The Now Playing Thread

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Marc Ribot's Really the Blues
Live 09/15/11 @ Iridium Jazz, NYC

From marcribot.com

This band isn't a tribute to anything, except the form itself, black America's ' birth of tragedy', a rhythmic platform on which one can hear a human being, armed only with a Fender Jaguar guitar, contest their fate.

The starting points are mid 50's Chicago, and a certain kind of soul jazz one could hear on late night radio if one happened to live near Newark, New Jersey in the late 60's. The endpoint isn't fixed, the capacity for misreading infinite.

 

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Jim O'Rourke
Bad Timing
1997, Drag City

 

[Tig]

Avett Brothers - I and Love and You

Bob Mould - Black Sheets of Rain

Bob Mould - District Line

 

[Tig]

Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (deluxe edition)

The Cult - Live at The Royal Albert Hall 1984
(bootleg)

Plus a few from the distant past...
Boston - Boston

Nirvana - Unplugged In New York

Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest For The Wicked

 

[Tig]

Oddly enough, I've never owned this until now.
The Who - Tommy

 

[Spudman]

I'm your wicked uncle Ernie - I know you can't see or hear me as I fiddle about - fiddle about - fiddle about

He he

Oddly enough, I've never owned this until now.
The Who - Tommy

 

[Tig]

Neil Young - Freedom

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)

 

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[Tig]

Shelby Lynne - Suit Yourself
(older sister of Allison Moorer, who is married to Steve Earle)

Lindi Ortega - Cigarettes & Truckstops
A mix of Americana and country pop with a touch of Emmylou Harris' voice.

Los Lobos - The Ride

 

[mojo]

Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates of Dawn :thumbsup

 

[Tig]

Bad Brains - I Against I

 

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Bad Brains - I Against I

:thumbsup

NP:

 

[Tig]

"Cousin Harley" (Paul Pigat) - It's A Sin
Excellent rockabilly!

Marc Ford & The Neptune Blues Club
Wow... just wow!

Imelda May - More Mayhem

 

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[piebaldpython]

"Blues To Die For"........Leslie West; 2003. Leslie doing his version of tunes by his heroes...BB King, Albert King, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, etc.

Uneven album.......but at times with Leslie playing like the way we HOPE Leslie would play, it's great git playing for sure. Pretty good singing too. Highlights are Mean Mistreater, I'm Ready, Talk to Your Daughter (slide) and Why I Sing The Blues. The last tune is 7 minutes of P-90 crunch heaven!!

 

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[Tig]

New to me:
George Harrison - Live in Japan

 

[Tig]

Downloaded today:
Johnny Marr & The Healers - Boomslang

 

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New to me:
George Harrison - Live in Japan

Love the version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on that one, and not for Clapton's blistering solo (which does anything but gently weep), but for the doo-*** arrangement of the backing singers on the chorus sections.

NP:

Been playing "Wildwood Flower" on the acoustic a lot recently. His is the one I most hear in my head when I play. The rest of the album is also awesome.

 

[Tig]

New to me:

Old 97'S - Too Far To Care

Wilson T King - The Last Of The Analogues
Incredible ground breaker.

 

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[Spudman]

 

[Tig]

Eagles of Death Metal - Death By Sexy

Eagles Of Death Metal - Peace Love Death Metal

Eagles Of Death Metal - Heart On

 

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[Tig]

Chris Whitley - Dirt Floor
Striped down, authentic roots

James Blood Ulmer - No Escape From the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions

Otis Taylor - White African

 

[Tig]

All new (to me):
Mount Moriah - Miracle Temple

Robben Ford - Bringing It Back Home

Kelly Willis, Bruce Robison - Cheater's Game

Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark - Together At The Bluebird Cafe

Heritage Blues Orchestra - And Still I Rise

 

[marnold]

Angel Witch was one of the original NWoBHM bands along with the likes of Iron Maiden, Saxon, and even Def Leppard. For various reasons, they never had the success of Maiden and the others. I can't help wondering what this album could have been if it had been recorded/mixed better. Their singer lacks the power or gravitas of many of his contemporaries. The track "Angel Witch" is a highlight.

 

[Tig]

Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)