mikeymad

One Tomahawk Rib Eye please, and one to go. Did I get the job? {good luck Brent}

Color me interested and meh at the same time.

A Tiny Desk showing me why I like Tiny Desk so much.

Songbird Eva Cassidy 1998 https://album.link/i/306987130 Example: Songbird indeed. Perfect Sunday starter. Her arraignments and phrasing were really exceptional. Sad we only had her for 33 years.

Fly From Here: Return Trip Yes 2011 https://album.link/i/1490150422 Example: 20th out of 23 (one is about to be released) studio album. I kind of dropped off Yes, (well, new Yes) about 10+ years ago. I guess I was more into the band line-up (this one does not have Jon Anderson) than I was just about the music. So, I gave this one a spin (click) and I really enjoyed it. I just took it for what is there. It starts out with a six part song (clip of it as example) that I really enjoyed. The rest of the album is a bit mixed, nothing bad, just ranges from really good to okay. I will try the other two newer albums at some point (2014 and 2021). It is not so much I am running towards them, I am not actively running away from them anymore.

Some more George: All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary) George Harrison 1970 https://album.link/i/1670732500 Example: Good to just listen to now and then.

Hey HC Team, Thanks again for all the support last year for our 2nd chance walk fundraiser. We raised just over $10,000, which was amazing! The event and walk were just lovely. We had a break in the weather and had a great day. Engaging with the community and sharing our vision of 'a world where everyone belongs.' We are back at it again. We have renamed our walk (and new logo) the - Walk for Belonging - walk4belonging - as a part of April's Second Chance Month. I continue to work as a member of the Board of Directors for Communities of Belonging as the Secretary/Treasurer - as well as the defacto IT and figure-it-out person. We just recently launched our new website, after about 5 months of redesign. CommunitiesofBelonging.org (let me know if you find anything wonky) I am proud of the work that we are doing. We are really helping people bridge the gap and re-enter society after a bout of homelessness, incarceration or addiction. We hope to continue to grow and help as many people as we can. If you are willing and have the means to help me out, I would be most humble for your generosity, as I have in the past. You can donate without registering for the walk: https://givebutter.com/Walk4Belonging/michaelmaddock Cheers all, Mikey (back to listening to music, and all the other things)

^ indeed, they are better albums. Get Back (Rooftop Performance) The Beatles 2022 https://album.link/t/213891547 Example: Nice to just listen to the entire set.

It does seem to popcorn a bit, but I guess a minor issue.

Protection Massive Attack 1994 https://album.link/i/724410562 Example: Another killer album.

It is a mix. The other works with Nicolas Stocker have a different tone. I like it all, but prefered the solo works by Areni Agbabian more.

Instrumentals JID009 Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad 2021 https://album.link/i/1577434134 Example: I know that Jazz is Dead, but why do they keep coming out with such kick ass albums? I saw that #17 was released, so I have a lot of dead music to catch-up on.

Bloom Areni Agbabian, Nicolas Stocker 2019 https://album.link/i/1449152210 Example: Delicate and thoughtful.

Bach: English Suites 1-3 Vladimir Ashkenazy 2021 https://album.link/i/1577958243 Example: Vlad giving us a nice presentation of the English Suites. Well worth an hour of my time.

High Line SUSS 2019 https://album.link/i/1476594461 Example: Ambient Americana? cool....

Cheers Mr Doug. - Happy Birthdays -

On a Saturday Night J.M. Clifford 2021 https://album.link/i/1577912216 Example: Newer country artist. New to me. I liked it. Original songs and nicely presented. Extra:

From the same site - Maybe I should use Maths: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/the-math-of-brewing-a-better-espresso/?itm_source=parsely-api

I guess if you are a car guy - you have to learn to do this. or

I thought it was hilarious that you could just stuff a whole human in there.

J.S. Bach: Three Or One - Transcriptions by Fred Thomas Fred Thomas, Aisha Orazbayeva, Lucy Railton 2021 https://album.link/i/1584781648 Example: Just letting Bach flow over me tonight. No real critical listening, I have to back off from that for a little bit. And this did the trick nicely. As it says it is mostly trios and sometimes solos from Fred. If you like some pretty and mellow and pretty-mello Bach, this works well.

It didn't come up in my initial Tidal search - they need a better search engine for classical. so: Paris Hilary Hahn, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck 2021 https://album.link/i/1547821040 – It would have made it into the cut of the 17+ that I listened to, out of the 50ish that I started with. Pacing is a touch slow, but makes up for that, with a bit more dynamics and expression. The attack on the violin is one of the most aggressive. I felt that they had something to say, and was not happy about it. The recording is very well done, even though the orchestra is presented more of one big lump rather than players with Hilary pushed up front. A part of the aggressive nature leads to the touch of screechiness that I mentioned in some of the ones in the list. I don't have a lot of tolerance for high register screech. I would place this in the Isabelle van Keulen, James Ehnes area of my list. Very good, just not as enjoyable to me as the higher ones. - thx Dusty But I really like listening to this work now, so if there are any others out there that I have missed, please let me know. I would be happy to discover it. And hopefully TIDAL continues to realize that they need to update their search to be better with classical. Also this morning: François Couperin: Les Apothéoses Jordi Savall 2021 https://album.link/i/1578273334 Example: I appreciate this French Baroque work. I discovered Jordi Savall back in the day with the All The Mornings of the World soundtrack (Tous les matins du monde). I could do without the introduction of each piece, I don't speak French anyway, so it does me no good. Ed: Sick as well - Get better y'all

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