Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all keeping well enough.
Sony for Friday the 30th of January has the new BOB DYLAN record “shadows of the night”, which is a covers album of Sinatra big band tunes.
Bob has stripped them down to a five piece band….brave move sir.
Dylan (love him or not feeling much love at all, will go down in the annals of history as an incredible artist) has said in the past that “people seldom do what they believe in, they do what is convenient, then repent”
I don’t think anyone can say you are doing the convenient thing Bob….leaving you and your voice wide open for criticism more likely.
I have to say the two tracks I have heard, were vocally delivered very well.
The boss man of Sony has being gushing about the album……blah blah blah maybe.
I am reliably informed the LP comes with a copy of the CD….so not to bad I suppose for 22 euro.
Some of my friendless faceless foes in the sky are asking for 21 pounds!! And some id say, to deliver it…..just doing my local duty folks!!
I have heard quite a few Dylan tales/stories over the years….arriving at Jack Whites house at the crack of dawn in a big bus driven by Bob, to listen to Jack’s records and having to be asked politely to leave much much later that night, only to return the following morning at the crack of dawn again in his bus to start the process again….jack must have been thinking, “how am I gonna get rid of yer man”.
Bob wanted to hear some rare old blues records; I was told it was Jack’s wife had the blues by the end of the week.
I know Bob was spotted a few years back walking along in the direction of hayfield manor between the dole office and St Finbarr’s cathedral, around the time of one of his gigs down da marquee… a balmy summers night… he was first noticed because he had a long black coat on him (oh mercy me, in that heat)….you just never know who is maudlin around the city.
Someone in the shop told me recently how they were out in St Olivier’s cemetery and Brian May from Queen asked him and his wife did they know where Rory’s grave was.
Pias have a few really nice releases for Friday the 6th of February.
Firstly, I would like to mention THE DISTRICTS, only kids from America, 19 and 20 years of age, have a listen to them and it is a near impossibility to stop your head from bobbing up and down….ones to seriously watch I feel. If they don’t wear cowboy boots and checkered shirts ill take a copy please.
Pias also have the new records from FATHER JOHN MISTY and TWO GALLANTS as well as a load more NICK CAVE reissues on CD/DVD including the beautiful “BOATMANS CALL” album ….just Nick and his piano mainly.
I am watching the BBC series PEAKY BLINDERS a bit at the moment (very watchable it is to…on sale in the Music Zone corporation also) and Nick seems to jump in and sing a tune every 15 or 20 minutes. (Not physically jump in)
Another two of the NICK CAVE Vinyl reissues are out on the 6th of February as well, namely “Henry’s Dream” and “the Murder Ballads”.
Murder Ballads was Nick’s most commercially successful album, maybe down to the fact that MTV ( at the time 1996, it was still a really good music channel, I don’t know what the rest of ye think but for all the MTV music channels on the telly right now….i don’t think they are great at all, they certainly don’t show much new and interesting stuff…my opinion anyway but hey each to their own) seemed to have the duet with KYLIE “ where the wild roses grow” on repeat nearly.
That year MTV even nominated NICK for best male artist but he asked them to withdraw his nomination….which they did…..so Nick must have thought it was a shite music channel back then as well…..what do I know!
Shaggy won best male artist that year in the MTV awards…..that was a joke…I don’t know who won it… I hope now it wasn’t Shaggy!! ha
Universal have a new record from DIANA KRALL out on the 30th January…she has sold nearly 20 million records I think and people refer to her, as I will now, as ELVIS COSTELLO’s wife…..she must love that.
An interesting one from a guy called BLAKE MILLS, his second album, getting some serious reviews in the music mags.
There is a best of GAMMA RAY out on the 30th of January also and some RICK WAKEMAN ( YES) reissues…..speaking earlier of random sightings of great rock stars….my friends and I were on a stag in Swansea of all places a few years back when one of the lads said “ look its yer man Noel Edmonds from the telly” ….it turned out to be the aforementioned Rick, having a bite of lunch with his family….the seriously bleary eyed Cork boys left him in peace as they had to rush to catch the ferry from hell….lucky for him, being told he was mistaken for Noel Edmond’s could have turned him off his Yorkshire pudding.
Music on Vinyl have the JIMI HENDRIX tribute album “ stone free” reissued, as well as reissues of JULEE CRUISE and STAN GETZ ( all attached)
Essential have the new record by THE SUBWAYS for the 6th.
PROPER has ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN’S self titled 5th album, the last with drummer PETE DE FREITAS….who left the band after the 4TH album…ocean rain was 4th I think…..the band tried 4 or 5 different drummers in the recording sessions for this 5th album but none worked out, so they brought their long time band mate DE FREITAS back as a hired hand (not as a member of the band) for the recording of the fifth album….there was savage friction during the recording, but still a good album.
Warner has nada for the 30th January as they are closed this past few days on account of moving warehouse….i ordered 129 units of stock from Warner early this week, when they were still open, and I received 41 units….not a great fill rate….so if anyone is waiting on a special order from any of the Warner labels…please bear with me.
Things can only get better….he hopes.
Sin e for this week folks
Check our website for new records in….got a delivery from the states this week so should be all up on the site by the end of the weekend hopefully.
https://musiczone.ie/new-products-vinyl-records
Thanks for listening as always,
Ray.