How does the remaster sound?
― willem, Saturday, 27 June 2020 06:34 (three years ago) link
OK, not sure if I've heard any secret depths yet. mainly been listening to it when I'm going to bed or waking up.May need to live with it for a while to hear its depths.THink I would have liked some more liner notes tahn just reminiscences aboutits import from ex mebers of Duran Duran. It does have the lyrics and stuff though.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 27 June 2020 08:57 (three years ago) link
not really the right thread but "homegrown" is probably neil young's 4th best album after atg otb and "harvest". i cant imagine anybody else having left such a masterpiece for 45 years in the cellar. well done, neil.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 29 June 2020 17:45 (three years ago) link
"gold coast" by distance, light and sky. grand cru. i prefer it to the walkabouts albums.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 29 June 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
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been spotifying things i've wanted forever, but that are pretty rare / expensive in physical format, and finally got to this early record by one of my absolute favorites — and let me just say, this album is even better than i could have imagined. i thought the plateau of mirror and the pearl were awesomely and nearly unfathomably gorgeous, but pavilion of dreams completely blows them away within the first ten minutes. really hoping that it sees another reissue soon, because this is totally essential.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Friday, 3 July 2020 03:37 (three years ago) link
Is Night Train by Oscar Peterson considered a classic? it has been ruling me lately, weird phased cymbals and all. really puts me in a good place.
― brimstead, Friday, 3 July 2020 03:52 (three years ago) link
yep, peterson's 60s verve run is alltime. if you haven't heard it, definitely check the record with ben webster. also, it's usually not mentioned among his best, but i've always had a soft spot for soul español.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Friday, 3 July 2020 06:13 (three years ago) link
i remember seeing this live bill evans and stan getz album about a hundred times in the used bins at amoeba, usually for like $2.99, and i'm regretting not ever once purchasing one of those copies.
i mean, it's 70s bill evans. absolutely nothing else like it. gorgeous.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 16:27 (three years ago) link
That record is one of the few that has stayed for more than a few years on the 30gb iPod I keep in the car, alongside Evans' final record
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Thursday, 9 July 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
listening to But Beautiful now, thanks for that recommendation. i've never listened to mid-70s bill evans!
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Thursday, 9 July 2020 04:53 (three years ago) link
"the peacocks", in particular. you can hear getz pressing the keys in and out, such a good recording
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Thursday, 9 July 2020 05:36 (three years ago) link
I recommend You Must Believe in Spring too - similar era, it flirts with easy listening but Bill was beginning to reach for something again.
― assert (MatthewK), Thursday, 9 July 2020 07:49 (three years ago) link
If YMBIS is easy listening, then I am a heavy Stan for the genre. Unbelievably good record
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Thursday, 9 July 2020 11:51 (three years ago) link
i think the piano trio format that bill preferred can be a little deceptive because a cursory listen to a lot of his recordings in that regard sounds like loungey cocktail hour music.
(although i agree: if that's considered easy listening, count me in)
i know this is not generally a recommendations topic, but for anyone who wants to hear peak 70s bill evans, but who maybe struggles with the lack of dynamics in the piano trio style, i cannot recommend quintessence enough. it's an absolutely killer lineup: the goat harold land, kenny burrell, philly joe jones, ray freakin brown, and bill of course. just brilliant stuff.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 12 July 2020 19:38 (three years ago) link
haha, i was reading the most recent review on discogs and i was like "wait a second, someone ELSE is referring to harold land as the GOAT....wait a second!"
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 12 July 2020 19:50 (three years ago) link
ahh, whoops. . .yeah lol. i guess i am technically the author of both of those statements.
but, to be fair: harold land is amazing.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:05 (three years ago) link
oh don't get me wrong, i am ready to support the goat claim! and i love the idea of a solo whisper campaign to spark the fire, haha. although you can't say it's a solo campaign now...
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:11 (three years ago) link
green
― the video for fuse ODG’s “azonto” (||||||||), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
yoshimura's green? my copy came in the other day :D
i will probably be getting every album in the WATER COPY series, as long as i don't fall into financial ruin
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:36 (three years ago) link
GREEN
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:37 (three years ago) link
man you just made me laugh real hard.
nice.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link
<3 I’ve been loving all the bill evans recommendations, which are quickly becoming my last classic albums I was knocked out by!
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link
HI-5 KM
― the video for fuse ODG’s “azonto” (||||||||), Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:51 (three years ago) link
― Karl Malone
so fucking weird that yes wrote a song named after "harold land" on their first album. and it doesn't really have anything to do with harold land! bill bruford just said the name randomly and they called it that. file next to "the ballad of dorothy parker"
you heard "hey harold", a bonus track on bobby hutcherson's "head on"?
"undercurrent" and "we will meet again" are also go-to evans records for me.
― Kate (rushomancy), Sunday, 12 July 2020 23:32 (three years ago) link
yeah that jams pretty hard, but hutcherson's 2014 revival somehow jams even harder.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 13 July 2020 00:33 (three years ago) link
Love Undercurrent. My dad is a big fan, inherited that one from him, among others.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Monday, 13 July 2020 00:33 (three years ago) link
undercurrent completely rules. jim and bill playin' some real pretty stuff. i also recommend intermodulation for more jim'n'bill duets.
. . .not to be confused with crosscurrents which, of course, is another 70s bill album with horns — which most of his 70s group studio albums were. it's got bill's best recording of 'when i fall in love' so if you want to hear him in just absolutely classic ballad mode, it's got at least one highlight for you.
hey, bill evans sure is great.
what was the last 'classic album' you got and were knocked out by?
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 13 July 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link
also best album sleevehttps://www.tinymixtapes.com/sites/default/files/1604/bill-evans.jpgMy last best classic knockout would be Iggy's Berlin albums. Always knew them a bit, never sat down and listened properly, AWESOME.
― assert (MatthewK), Monday, 13 July 2020 01:31 (three years ago) link
Sparks - Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 13 July 2020 03:33 (three years ago) link
Not listening for the first time but Marti Caine's Point Of View is much better than just perhaps unexpectedly good. Surprising production touches and songwriting turns in just about every song. Love The Way You Love me is acknowledged low-slung Balearic disco classic by now. Even the jazz scatting can't derail this vibe.
― Stanley Halfbrick (Noel Emits), Sunday, 26 July 2020 16:35 (three years ago) link
Durutti Column - Another Setting. Totally overshadowed by their first 2, this is a wonderful expansion of Viny's sound.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 26 July 2020 17:07 (three years ago) link
"As Long As There's Music" by Charlie Haden and Hampton Hawes. The vibe really reminds me of the later Hopper/Gowen record "Two Rainbows Daily", though the Haden/Hamp record is all acoustic I believe.
― Kate (rushomancy), Sunday, 26 July 2020 18:46 (three years ago) link
It's not an album, but I'd never knowingly listened to any Oscar Peterson and heard "Waltzing is Hip," and it was absolutely awesome, especially the drumming and insane drum solo (by Bobby Durham, who I also didn't know) that comes in around 3:30:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8U09vzV4m8
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 26 July 2020 19:07 (three years ago) link
not sure if it's considered a classic but, santana - caravanserai
― mozzy star (voodoo chili), Thursday, 30 July 2020 22:31 (three years ago) link
The vibe really reminds me of the later Hopper/Gowen record "Two Rainbows Daily"
compare just about anything to this album and i'm ready.
tried tracking it down to find that it's not on the old internet juekbox, only piecemeal on y'tube. from the songs i was able to hear, it's pretty sparse and very nice. kate, if you haven't heard it, i'd highly recommend charlie's album closeness, which is all duets, but with different musicians on each track. includes some badass alice coltrane harp action.
this also stands as an unfortunate reminder of the overall neglect of hampton hawes' catalogue.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 30 July 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
Cut by The Slits.― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:43 AM (eight years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:43 AM (eight years ago) bookmarkflaglink
I can't believe that I've procrastinated listening to this for so long.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
Elevation by Pharoah Sanders.loving the inner lit levitating bit.Title track sounds like variations on a riff from A Love Supreme.Want to hear rock equivalents of this, always heard of mid 70s communal jamming and think it might sound a bit similar but based on folk riffsWell do have the Grateful Dead and 3rd Ear Band but would love to hear a lot more like that. Well unique takes on the O Mind thing.
& before that probably Dee Dee Bridgewater Afro Blue which is pretty other in places but choposes some oddly mainstream songs to do it to.Raindrops Keep falling On My Head? & does she lean more to JOhn Coltrane or Mongo Santamaria. I assume the former.
3 Hur-El 1st lp some great great stuff on that too.
& before taht the Iggy pop berlin lps in their 2cd versions.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
Ornette Coleman's Body Meta.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
milton nascimento - clube da esquina
probably exactly ten years since i first tried to get into it. things finally "clicked" this morning and i'm so grateful
― budo jeru, Sunday, 20 September 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link
& lô borges ***
― budo jeru, Sunday, 20 September 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
amazing album
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 20 September 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link
Get Loose by Evelyn “Champagne” King is the last older album I picked up that immediately felt like one of the best things I'd ever heard. Basically a perfect album.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 20 September 2020 17:29 (three years ago) link
xp funny, I was just thinking I'm so burnt out on that album. But Clube da esquina is really as good as it gets, it was probably my favorite album for years. I somehow managed to score 2 clean first pressing copies for $25 each and I don't collect records.
This may be received wisdom but get 'Minas' if you don't already have that one. You can't go wrong with any of Milton's 70's stuff honestly. Make sure you get Lo's solo album with the sneakers on the cover too.
― Deflatormouse, Sunday, 20 September 2020 22:01 (three years ago) link
yes get loose is perfect!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 20 September 2020 22:09 (three years ago) link
Make sure you get Lo's solo album with the sneakers on the cover too.
YESSSS
― rob, Sunday, 20 September 2020 22:10 (three years ago) link
I've been listening to some albums I did not know, these are some that I have come to know over the past few weeks.
Allman Brothers - Win, Lose or Draw, Wipe the Windows (live) & Enlightened Rogues
The band themselves don't think much of these records, the first two from 75/76 when the Chuck Levell version of the Brothers broke up. Enlightened Rogues is their first reunion record that was produced by Tom Dowd.
Both the studio albums are a bit more tame than the early records, but there is still some good tracks and it's all solid blues based music. Enlightened Rogues is really well recorded, but not slick. The instrumentals "High Falls" and "Pegasus" are both good prog blues in the style of previous Allman brothers musical epics. Their take on Muddy Waters "You cant lose what you never had" is excellent.
The live album is pretty good, although the sound quality is closer to a Dead board tape than 'At Fillmore East' mix wise. The two keyboard lineup gives them a bit more space in their sound. Worth hearing is the "Elizabeth Reed" with this lineup, with Chuck Leavell on electric piano and the lack of a second guitarist, the group sound is not unlike some modal electric jazz.
I guess similar to many other bands, if it was from the 70s, it's worth hearing.
― earlnash, Sunday, 20 September 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
Shopped at a record store today for the first time in six months (Record High in Tempe, AZ) and picked up two stone-cold classics that are fairly new to me: James Gang Rides Again and Ahmad Jamal Trio at The Pershing. Jamal was a safe bet as I love everything I’ve heard but James Gang was a real revelation which I learned about from hearing guitarist Nicole Lawrence rave about it on The Best Show. I’d otherwise only known Joe Walsh as an Eagle and was not interested.
― Yelploaf, Monday, 21 September 2020 03:21 (three years ago) link
i need to hear more brazilian albums.
― wasdnous (abanana), Monday, 21 September 2020 06:16 (three years ago) link
Peter Gabriel - So (obv already familiar w/ most of it already, but the sequencing and arty-to-poppy range of it is really grabbing me as a full listen)
― call mr zbow that's my name that name again is mr zbow (Craig D.), Monday, 23 November 2020 21:56 (three years ago) link
The first Aztec Camera album. No idea how I had skipped it until 2020.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Monday, 23 November 2020 22:29 (three years ago) link