What Are You Listening To?

[Jerome]

from my library (vinyl)



Almost worth it for the cover art alone. Plus the cute little pop up on the inside. Man I miss vinyl covers. I
didn't really latch on to Tull until Benefit. From there on, brilliant. This is their second album, good but not
great for me. Two great tracks in A New Day Yesterday and my favorite, We Used To Know. One instrumental, Bouree,
that I can't make up any lyrics to, so all I can do is tap my foot to some cool music and picture Anderson with
some cool moves. Didn't know that was a reworking of a Bach composition. Martin Barre replaces Mick Abrahams on
lead guitar. A welcome addition who would become a mainstay for Tulls duration. This album was a #1 in the U.K. and
#20 in the states. For me the best was yet to come. Tull has always been one of my favorites of the 70's.
Interesting 1969 Bell Telephone ad at the end of the live clip of Bouree.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Bouree

Best Track - We Used To Know

Whenever I get to feel this way,
try to find new words to say,
I think about the bad old days
we used to know.

Nights of winter turn me cold --
fears of dying, getting old.
We ran the race and the race was won
by running slowly.

Could be soon we'll cease to sound,
slowly upstairs, faster down.
Then to revisit stony grounds,
we used to know.

Remembering mornings, shillings spent,
made no sense to leave the bed.
The bad old days they came and went
giving way to fruitful years.

Saving up the birds in hand
while in the bush the others land.
Take what we can before the man
says it's time to go.

Each to his own way I'll go mine.
Best of luck with what you find.
But for your own sake remember times
we used to know.

1) A New Day Yesterday ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm0XT2cqzLI
2) Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyD_uQ9IXM
3) Bouree *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5_hZV9U4aA
4) Back To The Family **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRLYOFRK_rA
5) Look Into The Sun **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jG6wEXSCUY
6) Nothing Is Easy **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoSOuYNNXjU
7) Fat Man **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYRgQ9tYSg
8) We Used To Know ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJA_VF5c7U
9) Reasons For Waiting **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuCo6jAgz0
10) For A Thousand Mothers **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OpQZJwC9fM

3's - 2
2's - 7
1's - 1

Grade - 2.1

so many albums, so little time

Incidentally Martin Barre has finally left JT after all those years together. Pity.

[Jerome]

Camel - Harbour of Tears - not as good as their other stuff but it does have some great moments.

[Jerome]

Thin Lizzy - Johnny the Fox

[Jerome]

Journey Through a Burning Brain - Tangerine Dream - pefect start to a quiet Sunday.

[Jerome]

Vangelis - The City

[Jerome]

Mike Batt - Schizophonia - awesome blend of orchestral and classic rock with some ethnic pieces thrown in for good measure.

[SteveO]

Porcupine Tree (Steve Wilson ) - Deadwing...very good experimental prog rock

[Jerome]

Strawbs - Deadlines. Bought this because of the album cover. Another Hipgnosis effort which portrayed a man drowning in a telephone booth in some remote place. Looks like it could be the midwest of the States. Have no idea. Must have been on something at the time. It's not a great album but I do like 'The Last Resort'. Unfortunately for Strawbs, the Eagles used the same title. And their track is simply magical. Spine tingling. What's in a word? A helluva lot.......

[CRAZY-HORSE]

LED ZEPPELIN "led zeppelin" 1969.....from Dani's collection!

ok....
im not going to win any friends on this one!!!!!!
debut set from what was to become probably the greatest blues-rock band of all time....but on the strength of this one, no way!
is it just me or does "dazed and confused" have a distinct Pink Floyd "the wall" sound to it?????
the riffs and beats are far too repeatative for me, there also IMO seems to be a distinct lack of melody and structure to the songs...but who am i to decide?!
very little on here for me to say is good, and i feel it is lightyears away from my two favourite Zep albums..."IV" and "physical grafitti"...think i'll stick to those two in the future....
incidently, Dani is a big Led-Zep fan and she feels this one is very average also....

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: babe im gonna leave you
best track: dazed and confused

tracks:

1. good times bad times **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm2-K6ttHYs audio
2. babe im gonna leave you *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrVDViSls...re=related audio
3. you shook me **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3-XqLFKQzA audio
4. dazed and confused **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G23WO9S5F...ure=relmfu audio
5. your time is gonna come *
6. black mountain side *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-p5ZQDjN...ure=relmfu audio...above two tracks
7. communication breakdown *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtwVQlWjB...ure=relmfu audio
8. i cant quit you baby *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcbTv_zNt...ure=relmfu audio
9. how many more times *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J8-xmbfB...ure=relmfu audio

3s=0
2s=3
1s=6

rating: 1.3

[Jerome]

For me Led Zep were always better live. I prefer all the live versions from 'The Song Remains The Same' to any of the pre-recorded versions. Yes, even Stairway to Heaven too!