Guilty pleasure,Del Shannon,C.Baker etc.

We listen to anything that tickles our fancy and that is the way that it should be. We invited two neighbors over (from our 8 unit building) to listen to a CD of Georgian folk songs. The ladies are in their 70's and landed in LA from Russia 8 years ago. They laughed with tears in their eyes at the music. This is what music is all about.

Here is part of our dirty laundry list. 1. Herb Alpert "Second Wind", my pick. 2. Yvonne Elliman "Yvonne Elliman", this is my wife's pick and she attended a party at her place in London in the 70's which may be a part of the attraction. 3. Johnny Rivers "Anthology 1964-1977", my pick mainly for "Secret Agent Man". 4. Razor & Tie "Sampler" for a couple of songs by 38 Special, my pick. 5. Marlene Dietrich "Live at the Cafe De Paris", my pick. 6. Johnny Mathis "The Ultimate Hits Collection", my wife's pick. 7. Boney M. "32 Superhits", my wife's pick. 8. "The Simpson Sing the Blues", both of us. 9. Jimmy Jackson "Pull String Angel" a CD that sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom by a very mediocre guitarist but he does an instrumental of "Ghost Riders in the Sky", my pick.

Paul: I agree with you on Elliman's choice of material, which is part of the problem that I have with the album, though my wife loves it (memories of a very exciting time in her life). I played Krall for my father (who was visiting over the holidays) and his comment was exactly my take on her voice. His comment was that she has no style as far as phrasing goes (which I guess is a style in itself), like father like son. I still enjoy her music though. My guilty pleasure when I still played vinyl was a Claudine Longet album. I once put it on at a party which was attended by an olympic skier (this was in the mid 80's) and he cracked up when he realized who we were listening to (nice guy with a good/sick sense of humor, like many here).