What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



A disappointing follow up to my favorite Sparks album, Kimono My House. Still a couple of great
tracks. This is the bands fourth album and as with their previous efforts, did better in the UK
than here. This is actually the groups highest charting album in the US at a weak #63, with the
UK taking it to #9. Two singles, Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth and Something For The
Girl With Everything, never touched the chart here, but top 20 there. Who needs americans
anyway? Unreal that the Mael brothers are still going at it, having never achieved any
mainstream success. Still love watching them although they've moved on to more techno stuff
now.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Bon Voyage

Best Track - B.C.

1) At Home, At Work, At Play *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMLCGWYco6M
2) Reinforcements ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSKX-0UawQE
3) B.C. *** - Ron just cracks me up
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoA1oQZyjUI
4) Thanks But No Thanks **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-9p8pNnFE0
5) Don't Leave Me Alone With Her **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JprEqv2OK4
6) Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y4W9yVA00c
7) Something For The Girl With Everything **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnM3Iq977JU
8) Achoo **
9) Who Don't Like Kids **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBcf_m7oR8A
10) Bon Voyage *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EFdrtx1Oe8

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

Grade - 1.9
allmusic - 2.4

[SteveO]

For me tracks 8, 10 and 11....overall a great album!

THE BAND "music from big pink" cd,1968

have only this one and their self titled set which i do not like, but this one is a lot better IMO...
this has a real,what they term 'americana' feel to it, three songs on here either written by Dylan or cowritten with him.
only on eon here that i do not like whereas the other album i own has at least half the album in that catagory...
struggling to decide which track i love most here out of the classic "the weight" or "tears of rage, guess i should go with the latter so that someone may hear a song they do not know as we all know the weight...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: caledonia mission
best track: tears of rage

tracks:

1. tears of rage ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zptgMRMPz6g audio
2. to kingdom come ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIC35OU33Es audio
3. in a station **
4. caledonia mission *
5. the weight ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LAcP_v-j3I audio
6. we can talk **
7. long black veil **
8. chest fever **
9. lonesome suzie ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V90X9bvMRZI audio
10.this wheel's on fire **
11.i shall be released **

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

rating: 2.3 or 7.6/10

[SteveO]

LOL...I am currently listening to the entire album Jerome...thanks to Evil!!!!...the album is ladened with ELP mellotrons, CSN and Simon Garfunkel harmonies, nice jazz fusion and orchestra with Jethro Tull flutes, great guitar riffs and brilliant vocals from the INCREDIBLE STEVEN WILSON!!!!! one of my definite favorites for 2013...and there haven't been many so far...also would include Birds of Tokyo! I'll give a review soon...I thought of you when I first heard the mellotrons and orchestra...Alan Parsons is the engineer on this album so you can definitely hear his influence and also there are murmurings of ELP and YES and REM...what a great album!!!!!!Lots of progressive sounds here with jazz fusion and rock!!!!..and a wicked funky bass!

Quite liking this - thx for the tip. And when last did you hear someone include a mellotron on their track!

[Jerome]

LOL...I am currently listening to the entire album Jerome...thanks to Evil!!!!...the album is ladened with ELP mellotrons, CSN and Simon Garfunkel harmonies, nice jazz fusion and orchestra with Jethro Tull flutes, great guitar riffs and brilliant vocals from the INCREDIBLE STEVEN WILSON!!!!! one of my definite favorites for 2013...and there haven't been many so far...also would include Birds of Tokyo! I'll give a review soon...I thought of you when I first heard the mellotrons and orchestra...Alan Parsons is the engineer on this album so you can definitely hear his influence and also there are murmurings of ELP and YES and REM...what a great album!!!!!!Lots of progressive sounds here with jazz fusion and rock!!!!..and a wicked funky bass!

You hit the nail on the head my friend. Could not have described it better myself. So it's more than just coincidence that 'The Raven' gets mentioned again, albeit 30 years later.....(or is that 40?) - 70's, 80's, 90's, Noughties, and Teenies.

[Jerome]

Thank God someone is starting to create expansive thinking music again. It's been a long time coming.

[Jerome]

By the way - don't you think the character on the cover is more than just a little bit similar to the young 'Pink' from 'The Wall'?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

IRON BUTTERFLY "in-a-gadda-da-vida" cd,1967

got this one a while ago as part of an Iron Butterfly 3cd album set..
i always liked the title track, but when i first played this i just didnt 'get it'...i let Music Head know what i thought, and his reply was 'i was afraid of that'...probably because its one of those 'had to be there' albums...
so i listened a few more times to give it time to work with me, and thankfully it has..
its a good album, not great, but not bad neither...not so sure about the 17 minute version of the title tracks though with those lengthy drum solos on the middle which sort of let it down a bit for me...had previously only ever heard the standard radio edit version which i love,
but now there is nothing i do not like on this one whatsoever....

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: are you happy
best track: flowers and beads

tracks:

1. most anything you want **
2. flowers and beads ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEU5tVn7CKs audio
3. my mirage **
4. termination **
5. are you happy **
6. in-a-gadda-da-vida **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVe-rZBcm4 full version tv performance

3s=1
2s=5
1s=0

rating: 2.0

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



Back to the new stack for this $5 purchase from the bargain bin. How can you pass up a
Fleetwood Mac studio album that you don't have for $5? Not at their best but a decent enough
album. Two love tracks out of it with Little Lies leading the way. It is the groups 14th studio
album and the last with the lineup we all know, as Lindsey Buckingham left the group shortly
after this was released. This album began as a Buckingham solo project then morphed into an FM
album. Did not know that this album became the groups second best selling, after Rumours. Four
singles were released of which Little Lies peaked the highest here, at #4. The album reached #7
here and #1 in the UK.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Family Man

Best Track - Little Lies

1) Big Love **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKL469SpR0
2) Seven Wonders **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4F_ppjnKU
3) Everywhere ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbsaj0XHUeg
4) Caroline **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYrDfpirDCQ
5) Tango In The Night **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXkquCwWcYw
6) Mystified **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzSxry6cU5Q
7) Little Lies ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VgoXwp2m4U
8) Family Man *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOYIGntnS7o
9) Welcome To The Room...Sara **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAd8jYJlbw
10) Isn't It Midnight **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZXxwlfUW40
11) When I See You Again **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1kcgvfqnTk
12) You And I Part II **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyQ5WHZJgE

3's - 2
2's - 9
1's - 1

Grade - 2.1
allmusic - 2.1

[CRAZY-HORSE]

interesting Mac comes up today, i saw an interview with an Aussie tour promoter from the 1960s thru 1990s, he was saying those guys on their 'rumours' tour ALL snorted coke non stop whilst in australia(on and off stage)...were also so extravagant with their backstage demands, the original real prima donnas!

nt big fan of Fleetwood Mac, only album i have is 'rumours' and that barely passes the pass mark for me,yet i love Stevie as a solo artist....go figure that one out??!!!??

[Jerome]

from my library (cd)



Back to the new stack for this $5 purchase from the bargain bin. How can you pass up a
Fleetwood Mac studio album that you don't have for $5? Not at their best but a decent enough
album. Two love tracks out of it with Little Lies leading the way. It is the groups 14th studio
album and the last with the lineup we all know, as Lindsey Buckingham left the group shortly
after this was released. This album began as a Buckingham solo project then morphed into an FM
album. Did not know that this album became the groups second best selling, after Rumours. Four
singles were released of which Little Lies peaked the highest here, at #4. The album reached #7
here and #1 in the UK.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Family Man

Best Track - Little Lies

1) Big Love **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKL469SpR0
2) Seven Wonders **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4F_ppjnKU
3) Everywhere ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbsaj0XHUeg
4) Caroline **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYrDfpirDCQ
5) Tango In The Night **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXkquCwWcYw
6) Mystified **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzSxry6cU5Q
7) Little Lies ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VgoXwp2m4U
8) Family Man *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOYIGntnS7o
9) Welcome To The Room...Sara **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAd8jYJlbw
10) Isn't It Midnight **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZXxwlfUW40
11) When I See You Again **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1kcgvfqnTk
12) You And I Part II **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyQ5WHZJgE

3's - 2
2's - 9
1's - 1

Grade - 2.1
allmusic - 2.1

Much, much better album than Rumours. Their best work. But my favourite tracks from any FM member remain 'Storms' & 'Sara' from Tusk.