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I'll check out some of those others too.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I wasn't in the country when it first came out and what I got to hear back then I was never bothered about.
On reflection though it's okay. Normally I hate 'jam' bands who solo on endlessly (normally the US ones). But the Roses do it in the English tradition of Traffic. You find a funky groove and you go with it. It helps if it's John Squire doing the soloing too.
BTW Forever Changes was great as a live performance. I saw that when Arthur Lee toured it with a 4 piece, a very talented guitarist playing all the brass and string parts from the original arrangement on the guitar through a very loud Fender Twin.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The bathos for me was the whole protracted legal and recording delays around the second album. Plus the fact that the songs aren't good enough overall and the producer John Leckie realised that and left.
I came away with a triple set of original Columbia Duke Ellington recordings for £1:99, the superb first Mahavishnu record for £1:99 and the Best of Ozzy Osbourne for £4.
I know a lot of his stuff but have never really paid much attention. It's good pop-metal and it reminds me what a great player Zakk Wylde is. A but like Gary Moore, he's one of those lucky blighters who has a lovely touch, plays with genuine feel, and who can play the tricky technical stuff when needs be.
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Lou Reed - Transformer (with bonus tracks)
The Stooges - Fun House and Raw Power (remastered - I was a bit nervous about this, but it turns out to be quite faithful to the Iggy mix)
- all £2.99 each - and
Patti Smith - the first five albums in a box for £9.99.
Most of these are replacements for old vinyl copies long gone, but I've never owned the full Patti Smith albums before apart from Horses.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Very much in the vein of his mentor Paco de Lucia, but with more mainstream jazzy elements on show and a lovely cameo from George Benson.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
You Are Wolf, "Doves"
Cheers, I enjoyed that! Discovered a band called Joyce Manor after watching an album review on I booked tickets earlier today to see them play in Shepherds Bush next month.
Had a trawl round some charity shops while on holiday last week and came away with some CDs- all artists I'd heard of but not really listened to. First impressions:
Interpol - Antics: As one of the bands that appear to have outlived that whole new-wave-of-new-wave thing from the early '00s I thought they might have something interesting. So far they sound like an American version of Editors with all the memorable bits taken out. First impression: meh.
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can: Keep hearing good things about her, and I think the singer from my band likes her. I had her down as "stuff that sounds like folk music, but that people who are in to proper folk music would say isn't proper folk music"- you know, like Mumford and Sons (three-quarters of the band play on this album) and all those hipster knobheads who look like Dexy's Midnight Runners and play ukuleles. Only good, apparently. On actually listening to it, it sounds much like I expected- a bit Damien Rice, a bit Mumfords, only better. There's a nice Joni Mitchell tinge to her voice that I like too. First impression: really good.
Merz - Moi Et Mon Camion: I have his first album already- electronicky, folky singer songwriter stuff. This album is gentler, more melancholy and less electronic sounding. First impression: A cool "Sunday morning" record.
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular: I could remember hearing one of their songs on the radio non-stop a few years back, but I couldn't remember the actual song. When I heard it it didn't sound quite how I remembered it. Cool dancey, synthy pop music with a fun but slightly repetitive line in crunchy 80s synth sounds. First impression: Loud, brash, fun, but could start to grate I reckon.
The National - High Velvet: Don't know why I know about these guys, just aware that they've been around a while and seem to be well regarded. I was expecting something a bit more rockin' than I got- I think I might have been thinking of the Hold Steady. They souind sort of like the cowboy version of Interpol, or maybe a less interesting TV on the Radio. Didn't help that my laptop didn't want to rip the CD properly so a couple of tracks are glitching and skipping. First impression: hmm...
The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth: OK, another band I already knew pretty well. I've got their first two albums and like the first one better. Was a little surprised that this one appeared to open with Cheap Trick covering "I Want To Break Free", but I quite like it. Julian Casablancas' voice is fantastic as ever and I've always liked Nick Valensi's solos. You can see them pushing a little at the boundaries of what they'd done previously but it's nothing revolutionary for them. At 14 tracks it overstays its welcome a little. First impression: Fun, but doesn't exactly set my world on fire.
Also finally got round to ripping my old Page & Plant No Quarter / Unledded CD, so will have a listen to that again for the first time in forever today...
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
I quite liked her at first, I've got both that album and the previous one, and went to see her live - she has a remarkably powerful, 'old-sounding' voice for a small young woman - but the overall Mumford factor starts to grate too much after a while.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Three that I've been sent / requested on a whim for review / been given having done sound for the guy over the years and that regularly get played chez Savage:
Galactic (particularly the 'From The Corner To The Block' album):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCHBWHp1j2I&list=PLHsF9lxfZNPY7iS4FdArTXYY5ad30O8jX&index=3Dave McPherson (of InMe fame, who incidentally turned out to be one of the nicest men I've ever met):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgDJlKZYJJc
And Dabi Balde - I'm not the biggest fan of world music, but this guy is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSvJSiksbMs