From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V10 #100 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Friday, April 13 2012 Volume 10 : Number 100 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] 2012: And that's the (somewhat-belated) horn for the end of the first quarter... [Andrew Hamlin Subject: [loud-fans] 2012: And that's the (somewhat-belated) horn for the end of the first quarter... A measure of this year's amazing-ness that the Meat Loaf is near the bottom of this list, rather than at/near the top. I cannot think of another year that's started out this strongly; over three months plus some change, I've heard ten-plus records that have an excellent chance of making my end-of-year list. But here's my ten as of today: Chick Corea/Eddie Gomez/Paul Motian: Further Explorations The Unthanks: The Songs Of Robert Wyatt And Antony & The Johnsons: Live at the Union Chapel (Diversions Vol. 1) THEESatisfaction: awE naturalE Shearwater: Animal Joy Mark Stewart: The Politics Of Envy Sonny Simmons/Frangois Tusques: Near The Oasis Stew & The Negro Problem: Making It Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon Meat Loaf: Hell In A Handbasket Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas Looking forward to hearing: Paul Buchanan, Bill Evans, Van Halen, Rush, Jethro Tull, Dr. John, Carter Tutti Void, John Foxx & The Maths, Rufus Wainwright, Santana, Patti Smith, Bobby Womack, Black Sabbath, Johnny Marr, Janelle Monae, Matchbox Twenty, and Meat Loaf's Christmas album! Your comments/additions encouraged, Andy "ok I just heard the phrase 'dilly-dilly...well, yeah, um, I'll try this one again later" - --a friend of mine breaking off pursuit of Marillion's "Misplaced Childhood" ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V10 #100 ********************************