Music Discussion
What Are You Listening To? - Printable Version

+- Music Discussion (https://www.music-discussion.com)
+-- Forum: Music Discussion (https://www.music-discussion.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=4)
+--- Forum: Rock/Classic Rock/Prog Rock/Blues (https://www.music-discussion.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=10)
+--- Thread: What Are You Listening To? (/showthread.php?tid=134)

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823

What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 13-09-2010

[Image: 61Nu8igLQML._SL500_AA300_.jpg]

The usual Tull Folk-Rock from the mid-'70s, being a bit of a return to form after a couple of duff releases.

I think Ian Anderson is one of the great Rock vocalists, and the band aren't bad either...

&

Supertramp - Crime of The Century

[Image: 51S85JtHLLL._SL500_AA300_.jpg]

Also from the mid-'70s.

Supertramp's third, and a bit of a breakthrough in terms of quality. Bit of a minor masterpiece in my book, and it still sounds very fresh.

What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 13-09-2010

^^

two of my favorites from both of those groups

What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 15-09-2010

[Image: 51uqLhFvWQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg]

Another borrow from Robbie.

Aside of the obvious songs on the radio, this band have largely passed me by.

Funky Rock music with Jazzy overtones, largely courtesy of the trademark brass section. This was released in '69, but sounds like it could have been made much later.

V good.

What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 15-09-2010

you're on a roll Tiggi

What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 16-09-2010

from my library (vinyl)

[Image: c80440k4or4.jpg]

I'm just glad the guy kept his day job. Not sure if I heard the first solo effort, but this one sure sucks. Rest assured, if the guy wasn't a Stone, he would not have had a second effort, or possibly a first. Some nice guest spots here though, with Al Kooper, Dr. John and Joe Walsh. Must have been a pitty party. No offense to Bill with all my jabs here. Guess he figured.............hell, if Ringo can do it. Only 2 clips available. Love them background vocals (Pointer Sisters)on my fav. I do like the cover choice of If You Wanna Be Happy, but that's one of those untouchables, for me. No utube posters had the nerve to post others. The album screeched to a halt at #166 on the U.S. charts.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Apache Woman

Best Track - Peanut Butter Time

1) A Quarter To Three - *
2) Gimme Just One Chance - **
3) Soul Satisfying - *
4) Apache Woman - *
5) Every Sisty Seconds - *
6) Get It On - *
7) Feet - *
8) Peanut Butter Time - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x94Ni8pdC0g
9) Wine & Wimmen - *
10) If You Wanna Be Happy - * - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9zAL669CDs
11) What's The Point - **
12) No More Foolin' - *

3's - 0
2's - 4
1's - 8

Rating - 1.2

What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 17-09-2010

from my library (vinyl)

[Image: d756612twa5.jpg]

This is not a very good album. In fact, I looked up the word bad in the dictionary, and the definition was Gary Wrights Touch And Gone album. Looks like it's his seventh and I didn't even know he had that many. Pretty much a one hit wonder with the smash of Dream Weaver in 75, this is three albums later and the guy is desperate for that follow up. You won't find it here. The guy was discovered by Chris Blackwell back in '67. Chris hooked him up with members of what would become Spooky Tooth, who split in '70. Did keyboard session work on Harrisons All Things Must Pass, from whence they became friends. Garys solo career was launched around this time. He's still kicking around out there. Not a track to be found on youtube.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Can't Get Above Losing You

Best Track - Sky Eyes

1) Touch And Gone - *
2) Starry Eyed - **
3) Something Very Special - **
4) Stay Away - **
5) Night Ride - *
6) Sky Eyes - **
7) Lost In My Emotions - *
8) Can't Get Above Losing You - *
9) The Love It Takes - *

3's - 0
2's - 4
1's - 5

Rating - 1.4

What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 18-09-2010

from my library (cd)

[Image: c96251iki89.jpg]

It was time to make a deliberate cd selection rather than a random vinyl selection. I was having a string of bad picks. This will break that. Could have been a double album easy with this compilation, but they did cram 15 tracks on here for this best of set. Over half of them tracks I love. At one time, one of my favorite vocalists. The last 2 tracks on here were new at the time, all others from 8 different albums, making a nice view of the guys productive years. Although seldom a chart topper he had some great stuff for me. Hold Out was highest charting album but Running On Empty has sold the most.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - The Next Voice You Hear

Best Track - The Pretender

I'm going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen

I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You'll get up and do it again
Amen

Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there

Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight

I'm going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams
And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again

I'm going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Though true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the Pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender

1) Doctor My Eyes - ** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oisCN8fXld8
2) These Days - *** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOOGMaiV1kw
3) Fountain Of Sorrow - *** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FI23qf-xWg
4) Late For The Sky - ** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaknVe4t4oU
5) The Pretender - *** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQiXQUGbac0
6) Running On Empty - *** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nrGrP8xBg0
7) Call It A Loan - ** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLKcDvHZnpU
8) Somebodys Baby - ** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3TZiyY9Sk
9) Tender Is The Night - ** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=439CsvJERKM
10) In The Shape Of A Heart - *** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXa5wRrtbbk
11) Lives In The Balance - *** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiXvGNEn6YM
12) Sky Blue And Black - *** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAu7gh7xoJo
13) The Barricades Of Heaven - ** - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGNdpnYYEkQ
14) The Rebel Jesus - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCsLtsn_Z70
15) The Next Voice You Hear - * - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5d2C4g88b0

3's - 8
2's - 6
1's - 1

Rating - 2.5

What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 18-09-2010

[Image: 51Y%2BI-mxd3L._SL500_AA300_.jpg]

I've bought a 5 disc box set containing LF's first five releases. Already have two of them, but needed to plug the gaps. The set was a bargain £9.99.

This is their debut from '71, and it sounds a little different to what was to follow. There's still the gamut of stylistic influences; Blues, Soul, Jazz etc, but it's a tougher sounding album than those I'm familiar with.

Not dissimilar to the Chicago debut from a few days ago, but when Lowell plays that Slide, Little Feat piss all over Chicago...

What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-09-2010

dont know much about 'little feet'. i dont like chicago, eagles, reo speedwagon, america or any of that american mor music, it bores me to tears

What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 18-09-2010

Tiggi Wrote:Not dissimilar to the Chicago debut from a few days ago, but when Lowell plays that Slide, Little Feat piss all over Chicago...

love that line bud, and you are so correct.

Have only heard one of their entire albums and I can't recall which one.