Tuesday! And you know what that means...

[ForeverAutumn]

and for anyone who may not know what that means... on Tuesdays, we all list what we've listened to during the week. Some people like to make comments about, or review, their listening choices. Others (like me), are lazy and just prefer just to list the CDs without comments.

The Killers - Hot Fuss
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Blue Rodeo - Palace of Gold
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
The Honeydogs - 10,000 years
Colin James - Limelight

A Soundgarden comp that a friend of mine made for me.

And, my iPod on shuffle. Which provides me with great music all week, but kind of screws up having material for my Tuesday list.

[ToddL]

Rufus Wainright-Poses
The Beatles-Revolver
Coldplay-X&Y (Man these guys are getting dreary-Thumbs down!)

[Stone]

Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground

Violent Femmes - The Blind Leading the Naked

Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind

Nirvana - In Utero

Brakes - Give Blood

Neil Diamond - Just For You

MIA - Arular

Ramones - Leave Home

Supergrass - Road to Rouen

[BinFrog]

I haven't had a good week as far as full albums go.

I've been listening to a fair amount of live Phish here at work. Phish is not my favorite band but I would put them in the top 5 easily. I've been on a major kick lately. Right now "It's Ice" from 11/30/91 is playing.

Also listened to a lot of obligatory Pearl Jam

The only full album I can think of that I listened to lately was the Killers album my girlfriend put on when we were playing Rummikub. We had no road trips this weekend so there was no chance in the car to listen to a whole album. I think she also put in a Guster album while we were cleaning on Saturday, so I guess that counts. It was their album "Parachute".

Aside from that I've just been listening to random mp3s from PJ, Rush, The Beatles, Primus, Phish, Miles Davis, Satriani, Nick Drake, The Bad Plus, Coltrane, The Who, The Pixies, and others.

How's that for an answer

[Finch Platte]

I haven't had a good week as far as full albums go.

I've been listening to a fair amount of live Phish here at work. Phish is not my favorite band but I would put them in the top 5 easily. I've been on a major kick lately. Right now "It's Ice" from 11/30/91 is playing.

Also listened to a lot of obligatory Pearl Jam

The only full album I can think of that I listened to lately was the Killers album my girlfriend put on when we were playing Rummikub. We had no road trips this weekend so there was no chance in the car to listen to a whole album. I think she also put in a Guster album while we were cleaning on Saturday, so I guess that counts. It was their album "Parachute".

Aside from that I've just been listening to random mp3s from PJ, Rush, The Beatles, Primus, Phish, Miles Davis, Satriani, Nick Drake, The Bad Plus, Coltrane, The Who, The Pixies, and others.

How's that for an answer

Primus sucks!

fp

[Mr MidFi]

Like FA, my listening at work has been dominated by the iPod Shuffle monster (NP: The Doors' "Unknown Soldier"). Recent home spinnage has included...

The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco
The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall
The Killers - Hot Fuss
British Sea Power - Open Season
Genesis - Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering
REM - Reckoning and Reveal
Pink Floyd / Roger Waters - The Final Cut
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Steely Dan - Gaucho (dts audio)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos (not sure who)
Mussorgsky - Pix at an Exhibition (Maazel/Cleveland/Telarc)
Porch (my own comp)
MetaComp 8: The Slosh Files - My tribute to the artist formerly known as Ms Nomer

[BarryL]

Porcupine Tree - Stars Die
Prokofiev - Anniversary (Chandos sampler)
Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
Back Against The Wall - this is a Billy Sherwood project where he's collected a bunch of classic 70s progsters to reproduce The Wall. Some good performances, but for the most part they try to reproduce Pink Floyd in an inferior way, so there's no reason other than curiosity to bother with this. It does, however, feature such luminaries as: Steve Morse, Fee Waybill, Tony Levin, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Keith Emerson, Steve Porcaro, Larry Fast, Steve Howe, Ian Anderson, Adrian Belew, Chris Squire, Glenn Hughes, Rick Wakeman, Alan White, and more.

This PT compilation for the few bucks it costs is a must-have. The sound quality is absolutely fantastic, as is the song quality. It's a double CD set, which I'm sure you can get for under $20. Even if you have all the PT albums, get this one anyway to support the band. Great stuff. What's even more impressive is how much of it Steve Wilson played all of the instruments.

I'd love to see a Steve Wilson/Roland Orzabel collaboration, or a Tears For Fears album produced by Wilson.

[noddin0ff]

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

Richter reDiscovered (Sviatoslav Richter, piano): I read that ultimate recordings of each of the works exist. But, this ones is very good across the board . 2CD. Disk1 is more tame w/ Haydn, Chopin, Rachmaninov, and Ravel. Disk2 I like more with Prokofiev, Debussy, Chopin. I don't have the music background to analyze. This is not a collection of placid sonatas. disk 1 engages, disk 2 challenges. He was good.

Beethoven: Late String Quartets
If you caught the bit in the news about the original Beethoven manuscript found around Philadelphia. It was an adaptation of the String Quartet piece the 'Grosse fuge'. Its one of the late string quartets on this.

Camper Van Beethoven: New Roman Times -
Cassandra Wilson: Traveling Miles, Blue Light 'til Dawn
Pearl Jam: Yeild
Sinead O' Connor: I do not want what I haven't got
Galactic: Crazy Horse Mongoose, Ruckus

MIA are Violent Femmes: Hallowed Ground and Talking Heads: Fear of Music which I discovered missing/lost. I took a moment of silence.

[BinFrog]

Pearl Jam: Yeild

*Nice*

[noddin0ff]

*Nice*

ahem, Pearl Jam: Yield

I feel kind of bad about this one because its one I ripped and didn't purchase. That's a bum thing to do to a band like PJ, taking on Ticket Master and all...

[Dusty Chalk]

LOTW: Zero Hour, A Fragile Mind -- yet another hard rock/prog outfit, yet I love 'em, there's definitely something here.

Lots of Keith Jarrett, John Vanderslice, Katatonia -- not a typically varietous "Dusty Chalk" week.

[BinFrog]

ahem, Pearl Jam: Yield

I feel kind of bad about this one because its one I ripped and didn't purchase. That's a bum thing to do to a band like PJ, taking on Ticket Master and all...

I'll forgive the typo...but buy the damn album

[Troy]

I'd love to see a Steve Wilson/Roland Orzabel collaboration, or a Tears For Fears album produced by Wilson.

That is really interesting, yeah.

[3-LockBox]

I'd love to see a Steve Wilson/Roland Orzabel collaboration, or a Tears For Fears album produced by Wilson.

How about a Steve Wilson/ Brian Wilson collaboration...

or an XTC album produced by Steve Wilson...

or a brand spankin new Pink Floyd album produced by Steve Wilson...

or a Jeff Lynn/ Brian Wilson collaboration...

or a TFF album produced by Jeff Lynn...

or an XTC album produced by Jeff Lynn...

or an Opeth album produced by Jeff Lynn...OK, I've gone too far.

[BarryL]

Nobody even wants an ELO album produced by Jeff Lynn.

Maybe a Paul McCartney album produced by Jeff Lynn would be good for both their careers.

[tentoze]

Hasn't been anything new recently to send me to the music store. I've been listening to some excellent early appalachian recordings from the Smithsonian, and some world music comps.

[Troy]

And, my iPod on shuffle. Which provides me with great music all week, but kind of screws up having material for my Tuesday list.

Definitely my problem as well.

That said, that new Echolyn album is excellent. I'm playing the hell out of it lately. Some huge pop hooks sewn into epic prog-rock. It's got great production values and features a ton of interesting instrumentation like clavinet, theremin, vibes and some really tasty brass. My fave rease of 2005 so far.

mp3s here and check out the video too:
http://echolyn.com/discography.asp?iAlbumID=8

Also picked up an Umphrey's McGee disc as well. It's in the car . . . It had a googlemap of Chicago on the cover. Like a cross between Phish and Dixie Dregs. Quirky, fast and complex.

[Finch Platte]

Also picked up an Umphrey's McGee disc as well. It's in the car . . . It had a googlemap of Chicago on the cover. Like a cross between Phish and Dixie Dregs. Quirky, fast and complex.

Umphrey's McGee- heard of 'em?

Where'dja get it?

fp

[magno@mac.com]

.....

Umphrey's McGee- heard of 'em?

Where'dja get it?

fp

[Troy]

Umphrey's McGee- heard of 'em?

Where'dja get it?

fp

I found it used on the weekend. It's pretty darn good. I think you might like it.

I saw them on TV recently and they smoked.

[Jim Clark]

Nothing to report, no time. But I was saddened to read about Masonjar. Jar, I hope they're able to nail it down and get it corrected very soon. Knowing how miserable an illness can be, I hope and pray for nothing but the best for you.

Regards,
jc

[-Jar-]

Nothing to report, no time. But I was saddened to read about Masonjar. Jar, I hope they're able to nail it down and get it corrected very soon. Knowing how miserable an illness can be, I hope and pray for nothing but the best for you.

Regards,
jc

Thanks so much Jim. I appreciate your thoughts. And I can now report that the problem IS nailed down.

Gall Stones.

Doh.

At least we know!

I guess I'll be going under the knife pretty soon..

Oy.

-jar

[magno@mac.com]

The following CDs have been getting lotsa play this week:

Paco de Lucia: Siroco --- This is one of his best and purest Flamenco albums

Gorillaz: Demon Days --- I never thought I'd want tto buy this record but did it anyway cuz my wife loves it. Turns out the poor sound systems I'd been hearing this album on were missing half of what was musically going on. Great record. Turn the subwoofer to 11.

Los Lobos : Kiko -- The album that made alot of people go "That's Los Lobos???" There are some straight-ahead rock songs, but it's largely a dark record.


Bill Evans: The complete Village Vanguard sessions --- as I've already mentioned, this is a must-have mini box set of 3 cds. It contains all of the material found on "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" and "Waltz for Debbie" an unreleased "Gloria's Step" , and it's all been remastered in analogue.

Joni Mitchello: Mingus (HDCD). -- This features Jaco Pastorius and Herbie Hancock.

and for anyone who may not know what that means... on Tuesdays, we all list what we've listened to during the week. Some people like to make comments about, or review, their listening choices. Others (like me), are lazy and just prefer just to list the CDs without comments.

The Killers - Hot Fuss
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Blue Rodeo - Palace of Gold
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
The Honeydogs - 10,000 years
Colin James - Limelight

A Soundgarden comp that a friend of mine made for me.

And, my iPod on shuffle. Which provides me with great music all week, but kind of screws up having material for my Tuesday list.

[audiobill]

The Books - Lost & Safe
Beck - Guero
Augie March - Strange Bird
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Worlds Apart
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
Nada Surf - The Weight is...
Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
Neil Young - Prairie Wind
Pernice Brothers - Nobody's Watching (Live)
Pete Yorn - Musicforthemorningafter

That's it for now.

Big News for Me:

5th Generation ipod, in black, 60 gig was ordered from apple, yesterday.
I'll be asking those appipodites on RR tons of questions once it arrives.

Can't wait,
Bill

[-Jar-]

maybe some old I-pods will start showing up on eBay?