What are you listening to right now?

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:58 pm

Song Title game got me to reflecting on early-middle era James Taylor and I pulled out "Gorilla"...which I consider to be his Sgt.Peppers. He closes the album with a beautiful Lullaby to his baby daughter called "Sarah Maria", and I used to sing it to my daughter subsitituting her name.

To this day, she will begin to hum that song on long road trips or while doing homework and she has no idea that it's a lullaby that she heard repeatedly as an infant. I suppose she credits dear ol' Dad, so I guess I better break the news that I ripped it off.

James, the royalties check is int he mail.

Gorilla is a great album. From beginning to end.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:10 pm

Records in my car's 6 CD changer tonight:

Overcome by Happiness - The Pernice Brothers
Devils and Dust - Bruce
Get Happy
Get Happy Bonus disc
Summerteeth - Wilco
1972 - Josh Rouse

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:06 pm

Lucky driver! 1972 is very fine, is it not. I'm impressed by how different the characters of Nashville and 1972 are. They're both top notch. Hard to say right now which I like more.

Gillian Welch - Revival. For Elv!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:14 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Lucky driver! 1972 is very fine, is it not. I'm impressed by how different the characters of Nashville and 1972 are. They're both top notch. Hard to say right now which I like more.

Gillian Welch - Revival. For Elv!

Otis, you should pick up Under Cold Blue Stars if you like those two albums. It's more somber than Nashville and 1972, but I'd probably rank it ahead of 1972 - it may take some time for that one to grow on me.

I'm listening to "Otis And Marlena" from Joni Mitchell's Don Juan's Reckless Daughter.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:51 am

Laura Cantrell's "14th Street", downloaded from her website.
And I quite like it, too.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:35 pm

Elliott Smith, From A Basement On The Hill. Such great stuff.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:40 pm

WSS: a colleague who has the lot rated the last two highest, so I resisted the temptation to buy it for a tenner off the merchandise stall at The Junction. But now you're making me wonder. I think there are some very good songs on 1972. It's more diverse than Nashville. The songwriting is maybe even better on the latter, but I think there are many gems on the former. He's not in the Ron Sexsmith league, but he's pretty good.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:33 am

Just bought 'Under Cold Blue Stars' and the DVD of EC's concert in Memphis....

Report to follow

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:46 pm

Mighty Quin Medley from Leon Live - the triple album set from Leon Russel live from Long Beach Arena in 1972. Full tilt raw boogie woogie rock n roll gospel and easily one of the best live albums ever released. Impossible to listen to and sit still.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:35 pm

Louvin Brothers mix.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:30 pm

scott miller, red ball express.

all we do is keep it rollin' on
tradin' bodies for petroleum...

Masterpiece? · Post by **Masterpiece?** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:25 pm

EC - King of Thieves

(It's my birthday, and I am subjecting my co-workers to an all-Elvis playlist on my iPod)

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:28 pm

Happy birthday!

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:14 pm

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:17 pm

Dylan Bootleg CD2. Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence. Next up, Like a Rolling Stone. These are great CDs.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:12 pm

the crickets who didn't (yet) become fish bait. the country comes indoors.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:59 am

I Threw It All Away played by Roddy Frame and his Aztec Camera.

stormwarning · Post by **stormwarning** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:06 am

les bains douches - a Joy Division bootleg.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:10 pm

You're rubbing it in now, ain't you? Though you only have it as bootleg (as I do, on tape, in a plastic bag, somewhere in the recesses of Chateau Westinghouse), not the official release. I don't know why I didn't get it at the time it came out.

I was playing Nashville Skyline the other day. God the singing is bizarre. what possessed him? I quite like it in places, but there's something so weir about recording an entire LP using a totally different voice. I love I Threw It All Away. How does Roddy's version compare, IP.

Chavez Ravine - Ry Cooder. It's a great LP. Long and expansive, but stuffed with great music and sounds.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:23 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote :

I was playing Nashville Skyline the other day. God the singing is bizarre. what possessed him? I quite like it in places, but there's something so weir about recording an entire LP using a totally different voice. I love I Threw It All Away. How does Roddy's version compare, IP.

Otis, though the live recording comes from 1988 and it's credited to Aztec Camera, I think it's actually only Roddy on the stage. If you like just his voice and acoustic guitar, then you'd surely like this take.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:13 pm

+ beer = good time

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:25 pm

Hey, that sculpture is just down the road from me--

http://38.114.160.229/fif=fpx/sc7/SC757 ... 0&cvt=jpeg

Well, the museum will not let me link the image, but you can have a look.

I haven't been listening to much music this week. However, Liz Phair's distinctly un-PC song Johnny Feelgood has been in my head non-stop, for some reason.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:32 pm

Whoooaa dude - thats like the Brother Records logo - I knew it was a famous sculpture - but didnt know it was in Boston!

In my best Tommy Chong voice "Like far out , man."

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:19 pm

+ beer = fun also!
keep love as your golden rule

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:07 pm

+ Wild Turkey = fun aswell!!

This record has lots of Elvisy bits in it - a kinda blueprint for Imperial Bedroom methinks.