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Post by MartinT on Mar 31, 2015 23:44:01 GMT
April 2015 - Blake Mills - Heigh Ho (2014)This month's Album Choice is from Paul (pjdowns):  I was first introduced to this album by the guys at Audio T in Reading this weekend and it has already gone to the top of my list of regular plays. Blake Mills is an American Singer/Songwriter who appears to be a little different from the usual boring sing-along with a guitar style. This is his second album, Heigh Ho, and is extremely well produced, with second to none musicianship and the tunes are quite excellent. It is also a great album to be used for testing what your Hifi can do 
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Post by MartinT on Apr 1, 2015 15:35:24 GMT
Thanks for your choice, Paul. I've not heard of him so this is completely new to me. Listening to it on Spotify now.
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Post by John on Apr 1, 2015 16:32:17 GMT
I shall have a good listen and report back Paul
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 16:59:57 GMT
An easy 10/10 for me... Really love what this guy does! Also a big thanks to MartinT for creating the link |
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Post by John on Apr 1, 2015 17:31:29 GMT
I quiet like what I am listening too. It very different to what I usually like but find I quite like the sparse arrangements and orginal vibe to the music A steady 6 for me
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 1, 2015 20:25:03 GMT
First listen earlier for me
I hear Ry Cooder, especially track 1, Sonny Landreth, perhaps Rainer Ptacek and a few others
Got to be good
Another listen then I vote
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Post by MartinT on Apr 2, 2015 9:49:36 GMT
I've listened a few times now and like what I hear. As John says, the sparse arrangements are compelling and attractive. It sounds like the kind of music that will sound particularly good on vinyl so I have ordered it in that format. A good 7/10 from me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 10:33:25 GMT
Yes I've heard it sounds even more engaging on Vinyl |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 2, 2015 14:40:44 GMT
Now added to TAS: Album Choice Spotify playlist. |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 3, 2015 14:47:32 GMT
I got this a while ago, mainly because "everyone" was talking about Blake Mills. Then Clapton told Rolling Stone he considered Mills the "last guitarist I heard that I thought was phenomenal." Unfortunately I find that the album does nothing for me though, and I was really hoping to like it. That'll teach me not to audition it first I suppose.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 9:35:34 GMT
Just finished listening to this album, some good tracks and I liked the production. A couple of the tracks never really "get going" enough and sound like long intros, but overall I'll give it 7/10.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 4, 2015 9:59:35 GMT
I like it so much I bought the album from the tax dodgers
Somewhere between 7 and 9 for me so 8
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 11:27:10 GMT
Majority of good views of this album, glad I wasn't barking up the wrong tree |
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 8, 2015 20:07:52 GMT
Yes, I quite like this so I've given it a 6 after a listen or two. It strikes me that there's something a bit unusual/odd about it, but I'm buggered if I know what!
More spins required.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 8, 2015 21:34:59 GMT
LP now received, will play it tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 22:30:30 GMT
LP now received, will play it tomorrow. Ooo you'll have to let us know your thoughts |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 22:31:39 GMT
Yes, I quite like this so I've given it a 6 after a listen or two. It strikes me that there's something a bit unusual/odd about it, but I'm buggered if I know what! More spins required. Yep that sums up my thoughts exactly... There is something different which I like but I don't really know what or why  |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 16, 2015 20:49:41 GMT
Playing the LP, the 2011 recording is vivid, dynamic and very much in-the-room. One of the best newly recorded albums of recent years and the music continues to grow on me too.
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Post by jamescg1972 on Apr 24, 2015 19:12:28 GMT
Enjoyable enough on first listen. It got a bit too busy for me in the middle of the song seven, almost discordant. Though I've just listened again to that one song and it didn't affect me the same way second time, so maybe I was imagining it. I think a 6 after one listen. May get a higher score when I listen again, later tonight or in the morning (if it's raining and I can't go out first thing for a bike ride).
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Post by jamescg1972 on Apr 27, 2015 19:35:03 GMT
This may be one of those records that you need to listen to a few times before making your mind up. I've listened to the first three or four songs a few times over the last two or three days. They seem to be growing on me.
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