gorch Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Blackmore kind of is a forgotten guitarist to me. Quote
gorch Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 I'm with you. Had ELO spinnin' lately. Even some of them old stuff on to the buy list at A. 1 Quote
gorch Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 10 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: One of my favorite albums is El Dorado; an absolutely beautiful album. Eldorado for me is quite on the same level with Deep Purple's Concerto for Group and Orchestra and Vai's Sound Theories. I really digg the hybrid combination of classic and band when it is written for that. 1 Quote
The Shark Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Gary Moore all day. The Clancy Brothers Live at Carnegie Hall from 1963 tonight after the family retires. I'm one fourth Irish (Shipley)!!! 1 Quote
Michael_B Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Yesterday, Spotify suggested George Barnes. Apparently, he's a legend, but I can't recall ever hearing his name. Style is: "country jazz", "swing jazz". There are probably other names. The relationship to rockabilly is unmistakeable. 1 Quote
Steve Haynie Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 George Barnes was a big deal back in the 1940's. 2 Quote
kizanski Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 On 7/23/2012 at 6:13 PM, pirateflynn said: spinning .. Finally, something in this thread worthy of my attention. 3 Quote
JohnnyB Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, carfish7 said: 1999. Vinyl. Loud as fuck. I wish I were spinning "Sign o' the Times," but somehow the prices on that album have suddenly skyrocketed. I do have the CD version. I'll play it in the car. Edited April 21, 2016 by JohnnyB 2 Quote
gorch Posted April 23, 2016 Posted April 23, 2016 On 15. März 2016 at 11:22 PM, gtrdaddy said: Right now I'm having fun with ELO; perhaps I live in the past... Spent some time with the same calld Blueray in the last weeks. I can highly recommend if you want to dig in the past a bit. All live concerts from the beginning up to Discovery and Out of the Blue the main concert. Awesome video and sound quality too. 1 Quote
Michael_B Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Yesterday, long-missing HFCer "Stella" and I had a great discussion about the differences between 60s Motown and Stax. They both were such incredible music powerhouses. 2 Quote
Steve Haynie Posted May 15, 2016 Posted May 15, 2016 This has been stuck in my head for the last week and a half. 1 Quote
JohnnyB Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Thunderbird by Louie Bellson. 1966 Impulse recording, 1972 pressing, excellent quality. It's an octet featuring some greats including Harry "Sweets" Edison on trumpet. Louie in his prime, what a drum monster, an impeccable time keeper, subtle comper who could bring things to a roar as well. It's when he looked like this and played thie Rogers kit. This kit is basically the same in drum and cymbal sizes and positions as the kits of Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, but with a second bass drum, a feature Louie originated for an art project when he was 15. He was ambidextrous and a master at it. Edited June 1, 2016 by JohnnyB 1 Quote
JohnnyB Posted June 2, 2016 Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) Soul on Top, a collaboration between James Brown and jazz drummer extraordinaire Louie Bellson. Others on the project included legends arranger/conductor Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Cleveland on trombone, Pete Christlieb on tenor sax, and Ray Brown on bass. It was recorded at King Studios in Cincinnati where James recorded most of his monster hits. It was released in 1970 when Brown was at his absolute peak in vocal maturity, range (damn, what a range!), and expressiveness. I posit that--given that JB initiated this project and approached Louie Bellson for it--it demonstrates his broader musical knowledge and taste as well as his range of material that he absolutely masters. It has everything from "Your Cheatin' Heart" to "It's a Man's World" like you've never heard. Available on LP, CD, and iTunes. Really clean recording that puts James in the room. Edited June 2, 2016 by JohnnyB 2 Quote
rj2858 Posted June 2, 2016 Posted June 2, 2016 In an '80's kind of mood today, based on hearing a couple of songs recently that I hadn't heard in a couple hours short of forever. Scratched the itch somewhat by "youtubing" a bunch of Tawny Kitaens' greatest hits, uh, well, I mean Whitesnakes' hits, but then came across one of the few songs of it's genre that I liked back then, and the video is just a masterpiece!. The scene at 2:00 is magic. The equal of anything by Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Bergman or Zeffirelli. The perfect melding of song & subject - a young Jennifer Connelly. 2 Quote
JohnnyB Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 17 hours ago, rj2858 said: In an '80's kind of mood today, based on hearing a couple of songs recently that I hadn't heard in a couple hours short of forever. Scratched the itch somewhat by "youtubing" a bunch of Tawny Kitaens' greatest hits, uh, well, I mean Whitesnakes' hits, but then came across one of the few songs of its genre that I liked back then, and the video is just a masterpiece! The scene at 2:00 is magic. The equal of anything by Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Bergman or Zeffirelli. The perfect melding of song & subject - a young Jennifer Connelly. And that's Frank Whaley who also played Robbie Krieger in Oliver Stone's film, "The Doors," released the same year. 1 Quote
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