WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[edwardofhuncote]

That's a great take on Ophelia... I'll be thinking about that all day tomorrow.

[David Houck]

Yes, Going For The One, full album.

[pauldo]

Awaken was/ is very magical.

[David Houck]

Here is Awaken, live in 2003; classic lineup.

[mica]

It's been Queen A Day at the Races for me today.

[David Houck]

Our own Jimmy Johnson with: Simon Phillips (DRUMS), Derek Sherinian (Keyboards), Jerry Goodman (Electric Violin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfhc58vaMGQ

[David Houck]

And Jimmy with Derek Sherinian, Simon Phillips, and Steve Lukather.  Euphoria.

[edwardofhuncote]

Good stuff Dave. I might never have found that without this thread! Golly, how does one go about even learning something like that? 

Alas, I'm stuck in a rut of listening to old recordings (and very little else) trying to mentally prepare for this upcoming Acoustic Endeavors reunion. Rehearsals are not going very well, and I'm starting to wish we'd just not done it this year... or at least, that I hadn't agreed to do it. Good to see everybody and all, but we just can't reproduce that stuff credibly anymore. Trying to do two sets of original music by the seat-of-the-pants with only a couple practice sessions... was a losing strategy from the start. As that reality sets in, the general mood is getting darker. Hard to play well under that pall.   

I'm going to suggest a potluck supper next year. 

Anyway, the Alembic Club Listening Thread is an inspiring bright spot in an otherwise cloudy day. 

[peoplechipper]

sometimes the best shows are after horrible rehearsals, so it may work out...at least that's my history; so good luck!

[edwardofhuncote]

Sure hope so Tony. 

We're supposed to have another tonight and iron out what will or won't make the list. Also just heard, there'll be an opener for 30 minutes too, so that gives us a little relief.

I think the thing that's confounding me most is, the rest of the core members are picking obscure songs we either never did live at all, or very seldom did, rather than picking from the meat-n-taters set we used to do. I'm going to take a firmer stance against that tonight.

In an act of rebellion I've been listening to Fairground Saints all day in the office. Love what these folks do:

 

[peoplechipper]

go with the hits! my drummer and I try to put orphan songs back into practices, but if you're doing a reunion go for the good stuff, if for no other reason that muscle memory will get you all through the set when thinking starts to get in the way...and you know it...Tony

[pauldo]

About two weeks ago I mentioned George Harrison's Woman Don't You Cry For Me from his 33 1/3 album.

Well that song has been bouncing around my head for the whole two weeks.  Two days ago I got clearance from my new boss to wear headphones while doing certain tasks at the computer to help me retain my focus (work in a room with 4 people who are in Product Development - they talk a lot and can be distracting).  So I brought my removable hard drive with all kinds of stuff and slapped on the whole album 33 1/3 -  I can't think of enough nice things to say about Willee Weeks.  Listening on headphones really highlights his mastery of subtle yet effective pocket bass playing . . . . kind of a John McVie in his own right.   

[pauldo]

Segued into Songs From The Material World - George Harrison Tribute.  I don't recall listening to this before, variety of artists doing great things to George's music.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT8oBu4WH9j_7os8_HsTE2uAeig1Mkuvm


Finished my day by listening to Going For The One.


My wife warned me not to abuse my "headphone privilege" at work . . . .  she is correct (as always), but boy there is something to be said about plopping a set of Koss on and listening to good music while you toil away the work day . . . .

[rv_bass]

Head Hunters...Daffy's Dance


https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/the-headhunters-daffys-dance2.html

[bigredbass]

My favorite 'Grapevine', makes Marvin's a little square, and Fogerty's way-too-white in a flannel shirt sort of way.  Gladys' only record for Motown before she changed labels.  The Funk Brothers in their stride and this is a real one-song education in Jamerson, who's all over the place and yet impeccably right. 

I was born in '55, and so this was exactly the thing on the (AM) radio that made me want to play bass as I was a kid when this and the British Invasion and the West Coast records were what flooded my brain.  Amazing to think that so many of these 60's records sounded so good as they were cut by mostly jazz players making money knocking off these little pop records in Detroit, LA, and NYC.  Jamerson, Bob Babbitt, Carol Kaye, Osborne, and later Cogbill, Duck Dunn, and David Hood, their lines in those songs was just irresistible to me . . . . .