What are you listening to Part the Third

*blessingx* · December 5, 2023

Iggy Pop welcomes Tom Waits on the Confidential Show

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001st7l

*blessingx* · December 6, 2023

Time for everyone to play Taylor

https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67638424

[ Vladimir Putin was a finalist ]

Edited December 6, 2023 by blessingx

*swt61* · December 6, 2023

She's Putin one over on him!

*TMoney* · December 6, 2023

Glad for her fans. For the rest of us who are agnostic, hope we see a bit less of her in 2024. It has been suffocating, to say the least.

*blessingx* · December 6, 2023

30 minutes ago, TMoney said:

Glad for her fans. For the rest of us who are agnostic, hope we see a bit less of her in 2024. It has been suffocating, to say the least.

If you look at recent past winners, she may need to worry.

Newt Gingrich
Rudy Giuliani
George W. Bush
"You" (I never realized we all won)
Vladimir Putin (previously and nominated again this year)

*blessingx* · December 7, 2023

Swift may be as bigger than Elvis.
Next…

Mike Reed - The Separatist Party

ex.

https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-separatist-party

*robm321* · December 7, 2023

*robm321* · December 8, 2023

Neck Deep - Life's Not Out To Get You

Glad I found this one. Every song is tasteful and fiery. It's classified as "pop punk" which is pretty accurate. It's kind of like Paramore... but better?

ex:

(I spy Voltron)

Edited December 8, 2023 by robm321

*mikeymad* · December 10, 2023

Tales: Live in Copenhagen 1964 (Live)
Bill Evans
2023

https://album.link/i/1715457640

Example:

Great Sunday listen. It almost just sounds like live in the studio (no audience for the first 6 tracks). So I did some research.

1-6 recorded at Radiohuset, Copenhagen, August 10, 1964
7-10 recorded at TV-City, Copenhagen, August 25, 1964
11 recorded at Stakladen, Aarhus, Denmark, November 21, 1969.

The recording of the second half of the album is still good, just not as great as the first 6. But it seems that Bill was really in a nice groove in 64 and these tracks are a lot of fun.

*mikeymad* · December 10, 2023

Okay Speaking of 1964

Speaking of Live

Speaking of Jazz Trio

Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Lugano, 1964
Oscar Peterson
2023

https://album.link/i/1702942233

Example:

Now these are examples of good archive recordings. Well recorded, great performances and so fun. So many other unreleased live performances are unreleased for a reason. This does not seem to suffer from that. I also enjoy the 'album' format. 6 tracks - 43 minutes. I don't always need the ultimate complete recordings with 74 tracks and 8 hour runtime.

{opens TIDAL and searches for '1964 live'}

*swt61* · December 13, 2023

Many say it's the greatest Country song of all time. It's certainly up there for me. They don't talk about how it took the 'Possum' 18 months to record it due to not being able to stay sober long enough.

*swt61* · December 13, 2023

My Mother's favorite song of all time. A favorite of mine as well.

*mikeymad* · December 14, 2023

CLOSURE / CONTINUATION. LIVE. AMSTERDAM 07/11/22
Porcupine Tree
2023

https://album.link/i/1714270546

Example:

New Porcupine Tree live album? Yes please. Well recorded, and a good performance, considering it was a single show. I have been lax in my Tree listening as of late. TIDAL queue is just too long sometimes. But this was a welcome treat.