What Are You Listening To Now ?

Haych

Keefy said:

Haych said:

On Every Street - the much hated final offering from Dire Straits.

If I'm honest the album is rarely on my rotation, but whenever I do listen to it I can never work out why, despite the reviews and general dislike this album seems to garner, it's really quite good.

A few of the songs are a bit cheesy but even the throw-away My Parties isn't a terrible tune.  Some of the other songs point in a direction that Knopfler clearly had in mind and spelled the end of DS.

There's some good playing on it, too.

I like it too. But I find live album On The Night to be turgid and overblown.

On the Night is a bit forced.  There are some good moments, Private Investigations was awesome, but overall it feels very scripted - the spontaneity and energy of Alchemy Live just wasn't there.

I think I read an interview with Phil Palmer about the time of that tour and he said words to the effect that Knopfler was pretty much in control of what everyone was playing, there was very little room for anyone to improvise parts.

The extended version of Calling Elvis became a bit dreary, Money for Nothing was pretty good, though, but why Knopfler felt the need to do what he did to Solid Rock is a question I can't fathom.

Overall, as a live album I don't think it worked very well.  I don't think I actually own it, so little is my interest in it, and I'm about the biggest DS fan there is.

joetele

HerrMetal

Queensryche - Rage for Order

Philly_Q

I've developed a habit of putting Spotify on when I'm working in the evenings.  Until a week ago it used to play an album and then stop, now all of a sudden it plays an album, then goes straight into a random playlist based on my listening habits.

So I'm listening to about three hours of a Spotify stoner/doom metal playlist.  Bloody good it is too.  Sleep, Pallbearer, Khemmis, Vokonis, Asteroid, Witchcraft, Green Lung, Elephant Tree...

Current track:  Osiris by Spaceslug.

(Edit:  After a few days of this, the algorithm seems to make a playlist by combining (a) bands they think are similar to the one you've just listened to and (b) bands you've listened to previously from the same genre.  The only thing I don't like is that it tends to always be the same one or two tracks from any particular album - I guess the most-listened to ones.  Still enjoying it though.)

Mattharrier

Fleetwood Mac. I'd forgotten how bloody good Rumours is. I missed it on release, by virtue of being minus one year old, but I grew up hearing the big hits - Dreams, Don't Stop etc - but it's a great album from start to finish, my wife's assessment of Songbird being "not as good as Eve Cassidy's" not withstanding; Never Going Back Again is inspiring me to get back to learning finger picking.

khaotic

The Warning - Mayday; Queen of the Murder Scene

Grunfeld

Depeche Mode -- Policy of Truth

EricTheWeary

I have the CMA hilights on BBC4 on. It’s a celebration of the badly dressed and musically generic. Keith Urban was a bit rockier and I enjoyed Chris Stapleton with Jennifer Hudson as something different although it’s not exactly cutting edge stuff. 

Litterick

Lindsey Jordan, or Snail Mail. On Matador.

maharg101

Physical Graffiti Redrawn by various artists. A MOJO front cover CD of covers of the entire double album. I also purchased the double vinyl as it is so brilliant. Really enjoying the cover versions by Blackberry Smoke, The Temperance Movement, Son Little, and Michael Kiwanuka on it.

joetele

Phil Jamieson, one of the guitarists from Caspian (and very occasional vocalist for the mostly-instrumental band), has released an album of acoustic covers with all sale proceeds going to charity. As he admits, it's fairly rough and ready but it's very intimate and honest. Absolutely love it. 

https://philipjamieson.bandcamp.com/releases

DonnyMac

MagicPigDetective

joetele said:

Phil Jamieson, one of the guitarists from Caspian (and very occasional vocalist for the mostly-instrumental band), has released an album of acoustic covers with all sale proceeds going to charity. As he admits, it's fairly rough and ready but it's very intimate and honest. Absolutely love it. 

https://philipjamieson.bandcamp.com/releases

Really like his covers of How Soon is Now and Indifference, thanks for sharing

Blueingreen

Ignorance by The Weather Station.  Reminiscent of Lana Del Rey, Talk Talk, Ariel era Kate Bush.  Early days, I'm still only familiar with the first few tracks but really enjoying it.

26.2

Can - Landed and Flow Motion
The Beatles - Let it Be Box 
Neu 75
Pete Townshend- Who Came First
Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos
Big Thief - UFOF
Low - Hey What
Rain Parade - Beyond The Sunset
Peter Perrett - How The West Was Won

Springywheel

joetele

MagicPigDetective said:

joetele said:

Phil Jamieson, one of the guitarists from Caspian (and very occasional vocalist for the mostly-instrumental band), has released an album of acoustic covers with all sale proceeds going to charity. As he admits, it's fairly rough and ready but it's very intimate and honest. Absolutely love it. 

https://philipjamieson.bandcamp.com/releases

Really like his covers of How Soon is Now and Indifference, thanks for sharing

I even like the flippin' Goo Goo Dolls cover

joetele

Sleigh Bells

Deadman

Cock sparrer, 4 skins and ABBA today.

tone1

Shed Seven & Classic FM (at different times)