What Are You Listening To? February 2020

[Ojai Sam]

The Woodettes - Fireside Memories (1973)

 

[axolotl]

^ Is that real Michigan Bluegrass or Sears Michigan Bluegrass?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Lonker See - Hamza (2020)

This again.

@axolotl, maybe @Nickyboy

 

[Nickyboy]

Buzzy Linhart- The Time to Live is Now (1971)



RIP, Buzzy.

 

[Ojai Sam]

^ Is that real Michigan Bluegrass or Sears Michigan Bluegrass?

A larger question is: are they “The Woodettes” or “The Woodetts”? The record shows both.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (1970)



If I had a time machine, I'd go to 1970 right now.

"If I were a swan, I'd be gone."

 

[Nickyboy]

Roger Powell- Air Pocket (1980)



Progressive electronic.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Oxford Coma - Everything Out Of Tune (2017)

Urban Dictionary: oxford coma

oxford coma: A deep sleep brought on by an exceedingly boring grammar lesson.

www.urbandictionary.com

2
Oxford Coma
a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for as long as someone babbles on pretentiously about the significance of the Oxfordcomma.
“I immediately slip into an Oxford Coma the moment my friend Rick starts blabbering about the importance of the Oxford Comma.”

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Earlier today:

The Heliocentrics - Infinity Of Now (2020)



Awesome rhythm and flow, and no, that is not a reference to rapping.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Pink Floyd - The Wall Rebuilt The Complete Version (Bootleg, 2019)



Basically, a reimagining and merging of The Wall and The Final Cut. It sorta works because The Final Cut tracks were an offshoot of The Wall sessions. There is some "deep fake" Tom Foolery going on and the audio quality is iffy in various places. They used tech to make Roger Waters sing lyrics he never actually did (unless they raided a vault somewhere). It sounds awkward. Still highly entertaining, but doesn't justify 4 (!) CDs.

 

[Nickyboy]

Cream- Disraeli Gears (1967)


They just don't make music like this any more.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Cream- Disraili Gears (1967)


They just don't make music like this any more.

They don't make reality like they used to, either.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

It's Eilen Jewell day.

Eilen Jewell - Gypsy (2019)



Eilen Jewell - Down Hearted Blues (2017)



Eilen Jewell - Sundown Over Ghost Town (2015)



A very versatile and interesting singer/songwriter. The 2019 album is a nice mashup of songs with various styles, including , for instance, fiddle on some songs, horn sections on others, steel guitar on some and one even has herself overdubbed several times to make somewhat of a chorus sound. The 2017 album is covers of blues songs. The 2015 album has a cowboy/western sound to it. All different styles, all performed quite handsomely. And all with her very pleasant voice fronting a very competent band.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Cream- Disraeli Gears (1967)


They just don't make music like this any more.

Or album covers. Whatever happened to Peter Max when psychedelics lost their market share to cocaine?

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Eilen Jewell - Queen Of The Minor Key (2011)



Another good album albeit this one's a bit bewildering in its mix of songs. While I like variety, I'm just not sure if surf guitar belongs on the same album as western and rockabilly. Still, a fun listen.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Lonker See - Hamza (2020)

The more times I listen to this, the more beautiful it sounds to me. Jazzy, trip-hop psych rock.

 

[Nickyboy]

The more times I listen to this, the more beautiful it sounds to me. Jazzy, trip-hop psych rock.

It's not on Spotify. Just her newest, which I could only sit through the first five minutes of. Any other source?

 

[Nickyboy]

I'm just not sure if surf guitar belongs on the same album as western and rockabilly.

Why, yes. Yes it does. No question.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Why, yes. Yes it does. No question.

"Western and rockabilly" should be one genre.

 

[JazzyRandy]

Lee Morgan - The Sixth Sense (1970)