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Post by jhar26 on Nov 16, 2013 8:10:55 GMT -5
Joan Jett - Unvarnished (she's back!) Yes, I tried to check it out on Spotify, but it's not on there. |
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Post by arjan on Nov 16, 2013 8:40:53 GMT -5
well, the beauty of Joan Jett... you know exactly what you get and this is no different  |
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Post by jhar26 on Nov 16, 2013 9:54:40 GMT -5
well, the beauty of Joan Jett... you know exactly what you get and this is no different True. You know that you're going to get honest feelgood rock'n'roll. But you never know how good the material will be. |
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Post by jhar26 on Nov 16, 2013 13:46:53 GMT -5
Some recent buys....  Their latest one. Still sounds very much like the Deep Purple of old. Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord are no longer there, but you never would guess that if you wouldn't know it.  Something of a classic in the Americana genre, but I'm not convinced. They have the right sound, but the songs don't do it for me. Perhaps they will grow on me after a few more listens, but I doubt it. .....and some box sets. The only good thing about the cd market collapsing is that you can now buy huge amounts of music for very little money.  The three albums the Small Faces did for Immediate in a box set.  Early Rod is the best ever Rod. Some would say it's the only Rod you'll ever need. This set has his first four solo albums plus some singles and never before released songs. You can do without those. It's the albums proper that it's all about, especially the first three. But although they are officially solo albums, they could just as easily have been Faces albums because all the Faces play on these songs and Ron Wood wrote some of the tunes with Rod. |
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Post by erik on Nov 16, 2013 19:17:23 GMT -5
Quote by jhar26 re. Rod Stewart:
Probably true. But I'm afraid Rod the Mod wore out his welcome with me years ago, after having to listen classic rock stations play "Maggie Mae" over and over again until I got sick and f***ing tired of it. Now I just change the stations when anything of his comes on.
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Post by egoodstein on Nov 16, 2013 21:15:54 GMT -5
I like Rod ok w. Faces & early albums, esp. Gasoline Alley. After that I can't stand his stuff. (My wife however likes more of his stuff  |
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Post by jhar26 on Nov 17, 2013 12:05:42 GMT -5
Quote by jhar26 re. Rod Stewart: Probably true. But I'm afraid Rod the Mod wore out his welcome with me years ago, after having to listen classic rock stations play "Maggie Mae" over and over again until I got sick and f***ing tired of it. Now I just change the stations when anything of his comes on. Well, Maggie Mae is great. It's overplayed, but that's of course not the song's fault. But the same is true for many other 'classic rock' artists. Most of them have a wealth of goodies to pick from, yet the radio always plays the same two or three songs. |
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Post by jhar26 on Nov 17, 2013 12:14:12 GMT -5
I like Rod ok w. Faces & early albums, esp. Gasoline Alley. After that I can't stand his stuff. (My wife however likes more of his stuff Btw - the box set contains his first FIVE albums, not just four. First four are very good, fifth one ("Smiler") is mediocre-ish. But yeah, his early stuff is great. The first four solo albums where he's even original in that he finds sort of a balance between blues rock and folk rock that is often dominated by accoustic instruments, yet rocks hard. Than there's the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group who were doing kinda the same thing as Led Zeppelin were doing at the time. If Rod had called it quits around 1973 he would be a legend now. |
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Post by erik on Dec 27, 2013 14:17:16 GMT -5
 Two works by the Maverick of Minimalism, Philip Glass: one, "Itaipu", a choral work based on indigenous South American texts; and "The Canyon", a tone poem about an imaginary canyon. Both are performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the man who was their music director from 1967 to 1991, Robert Shaw, along with the A.S.O. Chorus. |
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Post by jhar26 on Jan 11, 2014 6:13:45 GMT -5
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Post by robertaxel on Jan 11, 2014 10:04:08 GMT -5
Excellent purchases pretty much.. not sure I would spring for Beyonce but enjoy!
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Post by jhar26 on Jan 11, 2014 10:10:04 GMT -5
Excellent purchases pretty much.. not sure I would spring for Beyonce but enjoy!Well, we have to join the 21st century at some point, Robert.  And if a youngster when going over my collection would say that there's so much old stuff in there I can say, "Hey, I'm cool. I even have a Beyonce album!"   |
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Post by egoodstein on Jan 11, 2014 14:06:49 GMT -5
Those 'Classic Album Ones' are good value even as imports here in USA for the amount of music there. I have Doris Day ones (2 vols) in fact & -- hahaha . Also one of the Nat Cole ones. I'm thinking of getting Lee Morgan set too. They DO have some pop ones of '50's/60's era by the way, so if you're long-lived you can pick up a Beyoncé one in about 70 years! |
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Post by jhar26 on Jan 11, 2014 14:22:55 GMT -5
Those 'Classic Album Ones' are good value even as imports here in USA for the amount of music there. I have Doris Day ones (2 vols) in fact & -- hahaha . Also one of the Nat Cole ones. I'm thinking of getting Lee Morgan set too. They DO have some pop ones of '50's/60's era by the way, so if you're long-lived you can pick up a Beyoncé one in about 70 years! The Doris Day and Nat "King" Cole sets are on my wishlist at Amazon, Ed. And I plan to buy some more of their rock and instrumental jazz sets too. It's excellent value for very little money. For more recent music (late 60's up to about the late 80's I guess) there's another series - Orginal Album Classics, usually three to (mostly) five albums in their original covers in a cardboard box. I hope that this series will get to Beyoncé sooner than 70 years from now. |
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Post by egoodstein on Jan 11, 2014 14:25:01 GMT -5
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Post by robertaxel on Jan 11, 2014 16:26:17 GMT -5
Excellent purchases pretty much.. not sure I would spring for Beyonce but enjoy!Well, we have to join the 21st century at some point, Robert. And if a youngster when going over my collection would say that there's so much old stuff in there I can say, "Hey, I'm cool. I even have a Beyonce album!" I have everything Regina Spektor has recorded in the 21st century, Gaston ... and she started in the East Village, so major cool points.. heh! |
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Post by jhar26 on Jan 11, 2014 16:59:27 GMT -5
Well, we have to join the 21st century at some point, Robert. And if a youngster when going over my collection would say that there's so much old stuff in there I can say, "Hey, I'm cool. I even have a Beyonce album!" I have everything Regina Spektor has recorded in the 21st century, Gaston ... and she started in the East Village, so major cool points.. heh! Definitely. But I always knew that you are a hipster, Robert. |
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Post by erik on Jan 11, 2014 22:41:28 GMT -5
 I mentioned Jennifer Higdon's name in the thread about female composers. This Telarc recording of two of her works ("City Scape"; "Concerto For Orchestra") by Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra demonstrates why she is a significant force in contemporary American classical music (IMHO).  Ms. Higdon's Violin Concerto was written specifically for the violinist in question here, Hilary Hahn, who gives a fine performance of it here. In a fairly daring move, she also pairs it with one of the greatest of all violin concertos, namely Tchaikovsky's. Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharhamonic Orchestra in this DG recording. |
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Post by egoodstein on Jan 12, 2014 0:55:41 GMT -5
Oh yes, Jennifer Higdon. Glad you mentioned her: I like the stuff of hers I've heard quite a lot. I will check out that City Scape/Concerto album. Thanks. |
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Post by erik on Jan 12, 2014 13:54:48 GMT -5
There's definitely something to be said for Ms. Higdon's compositions, and, indeed, for almost any work of contemporary American classical music. It doesn't have to be atonal, or minimalist, or off-the-wall to be special (IMHO).
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Post by jhar26 on Jan 12, 2014 14:50:37 GMT -5
There's definitely something to be said for Ms. Higdon's compositions, and, indeed, for almost any work of contemporary American classical music. It doesn't have to be atonal, or minimalist, or off-the-wall to be special (IMHO). It's a bold statement - perhaps TOO bold a statement in fact, but I think that atonal more or less had it's day. And minimalist to a large degree has become post-minimalist as well. Most composers no longer want to write pieces that are played one time and then end up in a library somewhere. They want their music to be performed and recorded. Some might call that catering to the audience, but I think that it will get rid of a lot of the charlatans who's explanations of their music are usually a lot more interesting than the works themselves. |
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Post by Andrew on Jan 24, 2014 21:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by jhar26 on Jan 24, 2014 21:41:30 GMT -5
^^^^ It's been awhile since I've heard from MC Carpenter. Back in the 90's I used to buy all her stuff, but I lost track of her somewhere along the way. Anyway, good to see you in this neck of the Woods, Andrew. |
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Post by Andrew on Jan 25, 2014 0:05:46 GMT -5
I got the internet on my home computer again, so it's much easier now. I was restricted to my comparatively teeny "smart phone" which was not much fun I have to say.
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Post by Andrew on Jan 25, 2014 14:51:31 GMT -5
Okay, every time I click something I get a pop-up. Sorry pro-boards but I agree to turn off my adblocker but pop-ups are a big no-no.
Anyway! Today was flea market day, so treasures!
Including a little CD-sized cardboard box in near-mind condition which contained the two-CD "All Things Must Pass" by George Harrison. Released in 2001, tons of extra tracks, lovely little package. Two bucks. Another two bucks got me a used CD copy of the Residents 1977 live album "Pingerprince." I forego several Frank Zappa CDs from the same seller because I typically only want to pay a buck for a CD at the flea market, but now I'm wondering if I should have gotten them too. Also passed up a Bootsy Collins CD, same seller. Hmm.
Anyway, it's so true what Gaston says about finding CDs dirt cheap. For a buck I found things I used to have but no longer and other good collection additions:
Violent Femmes self-titled debut
Neil Young - Harvest (I know, it will put me to sleep, but sometimes you just need it)
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session
Everything But the Girl - Amplified Heart
Van Morrison - Moondance (one of my new goals is to listen to more Van Morrison)
Uncut Magazine presents John Peel's Festive 15 (various cool indie-type bands from some time ago)
Yaz - Upstairs at Erics
Plus tons of LPs for a buck each. That collection is exploding. Some call me a hoarder, no kidding, but I just use the word "collection." If I get things better organized, I will call myself a "curator" dammit.
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And if a youngster when going over my collection would say that there's so much old stuff in there I can say, "Hey, I'm cool. I even have a Beyonce album!" 
