My second two Universe go into the living room player and the  album with flood damaged case Umphrey's McGee, The Bottom Half comes out.  Next batch includes the UG and these random selections:

Amos, Tori    God
Beck, Jeff with the Jan Hammer Group    Live
Belew, Adrian    Side Two
Hansson, Bo    Lord of the Rings
Johnson, Eric    Tones
Levin, Tony    Waters of Eden
McLachlan, Sarah    Surfacing
Moody Blues, The    On the Threshold of a Dream
Ozric Tentacles    Jurassic Shift
Rypdal,  Terje    Undisonus
Vangelis    Antarctica - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Wyatt, Robert    Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Frith, Fred and Arditti String Quartet, Uwe Dierkson, William Winant    Eleventh Hour

Finally found some. 

I think I paid about $5 for my copy tops.

Those two XTC albums are well regarded by me.  Will pop one of those in for the drive home.  Probably keep the other for nexters.  Big fan of the Dukes stuff.  Silly yet cool.


Edited by Slartibartfast - September 28 2010 at 14:50

thehallway wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Coryell, Larry/Igor Stravinsky    Le Sacre Du Printemps: Almost a digital demo album.  Came out in '83 (I almost wrote it as '73, oops )  I like his solo guitar original material better.   This is a guitar verison of The Rite of Spring??   I never knew such a thing existed (I've been doing some prog-band-esque arrangements of it myself actually)! But it sounds immense already, where can I get hold of it?

It is indeed.  As to where you can get it, that may prove to be difficult.  I found it in a used discount bin many years ago.  I just did a search with no luck.

Found this
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Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	DDD

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These are classical pieces arranged for solo guitar.
One of the more unusual recordings of Larry Coryell's long career is his solo interpretation of Igor Stravinsky's major ballet Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring). In attempting this classical composition on a six-string acoustic guitar, without overdubs, Coryell has his work cut out for him, as Stravinsky's original ballet rehearsal version was conducted on not one but two pianos! This works best in the softer sections of the work like the introductions to each of the two segments of the work, though Coryell's virtuoso technique will likely impress notoriously hard to please classical fans. He doesn't strictly attempt a literal transcription, but introduces his own Latin-flavored interludes, additional vamps and improvised sections. It seems almost criminal that there are no liner notes to explain what prompted the making of this CD, though it seems almost obvious that the guitarist had likely been fascinated with this composition since childhood. Coryell also recorded Stravinsky's Oiseau De Feu (Firebird)/Petrouchka in 1984. ~ Ken Dryden

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Edited by Slartibartfast - September 28 2010 at 14:44

Unfortunately I have the vinyl.....no bonus there.

Sorry, TODAY I would have rated it 2 stars. Actually I gave it 3...

Up next:
Aphrodite's Child    666 - Weird "little" album.  Of course I wouldn't have it were it not for the presence of Vangelis

Coryell, Larry    Tributaries - A trio acoustic guitar album with John Scofield and Joe Beck.  Not sure where to rank it amongst the trio guitarist albums.  Nothing particularly compelling about it, but still the music holds its own against its more famous cousin.

Flower Kings, The    Stardust We Are - This one really failed to make a connection with me despite being highly regarded around these parts.  The music is undeniably good, but it hasn't clicked yet.  As a result I haven't delved any further into the band.  Before I got to know who they were, I did get a Genesis tribute album where they do Cinema Show.

Fripp, Robert & The League of Crafty Guitarists    Intergalactic Boogie Express - Live in Europe 1991 - Trio guitarist albums, sheesh.  Lets go for nine.  Got to see them live around this time.  Wait forgot to count Fripp.

Gitbox    Touch Wood - Another guitar oriented album, also on Fripp's label.
High Llamas, The    Beet, Maize & Corn - the Llamas have put out some albums of interest to the prog fan but lately have been putting out kind of dull ones.  If you like loungey stuff, this might be for you.

Nine Inch Nails    "The Perfect Drug" Versions - I was really hoping for the version that wasn't used in Lost Highway but showed up on the soundtrack and was released as a creepy video.  Oh well.  Never had much luck with remix albums.  Should avoid them altogether.

Sallyangie, The    Children of the Sun - Sometimes great artists release mediocre debut albums.  This would be one of them.  Of course the sister and brother would go on to make much better stuff.

Tibbetts, Steve    Exploded View - When Tibbetts went to ECM, he seems to have adapted his style to fit in better with the label.  For me he has never surpassed his first two.  Still being early ECM for Steve, it still has a bit of an edge to it.

XTC    Big Express, The  - By the time this came out XTC had become one of those bands where I'd get the new album as soon as it came out and it marks that period in my life indelibly.  This one reminds me of when I was in college and working at a now defunct fast food joint,

XTC    Oranges & Lemons - Sort of a tribute to '60's psychedelia.  This one reminds of a period in my life where I was laid off from my first long term architectural job.  Also, for its ode to the penis (Pink Thing).

Partirdge, Andy & Harold Budd    Through the Hill - XTC did the occasional ambient track, now I know who was responsible.  Beautiful album musically and it comes with interesting  packaging in the case.  I believe this one is still out of print.  If you like ambient albums you'll enjoy this, otherwise you will probably find it boring.


Edited by Slartibartfast - September 28 2010 at 07:34

Thanks for bringing up Leo Kottke.  I should probably listen to what he's doing these days...actually didn't know he was still around.  I had a couple of his albums back in the '70s (Greenhouse, My Feet Are Smiling).  He had a lot of street cred as a guitarist.  He more or less got lost in the shuffle I suppose, probably being too sophisticated for the folk fans (if there were any folk fans left in the '70s), and a bit too folk-y for the rock audience.

Edited by jammun - September 24 2010 at 19:23

Slartibartfast wrote: [snip]If you like old PFM, you'll likely like Stati.  If you buy a hard copy get the one with the bonus DVD.  Pricey but worth it.[/snip]

I got Stati... pretty soon after it was released and loved the classic PFM albums (Storia..., Per..., and L'Isola...) at the time., but I was disappointed with Stati... I found it too ambient and lackluster on the whole. I haven't listened to it in years. Back then I did get so many new-to-me albums (consumed them)  that I didn't always give them a proper chance to grow on me.

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