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[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

I've just seen the price of this set... I will not be buying it.

I do, however, notice a live version of a song entitled "Sail Away Sweet Sister".

Is this the Queen song, from THE GAME?

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

Live stuff would be nice, but no, not at that price.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

4 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

Live stuff would be nice, but no, not at that price.

Yeah, but that's all the extras you get. No outtakes, no demoes, no extended mixes (if there ever were any), no B-sides. Nothing.

[Jay 37,355]

A world of difference from the 20th anniversary edition of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots!

 

https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-flaming-lips-yoshimi-battles-the-pink-robots/

[Holko 9,526]

Revolver finally arrived. 's good! Since I started with the 50th remasters and will now be working my way backwards with the new masters, this is to be expected, but at first it felt just a little vanilla compared to what came after, what I know well already - also had this with Let It Be at first but it grew on me quickly, and so is Revolver now with the third listen in 2 days. At first I wasn't a fan of shorter tracks with lots of "cheap" fadeout endings that I'm not a fan of, but the energetic shorter songs help increase the number of songs and number of styles represented, making it feel longer and more substantial than I first thought it would be from the only 35 minute runtime. It feels more like a little cousin to the giant chaotic burst of creative energy that is the White Album, as opposed to the sharper refined vision of Pepper and Abbey Road, but I love White Album possibly the most, so that's not a bad thing.

[Bespin 8,481]

I love to reconstitute outdated compilations using the latest remastered versions we now have.

 

"The Love Album" is a 2002 of Roy Orbison compilation, it now have 20 years.

 

 

 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

I'm just gutted that Mimi Parker, drummer/vocalist from the all-time great indie rock band Low, has died at such a young age.  Low has been putting out albums since 1993, and they seriously only got better with time.  They made beautiful, thoughtful, emotional rock music that was very important for me through the loneliest times of my life.

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/low-mimi-parker-dead-obit-1234611683/

 

And yes, John Stamos starred in the video for one of their best songs.

 

 

Another favorite from 2015.  The combination of Mimi and her husband, Alan's, voices was just magical to me.

 

 

[A24 4,331]

[Disco Stu 15,495]

20 hours ago, Disco Stu said:

I'm just gutted that Mimi Parker, drummer/vocalist from the all-time great indie rock band Low, has died at such a young age.  Low has been putting out albums since 1993, and they seriously only got better with time.  They made beautiful, thoughtful, emotional rock music that was very important for me through the loneliest times of my life.

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/low-mimi-parker-dead-obit-1234611683/

 

I know no one but me cares, but it's super cool that Robert Plant paid tribute to Mimi Parker at his concert last night and performed a Low cover

 

 

[A24 4,331]

On 04/12/2021 at 8:34 PM, AC1 said:

Ah, yes, that one. I thought you meant Webber pulled off a James bond too.

 

Not sure if Pink Floyd was first with that riff, I think others have used it too, just can't remember who.

 

 

 

@Marian Schedenig So that's Echoes, The Phantom Of The Opera and Calling Occupants (both of them).

[A24 4,331]

 

Their third best album.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

After... STEVE MCQUEEN?

 

JORDAN THE COMEBACK is my favourite.

ANDROMEDA HEIGHTS doesn't get as much love as it deserves.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Very gratifying to see Rick Beato post a tribute to Mimi Parker, and the first song he plays is my favorite!

It’s great to see industry veterans drawing attention to a band that deserved more of it, even if the occasion is so sad.

 

 

[Tom Guernsey 2,284]

16 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

After... STEVE MCQUEEN?

 

JORDAN THE COMEBACK is my favourite.

ANDROMEDA HEIGHTS doesn't get as much love as it deserves.

Funnily enough, Andromeda Heights was the only Sprout album I owned for a long time because Terry Wogan used to play three tracks from it an almost loop on his breakfast show and I thought they were wonderful. I got a couple of others some years ago and recommendations here, I picked up a few other of their albums to add to the ones I already owned and really must revisit them. So much music, so little time…

[A24 4,331]

Swoon and Steve McQueen are their most uncompromised albums, and, as a consequence, their best. I really liked Langley Park when it came out but as time passed by I have to say it's not on the same level as their first two albums. You can hear it was 'designed' to get a foot in the US and to me that's a compromise. It's all a bit less complex and easier to listen to. Important, get Steve McQueen and not the US version called Two Wheels Good. Steve McQueen is probably my favorite pop/rock album of the '80s. Producer Thomas Dolby listened to all the songs Paddy had written to that point (which was a lot) and he chose the best 11 songs for Steve McQueen. Hard to beat that!

[Tom Guernsey 2,284]

2 hours ago, AC1 said:

Swoon and Steve McQueen are their most uncompromised albums, and, as a consequence, their best. I really liked Langley Park when it came out but as time passed by I have to say it's not on the same level as their first two albums. You can hear it was 'designed' to get a foot in the US and to me that's a compromise. It's all a bit less complex and easier to listen to. Important, get Steve McQueen and not the US version called Two Wheels Good. Steve McQueen is probably my favorite pop/rock album of the '80s. Producer Thomas Dolby listened to all the songs Paddy had written to that point (which was a lot) and he chose the best 11 songs for Steve McQueen. Hard to beat that!

I shall give Steve McQueen another listen then!

[Thor 7,503]

 

I suppose a semi-secret side of me, but before I ever got into prog rock or electronic music (and then much later film music), I was into raw rock'n'roll. First Elvis, then Creedence, Steppenwolf, that kind of stuff. Got this CD in the 90s, and although the live sound leaves much to be desired, it's a testament to the amazing grooves and energy Steppenwolf conjured up. Even as late as 1995.

[Jay 37,355]

Eddie Van Halen's son, Wolfgang Van Halen, has a solo career where he plays all the instruments himself and sounds just like Theory of a Deadman.

 

This music video where he is shown playing all the instruments is funny

 

 

Also: Dude looks just like Hurley from Lost!

[Disco Stu 15,495]

20 minutes ago, Jay said:

sounds just like Theory of a Deadman.

 

Ha, you say this so familiarly, like "you know, that thing we all know about" 

[Jay 37,355]

Well, I'd say that song above sounds like this song:

 

 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

[Brundlefly 2,385]

One of the best rock songs I've heard in a looong while!

[Faleel 5,347]

[Disco Stu 15,495]

An improvement on the original version in every way

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

Yep. No arguments, here 

A NEW WORLD RECORD is - probably -  my favourite E.L.O. record (on any given day, I can't decide between this, and TIME).

It's, certainly, a brilliant piece of work.

[Faleel 5,347]

Aaaay- oops. AAAAAAAY!!

 

 

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

So...Mariah Carey is, officially, not the "Queen of Christmas".

Does anyone have a spare antipsychotic?

[Disco Stu 15,495]

3 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

So...Mariah Carey is, officially, not the "Queen of Christmas".

Does anyone have a spare antipsychotic?

 

Yeah I bristle at all the Mariah crap this time of year too.  I don't even like that song.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

The version in LOVEACTUALLY is even worse, but, at least I can skip that bit.

[Tallguy 3,386]

4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

The version in LOVEACTUALLY is even worse, but, at least I can skip that bit.

 

But it's Vanessa Doofenshmirtz!

 

OTOH, I was working in a music store the Christmas that Mariah's album came out. That was a rough month!

[A24 4,331]

 

The woman Herb Albert is dancing with in this clip from 1979 is his wife Lani Hall. She was the lead singer in Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 and she sang the theme song of Never Say Never Again. They are still together today.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

A brilliant tune, from a phenomenal record!

"Behind The Rain" could almost be a Bond track.

 

[A24 4,331]

7 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

A brilliant tune, from a phenomenal record!

"Behind The Rain" could almost be a Bond track.

 

 

Hmm, never listened to the album, good tip!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

Man, you really are missing something!

It's perfectly crafted late 70s pop. As good as C'EST CHIC, in its own way.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

1 minute ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

As good as C'EST CHIC, in its own way.

 

No

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

No love for Chic, Stu?

[Disco Stu 15,495]

1 minute ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

No love for Chic, Stu?

 

Quite the opposite.  The first three Chic albums are so essential, it's just not right to say a just pretty fun Herb Alpert trend-chasing album is anywhere is near as good as one of them.

[A24 4,331]

Isn't Herb Albert Easy Listening music and CHIC disco?

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

I was not thinking stylistically, or thematically, but in the polish and professionalism that both records have, in spades.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

"All Day Long" is my single favorite New Order song.  It's perfect.

 

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

For me, it's "Fine Time", and TECHNIQUE is my favourite album.

[GerateWohl 4,365]

At some point I wondered why I had listened to New Order that much. I felt, their sound hadn't aged very well. But the came out Get Ready. For me to date the most perfect New Order album.

[Jay 37,355]

 

Source: The Slow Decline of Key Changes in Popular Music

[GerateWohl 4,365]

40 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

Source: The Slow Decline of Key Changes in Popular Music

 

The curve would probably look similar for chart hits with instrumental solos.

 

 

 

[Pawel P. 738]

This is good Metallica! 

 

 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Never have I ever linked a to a Fallon video, but this is too brilliant.

 

If you are a fan of Bob Dylan, you must watch this.  It's the comedian James Austin Johnson doing Bob Dylan singing "Jingle Bells" but imagining it as done in 4 distinct Dylan eras (early-60s, late-60s, mid-70s, and late-90s).

 

The extreme specificity of that mid-70s, Rolling Thunder era Dylan impression just floored me, couldn't stop laughing.  I've listened to so much live Dylan from like 1974-1976, and this guy is spot-on.

 

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

I wonder if Mr. Johnson got Dylan's "autograph"? 

[A24 4,331]

Yesterday evening I fired up Qobuz (hey, the first month is free!) and listened to the 2019 remix (not remastered but a new mix) of Abbey Road. Usually I don't like it when they redo a mix of a classic album but this one floored me. And the Lintons (my speakers) approve! This is the ultimate version, guys. It sounds big, fat and ... better.

 

[Holko 9,526]

Try the other new ones too!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,524]

Surfing the net, this morning, I discovered that Peter Gabriel is touring, next Summer (I know, right?! ).

I might just fly over, and see this. Also, this means that I/O is about to be released.