And now I know Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say I thought I knew But now I know that rose trees never grow In New York City Lovely song. Honky Chateau is a stellar record
You are right about that. Sometimes it is hard to come to grips with the fact that an artist whose first 5 or 6 albums '70-75, rank in my top 1oo of pop. Madman (Razor Face is sheer genius), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,Tumbleweed Connection, 17-11-70 and HC being tops. The production values, the mix are one remarkable achievment. EJ is one of the few artists where the music works 24/7... no matter the circumstances. Top of the morning to @budwhite.
Picking single (multiple in some cases) tracks of some all-time favorites to test out my new car stereo... Television: “1880 or So”, “In World” & “Rhyme” from the totally undervalued self-titled 1992 “comeback” album Myra Melford: opening title track to “Even the Sounds Shine” DKV Trio/The Thing: opening 12+ minute track to the recent awesome recording called “Collider” on Not Two Records Opening 36 minute improvisation from “Go Forth Duck” care of Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers & Kevin Norton John Carter/Bobby Bradford: opening 2 tracks from “Flight for Four” About a third of “Wowee Zowee” from Pavement
This is my last 36 hours or so on the forum, lads. Been nice knowing you all. Or at least some of you More Creedence. Just because I wanted to
Nice choice brother. If you gotta go, go now But right now, this is Fender heaven for me. Alvin on the the Statocaster and Hidalgo on the Telecaster.
Disorder at the Border Daniele D’Agaro on reeds Giovanni Maier on double bass Zlatko Kaucic on drums Recorded live on 10/24/2015 in Italy Amazing take on Ornette’s music On Not Two records
Listening to Discs 3 & 4 of The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters (Super Deluxe Edition) from 1973-09-26 at the Winterland. During the Bill Graham intro I was half expecting to hear "Keith Godchaux on the piano," I've heard his GoGD intros so much. Normally I'm Duane all the way, but this is the hottest post-Duane performance I can recall hearing. They should have released this one wider than the super deluxe edition.
Acoustic disc as I wind things down tonight. I listened to a fair amount of Ben in the late 90s and early aughts.
Couldn't think of two better artists to listen to at the this moment. I have seen a lot slamming in general on the MCA '97 remasters; honestly, I was ok with them, and grabbed them all including Blues. The alternative album covers gave one the opportunity to switch covers on the jewel box, including the original. The Hendrix sounds incredibly great after a bit of a pause longer than I'd like to admit. I always kept up with what was originally Cry of Love, which I snatched up very quickly upon release. I did the boot thing, bought Voodoo Soup, and finally this. After seeing it in a 'listening post' recently, motivation took hold, to listen to this again. Ascension is a beast, doesn't miss a beat, and an appropriate follow-up to suit the mood perfectly. Some live Dead surely to follow, but not on this thread, nope. Cheers...
I listened to the title track today. I must have been feeling really picky but I loved everything about it except Ozzy's vocal was a little too out front for me this time. Also listening today: Robyn Hitchcock Respect Electric Orange Platte and Morbus, selections Electric Eye Pick Up, Lift Off, Space, Time Constantine Day of Light Archie Jones Obscure Overlords a Soundcloud some guy on S***s**k sent me Archie Jones Obscure Overlords Trying to check out Wand Plum next if I get to it Also listened to a playlist today, which I rarely do, but which blew me away--good running order or something.I recommend trying this some time: "Reflections in a Tall Mirror" Bevis Frond; "Young Men Dead" The Black Angels; "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"; "Summertime Blues" Blue Cheer; "Hey Bore Hey" Boredoms; Concubine" Butthole Surfers; "She Don't Care About Time" the Byrds; "Vitamin C" Can; "Adam Roberts" Cave; "All Data Lost" Chrome; "Valtaisa Hahmo" Circle; "Sweet Obsession" Dave Brock; "Dead Mantra" Dead Skeletons; "Fire " Dreamtime; "Memory Lane" Eddy Current Suppression Ring; "Morbus" Electric Orange; "Rainy Places" Fantastic Palace***; "Fantasy" Fifty Foot Hose; Satori Part 1 Flower Travellin' Band; "Fair and Tender Ladies" Gene Clark; (Under the Silvery Moon version) "Talk to God" Goat; "You're Alone Now" Sam Gopal; "Darkness is no Friend" Groundhogs; "Space Gun" Guided by Voices; "Hassan i Sabbah" Hawkwind; "Beneath Fields" Heron Oblivion; "Wipe Out" High Rise; "Acid Bird" Robyn Hitchcock; "Eztetl" Holy River Family Band; "Lyzzard Square"; Igra Staklenlenih Perli *** RE: FANTASTIC PALACE: A mysterious mystery. There's a video on Youtube that rolled in after whatever I was playing and it's a lot of mostly instrumental short numbers, with also some very intriguing singing efforts, and no idea who he/they are or what the deal is, no one knows anything but that it exists. It just kind of sits there like a dropped Tarot card (The Hanged Man, no doubt, or else maybe the Hierophant) on a church pew. Is it good? Is it bad? It's great, but in a low key way. I think it wants to do something to us but I don't know what yet. I think everything they ever did is on one album. It's like The Ring, if I send you the link it won't get me:
The context of this is I think Duane Allman is a fantastic, transcendently creative guitarist with an amazing tone. Having said that, and speaking relatively, I have heard really convincing arguments why he was better than Dickey, and I don't doubt there are good reasons to prefer him. But I have always preferred Dickey's playing...I love his rounder tone, and his melodic sense. Not that he has a great sense for melody and Duane doesn't, but Dickey's do it for me slightly more--his solo on Blue Sky is like a millionth of a millimeter cooler than Duane's if I had to choose, although of course they are complementary and both are among the best solos ever (really I think of it as one solo by two guitarists, and one of the greatest ever, and there is not really an uptick in quality from Duane to Dickey, it's just that if I have to think this way I prefer Dickey's part ever so slightly)...so I guess I am Team Dickey if I have to choose a team.
For me an lp that is completely whole, from one of the most formidable title track openers in the prog or popular music genre in general, to one of its greatest closing heartbreaking jams... Starless. Wish the back cover was the front cover.
I should add that I learned to play both Blue Sky solos a couple years ago, so I know them pretty well (by heart, that is, even if I don't play them on anywhere near the same level)