Tuesday Thread / whatcha been lis'nen to?

[tentoze]

Been a bit of a lull around here lately as far as new releases go. Just not much that has piqued my interest enough to plop down the cash.

Neil Young/ Prairie Wind- Very good NY. A bit too much production ona couple of tunes, but overall very solid, and certainly more likeable than Greenwood to my ears. This one's closer to Comes A Time, stylistically.

Grey DeLisle/ Iron Flowers- released earlier this year, picked up used. There were probably howls of indignation from Queen fans when DeLisle turned her autoharp and crystalline roots voice to Bohemian Rhapsody as the album opener- never having cared much for Freddie and the boys, I like it and the rest of this.

John Cale/ HoboSapiens- also from the used bin, and will probably go back to whence it came. For being a 2003 release, this sounds remarkably like 1986. There's only so much cheesy synth drum loops I can take, particularly when they don't support anything of substance.

Daniel Lanois/ Shine- after buying Lanois' latest release a few weeks ago only to find out that it was Elevator Music, I took a chance on this 2003 release and am not unhappy with it at all.

...and a bunch of twangy vinyl, as usual.

[Mike]

Son Volt - Okemah and The Melody of Riot. Thanks to Swish or was it Slosh (I forget) for putting me onto this one. One of the highlights of the year so far, plenty of catchy upbeat songs from Jay Farrar and some nice guitar. Not a bad production too, it lacks a bit at the top end but Stephen Marcussen at the mastering controls makes it a decent punchy sound.

John Butler Trio - Three. He's Australian but I won't hold that against him, the album is from 2001 and thankfully not as commercial as his latest. Vocally he reminds me of Ben Harper but he plays a nice bluesy rock slide guitar.

Hey Bill any big thump from the letter box yet?

Cheers
Mike

[audiobill]

Hey Bill any big thump from the letter box yet?

Cheers
Mike

Hey, Mike. No big thump, yet.

I'm patiently waiting & I'll let ya know when it goes clunk.

Cheers,

Bill

[noddin0ff]

Beethoven: Late String Quartets -- Really good. Much more modern sounding than you'd expect. Aggressive and dissonant at times. Good for the brain.

The Beta Band: The Three EP's -- Love it. Monday morning music and Friday quitin' time music all in one.

Morphine: Cure for Pain -- Two string base, Baritone Sax, Drums...So much w/ so little.

Cake: Fashion Nugget -- Fun. Best remake of 'I Will Survive' that I know of.

G Love and Special Sauce: Yeah, It's that easy - Philadelphia Hip Hop?

The Cure: Kiss Me (x3) --Had to dig this one out to listen to 'Catch'

Lou Reed: Magic and Loss -- Truely an amazing album. If you've ever lost someone there's a lot of anger/healing inside. More beauty to be found on every listen. Desert island material here.

Lounge Lizards: Voice of Chunk -- not for everyone. Strange and beautiful.

[Swish]

Death Cab for Cutie - Plans (could be better than Transatlanticism)
Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft (not exactly Rings...but not bad)
The National - Alligator (this one's a keeper)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (not quite new, but still fresh and very good)
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (one of my faves for 2005...without question)
Milton - Scenes From the Interior (hasn't anyone else on RR heard this one? Great stuff!)

Swish Daddy

[BillB]

Listening to XPN's 885 greatest albums of all time but just got back from picking up:

Kasabian
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (new one)

Finally broke down and ordered SFA's latest on SACD (import only) as well. Hope I like'em all.

BillB