What are you listening to? May 2019

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David Crosby ~ Lighthouse (2016)



For JazzyRandy:
Although released under Crosby's name, the album is actually a duo effort, with Crosby co-writing most of the songs and performing them with Michael League, bassist, guitarist and the leader of the instrumental group Snarky Puppy. Most of the songs feature just Crosby singing and playing acoustic guitar and League accompanying him on various guitars and bass and singing backing vocals.

That being said, I have no idea whether you would like it. I'm still trying to figure that out for myself.
 
Fury - Failed Entertainment (2019)



I don't see how singers can sing like this without damaging their vocal chords. Maybe it's a filter on their digital audio workstation, but then what do they do when they tour? Is it just a special effect then?
 
Matt Brewer - Mythology (2014)

Aside: I remember when I didn't have much from the Criss Cross label. Now, I'd probably buy half their output if I had the time&money. They are consistently fine.
 
Red Guitars - Tales Of The Expected (1986)

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The early success of Hull's Red Guitars propelled them to mighty Virgin Records for this, their second album. The group was so disappointed by the results that they broke up after its release. Record Collector observed:

On their first major-label album, Tales of the Expected, the band seem hesitant, borrowing from a grab bag of influences such as Bowie, Lloyd Cole, Cockney Rebel and Aztec Camera, but the songs were simply not a patch on their earlier work.
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I must beg to differ. All these years later, the record stands as a fine example of mid-80's British rock. The sonic sheen and rhythmic sparkle serve to put across a diverse collection of songs, all of which originated within the group. My copy has lots of CD rot but plays perfectly.

:4.0: on the Sam-O-Meter.
 
Decided to play a little more today of my History of Hip Hop Playlist
26) "I Need A Beat" by LL Cool J
27) "Stick 'Em" by Fat Boys
28) "Rock the Bells" by LL Cool J
29) "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schoolly D
30) "Bassline" by Mantronix
31) "King of Rock" by Run-DMC
32) "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
33) "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
34) "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC
35) "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
36) "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
37) "6 'N the Mornin'" by Ice-T
38) "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz" by Biz Markie
39) "Ego Trippin'" by Ultramagnetic MC's
40) "The Bridge" by MC Shan
41) "Go See the Doctor" by Kool Moe Dee
42) "It's Tricky" by Run-DMC
43) "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
44) "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim
45) "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy
46) "Dope Man" by N.W.A.
47) "The Bridge Is Over" by Boogie Down Productions
48) "Squeeze the Trigger" by Ice-T
49) "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim
50) "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa

Very strong list which brings us right into beginning of 1987 as earlier groups focused on the DJs now with the focus on the MC or rapper. Great playing this list chronologically because it really highlights the emergence of scratch technique and beat boxing (here for example with Fat Boys and Biz Markie). Growing up in the northern-NJ region, I listened to some of this or at least year much in the early to mid 1980s - lot of crossover popularity. But with the shift to Los Angeles and the development of gangsta rap emerges, I moved away from hip hop. Grittier yes, but there's a lot a suburban white teen just really can't connect or appreciate with. Now I appreciate the genre more. Man is "Dope Man" an A-bomb compared to the first 45 songs on this list.
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
Decided to play a little more today of my History of Hip Hop Playlist
26) "I Need A Beat" by LL Cool J
27) "Stick 'Em" by Fat Boys
28) "Rock the Bells" by LL Cool J
29) "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schoolly D
30) "Bassline" by Mantronix
31) "King of Rock" by Run-DMC
32) "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
33) "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
34) "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC
35) "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
36) "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
37) "6 'N the Mornin'" by Ice-T
38) "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz" by Biz Markie
39) "Ego Trippin'" by Ultramagnetic MC's
40) "The Bridge" by MC Shan
41) "Go See the Doctor" by Kool Moe Dee
42) "It's Tricky" by Run-DMC
43) "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
44) "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim
45) "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy
46) "Dope Man" by N.W.A.
47) "The Bridge Is Over" by Boogie Down Productions
48) "Squeeze the Trigger" by Ice-T
49) "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim
50) "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa

Very strong list which brings us right into beginning of 1987 as earlier groups focused on the DJs now with the focus on the MC or rapper. Great playing this list chronologically because it really highlights the emergence of scratch technique and beat boxing (here for example with Fat Boys and Biz Markie). Growing up in the northern-NJ region, I listened to some of this or at least year much in the early to mid 1980s - lot of crossover popularity. But with the shift to Los Angeles and the development of gangsta rap emerges, I moved away from hip hop. Grittier yes, but there's a lot a suburban white teen just really can't connect or appreciate with. Now I appreciate the genre more. Man is "Dope Man" an A-bomb compared to the first 45 songs on this list.
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still missing "Eight Million Stories", so...
 
Mary Halvorson - Imaginary Sea (2013)

Far enough out there in Avant-garde land to be unpleasant to anyone who dislikes anything more out there than Out There. But if one has successfully dallied past Conference Of The Birds toward Henry Threadgill, then one might find much to like here. YMMV.

FWIW, the production is top top notch.
 
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Doesn't seem that out there to me.
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:thumbsup: Maybe it's time I move my picture of you as a Jazz man past the intermediate level?

I like it, but I've heard/read straight-ahead Jazz fans/reviewers that hated it. Some of them detest her style of bending strings, but I like the sounds that creates on her albums. The members of her band each have their own forays into Out-dom, but also have played more inside the lines at times. It's an interesting band she has put together, and she's given them interesting music to play.
 
JazzyRandy said:
:thumbsup: Maybe it's time I move my picture of you as a Jazz man past the intermediate level?

I like it, but I've heard/read straight-ahead Jazz fans/reviewers that hated it. Some of them detest her style of bending strings, but I like the sounds that creates on her albums. The members of her band each have their own forays into Out-dom, but also have played more inside the lines at times. It's an interesting band she has put together, and she's given them interesting music to play.
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Here's the thing, I don't approach it as a jazz album, but as an experimental album. I've heard much more extreme stuff.
 
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