What Are You Listening To Right Now?
Apr 20, 2008 at 7:47 AM Post #4,683 of 136,820
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Apr 20, 2008 at 11:52 AM Post #4,684 of 136,820
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Date: January 23, 1989

Label: Mca Nashville

/Overnight Burn-In (quite kind)
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Big Ones (sux)
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Moondance
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Van Morrison

Astral Weeks
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Apr 20, 2008 at 5:40 PM Post #4,688 of 136,820
[size=medium]Artist: Black Mountain
Album: Black Mountain
Song: Don't Run Our Hearts Around[/size]
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This is my first listen and I'm already loving this band.

Amazingly enough, they're actually offering some fairly inventive additions to the typical "Stoner Rock" scene ... saxophone, nice backing female vocal accompanyment and the typical, very nice and fuzzed out made-for-Grado type guitar.

Highly recommended for those Stoner Rock fans who might also like Frank Black or Guided by Voices ...

Here's some notes from a certain blog:

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"Black Mountain is one of two circulating incarnations of Vancouver musician Stephen McBean—the other being the more solo oriented Pink Mountaintops. Releasing self-titled, debut albums within six months of each other, these Mountain-family bands have given nostalgic rock 'n' roll fans reason to rise. And hell, even if your record collection doesn't consist of battered vinyl copies of late '60's and early '70's drug-fueled, heavy hitters, you won't be able to resist the gritty grooves of both bands. But, this is a Black Mountain review, so on with the show.

Black Mountain opens the curtain with the first of many assertive anthems. The caustic "Modern Music" declares "One, two, three another pop explosion / One, two, three another hit recording / Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten." – A jab at the state of modern music that makes no bones about it, and I likey. Like much of the album, it's adorned with loud guitar, screechy sax, and some killer Keith Moon/John Bonham style drumming. And if you aren't already familiar with Pink Mountaintops and their superb duet "Tourist in Your Town," you get your first taste of the soulful singing of Amber Webber who takes center stage later on "Heart of Snow."

Following the opiate groove of "Druganaut," "No Satisfaction" sounds like a sunshine alarm after the two previous shadowy efforts. Recalling the Vaselines and VU, "No Satisfaction" showcases more of McBean's cool and Webber's raw soul. The album continues with more blues, prog, and psychedelic rock detailing the sub-genres' highlights with a new and exciting perspective. Citing the Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd among others, Black Mountain somehow succeed in keeping it fresh all along.
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Great album.
 
Apr 21, 2008 at 4:57 AM Post #4,692 of 136,820
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