What are you listening to?

[nads]

 

[survivor]

Def Leppard - `Pyromania` (vinyl) Their finest hour.

 

[Amyl Right Mate]

 

[floyd droid]

 

[survivor]

Bob Dylan - `Time Out Of Mind` (cd) One of my top five favourite Dylan albums.

 

[survivor]

Boston - `Don`t Look Back` (vinyl) Standout track `A Man I`ll Never Be`

Boston - `Third Stage` (vinyl) Standout track `My Destination` (short but sweet)

 

[floyd droid]

survivor:

Boston - `Don`t Look Back` (vinyl) Standout track `A Man I`ll Never Be`

Seconded ,belting track

 

[stevee1966]

Fish - Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors

plus loads of Fish-era Marillion, in preparation for the Fish Fan Club Convention in Leamington Spa this weekend.

 

[Big Chris]

Can't find a pic, it's :-

Hacride - Lazarus

 

[survivor]

stevee1966:Fish - Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors plus loads of Fish-era Marillion, in preparation for the Fish Fan Club Convention in Leamington Spa this weekend.

Great songwriter. Hope you have a good time!

 

[John Duncan]

survivor:

Def Leppard - `Pyromania` (vinyl) Their finest hour.

No no no, that was

 

[matthewpiano]

EVERY home should have a copy.

 

[Big Chris]

JohnDuncan:survivor:

Def Leppard - `Pyromania` (vinyl) Their finest hour.

No no no, that was

Sorry John, Survivor is right on this one. 'Photograph' is a classic.

 

[stevee1966]

stevee1966:Fish - Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors

plus loads of Fish-era Marillion, in preparation for the Fish Fan Club Convention in Leamington Spa this weekend.

And today at a different end of the spectrum :-

Faith No More - The Real Thing

 

[Anonymous]

Sonic Youth - The Eternal

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park

 

[Anonymous]

I wonder if anyone listens to This Mortal Coil, I uploaded a track of theirs, as high quality as I could:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDX1i7sJ7pohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDX1i7sJ7po

What do you think? I think its absolutely gorgeous..

 

[daveh75]

On the drive home from London to the Northeast tonight.....

 

[johnbwfc]

Try "It'll end in tears" available at Amazon, and then maybe Dead Can Dance if you like it.

 

[Big Chris]

 

[The_Lhc]

Got "Kitty, Daisy and Lewis" by, errr, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis through the post yesterday, ordered it after the missus saw them on that show with "Natalie Adenoids off Eastenders", yound brother and sisters combo that do 50s rock and roll, including setting up their own studio in the front room entirely using salvaged 50s recording equipment even down to cutting their own acetates.

What can I say? It's rubbish. Actually that's a bit harsh, for what it is it's laudable enough, as an exercise in using this old equipment they've done well, but it just sounds terrible, the levels are all over the place, one minute the vocals are overwhelming the backing instruments, the next you can barely hear the vocals. Recording straight to 8 track master it doesn't sound like it's had any kind of production at all, the big problem is it doesn't actually sound as good as genuine recordings from the 50s, such as Les Paul (ok bit of a high bar, the guy was a recording genius!). It's very rough.

The other problem is as a musical combo they don't actually sound that tight; live it probably works but on record they're not really that together, rythymically they wander a little, vocally the girls don't have fantastic voices, Lewis has some soul and he blows a good harp but right now I think they need another couple of years rehearsing before it really works.

Shame, I really wanted to like this, I love their philosophy and the live shows looked good (on the TV, natch!) but it just doesn't quite work.

 

[daveh75]

 

[daveh75]

 

[survivor]

Bonnie Tyler - `Faster Than The Speed Of Night` (vinyl)

 

[daveh75]

Mstrkrft-Fist of God

 

[Anonymous]

johnbwfc:Try "It'll end in tears" available at Amazon, and then maybe Dead Can Dance if you like it.

I Agree totally, it's still one of the best records I own. I love Dead Can Dance as well but they can be an acquired taste.

Let's face it 4AD, in it's original incarnation, was one of the most original labels ever, from the sheer quality of the musical talent on their roster to the equally outstanding artwork of the records - courtesy of 23 Envelope. If you haven't heard many of the original 4AD artists then your in for a major treat as there are a LOT of classic 4AD albums.