Lots of "Football Music" today.
Queen's A Day at the Races and some of The Game, but that's really not a very good album, so I cut it short.
Followed with Steely Dan's Everything Must Go and Gaucho.
Then on to some classical...
Holst's The Planets - André Previn and the Royal PO on Telarc...
Tchaikovsky is an interesting phenomena. When people first start listening to classical music, often Tchaikovsky is one of the first composers they enjoy. Then, as they evolve, they often learn to look down on him. If they evolve further, they often learn to appreciate him again.
BTW, I have...
I know these might sound like strange bedfellows, but two of my absolute favorite genres are ballet music (classical in general) and progressive metal. Two recent HD purchases that are completely blowing my mind are a fabulously well performed and recorded complete Tchaikovsky Swan Lake with...
Brahms Piano Trio No. 1. A recent discovery from the many enormo classical sets I have been acquiring during the last several months. I love these things. The recordings and performances are occasionally spotty, but on the whole they are remarkable deals, especially if you wait around for...
Mozart Piano Concerto #5, 1st movement.
I sprung for a couple of the Brilliant Classics sets. Mozart and Bach. 325 CDs for under $200 is kind of amazing. So far, I have been mostly happy with the Mozart (Bach only just arrived and I haven't even tried any out yet) though some of the Chamber...
Doing the party Shuffle myself, selecting from my entire collection.
In the queue...
The Voice, Alan Parsons Project
Pick Yourself Up, Diana Krall
Taliesin and Melanghel, Love is Colder than Death
Dun Ringill, Jethro Tull
Lucy is Red, Nosferatu
The Peanut Vendor, Stan Kenton
My favorite Steely Dan album
Right now, I'm listening to Yes' last gasp of greatness, Awaken, from Going for the One.
BTW Scott, do you ever get tired of ELP?
I'm just at the finale of Eldorado, by Electric Light Orchestra. Like Don, I tend to listen to a lot of Euro goth. I have about half the stuff he mentioned. That Atrocity sounds interesting.