What Are You Listening To?

[JeromeD]

The master storyteller and guitarist - love this track - https://youtu.be/729ua1DRWRs

And another by him - https://youtu.be/MyA_ib0sReY

[CRAZY-HORSE]

"master" sums him up for sure Jerome.

[Ruby]

Bumped into Fred de Vries the other day who wants to know what, in my opinion/memory, were definitive progressive rock albums from 1981 to 1983. He and someone else are writing something or other on the subject. There doesn’t seem to have been a whole lot actually – that I can think of anyway! Those years might have been a turning point.

The one that stands head and shoulders above everything else is Camel’s Nude, for me, but there are some other considerations too. Listening now to Jethro Tull’s Broadsword and the Beast which I would add in, along with The Final Cut and Rick Wakeman’s 1984, and that’s pretty much it, except for Los Jaivas’ Alturas de Macchu Picchu and Kerrs Pink’s Mellom Os which are recentish discoveries. Anyone have any other suggestions? Moving Pictures by Rush I guess, but for some reason I never got into them. BJH also – Turn of the Tide – except that’s more pop. Mind you, the Wakeman might be that too??

[JeromeD]

Asia - the debut album.

[JeromeD]

Believe it or not - Rabbitt - Hard Ride - Trevor Rabin's father on the violin - superb - https://youtu.be/-gs6u7aDA1g

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Bumped into Fred de Vries the other day who wants to know what, in my opinion/memory, were definitive progressive rock albums from 1981 to 1983. He and someone else are writing something or other on the subject. There doesn’t seem to have been a whole lot actually – that I can think of anyway! Those years might have been a turning point.

The one that stands head and shoulders above everything else is Camel’s Nude, for me, but there are some other considerations too. Listening now to Jethro Tull’s Broadsword and the Beast which I would add in, along with The Final Cut and Rick Wakeman’s 1984, and that’s pretty much it, except for Los Jaivas’ Alturas de Macchu Picchu and Kerrs Pink’s Mellom Os which are recentish discoveries. Anyone have any other suggestions? Moving Pictures by Rush I guess, but for some reason I never got into them. BJH also – Turn of the Tide – except that’s more pop. Mind you, the Wakeman might be that too??

'The one that stands head and shoulders above everything else is Camel’s Nude' 

Whatever wrongs you have done in your life (and I don't really think there can be any - unlike myself of course...) you are hereby permanently absolved by order of his highness, Jerome Michael Disney.

[Ruby]

^Phew! That’s a relief. Lol!
Sainted I most certainly am not. Not exactly a career criminal either though, I hasten to add.  

Listening to largely instrumental music at the moment. Not in the mood for words. So grateful for this ... 

[JeromeD]

Was thinking of Ruby's loss and this one came to mind - https://youtu.be/OlaTeXX3uH8

[Ruby]

^That works - so ethereal. Reminded of Roger Eno's Dust of Stars now - that will be next!

I've been listening to The Songs of Distant Earth, Vangelis' China and Tales from Topographic Oceans.

[JeromeD]

Geez Ruby - we really do like the same albums. We must have met in a previous life.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS  "band on the run" cd/vinyl 1973

a revisit...
his fifth post Beatle album, his most famous and biggest selling also with some 13 million copies sold...
yet it is the third highest selling solo album by an ex-Beatles...
pipped into the #2 position by John's "double fantasy" and around half the sales of George's "all things must pass"...
anyway back to the album...
a real trying time making this one...
the studio was still under construction in Lagos, it was also the monsoon season, Paul was robbed at knife point of his original master tapes and twomembers of the band (Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough) quit the band on the eve of leaving London for Lagos...
just a top class effort of an album on every level IMO...
"mamunia" is probably a bit weak but the rest of the album is exceptional...
not my favourite 'go to' album but certainly his best and most known solo release...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

always loved this live version of this track from around 2010: