Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[vandermolen]

50th Anniversary release, which is excellent:

[aligreto]

Oasis. No, not that Oasis. This Oasis comprises Peter Skellern, Mitch Dalton, Bill Lovelady, Mary Hopkin and Julian Lloyd Webber.


   


This album makes for very easy, typically late night, listening. The music is very melodious, the vocals are gentle and the vocal harmonies are rich and very engaging all of which makes for very pleasant listening. The songwriting is well crafted.

[aligreto]

I literally wore that LP out when I first got it trying to learn how to play the songs. I had to buy another one.

[George]

50th Anniversary release, which is excellent:

I am listening to it now. It's cleaner, with some interesting new, subtle bits, but I prefer the bite of the original mix. 

[aligreto]

Wishbone Ash: Argus

[George]

First spin.

[SimonNZ]

^That's an excellent anthology (well, with the exception of that "Cha-Cha" song which I always skip).

[George]

^That's an excellent anthology (well, with the exception of that "Cha-Cha" song which I always skip).

Yeah, lots of songs that didnt get overplayed.

[Alek Hidell]

First spin.

Boy, if you ever wanna hear the degree to which Journey's Steve Perry imitated Cooke, just listen to "Cupid" (especially the opening: "Cupid, draw back your bow ...").

TD:

[SimonNZ]

TD:

I used to own the full set of that. Wonderful.

TD:

on the radio: The Specials "A Message To You, Rudy" (followed by U2's "The Electric Co.")

[Introverted]

Recent listening:



Peter Gabriel - Flotsam and Jetsam


From petergabriel.com:

Flotsam and Jetsam is a collection of B-sides, remixes and rarities from across Peter Gabriel's solo career. Over 60 tracks are featured, mostly all of which have been previously released physically, either on 7", 12" or CD singles, soundtrack or tribute albums, but, with a few exceptions, are being released digitally for the first time.

The collection – arranged chronologically – is split into three eras. The first, 1976-1985, covers the period from Peter first going solo to the end of his run of four self-titled solo albums. It opens with a cover version of 'Strawberry Fields Forever', the first time Peter featured on a release after leaving Genesis. The second, 1986-1993, are Peter's popstar years with music released around the albums 'So' and 'Us'. The third era is 1994-2016and features remixes from the 'Up' album, plus tracks used in various films and notable cover versions. It ends with Peter's song 'The Veil', written especially for the Oliver Stone movie 'Snowden'.

Across the collection are a handful of previously unreleased versions of songs, most notably, the extended version of 'Slowburn' (PG1), the full version of 'Don't Break This Rhythm' (an edit featured as the B-side to Sledgehammer) and the tracks 'Curtains (Broad Mix)' and 'Father, Son (Daniel Lanois and Richard Chappell Mix)' both only previously available on the non-commercial Music Industry Trust Awards CD 'Uscita'.

[SimonNZ]

Ah...that does have the live version of "Kiss Of Life", a b-side to one of the Plays Live singles releases of "Solisbury Hill", though oddly not on any version of the Plays Live album.

[Introverted]

Ah...that does have the live version of "Kiss Of Life", a b-side to one of the Plays Live singles releases of "Solisbury Hill", though oddly not on any version of the Plays Live album.

I had a chance to listen to that track last night - I really like it!.
Shame it's a Digital-Only release at the moment (I would like to own the Discs).

[j winter]

Recent listening:



Peter Gabriel - Flotsam and Jetsam


From petergabriel.com:

Man, this is an expensive forum....

[George]

Man, this is an expensive forum....

Got my eye on that one, too, J.

[San Antone]

PG's entire catalog is now on Spotify. 

Which is fine for me since I avoid buying CDs unless I can't find the music to stream AND I feel as if I really need it (very rare). 

It wasn't that long ago that hardly any of PG's music was available to stream; something must have changed.   

[aligreto]

Wings: Red Rose Speedway

[Introverted]

Man, this is an expensive forum....

Being a member here has cost me a lot of money over the years, thats for sure...

[George]

At the request of my girlfriend.

[aligreto]

Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery