Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

SimonNZ · June 23, 2018, 02:39:27 AM

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer (2018)

aligreto · June 27, 2018, 08:11:41 AM

Cat Stevens: Buddha and the Chocolate Box

There are some very good songs on this album, particular notables for me being Oh Very Young and Sun/C79.

George · June 27, 2018, 10:16:11 AM

New SACD remaster. Sounding lovely.

aligreto · June 27, 2018, 01:09:10 PM

Quote from: George on June 27, 2018, 10:16:11 AM

New SACD remaster. Sounding lovely.

I do not have it but a friend of mine has it on vinyl and it does sound wonderful indeed.

George · June 27, 2018, 01:15:38 PM

Quote from: aligreto on June 27, 2018, 01:09:10 PM
I do not have it but a friend of mine has it on vinyl and it does sound wonderful indeed.

Cool!

Another new SACD remaster, this one by Kevin Gray:

aligreto · June 28, 2018, 08:10:56 AM

James Taylor: Mud Slide Slim

I was enthralled from my first listen to this album many, many years ago. I loved every moment of it then and still do. It is, for me, akin to the Beatles "White Album", something unique and different in terms of both the nature and quality of the songs. Both the music and the arrangements are wonderful. Songs that I fought long and hard to learn how to play way back then were You've got a Friend and You Can Close Your Eyes. Other big favourites are Places In My Past, Soldiers, Long Ago And Far Away, Highway Song and Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again. In reality, for a JT fan, there is really not a weak song on the album.

George · June 28, 2018, 10:00:51 AM

Quote from: aligreto on June 28, 2018, 08:10:56 AM
James Taylor: Mud Slide Slim

I was enthralled from my first listen to this album many, many years ago. I loved every moment of it then and still do. It is, for me, akin to the Beatles "White Album", something unique and different in terms of both the nature and quality of the songs. Both the music and the arrangements are wonderful. Songs that I fought long and hard to learn how to play way back then were You've got a Friend and You Can Close Your Eyes. Other big favourites are Places In My Past, Soldiers, Long Ago And Far Away, Highway Song and Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again. In reality, for a JT fan, there is really not a weak song on the album.

Love that one, too!

Me:

Woodstock
4CD remaster
MFSL

aligreto · June 28, 2018, 10:59:45 AM

Quote from: George on June 28, 2018, 10:00:51 AM

Woodstock
4CD remaster
MFSL

That looks like an interesting set.

George · June 29, 2018, 05:16:15 PM

Quote from: aligreto on June 28, 2018, 10:59:45 AM
That looks like an interesting set.

Yes, it is. There's enough non-music stuff to kinda make you feel like you are there. Very cool.

Now:

aligreto · June 30, 2018, 01:53:46 AM

Quote from: George on June 29, 2018, 05:16:15 PM

Early Elton John was what I was interested in and I still have that one. I have not listened to it in quite a long time though.

George · July 01, 2018, 12:22:17 PM

Quote from: aligreto on June 30, 2018, 01:53:46 AM
Early Elton John was what I was interested in and I still have that one. I have not listened to it in quite a long time though.

I enjoy it, but i much prefer Tumbleweed and his S/T album.

Now:

George · July 04, 2018, 08:44:44 AM

First spin of this 2016 SACD

aligreto · July 04, 2018, 08:55:49 AM

The Music of Peru [Ensemble Pachamama]

I have alluded before to my penchant for the haunting music of South America. This one is a very fine album. One of the most interesting tracks on it is their version of El Condor Pasa. It is really terrific in its interpretation and performance. One will hear sounds on this album that one will not necessarily hear elsewhere on other albums in this genre, in particular the very effective use of the bass pipes used. The music is absolutely wonderful and the playing is of the highest order. If one wants an introduction to the sounds of the music of South America this one is a very high recommendation.

Marc · July 05, 2018, 10:36:50 AM

Listening to Revolver of The Beatles (1966).

It's a masterpiece, and despite the fact that the Finale 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is my fav, I'm flabbergasted (again) about the splendid quality of the McCartney songs on this album.

George · July 05, 2018, 11:42:50 AM

Quote from: Marc on July 05, 2018, 10:36:50 AM
Listening to Revolver of The Beatles (1966).

It's a masterpiece, and despite the fact that the Finale 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is my fav, I'm flabbergasted (again) about the splendid quality of the McCartney songs on this album.

A masterpience indeed. You listening to the mono or Stereo?

Archaic Torso of Apollo · July 05, 2018, 11:51:39 AM

Quote from: Marc on July 05, 2018, 10:36:50 AM
Listening to Revolver of The Beatles (1966).

It's a masterpiece, and despite the fact that the Finale 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is my fav, I'm flabbergasted (again) about the splendid quality of the McCartney songs on this album.

Heh. By coincidence, I just snagged a vinyl copy of that off Discogs. It should arrive in a day or two.

Last weekend, Wifey & I were driving around town, listening to the Beatles Channel while we did so. This inspired me to pull out all my Beatles on vinyl, which I hadn't listened to in a long while. My reaction: Damn, those guys really were that good!

George · July 05, 2018, 04:46:47 PM

SimonNZ · July 05, 2018, 06:13:37 PM

Frank Sinatra - Point Of No Return (1962)

Marc · July 05, 2018, 08:03:41 PM

Quote from: George on July 05, 2018, 11:42:50 AM
A masterpience indeed. You listening to the mono or Stereo?

Stereo.

aligreto · July 06, 2018, 08:52:40 AM

Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 05, 2018, 11:51:39 AM
Heh. By coincidence, I just snagged a vinyl copy of that off Discogs. It should arrive in a day or two.

Last weekend, Wifey & I were driving around town, listening to the Beatles Channel while we did so. This inspired me to pull out all my Beatles on vinyl, which I hadn't listened to in a long while. My reaction: Damn, those guys really were that good!

They sure were