What Are You Listening To?

[Simran]

Soft music and some time beat song.

[SteveO]

Altar Bridge live at Wembley

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE MOODY BLUES "to all our childrens,childrens,children" cd,1969

the MB's sixth studio release....
also, their least successful up to that point, not sure why as i think its their best album(well, second best after 'long distance voyager')...
a great,great album from the late 1960s, touches of rock,pop,folky sounds all blended perfectly with a touch of psychadelia...
pretty rare for me to like an instrumental piece of music...but "beyond" is pretty good IMHO.
one of the greatest album ever, by one of rocks forgotten greats..awesome stuff!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: eyes of a child I
best track: eyes of a child II

tracks:

1. higher and higher ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChCbewCAk-o audio
2. eyes of a child I **
3. floating ***
4. eyes of a child II ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCK8SYBAV0&feature=fvst audio
5. i never thought i'd live to be a hundred **
6. beyond **
7. out and in **
8. gypsy **
9. eternity road ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiw9-HLkXU audio
10.candle of life **
11.sun is still shining ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-aa9WYtK0 audio
12.i never thought i'd live to be a million ***
13.watching and waiting **

3s=6
2s=7
1s=0

rating: 2.4

next up: Rolling Stones "some girls"cd,1978......

[CRAZY-HORSE]

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THE ROLLING STONES "some girls" cd, 1978....#2 uk, #1 us, #3 au.

another of my birthday voucher buys....yeh, i know what youre all going to say..."but he doesnt like the stones"...and for the most part you are correct, but its impossible not to like some material from an artist who has been around fifty years....right?
i grew up listening to this from my mum's vinyl collection,decided it was time to get it....
IMO, made a trilogy of classy albums from 78-80, this one started it off, followed by "emotional rescue" then "tattoo you", i have the other two on vinyl and the latter on cd, just need ER on cd now to have my three favourite(and the only three) Stones albums i truly like/love.
this one is not really their usual sound, but instead a nice blend of pop,dance/disco,ballads,country and a splash of reggae thrown in for good measure....
all-up, a great album IMO,and the new remastered deluxe edition i have includes a bonus disc of twelve songs recorded around the same time but to this date have been previously unavailable...
,anyway, i'll review this one then add links for the remainder, with a brief description of those bonus track(which i must say are for the most part quite good)..

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: just my imagination
best track: shattered

tracks:

1. miss you *** #3UK, #1 US, #8 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMuGvaIntRA live
2. when the whip comes down **
3. just my imagination(running away with me) *
4. some girls **
5. lies ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md_XoEvyrnE audio
6. far away eyes ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyK1bZZ7E-s video
7. respectable *** #23 UK, #91 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptDz5BwAgXQ video
8. before they make me run ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dGoKgSknuk audio
9. beast of burden ** #8US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj8lRssjN48 live
10.shattered *** #31 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYvy3kBYN4Q live

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

rating: 2.5

bonus material:

1. claudine *** (a psuedo 'punk' track, very Clash sounding,but not as heavy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc14VVTY1Zc audio
2. so young ** (sounds very Jerry Lee 'boogie woogie' style)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzOqdgXzR7o audio
3. do you think i really care? *** (stones go 'country')
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAlUS96yI5M audio
4. when youre gone * (very bluesy track)
5. no spare parts *** (typical stones ballad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkZ2CCVlXuE audio
6. dont be a stranger ** (could imagine Jimmy Buffett doing this one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8jqzLZvwo audio
7. we had it all ** (cover of an old song,cant recall the original,but Keith does a reasonable job on this acoustic track)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTgnX4LV1gU audio
8. tallahassee lassie ** (cover of the 1950s rock standard)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4qqWmoYfrc audio
9. i love you too much ** (typical stones sound here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b41o3sOQjfY audio
10.keep up blues ** (another typical stones track)
11.you win again ** (Hank Snr cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAO_nN-kDIw audio
12.petrol blues ** (mick and piano only,almost Dylanesque sounding in parts)

disc two in its entirety.....for the tracks that cant be found as individual links....!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmV74qhdGs audio

disc II

3s=3
2s=8
1s=1

rating: 2.3

overall rating for complete set: 2.4

[eenymeenyminymo2012]

I am listening to this [video=youtube;EiqqSM884Rc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiqqSM884Rc[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

forget cover versions man and stick with the originals....

[video=youtube;YlUKcNNmywk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

JETHRO TULL "war child" cd,1974. #14 UK, #2 US, #9 AU.

a recent convert to all things Ian anderson & Co, and loving almost every minute of it....
this another i bought some time ago,thanks to recommendation from Jerome-Esquire!
this one varies slightly from the the other albums i now own, due simply to the fact that most of these tracks are relatively short by Tull's standards, most clocking in at just over 4 minutes...
this was originally concieved to be the soundtrack to a movie to be written by Tull, and based around the tracks herewithin.
Anderson had got the actors together,the director and additional script writers and took the idea to Hollywood, apparently the movie moguls wanted him to use American actors, scrpitwriters and also demanded he seek out a competant well known US director, as Anderson puts it in the linnear notes in the cd....he told them to 'shove it',went back to England and gave up on the idea because he wanted to do it his way.
album also contains seven additional tracks that recorded for the album but due to the constraints of vinyl albums they were left in his vaults until he remastered this album!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: back door angels
best track: skating away on the thin ice of the new day

tracks:

1. war child ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVn2wbWFz5I audio
2. queen and country ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiatYS2W1gA audio
3. ladies **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGeSQLBrv4 audio
4. back door angels **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k53DGIb5LA audio
5. sealion ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6mohomQvRo audio
6. skating away on the thin ice of the new day ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTKu-L1b--o audio
7. bungle in the jungle ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw0YKg07Zz0 audio
8. only solitaire ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvH95ALHCYU audio
9. the third hoorah **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA3M6lNX21U audio
10. two fingers **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTX4cEtMQ0Q audio

3s=6
2s=4
1s=0

rating: 2.6



bonus tracks:

1. warchild waltz *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh9NtSUMJ0U audio
2. quartet *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tQ9hWwIyiE audio
3. paradise steakhouse **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pjgxANCuDc audio
4. sealion II **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxVTVvB-vYM audio
5. rainbow blues ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zql2DDldRcg live
6. glory row **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEE2w2PeDqM audio
7. saturation **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXY8UA-mj-M audio

3s=1
2s=4
1s=2

bonus material rating: 2.0

[SteveO]

KASABIAN - LIVE ! (2011)





Excellent band that has been reviewed by Crazy-Horse in the past ! This live set is top notch!

[video=youtube;NQrhKq5Zm7w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQrhKq5Zm7w[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

i have a couple of Kasabian cd's....good band IMO, and a great little live band also

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Can't say much for this one. Bought because I was a Genesis fan. Found out I wasn't a Mike Rutherford fan (excluding
Living Years). His vocals just don't do it for me. This album was made after Genesis' Abacab tour was wrapped up.
The group was still together, so this was one of those side projects. Mike's second as a solo act. Not really solo.
In fact I just realized how misused that word is in music. There are very few solo albums. Wait wait, I'm getting
off track again. Stewart Copeland is on this album. Didn't know that till now. The writing and delivery is not good
on most of these. Only liked 3 of the 8 tracks. Maxine (said about a hundred times) was released as a single but
failed. Assuming Halfway There was a single also, as there is a video for it. The album got a #23 in the UK and a
weak #145 stateside. Mike gave up the solo act and formed Mike & The Mechanics while still a member of Genesis.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Couldn't Get Arrested

Best Track - Hideaway

1) Acting Very Strange **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MLKuRg0hlU
2) A Day To Remember *
audio - [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4kRH0CANKU\"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4kRH0CANKU
[/URL]3) Maxine *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRfe9qslTdo
4) Halfway There *
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuAdf5pTvk
5) Who's Fooling Who **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2LcKsczzII
6) Couldn't Get Arrested *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CgzRhjweSI
7) I Don't Wanna Know *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IVBP_DGEcE
8) Hideaway **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLcwdaHZeaI

3's - 0
2's - 3
1's - 5

Grade - 1.4
allmusic - 1.6