Recommend an album thread

[audio_PHIL_e]

Loadsa stuff to check out here but may I recommend

Camel - almost anything but especially Mirage and Snow Goose IMO prog rock at its best. If you like absolutely gorgeous electric guitar sounds try some of the later stuff eg Rajaz, Dust and Dreams, Harbour of Tears EDIT not forgetting Stationary Traveller which contains some exquisite guitar sounds

Ti Jaz - anything you can get your hands on. Breton jazz/rock/folk band mixing Breton folk tunes with a jazz/rock rhythm section.

 

[Sgt Pepper]

I can't recommend this album more highly:

 

[toms wait]

On 02/07/2020 at 14:05, Baggawire said:

Les Negresses Vertes were a great live band as this video shows. I saw them at the Brixton Academy on Saturday 27th April 1991 - I know that because I still have the ticket stub. There was also a band around at the same time with a similar oeuvre called 3 Mustaphas 3 who I also had the pleasure in seeing live on Tuesday 14th May 1991 - I have that ticket stub too!

I was thinking about these for this thread and here they are, great musicians and probably the first world music.  Doubtless the fake accents would set off the PC brigade and all the snowflakes nowadays and they would have ruined the whole premise.  These guys were all British musicians.

Les Negresses Vertes was also a favourite band in the 90's, reminds me of ski holidays!

 

[bencat]

Thanks for the Mustaphas 3 but i think you are way wide of the mark with them being anything like the first world music . I went to see this group live at the Philharmonic Hall in 1972 as the support band for Atomic Rooster . So blew me away I went and bought their first album . Miriam Makeba was before this as was Hugh Masekela . Fela Kuti was also much earlier but all great music . Just bought three 3 Mustaphas 3 CD's as they were reasonable so will give them a spin when they arrive.

 

[Don Ruperto]

I can't recommend this album more highly:

As I spend 90% of my time worrying about a certain aspect of Hifi, at first I thought the title looked like "Long Distance Cabling".  

 

[Hap Hazzard]

 

[Bazzer]

If you like Post Rock the new album from Sweden's pg. lost Oscillate is very good , sample below .

 

[graham67]

Bruce Springsteen Letter to You" on vinyl 

This is copied from a thread on vinyl formats where it was a bit lost.

Its a stonking album, of mostly rollicking and a few more thoughtful numbers. Musically you can hear influences of his landmark albums such as Born to Run, The River and Nebraska but its no homage - this is an uplifting album from an artist who still has something to say.

Bruce can still belt them out and his voice is suitably gravelly when he dials it back.  You wouldn't believe The Boss is now over 70!

It has terrific sonics and nice packaging of the two discs.

IMO, its a must buy for any Springsteen fan. And if he passed you by in the 70/80s this is as good an album as any to illustrate why he is one of Americas greatest singer songwriters who has long paid his dues and knows his place in the history of folk-blues influenced rock.

With its snow laden album cover, its the perfect Xmas gift for any dad or mom rocker!

 

[Beyond you]

I can't recommend this album more highly:

It arrived the other day, far better than their first album

 

[Beyond you]

Silent Skies - Satellites    

 

[Hap Hazzard]

 

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[StingRay]

This is the debut solo album, released in 2002, by this Swedish singer/songwriter and in my opinion, his best and most accessible one.

I have seen this listed under Americana, that's how I found it, although he is Swedish, he did live in America for about 9 years, from age 6 - 15.

Hope some of you enjoy it.

 

[Hap Hazzard]

 

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[Clownmaster]

On 04/07/2020 at 11:26, ian917 said:

Lee Harvey Osmond - A Quiet Evil

Hard to categorise but i’ll go for dark Americana. Has contributions from some of the Cowboy Junkies.

Terrific record - thanks for the suggestion. I’ve checked out Tom Wilson’s other stuff and it’s also worth checking out. Sounds good on Qobuz as well 

 

[Boris the Animal]

Goldfrapp’s Seventh Tree has just landed. A wise buy on daffodil-yellow vinyl. “It’s a blue, bright blue Saturday..” Great release.