Richard R Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 On 23/04/2020 at 15:36, Hobbayne said: Document by REM. The last album before they broke it big. Some crackers in there which I haven't heard for years. Looking forward to playing this, probably on Tuesday. I'm still listening to all my CDs alphabetically. Finished Queen, Radiohead and RedHills next, then REM. Quote
NancyJohnson Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 This morning I'm going for Garden Of Earthly Delights; an XTC Celebration from Futureman Records. I'm not a big fan of these tribute packages, but this is rather jolly and nice. 49 tracks in FLAC format for $10.00. Can't go wrong. https://futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/garden-of-earthly-delights-an-xtc-celebration 2 Quote
lemonstar Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 I don't quite know what it is but sometimes an album that you just don't "get" has a moment when you suddenly connect with it - maybe it's my internal mood, connected with the time and place and attention you can give it - I listened to this again walking my dog in the rain. I've been watching Normal People on iPlayer on BBC - I think that has had something to do with it - I was reading it's having an affect on a lot of people. Anyway - it was this track "Groatie Buckies" from the Erland Cooper album "Sule Skerry" Quote
lemonstar Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 4 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: This morning I'm going for Garden Of Earthly Delights; an XTC Celebration from Futureman Records. I'm not a big fan of these tribute packages, but this is rather jolly and nice. 49 tracks in FLAC format for $10.00. Can't go wrong. https://futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/garden-of-earthly-delights-an-xtc-celebration I love love love XTC - I shall be taking a look at this - I've bought fan albums in the past and enjoyed them a lot. 1 Quote
BruceBass3901 Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 Really getting into Death From Above again, and particularly enjoyed their House of Strombo show: 1 Quote
NancyJohnson Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 I never tire of this band, I saw them live locally a few times. So here's my next hour. It's all instrumental, the songs were all numbers (hence the set numbers), then they put something out that was called something like Smooth Seas do not Great Sailors Make (or something). I don't actually know what category they fall into. Quote
Reggaebass Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 On 27/04/2020 at 13:59, Japhet said: Quite mind boggling stuff on Leslie Johnson's Youtube links. Nice bass groove on the stratus one ☝️ Quote
Japhet Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 12 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Nice bass groove on the stratus one ☝️ Stratus is one of my favorite bass grooves. Apparently Lee Sklar only played it a couple of times in the studio and then never played it again, which quite ridiculously means that I've played it dozens more times than he did ( and nowhere near as well). 1 Quote
Mykesbass Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 Bit of a throwback to my Big Band rhythm guitar playing days, enjoying Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington Songbook. Lovely! 3 Quote
Frank Blank Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: Bit of a throwback to my Big Band rhythm guitar playing days, enjoying Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington Songbook. Lovely! Ella and The Duke, it doesn’t get much better. 1 Quote
TheMaartian Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: Bit of a throwback to my Big Band rhythm guitar playing days, enjoying Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington Songbook. Lovely! Wonderful pairing! If you have Amazon Music Unlimited, check out the "Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington - Cote D'Azur Concerts on Verve" box set. 8 CDs. Recorded June 26-29, 1966. 1 1 Quote
TheMaartian Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 Another from the wayback machine. Leroy Vinnegar on bass! Quote
Richard R Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 On 26/04/2020 at 17:49, Stub Mandrel said: I love this album: My cat is now fed up with it. Thanks@Stub Mandrel 👍 2 Quote
Graham Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 UPS's hold music, this is after spending a while on hold to FedEx this morning, couriers are definitely struggling at the moment. 1 1 Quote
Richard R Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Radiohead, The Bends. I've decided I don't actually like it that much. Hopefully I will enjoy OK Computer a bit more. Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Boots, Stevie Salas and Buddy Miles... 1 Quote
sPiKi Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 As I have been working from home, I have taken time to try to get into Failure. Previously I had liked a couple of their songs, but found the albums hard going in one sitting or even listening to on car journeys. Thanks to Spotify and sitting at my desk for a few hours a day, I have had time to listen properly. I created a best of Failure playlist to play in the background. I now have several of their songs embedded in my head. The playlist has grown to about 30 songs. Some good stuff too among the Failure off shoots and Ken Andrew's solo album. Check out the bass on this one: Quote
Richard R Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 45 minutes ago, sPiKi said: As I have been working from home, I have taken time to try to get into Failure. Yep!! Describes my day today completely, except I haven't had to try. I'll check out the band as well 😉 Quote
Graham Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, sPiKi said: As I have been working from home, I have taken time to try to get into Failure. Previously I had liked a couple of their songs, but found the albums hard going in one sitting or even listening to on car journeys. Thanks to Spotify and sitting at my desk for a few hours a day, I have had time to listen properly. I created a best of Failure playlist to play in the background. I now have several of their songs embedded in my head. The playlist has grown to about 30 songs. Some good stuff too among the Failure off shoots and Ken Andrew's solo album. Check out the bass on this one: I quite liked that, Failure are one of those bands I keep trying to get into, as on paper they should be right up my street, but for some reason it never clicks with me. I'll look up this album and give it a go Quote
Mykesbass Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Catching back up with Corduroy after @TheGreek mentioned them on the Underrated thread. I guess they just didn't 'fit in'. Great musicianship, good songs - well worth investigating if you like old soul, or crossover jazz styles. Quote
Barking Spiders Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Working from home gives me time to play the more sprawling albums in my collection, currently the 3cd deluxe edition of Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld by The Orb. Next up the 5 cd superdeluxe box set of Dubnoheadwithmybassman by Underworld. Quote
Frank Blank Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Again, thanks to the latest Stewart Maconie’s Freak Zone (listening to a recording of it) his featured album this week ... Edited May 13, 2020 by Frank Blank Quote
xgsjx Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Stumbled across this & what a fantastic album it is too. 2 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 Just discovered this lot today. Tuneful, odd... Quote
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