Doctor J Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Picking favourites is impossible, there is so much great music out there so I've gone for things I haven't seen posted yet - something rock, something jazz and something recent Masters Of Reality - s/t Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Viaticum Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 21/01/2018 at 14:46, Al Krow said: The Damned - The Black Album. Damn (excuse the pun) they were good! I'd completely forgotten about them and this bl**dy good album of theirs. Right I'd best check your other two recommendations pdq also then Hope you did and hope you liked them? Bass player on The Black album (Paul Gray) is also on the Eddie & The Hot Rods album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skb558 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Strict interpretation of the brief removes two ‘can’t live without albums’ and a ‘Desert Island’ selection would have at least given a maximum of eight sources so this will be tough... Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town. Karl Seglem - NyeSongar.no Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (I’d like to swap Firth of Fifth with the live version on Seconds Out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 26/01/2018 at 14:22, pst62 said: Hope you did and hope you liked them? Bass player on The Black album (Paul Gray) is also on the Eddie & The Hot Rods album Hopefully got a bit more free time coming up in February and will be definitely be making some time to listen to some of the great suggestions (including yours) on this thread. 16 hours ago, skb558 said: Strict interpretation of the brief removes two ‘can’t live without albums’ and a ‘Desert Island’ selection would have at least given a maximum of eight sources so this will be tough... Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town. Karl Seglem - NyeSongar.no Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (I’d like to swap Firth of Fifth with the live version on Seconds Out) Ok you've got me wondering what the two 'can't live without albums' are? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Difficult one this as I've got so many, but here's a few: Rock: Sound Affects - The Jam / Street Fighting Years - Simple Minds / Darkness on the Edge of Town - Springsteen / Quadrophenia - The Who. Jazz: Kind of Blue - Miles Davis / Giant Steps - John Coltrane / One of a Kind - Bruford / Where We Come From - Vital Information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skb558 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 5 hours ago, Al Krow said: Hopefully got a bit more free time coming up in February and will be definitely be making some time to listen to some of the great suggestions (including yours) on this thread. Ok you've got me wondering what the two 'can't live without albums' are? Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left Lambchop - Is A Woman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestPoetry Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Favourite Jazz has to be David Torn's Cloud About Mercury album. I bought it purely on impulse because of the other names on the sleeve (Levin/Bruford/Isham), and the weird trippy album cover. It's experimental fusion w/ a strong world influence in parts, always mindblowing but never not tasteful. Probably not for everyone but I think it's very special. Also love Tutu by Miles Davis, one that seems to divide opinions/ be quite underrated IMO. Rock, impossible to choose but I'm getting mad into Fields of the Nephilim again these days. Tony Pettit, probably the best bassist of that style. Love Under Will, Psychonaut, so many huge basslines that just drive the entire song and absolutely make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Apologies for bumping an old thread, but I'm going to be on the road a fair bit more for the foreseeable so I'm going have a chance to work through some of your suggestions (starting tomorrow morning!) So I'd love to hear from you if you have any updates to your previous posts on this thread or if you've not posted on here before, what your top 3 albums of all time are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Kamasi Washington (sax), Makaya McCraven (drums), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Christian Sands (piano - he plays in a trio with Christian McBride on bass) are my favourite jazzers at the moment. Rock? Nothing new these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Kamasi Washington’s bassist Miles Mosley can only be described as playing Uprighteous bass! Testify! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Jethro Tull's Aqualung. So many styles, great lyrics, Anderson coming of age as a songwriter and Barre coming of age as a guitarist. I love every note. And it pains me to say that I don't really dig jazz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 40 minutes ago, Bassfinger said: Jethro Tull's Aqualung. So many styles, great lyrics, Anderson coming of age as a songwriter and Barre coming of age as a guitarist. I love every note. And it pains me to say that I don't really dig jazz. Ah Jethro Tull, flautist extraordinaire and a matching wild eyed stare. A sound harkening back to my yoof... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Camel - A Live Record always a fav of mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 12 hours ago, krispn said: Kamasi Washington’s bassist Miles Mosley can only be described as playing Uprighteous bass! Testify! Can't argue with that! I had the pleasure of hearing and meeting the great man himself at the Jazz Cafe in Camden a little while back. Pic of his rig and pedalboard below 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Tasteful set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 20 minutes ago, krispn said: Tasteful set up Well he's clearly a fan of some pretty heavy duty Aggie kit and has your fav TH pedal too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Three album limit makes it tricky but..... Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group Moonmadness - Camel Amarok - Mike Oldfield 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathode_Follower Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) Hopeless with favourites, but here are three that I highly recommend. The first I only just discovered and is super obscure, I don't know if it's available anywhere except youtube but needs a shout as its rare gold - From - Power On! (German psych-era Miles meets Neu meets Mahavishnu) Kompost 3 - Epigenesis (Incredible Austrian hip new-wave jazz) Kamchatka - Volume II (Swedish power trio , a perfect album) Edited October 23, 2019 by Cathode_Follower 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 20/10/2019 at 09:39, Al Krow said: Can't argue with that! I had the pleasure of hearing and meeting the great man himself at the Jazz Cafe in Camden a little while back. Pic of his rig and pedalboard below I'm surprised by the pedal board as his playing on Kamasi's albums always sounds pure and un effected .... did he use it a lot live ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) The one jazz album I will never tire of: Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell Wavy Gravy just gets me every time @ 19:10 on the linked youtube video - try it - you'll love it! Edited October 24, 2019 by Twigman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, timhiggins said: I'm surprised by the pedal board as his playing on Kamasi's albums always sounds pure and un effected .... did he use it a lot live ? Yup, his tap dancing skills were consummate. But in a studio you have an armoury of sound engineering and editing which is not going to be available to you with a live rig that is essentially back line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Yup, his tap dancing skills were consummate. But in a studio you have an armoury of sound engineering and editing which is not going to be available to you with a live rig that is essentially back line. Did he use the wah ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, timhiggins said: Did he use the wah ? 'Fraid I'm struggling to remember...! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, Al Krow said: 'Fraid I'm struggling to remember...! A good night was had then 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossHetherington Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 03/12/2017 at 14:41, T-Bay said: Pearl Jam Ten, sex pistols never mind the bollocks and The Cure Wish, loads of others come close but I always go back to those three over and over again.. I remember going on a school trip to Switzerland listening to 10, Eddie Vedder gargling with safety pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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