What are you listening to right now?

Is this the "Tickle Me" version that SRV nimbly stole? :wink:

Satta Massagana ~ the Abyssinians

Right now I'm listening to 'O' by Damien Rice. He's lovely. If you've seen that movie, 'Closer,' you might remember one of his songs from the very beginning of the film where Natalie Portman is walking down a street.

Hingehead- I really like the new Coldplay. I've read a couple of ho-hum reviews, but they tend to single out Martin's ego/marriage and not the music. What's new with this album musically is a that there are fewer melodic, piano driven pieces and more evocative, etheral themes. There are only two songs that lean towards the 'ode to Gwenyth' realm. Personally, I was a bit apprehensive about that. Even they are not too literal and remain very palatable. There's nothing really revolutionary going on, but solid songs dealing with love and life- the usual Coldplay.

Hope that is helpful.

Duel, from the Bond CD, Born. I feel like dancing.

Vivo sonhando (Dreamer) ~ Astrud Gilberto

some funky afro-cuban thing. Sounds good.

I love her stuff. I heard that she had never recorded before Verve records put her on the Getz-Gilberto smash. It made her voice seem naive and fresh. I love how little vibrato she uses.

The Art Of The Trio - Brad Mehldau

Young & Foolish

He is from the Bill Evans school of jazz, just a little more airy and open. His piano sound is a little brighter and harsher. Great bass and drums to highlight the dynamics.

Jet's "Get Born" cd. I just saw them in concert and am all about them now.

So 1, 2, 3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.

I heard this on a TV ad and was hooked. Reminds me of that great garage band sound the Yardbirds had with Eric Clapton

We got a Dave Ronk cd a few days ago. I'm hooked.

Billie Holiday

Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.



some days I really hear this more clearly
today is one of those days

the clanging of the bell of the knife sharpener as he comes up our street

Doing a tribute to Luther.

Im listnen to live 8 from hyde park

Same here. Live8 rocks!

Switching between four concerts live .... and the 'Worldprogram' (via internet [AOL] and various tv-channels [on two tv's]) .... which is quite interesting: momentarily from London as well The Who (for me) as Roger W. for the Missus ...

From what period?

Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin

TOM WAITS lyrics - "Step Right Up"


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(Get away from me kid, you're botherin me...)
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