What Music Are You Listening To? - May 2017

[ssjones]

@deniz - thanks, I did check out Lost Dog Street. They're a little too folky for my tastes. I like a lot of electric, almost a rock sound (Ryan Bingham, Jason Isbell, Dan Baird, Chris Stapleton, etc.)
Here's a favorite from Jason Isbell, a haunting tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc2WZr8oTW8

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Nick Drake

 

[snag]

Wayne Shorter- Juju

 

[pagan]

 

[beefeater33]

Bernie Taupin poetry:

Brian 64- I spent many an hour deciphering that album cover, and that album.............. One of the best IMO. I think you could spend a lifetime listening to that album, and pick up something new everytime........... much like Dylan's work, Timeless.......... Thanks for that one......... ::
Cool that they run commercials for albums back then........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCUv8qoXIiU

 

[beefeater33]

I miss Harry Chapin......... I took my Dad out to eat tonite, it was his 70th Birthday, he's a BIG Chapin fan. He told me............ "Matt, I Miss Harry, Really miss him..".. It was a somber moment.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN672-5xP3o

It's a slow motion night

In the hot city lights

Past time when the good folks

Are snoring in bed

On a loose-jointed cruise

To recolor your blues

With illegal notions alive,

Alive in your head
You are back from some war

That you've been fighting for

Some old blue blood bastard

In a dark pinstripe suit

and the word from your loins

Has your mind in your groin

And your back pocket burning with blood

Blood money loot
So, you walk past the glow

Of the flicker-picture shows

Where the raincoat men wait

For a child to come by

And the women in doorways

Who have nothing to say

'Cause your money is talking

To the ones that you would try
She owns the block

With the dead pawnshop clock

She's the answer to dreams

That you pay to come true

She's got no heart of gold

But that's not what she's sold

She just sees herself doing what she

What she has to do
And she's all that you're hoping

As her coat falls open

Give her bread she leads you

To a bed on the floor

Where for ten million years

And through ten billion tears

The armies of bootmen have marched

Back from their wars
She's in that state of grace

Before time finds her face

With a mind of old wisdoms

And a body still young

And she tastes as sweet

As a child's chocolate treat

Before the butts and the whiskey

Had wasted the taste of your tongue
Play the music again

Of the grey-stubble men

That groaning blue symphony

Moans evermore

And you watch as she fakes it

And of course you just take it

She's better than others

You never paid money for
You've used up your booty

The girl's done her duty

The turnstile has turned

And you learn you are done

You're back on the street

Joining fresh marching feet

You see more soldiers coming

And your girl chooses one
And the medic has brought

Shots for what you have caught

Your leave is all over

You're back on the line

And the joke in the trenches

Of the hot blooded wenches

And the next thing that you'll do

When they next give you the tim.
And you're back in your army

Back shedding red blood

And you dream of the girl

As you sleep in the mud

And you know you'd swap with her

If the deal could be made

'Cause you'd rather be working at love

Love as your trade

 

[mawnansmiff]

Hawklords '25 Years On' with a bowl of Christmas Cheer 2016 and mug of Earl Grey tea.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[wyfbane]

I was at an estate sale. I snatch up vinyl when I am at estate sales. This go I got:
Doris Day (listening now) - Tea for Two 5 lps

Doris Day -On Moonlit Bay 4 lps

two binders of albums with odds and ends and 4 more Doris Day lps

Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon/Walkin and Whistlin Blues

Peggy Lee - Lover/You go to My Head

Rosemary Clooney - On the First Warm Day/ Botch-A-Me

Nat King Cole - Somewhere Along the Way/ What does it Take

Frankie Laine - You're All I want for Christmas/ Tara Talara Tala

Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters - Be-Bop is Spoken Here/Weddin Day

This:

Ozzie Nelson - Little Skipper/ Red Skies in the Night
And a bunch of odds and ends I've never heard of. Quite a few broken ones in the box. Luckily none I shed any tears over. It is painful when there is an original Elvis record or Hank, Sr one and it's broken. Eventually I want to post these old tunes to a youtube channel. My collection is growing. lol.

 

[brian64]

@Beef: Somehow I never saw that commercial for Captain Fantastic before...thanks for posting that. I too spent a lot of time studying that album cover...it has to be one of the most incredible covers of all time, if not #1.
As for the album itself, I agree with your sentiment. I'd say it's one of their 4 best...along with TC, MATW & GYBR. But CF really has a special aura about it...and timeless as you said.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

I was in Junior High School when Captain Fantastic came out. I too spent hours pouring over the cover and all the stuff in the booklets that were included in the album. Then when punk music came along I sort of left that stuff behind and haven't listened to it in years. In recent years I have been digging deep back into a lot of that old Elton stuff but somehow had skipped over this one. Thanks once again guys for sparking my musical - archaeological explorations.

 

[grouchydog]

Took a close listen recently to "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin. It's so heavy and unnerving because the drums are a relentless 4/4 straight-time with a backbeat (Bonham left so much space there...) but the main riff is in 3/4, resolving itself to the 1 beat every 4 bars of the riff. The bridges and such are 4/4, but with an occasional 3/4 to bring it back home. Absolutely brilliant composition.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

I always find myself getting hypnotized by Bonham's drumming on Zeppelin songs. Not to state the obvious but he was SO important to their sound!

 

[grouchydog]

I always find myself getting hypnotized by Bonham's drumming on Zeppelin songs. Not to state the obvious but he was SO important to their sound!

Concur. I think "When The Levee Breaks" is one of the most hypnotic and unrelenting tunes there is, primarily because of Bonzo's presence (forgive the pun). Great stuff, and Page was one of the greatest producers in rock, like, ever...

 

[mayfair70]

Was listening to Kashmir last night. 8O
My Mother LOVED Harry Chapin and had all his albums, which are now mine. When I was a kid I loved 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas. I also spent many an hour gazing at that weird Captain Fantastic album cover.
Hit it Big John...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGldNpngDws
Zeppelin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2U1BhziqzM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBzuYNK95sM

 

[brian64]

I miss Harry Chapin......... I took my Dad out to eat tonite, it was his 70th Birthday, he's a BIG Chapin fan. He told me............ "Matt, I Miss Harry, Really miss him..".. It was a somber moment.........

@Beef: The combination of your post and that Elton/Bernie song Ticking, reminded me of this Chapin song which is based on Charles Whitman, the "Texas Tower Sniper". I even wonder if this may have been an influence on Bernie to write Ticking.
Also, Chapin's performance here is probably the most intense I've ever seen by anyone.
Harry Chapin
Sniper (Soundstage)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT1cxP3JT0c

 

[mawnansmiff]

Mike Oldfield Ommadawn with a bowl of Christmas Cheer 2016 and mug of Earl Grey tea.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

Oh Hell yeah Jay!!!

 

[zackery]

I have been listening to Beethoven lately. Fur Elise, 5th, and 7th Symphonies in particular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lHOYvIhLxo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYSooMonRv8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkcvrxj0eLY

 

[wyfbane]

You can never go wrong with Ludwig Van!
I'm listening to my dog snore. Wife isn't in the mood for tunes.

 

[mayfair70]

Kim Shattuck - Yowsa!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWhdxWOUMpA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_cYNF4EkyQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxyaZhdW1s