Members Weekly Music Recommendation-Dec. 12

[thebes]

Well it's frosty outside but my toes are warm because I'm listening to good music.

Still looking for some more feedback from what I posted last week:

"And this leads me to a conundrum. The Klipsch store is out of the

regular t-shirts and will not be getting any more. They are now

offering a baseball t but it costs about $5 or $6 more pushing me into

spending about $25 a month of this effort when shipping is included.

This is starting to cut into my junk food budget. They do have

bumper stickers which are $3 to $4 a pop. I know you can get medallions

from the parts dept. but I'm not sure if they would like me ordering up

a batch of these. Suggestions are needed, so along with your

weekly recommendation some feedback on this issue would be greatly

appreciated."

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:

I may have mentioned this artist beforeand if so I'll mention him again:

Randy Newman, "Sail Away", cd rock/pop/folk.

Randy Newman is not only a prolific composer for the screeen he is one

of our better poets and social commentators. Often his songs have

a wicked political bent "Polticial Science. also called "Let's Drop the

Big One Now" comes to mind. However, one of the things that I

really love him is his ability to musically place us in a particualr

American time or era. Love his stuff an you may too, so give him

a spin.

So what do you have to share this week?

[Duke Spinner]

MoTown .......

Laffayette Afro Rock Band..."darkest light" reissue of 1972 recordings

horns, bass ..all motowns best ...

these guy's were Sooooo far ahead of the curve ....Really

the musicianship, and production .....embarrases later music ...

this recording is kinda a genuine Cult Classic, if ya happen on it ... Buy it ..!

[sputnik]

Thebes,

I don't come here for the glory of winning a T-shirt. I've picked

up some really good music based on these weekly recommendations.

I say, thank-you for doing this thread and save your money for some extra extra small T-shirts for the

twins.

My pick for the week is the remasted CD of "Telstar" by the

Ventures. Classic 60's surfer music. I remember listening

to this as a kid and wanting to play the guitar like the

Ventures. Still sounds sounds

fresh.

[Foxman]

I havent participated in a while.

I have been in a Porg rock mode for a while and have a bit of an obscure suggestion for those prog rock fans.

OSI (Office of Strategic Influence). There is only one and it is self titled, although rumor has it there is a second project underway.

OSI features Jim Matheos, Kevin Moore, Mike Portnoy, Sean Malone and features Steve Wilson on one track.

Overall I really like this disk, although it might not be ground breaking it is one that many have not heard and there is some quality music on it. Of course anything with Portnoy and Steve Wilson is pretty solid. I will try to link a picture. I found mine at Best Buy, but there is a special edition that has a second disk and if I were buying today I would order the S.E.

[Duke Spinner]

.oooohhh .....

i can Smell trouble

in yer avatar ...mOOn ..got a spankin'......[]

your Next ..........

[grog]

Ray of Light - Madonna

01 Drowned World - Substitute For Love

02 Swim

03 Ray Of Light

04 Candy Perfume Girl

05 Skin

06 Nothing Really Matters

07 Sky Fits Heaven

08 Shanti - Ashtangi

09 Frozen

10 The Power Of Good-Bye

11 To Have And Not To Hold

12 Little Star

13 Mer Girl

Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by singer Madonna, released in

1998. The introspective concept album, an aural hybrid of atmospheric

electronica, drum and bass, and emotional trance, is widely considered

to be Madonna's greatest artistic achievement thus far.

Drawing influence from a number of Eastern philosophies such as

Hinduism, mystical Judaism, and the Kabbalah, the record explores the

themes of motherhood, death, and re-birth. The production by William

Orbit includes signature Eastern instrumentation such as the sitar,

rebana, and tabla. One track, "Shanti/Ashtangi", is sung entirely in

Sanskrit.

Light won three awards at the 1998 Grammy Awards, was voted the tenth

greatest album of all time by VH1 viewers in the United Kingdom and the

twenty-ninth best recording ever by Rolling Stone readers in 2002. In

1997, a Music of the Millennium poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4 and

The Guardian placed the set at number seventeen.

Greg's Pick: Frozen

[itsawomanthing]

Got this for my birthday - my pick for the week:

Doobie Brothers - Rockin' Down The Highway - The Wildlife Concert cd (Rock)

On the back cover it says "This historic live concert event unites the

three lead vocalists of the Doobie Brothers for a special greatest hits

performance including brand new music, exclusive interviews and

behind-the-scenes footage not available on broadcast television."

Doobie Brothers lineup: Tom Johnson, Pat Simmons, Micheal McDonald,

Keith Knudsen, Mike Hossack, John McFee, Skylark, Dale Ockerman, Danny

Hill. Additional musicians: Corneius Bumpus, Carlos Guaico, Buck

Johnson, Guy Allison.

Dangerous

Jesus Is Just Alright

Rockin' Down The Highway

Slack Key Soquel Rag

South City Midnight Lady

Clear As The Driven Snow

Excited

Takin' It To The Streets

Minute By Minute

What A Fool Believes

Black Water

Neal's Fandango

Wild Ride

The Doctor

Slow Burn

Take Me In Your Arms

Without You

Long Train Runnin'

China Grove

Listen To The Music

[thebes]

MoTown .......

Laffayette Afro Rock Band..."darkest light" reissue of 1972 recordings

horns, bass ..all motowns best ...

these guy's were Sooooo far ahead of the curve ....Really

the musicianship, and production .....embarrases later music ...

this recording is kinda a genuine Cult Classic, if ya happen on it ... Buy it ..!

Duke, I love motown but can't find a copy of this online and forget the local stores here they are worthless.

You wouldn't happen to have a spare lying around would you?

[grog]

I think this is what you are looking for.

Darkest Light (Best Of) [iMPORT]

Lafayette Afro Rock Band

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000025AUL/qid=1134769877/sr=8-10/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i8_xgl15/103-5143402-3661440?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

Track Listings

1. Voodounon

2. Conga

3. Hihache

4. Nicky

5. Malik

6. Ozan Koukle

7. Soul Makossa

8. Racubah

9. Darkest Light

10. Scorpion Flower

11. Gap

12. Red Matchbox

13. Dr Beezer

14. Heels & Soles

15. A.I.E.

"Darkest Light is the first ever retrospective of one of the '70s most

influential bands. Recorded in Paris and New York under the production

guidance of Pierre Jaubert ("Berjot"), the Lafayettes were a jazz-based

super session group that created a heavy, dense, no compromise ghetto

funk that has since been sampled by everyone from Public Enemy to

Wreckz 'N' Effect. This album brings together the essential tracks from

their two studio albums as well as a selection of tracks as their

earlier incarnation, Ice, and is the first official collection of their

work ever in the UK."

[theryugobuddy]

I was looking up Madeleine Peyroux (her latest is great and very Billie Holiday-esque) on a website and found

Holly Cole- Shade, too--

Jazz / Pop female vocals--

I recommend them both--wonderful, sultry vocals with sympathetic backing on some classics and originals--great dinner party music, but both are well recorded for serious listening--

I always like to say this if it fits --- they are "sublime"

[Steve_L]

That Doobies isa great DVD. I'vegotit and love it.

Lot's of great musicians, music, and excellent audio quality in DD5.1orDTS.

[Steve_L]

Okay, I haven't been here in a while. Here's one for you that is an oldie but really great rock/pop album with some nice jazz inflection. Almost Steely Dan but a bit more rock.

A very west coast Jessie Colin Young album.

Available on 12 inch vinyl at 33.3 or on CD.

Really beautifully arranged with great lyrics and melodies.

1973 was a great year for music.

[dbflash]

I bought this CD last Saturday and have been playing it at least once a day since.
The place I buy my stuff from sends out a newsletter and I am just going to cut and paste Fred's review. I will say that Buckwheat Zydeco's "Cryin' In The Street" is worth the price of the CD.
Danny

Our New Orleans 2005: A Benefit Album

Hurricane Katrina may have devastated New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf communities in 2005, but it was also a forceful reminder of the Crescent City's world-renowned status as the epicenter of American musical heritage. This benefit album (all net proceeds will be donated to the local relief efforts of Habitat for Humanity, with a portion specifically set aside to provide housing for local musicians left homeless by the disaster) picks up that latter thread, a sometimes bittersweet reminder of how deeply ingrained, yet all-too-fragile, that cultural legacy really is. Allen Toussaint's succulent reworking of his "Yes We Can Can" sets a rhythmic, optimistic tone that parallels his city's own historical resilience, while Dr. John turns in a bluesy, laid-back "World I Never Made" that's a sharp contrast to the flashes of anger he showed on Tab Benoit's earlier benefit collection, Voice of the Wetlands. Irma Thomas gives a swampy, timely edge to Bessie Smith's "Back Water Blues" while others pay tribute to the region's history of gospel (Davell Crawford, Eddie Bo), indigenous cajun folk (Buckwheat Zydeco, Beausolei, Carol Fran) and legacy as the Birthplace of Jazz (vibrantly disparate contributions from Dr. Michael White, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the venerable Preservation Hall Jazz Band). The Wild Magnolias' medley "Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John" is a joyous, African-rooted gumbo of musical possibilities, while Donald Harrison's sax work with The Wardell Querzergue's Orchestra's on "What a Wonderful World" is a fine preamble for Toussaint's elegiac solo piano rendition of "Tipitina and Me." Randy Newman's closer, a melancholic new version of Good Old Boys' "Louisiana 1927," is a tribute to his own NOLA roots whose refrain - "Louisiana, they're trying to wash us away" - is also a forceful, tragic reminder that history does indeed repeat.

Here's the track listing:
1. Allen Toussaint - Yes We Can Can
2. Dr. John - World I Never Made
3. Irma Thomas - Back Water Blues
4. Davell Crawford - Gather by the River
5. Buckwheat Zydeco - Cryin' in the Streets
6. Dr. Michael White - Canal Street Blues
7. Wild Magnolias - Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John
8. Eddie Bo - When the Saints Go Marching In
9. Dirty Dozen Brass Band - My Feet Can't Fail Me Now
10. Carol Fran - Tou' les jours ç'est pas la même
11. BeauSoleil - L'Ouragon
12. Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
13. Charlie Miller - Prayer for New Orleans
14. The Wardell Quezergue Orchestra featuring Donald Harrison - What a Wonderful World
15. Allen Toussaint - Tipitina and Me
16. Randy Newman and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra with members of the New York Philharmonic - Louisiana 1927

[Bill H.]

This is a strange recommendation, but sounds fantastic with Klipsch Fortes!

" CHANT- The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos."

"J. Brahms- EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM"

" Billie Holiday's - Greatest Hits."