BOB DYLAN NEW ALBUM THIRD EAR MUSIC
April 30, 2009
Bob Dylan’s new album , Together Through Life , hit the record shops here in Dublin on Saturday. For over a decade now Dylan’s has been producing albums that are, lets face it , just not in the same league as Blood on the Tracks or Blonde on Blonde. As I type this blog post up it’s playing in the background on my record deck and that’s how it should be played , as background music. It’s essentially no different from his previous one which after a couple of years is still in its first pressingn and most of those still sitting on the shelves of Tower Records. It’s no worse than anything he’s done in ten years and no better. The vinyl version comes with a copy of the cd enclosed but at just 30 euros you could find better value for your money.
The Guardian newspaper has what I would consider a fair and balanced review that’s worth reading. Before you part with that 30 euros why not spend it on The Third Ear Band’s latest album , Raga Live. Third Ear used to record on the harvest label in the 60′s and 70′s and this double live album is them at their best. ……If you’ve never heard them then here’s the chance , but don’t bother downloading some 3 minute clip from the WEB, it’s not that kind of music. This is REAL …..This is what used to be known as pot smoking music……And this is strictly record player music ….two beautifull thick black slabs of vinyl….
Record Store Day 2009
April 17, 2009
This is just by way of a reminder to all collectors of vinyl that Record Store Day is upon us. To be honest I had never heard of this until yesterday …….Be that as it may , the fact is that Record Shops are now thin on the ground at least here in Dublin in spite of the fact that sales of vinyl are on the increase in the States…
As I’ve said this is just a reminder……so go out tomorrow and support your local record store…. And while I’m at it , Road Records is to remain open and they are having a sale just now.
TUBBY HAYES LONDON JAZZ QUARTET TEMPO/EMBER VINYL LP
September 25, 2008
This LP was originally released on the Tempo Label. This then is a reissue on the Ember Label. There is no date on this reissue but it would have been pressed within a few years of the original probably in the late sixties. I picked this up on Ebay just a few weeks ago but I have forgotten what I paid for it (I buy a lot of LP’s) but I’m sure I handed out a little over 100 euros.
The music is not quite typical of Hayes. It’s not driving heavy jazz or anything like that. It’s the sort of music you might have heard on the soundtrack of many British kitchen sink movies of the sixties. If you were not a fan you might brush it aside as library music. All the tracks are arranged by Tony Crombie and as far as I can remember about half are written by him also. The line up is….Tony Crombie , Tubby Hayes , Alan Branscombe and Jack Fallon.
The music is ‘tight’ and very sixties and distinctly British and as I’ve said it’s not unlike British film music of the period….but it’s quality stuff and if you like classic ‘modern’ jazz you will love this. It’s the sort of album that will grow on you. You might feel it’s rather conservative for sixties jazz and that it’s not particularly exciting but you will find yourself putting it on the turntable more and more…..just to try to make up you mind if you like it or not…and it will grow on you in spite of it not being ‘progressive’……
Check out my other posts on Vinyl HERE.
The Intelligent Womans Blog aka The Mad Knitter. Eric Clapton.
December 5, 2007
Every so often I like to mention a blog that grabs my attention and pass the word along. MY KNITTING MACHINES AND ME is one of those blogs. I stumbled across it some time ago , why I don’t know as I have little , or rather no interest in knitting. But for some strange reason or other I found myself reading it …….there’s something very therapeutic about the sound of needles clicking. Or just the idea of needles clicking…..
I have no reason to believe that this lady is in fact mad….but I like to think of her as being just a little bit strange…….when she’s not knitting she sometimes plays the guitar..( and why not ?).
As Humphrey Bogart said in “The Desperate Hours “..”Clickity , clickity , click..”
Apart from this video she has some more videos on knitting and other stuff on LIVEVIDEO.
blogging Every so often you come across some busker or street musician who is just too good for the street alone. I shot this footage a few months ago and posted it on Youtube so if you haven’t seen it here’s your chance.
And while I’m at it here’s a lady doing
Eric Clapton.http://sillyoldtwit.com/2007/12/05/the-intelligent-womans-blog-aka-the-mad-knitter-eric-clapton/
If your looking for video of Blues singers or Prison Work Song or Appalachian or anything of that sort there is an excellent web site that I cannot recommend highly enough. I have a link to such a site and I notice that no one has clicked on it since I first started this blog. So for the best , the very best movies (archive) on everything folk and blues just look in the side bar and click on the link that says , Folkstreams. You will find it in my Blogroll on the right on this blog. Apart from music there are also films on American culture , archive stuff that is nothing short of brilliant. You’ll find films featuring Alan Lomax and such people so if it’s Sonny Terry or stuff like that just click on the link. Or if your a bit lazy just click HERE. You’ll find archive films such as Appalachian Journey where you can see and hear real Appalachian music and people like Frank Proffit’s son singing ‘Tom Dooley” which was written by his father… wonderful stuff.
