Singling out just 1 is very much "a complete impossibility", like the girl in Herman’s Hermits’ "A Must To Avoid" perhaps. In the spirit of some of the great ’deep tracks’ you have selected here I will nonetheless offer up the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ performance of "You Wreck Me", included on a "Live In Chicago" recording released just after Petty’s passing. It has a distinctly wistful feel to what is essentially a rocker. Outstanding contributions are made by Campbell and Tench. Now, if I was to attempt a Top 10, I could slot in... 2. Randy Newman’s "Last Night I Had A Dream" from his 1972 Sail Away LP 3. The late great Warren Zevon’s "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" from Excitable Boy (1978) 4. "She Comes In Colors" from the 1967 Love LP, Da Capo 5. Steely Dan’s "Any Major Dude" from Pretzel Logic (1974) 6. "Hypnotized" by Fleetwood Mac from the 1973 LP Mystery To Me 7. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits (Making Movies, 1980) 8. "She Has Funny Cars" - Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967) 9. Muddy Waters’ "Good Morning School Girl" on the 1964 Folk Singer LP from Mobile Fidelity 10. The 1986 Chris Isaak recording of "You Owe Me Some Kind Of Love" from the album, Chris Isaak *********************************************************************************** And now, a shout out to the following picks coming out of this thread: "Last Chance Texaco" (and how about "Love Junkyard?") "Witchwood" (Strawbs cuts got good coverage on WNEW-FM, New York, early 70’s) "Green River" ('Bayou' at its best) "Cheyenne" (Clint Walker as the phlegmatic Cheyenne Brody). The TV Western trilogy included Sugarfoot (Will Hutchins) and Bronco Lane (Ty Hardin) "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" (Agree with you on Jacquie McShee. I have the song on a decently recorded compilation ("Early Classics") from the Shanachie label) "Bop Till You Drop" (1979 release from Ry - his parents could have named him "Wry" - Cooder, featuring the sarcastic "Down In Hollywood" - "they’ll drag you right out of your car, and literally kick your ass") "The Nightfly" (..."with jazz and conversation, from the foot of Mount Belzoni." Fagen, the ’Man from Bard’, the ’Prince of Pallor’, the once accidental tourist of Annandale On The Hudson, is the embodiment of that gaunt, chain smoking late night DJ) "In The Gallery" (So many good ones to choose from off that LP and off Communique) Sorry all. I can get carried away. : |
@mrmeaner, Nothing Else Matters? Yes, I love that version too. Possibly still the best example of a genre crossover. Shades of the Moody Blues at their best? @sudharl, High Hopes? Yes, a brilliant way to end an album. Virtually encapsulates everything the band stood for, with or without Roger. It’s almost heartbreaking just how much great music never makes it to the radio nowadays. With all the constant near garbage being played on daytime radio, you’d think they could find time for Metallica and some lesser known Floyd? Playlist blindness! |
- "God Only Knows", written by Brain Wilson (music) and Tony Asher (lyrics), recorded by The Beach Boys (and found on their Pet Sounds album). Paul McCartney stated he considers it the greatest song ever written. It is included in solo piano form on Brian's upcoming At My Piano album. Very unique and sophisticated chord progression (far above what his peers in Rock 'n' Roll were capable of composing in 1965, or for that matter now), great melody and vocal harmonies. - "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted", written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean, originally recorded by Jimmy Ruffin (also in a fantastic rendition by Joan Osborne in the tribute movie to the Funk Brothers, Motown's house band). Superb chord progression and melody, killer chorus. James Jamerson Jr.'s as always fantastic bass playing, in this song employing wonderful use of inversion. - "The Weight", written by J.R. Robertson, recorded by The Band (and covered by hundreds of others). A great, great song, performed by imo the best self-contained musical group (music and lyrics written by, played by, and sung by group members) in the entire history of Rock 'n' Roll. The feel The Band creates in this song is SO deep, SO soulful. Great lead vocal by Levon Helm (with the "Crazy Chester" verse sung by Rick Danko), superb 3-part harmony singing by Levon, Rick, and Richard Manuel. Fantastic, musical piano playing by Richard. Levon's incredible drumming on this song (it changed my concept of what "good" drumming is) caught the ear of many pro players, including Jim Keltner, a huge fan of Levon's. - "No Time To Cry", written and recorded by Iris Dement. If this song doesn't bring you to tears (especially the final verse), I pity you. I first heard of Iris from Merle Haggard, who recorded this song in an only good version. A frequent collaborator of John Prine's, and a wonderful live performer. If you get the chance, hear her on stage. |
*s* Any 'new' addition/revision to 'the system' generally gets The Pentangle's "Sweet Child" from a very early purchased LP.... ...old habits can still raise the hair remaining on one's head... ;) Fav response in a movie....title forgotten, but the two scenes imprinted in some neurons still make me smile... Her, with a wry sly wtf 'tude: "I really like your 'friends'...." His snark smart-*ss retort: "Yeah, I made them myself...." |
The Gathering- Travel (Live) https://youtu.be/lRhPS-5YhKQ The Gathering is an awesome "melancholy metal" band from the Netherlands with a female front. Best voice in the business. Anneka van Giersbergen. Listen, watch, see if you don't agree. Some call her the "Tinker Bell of Metal." |
Spoonful is a good choice 1manomet. I listen to both discs of Wheels of Fire frequently, more often the studio disc, but that live version of Spoonful never gets old, the back and forth between Bruce and Clapton so powerful and exciting. Jack Bruce was a force of nature on bass guitar, and what a voice. |
What a fabulous compilation recording could be made from this music! For context, "in '65 I was 17; in '69 I was 21." "Spoonful" - Great rendering of one of those old American Blues that was Cream's trademark. Bruce was underappreciated as a vocalist. Chet Baker. West Coast Cool. Like many of his time and genre, left us too soon. "Everything Happens To Me." "Today" - Marty Balin...another underappreciated vocalist. Surrealistic Pillow easily makes my best albums of all time list. Patricia Barber. Vocalist/pianist. Very unique style. Have most of her albums, including Cafe Blue. "A Taste Of Honey" is one of her many standouts. "It's A Shame" is my fave. "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" - whoa, there's a good one. Jimmy Ruffin, brother of the yet another great vocalist - original lead singer of the Temptations, David Ruffin. Then there's that nod to Dire Straits' "Industrial Disease." I'm a big Dire Straits fan. I put you at being born around say '61-'63 if you were in college at the time of the Love Over Gold LP release. I'm reminded that lately I've been listening to an all-time favorite of mine released in 1962 by maybe my all time favorite duo, the late great Everly Brothers. It is "Crying In The Rain." Cheers |
Can't leave out the sublime song "Love Hurts". Written by Boudleaux Bryant, originally recorded by The fantastic Every Brothers. Many mistakenly believe the song to have been written by Gram Parsons, who recorded it in a duet with Emmylou Harris for his second album. At the tribute show to Parsons held at The Universal Amphitheater in 2004, I listened in horror and disbelief as Keith Richards' absolutely butchered the song, try as his duet-partner Norah Jones (whom Richards' was embarrassing with his lecherous behaviour towards her) did to make it through the song with some dignity left intact. An utter disgrace. Why anyone still respects the clown (No Depression described his performance as resembling a Saturday Night Live parody) is a complete mystery to me. |
I'm not sure what song but I'm certain it's on Exile On Main Street by the Rolling Stones I've purchased that recording on every format since 8 track to hi-res streaming and everything in between I've since tossed the 8 track and cassette but still have my origianl vinyl purshaed in 1980, a 180 gram vinyl and at least 3 versions of the CD, deluxe, remastered, etc The original digitial quality was atorcious and currently enjoy it on Qobuz and Tidal, very worthy playback quality In 2018 I saw a show advertised in NOLA and Ryan Adams and an all star band was going to do a complete reproduction in sequence of Exile, a Don Was production It occurred to me then that without a doubt that's was the most played album, by far, for me since the early 80s and I couldn't think of a show more tailor made for my tastes, interests and musical history It was a perfect weekend get away and selfish interests of the highest order In my opinion Das Was has the midas touch when it comes to these types of tribute shows, not to mention he has a deep history of production work with the Stones Show was absolute top shelf and the band skipped playing Sweet Black Angel, for the same reasons the Stones have dropped Brown Sugar from their current tour I understand the sentiment and the position but despise revisionist history and felt a bit cheated So the song I'm not sure but it's one of the 18 on Exile and if you put a gun to my head and said which one it would be 1. Sweet Virginia 2. Let It Loose 3. Tumbling Dice 4. Shake Your Hips 5. Casino Boogie 6. Happy 7. On Down The Line 8. Rip This Joint 9. Stop Breking Down 10. Shine a Light 11. Torn and Frayed 12. Loving Cup 13. Sweet Black Angel 14. Rocks Off 15. Soul Suvivor 16. Ventilator Blues 17. Turd on the Run 18. I Just Want To See His Face Great thread and thanks for the run down memory lane Happy listening and enjoy the journey |
Yeah -- Cream's recordings of Spoonful really do it for me. Clapton's solos on the band's two recordings of the tune are a major reason why I took up electric guitar. They still send me to paradise. I went to every record store in L.A. to locate a British pressing so I could have that version at my beck-and-call (it wasn't on the Domestic Fresh Cream). ...By the same token, the British Fresh Cream didn't have I Feel Free, because the British record companies always seemed to want to force you to buy a 45 single of the hit you were hearing on the radio. |
