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Heather Nova - South
I've just been thoroughly enjoying this. Didn't really hit me at how good it is on first listen, but I kept coming back to it. A huge Heather Nova fan here. For those who haven't heard her music, she kind of reminds me of KT Tunstall, but she's very much a unique artist.John unk:
"Why can't we all just, get along?" ~ Jack Nicholson (Mars Attacks)
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Originally posted by JohnloudbHeather Nova - South
I've just been thoroughly enjoying this. Didn't really hit me at how good it is on first listen, but I kept coming back to it. A huge Heather Nova fan here. For those who haven't heard her music, she kind of reminds me of KT Tunstall, but she's very much a unique artist.
She looks like fun!!!.Dan Madden :T- Bottom
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Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance - Toward the Within
24/96k HiRes rip from Original UK White Lable LP Test Pressing
(I think I just introduced two new catetgories) :W
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In my opinion, one of Jerry's most beautiful scores.
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Originally posted by kpodolskiIn my opinion, one of Jerry's most beautiful scores.
I remember going to see that one in once was a big old movie theater with a killer sound system and just being in awe watching it. You are right....the score was amazing.
Sadly, those theaters don't exist anymore in Montreal. Now, they are all small, the sound is crap and the picture is out of focus 50% of the time!! Sad.
That's why I have a kick ass home theater now!!! :TDan Madden :T- Bottom
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I do miss the old Imperial on Bleury.
Just finished with Rush--Retrospective 1981-1987 (my favourite period of Rush music). Having dialed in my DPLII Music mode (my AVR lets me tweak its setting), I'm finding some of my 2 channel music in that mode rivals discrete MCH discs in my collection. I could tweak the settings in my old AVR but it did not sound as good as with my new one (probably the added benefit of my new AVR's EQ--or maybe the DPLII algorithms have improved in the past 8 years).- Bottom
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Originally posted by madmacI remember going to see that one in once was a big old movie theater with a killer sound system and just being in awe watching it.
Damn, that's when going to the movies was special. Now, you couldn't pay me to go to a theatre. They're filled with a bunch of mouth-breathing neanderthals who sit there and play with their f@#king cel phones. One of these days I'm going to shove a cel phone up someones arse! (If you can't tell, I hate cel phones...)The second place winner is the first place loser.
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Originally posted by kpodolskiThat's amazing; I was just talking to a friend about the exact same thing! Back when TMP came out, my aunt took me to the local (one screen) cinema and I can still remember the event in my mind. The lights dim and the overture begins with the star field on the screen. Dang, it was almost religious for me...
Damn, that's when going to the movies was special. Now, you couldn't pay me to go to a theatre. They're filled with a bunch of mouth-breathing neanderthals who sit there and play with their f@#king cel phones. One of these days I'm going to shove a cel phone up someones arse! (If you can't tell, I hate cel phones...)Dan Madden :T- Bottom
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On a final note, the last movie I went to see in a theater was with my daughter. It was a crappy little one like they all are nowadays....The screen was dirty, the picture was slightly out of focus.....VERY annoying (No cameraman of course!). One of the surround speakers which was sadly right beside me was blown and was making this annoying buzzing sound anytime the movie got loud. It was just lovely!!. NOT!!Dan Madden :T- Bottom
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Originally posted by madmacOn a final note, the last movie I went to see in a theater was with my daughter. It was a crappy little one like they all are nowadays....The screen was dirty, the picture was slightly out of focus.....VERY annoying (No cameraman of course!). One of the surround speakers which was sadly right beside me was blown and was making this annoying buzzing sound anytime the movie got loud. It was just lovely!!. NOT!!The second place winner is the first place loser.
An argument with reality is one you'll never win.
If you are offended, you are complicit in the outrage.
It's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.
"Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser." Gen. Patton- Bottom
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The second place winner is the first place loser.
An argument with reality is one you'll never win.
If you are offended, you are complicit in the outrage.
It's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.
"Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser." Gen. Patton- Bottom
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Toru Takemitsu...
The second place winner is the first place loser.
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Jim White - "Where It Hits You" (2012)
This is a lovely album. I have been following Jim White closely since I saw him in concert here in New Zealand a few years ago. He played in a bar with no more than 50 people present. It was a real treat.
The following review from Amazon, written by JG "wordmule", describes his new album far better than I ever could.
For those who have followed the career of Jim White, to describe it as a long strange trip would be a gross understatement.
"Where it hits you" is just the latest chapter in one man's journey from growing up in Pensacola, Florida, the unofficial capital of the Pentecostal, Jesus and drug infested "Redneck Riviera", to broken relationships, fleeting happiness, and heartache.
Mr. White is a huge fan of all things Southern Gothic, including Flannery O'Connor and Cormac McCarthy. Coincidentally or not, his own life has turned out just as strange, or stranger, than the fictional tales of the Southern Gothic artists who inspire him.
"Where it hits you" came about while Mr. White was going through a separation, then divorce from his wife. He's played many of the songs on "Where it hits you" live for several years, long before he went through his separation and divorce.
For those of us have heard many of the songs for years, the word which immediately comes to mind in listening to "Where it Hits you" is "prescience".
It reminds me of an interview I read after David Bowie's record "Heathen" was released in 2002. The interviewer asked him whether at least a couple of songs were written as a response to 9/11, and he said that the songs in question had been chosen or written long before 9/11. Jung disciple that Mr. Bowie is, he suggested that sometimes people, and artists especially, can be true vessels of things to come, whether in his/her personal life or on a broader scale. David Byrne has also commented many times that his lyrics sometimes don't make any sense to him after he's first written them, yet then take on meaning in hindsight.
In Mr. White's case, "prescience" as an influencing life and creative force is nothing new, at least from reading his short stories and strange tales he likes to tell on stage, but I'm not sure previous songs have been quite as blatantly prescient as the songs on this record.
Musically, the arrangements are lush and detailed and carefully thought out, courtesy of Mr. White's own producing talents as well as fellow Athens producer John Keane, who has produced records for R.E.M. and a long list of other great bands and musicians.
The setting and overall feel of the record has that same Jesus inflected Southern Gothic Appalachian country stomp which have become White's signature. It reflects an evolving and maturing ambience that White has cultivated throughout his career.
With each new Jim White record, I think "This is the one which will give him the wide acclaim he so greatly deserves".
Don't take my word for it. Listen for yourself. I'm confident you'll agree.
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"Vinyl is final and Todd is god"...
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Beautiful music for a rainy Sunday afternoon....
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Buy it
Steal it
Do what ever it takes to hear it
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Ahmad's Blues: Live At The Spotlight
Ahmad's Blues: Live At The Spotlight
Oh, this grove is so sublime!
BTW, another Pittsburgh native with a 'little' talent for Jazz we are happy to share with yunz. :W- Bottom
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Originally posted by wkhannaBuy it
Steal it
Do what ever it takes to hear it
This album, Live with Ginger Baker is my favorite:
Sound track links:
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
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The second place winner is the first place loser.
An argument with reality is one you'll never win.
If you are offended, you are complicit in the outrage.
It's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.
"Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser." Gen. Patton- Bottom
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John unk:
"Why can't we all just, get along?" ~ Jack Nicholson (Mars Attacks)
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Originally posted by JohnloudbJack White - Blunderbuss
This album has been getting a lot of attention since it was recently released, and for good reason. Really enjoying it ...
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My audio dealer turned me on to "The Astounding Eyes of Rita" by Anouar Brahem, an artist from Tunisia, very nice, quiet yet full sounds from an oud player.
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Originally posted by bigburnerAgreed John. A really impressive album. I listened to it for the first time last night. It held my attention throughout. He's a very clever man.
Nigel.
I'm looking forward to listening to Blunderbuss again now that I have a pair of turd coloured glasses to wear.
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Hi Nigel,
I agree that much of his older stuff, like with the White Stripes, is not so hot, although I haven't listened to a lot of it. His singing was pretty dismal, and while my dad agrees about his singing he has liked the rawness of his music, and liked what he's seen of Jack White in interviews and magazines ... he's a fan.
Jack White is part of the band The Dead Weather. I really like some of that music. Hang You From The Heavens is one of my favorite songs. Jack White produces their albums and plays drums and sings in parts. I love Alison Mosshart's vocals!!! I wish she was more involved in many of the songs. No one else on that album can really sing.
Jack is not a great singer, though I think he uses his voice to great affect on Blunderbuss. It's become one of my favorite albums, and I never get tired of it. I agree with your first take on Blunderbuss. He recently got divorced from his super model wife. If you pay attention to the lyrics, you can guess that he finally found something to write/sing about. I think he's come along quite a ways and matured a lot since he and his sister were doing the White Stripes albums.
Just my take on Jack White and his music.
JohnJohn unk:
"Why can't we all just, get along?" ~ Jack Nicholson (Mars Attacks)
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So Chris........
.....feel better now that you have that off your chest? :W- Bottom
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RUSTED ROOT - "Curel Sun"
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Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny
Sophisticated, laidback bebop.
Goes well while unwinding on a Friday eve with a cold Leffe after a long hot week.
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CALEXJCO - The Black Light
If Quinton Tarantino made an album, this would be it.
Imagine yourself in the arid South West, top down in a 1968 Impalla convertable, on a long straight two-lane. It is 4:30 in the afternoon. The sun is blazing. Any hint of moisture or coolness is a universe away. You are in between waypoints on a journey of life or death consequence. Yet, here, in the middle of the dessert, there is a slight respite of anxiety as you approach the next chapter of your personal odyssey.
It is dark, but with shallow glimpses of light. It is moody, but with hints of ecstasy. It is minimalistic, but hits you with epic weight. It is creepy, but at the same time almost comforting.
It must be heard.Last edited by wkhanna; 05 July 2012, 07:07 Thursday.- Bottom
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Originally posted by wkhannaIt must be heard.
Sounds interesting.
I just requested it from my library system. Will you guarantee my satisfaction?The second place winner is the first place loser.
An argument with reality is one you'll never win.
If you are offended, you are complicit in the outrage.
It's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.
"Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser." Gen. Patton- Bottom
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Originally posted by wkhanna
If Quinton Tarantino made an album, this would be it.
Imagine yourself in the arid South West, top down in a 1968 Impalla convertable, on a long straight two-lane. It is 4:30 in the afternoon. The sun is blazing. Any hint of moisture or coolness is a universe away. You are in between waypoints on a journey of life or death consequence. Yet, here, in the middle of the dessert, there is a slight respite of anxiety as you approach the next chapter of your personal odyssey.
It is dark, but with shallow glimpses of light. It is moody, but with hints of ecstasy. It is minimalistic, but hits you with epic weight. It is creepy, but at the same time almost comforting.
It must be heard.
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Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room, Hybrid SACD
Sample track Narrow Daylight, written by Krall and husband Elvis Costello: Track No 9: "Narrow Daylight"
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Originally posted by Glen BI have that one in my collection. The Cartoon Network uses track #6, Minas De Cobre (For Better Metal) as the theme music for El Kabong Rides Again.- Bottom
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Originally posted by Glen BDiana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room, Hybrid SACD
Sample track Narrow Daylight, written by Krall and husband Elvis Costello: Track No 9: "Narrow Daylight"- Bottom
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