Quite a few music forums have interminable threads where people list the CDs they’re recently been playing. They’re often illuminating about what makes fans of certain bands tick, and can provide useful pointers towards bands worth checking out.
But this weekend I’ve had my parents (known as ‘The Crumblies’) to stay, so I’ve been restricted to playing “Crumbly-friendly” music. So I started with Opeth’s “Still Life” It was a Xmas present from them, so they seemed to want to find out what it sounded like. I did warn them it went “Hrrrrrrrggghhh”, but…
It lasted about three minutes, two of which were the acoustic intro before the Mikael Åkerfeldt’s death vocals kicked in.
After that:
Apocalyptica plays Metallica on four cellos
John Lord: Before I Forget
Miles Davis: A Kind of Blue
Steve Hackett: Wild Orchids
Renaissance: Live at the Carnegie Hall
