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

Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love: I just got this on orange vinyl. I always thought "Spanish Castle Magic" deserved more love. That song ticks all the boxes, killer grooves and memorable trippy (occasionally silly) lyrics. It should have been one of those tunes on rotation like any number of his "Smash Hits" numbers.

Kimbra - The Golden Echo: I dig female vocals over catchy good pop music, including when it goes for the "smart" and "artsy" angle. But you really gotta look for the good ones (I try too often). Whereas Lady Gaga's "Artpop" and Katy Perry's last album are more "crimes against humanity" than "art pop", Kimbra's second album can at least be considered art pop. It's still a bummer, in that there's no great song within. Either the songs are obnoxious with one cool section, or cool but partially ruined by one obnoxious section. It's a total mess, but an ambitious mess at least.

Yes - Time and a Word: It does seem like the orchestra gets in the way sometimes, but other times it doesn't bother me. I will say this, "Sweet Dreams" is such a great pop song, great hook and it just makes me feel good, or as Jon would say, it makes me feel like sun blossoms by the river of hope and understanding. Thanks for your contribution to Yes, David Foster.

Yes: Open Your Eyes

Jean Sibelius: Symphony Nr.2

Yeah, the first time I heard the album I thought the orchestra was kinda jarring, but I got into it the second time around. Poor Banks, he hated the orchestra, thus the orchestra got the boot, along with him!

Mortte wrote: I think the whole album deserves much more love. With Electric Ladyland my true Hendrix favourites. Only "hits" have been little wing and If 6 Was 9, although all the songs are just great (I love even stereo version EXP, one of the first experimental pieces in pop-rock music). Some reason Jimi himself didn´t play a lot songs from this album in his gigs, I think Spanish Castle Magic & Little Wing are the only ones he played also later. But very great when there are that BBC 3lp, there are really great versions of many Bold pieces.

It's bold, but doesn't get the love. I swear there's a better chance of hearing "Love and Confusion" than anything on Axis on the radio outside of Little Wing. I guess that's why I dig this album so much...it's never been overplayed so the album still sounds reasonably fresh and new to me

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

Can - Ege Bamyasi

Cos - Babel

Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage

Emeralds - Does it Look like I'm Here?

Today:

The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street

Autechre - Incunabula

Owen Pallett - Conflict

Osanna - Palepoli

Harold Budd - Pavillion of Dreams

Pere Ubu: the Art Of Walking

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree

John Otway - Greatest Hits