That into on 'I just want to make love to you' is one of the best ever....;)
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What an absolutely seminal album - astonishingly 'real' sound. I wonder if any other vintage (or many modern) recordings are this good?
killer choonz Alan, i only have a shabby reissue of it and even thats pretty damn fine, some of john lee hookers late sixties early seventies stuff has that very live feel too , would love to know how the recordings were mic'ed up and how the performance was captured , on the real sounding recordings front, my mate picked up a copy of Dave Brubeck's time out , cost 20p , its an original American first pressing , if you can find a well digitized version of that check out Take Five from it, it was real eye opener for me , startlingly real with the volume cranked , the drum solo is breath taking , its as if the drummer is sat right where the left speaker is and his kit is arranged around him (the speaker) in perfect 1;1 scale, the kick drum has such presence and weight ,snares and toms have real snap and cymbal and hat are hung perfectly above, the separation between the performers is utterly credible and correct , makes my reissue sound like a CD being played through an early nineties marantz midi cd player , perhaps a sub catagory on 'most real sounding recordings' might be appropriate .
Stefon Harris, Jason Moran, Greg Osby & Mark Shim - New Directions.
Unfortunately, the music is as unchallenging as the title is uninspired. I was hoping for better things with the Bandwagon's soon-to-be rhythm section, Moran and Osby, but it's not to be.
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals - Burn To Shine. Very seriously underrated album, impossibly eclectic for an alt rock album, and beautifully mastered.
BB&C (Tim Berne, Jim Black & Nels Cline) - The Veil.
Avant garde, post-rock, noise, free jazz, call-it-what-you-will, this album is a scorcher. With more space in it than some of the reviews I've read have suggested. It's not just pedal to the metal (pun half-intended) ear drum removal stuff.
I heard this the first time in the early 80s, courtesy of Birmingham Central Library, when I was a student. I don't say it hasn't aged, but it does sound as good 30 years later as it did then.
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Some quite startling passages, a real journey. Beautifully recorded.
It's been a while - I'm just in the mood for this now.
Not all bad though - I took the EVA out again!
Gone back to the Delta:
What an absolutely seminal album - astonishingly 'real' sound. I wonder if any other vintage (or many modern) recordings are this good?
on the real sounding recordings front, my mate picked up a copy of Dave Brubeck's time out , cost 20p , its an original American first pressing , if you can find a well digitized version of that check out Take Five from it, it was real eye opener for me , startlingly real with the volume cranked , the drum solo is breath taking , its as if the drummer is sat right where the left speaker is and his kit is arranged around him (the speaker) in perfect 1;1 scale, the kick drum has such presence and weight ,snares and toms have real snap and cymbal and hat are hung perfectly above, the separation between the performers is utterly credible and correct , makes my reissue sound like a CD being played through an early nineties marantz midi cd player ,
perhaps a sub catagory on 'most real sounding recordings' might be appropriate .
Quite so Matt - I would love to see how that was recorded. Take 5 iss great too - I must check what issue I have.
Spinning this now, in 24/192. Quite simply breathtaking - I love the music, but it also has to be the finest recording I ever heard.
nice!!
James Taylor's son. Much more contemporary, still good, more quality pop that folk.
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals - Burn To Shine. Very seriously underrated album, impossibly eclectic for an alt rock album, and beautifully mastered.
My goodness me, why haven't I played this for so long?!
It has always been a 'hard work' listen in my view, but - like 'Gold' - eminently worthy musically, lyrically and also in terms of production values.
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first come first served, go to http://badasme.com/ and insert one of the codes to get a listen prior to release ,enjoy,
Cello, Flute, Bass & light percussion, quite fun.
Ryan Adams - Gold. He was ace on BBC4 songwriters circle last night.
God bless you mr. Cocker.
I have that on vinyl.