What Are You Listening To?

[Ruby]

Take your time and think about learning Russian Ruby....
Because I don't want to see you rushin' into it.

I now dub thee the master of the terrible pun – just try to keep the standard up, ok?! Lol!
… not to worry, Rush(in’) is not my strong suit, and I do have some Grace Under Pressure …

[video=youtube;g7N6oC-qVMk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7N6oC-qVMk[/video]

[Ruby]

Poco’s Ghost Town – online listen. I like it – a lot. I would definitely buy it if it jumped out at me from somewhere, but it’s not something I would necessarily go out of my way to procure. That being said, one puts that kind of challenge out there and chances are it will pop up everywhere! It’s an unwritten rule of the universe. So I expect to see it soon ….

The title and lead track –

[video=youtube;EO-Y1c1vsjE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO-Y1c1vsjE[/video]

[Jerome]

Roxy Music - Avalon - just in the mood for this tonight.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

PHIL COLLINS ".....hits!" cd, 1998

solo career stats:
studio albums..........8
singles...................45

this album.............#1 UK...#2 AU...#6 US...#1 CAN
singles:
"true colours".............#26 UK...#112 US

I have Phil's first three studio albums on vinyl....
I find them to be patchy to say the least, too much filler, too much of the same sounds and little variation but,
as a singles artist I thought he put out some consistently good quality material...
he released a couple covers as singles over the years....you cant hurry love, groovy kind of love, and the new song off this which
was a cover of Cyndi Lauper's classic "true colours"(love Cyndi's original, hate Phil's cover BTW!)...
but love his covers of you cant hurry love and groovy kind of love....
a couple on here I don't like, but the vast majority are very good or excellent IMO...
all up a good introduction or anyone not familiar with Phil a soloist....

I LIKE THIS ALBUM


worst track: true colours
best track: against all odds

[video=youtube;-OiV_5kEt6A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OiV_5kEt6A[/video]

tracks:

1...another day in paradise ***
2...true colours *
3...easy lover **
4...you cant hurry love ***
5...two hearts ***
6...I wish it would rain down **
7...against all odds ***
8...something happened on the way to heaven **
9...separate lives **
10.both sides of the story *
11.one more night ***
12.sussudio **
13.dance into the night *
14.a groovy kind of love ***
15.in the air tonight ***
16.take me home *

3s=7
2s=5
1s=4

rating: 2.2

[Music Head]

from the vinyl shed



San Francisco bands fifth album
wiki says "It is a concept album presented as a motivational business document.
too deep for me
but the music sucked
I loved White Punks On Dope and followed the band up through Love Bomb
cause they were weird I guess
just your standard rock of the day on this one
it was the first album after a label switch
makes me wonder if they were dropped by the previous
this album reached #36 here

one of the singles

[video=youtube;H-rEVVAw3-0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-rEVVAw3-0[/video]

[Jerome]

I remember being fascinated by this album cover (don't ask!) but I never bought it. Years ago, in the days of real record stores, I used to thumb through all those wonderful vinyl delights and if an album cover caught my eye I would investigate further or buy it purely based on the front pic. I bought a lot of lemons using this method but I also discovered a lot of fantastic music. This is one that got away.

[Jerome]

ELP - Works Volume 1 - Stunning album in every aspect.

[Jerome]

Steely Dan - Greatest Hits - a double CD of brilliant tracks.

[SteveO]

Nice choices J Man!

[Jerome]

I normally listen to instrumental music over the festive season simply because the radio is filled with the bog same standard crap tracks every year unless you become a bit creative with the dial. And I just get sick of hearing the same songs/lyrics over and over. In Ireland you have the same TV shows with the same 'old cronies club' TV hosts and the same music every year. The same set of Greatest Hits albums get re-re-re-released just before Xmas. They should just record everything they did this year and play it back again for the next 50 years. No-one would even notice. Sometimes (and I'm not kidding here) you can actually predict what song is going to come up next. I kid you not.