What Are You Listening To? OCTOBER, 2018

[Unsomnambulist]

Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers (2018)

This.

 

[axolotl]

^ Likewise. This.

 

[axolotl]

Fred Hamilton ~ Looking Back on Tomorrow (1994)



AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow:

Fred Hamilton is a guitarist with a dry but flexible sound who mostly plays introspective and thoughtful material on Looking Back on Tomorrow. On "Too Much, Too Close," he shows that he can cook conventionally in a swinging setting, but most of the other songs are ballads or surprisingly rockish romps. The setting provided by bassist David Friesen and drummer Ed Soph is generally sparse and fits Hamilton's open-minded approach well. Overall this is a thought-provoking set of original music.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Fatso Jetson - Cruel & Delicious (2003)

 

[axolotl]

Hoover ~ The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 (1994)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Diana Ross & The Supremes - Ultimate Collection

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark (1974)

Catching up on my album club listens now that I'm back from vacation

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Bahamian Rake n' Scrape (Smithsonian Folkways)

Although my Caribbean listening tends to stick to Jamaican, was delighted to listen to some Rake n' Scrape in the Bahamas. Comps not easy to find on streaming but here's one from Smithsonian Folkways. Rake n Scrape is a traditional music of the region that uses the three instruments above typically (concertina, Goombay drum, and hand saw). Of course, modern artists have used the beats and instruments and made some wonderful regional pop music too that play from the restaurants/bars there.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Emily Remler - Firefly (1981)

Thanks to the Mosaic Records Jazz Gazette, I recently discovered jazz guitarist Emily Remler. Her all too familiar life story is here:

https://jazztimes.com/features/emily-remler-rise-decline/

Dead at age 32 as a result of substance abuse, she left behind a marvelous recorded legacy for us to enjoy. This was her debut, a stunning album for any one, let alone a 24 year old. Her work is vaguely reminiscent of Wes Montgomery, but Emily has a fatter tone and rocks harder. Remler's regular bassist, Bob Maize, facilitates her experimental side with some licks worthy of Jaco Pastorius.

on the Sam-O-Meter.

Sadly, this one is not on Spotify.

Fantastic album!!

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Mr. Bungle - California (1999)

 

[lpfreak1170]

Badlands - S/T (1989)


Jake E. Lee's band after getting kicked out of Ozzy's band...damn good hard rock!

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (1992)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff (1969)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Chris Isaak - Baja Sessions (1996)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Mr. Bungle - California (1999)

This is truly a weird album, and I say that as someone whose definition of "weird" is out there.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Neil Young - Harvest (1972)

In the Bahamas, met a nice man from Ontario who looked like David Crosby. After bumping into him and his wife a second time, he invited us to join them for dinner. He was a psychologist but also a guitarist and, as he drank more, seemed frustrated that I didn't play an instrument myself. To deflect my lack of instrumental prowess, I asked him what type of music he liked to play - he responded classic rock and said "pretty much anything on Harvest". An odd encounter and a long story to highlight how sometimes the most random things can inspire an album choice to play.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Neil Young - Harvest (1972)

In the Bahamas, met a nice man from Ontario who looked like David Crosby. After bumping into him and his wife a second time, he invited us to join them for dinner. He was a psychologist but also a guitarist and, as he drank more, seemed frustrated that I didn't play an instrument myself. To deflect my lack of instrumental prowess, I asked him what type of music he liked to play - he responded classic rock and said "pretty much anything on Harvest". An odd encounter and a long story to highlight how sometimes the most random things can inspire an album choice to play.

Psychologist? That's what Crosby wanted you to think.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Psychologist? That's what Crosby wanted you to think.

I did scold him for speaking so badly about Daryl Hannah (a.ka. Mrs. Neil Young)

 

[axolotl]

I did scold him for speaking so badly about Daryl Hannah (a.ka. Mrs. Neil Young)

Oh, so that's who she met and married after leaving Jackson Browne?

"Fountain of Sorrow," indeed.

Psychologist? That's what Crosby wanted you to think.

But, why would DC recommend an old album by NY?

Fun facts not to know or tell: I knew that Neil's initials were that of a famous city, but did not know Crosby's were, until this moment.