Back again

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve posted here. We had an eventful summer when we moved house, a lot of stressful stuff, but as the song says, “All Right Now”. I didn’t listen to any music at all while all this was going on - I didn’t have time - and when I started again I didn’t really have the motivation to write about it. Until now.

No time to write this so instead of individual posts for each item, here’s a brief note.

Adam & the Ants - Prince Charming
I wanted to break my aural fast with something trashy. I started getting disappointed with this even though my expectations were low, but it somehow seemed to improve around what would have been side 2 of the album. “S.E.X”, though slow and relatively quiet, has the seedy allure of some of their early material.

Captain Beefeart & the Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
My favourite LP of all time. Listening to it for the first time in 3 years, I loved it a bit less but understood it more. It’s not as musically shambolic as it seems.

Telemann - Various
I’ve never taken Telemann seriously but I loved this.

Black Sabbath - Greatest Hits
I’ve never taken Black Sabbath seriously either. I was disappointed the first time I listened to this - even though everyone laughs at Sabbath and heavy metal in general, their music is regarded as seminal rock music. So I listened to it again, and was more impressed, especially with the stuff from the first two albums. But the best track is “Sweet Leaf”.

No Se - Bez Wdzięczności (Without Thanks)
I had to listen to this again (see http://terrapinlistens2.blogspot.com/2009/02/no-se-bez-wdziecznosci-without-thanks.html), and thought it was even better. Really ferocious.

Mozart - Symphony No 34
This is great, but I am still trying to work out what marks out Mozart’s last 6 symphonies (No 35 onwards) from the rest.