What Are You Listening To?

[Ruby]

^Thanks - I'll look out for that.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

KID ROCK  "rock n roll jesus" cd 2007

a revisit
his seventh
southern/outlaw rock at its finest
probably my favourite real rock album over the last twenty years
magnificent stuff IMO
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

i challenge any sane person not to agree with his words here:

[CRAZY-HORSE]

BILLY IDOL  "charmed life"  cd 1990

from Lynne's cd collection...
part of our 8hr drive to Albany, WA road trip music...
Billy's fourth studio album, i own the two previous ones and a compilation...
only knew one single from this one, "cradle of love" and that sums up the sound of this album...
a decent album, much better than expected...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

was actually impressed with his cover of this Doors' classic




had never heard this album

[CRAZY-HORSE]

LIAM GALLAGHER JOHN SQUIRE  "liam gallagher john squire"  cd 2024

another birthday gift from Lynne...
played on our trip down south this week...
a collaboration between the former Oasis frontman, Gallagher, and founder of psych rock band Stone Roses, Squire...
a solid rock/psychedelic rock/blues rock album with a terrible album cover...
album would rate a decent 2.2 upon a first up 'road trip' listen
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

[CRAZY-HORSE]

MANFRED MANN  "as is" cd 1966

their third UK studio album...
lead vocalist Paul Jones has left to pursue a solo career and in comes Mike D'Abo...
mainly self penned originals but a couple of covers also..
like The Byrds, the Manfred's recorded numerous Bob Dylan songs and theres one on here
love just about every track and like the ones i do not love which means that...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

fave is their cover of this Zimmerman classic

[CRAZY-HORSE]

MANFRED  MANN  "mighty garvey!"  cd 1968

their fifth and final UK release...
a tongue in cheek parody of Sgt Peppers with the Mighty Garvey being a fictional band...
psychedelic rock, baroque pop, jazzy overtones etc....
another solid album by the band...
embracing most of the album as a clever work of artistry excellence..
these guys probably had another couple of albums in them but i guess it was time for Manfred to move on to other pastures musically...
lots of multilayered vocals on here which could be compared to the vocals on Pet Sounds...
lots of influences on here from Kinks, Spencer Davis Group aobviously Beatles and Beach Boys...
album contains two of their best known hits: "ha ha said the clown" and a cover of the Dylan classic "the mighty quinn"..
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

oh the joys of getting older...

[Ruby]

Suddenly had a bee in my bonnet about Phillip Goodhand-Tait, of all things! His album I Think I'll Write a Song. Good ol' early 70's stuff, including half the personnel of Camel, before they became Camel. On the whole, not a bad listen with some tracks much more memorable than others. "Sliverwing", of course ... 





... and I especially like the guitar duet at around the two minute mark on this one. B J Cole on pedal steel guitar - Andrew Latimer on the other ... 

[Ruby]

SHAWN PHILLIPS - Rumplestiltskin's Resolve

The mighty opener ... quite aside from the magnificence of Mr Phillips, his longtime keys man deserves a mention - J Peter Robinson. Wowzer. 

"Early Morning Hours"
 
In the early morning hours,
When the dew is on the flowers
I can see
The day is near
And I can hear the church bells ringing
I can hear the birds are singing
Yes I hear
And it is real
And the splendor of the mountains
Through the glittering, splashing fountains
Are the thing that stop my breath
And makes me weep
And the times that I spent roaming
Were a bright and shining omen
O'er the sea
Oh freedom be
 
And here I am still smiling
In the intricate asylum of society
Well I got to be
And the effluvium of excess
It is hidden at the behest of mentality
Of a low degree
And though it seems unstoppable
It is not yet improbable
That the man can have his cake and eat it too
And the times that he spent roaming
Were a bright and shining omen
O'er the sea
Oh freedom be

And I have fended off the dangers
From the friends and from the strangers
And the force is still inside me
And you know it only serves to guide me
Let me be
Only a day goes by you're free
Listen to me my friend you'll see
Listen to me
Listen to me my friend you'll see
Listen to me

And when the light it comes to guide me
I will not bow down and hide me no siree, respectfully
And it is better to be humble
Than pontificate and bumble
Through the spree
Of the people tree
And like the Martlett of the legend
I am on my way to heaven
If I do not touch the ground
I'll make it home
And the times that we'll be roaming
Are a bright and shining omen
O'er the sea, Oh Lord, Lord freedom be
 
And I have fended off the dangers
From the friends and from the strangers
And the force is still inside me
And you know it only serves to guide me
Let me be
Listen to me my friend you're free
Listen to me my friend you'll see
Listen to me"

[JeromeD]

I was reading Ruby's post about Shawn Phillips and his session man. I remembered the name 'Russ Kunkel' from one of Shawn's album covers. Russ was a session drummer on a couple of Shawn's albums so I was wondering what had happened to him. Looked him up on Wiki and was blown away by the number of people he had played drums for over the years. Check out his discography section - amazing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Kunkel

[CRAZY-HORSE]

^^
that list is a "who's who", so many artists and so many different genres.
obviously a very versatile guy!