What albums did you listen to today?...continued

Meltdowner wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Atomic Rooster – Nice N Greasy (man, I never paid attention to how perverted the alt. cover was for this one – and it’s so obvious! ) Som Nosso de Cada Dia – Snegs And I thought the regular cover was bad  Catchy band name, how's the music? Yesterday: Quarteto 1111 - s/t Kari Ikonen Trio - Bright Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba Sounds of New Soma - Moebius Kikagaku Moyo - s/t

Yeah, if anything the `dirty' cover is far more interesting! It's not a classic Rooster album, but still plenty enjoyable, definitely a lot bluesier and groovier.

That `Snegs' album I'll get a review written up of soon, I picked up the CD reissue recently, another blind-buy. Not too far off a band like The Storm, or Casa das Maquinas (ie more of an adventurous rock band than a full blown prog band), but they use a heap of keyboards with a really dirty heavy sound! Probably the songs aren't massively memorable, but it all sounds great on the surface. Have a listen if you have the time and see what you think, mate:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2GeW30Sdcw

Eberhard Weber, Fred Braceful, Jimmy Jackson, Mal Waldron - The Call
Albert Ayler Trio - Spiritual Unity
Rayuela - Rayuela

^ How does that Trace album fares compared to their debut?

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Eloy - The Vision, The Sword & The Pyre: Part 1
The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream

First two in the car with the Mrs. Others are my choice since I got home. Not sure about the new Eloy but the Morse album is one of his best.

Magnum Vaeltaja wrote: Hard to say... I actually haven't listened to Trace's debut yet! But Birds is very strong, energetic, and mostly instrumental symphonic prog with a heavy focus on keyboards. Sort of like an uplifting take on ELP, if you will. Hadal Sherpa is awesome! One of the better albums I've heard this year. Very energetic music with lots going on, but very light on its feet and doesn't get too heavy or bogged down. At times it actually makes me think of a post-rock take on Maneige, with plenty of exotic harmonies thrown in. There are a couple of moments where it actually sounds like surf rock, but I'm totally into that so it's a lot of fun the whole way through.

That's pretty much how I'd describe the debut, such joyful music. I'll have to keep an eye out for that one.

Campo Di Marte - S/T

Today I actually listened to... no music at all, surprisingly. Definitely a change of pace from the 8-12 albums a day I've been doing for most of the past two weeks! Ironically enough, I can blame that on my bike ride earlier today to go to a record store. The route that I would normally take was blocked off (don't get me started on the road construction around here right now...) so I took a detour, went down a few steep hills that I didn't want to bike back up again, and long story short I ended up doing a 3 hour circuit along the city's waterfront - all while never actually reaching the record store I set out to visit. 

Meltdowner wrote: Il Tempio Delle Clessidre - Il-ludere Blåkulla - s/t (The cover sure gives the wrong impression about the album, I bet some metalheads were disappointed.) Salada de Frutas - Se Cá Nevasse... Tangerine Dream - Exit

I'll be ordering the last Il Tempio in the next day or so, mate, looking forward to hearing it.

`Exit' is great, what a shame it's so short, though! Might give it a listen at work next!

Did you like the Blakulla album, mate? I've always enjoyed it a heap.


Last few nights:

Atomic Rooster – Nice n Greasy
Som Nosso de Cada Dia - Snegs
Ryan Adams – Cold Roses (just an amazing double album)
Ryan Adams – Prisoner
Izvir – s/t
Goblin – Roller
Tangerine Dream - Tangram
Twenty Sixty-Six And Then – Reflections On the Future
Van der Graaf Generator – Pawn Hearts
Ozric Tentacles – Spirals in Hyperspace
The Storm – s/t
The Storm – Ei dia de la Tormenta
Eloy - Metromania

Porcupine Tree – The Incident (I swear to GOD, the chorus of `Drawing the Line’ must be the most excruciating and try-hard moment ever on a P.Tree disc, just a humiliating teen-angst emo moment from a forty-plus Wilson)

Harald Grosskopf – Synthesist (Sam or Tymon, do either of you know if Harald’s second album from 1985 `Oceanheart’ is also decent? Just noticed a reissue of it came out and wasn’t sure whether to catch up on it.)

Meltdowner wrote: ALotOfBottle wrote: Dungen - Häxan (It really does sound like a lost Atom Heart Mother-era Pink Floyd soundtrack. Some moments don't really resonate with me for no logical reason, but it's a great, great album nonetheless. ) I had More in mind when I heard it, being also a soundtrack and a mixed bag of songs. I learned to appreciate More so why not this one? I have the CD so I'll certainly keep trying. I think their previous album, Allas Sak, is more consistent though and it reminds me of Caravan sometimes

Edited by ALotOfBottle - August 31 2017 at 13:43

The Black Wizards - What the Fuzz!
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
Nazca Space Fox - s/t