The Now Playing Thread

[Brian Krashpad]

 

[R_of_G]

Wait until you hear "You Never Know" from Wilco The Album. You'll think George Harrison was reincarnated for one song!

You couldn't have been more on the money with that description. Remove the vocals and you'd swear it was an instrumental track of a Harrison song you'd never heard before. Not to say the vocals are bad, I like them a lot too but that's really the only reminder that it's not actually George.

 

[Tig]

Pass the Jar: Zac Brown Band and Friends Live From the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta

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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Experience Version (remastered)
A nice, clean remaster. I haven't owned this since I had the original vinyl. The 2nd disk has a decent live version.

 

[R_of_G]

First listen...

Having one of the live shows where Frisell did the Lennon material with many of these musicians I had high hopes for a studio take on the same songs. Frisell came through with a beautiful album that any Beatles fan should hear.

 

[Tig]

First listen...
Having one of the live shows where Frisell did the Lennon material with many of these musicians I had high hopes for a studio take on the same songs. Frisell came through with a beautiful album that any Beatles fan should hear.

Cool!

 

[Tig]

Johnny Winter - Roots
The best album from him in a long time!

 

[R_of_G]

 

[R_of_G]

 

[Tig]

Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston,TX (1977)

The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From the Vaccines

Moreland & Arbuckle - Just a Dream
This is a unique sound. Take some southern rock, throw in some delta blues, a bit of alt country, and a mixture of a cigar box 4-string slide guitar and harmonica.

Lyle Lovett - Joshua Judges Ruth

 

[R_of_G]

Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston,TX (1977)

My most listened to Townes album. Much as I love TVZ's songs, I find most of his studio albums to be either overproduced or not arranged in the best way to suit the song. I feel most comfortable with Townes performing solo.

I think you'll enjoy this cover of a tune from that Old Quarter album...

 

[R_of_G]

Wilco
Sky Blue Sky

 

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[R_of_G]

Free preview stream of entire album made available today through his fanclub.
I expected it'd be a great album.
I expected it'd be my favorite album of 2011.
Once again Mr. Waits has exceeded even my lofty expectations for him.
His voice sounds better than ever, and yes, I am big fan of his singing.
The lyrics are the kind of lyrics only Waits can write.
As for instrumentation, 13 tracks, 12 with Ribot on guitar. Other guitarists of note on the album include Keith Richards, David Hidalgo and Will Bernard.
I suspect that when I get my actual copy next week it may be the only thing I listen to for months.

 

[Tig]

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - Don't Explain

So much better than expected! Beth Hart's sultry voice is amazing. Complete review at:
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/18903-Bonamassa-and-Hart?p=215720#post215720

:socool

 

[Tig]

Paul McCartney - Ram (remastered)

 

[R_of_G]

Speaking of middle period Stones as I was with SVL in another thread put me in mind to hear something from Sticky Fingers.

This is a great live cover of "Sway" by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, a band I've listened to quite a bit in the last six months or so. Their most recent album, Here We Rest, is one of my top favorites of this year. His back catalog plus his work with Drive By Truckers is also worth having, some great guitar work and songwriting throughout.

 

[R_of_G]

Some more Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

 

[Tig]

Jason Isbell - Sirens of the Ditch
Plenty of listens this week.

Tom Waits - Bad As Me
Lots of fun here! "Kiss Me" sounds like Marc Ribot's guitar work.

The story behind "New Year's Eve":
http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/10/tom-waits-new-years-eve/

 

[Tig]

George Harrison - Let It Roll
Nice to hear several decades in one listen.

 

[R_of_G]

Jason Isbell - Sirens of the Ditch
Plenty of listens this week.

Great album.

Incidentally, Isbell and the 400 Unit will be on Letterman on November 4. If I had to guess, I suspect they're going to play "Alabama Pines" from the most recent album (Here We Rest) as (a) they just released a video for it, and (b) Isbell tweeted it would be the 400 Unit plus fiddle player Amanda Shires so that narrows it down to pretty much "Alabama Pines" or "Codeine" and I think the latter is too long for a tv slot.

Speaking of Isbell, as I often do these days, check this out...



I watched that about a dozen times the other day and immediately began learning the lead parts to play with my friends.

 

[R_of_G]

 

[Tig]

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes - In Full Flight-Live at Montreux

Thenewno2 - EP002

Megadeth - TH1RT3EN

 

[R_of_G]

 

[Gibbo]

Rival Sons " Pressure And Time"
Awesome retro rock, old school Zep style.

 

[R_of_G]

Playing with neighbors in an hour or so.

Hoping to get this into the setlist at some point...

 

[R_of_G]

Never did get the Stooges in last night but we did have a fairly solid acoustic blues jam going for a bit in which I played variations off of this riff that sounded pretty cool...

 

[cheapgtrs]

The first album by the National.

 

[R_of_G]

 

[R_of_G]

My kid seems to really like all the Neil Young I've been playing and keeps asking for more.

 

[Tig]

My kid seems to really like all the Neil Young I've been playing and keeps asking for more.

Good for 'them!

I wonder where they get that from?