Disco Stu 15468 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1982 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly Rush - Signals Roxy Music - Avalon Lou Reed - The Blue Mask XTC - English Settlement Joe Jackson - Night and Day Mission of Burma - Vs. Huey Lewis & The News - Picture This Michael Rother - Fernwärme The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky The Clash - Combat Rock Orange Juice - Rip It Up Peter Gabriel - Security Haircut 100 - Pelican West Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless Laurie Anderson - Big Science Neil Young - Trans The Cure - Pornography King Crimson - Beat Toto - IV 1983 REM - Murmur Tom Waits - Swordfishtrobones New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies Huey Lewis & The News - Sports Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dazzle Ships Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues David Bowie - Let's Dance The B-52's - Whammy! Electric Light Orchestra - Secret Messages [intended double album] John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels ZZ Top - Eliminator Lou Reed - Legendary Hearts Randy Newman - Trouble in Paradise Tears for Fears - The Hurting Minor Threat - Out of Step Nick Heyward - North of a Miracle The Blasters - Non Fiction XTC - Mummer Dio - Holy Diver Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1984 Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense [complete soundtrack] Rush - Grace Under Pressure Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA The Smiths - self-titled / Hatful of Hollow The Replacements - Let It Be REM - Reckoner XTC - The Big Express Felt - The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hyaena Cocteau Twins - Treasure Van Halen - 1984 Penguin Café Orchestra - Broadcasting From Home The Cars - Heartbeat City Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade Lou Reed - New Sensations Metallica - Ride the Lightning Laurie Anderson - Mister Heartbreak King Crimson - Three of a Perfect Pair Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains I'm cheating with my #1 pick. Previously I've been excluding live albums, and this is one where the version I'm specifying wasn't officially released as a standalone CD until 1999. But Stop Making Sense is so obviously THE musical achievement of the year I had to put it #1. Also I love Purple Rain, but I'm categorizing it as soul/R&B/funk/disco so left it off here. Maybe I'll do a list of favorite 70s and 80s R&B/funk albums like I did favorite hip hop albums for the 90s. I know Prince is a multi-genre artist, but that's the decision I made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 You also cheat by having two seperate albums in one spot so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 18 minutes ago, Clockwork Angel said: You also cheat by having two seperate albums in one spot so... I've been doing that since I went back to the 70s! This '84 list is a bit cheating though because Hatful of Hollow is a compilation and not an album album..... oh well! On 19/01/2023 at 5:33 PM, Disco Stu said: If a band releases two albums in a year (so much more common back in those days), I allow myself to rank them together if Ilike them basically equally. Oh and for the record: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Really this is a genre I engage with more through singles than albums, so some essential artists that didn't do classic albums aren't on this list (most notably, James Brown who was on fire in the early 70s with songs like "Super Bad", "Sex Machine", and "Make It Funky") 1970s Soul/Funk/Disco Chic - self-titled Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life Al Green - Al Green Explores Your Mind War - The World is a Ghetto Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On Parliament - Mothership Connection Funkadelic - Maggot Brain The O'Jays - Back Stabbers The Spinners - self-titled Marvin Gaye - I Want You KC and the Sunshine Band - self-titled The Isley Brothers - Givin' It Back Isaac Hayes - Black Moses Earth, Wind, & Fire - The Best of Earth, Wind, & Fire, Vol. 1 Bill Withers - Still Bill Bee Gees et. al. - Saturday Night Fever Tower of Power - Back to Oakland Booker T. & The MG's - Melting Pot Gladys Knight & The Pips - Imagination Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - self-titled Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Great stuff, @Disco Stu. I'd add: ALL 'N' ALL I AM WHAT'S GOING ON LET'S GET IT ON HERE MY DEAR INNERVISIONS FULLFILLINGNESSES' FIRST FINALE TALKING BOOK JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS C'EST CHIC RISQUÉ AWB CUT THE CAKE SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Gonna go back into the 60s. I'm gonna start listing R&B/funk albums in with the rest for these (see how Dusty Springfield and Sly Stone on this list) 1969 is an absolutely insane year, undisputed classic albums left, right, and center. 1969 The Who - Tommy The Velvet Underground - self-titled The Beatles - Abbey Road The Kinks - Arthur or the Decline and Fall of The British Empire Led Zeppelin - I / II Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country / Green River / Willy and the Poor Boys Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere The Band - self-titled The Allman Brothers Band - self-titled The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! The Beach Boys - 20/20 Rod Stewart - The Rod Stewart Album The Stooges - self-titled Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline The Jeff Beck Group - Beck-Ola Steve Miller Band - Brave New World The Guess Who - Canned Wheat David Bowie - Space Oddity Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority Harpers Bizarre - 4 The Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain And yes, I combined all three of CCR's amazing albums from this year. What a year! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 No. You finish the 80's first! I need to be able to post the rest of my list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 minutes ago, Clockwork Angel said: No. You finish the 80's first! I need to be able to post the rest of my list! That's where we started all this! This whole thing began when I posted this on 12/31, then I went back and did '85 and then kept going up through 2010 or whatever. Then back to 1970, forward to 1984, and now I'll go back into the 60s . I'm having a great time if nothing else On 31/12/2022 at 10:25 AM, Disco Stu said: For no real reason, my top 10 pop/rock albums of 1986 1. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead 2. Paul Simon - Graceland 3. XTC - Skylarking 4. Sonic Youth - EVOL 5. REM - Lifes Rich Pageant 6. New Order - Brotherhood 7. Kraftwerk - Electric Café/Techno Pop 8. Cocteau Twins - Victorialand 9. Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is 10. Huey Lewis & The News - Fore! Just missed the top 10: Robyn Hitchcock - Elements of Light, Peter Gabriel - So, Prince - Parade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 30 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Gonna go back into the 60s. I'm gonna start listing R&B/funk albums in with the rest for these (see how Dusty Springfield and Sly Stone on this list) 1969 is an absolutely insane year, undisputed classic albums left, right, and center. 1969 The Who - Tommy The Velvet Underground - self-titled The Beatles - Abbey Road The Kinks - Arthur or the Decline and Fall of The British Empire Led Zeppelin - I / II Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country / Green River / Willy and the Poor Boys Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere The Band - self-titled The Allman Brothers Band - self-titled The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! The Beach Boys - 20/20 Rod Stewart - The Rod Stewart Album The Stooges - self-titled Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline The Jeff Beck Group - Beck-Ola Steve Miller Band - Brave New World The Guess Who - Canned Wheat David Bowie - Space Oddity Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority Harpers Bizarre - 4 The Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain And yes, I combined all three of CCR's amazing albums from this year. What a year! Great stuff, Stu, but, er... no ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM STAND UP TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN YELLOW SUBMARINE HOT RATS JOY OF A TOY CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA? No LIEGE AND LIEF? The greatest folk-rock album ever?! Come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1968 The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society The Beatles - White Album The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet The Turtles - Present the Battle of the Bands Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends The Band - Music From Big Pink Randy Newman - self-titled The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers / Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle Harry Nilsson - Aerial Ballet Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul The Move - self-titled The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake The Jeff Beck Group - Truth Os Mutantes - self-titled The Beach Boys - Friends Creedence Clearwater Revival - self-titled Cream - Wheels of Fire Steve Miller band - Sailor The Electric Flag - A Long Time Comin' Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1982 SIGNALS. That's it, really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 28 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: That's where we started all this! Huh, I thought we started with 89! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Has anyone noticed that the closer we get to 2023, the shittier pop music gets? 4 minutes ago, Clockwork Angel said: Huh, I thought we started with 89! No, we started with '88... that's when your app said A SHOW OF HANDS was released A Farewell to Kings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I guess I will just post a more "formal" version of what I posted back then. 1986 Invisible Touch Raised On Radio So Labyrinth Chicago 18 1987 Hold Your Fire Hysteria Bad Animals Inside Information Back For The Attack 1988 Operation Mindcrime Beast from the East Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 If we're doing '87, I'd add: GO ON NEVER LET ME DOWN TANGO IN THE NIGHT METROPOLITAN SUITE BIG GENERATOR IT'S BETTER TO TRAVEL THE JOSHUA TREE RUNNING IN THE FAMILY HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHT COMING AROUND AGAIN RADIO K*A*O*S CLUTCHING AT STRAWS WHO'S THAT GIRL? APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION ACTUALLY A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON ... NOTHING LIKE THE SUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1967 The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper / Magical Mystery Tour [US] The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico The Who - The Who Sell Out The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding The Turtles - Happy Together The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons / Their Satanic Majesties Request The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced / Axis: Bold as Love Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed The Beach Boys - Wild Honey / Smiley Smile Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee-Pretty Ballerina Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Safe as Milk The Yardbirds - Little Games Canned Heat - self-titled Harpers Bizarre - Feelin' Groovy / Anything Goes Nico - Chelsea Girl Traffic - Mr Fantasy Love - Forever Changes Moby Grape - self-titled The 5th Dimension - The Magic Garden Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Another fine list, @Disco Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Just bought tickets to see Yo La Tengo in Charlottesville next month, I can't wait! It will be my 10th time seeing them, the first band I'll make it to double digits for. The 9 previous times: 4/8/2018 - Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville 3/27/2016 - Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville 9/25/2015 - Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC 7/12/2013 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Maryland 2/15/2013 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 1/21/2011 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 9/17/2009 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 1/9/2008 - Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville 9/26/2006 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Getting into territory where a lot of my favorite pop music is singles, not albums, and a lot of my favorite albums are jazz records, not pop. 1966 The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde The Beatles - Revolver The Kinks - Face to Face Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme The Rolling Stones - Aftermath [UK] The Who - A Quick One The Mamas & The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears The Byrds - Fifth Dimension The Turtles - You Baby The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream / Hums The Butterfield Blues Band - East-West Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep - Mountain High The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer Cream - Fresh Cream Buffalo Springfield - self-titled Small Faces - self-titled John Mayall - Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton The Animals - Animalism The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Wow! The '60s were brilliant, weren't they?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 11 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Wow! The '60s were brilliant, weren't they?! And like I said, then think of the amazing artists that were more singles oriented. All-time amazing songs released in 1966 like The Supremes - "You Can't Hurry Love" The Monkees - "I'm a Believer" The Temptations - "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" The Troggs - "With a Girl Like You" The Four Tops - "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" Sam & Dave - "Hold On I'm Comin'" Percy Sledge - "When a Man Loves a Woman" Otis Redding - "Try a Little Tenderness" Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - "It Takes Two" Loretta Lynn - "Don't Come A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)" The Isley Brothers - "This Old Heart of Mine" The Association - "Cherish" Not to mention the non-album singles by album artists like "Paperback Writer" and "Good Vibrations" Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1965 Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited / Bringing It All Back Home The Beatles - Rubber Soul The Beach Boys - Today! The Beatles - Help! The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man / Turn! Turn! Turn! The Kinks - Kinda Kinks / The Kink Kontroversy The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads [UK] The Who - My Generation The Yardbirds - Having a Rave Up / For Your Love Johnny Cash - Sings the Ballads of the True West The Beach Boys - Summer Days (and Summer Nights) Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic The Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - self-titled The Walker Brothers - Take It Easy *albums released in the same year are only grouped together if I like them equally well Amazing singles: James Brown - "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" James Brown - "I Got You (I Feel Good)" The Miracles - "The Tracks of My Tears" The Miracles - "Ooh Baby Baby" The Impressions - "People Get Ready" Wilson Pickett - "In the Midnight Hour" The Beatles - "Day Tripper" The Rolling Stones - "The Last Time" The Rolling Stones - "Satisfaction" The Who - "I Can't Explain" The Who - "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" The Kinks - "Well Respected Man" The Kinks - "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" The Kinks - "See My Friends" Marvin Gaye - "Ain't That Peculiar" The Four Tops - "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" The Toys - "A Lover's Concerto" The Supremes - "Stop! In the Name of Love" The Supremes - "I Hear a Symphony" The Supremes - "Back in My Arms Again" Martha & The Vandellas - "Nowhere to Run" The Dixie Cups - "Iko Iko" Jackie DeShannon - "What The World Needs Now Is Love" The Animals - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" The Animals - "It's My Life" Fontella Bass - "Rescue Me" Sonny & Cher - "I Got You Babe" Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 3 Popular Post Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: Sonny & Cher - "I Got You Babe" For yesterday's Groundhog Day film night I did with a couple of friends, I had this song running in a loop for 90 minutes before we started the film. A sort of method viewing experiment, if you will. I'm surprised to say it never really wore out its welcome. Disco Stu, Naïve Old Fart and Holko 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 On 01/02/2023 at 12:32 PM, Disco Stu said: 1967 1. The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour [US] That's a cheat! It was a double EP, and you know it! Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 26 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: That's a cheat! It was a double EP, and you know it! No regrets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6820 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I can't wait for 1964. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 minutes ago, Bespin said: I can't wait for 1964. I don't believe you, you're not the truth Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 While there are some pop albums from 1964 I love (A Hard Day's Night, All Summer Long, The Times They Are a-Changin') there's not really enough to rank. So just the amazing singles list, in alphabetical order 1964 The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun" The Beach Boys - "All Summer Long" The Beach Boys - "I Get Around" The Beach Boys - "Fun Fun Fun" The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles - "Can't Buy Me Love" The Beatles - "I Feel Fine" The Beatles - "Eight Days a Week" Bob Dylan - "The Times They Are a-Changin'" Bob Dylan - "It Ain't Me Babe" Chad & Jeremy - "A Summer Song" Chuck Berry - "You Never Can Tell" Chuck Berry - "No Particular Place to Go" Dave Clark Five - "Because" Dionne Warwick - "Walk On By" The Dixie Cups - "Chapel of Love" Dusty Springfield - "Wishin' and Hopin'" The Four Seasons - "Rag Doll" The Isley Brothers - "Who's That Lady" James Brown - "It's a Man's World" The Kinks - "You Really Got Me" The Kinks - "All Day and All of the Night" Martha & The Vandellas - "Dancing in the Street" Marvin Gaye - "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" Mary Wells - "My Guy" The Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" The Rolling Stones - "It's All Over Now" Roy Orbison - "Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison - "It's Over" Sam Cooke - "A Change Is Gonna Come" The Supremes - "Baby Love" The Supremes - "Come See About Me" The Temptations - "The Way You Do the Things You Do" The Temptations - "My Girl" The Velvelettes - "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" The Zombies - "She's Not There" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6820 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Good music at last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1963 The Beach Boys - "In My Room" The Beach Boys - "Farmer's Daughter" The Beach Boys - "Surfer Girl" The Beach Boys - "Surfin' USA" The Beatles - "All My Loving" The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" The Beatles - "She Loves You" The Beatles - "From Me to You" Bob Dylan - "Blowin' in the Wind" Bob Dylan - "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" Bob Dylan - "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" Bobby Vinton - "Blue Velvet" The Crystals - "Da Doo Ron Ron" The Crystals - "Then He Kissed Me" Darlene Love - "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" Dionne Warwick - "Anyone Who Had a Heart" Dusty Springfield - "I Only Want To Be With You" The Drifters - "On Broadway" Eddie Holland - "Leaving Here" Johnny Cash - "Ring of Fire" The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie" Martha & The Vandellas - "Heat Wave" Martha & The Vandellas - "Come and Get These Memories" Marvin Gaye - "Pride and Joy" Marvin Gaye - "Can I Get a Witness" Ray Charles - "Take These Chains from My Heart" The Ronettes - "Be My Baby" Roy Orbison - "In Dreams" Roy Orbison - "Falling" Rufus Thomas - "Walking the Dog" Stevie Wonder - "Fingertips, Part 2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6820 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 63-64 has been good years in music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1962 The Beach Boys - "Surfin' Safari" The Beach Boys - "409" The Beatles - "Love Me Do" Booker T. & The MG's - "Green Onions" The Contours - "Do You Love Me?" The Cookies - "Chains" The Crystals - "He's a Rebel" The Del-Rios - "There's a Love" The Drifters - "Up On The Roof" The Everly Brothers - "Crying in the Rain" The Isley Brothers - "Twist and Shout" Little Eva - "The Loco-Motion" The Mar-Keys - "About Noon" The Marvelettes - "Beechwood 4-5789" Marvin Gaye - "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" The Miracles - "You've Really Got a Hold On Me" Neil Sedaka - "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" Otis Redding - "These Arms of Mine" Ray Charles - "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles - "Unchain My Heart" The Rooftop Singers - "Walk Right In" Roy Orbison - "The Crowd" Roy Orbison - "Dream Baby" Roy Orbison - "Working for the Man" Sam Cooke - "Twistin' the Night Away" The Shirelles - "Baby It’s You" The Shirelles - "Soldier Boy" William Bell - "You Don't Miss Your Water" The most obscure song on this list is sadly The Del-Rios "There's a Love" one of my favorite doo-wop style songs but it made zero impact on national charts/airplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6820 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 @Disco Stu You should at least add these 3 Charles Aznavour great number 1 in your lists. They were #1 in Québec too. 1963 - Les comédiens 1964 - La mamma 1965 - Je te réchaufferai Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 New OMD album ahead: https://www.facebook.com/omdofficial/posts/pfbid02ib7P3EkkHkamScBUeVhqkaWPYg7gzWcN2m1PR5mH2wpnPB72ViTSipcuEGXVWWAFl "6 mixes finished, 6 to go!" Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 It might just be out this year, which would coincide with the 40th anniversary of their masterpiece DAZZLE SHIPS. What with this, and MEMENTO MORI, it's going to be a good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 14 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: It might just be out this year, which would coincide with the 40th anniversary of their masterpiece DAZZLE SHIPS. There's a new edition of that, with extras, too. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 30970 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 The new Paramore album, released today, is OK. They didn't seem to strive for any big hook radio hits like the last 2 albums. Tha'ts ok though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 1566 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On Friday night, I went to a comedy play. On Sat night, I saw a stand-up comic. And then, (to complete a 'hilarity trilogy', if you will) on Sunday I saw pics of what Sam Smith had worn to the Brit Awards the night before. Gimp suits and chronic flatulence are a terrible combination. Jurassic Shark and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 5793 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 He, he. Isn't that a costume from THE WIZARD OF OZ or something? Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 1566 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 There's people defending it by saying 'Remember some of what David Bowie etc used to wear back in the day?' Yes, but Bowie pulled it off because he looked like an alien and was one of the coolest and most creative artists ever, whereas Sam Smith did a shite Bond theme and posted a video online on the FIRST DAY of the first Covid lockdown crying about how it was 'soooo hard'. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 44 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said: This is a stillsuit of Fremen manufacture, the most efficient kind, on Arrakis. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 1566 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 If the subject of 'being shown a giant sandworm' comes up, run away. Run away really quite fast. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/best-steve-hackett-solos-20-051721408.html @Naïve Old Fart Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Ta, awfully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 New Ben Folds album coming in June: Also a tour - US and parts of Europe (but not Austria, unfortunately). Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 1421 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 7 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: New Ben Folds album coming in June: Also a tour - US and parts of Europe (but not Austria, unfortunately). Hurrah. Seems ages since the last Ben Folds album. Probably my favourite non film or classical artists beyond The Divine Comedy so a new album is always very welcome. Might have to see if I can see him in the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 6 hours ago, Tom Guernsey said: Hurrah. Seems ages since the last Ben Folds album. Probably my favourite non film or classical artists beyond The Divine Comedy so a new album is always very welcome. Might have to see if I can see him in the U.K. Have you seen him live before? His live improvs are equally brilliant and hilarious. I keep fondly reposting the YouTube video made of the one concert I caught in Vienna: His orchestral improvs are at least as stunning, but I guess there's zero chance of ever catching one of those in Europe. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 1421 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 31 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Have you seen him live before? His live improvs are equally brilliant and hilarious. I keep fondly reposting the YouTube video made of the one concert I caught in Vienna: His orchestral improvs are at least as stunning, but I guess there's zero chance of ever catching one of those in Europe. I have seen him as a trio (if not actually Ben Folds Five) but also at (I think) Covent Garden where they did one movement from his piano concerto and other tracks from So There with the group from the album. Both were great, even if it seemed a bit lame to only play one movement from the concerto given that it’s not very long! Agreed his improving is great. Such an amazing pianist. Hope you do get to see him live sometime. Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, Tom Guernsey said: Hope you do get to see him live sometime. Well I did once, but once is not enough. Although that concert also introduced me to Kate Miller-Heidke (who did the Regina Spektor part in You Don't Know Me for the tour and also opened the concert with a solo set), and I've been a fan of hers since then. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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