What are you listening to?

[L.A. Brian]

For 1991, Laughing Stock by Talk Talk is a must; especially on a nice stereo system. I also second Spiderland by Slint.

Spirit of Eden seems to be a little more loved, but Laughing Stock was the crown jewel for me. But I can only really listen to it at home without any outside noise bleeding in. I tried playing it in my truck during my commute this week but I just wasn't vibing with it. Not a good fit with traffic noise!

 

[whitechocolate]

Definitely a record with a lot of subtlety. Dig these original pressings.



Bonus point if you recognize the turntable. 100 bonus points if you know what's in the frame.

 

[Warhawk]

A friend and I went to see FireHouse and rock/guitar legend Lita Ford last night at Feather Falls Casino.

FireHouse (one of my low-key favorite bands) played a great set of their hits/favorites and still sounded very good with their new vocal lead (after the unfortunate recent cancer death of CJ Snare). Lita Ford is still up to her guitar shredding ways although the vocals seemed to have declined a little; part of that may have been the mixing as her mic seemed just a tad quiet.

I've never been to a concert there before - they basically just threw up a small stage/sound/lighting under the casino porte-cochère with temporary fencing around it, set out some portable seating, and let it rock. It was a very intimate environment - maybe 200 people there, max? We were on the back row of a set of short bleachers (better view than those down low and had the chain-link fencing to lean against) and we were maybe 60 feet from the performers.

I first saw FireHouse live in Sacramento back in October 1991 (when they and Trixter were opening for Warrant) and they were the best band that night. My friend who went with me to that 1991 concert also went tonight and we both had a great time.

Edit - and as I get older and have some hearing loss already (20-30dB in one ear according to the audiologist), I want to again recommend using high-quality earplugs when at the louder concerts (and this one was definitely on the louder side). I have a set of Eargasm earplugs I bought a long time ago that work great, but I am sure there are others.

 

[Warhawk]

What a great concert up at Toyota Amphitheater in Wheatland tonight! Definitely got our rock/punk rock fill with Billy Idol and Joan Jett.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Spent the evening listening to some recent new wave and punk rock pickups before challenging myself a bit with some jazz.





Have really been loving these Rhino HiFi repressings. I have about 5 so far. Very low noise floor and nice packaging. Best version of the Sex Pistols I've ever heard though I have not heard a UK pressing.



I'm not really fluent in yazz. But it did give my system a little something different. Big wide soundstage where I could feel piano hard panned right and the bass on the left with the drum situated behind it. All while ambient sounds really gave the feel of being in a smokey supper club. I bought a book that is jazz for punks and I will experiment more. My partner and cats seemed to be happy.

 

[Warhawk]

Some great Stevie Nicks last night at the G1C. Picked up a last minute ticket and decided to go. Glad I did!

 

[SLAB]

Trivium released a new 3 song EP and it harkens back to the days of Ascendancy. It’s fantastic and I want more.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Trivium released a new 3 song EP and it harkens back to the days of Ascendancy. It’s fantastic and I want more.

If the songs were not called "Grammar", "Rhetoric", and "Dialectic" I will be very disappointed

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Gonna try to make it through my backlog of recent LP purchases this weekend. Probably T Rex's Electric Warrior (2018 reissue, inspired by the Rhino Reel to Reel release) and Mr. Bungle tonight.

My brother and I did a Sex Pistols gig on Halloween so that was all I listened to in lieu of proper rehearsals (we had two, beginning the Wed before the gig, when I introduced everyone ) so I'm happy to be moving on.

And my son's birthday was two weekends ago, I had COVID so gave him his presents last weekend.
Settled on Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden plus Pennywise's debut and Bad Religion's Generator as albums that came out when I was 17, and then I got him Teenage Bottlerocket's release from his birth year plus Paramore's Riot which was pretty big that year, Jeff Buckley which he has been listening to a lot of, and the Smith's Hatful of Hollow. Oh and from concerts we'd been to I gave him my used copy of the Pistols record, Mustard Plug and the recent Milo Goes to College reissue. He texted his friend that he has jammed with all excited about his haul so I think I did alright.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Gonna try to make it through my backlog of recent LP purchases this weekend. Probably T Rex's Electric Warrior (2018 reissue, inspired by the Rhino Reel to Reel release) and Mr. Bungle tonight.

My brother and I did a Sex Pistols gig on Halloween so that was all I listened to in lieu of proper rehearsals (we had two, beginning the Wed before the gig, when I introduced everyone ) so I'm happy to be moving on.

And my son's birthday was two weekends ago, I had COVID so gave him his presents last weekend.
Settled on Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden plus Pennywise's debut and Bad Religion's Generator as albums that came out when I was 17, and then I got him Teenage Bottlerocket's release from his birth year plus Paramore's Riot which was pretty big that year, Jeff Buckley which he has been listening to a lot of, and the Smith's Hatful of Hollow. Oh and from concerts we'd been to I gave him my used copy of the Pistols record, Mustard Plug and the recent Milo Goes to College reissue. He texted his friend that he has jammed with all excited about his haul so I think I did alright.

That sounds like a hell of a birthday for him!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

That sounds like a hell of a birthday for him!

He pulled them out today to show to a girl. haha. I figured that would happen sooner or later just assumed maybe not so quickly.

His year has been off to a bit of a rough start, so I'm hoping now that football has ended he'll get in a good groove.

 

[Warhawk]

Just got back from another wonderful performance by RSVP - a Sacramento vocal ensemble that's been helping out the community for 25 years. Each season they select a local charity to help out and they have raised over $200,000 in total! This season it is the Firefighters Burn Institute. Check them out and get on a mailing list for future performances (all performances are free!). They had a special guest artist (Jessica Malone) who was delightful in her own right.

https://rsvpchoir.org/

 

[Warhawk]

Sounds like I made a smart decision to go to the concert and avoid the game.

 

[Warhawk]

Heading out to catch the lead singer of probably my favorite synth-pop/dance groups of the 80's/90's - Erasure's Andy Bell. I'm not really going for his solo stuff. I'm here for the Erasure hits. I had tix to go see Erasure in SF a few years back but it got cancelled, unfortunately. This is probably the best I'm going to get to get a live performance.

Edit - possibly the most fun show I’ve been to. The hits just made you want to stand up and dance pretty much the entire time. Fantastic.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Not actually listening to it yet because I have to get my better half out of the house first as she will have none of it. But I had two things I wanted to get at the record store today and claimed both without getting up early or waiting in lines. The Dead Milkmen's Big Lizard in My Backyard was the other.



File this under guiltiest of guilty pleasures. Original single plus 9 remixes.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I was given permission to listen but I don’t think we’re gonna make it through all ten versions lol. She’s sounding alarm bells on the first remix.

 

[Warhawk]

I was going to go catch Missing Persons in Roseville last night (kind of on a whim - they are one of those random 80's New Wave bands I liked a few songs of at the time) but the concert was postponed. I've had a couple of concerts postponed due to COVID or whatever, but this one was the first one I can recall postponed for <checks notes> ... breast implant complications.

Apparently, Dale Bozzio is suffering from severe capsular contracture from breast implants, may have breast cancer to be dealt with, and hypothyroidism to boot. Hope she recovers (including possible reconstructive surgery?) and can get back to performing. I picked up a ticket to the rescheduled concert anyways - the ticket was cheap enough I don't mind "betting" on her recovery - hope it goes well.

 

[BillyStrings]

Here’s my rig. I spent a lot of time listening to Jazz at the Pawnshop over the weekend.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Nice. This is my happy space.


Think I will head down there right now and spin something from my recent collection pile.

edit now that I'm chilling down here: I forgot I had ripped some CDs that aren't on Apple Music to FLAC recently. so I'm listening to Law and Order (kind of interesting 90s rock band that got lumped in with hair metal but actually had some introspective stuff to say) and might mix in some Urban Dance Squad.

 

[Warhawk]

My wife and I saw probably our favorite country singer again tonight (Brad Paisley, with Meghan Patrick opening). He is such an incredible entertainer and guitarist. Always a great time at one of his concerts!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

The Molotovs debut album came out last week. Sadly does not feature Johnny Don't Be Scared which they opened with when I took junior to see em open for the Pistols at Royal Albert Hall (every time I type that out it almost becomes less surreal). I think its one of their strongest tracks, though it is available as a B-side, something I hadn't caught.

Debut album Wasted on Youth

 

[kingsboi]

for the few hip hop listeners on this forum, any of you listen to the new J Cole album yet?

 

[TheBigO]

Nice. This is my happy space.
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Think I will head down there right now and spin something from my recent collection pile.

edit now that I'm chilling down here: I forgot I had ripped some CDs that aren't on Apple Music to FLAC recently. so I'm listening to Law and Order (kind of interesting 90s rock band that got lumped in with hair metal but actually had some introspective stuff to say) and might mix in some Urban Dance Squad.

Is that a Supro Delta King? I've liked a lot of the new Supro amps I've tried.

 

[TheBigO]

for the few hip hop listeners on this forum, any of you listen to the new J Cole album yet?

It's good. I think the reviews will be harsher than warranted because (a) he's said it's his last and he's talked it up a a lot and (b) it's a double album which almost always gets the criticism that it would have been a great single album etc.

But I don't think the number of songs is the issue so much as the length of some of the individual songs. A number are overly long and drag a bit. "The Fall-Off is Inevitable" and "I Love Her Again" are my favorite two track so far.

 

[TheBigO]

We started collecting vinyl a couple years ago when we redid our basement sound system. At first my wife and I just picked out our very favorite albums of all time. But once we worked through our top 10 we just started picking up a lot of records. And our kids started asking for albums as well.

Now on days I work from home I tend to listen to records. On Monday is was Nina Simone, Blackalicious, Jeff Buckley, and the new Deftones, which I really, really like.

This is an old photo from back when our collection was manageable. Joni Mitchell's "Hejira" was playing this day. Some of my favorite work from Jaco Pastorius was on that album.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Is that a Supro Delta King? I've liked a lot of the new Supro amps I've tried.

It is! good eye. It's the 8, little one-watter. Kind of a perfect living room amp although I do use a pedal to get it really driven with the strat. Most of my other guitars are humbucker or p90.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

We started collecting vinyl a couple years ago when we redid our basement sound system. At first my wife and I just picked out our very favorite albums of all time. But once we worked through our top 10 we just started picking up a lot of records. And our kids started asking for albums as well.

Now on days I work from home I tend to listen to records. On Monday is was Nina Simone, Blackalicious, Jeff Buckley, and the new Deftones, which I really, really like.

This is an old photo from back when our collection was manageable. Joni Mitchell's "Hejira" was playing this day. Some of my favorite work from Jaco Pastorius was on that album.

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My vinyl habit has been spinning out of control lately. I've reeled it back in because a lot of reissues are poor quality remasters but sometimes I just really want a physical copy of something. I got a record cleaner and a thing to refill the water in the record cleaner, and so I will try to buy used where I can. I got a late 70s copy of Exile on Main Street I haven't spun yet a month or so ago. Maybe this afternoon I can get it cleaned up and have a listen. My partner doesn't care for the Stones but I'm working from home and she'll be at work later today (amazingly she confessed to liking an Aerosmith song I was playing one day, pretty sure it was Mama Kin, because there's a list of 70s rock n roll bands that all copped from Mick and Keef I am not supposed to listen to when she's home ).

 

[kingsboi]

It's good. I think the reviews will be harsher than warranted because (a) he's said it's his last and he's talked it up a a lot and (b) it's a double album which almost always gets the criticism that it would have been a great single album etc.

But I don't think the number of songs is the issue so much as the length of some of the individual songs. A number are overly long and drag a bit. "The Fall-Off is Inevitable" and "I Love Her Again" are my favorite two track so far.

he hanging up his mic? this is the first I'm hearing of this. I guess you can always go the 50 route and become a businessman if that's what he's aiming for. listened to disc 1, was so so, skipped some. The one with Petey Pablo is pretty good after giving it another listen. Also don't like that so far I've heard two of his songs that has Mobb Deep beats, those should be left alone in my view

 

[Warhawk]

While we have several concerts lined up this year, my wife and I are stoked that I was able to wade through the Ticketmaster queue and got tix to see Bruce Springsteen at the Chase Center in SF (had to go through the queue twice - stupid Ticketmaster wouldn't let me buy tickets on my computer for some reason after the initial queue of 47,000 people and then I had to go through another 18,000 on the phone!). I was still able to snag seats that were in our price range (not great seats after those two queues, but the live experience is the important part of something like this).

 

[Warhawk]

Let’s see if this posts OK.

https://bsky.app/profile/brucespringsteen.net%2Fpost%2F3mfmnowfi322r

Bah. For some reason links and photos are being persnickety on my phone the last couple days. Strange.

Tom Morello will be performing with Springsteen on the tour as well.

Edit: and then it works. Weird.