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What are you listening to? Part III
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A song I have long really liked: "The Universal" by Blur.
Shocking to realise that this came out twenty years ago (well, one of my inner children, the occasionally pedantic but exceedingly meticulous historian who is quite anal about stuff such as dates and facts, reminds me that this song was, in fact, released on an album called "The Great Escape", all of twenty one years ago…..)
Shocking to realise that this came out twenty years ago (well, one of my inner children, the occasionally pedantic but exceedingly meticulous historian who is quite anal about stuff such as dates and facts, reminds me that this song was, in fact, released on an album called "The Great Escape", all of twenty one years ago…..)
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Actually, still listening to Blur.
Two of their albums from the mid 1990s - the excellent "The Great Escape" from 1995, and the really superb "Park Life" still stand the test of time; both are extremely good, and I realised that I hadn't listened to them in simply ages.
Two of their albums from the mid 1990s - the excellent "The Great Escape" from 1995, and the really superb "Park Life" still stand the test of time; both are extremely good, and I realised that I hadn't listened to them in simply ages.
A night of some of Ludovico Einaudi's slightly less well known pieces - among them - "Out Of The Night", "Tonight", "Odd Days", and a few from Philip Glass, which included "Floe", "Forgetting", and "Facades". (Mere coincidence that these appear to have been thematically linked….) And others…..
[doublepost=1457138036][/doublepost]And next up, Philip Glass with "Liquid Days" - 'Open The Kingdom'.
[doublepost=1457138465][/doublepost]And yes, even more Philip Glass, (some days and evenings and nights just seem to call for his music). This piece is called "Evening Song" and it is from "Satyagraha".
[doublepost=1457138036][/doublepost]And next up, Philip Glass with "Liquid Days" - 'Open The Kingdom'.
[doublepost=1457138465][/doublepost]And yes, even more Philip Glass, (some days and evenings and nights just seem to call for his music). This piece is called "Evening Song" and it is from "Satyagraha".
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Sergey Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor, Adagio Sostenuto (2nd Movement). What an exquisite and hauntingly beautiful piece of music.
Excellent movement and an excellent concerto
I love the entire concerto - it is one of my favourites, and my late father adored it, too.
Actually, I have a recording of it that dates from the early 1990s, Deutsche Grammophon at their sublime best, it features the St Petersburg Philarmonic Orchestra conducted by a young Mariss Jansons, and is a superb CD (which also included three pieces by P. I. Tchaikovsky) that cost a shocking sum of nearly £25 when I bought it on the miserable salary I was paid at the time, but - as things turned out - was worth every penny or cent.
Ah, that is better. The song itself would not be classed as one of my favourites, whereas the album is rather good, as there was a kind of mad, visceral - at times almost vicious - energy to the Rolling Stones that you didn't find with the Beatles.
When the death of the late, great Sir George Martin was announced today - or, rather, when I read about it in the papers, and watched stories covering it on the BBC, I knew that at some stage tonight I would be listening to the Beatles.
Starting with a few tracks from the seminal (and underrated) album 'Rubber Soul', I am listening to a selection of Beatles tracks, tracks where George Martin's influence (as the legendary 'Fifth Beatle' a description not disputed, ever, by any of the members of the group who held him in high esteem, respecting him hugely) is evident.
From 'Rubber Soul' to 'Sgt Peppers'; then, a few others, 'Revolver', the 'White Album', and - perhaps - a few from 'Abbey Road'.
Currently listening to the superb 'A Day In The Life'; what an astonishing and ageless piece of music. (And George Martin had considerable influence when putting together this stunning track). Hard to believe that this piece of timeless music is almost fifty years old……..
Starting with a few tracks from the seminal (and underrated) album 'Rubber Soul', I am listening to a selection of Beatles tracks, tracks where George Martin's influence (as the legendary 'Fifth Beatle' a description not disputed, ever, by any of the members of the group who held him in high esteem, respecting him hugely) is evident.
From 'Rubber Soul' to 'Sgt Peppers'; then, a few others, 'Revolver', the 'White Album', and - perhaps - a few from 'Abbey Road'.
Currently listening to the superb 'A Day In The Life'; what an astonishing and ageless piece of music. (And George Martin had considerable influence when putting together this stunning track). Hard to believe that this piece of timeless music is almost fifty years old……..
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A good idea, I will join you in listening to them.
By now, I have now graduated to 'Abbey Road' - a fantastic album.
It will come as no surprise that about the only 'later' album (as in from the era inaugurated by 'Rubber Soul') of the Beatles that I will not listen to this evening is their last released album, 'Let It Be', their only late era album produced by Phil Spector, actually, their only album not produced by George Martin.
Yes, they were falling apart by then as a group; but, that is not the only reason there are - literally - only a handful of half decent tracks on 'Let It Be.'
Meanwhile, 'Abbey Road' still sounds extraordinarily good, and exceptionally accomplished, decades and decades later. Another album that has aged extremely well...
It will come as no surprise that about the only 'later' album (as in from the era inaugurated by 'Rubber Soul') of the Beatles that I will not listen to this evening is their last released album, 'Let It Be', their only late era album produced by Phil Spector, actually, their only album not produced by George Martin.
Yes, they were falling apart by then as a group; but, that is not the only reason there are - literally - only a handful of half decent tracks on 'Let It Be.'
Meanwhile, 'Abbey Road' still sounds extraordinarily good, and exceptionally accomplished, decades and decades later. Another album that has aged extremely well...
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Well, if you like Scottish (or Irish) Gaelic influenced music, here is one that should bring back a few memories.
The piece of music is called 'David's Song', and it was the theme music to the excellent TV series "Kidnapped'", based on the legendary children's adventure story book by R. L. Stevenson (and one, that I, personally, have always far preferred to his better known work, 'Treasure Island').
The composer is Vladimir Cosma, and the uilleann pipes (an Irish not a Scottish instrument) are played by the terrifically talented Liam O'Flynn, once a member of the fantastic Irish group 'Planxty'.
The piece of music is called 'David's Song', and it was the theme music to the excellent TV series "Kidnapped'", based on the legendary children's adventure story book by R. L. Stevenson (and one, that I, personally, have always far preferred to his better known work, 'Treasure Island').
The composer is Vladimir Cosma, and the uilleann pipes (an Irish not a Scottish instrument) are played by the terrifically talented Liam O'Flynn, once a member of the fantastic Irish group 'Planxty'.
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Embarrassingly I've been listening to a lot of this "witch pop" singer named Kokayna... and her songs are kind of awful trash. But I kind of love them anyway? Though I feel like a lot of people here won't really like dig this kind of music.