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Built To Spill - When The Wind Forgets Your Name (2022)
What Are You Listening To? September 2022
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Ojai Sam
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Fleetwood Mac - Heroes Are Hard To Find (1974)
The final album before the band hit superstardom leaves me wondering what would have happened if Buckingham and Nicks had never come aboard. The quartet of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie and Bob Welch hit their stride here with a stylistically diverse collection that played to each of their strengths. Oh, well....
on the Sam-O-Meter.
The final album before the band hit superstardom leaves me wondering what would have happened if Buckingham and Nicks had never come aboard. The quartet of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie and Bob Welch hit their stride here with a stylistically diverse collection that played to each of their strengths. Oh, well....
on the Sam-O-Meter.
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Crippled Black Phoenix - Banefyre (2022)
axolotl
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This, again.Rachel Podger - Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 1 (comp. 1720, rec. 1999)
Highly complex solo works performed on a period instrument by a highly regarded master. At the time, Podger was serving as orchestra leader and concerto soloist with The English Consort.
on the Sam-O-Meter. Gorgeous and revelatory.
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Thanks, Sam.
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
I forever apologize to LowNotes for doubting his claim from the beginning that this album (and Kendrick) was fantastic stupendous that.damn.great.
(almost every time I listen to Kendrick, I hear LowNotes whispering "I told you so.")
I forever apologize to LowNotes for doubting his claim from the beginning that this album (and Kendrick) was fantastic stupendous that.damn.great.
(almost every time I listen to Kendrick, I hear LowNotes whispering "I told you so.")
Artemis - Artemis (2020)
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The Afghan Whigs - How Do You Burn? (2022)
Ojai Sam
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Alfredo Kraus, Catherine Malfitano, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse (Michel Plasson, cond.) - Gounod: Romeo et Juliette (1984)
The first, and many say the far superior of Plasson's two recordings of Gounod's often overlooked masterpiece. Kraus and Malfitano both have the youthful exuberance to carry this tragic tale. The composer isolated himself at a seaside villa near Provence to complete this work (hint: if you want me to do some brilliant work for you, feel free to send me there, too). Coming after a string of unsuccessful operas, at age 50 Gounod must have been greatly relieved at the acclaim Romeo et Juliette received from the critical Parisian audiences. The brilliant music and evocative songs illuminate the familiar tale, making a libretto largely superfluous.
The first, and many say the far superior of Plasson's two recordings of Gounod's often overlooked masterpiece. Kraus and Malfitano both have the youthful exuberance to carry this tragic tale. The composer isolated himself at a seaside villa near Provence to complete this work (hint: if you want me to do some brilliant work for you, feel free to send me there, too). Coming after a string of unsuccessful operas, at age 50 Gounod must have been greatly relieved at the acclaim Romeo et Juliette received from the critical Parisian audiences. The brilliant music and evocative songs illuminate the familiar tale, making a libretto largely superfluous.
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
Playing some old favorites this evening:
SPEAK ~self-titled (1997)
Delta 88 ~ self-titled (1999)
SPEAK ~self-titled (1997)
Delta 88 ~ self-titled (1999)
Ojai Sam
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Bela Bartok & Joseph Szigeti - Historic 1940 Library Of Congress Recording (rel. 1965)
At the outset of WWII, The two Hungarian masters were invited to perform together at the Library of Congress. The concert began with Beethoven, moved to Debussy and finished with a pair of Bartok's own compositions. Given the fact that Hungary would join the Axis in November 1940 with disastrous consequences, this must have been a tremendously emotional experience for both of these expatriate musicians. The depth of their feelings is readily apparent from these moving performances.
At the outset of WWII, The two Hungarian masters were invited to perform together at the Library of Congress. The concert began with Beethoven, moved to Debussy and finished with a pair of Bartok's own compositions. Given the fact that Hungary would join the Axis in November 1940 with disastrous consequences, this must have been a tremendously emotional experience for both of these expatriate musicians. The depth of their feelings is readily apparent from these moving performances.
Ojai Sam
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Max Steiner - Casablanca (soundtrack 1942)
TCM co-produced this reissue with Rhino Records. They wisely included not just the music but "classic scenes with Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and the 'usual suspects'".
The biggest treat here is the bonus material from Dooley Wilson: a song that was cut from the film, an alternate version of another song and the complete vocal version of "As Time Goes By".
TCM co-produced this reissue with Rhino Records. They wisely included not just the music but "classic scenes with Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and the 'usual suspects'".
The biggest treat here is the bonus material from Dooley Wilson: a song that was cut from the film, an alternate version of another song and the complete vocal version of "As Time Goes By".
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Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky (2022)
Ojai Sam
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Concertgebouw Orchestra (Willem Mengelberg, cond.) - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (1940)
Willem Mengelberg was another conductor who got caught up in the tragedy of WWII. Born Joseph Wilhelm Mengelberg in The Netherlands to German parents, he was a musical prodigy. By age 24 he was principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, remaining there until the end of the war in 1945. After the Germans overran Holland, Mengelberg happily remained at the podium, expanding his performances to Germany and various other Axis nations throughout the war. This didn't sit well with the Dutch. After Germany's defeat, he was banned him from conducting for life. Queen Wilhelmina stripped him of his Gold Medal of Honor and he died in Switzerland as an exile in 1951 at age 79.
The story goes that he toasted the Dutch surrender on May 10, 1940 with champagne. This is certainly consistent with this exuberant performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony recorded by Dutch radio in the same month. He was deservedly acclaimed for his symphonic performances, but his legacy will always remain under the cloud of his eager collaboration with the Third Reich.
Willem Mengelberg was another conductor who got caught up in the tragedy of WWII. Born Joseph Wilhelm Mengelberg in The Netherlands to German parents, he was a musical prodigy. By age 24 he was principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, remaining there until the end of the war in 1945. After the Germans overran Holland, Mengelberg happily remained at the podium, expanding his performances to Germany and various other Axis nations throughout the war. This didn't sit well with the Dutch. After Germany's defeat, he was banned him from conducting for life. Queen Wilhelmina stripped him of his Gold Medal of Honor and he died in Switzerland as an exile in 1951 at age 79.
The story goes that he toasted the Dutch surrender on May 10, 1940 with champagne. This is certainly consistent with this exuberant performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony recorded by Dutch radio in the same month. He was deservedly acclaimed for his symphonic performances, but his legacy will always remain under the cloud of his eager collaboration with the Third Reich.
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