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A great album.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Agreed - I'm playing it now! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
The Pentangle - 'The Pentangle'
As above:
The Pentangle - 'Sweet Child' Second of the two LP set
Now that looks interesting - the sort of thing I like. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dom66
My favourite OMD album - Junk Culture, 1984.
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Dorris Henderson and John Renbourn - 'There You Go'
Need to check that out. They were pipped to the BBC Sound of 2026 by this young lady - big things coming for her, I feel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Skye Newman - SE9 Part 1 (EP) - 2025
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Joy Crookes - Skin (2022)
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It's a corker Alex. I bought all their other LP's off the back of it and none of them disappoint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Cool, will give it a go after this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
There is a certain similarity to another "Curtis"...
Curtis Harding - Face Your Fear (2017)
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"Welcome to My World" is one of my favourite tracks of the past few years, but a really good album overall. I completely missed that he had a new album out last year, so that needs investigating. So much music, so little time!
Saw her on telly the other day, sounds interesting. I'll check out her stuff a bit more, make sure she didn't just get me on a good day :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Another good one there Mike.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Radio Caroline right now, a great way to start the day. I know I keep bangin' on about it, but so far we've had Yes, Paul Simon, Joan Armatrading, James Taylor, Harry Nilsson - what's not to like? :)
My favourite Roxy album changes with the weather. Today it's this one. Eno had left by then, with Eddie Jobson doing the keyboard stuff. Nothing wrong with that.
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Yes, it's a Roxy recording that doesn't get mentioned much. I have them all, but never looked to see the line-up, so naively assumed Eno played on all their recordings. :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Brian Eno was only with Roxy Music for their first two albums, then it was Eddie Jobson for Stranded, Country Life and Siren.
Speaking of country life, this on next:
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Cover a slight departure from their earlier efforts. About as arty as a slap in the face with a wet fish. Though no doubt appealed to teenage boys, myself included :) Musically it's ok, but not a patch on Stranded imo.
It appealed to me as a 'twenty something'. Though to be honest, apart from their last LP, all of Roxy's record sleeve artwork is sexist.
Siren, the fifth Roxy Music album.
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Super album that, and I bet your giant speakers love the bass :)
Anyway, on to this, the eighth and final Roxy studio album - I've skipped past Flesh+Blood and Manifesto as I was never that keen. As Barry points out, the only album cover that couldn't be deemed 'sexist' though there is a bird on it :)
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Great album. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
House to myself (apart from the dog, and he doesn't mind) so this one has to be loud. Not many albums I really have to play loud, but this is one of them. :)
Gary Numan - Savage (Songs from a Broken World) - (2017)
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Saw the lead single My Name is Ruin with daughter Persia on the Old Grey Whistle Test special back in 2018 - awesome! (Plus a bonus Are Friend's Electric? performance.)
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I used to have that CD, but found it quite indifferent - plus the totally unnecessary DVD-size case meant it was difficult to file away. I never was much of a Gary Numan fan, I even got rid of 'The Pleasure Principle'.
As debut albums go, this was a pretty good one.
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25 years ago - where did that quarter of a century disappear to? :eek:
SuperbQuote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
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Fat White Family
"Real" Hendrix album or not, still a cracker. The Cry of Love - 1971
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Never heard of "Fat White Family" Mike, off to do a bit of searching. :)
It might be posthumous, but it is definitely a 'real' Hendrix recording, and a good one too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
This is really good!Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Coolio :thumbsup: Pleased you like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
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@Alex_UK, you might well also like the two Viagra Boys Albums that I just posted.
For some reason, it reminded me of this one - they sound nothing alike, but it just popped into my head listening to serfs up! - maybe it's because it's another quirky album? Anyway, playing it now, must be 7 years at least.
I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends (2006)
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And no, they are actually from Sweden, and allegedly 29 members in the band!
Well one thing leads to another...
Architecture in Helsinki - Moment Bends (2011)
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And guess what? they're from Australia!
So now my mission for this evening is to play albums by bands with places in their name that are not where they actually come from...
Berlin - Count Three & Pray (1986)
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Where to, next? Africa? Too obvious...
Beirut - Gulag Orkestar (2006)
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Another one dragged out that hasn't seen the light of day in a long while.
Now I remember why I haven't played it in eons! Bit of a dirge, I couldn't finish it, so now to a Scottish duo, and their debut album:
Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children (1998)
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and what a debut ! They've never bested it, imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I agree - I used to have this back in the 70s, no idea what happened to it. I saw a copy of it in a record shop a couple of years ago, and would have bought it if it wasn't so tatty and with a sticker price 20 odd quid :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Two other posthumous recordings I had back then (Crash Landing and Midnight Lightning) weren't nearly as good imo.
Final one for the night, one of my favourites, so no hardship playing this band who really hale from Croydon...
Saint Etienne - Words And Music By Saint Etienne (2012)
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And I've just spotted they released 2 new albums in 2024 and 2025 I didn't know about! :eek: Looks like I've got some catching up to do, that's the problem when you like so many bands and artists!
Incredible session tonight: truly incredible !
Today I've been playing all of Roxy Music's studio albums, and IMO 'For Your Pleasure' is their best by a long chalk. Virtually every track is a winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive