Hamilton Saint Posted 17 January, 2011 Posted 17 January, 2011 (edited) Gordon Lightfoot: The United Artists Collection. It's a 2CD set that gives you his first four albums (mid-to-late 60s) in the same order as the original LPs. (Which is great - I hate it when they mix them up and they're out of chronological order!) Lightfoot was such a great songwriter. Interesting to see his vocal style shift over the years from an expressive pop vibrato to an understated folk-country drawl. Some of the production favours overblown arrangements (by today's standards) - lots of horns and strings. But other tracks have an acoustic backing, featuring Lightfoot's own guitar playing. Edited 17 January, 2011 by Hamilton Saint typos
miserableoldgit Posted 17 January, 2011 Posted 17 January, 2011 Gordon Lightfoot: The United Artists Collection. It's a 2CD set that gives you his first four albums (mid-to-late 60s) in the same order as the original LPs. (Which is great - I hate it when they mix them up and they're out of chronological order!) Lightfoot was such a great songwriter. Interesting to see his vocal style shift over the years from an expressive pop vibrato to an understated folk-country drawl. Some of the production favours overblown arrangements (by today's standards) - lots of horns and strings. But other tracks have an acoustic backing, featuring Lightfoot's own guitar playing. I always loved "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
badgerx16 Posted 17 January, 2011 Posted 17 January, 2011 I always loved "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" +1 "The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee Superior, they say, never gives up her dead When the gales of November come early"
bridge too far Posted 18 January, 2011 Posted 18 January, 2011 Deadwax again: http://www.new-reviews.co.uk/?p=1491
badgerx16 Posted 18 January, 2011 Posted 18 January, 2011 "Jesus Christ Superstar" - the original concept recording with Ian Gillan, Murray Head, and Yvonne Elliman
saint boggy Posted 19 January, 2011 Posted 19 January, 2011 Adele-Someone Like You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHciwrfQQpU
saint_bert Posted 21 January, 2011 Posted 21 January, 2011 Black Veil Brides-We stitch these wounds. There a bit like Avenged Sevenfold. Supporting Murderdolls in a couple of weeks. Looking foward to that.
Block 5 Posted 23 January, 2011 Posted 23 January, 2011 Used to play him a lot on my radio show - especially B-Movie and H2O Gate Blues. Anybody heard the recent album - I'm New Here? Just got it. I shall have a listen this week. In the mean time I am rather enjoying Jean-Jacques Perrey - 'Moog Indigo'.
Julian H. Cope Posted 23 January, 2011 Author Posted 23 January, 2011 In the mean time I am rather enjoying Jean-Jacques Perrey - 'Moog Indigo'. Classic, although I find it does sometimes grate, depending on my mood. I can never tire of EVA though. Sbtrkt - Step In Shadows EP
Deppo Posted 27 January, 2011 Posted 27 January, 2011 Beaumont Hannant - Texturology Stop making them up. We're not stupid, you know.
the stain Posted 27 January, 2011 Posted 27 January, 2011 Don't be angry with me, Deppo. You know I'm weak. You know how I cry in the lonely times.
Verbal Posted 27 January, 2011 Posted 27 January, 2011 Quicksilver Messenger Service How OLD are you?
Verbal Posted 29 January, 2011 Posted 29 January, 2011 Neat trick with the mobiles. Yet another band, though, who owe EVERYTHING to The Band.
the stain Posted 30 January, 2011 Posted 30 January, 2011 Seefeel-Seefeel. The new one..... Any good? Saw them do a show last year and it was surprisingly motorik, kraut-rock-y. In a good way.
miserableoldgit Posted 30 January, 2011 Posted 30 January, 2011 Emily Smith - 'Traiveller's Joy' and The Decemberists - "The King is Dead"
manji Posted 30 January, 2011 Posted 30 January, 2011 Any good? Saw them do a show last year and it was surprisingly motorik, kraut-rock-y. In a good way. Getting used to it.Its got DJ Scotch Egg on it !
saintbletch Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 Emily Smith - 'Traiveller's Joy' and The Decemberists - "The King is Dead" Me too. An excellent choice Sir!
Rory Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 This weekend I mostly listened to: Minks -- By the Hedge British Sea Power -- Valhalla Dancehall Smith Westerns -- Dye It Blonde D'eon -- Palinopsia
JustMike Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 loving Noah and the whale - l.i.f.e.g.o.e.s.o.n at the mo
saint_bert Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 The defiled. Going to get their album next week. It was one of the CD's with Metalhammer. Saw them support Murderdolls in the week. Very heavy! Very good live.
SuperMikey Posted 6 February, 2011 Posted 6 February, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5jKwMnW3Y8&feature=related Even thinking about them playing live gives me a semi, they are just ridiculously good.
SuperMikey Posted 6 February, 2011 Posted 6 February, 2011 (edited) Neat trick with the mobiles. Yet another band, though, who owe EVERYTHING to The Band. Which is 'The' band then? When The Low Anthem play that song live, they get everyone to call each other on their mobiles and it creates an amazing noise - truly incredible. Has to be witnessed. Edited 6 February, 2011 by SuperMikey
RonManager Posted 12 February, 2011 Posted 12 February, 2011 The Fall - The Man whose head expanded......erh
Hamilton Saint Posted 13 February, 2011 Posted 13 February, 2011 Which is 'The' band then? When The Low Anthem play that song live, they get everyone to call each other on their mobiles and it creates an amazing noise - truly incredible. Has to be witnessed. Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson (four-fifths Canadian, btw).
badgerx16 Posted 13 February, 2011 Posted 13 February, 2011 (edited) Hazel O'Connor - "Will You" The saxophone solo was used as the theme for a BBC TV series based around a welsh lifeboat station, and filmed at Mumbles near Swansea. I used to walk past it quite regularly when at Uni, and outside the station, and seen on the credits of the TV show, was a tethered old goat, with a baaaaad attitude. Edited 13 February, 2011 by badgerx16
the stain Posted 13 February, 2011 Posted 13 February, 2011 Having a Sonic Youth afternoon... Sonic Youth Confusion is Sex Bad Moon Rising Evol
RonManager Posted 13 February, 2011 Posted 13 February, 2011 Loading my entire collection onto iTunes, so loads!
the stain Posted 13 February, 2011 Posted 13 February, 2011 Having a Sonic Youth afternoon... Sonic Youth Confusion is Sex Bad Moon Rising Evol And now Sister. I'm doing them in order.* * The Sonic Youth albums, not my siblings.
Deppo Posted 13 February, 2011 Posted 13 February, 2011 I'm doing them in order.* * the stain's siblings, not Sonic Youth albums.
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