What Are You Listening To?

[Jerome]

Steve Hackett - Wild Orchids - a relatively new purchase - let's see how it pans out. Includes the delightfully titled 'The Fundamentals of Brainwashing'.Only a couple of minutes into this and I can tell I am going to like it already.....sounds very Peter Gabriel-ish

[Tiggi]

^ I haven't heard any of Hackett's new releases for years now.

Used to be heavily into the guy, and saw him live several times, but a string of uninspiring releases in the '80s saw him drop off my radar.

BTW I loved the title of one of the songs from his Cured album: The Air-Conditioned Nightmare.

[Jerome]

The one I really like is from an old novel I read many moons ago called 'The Kandy-Coloured Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby.' Can't remember what the hell it was about. And as far as Mr Hackett goes I really like his 'Cafe Noir' album. Bit more mellow than his other stuff.

[Jerome]

Pink Floyd - The Division Bell. I am a Floyd nut and listen to all their stuff post-'More', but I find myself returning to this album time and time again. Musically it is certainly not their best but it has something going for it. Not sure exactly what. Find it almost hypnotic.

[Tiggi]

^ Musically good, but lyrically AWOL...

IMVHO

[SteveO]

I really like Obscured by Clouds ! I guess it's an obscure album ??????

[SteveO]

GREEN DAY - AWESOME AS F*** (2011)


Perhaps this live album release in March of this year brings out the kid in me but this is how I remember good old fashioned hard driving loud rock in a live setting with a noisy and appreciative crowd !!!!

Another great live Rock album (too commercial to be punk) and Billie Joe Armstrong's voice is infectious and appealing as ever !

[bjgeiger]

The one I really like is from an old novel I read many moons ago called 'The Kandy-Coloured Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby.' Can't remember what the hell it was about.

Because it was about too many things...mostly custom car collecting.

[bjgeiger]

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Brighter Days(Live)
JJ Grey & Mofro
Southern Rock
2011

JJ Grey & Mofro—Preview for BRIGHTER DAYS, the
Live CD/DVD release coming 9/13/11
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zkJtaCqZbU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zkJtaCqZbU
[/URL]1. Country Ghetto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUf5L0Mamy8
2. A Woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA_-j9a0P7I
3. Brighter Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcwky7jvgMI
4. Air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S47uxil2EDs
5. War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_k238jxL0M
6. Lochloosa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujyRES9mbwY
7. Dirtfloorcracker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECNgHDUR2Ag
8. Orange Blossoms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOTPLRnu-94
9. Ho Cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlrMlq0aTdE
10. The Sweetest Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKAgal1ISyg
11. The Sun is Shining Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puN6064j0_8
12. On Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuwgFNsHbYg

"BRIGHTER DAYS is JJ Grey's first-ever live DVD/CD.
The two-disc set includes a full-length movie and a
long-awaited live album. Directed by filmmaker Spookie
Daly (whose work has been aired on MTV Networks,
Much Music and Fuse), the film intersperses riveting
concert footage of JJ and his band Mofro with the
stunning beauty of Grey's north Florida home, the
inspiration for so much of his music. The film also follows
Grey and company into the studio and features band
interviews along with insightful commentary from Grey
and others, recalling the format of classic
"rockumentaries." 78-minutes of stellar performances
from the film are captured on the accompanying CD.
Shot on January 22, 2011 at the Variety Playhouse in
Atlanta, Georgia in stunning HD and boasting 5.1
surround sound, BRIGHTER DAYS finds JJ (vocals, guitar
and harmonica) and his band — Andrew Trube on lap
steel and electric guitar, Anthony Farrell on organ and
piano, Art Edmaiston on saxophone, Dennis Marion on
trumpet, Todd Smallie on bass and Anthony Cole on
drums — giving everything they have. Singing and telling
stories with preacher-like conviction, JJ breaks down the
wall between the audience and the performer. "I've
always felt that music opens the door," says Grey, "but
we've all got to walk through it together."
BRIGHTER DAYS perfectly captures Grey's power as a
performer and writer, as well as the talent of his
heavy-hitting band Mofro. As old fans know well and new
ones keep discovering, a JJ Grey & Mofro show is a
musical celebration shared between Grey and his
audience, with each driving the other to greater heights.
With BRIGHTER DAYS and an overflowing tour schedule,
the bond between Grey and his fans grows deeper and
JJ Grey's future looks brighter with each passing day."

Southern rock at its best IMHO.

[Jerome]

I really like Obscured by Clouds ! I guess it's an obscure album ??????

Have to agree - one of my faves - not sure if that came before or after 'More'. It's surprising how many dedicated Floyd fans don't know about OBC.