What albums did you listen to today?...continued

^ Great to hear from you Sam, it is a weird time indeed but at least we have music to fill our days inside.

Hello all you good and handsome people, it's been so long since my last visit here, nearly two years I think  As it turns out now I have much more time to listen to music and even post here since I had to take a leave of absence (damn virus!)

Ayer y hoy

Mike Keneally | Scambot 1 — bought from Mike personally at ProgDay last year. He signed it as well as a couple of older CDs from my collection I brought along. This is a crazy good work. I’m starting to think my brain is starting to lose the capacity to understand how dense and rich it really is, as I migrate towards more minimalist stuff in my advanced age.

Steve Winwood | s/t — such as Stevie Winwood’s debut. Not much in the way of hits, it doesn’t really sound like Traffic or his later solo hits. It’s definitely groovy. Chill out to this some day, you’ll thank me.

Jonathan Winters | Here’s Jonathan - classic comedy record. He’s a funny dude in the movies, though I’m kinda new to his records.

U2 | Rattle & Hum - the point where I officially fell out of love with U2. The movie just pissed me off. So I’d never really listened to the album, though I’m familiar with at least half the songs. But now I’m giving U2 a clean slate. And this was... eh, I dunno. It’s pretty diverse, I’ll give it that, and the final track is awesome, but some of the epics I hoped would wow me failed to do so.

Passport | Cross-Collateral - some German fusion. Incredibly tasty.

Slovenly | Thinking of Empire - US mid 80s underground alt-rock on SST. Best description of the music is “Television with a taste of Beefheart”, and my best description of the singer is “an acquired taste”. I’m a longtime fan though, I have just failed to get anyone else into them for 30 years. Damn you, singer.

Van Halen | Van Halen - my god this album rules. Listen to it again from start to finish. Nary a weak spot.

Van Halen | Van Halen II - about 85% as good as the debut. Love “DOA” and the 2 hits especially.

Sunn 0))) & Boris | Altar - one of the best works by either artist. That says a lot. A rare example of a collab where each group multiplies the talents of the other.

Saccharine Trust | We Became Snakes — classic jazz-punk. Sounds as fresh today as it did 30+ years ago.

Descendents | Everything Sucks - their 90s reunion album, and easily one of their best albums overall. Contains many favorites like “I’m the One”

John Scofield | A GoGo - first listen. Did a synchronized listening chat on Facebook. Nice stuff. Classy fusion.

^ Thanks my good Sam! I think we are all proving to be great masters of our sonic temples. Extremely eclectic and diverse lists from everyone here. Best thread on PA.

More DNR rich recordings. Music that breathes!!! :)

Again. Last 2 days. All wonderful and engaging listens I feel.

Black Sabbath— Sabotage

King Crimson— ITCOTCK (2019 remaster. Extremely well done!)

Trivium — Snowfall on judgement day ( the only great recording they have! What a shame they never stuck to it. )

Sisters Of Mercy — Floodland. ( Unbelievable. One of the best and most favored recordings I have. Sonic bliss. )

Incubus Sukkubus— Belladonna and aconite. ( Yup. A gothic rock that has audiophile grade fidelity. Who knew? )

Genesis— Trick of the Tail. ( first edition GERMAN release. Wow. Just wow. This honors DNR day hardcore. )

Godsmack— Live & Inspired ( their best recording period. This got cranked. One of my favorite double disc live albums I have and know of. )


This post will conclude my DNR tribute and I will go back to non discrimination of music fidelity. :)

HolyMoly wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: Yesterday: The The - Dusk Franco Battiato - Pollution King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland Kate Bush - The Dreaming Witthüser & Westrupp - Trips & Träume Frankie Dymon Jr - Let It Out! Cream - Disraeli Gears Plat du Jour - s/t Between - And The Waters Opened Sahara - Sunrise Reve Générale - Howl That Sahara album is one I bought at a regular store in the early 90s - when a few stores would stock these weird prog things that suddenly became available on CD. I haven’t heard it in a long long time. Need to revisit! I remember buying that Frankie Dymon CD a few years back while shopping around with my dad. We listened and grooved together to it in the car afterwards. Today/yesterday: Camel | Rain Dances — one of their best, I think. Ray Thomas | From Mighty Oaks — oof. A tad corny, but well produced. Moody Blues | On the Threshold of a Dream — my ORIGINAL album. Where it all began for me. Monks of Doom | The Cosmodemonic Telegraph Company — man these guys were great. Glad they reformed to do more (great) stuff Husker Du | Metal Circus — on air pods in bi-weekly grocery trip today. White-knuckle music Guerilla Toss | Twisted Crystal - also from bi-weekly trip. Listening to this band is like walking on the moon. United Waters | Sunburner - a favorite from 2014. Abstract weird indie stuff. UFO | Lights Out - 1977 hard rock old school. Good to revisit. The Strokes | Is This It? - been in my car CD player for the past couple of weeks and plays during my infrequent car journeys. Gets better and better. Ray Lambiase | Live Broadcast on Youtube - right now. An old friend of my wife & me (her former boss in fact) is a folkie classic singer/songwriter type (he was a contemporary of Billy Joel back in his pre-fame days). He’s playing acoustic and singing nice orig tunes while my wife is in the chat room with other friends. Nice times.

I can’t remember where exactly I came across that Sahara album but do quite vividly recall the first time I span it. Just something about an album you have zero expectations for and it ends up being saucy sauce.
I think I have a bootleg copy of the Frankie Dymon Jr album..the cd does not look kosher to me..still provides me with oodles of joy whenever I remember to listen to it.

Also
That is the best description I’ve heard of Guerilla Toss! Just so happens to be a band that I’ve been digging the last couple of weeks.
‘Walking on the moon’

Edited by Guldbamsen - April 01 2020 at 03:18

As of March 27th (Friday) was Dynamic Rage Day. It is a movement started by Ian Shepard to encourage more artists to allow DNR present in their music.
To honor the occasion I’ve been spinning recordings that are recorded nicely.

Last 2 days.

Tool— Fear Inoculum ( this album won the award for best sounding modern day recording by a mainstream artists. Well done, Tool!)

Genesis— Duke

Bill Withers— Greatest hits (MFSL)

Pink Floyd— WYWH ( First cd pressing. )

Metallica— Black Album

The Cure— Pornography

Jeff Buckley— Grace

Mieko— Playing Favourites ( Chesky Binaural recording )

Iron Maiden— Powerslave ( get an original cd recording of this and you won’t be sorry. )

Dire Straits— Alchemy (live!) pt 2. ( you gotta hear telegraph road. Set your amp to 11 and enjoy! )

Godsmack— Awake ( yes. This 1998 offering is one of the first CDs I ever bought and is a great example of how you can still record a bit louder than necessary but still retain some space and headroom in your mixes. This album actually has incredible sub bass as well. )

Rush— Signals. ( MFSL Edition. )

Depeche Mode— Music for the Masses ( Dave Bascombe’s 2nd greatest production)


More to come...

Bubu - El Eco del Sol
Tuna Laguna - It's a Fudge
Charts and Maps - Dead Horse
Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second
Keane - Hopes and Fears

The Cars - The Cars
Nemo - Coma
The Riverboat Gamblers - Underneath the Owl
Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers
Bit - Bit
Les Big Byrd - Iran Iraq Ikea
Minami Deutsch - With Dim Light
A Presença das Formigas - Pé de Vento
Ryan Mark Elliot - Between a Disillusion and Resolution
JPL - Sapiens (Chapitre 1), Exordium
Älgarnas Trädgård - Framtiden är ett... (Twice)
Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34
Genesis - Nursery Cryme

United Waters | Coma to Coma
Hall & Oates | Private Eyes
The Tubes | s/t
Emerson Lake & Palmer | Trilogy
Amon Duul II | Vive la Trance
Frank Zappa | 200 Motels