iron57,
"Ok, one more, and I am sure it will not be appreciated by most, but an album that absolutely punched me in the face and introduced me to underground extreme metal was Napalm Death’s grindcore masterpiece From Enslavement to Obliteration. m/"
That brings back a few memories!
My brother was already into Metal in the 80s and even went to see Napalm Death (and Carcass) a few times. I remember how he kept a £10 note signed by Shane Embury pinned on his wall for years.
I wasn’t a big fan, especially after the relentless music caused one of my speakers to bite the dust. Ever the audiophile, I only got as far as Slayer and Tankard and couldn’t really appreciate those 10 second blitzkrieg solos back then.
I think I could now. |
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I love reading any post where variety is in the topic.
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The latest 10 cd Woodstock, Back to the Garden, Woodstock finally done right. The sets by CCR and the Who totally floored me. I believe it has been remixed and remastered using only true Woodstock performances.
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Today I had Tidal streaming Steely Dan "A Decade of Steely Dan". I was somewhat ambivalent when they were popular, but today they sounded amazing playing through my Vandersteen's. May be that I am different today than 30 years ago when I originally listened......possibly I appreciate things a bit more. Happy 4th to all.
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Smiley Smile by The Beach Boys. Though I didn't yet know SS was a mere hint of what the album originally entitled Smile was to have been (which I learned in a 2-part story on the album in Crawdaddy magazine, the article later included in the author's book Outlaw Blues, by the great music critic Paul Williams), there was enough there to blow my little 17-year old mind. Though Brian Wilson didn't finish Smile in 1967 (it's a long story, which a search will lead you to), what he had completed was finally stitched together in the early 2000's (2003, iirc) and released by Capitol in several forms, the most complete being a big ol' boxset. Smile is quite unlike any music you have ever heard, I guarantee you. Van Dyke Parks was Brian's collaborator on Smile, and his first album---Song Cycle---is another stunning work of art. |
Boston S/T half-speed mastered - this album is evergreen. |
Don Henley. Building the Perfect Beast
What a great collection of songs. “A Month of Sunday’s“ is on the cd but not the vinyl. Grammy winner too.
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I’m amazed that Grand Funk Railroad get hardly any exposure despite their record sales which were over 100 million (I think) And they are not in R&R Hall of Fame despite their ground breaking music,. They sold out Shay stadium faster than the Beatles. They also opened for Zeppelin who would not go on after them.
GFR - 2nd (Red Album)
Iron Butterfly - Metamorphosis
Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards
All 3 Fantastic albums
So much good music listed in this thread. |
Ok, one more, and I am sure it will not be appreciated by most, but an album that absolutely punched me in the face and introduced me to underground extreme metal was Napalm Death's grindcore masterpiece From Enslavement to Obliteration. \m/ |
In my early teens I wore out REM's Document, to the point where I didn't think I needed to hear it ever again.
Last week fiddling with my speakers, pulled the CD from the rack -- man the memories. Solid album top to bottom too. Not going to vouch for it as an audiophile grade recording, but it sounds great to me. |
For me, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Pink Floyd introduced me to 'rock' music (and I have no regrets...) |
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As for Hi-Fi and for Music...
"Electric Ladyland" any decent edition. Eddie Kramer & Jimi Hendrix
As well as "666" by Aphrodite´s Child, another forgotten masterpiece.
"Meddle" by Pink Floyd, a certain German reissue from 1977 (I think).
etc. too many to mention, really.
For Music, in the first place...
Uriah Heep: "Very ´eavy ..... Very ´umble" and "Look at Yourself"
Blue Öyster Cult s/t and "On Your Feet or on Your Knees" live
Humble Pie: "Smokin´" Analogue Productions
APP 4342
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"Zarathustra" by Museo Rosenbach
"Friday Night in San Francisco" by Al di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia, any decent edition (can there possibly be a bad one...)
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Currently enjoying Steve Winwood Back in the high life again wonderful album which sounds better on vinyl.
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How about one that helped me sleep after a full days work and night classes at university basically 4/5 days a week. Herbie Mann Stone Flute :) Not everyone's cup of tea, but it calmed me to sleep when I was working hard and studying intently. |
I am so please with the response on this thread. We audiophiles not only know the sound but the music as well. All great choices
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mwinkc mentioned Crime of the Century by Supertramp. Couldn't agree more .In my top 10 of all time.
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Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd. Never anything like it before ,or after!
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Shake Some Action by The Flamin’ Groovies, produced by Dave Edmunds. A wonderful blend of 1950’s Rock ’n’ Roll and British Invasion. The recorded sound is unlike that of any other album you have ever heard, deliberately. Very thick, plush, and fat. Not audiophile, but it works beautifully for the music. |
@sfseay
Great album, and beautifully produced. In fact, stereophile had a focus on the production engineer many years ago. |
Listening to Sonny Rollins - Way Out West - recorded 1957. Fantastic recording ap from a great jazz musician. |
I listen to just about everything but One that stands out is
The Who
Live at Leads |
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Spun Petty's "Wildflowers" for the first time in decades and it finally sunk its teeth into me as it should have done 25 years ago. One of his most accomplished works.
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As for a classical album that I truly loved (and sounded amazing besides):
Leonard Bernstein- Rhapsody In Blue/American In Paris- Columbia- "360" LP. His phrasing on the piano is so moving. |
First of all - the right question is so valuable. And the responses from others has provided some future listening ideas.
The song I recently played as i was trying out a new amp was April Wine's 21st century schizoid man...It's a long jam and it brought me back to my teens listening to music and drinking in my parents basement. Anyone remember Stroh's?
And then I just started picking songs from my digital library and ultimately listened to music for the several hours. |
The Beach Boys: Sunflower. What a breath of fresh air when it arrived! Crisp, tuneful songs, a much-needed antidote to the heavy, ponderous, plodding sludge being made by most Rock bands in 1970. Maria Muldaur: her s/t debut. A great, unique (and very sexy) singer (she's still at it), an album full of great songs, with world-class musicians accompanying Maria. Jesse Winchester: s/t debut on Bearsville Records (started by Dylan and The Band manager Albert Grossman). Cool songs, tasty, economical musical accompaniment, a rarity in 1970. Produced by The Band's Robbie Robertson. Randy Newman: s/t debut. Incredible songwriting, sophisticated orchestration, not a trace of the corny "Rock" accompaniment he would later employ (Toto? Really??). I was led to this album by Van Dyke Parks having included Randy's "Vine Street" on his Song Cycle album (also done by Randy on this album). Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks: Striking It Rich. Dan was a real anachronism, totally unrelated to his contemporaries in late-60's San Francisco. Dan was (R.I.P.) a throwback to the 1930's and 40's, a one-of-a-kind songwriter and singer with great taste in musicians (preferring Jazz cats to Rock dudes) and the two fantastic girl singers in His Hot Licks. On this album, one of them sings a great version of Johnny Mercer's "I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)". The album also features unusually good recorded sound quality. Doug Kershaw: 1971 s/t debut. Doug was a Cajun fiddle player and singer, and a hell of a live performer (I saw him in San Francisco around the time of this album's release. He was unfortunately provided with a horrid, 3-piece hard rock backup band, not-unlike Blue Cheer. Seriously!). This album includes his classic "Louisiana Man". A fun album! Doug was one of the sideman on Dylan's Blonde On Blonde album. |
Same for Humble Pie "S/T".
Not to say Pugh Rogefeldt "Pugish". Moved me over to electrified music.
(incl Jojje Wadenius - later BS&T and Steely Dan).
Agree on Montrose. It was a sensation. Came out just before Rush and Queen. Those days... |
As an aging rocker, in my youth I loved Survivor Eye of the Tiger the album is superb, it is not all about the title track. Dusted off the vinyl sat back and loved it. Brought back so many emotions and memories.
Thanks for the thread great idea.
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+2 on the Pretenders debut album. I would add Bill Bruford's "Feels Good To Me". Guest singer Annette Peacock's voice was such an interesting departure from his other musical directions.
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Jackson Browne - Running on Empty (I was a roadie when it came out, so it was the soundtrack to my life at the time)
Humble Pie - Rockin the Fillmore (Just the side with Hallelujah I Love Her So)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (Can somebody please dig up the Stereo Review review of this, it was soooo off the mark as to be funny)
Leo Kottke - Armadillo
Dan Hicks - Where's The Money (I was introduced to both these albums one nice spring day in 1972 along with a certain cactus derivative, and I don't mean tequila.)
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hanfrac
..you got someplace to go? :) How can a music lover select one love? That's a short list!
More Peace, Pin |
Hendrix's Axis Bold As Love - a mint German pressing! |
Rock my world?
Wang Chung Warmer Side of Cool
Say goodbye to the 80's with 4 different "real" drummers beating up the skins. |
I had Birds Of Fire on 8-track after seeing them at The Kinetic and Summerfest. |
After the first two The Band albums, the next two albums that changed my life were: Dave Edmunds: Get It The Dwight Twilley Band: Sincerely Both Dave and Dwight (along with partner/drummer/singer Phil Seymour and guitarist Bill Pitcock IV, both now deceased) drew from the Rock 'n' Roll of the 50's and the Pop of the early 60's. Dave's first half dozen albums are fantastic, as are The Twilley Band's only two (Phil left after no.2 for a solo career). |
As this thread progressed, it went from "an album" to "a list of albums" to "49 albums." Always happens.
The Velvet Underground & Nico. |
Who’s Next - The Who
Not Fragile - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Montrose - Ronnie Montrose
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Rock your world?
Put on these three records (any order):
Red- King Crimson.
Frumpy 2 -Frumpy.
Hot Rats- Zappa.
You'll need a shower afterwards.
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Here’s a few of those obscure ones:
Wild Thing, NOT by The Trogs that everybody knows, you have to find the version by Fancy. I was 14, need anything else be said?
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic
Back in the day, Flat as a Pancake by Head East
One time, absolutely blasting Foghat LIVE, somehow I heard the doorbell ring (?), so I open the door and this music just explodes out of the house. :)
Speaking of playing until "The Record Eater" was finished eating,
REO Speedwagon Live: You Get What You Play For. Really all four sides of the double-album. I don’t even need the record to hear, "The epic performing artists, REO Speedwagon!"
Of course, The Who Who’s Next, Side 2 (of course), where part of the thrill was listening to those songs in order, each one better than the next, finally Behind Blue Eyes (an underrated masterpiece) finishes, the pause between tracks, and then it starts, Won’t Get Fooled Again. That’s what is missing when you don’t play records. The other thing that purists would be upset with, there were some imperfections/snaps right there at the beginning of the song, but now if I don’t hear those it just doesn’t sound right. |
Great thread!
Pretenders - Isle of view (I love you) on cd and video.
That bass player kills it.
Metro - "S/T"
Duncan Browne - "Streets of fire". A genius.
Tommy Bolin - "Teaser". A complete singer, songwriter, guitarist we miss today.
And just listened through the Ryan Adams catalogue. So many great songs. |
fleshler thanks,
I sort of overdid things, trying to stay a little on the fringe, creating fun for others to explore. Thanks to those that posted new treats! I used YouTube as a sampling tool, however, much of the list can be found on streaming services. TIDAL has a Living Stereo grouping and succulent ECM classical and jazz offerings. In giving over to digital (cost) in late 90's, I had to dig for great sounding labels and remastering engineers in attempting to rebuild my vinyl collection with good sound. Again, for those interested, searching the web for remastering engineers and good digital labels is worthwhile indeed.
Again, I try not to make assumptions. You guys and gals know what you are doing. I would be glad to post a short list of labels and engineers that consistently produce great results, if there is interest. Thanks, Pin |
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Love, Forever Changes Album |
I got my share of Mercury Living Presence and RCA Living Stereo LPs, as well. Ella on Verve, too. Again, my dad is to blame...except for the Ella, which my mother bought. And a handful of recently purchased RCA SACDs to fill out the collection.
Another stellar LP is a domestic Capitol Records recording featuring Cannonball Adderly and Nancy Wilson. One more prime slab of vinyl abandoned by my cousin. |
@pinthrift So far, you're the only one who listed a huge list of recordings that also rock my world. I have 90% of the Mercury Living Presence series on LP and CD. You left out RCA Living Stereo, just as good a series. I have about 80% of Ella's Verve recordings. So many Contemporary Jazz rock my world as well. Great list overall! |
Memorable album was a story in itself. Went to the original Crazy Eddie store on Kings Highway and got a pair of Martin speakers to upgrade my all in one tuner/turntable/amp unit. Picked up ELP’s Tarkus and couldn’t help but get mesmerized. Partly it was the improvement in SQ. Mostly it was this rock group mixing in prog, jazz and classical influences masterfully. Played that album so many time I can’t understand how the needle didn’t cut through the vinyl to the other side. Forgot all about that album for years. Now when I listen to it I actually get chills. 20 minute long opening track that takes you for a ride.
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led zeppelin II from Columbia Records on the 10 records for $1.00 program. Man what a deal! |
Hello everybody! Good thing that the first album of Tracy Chapman is mentioned here and there. But if you really want to get out of you 're head. Please put the album "The Game" of Queen and start with the second song and play it loud!!!
so much fun!
Greetings from Belgium. |
