What are you listening to? Jazz, World, New Age, Rock, etc.

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 5:31 pm

strangely, I've never visited this thread before, and am very impressed by the amount of Prog Rock floating about in here... I think it goes to show that the genre is a farly common stepping stone to Classical Music, for those who weren't exposed to it as a youngster...

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:24 pm

Welcome in my friend....you are most welcome

Please feel free to share some of your thoughts (both past and present) on Prog Rock as I remember that it was big in your like at one time

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:24 pm

Pentangling, a Box of three CD's by...

Pentangle
John Renbourn
Bert Jansch

Plus...

Harry Belafonte
Burl Ives
Tont Bennett

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:09 am

Chalkperson wrote:Pentangling, a Box of three CD's by...
Tont Bennett

Tont?

Would that be Tonto Bennett the great Cherokee crooner?

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:21 pm

Chalkperson wrote:Pentangling, a Box of three CD's by...

Pentangle
John Renbourn
Bert Jansch

Very nice listening indeed....I must dig out some Pentangle soon

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:31 pm

I wouldn't claim that Elton John is entirely my kind of music but I played this
specifically for two tracks: Come Down in Time and Love Song. The rest is
fine though. Mum bought it for me as one of her favourites in her time, having
shown me a DVD track from one of the Old Grey Whistle Tests. He was playing/singing
Tiny Dancer (orig. from Madman across the Water). Another beautiful song.

Since my visit to Haiti a couple of week ago I'm a tad subdued and this fitted the mood.
Bryter Layter almost. Perhaps I should give that a spin. Brighten the Northern Sky.

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:22 am

absinthe wrote:

I have only been introduced to his music recently and his three albums are currently on my Wish List

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:02 am

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:49 pm

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:03 pm

Fergus wrote:

An air of melancholy, yet surely one of their best.

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:55 am

Fergus wrote:
absinthe wrote:
I have only been introduced to his music recently and his three albums are currently on my Wish List

Remember that suspended, 30 day suspension, that's hanging over your head, better get Five Leaves Left pretty quick...the other albums are OK...IMHO of course...and there has never been a realy good Copilation either, surprisingly enough, my very old friend Keith Morris is the only person who ever took his picture...

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:23 pm

Mark Harwood wrote: An air of melancholy, yet surely one of their best.

I readily agree with that Mark....there is indeed something different about that album.

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:26 pm

Chalkperson wrote:
Remember that suspended, 30 day suspension, that's hanging over your head, better get Five Leaves Left pretty quick...the other albums are OK...IMHO of course...and there has never been a realy good Copilation either, surprisingly enough, my very old friend Keith Morris is the only person who ever took his picture...

Oh dear, I thought that suspension had slipped your mind O Mighty One.
Five Leaves Left will be the first one that I get all right Chalkie and that is really interesting about Nick Drake's image

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:51 pm

Fergus wrote:
Chalkperson wrote:
Remember that suspended, 30 day suspension, that's hanging over your head, better get Five Leaves Left pretty quick...the other albums are OK...IMHO of course...and there has never been a realy good Copilation either, surprisingly enough, my very old friend Keith Morris is the only person who ever took his picture...
Oh dear, I thought that suspension had slipped your mind O Mighty One.
Five Leaves Left will be the first one that I get all right Chalkie and that is really interesting about Nick Drake's image

That album has a string section playing on it, another area where we are influenced early on by Classical Music that we don't really know we are hearing, of course that's only if you bought the LP when it first came out, it truly is a Desert Island Disc...

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:53 pm

Fergus wrote:
Mark Harwood wrote: An air of melancholy, yet surely one of their best.
I readily agree with that Mark....there is indeed something different about that album.

Yep, different enough for me not to buy it, I had given up on them when this came out, I find that their music does not really last over the test of time, I played This Was not long ago, I took it off halfway through the first side...

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:15 pm

Chalkperson wrote:
Fergus wrote:
Mark Harwood wrote: An air of melancholy, yet surely one of their best.
I readily agree with that Mark....there is indeed something different about that album.
Yep, different enough for me not to buy it, I had given up on them when this came out, I find that their music does not really last over the test of time, I played This Was not long ago, I took it off halfway through the first side...

So would I.
I think they became interesting with "Thick As a Brick", and summed up their best years with the live "Bursting Out". Not that I'm an expert, but I like that period of Tull, & Passion Play is still the main one for me.

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:14 pm

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:26 pm

The title is very appropriate for today’s inclement weather here today!

mcq · Post by **mcq** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:58 pm

A masterpiece (only Lorca challenges its greatness). Whilst every track stands out for its daring, I'll always remember the beauty of Song to the Siren and the unnerving title track.

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:27 am

Tim Hardin's First Two LP's

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:57 am

Mark Harwood wrote:
Chalkperson wrote:
Fergus wrote:
Mark Harwood wrote: [Of Minstrel in the Gallery] An air of melancholy, yet surely one of their best.
I readily agree with that Mark....there is indeed something different about that album.
Yep, different enough for me not to buy it, I had given up on them when this came out, I find that their music does not really last over the test of time, I played This Was not long ago, I took it off halfway through the first side...
So would I.
I think they became interesting with "Thick As a Brick", and summed up their best years with the live "Bursting Out". Not that I'm an expert, but I like that period of Tull, & Passion Play is still the main one for me.

Very interesting, gents.

I don't think I'd ever actually listened to This Was until the 40th anniversary reissue; I find that it varies from interesting in its own right to of interest probably just to one already engaged with the band. The question is a little muddled because of all the extra material on the reissue, much of it was actually later included in the anthology Living in the Past, which is an old sentimental favorite for me. On balance, I have no quarrel with This Was, but YMMV.

Minstrel in the Gallery, OTOH, is my favorite Tull album much of the time. Don't get me started ; )

Cheers,
~Karl

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:13 pm

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:17 pm

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:57 pm

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:14 pm

Tom Paxton's First Two LP's

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:59 pm

The Great Deceiver, Vol 1, King Crimson live 1973-74

Cheers,
~Karl

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:13 am

The First Four Peter, Paul and Mary LP's

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:59 am

Chalkperson wrote:The First Four Peter, Paul and Mary LP's

You are delving back even further that I do

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:51 pm

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:49 pm

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:45 am

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:03 am

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:25 pm

bricon wrote:

I have no idea why, but, they re-mastered all the Buffalo Springfield Albums except that one...

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:29 pm

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:23 pm

Louden Wainwright the 3rd - First Four LP's

Prometheus · Post by **Prometheus** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:28 pm

Chalkperson wrote: I have no idea why, but, they re-mastered all the Buffalo Springfield Albums except that one...

I recall the issue of the album being available as mono and stereo, but was unaware of remastering issues.

I looked it up on Wikipedia to see what info it had.

"In 1997, Buffalo Springfield was remastered and issued with two versions on the same CD, the mono tracks from Atco 33-200 first, then the stereo tracks from SD 33-200A. Not contained were the stereo mix of "Baby Don't Scold Me" from Atco SD 33-200 or the mono mix of "For What It's Worth" from Atco 33-200A."

Prometheus · Post by **Prometheus** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:28 pm

Earlier today:

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:46 pm

Prometheus wrote:
Chalkperson wrote: I have no idea why, but, they re-mastered all the Buffalo Springfield Albums except that one...
I recall the issue of the album being available as mono and stereo, but was unaware of remastering issues.

I looked it up on Wikipedia to see what info it had.

"In 1997, Buffalo Springfield was remastered and issued with two versions on the same CD, the mono tracks from Atco 33-200 first, then the stereo tracks from SD 33-200A. Not contained were the stereo mix of "Baby Don't Scold Me" from Atco SD 33-200 or the mono mix of "For What It's Worth" from Atco 33-200A."

Neil Young also re-mixed Buffolo Springfield's studio output for the 2001 4CD retrospective.

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:48 pm

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:04 pm

My Buffalo Srpringfield retrospective fittingly ends with:

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:17 pm

Steve Stills and Neil Young still include some Buffalo Springfield material in their concerts.

One of my favourites is this 1991 clip of Stills performing For What It's Worth solo - just Stills and a Telecaster. This clip is taken from a Stills solo section in a Crosby, Stills & Nash concert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y16iDqQiVg

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:06 pm

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:31 pm

Prometheus wrote:Earlier today:

I play that at least once a month...

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:32 pm

Prometheus wrote:
Chalkperson wrote: I have no idea why, but, they re-mastered all the Buffalo Springfield Albums except that one...
I recall the issue of the album being available as mono and stereo, but was unaware of remastering issues.

I looked it up on Wikipedia to see what info it had.

"In 1997, Buffalo Springfield was remastered and issued with two versions on the same CD, the mono tracks from Atco 33-200 first, then the stereo tracks from SD 33-200A. Not contained were the stereo mix of "Baby Don't Scold Me" from Atco SD 33-200 or the mono mix of "For What It's Worth" from Atco 33-200A."

It was never released in the US, Amazon has it for $46...

Prometheus · Post by **Prometheus** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:39 am

Chalkperson wrote:
Prometheus wrote:Earlier today:

I play that at least once a month...

Cool. Black Sabbath was among the first few bands I collected in my youth. I've been a fan ever since.

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:45 pm

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:57 pm

Planxty
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:02 pm

Chalkperson wrote:Planxty

Which one Chalkie?

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:02 pm

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:38 pm

Who is online