Rock - what are you listening to?

[cybot]

Cybot,

I got this on foot of your recommendation. It is really excellent. How much more great music is to be found. I would never have thought of Japanese rock bands before. Good Call.

Wow that's fantastic Mick ! I'm so glad you like it. As you already know Julian voted it top of his Japrocksampler list along with Speed,Glue and Shinki (!!?). I'm not familiar with the latter group but I checked out number three on the list (Les Rallizes Denudes - Heavier Than A Death In The Family) and it's the polar opposite to the tight Rock structures of the Flower Travellin' Band - see earlier post. The only description I could come up with would be, take a pinch of the Velvet's Sister Ray mixed in with Jimi's feedback squall and throw in the craziest drugged out heavily reverbed vocal you can imagine and you're half way there! Crazy music, crazy guys and I'm loving' it :-)

[fergus]

More Glam....

[cybot]

It's a while since I listened to 'ol Steve. Hard to believe I've been listening to him since '81! Equally hard to believe that Manfred Eicher gave him his chance after being rejected by so many others. When you think of the ECM house sound you definitely wouldn't think Steve Tibbetts. One listen to the two albums below would certainly convince you of that :-)




Exploded View

[fergus]

[cybot]

[cybot]

"Time Has Told Me" 2000


Side A (Disc.1):
A1. Get Together (Dino Valente)
A2. Been Smoking Too Long (Robin Frederick)
A3. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (Bob Dylan)
A4. If You Leave Me Pretty Mama (Traditional)
A5. Courting Blues (Bert Jansch)
A6. My Sugar So Sweet (Blind Boy Fuller)
A7. Strolling Down The Highway (Bert Jansch)
A8. Blues Run The Game (Jackson C. Frank)

Side B (Disc.1):
B1. Winter Is Gone (Traditional)
B2. Here Comes The Blues (Jackson C. Frank)
B3. All My Trials (Traditional - Duet With Gabrielle Drake)
B4. Tommorrow Is A Long Time (Bob Dylan)
B5. Cocaine Blues (Luke Jordan)
B6. Milk And Honey (Jackson C. Frank)
B7. Summertime (George Gershwin/Dubose Heyward)

Side C (Disc.2):
C1. Black Mountain Blues (J. C. Johnson Or H. Cole)
C2. Nick's Monologue
C3. Strange Meeting I/Bird Flew By
C4. To The Garden
C5. Joey
C6. Rain

Side D (Disc.2):
D1. Blossom
D2. Time Has Told Me
D3. Saturday Sun (First Take)
D4. Thoughts Of Mary Jane (Arranged By Richard Hewson)
D5. Day Is Done (Arranged By Richard Hewson)
D6. Fly (Second Take)

Side E (Disc.3):
E1. Place To Be
E2. Hazey Jane I
E3. Parasite (First Take)
E4. Parasite (Second Take)
E5. Brittle Days I
E6. Brittle Days II

Side F (Disc.3):
F1. Poor Boy
F2. Time Has Told Me
F3. Work In Progress 3
F4. Voice From The Mountain
F5. Brittle Days III (Variation)
F6. Far Leys
F7. Brittle Days III
F8. Work In Progress 7
F9. Impromptu Sound Check
F10. Black Eyed Dog (Guitar Track, Alternate Take)
F11. Rider On The Wheel (Guitar Track)

[Fran]

[fergus]

The last of my ancient Glam collection....

[Fran]

on vinyl from Borderline

[Ivor]

on vinyl from Borderline

I still have my well worn copy of that from 1979. For some reason I stuck it on recently and it still sounds bloody good (bar the scratches, clicks, beer rings and other best unidentified markings).