Whats on your turntable tonight?

Aimee Mann - Lost in Space - MFSL edition

ELO - Time

Holst - Planets

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly

D Visser

Nothing yet, but last night I did the "monthly ear recalibration" by attending a performance by the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra. The program was Shoshtakovich "Symphony No.11 (the year 1905)". Sixty-five minutes spead across 4 movements. It never ceases to amaze me how the evocative power of music can paint a picture every bit as clear as a portrait.
Symphony No.11 tells the story of the 1905 revolution, which set the stage for the 1917 revolution that brought down the Czar. What started out as a peaceful protest by peasants in front of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, ended that cold January day with the deaths, at the hands of the Czar's troops, of 1200 mostly women and children. Their deaths only took a matter of an hour or so, at which time a soft heavy snow began to fall, eventually covering over all the bodies, erasing the grisley scene in the square. Very moving.

A 2-CDR comp I made of my favorite Walker Brothers featuring Scott Walker. Kinda like Spector/Righteous Brothers but sans most of the 'blue-eyed soul' pretentions, transplanted to England and injected with pretentions of pathos and Brel instead.

The latest ('03) CD by The Romantics (yes, that Romantics, they never went away). Bought the disk, entitled "61/49" (supposedly a reference to the route numbers of the Mississippi Delta crossroads of blues lore), at their great show here a couple weeks ago. There's some really outstanding stuff on here, showcasing their prime 60's influences but minus the 'new-wavey' inflections of their '79-'84 heyday, resulting in a heavier Detroit meets British Invasion power-pop rock'n'roll. Guests include drummers Johnny "Bee" Badanjek of Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels and Clem Burke of Blondie fame.

Slipknot1, It sounds like an amazing performance that you witnessed. It would favor more of us to reference our listening to a live experience. Some times we (I) get all caught up in the cables, tubes, and widgets, and things, when it's not really all about that, is it? ;^)
A dear friend and I had the rare fortune Tuesday, of getting tickets to our Detroit Masonic Temple to see Van Morrison. It was not acoustic of course but, an excellent performance just the same. And I would have to say between the thrill of a live performance and the sound of that beautiful old auditorium, it nicely challenged what we listen to at home.
There is no wonder why he is referred to as “Van the Man”. Happy Listening!

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