What is spinning?

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Originally Posted by bobsticks

np Mark Knopfler's "One Take Radio Sessions". One take, no overdubs, as simple as it gets.

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Great pick Bob! :thumbsup:

I really don't think one can wrong with any of Knofler's work. Having just said that I'm switching gears a bit for the evening hours. Loaded and ready for consumption:
1) Social Distortion-"Social Distortion"; if you haven't seen these guys live you're missing out
2) New Order--"The Peel Sessions";very much reminiscent of JD
3) Danzig--"Danzig"
4) Lords of Acid--"Lords of Acid versus Detroit"
5) The Mission UK--"The First Chapter"

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Originally Posted by Stone

Lately, these:

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I'm anticipating a viewing of We Jam Econo tomorrow night.

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Love me some Minutemen...may I suggest you follow up with...

<img src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc600/c612/c61223o2203.jpg">

or maybe...

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'83 was a very good year for the Minutemen. Let us know how the film is...I've not seen it playin' around here. Is it on video or somethin'?

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Originally Posted by bobsticks

I really don't think one can wrong with any of Knofler's work. Having just said that I'm switching gears a bit for the evening hours. Loaded and ready for consumption:
1) Social Distortion-"Social Distortion"; if you haven't seen these guys live you're missing out

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Yup...great live band in their day...but to be honest, I kinda think those days may have passed. I'm sure they put on a respectable show still...they've got a great back catalog and that kinda rootsy rockin' comes across great in a bar or small venue like they'll usually be found playin'. But, I don't think I'll ever see 'em play a show to match seeing 'em play for about 50 people in a little dive bar doing an all ages show...selling hand painted T-shirts for 5 bucks...and keeping the set goin' for almost 2 hours and several broken guitar strings. Early 80s sometime...not sure exactly when. Before I could drink...had to sneak in a little somethin', somethin'.

Next time they came to town wasn't until after they got that Ball and Chain song played a bit on the radio and suddenly they packed about 2 thousand people into a much tamer venue and played a straight up hour or so set with no audience interaction to speak of. They still played their hearts out up there, but man was the smell of change in the air.

Still were, and I have to believe still are, a good band live and I'd recommend them to anyone. Just couldn't resist the urge to daydream a bit.

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Originally Posted by Davey

That Archer Prewitt is pretty lush. Couple others from last year with that lush sound were the Nine Horses Snow Borne Sorrow and Andrew Bird Mysterious Production of Eggs, both near the top of my year end list. Couple words below from a guy at the Tucson Weekly who had both Nine Horses and Prewitt on his year-ender (and his colleague has Andrew Bird covered too ;)) ... http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Mu...id=oid%3A76832

Nine Horses, Snow Borne Sorrow (Samadhi Sound)
Nine Horses features singer-songwriter David Sylvian, his drummer-percussionist brother Steve Jansen (the two were members of the 1980s new wave band Japan) and German experimentalist Burnt Friedman (of the space jazz outfit Flanger). The roster of guests includes longtime Sylvian collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto. Subtle undercurrents of dub and jazz ripple through lush tribal-ambient dance-rock with lyrics balanced between social commentary and personal confession. This gorgeous disc is a departure from Sylvian's recent experiments in noise and collage, and it will thrill Japan fans whose tastes have grown up with them.

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Woke up in a dreamy hippy mood this morning.No idea where that came from. Therefore the day shall start with a rotation of:

"Spirit - Spirit of 76".

Also thanks guys for the recomendations. My record buying somehow stalled towards the end of last year but thanks to you is again in full swing.
I shall order the Ian Love (thanks Mike) and the Nine Horses (thanks Davey- I do like David Sylvian).
Rain, wind and no B.O.T.-back to normal I guess.

So have a good one.

Peace

Bernd:5:

Cold, but no snow this am!

Starting with an old favorite that I don't listen to often enough

Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer ~ When I Go

-dave

starting off very much mellow with the Corrs' "Home", a collection of reworked "traditional Irish songs". Where's the coffee?

Simple, lush and beautiful - I like!

HEM ~ Rabbit Songs

-dave

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Originally Posted by nobody

Let us know how the film is...I've not seen it playin' around here. Is it on video or somethin'?

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I will let you know how it is. No, it's not on video. It's playing for one night here at a local arts coop that shows indie films. It looks like it was in the St. Louis area for a few days last month.

http://www.theminutemen.com/screenings.html

Beautifully crafted melodic songs from, " Picture House - Karmarama", start the weekend off.

Enjoy

Bernd :16:

Point conceded sir nobody. I saw the SD guys a couple of months ago and father-time has taken his toll. That said, few out there put as much blood,sweat and tears into a show to this day...but there's nothing wrong with daydreaming.

Now spinning--"Symphony No.3 in C Minor,OP78" by Camille Saint-Saens(Munch/BSO/Berj Zamkochian on organ). At times airy but with massive dynamic shifts that shock the system. This and three cups of Stewarts have me running around in circles.

Someone else is putting in an overdue performance on the round spot.

"Keith Christmas - Timeless & Strange"

Have not listened to that one for years. So much music so little time.

Peace

Bernd:6:

Spinning Garrison Starr ~ Live at 9:30 Club 11/18/00 - EP

Nice raw sound, cranked.

-dave

...and in celebration,locked and loaded are:

1) Branford Marsalis--'The Steep Anthology"
2) Billie Holiday--'Lady in Satin'
3) Keb'Mo--'Keep it Simple'
4) Renee Fleming-'Haunted Heart'
5) Erykah Badu--'Baduizm"

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Originally Posted by bobsticks

...and in celebration,locked and loaded are:

1) Branford Marsalis--'The Steep Anthology"
2) Billie Holiday--'Lady in Satin'
3) Keb'Mo--'Keep it Simple'
4) Renee Fleming-'Haunted Heart'
5) Erykah Badu--'Baduizm"

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Nice selection bobsticks,

It is indeed a time to celebrate. I really enjoy listening to Keb'Mo.

Starting my Saturday morning on the spot is: "Jack Johnson - In between Dreams".

Have a good one

Bernd:16:

Starting off with another listen to Neko Case ~ Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Not quite up there with Blacklisted IMO, but one of the best I've heard so far this year.

-dave

Moving on to one of the few things from the 70's worth remembering -

Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson ~ Quah

Some of the best folk-blues your ever going to hear! :thumbsup:

-dave

Good day to all. What a pleasant morning here, sun is threatening to shine and the chill in the air is receding. Wrapping up Monk's "Criss-Cross" and soon to be spinning will be:
Dvorak's Symphonies No.8 & 9--The Ceveland Orchestra/George Szell(SACD)

hhhmmmnn...maybe a trip to Chicago tonight. Can you say " House of Blues"? Can ya say "Cubby Bear"?
Cheers to all...

P.S. has anyone else noticed the influx of folks shilling their wares around here?







Where's my Christian t-shirt?

NP: Blue Rose Cafe ~ A Reunion & Tribute to Pat Long

Want a taste of real mid-70's Oklahoma red dirt sound? Then look no further than this disk. Kevin Welch and company do an outstanding job of paying tribute to Pat Long, their close friend and co-founder of Blue Rose Cafe. There's even a song about a tractor for cripes sake! This is one of those must haves for anyone that appreciates songs of the heartland IMO. Check out the liner notes -

It was 1975 and the Norman, Oklahoma-based band Blue Rose Café was on the cutting edge of the progressive country/rock sound that was popular in the American Southwest. Five young Okie musicians, Pat Long, Kevin Welch, Gary Johnson, Mike McCarty and Steve Grunder, got together and decided to mix country, folk, rock and pop styles with a little swing, jazz, bluegrass and blues influence to create music that still sounds fresh today, some 27 years later. Long was the lead singer and principal songwriter, Welch held down the lead guitar duties, Johnson played keyboards and the rhythm section was Grunder on bass and McCarty on drums. Welch and Johnson also sang lead on occasion, but it was really Pat Long's band, featuring his own songs and many written by the band's mentor, John Hadley - then an art professor at the University of Oklahoma. The band did a lot of others songs as well, introducing listeners to many great songwriters such as Willis Alan Ramsey, Bill Caswell, Kinky Friedman, John Hiatt and Woody Guthrie, all included on this disc. But it is on Pat's songs and the others he sang that the band really found its identity and that is what we need to remember now.

On a hot August Oklahoma night, the four surviving original members, along with Norman musicians and a few special guests, re-created those days with a performance that was both exciting and healing. In front of over 200 friends and fans, the band gave Pat a fitting goodbye on his songs "I'll Be Seeing You Sometime," "Separate Waves," "I Wish I Was Home," "Long Way to Travel," and "You'll Never Be Alone," as well as on a handful of cover songs that Long brought to the band.

What you hold in your hands now has to qualify as the very first Blue Rose Café record, but let's not mistake this for only nostalgia. Pat Long's songs deserve a listen by the countless roots and singer/songwriter fans who today come hear Kevin Welch on a regular basis. Now, when Welch sings John Hiatt's "Train to Birmingham," as he does on most nights in clubs, coffeehouses and festivals all across the world, it will be in tribute to his dear friend. Without Pat Long's life there never would have been a Blue Rose Café, and without his death this album never would have had to be made. But it did have to be made. For Pat, for Kevin and Mike and Gary and Steve and everyone who ran with the crazy circus that was Blue Rose Café. And most of all for Pat's parents, Jack and Barbara, and for his kids, Olivia and Cassie.

In my 30 years in music, I have never been so moved as I was on the night this recording was made, and hearing it back now only makes it better. Even if you never knew Pat or heard Blue Rose Café, listen to this recording with your heart wide open, maybe on a warm summer night or early fall morning, both of which reflect the beauty that was this band. I plan to listen to it again right now over a nice warm cup of coffee on the porch of the Blue Door, a place that could never have happened without the spirit of Blue Rose Café.

Greg Johnson
The Blue Door
Oklahoma City

http://cdbaby.com/cd/bluerosecafe

NP: Bobby Bare ~ The Moon Was Blue

Just plain frecking good, enough said.

-dave

Oklahoma red dirt blowin' in the wind today

Cross Canadian Ragweed ~ Soul Gravy to be followed by Stoney LaRue ~ The Red Dirt Album

Will pull some Buck Owens out of the archive for later.

-dave

now spinning:
"Go With The Flow" by Walter Beasley, a thoroughly forgettable affair that may continue its life as a frisbee. However, I'm confident in the on-deck selection, "Mugzy's Moves" by
Royal Crown Revue. I have a long-overdue commitment this evening to an obscenly large steak, shrimp cocktail w/wasabi and a beverage or three, so everyone enjoy your night and enjoy your music...

...Cheers!

Nick Cave ~ Kickin" Against The Pricks

Killer rendition of that ol chestnut *By The Time I Get To Phoenix*

Alan:6:

Earlier, it was Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms on vinyl.

Now it is Tom Rush - Merrimack County on vinyl.

JD

Sunday morning lineup -

Aimee Mann ~ Bachelor No. 2

Deadman ~ Paramour

Over the Rhine ~ Ohio

Mary Gauthier ~ Mercy Now

-dave

Great getaway weekend full of live music, good food, and comraderie.Caught a break here at work and reliving the revelry w/
B.B. KING--Paying The Cost To Be The Boss

Good day to all...

Good Tuesday everyone!

NP: k.d. lang ~ All You Can Eat

-dave

Yes, good Tuesday to eyeryone from me, too.

Doing the rotation bit are:

"Ashtray Hearts - Old Numbers".

Peace

Bernd:16:

Moving back on to home soil:

"Richard Ashcroft - Human Condition"

followed by

"Echo and the Bunnymen - Siberia".

Peace

Bernd:16:

G'day everyone. Giving a first-time audition to "Back To Bedlam" by James Blunt. So far, nothing groungbreaking but certainly servicable. This one may require a few spins.
Looking forward to a day of good music, and some point, I'm gonna watch a movie about a really big monkey...

Cheers to all

The B.O.T. is out, so it calls for something uplifting to be placed on the round Table:

"The Comsat Angels - From Beyond".

Peace

Bernd:16:

Well the rain is back and the mood changed. It is helped along by:

"Tom Ovans - The Beat Trade".

Peace

Bernd:17:

Bernd,
Sorry to hear about the sudden inclement conditions; this too shall pass.
Now spinning: Love Deluxe--Sade.lush

No change on the weather front. Never mind. Starting me off today is :

"XTC - English Settlement".

Followed by a favourite of mine:

"Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now".

Peace

Bernd:5:

[QUOTE=Bernd]No change on the weather front. Never mind.

Yeah, brother Bernd, it's crap here today as well. I', kicking off today with Yo Yo Ma's Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert.
I'm just going to pretend like it is really spring.

Wind, rain, hail, heavy lighting and tornadoes...yeah, it's spring in Oklahoma!

Got me some Mary Gauthier ~ Mercy Now spinning as well. Hey, it's Bernd's fault! :)

-dave

Lightening and tornadoes, eh? That's when I switch to industrial.

I'll have to give this Mary Gaulthier a listen as I am unfamiliar. Thanks for the rec.

Hey, last night I listened to your avatar's namesake. Great night music in the city--disenfranchisement of the urban proletariat and all that bu^^$*!t. Good stuff.

Do you think we can get away with blaming Bernd for this? I'll call the EPA.

Cheers

Hey don't blame me, it's crappy here too. I thought about blaming you.
Anyway the sky is the same as yesterday so a quick blast of :

"The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music", before I head outside and get soaked again.

Bobsticks "Mercy Now" is a great album also try "Filth & Fire"

Later guys...........

Bernd:16:

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Hey don't blame me, it's crappy here too. I thought about blaming you.

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Not for the weather, for the need to pull "Mercy Now" off the shelf for a listen :)

NP: John Gorka ~ Land of the Bottom Line

-dave

NS--James Blunt--back to bedlam
It took me a while to figure out my apprehension for this one. After a few spins it occured to me that I have arbitrarily and unfairly assigned this poor fellow the image of Jamie Cullum in my mind--slithering around like an autistic seven year old,randomly clapping and moving against any audible beat.Right. Having exorcised that I can embrace this pretty easily. Thumbs up...er,sorry James

Welcome to the weekend