What are you listening to Part the Third

[Grahame]

As a respite from the chaos ...

and for @VPI/ @Dusty Chalk / etc ...

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Grahame

[Voltron]

On Spotify 

[Dusty Chalk]

On repeat.

I came in on the second set (BaBa ZuLa, electric saz run through a fuzz), but am enamored with all the acts, especially "Shu!" from islandman (first set).  Just wonderful laid back grooves.

[Dusty Chalk]

Keith Jarrett, Budapest Concert

pure bliss

Definitely going on my Top XXX of 2020 list.

[Dusty Chalk]

Prog, RIYL Beardfish, Wobbler, nice use of classical stringed and wind instruments, lively, whimsical

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=69118

 

[Knuckledragger]

I've been getting my mid 80s \m/ on.

W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. (1984)

 

W.A.S.P. - The Last Command (1985)

 

W.A.S.P. - Inside The Electric Circus (1986)

 

The first two are absolute classics of the genre (LA glam metal with just a dash of shock rock from the first half of the 80s.)  Blackie Lawless has always been a bit of a clown, but on the first two WASP albums he managed to avoid self parody and had some remarkably consistent songwriting.  Chris Holmes and Randy Piper had some great riffs as well.  Inside The Electric Circus is a much more uneven affair.  There are a more than few duds, but man is "Restless Gypsy" an unknown classic.  Listening to it makes me want to comb out my mullet, don my uncomfortably tight high waisted jeans, fire up my Camaro Z28 and tear ass down the 101.

I might cue up Live... In The Raw (1987) next.  Sadly there's not much after that in the WASP catalog that's worth giving a listen.  80s metal was best before marketing departments got involved and WASP was never that versatile a band to begin with.  

[HiWire]

Dark Hearts – Annie

[blessingx]

I've seen more [virtual] concerts during the pandemic than the last five years combined and the best by far was Idiot Prayer - Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace (said by a non-Cave fan). Streaming now with vinyl coming in a couple days.  

 

Edited November 30, 2020 by blessingx

[Dusty Chalk]

Emily Remler, East to Wes

superblime musicianship -- loving that harmonizing

guitar jazz

[HiWire]

Version 2.0 – Garbage

[Dusty Chalk]

Kyros, Celexa Dreams 

my album of the year 

high energy, upbeat prog , produced by someone with a serious fetish for late 80’s production 

self described sardonically as Euro Pop Trash

[JoaMat]

[Dusty Chalk]

Scenery by Ryo Fukui

Jazz piano

[jose]

 

[Torpedo]

Smells Like Teen Spirit in a major key

It's kind of weird, and gets even more when played at 1.25x or 1.5 speed.

[HiWire]

Like a Matthew Sweet song!

[Mario_Fpolis]

 

[recstar24]

[HiWire]

Orbital (1991)

Listening to this now, I find it strange that I found it boring before. I guess I was looking for something lush and complex, which is not the point of this album. In Sides was my first Orbital album on CD and it took a while for me to go all the way back in their catalog.

[recstar24]

If you want Christmas without the normal schtick:

very creative arrangements and if you’re familiar with Elling, his vocal styling is in a class of its own. 

[Dusty Chalk]

In memorium

 

[Torpedo]

Linda Ronstadt: Greatest Hits Vol.1

[en480c4]

[Dusty Chalk]

Myrkur, Mareridt

gothic folk Norwegian/Danish/??? black metal

[en480c4]

Myrkur is great. Very varied catalog!