Listening now to this stereo/mono CD.

[The Rang]

Elton John - The Diving Board
Deluxe Edition with the bonus disc.
Reviews weren’t great (including my brother the biggest Elton fan I know) so this languished on my pile for close to 7 years (!)
But, it’s better than I expected. Some very good, mainly upbeat, songs.
High points are Elton’s piano playing and these are some of the best lyrics Bernie’s ever written IMO.
The only let down is the grainy character of the simple production.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Hüsker Dü means "do you remember"--here's one i'll NEVER forget
Hüsker Dü Zen Arcade

Watched this bio of the late Hüsker Grant Hart recently on Ammo Prime, interesting to get his take on the history of the band:

 

[Clement]

Another amazing release from the 1984 punk scene

Minutemen Double Nickels On The Dime
Those were the daze!

Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen on AllMusic - 1984 - If What Makes a Man Start Fires? was a remarkable…

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[Beefalo]

Billy Cobham's Glassmenagerie ‎– Stratus
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/57641

"Contemporary fusion fanciers will note the presence of guitarist Mike Stern, who was concurrently a member of Miles Davis first comeback band, or at least about to join it.
Here we hear a number of guitar solos which show all the familiar Stern mannerisms already in place and explain why he has become a minor guitar hero. Hearing Cobham and Stern together make this an essential recording for jazz-rock fans"

 

[J. PUPSTER]

DAVE SIEBELS
with GORDON GOODWIN'S
BIG PHAT BAND
* real nice if you like modern Big Band
(just wish they'd done up a surround release like the other Gordon Goodwin's )

 

[Beefalo]

Kraftwerk ‎– Computer World

Kraftwerk – Computer World (1985, Target, CD)

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1985 CD release of "Computer World" on Discogs.

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"Computer World captured the band right at the moment when its pioneering approach fully broke through in popular music, thanks to the rise of synth pop, hip-hop, and electro.
As Arthur Baker sampled "Trans-Europe Express" for "Planet Rock" and disciples like Depeche Mode, OMD, and Gary Numan scored major hits, Computer World demonstrated that the old masters still had some last tricks up their collective sleeves"

 

[kap'n krunch]

Kraftwerk ‎– Computer World

Kraftwerk – Computer World (1985, Target, CD)

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1985 CD release of "Computer World" on Discogs.

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"Computer World captured the band right at the moment when its pioneering approach fully broke through in popular music, thanks to the rise of synth pop, hip-hop, and electro.
As Arthur Baker sampled "Trans-Europe Express" for "Planet Rock" and disciples like Depeche Mode, OMD, and Gary Numan scored major hits, Computer World demonstrated that the old masters still had some last tricks up their collective sleeves"

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Hell YEAH!!! those krazy krauts were refining their KRAFT!!!
My favorite of the two is the German version...I think the English one has a better mix which is probably because the mixed it after the German one...
TAchenReschner sounds SOOOO sweet/cool in German....
in my previous life my ex and I found the cd release of the German version in Madrid Rock (defunct store). CD prices in Spain had ALWAYS been RIDICULOUSLY expensive, so this was like 3,495 pesetas (about $35) and money is ALWAYS tight on Spain..fortunately it remained there for almost YEARS, and , no, it never got cheaper. So for my bday about 17+ years ago she splurged for it and got it for me...I still have it and it's a quite sought after version of the CD

 

[Quad Linda]

I have a Japan CD. It is the English version with Dentaku in Japanese as a bonus track. It's a different version than the Mix CD.

 

[Beefalo]

Porcupine Tree ‎– Spiral Circus
Bandcamp flac

"Spiral Circus is the first live album by Porcupine Tree. The tracks were recorded directly from the mixing desk.
This is a very interesting live release of early songs. The mood goes from symphonic, metal, spacey to fully psychedelic.
The quality is very good and the early psychedelic vibes from the band are readily apparent in this essential primitive outing"

 

[Clement]

a straight-up masterpiece of stark beauty and raw pain--a disc to which i return again and again

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson, Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

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[cbmmm3]

progalicious

 

[The Rang]

KT Tunstall - Kin
Nice album, cheery pop, good songs

 

[cbmmm3]

great album

 

[Beefalo]

progalicious

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Agreed That's a great one. I like it better than
World through my eyes. Too bad no 5.1

 

[Beefalo]

Front Line Assembly ‎– Gashed Senses & Crossfire

(Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy)

"Listeners are forced to contend with acerbic dance numbers ("No Limit," "Digital Tension Dementia," etc.), hypnotic metal machine music ("Antisocial" "Bloodsport"), and hauntingly ethereal meditations ("Prayer," "Sedation") alike, without discrimination.
Formidable production talents also brought meticulous detail to the inordinate number of instrumental layers stacked within, and the innumerable sonic artifacts that peppered them with surprises"

 

[doppelbock]

Fish - A Feast of Consequences (deluxe edition)

 

[doppelbock]

Brian Hulse - CottonMills and Shoes

Nice little gem of an album from no-man/Tim Bowness collaborator.

 

[cbmmm3]

great remaster !! I can only wonder how it would sound in MQA. Anyone here decoding MQA ? Impressions ?

 

[Clement]

No regrets listening to this Richard and Linda Thompson album this morning

Hokey Pokey Richard & Linda Thompson

Hokey Pokey - Richard & Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

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[Hamilton59]

Good Sunday Morning People !

Sarting the day off with...

Leon Russell - Carney