Hamilton Saint Posted 11 October, 2018 Share Posted 11 October, 2018 Just got "In the Blue Light"--the latest album by Paul Simon. It's an album in which he has re-recorded ten songs from his solo career--less familiar songs, perhaps--that he considers somewhat under-rated, or overlooked. His music has usually had a solid rhythm, based in the rock, R&B, and blues genres. On this album, the arrangements are primarily jazz and classically orientated. It's a more sedate and contemplative sound, which won't appeal to everyone, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 4 November, 2018 Share Posted 4 November, 2018 Phosphorescent "C'est La Vie" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 6 November, 2018 Share Posted 6 November, 2018 Ghosts of my dead cats - Chemtrails https://open.spotify.com/track/457Z2SgmQYeOuhA8EuRQcX?si=bYifzf4sTc-O0jj6ug-kaA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 26 December, 2018 Share Posted 26 December, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Fontaines D.C, Boys From The Better Land.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 10 February, 2019 Share Posted 10 February, 2019 "Amo" Bring Me The Horizon. Superb album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 12 February, 2019 Share Posted 12 February, 2019 This beaut from Ryan Adams.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 24 March, 2019 Share Posted 24 March, 2019 Goat Girl - "Goat Girl" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 26 March, 2019 Share Posted 26 March, 2019 Goat Girl - "Goat Girl" I'm going to see them in Hyde Park, supporting The National and Florence + the Machine. I'm currently listening to Kacey Musgrave's Golden Hour. She is my favourite singer-songwriter atm - a modern equivalent of Joni Mitchell - and I've been to see her live a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 "This is the Moody Blues". Absolute classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 6 April, 2019 Share Posted 6 April, 2019 To Believe. New album from the Cinematic Orchestra. An absolute masterpiece. Well worth the 12 year wait since the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 25 April, 2019 Share Posted 25 April, 2019 I'm going to see them in Hyde Park, supporting The National and Florence + the Machine. I'm currently listening to Kacey Musgrave's Golden Hour. She is my favourite singer-songwriter atm - a modern equivalent of Joni Mitchell - and I've been to see her live a couple of times. Yes, like Musgraves’ “High Horse”. Crows “Silver Tongues” another superb recent effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 25 April, 2019 Share Posted 25 April, 2019 Carbon based life forms - hydroponic garden & some old northern soul/stax tracks- nows there’s a bit of a mixture for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 7 July, 2019 Share Posted 7 July, 2019 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Star Borne https://youtu.be/qWpzCPAGCH4 Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 9 July, 2019 Share Posted 9 July, 2019 Travis Biggs - Tibetan Serenity Sent via Telepot Contact @ 9pm GMT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 James Macon - Jimi's Guitar Raps With The Bass Sent via Telepot Contact @ 9pm GMT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 7 August, 2019 Share Posted 7 August, 2019 (edited) Jethro Tull "Songs From the Wood", whilst carving some wooden fishing boats for my grandson. Edited 7 August, 2019 by badgerx16 predictive text #@*# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Nightwish - Ghost Love Score Greatest song I have ever heard, and only heard it for the first time yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Nightwish - Ghost Love Score Greatest song I have ever heard, and only heard it for the first time yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman Posted 11 August, 2019 Share Posted 11 August, 2019 Epica feat Floor Jansen - Sancta Terra JINJER - Pisces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 11 August, 2019 Share Posted 11 August, 2019 (edited) Epica feat Floor Jansen - Sancta Terra I like your style. Floor is, of course, now fronting Nightwish. JINJER - Pisces New band to me, but the way she switches from 'normal' vocals to growling provides an interesting contrast to bands such as Arch Enemy ( with either Angela or Alissa on vocals ). Edited 11 August, 2019 by badgerx16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 21 August, 2019 Share Posted 21 August, 2019 Not quite the norm for this thread but reacquainting myself with Bruckner's 8th before hearing a live performance at the Proms. Bruckner is so like Saints. Can be exciting, but long anxious periods full of hopeful anticipation, the occasional glorious climax, usually fading away all too quickly. And perfect for the forum doubters. Bruckner was always critical of his own work. Never satisfied. But my favourite composer. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 21 August, 2019 Share Posted 21 August, 2019 Rodan - Juicy Lucy This belter is definitely the best track from Rodan's self titled 1974 long player. That said, the whole album is absolutely first class and well worth a listen. It's pigeon holed as progressive but has more in common with Bakerloo and The Greatest Show On Earth (both part of the Harvest Records stable) than with Pink Floyd. As far as I'm aware, the members of the band never recorded anything else, neither collectively nor individually. I've no idea why that's the case, but I can't help feeling that it's a shame It's incredibly rare, with only 200 copies pressed and bizarrely, there has been never been a reissue, neither vinyl nor digital. As a consequence it now regularly changes hands for over £500. http:// Sent via Telepot Contact @ 9pm GMT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do i not like fizzy pop Posted 6 September, 2019 Share Posted 6 September, 2019 South Coast bass and beat poets Stocksnskins debut full album "Face Don't Fit'" http://stocksnskins.bandcamp.com/album/face-dont-fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 18 October, 2019 Share Posted 18 October, 2019 Just listened to Ghosteen by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Very emotive but not for you if you are in a party mood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 25 October, 2019 Share Posted 25 October, 2019 To Believe. New album from the Cinematic Orchestra. An absolute masterpiece. Well worth the 12 year wait since the last one. I’d missed that - so thanks. Fully endorse your view - superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 6 November, 2019 Share Posted 6 November, 2019 Chucked on The Black Keys; Let's Rock after a couple of months of leaving it alone. It's great, but could be greater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Luke Posted 12 November, 2019 Share Posted 12 November, 2019 Threshold - Legend of the Shires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 12 November, 2019 Share Posted 12 November, 2019 The Rails....Cancel the Sun. Brilliant band!! https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-rails/cancel-the-sun Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 6 December, 2019 Share Posted 6 December, 2019 The Rails....Cancel the Sun. Brilliant band!! https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-rails/cancel-the-sun Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Not heard of them but just played the album and agree with you! Also just played the new Who album. You might think that it is time Townshend and Daltrey retired but it is actually quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 6 December, 2019 Share Posted 6 December, 2019 Not heard of them but just played the album and agree with you! Also just played the new Who album. You might think that it is time Townshend and Daltrey retired but it is actually quite good. They are Kami Thompson (Richard Thompson`s daughter) and James Welbourne (from The Pretenders). I can highly recommend their other albums "Fair Warning" and "Other People". Saw them in Winchester the night of the Leicester City game!! We saw the Who at Wembley a year or two back.....they were still phenomenal! Have listened to previews of the new album and it does sound bloody good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 6 December, 2019 Share Posted 6 December, 2019 They are Kami Thompson (Richard Thompson`s daughter) and James Welbourne (from The Pretenders). I can highly recommend their other albums "Fair Warning" and "Other People". Saw them in Winchester the night of the Leicester City game!! We saw the Who at Wembley a year or two back.....they were still phenomenal! Have listened to previews of the new album and it does sound bloody good! I shall download the other albums too then. Thanks for the heads up. There is one track on The Who album called Hero Ground Zero which is pure vintage Who. They will never be the same without Moon and Entwhistle but there is plenty here to please old Who fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 7 December, 2019 Share Posted 7 December, 2019 I shall download the other albums too then. Thanks for the heads up. There is one track on The Who album called Hero Ground Zero which is pure vintage Who. They will never be the same without Moon and Entwhistle but there is plenty here to please old Who fans. The thing is with The Rails albums, I can`t choose a favourite.....I like them all equally. They also have a very, very good EP called "Australia" which is only available from their website. This is also worth getting. On the subject of the Who, have you heard the Roger Daltry plus concert orchestra 50th Anniversary version of "Tommy" https://store.thewho.com/*/Roger-Daltrey/The-Who-s-Tommy-Orchestral-CD/64VR0PCM000 which came out earlier this year? Very good IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 9 December, 2019 Share Posted 9 December, 2019 Will give them a try then. No not heard the orchestral version of Tommy either, something else to catch up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman Posted 3 January, 2020 Share Posted 3 January, 2020 Seasonally appropriate music: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Just listening to the Bombay Bicycle Clubs new album, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong. Excellent so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 4 March, 2020 Share Posted 4 March, 2020 Mikal Cronin's latest album, Seeker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 8 March, 2020 Share Posted 8 March, 2020 Grimes "Miss Anthropocene" A really out there artist managing to be original in an era when basically everything's been done multiple times. Quite fit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 8 April, 2020 Share Posted 8 April, 2020 The best album I've bought this past year is "Johann Sebastian Bach" by the Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. It's a collection of solo piano pieces. Brilliant. If you like solo piano classical music, this is an album you'd love. Highly recommended. The album includes this set of variations--Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A Minor, BWV 989. Here's a live performance of it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 16 April, 2020 Share Posted 16 April, 2020 Bought these new records in the last 2 weeks. Flat Worms - Antarctica Wilma Archer - A Western Circula Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini - An Illusion of Time Vanishing Twin - The Age of Immunology (bit late on this one, it came out last year) Talk Show - These People EP Pigsx7 - Viscerals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 17 May, 2020 Share Posted 17 May, 2020 The best album I've bought this past year is "Johann Sebastian Bach" by the Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. It's a collection of solo piano pieces. Brilliant. If you like solo piano classical music, this is an album you'd love. Highly recommended. The album includes this set of variations--Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A Minor, BWV 989. Here's a live performance of it: Yes, he is a real emerging talent. My all-time favourite pianist for Bach was Sviatoslav Richter. He was one of the greatest pianists of the last century and I was lucky enough to see him play Bach. This is a fascinating documentary about his life: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 17 May, 2020 Share Posted 17 May, 2020 During the lockdown I've been watching and listening to the daily Metropolitan Opera House stream. You'd normally have to pay for it but they have made it available for free during the coronavirus crisis. Today's stream is a production of Rigoletto set in 1960s Las Vegas and it works surprisingly well: https://metoperafree.brightcove.services/?videoId=6154160288001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 18 May, 2020 Share Posted 18 May, 2020 Ravel, Debussy & Fauré String Quartets by Quatuor Ebène. If you like French music, it doesn't get much better than this album. I saw them play the Ravel Quartet at the Wigmore Hall. They are brilliant live. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ravel%2c+debussy%2c+faure+quatuor+ebene&docid=607996708351509137&mid=DB2700DC04B7249E9E97DB2700DC04B7249E9E97&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 22 May, 2020 Share Posted 22 May, 2020 Boney James. New album drops soon .... hopefully into Spotify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 23 May, 2020 Share Posted 23 May, 2020 Randomly on Spotify discovery The Rip by Portishead. Forgotten what a song it is. Also the cover of Love will Tear us Apart by Nerina Pallot - superb and Ian Curtis lyrics so clear in slowed down version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 23 May, 2020 Share Posted 23 May, 2020 Yes, he is a real emerging talent. My all-time favourite pianist for Bach was Sviatoslav Richter. He was one of the greatest pianists of the last century and I was lucky enough to see him play Bach. This is a fascinating documentary about his life: I loved the Bach album that Olafsson did so much that I recently bought his other two albums: one is called "Debussy - Rameau", and features solo piano pieces by Claude Debussy and Jean-Philippe Rameau; the other is called "Philip Glass- Piano Works" and features primarily a collection of Glass's piano etudes. Both albums are superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 26 June, 2020 Share Posted 26 June, 2020 "The Barnsley Nghtingale" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 29 June, 2020 Share Posted 29 June, 2020 (edited) I never knew Mclusky name checked Marian Pahars in one of their tunes... Friends Stoning Friends... its a belter of a lyric too in the refrain toward midway through the track: (I'll see you on the moon with Marian Pahars) (Return to earth for soya milk and underwired bras) if you're minded to listen to a bit of McLusky you might enjoy it. Edited 29 June, 2020 by jasonb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupersonicSaint Posted 10 July, 2020 Share Posted 10 July, 2020 The new album Jump Rope Gazers by Kiwi band The Beths, their first album is one of my favourites and I would strongly recommend them. If you like indie / power pop like Alvvays, Teenage Fanclub, Weezer or Courtney Barnett you can't go wrong with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 21 July, 2020 Share Posted 21 July, 2020 Amyl and The Sniffers. Ozzy pub rockers with mullets and a horny female lead singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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