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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 5, 2017 17:14:22 GMT
Was going to select an artist sooner or later and listen to all their output. Bruce selected himself after repeated plays of Spirit Trail, Halcyon Days and Night on the town. (I want to keep hearing them) The amount of detail, courtesy of the latest mods is revealing and most enjoyable. I decided to take the chronological route to keep everyone happy  First up The Way it is which is where I started due to that wonderful piano, even though I thought he was much to MOR for me. Compared to his other albums this one is a little thin, including his voice. Still good though and well worth the price of admission just for the title track. Production not up to later standards, but again still good. Will probably revisit. I started Scenes from the Southside. Better production and more detail heard. Only a few tracks listened to so far |
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 5, 2017 17:26:37 GMT
Here's something notta lotta people know - Bruce Hornsby was a member of The Grateful Dead from 1990 to 1995 and played with them as a guest loads of times for years before that.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 5, 2017 18:07:51 GMT
His only weakness |
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 5, 2017 18:29:04 GMT
Doh!
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Post by Slinger on Jun 5, 2017 18:34:13 GMT
Good luck when you get to " Camp Meeting" from 2007. It's a bit Jazz, with a capital 'J'  |
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Post by canetoad on Jun 6, 2017 8:59:02 GMT
Huey Lewis did some production on The Way it Is. Lewis had a hit doing a cover of Jacob's Ladder from Hornsby's album Scenes from the Southside.
I think Hornsby is very underrated.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 6, 2017 16:12:12 GMT
Good luck when you get to " Camp Meeting" from 2007. It's a bit Jazz, with a capital 'J' I know he does some diddly stuff. I'll stay mainstream |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 6, 2017 16:13:35 GMT
Huey Lewis did some production on The Way it Is. Lewis had a hit doing a cover of Jacob's Ladder from Hornsby's album Scenes from the Southside. I think Hornsby is very underrated. Surprised me to read Huey Lewis is Hornsby's hero. Prompted me to dig deeper into Mr. Lewis. Quite good in places |
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 6, 2017 16:15:16 GMT
I was given free tickets for a Bruce Hornsby concert at the Jazz Cafe in London many years ago ...
Not my cuppa at all - found it all rather bland and uninteresting ...
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 6, 2017 16:21:47 GMT
Scenes from the Southside.
As above
Better production and more detail
Production seems a step up and better song writing I think. Good musicianship. My guess is he gets better on later albums.
Good album and well worth adding to any collection
One I stumbled on is a Japanese pressing
Live 1986-87
Can be sampled on Amazon.
Worth having if you are a Hornsby fan and maybe if you are not. Variation on the studio versions of toons with one tiddling around version of one that never quite gets going. On Spotty !
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Post by MartinT on Jun 6, 2017 16:40:42 GMT
He's done nothing for me in the past. Jangly piano gets on my nerves after a while.
I'll have another listen, see if my impressions have changed.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 7, 2017 14:04:28 GMT
His range of piano playing is vast and the other instruments in the band get lots of space.
Something that becomes more evident with the system upgrades.
The albums are all made pretty well. Later ones best
Still putting my thoughts together as I have never played them in a row before
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 7, 2017 16:01:06 GMT
A Night on the Town. Great album, even better than Scenes Better made, more going on, more space. Like an upgrade to the system. Best I can give you is Amazon samples. YouTube sketchy and Spotty has one track Night On The Town(later, I lie) |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 7, 2017 16:14:29 GMT
Sounds vaguely like Little Feat with that Hammond organ.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jun 7, 2017 18:53:25 GMT
Try a live version of "The End of the Innocence". Nice track.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 8, 2017 7:18:49 GMT
Harbor Lights
A good album and well worth having.
A step back for me though. The song writing may be weaker as the album doesn't grab as others.
Well worth a listen and I am keeping mine for sure
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Post by canetoad on Jun 8, 2017 9:23:46 GMT
Damn! I'm going to have to listen to mine this weekend.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 11, 2017 11:29:49 GMT
Hot House.
Great album. Classic. This is one you need.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 16, 2017 15:58:54 GMT
Spirit Trail.
This is a must. One of *the* albums to own and play constantly. If you only buy one Bruce album it has to be this one
Loads going on with all sorts of instruments. His piano playing is superb.
UK had a different version. Below is the 2 CD version with 3 extra tracks which are ok, not essential unless you can find the 2 CD version at a sensible price.
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Post by SteveC on Jun 16, 2017 16:50:09 GMT
Here's something notta lotta people know - Bruce Hornsby was a member of The Grateful Dead from 1990 to 1995 and played with them as a guest loads of times for years before that. Funnily enough, I was watching the latest episode of "Veep" on Sky last night and one of the characters (Kent) announced, "and another thing, Bruce Hornsby was not a member of The Grateful Dead. He just toured with them!" |
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