Xann Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, bickster said: Ooh, I do like a song when you can hear all of the the words! 6 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: Don’t mind parts of that, especially from 50 seconds on Good Lord - Show some respect! It's 100% Vertigo! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: Just scanned through it. Definitely dig some of that . Always thought I’d probably like some of his stuff . Sit down, on your own, turn the lights down aqnd listen to it from start to end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, bickster said: Sit down, on your own, turn the lights down aqnd listen to it from start to end Tell ya what Bicks I’ll play it when I’m in bed and see how I get on with it. Going up in 20 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: Tell ya what Bicks I’ll play it when I’m in bed and see how I get on with it. Going up in 20 mins Steady. That album's a pathway to heroin abuse! These two groomers are from Liverpool and Wales, remember. They'll get you hooked, then....? I dread to think. It'll be dark, definitely dark. Then degrading. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 21, 2021 Anyway, the nostalgia evening continues with one of my absolute favourite post-punk single label compilations Wanna Buy A Bridge? - A Rough Trade compilation of singles which was designed to introduce the label to the USA but plenty of these found their way back to these shores pretty quickly, probably because its just full of classics. My copy is very scratchy, if I could find a better copy I'd buy it Not a duff track on it, even an early Adrian Sherwood mix (Man Next Door - The Slits) and a further On-U connection with Dennis Bovell producing the Pop Group classic We Are All Prostitutes (I think Sherwood may have produced other projects by every single member of the group, possibly) Even Spizz the Villa Fan is on there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted December 22, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2021 10 hours ago, bickster said: @Rugeley Villa see how you get on with the masterpiece. It's an obvious record to recommend but theres a reason for that Good choice of artist, but I would argue a poor choice of material for trying to introduce someone to jazz for a couple of reasons: 1. As broad a term as "jazz" is, this is definitely not what I would call representative. It may have been groundbreaking, but it was and still is well outside of anything that that would fit even the broadest definition mainstream jazz; 2. For someone branching out from the blues-derived genre of rock, a more accessible and blues-influenced version of jazz is probably a better starting point. 3. Bitches Brew isn't exactly the stuff you'd find in smoke-filled night clubs that Ruge referenced. If Miles is your choice, it's got to be this: I might even argue that a better launching point would be hard bop rather than the modal stuff of Kind of Blue. Stuff like: Late '50s or early '60s Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers https://youtu.be/fsJ3JjpZyoA Horace Silver https://youtu.be/yKWphXfIsxs Lee Morgan https://youtu.be/qJi03NqXfk8 Hank Mobley https://youtu.be/qJi03NqXfk8 If you want to dive in the deep end and start from the beginning, you can beat the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smithsonian_Collection_of_Classic_Jazz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 22, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 22, 2021 Just now, il_serpente said: Good choice of artist, but I would argue a poor choice of material for trying to introduce someone to jazz for a couple of reasons: It's a good choice for someone who listens to a lot of Heavy Rock / Metal / Prog. I picked it for that reason, tailored to the person's usual taste 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 4 hours ago, bickster said: It's a good choice for someone who listens to a lot of Heavy Rock / Metal / Prog. I picked it for that reason, tailored to the person's usual taste I ended up falling asleep whilst listening to it, but I enjoyed what I heard. Definitely will be digging deeper . I’m finding now I’m buying LPs again I’m willing to take more risk on stuff . I mean there’s enough albums out there I like to last me a lifetime in terms of me buying, but nice to have something a bit different 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) Anyway ..... First press and the last album by the original lineup . Gets a bit of stick, but I like it a lot . It’s better than the one gone before it anyway . Some jazz influenced moments on here. Edited December 22, 2021 by Rugeley Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Can't resist a nice shiny test pressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 lovely mellow bit of Swamp Dogg with a couple of tracks featuring JohnPrine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: lovely mellow bit of Swamp Dogg with a couple of tracks featuring JohnPrine. This was the guy who you described in the vaguest terms to source a record of I recall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Just now, Seat68 said: This was the guy who you described in the vaguest terms to source a record of I recall. Yep it was, as a present for my dad. Months later it turned up as a lovely little vinyl package, green vinyl, extra 7” single, download code and a booklet for £20, so I treated myself. I think I’ve enjoyed it far more than the old man did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Rovi (Piero Umiliani) - 'Piano Fender Blues' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 German pressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Canadian pressing this time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 My grandad was a big Alice Cooper fan. One of the first bands I also got into as a kid . I used to call him the snake man when I was a wee lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted December 24, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 20:36, Rugeley Villa said: I’ve thought about delving into jazz. I know it’s not proper jazz , but I like some elements of jazz in rock . I feel like I’d be opening a can of worms though . I can't really be doing with actual proper jazz too much, but these chaps, I love their stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: Canadian pressing this time Got the big dollar bill and the tear-out photos still in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted December 24, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2021 Still one of my absolute favourite albums. Hats. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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