[Gaucho]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

I saw Bowie at the Garden with The Spiders From Mars tour..
I think you did see a historic show.
I didn't expect much but he had a great guitarist Mick Ronson
and they really rocked..and I "got it" and became a Bowie fan
as I still am today...

better hang on to yourself~Bowie

You're right, Mick Ronson was a fantastic guitarist - just hear him on Moonage Daydream. He also co-produced Lou Reed's Transformer.

[Nightfly]

I'm listening to the Bryds-Eight Miles High...beautiful voices and great 12 string guitar.

[chris7]

Originally Posted by Gaucho

You're right, Mick Ronson was a fantastic guitarist - just hear him on Moonage Daydream. He also co-produced Lou Reed's Transformer.

Don't forget Mick's time in Mott The Hoople?

[Gaucho]

Ian Brown - Music Of The Spheres. I'd forgotten just how good this album is - especially Northern Lights and Whispers. Some amazing guitar work.
In fact, I like more or less everything Ian Brown has ever done as a solo artist.

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by chris7

Don't forget Mick's time in Mott The Hoople?

Chris,

Do you know the period or what MTH albums he played on ?

Thanks,

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Gaucho

Ian Brown - Music Of The Spheres. I'd forgotten just how good this album is - especially Northern Lights and Whispers. Some amazing guitar work.
In fact, I like more or less everything Ian Brown has ever done as a solo artist.

Have to check this out, for some reason Ian Brown is unfamiliar to me.

[Gaucho]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

Have to check this out, for some reason Ian Brown is unfamiliar to me.

He was the main man with The Stone Roses but I prefer his solo stuff.

[makbo]

Originally Posted by Gaucho

Listen to a track called Walking In The Rain. Under the right conditions it's hypnotic.

Also try the original version of "Walking In The Rain" by Flash and the Pan (formed by former members of the Easybeats, best known song "Friday On My Mind") The whole eponymous album is pretty good. I too am a big fan of "Slave To the Rhythm", but only the one version "Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones".


I'm not able to get in here every day and post, my little comment a few pages back about the Beatles White Album and Rolling Stones is long lost... But I take back my analogy, it was a little lame. What I really was interested in, is how many people actually listen to an "album" anymore, in the sequence it was programmed (by the artist or by the label, I don't know). In the vinyl days, it was such a hassle to play only one track that everyone would usually listen to at least one entire side of an album. Now you pick and choose, and randomize, the concept of a "program" only exists in the form of DJ mixes, I guess.

My very first experiences with recorded music, were actually with 45 RPM vinyl singles on an auto-changer, which really was "program your own mix". Then beginning in the 1970's, albums dominated, you got a full side whether you wanted it or not. Now we are back to individual songs.

Wasn't there a thread here a while back about downloading entire albums vs. individual tracks?

I miss the days when even commercial radio (here in the U.S. at least, on the FM dial) employed some programming creativity (hey, I almost got fired once from a small town radio station for playing Steely Dan's "Black Friday" on a "hits of the 70's" format). Maybe college radio and Internet radio can fill some of that gap, but I don't know any good Internet radio stations (haven't really looked, either).

Oh, right this moment I'm listening to Joe Jackson, "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" I highly recommend Joe Jackson's hits compiliation, I bought it on physical CD when it was released.

[Gaucho]

Originally Posted by makbo

Also try the original version of "Walking In The Rain" by Flash and the Pan (formed by former members of the Easybeats, best known song "Friday On My Mind") The whole eponymous album is pretty good. I too am a big fan of "Slave To the Rhythm", but only the one version "Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones".


I'm not able to get in here every day and post, my little comment a few pages back about the Beatles White Album and Rolling Stones is long lost... But I take back my analogy, it was a little lame. What I really was interested in, is how many people actually listen to an "album" anymore, in the sequence it was programmed (by the artist or by the label, I don't know). In the vinyl days, it was such a hassle to play only one track that everyone would usually listen to at least one entire side of an album. Now you pick and choose, and randomize, the concept of a "program" only exists in the form of DJ mixes, I guess.

My very first experiences with recorded music, were actually with 45 RPM vinyl singles on an auto-changer, which really was "program your own mix". Then beginning in the 1970's, albums dominated, you got a full side whether you wanted it or not. Now we are back to individual songs.

Wasn't there a thread here a while back about downloading entire albums vs. individual tracks?

I miss the days when even commercial radio (here in the U.S. at least, on the FM dial) employed some programming creativity (hey, I almost got fired once from a small town radio station for playing Steely Dan's "Black Friday" on a "hits of the 70's" format). Maybe college radio and Internet radio can fill some of that gap, but I don't know any good Internet radio stations (haven't really looked, either).

Oh, right this moment I'm listening to Joe Jackson, "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" I highly recommend Joe Jackson's hits compiliation, I bought it on physical CD when it was released.

Hi Makbo,
I didn't realise Walking In The Rain was a cover version, though I shouldn't be surprised. Grace Jones did a lot of covers, from The Pretenders to Roxy Music. Didn't Flash and the Pan do Waiting For a Train? I also once had Friday On My Mind on a single.
Like you, I used to be a singles fan - when I was younger I didn't have the patience to listen to albums all the way through. I stil have a massive collection of singles.
These days I'm one of those people who downloads individual tracks rather than whole albums, although I think I'm in a minority on this forum for doing that. Some of the "albums" I've created are better than anything on sale (in my opinion!).

[Ashleyj]

Between trying to post here and keep an eye on Facebook I am listening to Alison Krauss - New Favourite.

Just the music to chill out with a bottle of good red wine.