I have been real busy so I have not made any new posts for awhile.
I have been listening a lot to cello music. My favorite cellist is Rostropovich. I have a lot of Yo Yo Ma but the master is Rostropovich. His recordings of the Dvorak cello concerto are beautiful. Try the one with the London Symphony Orchestra. His Bach Cello suites are the best also. Almost any recording by him will be great. He was the master of the CELLO!! The Dvorak is the greatest cello concerto in classical music and the Bach cello suites are the best solo music for cello.
I also recently downloaded a recording of the Boccherini cello concertos, vol. 4 on Naxos on Amazon. It is extremely pleasant and relaxing to listen to. Boccherini is an underrated Baroque composer and all of his music is quite delightful.
I like the cello because of its sound and how it can demand attention and drown out other instruments. It can be extremely melodic as well. I am not a musician but I think it would be a very difficult instrument to play.
The other deals I found recently on Amazon are recordings of the complete String symphonies and solo concertos by Mendelssohn. They were only 8-9$ each and both downloads have over 4 hours of music. They are from the BIS label which make extremely good sounding classical music. Anyways, a real bargain of a boat load of music. Mendelssohn is quite pleasant and reminds me of Mozart. His really good stuff was written when he was in his teens!! So many great bargains of classical music on Amazon!! I will try to post some more stuff over the next few days. Have a nice and relaxing weekend!!
Joe P.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
NEIL YOUNG
Neil is my favorite singer songwriter. Not a great voice but it grows on you and it fits his music. He does what he wants. He goes from Crazy Horse to acoustic ballads to reworks of folk tunes. His guitar playing is unique. Acoustic, he can hold his own with anyone. Electric, again an acquired taste but some of his long solos are fantastic. Cortez the Killer is his best! Shades of Hendrix!
And the songs. So many great ones: Old Man, Heart of Gold, Rockin' In The Free World, Out of The Blue, etc.
I have most of his CDs. My favorites are Harvest, After the Gold Rush, Harvest Moon, Tonight's The Night, and Everybody Knows This is Nowhere. 2012 was a prolific year for Neil. He released two CDs and wrote a book. What wouldn't Neil Say or Do?
One of latest CDs is called LeNoise (2011). It is only Neil solo but mostly with an electric guitar. A somewhat different approach. It was produced by Daniel Lanois who has produced some very good albums for Dylan and others. It is a little short for a CD but most of the songs are good to excellent. Favorite songs from the CD are Love and War, Peaceful Valley Boulevard, Rumblin', and Walk With Me. Not one of Neil's best but a solid album and a good listen every now and than. Worthy to go on my IPOD. I would rate it 4 1/2 stars.
There is a ton of bootleg Neil on the net if you do some searchin'. If you can find them, most of them are from soundboards and they sound quite good. He did a great solo tour in the late 90s and if you can find some from that era, they are great. I did go to see him once in the early 90s at the Richfield Coll. With Crazy Horse, it was a great and loud concert. No acoustic stuff that night.
Also, Neil has done some very good DVDs. His personal story is quite touching if you read up on him.
So, that is all and everything I want to say about NY for now. Long live Neil and RUST NEVER SLEEPS.
Joe P. April 1, 2013
Neil is my favorite singer songwriter. Not a great voice but it grows on you and it fits his music. He does what he wants. He goes from Crazy Horse to acoustic ballads to reworks of folk tunes. His guitar playing is unique. Acoustic, he can hold his own with anyone. Electric, again an acquired taste but some of his long solos are fantastic. Cortez the Killer is his best! Shades of Hendrix!
And the songs. So many great ones: Old Man, Heart of Gold, Rockin' In The Free World, Out of The Blue, etc.
I have most of his CDs. My favorites are Harvest, After the Gold Rush, Harvest Moon, Tonight's The Night, and Everybody Knows This is Nowhere. 2012 was a prolific year for Neil. He released two CDs and wrote a book. What wouldn't Neil Say or Do?
One of latest CDs is called LeNoise (2011). It is only Neil solo but mostly with an electric guitar. A somewhat different approach. It was produced by Daniel Lanois who has produced some very good albums for Dylan and others. It is a little short for a CD but most of the songs are good to excellent. Favorite songs from the CD are Love and War, Peaceful Valley Boulevard, Rumblin', and Walk With Me. Not one of Neil's best but a solid album and a good listen every now and than. Worthy to go on my IPOD. I would rate it 4 1/2 stars.
There is a ton of bootleg Neil on the net if you do some searchin'. If you can find them, most of them are from soundboards and they sound quite good. He did a great solo tour in the late 90s and if you can find some from that era, they are great. I did go to see him once in the early 90s at the Richfield Coll. With Crazy Horse, it was a great and loud concert. No acoustic stuff that night.
Also, Neil has done some very good DVDs. His personal story is quite touching if you read up on him.
So, that is all and everything I want to say about NY for now. Long live Neil and RUST NEVER SLEEPS.
Joe P. April 1, 2013
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