The Now Spinning/Recent Purchases Thread
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Refreshing to hear someone actually say that out loud.
For me, in order of listenability:
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Abbey Road
That's the top tier. From there it's a drop to:
Sgt. Pepper
Magical Mystery Tour
And then, I can listen all the way through, but please don't make me:
Let It Be
The Beatles (White Album)
Any Beatles album (original releases, not compilations) not listed above, I don't want to listen to in one sitting.
Kilgoretrout74
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I've always liked the Rubber Soul/Revolver duo, but in the UK versions. I actually like Magical Mystery Tour since it has some great songs on it, and it's not as overblown/overrated as Sgt. Pepper...which is good, but nothing I can really sit through. For two earlier touchpoints, I like the two UK versions of the soundtrack albums Hard Day's Night (as there are no covers on it) and Help!. I can take some of Abbey Rd. in the right mood. The rest? I wouldn't go out of my way to hear them, or cherry pick the few tracks I might like among them. Two anomalies might be the two Past Masters sets--they combine all the non-album tracks into one place, so I've enjoyed those, especially the earlier volume.
I've always said the white album would have been best released as a mediocre 4-song EP. ("Beatles fans HATE this one simple trick!")
Stevenj
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I'm like that with every Neil Diamond album, some I like and some not so much. I always find a track to love. In the more syrupy years, his cover of God Only Knows is a stand out for me, as well as Lament in D minor/Dance of the Sabres, and Front Page Story.
His later albums are good sources for home-brew compilations or playlists.
There's a reviewer I usually don't agree with, but I know what he's talking about when he says that at times it felt like Diamond wasn't as interested in recording in his later years. He could still pack arenas (my ex's mother was a fan and never missed one of his concerts) and I'm guessing he probably did a cursory few songs from his most recent record or two, but laid into the classic hits (which is what everyone went to one of his concerts for).
But I guess we could say that about most major, popular artists.
And like @Harry put so well...I could do without hearing "Sweet Caroline" in public ever again. We encountered that over at one of the restaurants on the lake several years ago--a table of loud, obnoxious, drunk boaters were wailing all those parts over the already loud din of the restaurant. Soooooo yeah, I'll play that one quietly at home so the neighbors don't notice and want to join in...
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Stevenj
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the drunks can't manage Done Too Soon. LOLHis later albums are good sources for home-brew compilations or playlists.
There's a reviewer I usually don't agree with, but I know what he's talking about when he says that at times it felt like Diamond wasn't as interested in recording in his later years. He could still pack arenas (my ex's mother was a fan and never missed one of his concerts) and I'm guessing he probably did a cursory few songs from his most recent record or two, but laid into the classic hits (which is what everyone went to one of his concerts for).
But I guess we could say that about most major, popular artists.
And like @Harry put so well...I could do without hearing "Sweet Caroline" in public ever again. We encountered that over at one of the restaurants on the lake several years ago--a table of loud, obnoxious, drunk boaters were wailing all those parts over the already loud din of the restaurant. Soooooo yeah, I'll play that one quietly at home so the neighbors don't notice and want to join in...
This is Rudy, temporarily sitting in for the Mike & Rudy Show.
Yeah...I caved. I mean, pretty vinyl and all. From our friends at Music on Vinyl.
It's certainly a clean pressing, and has a nice clarity to the sound. Being digitally sourced, it's not quite as engaging as an original pressing, but it's an excellent player nonetheless. It also has the same textured cross-hash jacket that the Astrud Gilberto/Turrentine title has, so it has a premium feel to it.
As MoV has been releasing a tricke of CTI-related titles, I wonder how much further they'll take it. They've released a few of the Idris Muhammad titles, including this "flame orange" version of House of the Rising Sun I got a couple of months ago.
Another Music on Vinyl title that arrived last week is Tomita's Snowflakes are Dancing, his groundbreaking debut recording for RCA Red Seal. This one in a "snowy" vinyl pressing. This one is...odd? The mix doesn't seem right. I think what happened is that BMG, at some point, did some sort of faux surround remix and/or processed it through reverb, as it doesn't sound like the original vinyl. (I recall one of the digital versions having the same sound to it.) The pressing is very clean, however.
Finally, the last MoV title here is a blast from the past. In the mid 1990s, local band Sponge made it big, and their debut album Rotting Piñata had a couple of hits that were in regular rotation--"Plowed," and "Molly" (their ode to actress Molly Ringwald). The color of the vinyl is a little more red than what it appears here, but the nice thing about this record is the edgy digital sound of the CD has been eliminated, and it's a really nice listen now. The label mimics the design of the CD release--nice touch!
Yeah...I caved. I mean, pretty vinyl and all. From our friends at Music on Vinyl.
It's certainly a clean pressing, and has a nice clarity to the sound. Being digitally sourced, it's not quite as engaging as an original pressing, but it's an excellent player nonetheless. It also has the same textured cross-hash jacket that the Astrud Gilberto/Turrentine title has, so it has a premium feel to it.
As MoV has been releasing a tricke of CTI-related titles, I wonder how much further they'll take it. They've released a few of the Idris Muhammad titles, including this "flame orange" version of House of the Rising Sun I got a couple of months ago.
Another Music on Vinyl title that arrived last week is Tomita's Snowflakes are Dancing, his groundbreaking debut recording for RCA Red Seal. This one in a "snowy" vinyl pressing. This one is...odd? The mix doesn't seem right. I think what happened is that BMG, at some point, did some sort of faux surround remix and/or processed it through reverb, as it doesn't sound like the original vinyl. (I recall one of the digital versions having the same sound to it.) The pressing is very clean, however.
Finally, the last MoV title here is a blast from the past. In the mid 1990s, local band Sponge made it big, and their debut album Rotting Piñata had a couple of hits that were in regular rotation--"Plowed," and "Molly" (their ode to actress Molly Ringwald). The color of the vinyl is a little more red than what it appears here, but the nice thing about this record is the edgy digital sound of the CD has been eliminated, and it's a really nice listen now. The label mimics the design of the CD release--nice touch!
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