Author Topic: Today I am Listening To... (Read 778179 times)

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #3600 on:** 08 February, 2013, 09:46:22 pm »

Kate Rusby, 20. It's a bit like someone wrapping you up in a cosy blankie and feeding you chocolate, I find.

clarion · « **Reply #3601 on:** 08 February, 2013, 10:06:03 pm »

Is she going to pop round for tea?

clarion · « **Reply #3602 on:** 08 February, 2013, 10:07:09 pm »

I'm listening to Alice Cooper on Planet Rock. I love him. He played Rock Bottom by UFO. There should be lots more UFO on the radio.

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #3603 on:** 08 February, 2013, 10:09:24 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 08 February, 2013, 10:06:03 pm

Is she going to pop round for tea?

I wish. Specially in red-shoes-with-bows-on. She so should. I've even got official Yorkshire Tea.

clarion · « **Reply #3604 on:** 08 February, 2013, 10:09:51 pm »

I *really* love this one!

Jacomus · « **Reply #3605 on:** 09 February, 2013, 01:08:21 pm »

This Is She: This Is She

Easy to listen to, electro-metal with a female singer.

They were superb live, better than the recorded album. Somehow the album hasn't captured the power of her voice, it sounds quite synthetic whereas live it is abundantly clear that she doesn't need her voice modified!

I suspect that because they are such a new band, the album was recorded before they quite 'got' their sound. Aside from the difference in her voice, it is also missing the depth of bass.

tiermat · « **Reply #3606 on:** 09 February, 2013, 01:11:43 pm »

Today's band of choice, for the whole Tiermat family, is The Milk and the ambum is "Tales from the Thames Delta"

Cracking bop-along soul.

Juan Martín · « **Reply #3607 on:** 09 February, 2013, 07:51:47 pm »

Get cape, wear cape, fly.

interzen · « **Reply #3608 on:** 09 February, 2013, 08:23:03 pm »

Ned's Atomic Dustbin (the band, as opposed to the Goon Show episode¹)

¹ - although I do have it. I may even listen to it later

PaulF · « **Reply #3609 on:** 10 February, 2013, 10:47:38 am »

Quote from: marcusjb on 07 February, 2013, 09:20:52 am

Quote from: Biggsy on 07 February, 2013, 09:13:39 am
Re MBV:
Quote from: marcusjb on 06 February, 2013, 03:46:49 pm
OK

It's on heavy rotation here.

Bloody hell it's good. Really really good.

+1

I ordered the vinyl and CD as well as the top-quality download. I don't really know why.

I have really hardly listened to anything else this week - sucks you right in and blows you apart.

Quite some piece of work.

I'm not getting it I'm afraid

Got halfway through and gave up. Will try again later but now got Low on to cheer me up

PaulF · « **Reply #3610 on:** 10 February, 2013, 11:21:43 am »

Quote from: PaulF on 10 February, 2013, 10:47:38 am

... now got Low on to cheer me up

The Invisible Way is pretty amazing - a far more organic feel than the recent albums, more piano and acoustic guitar - it may be down to Jeff Tweedy's production but it's less aggressive and just creeps up on you. Mimi sings a lot more too which is nice

Biggsy · « **Reply #3611 on:** 10 February, 2013, 12:54:32 pm »

Quote from: PaulF on 10 February, 2013, 10:47:38 am

I'm not getting it I'm afraid Got halfway through and gave up. Will try again later but now got Low on to cheer me up

Do you like MBV's previous album?

PaulF · « **Reply #3612 on:** 10 February, 2013, 01:49:35 pm »

Quote from: Biggsy on 10 February, 2013, 12:54:32 pm

Quote from: PaulF on 10 February, 2013, 10:47:38 am
I'm not getting it I'm afraid Got halfway through and gave up. Will try again later but now got Low on to cheer me up

Do you like MBV's previous album?

Don't really know it. I missed it when it came out - or my tastes have changed! But given their influences, band who reference them etc. and the fact that my tastes lean towards the 'unconventional' I expected to. I'm going to give it a few more listens, I suspect it's not one of those albums that is immediate, and to be fair I didn't hate it, or even dislike it I just wasn't grabbed by it the first time round.

Biggsy · « **Reply #3613 on:** 10 February, 2013, 02:21:45 pm »

Some of the tracks were absolutely immediate for me, some required work.

Deano · « **Reply #3614 on:** 10 February, 2013, 08:09:21 pm »

To Kill a King. Research for Deershed festival.

Liking it so far.

I also have the new Low album to listen to. I hope it's a return to form after C'mon, which I thought was the weakest of theirs I've heard.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #3615 on:** 10 February, 2013, 09:03:45 pm »

Tonight I am mainly admiring Derek Triuck's amazing fingerstyle slide playing. Check out the solo from 4:50. Pretty good trumpet solo before it too.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/hxaineCMv38&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/hxaineCMv38&rel=1</a>

PaulF · « **Reply #3616 on:** 10 February, 2013, 09:11:48 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 10 February, 2013, 08:09:21 pm

To Kill a King. Research for Deershed festival.

Liking it so far.

I also have the new Low album to listen to. I hope it's a return to form after C'mon, which I thought was the weakest of theirs I've heard.

Don't think that lull be disappointed. On further listens it's definitely a return to form.

Deano · « **Reply #3617 on:** 10 February, 2013, 09:17:56 pm »

Cheers, Paul. It'll be good prep for going to see them at the Sage in April.

Peter · « **Reply #3618 on:** 11 February, 2013, 01:18:15 am »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 10 February, 2013, 09:03:45 pm

Tonight I am mainly admiring Derek Triuck's amazing fingerstyle slide playing. Check out the solo from 4:50. Pretty good trumpet solo before it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxaineCMv38

I enjoyed that! I think that's one of those cases where the instrumentalists (esp. Derek) eclipse the rest of the song. I liked the song better when it was in D - when it gets into the F section it just becomes a bit too stadium-rock anthem for me.

Deano · « **Reply #3619 on:** 11 February, 2013, 10:32:33 am »

Quote from: PaulF on 10 February, 2013, 09:11:48 pm

Quote from: Deano on 10 February, 2013, 08:09:21 pm
To Kill a King. Research for Deershed festival.

Liking it so far.

I also have the new Low album to listen to. I hope it's a return to form after C'mon, which I thought was the weakest of theirs I've heard.

Don't think that lull be disappointed. On further listens it's definitely a return to form.

It is good, isn't it?

PaulF · « **Reply #3620 on:** 11 February, 2013, 10:37:47 am »

Quote from: Deano on 11 February, 2013, 10:32:33 am

Quote from: PaulF on 10 February, 2013, 09:11:48 pm
Quote from: Deano on 10 February, 2013, 08:09:21 pm
To Kill a King. Research for Deershed festival.

Liking it so far.

I also have the new Low album to listen to. I hope it's a return to form after C'mon, which I thought was the weakest of theirs I've heard.

Don't think that lull be disappointed. On further listens it's definitely a return to form.

It is good, isn't it?

Definitely - it's on 'alternate play' at the moment

Deano · « **Reply #3621 on:** 11 February, 2013, 10:45:59 am »

I'm on a bit of a Low fest at the moment - I'm listening to the A Lifetime of Temporary Relief box set. The new album definitely holds up.

Ham · « **Reply #3622 on:** 11 February, 2013, 03:43:20 pm »

Pekka Pohjola, Mathematicians Air Display. On VINYL

Mike Oldfield on Guitar, Pekka on bass.

Just sorted out the connection from my amp to line in, for the l-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ong deferred project to transfer vinyl to PC. While I was having a bit of a grump, thought I'd see what was on youtube. Sure enough, Mathematicians Air Display is there, but compared to the vinyl it is truly shite, if you hear it you will wonder why anyone bothered.

As a Small Unimportant Thing hardly worth mentioning, the grump came about because I couldn't make Audacity behave. I was about to post a query for help, then I thought me to check the version...... 1.2

(anyone interested, I can make the digitised track available)

Oh, it's also on the Love Records Label

(click to show/hide)

Ham · « **Reply #3623 on:** 11 February, 2013, 04:30:30 pm »

Maze now.

This is fun. I think my mono Disraeli Gears might be next.

Think I might need a new stylus, amazingly still available http://www.stylusplus.co.uk/index.asp?function=CART&ECD=2114&productid=1533

Ham · « **Reply #3624 on:** 12 February, 2013, 03:43:34 pm »

Rachid Taha.