Once again: what are you listening to now?

[Hawkeye]

James Blunt, Back to Bedlam.
An impulse buy. Heard it at Barnes & Noble while shopping.
Not my usual type of music, sound quality could be better, but this guy is worth a listen. Very good singer/songwriter.

Sounds interesting. How would you describe his sound? I'm always interested in something new.

 

[Geno]

After reading posts in this forum on favorite SACDs, just received my SACDs of Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms, and Roxy Music's Avalon. I A-B'd them with the redbook CDs, and the difference is stunning.

 

[aspaceintime]

Santa dropped off DVD-A Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Sounds sweet!

 

[moverton]

Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins
Everybody Digs Bill Evans - Bill Evans
Getz/Gilberto- Getz/Gilberto (SACD)
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - Flaming Lips
Soft Bulliten - Flaming Lips

The getz/gilberto SACD is awesome for a 50 year old recording.

Does anybody have the SACD of Saxophone Colossus? Just wondering if it is enough of an upgrade from the CD to be worth purchasing.

 

[Hawkeye]

Here's some of the stuff I've been listening to the last week or so ---

IQ - Subterranea
America - Homecoming DVD-A
Julie Gribble - So Typical
Grover Washington Jr - Winelight DVD-A
Toy Matinee DVD-A
Donna The Buffalo - Live From The American Ballroom
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Batles the Pink Robots
Miles Davis - Relaxin' SACD

 

[bobbydigital]

DANGERDOOM- The Mouse and The Mask
Aesop Rock- Bazooka Tooth
Quasimoto- The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
Neil Young- Prairie Wind
Rolling Stones- A Bigger Bang
MF DOOM- MMM...Food
BECK- sea change(SACD)

 

[Snarl]

Lately.... Creed

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops - Time Warp

I picked it up at the pawnshop for $3 in excellant condition, it sells new on Amazon for $18 (There must be an audiohilic in town who likes to trade in his classical collection every 4 months). Its a very old copy, maybe even a 1984 first pressing. The book is very yellow & worn.

Its fun to read "about your new CD!" in the 10 page booklet(!). How to handle a CD, why isn't there a needle?, should I rest it label side down?

The first CDs must have been a very strange phenomena.

 

[W_Harding]

Recent Purchases I am listening to:

Gretchen Wilson - Here for the Party - Dualdisc - Epic EN 93533
John Legend - Get Lifted - Dualdisc - Columbia CN 93677
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones - LP - Warner Brothers BSK 3296
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates - LP - Warner Brothers BSK 3432

Not so recent purchases that I am listening to:

Madeleine Peyroux - dreamland - CD - Alantic 82946-2
Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love - CD - Rounder 1166131922
Susannah McCorkle - Sabia - Cassette - Concord Records CJ-418-C

 

[muncybob]

Santa dropped off DVD-A Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Sounds sweet!

I asked Santa for and received Madman Across The Water(SACD)...IMHO his best work.

 

[Hawkeye]

Camel - On the Road 1982
Chris Rea - Auberge
Carole King - City Streets
Larry Chernicoff - October (SACD)
Colin Bass - Outcast of the Islands
Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Bob Welch - His Fleetwood Mac Years and Beyond

 

[Francious70]

Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
Spoken - Last Chance to Breathe
Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree
the Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
Unwritten Law - ELVA

 

[nibhaz]

My Morning Jacket: Z

I've been listening to this at least once a day for the last two weeks!

 

[Sheep]

My Morning Jacket: Z

I've been listening to this at least once a day for the last two weeks!

Wow, thanks for making it so readable... really helps when people wanna see what song it is....

SheepStar

 

[theturncoat]

Thursday- War All The Time and Full Collapse
Alexisonfire- Alexisonfire
AFI-Sing the Sorrow
The Mars Volta- Frances the Mute and Scabdates
At the Drive-In- Relationship of Command
The Fall of Troy- Doppelganger
Every Time I Die- Hot Damn!
Fear Before the March of Flames- Art Damage

 

[Sheep]

Thursday- War All The Time and Full Collapse
Alexisonfire- Alexisonfire
AFI-Sing the Sorrow
The Mars Volta- Frances the Mute and Scabdates
At the Drive-In- Relationship of Command
The Fall of Troy- Doppelganger
Every Time I Die- Hot Damn!
Fear Before the March of Flames- Art Damage

Yeah!! Alexisonfire, and The Mars Volta! I though I was the only one.

SheepStar

 

[theturncoat]

I found another great band.

There called "The Mars Volta"

Its a very weird style. Its brass, mixed with rock. And the singer is just awesome. I'm listening to the album "Frances the Mute".

So far I'm liking it. Some songs are not in English (spanish). And they have a really spanish vibe (almost like ricky martin, using piano and brass, but the guitar is Very hard. Fast solos, and cording like rock).

The Mars Volta are pretty much the best and most talented modern band right now. They are amazing.

 

[Sheep]

The Mars Volta are pretty much the best and most talented modern band right now. They are amazing.

Frances the Mute is IMO their best album.

What other bands do you like? Do they match any of the other ones I've listed.

SheepStar

 

[theturncoat]

I like Thrice, too, but I mostly listen to Illusions of Safety. I haven't listened to Vheissu yet.

Some other bands I like:

Underoath
This Day Forward
Hopesfall
Anterrabae
SINCE BY MAN - they are awesome, you should try to find some of their stuff
Anti-Flag
The Chariot
Darkest Hour
Finch
Misery Signals
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Unearth
plus some classics- Led Zeppelin, Floyd, etc.

 

[theturncoat]

So those are a few bands I enjoy. However my favorite bands/albums would have to be The Mars Volta/Frances the Mute, Every Time I Die/Hot Damn!, or Thursday/Full Collapse. If you're into hardcore you would probably like Every Time I Die, and I would suggest checking out Fear Before the March of Flames and Since By Man. Both bands play amazing shows live, and they both toured not too long ago with the Fall of Troy (amazing as well) and Bear vs. Shark. It was a freakin' awesome concert.