Long time subscriber of Elizabeth. She has upped my vocal appreciation game. 

An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba in the morning 

 
 

Echoes In The Valley
Sophie Hutchings
2021

https://album.link/i/1575531486

Example:

Sunday morning piano music? yes please. I really liked this close-miced recording, I don't always like to hear all the piano parts moving, but it works for me here as a percussive element. A nice collection of delicate works. 

Ai Kuwabara - Dear Family.  Fun with piano and drums....

 

Many reasons.

It's Gonna Work Out Fine
Ike & Tina Turner
1963

https://album.link/i/1437946017

Example:

She was a queen for a long time. Even if she was not always free.  ...rip.... 

Animal Logic (Deborah Holland, Stewart Copeland, Stanley Clarke, and several guitarists and other guest musicians) are getting back together, so I'm listening to the new (ish -- 2022) tracks and giving their older stuff a relisten.

Gidge - New Light.  More than your average electronic rhythms.....

Cleaning up my queue a little bit. I was listening to this when I read about Tina, so that occupied my queue for a while. 

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 9 & 10
Andrew Wan, Charles Richard-Hamelin
2021

https://album.link/i/1581150773

Example:

Not great - but really good. I guess that is not really fair, I did like it enough to listen to it twice. I don't know the Label or the performers. It is well recorded with a very live feel. 

 

Phantasmagoria or a Different Kind of Journey
Eivind Aarset
2021

https://album.link/i/1575767827

Example:

Holy smokes that was cool. 

The info just talked about him being a guitarist, not an amazing composer and crafter of sounds.  Added to my list of people.

 

Now:

The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
1988

https://album.link/i/299789347

Example:

Famous in my world for all its audiophile goodness.  I had been thinking about it ever since listening to Le Ren. It holds up for all the right reasons. An Incredible recording and just a super cool performance. 

Okay - caught up.

I'm a huge fan of their, Open.

https://album.link/us/i/1583719202

My favorite Cowboy Junkies album is Caution Horses.  Not as well recorded as The Trinity Sessions, but I like the music  more.  Sun Comes Up It's Tuesday Morning is just a beautiful stream of consciousness gritty song, and 'Cause Cheap Is How I Feel evokes a ton of feeling as well....

There was a newer release in the last few years, called Sharon, that has some of the first recordings from the album; it was a failed attempt to do similar single-mic recording as Trinity, but the space wasn't as good.  Just some interesting stories around the making of the record....

Of course, I was in love with Margo Timmins too, so that helps the enjoyment 🙂

Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 In D, D.200 & 8 In B Minor, D.759 - "Unfinished"
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
1997

https://album.link/i/1585387022

Example:

All around a super solid performance and recording by DG. Engaging, pretty and good pace. Very much enjoyed my time with this one.

Cry Softly Lonely One (Remastered)
Roy Orbison
1967

https://album.link/i/1443310520

Example:

You may not know them all - but they are worthy. 

Stronger Than I Am (Repack)
Lily Rose
2021

https://album.link/i/1590673491

Example:

Strong unique voice. I really enjoyed this set. Reminds me of some bar folk singers that I listened to back in collage. 

The Cars (2016 Remaster)
The Cars
1978

https://album.link/i/1088527349

Example:

It has all the hits and all the goodness in-between. I grew up listening to Candy-O so much more than their freshman effort. Just a well crafted album with great tracks and riffs one after the other. It will not be lost in my history.

 

On that note…

ex. 

 

For some reason, your post made me wonder if Randy Newman ever sang Cars and I found this 

 

Since I was thinking about it.

Candy-O (Expanded Edition)
The Cars
1979

https://album.link/i/1088527319

Example:

Maybe it was the album cover and my young teen years that made me think about this album more.  🤓 But it was more unfamiliar than I thought. The first 4 tracks for sure were solid in my memory, so my brother must have played the first side a lot. Being '79 this had a much more 80s feel than I thought it would. Enjoyable with some gems in there, but not has cohesive as their first effort. The expanded edition just gives some other goodies and a few mixes that are fun enough.

I do like the story that they brought Vargas out of retirement at 83 years of age to create the iconic cover. 

And then you're in the man from Mars
You go out at night eatin' cars
You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too
Mercurys and Subaru
And you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars
Then, when there's no more cars you go out at night
And eat up bars where the people meet

ex.

 

4 hours ago, mikeymad said:

Since I was thinking about it.

Candy-O (Expanded Edition)
The Cars
1979

https://album.link/i/1088527319

Example:

Maybe it was the album cover and my young teen years that made me think about this album more.  🤓 But it was more unfamiliar than I thought. The first 4 tracks for sure were solid in my memory, so my brother must have played the first side a lot. Being '79 this had a much more 80s feel than I thought it would. Enjoyable with some gems in there, but not has cohesive as their first effort. The expanded edition just gives some other goodies and a few mixes that are fun enough.

I do like the story that they brought Vargas out of retirement at 83 years of age to create the iconic cover. 

The big difference between the first album and Candy-O is that they got a little more new-wavier.  But it's still an insanely solid effort for That Difficult Sophomore Album.

A Pile of these:

I'm not starting another listening project, I am not starting another listening project, I am Not ... 

Okay - just one more click and then I am done. 

reasons

I don't know Astrud's work that well other than the obvious. So, just a few hours of Top tracks. Such an enjoyable vibe and the vocal tone and work is subtle and lovely. 

rip

Bully - Lucky For You

What can I say? I'm a sucker for alt-pop. I dig her sound and I'm excited to dig through her back catalog.

I guess I missed my chance to see her on tour as she was opening for the Pixies who I think have already come through town.

19 hours ago, blessingx said:

And then you're in the man from Mars
You go out at night eatin' cars
You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too
Mercurys and Subaru
And you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars
Then, when there's no more cars you go out at night
And eat up bars where the people meet

I bought this 7" at Kmart when I was 7 years old.

 

(I believe I bought the Theme from the Greatest American Hero the same day)

Do you still have them?

@Voltron Sadly, no. Both would have been played to death anyway.

There was this one day that must have been in 1981 where my brother and I took something like $20 we'd saved up, went to Kmart, and spent it all on 7 inches. I don't remember most of the rest, but those two stand out.