory sticker. This could have been the result of Zappa's feud with the PMRC, an objection to the use of the word "hell" in the album title, or in reference to the track "G-Spot Tornado", describing the sexual area in human anatomy commonly known as the G-Spot"
AlanRatcliffe
Kudos! JFH is a difficult one for most people to get a handle on - a lot of modern classical influence on that album. Aside from one track, it's all sequenced synclavier, and near impossible for "real" musicians to play at written tempo (although the Ensemble Modern give G-Spot Tornado and Girl in the Magnesium Dress a bash on The Yellow Shark).
DaFiz
Now there's one I've never heard... not in my collection... never knew it existed... :-[
You learn something new every day... on GFSA 8)
Squonk
DaFiz wrote
Now there's one I've never heard... not in my collection... never knew it existed... :-[
You learn something new every day... on GFSA 8)
It's quite different - I love Zappa's instrumental stuff, and this one is no exception, I am starting to understand his genius. Although I must warn you it's difficult to listen to something else after this. I had Genesis 'Seconds Out'on afterwards, a great live album but it sounds so plain and pedestrian after Zappa ?
AlanRatcliffe
I've been listening to The Ensemble Ambrosius' Zappa album. Instrumental Zappa performed by a Baroque chamber ensemble (including a couple of tracks from JFH):
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Squonk
Steeleye Span - Tonights the Night....Live
A 2002 live album which is surprisingly good, for a bunch of "folk-rock" musicians, but I think the addition of Liam Genockey on drums added some the energy that they needed to go beyond the millennium.
Brilliant Acapella piece "Ten Long Years" in the vein of "Gaudette"
Bob-Dubery
Last night I got emailed Richard Haslop's "best of" list for 2012. Late, or seemingly so, as usual and for reasons he explains. It hammered home how broad the world of music is and how broad a selection we have these days. Also he gave Ry Cooder high marks again. Thus inspired I am having a Ry Cooder day - several of his more recent albums.: Election Special (which made this year's top 20), Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (previous year's record of the year), My Name Is Buddy and Chavez Ravine.
So much going on. One point of interest is Cooder's late career emergence as a fine songwriter. There's also the way he raises up the ghosts of the old blues and folk men that inspired him (notably, but not only, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James and Woody Guthrie). He reminds us where Keith Richards got all those open G licks in the first place. But it never sounds imitative - it's informed by his roots, but stands as new, solid work. His songwriting is increasingly deft.
Another 60s veteran who is enjoying a late purple patch.
Jack-Flash-Jr
Ethan Johns... better known as producer and son of the almighty Glyn Johns has released a pretty good album "If Not Now, Then When?"
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Also new AIC (it's not Layne yeah yeah etc etc but Jerry is still on top form and DuVall is pretty good.)
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