I heard Charlie Haden's Wayfaring Stranger for the first time on NPR's Fresh Air a few days after his recent passing. Quite a lovely and moving rendition, especially knowing that it was the first time he'd sung in public since he was 15 years old.
For being such a jazz fan, I don't own nearly enough of his work. Two of his excellent collaborations with Geri Allen on CD. Etudes being the most enjoyable of the two, I think. Plus, ECM's The Ballad of the Fallen on vinyl. But he's a very modest presence there. It's a very all-for-one-and-one-for-all effort.
Then, would you believe that today I found this for only two bucks at a church rummage sale? Mixed in with piles of easy listening. Of course I pounced on it. I will listen to it in the coming week and report back.
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Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on DeviantArt! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
One band I listen to replaced their vocalist a while back and released a new album so I've been listening to them quite a bit. The new lady on the mic is a Canadian too, so extra bonus!
Cobie's positive reaction to my post in the Amazing Covers thread of the Runaways' cover of the Velvet Underground's "Rock 'n Roll" inspired me to post their entire debut album here:
Even though lead singer Cherie Currie is spelled by Joan Jett on said cover, I like Cherie's voice better than Joan's. It's deep and rich, anticipating Patty Smyth by several years.
Listening to lots from Jesus Jones today, as I'm off to see 'em soon. Thanks to Fickles posts to get me to check what they were up to these days, just in time for a tour.
thothkins: International Bright Not-as-young-as-I-used-to-be Thing.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
"Lights" is the one song of hers that I love unconditionally. Unlike "Burn", I didn't get sick of it after hearing it a million times. Her other songs I can take or leave.
It's not really going out on a limb but I've been listening to a LOT of Beatles lately. I'm a huge fan but I've never had a complete catalogue and what I had was a mix of battered CDs and useless cassettes (since I don't have a cassette player these days.) I made it a quest to replace them all earlier in the summer and I'm only missing Yellow Submarine to have everything lined up on the shelf. I may just iTunes the 4 songs I need from it for now. I haven't really been able to listen to some of these songs properly in years. I listened to the first four albums plus related singles and b-sides at work the other day and it was pretty amazing to hear them back to back like that. My mp3 player is groaning under the strain of so much Beatles since I mixed in some Anthology and BBC tracks. I've been listening to their second album, "With the Beatles" most of all; it's really the last time they flexed those late-night Hamburg muscles. They weren't quite in "cheeky mop-top" high gear yet.
*Technically speaking I am literally right now listening to Neil Young at the 2014 Farm Aid concert. He still sounds pretty much as good as ever. He's playing some old favorites and some newer stuff. The new stuff is pretty unvarnished in the messaging, but these aren't really times for subtlety I guess.
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