What Are You Listening To Now?

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:05 pm

'Easter Everywhere' - 2nd consequtive listen

My annual Easter Sunday album of choice. I've had this record since I was 17 and it just gets better with every listen. It is an extraordinary album from start to finish. Their 'Baby Blue' is probably my favorite Dylan cover while 'Dust' and 'I Had To Tell You' are breathtakingly beautiful. In terms of higher conciousness through chemistry I don't think many songs can outdo 'Slip Inside This House'.

olan · Post by **olan** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:54 pm

redcloud wrote:'Easter Everywhere' - 2nd consequtive listen

My annual Easter Sunday album of choice. I've had this record since I was 17 and it just gets better with every listen. It is an extraordinary album from start to finish. Their 'Baby Blue' is probably my favorite Dylan cover while 'Dust' and 'I Had To Tell You' are breathtakingly beautiful. In terms of higher conciousness through chemistry I don't think many songs can outdo 'Slip Inside This House'.

What a great idea. I'll give that a spin next. Meanwhile we are listening to Brain Donor's Drain'd Boner here at serious volume as the neighbours are giving Coldplay a listen and we can't be having any of that.

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:26 pm

Next up:

MC5 - 'Back In The USA'

I wrote a long essay about the importance of this album. I may post it here. I'm trying to get my 11 year old son to understand just how great this record is.

Apologies too for the spelling mistakes in the above post about the Elevators album....I was typing fast while cooking our Easter roast.

taikonaut · Post by **taikonaut** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:09 pm

redcloud wrote:Next up:

MC5 - 'Back In The USA'

I wrote a long essay about the importance of this album. I may post it here. I'm trying to get my 11 year old son to understand just how great this record is.

Apologies too for the spelling mistakes in the above post about the Elevators album....I was typing fast while cooking our Easter roast.

My son loves it.. (that and "the evil one" by roky).. me too of course although I absolutely hate the poor mixing/mastering.
I always have to resort to heavy equalisation when listening to that album - have done so for over 20 years.

A remastering wouldnÂ´t be enough but if they mix it all from scratch then there surely must be some salvageable oomph, bass and bottom in there somewhere.
The Jon Landau "for nostalgic reasons I want everything to sound like a cheap radio from the fifties"-thing seems to have happened during the mixing stage. I bet the original tapes are great!

also jumping on the easter-bandwagon (the alt stereo mix from the sign box)

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:52 am

Grateful Dead - 9/28/72 Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, NJ

Post by **runcible** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:21 am

redcloud wrote:Grateful Dead - 9/28/72 Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, NJ

Ooh - I'm just a few days ahead of you:
Grateful Dead - Palace Theatre, 9/24/72!

jack white · Post by **jack white** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:25 am

SH/SL

mkb · Post by **mkb** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:54 am

jack white wrote:SH/SL

How is it? I'm gonna hold off, it's only one more week.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:51 pm

redcloud wrote:MC5 - 'Back In The USA'

I so wish this was produced/mastered better too. KOTJ had such a powerful sound and this sounds so wimpy compared to it. I also found it much more interesting when the band were mixing up free jazz rather than just straight up rock n roll revivalism. KOTJ had that through the big, almost white noise wigouts, and High Time had the horn section

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:24 pm

angelsighs wrote:
redcloud wrote:MC5 - 'Back In The USA'
I so wish this was produced/mastered better too. KOTJ had such a powerful sound and this sounds so wimpy compared to it. I also found it much more interesting when the band were mixing up free jazz rather than just straight up rock n roll revivalism. KOTJ had that through the big, almost white noise wigouts, and High Time had the horn section

I will post what I wrote about this album in a new thread. It might make for some good discussion. In a nutshell though...I don't think it is their best album, "High Time' wins that award. But, as a band, I do think 'Back In The USA' is probably their most important album.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:14 pm

redcloud wrote:
angelsighs wrote:
redcloud wrote:MC5 - 'Back In The USA'
I so wish this was produced/mastered better too. KOTJ had such a powerful sound and this sounds so wimpy compared to it. I also found it much more interesting when the band were mixing up free jazz rather than just straight up rock n roll revivalism. KOTJ had that through the big, almost white noise wigouts, and High Time had the horn section
I will post what I wrote about this album in a new thread. It might make for some good discussion. In a nutshell though...I don't think it is their best album, "High Time' wins that award. But, as a band, I do think 'Back In The USA' is probably their most important album.

thanks, i'd be interested in reading that. for me KOTJ is still the daddy. I'd love a reissue of that as well, with the other songs played that night. Infact the bands catalogue has been pretty ill served generally. there needs to be a proper rarities compilation too.

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:14 am

angelsighs wrote: thanks, i'd be interested in reading that. for me KOTJ is still the daddy. I'd love a reissue of that as well, with the other songs played that night. Infact the bands catalogue has been pretty ill served generally. there needs to be a proper rarities compilation too.

Sundazed Records have reissued all three LP's. I haven't heard their 'Back in the USA' reissue but I trust Sundazed to do a good job. Their 'High Time' looks and sounds brilliant.

Regarding rarites...there are a handful out there. One of the best is 'Babes In Arms', which was originally released on cassette only by ROIR in 1983. I actually have one that I played constantly in high school. But, at some point in the 90's they decided to release it on LP and maybe CD. I have a vinyl copy of it now too.

'Power Trip' is decent but much of it is bootleg material that doesn't sound brilliant. It's for enthusiasts and collectors only (although the 'Black To Comm' on this album is pretty awesome...listening to it now and it sounds like 'Suicide' and 'Revolution' rolled into one massive sonic assault).

Post by **runcible** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:34 pm

The Rain Parade - Demolition
Various roots reggae
Humble Pie - As Safe As Yesterday
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Gold

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:41 pm

Last night I listened to all three MC5 albums in a row. Man, this band is easily amongst the greatest rock and roll bands...ever! On any given day I may even argue that they WERE the greatest. So much power and primal energy. Listening to 'I Want You, Right Now' and the massive sonic assault, which is 44 years old can still put many of today's heavy rock bands to shame.

spunder · Post by **spunder** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:48 pm

angelsighs wrote:
redcloud wrote:MC5 - 'Back In The USA'
I so wish this was produced/mastered better too. KOTJ had such a powerful sound and this sounds so wimpy compared to it. I also found it much more interesting when the band were mixing up free jazz rather than just straight up rock n roll revivalism. KOTJ had that through the big, almost white noise wigouts, and High Time had the horn section

sure i read that they used to listen to playbacks / mixes of 'Back in the USA' at full tilt on the studio monitors which clouded judgement as to what they were going to sound like when finished. live versions of some of the songs certainly do have much more welly.

jadams501 · Post by **jadams501** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:59 am

The Strokes - Life Is Simple In The Moonlight

A fantastic, melancholy gem from the last Strokes album.

taikonaut · Post by **taikonaut** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:32 am

spunder wrote: sure i read that they used to listen to playbacks / mixes of 'Back in the USA' at full tilt on the studio monitors.

sounds nice

and?... I like it better than the extremely overrated debut... yes it is fuckin OK!,,... but high time is a lot better than bitusa could have been... sry but itÂ´s high time for me.. one of the best ever made!

gnorethedrunk

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:30 am

taikonaut wrote:
spunder wrote: sure i read that they used to listen to playbacks / mixes of 'Back in the USA' at full tilt on the studio monitors.
sounds nice

and?... I like it better than the extremely overrated debut... yes it is fuckin OK!,,... but high time is a lot better than bitusa could have been... sry but itÂ´s high time for me.. one of the best ever made!

gnorethedrunk

I agree with you that 'High Time' was their best. But, I disagree with the statement that KOTJ is "extremely overrated". It is an absolute monster album that to this day is capable of kicking the shit out of most heavy rock bands. It's brutally raw and full of energy.

'Back in the USA'....shoddy production aside this one is not to be dismissed or overlooked.

spunder · Post by **spunder** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:11 am

this mornin i blew the cobwebs from the eardrums with The Men live on WFMU. during the breakdown in 'Bataille' he starts quoting transparent radiation....excelllent stuff

olan · Post by **olan** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:07 am

Spiritualized: Sweet heart, sweet light.

Gotta love your first listen to a new Spiritualized album.....beautiful.

spunder · Post by **spunder** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:47 am

olan wrote:Spiritualized: Sweet heart, sweet light.

Gotta love your first listen to a new Spiritualized album.....beautiful.

how would you say it compares to songs in A&E and amazing grace? i'm not really a fan of those last 2 albums. intrigued as i'm holding off listenig untill i get my copy next week....

clewsr · Post by **clewsr** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:05 pm

olan wrote:Spiritualized: Sweet heart, sweet light.

Gotta love your first listen to a new Spiritualized album.....beautiful.

My Vinyl just arrived! Playing loud and typing fast heh.

clewsr · Post by **clewsr** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:29 pm

I can attest that the vinyl sounds loads better than the internet stream.

Now playing - heading for the top

olan · Post by **olan** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:29 pm

spunder wrote:
olan wrote:Spiritualized: Sweet heart, sweet light.

Gotta love your first listen to a new Spiritualized album.....beautiful.
how would you say it compares to songs in A&E and amazing grace? i'm not really a fan of those last 2 albums. intrigued as i'm holding off listenig untill i get my copy next week....

Jesus. Difficult question to answer after 2 listens. Ask me in three months time.

First record is very strong. Second record didn't hit as hard....

BVCP206 · Post by **BVCP206** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:41 am

Trembling Bells & Bonnie Prince Billy - The Marble Downs
Trembling Bells - The Constant Pageant (the track Otley Rock Oracle goes all over the place and is amazing)

Hard to describe the sound I guess ramped up alt punk folk

,takes a couple of listens but once under your skin you'll be hooked

niamhm · Post by **niamhm** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:50 pm

White Hills -No Game To Play,

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:32 am

Screaming Trees - Last Words

shalloboi · Post by **shalloboi** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:26 am

a few things today-
the cure- 'disintegration'
a playlist i made and
this little gem-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZunWLFvF04Y

jadams501 · Post by **jadams501** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:03 am

Raspberries - If You Change Your Mind

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:06 am

jadams501 wrote:Raspberries - If You Change Your Mind

Go All The Way!

nickh · Post by **nickh** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:12 pm

Hasil Adkins - Chicken Walk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AleuLV ... re=related

mc · Post by mc » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:21 pm

Burial - Kindred EP

niamhm · Post by **niamhm** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:41 pm

Tame Impala _Inner Vision , a bit late to this ,something put me of at the time ,but this last week or so been listening ,man its good.

niamhm · Post by **niamhm** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:44 pm

mc wrote:Burial - Kindred EP

man thats good ,love it ,quite astonishing really ,35mins. of late night awesomeness,

Broc · Post by **Broc** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:25 pm

Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful Life. Plain Recordings reissue, excellent job, sounds great.

Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain should arrive early next week too, really looking forward to it after hearing the quality of the Wonderful Life LP. They did a great job on the first two Sparklehorse LPs as well.

It's a real shame there'll be no more Sparklehorse/Mark Linkous music, I was a big fan from the early days. RIP.

mc · Post by mc » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:38 pm

niamhm wrote:
mc wrote:Burial - Kindred EP
man thats good ,love it ,quite astonishing really ,35mins. of late night awesomeness,

Too right. I can't even begin to describe how incredible it is.

olan · Post by **olan** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:30 pm

The Heads: Radio One

Awesome.......

. Simply astonishing LP.

redcloud · Post by **redcloud** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:35 pm

Sleepy Sun - Fever

Hottest day of the year so far (76f)...just washed my car listening to this album. What a brilliant record. I looked for their new album today when I was at RSD but they didn't have it.

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:30 am

The VU - Loaded (pink vinyl RSD edition.)

Now, this is what a re-issue should sound/look like. Got "Oh Sweet Nuthin'" blaring out now (probably a bit too loud for a Sunday morning but who cares!!

)

taikonaut · Post by **taikonaut** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:14 pm

Shinesalight wrote:probably a bit too loud for a Sunday morning but who cares!!

screw the alcoholics - sunday morning is when you should be at your loudest!

super session today and 11 minutes of non-stop dancing with the (soon) five-year-old during seasonofthewitch
also wrecking ball with emmylou

Soulaze · Post by **Soulaze** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:08 pm

the wall, revisiting tis epic album

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:39 pm

So far this evening I have played the following:-

The Heads - Radio 1 (sounding super heavy but what's happened about the vinyl re-release of Relaxing With..."?

King Creosote & John Hopkins - Jubilee EP (a great accompaniment to last years great album)

Moon Duo - Remixes (so glad I got my hands on this on RSD)

olan · Post by **olan** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:56 pm

Shinesalight wrote:So far this evening I have played the following:-

The Heads - Radio 1 (sounding super heavy but what's happened about the vinyl re-release of Relaxing With..."?

King Creosote & John Hopkins - Jubilee EP (a great accompaniment to last years great album)

Moon Duo - Remixes (so glad I got my hands on this on RSD)

The Heads and Moon Duo LPs are on regular rotation here. Both are excellent releases.

spaceben · Post by **spaceben** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:20 am

I'm new here but I figured I'd get involved with it all

I've been listening to stacks of White Hills lately. The self titled one especially. So GOOD.

And
Rhyton - S/T 12"
Pontiak - Echo Ono
Pop. 1280 - The Horror
Chrome - Red Exposure
Moon Duo - Escape 12"
Warlocks - Heavy Deavy Skull Lover

And I got fired from a regular DJ gig on the weekend for getting too amped on the MC5.
But I really think it was Spacemen 3's version of "Starship" that pushed them over the edge.
hahahaha.

spunder · Post by **spunder** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:48 pm

jimi hendrix experience - winterland '68 boxset. some awesome versions of 'tax free' therein!

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:34 pm

spunder wrote:jimi hendrix experience - winterland '68 boxset. some awesome versions of 'tax free' therein!

not got round to getting this yet, looks like a right feast of Hendrix! no barrel scrapping going on then?

spunder · Post by **spunder** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:45 pm

angelsighs wrote:
spunder wrote:jimi hendrix experience - winterland '68 boxset. some awesome versions of 'tax free' therein!
not got round to getting this yet, looks like a right feast of Hendrix! no barrel scrapping going on then?

not at all...its awesome, it really is... an electric atmosphere and Hendrix and crew are sounding as cool as ever. ....worth every penny.

shalloboi · Post by **shalloboi** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:17 pm

lots of stuff lately. listened to 'sweet heart sweet light' yesterday for the millionth time and then started moving on to other stuff, finally.

soft speaker- 'i'll tend your garden'
jon coyle- 'night cycles'
mazzy star coachella set
sun araw- 'on patrol,' 'beach head'
real estate- 'exactly nothing'
black rebel motorcycle club- 'howl'
the cure- 'entreat plus'
lee hazlewood- 'singles lhi years'
the righteous brothers- 'go ahead and cry'
and a few 45s by solomon burke, kraftwerk and syl johnson.

James T · Post by **James T** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:53 pm

Luna - Mystic Rattlers

Multi · Post by **Multi** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:56 am

I'm not listening to it yet, but Jason and Coxon are involved in a new project called Black Music Disaster.

Sim · Post by **Sim** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:48 am

Multi wrote:I'm not listening to it yet, but Jason and Coxon are involved in a new project called Black Music Disaster.

Thanks for that Multi. Sounds like this could be very good, good to see those side projects again.... http://www.contemporaryjazz.com/black-music-disaster/

I'm concerned it may not be avant garde enough for kromosapiens though.

cantona · Post by **cantona** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:36 am

Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water is Life

After a great concert yesterday

ericdbn · Post by **ericdbn** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:46 am

When I'm taking a break from Sweet Heart Sweet Light, I've also had on heavy rotation:

Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
Flaming Lips - Heady Fwends (had such low expectations for this, but after a few listens I think it's one of their best albums of the past 15 years)

olan · Post by **olan** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:27 pm

Sim wrote:
Multi wrote:I'm not listening to it yet, but Jason and Coxon are involved in a new project called Black Music Disaster.
Thanks for that Multi. Sounds like this could be very good, good to see those side projects again.... http://www.contemporaryjazz.com/black-music-disaster/

I'm concerned it may not be avant garde enough for kromosapiens though.

Nice!

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:58 pm

spunder wrote:
angelsighs wrote:
spunder wrote:jimi hendrix experience - winterland '68 boxset. some awesome versions of 'tax free' therein!
not got round to getting this yet, looks like a right feast of Hendrix! no barrel scrapping going on then?
not at all...its awesome, it really is... an electric atmosphere and Hendrix and crew are sounding as cool as ever. ....worth every penny.

cool, I'll have to investigate then. not sure I need yet another version of Purple Haze but to be fair Hendrix often brings a different spin to songs and it also looks like he plays some songs he rarely played live like Are You Experienced and Manic Depression

olan · Post by **olan** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:33 pm

A Certain Ratio: Live in Groningen

On vinyl, which I did not know existed. Further proof of what a brilliant drummer DoJo is.....

spunder · Post by **spunder** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:19 pm

angelsighs wrote: cool, I'll have to investigate then. not sure I need yet another version of Purple Haze but to be fair Hendrix often brings a different spin to songs and it also looks like he plays some songs he rarely played live like Are You Experienced and Manic Depression

heh...Are You Experienced is awesome.....there is a monster Foxy Lady on disc 2.

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:09 pm

White Hills - H-p1

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:55 am

The Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers.
on a big Stones phase at the moment due to recently finishing Keefs biog. I think this album is my favourite- it's got some amazing songs on there
there are few better opening seconds to a song than Sway in my opinion

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:03 pm

Sticky Fingers is my favorite Stones album, too! Absolutely perfect.

Post by **spzretent** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:13 pm

That whole era is amazing.
Beggars, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile.

Luminescence · Post by **Luminescence** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:15 pm

Jools Holland's Later... on i-player. Weller is sounding good as is Jack White. Willis Earl Beal is really good too.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:33 pm

TheWarmth wrote:Sticky Fingers is my favorite Stones album, too! Absolutely perfect.

yep, it really does seem the most complete and rounded to me. like I say, some just amazing songs like Can't You Hear Me Knocking, love the jammy bit at the end
Moonlight Mile is just amazing- spooky, beautiful and otherwordly

Exile has a brilliant atmosphere and feel to it, but I think on a song for song basis Sticky Fingers takes it.

I agree with spzretent that that whole period was brilliant, when they were really on it. however I will say that although Beggars Banquet is good I don't find it quite on the same level as the others

Laz69 · Post by **Laz69** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:33 pm

Today's offerings to the music Gods...

Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
Spacemen 3 - Forged Prescriptions
Dead Sea Apes - Astral House EP
King Khan & The Sensational Shrines - Three Hairs And You're Mine
Lumerians - Transmalinnia
Magic Lantern - Platoon
White Fence & Ty Segall - Hair
White Manna - White Manna

Minky · Post by **Minky** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:01 pm

angelsighs wrote:Moonlight Mile is just amazing- spooky, beautiful and otherwordly

I agree with spzretent that that whole period was brilliant, when they were really on it. however I will say that although Beggars Banquet is good I don't find it quite on the same level as the others

I agree, Moonlight Mile is stellar...and Richards doesn't even play on it.

Beggars is excellent but I don't throw it on as much as the others from this run.

mc · Post by mc » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:32 pm

Sunn O))) and Boris - Altar