Beach Boys - L.A Nilsson - Knnillssonn J Mascis - Tied to a Star The Beau Brummels - Triangle Nirvana - Unplugged
Depends what kind of day I've had - if I'm angry I'll play something heavy such as Deadwing or Fear Of A Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree. If I just fancy unwinding over some music I'll pop on one of my favourite albums - see something like Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits, Season's End by Marillion, or We Can't Dance by Genesis.
I just picked up Chicago IV this weekend and will be fitting the bill for wrapping up my day this evening
Just got Rush - Roll The Bones 200 gram vinyl today and that will work out nicely for tonight’s listening pleasure.
If I had to name one album - Late For The Sky by Jackson Browne has a very unwinding effect on me after a hard day.
Back in the early 90s, Sunday afternoons around 5p, I used to listen to John Coltrane's Blue Train album and not do anything else. Nice way to end a week and get ready for the new one.
If I'm in that sort of mood then usually some Bill Evans, Chet Baker or maybe some Nat King Cole or Duke Ellington - Indigos. It makes me laugh to think that my 80s hardcore self listening to Husker Du, Minutemen, Minor Threat etc would be enjoying Nat King Cole 30 years later! But I guess times change and so do we.
I like to listen to something up and peppy when I get off of work. Something with a melody that promotes loud, bad singing along that gets people in other cars looking at me like I'm a nut. The Monkees or They Might Be Giants or Cub, something that reaffirms life a little after 8-10 hours of soul deadening grind. And maybe a little Wu-Tang or Slayer for those bad days when I need to get my rage on. Catharsis is good once in awhile also.
I had a rough day last week and wasn't really in the mood for any music. Friends called us up to swing by and have a late dinner and when we got there they had a French sampler CD with some accordion and Edith Piaf,etc. which was OK but after awhile our host put on Van Morrison's Hymns To The Silence and I felt myself relax and feel warm and good inside. It hit the spot and worked some magic that night.
This isn't an LP but a CD (but I guess the format doesn't matter). It's a Gregorian Chant CD and I highly recommend this particular one if you're into that kind of thing. It's very soothing. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000295L/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Some Sackville jazz (ie Phil Nimmons, George Masso, Ralph Sutton) with a cold Waterloo Dark. Lights out. Feet up. Headphones on.
