Members Weekly Music Recommendations-April 17

[thebes]

Hope everybody has some money left over after paying taxes to buy a cd or two.

First a personal note. I want to thank the steady handful of

weekly contributors for continuing with this effort in spite of lagging

participation. Quick frankly, I feel that I am to blame.

Aside from starting the thread I seldom participate in the discusson

that some recommendtions provoke and I have been very lazy in reminding

our other members that this thread exists. The latter, is very

important for something as ethereal as a BB where attention spans tend

to be short.

I do aim to take steps to correct this, so please be patient. I

also have a couple of additional ideas in mind to expand participation.

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:

John Coltrane, "Legacy", jazz, cd

This is a four cd box set from Impulse. Coltrane is considerd to

be one of the major gods of jazz and certainly, even, today is

recognized as one of, if not the, best sax players ever.

The way they have broken otu his recordings on this cd is also interesting:

Disk 1: Harmonic and Melodic

Disk 2: Rythmic

Disk 3: Elvin and Trane

Disk 4: Live

There are upteen billion Coltrane releases, re-releases, re-issues etc.

and it can all be very confusing. Buy this set instead and sit

back and enjoy. Very well recorded and mastered.

So what do you have to share this week?

[grog]

Inside Roxy Music 1972-1974

# DVD Release Date: March 1, 2005

Roxy Music hit the ground running with four amazing albums which were recorded and released in just two years. This is the long awaited critical guide to the formative years of this legendary band. Featuring rare archive footage of the band in performance alongside the views of leading critics, working musicians and admirers this is the independent view of Roxy Music from the quirky first recordings with Bryan Eno to the effortless cool of Country Life. Key performances of material from each album in turn is revisited and reviewed by a team of leading music critics, to discover the secrets of the music which defined the art rock movement.

This is one of the most interesting documentaries I have ever heard. This is one you will want to watch several times.

The best work of Roxy Music still has to be the live concert at the Apollo in 2002.

Roxy Music - Live at the Apollo (2002)

# DVD Release Date: July 8, 2003

Recorded live at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, Roxy Music performs their greatest hits, fronted by the always mesmerizing Bryan Ferry with original band members Andy MacKay and Phil Manzanera. Spend a glamorous, glorious evening with the band that defined modern musical romance, heartbreak and grace. Songs: Re-Make/Re-Model, Street Life, Ladytron, While My Heart Is Still Beating, Out of the Blue, A Song for Europe, My Only Love, In Every Dream Home a Heartache, Oh Yeah!, Both Ends Burning, Tara, Mother of Pearl, Avalon, Dance Away, Jealous Guy, Editions of You, Virginia Plain, Love Is the Drug, Do the Strand, For Your Pleasure.

Two great DVD's by Roxy Music. Great performance with great sound.

Greg

[customsteve01]

I am going to go out on a limb and recomend a cd I don't own. But I will be buying it this week.

George Strait

Somewhere Down in Texas

George Strait - If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk

George Strait - Somewhere Down In Texas

George Strait - The Seashores Of Old Mexico

George Strait - You'll Be There

George Strait - High Tone Woman

George Strait - Good News, Bad News

George Strait - Oh, What A Perfect Day

George Strait - Texas

George Strait - Ready For The End Of The World

George Strait - She Let Herself Go

George Strait - By The Light Of A Burning Brige

Steve

[oldbuckster]

Thebes, out of respect for you, I'll do this again. It sometimes feels like a waste of space when you only get one or two responses, anyway here we go;

ACID EATERS: the Ramones CD

This would be the Ramones paying homage to the songs they remember as a young band starting out. I liked some of their music, but I would not consider myself a fan. I still wonder why I bought this, maybe the title caused me to have a Flashback (remember those guys) I don't know, but I did, and am I glad. Starts right out with,Journey to the center of the Mind, watch out Ted, these lads stole your song, and never lets up until the final song,Surf City, Yeah, Surf City the same one. Guess I should list the songs, didn't want to but;

Journey to the center of the Mind (Ted before he became Ted)

Substitute (the Who)

Out of Time (great version of the Stones)

The shape of things to come (Yardbirds?)

Somebody to Love (great Airplane)

When I was Young (ahh the Animals)

7 and 7 is (Love I think)

My Back Pages (good Dylan)

Can't seem to make you mine (when's the last time you heard the Seeds?)

Have You Seen The Rain (Classic CCR)

I can't control Myself (got me on this one?) (the Who maybe)

Surf City (Yes, Jan and Dean)

That's the song list and it's a GOOD one. I really think you Geezers will really like this disc. It's a nice trip down Memory Lane, done by a REAL Punk band. Balls to the wall, normal stuff for the Ramones. RIP Joey Ramone!!!!

Let the Music on this Disc speak for itself!!! PLAY THIS DISC LOUD, Dare Ya!!!

[theryugobuddy]

Wilco Live in Chicago Kicking Television

Alt country rock--

Very exciting renditions of most of Wilco's best known songs-- the new guitaritst injects dissonant wild guitar into their music which enlivens it-- great set--

[RichardP]

I will submit my endorsement of the newest from Donald Fagen, "Morph the Cat," DVD-Audio, Reprise, 2006. This is called the "special edition CD" (at least on Amazon) which contains two discs. One is a regular CD, and the other has the 6-channel mix, in addition to the DD5.1, DTS5.1, and advanced resolution 2-channel mixes. Amazon had it the cheapest of any online retailer, about $17. A regular 2-ch CD is also available.

The songs are not unlike his other recent releases, ("Kamakiriad"), and perhaps nothing will match the songcrafting of 1980's "Nightfly," but I like anything he has done. All his and Steely Dan DVD-A's were mixed by Elliot Scheiner, who, IMHO, is a genius in the multichannel world. Apparently, he has remixed most of SD's albums in 5.1, but none are yet scheduled for production because of multichannel market uncertainty.

[grog]

Feeling a little classical tonight. So let's go for the world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Yo-Yo Ma has a discography of over 50 albums - which have won him 15 Grammy Awards.

Yo-Yo Ma - Japanese Melodies

Audio CD - Release Date: June 25, 1985

01 Matsushima-Ondo

02 Kojo-No-Tsuki

03 Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi

04 Defune

05 Nara-Yama

06 Chin-Chin-Chidori

07 Sakura, Sakura

08 Oroku-Musume

09 Chugoku-Chiho-No-Komoriuta

10 Chiran-Bushi

Sakura for example is one of the most beautiful and well-known of all Japanese melodies. The word "sakura" means "cherry blossom" and one of the most spectacular sights you will ever see anywhere in the world is the blossoming of the cherry trees in the springtime in Japan. It lasts only a few days and it ends as quickly as it begins. Perhaps that is why this melody is so sad.

I picked up the Yo-Yo Ma - Japanese Melodies CD when it came out back in 1985.

When I first played it I must say I did not care for it. But the second time I played it I liked it. Now after playing this CD over the years I must say I have come to love this work. This is music you must be in the mood to listen too. But if you are in the mood to allow yourself to flow into this work you will find it to be one of the greatest masterpieces of all time.

Greg's pick: Chiran-Bushi. The deep sounding cello with soft bells from on high make this selection simply incrediable.

The official Yo-Yo Ma website

http://www.yo-yoma.com/

[grog]

It's new... It's great... It's the Moody Blues....

Ordered this a few weeks back and it finally shipped and was in the mailbox today!

The release date was April 11 but no one got stock until a few days ago.

For those who like the Moody Blues this is a must have.

This 2006 remaster set is a must have. The quality is awesome even in non-SACD format.

The 5.1 surround sound mix was manipulated from the original 1972 quadraphonic masters.

To Our Children's Children's Children (Deluxe Edition) - Import CD

Moody Blues

Street Date: Apr 11, 2006

SACD Hybrid

The Moody Blues\To Our Children's Children's Children (Deluxe Edit [uK])

Disc 1

01 - Higher And Higher

02 - Eyes Of A Child (part I)

03 - Floating

04 - Eyes Of A Child (part II)

05 - I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred

06 - Beyond

07 - Out And In

08 - Gypsy

09 - Eternity Road

10 - Candle Of Life

11 - Sun Is Still Shining

12 - I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million

13 - Watching And Waiting

Disc 2

01 - Gypsy (full version)

02 - Candle Of Life (full version)

03 - Sun Is Still Shining (alternate mix)

04 - Gypsy (BBC Radio session)

05 - Sun Set (BBC Radio session)

06 - Never Comes The Day (BBC Radio session)

07 - Are You Sitting Comfortably (BBC Radio session)

08 - Dream (BBC Radio session)

09 - Have You Heard (BBC Radio session)

10 - Nights In White Satin (BBC Radio session)

11 - Legend Of A Mind (BBC Radio session)