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I guess I didn't mean that we shouldn't cover Richard here. I meant that I wouldn't start out repeating myself, since we both were over there. My bad ... Anyway...........I agree about the overproduced glitz. It definitely takes away from enjoyment of the music. As for TNG&TR, "John The Gun" is a pretty striking tune and it also shows up on Fairport's live "Moveable Feast". ...and, BTW, Richard Thompson ROCKS!

"Jason & the Bandwagon" plus "The Bad Plus" are playing at the SF Jazz Fest next month. Probably (definitely) worth checking out. I saw him with his trio a couple of years ago opening for Andrew Hill. Very impressive.

Oh, yeah. What an amazing streak of injuries for Junior. Especially considering that he has always been touted as the "second coming" of Willie Mays. At this rate, it ain't gonna happen.

I think we covered him pretty well on the "old" board, but I don't recall anyone mentioning his playing on Sandy Denny's "North Star Grassman and the Ravens" album (which he co-produced with Sandy).

So far, I'm liking "Live at Leeds" MUCH better.

Thanks for the heads-up on this. If it's a "streaming" audio program, then there really isn't an easy way to download something like this.

I'm going to try "Live at Leeds" next. It seems like the only one from the "classic" era available on EMusic.

I've got that one. Haven't listened to it in a long time. In fact, I even forgot that I had it. Thanks for reminding me! It's a really nice date with Clifford, Hank Jones, Reggie Workman and Freddie Waits. Side 1 is a single tune, "Vienna" and Side 2 is "Bohemia After Dark" and "Love For Sale". There's even a double-sided insert with notes and photos about the recording technology that went into this direct-to-disk session. The only info that's nowhere to be found is the recording date ... weird.

I sent an email to Mosaic a year or two ago asking about the possibility of a "Complete" Lighthouse set. I got a reply saying that when they researched this version of the album (the original LP had only 4 tunes) they used pretty much all of the usable material.

The Pentangle thread has started turning into a JM thread. So considering there is so much interest in him he might as well have his own. I made the mistake of first listening to "No Little Boy", which got a nice review in AMG. It started off badly with Phil Collins background vocals and went downhill from there. Even Levon Helm sounded totally out of place. Much of the rest of it sounded like an attempt at a male version of Sade. Not what I was expecting from Martyn. I'll take a look at some of the recommendations on the Pentangle thread and start over.

GoM, I'm afraid that MLB put the "kabosh" on free internet radio for ANY games. You have to subscribe to hear anything.

Yes, double-entendres falling from the sky!! Honorable mention must be made, however, of Deep Purple's "Knocking at Your Back Door". For my money, this song is the most entertaining of clever rock smut. I laugh my ass off whenever I hear it. I bet it doesn't hold a candle to "Big Bottom"!! ("...talkin' 'bout mud flaps, my girl's got 'em!")

I highly recommend the "Magic Triangle" disks - "Highest Mountain", "Firm Roots", the "On Stage" series or "Night of the Mark 7"(which is listed as the Clifford Jordan Quartet). These are all really solid dates. "Shades" is great, too. Get 'em all! B)

Thanks for all the ideas, folks. I did listen to a bit of the Steeleye Span stuff, and it is a bit slick compared to much of the other stuff mentioned here. I was looking at the John Martyn sets, too. I thought I might listen to "No Little Boy" and "Cooltide". EMusic also has "Live at Bristol 1991: Official Bootleg", "Snooo", "Sweet Certain Surprise", "Apprentice", "Live", "Live at Leeds", "Philentropy" and "The Hidden Years". AMG has mixed reviews on most of these. In the meantime, looks like I've got to look into getting CDs of Pentangle's Reprise catalog as well as checking out the Albion Band. I've got to admit that one of the reasons I posted this here (rather than AAJ or JazzCorner) is that I knew that I would get an opinion from our resident Brit, Bev. Thanks for the input, Bev!

CJ - I hope you enjoy this one. If you're looking for a high energy live workout, this is the one for you. It's definitely going to be a different experience than the other Morgan sets that you have. Aside from the fact that all of the tunes are well over 10 minutes each, this is an enjoyable set from a band that was definitely at the peak of it's creativity.

Here's a good article about Larry that was posted over on the AAJ BB: Larry Young's Tragic Genius

Australia has produced some pretty good rockers, actually. Check out Hoodoo Gurus, Lime Spiders and even Midnight Oil. Those guys can crunch with the best of them.

Somehow, I'm only recently discovering this wealth of music. I remember giving them a chance about 30 years ago when I was first listening to Fairport, but somehow this group didn't do anything for me. I'm now finding out how diverse their influences are and how interesting and unique the musicianship is. So far, I've only downloaded stuff from EMuisc: Pentangle "Early Classics", Renbourn "Sir John Alot", Jansch "Best of", "After The Dance" and "When The Circus Comes To Town". Any suggestions of stuff I should be looking for? I know that Renbourn has recorded quite a bit with Stephen Grossman - how are those albums?

I would like to add in a couple of Larry's rock-oriented outings. Both as a sideman. John McLaughlin "Devotion" - A definite "homage" to Hendrix. Has some highly psychedelic acid-jazz. Carlos Santana/John McLaughlin "Love, Devotion Surrender" - High speed guitar pyrotechnics with a wash of Larry Young enveloping the sound.

Funny. I've had the Wilson set for several months now, and as much as I enjoy it, I still haven't broken the seal on the 5th disk. I'll get to it eventually, I'm sure.

Yes. B)

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I never listened to Pavement and didn't even realize who Stephen Malkmus was, but this new album got a rave review in todays SF Chronicle (Review). The fact that they compared it to Fairport Convention and Television in the same sentence really grabbed my interest. As AfrciaBrass sez, it is on EMusic, so I downloaded it and will give it a quality listen. If I like it, I will have to check out his other album and maybe some Pavement, too.

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