Tuesday Tunes

[KEXPMF]

oh! how could I forget this, I saw this band last night at Irving Plaza.

Phoenix - Too Young

here's a few more songs:
Bloc Party - Price of Gas
M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gun

speaking of Mofro - I just heard "The Wrong Side" - great song!!

[DarrenH]

Recently picked up the Grill too, it's fast becoming my favorite Hawk disc, nudging out In Search of Space. Beware the Hawkwind DVD put out by Classic Rock Productions, it snorkels hippo sack imo.

Yeah, it was the 2001 UK remaster with bonus tracks. Only $13. This is my first Hawkwind cd and I'm really liking this a lot. In fact, I was going to buy In Search Of Space next....the 2001 UK remaster with bonus tracks too.

I receive a Classic Rock Productions catalog a couple of times a year. I ordered a Mostly Autumn cd from their website a couple of years ago so now I'm on their mailing list. Anyway, looking through the pages I noticed a ton of DVD's from Uriah Heep, Hawkwind, Mostly Autumn, Asia and others and I often wondered about the quality. I had no intention of ordering anything as the prices were in UK Pounds and the current exchange rate to U.S. Dollar would've meant paying $40 for a DVD plus shipping but it was fun to look at.

Darren

[DarrenH]

speaking of Mofro - I just heard "The Wrong Side" - great song!!

If you liked that song then I see no reason for you to not like the album. I bought Lochloosa on a rec myself and I'm really liking it.

Darren

[richmon]

I was going to buy In Search Of Space next....the 2001 UK remaster with bonus tracks too.
Darren

If you like Grill, ISOS will be right up your alley. It actually has a few songs where the lyrics will stick in your head more, but otherwise very similar to Grill. Some think Warrior on the Edge of Time is their highpoint, it's in 3rd place for me. Not as consistant as the above two, not as trancey.
Back in the day, the album cover for ISOS folded out to make a hawkbird thingie, very cool. Warrior on the edge album folded out to make a shield. Wonder whatever became of my copy of those albums.
Funny how Hawkwind albums have alot more staying power than Ozric albums, even tho the musicianship on the Ozrics is superior.

[Hyfi]

Edit: I should also add Mr and Mrs Hyfi's excellent Steely Dan comp. I like how this was put together in that it left out all "the hits" and included mostly deep album cuts. There's a couple of songs I would've made room for but this is still a fine comp.

Thanks for the nice words again, Darren. I have been so busy with school that I hardly have time to listen to anything let alone read all these posts. It so happens I am recovering from yet another set of surgeries and also have a few days off for end of phase.

Your nice comments made me spin the ole Steely Dan comp yesterday. Last Wednesday, the day before I went into the hospital, I recieved a new set of outdoor speakers that I promply installed before losing the use of my arm for a few months. I bought a pair of Athena AS-06 speakers. I highly recomend these speaks for anyone looking for outdoor speakers and don't want the Polks or Boston. Not too many choices in stores. I found these for $175 w/free shipping online. Best Buy has them on sale for $250.

Things I have been listening to are:

Kaki King....thanks Finch
Govt. Mule...Various
Annie Haslam / Rennaisance & Al Stewart....in memory of the concert I missed last week while in the hospital.

Comps to get me ready for surgery were:
Music for Quiet Moments set by Chip
Deep Peace and Quiet Moments comps by Demetrio

My own Overplayer/Underplayer comp
Misc. Bruford
Allman Bros Live at the Filmore

A few others but the Percocets are clouding my memory.

Hyfi

[DarrenH]

Thanks for the nice words again, Darren. I have been so busy with school that I hardly have time to listen to anything let alone read all these posts. It so happens I am recovering from yet another set of surgeries and also have a few days off for end of phase.

Your nice comments made me spin the ole Steely Dan comp yesterday. Last Wednesday, the day before I went into the hospital, I recieved a new set of outdoor speakers that I promply installed before losing the use of my arm for a few months. I bought a pair of Athena AS-06 speakers. I highly recomend these speaks for anyone looking for outdoor speakers and don't want the Polks or Boston. Not too many choices in stores. I found these for $175 w/free shipping online. Best Buy has them on sale for $250.

Hyfi

You're welcome Brian. It's really a good comp and I listen to it at least once a month.

Surgeries? Another set of them? Wow, what happened to your arm? I hope it's nothing serious. Here's hoping for a fast recovery.

Does your receiver have multi-room capabilities or did you use a separate amp for these outdoor speaks. I'd like to do that someday but first I need to build me a deck.

Take care.

[DarrenH]

If you like Grill, ISOS will be right up your alley. It actually has a few songs where the lyrics will stick in your head more, but otherwise very similar to Grill. Some think Warrior on the Edge of Time is their highpoint, it's in 3rd place for me. Not as consistant as the above two, not as trancey.
Back in the day, the album cover for ISOS folded out to make a hawkbird thingie, very cool. Warrior on the edge album folded out to make a shield. Wonder whatever became of my copy of those albums.
Funny how Hawkwind albums have alot more staying power than Ozric albums, even tho the musicianship on the Ozrics is superior.

Ozrics have no vocals and I think that makes a difference in the long run. I love the Ozrics but after awhile they start to sound the same from album to album.

Hmm, I'll have to keep Warrior in mind too. What do you think of Space Ritual and Doremi Fasol Latido? Both feature Lemmy on bass. I'd like get them as well, and I probably will anyway, but I'd like read your comments if you have any.

Thanks.

[nobody]

been too broke to grab much new lately, but I finally broke down and broke out the Best Buiy card and grabbed a few things to mention...

Yup, the new Beck kicks serious ass. It's pretty much a distillation of his work up until now. Nothing much as far as new sounds, but lots of past sounds put together in new ways. I grabbed the deluxe package and the bonus tracks are really good, all 7 of them including remixes wirth Boards of Canada, Ryksopp and Dizzee Rascal. The video stuff is OK, and the total package is great with a ton of illustrations. I wanted the vinyl, but the bonus videos and extra tracks made me grab this pack.

Also grabbed Moby: Hotel, which I think is OK, but nothing special. Rather mundane by his standards, and I think I like the extra tossed in ambient CD more than the main feature. I would have really liked to have seen him go all out with the ambient side and maybe release a full on ambient CD only for this one. It could have been a nice move to relieve some of the pressure that's mounted on him over the last few years. Anyway, still some decent tracks on the main CD as well. Maybe more will grow on me over time. More traditionally rock based with electronic flourishes than his previous stuff.

Something I picked up mostly for the wife but ended up enjoying a ton myself is the new live Morrisey disc. He trots out a nice selection of his past solo stuff and Smiths tunes along with some of the stronger tracks off his latest, which I have concluded is about the best solo work he's put out anyway. Interesting laid back versions with pithy little comments between songs. It's almost like a lounge version of Morrisey, which works wonderfully. He stats out sounding a bit hoarse, but he picks it up as he goes along. If you're a fan, great stuff and worth a listen.

Well, that's all for now. Just stuck with a few safe picks. No vinyl at Best Buy, so I grabbed a couple with bonus stuff that wouldn't be on the vinyl anyway and needed to grab the Morrisey on CD for the wife anyway, but I may still have to grab the Beck on vinyl when I see it.

[Mike]

Also grabbed Moby: Hotel, which I think is OK, but nothing special. Rather mundane by his standards, and I think I like the extra tossed in ambient CD more than the main feature. I would have really liked to have seen him go all out with the ambient side and maybe release a full on ambient CD only for this one. It could have been a nice move to relieve some of the pressure that's mounted on him over the last few years. Anyway, still some decent tracks on the main CD as well. Maybe more will grow on me over time. More traditionally rock based with electronic flourishes than his previous stuff.

I almost picked up the new Moby last night but they didn't have the 2 CD set with the ambient disc which was the one I wanted so I'll hang on, from what I've heard it sounds ok nothing groundbreaking but still pretty solid.

One I did pick up though was the latest Mercury Rev - Secret Migration, now this is good well for me anyway considering I wasn't a big fan before but after hearing a track on Davey's last comp which I liked I though I'd give it a try. Beats me why they have given this a UK/Europe release before the US it just seems to promote file swapping to me but I'm sure record companies know what they are doing...

Anyway it's a great record with a really approachable sound (which means it probably won't appeal to long term fans) full of lush soundscapes and a good production to boot. They seem to have discovered a real rhythm section in the band and the whole sound is one of an upbeat band enjoying themselves.

Cheers
Mike