Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[DavidW]

It is mesmerizing.  Took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting it.

[steve ridgway]

Re-listening to the Ramones albums. Great fun and underrated, especially Joey's song, which are always upbeat and feel good tunes.

I enjoyed the first three albums a lot when they came out, still listen very occasionally. The lyrics were hilarious and the whole concept refreshingly dumb.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

It is mesmerizing.  Took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting it.

Glad that you enjoyed it!  I have a number of her albums and EPs.  Remember being quite quite floored when I first heard her music. 

PD

[Benji]

Oh yeah, Kate is a creative powerhouse. The Sensual World is one of my all time favourite albums.

[Benji]

Favourite releases of the last six months;

Fleet Foxes - Shore. Feel good indie folk. Much lighter in tone than their previous album despite being recorded in a pandemic. Love the optimism!

Anna Von Hausswolff - All thoughts fly. Experimental organ works really exploring the textural  abilities of a baroque organ of a Gothenburg church organ. This album is absolutely fascinating - it's pure wizardry the sonorities she pulls out of the instrument, and often breathtaking. It can be difficult to believe the sounds are purely acoustic and not electronic. Sample the track Sacro Bosco with headphones for an intense 3D experience!

Sujfan Stevens - The Ascension. Always have time for this guy - he creates really interesting stories with his lyrics. This album follows on from an excellent previous album that was almost pure  synth and heavily retro with a sci-fi vibe and, happily for me, elements of that have carried through to the instrumental colouring of the latest album. The songs are really excellent - they already feel very familiar -  instant classics.

[SimonNZ]

Patsy Cline - Sentimentally Yours (1962)

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Patsy Cline - Sentimentally Yours (1962)

What a voice and what a talent! 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Taking a break having a bit of fun.  I stumbled across this video of David Letterman interviewing Frank and Moon Unit Zappa (early 1980's):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPjKacvp6iU

Part way through. 

PD

[DavidW]

Old favorite.

[Karl Henning]

Old favorite.

Classic.

[George]

[DavidW]

Classic.

I always have to sing Dead Flowers out loud!

[SimonNZ]

A full four-hour concert of The Rolling Thunder Revue with perfect live-album sound quality. So not just the Dylan part of the show but also sets by Joni Mitchell, Roberta Flack, Ramblin Jack Eliot, Roger MCGuin, Ronee Blakely, Bob Neuwirth and Joan Baez:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfkmPAACpJI

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Old favorite.

A friend of mine has it on his wants list; he has the CD and I expect an LP version, but is hoping to run across a used copy of it on SACD for a reasonable price.

PD

[DavidW]

A friend of mine has it on his wants list; he has the CD and I expect an LP version, but is hoping to run across a used copy of it on SACD for a reasonable price.

PD

Some but not all (I guess it depends on the label) of those sacd remasters offer dynamic range compression.  He would be better off with an older cd or with the lp imho.

[George]

A friend of mine has it on his wants list; he has the CD and I expect an LP version, but is hoping to run across a used copy of it on SACD for a reasonable price.

PD

The best the album ever sounded on CD/SACD is the SHM SACD. Unlike many modern remasters, it does not have dynamic compression.

You can order it here: https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/6809611?ev=rb

[DavidW]

Wow expensive though!

[George]

Wow expensive though!

Yep, but I don't like any of the other masterings, they are either too bright or compressed. This one is neither. It's not perfect, but it is certainly the best of the five or so masterings of that album and I strongly suspect it is the best it can sound.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Some but not all (I guess it depends on the label) of those sacd remasters offer dynamic range compression.  He would be better off with an older cd or with the lp imho.

The best the album ever sounded on CD/SACD is the SHM SACD. Unlike many modern remasters, it does not have dynamic compression.

You can order it here: https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/6809611?ev=rb

I believe that that's the same one that he is trying to get ahold of:  I have this image here which I believe is the one that he wants: And I can't copy it over!  It's listed as Japanese and a SHM.  But thank your for the link! 

PD

[SimonNZ]

"Dancers of Bali: Gamelan Orchestra from Pliatan, Bali, Indonesia" (1952)