Miles Davis, apparently. 76 discs. Yikes!
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@slaw You're the One? That album and Freedom Highway are spun regularly in our house. She's fantastic. We had a chance to see The Carolina Chocolate Drops back in the day and boy do I wish they'd tour as a group again. |
I’ve been around a long time and I listen to music just about every day of this life. Always looking for new music and I find it often. You always tend to go through phases when there’s a whole wide world of music to get to. I’m always in a phase of some sort and that said, I have lots of musical heroes and lots of favorites, but inexplicably, when putting on a record to either read by, cook or putz around the house, through the years, I’ll say I go to Bill Evans probably more than anybody. Is he my favorite of all time? No, but whatever it is he does, it completely agrees with me & my existence. Billie, Frank, Coltrane, Winwood, Nancy Wilson, early Peter, Paul and Mary (magnificent sounding records, by the way) Elvis, 60’s Blue Note, Beatles, Kurt Elling- tons more, all stuff I’ve consistently gone back to, yet I’m always looking for a better remastering of anything Bill Evans. There’s no explaining it. |
Another one I forgot @chazz101s! I do indeed like Kelly a lot; I have seven of her albums on CD, one on LP. I used to have one Monte Warden album, and one Wagoneers album, of which he was a member. I don’t remember getting rid of them, but I don’t see them in my racks. Speaking of Kelly, about a year and a half ago I saw her live at the Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon, as a member of the Wonder Women Of Country trio. The trio is comprised of Kelly, Brennen Leigh, and Melissa Carper. All three sing, Melissa plays upright bass, Kelly and Brennen guitar. I have two albums (on LP) each of Brennen and Melissa, all mighty fine. The Wonder Women Of Country are currently on the road, and will be appearing at The Showdown Saloon in Portland (a half a block down the street from the Aladdin Theater) on the 26th (next Saturday), the venue at which I recently saw Jim Lauderdale. I’ll be there. Those in the Portland area reading this should join the fun. Warning! The drinks are awfully expensive (at least the Johnnie Walker Black double I ordered was), but they don’t frisk you at the door (if you catch my drift
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@bdp24 - I am surprised not to see Kelly Willis on your list of outstanding musical artists. First heard her on a Monty Warden CD (who is also pretty fab). |
I inexplicably forgot two of my very favorite music making couples: Buddy & Julie Miller and Larry & Teresa Campbell. If I could listen to only one currently-active artist for the rest of my life, it would be Buddy Miller. A great singer, guitarist, and record producer. Buddy doesn’t do much songwriting, but he finds excellent material to record, some written by his wife and musical partner Julie. They have made a coupla albums together, and Buddy a bunch of solo albums (Julie one of her own). He also has served as Emmylou Harrises guitarist, harmony singer, and bandleader for many years, and also leads the band at the annual Americana Honors And Awards ceremony. Larry Campbell was in Dylan’s band for many years, then collaborated with Levon Helm for about as long. The two albums he has made with his wife Teresa are fantastic.
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Hmm, how deep should one go? Many on my list have been included in those of others, one reason I continue to read the Audiogon Forum.
When it’s time for Classical, I usually reach for something from the Baroque era. J.S. Bach of course, but others as well.
For songs it’s the music made by:
- AC/DC - The Band - The Beach Boys - The Beatles (Rubber Soul especially) - Chuck Berry - Jackson Browne - The (Johnny Burnette) Rock ’n’ Roll Trio - The Byrds - Carlene Carter - Johnny Cash - Guy Clark - Ry Cooder - Rodney Crowell - Iris DeMent - The Dillards - Jerry Douglas - Bob Dylan - Steve Earle - Dave Edmunds - The Everly Brothers - The Fabulous Thunderbirds - The Flamin’ Groovies - Fleetwood Mac (up to and including their Kiln House album) - Mary Gauthier - Merle Haggard - Emmylou Harris - John Hiatt - Jellyfish - George Jones - Albert King (my favorite King) - The Kinks - Alison Krauss - Jim Lauderdale - Albert Lee - Jerry Lee Lewis - Gordon Lightfoot - Little Richard - Little Walter - Patty Loveless - Nick Lowe - The Lyres - The Del McCoury Band - Moby Grape - Van Morrison - Randy Newman - NRBQ - Roy Orbison - Van Dyke Parks - Carl Perkins - Elvis Presley - Procol Harum - The Ramones - Paul Revere & The Raiders - Tony Rice - Rockpile - Ricky Skaggs - Squeeze - Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives - The Swampers (the Muscle Shoals studio band) - Richard Thompson - Big Joe Turner - The Dwight Twilley Band (and Dwight solo) - Townes Van Zandt - The Ventures - Hank Williams - Lucinda Williams - Tammy Wynette
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Pearls Before Swine / Tom Rapp Brian Eno Amon Duul 2 Pentangle Bert Jansch John Renbourn Sandy Denny Incredible String Band John Martyn Lyle Lovett Bruce Cockburn Grateful Dead Phil and Friends Bebel Gilberto Peter Gabriel Phil Manzanera Robert Fripp Fairport Convention 7 Walkers Mickey Hart Cowboy Junkies and the list goes on…
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Lots of these made my list, and some that didn’t, easily could have.
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So many of you have listed many great artists that I enjoy also. However, these are the ones that I find myself listening to the most that are ones that I grew up listening to. Nirvana The Tragically hip Stone Temple pilots Rolling Stones Coldplay Pearl jam Inxs U2 Ac/dc Soundgarden Foo fighters Smashing pumpkins Alice in chains Bush Radiohead Dave Matthews band Guns and roses Metallica Van Halen The cult bon Jovi Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath Fleetwood Mac God I could go on forever. |
Anything by Paul Weller... The Jam, Style Council & solo PW albums. I just identify with his song writing and perspective. Oasis & BlackBerry Smioke (polar opposite) when I want to rock. Also a ton of John Mayall & Terry Reed lately - as always, Sade and Joe Jackson. That's more than one but they've been my musical diet lately. |
Short list: Leszek Mozdzer Jacob Collier (most times) |
So Far Aimee Mann Buddy Holly Carl Nielsen J S Bach Richard Strauss Leo Kottke Richard Thompson Kate Bush Beatles Ralph Vaughan Williams Stephen Stills Ludvig Van Beethoven Mark Knopfler James Marshall Hendrix Robert Johnston Ron Carter Duke Ellington Bill Frisell Thomas Mapfumo & Blacks Unlimited Joni Mitchell Doc Watson Johnny Cash Skip James Aretha Franklin Booker T and the MGs Hank Williams Neil Young Miles Davis Badi Assad Nirvana Sandy Denny Richard Penniman Chuck Berry Credence Pentangle Charley Patton W A Mozart Think that’s adequate for now. Fun to think about it. |
I’ll take a different approach to the question- whenever i get into a musical funk and can’t decide what I’d like to listen to there are 4/5 bands I always go back to, to get things moving again- when in doubt I put on: rem, the replacements, crowded house (not the newer sleepy stuff), cracker/camper van Beethoven- both fronted by David Lowery. Now this is not to say there always the stones, Beatles, Floyd, who and led Zep that fills the classic rock void and jumps starts everything as well. child of the 80’s alternative! |
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