thebes Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Burp! Need a wheelbarrel for my stomach after this weekend. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to work off the extra weight dancing to some fine tunes. Format's simple: Name of artist or group, name of album, type of music as best you can (rock, blues etc.), and recording format (cd, lp etc.) As usual I'll start it off with: Sting, "10 Summoners Tales", rock, cd Quite frankly I like his voice, love his band and they way they arrange the music. While a lot of his music is rendered with trite lyrics, some are very invocative of times, places, loves and moods. Pretty cool cd and well recorded. So what do you have to share this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grog Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Human League - Greatest Hits Audio CD: Released November 7, 1988 01 Mirror Man 02 (Keep Feeling) Fascination 03 The Sound Of The Crowd 04 The Lebanon 05 Human 06 Don't You Want Me 07 Being Boiled 08 Love Action (I Believe In Love) 09 Louise 10 Open Your Heart 11 Love Is All That Matters 12 Life On Your Own Electronic pioneers The Human League were formed in Sheffield at the height of punk by computer operators Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh. Inspired by the likes of Kraftwerk, Roxy Music and disco producer Giorgio Moroder, they recruited Martyn's schoolfriend Philip Oakey as lead singer and local art student Adrian Wright to handle slides and other visuals. The group were swiftly signed by the influential indie label Fast Product to release their seminal debut single "Being Boiled" (1978) and were then snapped up by Virgin, for whom they produced two groundbreaking albums, "Reproduction" (1979) and "Travelogue" (1980). After the "Greatest Hits" compilation (1988), the group returned with "Romantic?" (1990), but with little commercial success. Dropped by Virgin, they finally bounced back into the UK Top 10 in 1995 with "Tell Me When" and the album "Octopus" (East West), but were dropped again within two years. Greg's pick: Track #5 Human Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Something I listened to tonight that I think many here would enjoy is: Bob Brookmeyer And Friends - Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Gary Burton, Elvin Jones This LP was recorded in May, 1964 and originally released in February, 1965. 5 extremely talented friends got together and recorded the album in 3 days. It's a great recording and has some really nice tunes on it. Jazz fan or not, I think you'll really like this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 man, Grog ... you Always give a hello' a write-up .....[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 well ... a book the Magic of Tone, and the Art of Music Dane Rudyahr Veerrrry Interesting ...re: the Golden Ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTi_M Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Dunno if it's been mentioned before, but... Matisyahu - Live at Stubbs (live reggae, rock, rap) Enhanced CD Very, very talented Hasidic Jew reggae artist from Crown Heights, New York. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007XT7TU/102-2462805-7120936?v=glance&n=5174&n=507846&s=music&v=glance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grog Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Well after "thebes' posted the selection "Sting, "10 Summoners Tales" I had to play some of my Sting collection. Turned out I had two CD's in my storage area that had not made there way on to my computer. So tonight I ripped the following CD's. Fields of Gold- The Best of Sting 1984-1994 Ten Summoner's Tales At least the CD's were still in perfect shape! Don't know how I missed getting them on my system but they are there now. I had one of Stings CD's already on my system and some older Police CD's. Like I said... how I missed these two fine CD's I will never know. I still have a lot of music I have yet to rip to my computer system. One Sting CD I had on my system is right now my favorite. Sting - Brand New Day 01 A Thousand Years 02 Desert Rose 03 Big Lie, Small World 04 After The Rain Has Fallen 05 Perfect Love...Gone Wrong 06 Tomorrow We'll See 07 Prelude To The End Of The Game 08 Fill Her Up 09 Ghost Story 10 Brand New Day Greg's pick: A Thousand Years <== love the deep bass and mellow sound This CD is like no other CD from Sting. The following review really shows what I am talking about. Same Sting but when you hear songs like "Desert Rose" you know your in for an international event that can not be missed. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/sting-brand.shtml Sting Brand New Day (A&M) by Chris Massey Since his first solo effort, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in 1985, Sting has been pumping out polished pop for 15 years. Many listeners miss the unpretentious, fun spunk of The Police, the trio he headed before embarking on his solo career; moreover, his new album, "Brand New Day," is more of the same Sting we've come to know over the last 15 years, with some added polish and chrome, but still Sting. Sting is as eclectic as ever before. The musical styles range from jazz to pop to French rap to even a country song -- "Fill Her Up" -- with guest musician James Taylor. If you want worldly music, you've come to the right place. "Desert Rose" is a haunting track featuring the vocals of French-Albanian Cheb Mami and is by far my favorite song. Mami's voice provides chilling and beautiful counterpoint to the clipped wings of Sting's voice, which almost manages to soar, but finds itself left behind in the desert, overcome by the rose of Mami's own pipes. This is true of most of the album -- Sting no longer seems to have the energy he had when he was with The Police. His vocals are subtle and smart throughout the entirety of the album but only the poppy polish of "After the Rain has Fallen" truly hints at what he's still capable of. Much of Brand New Day is full of light jazz punctuated by the flirtatious clarinet of Branford Marsalis. The song "Fill Her Up" starts out with country twangs and hick vocals and ends on a jazzy note. The album itself ends with the popular release, "Brand New Day," a good pop song, but indicative of the album as a whole: many tracks break free of the jazzy/poppy formula that we've all come to expect from Sting, but most of them ultimately fail to break free from the trappings of his muted vocals and his carefully, meticulously constructed pop cage. If you're still a fan of Sting and have enjoyed the architecture of his past "adult-comtemporary" music, you'll certainly find nothing to dislike about his newest offering. If, however, you miss his younger days, the carefree, simple days of The Police, you'll find Brand New Day as full of energy and as vibrant as a Saint Bernard in the rain. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsawomanthing Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Happy After Thanksgiving! Glad it's over & the leftovers are finally gone! If Sputnik is still looking for romantic music this might be one to add to your list.....there are women who find Bob Seger's voice apealing....There are a couple songs on here that bring back good memories for this once young lady. How about Bob Seger/Greatest Hits (Rock/pop) CD - 1994 1. Roll Me Away 2. Night Moves 3. Turn The Page 4. You'll Accomp'ny Me 5. Hollywood Nights 6. Still The Same 7. Old Time Rock & Roll 8. We've Got Tonight 9. Against The Wind 10. Mainstreet 11. The Fire Inside 12. Like A Rock 13. C'est La Vie - (previously unreleased) 14. In Your Time - (previously unreleased) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Thanks Womanthing. I know that you're kind of lukewarm about Bob Seger but I don't know how a woman wouldn't be moved by "Roll Me Away" or "Shame on the Moon". I'm going to recommend the Harvest Moon album by Neil Young. Slow, folksy, and sort of country. The first song, "Unknown Legend", fits in quite nicely with "Roll Me Away". These lyrics must strike a chord with most women. "Unknown Legend" She used to work in a diner Never saw a woman look finer I used to order just to watch her float across the floor She grew up in a small town Never put her roots down Daddy always kept movin', so she did too. Somewhere on a desert highway She rides a Harley-Davidson Her long blonde hair flyin' in the wind She's been runnin' half her life The chrome and steel she rides Collidin' with the very air she breathes The air she breathes. You know it ain't easy You got to hold on She was an unknown legend in her time Now she's dressin' two kids Lookin' for a magic kiss She gets the far-away look in her eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I'm going to add another entry along the lines of romantic music. "G'night Wolfgang" - classical piano solos performed by Ric Louchard on the Music Little People label. This is a nice collection of piano solos by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Satie, and Schumann that was intended for childrens bedtime. I think it's also nice for grown-up bedtime []. It includes Schumann's "Scenes from Childhood - From Foreign Lands and People" that was used in the film "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 You want kind of '70's in the mood music? Stop by and give England Dan and John Ford Coley a spin. Format: Compact Disc. Title: Best of England Dan and John Ford Coley?? ( don't have the CD here, it is over at a family member's house at this time ) Type of music: Easy Listening / Mellow Nights Are Forever Without You, I'd Really Like To See You Tonight, and Love Is The Answer are some of my favorites off this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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