What are you listening to in 2024 and why might anyone be interested?

Toon · April 18, 2024, 6:27pm

This evening’s music was an easy choice. The sad passing of Dickey Betts today has hit me hard. As a big Allman Brothers Band fan I have loved his amazing guitar skills for over 40 years.

This album showcases his incredible work like no other.

RIP Dickey Betts

Steve_S · April 18, 2024, 6:31pm

Well played @Toon, I didn’t know this until your posting. RIP Dickey. The Allmans’ will be getting some plays here anon.

AndyP · April 18, 2024, 6:31pm

Al Stewart - Past Present and Future

Al in 1974 with Rick Wakeman, Tim Renwick, Isaac Guillory, Bruce Thomas and Tim Hinkley plus a great supporting cast.

Al’s albums are history lessons in themselves. I saw him live a few items. Once at Vicar Street in Dublin and along with others called out for my favourite song (Terminal Eyes off this album). Al’s reply to us was “You may have an extensive knowledge of my back catalogue but I have a set list and that is what I am going to play”

A three CD of this album is out in June.

Cmax · April 18, 2024, 6:37pm

She’s different, seen her quite a few times on Jools Holland, she has a couple of albums too, again are quite good, that’s the good thing about this forum, people willing to share new artistes they have come across, long may it continue.

Tabbycat · April 18, 2024, 6:40pm

The Libertines - Time For Heros The Best Of The Libertines

Eoink · April 18, 2024, 6:49pm

Best wishes to you both Martin.

patk · April 18, 2024, 6:57pm

The Allman Brothers Band – Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7 1972
2CD|2024

Charles64 · April 18, 2024, 6:58pm

Flowers/Stones comp. (1967).

Eoink · April 18, 2024, 7:04pm

RIP Dickie

Steve_S · April 18, 2024, 7:08pm

Zappa | Zoot Allures | 1976
Much fine guitar work here by the man

ewemon · April 18, 2024, 7:09pm

AndyP · April 18, 2024, 7:18pm

I bought this in Boots in Folkestone when they had a record section upstairs that would be the envy of many a record shop nowadays.

I went up there last week and it’s rubbish a load of old toot. Of course the record department went in the late 70’s.

Al Stewart - Modern Times

Eoink · April 18, 2024, 7:22pm

Christy Moore - The Box Set 1964-2004 - Tidal 16/44
The great Irish folkie in a collection from about 20 years ago, this disc is a live recording with a set of some of his classics and some political numbers.
Playing for this track “They Never Came Home”, as far as I know this is the only place you can get it. Removed from his album Ordinary Man for prejudicing the inquiry into the Stardust fire tragedy in 1981 (and for stating no one knew how the fire started when the inquiry found (with no evidence) it was arson). Today the families of the 48 young victims got the start of justice after 43 years, the jury in the inquest found they were killed unlawfully by a fire that started due to faulty equipment in a hot press beside the bar.

ewemon · April 18, 2024, 7:24pm

Boot record counters, brings back loads of memories. From the days when Record Company reps and wholesalers used to come around to see you at Xmas and say buy 50 titles and I will give you a case of wine foc or a couple of bottles of scotch. You never had to buy Xmas pressies or any booze for the New Year. It was one of the many reasons why Boots gave up selling music as their store record buyers used to go literally insane and over order just to get the freebies. Meant they were sitting on so much dead stock which never sold. Funnily enough I was talking to an ex colleague re this the other day.