jueves, 29 de enero de 2009

David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)


Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. "Changes" – 3:37
  2. "Oh! You Pretty Things" – 3:12
  3. "Eight Line Poem" – 2:55
  4. "Life on Mars?" – 3:53
  5. "Kooks" – 2:53
  6. "Quicksand" – 5:08
  7. "Fill Your Heart" (Biff Rose, Paul Williams) – 3:07
  8. "Andy Warhol" – 3:56
  9. "Song for Bob Dylan" – 4:12
  10. "Queen Bitch" – 3:18
  11. "The Bewlay Brothers" – 5:22
  12. "Bombers" - 2:41

Justo antes de la creación del disco y alter-ego Ziggy Stardust (que lo convertiría en un hito del rock), Bowie saca este ecléctico disco plagado de increíbles canciones en distintos estilos pero casi siempre manteniendo un espíritu pop. Con sólo escuchar Life on Mars? ya deberían estar convencidos de bajar el disco.


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jueves, 22 de enero de 2009

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (2002)



Tracklist:
  1. "Blackest Eyes" – 4:23
  2. "Trains" – 5:56
  3. "Lips of Ashes" – 4:39
  4. "The Sound of Muzak" – 4:59
  5. "Gravity Eyelids" – 7:56
  6. "Wedding Nails" - 6:33
  7. "Prodigal" – 5:35
  8. ".3" – 5:25
  9. "The Creator Has a Mastertape" – 5:21
  10. "Heartattack in a Layby" – 4:15
  11. "Strip the Soul" – 7:21
  12. "Collapse the Light into Earth" – 5:54

by Bradley Torreano

Continuing in the growing commercial vein of their previous releases, Porcupine Tree's In Absentia may be the most accessible release to ever spew forth from the group. Rolling electronic percussion blends with simple and solid live drumming to provide an understated backbeat as perennial Tree leader Steven Wilson pastes his complicated pop over the proceedings. Wilson's ability to bury his layered vocals in mountains of spacy electric guitar without drowning out his fragile lyrics is still a valued feature of the music, and the rare moments of clarity that his vocals display are breathtaking in their power. A reliance on a somewhat gothic heavy metal sound makes for some bizarre moments, especially when held up against his gentler material. The best example of this is the chugging "Wedding Nails," which recalls Dream Theater in its grandiose scope without utilizing the same sort of technical wizardry. But Wilson manages to bridge the gap between the various genres he utilizes, creating an environment where his haunting melodies could take a drastic turn at any minute. Porcupine Tree also continue their Radiohead fascination, although the influence is much less direct than on their last few efforts. Instead, it comes through at odd intervals, like the moments of sparse instrumentation on the otherwise lush "Heartattack in a Lay By." Sonically gorgeous and deceivingly complex, In Absentia has the most immediate appeal of anything Wilson has released under this moniker up to this point. By keeping the songs at manageable lengths and avoiding the avant-garde electronica flourishes of the band's early days, Porcupine Tree has grown into a fully realized pop group without cutting any of the elements that also make them an important force in the neo-prog movement.



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jueves, 15 de enero de 2009

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)



Tracklist:
  1. "So What" – 9:25
  2. "Freddie Freeloader" – 9:49
  3. "Blue in Green" – 5:37
  4. "All Blues" – 11:35
  5. "Flamenco Sketches" – 9:26

Músicos:
  • Miles Davis – trumpet, leader
  • Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto saxophone, except on "Blue in Green"
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano, only on "Freddie Freeloader"
  • Bill Evans – piano on all, except "Freddie Freeloader"
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of "So What." From that moment on, the record never really changes pace -- each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Yet Kind of Blue is more than easy listening. It's the pinnacle of modal jazz -- tonality and solos build from the overall key, not chord changes, giving the music a subtly shifting quality. All of this doesn't quite explain why seasoned jazz fans return to this record even after they've memorized every nuance. They return because this is an exceptional band -- Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb -- one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. As Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Davis laid out the themes before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous and still crackle with vitality. Kind of Blue works on many different levels. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable. It may be a stretch to say that if you don't like Kind of Blue, you don't like jazz -- but it's hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection.


Uno de los discos más influyentes de la historia y que marcó un antes y un después en el jazz. No puede faltar en la colección de ningún fanático de la música.



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jueves, 8 de enero de 2009

Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977)


Track listing

  1. "Overture/Cotton Avenue" – 6:41
  2. "Talk to Me" – 3:45
  3. "Jericho" – 3:22
  4. "Paprika Plains" – 16:21
  5. "Otis and Marlena" – 4:09
  6. "The Tenth World" – 6:45
  7. "Dreamland" – 4:38
  8. "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" – 6:36
  9. "Off Night Backstreet" – 3:20
  10. "The Silky Veils of Ardor" – 4:01

Un disco extraño para Joni Mitchell; ya un poco alejada del folk/pop de sus principios y más cercano al jazz vanguardista (Paprika Plains) y a la música étnica de distintos lugares (The Thenth World es un samba brasilero y Dreamland suena como un ritual de indios norteamericanos).

Como siempre, Joni está acompañada por grandes músicos, entre otros, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Larry Carlton, etc.

Tiene 2 o 3 temas medio de relleno, pero aunque fueran todos temas de relleno aún así lo seguiría subiendo por una de las piezas de músicas más hermosas que escuché: Paprika Plains.



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viernes, 2 de enero de 2009

Buckethead - Population Override (2004)



Tracklist:
  1. Unrestrained Growth
  2. Too Many Humans
  3. Population Override
  4. Humans Vanish
  5. Cruel Reality of Nature
  6. A Day Will Come
  7. Earth Heals Herself
  8. Clones
  9. Superhuman
  10. ...

Músicos:

  • Buckethead: Guitar, bass
  • Pinchface: Drums
  • Travis Dickerson: Keyboards

Buckethead and I had talked about doing a bit of a nod to some of the great vinyl records of
of the '60s and '70s for some time. Some of the records we were talking about included John Mayall's
Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, Hendrix's "Electricladyland," Traffic and some of the post-James Brown-inspired
funk of the '70s. After finishing the sessions that became the Cornbugs' "Brain Circus," where the three of us
-- Bucket, Pinchface and I -- jammed under Choptop's vocalizing, we thought the circumstances might be right.
So, armed with his white Les Paul and my brother's old Tele, Bucket turned his amp up to 10, I threw an analog
synth on top of my suitcase Rhodes and pushed them next to my Hammond B3. Pinch played my studio Gretsch
kit, and for two days we played for hours while the tape rolled. Over the next few weeks we culled the stuff
we thought had the vibe we were looking for, added bass and a few guitar and keyboard overdubs.


Travis Dickerson (teclados)


No es precisamente la clase de música que se espera de un tipo que usa un balde de sombrero y una máscara de hockey en la cabeza y que tiene fama de tocar música extremadamente bizarra; pero este disco está más cerca de Jeff Beck que otra cosa. Fusión funky setentosa al mango.

(Videos en el tracklist)


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