What Are You Listening To? November 2018

[Unsomnambulist]

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.

That album has amazing sound quality. Thanks for the recs, will check them out!

 

[lpfreak1170]

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".

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Greta Van Fleet - Anthem Of The Peaceful Army (2018)



Currently rated 1.86 on RYM, the reviews are brutal. For example, orenbumpin writes:

Listening to Greta Van Fleet's debut album made me question the importance of context in musical analysis. Without context, Anthem Of The Peaceful Army is a relatively inoffensive 70's-esque rock album. Sure, the songwriting is pretty half-baked, and there are no musicians in the band that come close to the best from the era they are trying to revive, but, hey, the sound feels fairly fresh and unique in comparison to the indie-saturated rock industry today. In context? It's shameless, watered down mimicry. Greta Van Fleet are not just inspired by Led Zeppelin - they replicate every angle of the band from during their early years. From the genre combinations, to the stylistic choices, to the lyrical themes, to the Plant-esque vocals, everything feels like a Led Zeppelin tribute band - and yet, Greta Van Fleet claim Zeppelin's influence on them was "not overwhelming." It's a mockery, really. Joshua Kiszka, the band's vocalist, has a really powerful voice that feels like a mixture of Robert Plant and Rush's Geddy Lee. But, despite his power, he lacks the range and diversity of Plant, and seems to always be stuck in a shrill high register. Criticisms aside, Joshua is for sure the most impressive member of the band, as the rest fail to deliver anything of much merit. When drawing comparisons to a band with such impeccable instrumentalists, such as Zeppelin, it's hard not to fall flat and seems less interesting, and that's exactly what the band do for me....

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Finally getting to this one

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Joanna Connor - Nothing But The Blues (2001)



Second listen; very much enjoying this.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Ryan Roxie - Imagine Your Reality (2018)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Goat - Fuzzed In Europe (2017)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Young Jesus - The Whole Thing Is Just There (2018)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

J Mascis - Elastic Days (2018)

 

[Nickyboy]

Belle and Sebastian- The Life Pursuit (2006)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Thom Yorke - Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) (2018)

 

[axolotl]

Thom Yorke - Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) (2018)

How that is?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

How that is?

It's good. Could be I'm in the right mood for it.

 

[axolotl]

Paul McCartney ~ Ram (1971) [CD, 1992]



I had the opportunity to walk into my secondary local library bookstore and was told that they received a shitload of CDs in the past week.

Among them were this, the debut (snicker) McCartney CD, Rolling Stones Tattoo You, Joni Mitchell's Dreamland, Raising Sand, by R. Plant and A. Kraus, The Police Synchronicity, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer, et al. etc. [This would be easier to read if I knew how to use semicolons, but you get the idea.]

While their normal price is $1, they were priced to sell, and each of these was fiddy cent.

 

[axolotl]

The Goat Rodeo Sessions, with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile (2011)



Progressive Bluegrass, Modern Classical, Chamber Music

 

[lpfreak1170]

Elvis Costello - The Best Of EC: The First Ten Years (2007)


Been listening to several of his albums the last week getting ready for what should be a great concert tonight. Haven't seen him since the Brutal Youth tour and really excited! In the last week I found out that Punch The Clock is quite the good album...and that Goodbye Cruel World mostly deserves the slamming it gets...lol. Now it's time for just the "hits".

 

[Nickyboy]

Brian Eno & David Byrne- My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)



This album still gives me chills.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Elvis Costello - Spike (1989)

 

[lpfreak1170]

Dire Straits - Communiqué (1979)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - The Traveling Kind (2015)

this record.

Emmy's last one, so far.