Trishy8
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Post by Trishy8 on Oct 29, 2015 3:56:10 GMT -5
As a child of the 80's I always go back there for my favourite music. If I pick a top 10 go to albums I have to say...
Duran Duran - Rio The Police - Syncronicity Laura Braningan - Self Control Nik Kershaw - Human Racing Queen - The Works Huey Lewis & The News - Sports U2 - Unforgettable Fire Kids In The Kitchen (Australia) Pseudo Echo - Autumnal Park (Australian) INXS - The Swing (Australian)
Now on occasion I'll come back to the now and the top 10 here would be…
Alanis Morisette - Jagged Little Pill Bachelor Girl - Waiting For The Day (Australian) Duran Duran - Red Carpet Masacra Idina Menzel - I Stand Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway Maroon 5 - Overexposed The Script - Self Titled Train - Save Me San Francisco Killers - Hot Fuss Butch Walker - Leaving' The Game On Luckie St
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Post by Bob Reyer on Nov 2, 2015 6:32:56 GMT -5
Trish,
I love that you're able to shift between eras and embrace both old and new material! Music should be an art that allows for exploration of the past as well as the discovery of the new and different, so you're spot on in that regard!
Nicely done!
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Post by si on Nov 15, 2015 15:37:12 GMT -5
This list changes. I'm not convinced it won't change while I'm writing it. And no Stevie Wonder! An obsession as an adolescent, a long time ago but these things stick. Anyway, here goes, in no order
Neil Young - Live Rust, yes a live album and there might be better albums but somehow the excitement and energy of this does something for me. I first heard when my art teacher would play it. He also played John Fahey and introduced me to that amazing music.
Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever, well the title for a start. Then the combination of post punk and soul. Edwyn Collins might not have a voice for either but that he still went for it made the whole even better.
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On. When I first heard this it was after I'd been told, this is a classic. I knew it was a great record and I liked the tunes but something didn't click. Years later I listened again and this time I had a real emotional response to it. Just beautiful and stunning.
Lambchop - How I Quit Smoking, kinda personal this one. Its intimate and different. A quiet record that could be shouting its main subjects, sex and love.
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs, could've been so many, next week it might be Heroes or Hunky Dory but right now its this. Some of his greatest riffs, a dystopian horror story before they were trendy. In the middle of the gloom a great rock ballad.
Now I'm thinking,where are the women?
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Post by atlgamer on Dec 17, 2015 18:20:06 GMT -5
Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life Michael Jackson- Dangerous Whitney Houston- I'm Your Baby Tonight Nas- Illmatic Marvin Gaye- What's Going On
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Post by atlgamer on Dec 17, 2015 18:39:21 GMT -5
This is really racking my brain... I also want to include Earth Wind and Fire- All and All and Biggie's- Ready to Die, Common's- Be... Tough question
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Post by Bob Reyer on Dec 18, 2015 7:47:26 GMT -5
Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life Michael Jackson- Dangerous Whitney Houston- I'm Your Baby Tonight Nas- Illmatic Marvin Gaye- What's Going On Steven, Love your list,and to answer your second post as well, yes, it's tough to leave favorites off the list! I can remember buying Stevie's "Songs..." on vinyl on its first day of release and playing it through twice with friends, and it's an album which I still have! (By the way, "innervisions" sits at the #6 position on my larger list, and "What's Going On" at #22!)
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Post by Bob Reyer on Dec 18, 2015 7:54:28 GMT -5
This list changes. I'm not convinced it won't change while I'm writing it. And no Stevie Wonder! An obsession as an adolescent, a long time ago but these things stick. Anyway, here goes, in no order Neil Young - Live Rust, yes a live album and there might be better albums but somehow the excitement and energy of this does something for me. I first heard when my art teacher would play it. He also played John Fahey and introduced me to that amazing music. Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever, well the title for a start. Then the combination of post punk and soul. Edwyn Collins might not have a voice for either but that he still went for it made the whole even better. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On. When I first heard this it was after I'd been told, this is a classic. I knew it was a great record and I liked the tunes but something didn't click. Years later I listened again and this time I had a real emotional response to it. Just beautiful and stunning. Lambchop - How I Quit Smoking, kinda personal this one. Its intimate and different. A quiet record that could be shouting its main subjects, sex and love. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs, could've been so many, next week it might be Heroes or Hunky Dory but right now its this. Some of his greatest riffs, a dystopian horror story before they were trendy. In the middle of the gloom a great rock ballad. Now I'm thinking,where are the women? Si, Sorry that I'm late responding, especially with such a fine and varied list of favorites! Nice to see Marvin Gaye getting some love in the last two lists, and I'll have to check out Lambchop, simply on the basis of the rest of your choices!
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Post by si on Jan 21, 2016 18:55:31 GMT -5
This list changes. I'm not convinced it won't change while I'm writing it. And no Stevie Wonder! An obsession as an adolescent, a long time ago but these things stick. Anyway, here goes, in no order Neil Young - Live Rust, yes a live album and there might be better albums but somehow the excitement and energy of this does something for me. I first heard when my art teacher would play it. He also played John Fahey and introduced me to that amazing music. Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever, well the title for a start. Then the combination of post punk and soul. Edwyn Collins might not have a voice for either but that he still went for it made the whole even better. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On. When I first heard this it was after I'd been told, this is a classic. I knew it was a great record and I liked the tunes but something didn't click. Years later I listened again and this time I had a real emotional response to it. Just beautiful and stunning. Lambchop - How I Quit Smoking, kinda personal this one. Its intimate and different. A quiet record that could be shouting its main subjects, sex and love. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs, could've been so many, next week it might be Heroes or Hunky Dory but right now its this. Some of his greatest riffs, a dystopian horror story before they were trendy. In the middle of the gloom a great rock ballad. Now I'm thinking,where are the women? Si, Sorry that I'm late responding, especially with such a fine and varied list of favorites! Nice to see Marvin Gaye getting some love in the last two lists, and I'll have to check out Lambchop, simply on the basis of the rest of your choices! Hi Bob, I hope you like Lambchop, listening to you talk about comics, I think you'll find something to connect to. Your own list is pretty varied too. Frank nearly made it on to my list. I heard Sammy Cahn talking about song writing and that they knew their description of love was not true and often a bit silly. But when Frank Sinatra sang the songs, you believed him.
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jan 22, 2016 6:44:22 GMT -5
Si, Sorry that I'm late responding, especially with such a fine and varied list of favorites! Nice to see Marvin Gaye getting some love in the last two lists, and I'll have to check out Lambchop, simply on the basis of the rest of your choices! Hi Bob, I hope you like Lambchop, listening to you talk about comics, I think you'll find something to connect to. Your own list is pretty varied too. Frank nearly made it on to my list. I heard Sammy Cahn talking about song writing and that they knew their description of love was not true and often a bit silly. But when Frank Sinatra sang the songs, you believed him. Si, Some of those "swingin'" tunes can seem a bit out-there, but when delivered by a master like Frank Sinatra (or Nat Cole, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, etc.) the cleverness in the word-play of the Great American Songbook is something to marvel at. That said, the ballads and torch songs of that era continue to be heart-wrenching more than half-a-century later. I checked out some Lambchop stuff, and they are an interesting "alt" mix of folk, country, and blues. One song caught my ear quickly, as it reminded me of one of my favorites; see if it hits you the same way:
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Post by si on Jan 27, 2016 14:30:39 GMT -5
Hi Bob, I hope you like Lambchop, listening to you talk about comics, I think you'll find something to connect to. Your own list is pretty varied too. Frank nearly made it on to my list. I heard Sammy Cahn talking about song writing and that they knew their description of love was not true and often a bit silly. But when Frank Sinatra sang the songs, you believed him. Si, Some of those "swingin'" tunes can seem a bit out-there, but when delivered by a master like Frank Sinatra (or Nat Cole, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, etc.) the cleverness in the word-play of the Great American Songbook is something to marvel at. That said, the ballads and torch songs of that era continue to be heart-wrenching more than half-a-century later. I checked out some Lambchop stuff, and they are an interesting "alt" mix of folk, country, and blues. One song caught my ear quickly, as it reminded me of one of my favorites; see if it hits you the same way: I can definitely hear the connection. Lambchop do a varied selection of covers when they play live, Love TKO, Buzzcocks, Talking Heads. For a band that so often plays quietly, they can rock out.
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Post by Blank2745 on Aug 4, 2016 12:30:26 GMT -5
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