Julian Lage - Arclight (2016)
What are you listening to? September 2024
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Ari Hoenig - Live at Smalls (2010)
Cool drummer-led set with a guitar+alto sax in the lead spots. The way both the piano and a guitar provide chorded comps makes this feel very easy going in a laid-back-but-rollicking way. Feels like if West Coast Cool moved to a small Greenwich Village hipster bar sixty years later..... Post East Coast Cool. Is that a thing?
Cool drummer-led set with a guitar+alto sax in the lead spots. The way both the piano and a guitar provide chorded comps makes this feel very easy going in a laid-back-but-rollicking way. Feels like if West Coast Cool moved to a small Greenwich Village hipster bar sixty years later..... Post East Coast Cool. Is that a thing?
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Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - At Harrah's Club (Capitol 1960)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
This live show was beautifully recorded by Capitol's veteran producer Lee Gillette. Guy and the band are captured in their native habitat, the dance floor, with a highly appreciative audience in attendance. Guy announced and conducted, the other three Lombardo brothers played, brother-in-law Kenny Gardner sang, and the Twin Pianos played just as they had for decades. Rigorous professional that he was, Guy made sure they put on a strong performance, swinging harder than you would expect.
The liner notes quote Louis Armstrong as saying "They play music, good music. They can play anything, and everything they play is just about perfect." By 1960 it might not have been fashionable to say so, but Louis was absolutely right.
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
This live show was beautifully recorded by Capitol's veteran producer Lee Gillette. Guy and the band are captured in their native habitat, the dance floor, with a highly appreciative audience in attendance. Guy announced and conducted, the other three Lombardo brothers played, brother-in-law Kenny Gardner sang, and the Twin Pianos played just as they had for decades. Rigorous professional that he was, Guy made sure they put on a strong performance, swinging harder than you would expect.
The liner notes quote Louis Armstrong as saying "They play music, good music. They can play anything, and everything they play is just about perfect." By 1960 it might not have been fashionable to say so, but Louis was absolutely right.
Zeeba Neighba
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Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Ojai Sam
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Lionel Hampton - Flying Home! The Complete Quartet Sessions (rec. 1953-55, Verve [Fr.] comp. 1983)
Vinyl Spin of the Day. #2
Verve released this gorgeous 5-LP box in France. It holds all of the sessions Hamp did with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Buddy Rich, for my money the best small group he worked with after leaving Benny Goodman. Speaking of BG, as a bonus this set closes with two songs recorded in 1955 by Hampton with Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson, reuniting the three members of the Goodman quartet not named Benny. A beautiful full color booklet completes the package.
on the Sam-O-Meter. C'est magnifique!
Vinyl Spin of the Day. #2
Verve released this gorgeous 5-LP box in France. It holds all of the sessions Hamp did with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Buddy Rich, for my money the best small group he worked with after leaving Benny Goodman. Speaking of BG, as a bonus this set closes with two songs recorded in 1955 by Hampton with Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson, reuniting the three members of the Goodman quartet not named Benny. A beautiful full color booklet completes the package.
on the Sam-O-Meter. C'est magnifique!
Zeeba Neighba
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Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Unsomnambulist
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R.E.M. - Chronic Town (1982)
Unsomnambulist
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David Gilmour - Luck And Strange (2024)
Liam Sillery - Priorité (2011)
Unsomnambulist
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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Shall We Return To Outer Space? (2024)
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Famous Groupies - Black Apple (2024)
Some want to call this "classic rock," but you just don't create new classic rock. Power pop maybe.
Edit: this is very good to excellent, but it's too "on the nose." It's so Beatlesque and melodic and catchy, that it does sound like a period piece.
I think this answers the question for me why modern rock bands don't normally have very catchy pop hooks, it ends up sounding retro. It's fun to listen to, though.
Some want to call this "classic rock," but you just don't create new classic rock. Power pop maybe.
Edit: this is very good to excellent, but it's too "on the nose." It's so Beatlesque and melodic and catchy, that it does sound like a period piece.
I think this answers the question for me why modern rock bands don't normally have very catchy pop hooks, it ends up sounding retro. It's fun to listen to, though.
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Famous Groupies - Black Apple (2024)
Some want to call this "classic rock," but you just don't create new classic rock. Power pop maybe.
Edit: this is very good to excellent, but it's too "on the nose." It's so Beatlesque and melodic and catchy, that it does sound like a period piece.
I think this answers the question for me why modern rock bands don't normally have very catchy pop hooks, it ends up sounding retro. It's fun to listen to, though.
So, I went to Bandcamp to listen and am doing so now... at least the handful of songs that they have for listening.
I then saw this link: https://www.jitterywhiteguymusic.com/2022/04/famous-groupies-furry-white-album-2020.html
Jittery White Guy Music
A music-obsessed, retired San Francisco lawyer, and author of the rock & roll memoir Jittery White Guy Music (available on Amazon)... picking a random album or song in his collection every day or so and sharing a few thoughts.@Ojai Sam , are you moonlighting on us?
Unsomnambulist
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@Nickyboy should definitely give a listen if he's not familiar.
Nickyboy
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I am not, so I will! It's probably no coincidence that it is Beatle-esque, with a name like Famous Groupies. That was the title of a song on Paul McCartney's album "London Town".
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound (2017)
I absolutely love Isbell's music and this is probably my favorite album of his that I own.
He's going to be in town in a few days. Usually I buy tix to shows the day they go on sale, but I got sticker shot at the prices for this one and ended up not getting tix. I hoped I'd see resell tix available cheaper as the dates neared - catch a good deal from some poor schmuck whose life put something in the way of attending. Unfortunately, ticketmaster (or the venue) hasn't allowed ticketholders to put their tix up for resell yet.
Just a few days to go.
I'll ignore my inner naysayer and keep hope alive that good (and cheap) tix pop up before showtime.
I absolutely love Isbell's music and this is probably my favorite album of his that I own.
He's going to be in town in a few days. Usually I buy tix to shows the day they go on sale, but I got sticker shot at the prices for this one and ended up not getting tix. I hoped I'd see resell tix available cheaper as the dates neared - catch a good deal from some poor schmuck whose life put something in the way of attending. Unfortunately, ticketmaster (or the venue) hasn't allowed ticketholders to put their tix up for resell yet.
Just a few days to go.
I'll ignore my inner naysayer and keep hope alive that good (and cheap) tix pop up before showtime.
Michael Formanek - Low Profile (1994)
Digital Underground - Sons of the P (1991)
First things first, this is good on its own merits, providing funky music and humorous lyrics. These guys were trying hard to be the Hip Hop godsons of George Clinton. Like with Parliament/Funkadelic, mixed in with the humorous lyrics is a lot of societal truths. These guys would have a couple of popular songs on each album that became summer anthems (at least among my friends,) and have a lot of deep cuts on their albums that only the diehards paid attention to. That was me, listening to Shock G name check everyone from Spike Lee, Alex Haley, Ali, Stevie Wonder, Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Mandela and dozens more. Like Clinton's groups, these guys brought the best of both worlds.
Another thing that makes this of interest to me is Shock G, leader of Digital Underground, brought a very young Tupak Shakur on board as a back-up dancer slash roadie, eventually gave him a couple of turns on the mike, and soon after helped Tupac go off and release his first album. It's cool to listen to young Pac drop a few verses on a couple of songs here.
First things first, this is good on its own merits, providing funky music and humorous lyrics. These guys were trying hard to be the Hip Hop godsons of George Clinton. Like with Parliament/Funkadelic, mixed in with the humorous lyrics is a lot of societal truths. These guys would have a couple of popular songs on each album that became summer anthems (at least among my friends,) and have a lot of deep cuts on their albums that only the diehards paid attention to. That was me, listening to Shock G name check everyone from Spike Lee, Alex Haley, Ali, Stevie Wonder, Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Mandela and dozens more. Like Clinton's groups, these guys brought the best of both worlds.
Another thing that makes this of interest to me is Shock G, leader of Digital Underground, brought a very young Tupak Shakur on board as a back-up dancer slash roadie, eventually gave him a couple of turns on the mike, and soon after helped Tupac go off and release his first album. It's cool to listen to young Pac drop a few verses on a couple of songs here.
Ojai Sam
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Various Artists - The College Jazz Bands (The OId Masters comp, 197?)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
George Morrow (1934-2003) enjoyed a remarkable life. From computer innovator to record collector, he did it all with gusto and humor. His NYT obit which makes for fine reading is here:
www.nytimes.com
Need I tell you that he is the guy in the middle, giving a presentation?
With a collection of 78's reputed to exceed 70,000 discs, Morrow launched The Old Masters reissue label which eventually numbered more than 60 LP's and then 30 CD's. This collection of super rare 20's and 30's sides is highly energetic collegiate jazz, the alternative rock of its day.
George even had it pressed on lime green vinyl, just for fun.
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
George Morrow (1934-2003) enjoyed a remarkable life. From computer innovator to record collector, he did it all with gusto and humor. His NYT obit which makes for fine reading is here:
George Morrow, a Personal Computer Visionary, Dies at 69 (Published 2003)
George Morrow, mathematician and programmer who played role in creating personal computer industry, dies at age 69 (S)
Need I tell you that he is the guy in the middle, giving a presentation?
With a collection of 78's reputed to exceed 70,000 discs, Morrow launched The Old Masters reissue label which eventually numbered more than 60 LP's and then 30 CD's. This collection of super rare 20's and 30's sides is highly energetic collegiate jazz, the alternative rock of its day.
George even had it pressed on lime green vinyl, just for fun.
Unsomnambulist
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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Buried Time And Excavated Memories (2023)
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