Whats on your turntable tonight?

Steve Winwood’s "Nine Lives" from 2008. His first non-commercial effort since Traffic petered out. Nicely done and well recorded. Even a tasty Eric Clapton solo on one cut. When’s the last time for that from Clapton. Early 70’s around Layla maybe. A pleasant surprise all around. The boy’s still got it, or at least did 13 years ago. Just got the CD yesterday.

Also listened to some superlative Winwood on Stomu Yamasta.s "Go" and "Go in Paris" along with fine accompaniment from Al Dimeola, Mike Shrieve, and someone whose name I forget from Tangerine Dream. Stomu’s contribution was an at times overblown fusion composition , but that couldn’t hold the other musicians back. Winwood’s vocals were exemplary and Dimeola's guitar was on fire as needed. 

Mike

@skyscraper,

I love my lp copy. Reminds me of his earlier stuff

Eva Cassidy "American Tune"
Blix Street
First time on vinyl
Expensive but totally worth it!!!

So true slaw. If Winwood got rid of that infernal bongo player, "Gimme Some Lovin’" could have fit seamlessly right into "Nine Lives".

Mike

The Smiths / Meat is murder
This one is a classic. Many years ago, I was listening to it very loud with headphones on while in a hotel room in Tianjin China (we were starting a plant there at the time) & was smoking a fat Cuban cigar.  When it came to a quiet portion in the album I heard all this commotion outside my room. It was the hotel staff... Apparently I set off the hotel fire alarm with my cigar & they were on their way in to put it out. LOL.