Listening To...

  • Riley Walker - Primrose Green It's in the same family as so many bands of the 70s folk scene (especially British bands) who took old folk music and blended it with cool jazz: Pentangle, Nick Drake, Tim Buckley, Led Zeppelin's more pastoral moments, etc.. But this isn't all laid-back sleepy stuff. A lot of this really cooks in both a raw/folky way and a sophisticated/jazzy way, often at the same time. Love it. Many thanks to dbati for the tip.
    Ryley Walker - Summer Dress

  • Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue 60s bluesy jazz guitar. I find a lot of jazz guitar to be soulless and sterile, no matter how technically good the player is, but this sounds alive. It might be the blues focus that keeps things simple and moving; it might be the excellent recording that makes each player stand out clear and sharp; it might be Burrell's un-fussy playing (I can almost imagine learning to play some of these tunes). Whatever it is, I like it. The first tune is Chitlins Con Carne, a cover of which appears on Stevie Ray Vaughan's excellent, posthumous The Sky Is Cryin.

  • Opeth - Blackwater Park I love Opeth's last three records. And this one, much older, has the reputation of being Opeth's best record. But I just can't take the death metal growling Cookie Monster vocals seriously. So, while I can hear the rougher precursor the of their current polished prog-rock sound in the music, I just can't abide death metal vocals and that wrecks most of the tracks for me.

  • Robert Plant - Carry Fire Got tickets to see him in a few months, so I thought I should see what he's up to these days... Lots of slow atmospheric stuff, exotic Celtic or mid-east touches abound. He still sounds good, though.
    Robert Plant - Carry Fire | Official Audio

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3 thoughts on “Listening To...

  1. Jewish Steel

    I was just listening to that Robert Plant the other day. Great stuff! Can you think of another 70’s dinosaur who has put out so much consistently good music after his hey-day?

    1. cleek Post author

      yeah, it is consistently good stuff. i like his last album, too. i flip flop on his Americana stuff.

      but, it’s all good, live.

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