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micklpkl
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response 21 of 124:
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Nov 29 16:23 UTC 2001 |
Wow, Ken. Sounds like a fun shopping excursion. :) Some thoughts:
Dan's right about the translation of "ida y vuelta" of course. I read and
listened to some samples on their website --- I cheated and read the English
pages, though < http://www.tekameli.com/tekameli/principaluk.html > --- and
they do appear to be Gypsies, from Perpignan. This is the region in the South
of France, bordering Catalunya, where the Gypsy Kings are from, as well.
"Tekameli" means "I Love You" in the Calo, the language of the Gypsies. I
haven't heard anything more than the samples, but I liked what I heard. Of
course, I have to admit enjoying the Gypsy Kings, as well, and the music from
IDA Y VUELTA reminds me very much of that of their more well-known countrymen.
I also think the addition of a flamenco dancer ---Sabrina Romero--- is a nice
twist.
Yes, I have heard some music from EA, but not the newest album. I have
ORIPANDO, their first release from 1998. They are flamenco-based, but also
fuse jazz and pop into their sound, with mixed results IMO. What makes the
music shine for me are the strong vocals from Pilar "La Monica." She is an
amazing vocalist. I appreciate the heads-up on this new CD, Ken. If you'd like
to hear some more samples, amazon.com has some.
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krj
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response 22 of 124:
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Dec 11 03:28 UTC 2001 |
I need to pick Mike's brains here.... My sister is getting into reggae
but so far has only listened to Bob Marley stuff. So, being in desperate
need of ideas for Christmas presents: what else should I look for?
(And what else is recorded in halfway decent sound quality? My recollection
is that the Desmond Dekker recordings were pretty primitive.)
(Hmm, not reggae but perhaps I should get her that (English) Beat collection
I saw recently...)
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mcnally
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response 23 of 124:
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Dec 11 15:01 UTC 2001 |
I'm not actually much of a reggae fan. You'd think I would be because
of my love for ska and appreciation of dub, but it wouldn't be a fair
assumption -- my record collection is pretty weak in the reggae department..
The thing is, too, that there's all kinds of reggae. Just because she
likes Bob Marley doesn't mean that she'll like modern dancehall or
ragamuffin or any of the other subgenres that have developed.
My biased recommendation, if she likes Bob, would be to go backwards in
time and not forwards. Sound quality aside, it's hard to go wrong with
Desmond Dekker. Or you could try Toots and the Maytals' "Funky Kingston",
it's hard to imagine someone not liking Toots. For around the same
period as peak Bob Marley, I like Peter Tosh, too. Or how about Linton
Kwesi Johnson?
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scott
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response 24 of 124:
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Dec 11 16:40 UTC 2001 |
Gregory Isaacs is pretty good, although I don't know anything about recent
stuff.
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happyboy
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response 25 of 124:
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Dec 11 16:46 UTC 2001 |
get her the import version of toots greatest hits. lot's of really
good extra tracks.
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krj
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response 26 of 124:
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Dec 11 22:48 UTC 2001 |
Hmm, I went sniffing around the sample tracks on amazon.com, and maybe
we will look for a good Toots & The Maytals collection, though I'm not
sure I have the time to find an import version. Desmond Dekker, um,
maybe, still not sure about those pesky sound quality issues.
Might also look for THE ROUGH GUIDE TO REGGAE.
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krj
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response 27 of 124:
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Dec 12 00:31 UTC 2001 |
Oh yeah, I also came across a Jimmy Cliff collection we might try.
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katie
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response 28 of 124:
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Dec 13 03:30 UTC 2001 |
i like Desmond Dekker a lot. Is he considered reggae?
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mcnally
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response 29 of 124:
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Dec 13 04:18 UTC 2001 |
His earlier stuff is generally classified as ska but I'd say there's
a fair amount of his work which really doesn't fit the classic ska
beat structure. My opinion is that his later recordings are more
reggae. Of course the same is true for Bob Marley -- "Simmer Down"
and other early tracks are definitely ska, showing more of the classic
ska rhythm than any Dekker tracks I can think of, but by the time
Marley hit the peak of his career he was *defining* what reggae was..
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krj
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response 30 of 124:
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Dec 15 18:12 UTC 2001 |
Reviews I found on Allmusic and Amazon concur with happyboy's recommendation
of the import version of "The Very Best of Toots and the Maytals," on
the Music Club label, as the best available anthology. Unfortunately there
are no copies at Borders or Schoolkids-in-the-Basement, and no
copies at US online retailers. (In the old days Tower or the original
Schoolkids probably would have carried it, both stores carried lots of
the Music Club label releases.) It's plentiful and dirt cheap at
amazon.co.uk, but it's too late to get a copy delivered from the
UK for a Christmas present. Ah well, maybe I'll get one for myself
sometime. I settled for the US version of the same title ("Very Best Of...")
and Jimmy Cliff/"Ultimate Collection." If she likes those we'll pass
along some of the other suggestions.
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happyboy
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response 31 of 124:
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Dec 15 22:47 UTC 2001 |
i've seen the toot's disc at border's.
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krj
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response 32 of 124:
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Dec 15 23:08 UTC 2001 |
OK, I'll watch for it. Argh. I'm only running a week behind schedule on
this Christmas shopping stuff. I hope the Bo Grumpus ragtime CD I ordered
for my dad gets here on schedule.
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mcnally
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response 33 of 124:
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Dec 17 02:26 UTC 2001 |
I haven't heard their Maytals collection but the "Music Club" collections
I've wound up with are quite well put together -- reasonably priced with
good track selection..
I highly recommend their "Dub Chill Out" collection to anyone looking for
an inexpensive introduction to classic Jamaican dub.
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krj
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response 34 of 124:
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Dec 17 03:06 UTC 2001 |
A stop at the Arborland Borders clarified a few things for me: clearly I
should have checked with them earlier instead of the downtown store.
I'm guessing Barry was recommending a collection called "Pressure Drop:
The Best Of..." which is Trojan CDTRL 171. That's the one which was
advertising ten extra tracks. I just don't feel this looks like a good
introductory compilation for my sister.
Borders had both the Island (2000) and Music Club versions of
"The Very Best of Toots and the Maytals." The two discs have about
nine tracks in common, which are the ones I've heard of, like "Funky
Kingston."
The tracks which are only on the Music Club selection are:
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Got To Be There
Louie, Louie
Redemption Song
Revolution
Sit Right Down
Having A Party
The tracks which are only on the Island (2000) compilation are:
Broadway Jungle
Bam Bam
54-46 That's My Number
(54-46 Was My Number appears on both discs)
In The Park
Reggae Got Soul
Never You Change
Living In The Ghetto
Never Get Weary
Dream to Remember
Spiritual Healing
Peace, Perfect Peace
I dunno, from here it seems like the only advantage of the Music Club
compilation is that it has three well-known standards (the first three tracks
I listed) done reggae style, and it seems like losing "Broadway Jungle"
and "Reggae Got Soul" are liabilities. My inclination is just to leave
things as they are, with a copy of the Island (2000) on its way from
amazon.com. Thanks for putting up with all this....
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krj
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response 35 of 124:
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Dec 17 06:23 UTC 2001 |
Note to self: David Wisdom (CBC) played a track "What The New World
Teaches The Old" by a Vancouver rock musician called Phil Smith
which, I dunno, maybe reminded me a little bit of Yo La Tengo, but
mcnally shouldn't run out and buy it just because I said that.
Some nice electric guitar stuff, tasty and melodic rather than
pyrotechnical.
That's the title track from his new album, says David Wisdom, and I
found a reference to a band the guy was in called Corsage, but
so far google-searching has mostly revealed that there are an awful
log of Phil Smith's in the world.
Mike, you know anything about this guy? I would guess that Vancouver
rock musicians spill down into Seattle.
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mcnally
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response 36 of 124:
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Dec 17 14:26 UTC 2001 |
Haven't heard of him. I'll keep an eye out for a Seattle appearance
but for some reason I find it much harder to keep track of who's playing
in the Seattle area than I did in the Ann Arbor/Detroit area.. By and
large I don't seem to hear about most of the shows I'd be interested in
until after they've already happened..
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happyboy
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response 37 of 124:
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Dec 18 01:25 UTC 2001 |
ken, correct about the toots comp. it's on trojan.
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jaklumen
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response 38 of 124:
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Dec 20 11:05 UTC 2001 |
I have always thought about doing a studio quality recording just for
fun, but I don't think I'd ever have the $$$.
Can't think of what I'd put on it, either. I've always wanted to do
remakes of 10cc's "I'm Not In Love" and Mason William's "Classical
Gas" (classical guitar arrangement, probably solo, no accompaniment)
but lack of resources has always been a problem.
just a little pipe dream, I suppose..
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happyboy
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response 39 of 124:
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Dec 20 14:49 UTC 2001 |
crack pipe dream!
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tpryan
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response 40 of 124:
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Dec 20 19:14 UTC 2001 |
re 38: Have you ever thought of doing a 'living room quality'
recording, just for fun? With a couple mics and direct into PC
you can at least come up with a demo type thing.
My trip to The Guitar Center shown me there is a whole new
arena of computer geekdoom in their. Toys! Toys! Toys!
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scott
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response 41 of 124:
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Dec 20 21:42 UTC 2001 |
Ditto on the direct-to-PC recording. With a couple of decent mics and a
little mixer you can do a very nice recording on your own computer, and then
burn to CD.
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jaklumen
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response 42 of 124:
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Dec 21 06:23 UTC 2001 |
true, that.. I do have MIDI software to boot
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tpryan
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response 43 of 124:
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Dec 21 18:03 UTC 2001 |
Any high praise for Audiowerks sound cards?
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krj
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response 44 of 124:
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Jan 15 19:54 UTC 2002 |
I was a Jethro Tull fan when I was a wee sprout, so I'll pass this along.
Whoever owns the Chrysalis label now (EMI?) has started a new reissue
campaign for the Jethro Tull catalog. The good news is that
the albums THIS WAS, STAND UP and BENEFIT have been (allegedly) cleaned
up and (definitely) reissued. I haven't heard the new ones yet, but
my old CD of BENEFIT was on the hissy side. (My LP -- well er um,
it seemed to have one channel completely worn away by overuse last
time I played it....)
The bad news is that the album LIVING IN THE PAST has been withdrawn;
some of its contents are being dispersed as bonus tracks on those
reissue CDs.
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bruin
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response 45 of 124:
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Jan 16 02:21 UTC 2002 |
Is "Aqualung" currently available on CD reissues.
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