BigAl Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Prefab Sprout - Let's Change The World With Music Might not be their best known album but further proof, if indeed any required, that Paddy McAloon is indeed one of the finest song writers of his generation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Probably one of Scotland's most under rated bands. They really should have had far greater longevity and success than they did. What a great trip down memory lane. Still have this album on vinyl and reckon it might possibly be worth a few quid now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Lots of Joe Bonamassa, especially with Beth Hart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Nazareth Loud N Proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeBass Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Blindly bought the 2021 Mogwai album 'As The Love Continues' last week. There is some real good stuff on it but this track putting me on another planet at minute. Does remind one of my favourite ever programme from mid to late nineties Common As Muck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieNormous Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Familiar with the Houndmouth track and like it. The other artist I don't know but will.give it a listen Currently listening to The Best Of Grace Jones. Her version of La Vie En Rose is one of my favourite tracks ever. Possibility that yhe curtain may come down on my life to that track. It is currently on a short list with six others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeBass Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Level 42 were and probably still are my first musical love. A bit similar to me they were like Marmite. You either get us or don't which I've learned over the years is the way to be in life. The sixty second instrumental from 3.30 on this absolute classic is utterly immense and does stand the test of time being 36 years old. I'm hoping to announce very soon a wee thirty minute drum track we've been discussing and working on with original Level 42 drummer Phil Gould. I don't expect folk to dig it but I guess that is OK. Not everybody shall need to understand this project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgindon Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Level 42 came out with some very good tunes,but produced a fair amount of tripe too. Good musicians though. Mark King was an excellent drummer as well as brilliant bassist. Curious to hear what you and Phil Gould produce (as a retired drummer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeBass Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 ElginDon, I had Phil on my radio show in 2010. Still have the raw version without song selections from Phil which we can listen to any time we want although sound quality is pretty iffy. I also bought his brother Boon's Reno Yellow Les Paul Hoyer guitar in a 2001 month long internet auction and went on to have a two and a bit year email relationship with Boon before he basically disappeared from being online. Level 42 were never the same after Boon and Phil left in 1987 just as Running In Family album was about to be released. Phil has stated his main reason for leaving was because he felt like the band sold their souls to the devil after World Machine material because record company wanted more commercial success which meant they had to go down a road musically Phil wasn't happy with. Boon didn't like the stardom and constant exhaustion from touring and told me a story about how the guitar I bought off him for £250 got damaged after trying to escape female attention through a side door at a Reading venue as he dropped it on the stairs outside. Absolutely gutted me when Boon committed suicide aged 64 April 2019. Hung himself in a friend's bedroom wardrobe. Still have all my emails written by Boon between 2001-03. Boon's two solo albums 'Tinman' (1995) and 'Love Kills Overtime' (2000) as Zen Gangsters are absolutely brilliant and probably up there in my 'Top Ten Albums' of all time. Boon has always been my hero. Phil released his third solo album 'Beautiful Wounds' late 2021. Again for a classy musician in his middle sixties he has still got an ear for quality music. Boon's last bit of original instrumental guitar playing is in the "Russian Submariner" track on 'Beautiful Wounds' collection. Apparently Boon wasn't happy that Phil had secretly recorded him without his permission when they were jamming in a studio. Attached link below! As for my project with Phil. All I'll say is we put an idea to him regarding my cartoon wrestling videos hobby and he has come up with a thirty minute drum piece nothing else instrument wise where he did around ten hours at Chale Abbey Studios on Isle of Wight early December 2022 where Level 42 are originally from. I'm hoping to be able to let family and friends listen to it soon enough after Phil has had chance to go back to Chale Abbey Studios to do final mixing process. Was suppose to be done just before Christmas but food poisoning and bad weather put pay to that. He's sent me three one minute clips which aren't the finished article but I love them so don't think I'll be disappointed with end product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgindon Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) Just heard this on the radio. Not a typical listen,great tune Edited February 7, 2023 by Elgindon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeBass Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 ElginDon, I had Phil Gould send me the thirty minute cartoon wrestling video with his drumming over it two days ago although from what he said this is not the final piece he still needs to 'fly in more fx' before mastering it. As we said above not expecting anybody else to really understand or appreciate what my musical hero other than Reni has done for me but excited to think we could let family and friends hear it very soon. There are some great bits in it if I can be biased for one second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Bit of a blast from my past, but my god did I love Sunday's at Subbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Still possibly the greatest 12" single of ALL time in my humble opinion Without being overly political, the words were just so so true of the times Part two still gets me every single time. Forty one years old this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Absolutely love it when you discover a new (old) artist. Got to say of course, I had heard of this band back in the day, but seriously don't recollect listening to any of their stuff. Out a walk yesterday morning and one of their tracks came on my Spotify feed and lead me to listening to this album which I've now literally had on repeat. One of those albums where if possible every track seems to be even better than the one that came before it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Been on repeat for me since release on the 16th of this month, the debut and self titled album by Far From Saints. Every track is excellent and my favourite one changes with each listen but possibly is just marginally "Let's Turn This Back Around" Not yet out of June but definitely the one to beat for my album of the year Very near perfection 9.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeBass Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 This is a Dutch singer who used to be called Caro Emerald and disappeared for a couple of years apparently to reinvent herself as 'The Jordan'. I saw her on a BBC Four Live Sessions programme for first time ever just last week as Caro Emerald and went looking for her material only to find she was now called 'The Jordan' and had released a debut solo album which is pretty damn good. Above tune is the one track I'm liking the most at the minute from said collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 From back in 2004, the five piece American band, Carbon Leaf, best known for their folk infused indie rock sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_widdows Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 From most recent Ricky & Morty episode Kotomi & Ryan Elder cover of 'Live Forever' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgindon Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Bit of blues,with Blues n trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Simply stunning vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeBass Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Despite this being on what feels like a loop it also probably does change the track listing every few days although can't be sure for definite. HOWEVER I must admit WE CAN'T SWITCH THIS OFF AT TIMES!! Seems to be chilling me out like one needs. This discovery is what YouTube should be used for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Going through another Black Keys phase 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotfree Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Jane's Addiction was the soundtrack of my late teens. Their first three albums are just class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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