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Dalai Lama - Inner World (2020)
What are you listening to? July 2020
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Nickyboy
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The RYM reviews are intriguing.Dalai Lama - Inner World (2020)
Unsomnambulist
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I'm (genuinely) afraid to look.
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Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing (2008)
Years ago I read somewhere on the internet that Ed Sullivan's nickname for the Beatles was "Fuck Buttons" because he hated them. I do not think that is true.
Years ago I read somewhere on the internet that Ed Sullivan's nickname for the Beatles was "Fuck Buttons" because he hated them. I do not think that is true.
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
William Catanzaro ~ Piano Works (2011)
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Neil Young - Hitchhiker (rec. 1976, rel. 2017 
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Sadly, I haven't had much time for listening or posting lately.
I have also largely lost track of the flood of archival releases from artists like Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia and, of course, Neil Young. This one has been sitting in my "in basket" for quite a while so I decided to give it a spin today right after a video court appearance (suit jacket and tie over cargo shorts is now de rigeur in LA Superior). After 30 seconds I stopped writing up my notes to listen. This is truly earthshaking stuff. Rolling Stone explains:
On August 11th, 1976, Neil Young walked into Indigo Studios in Malibu and recorded 10 songs with his acoustic guitar. The results of that session are collected on Hitchhiker, a new Young LP due out on September 8th.
Many of the songs have surfaced on previous Young albums, albeit in different forms: “Human Highway” appeared two years later on 1978’s Comes a Time, while “Powderfinger,” “Ride My Llama” and “Pocahontas” showed up on Rust Never Sleeps (1979), and “Captain Kennedy” came out on 1980’s Hawks & Doves. Hitchhiker will also contain a pair of never-before-released songs – “Hawaii,” “a soaring ballad,” and “Give Me Strength,” which Young has occasionally performed live.
Young recorded Hitchhiker with David Briggs, who helped produce many of Young’s most famous albums, including Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush and On the Beach. John Hanlon, another long-time collaborator, contributed some post-production to the original Malibu recordings.
The intimate acoustic vibe sure does invoke the spirit of After The Gold Rush, with a top notch collection of songs. My first question was "why the hell wasn't this released?" In a Facebook post quoted on Wiki, Neil reveals that the session was intended to be released as an album not long after it was recorded, but Reprise executives were unimpressed. The material was considered to be no more than a collection of demos not fit for release, and the label suggested that Neil rerecord the songs with a backing band.
Ah yes, the same guys who thought Willie's Red Headed Stranger was too raw. Oh well, better late than never.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
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Sadly, I haven't had much time for listening or posting lately.
I have also largely lost track of the flood of archival releases from artists like Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia and, of course, Neil Young. This one has been sitting in my "in basket" for quite a while so I decided to give it a spin today right after a video court appearance (suit jacket and tie over cargo shorts is now de rigeur in LA Superior). After 30 seconds I stopped writing up my notes to listen. This is truly earthshaking stuff. Rolling Stone explains:On August 11th, 1976, Neil Young walked into Indigo Studios in Malibu and recorded 10 songs with his acoustic guitar. The results of that session are collected on Hitchhiker, a new Young LP due out on September 8th.
Many of the songs have surfaced on previous Young albums, albeit in different forms: “Human Highway” appeared two years later on 1978’s Comes a Time, while “Powderfinger,” “Ride My Llama” and “Pocahontas” showed up on Rust Never Sleeps (1979), and “Captain Kennedy” came out on 1980’s Hawks & Doves. Hitchhiker will also contain a pair of never-before-released songs – “Hawaii,” “a soaring ballad,” and “Give Me Strength,” which Young has occasionally performed live.
Young recorded Hitchhiker with David Briggs, who helped produce many of Young’s most famous albums, including Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush and On the Beach. John Hanlon, another long-time collaborator, contributed some post-production to the original Malibu recordings.
The intimate acoustic vibe sure does invoke the spirit of After The Gold Rush, with a top notch collection of songs. My first question was "why the hell wasn't this released?" In a Facebook post quoted on Wiki, Neil reveals that the session was intended to be released as an album not long after it was recorded, but Reprise executives were unimpressed. The material was considered to be no more than a collection of demos not fit for release, and the label suggested that Neil rerecord the songs with a backing band.
Ah yes, the same guys who thought Willie's Red Headed Stranger was too raw. Oh well, better late than never.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
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Neil Young - Hitchhiker (rec. 1976, rel. 2017
Sadly, I haven't had much time for listening or posting lately.
On August 11th, 1976, Neil Young walked into Indigo Studios in Malibu and recorded 10 songs with his acoustic guitar. The results of that session are collected on Hitchhiker, a new Young LP due out on September 8th.
Many of the songs have surfaced on previous Young albums, albeit in different forms: “Human Highway” appeared two years later on 1978’s Comes a Time, while “Powderfinger,” “Ride My Llama” and “Pocahontas” showed up on Rust Never Sleeps (1979), and “Captain Kennedy” came out on 1980’s Hawks & Doves. Hitchhiker will also contain a pair of never-before-released songs – “Hawaii,” “a soaring ballad,” and “Give Me Strength,” which Young has occasionally performed live.
Young recorded Hitchhiker with David Briggs, who helped produce many of Young’s most famous albums, including Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush and On the Beach. John Hanlon, another long-time collaborator, contributed some post-production to the original Malibu recordings.
The intimate acoustic vibe sure does invoke the spirit of After The Gold Rush, with a top notch collection of songs. My first question was "why the hell wasn't this released?" In a Facebook post quoted on Wiki, Neil reveals that the session was intended to be released as an album not long after it was recorded, but Reprise executives were unimpressed. The material was considered to be no more than a collection of demos not fit for release, and the label suggested that Neil rerecord the songs with a backing band.
Ah yes, the same guys who thought Willie's Red Headed Stranger was too raw. Oh well, better late than never.
So the first song was about Elizabeth Warren?
Ojai Sam
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No, but the eighth song is.So the first song was about Elizabeth Warren?
axolotl
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Give me strength.
Next question: Did you purchase your copy in vinyl or compact disc?
Because I really doubt you got the PO
Bruce Hornsby led me to this.
Tupac Shakur - R U Still Down? Remember Me (1997)
I need to move this to one of the cars for a while. Tupac was right on time, even 23 years later.
Tupac Shakur - R U Still Down? Remember Me (1997)
I need to move this to one of the cars for a while. Tupac was right on time, even 23 years later.
Ojai Sam
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Where’s Shallowgal now that we really need her?Bruce Hornsby led me to this.
Tupac Shakur - R U Still Down? Remember Me (1997)
I need to move this to one of the cars for a while. Tupac was right on time, even 23 years later.
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
East of Eden, I'd wager (or, somewhere around Salinas, CA).Where’s Shallowgal now that we really need her?
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Animal Collective - Bridge To Quiet (2020)
SFJazz Collective - 50th Anniversary: Miles Davis' "In a Silent Way" and Sly & The Family Stone's "Stand" (Live at Sfjazz Center, 2019)
This year's album is different for several reasons.
1) Except for once that I remember, the collective focuses on one artist each year. This year they focus on Sly Stone and Miles Davis.
2) Prior to this, the collective has not focused on an artist more than once. This is MD's second visit.
3) Usually, the collective focuses on an artists entire oeuvre, but this time they chose one MD album and one Stone album.
4) Almost always, the release is a double or triple CD. This is only one.
5) The band has never included a guitarist (except for the occasional electric bass) or singer before, but this iteration has both.
One thing that hasn't changed is this is another fantastic release by the SFJazz Collective. For a band that changes at least one member every year and has changed the entire lineup over its existance, the SFJazz Collective is remarkably consistently brilliant.
This year's album is different for several reasons.
1) Except for once that I remember, the collective focuses on one artist each year. This year they focus on Sly Stone and Miles Davis.
2) Prior to this, the collective has not focused on an artist more than once. This is MD's second visit.
3) Usually, the collective focuses on an artists entire oeuvre, but this time they chose one MD album and one Stone album.
4) Almost always, the release is a double or triple CD. This is only one.
5) The band has never included a guitarist (except for the occasional electric bass) or singer before, but this iteration has both.
One thing that hasn't changed is this is another fantastic release by the SFJazz Collective. For a band that changes at least one member every year and has changed the entire lineup over its existance, the SFJazz Collective is remarkably consistently brilliant.
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El Ten Eleven - Tautology I (2020)
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Jacco Gardner - Cabinet Of Curiosities (2013)
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