What are you listening to right now?

[etcarroll]

Again, this time with Pete's  Seven Plus power cord. Any excuse to relisten to this album.

samples;
http://www.kscopemusic.com/stevenwilson/gracefordrowning/mp3s/myWimpy.html

Grace For Drowning  
Steve Wilson | Format: Vinyl

Steven Wilson is a twice Grammy-nominated producer, writer and performer, best known as founder and front man of British prog-rock band Porcupine Tree. I love their work, but vinyl is limited and expensive.

I saw this 2x lp set yesterday, cringed at the $35 sticker, but bought it anyway.

Wilson has been remastering old King Crimson tracks, and there's some of it on this, his 2nd solo work.

[etcarroll]

Sophisticated Giant
Dexter Gordon | Format: Vinyl

Excellant hard-bop of Dexter mated to Woody Shaw's orchestra.

And great SQ on this white label Columbia demo.

[Ecramer]

Automatic Writing
Ataxia, Ataxia | Format: Audio CD

John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Josh Klinghoffer of Bicycle Thief
Joe Lally of Fugazi

[Ecramer]

The Will to Death
John Frusciante
John Frusciante - Unchanging

[BobM]

Anathema - Weather Systems (CD)
- A very beautiful new album from a band that has a reputation of being doom metal. Their last few albums show a dramatic turn in their path, leaning more on melody and atmospheric sounds rather than crunching guitars. Much softer than their early work. Good emotional prog rock.

[BobM]

Izz - Crush of Night (CD)
- A great follow-up to their excellent album The Darkened Room. This seems to be 2nd in a series of albums in a similar theme. Lots of melody from these guys. Light where needed and heavy when warranted. They have really developed from their early releases.

[lonewolfny42]

Horace Silver - "Jazz ... Has ... A Sense Of Humor"

[etcarroll]

STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK 
KING CRIMSON  | Format: Vinyl

On way home from an educational conference I stopped off in Lancaster and spent way too much money, in the mix were 2 KC albums. I love the work of Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree, and found out he is a KC fan, to the extant he is re-mastering the old KC tapes with Robert Fripp. So I grabbed this and 1 other.

Like the music, but finding the vocals a little to 'English' sounding to the ear.

[eleazar]

STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK  
KING CRIMSON  | Format: Vinyl

On way home from an educational conference I stopped off in Lancaster and spent way too much money, in the mix were 2 KC albums. I love the work of Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree, and found out he is a KC fan, to the extant he is re-mastering the old KC tapes with Robert Fripp. So I grabbed this and 1 other.

Like the music, but finding the vocals a little to 'English' sounding to the ear.

Bitch,bitch,bitch 

[etcarroll]

I know, and with my accent..............

[allenzachary]

Like the music, but finding the vocals a little to 'English' sounding to the ear.

John Wetton sang lead on "Starless."  Lyrics were written by Robert Fripp and former Supertramp guitarist Richard Palmer-James.  You don't get much more "English" than those guys.

Long live the Queen.

[etcarroll]

Stan Kenton, Sketches On Standards
Stan Kenton  | Format: Vinyl


Picked up 5 or so Kenton titles lately, this one quite nice. My thanks to jsaliga for turning me on to Mr. Kenton.

samples;
http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B0000647MH/ref=pd_krex_dp_a

[etcarroll]

In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson | Format: Vinyl

[allenzachary]

In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson | Format: Vinyl

Greg Lake on vocals.  Sounds just like John Wetton...also terribly English.

[etcarroll]

Well.......................

I am enjoying this more than the first.

Of course, trying to listen while on an excrutiatingly dull conference call.

That's not the Lake of E, L and P fame, is it?

The title track is quite good!