What are you listening to right now?

[Jackson Monk]

Born to be a classic....Oh yes, oh yes oh yes....

[BlueChair]

Best album of the year thus far? Quite possibly.

[Who Shot Sam?]

Best album of the year thus far? Quite possibly.

It's really very good. Lovely harmonies. Great melodic pop. Nice summer album too!

[verbal gymnastics]

Hey Ma - James

[bambooneedle]

Woody Guthrie - Howdjidoo. Written for a children's album. Can be heard here - http://youtube.com/watch?v=WQL8mHdrPTs&feature=related

[BlueChair]

So good.

[BlueChair]

May 26, 1959 in Milwaukee on the mound.
Harvey Haddix of the Pirates was mowing 'em down.
27 up, 27 gone.
Nine innings in the book, and not a man had gotten on.

Now, in history on 17 have thrown a perfect game.
A most exclusive club and a most exalted fame.
But after nine the Pirates hadn't scored.
A perfect game and still old Harvey had to pitch some more.

David Wells, David Cone, Sandy Koufax, Cy Young,
Jim Bunning, Tom Browning, Charlie Robertson.
Don Larsen in the series in 1956.
Why don't we add old Harvey to that list?

10th inning down, 11th inning down, he moved on to the 12th.
Three straight outs and the fans were pinching themselves.
The best game ever pitched and still a scoreless tie!
Poor Harvey had to carry on and give it one more try.

Thirteen's never lucky so you can guess the rest.
Harv gave up a hit and then he lost the whole contest.
I wonder how he slept that night knowing how close he came
to a most exclusive club that should include his name.

David Wells, David Cone, Randy Johnson, Addie Joss,
Kenny Rogers, Mike Witt, Dennis Martinez.
Don Larsen in the series in 1956.
Why don't we add old Harvey to that list?

The search for perfection is a funny thing, at least as I've been told.
It drives you nuts, it makes you curse and eats away your soul.
Sometimes better isn't better, sometimes justice just ain't served.
Sometimes legend isn't laid where it's most deserved.

But humanity is flawed as the losers will attest.
We're draw to tragic stories, the ones that suit us best.
But for 12 innings on that fateful day, old Harvey was a God.
A perfect game if nothing else because perfection's always flawed.

David Wells, David Cone, Lee Richmond, Monte Ward.
Len Barker against the Jays, and Catfish for the A's.
Don Larsen in the series in 1956. Why don't we add old Harvey to that list?

[Bad Ambassador]

This sublime record:

[Otis Westinghouse]

Haven't heard that in several years. Only have on cassette. Great songs and arrangements.

Agree with glowing assessment of Martha's second, Blue.

[Who Shot Sam?]

Agree with glowing assessment of Martha's second, Blue.

The reviews have been a bit mixed, which has put me off buying it so far. But I sense I might be missing out.

[BlueChair]

Martha's voice is definitely a love-it or hate-it experience. I suspect this album would be pretty polarizing, particularly for that reason. Listen to what she's got up on MySpace and if you like what you hear I'd say it's worth picking up the album.

[blooch]

Nick Lowe- At My Age

Quite possibly his best album to date and his voice seems to have got better with age.
In fact i think i can safely say that Mr Lowe has never made a bad record.
Unless anyone else can think of one?

Am i going to wish i never asked that?

[Otis Westinghouse]

Agree with glowing assessment of Martha's second, Blue.

The reviews have been a bit mixed, which has put me off buying it so far. But I sense I might be missing out.

Ignore those and go with my boy Alexis and our collective boy Graeme:

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic ... 50,00.html
http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews ... 90,00.html

I'm sure you'll like it as you're a fan of the first. Some very good songs on there.

[verbal gymnastics]

Vampire Weekend's eponymous album.

I've had one listen and it's OK but I think I'll need to play it a few times.

[johnfoyle]

The Classical Variations - Uri Caine


Workout Holiday - White Denim


Life, Death, Love and Freedom - John Mellencamp

[Who Shot Sam?]

Heard a track from that White Denim album the other day and it sounded kind of fun. Fleet Foxes again today.

[Otis Westinghouse]

I have the Uri Caine one with lovely botanical drawings on front and inside. Nice stuff.

[mood swung]

I read a review of his newest (A Drunkard's Masterpiece) that made me want to hear it, but this is the closest I've gotten. So far.

Some weird shit.

[Who Shot Sam?]

Havin' some Jarv...

[mood swung]

It's Red Hot Chili Pepper Day in beautiful downtown Pigeon Forge.

[Jackson Monk]

My favourite GP album of recent years.

[Who Shot Sam?]

One of the great hidden gems of '90s indie-pop. Fantastic album.

[migdd]

My favourite GP album of recent years.

I was just listening to this again last night. Disney's America has to be the best song Parker has ever written!

[pophead2k]

John Harle and EC's 'When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy', which just came on the shuffle, and which I've always really, really liked.

[verbal gymnastics]

On Broadway - The Clash