What are you listening to tonight

[bart]

Originally Posted by Jem666

Exit North : Book of Romance and Dust

Listening to the CD we purchased on Bandcamp.

[bart]

France Gall - Babacar




A couple of very nice songs on this album.

[ehoove]

the noise of art
Jan Akkerman
This album is some serious European Kick A** guitar playing!
No Speak 011 IRS82041
Regards,
Jim

[bart]

Daan - Simple




We saw this programme live some 10 years ago.
Some brilliant compositions.

[bart]

The Cure - Seventeen Seconds




How great to hear this golden oldie again!

[bart]

Hooverphonic - The Magnificent Tree




I realise it was to long ago that I heard this album.
It's good!
'Mad About You' must be popular even over the big pound.

Belgium's dream pop trio Hooverphonic has seemed to creatively move beyond their icy smooth seascape found on 1998's Blue Wonder Power Milk and shift into a darkwave mood on their third full-length, The Magnificent Tree. Classic embryonic vocalic beauty from Geike Arnaert still carries the translucence of the band's signature ethereality, and she shines as hard as she did on the band's previous releases. However, musical composition on songs such as "Pink Fluffy Dinosaurs" and "Frosted Flake Wood" are more intricate and sonically defined. Chief songwriter and programmer Alex Callier and guitarist Raymond Geerts aim for abstract theatrics; multi-instrumentation is brooding and creeping, but Hooverphonic's distinct maturation cannot overshadow the gorgeous, flowing soundscapes they previously laid down. It's not disheartening by any means, for Hooverphonic does compose an attractive depiction of revamped new wave elements and twisted synth-pop in the face of new millennium teendom. They are far from manufactured label-conscious musical fascism, yet still are represented by a major label. But staying true to the Julee Cruise-like ambience, songs such as "Out of Sight" and "Mad About You" are thoroughly dramatic and make for an illustrious listen. The Magnificent Tree has not completely ignored the musical mystery, and the listener shouldn't forget such mastery while Hooverphonic's cultivation had to be perfectly split.

© MacKenzie Wilson /TiVo

[ehoove]

Staying with Jan:
Close Beauty
Jan Akkerman
Streaming first time listen. Music Theories B07X385BW4
Regards,
Jim

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting



Ooooh....
This one sounds awful, truly awful.
The compositions deserved better....

We listened again.
It still sounded bad, but we sat it out.
Getting older makes us a bit milder I think.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now



25 years later than "The Hissing", and Joni has a wonderfully smoked voice here.
Sometimes a bit overly sweet, but I do like the ripe singer here, backed up by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter amongst others.

What a good late night listen...

[bart]

Originally Posted by ehoove

Lovers Rock
Sade
Solid offering, though not her best IMHO
Epic EK 85185
Regards,
Jim

Our last one, inspired by Jim.
I agree, it's quite good, but she has better albums.