Slartibartfast's Magical Music Random Load Blog

Unfortunately, I don't have a bunch of these, will have to look into that oversight.

Last time I went to buy speakers for the ol' stereo, I took along The BIg Express.  Dude at the store wanted me to listen to some Kenny G or some such.  I use Wake Up as a sort of reference to what a speaker can do, so I made him put that in the player.  The other reference is AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long, which of course is irrelevant 'round here. 

But, ya play some Wake Up in the listening room at a high end store, on high end speakers, at excruciating volume,  and really the salesman does not know what to think.  Just has no idea what he's listening to.  Has no idea even what decade it's from.  It might be the latest thang.  That's how I know it's prog

Edited by jammun - October 02 2010 at 23:26

And I don't mean quaint as an insult.  Otherwise it wouldn't be a keeper.

Hi,

Feeling in the moody to comment on the rest of these before I play them:

Belew, Adrian    Side Two - being a big fan of Adrian I ordered an autographed copy.  He signed the disc with fat silver color permanent marker.  I was a little disappointed Les Claypool wasn't on this one. 

Johnson, Eric    Tones - I think sooner or later he'll be added to this site.  This is a good album for making the case.  He is already here in The Electromagnets.  Not sure where he'd fit, either PR or XO.

McLachlan, Sarah    Surfacing - into more commercial songs (still good), and she cut her hair short, boo.   She's one of those artists that once I fell for, I'll always keep up with her latest stuff. 

Moody Blues, The    On the Threshold of a Dream - I keep calling them quaint and I stick by that assessment.  This is one with more quaint tracks than the others, I think.  Most memorable one is Lovely To See You, which I think charted.

Rypdal,  Terje    Undisonus - much bigger fan of his earlier stuff.  Modern or neo classical stuff.  No Terje on guitar, but he was the composer.

Wyatt, Robert    Theatre Royal Drury Lane - this one came up, but I've misplaced the disc.  Did it run away?  I have to say I was a bit disappointed with this considering the musicians who participated.  

Frith, Fred and Arditti String Quartet, Uwe Dierkson, William Winant    Eleventh Hour - what the hell is with these great guitarist from '70's doing modern classical pieces?  Once again, bigger fan of his earlier stuff.

Edited by Slartibartfast - October 02 2010 at 07:45

Slartibartfast wrote: I've got that song on Wired, too.  Gotta favorite version?

I've got that song on Wired, too.  Gotta favorite version?

Edited by Slartibartfast - October 01 2010 at 22:20

The first run of the Moodie's albums often seems be music that is often a bit a quaint to me for the most part.  Haven't heard that debut as I can recall.  Day's Of Future Past has some really good moments.

I forgot to mention, in the truck CD player - Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer Group Live.  Wonderful album.  J & J and friends jam.


Edited by Slartibartfast - October 01 2010 at 20:43

I think I first came to know Bo through some albums my brother had picked up.  The essential Bo I know is The Magician's Hat.

I've been a big fan of Van since his music was used by Ca'al Sa'agan (I'm sorry, Caal Sgngn) on Co'osmos.

Sarah's not on here and I don't know if she's up for consideration.  I'd have her here for her earlier stuff.

I suppose 66 would still have been a good album without Vangelis. 
But I don't think I would have known about it were it not for the www...

So to blog on today's listens:

Tony's Waters Of Eden - got to see that one live and picked up a t-shirt.   Very mellow but good instrumental music.  I still haven't heard the first TL album.  Go for the next two if you don't like it mellow.

Bo's Lord Of The Rings - beats the hell out of the repackaged Rick Wakeman album.  I think Rick was not behind this, but rather his record company.

Tori's God - she puts out a few too many EPs.  There is the totally redundant LP version of God.  Three other tracks that seem like improv. 

Ozric Tentaclesese's Jurassic Shift - a band you can always count on for high energy music.  Hmm, I may have to pop in the DVD soon, but it's getting late.

And V-man's Antarctica I've had for while.  I like the music and I like the movie.  Currently only have the former and not the latter.  Got to see the movie in a local theater.



Edited by Slartibartfast - October 01 2010 at 20:33

I like your posts...Lord of The Rings is great. I purchased the vinyl in 1976 without knowing anything of Bo Hansson because I was fascinated by the sleeve design. Antarctica is not bad and it's the other vinyl that I have from the list.