What Are You Listening To? November 2018

[Old Uncle Toe]

Slaid Cleaves - Still Fighting The War



Slaid Cleaves is a witty and sardonic songwriter out of Texas, in the vein of Todd Snider or James McMurtry if that helps any. While he surely writes about the human condition, he's a bit more moody than John Prine. Given that, he also peppers his albums with some bright and funny songs so as to keep the listener from drinking him or herself into hermitage. Fortunately he's not one of those poets-with-a-guitar that bore me to tears. He tends to have a good backup band with interesting arrangements. I like this guy.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

 

[lpfreak1170]

Tom Petty - An American Treasure (2018)


Unbelievably great 4 disc set live/alternates/outs/etc.

 

[Nickyboy]

Me too. I don't think I ever heard this album before.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Me too. I don't think I ever heard this album before.

You have different tastes in music than I do. I feel like you'll be more objective about the album than I will, so I'm interested to hear your thoughts when you're finished.

 

[Nickyboy]

The Cure- Pornography




Perhaps the most Cure album of all Cure albums. Five stars.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Ana Popovic - Hush (2001)

 

[Nickyboy]

Ozric Tentacles- Jurassic Shift (1993)



Psychedelic space rock.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials (1979)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Joanna Connor - Six String Stories (2016)



An under-appreciated blues/blues-rock guitarist. She's a perfectly decent vocalist but her guitar work is the feature. Seems to be influenced by Buddy Guy with a little hint of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Fugazi - 13 Songs (1989)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Deep Purple - Concerto For Group And Orchestra (1970)

 

[lpfreak1170]

Moon Safari - A Doorway To Summer (2005)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Colour Haze - In Her Garden (2017)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Bauhaus - Singles (2013)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Twinkle - Golden Lights (RPM comp. 1993)

Sixties British pop diva a bit reminiscent of Leslie Gore. Her big hit "Terry" was a eulogy to a dead biker who was sort of a "Follower of the Pack".

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Getting ready to spin a new artist for me...

Marco Tansini - Blues Garage

Yet another blues guitarist. Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Getting ready to spin a new artist for me...

Marco Tansini - Blues Garage

Yet another blues guitarist. Nothing to see here, move along.

You know, I like old blues (like Muddy Waters' Folk Singer), but I just can't get into the smooth, polished, commercially friendly modern blues I've heard. Are there any contemporary blues guitarists that sound more like Jimi Hendrix?

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

You know, I like old blues (like Muddy Waters' Folk Singer), but I just can't get into the smooth, polished, commercially friendly modern blues I've heard. Are there any contemporary blues guitarists that sound more like Jimi Hendrix?

There's a bit of a jump from Waters' Folk Singer to Hendrix!

For Hendrix style, try Joanna Connor. Also, maybe Vanja Sky, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Donald Jones Band. To some degree, Ana Popovic.

That particular Muddy Waters album is probably my favorite. If I can think of more like it, I'll mention it.