What's your Favourite Album ATM

[jjjnettie]

What album are you listening to this week?

For me its
Janis Joplin - "Pearl"
I've been giving this album a bit of a caning over the last 2 days.
The lyrics are so raw and her voice, wow, her voice.

[ngcles]

Hi JJJ,


This week I seem to be stuck on two albums:

The Mathematicians Air Display -- Pekka Pohjola

Brain Salad Surgery -- Emerson Lake & Palmer.

The latter in particular I'm finding simply irresistable (I know, I know -- wrong Palmer) . The 2nd track Toccata is extremely intense, complex music and stands repeated plays well as does Karn Evil.


Best,

Les D

[acropolite]

JJJ, love Janice Joplin, what a shame she died so young.

Les, that reminds me of Emmerson Lake & Palmers Pictures at an Exhibition, one of my favourites. Pictures at an Exhibition is a classical piece by Mussorgsky and Emmerson Lake and Palmer really do it justice. I've got the album on Vinyl but really need to source a CD as I have easy way of playing Vinyl.

One album I seem to play a lot in the car is a compilation CD that came with the "This is it folks, over the Top" DVD by the Angels, their music certainly stands the test of time.

[Ric]

At the moment it's "Head Injuries" by Midnight Oil.

Hi Les, Phil thanks for reminding me about ELP, I haven't played them for ages. I'll have to dust of the vinyl and have a listen.

Cheers

[Stuart78]

I have been giving the new JJJ hottest 100 a hammering, also been
enjoying Kings Of Leons new album, and in the metal department
Metallicas new death magnetic gets the thumbs up, i play it flat out
then put it away for a month or so then i start all over again so it must
be good, i like all music though new & old which is a big bonus cos there
is always a concert on that i could turn out and enjoy..:thumbsup:

[Stuart78]

I seen Midnight Oil live at sound relief we were right up against the stage they were definatly a big highlight of the whole show
i don't think there was a person sitting down when they came on, the
minister rocked the house...:thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

I'm so jealous Stuart.:P
Haven't been to a concert for years.
The first time I saw Midnight Oil was at the Homestead Hotel in Brissie. They'd just released their first album. Awesome:D.
The pub circuit during the early 80's was THE place to be to hear great music. The Divinyls one week, Rose Tatoo the next, The Angels, Mental as Anything, Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons etc etc.

[Ric]

I remember seeing Skyhooks, Split Enz & Renee Geyer in one night at the Uni bar, all for the princely sum of $7:eyepop: :lol:

[toryglen-boy]

Hmmm ....

either

"Sparkle in the Rain" - Simple Minds

or

"Pornograffiti" - Extreme


;)

[Baddad]

:rockband: "The Best Of's",
Billy Joel,
Dean Martin,


Cheers Marty

[Stuart78]

Can't beat the aussie music hey, splt endz and hunters were also great, just thinking that would have been awesome as if Rose tatoo and mental as anything came along, even Icehouse who played at the SCG were great via the MCG bigscreens, my older teenage sisters in the mid 80's used to flog Icehouse songs over and over when i was little so everytime i hear them play it brings a good memory,(The world would sure be ordinary without music huh)... :)


Stu..

[Paddy de Klerk]

Join the Club Whatever is on is my favourite Freddie Mc Dowell,JJ cale (To Tulsa &Back),Another Side of Bob Dylan,Blues Preachers(Sydney based),John Prine,Blind Willie McTell.Lots more .Love the stuff I do.Paddy

[GrahamL]

$7 Is a bit steep Ric:lol: I can remember seeing the birthday party ,
laughing clowns and inxs on consecutive nights for $4 with a meal ticket .

I just can't pic a favorite as they change every day.. listening to
Dan Auebach from the black keys solo effort atm as we are going to catch him over the back room on friday.

[jjjnettie]

:lol:I know what you mean. Last week for me it was all "The Doors".
Hmmm, haven't listened to Bob Marley for a while.:whistle:

[Bassnut]

umm, Stuart, splt endz are from NZ ;).

"Absolution" by Muse would be my pick from the last few years.

Anthem stadium rock has moved on from the beloved 70-80s, its bigger and better than ever now adays :D.

[kinetic]

Nettie,

great thread :)

Kings of Leon's latest.

I told the young dudes at work 5 years ago this band will go places.
There was something I liked about the sound.
They all remind me of that comment now :)

They supported U2 through Europe and North America I think
on the last tour. No small thing.
Us in Oz got bloody Kanye West as the support...ripped off ! :)

Steve

[jjjnettie]

Have you listened to any of CW Stoneking's music?
Another aussie legend in the making.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhniP02YU3k
Love my blues and he has a real oldtime Creole feel to him.
He's playing at the Tivoli in Brisbane this Sunday night.
Hubby's going down to see him.

[Kevnool]

I,m going out on a limb here.

I love c/w its a long time love like astronomy and at the moment is Toby Keiths Shock`in ya all.

Even liking Taylor swifts video clip love story..
Country music rules.

cheers Kev.

[GrahamL]

Nothing wrong there kev:thumbsup:

The album "When the man comes around" is probably my favourite album
The cover of hurt won quite a few music awards. not bad for a 71 year old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9dbmJ_2zU

[marki]

Kings of Leon-only by the night and Cold play Viva la vida.

Mark

[acropolite]

If you happen to be in to blues and like well recorded live music you can't beat John Mayall's 70th birthday concert on DVD. The recording quality is amazing, if you have a home theatre setup and a decent subwoofer I suggest you tie everything down before inserting the disk....

[Ric]

I agree Phil, I have that DVD. sheer musical brilliance.

Another Blues lover.

[jjjnettie]

I've been outside tonight (a beautiful dark clear night) listening to a compilation album. "Feeling the Blues." Volume 2.
Song 2 was Howling Wolf singing "Killing Floor", Led Zepplin did a cover of this song, now I've got to dig that album out.:lol:

[Jen]

Oh boy this was a really hard one to choose so i have 5 favourites that has been in my stacker flat out lately :thumbsup:

Kings Of Leon :thumbsup:
Three Doors Down :thumbsup:
Nickleback :thumbsup:
The Presets :thumbsup:
P!nk :thumbsup:

[Enchilada]

Blondie "No Exit" (1999)
Tops!

[Octane]

Any one of:

Transatlantic - SMPTe
Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element (Part One)
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By
Ulrich Schnauss - A Strangely Isolated Place
Klaus Schulze - Are You Sequenced?
Between the Buried and Me - Colors

[Craig.a.c]

My favourite albums would be anything by KISS and the Beatles. I may be a spring chicken (25) next to all you old people, but I have great taste in music.

[Enchilada]

One I've just listened to (again) Green Day's brilliant CD "American Idiot" (2004)
( Even got the vid of the title song.** )

** The other, which I always play after the original track, is of course the parody by Weird Al Yankovic's "Canadian Idiot." The Weird Al version is good, but his lyrics placed over the Green Day vid is absolutely classic. :lol:
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzlnJQuJFp8

[andrew2008]

Really enjoy CW Stoneking. There are a heap of great aussie songwriters around at the moment. Check out Jeff Lang if you haven't already JJJ. Amazing guitarist and storyteller.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyQEnACX74k

[jjjnettie]

Jeff Lang.
Wow, you're right, amazing!

[Paddy de Klerk]

Hi JJJ I have a feeling that CW is from the USA,stand corrected though.saw him perform at the Vangard in Sydney a few years back.Try picking up on a 1930`s blues man ;Charlie Patten by name,will take awhile to understand what he is saying though

[Paddy de Klerk]

In a bar room fight,perish the thought,the Wolf would be good to have on your side.I have several versions of "Going Down Slow" &the best of them all ,for me anyway, is his version .Powerful performer he is.Raining in Sydney at the moment!!

[jjjnettie]

CW, definitely Australian.
I'm pretty sure he grew up on a mission in the bush. Which explains why he speaks with an accent.

[jjjnettie]

Other Blues musos worth mentioning.
Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters , John Lee Hooker, Albert King etc etc

[Paddy de Klerk]

Another version of Going Down Slow...Duane Allman-magic version recorded in 1969.Find it on "An Anthology".Short lived he was,mores the pity.Beautiful slide guitar player indeed.Corrected on CW thanks JJJ

[gman]

I've been playing Animals & A Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd latley.:thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

Ah yes. Always Pink Floyd. Meddle is in the cd player in the car. "One of These Days" is great for the open road.

[Baddad]

Hey jjj,:)

I copy my cd's and customise song titles from several albums onto one cd. That way I had all the favourites on a few cd's.

It kind of kicked off a sub-career as a D J. I attended a 21st party and no one would dance to the music that the host had. :sad: She appealed to me for help. I had some customised cassettes in the car that I liked to listen to.

When these went on the player the dance floor was crowded.:)
Consequently I was asked to supply music at ensuing parties. I recieved enumeration ofcourse.

Eventually I was asked to D J at larger venues, sports clubs etc. :eyepop:I stopped it there. It was taking other D J's jobs and I was already fully employed.

But tailoring your own cd's is the way to go jjj. Just your own preferences on the one cd.;)

Cheers Marty

[jjjnettie]

:thumbsup: I've made up playlists on media player to suit my mood.

[Jen]

Yep for sure i have lost count of all the Jens Best Of cd's i have made :lol::lol:

[Ric]

My wife Kee and I were playing ABBA's greatest hits this afternoon, not bad value now and then.

Cheers

[jjjnettie]

I'll forgive you Ric.
I was listening to "Count Down, One Hit Wonders" today. And singing along to most of them.:P

[Inmykombi]

For me ....its gotta be Allison Goldfrapp, combined with Will Gregory as a band called GOLDFRAPP.
She is an English Singer / songwriter. I saw her at the Opera House and she sounds exactly as she does on the albums.
She " floats my boat " as it were.:whistle:
Her voice is just incredible.

[Inmykombi]

Countdown,, Now theres a few momories there.
What about Sound Unlimited with Donnie Sutherland as well ?
Geoffro.

[Ric]

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I don't mind the countdown replays on Rage on Saturday night either.

Cheers:)

[jjjnettie]

Did you ever watch "GTK"?
It used to be on just before Dr Who. Only went for about 10 minutes I think.

[Jen]

Woohooo dance JJJ dance and sing the night away the good old countdown days were awsome :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
:party::party::party:

[Ric]

Never missed it Jeanette, I think that's where I first got hooked on Led Zep and Floyd.

Cheers:)

[jjjnettie]

:lol:

[astroron]

Nothing wrong with listening to ABBA:) Russian Prime Minister Putin is supposed to be a Big Fan:D

[jjjnettie]

:lol: listening to Led Zepplin right now.
Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp

Also on my playlist is
What is and What should Never Be
Friends
Ramble On
Tangerine
Thank You
That's the Way

[jjjnettie]

I save the louder stuff like Black Dog and Rock and Roll for when I'm doing the housework.:D
Great motivation music.;)

[astroron]

I would say that over seventy five percent of the songs and groups on this thread I have never heard of :shrug:

[jjjnettie]

Hi Ron.
Tell you what, next time I'm up at your place, I'll put a little Led Zepplin on OK?:rofl:
You've got to play it really loud though.:P

[astroron]

No you wont:D

[jjjnettie]

:lol: I'm always open to compromise Ron. I'll only play it loud, not really loud.

[Tandum]

I pressed CD on the car stereo the other day and echoes (pink floyd) started up.
pinggggg
Love It .....

[ngcles]

Hi JJJ, Ric & All,



Ditto. My first taste too and has stayed with me a while. GTK played a lot of stuff like Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and the Mothers & Deep Purple etc plus the Australian bands at the time like Daddy Cool, Aztecs, Lobby Lloyd etc, Brian Cadd.

Apart from Bandstand (which was a completely different sort of show) it is the only rock-music film clip show that was in Black & White that I remember.

Yes, then there was Good 'ol Donny Sutherland (he might have started in B&W now I think of it), Countdown to come. Another one I remember (but can't remember the name of it) was on Channel 10 Sydney weekday afternoons and ran for a 1/2 hr in the mid-70s. It was somewhat more "pop music" oriented and did a lot of Bee Gees etc. What I do remember most about this show was the hostess -- a young lady named Kobe Steele and she had substantial ... attributes :whistle:

Ahhh, memories ...

Best,

Les D

[Enchilada]

The actual name of the show was "Right On", and it was shown at 3.30pm during the weekend. Lobe began this program in 1977, and she finished the program in May or June 1978, to disappear into oblivion. Pity. She really did have a big future in front of her! :lol:

As for your pleasant "niagara dreams", here is an interesting thread at;
http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/inthe70s/smf/1153912704.shtml
This lists the shows on the tele of Saturday 13th May 1978 - almost now 30 years ago!

[jjjnettie]

It always puts me in mind of Submarines:lol:

[AstralTraveller]

My favourite music right now is whatever is on Jazz Track at the moment - Bill Frizell's trio I think.

Recently I've given Jethro Tull a bit of a workout, particularly some of the 'lesser' (relatively speaking) albums like War Child, Under Wraps and A. Catfish Rising was a pleasant surprise. Also the new 'Charlie Haden Family and Friends' and the old Pretender 'Isle of View'. I listen to a lot of Arvo Part late at night.

BTW there has been a lot of comments about great ozzie music of the 70s but no one mentioned Chain. Towards the Blues is a great album.

[ngcles]

Hi Enchilada & All,


:rofl:

Yes, equally one might say the "world was at her feet" but sadly, she was unable to see it.:whistle:


Best,

Les D

P.S There goes my emoticon allowance again ...

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: beware it very very catchy :rofl::rofl:

[StephenM]

My pick at the moment is Miles Davis - "In Person, Saturday Night, Live at the Blackhawk" (1961). :thumbsup:

Cheers,
Stephen

[Inmykombi]

Oh yeah, now we are talking....

Cant forget Pink Floyd.

Geoffro

[Octane]

OK, I have a new favourite.

Röyksopp's new album, titled Junior.

So good.

[AstralTraveller]

Dang! I was just about to write that you inspired me to listen to this album, but I've realised I'm playing the Friday Night at the Blackhawk. Still, there's no such thing as a bad Miles Davis album. My favourite is a little earlier than this; Sketches of Spain does it for me. Who would have thought you could transfer a concerto for Spanish guitar to trumpet and brass band? But you can.

[lacad01]

'Standing on the Outside', Cold Chisel tribute album.
Some really good covers especially 'Rising Sun', by Living End and 'Saturday Night', by Grinspoon :thumbsup:

[telecasterguru]

2 albums high on the play list at the moment are by American band Wilco "A.M." and "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot". Would highly recommend.

[Liz]

Lots of great music being listened to by all ;)

for me .... Muse " Absolution' is HUGE fav
Coldplay latest
Josh Pykes latest
Jack Johnsons latest
Bon Iver
also luv The Shins/ 10 New songs by Leonard Cohen
too many to list .....

hmmm ... looking forward to have a listen to a few of Humayuns :)
ps also like Wilco, Frank.

[Octane]

Liz,

Let me know how you go -- happy to share.

There's an assortment of progressive rock/metal (think, 30-minute long drawn out complex arrangements that take you places that your average 3-minute radio pop track would never venture to), as well as some amazing electronic music, which is perfect for a sunny Sunday morning; etherael and uplifting.

Regards,
Humayun

[Gallifreyboy]

Speaking in Tongues by Talking Heads, Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode and Then and Now the Who's Greatest Hits...just before their concert In Perth on Saturday, they did a great show.

[beefking]

Wilco - sweet. I was listening to Sky Blue Sky while driving last weekend. It's a bit... erm... smooth compared to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or A Ghost is Born but a good album nonetheless.

I listened to a bunch of new albums on that drive that I liked a lot:
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (those who like Wilco might like Neko, she's country in the same way Wilco are, and just as smart)
Bon Iver - Blood Bank
F****ed Up (yes that is their name) - The Chemistry of Common Life
Antony and the Johnson - The Crying Light

[Paddy de Klerk]

The Blues Breakers along with Chris Barber contributed in no small way to resurrecting the Blues ,with a capital B of the early days.Much to be greatful for we are.Lomax brothers as well .It would all be missing if not for these honourable souls.No rock &Roll either!!!Saw "Chain" recently,oldies bit goodies still.Backsliders still do it as well.For me Blues is it ,deviate but not by much.Lightning Hopkins is one of my special artists Hurricane Betsy

[CoombellKid]

Jeff Beck - Wired :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: and then it would probably have to be
Santana - Moonflower :thumbsup::thumbsup: and anything by Stiff Little Fingers :thumbsup:
everything else is mostly close behind. My angle on music is... if it
sounds good it is good.

regards,CS

[GrahamL]

Strangelings this week
http://www.sugarman.org/index.html
I caught him late early 80s maybe late 70s.. cut an album stateside never did anything .. few years later it starts going crazy down our side of the pond .. tours and fills venues the same size of many big names mentioned above.. goes home and gets a day job .. never even plays a gig in his home country.

And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hawkins
Another who despite being locked up for a considerable part of his life.. sitting on a milk crate down venice beach belting out a few songs on there jail issue guitar gets noticed and shared with the masses.