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Steph · « **Reply #2725 on:** 24 January, 2012, 10:46:26 pm »

Lisa Knapp, 'Bold and Undaunted'
Fey, subtle, brilliant.

marcusjb · « **Reply #2726 on:** 25 January, 2012, 11:10:28 am »

Guided by Voices - Let's Go Eat The Factory

I was intrigued when the 'classic' mid-90s line-up reformed. Intrigued and concerned as these things often tarnish the legends you've built up.

They're a wee bit tighter than you were in the 90s, not quite as frantic - but the song-writing still shines through. Typical GBV style - there are only a couple of songs longer than two minutes. Funny listening to an album recorded in this day and age on a 4-track (though I believe some tracks were recorded in real studios).

Alright, it's not quite Alien Lanes, but it's a fine album all in all so far.

LindaG · « **Reply #2727 on:** 25 January, 2012, 11:50:00 am »

Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

Chris S · « **Reply #2728 on:** 26 January, 2012, 10:43:37 am »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 25 January, 2012, 11:50:00 am

Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

Never heard of the Cowboy Junkies before. Listening now.

So - a bit like The Waifs then. But Canadian, not Australian.

Easy listening - but I'm not a huge Country fan.

RJ · « **Reply #2729 on:** 26 January, 2012, 10:18:32 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 25 January, 2012, 11:50:00 am

Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

(... a very excellent choice)

Me, the last couple of days:

Ali Farka Toure - Savanne

(genius)

Ham · « **Reply #2730 on:** 27 January, 2012, 12:39:58 pm »

Zarif.

Who?

Off the back of being reminded of a vid I took on HMS Bristol a few years back using a compact camera

Biggsy · « **Reply #2731 on:** 27 January, 2012, 01:53:37 pm »

Listening to Chairlift's Met Before again, via a single-track promo CD won on eBay for 99p. The album is on the way from the VAT-free Channel Islands. Hurry up!

citoyen · « **Reply #2732 on:** 27 January, 2012, 04:55:03 pm »

Diamond Mine - King Creosote & John Hopkins

Can't believe it's taken me so long to discover this superb album. Tbh, I didn't even know it existed until it got the Mercury nomination. But I bloody love it. I've had it on constant repeat for the past three days.

d.

RW · « **Reply #2733 on:** 27 January, 2012, 10:24:07 pm »

Emy Dragoi - jas hot club Romania. Folk influenced jazz, with amazing piano accordion playing.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #2734 on:** 28 January, 2012, 03:47:54 pm »

The Doors - Queen Of The Highway

LindaG · « **Reply #2735 on:** 31 January, 2012, 08:40:33 am »

Quote from: Chris S on 26 January, 2012, 10:43:37 am

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 25 January, 2012, 11:50:00 am
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

Never heard of the Cowboy Junkies before. Listening now.

So - a bit like The Waifs then. But Canadian, not Australian.

Easy listening - but I'm not a huge Country fan.

Never heard of the Waifs before ...

LindaG · « **Reply #2736 on:** 31 January, 2012, 10:01:43 am »

http://youtu.be/VO63vb1S7Cw

On Battleship Hill, and the rest of this album. It's powerful stuff.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #2737 on:** 31 January, 2012, 10:12:12 am »

Far Far Away - Slade.

Riggers · « **Reply #2738 on:** 31 January, 2012, 11:52:29 am »

Analysing Baker Street on R4 Soul Music 11.30 this morning. Forgotten what a fantastic song that was!!

clarion · « **Reply #2739 on:** 31 January, 2012, 11:58:03 am »

It's a song that makes me

I think most of us have felt this.

Quote

Windin' your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well another crazy day
You'll drink the night away
And forget about everything
This city desert makes you feel so cold.
It's got so many people but it's got no soul
And it's taking you so long
To find out you were wrong
When you thought it had everything

You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're tryin'
You're tryin' now
Another year and then you'll be happy
Just one more year and then you'll be happy
But you're cryin'
You're cryin' now

Way down the street there's a lad in his place
He opens the door he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything

He's got this dream about buyin' some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he'll settle down there's a quiet little town
And forget about everything

But you know he'll always keep movin'
You know he's never gonna stop movin
Cus he's rollin'
He's the rollin' stone

And when you wake up it's a new mornin'
The sun is shinin' it's a new morning
You're goin'
You're goin' home.

And an interesting programme, too.

nicknack · « **Reply #2740 on:** 01 February, 2012, 01:27:32 pm »

Portico Quartet's latest one, cleverly entitled "Portico Quartet". Perhaps a bit bolder than the others and still jolly good.

clarion · « **Reply #2741 on:** 01 February, 2012, 01:35:59 pm »

Last night, following the Radio 4 Soul Music about Baker Street, I was listening to some Gerry Rafferty. His output was patchy, to say the least, but some was sublime.

clarion · « **Reply #2742 on:** 01 February, 2012, 03:57:13 pm »

Currently listening to Radcliffe & Maconie, but I was a bit baffled by the Teatime Theme Time, and someone came in to talk to me when the link was explained. Can anyone enlighten me please?

Peter · « **Reply #2743 on:** 01 February, 2012, 05:08:29 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 01 February, 2012, 01:35:59 pm

Last night, following the Radio 4 Soul Music about Baker Street, I was listening to some Gerry Rafferty. His output was patchy, to say the least, but some was sublime.

Clarion, do you know "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway"? It's an early one but I think it's great. I love "Star", too.

Biggsy · « **Reply #2744 on:** 01 February, 2012, 09:58:35 pm »

Got my copy of Chairlift's "Something" album at last. Tracks 1-6 don't do anything for me; tracks 7-11 are good to brilliant.

Rhys W · « **Reply #2745 on:** 01 February, 2012, 10:34:18 pm »

Slightly OT, but there's a great clip of Billy Connolly on youtube, recounting an elaborate prank call Gerry Rafferty made whilst waiting backstage, bored, at some Humblebums gig. Very funny and worth spending a few seconds searching it out.

tiermat · « **Reply #2746 on:** 03 February, 2012, 01:58:37 pm »

The Godfathers.

Cracking politi-rock from the '80's

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QO5dcW0P75M&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/QO5dcW0P75M&rel=1</a>

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2747 on:** 03 February, 2012, 08:24:37 pm »

Wednesday evening, Nightwaves on Radio 3, after 10 p.m. There was a discussion on the changes in sexual attitudes during The Enlightenment. One of the participants quoted Wilkes:

"Life can then little else supply but a few good fucks and then you die"

for which the presenter saw fit to apologise. Thereafter, another presenter, Peggy Reynolds, continually referred to the sex act as "doing things", as portrayed pictorially and in the written word after print became cheap to produce.

Sometimes I think The Enlightenment totally passed by some people on Radio 3. On the other hand, some of the lyrics of ancient music that they play is very forthright indeed.

marcusjb · « **Reply #2748 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:50:59 am »

Quote from: tiermat on 03 February, 2012, 01:58:37 pm

The Godfathers.

Cracking politi-rock from the '80's

Ah cracking stuff indeed. One if the first gigs I ever went to sans parents, international 2 in Manchester 89.

Biggsy · « **Reply #2749 on:** 04 February, 2012, 09:54:26 am »

Last night's Classic Albums on BBC4 on Black Sabbath's "Paranoid". It'll be on BBC iPlayer if you missed it.

"Paranoid" is one of the very few heavy metal albums I've bought; this programme made me realise (again) how good musically it is, as well as attitude and style wise.

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