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Grex > Music2 > #196: NP #4: Music to Conference By |  |
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mcnally
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response 87 of 503:
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Aug 27 02:26 UTC 1999 |
(thank goodness.. I've *tried* to like Beefheart, really I have..
I tried "Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)", I tried "Safe as Milk",
I tried "Mirror Man".. Eventually I realized that I was simply
not ever going to like him no matter *how* terrific he was supposed
to be..)
Currently playing:
The Feelies -- "The Good Earth"
dug out my Feelies albums after their name came up in the Yo La Tengo
newsgroup.. fairly good stuff, but whoever recorded/mixed the vocals
on "The Good Earth" should be shot, unless, for some reason "inaudible
mumble" was the effect they were going for..
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katie
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response 88 of 503:
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Aug 27 03:29 UTC 1999 |
Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, "Western Wall/The Tucson Sessions."
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krj
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response 89 of 503:
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Aug 27 21:47 UTC 1999 |
On The Feelies, I'm pretty sure that "inaudible mumble" was the intended
effect. I have the TwinTone/Coyote issue of "The Good Earth," and it
has a special place in my heart as one of the best-sounding rock CDs,
in audiophile terms, I've ever heard. The realization of the electric
guitar sounds, all the way down to the amp hum, is just exquisite.
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tpryan
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response 90 of 503:
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Aug 27 23:04 UTC 1999 |
The Tempst CD, The Gravel Walk is currently playing. the
Jim Delushi 4 song disk played ahead of that.
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orinoco
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response 91 of 503:
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Aug 27 23:05 UTC 1999 |
(What is the difference between exquisite realization of amp hum, and 'bad'
hum that leaked in someplace else in the process? This is not a sarcastic
question.)
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mcnally
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response 92 of 503:
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Aug 28 06:13 UTC 1999 |
I'll agree with Ken that the rest of the CD sounds pretty well recorded.
That's why I find the vocals so confusing..
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scott
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response 93 of 503:
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Aug 28 12:28 UTC 1999 |
(Hearing artifacts of the instruments can be good or bad. On recent Tom Waits
things you can hear obvious neises from old creaky pianos and the like. It
can sometimes be a distraction, or it can increase the sense of there being
this big piano in front of you.)
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otaking
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response 94 of 503:
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Aug 30 17:47 UTC 1999 |
Ozric Tentacles, Strangeitude. I don't know how to describe the sound, but
I really like it.
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gnat
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response 95 of 503:
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Aug 30 21:25 UTC 1999 |
Captain Beefheart, "The Dust Blows Forward (An Anthology)." Not sure
if I'll bother giving this a star rating, since it's all previously
released material. But if I do, it'll get 5/5 stars, of course.
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krj
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response 96 of 503:
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Aug 30 21:26 UTC 1999 |
(orinoco in resp:91 :: Urgh, that's tough to put into words.
In the case of the Feelies album, the amp hum comes from a specific spot --
it's a part of the stereo image which is being created.
Some sort of diffuse hum, which was leaking in from a poor recording
system, wouldn't have that sense of focus.)
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scott
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response 97 of 503:
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Aug 31 20:30 UTC 1999 |
The Beatles, "Revolver".
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mcnally
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response 98 of 503:
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Aug 31 22:56 UTC 1999 |
"Best album of the 60s" is a category with some pretty stiff competition,
but "Revolver" is on my short list.. Turn off your mind, relax, and float
downstream!
Now playing: A Yo La Tengo mix CD I made for the car that somehow found
its way into the house..
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katie
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response 99 of 503:
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Sep 1 01:54 UTC 1999 |
Alison Krauss, "Forget About It." Best album I've heard in a long while.
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krj
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response 100 of 503:
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Sep 1 05:07 UTC 1999 |
Mara, SEZONI, same album I was playing in resp:1 :: Balkan stuff filtered
through Australia. Mara Kiek is a great singer, and I wish she wasn't
so underplayed on this album.
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scott
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response 101 of 503:
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Sep 1 21:20 UTC 1999 |
The Beatles, "With the Beatle".
Yup, I've "discovered" the earlier Beatles albums. Lots of great stuff on
them. I previously just knew the later stuff like Sgt. Peppers and so on.
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orinoco
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response 102 of 503:
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Sep 2 14:29 UTC 1999 |
Moodswings, "Psychedelicatessen"
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anderyn
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response 103 of 503:
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Sep 2 16:06 UTC 1999 |
Stan Rogers, "Turnaround"
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krj
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response 104 of 503:
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Sep 2 19:24 UTC 1999 |
Brian Peters, THE BEAST IN THE BOX. British traditional accordion
tunes, mostly; best such item I have heard in years.
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gnat
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response 105 of 503:
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Sep 3 01:46 UTC 1999 |
The Minders, "Cul-De-Sacs & Dead Ends." Pleasant, Beatle-y pop from
Portland, OR, courtesy of the Elephant 6 folks. 3.5 stars.
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tpryan
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response 106 of 503:
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Sep 3 02:58 UTC 1999 |
Greenwood CD by Katie Geddes (Thank you for stocking it at Borders).
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katie
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response 107 of 503:
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Sep 3 04:15 UTC 1999 |
(You're welcome.)
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anderyn
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response 108 of 503:
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Sep 3 13:50 UTC 1999 |
"Stigmata" soundtrack, specifically "Al the pretty things are going to hell"
by David Bowie. Has an interesting track by Chumbawumba and one by the Afro
Celtic Sound System....
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orinoco
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response 109 of 503:
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Sep 3 18:17 UTC 1999 |
Some band called "Tall Dwarfs" doing a song called "Ride a White Song" by some
guy named Marc Bolan. For no apparent reason, I bought a Marc Bolan tribute
CD blind and I'm loving it. Who is this guy, and why have I never heard of
him?
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gnat
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response 110 of 503:
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Sep 3 21:27 UTC 1999 |
Uh, you're joking, right? You never heard of T. Rex?
Momus, "Stars Forever." The idea is that 20 people paid Momus $1000
a piece to write a portrait of them in song. The songs are very clever -
I think. They're hard to appreciate when you don't know the people he's
writing about. 3.5 stars, probably.
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krj
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response 111 of 503:
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Sep 3 22:05 UTC 1999 |
Bolan has become rather an overlooked figure since his death in 1977,
so I'm not surprised that orinoco hadn't heard of him.
www.allmusic.com is often a good place to look up The Past.
I see they like the "Electric Warrior" album, which I dimly remember
friends owning when it was new.
NP: "Minstrelsy: Sonds and Dances of the Renaissance and Baroque,"
a nice recording on Lyrichord.
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