As if creeping from the Southern swamps and mist-soaked cotton fields, SIMO’s “Stranger Blues” is the perfect table setter for the Nashville power trio’s vibrant new LP, Let Love Show the Way. The song is a blueprint for reinvigorating the fusion of jazz improvisation, downhome blues and classic R&B, as well as these genres’ psychedelic […]
Month: July 2021
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1980 BENEFIT SHOW FROM CS&N WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS Crosby, Stills and Nash headlined the 1980 “Survival Sunday,” held on May 25th that year. The lineup also included Peter Paul & Marywho joined CSN, Joe Walsh and others on stage for a finale of an appropriate ‘Blowin’ in the Wind.’ CS&N perform […]
Martin Roscoe’s interpretation of the neglected master is one for repeated listening, says Geoffrey Norris Continues HERE
Garland Jeffreys, live at the Paradise Theater in Boston on October 28th 1979. Having played with John Cale and fronted his own band, Grinder’s Switch, New York native Garland Jeffreys embarked on a solo career in 1973. Immediately striking critics with his candid lyrics and blend of rock, folk, reggae, blues and soul, he broke […]
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Gary Numan dominated the Top 40 with Cars, and he sat atop the LP chart too with The Pleasure Principle. He visited the studio back in 2012, and you’ll hear him discuss his favourite early-70s music heroes, and talk candidly about the insecurities that have often driven his career to date. ‘This Week In Music’ […]
Sir Simon Rattle’s recording of his ‘party piece’ The Rite of Spring is vivid, says Ivan Hewett. MORE
Ludus Baroque’s performance of Handel’s The Triumph of Time & Truth is buoyant and scrupulously characterised, says Geoffrey Norris. Anyone who likes spotting instances of Handel’s capacity for recycling would have a field day in his oratorio The Triumph of Time and Truth, a reworking in 1757 of his 1707 Il trionfo del Tempo e […]
Even if you have eclectic tastes, if you’re under 30, chances are good you listen to little or no classical music. This isn’t an admonition; it’s a fact, and one you’ve probably heard before in an admonishing tone. For decades, classical music has been in lugubrious decline. This trend has become a grave concern for […]
Heard an interesting tale. Apparently there are now counterfeit SME arms being offered on the market. They have no serial number, and also some Chinese writing (oops!) in the box. If this is true should we be flattered? After all, fraudsters usually concentrate on stuff loved by joe-public (Rolex Watches etc). If analogue has made […]
We are told: As major players in the magnificent 1960’s British Pop Revolution – a time when British bands first conquered the world, The Hollies hallmark vocal harmony has not wavered throughout 50 Years of continuous touring, performing and recording. The release of this 5 CD box brings together all the albums and singles the […]
So, we love to have a good discussion/argument/rant here (and on all the other audio forums I have seen) about the many claims audiophiles make that others dismiss as myths. The arguments go round in circles; I hear a difference – but there cannot be a difference, it is all in your mind – have […]
Help me understand. I just upgraded my Rega Saturn stock power cord with a VH Audio Airsine. My God!!! I’m still shaking my head in amazement. I’m now a believer that the PC is the most important cable, starting with the source component. Observe the conversation and/or express your view by clicking HERE
During the latter half of the 1990′s I was busy with a new preamp design that was more of a personal project than anything for the company. That project would become, after a number of years, the PCA-2 preamplifier we released after the turn of the millennium, but during the 90′s it was just something […]
We are told ….. In January 1967, a 24-year old Aretha Franklin signed to Atlantic Records and began one of the most legendary runs in music history, releasing five U.S. hit singles in that year alone. Rhino celebrates the 50th anniversary of Franklin’s historic signing with an opportunity to hear her classic Atlantic masters like […]
This is the final solo album released before Gene Clark’s untimely death at age 46, showcasing his talents as a superior singer and songwriter, demonstrating his range and versatility as a sensitive, soulful songwriter. Newly available on 180 gram vinyl and remastered from the original, this is an interesting release for his fans.
The complete Bob Dylan and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert from Rich Stadium, New York, broadcast live by VH1 and their radio partners on July 4th, 1986. The concert features several slots, with Dylan performing solo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing alone, and the entire ensemble opening and closing with lengthy sets, performing […]
We are told ….. 1. Burn 2. Might Just Take Your Life 3. Lay Down, Stay Down 4. Mistreated 5. Smoke On The Water 6. You Fool No One 7. Space Truckin’
A member writes … You must, for the love of God, try the Rusky PIO caps. They’re just jaw dropingly good. You can get them from Paul @ Classique (very closely or identically matched) or ebay – already imported or direct from the Ukraine. If the latter I think you need to buy larger quantities. […]
‘John Cipollina’s distinctively high-pitched, slightly dissonant lead guitar work defines the band’s sound, just as it did in Quicksilver Messenger Service… Copperhead recalls the earlier band’s late 60s heyday’ – www.allmusic.com • Awesome post-Quicksilver psych • Lead guitar from John Cipollina • Finally available on CD • Background notes included Formed by psychedelic guitar […]