Duran Duran, "Ordinary World" "Sin Trade", "Planet Earth", and "Come Undone".
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What are you listening to? Part III
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Got stuck in traffic coming home from Arrington Vineyards and this came on my iPod shuffle. Pleasant surprise.
I went there to get this:
This “vintage port” style dessert wine was made from our own hillside Chambourcin grapes, fortified with brandy while fermenting, and aged in American oak barrels for two years.
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...And was incredibly let down 
Way to sweet and fruity for my tastes.
Way to sweet and fruity for my tastes.
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Can’t embed the originals, so these’ll have to do...
Never been a fan of the song Dr. Ronny, but it’s been in my mind lately...
Never been a fan of the song Dr. Ronny, but it’s been in my mind lately...
One of the all time great prog-rock albums (up there with In the Court of the Crimson King) and the greatest album released by Genesis (certainly the Gabriel era, though I'd gladly swap out Foxtrot, and maybe Lamb).
I especially appreciate posting the album, since it needs to be experienced as a whole
One of the all time great prog-rock albums (up there with In the Court of the Crimson King) and the greatest album released by Genesis (certainly the Gabriel era, though I'd gladly swap out Foxtrot, and maybe Lamb).
I especially appreciate posting the album, since it needs to be experienced as a whole
Couldn't agree more; I think it a brilliant album.
Oh man, my fingers still ache when I listen to this one. The hours upon hours spent on trying to nail down 21st Century Schizoid Man on the guitar in high school still haunt my dreams. Such a great record, and Robert Fripp is and forever will be (for the exact same reasons!) one of my most liked, and hated musicians.
Fripp is such a genius, it's funny how much he contributed to music, yet how unknown he is (not unlike his frequent collaborator Brian Eno). I still occasionally cue up some some Fripp+Eno or his solo work (and of course, he's always present in music on my regular rotation like Bowie).
Sergey Prokofiev - Violin Concert No 1 in D Major.
Manic Street Preachers - A Design for life.
The Verve - The drugs Don't Work.
- Bittersweet symphony.
Linkin Park - what I've done.
- Numb
Plus some others.
The Verve - The drugs Don't Work.
- Bittersweet symphony.
Linkin Park - what I've done.
- Numb
Plus some others.
I usually listen to a mixture of artists. Playlists are so easy to make.
Agreed.
For the past hour or so, I have been listening to Italian Renaissance music played by an excellent group (whom I had the privilege to see and hear play live) called Micrologus.
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medeski, scofield, martin and wood live - MSMW Live: In case the world changes it's mind
My son just downloaded their LP entitled Juice.
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We are due to witness a meteor shower Sunday morning this would be fun to have on hand for that...
Magnolia Soundtrack - Aimee Mann; My favorite female musician.
Save Me (Music video directed my P.T. Anderson)
Wise Up
Cheers
Save Me (Music video directed my P.T. Anderson)
Wise Up
Cheers
Deep dive question for you or others: Do you have a preferred recording version?
I have the Dutoit-conducted album. I've heard good things about Previn's and am strongly drawn to the recent release of Steinberg's (but at admit it's as much to hear a surround mix as anything else). Gramophone has a nice piece comparing a few versions and classicalnotes has an enjoyably exhaustive read. Once I discovered this list, however, my eyes and eardrums began to bleed so I closed my wallet. Also saving for a complete cycle of Beethoven's symphonies but that's a-ways down the line.
While this doesn't rank as my favorite classical piece, I've come to accept that one really needs to hear at least two or three versions of anything classical to triangulate an appreciation for any piece since conductors' skills and philosophies (not to mention orchestra, room, engineer, and era) can subtly but with certainty affect the final product. To date, different recordings haven't swayed my opinion from "dislike" to "like" but at the very least such explorations have re-invigorated my interest in the personally over-familiar or under-appreciated.
Exactly why I keep my Apple Music sub going. Can download a bunch of performances and take my time figuring out which one I want to live with, then go for a CD and rip it lossless, ditch the stuff I downloaded. No more guesswork based on 90-second track previews.
Some Joan Armatrading for me now. This is a live-in-studio take on her song Down to Zero. She used to open a lot of her 1970s concerts with it.