tmtomh Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 The Waitresses, "Christmas Wrapping": fantastic early '80s camp: Big Star, "Jesus Christ": A surprisingly earnest recording. I'm not especially religious, or even a Christian, but Alex Chilton's vocal-and-acoustic-guitar demo version is incredibly beautiful and moving: [video=youtube;N-rsOLVB9Hs] Link to comment
89reksal Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Mary Margaret O'Hara "Christmas E.P." Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Why not something from our Nobel Laureate? (ahem) ...and you won't want to miss this new release: Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 [video=youtube;YUSr-rH2PuY] Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Just kidding (sorta). This is actually what I'm listening to at the moment. New release and superb. @Ralf11 +10 for Jacob Needleman Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
semente Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nativitas-Celebration-Peace-At-Christmas/dp/B00065VUFI "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
Musicophile Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I just recently discovered this very nice Christmas album (that doesn't take itself fully seriously) by young Swiss singer/songwriter Heidi Happy. https://heidihappy.bandcamp.com Merry Christmas with Heidi Happy | Heidi HappyÂ*– Album herunterladen und abspielen https://listen.tidal.com/album/66003259 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
esmit Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3135793508_10.jpg In remembrance of the great Sharon Jones Sent from my D6633 using Computer Audiophile mobile app Link to comment
wanta911 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I just recently discovered this very nice Christmas album (that doesn't take itself fully seriously) by young Swiss singer/songwriter Heidi Happy. [ATTACH=CONFIG]31611[/ATTACH] I just downloaded & listened to this - love it! Thanks Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Christmas Gumbo album esp. Pimp my Sleigh by Galactic Link to comment
Teresa Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I like this CD from Sheffield Lab. Sounds very good for a CD, music can be enjoyed anytime of the year not just at Christmas. I'm playing it right now. I like this Hi-res Audio/Video Blu-ray of the Nutcracker ballet. Excellent dancing by the Mariinsky Ballet. Valery Gergiev conducting the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre. It is 24-bit 48kHz in 2-channel stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Merry Xmas everyone. I have dementia. I save all my posts in a text file I call Forums. I do a search in that file to find out what I said or did in the past. I still love music. Teresa Link to comment
Lynn124 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Bulgarian Women's choir. Tour '93 or probably any of them. Very nice flat tones. Not Christmas specifically, but choral music. If that's not off enough, I think Jello Biafra has a xmass song or 2 IIRC. Link to comment
wgscott Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Jello Biafra I sat next to him on a flight from SF to London once. Link to comment
Sal1950 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 It is that time of year again when we listen to horridly wretched music to celebrate the alleged imaginary deity-human hybrid spawn whose emergence forms the Central Dogma of a splinter-cult that succeeded (not Molecular Biology, sorry, and apologies to Sir Francis).What do you find tolerable? Prof, your going to He-l, you know that don't you? In any case. "The gullibility of audiophiles is what astonishes me the most, even after all these years. How is it possible, how did it ever happen, that they trust fairy-tale purveyors and mystic gurus more than reliable sources of scientific information?" Peter Aczel - The Audio Critic R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
Lynn124 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I sat next to him on a flight from SF to London once. How was that? I get the feeling he's a very intelligent man when he's not slobbering drunk. Am I wrong? I saw him in Boston before he got quite so famous in a very very small venue. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 anybody have some high bitrate Festivus music? Link to comment
TubeLover Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 You would be alluding to WH's "A Winter's Solstice" series of CDs. They had released 5 or so different "Winter's Solstice" albums, as well as some other 'Christmas-y' stuff that I can't think of now. Now, solo pianist George Winston's "December" is past 25 years old, and it is still a very relevant and timeless recording. Highly recommended. Agreed on George Winston's December being a classic, but the Windham Hill Winter Solstice cd's are also as timeless now as they were upon release. I can also strongly recommend the Windham Hill Celtic Christmas series. Great modern variations on Celtic Christmas songs that sometimes go back centuries. I am, in fact, listening to one as I write this. Wonderful music. JC Link to comment
kilroy Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Agreed on George Winston's December being a classic, but the Windham Hill Winter Solstice cd's are also as timeless now as they were upon release. I can also strongly recommend the Windham Hill Celtic Christmas series. Great modern variations on Celtic Christmas songs that sometimes go back centuries. I am, in fact, listening to one as I write this. Wonderful music. JC Listened to the first A Winter's Solstice a few days ago for the first time in maybe 20 years. Still fantastic. Link to comment
TubeLover Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Listened to the first A Winter's Solstice a few days ago for the first time in maybe 20 years. Still fantastic. I think that is my favorite of all of them, it's a beautiful, seamless musical experience. Though the others are still very solid, especially Winter Solstice 2. I listen to them every year for a time, at Solstice. JC Link to comment
wgscott Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 How was that? I get the feeling he's a very intelligent man when he's not slobbering drunk. Am I wrong? I saw him in Boston before he got quite so famous in a very very small venue. I don't remember him drinking anything. He was very hyperactive, and very weird. He had a HUGE briefcase that he somehow managed to bring on as a carry-on, and had a bunch of newspapers and magazines in it to get material for his spoken-word performances. (You can get some of these on iTunes, fwiw). He definitely kept me entertained, but I got no work done as a consequence. As big a fan as I am, I did not give him my isle seat. He was no better at staying seated than I am. I think if I didn't know who it was, I would have asked to be moved. Link to comment
Lynn124 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I don't remember him drinking anything. He was very hyperactive, and very weird. He had a HUGE briefcase that he somehow managed to bring on as a carry-on, and had a bunch of newspapers and magazines in it to get material for his spoken-word performances. (You can get some of these on iTunes, fwiw). He definitely kept me entertained, but I got no work done as a consequence. As big a fan as I am, I did not give him my isle seat. He was no better at staying seated than I am. I think if I didn't know who it was, I would have asked to be moved. That's an interesting story. I saw him solo maybe in 82 in Boston. He was hyper but also very drunk, all of us were very drunk- audience of about 30, including a few bar regulars. No stage. He fell down several times and then gave up and just jammered into the mic from the floor while turning himself in circles with one leg. It was very entertaining. Some audience participation, lol. He did get people aware of things in the 80's. Link to comment
wgscott Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 That's an interesting story. I saw him solo maybe in 82 in Boston. He was hyper but also very drunk, all of us were very drunk- audience of about 30, including a few bar regulars. No stage. He fell down several times and then gave up and just jammered into the mic from the floor while turning himself in circles with one leg. It was very entertaining. Some audience participation, lol. He did get people aware of things in the 80's. See also: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f15-music-general/california-%DCber-alles-punk-equivalent-folk-song-21369/ Link to comment
Lynn124 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 See also: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f15-music-general/california-%DCber-alles-punk-equivalent-folk-song-21369/ Thanks, will have to check it out when I get more bandwidth. Tree took out most my internet. Link to comment
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