What Are You Listening To?

DAGLJAM6

BlueMDPicker wrote:

Finishing up the set with another favorite from the same genre/era.

The Marshall Tucker Band (self titled)

Saw them here in Charleston several years ago(15 or so years ,geez:) )
Small bar maybe 30 people and the Band had a great time and they were on 'til 2 o'clock in the morning really good show in their prime.

starchaser

William Ackerman - Imaginary Roads

Perfect for this soft Sunday Morning. Enjoy.

t

Drumingman

Johnny Cash from the American Recordings, recorded by Rick Rubin.

These recordings are Great. Uncompressed and really dynamic sound.

audiobliss

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Finally spent my CC GF and brought home:
The Beatles - Abbey Road
ZZ Top - Fandango
Blind Faith - Blind Faith
Yes - Close to the Edge
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

Haven't listened to them all yet, but I hope they're good.

heiney9

audiobliss wrote:

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Finally spent my CC GF and brought home:
The Beatles - Abbey Road
ZZ Top - Fandango
Blind Faith - Blind Faith
Yes - Close to the Edge
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

Haven't listened to them all yet, but I hope they're good.

Pretty good choices....especially the Beatles and Ted Nugent!:)

audiobliss

Thanks! I like the Beatles CD! Haven't opened up the Ted Nugent CD yet...hmm...it may be next...

Tour2ma

Abbey Road has one of the great album sides of all time...

... but Close to the Edge is the pick of the litter in that list. Spin it in the dark and focus on the compostion...

read-alot

BlueMDPicker wrote:

Finishing up the set with another favorite from the same genre/era.

The Marshall Tucker Band (self titled)

Went to school with these guys. They started out as The Toy Factory and played elementary school lunch rooms around Spartanburg. Most of the original guys are dead or retired now. Toy invited me to a few of his parties after they made the big time, I even remember going to a few.

Knappy

As I Lay Dying-Darkest Nights

candyliquor35m

Neil Young - After The Gold Rush, side 1, just him and his guitar or piano depending on the song, very raw and personal, maybe all his albums are like this, this is the only 1 I have.

Tour2ma

Of Neil's acoustic stuff, AtGR and Harvest, are in a dead heat for my favorite release.

Cruisin' the stacks tonite and picked one that' not been out of the case in a good while...

Dave Mathews' Band - Crash
Dave may be "over" now, but this disk shows just how high he once soared. Nice variety of pace, nice lyrics, and great SQ.

Kinda felt like I bumped into an old friend and spent an hour getting reacquainted...

audiobliss

Never heard of Ted Nugent before, but man am I digging this CD! That's some great music!

Tour2ma wrote:

Close to the Edge is the pick of the litter in that list. Spin it in the dark and focus on the compostion...

Listened to it some today in the car and totally couldn't get into it. I'll try it out again tonight.

Tex

Queen-Jazz. I was not a big fan of this when it came out but it sounds great on the SDA's.

jhermance

Pink Floyd......The Darkside Of The Moon

BlueMDPicker

read-alot wrote:

Went to school with these guys. They started out as The Toy Factory and played elementary school lunch rooms around Spartanburg. Most of the original guys are dead or retired now. Toy invited me to a few of his parties after they made the big time, I even remember going to a few.

Cool! I always enjoyed their harmonies and song writing style.

Chuck_Norris

My iron punching bag cry uncle.

And I haven't even touched it yet.

cmy330go

Maria Taylor - 11:11

I won't go into a long drawn out description, but what I will say is this is a sweet mellow album with cool, smooth, and almost haunting vocals. Definitely worth checking out! I can't seem to turn it off.

Dave

Tour2ma

Tony Bennett - Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues
Well... his kinda blues anyway... I've enjoyed TB's style for a while now. At least since his '86 effort, The Art of Excellence.

This is an interesting offering with only a couple solo tracks with the balance being duets with an interesting cast of characters including: k.d. lang, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, B.B., Ray Charles, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall.

Tony really doesn't do blues, he's a crooner, but nonetheless, this is a nice, kickback and relax listen...

Ivan Neville - scrape
This 2004 offering from this other Neville ain't no kickback release. I have not gotten funked up like this in a long time. Hook after hook... Gonna be spinnin' this one for a while...

More impressions later, but for now I'll just say, "damn good."

Tour2ma

Robben Ford - Tiger Walk

Nice set from one of my other favorite, Blues, young guns. As usual with Robben, interesting covers supplement his original material. Difference here vs. other releases I have posted here, is that this time he's all instrumental.

A couple covers are of vocal preformances, e.g., " I Can't Stand the Rain", and he does that thing I hate, namely play the vocal line, but there's enough other good work on these tracks to keep my breakfast down.

Good stuff...

heiney9

Sheryl Crow- Self Titled

10 years later this cd holds up quite well. She has grown as an artist but perhaps has gotten a bit too polished and predictable. This cd is much grittier than anything she's put out recently and that's what makes it so enjoyable.



H9

Tour2ma

^ Strong fan off her first couple releases. SC's work on the Tony Bennett CD I posted above up, is the best thing on that CD. Her range and emotion really caught me off-guard.

George Grand

NPR is airing Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies" as I transmit this message. Glorious.

Tour2ma

Good stuff... and love his Concerto for Left Hand. The man got a kick out of torturing pianists.

My Blues bud included this little country gem, from an Austin, Texas group in his last pile of loaners...

Cosmic Dust Devils - Cosmic Dust Devils

I am far from being a country fan, but there's more than enough here to hold my interest. Some cuts get a little bluesy, some get rockabilly-ish, some are funny, some are downright tender.

Apparently, per the pic-link, they are now known simply as The Dust Devils and have had a good bit of national success under the new name.

BlueMDPicker

The Little River Band - Classic Collection
EMI, 1991

• 23 albums released
• 13 top 40 singles - 9 top 10's
• Top 10's 6 years in a row (1977-1982) - Billboard record
• BMI Airplays:
Reminiscing - 4 million
Lady - 3 million
Lonesome Loser - 2 million
Night Owls - 1 million
Cool Change - 1 million
The Other Guy - 1 million

'Nuf said.

BlueMDPicker

Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
Reprise, 2006



It took a second listen to get me in the mood. But, it's a solid album with plenty for the bass junkies to appreciate. I understand that Walter's new release will feature himself on (at least one) VOCAL! :eek:

DAGLJAM6

Dave Brubeck first a 1983 reissued LP "Jazz at Oberlin" and now spinning "We're all together again for the first time"

Mike682

Metallica: Cunning Stunts, Live from Fort Worth, Texas; May 9-10, 1997

Not their best, but a decent concert overall.

tommyboy

wow, I can't believe this thread started from a banned member from 2004, lets see this thread go another two years

Dunkan Sheik : Barely breathing back from 96

shack

Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball (Live)

I could listen to her any time, any place. I love her voice.



Robinella and the CC Stingband - No Saint No Prize

The second independent realease (2001) of a local band from here in Knoxville. Robinella Contreras has a singularly unique voice that is a cross between Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton. Believe it or not, it is very pleasing. Progressive bluegrass with jazz elements is the best way to describe the music.

candyliquor35m

George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1, recorded DDD.