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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 12:34:17 GMT -5
The return of the mosh pit of music discussion,the disco dance floor of the big beat.All types of music talk is welcomed and all types of music can be mocked as well. And a-one,and a-two
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Post by Nowhere Man on May 2, 2014 12:39:45 GMT -5
I thought I'd kick things off with this gem to make certain that there is no place to go but up. (Also because I was looking at old YouTube history and forgot about it)
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Post by ironchimp on May 2, 2014 12:40:41 GMT -5
it's always been about hong kong's teddy robin and the playboys and always will be
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Post by Jesse on May 2, 2014 12:45:20 GMT -5
So glad you brought this thread back! For the past week I've been in the mood to listen to 80's and 90s punk rock. One of my favorites from around that time were the Australian punk rock band Frenzal Rhomb. I recommend checking out their third album Meet the Family which you can listen to in it's entirety on youtube.
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Post by Crimebuster on May 2, 2014 13:01:23 GMT -5
I'm also glad this thread returned. Anything that helps quarantine all the random music chatter is okay in my book!
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 2, 2014 13:06:45 GMT -5
A few weeks ago, I was adding some Steve Winwood to my iPod (Arc of a Diver, Traffic's Barleycorn and Low Spark, and also some Spencer Davis tracks) and it was then I learned something I had never known, which is that Winwood began his career as a Ray Charles (vocal) impersonator, and a very convincing one at that. Eric Clapton recalled travelling to Birmingham (U.K.) to check him out, expecting a black, R&B singer from the American South, only to see a pimply-faced British teenager nailing "I Got A Woman."
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Post by Jesse on May 2, 2014 13:34:56 GMT -5
Snuff is one of my favorite punk bands from the '80s - '90s. The first song I ever heard from them is still one of my favorites and one hell of a drinkin' song. NSFW
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 13:43:18 GMT -5
I guess I'll start posting some of my random vinyl finds. This a cosmic prog album I found called Automatic Man from 1976.
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 2, 2014 13:57:35 GMT -5
I guess I'll start posting some of my random vinyl finds. This a cosmic prog album I found called Automatic Man from 1976. I'm liking that a lot. Kind of a Funkadelic/ELO/Rick Wakeman vibe. Please continue. |
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Post by Jesse on May 2, 2014 13:59:26 GMT -5
I always got a kick out of this video for Bastards of Young by The Replacements. I get the impression they had to make a video out of some contractual obligation but this comes off as a huge middle finger to that early MTV era.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 14:09:41 GMT -5
On the old Robo Dan thread many months ago,I was alphabetically recounting all the various musical performers I'd purchased and listened to over the decades.I kept it confined to albums I bought and kept the focus away from Superstar musicians.I got to the M's before I reached an exhaustion point but thought about resuming it again
So if you don't mind,rhetorically speaking,I'd like to transpose it here before its lost. Plenty of original comments I can't copy over pointing out mistakes,idiotic opinions,unwarrented exclusions or inclusions. So go ahead if you want and lambast me again.Here we go
Looking at my list of 45RPMs,LPs,reel-to-reel tape,cassettes,8 tracks,CDs,MP3s I have bought thru the decades and would like to hear any thoughts on some of these obscure,forgotten or (I think) under-rated performers. I'll start with the letter A:
Adam and the Ants-a favorite new wave artist,fun listening.Goody Two Shoes,Strip,Desperate But Not Serious
Aldo Nova
Albert,Herb and the Tijuana Brass-one of the few acts from the 60s I liked even though it wasn't Rock.The Whip Cream album cover is a classic. I could listen to the theme to Casino Royale multiple times in one sitting
Animal Logic-Stuart (Police) Copeland on drums teamed with the great bass guitarist Stanley Clarke. I thought this had the makings of a great group
Animals-From the original British invasion,Eric Burdon and mates had a great string of hits including House of the Rising Sun,We Gotta Get Out of This Place and more but I never thought they got the recognition they deserved
Atlantic Rhythm Section-One great song-So Into You
Argent-couple of good tracks. The song Hold Your Head Up was one of the most played songs of the mid 70s
Art of Noise-good techno/pop band
Average White Band-them white boys played great soul music
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 14:13:03 GMT -5
Continuing into the B list
Bad Company-just wanted to say they had one of the great debut albums
Badfinger-one of my favorite power/pop bands. Tragic endings with 2 suicides. On a side note, I had a friend who worked at Apple Records in NYC when it was announced that the company was folding with the Beatles break-up. It seemed everyone was grabbing something to take home as a memento. My friend gave me a master pressing of Badfinger's classic album Straight Up. The vinyl record was extra heavy,like it could survive a nuke
Batdorf and Rodney-The song Home Again got a lot of FM airplay in 1972. Harmonies like Crosby,Stills and Nash and great finger-pickin guitar work.
Beck,Jeff-others here posted their admiration for this legendary guitarist and include me with it. Taking over for Clapton in the Yardbirds, Beck was an early experimenter introducing varied guitar sounds such as fuzztone,reverb etc. After the Yardbirds he formed his own band introducing Rod Stewart on vocals.The 1971 Rough and Ready album was a favorite of mine. In 1975 he changed direction and released a few jazz/fusion albums that found commercial success. I bought a live DVD of his recently and the guy looks great and still wails
Belafonte,Harry My mother had his 1959 Live at Carnegie Hall album. Typically one rejects the music of your parents but this one I always liked
Bell,Chris-I Am The Cosmos 1992 recommended
Belly-Star 1993 I have to dig this one out, I think I liked it
Benson,George Breezin' from 1976 and his double live album from 1979. His vocals and guitar style define the word smooth
Berlin-I bought 3 of their albums. Best known for Take My Breath Away
Big Star-mid 70s power/pop. At that time they were pretty much neglected but over the years they became cult and critical darlings
Bjork -bought 4 of her albums so I must have liked her. I just can't recall her music 15-29 years later
Blackmore,Richie-Huge Deep Purple fan.Not so with Richie's solo years
Blue Cheer-I command you to go to YouTube to watch them perform Summertime BluesDon't bother with any other of their songs. One of the pioneers of Heavy metal music
Blue Oyster Cult-Don't Fear The Reaper is enough reason to be in the Rock Hall of Fame
Blues Brothers-Yup, bought all 3 of their albums.
Bodacious DF-Big fan of Jefferson Airplane in their original incarnation. Lead singer Marty Balin left and recorded this solo album. Good funky shit
Booker T and the MGs-1960s top soul instrumental band. Green Onions
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Box Tops-1960s singles pop group. Cry Like A Baby and The Letter are the standouts
Brand X-late 70s prog rock/jazz with Phil Collins moonlighting on vocals
Breeders-Kim Deal of the Pixies headed this group. I have their 1990 album POD
Brett,Paul-Interlife 1978-Guess I heard it on the radio and got the album. I've been trying to find a CD of it for decades with no luck. Excellent melodic guitarist
Brewer and Shipley-early 70s singer/songwriters best known for One Toke Over The Line. The Tarkio album is an old favorite of mine
Brinsley Schwarz British pub rock band from the 70s fronted by Nick Lowe
Bruce,Jack Bass player/songwriter/lead vocalist for Cream. Never could produce any memorable music as a solo act. I did like the 1st album he made when teamed with Leslie West of Mountain
Brubeck,Dave The 1959 Time Out album will live forever
Buchanon,Roy Another tragedy of Rock. Roy was one of the top blues guitarists of the 70s but could never find any commercial success. Died in 1988 after an arrest for public intoxication and hung himself in a jail cell
Buckley,Jeff-And another tragedy. Released his only album Grace in 1994 to critical acclaim then died during a midnight swim
Buggles-I bought their album because of Video Killed the Radio Star
Burdon,Eric-After the Animal broke apart, he went through his pyschedelic phase. My favorite song during this period was Sky Pilot. Then came Spill The Wine with his funk band War. He quickly left them and came out with 2 albums in 1974/75 Sun Secrets and Stop. Hard Rock and powerful vocals. His reunion lp with the Animals, Before We Were Interrupted disappointed me
Bush,Kate Quirky,talented and best known for Running Up That Hill from the 80s.The song Babooshka is another favorite
Butts Band-no,not twerking music but the mid 70s remnants of the Doors with Robby Kreiger on guitar and drummer John Densmore
Alright,who's familiar with these artists?
Here's some Batdorf and Rodney:
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 14:14:59 GMT -5
Lets C some more musical artists focusing on the obscure,forgotten,under-rated etc
Cactus-Late 60s/early 70s blues/boogie band of which there were hundreds at this time. If you went to a concert,they were probably 3rd on the bill. Decent for its time,I bought all their albums from the $1.99 bins. After they broke up,two of their members teamed with Jeff Beck for the Beck/Bogart/Appice album
Cake-Alt pop 90s. I liked them and bought 4 of their albums. Most popular song was "The Distance". They had a somewhat smug attitude
Cale,JJ-Scored a hit single in 1971 "Crazy Mama' a slow,swampy blues tune. Best known as the songwriter behind the Clapton hits "After Midnight" and"Cocaine". Passed away early this year
California,Randy -Real name Randy Wolffe. Mid 60s joined with Jimi Hendrix in a rock band before Hendrix left for England and international fame. There were 2 Randys in the group so Hendrix called one Randy Texas and the other Randy California. Randy was a singer/songwriter/lead guitarist and idolized Hendrix's style. He went on to form one of the most under-rated bands Spirit. Spirit broke up early 70s and Randy recorded a solo album under the name Kaptain Kopter and the Fabulous Twirly Birds. I must have played this album minimum 100 times. Have to like an album whose bass player goes by the name Clit McToris.Afterwards he re-formed Spirit with new members.Randy died in the most heroic way a while back. While in Hawaii, his 12 year old son got caught in an undertow while swimming at the beach. Randy dived in and saved him but was drowned in so doing. Bless you Randy wherever you are
Call,The-1980s new wave best known for The Walls Came Down"
Camel-early 70s prog/rock. The 1st song "Freefall" from their debut 1974 album blew me away. However their subsequent work never replicated that effect. The 1975 Snow Goose album did well in England-I thought it was utter crap
Captain Beefheart-psychedelic/prog rock My frank Zappa mania led me to try him out with his 1970 album Safe as Milk. Very experimental,eclectic,daring,innovative,weird singing voice,totally uncommercial. Critics loved him but not for me
Captain Beyond early 70s prog/rock Their 1973 Suffieciently Breathless album is one of my all time favs
Cardigans mid 90s pop. Sugary is the key word here and it satisfied my sweet tooth
Carrack,Paul 1980s pop keyboardist. his biigest hits were for other peoples bands including "How Long" by Ace, "Tempted" by Squeeze, "All I Need is A Miracle/Silent Running" by Mike and the MechanicsHis solo albums won't disappoint
Catherine Wheel 1990s alt pop I got 5 of their albums and nothing comes to mind. Need to listen to them again
Chamber Brothers Their 20 minute hardrock/psychedelic classic Time Has Come Today is a must-own for fans of that era
Chango 1975 Santana-like band
Chapman,Tracy female black folk artist. 1st album caught many peoples attention
Chemical Brothers electronica Picked up 1997's Dig Your Own Hole and 1999's Surrender
Cherry People I liked their 1968 single "And Suddenly" The album blows chunks
Chipmunks From 1980,Alvin and the gang released Chipmunk Punk. Yup i bought it to hear their renditions of songs from Blondie,The Cars,the Knack etc
Chumbawamba 1997's Tubthumper got massive airplay but it was totally unlike the rest of the album
Clark,Dave Five 2nd British group following The Beatles to make it big in the states. "Glad All Over/Bits and Pieces/Because" and others were big hits. I remember teen mags of that time playing up the rivalry between them and The Beatles as to who would be top dog. Imagine that
Clarke,Stanley jazz/rock One of my favorite bass guitarists
Climax Blues Band 1970s band that always seemed to be on the road. Had 2 great songs-"Couldn't Get It Right" and "I Love You"
Cobham,Billy jazz/rock Important player in the jazz/rock fusion movement.
Cole,Paula 1996's This Fire album had the hits "I Don't Want To Wait' and Where Have All The Cowboys Gone". Where are you now Paula?
Coryell,Larry Jazz His early 70s work incorporated rock. His guitar work was simply amazing and rivalled Hendrix when he wanted to. I reccomend his self-titled 1970 album as evidence. As the years progressed he abandoned rock and mellowed out
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Post by Jesse on May 2, 2014 14:16:15 GMT -5
I have listened to this song quite a few times on repeat since someone mentioned in The Beatles thread. Mull of Kintyre is an incredibly beautiful song and one of my all time favorite songs by Paul McCartney & Wings.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 14:16:32 GMT -5
C Conclusion and a dip into Ds
Cotton Mather 1990 Kontiki This album is highly recommended for those who enjoy the Beatles circa 1966
Country Joe and the Fish San Francisco and the Summer of Love hippie band that were more political than most. Woodstock performers with the anti-war song anthym I'm-Fixin-To-Die-Rag with the infamous F-U-C-K chant
Cowsills The original models for the Partridge family. Too bubble gum for my tastes but I did like "The Rain,The Park and other Things" and their version of "Hair" is a classic
Crabby Appleton One hit wonders but it was a good one "Go Back" 1970
Crash Test Dummies Have the 1999 Give Yourself A Hand CD
Cray,Robert One of the few younger,marketable bluesmen around but his best stuff was in the 80s
Crazy Horse Neil Young's back-up band in the early 70s. Without him, their albums were consigned to the bargin bins
Crenshaw,Marshall Talented singer-songwriter regarded as the Buddy Holly of the 80s. In fact he played Buddy Holly in the movie La Bamba. The first 3 albums are the standouts
Crosby,David That fat,doped up,sperm donating guy actually had a good solo album in 1971-the aptly titled "If I Could Only Remember My Name
Crowded House From the ashes of Split Endz they arose. Their self titled debut and 1991's Woodface are great examples of post-Beatle anglo-pop
Cruzados I have they're 1985 album and no memory of they're music
Daily,E.G. 1987's single "Mind Over Matter" was infectuous enough to buy the EP. That song was meant for Blondie's Debbie Harry who recorded but did not release it. Big mistake Debbie
D'Arby,Terrance 1987's Introducing The Hardline brought back the original soul and funk to mid-80s opo music
Dead Can Dance I have the 1998 Passage In Time CD
Deee-Lite "Groove is in the Heart"
Delaney and Bonnie Husband and wife folkies but the album to get is 1970's On Tour With Eric Clapton
Some great songs as well as the beginnings of Derek and the Dominoes
Deodato I've got 1973's Prelude and 1974's Whirlwind. Big Band jazz/fusion. Their classic rendition of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" is on the Prelude album
Derringer,Rick From #1 song "Hang on Sloopy",playing in Johnny and Edgar Winter's bands along with playing for Cyndi Lauper,Steely Dan and Weird Al Yankovich he also scored a solo hit single with "Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo"
Devo Loved the Flower Pots
Dion Dion Dimucci absolutely deserves his Hall of Fame membership. "Runaround Sue,The Wanderer,Teenager In Love,Ruby Baby" and others made him a superstar late 50s-early 60s. Then he comes back with the fantastic "Abraham,Martin and John" in 1968
I'm amazed at what you can find on YouTube. They even have fucking Chango that I mentioned earlier. Here's some hard rock with latin percussion early Santana style,screaming guitars and keyboards
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