Which Album (CD or Vinyl) Are you listening to now - Page 50

James Gang - "Rides Again" on vinyl

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How's it sound? Worth the wait?
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genesis, 'foxtrot'.

The Rings - "The Rings"

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Weezer - The Red Album

Robin Trower - "Bridge of Sighs" on vinyl

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The Faces -
"A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse"

"Ooh La La"

"Long Player"

Playing various cuts off of the above LPs.

Friday night ya know...

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The resident Rock critic in the Sidetracks section of the local paper today had it rated 11th out of 12 of their albums (all the studio albums and "Rattle and Hum". Only "Pop" was considered worse). Gave it 1 1/2 stars.

All their 2000 and on albums, plus October and Rattle and Hum were rated in the bottom half. Top 3 were "Achtung Baby", "Joshua Tree" and "Boy".

Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark

alannah myles, 'alannah myles'.
1st album, with 'black velvet'. this honey can rock!!

even if it is 20 yrs old.

rodney crowell, 'earthbound and proud of it'.

only bad thing is the interviews between songs. i hate it when they do that!

Just a little of what they played on Letterman during the week. So little that I couldn't really make any kind of judgement myself. I don't think I even caught one song the whole way through.

I've been playing it for a few days. It has some very strong tracks (title track, "Magnificent," "Moment of Surrender," "White as Snow"), some very weak tracks ("Fez/Being Born," "Breathe") and some genuine head-scratchers ("Get on Your Boots," "Cedars of Lebanon"). In other words, a typical 21st century U2 record.

Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments

Jackson Browne, Solo Acoustic Vol. 2

Solomon Burke - Dont Give up on Me,

Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch (vinyl)

How is this one? One of my favorites is "Running on Empty" and I've often wondered if he has anything comparable

Neil Young - Unplugged - 1993

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch a Fire - 2001

and now:

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde -

Savatage - Poets and Madmen

The British Beat - "Best of the 60's"
4-CD set of various artists. Tons of tunes you would have heard on the AM dial all those years ago.

Borrowed from the local library.

Where's my headband...
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The Solo Acoustic volumes are both very strong, with a nice mix of his hits and deeper cuts. It's a great intro so some of his lesser-known but terrific work like "The Birds of St. Marks," "The Barricades Of Heaven" and "Sky Blue And Black." The recording quality is excellent on both records. There is some between-song banter with the audience, some of it funny and charming, and some of it political without being pedantic. It doesn't obscure or detract from the strength of the music.

If you're looking to explore more of his studio records and you only have Running On Empty, then my next suggestion would be Late For The Sky, which is think is his best studio work.

A nice little listening session. Have you heard the Sugar Mountain record from Neil Young yet?

Boxer, The National. What an amazing record.