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- nkh disse...
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- Mai 3 2008, 20h46
nkh said:
I'm listening to This is The Wind That Blows it Out, and Against Which The Sea Continually Beats, both by Glenn Jones. The reason being that I love solo acoustic guitar works, and his are very good.

illbeintheair said:
have you ever heard Jack Rose's stuff?
Indeed I have, I tried to get hold of the LP version of his self titled record a few months back when Tequila Sunrise put out a really sweet, deluxe quality version. Alas, it sold out too quickly. I just ordered a double-album of his, along with some Glenn Jones a few days back though... so all is not lost.

[quote][b][user]nkh[/user][/b] disse: [quote][b][user]nkh[/user][/b] said: I'm listening to [i]This is The Wind That Blows it Out[/i], and [i]Against Which The Sea Continually Beats[/i], both by Glenn Jones. The reason being that I love solo acoustic guitar works, and his are very good. [/quote] [quote][b][user]illbeintheair[/user][/b] said: have you ever heard Jack Rose's stuff?[/quote] Indeed I have, I tried to get hold of the LP version of his self titled record a few months back when Tequila Sunrise put out a really sweet, deluxe quality version. Alas, it sold out too quickly. I just ordered a double-album of his, along with some Glenn Jones a few days back though... so all is not lost. [quote]

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- N3croyeti disse...
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- Mai 4 2008, 3h59
Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR (2008)

Highly technical Norwegian avant-jazz fused with Bulgarian folk and many other influences. It's pretty funny experimental shit. Recommended if you're into ipecac records stuff in general.

[quote][b][user]N3croyeti[/user][/b] disse: Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR (2008) [img]http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/4451/o1292733br6.jpg[/img] Highly technical Norwegian avant-jazz fused with Bulgarian folk and many other influences. It's pretty funny experimental shit. Recommended if you're into ipecac records stuff in general.[quote]

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- knkwzrd disse...
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- Mai 4 2008, 6h35
I've been listening to that one for a few weeks now after it caught my eye at the bottom of Waffles.fm top 10.

[quote][b][user]knkwzrd[/user][/b] disse: I've been listening to that one for a few weeks now after it caught my eye at the bottom of Waffles.fm top 10.[quote]

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- MarioParty3 disse...
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- Mai 4 2008, 19h42
I'm gonna try to get through Peter Brötzmann's Machine Gun, an album I randomly found (literally, hit random article on wikipedia). Maybe beelz can explain why this album is so highly regarded, I got through one track when I tried to listen earlier.

[quote][b][user]MarioParty3[/user][/b] disse: I'm gonna try to get through Peter Brötzmann's Machine Gun, an album I randomly found (literally, hit random article on wikipedia). Maybe beelz can explain why this album is so highly regarded, I got through one track when I tried to listen earlier.[quote]

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- knkwzrd disse...
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- Mai 4 2008, 19h53
Machine Gun is a lot more about the energy and intensity of the playing than it is about melody or harmony or any other traditional thing about music. Machine Gun is outstanding because every member of the octet plays so well and so intensely without exception. It's like the cover of the album says, "automatic gun for fast, continuous firing". It's something you have to be in a certain mood to appreciate, but when that mood strikes it rips you apart.

[quote][b][user]knkwzrd[/user][/b] disse: [i]Machine Gun[/i] is a lot more about the energy and intensity of the playing than it is about melody or harmony or any other traditional thing about music. [i]Machine Gun[/i] is outstanding because every member of the octet plays so well and so intensely without exception. It's like the cover of the album says, "automatic gun for fast, continuous firing". It's something you have to be in a certain mood to appreciate, but when that mood strikes it rips you apart.[quote]

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- MarioParty3 disse...
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- Mai 5 2008, 18h16
I definitely saw the connection between the cover and the music. I'll try to look at it from a different perspective, traditionally I would just rather listen to each of the eight playing well individually. Only problem is I've never heard anything like it, so I don't know what mood I have to be in...

[quote][b][user]MarioParty3[/user][/b] disse: I definitely saw the connection between the cover and the music. I'll try to look at it from a different perspective, traditionally I would just rather listen to each of the eight playing well individually. Only problem is I've never heard anything like it, so I don't know what mood I have to be in...[quote]

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- beelzbubba disse...
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- Mai 5 2008, 18h34
Haarry said:
Phibrizoq said:
SeaHan escribió:
Violent Femme's self-titled debut. The production is amazing, and I just can't get enough of it right now. So many good tracks on it.

Agree. "Gone Daddy Gone" and "Add It Up" are totally awesome.

Gordon Gano told me I was weird.

He's been known as a master of the obvious.

beelzbubba
jazzoetry is poetry

[quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] disse: [quote][b][user]Haarry[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]Phibrizoq[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]SeaHan[/user][/b] escribió: Violent Femme's self-titled debut. The production is amazing, and I just can't get enough of it right now. So many good tracks on it.[/quote] Agree. "Gone Daddy Gone" and "Add It Up" are totally awesome.[/quote] Gordon Gano told me I was weird.[/quote] He's been known as a master of the obvious.[quote]

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- beelzbubba disse...
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- Mai 5 2008, 18h45
MarioParty3 said:
I'm gonna try to get through Peter Brötzmann's Machine Gun, an album I randomly found (literally, hit random article on wikipedia). Maybe beelz can explain why this album is so highly regarded, I got through one track when I tried to listen earlier.

Nah, I'm afraid I can't explain it. I had heard Brötzmann with Last Exit before seeing him live with Die Like A Dog Quartet. I saw him two nights, both sets each night (William Parker and Hamid Drake were the draw for me) and I went away shaking my head, thinking this was a case of the emperor's new speedo.

But then , a few years later, I picked up a Don Cherry - Brötzmann set and No Material with Ginger Baker & Brötzmann and then the Complete Machine Gun Sessions as well as Nipples and More Nipples.

I love them. I think my initial problem was that I thought he was a living example of what many dismiss the free jazz elite as: talentless charlatans who can just blow, but not play. When I saw him live, he exhibited no nuance, just on-at-full-speed or off.

Machine Gun is a sonic blast. While I know some folks who use Coltrane's Ascension to calm down & cool off, I've got to be pretty edgy already to listen to Machine Gun. But not too edgy or it all becomes like sandpaper.

You might tune up by listening to Globe Unity Orchestra or Alexander von Schlippenbach's Pakistani Pomade first.

But yeah, I think I was expecting force with some unifying theme, as in the Ohnedaruth track on the Art Ensemble of Chicago's Phase One. But again, I don't think I can explain it, b/c it's only been in the last two years that I've listened to it without trepidation.

beelzbubba
jazzoetry is poetry

[quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] disse: [quote][b][user]MarioParty3[/user][/b] said: I'm gonna try to get through Peter Brötzmann's Machine Gun, an album I randomly found (literally, hit random article on wikipedia). Maybe beelz can explain why this album is so highly regarded, I got through one track when I tried to listen earlier.[/quote] Nah, I'm afraid I can't explain it. I had heard Brötzmann with Last Exit before seeing him live with Die Like A Dog Quartet. I saw him two nights, both sets each night (William Parker and Hamid Drake were the draw for me) and I went away shaking my head, thinking this was a case of the emperor's new speedo. But then , a few years later, I picked up a Don Cherry - Brötzmann set and No Material with Ginger Baker & Brötzmann and then the Complete Machine Gun Sessions as well as Nipples and More Nipples. I love them. I think my initial problem was that I thought he was a living example of what many dismiss the free jazz elite as: talentless charlatans who can just blow, but not play. When I saw him live, he exhibited no nuance, just on-at-full-speed or off. Machine Gun is a sonic blast. While I know some folks who use Coltrane's Ascension to calm down & cool off, I've got to be pretty edgy already to listen to Machine Gun. But not too edgy or it all becomes like sandpaper. You might tune up by listening to Globe Unity Orchestra or Alexander von Schlippenbach's Pakistani Pomade first. But yeah, I think I was expecting force with some unifying theme, as in the Ohnedaruth track on the Art Ensemble of Chicago's Phase One. But again, I don't think I can explain it, b/c it's only been in the last two years that I've listened to it without trepidation. [quote]

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- thiago_e_ponto disse...
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- Mai 5 2008, 20h42
Regarding Machine Gun, I'd say it was one of the (if not *the*) first jazz records that introduced me to the "non-figurative" side of jazz -and music, in a wider context-, with all the fiery playing and uncomfortable fauvist attitude. I find it funny how so many music fans like, say, a good horror movie and then dislike records like Machine Gun. Should good music equal beautifulness and structures?

Not one of my very favorite jazz albums, but yeah, great record.

[quote][b][user]thiago_e_ponto[/user][/b] disse: Regarding [i]Machine Gun[/i], I'd say it was one of the (if not *the*) first jazz records that introduced me to the "non-figurative" side of jazz -and music, in a wider context-, with all the fiery playing and uncomfortable fauvist attitude. I find it funny how so many music fans like, say, a good horror movie and then dislike records like [i]Machine Gun[/i]. Should good music equal beautifulness and structures? Not one of my very favorite jazz albums, but yeah, great record.[quote]

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- clelltickle22 disse...
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- Mai 7 2008, 0h55
Been listening to the two albums by elvis costello that everyone has, and throwin in some of "kind of blue" by miles davis when im in the mood.

[quote][b][user]clelltickle22[/user][/b] disse: Been listening to the two albums by elvis costello that everyone has, and throwin in some of "kind of blue" by miles davis when im in the mood.[quote]

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- beelzbubba disse...
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- Mai 8 2008, 15h50
John Handy Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Why? John Handy's alto makes me shout for joy and weep with sadness, all in the span of twenty minutes or so. Michael White's violin expanded the vocabulary of the instrument in jazz so much that it wasn't funny. Handy has never gained the acclaim of many other post-Bird altoists, but on this day, in Monterey, California, in 1965, the muses came together and provided a (longer than 5 minutes) serenade.

Plus...if you can get a good look at the artwork on the cover, Handy is wearing what looks like a fur Bishop's mitre. How cool is that?

beelzbubba
jazzoetry is poetry

[quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] disse: [artist]John Handy[/artist] [album artist=John Handy]Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival[/album]. Why? John Handy's alto makes me shout for joy and weep with sadness, all in the span of twenty minutes or so. Michael White's violin expanded the vocabulary of the instrument in jazz so much that it wasn't funny. Handy has never gained the acclaim of many other post-Bird altoists, but on this day, in Monterey, California, in 1965, the muses came together and provided a (longer than 5 minutes) serenade. Plus...if you can get a good look at the artwork on the cover, Handy is wearing what looks like a fur Bishop's mitre. How cool is that?[quote]

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- Phibrizoq disse...
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- Mai 18 2008, 3h59
Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda

Incredibly beautiful album. It keeps growing on me. Also, I want to learn to play the harp. Joanna Newsom made me want to do so, but I thought it was just because I enjoyed her music a lot. After listening to Mrs. Coltrane, I've confirmed that I truly love that instrument.

[quote][b][user]Phibrizoq[/user][/b] disse: [artist]Alice Coltrane[/artist] - [i]Journey in Satchidananda[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Journey_in_Satchidananda_(Alice_Coltrane).jpg[/img] Incredibly beautiful album. It keeps growing on me. Also, I want to learn to play the harp. Joanna Newsom made me want to do so, but I thought it was just because I enjoyed her music a lot. After listening to Mrs. Coltrane, I've confirmed that I truly love that instrument.[quote]

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- beelzbubba disse...
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- Mai 19 2008, 21h23
Michael Moore - Lindsay Horner - Michael Vatcher

Jewels & Binoculars: The Music of Bob Dylan

A quiet, acoustic trio (clarinets, contrabass, & percussion) interpreting the songs of Bobby Zimmerman.

Haunting. Ethereal. Live.

beelzbubba
jazzoetry is poetry

[quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] disse: Michael Moore - Lindsay Horner - Michael Vatcher Jewels & Binoculars: The Music of Bob Dylan [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TH4JWWRRL._SL500_AA240_.jpg[/img] A quiet, acoustic trio (clarinets, contrabass, & percussion) interpreting the songs of Bobby Zimmerman. Haunting. Ethereal. Live.[quote]

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- generalmalaise disse...
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- Mai 19 2008, 21h40
Gonna listen to Scarlett Johansson's Anywhere I Lay My Head first thing tomorrow, cos I'm intrigued as to how she summoned the gumption to do this...did Tom Waits have a say in it?

[quote][b][user]generalmalaise[/user][/b] disse: Gonna listen to Scarlett Johansson's Anywhere I Lay My Head first thing tomorrow, cos I'm intrigued as to how she summoned the gumption to do this...did Tom Waits have a say in it? [img]http://stereogum.com/img/scarlett_johansson-anywhere-art.jpg[/img][quote]

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- [Usuário excluído] disse...
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- Mai 19 2008, 22h32
beelzbubba said:
Michael Moore - Lindsay Horner - Michael Vatcher

Jewels & Binoculars: The Music of Bob Dylan

He plays the clarinet??

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] disse: [quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] said: [b]Michael Moore[/b] - Lindsay Horner - Michael Vatcher Jewels & Binoculars: The Music of Bob Dylan[/quote] [img]http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/adc/10102564A~Michael-Moore-Posters.jpg[/img] He plays the clarinet??[quote]

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- 80sfraud disse...
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- Mai 19 2008, 22h50
The Replacements-Tim

because why wouldn't I be.

[quote][b][user]80sfraud[/user][/b] disse: The Replacements-Tim because why wouldn't I be. [quote]

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- beelzbubba disse...
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- Mai 20 2008, 3h41
CarsCat said:
beelzbubba said:
Michael Moore - Lindsay Horner - Michael Vatcher

Jewels & Binoculars: The Music of Bob Dylan

He plays the clarinet??

Heh. The guy in front is the American-born Dutch ex-pat who plays reeds in his own group, as well as ICP Orchestra(got any Juggalo pics? It's the Instant Composers Pool, not the scary clowns), Available Jelly, and the Clusone 3.

beelzbubba
jazzoetry is poetry

[quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] disse: [quote][b][user]CarsCat[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] said: [b]Michael Moore[/b] - Lindsay Horner - Michael Vatcher Jewels & Binoculars: The Music of Bob Dylan[/quote] [img]http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200/drP100/P126/P12666AM5PO.jpg[/img] He plays the clarinet??[/quote] Heh. The guy in front is the American-born Dutch ex-pat who plays reeds in his own group, as well as ICP Orchestra(got any Juggalo pics? It's the Instant Composers Pool, not the scary clowns), Available Jelly, and the Clusone 3. [quote]

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- nkh disse...
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- Mai 20 2008, 9h44
generalmalaise said:
Gonna listen to Scarlett Johansson's Anywhere I Lay My Head first thing tomorrow, cos I'm intrigued as to how she summoned the gumption to do this...did Tom Waits have a say in it?
Ah! I need to check thing out too, the curiosity is too much! I have no idea how, why and when the project started. The strange this is, I first caught wind of this a few weeks back when I had BBC6 on quietly in the background... I remember there was something playing and I thought to myself "pretty standard post-rock by the sounds of it, I wonder who this is?".

After the song had ended the presenter started talking about Scarlett Johansson's record, Tom Waits covers etc. I'm still unsure if what I heard was from the record, we shall see.

[quote][b][user]nkh[/user][/b] disse: [quote][b][user]generalmalaise[/user][/b] said: Gonna listen to Scarlett Johansson's Anywhere I Lay My Head first thing tomorrow, cos I'm intrigued as to how she summoned the gumption to do this...did Tom Waits have a say in it?[/quote] Ah! I need to check thing out too, the curiosity is too much! I have no idea how, why and when the project started. The strange this is, I first caught wind of this a few weeks back when I had BBC6 on quietly in the background... I remember there was something playing and I thought to myself "pretty standard post-rock by the sounds of it, I wonder who this is?". After the song had ended the presenter started talking about Scarlett Johansson's record, Tom Waits covers etc. I'm still unsure if what I heard was from the record, we shall see. [quote]

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- N3croyeti disse...
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- Mai 20 2008, 16h19
Desert Island Dicks - Bring Me the Head of Miles Davis and Other Jazz Luminaries

I'm curious as to how an album where the tracklisting is the same as Bitches Brew, Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain but with all the tracks at 1:30 is gonna sound. It could either be total win or total fail, but probably the latter.

Might pop on a few King Crimson bootlegs I've been collecting too.

[quote][b][user]N3croyeti[/user][/b] disse: [artist]Desert Island Dicks[/artist] - Bring Me the Head of Miles Davis and Other Jazz Luminaries I'm curious as to how an album where the tracklisting is the same as Bitches Brew, Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain but with all the tracks at 1:30 is gonna sound. It could either be total win or total fail, but probably the latter. Might pop on a few King Crimson bootlegs I've been collecting too. [quote]

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- generalmalaise disse...
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- Mai 21 2008, 11h07
Inner Space - The Lost Film Music Of Sven Libaek

I liked the look of the cover. It's kind of light, jazzy, Life Aquatic-type stuff. Not elevator music, but definitely hotel lobby music.

[quote][b][user]generalmalaise[/user][/b] disse: [b]Inner Space[/b] - [b]The Lost Film Music Of Sven Libaek[/b] I liked the look of the cover. It's kind of light, jazzy, Life Aquatic-type stuff. Not elevator music, but definitely hotel lobby music. [img]http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/l/libaek_sven_innerspac_101b.jpg[/img][quote]

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- Haarry disse...
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- Mai 21 2008, 12h01
I like Jungle..

No-one seems to give a shit about it though, it's really hard to find.

Zhe Nhir @ http://www.lonelyrobotdistressbeacon.com/

[quote][b][user]Haarry[/user][/b] disse: [IMG]http://funkysouls.com/img/Soul_Jazz_Records_Rumble_Jungle.jpg[/IMG] I like Jungle.. No-one seems to give a shit about it though, it's really hard to find.[quote]

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- generalmalaise disse...
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- Mai 21 2008, 12h14
Ok, this is more like it. This time I really liked the look of the cover. The blurb says it better than I could: "18 real gone rockabilly blasters about sex, frogs, Martians, lust, fightin' and sex."

[quote][b][user]generalmalaise[/user][/b] disse: Ok, this is more like it. This time I [i]really [/i]liked the look of the cover. The blurb says it better than I could: "18 real gone rockabilly blasters about sex, frogs, Martians, lust, fightin' and sex." [img]http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/862/originalcovercl3.jpg[/img][quote]

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- nkh disse...
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- Mai 21 2008, 13h43
Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress
Rocket From The Crypt - Group Sounds
The Night Marchers - See You in Magic
Hot Snakes - Automatic Midnight
Dananananaykroyd - Sissy Hits (EP)

The above albums shall be the staple of my 'back to basics' week. I've missed this stuff, so much. It's not a suprise that John Reis is involved with four of those five records. You have to love that guy.
[quote][b][user]nkh[/user][/b] disse: [url=http://www.last.fm/music/hot+snakes/audit+in+progress/][img]http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Middle_Images/HMV/TPLP449CD.JPG[/img][/url][url=http://www.last.fm/music/rocket+from+the+crypt/group+sounds/][img]http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Middle_Images/HMV/vr352cd.JPG[/img][/url][url=http://www.last.fm/music/the+night+marchers/see+you+in+magic/][img]http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Middle_Images/HMV/VRUK077CD.JPG[/img][/url][url=http://www.last.fm/music/hot+snakes/automatic+midnight][img]http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Middle_Images/HMV/SWA113CD.JPG[/img][/url][url=http://www.last.fm/music/dananananaykroyd/sissy+hits/][img]http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Middle_Images/HMV/HRR015CD.JPG[/img][/url] [ulist][li]Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress[/li]Rocket From The Crypt - Group Sounds[/li]The Night Marchers - See You in Magic[/li]Hot Snakes - Automatic Midnight[/li]Dananananaykroyd - Sissy Hits (EP)[/li][/ulist] The above albums shall be the staple of my 'back to basics' week. I've missed this stuff, so much. It's not a suprise that John Reis is involved with four of those five records. You have to love that guy.[quote]

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- N3croyeti disse...
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- Mai 29 2008, 13h33
Warren Zevon almost single-handedly restores my faith in singer-songwriters.

[quote][b][user]N3croyeti[/user][/b] disse: [img]http://www.vinylzart.com/images/AlbumCovers-WarrenZevon-ExcitableBoy(1978).jpg[/img] [img]http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00008NGC7.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg[/img] [artist]Warren Zevon[/artist] almost single-handedly restores my faith in singer-songwriters. [quote]

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- beelzbubba disse...
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- Mai 30 2008, 2h10
Two must listens today: Carla Bley Tropic Appetites

Progressive yet uncompromizing jazz. Great solos from Gato Barbieri and Bley. Amazing interplay between Dave Holland and Pauo Motion. Paul Haines writes great lyrics to Bleys tunes. I'm pretty sure that a few people besides Danielle (and me) listen to Emily Haines. She comes by it honestly.

and Richard Thompson 1000 Years of Popular Music.

How can you not swoon for the man who traverses the pop song from 1068 to 2000, from madrigals to Squeeze, let alone the awesome cover of Oops! I Did it Again. An oh yeah, Thompson kills on guitar.

beelzbubba
jazzoetry is poetry

[quote][b][user]beelzbubba[/user][/b] disse: Two must listens today: [artist]Carla Bley[/artist] [album artist=Carla Bley]Tropic Appetites[/album] Progressive yet uncompromizing jazz. Great solos from Gato Barbieri and Bley. Amazing interplay between Dave Holland and Pauo Motion. Paul Haines writes great lyrics to Bleys tunes. I'm pretty sure that a few people besides Danielle (and me) listen to Emily Haines. She comes by it honestly. and [artist]Richard Thompson[/artist] [album artist=Richard Thompson]1000 Years of Popular Music[/album]. How can you not swoon for the man who traverses the pop song from 1068 to 2000, from madrigals to Squeeze, let alone the awesome cover of Oops! I Did it Again. An oh yeah, Thompson kills on guitar.[quote]

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