Chris Eberle
Nirvana, Nevermind, DGC, 1991, CD. I recently read Dave Grohl’s new book, The Storyteller, and was thoroughly inspired to listen to my collection of Nirvana recordings. I highly recommend the book as it is a very well-written account of Grohl’s life and career presented as a series of short stories. If you’ve ever watched any of his documentary films, this book has the same feel. It’s a quick and easy read. Secrets Sponsor Nirvana was a short-lived group; their rise cut short by the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994. They went at the speed of light from an underground club and bar band to arena rock, MTV, and super-stardom in just a few years. I spent some time both in the car and in my theater listening to their best-selling album Nevermind and their live performance, Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York. Nevermind is a classic lineup of their best songs arranged in a gritty hard-rock style. Of course, it starts with the most famous of them all “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Listening to it now, it amazes me that this music worked in large venues. It’s the antithesis of arena rock from the 1980s, yet it reaches the soul and gets your blood pumping in the same way. There are no synthesizers or massed guitars or extra percussion, just three guys playing their instruments with wild abandon. The CD version I own, ripped to Apple Lossless, originated at the famous Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and was the first major example of Butch Vig’s masterful engineering. The sound is homogenous and detailed at the same time. You can hear the individual instruments perfectly, yet the group sound attains chaos at all the right times. MTV Unplugged in New York is exactly that – Nirvana songs played on acoustic instruments only. One track, the cover of David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World,” includes a bit of added distortion in the lead guitar but it is still acoustic in origin; a fact easily verified by watching the concert on DVD. Hearing the group in a live setting further adds to their music’s club vibe. I can only assume that this performance was a major inspiration in Dave Grohl’s later acoustic album and tour. I’ll be spending time with Nirvana’s other albums, In Utero and Bleach in the coming weeks but for now, I’ve truly enjoyed my trip down memory lane. I highly recommend checking out these recordings if only to learn where the Foo Fighters got their sound and style from. Enjoy!
John E. Johnson, Jr.
Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich – Goodtime Records – August 2021 In this album, the world’s greatest drummer joins one of the world’s greatest vibes players, Lionel Hampton, along with a jazz orchestra. If you are a fan of jazz but are young, you need to listen to the classics. This is one of them. Jazz was very different in the old days. Melody reigned supreme instead of just a seemingly random array of 16th notes that have no melody. I heard him live in Seattle in 1967. I will never forget that experience. He died 20 years later of brain cancer. Chamber Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Somm Recordings – October 2021 He was also a classical music composer, and you can hear the similarities between his classical style and his movie score style. This album is a good way to introduce yourself to this very talented composer. The music is very romantic, calming, and stimulating at the same time. Chet Atkins – Guitar Country – RLG Legacy – December 1964 Unlike some folk and country, this album’s music has actual tunes that you can follow rather than random notes and rhythms. Secrets Sponsor He is credited with developing the Nashville sound.
Carlo Lo Raso
David Wilcox, The Collected Works 1977-1993, EMI Records, 1993, 16/44.1 FLAC David Wilcox got his start playing with Canadian Folk/Country Duo, Ian & Sylvia Tyson as part of their band called Great Speckled Bird. Wilcox auditioned to replace veteran guitar player Amos Garrett who helped found Great Speckled Bird and left the band in 1970. Wilcox continued with the Tysons until 1973 when he decided to strike out on his own. This box set is essentially Wilcox’s first five albums, remastered, along with some unreleased extras and live cuts as well. The first three albums, “Out Of The Woods,” “My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble,” and “Bad Reputation” all have a rawer, live in-studio feel to the work where the later two albums, “Breakfast At The Circus,” and “The Natural Edge” are a little slicker with more synthesizers and drum machines. But what remains consistent throughout is David Wilcox’s virtuosity with not so much speed but with tone and chord structure. I just love listening to his playing because it is so distinctive. Listening to some of the more oddball gems like “Hot, Hot, Papa,” “Cheap Beer Joint,” “Play On Your Harp,” and “The Groove” there is so much in the way of great-sounding guitar work (both technically and stylistically) that is packed into these tunes. His singing voice is also unusual in that it has both a clarity and tonal depth to it that is different and unexpected. The live recording of “Trip Out Tonight” included in the extras section is just so groovy sounding and skillful. It sounds unlike anything else. If you can find this set either on CD or streaming, I highly suggest you check it out for something enjoyable and a little bit out of left-field! The post What We’re Listening To. Vol.22 October 2021 appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com. What We’re Listening To. Vol.22 October 2021 published first on https://123movieshub.tumblr.com/ via Tumblr What We’re Listening To. Vol.22 October 2021
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