"Ten Summoners Tales" is definitely the better of the two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I put Sting's lack of cool down to his practising Tantric sex for several hours a day! :lol:
I lost interest in Sting after he became fascinated with the Elizabethian composer John Dowland.
You each got one of the two - the drive in my study I have just remembered is the slimmed down version of my collection, so doesn’t have all my rips (not sure how The Strokes didn’t get included in the diet version…)
2nd from last is the Style Council, which possibly controversially I think is Weller’s best period, and Introducing from 1983. I don’t think this should be classed as an album, really, with two long versions of Long Hot Summer I would say it’s an EP at only 35 minutes, but a great 35 minutes indeed! (Actually I just checked Wikipedia and they call it a “Studio Mini Album”.)
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And the last one was Steve’s guess (though I do have some Stone Roses and Stereo MCs, strangely they got culled for the study system) so it’s a Greatest Hits - I may have a couple (1 at least) of their albums on vinyl, but always been happy with this:
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Afrorack - The Afrorack
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Every time I play this LP I smile at the record shop’s pricing :)
Yes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Caught Jools Holland last night, some good performances (well worth finding on BBC iPlayer) so checking out some of the artists’ albums. First up:
Robert Plant - Saving Grace (2025)
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I really enjoyed this, not my usual type of thing but some great covers and musicianship.
James Yorkston - Songs for Nina and Johanna (2025)
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I had never heard of Scottish folk singer James Yorkston before, but Nina Persson is one of my favourite female singers, so the performance on Jools piqued my interest. Really lovely album, highly recommend checking this out.
“A beautiful new album from James Yorkston, this time featuring not one but two of Sweden’s most recognisable female vocalists. Recorded in Stockholm with Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Johanna Söderberg (First Aid Kit) and members of The Second Hand Orchestra, these are songs about family, love and parenthood.”
Final one of the Jools discoveries:
Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (2025)
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I was vaguely aware of Olivia Dean but her performances on Jools led me to listen to this, her new and second album. Hard to give it a genre, poppy R&B, maybe? Well on first listen this is another cracking album that will be on regular rotation, and I will be checking out her earlier music.
Agreed - and for the first time in history, I found Jool's interview with one of his guests interesting. Even though my partner distracted me from fully listening to the interview with Robert Plant, it was landmark change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
She was pleasant enough, but I wouldn't go overboard. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Captain - This is Hazelville (2006)
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Another one bought, loved and then forgotten about! Trevor Horn on production duties, so clean as a whistle, and I remember this album for its lengthy and interesting introductions - back to a time when every pop song didn’t have to jump straight in with a catchy chorus to avoid being skipped…
Streaming this just nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Silly me, have only recently discovered this band, bought 5 lps in quick succession, any more worth getting?
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This one, definitely.
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Though I don't think there's such a thing as a 'bad' Steely Dan album.
You're missing 'Katy Lied' too.
I'll check it out on Youtube. Though these LPs can't really be appreciated until you've given them a few spins at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Yeh was bidding on a copy of that on Ebay but forgot I turned off Ebay noticifcations on my phone cos they're so annoying, and missed close of auction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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The Black Angels - Passover
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What. An. Album.
AgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
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Their finest track, imo.
I don't know of that one Steve, still it's on the Blue Note label, so can't be bad. :)
I like it Barry, had this one for years. I've heard it described as 'Acid Jazz', it's sort of modern, and using a lot of sampling of stuff you may well have heard before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Probably the best known track on the album:
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