Unsomnambulist
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Tool - Lateralus (2001)
What Are You Listening To? February 2018
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Pops
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The SHIT. I went on a Ronnie Lane buying spree several years back and picked up every single thing he ever recorded. A vastly underrated genius.Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance (1975)
Old Uncle Toe
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A favorite.Calexico - The Black Light (1998)
I have this, and I like it but I wanted to like it so much more.
Zeeba Neighba
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Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976)
First listen. Branching out!...er...not really but sort of.
Steely Dan is a group that I like but don't love, and yet seem to have most of their original albums. The ones I don't have (like this and Gaucho as well as any of their comeback albums) I have never had the interest in playing. So today, I check out The Royal Scam - horrible album cover btw. It's a'ight. Of course, "Kid Charlemagne" and "Don't Take Me Alive" are known from the radio. The rest of the album is just OK
First listen. Branching out!...er...not really but sort of.
Steely Dan is a group that I like but don't love, and yet seem to have most of their original albums. The ones I don't have (like this and Gaucho as well as any of their comeback albums) I have never had the interest in playing. So today, I check out The Royal Scam - horrible album cover btw. It's a'ight. Of course, "Kid Charlemagne" and "Don't Take Me Alive" are known from the radio. The rest of the album is just OK
Zeeba Neighba
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Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (1979)
And he retreats back to comfort food
One critic I read yesterday called Then Play On the Tusk of the Peter Green era because of the variation of style t/o the album. I'm not sure I would make that connection, but do enjoy both albums. So here I am listening to Tusk
We have mentioned here before the challenges of many double albums keeping consistency, having filler, etc. Interestingly 1979 was a year that, to me, is jam-packed with double albums that really work - Tusk, The Wall, London Calling (personally I'd throw in Donna Summer's Bad Girls too)
And he retreats back to comfort food
One critic I read yesterday called Then Play On the Tusk of the Peter Green era because of the variation of style t/o the album. I'm not sure I would make that connection, but do enjoy both albums. So here I am listening to Tusk
We have mentioned here before the challenges of many double albums keeping consistency, having filler, etc. Interestingly 1979 was a year that, to me, is jam-packed with double albums that really work - Tusk, The Wall, London Calling (personally I'd throw in Donna Summer's Bad Girls too)
Zeeba Neighba
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Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Zeeba Neighba
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Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (1976)
In a Zevon mood - will probably listen more in the next couple of days
Some albums will be listened to 50 or 100 years ago - I don't suppose Abbey Road, What's Going On, or OK Computer will ever fade from public consciousness (not saying that there won't be 17 yrs ago looking clueless at you when such albums are mentioned)
OTOH, there are albums that I'd love to tie a generation to a chair and make sure they know them as great albums. Time capsule albums one hopes will not be forgotten - Forever Changes, Squeezing Out Sparks, Southside Johnny's Hearts of Stone, etc. This outstanding debut is one such album
In a Zevon mood - will probably listen more in the next couple of days
Some albums will be listened to 50 or 100 years ago - I don't suppose Abbey Road, What's Going On, or OK Computer will ever fade from public consciousness (not saying that there won't be 17 yrs ago looking clueless at you when such albums are mentioned)
OTOH, there are albums that I'd love to tie a generation to a chair and make sure they know them as great albums. Time capsule albums one hopes will not be forgotten - Forever Changes, Squeezing Out Sparks, Southside Johnny's Hearts of Stone, etc. This outstanding debut is one such album
Unsomnambulist
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Tool - Undertow (1993)
Ojai Sam
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Can't Buy A Thrill is an unmitigated joy and Countdown To Ecstasy has fine moments but the rest of their catalog leaves me with respect for their art(ifice) but, as you say, no love.
Ojai Sam
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I can't figure out if they were really as bored on stage as they sound here or if this is just a badly produced live record.
Ojai Sam
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I never fully appreciated Ronnie's contributions to the Faces, Small and otherwise, until running across his solo work recently.
Ojai Sam
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Ronnie Barron - Bon Ton Roulette (Ace 1983)
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
Wiki sez:
Ronnie Barron (born Ronald Raymond Barrosse, October 9, 1943 in Algiers, New Orleans – March 20, 1997) was an American actor, keyboardist, organist, and blue-eyed soul singer during the 1970s. He was known for his work as a session musician, and a sideman for several artists, as well as his collaborations with Dr. John, a fellow New Orleans native.
Musicians who employed him include Paul Butterfield, Canned Heat, Ry Cooder, Tom Waits, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, and others.
Barron met Mac Rebennack in 1958 and performed with him at several venues around New Orleans. During that period, he created the Reverend Ether persona to satisfy audiences who were primarily interested in entertainers. Rebennack was so impressed with the gimmick that he wanted Barron to become Dr. John. Barron was hired by Sonny and Cher in 1965, and relocated to California to become a session musician, and left the Reverend Ether character behind.
He was married to Linda Kelly and had two children, Ronald Raymond, Jr. and Ava. He died in 1997 from complications of heart problems.
This long OOP Ace album is a heaping helping of pure New Orleans gumbo. Musicians include Plas Johnson, Lee Allen and Hollywood Fats. 'Nuf said.
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
Wiki sez:
Ronnie Barron (born Ronald Raymond Barrosse, October 9, 1943 in Algiers, New Orleans – March 20, 1997) was an American actor, keyboardist, organist, and blue-eyed soul singer during the 1970s. He was known for his work as a session musician, and a sideman for several artists, as well as his collaborations with Dr. John, a fellow New Orleans native.
Musicians who employed him include Paul Butterfield, Canned Heat, Ry Cooder, Tom Waits, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, and others.
Barron met Mac Rebennack in 1958 and performed with him at several venues around New Orleans. During that period, he created the Reverend Ether persona to satisfy audiences who were primarily interested in entertainers. Rebennack was so impressed with the gimmick that he wanted Barron to become Dr. John. Barron was hired by Sonny and Cher in 1965, and relocated to California to become a session musician, and left the Reverend Ether character behind.
He was married to Linda Kelly and had two children, Ronald Raymond, Jr. and Ava. He died in 1997 from complications of heart problems.
This long OOP Ace album is a heaping helping of pure New Orleans gumbo. Musicians include Plas Johnson, Lee Allen and Hollywood Fats. 'Nuf said.
Zeeba Neighba
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Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day (2003)
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Personally, I'd add Pretzel Logic to those two (that's my favorite SD album and draws me in like no other of theirs) but agree with your assessment past that one
axolotl
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Truly transplentacious! "Closing My Eyes," with Mick's drums, is beautimus, and "My Dream" is as good a guitar instrumental as there is.Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On (1969)
Good revisiting this - between Zappa and this, I'm getting my share of great guitarwork today. Dreamy psych-blues
Allmusic callls "Oh Well" "immortal" and notes its "hard-edged, thickly layered guitars and chamber-like sections, is perhaps the band's most enduring progressive composition" and who can argue. It's "Transplendent"
Whole album is great, really - how elegant is "Closing My Eyes"!? (heart emoji)
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Ojai Sam
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Naoko Subota - A Bird Of Peterson (1976)
According to Shige:
Naoko Tsubota is a Japanese actress.
She released this sole album in 1976.
In Japan, this kind of music was called "New Music ". (They say it started in 1972 - )
They are similar to Folk Rock, but not include political stance or living misery .
They are similar to Pop Music, but not so rhythmical music.
They are between Folk Rock & Pop Music in Japan.
According to Shige:
Naoko Tsubota is a Japanese actress.
She released this sole album in 1976.
In Japan, this kind of music was called "New Music ". (They say it started in 1972 - )
They are similar to Folk Rock, but not include political stance or living misery .
They are similar to Pop Music, but not so rhythmical music.
They are between Folk Rock & Pop Music in Japan.
Zeeba Neighba
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Phil Collins - Face Value (1981)
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