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What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 18-03-2012
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:i just rechecked the NY beginners guide thing and on this album i gave 2x *** yet only one shows up by the individual tracks, i checked my hand written notes which i kept on my thoughts for the album and Bound For Glory does get ***, and not the * posted by the song, so thanks MH, my mistake has now been corrected...thus we agree that the two best ones on "old ways" are exactly the same....another "like minded" moment!
whew!!! thanks for that
think that's a fantastic song, and couldn't figure out the * rating
What Are You Listening To? - SteveO - 18-03-2012
ALCEST - Les Voyages de L'Ame (January 2012)
![[Image: 220px-Alcest_LVDL_Cover.jpeg]](http://www.music-discussion.com/wiki/File:Alcest_LVDL_Cover.jpeg)
World music from France...brilliant fusion of shoegaze and orchestral music from one man and a drummer. Neige (Snow) on vocals, bass, guitars and synthesizers and Winterhalter on drums.
An enjoyable listen even if all the vocals are in French.
All Music rating ...4/5
SOUND SAMPLES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85c-P9hbmBg - Autre Temps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLKdnuTLTcQ&feature=fvsr - Beings of Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksRBfsz53Eg&feature=related - La Ou Naissent les Couleurs Nouvelles
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 20-03-2012
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BILLY BRAGG & WILCO "mermaid avenue II" cd,2000.
background:
back in the 1990s Woodie Guthrie's widow offered Bragg and Wilco unlimited access to Woodie's unreleased poems to record and in 1998 they released "mermaid avenue"...
so two years on from that critically acclaimed album comes the second Guthrie outing...
this one is not quite as good as the first one, but it is a good collection of songs, as with the first one Natalie Marchant makes an appearance here on "i was born". elsewhere we see Jeff Tweedy(wilco) and Bragg sharing the vocal duties on the other twelve tracks. the best of which,IMO, is the Tweedy sung "joe dimmagio done it again" closely followed by Bragg's "all you fascists"..
all up a good album IMO, but not as instantly likeable as the first installment of the the Guthrie songs.
allmusic rate this one a converted 1.8 as opposed to the converted 2.4 for the first album...which isnt too far wrong IMO.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
tracks:
1. airline to heaven **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcmjRheVZmM audio
2. my flying saucer **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XLQfvJC1jo audio
3. feed of man **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFbAbHxYBMY audio
4. hot rod hotel **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYZKHln0iZ4 audio
5. i was born **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaYhI-GvxUw audio
6. secret of the sea **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgdBsUjNsx8 audio
7. stetson kennedy **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oetgxyz0PcQ audio
8. remember the mountain bed **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXJBcjDMyvE audio
9. blood of the lamb **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0JYKOTUdd0 audio
10.aginst th' law **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ffn1uflbs audio
11.all you fascists **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40ila3Rh9lQ&feature=related audio
12.joe dimaggio done it again ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUmiJcbf8qI audio
13.meanest man **
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=billy+bragg+%26+wilco+meanest+man&oq=billy+bragg+%26+wilco+meanest+man&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=12&gs_upl=33001l35243l0l37373l11l9l0l0l0l0l1041l1041l7-1l1l0 audio
14.black wind blowing *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdRc6Db4O9c audio
15.someday some morning sometime *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1mkzx_mvZs audio
3s=1
2s=12
1s=2
rating: 1.9
What Are You Listening To? - hatchetman - 24-03-2012
The Civil Wars, "Kingdom Come"
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 26-03-2012
hatchetman Wrote:The Civil Wars, "Kingdom Come"
only know what i saw on the grammy's and i liked what i saw and heard, so these guys are on my "to check out" list.
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 26-03-2012
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PAUL McCARTNEY "mccartney" vinyl 1970.
played it on vinyl, but also have the regular cd and the super delue boxset released last year, mainly got he boxset for the 100pg booklet to read Maccas thought on this one both past and present.
somehow, and not unexpectedly, the vinyl has far more warmth that either cd version i own.
i put it here in the folk section because there are a lot of rootsy,folky tracks on here as opposed to only a couple of real macca ballads and beefed up rock tunes..
this is Macca's debut solo set, and surprisingly enough, the premier Beatle's album was the worst selling ot the four debut solo sets by any of the ex-beatles.
it is certainly not a great Macca album, seems to be a collection of not very well thought out or finished tracks, but it does have a cosy feel to it. five instrumentals on here, and i actually like three of them,the other two i do not like. also contains two of his finest ballads in "everynight" and "maybe im amazed". the track "teddy boy" was macca's first of a number of sarcastic digs at his former partner in rhyme John Lennon.
Macca plays all the instruments himself here and produces the album also, with cover photos by wife Linda.
i am a big Macca/Wings fan, but overall, he, for the most part, seems to have a very blase attitude to making records.,their sound,his writing and it does show on this effort, that said though its not a bad album, just not what you'd call 'classic' MCartney!
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: kreen-akrore
best track: maybe im amazed
tracks:
1. the lovely linda **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05xtvT7PLto audio
2. that would be something **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1yaIQP279k&feature=related audio
3. valentine day **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZrvcMdqqEw audio
4. everynight ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzv3ERy0sAM live
5. hot as sun/glasses **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_6KASPWUxg audio
6. junk **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6qfQ5BEQ2s audio
7. man we was lonely **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXMCfYIT4n8 audio
8. oo you **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJHMyr5lOfE audio
9. momma miss america **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXo4MnRgl9k audio
10.teddy boy **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os8qC2vSEBI audio
11.singalong junk **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2PJFyRyqg live
12.maybe im amazed ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVpd6uhLJi8 live
13.kreen-akrore *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj8gHwArZjM audio
3s=2
2s=9
1s=2
rating: 2.0
What Are You Listening To? - alliekw - 27-03-2012
Paul McCartney's, "Maybe I'm Amazed" just came on my iTunes and I was pleasantly surprised. Such a great song.
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 27-03-2012
alliekw Wrote:Paul McCartney's, "Maybe I'm Amazed" just came on my iTunes and I was pleasantly surprised. Such a great song.
had it been released as a single in 1970 under the banner of The Beatles it woul dhave been #1 for sure, Macca's greatest ballad IMO
What Are You Listening To? - SteveO - 28-03-2012
Yesterday wasn't bad either, CH ,,,I agree Maybe I'm AMazed is masterful !
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:had it been released as a single in 1970 under the banner of The Beatles it woul dhave been #1 for sure, Macca's greatest ballad IMO
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 03-04-2012
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JETHRO TULL "songs from the wood" cd,1977.
only recently been made a convert of Jethro thanks to consistantly positive comments from Jerome,MH,SteveO and earlier ones by Tiggi and Gryphon...
i went to see Corey some weeks back and asked him to recommend an album as a good introduction to these guys...he pulled out a double set of this one and "heavy horses" in a twin pack of cds.
i could not believe these guys have never surfaced on my radar before as both albums are brilliant IMO.
i simply love the combination of the raw earthy feel of old-time folk with the solid sounds of electric guitars at various points. lyrically also, this is what i consider a masterpiece...
cant quite pick who Tull sounds like and its bugging the hell out of me, although at times i do hear a bit of Cat Stevens in there its not enough to draw a conclusive comparrison.
all up, a fantastic album that is only just slightly better than Heavy Horses...im guessing Jethro's back catalogue will now gradually start to get purchased!!!!!
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
bugger!, didnt even concentrate on a best or worst track here!!!
tracks:
1. songs from the wood **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgUw6t3b6oE live
2. jack in the green **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVNDUblOxyw live
3. cup of wonder ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVOzMvbay0g audio
4. hunting girl ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLAImot761s live
5. ring out solstice bells ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFaJas3kHVY live
6. velvet green **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rhp2ZWr1SA live
7. the whistler **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diOuUYcenW0 audio
8. pibroch(cap in hand) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvo1ccxFIVE live
9. fire at midnight **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jJcslUEYbs audio
10.beltane ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzaUskMyJmM audio
3s=5
2s=5
1s=0
rating: 2.5