Re: What are you listening to right now?

by llsaw on Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:16 am

mad.onenad wrote:hi llsaw,
i rather liked what u listen to mostly, esp the new bands that r unknown to me and given ur taste i make it a point to investigate further. but in ur last 2 posts u implied that Yes and Dire Straits r american pop rock. which they aren't surely kan? and pink floyd's 1st 2 albums r really their greatest i think. after syd barrett went 'shutter island' they lost their innocence and they got technically more adept and their production got cleaned up til they gleamed. the endearing quirks of say 'see emily play' replaced by hi-fi i guess.
so give 'a saucerful of secrets' and ' the pipers at the gates of dawn' a few more spins and marvel at what was achieved by a hungry band given a free run of a barebone studio. no sophisticated equipmt, just wires and tape machines and feedback and LSD. heh.
and if possible listen thru headphones in a darkened room with an altered consciousness. at full vol of course.

Hi Mad.onenad,

Do u own a NAD gear? I used to own the NAD 310 integrated once. Cracking piece of gear!

Yup, both bands are British but the music is starting to sound very much like 80s American radio friendly formulaic pop rock eg. Reo Speedwagon and especially for Yes very very different from what they used to sound. Same goes for the latter post Peter Gabriel Genesis albums. My apologies if the usage of "American" word caused confusion. Pls excuse me while I get the tune "Owner of a Lonely Heart" outta my head. This song is just so addictive

I will give a Saucerful of Secrets more spins but to my ears only of course am really not rating it when compared to Meddle or Animals. I have yet to listen to Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

by leonard ong on Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:45 am

by llsaw on Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:45 pm

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones in the Road. Nearly as good to me as her best "Between Here and Gone"

by shah zain on Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:04 pm

Just rite for a late night on the couch with a good smoke, coming through some naim gear...

by joydivision on Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:07 pm

I have to agree with the second album.

by shah zain on Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:03 am

Last night :

by llsaw on Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:42 pm

Hi Shah Zain,

Is your Porcupine Tree's "The Incident" a local pressing? Do you have gaps in between the tracks?

by shah zain on Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:55 pm

Hi Saw

Yes, local pressing, so there is an annoying gap between tracks. It should skip seamlessly by sound of it?

by llsaw on Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:19 pm

shah zain wrote:Hi Saw

Yes, local pressing, so there is an annoying gap between tracks. It should skip seamlessly by sound of it?

Yes. Apparently this is a defect that has been corrected in EU and replacement cds sent. Doubt we'll be this fortunate though

by shah zain on Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:45 am

Last night....mood changes

by joydivision on Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:07 pm

Damien Jurado - Ghost of David

by llsaw on Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:38 pm

In sequence tonight

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill. My sister's friend borrowed mine many many moons ago and it never returned. Just ordered it last week and here it is. Great album and Ms Morissette sounds as angry as ever

Shearwater - Rook. Shearwater are a 4 piece from Austin and rather difficult to pigeonhole in style. Amazon calls them progressive folk and I do find similiarities with Noah and the Whale but with more rock elements. The album is fab though and a good test for bass and dynamics especially track 4 "Home Life" and 9 "The Snow Leopard"

Moby - Wait for Me. Moby goes a bit melancholy on this one and adds plenty of strings. Some of the tracks can pose for movie sountracks. I kinda like this though and rate it pretty good behind "Play". Bought the Deluxe edition which contains an extra CD of "ambient" mixes and a DVD.

by llsaw on Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:30 pm

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside. Interestingly front sleeve says "The Kick Inside" but spine says "Kick Inside"

by shah zain on Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:44 pm

Hi LLSaw - "Its meeee kathieeee"

I like her Hounds of Love album most.

LAst night was a slice of what i think is the finest example of 80s pop...then some psych 70s stuff...

by llsaw on Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:56 pm

shah zain wrote:Hi LLSaw - "Its meeee kathieeee"
I like her Hounds of Love album most.

LAst night was a slice of what i think is the finest example of 80s pop...then some psych 70s stuff...

Bro,

Yes.. I rate Hound of Love, Sensual World, Kick Inside and Aerial. And "The Innocents" is my favourite Erasure album apart from "The Circus"/"Two Ring Circus"

by azri on Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:34 pm

orna - the very thought of you 2003

by leonard ong on Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:16 am

by azri on Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:54 am

ministry - the last sucker

by leonard ong on Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:31 pm

by llsaw on Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:26 am

Band of Horses - Cease to Begin. Indie-rock sound.. Majestic!

Neil Young - Harvest. A classic country-folk-rock album!

by shah zain on Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:38 am

Some ethnic experimental mix last night..Sheila Chandra, Michael Brooks/Nusrat and Massive Attack

by viboys88 on Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:11 pm

emi fujita -desperado ....nice one

by azri on Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:02 pm

by leonard ong on Sat May 01, 2010 8:14 am

by leonard ong on Sun May 02, 2010 9:46 am

by azri on Sun May 02, 2010 11:40 am

by llsaw on Sun May 02, 2010 5:39 pm

Fanfarlo - Reservoir. Fanfarlo is a London based indie pop band with members from Sweden, UK,.. This is their debut album and sometimes they sound like Noah and the Whale sometimes like a popier Sigur Ros. Most interesting concoction of styles with just enough variation to hold your interest throughout the album..

Nicholas Meier - Yuz. Mr Meier is a jazz guitarist and I really dig this album for its world music (Middle-Eastern, Eastern European, etc) influences. Great sax interplay too!

Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

by azri on Mon May 03, 2010 9:34 am

the look of love - diana krall 2001

by azri on Mon May 03, 2010 3:03 pm

cheers

by llsaw on Tue May 04, 2010 11:41 pm

George Michael - Faith. Replacing my previous cassette. Faith is my favourite karaoke song too

by gloraglory on Wed May 05, 2010 10:01 am

carpenter, norah jones and some oldies

by shah zain on Wed May 05, 2010 1:51 pm

Last night, some Acid Jazz and a good blues stomp

by llsaw on Wed May 05, 2010 10:19 pm

The Police - Ghost in the Machine

by llsaw on Thu May 06, 2010 10:29 pm

Relaxing to some folkish pop after a long day..

Fairground Attraction - The Very Best of Fairground Attraction. At the time of their split Fairground Attraction had nearly enough material for a second album and these including those from their one an only album are included in this compilation

Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim. Debut album from Charlie Fink's (Noah and the Whale) previous beau and source of inspiration for NATW's concept breakup album. Can't wait to get her second and latest.

by joydivision on Thu May 06, 2010 11:28 pm

by sting on Fri May 07, 2010 10:17 pm

by azri on Sat May 08, 2010 7:58 pm

by azri on Mon May 10, 2010 10:14 pm

this.. i loike..

by llsaw on Tue May 11, 2010 7:40 am

Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlantism. My favourite DCFC album!

by azri on Tue May 11, 2010 3:02 pm

i've tried death cab, tp x brape masyuk le scratch

by joydivision on Tue May 11, 2010 3:15 pm

The title track Transatlanticism is one of Death Cab's best songs. But that's lapuk already, graduated from Death Cab years ago to some of his side projects like All-Time Quarterback.

I loike this...

Check out their cover of Magnetic Field's Why I Cry on this album. It's absolutely precious.

by azri on Tue May 11, 2010 6:11 pm

by joydivision on Tue May 11, 2010 6:49 pm

cheers.

by llsaw on Tue May 11, 2010 8:29 pm

azri wrote:i've tried death cab, tp x brape masyuk le

I don't dig their last album "Narrow Stairs" but to me "Transatlantism" is great. Used to sound all bright and shiny via the Apollo but the Ayon carries the recording thru beautifully.

Oh.. and now listening to this - The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die. Not same standard as "Fat of the Land" but to my ears better than the dire predecessor "Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned"

by joydivision on Tue May 11, 2010 9:04 pm

Listening to 2nd track of Disc 1, Space Manoeuvres brings back the memory of seeing Sasha and Digweed at Gatecrasher in Sheffield. No cd player or hi fi system can re-produce that atmosphere.

by azri on Wed May 12, 2010 8:14 pm

the bestest of bjork, unique sound, hyperballad!!

by mad.onenad on Wed May 12, 2010 8:53 pm

hi azri, coincidentally uncle too istened to bjork this morn. bought the twofer series, got her Debut and Post for rm46, so happy la. there's a track on Post that tried my system's bass to the max , now got the upgraditis penyakit back. hmm.

And Hiromi Sonicbloom- wow, she doesn't look like a boss keyboardist but she is. She's like a fun Chick Corea with Tokyo kitsch thrown in for good measure.

King Crimson - Beat. Read somewhere that Bill Bruford has retired so pulled this LP out and gave it a spin. wall of sound man, will miss u mr bruford.

by leonard ong on Thu May 13, 2010 7:51 am

by llsaw on Thu May 13, 2010 10:17 pm

Recoil. Solo project from ex-Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Mr Wilder uses a roster of collaborators for each album. Very dark and sometimes too dark...

Selected. Compilation album. 2 CD

Liquid

by azri on Fri May 14, 2010 8:00 pm

mad.onenad wrote:

And Hiromi Sonicbloom- wow, she doesn't look like a boss keyboardist but she is. She's like a fun Chick Corea with Tokyo kitsch thrown in for good measure.

hiromi is suppa!