What Are You Listening To? ~ February 2021

[Old Welder]

Good morning all,
Getting ready to go do some work on the kids house..
Enjoy the weekend!

 

[J.Henry845]

Hail Mary Mallon - Bestiary

 

[philobeddoe]

Currently listening to Frank Zappa ~ Zappa movie soundtrack.

 

[Servant King]

Light Of Day - Steve Roach, from Places Beyond: The Lost Pieces Vol. 4 (2004). Brilliant ambient music to start the day with.

 

[keith929]

Ramsey Lewis - The In Crowd.

 

[KafkaStoleMyBike]

I find it just a little unsettling that my spellcheck keeps changing ‘Opeth’ into ‘Oprah’.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Gorillaz ft Gruff Rhys & De La Soul - Superfast Jellyfish

 

[saltedplug]

On the counter, by your keys
Was a book of numbers, and your remedies...
One of these, surely, will screen out the sorrow
But where are you tomorrow?

Aja is in my top 5 favorite albums for many reasons.

Now playing Steely Dan - Gaucho.

Aja is so melodic, and the phrasing and imagery are damn
near perfect. It was released on the downward slope of my young adult despair, and as such Deacon Blues was my favorite. I adored its fatalistic dark mood and wished that I could have been the protagonist:

Drink scotch whiskey all night long
and die behind the wheel.

 

[renfield]

Aja is so melodic, and the phrasing and imagery are damn
near perfect. It was released on the downward slope of my young adult despair, and as such Deacon Blues was my favorite. I adored its fatalistic dark mood and wished that I could have been the protagonist:

Drink scotch whiskey all night long
and die behind the wheel.

Never mind the phenomenal chords and harmonies. The intro to Deacon Blues is a lesson on jazz harmony by itself. The arrangment and vocals on Peg are jaw dropping. An album of enduring excellence, from start to finish, IMO.

I’ve convinced myself, now playing Steely Dan - Aja.

 

[saltedplug]

Royal Scam is close to as good. But different mood, diverging from the cool splendor of Aja. I wore both out, filling in the gaps with the other albums. Did you know their perfectionistic ways had them hiring different lead guitarists for different songs?

 

[brian64]

Royal Scam is close to as good. But different mood, diverging from the cool splendor of Aja. I wore both out, filling in the gaps with the other albums.

I find it difficult to compare any of their albums one to another, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be Countdown to Ecstasy.

 

[Zartoon]

Pink Floyd of course. Its always Pink Floyd

 

[brian64]

I love this live acoustic performance of Silver Bell:

And the electric album version:

 

[dino]

Listening to "Left In The Dark" by The Vertebrats

 

[crawdad]

Right now it’s When the levee breaks by Led Zeppelin

 

[beefeater33]

Been listening to "Pet Sounds" alot............. I own the mono LP, but I've been digging the stereo version on YouTube, via headphones.......... Love It!..........

 

[Kottan]

Inga Rumpf is a real Rocklady I kow since her days with a band called Frumpy (1970). Still standing on stage wiih the same strong, dark voice.....

‘How The Glpsy Was Borne'

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

I always pack my ukulele when traveling, because a banjo just takes up too much room. But, I love to hear a song that has an uke in it.

The banjo is wonderful instrument. As for smaller size... don't you like the banjolele? (see my next post).
The cover you posted is very nice, thanks!

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Nigel Burch and the Flea Pit Orchestra... British style stuff.

 

[philobeddoe]

Currently listening to Elton John ~ Madman Across the Water.