What are you listening to? May 2019

[Old Uncle Toe]

The Longpigs - The Sun Is Often Out



Like Sam, Britpop isn't often my music of choice. I'm just a few tracks in, and it's not bad at all.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

By the way, listened to this yesterday and it was oddly satisfying. Songs taken from the MTV Unplugged shows.

Various Artists - The Unplugged Collection Volume One

Spoiler: Track Listing

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy 3:48
Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me 3:44
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way 6:24
Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove 3:42
k.d. lang - Barefoot 3:54
Paul Simon - Graceland 5:10
Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me 6:47
Neil Young - Like a Hurricane 4:40
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley 3:38
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses 5:20
Paul McCartney - We Can Work It Out 2:57
Elvis Costello & The Rude 5 - Deep Dark Truthful Mirror 4:51
Don Henley - Come Rain or Come Shine 3:45
Annie Lennox - Why 4:59
10,000 Maniacs - Don't Talk 5:25
R.E.M. - Half a World Away 3:39
Total length: 72:43

 

[Ojai Sam]

By the way, listened to this yesterday and it was oddly satisfying. Songs taken from the MTV Unplugged shows.

Various Artists - The Unplugged Collection Volume One

Spoiler: Track Listing

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy 3:48
Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me 3:44
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way 6:24
Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove 3:42
k.d. lang - Barefoot 3:54
Paul Simon - Graceland 5:10
Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me 6:47
Neil Young - Like a Hurricane 4:40
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley 3:38
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses 5:20
Paul McCartney - We Can Work It Out 2:57
Elvis Costello & The Rude 5 - Deep Dark Truthful Mirror 4:51
Don Henley - Come Rain or Come Shine 3:45
Annie Lennox - Why 4:59
10,000 Maniacs - Don't Talk 5:25
R.E.M. - Half a World Away 3:39
Total length: 72:43

This looks like a great collection. One of these days I have to do an MTV Unplugged listening project.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Guillermo Klein - Domador De Huellas: Music of Cuchi Leguizamon (2010)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Earl Klugh - Low Ride (1983)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Dave Holland - Points Of View (1998)

 

[Nickyboy]

PIL- Second Edition (1980)

 

[axolotl]

Manose ~ Suskera : Solo Bamboo Flute (2002)

 

[JazzyRandy]

David Murray - Ming (1980)

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

The Honeycutters - Me Oh My

 

[axolotl]

Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839) ~ Souvenir d'amitié, op. 46; Six petites pièces, op. 47; Est-ce bien ça?, op. 48; Le calme, op. 50; A la bonne heure, op. 51 (Jeffrey McFadden, Guitar) (1998)

 

[axolotl]

^ Do you find the interposition of the front art and the composer's surname to be funny?

ETA: This question is for Rick.

 

[Nickyboy]

^ Do you find the interposition of the front art and the composer's surname to be funny?

ETA: This question is for Rick.

I was laughing at the fact that you didn't also list "Naxos" and "DDD 8.553985"

 

[axolotl]

I was laughing at the fact that you didn't also list "Naxos" and "DDD 8.553985"

Indeed. I am hoisted on my own petard.

ETA: Cut-and-paste is a great option for quickly encapsulating titles and subject matter.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

^ Do you find the interposition of the front art and the composer's surname to be funny?

ETA: This question is for Rick.

No, it was more along the lines of what @Nickyboy said.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Albaitil Ashwai - Nuun (2018)

This is great!

This again. Might be of interest to @Nickyboy and @axolotl.

 

[axolotl]

Salih Bilgin and Murat Aydemir ~ Neva (2004)

Salih Bilgin & Murat Aydemir - Neva

An unusual and beautiful pairing of tanbur and ney by Murat Aydemir and Salih Bilgin. Nevâ’s wide repertoire includes Cantemir’s 17th century “Pençgah Pesrevi,” romantic-era Turkish works such as Tanbûri Cemil Bey’s much-neglected “Nevâ Pesrevi,” and modern interpretations of classical Turkish...

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[Unsomnambulist]

Wall of Voodoo - Call of the West (1982)

 

[Nickyboy]

^ Oooh, I haven't listened to that in years. I should spin it again for old times' sake.