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post #541 of 1362
8/4/09 at 8:36pm
Playing 2 discs tonight:

Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street (SACD)
Linda Ronstadt: Heart Like A Wheel (AF 24K)
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post #542 of 1362
8/5/09 at 7:12am
Battlestar Galactica Season 4 2-disc set. Bear McCreary's score for this excellent show is among the finest collection of score material for any medium. Raw, visceral, bombastic, elegant - all round some genuinely remarkable music.
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post #543 of 1362
8/5/09 at 12:26pm
Dieu Parmi Nous (O. Messiaen).
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post #544 of 1362
8/5/09 at 1:28pm
War March of the Priests (Mendelssohn) (Virgil Fox, organ).

Next: Variations Serieuses (Mendelssohn) (Abbey Simon, pianoforte).
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post #545 of 1362
8/5/09 at 2:31pm
Supertramp--The Very Best of Supertramp
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post #546 of 1362
8/6/09 at 8:33am
Kansas - self titled. 
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post #547 of 1362
8/6/09 at 9:43am
Toccata from Symphony for Organ No. 5 (Widor) (Alain).
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post #548 of 1362
8/6/09 at 8:00pm
Stile Antico again.  It is very relaxing and a great recording.
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post #549 of 1362
8/14/09 at 9:24am
Depeche Mode "Music for the Masses" surround SACD.

Chris
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post #550 of 1362
8/14/09 at 12:26pm
Getting Straight (P. K. Limited).
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post #551 of 1362
8/14/09 at 1:10pm
Outta Here (Esmée Denters).
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post #552 of 1362
8/15/09 at 10:10am
Shades of Gray (P. K. Limited).
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post #553 of 1362
8/16/09 at 7:23am
Theme from Bat Masterson.
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post #554 of 1362
8/16/09 at 8:13am
Toccata from Brain Salad Surgery (ELP).
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post #555 of 1362
8/17/09 at 9:24am
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Originally Posted by Ockeghem View Post

Toccata from Brain Salad Surgery (ELP).

I love that album.  I am currently listening to Without Her by the incredible Harry Nilsson. Here is a fine live version on YouTube...

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post #556 of 1362
8/17/09 at 8:53pm
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I love that album.  I am currently listening to Without Her by the incredible Harry Nilsson. Here is a fine live version on YouTube...

 

Christopher,

It's an exceptional album -- maybe their very best.  Incredibly challenging musically.

I love the work of Nilsson, especially his very early work.  His collaboration with Lennon (meaning not just musically, but their relationship in general years ago) has intrigued me for many years.  And Nilsson's voice still ranks (IMO) as one of the best as far as the upper range is concerned, often times done without falsetto.  I've tried hitting those notes a few times in life, and ... let's just say I won't be giving up my day job. :)
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post #557 of 1362
8/18/09 at 6:28am
T-Bone Burnett "Truth Decay" 
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post #558 of 1362
8/18/09 at 3:20pm
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Christopher,

It's an exceptional album -- maybe their very best.  Incredibly challenging musically.

I love the work of Nilsson, especially his very early work.  His collaboration with Lennon (meaning not just musically, but their relationship in general years ago) has intrigued me for many years.  And Nilsson's voice still ranks (IMO) as one of the best as far as the upper range is concerned, often times done without falsetto.  I've tried hitting those notes a few times in life, and ... let's just say I won't be giving up my day job. :)
 
Scott,

I concur on the ELP assessment and it would be impossible for me to not agree that Harry has one of the sweetest voices that ever graced this earth - gone too soon.  Oddly enough, I have also always been fascinated on the Lennon/Nilsson connection especially Lennon's long separation from Yoko.  The particular Nilsson song I mentioned above is my absolute favorite.

Listening to right now - Led Zeppelin "The Rain Song" live version from TSRTS.  It is raining like nuts here right now....
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post #559 of 1362
8/18/09 at 6:45pm
Gerry Rafferty--Baker Street  In my top 5 songs from the 70s and always gets a full listen when caught on the radio, even if I have to sit in my car in the driveway to do it.
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post #560 of 1362
8/18/09 at 8:12pm
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Gerry Rafferty--Baker Street  In my top 5 songs from the 70s and always gets a full listen when caught on the radio, even if I have to sit in my car in the driveway to do it.
 

I hadn't heard "Dream Weaver" since I don't know when until I got XM and it played early one morning on my way to work, good times.....
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post #561 of 1362
8/18/09 at 9:32pm
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I hadn't heard "Dream Weaver" since I don't know when until I got XM and it played early one morning on my way to work, good times.....
 

That's another good one.  Was just spinning Todd Rundgren's I Saw The Light before heading off to bed.
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post #562 of 1362
8/19/09 at 5:37am
Get off my lawn!!

I would say that there is still some good music to be had on radio these days. Not all of it is my cup of tea, but there is still some good stuff.
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post #563 of 1362
8/19/09 at 6:58am
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Scott,

I concur on the ELP assessment and it would be impossible for me to not agree that Harry has one of the sweetest voices that ever graced this earth - gone too soon. Oddly enough, I have also always been fascinated on the Lennon/Nilsson connection especially Lennon's long separation from Yoko. The particular Nilsson song I mentioned above is my absolute favorite.

Listening to right now - Led Zeppelin "The Rain Song" live version from TSRTS. It is raining like nuts here right now....

Christopher,

I too love that song by Nilsson. The build-up is done very well.

I'm also a fan of Led Zeppelin. Although I love most of their albums, I think Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti are my favorites.

Strange Magic (ELO).
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post #564 of 1362
8/19/09 at 7:13am
Magic (Pilot).
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post #565 of 1362
8/19/09 at 7:36am
Fugue in B-flat Minor from WTK, Book II (BWV 891) (Glenn Gould).

I am working on learning this piece. It's a monster fugue, one of the most difficult ones I have ever attempted to learn.

Here is a remarkable performance of the work by a remarkable man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Mv3T3ANjY
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post #566 of 1362
8/19/09 at 9:19am
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Originally Posted by Ockeghem View Post




Christopher,

I too love that song by Nilsson. The build-up is done very well.

I'm also a fan of Led Zeppelin. Although I love most of their albums, I think Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti are my favorites.

Strange Magic (ELO).

 

Physical Graffiti is a monsterwork - such density of sounds.

Weather With You - Crowded House
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post #567 of 1362
8/19/09 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by Ockeghem View Post

Fugue in B-flat Minor from WTK, Book II (BWV 891) (Glenn Gould).

I am working on learning this piece. It's a monster fugue, one of the most difficult ones I have ever attempted to learn.

Here is a remarkable performance of the work by a remarkable man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Mv3T3ANjY

Thanks for posting the video.  It was awesome to watch Gould playing it.

I'd also like to add my appreciation for Brain Salad Surgery.  I need to get it back out and listen to it again.
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post #568 of 1362
8/19/09 at 10:44am
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Thanks for posting the video. It was awesome to watch Gould playing it.

I'd also like to add my appreciation for Brain Salad Surgery. I need to get it back out and listen to it again.

David,

I'm glad you enjoyed it. He is such an awesome talent.

I love listening to Brain Salad Surgery. It's a funny thing, though. As a musicologist, I have so much more to appreciate/learn about ELP before I can tackle what is happening in the music on that particular album. I've learned a couple of pieces off of Tarkus and Trilogy over the years, but nothing from Brain Salad Surgery. It is often called their best album. I don't know if it is or not, but I do know it's an amazing work. I often wonder what it would have been like to take keyboard lessons from Keith Emerson (or Rick Wakeman, for that matter, and in the jazz genre, Art Tatum).
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post #569 of 1362
8/19/09 at 12:09pm
Brain Salad Surgery is a great album.  It is even better in MCH on the DVD-A (I know there is also an SACD available, but the DVD-A has Lucky Man as a bonus track, along with a few snippets of vintage video material).
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post #570 of 1362
8/19/09 at 2:11pm

Currently listening to Queen's Night Out by the super groovy Persephone's Bees

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