My little fuckin' record corner
Been buying quite a bit of vinyl recently. My approach is buying music that was intended for mass production on vinyl. Albums that were recorded with the intention of being listened to on vinyl. So needless to say I haven't been listening to anything after the eighties (with the excpetion of nomeansno, but that's another post at another time.) Exploring vinyl is a great way to find gems that haven't or won't make it to CD. It's also a great way to experience certain quintessential albums the way the were intended to be heard. Of course there's also the nostalgic aspect. Records have a warmer and more intimate feel, while the covers themselves are gratifying, and personal, unlike the plastic cases of cassettes and cds, or the gifs and jpgs of online purchases.
Here's a few I've been listening to recently.
The Beatles, "The White Album": Love 'em or hate 'em this is still one of the most important albums of all time. The beatles have single handedly shaped pop music for the past 40 years. Few artists have not been influenced in some way by the band or this album.
Buddy Miles, "Them Changes": Best known for his work with Jimi Hendrixs' the Experience, Miles had a couple great albums of his own. Them Changes features the title track with horns and a tight seventies groove. His vocals on Neil Youngs 'Down by the River' are nails, and his version of Greg Allmans dreams smokes. He has a great voice, the band is sharp, the arrangements are solid. At times you can hear what modern rock/soul/jam bands want to be.
Willie Nelson' "Stardust": Great songs sung by a great song stylist. His is one of the unique voices of American popular music with a distinct ear towards melodic interpretation. He gives life to the lines he sings. He wears the melody more like a comfortable shirt than the heavy yoke most singers carry. Some of the produciton value dates the album a bit but the fact that it's Willie singing great tunes overshadows that.
JJ Johnson "Dial": A great lead man who was usually in the shadow of others. I first started listening to him with Charlie Parker. A talented improvisor with exceptional skill with a bitch of a horn. He shows his hand in this album with bandleading and arranging. This album, while not earth shattering, is as good as any mainstream jazz album of the era.
feat. Bobby Jaspar, Tommy Flanagan, Wilbur Little, and Elvin Jones.
James Brown "Slaughters Big Rip-Off": This is a great example of a great band on top of it's game. While not the best work on James Browns part, the band is as tight as ever. Some interesting bits with Lyn Collins backed up by the JB's. Fred Wesley arranges some fine horn parts, not Browns best work but a gem for the sake of the JB's
Here's a few I've been listening to recently.
The Beatles, "The White Album": Love 'em or hate 'em this is still one of the most important albums of all time. The beatles have single handedly shaped pop music for the past 40 years. Few artists have not been influenced in some way by the band or this album.
Buddy Miles, "Them Changes": Best known for his work with Jimi Hendrixs' the Experience, Miles had a couple great albums of his own. Them Changes features the title track with horns and a tight seventies groove. His vocals on Neil Youngs 'Down by the River' are nails, and his version of Greg Allmans dreams smokes. He has a great voice, the band is sharp, the arrangements are solid. At times you can hear what modern rock/soul/jam bands want to be.
Willie Nelson' "Stardust": Great songs sung by a great song stylist. His is one of the unique voices of American popular music with a distinct ear towards melodic interpretation. He gives life to the lines he sings. He wears the melody more like a comfortable shirt than the heavy yoke most singers carry. Some of the produciton value dates the album a bit but the fact that it's Willie singing great tunes overshadows that.
JJ Johnson "Dial": A great lead man who was usually in the shadow of others. I first started listening to him with Charlie Parker. A talented improvisor with exceptional skill with a bitch of a horn. He shows his hand in this album with bandleading and arranging. This album, while not earth shattering, is as good as any mainstream jazz album of the era.feat. Bobby Jaspar, Tommy Flanagan, Wilbur Little, and Elvin Jones.
James Brown "Slaughters Big Rip-Off": This is a great example of a great band on top of it's game. While not the best work on James Browns part, the band is as tight as ever. Some interesting bits with Lyn Collins backed up by the JB's. Fred Wesley arranges some fine horn parts, not Browns best work but a gem for the sake of the JB's
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