Wild Frank

Me and my bro have very similar taste. I remember when we were both young (around '86) our dad took us to the local record store as said we could chose a record. I choose 'Invisble Touch' by Genesis and my brother choose 'Kind of Magic' by Queen. At the time he thought he choose the best path my now recognises that my choice was far wiser in the long run. Common threads that have run through our collections are Neil Young and Pink Floyd (and lesser known UK bands Marillion and Archive). However, its apparent that with the Neil Young Archives and the upcoming Floyd re-issues we are both going

Yeah 'Hazards' seems to be getting a load of stick which, whilst understandable, is unjustified. Taken as what it is I think its a fine piece of work. There is probably a bit more filler on that record but alot of concept albums suffer from that. Wanting Comes in Waves and Hazards Part IV arevery very strong pieces of music.

Hey...Love your Gabriel Batwings picture. I'm a huge Genesis fan. Don't see much mention of them around these parts.

This is so true. Both the National and Arcade Fire have pulled this stunt in recent months. Wilco have also done similar. It's a bit naughty really.

Very interesting news for European Waits fans. There are to be a series of performances celebrating the album 'Raindogs'. In my opinion Rain Dogs is the best Waits record so these nights could be very special. http://www.tomwaits.com/news/

Yeah I suppose it a case by case thing. I admitedly just remembered the three expensive 'Genesis' Box sets that are sitting in my front room. Maybe they are cynical re-packagin exersizes..but I love 'em. Floyd were good but Genesis ruled back in the seventies!!

Following on from the Pink Floyd thread what's people's thoughts on the growing market of re-mastered, re-packaged, deluxe and now 'immersion' editions of artists back catalogue. Increasingly expensive coffee table artefacts which seem to be the norm these days. When I saw the details of the Floyd re-releases my first thought was 'I wish Tom Waits (my musical hero) would do something like this'. When I thought some more I quickly realised that's the last thing I would want. It just seems too clinical and the result of board meetings rather than something organic and, in the most cases, genui

I'm with you on this although Animals falls into the period I love. The later two albums are far removed from the Floyd I knew.

http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/latest/get-immersed-in-pink-floyds-back-catalogue-with-outtakes-rarities-and.html It all become's a bit clearer here. New 'Best of'. Dark Side, Wish You Were Here and Wall released in three versions: Discovery (for new listeners), Experience (for those with more than a passing interest) and the Immersion (for Floyd-Heads). The Wall immersion edition will be Seven Discs. All very impressive. And...vinyl also in the pipeline. Hard Core Floyd fans (of which there are many) are all going to be a bit poorer (financially) over the next twelve months.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/05/pink-floyd-to-launch-gargantuan-reissue-campaign.html Looks like a massive Floyd re-issue campaign is on the horizon. All 14 albums to be re-released. Dark Side and two more will be released as 'immersion' editions. I have no idea what that will comprise but I'm sure it will be pretty comprehensive and expensive. I do need to re-new (and re-visit) my Floyd collection. Shine On.

Oh I forgot that one. He should not be allowed to do this.

Yeah I'm going to have to give this a listen. Loved the last two records. I am holding off on Circuital until release day but as long as it's beter than Evil Urges I'll be satisfied.

His solo records have been consistantly great and been consistantly overlooked. 'Mobilise', 'Virgina Creeper' and 'Little Moon' are all top drawer. These new GLB shows are interesting (haven't seen any) because they were a phenominal live band back in the day.

Yeah that is a cool little tune.

I didn't like any of the Deer Bands. Bird bands however probably covers a wider base: 1) Black Crowes; 2) Jayhawks; 3) Byrds 4) Eagles 5) The Hawks 6) The Housemartins 7) The Ducks (One for the Neil Young fans) 8) The Cardinals I vote for the Jayhawks although The Hawks turned into a pretty good outfit too. Best songs about Birds: 'Woodpeckers From Mars' by Faith No More

I hope Jenny makes a full and speedy recovery. It seems like they caught it early. There is a lot of love for the new record which is great to see. I am really enjoying it. It feels like a timeless album and works really well in a vinyl format (i.e two sides of four/five songs). It doesn't overstay its welcome either. Good to see artists not trying to cram too much material onto an album. Just 'cos a CD can hold 80 minutes there's no reason to bung everything on it.

Rod Stewart has had a good go at destroying alot of my favourite songs. I can't listen to 'Downtown Train', 'Tom Traubert's blues' or 'I Don't Want to Talk About' without thinking of Old Rod.

I was listening to the '94 Yes album 'Talk'. Forgot how good some of the songs were on that record. A somewhat undervalued album in the Yes catalogue. I still listen to that ABWH album and the subsequent live release.

I have really high hopes for this record. 'Flume' is one of the great songs of the past ten years. Blood Bank was a great EP too.

I have dipped my toe into Will Johnson's work but need to explore more. I have his solo record, which is great, and also the South San Gabriel album 'The Carlton Chronicles'. I'll defiantly download the freebie on his Centro-Matic website.

Love Grant Lee Buffalo, and indeed Grant's solo album's. His last record, Little Moon, was really strong. In terms of GLB my favourite is definitely Mighty Joe Moon, although both Fuzzy and Copperopolis are class too. Its weird seeing so many of these nineties bands touring in 2011. In the UK this year I could see GLB, the Jayhawks, the Black Crowes and Wilco. Those were the four cornerstones bands of my youth. Only Wilco continued to push the envelope into the new millennium, although the last Black Crowes record was mighty fine. On a side note, has Mighty Joe Moon ever been re-released o

I have tickets for this show. Really looking forward to it. Have seen some great shows at the Academy over the years. The last Wilco show in Manchester that I had tickets for got cancelled so this will be extra special. With regards to UK shows I was at Jeff's show at the Union Chapel in Islington and that was such a special night.

So......if 'A treasure' is Performance Series 9 and 'Dreamin Man' is Performace Series 12 what will make up 10 and 11? Has to be between the period of '85 and '92. Hopefully we get a bluenotes show and maybe something with 'the Restless' from circa 1989. It also means that between 1972 and 1984 we have four more releases. Time Fades Away II, Santa Monica Flyers '73, Bottom Line '75? Anyone care to speculate?

That sounds interesting. What's the story regarding 'a treasure'? It's not an album that I was aware of. Is there a tracklist (real or rumoured?). I was thinking we would get the Chrome Dreams/Homegrown/Countryside/Budokan next.

Really loving this record. A solid set of songs with no filler. The two 'Hymns' are both gorgous. Don't think its been mentioned yet but I also love the collection of photo's that adorn the record. I couldn't justify forking out for the deluxe set but the vinyl is pretty nice. They have an EP coming out as part of 'Record Store Day' which should be pretty interesting too.