After your years or decades of listening, what would be your ultimate list of artists/bands that you could not live without (all genres except classical), if not for their whole discography but at least several of their albums that you revert to regularly.
Let's go for max 25 names. Strictly >:D
Happy listing, and happy listening.
First one of mine that comes to mind:
Richard Thompson :)
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 07, 2020, 07:05:19 AM
After your years or decades of listening, what would be your ultimate list of artists/bands that you could not live without (all genres except classical), if not for their whole discography but at least several of their albums that you revert to regularly.
Let's go for max 25 names. Strictly >:D
Happy listing, and happy listening.
Surely in the title of the thread you meant 'live' instead of leave. ;) But let's see if I can come up with some sort of list:
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
Duke Ellington
Bill Evans
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Charles Mingus
John Coltrane
Wes Montgomery
Stan Getz
Bill Frisell
Paul Motian
Pat Metheny Group
Terje Rypdal
Kenny Wheeler
Pink Floyd
Genesis
Steve Hackett
King Crimson
Tangerine Dream
Rush
Vangelis
Kate Bush
Marillion
The Police
David Sylvian
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 07, 2020, 07:19:27 AM
First one of mine that comes to mind:
Richard Thompson :)
Thank you. I had one his live albums some years ago (Small Time Romance I think), will have to revisit him as well.
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 07, 2020, 07:27:51 AM
Surely in the title of the thread you meant 'live' instead of leave. ;) But let's see if I can come up with some sort of list:
title edited, hopefully, thank you :)
Good list John, I have a few names at the bottom of your list to explore myself.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 07, 2020, 07:31:15 AM
Thank you. I had one his live albums some years ago (Small Time Romance I think), will have to revisit him as well.
That's a good one. Two of my favorites are Hand of Kindness and Mirror Blue. Also a big fan of the ones that he did with his now ex-wife Linda Thompson.
Like Mirror Image, I would also add Kate Bush to my list (though I don't listen to her as much as I used to. Then again, I haven't been listening to a ton of pop/rock lately.).
Bruce Springsteen would also go on that list.
By the way, I put on Mirror Blue after typing the above to you; you're to blame! ;D
PD
Emmylou Harris
Van Morrison
Grateful Dead
Janis Joplin
Dolly Parton
Blondie
Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits
The Doors
The Band
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Johnny Cash
Dire Straits
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Julie London
Ramones
B-52's
Motörhead
Peter Paul and Mary
Linda Ronstadt
Roxy Music
Dusty Springfield
Warren Zevon
BOW WOW WOW
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 07, 2020, 07:27:51 AM
King Crimson
Tangerine Dream
These two of course plus these (ladies first):
Carly Simon
Kesha
formerly known as Ke$ha
S-Express
The Prodigy
Autechre
Jonny L
I stop here to keep the list short and meaningless. These eight are seriously important for me and represent nicely different music genres, The Prodigy and Jonny L being perhaps the closest artists on the list, but still different enough.
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 07, 2020, 08:31:21 AM
Emmylou Harris
Van Morrison
Grateful Dead
Janis Joplin
Dolly Parton
Blondie
Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits
The Doors
The Band
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Johnny Cash
Dire Straits
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Julie London
Ramones
B-52's
Motörhead
Peter Paul and Mary
Linda Ronstadt
Roxy Music
Dusty Springfield
Warren Zevon
BOW WOW WOW
Emmy Lou and Dire Straits are favorites of mine too! :) Need to revisit ELH. Are you familiar with her Red Dirt Girl album Sarge? One of the things that I love about her is her versatility music-wise over the course of her career. Not afraid to try things and venture from traditional country (which I like too).
PD
I'd be happy to live with that list only :
Mogwai
ZZ Top
Rodolphe Burger & Kat Onoma
Grant Lee Buffalo & Grant Lee Philips
Depeche Mode
Status Quo
Neil Young
Crosby Stills Nash
Turin Brakes
Creedence Clearwater Revival
****
Bob Dylan
Loudon Wainwright III
George Brassens
Serge Gainsbourg
Eric Clapton
Johnny Cash
Nick Drake
Lambchop
Chris Rea
Stone Roses
Gillian Welch
Metallica
Guns & Roses
Iron Maiden
Dire Straits
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 07, 2020, 07:40:28 AM
That's a good one. Two of my favorites are Hand of Kindness and Mirror Blue. Also a big fan of the ones that he did with his now ex-wife Linda Thompson.
I'll bear those in mind thank you.
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 07, 2020, 08:31:21 AM
1 - Van Morrison
2 - Blondie
3 - Julie London
4 - Ramones
5 - Peter Paul and Mary
6 - Linda Ronstadt
7 - Roxy Music
8 - Warren Zevon
Thanks for your list, Sarge.
1 - What would you recommend if Astral Weeks doesn't really work for me ?
2 - i should really listen to Parallel lines :-[
3 - Never seen that name, what's her music like ?
4 - in my list to explore
5 - Never heard their music either, must remedy
6 - What would be a good album to start with please ?
7 - Ditto please ?
8 - Ditto please ?
Thank you. :)
Quote from: 71 dB on July 07, 2020, 08:46:09 AM
These two of course plus these (ladies first):
Carly Simon
Kesha formerly known as Ke$ha
S-Express
The Prodigy
Autechre
Jonny L
I stop here to keep the list short and meaningless. These eight are seriously important for me and represent nicely different music genres, The Prodigy and Jonny L being perhaps the closest artists on the list, but still different enough.
Thank you Poju.
A good reminder I should listen to Tapestry as well at some point. What's a good entry point for Tangerine Dream please ?
edit:ignore that bit, i mixed up Carole king and Carly Simon.. ::) I'll check Carly Simon as well ;)
Less than 25 for now (may edit later). Jazz favorites, some obvious, others maybe less so, somewhat random order.
Thelonious Monk
Charles Mingus
Charles Parker
Earl "Bud" Powell
Tadd Dameron
John Coltrane
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Duke Ellington
Sonny Rollins
Clifford Brown
Eric Dolphy
Booker Little
Elmo Hope
Barry Harris
Kenny Dorham
Ernie Henry
Horace Silver
Hank Mobley
Fats Navarro
Sonny Blount ;)
Add-ons (non- and borderline-jazz):
Ry Cooder
Mose Allison
The Jam
Any Bonnie Raitt fans out there? I suspect that she'd be on my list. :)
I love Van Morrison's Moondance album Olivier.
So many great jazz and blues singers. I have some albums, but still so much to explore. Not certain yet who I would want to be on your list. Love Billie Holliday and Nina Simone, Koko Taylor....
PD
Quote from: 71 dB on July 07, 2020, 08:46:09 AM
These two of course plus these (ladies first):
Carly Simon
Kesha formerly known as Ke$ha
S-Express
The Prodigy
Autechre
Jonny L
I stop here to keep the list short and meaningless. These eight are seriously important for me and represent nicely different music genres, The Prodigy and Jonny L being perhaps the closest artists on the list, but still different enough.
I also like Kesha/Ke$ha, especially her song 'Tik-Tok'
Tom Waits
Bjork
David Bowie
Ray Lynch
Stan Getz
John Coltrane
Natalie Merchant
The Cure
Belle & Sebastian
Ween
Lou Reed
Astor Piazzolla (his non-classical stuff)
Yann Tiersen
Brian Eno
This list was complied quickly in my mind, I'm sure I could add more if I really thought about it, but I'm good with this.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 07, 2020, 09:50:26 AM
Gillian Welch
Fantastic! I saw Gillian Welch and her partner, David Rawlings perform at The Ryman in Nashville, it was amazing. My wife and I agree that in the three years we've lived in Nashville it's the best concert we've seen here.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 07, 2020, 10:10:01 AM
Thanks for your list, Sarge.
1 - What would you recommend if Astral Weeks doesn't really work for me ?
2 - i should really listen to Parallel lines :-[
3 - Never seen that name, what's her music like ?
4 - in my list to explore
5 - Never heard their music either, must remedy
6 - What would be a good album to start with please ?
7 - Ditto please ?
8 - Ditto please ?
Thank you. :)
1.
Moondance,
Into the Music,
Avalon Sunset are three of my favorites
3. She sings pop and jazz standards. This is, I think, her masterpiece:
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6.
Prisoner in Disguise7.
Avalon or
Stranded8.
Stand in the Fire, a live greatest hits album, played in a very hard rock style.
The Beatles (second half of career, starting with Rubber Soul)
The Kinks (1966-71)
The Band (1968-70)
The Byrds (1967-68)
Tom Waits
King Crimson (early albums)
Leonard Cohen
Richard Thompson
Pentangle (original lineup, 1968-72)
Fairport Convention (early albums, up to Full House)
Steeleye Span (early albums, up to Parcel of Rogues)
John Prine
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 07, 2020, 09:23:04 AM
Emmy Lou and Dire Straits are favorites of mine too! :) Need to revisit ELH. Are you familiar with her Red Dirt Girl album Sarge?
PD
Oh yes, one of her few albums in which she wrote all the songs. Absolutely gorgeous.
Sarge
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 07, 2020, 09:50:26 AM
Serge Gainsbourg
The past couple of days I've been devouring Jane Birkin/Gainsbourg vids on YouTube 8)
Sarge
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 07, 2020, 02:20:05 PM
The Band (1968-70)
The Byrds (1967-68)
Tom Waits
Leonard Cohen
John Prine
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Sarge and the Boys
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 07, 2020, 10:11:17 AM
Thank you Poju. A good reminder I should listen to Tapestry as well at some point. What's a good entry point for Tangerine Dream please ?
edit:ignore that bit, i mixed up Carole king and Carly Simon.. ::) I'll check Carly Simon as well ;)
You're welcome!
Good entry point for Tangerine Dream is like asking good entry point for J. S. Bach. ;D I Started myself with the late 70's/early 80's stuff and the first album I bought was
Force Majeure (1979).
As for Carly Simon, her second Album
Anticipation, (1971) could a place to start. She had one of the biggest hits of the 70's, "You're So Vain", but frankly it's not even close to her most interesting stuff imo. She sung the theme song of the Bond Movie
The Spy Who Loved Me and she also won the Oscar for the best song for the movie
Working Girl.
Quote from: 71 dB on July 07, 2020, 04:42:50 PM
You're welcome!
Good entry point for Tangerine Dream is like asking good entry point for J. S. Bach. ;D I Started myself with the late 70's/early 80's stuff and the first album I bought was Force Majeure (1979).
As for Carly Simon, her second Album Anticipation, (1971) could a place to start. She had one of the biggest hits of the 70's, "You're So Vain", but frankly it's not even close to her most interesting stuff imo. She sung the theme song of the Bond Movie The Spy Who Loved Me and she also won the Oscar for the best song for the movie Working Girl.
As an American (OK, boomer) of a certain age, the song
Anticipation was forever spoiled for me when a big food corporation (Heinz? That was long before the days of megamergers) used it in a TV commercial for ketchup.
I rate Carly Simon's ex-husband James Taylor very highly as a musician.
Swans / Angels of Light / Swans
Quote from: T. D. on July 07, 2020, 10:15:24 AM
Less than 25 for now (may edit later). Jazz favorites, some obvious, others maybe less so, somewhat random order.
Thelonious Monk
Sonny Rollins
Hank Mobley
Thank you for your list T.D. I do not have much Jazz on the shelves but these 3 made it and I like them.
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on July 07, 2020, 02:05:22 PM
Natalie Merchant
Another one for me to check out, thank you Greg.
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on July 07, 2020, 02:07:30 PM
Fantastic! I saw Gillian Welch and her partner, David Rawlings perform at The Ryman in Nashville, it was amazing. My wife and I agree that in the three years we've lived in Nashville it's the best concert we've seen here.
Oh colour me green with envy on this one. I hope one day they pass these shores again so that I can see them.
That concert is not too bad either in the meantime:
https://www.youtube.com/v/9eF7gywHMxw
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 07, 2020, 02:17:56 PM
1. Moondance, Into the Music, Avalon Sunset are three of my favorites
3. She sings pop and jazz standards. This is, I think, her masterpiece:
6. Prisoner in Disguise
7. Avalon or Stranded
8. Stand in the Fire, a live greatest hits album, played in a very hard rock style.
Cool, added. Thank you. 8)
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 07, 2020, 02:20:05 PM
The Beatles (second half of career, starting with Rubber Soul)
The Kinks (1966-71)
The Band (1968-70)
The Byrds (1967-68)
Tom Waits
King Crimson (early albums)
Leonard Cohen
Richard Thompson
Pentangle (original lineup, 1968-72)
Fairport Convention (early albums, up to Full House)
Steeleye Span (early albums, up to Parcel of Rogues)
John Prine
Thank you.
The Band could have been in my list, if it was 30 :(
The ones bolded are on my explore list.
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 07, 2020, 02:34:18 PM
The past couple of days I've been devouring Jane Birkin/Gainsbourg vids on YouTube 8)
Sarge
Not a bad way to spend the day... 0:) :laugh:
Quote from: 71 dB on July 07, 2020, 04:42:50 PM
You're welcome!
Good entry point for Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure (1979).
As for Carly Simon, her second Album Anticipation, (1971)
Noted Poju, thank you !
Tbh, there's not one single artist/band that I used to like which I can't live without. However, on the celebrated desert island I'd take with me songs by the following:
Jo Dassin
Queen/Freddie Mercury
Metalica
Manowar
Helloween
Dire Straits/Mark Knopffler
Sting
ABBA
Ray Charles
Eric Clapton
Charles Aznavour
Kenny Rogers
Toto Cutugno
Adriano Celentano
Frank Sinatra
Quote from: Florestan on July 08, 2020, 12:54:54 AM
Tbh, there's not one single artist/band that I used to like which I can't live without. However, on the celebrated desert island I'd take with me songs by the following:
Jo Dassin
Queen/Freddie Mercury
Metalica
Manowar
Helloween
Dire Straits/Mark Knopffler
Sting
ABBA
Ray Charles
Eric Clapton
Charles Aznavour
Kenny Rogers
Toto Cutugno
Adriano Celentano
Frank Sinatra
Nice eclectic list, Andrei.
Charles Aznavour should have been on my list but i limit my listening to him. There's a melancholy in his songs that gets me in pieces every time. Like the nod to Joe Dassin too.
Adrian Celentano is a blast from the past for me. My parents were never big in music, only had about 10-12 Lp's...for whatever reason, Celentano was one of them...his name sounded brilliant and cool to me as a wee kid. :laugh:
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 08, 2020, 01:10:41 AM
Nice eclectic list, Andrei.
Thanks. There are rpobably more but otomh that was it.
Quote
Charles Aznavour should have been on my list but i limit my listening to him. There's a melancholy in his songs that gets me in pieces every time. Like the nod to Joe Dassin too.
Precisely.
Dassin's
Caffe des trois colombes and
On s'est aimé comme on se quitte describe with uncanny accuracy my own experience two decades ago and exactly in France. ;)
Quote
Adrian Celentano is a blast from the past for me. My parents were never big in music, only had about 10-12 Lp's...for whatever reason, Celentano was one of them...his name sounded brilliant and cool to me as a wee kid. :laugh:
Back then my father was a big fan of him. :)
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 07, 2020, 09:50:26 AM
I'd be happy to live with that list only :
Mogwai
ZZ Top
Rodolphe Burger & Kat Onoma
Grant Lee Buffalo & Grant Lee Philips
Depeche Mode
Status Quo
Neil Young
Crosby Stills Nash
Turin Brakes
Creedence Clearwater Revival
****
Bob Dylan
Loudon Wainwright III
George Brassens
Serge Gainsbourg
Eric Clapton
Johnny Cash
Nick Drake
Lambchop
Chris Rea
Stone Roses
Gillian Welch
Metallica
Guns & Roses
Iron Maiden
Dire Straits
Do you (and others here) have a couple of favorite Gillian Welch albums? I became aware of her first years ago when I went to see "Oh brother, where art thou?" and purchased the sound track to it.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 08, 2020, 07:35:55 AM
Do you (and others here) have a couple of favorite Gillian Welch albums? I became aware of her first years ago when I went to see "Oh brother, where art thou?" and purchased the sound track to it.
PD
She's only done 5 of them. "Time (The Revelator)" stands out for me. Then "Soul Journey".
Listen to the concert on YT i have posted earlier on above, it is top notch and will give you a good idea of their quality.
Thanks Olivier...will do whilst making lunch. :)
PD
Quote from: BWV 1080 on July 07, 2020, 06:39:38 PM
Swans / Angels of Light / Swans
Is this 1 band, 2 bands, or 3 bands?
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 07, 2020, 02:20:05 PM
The Beatles (second half of career, starting with Rubber Soul)
The Kinks (1966-71)
The Band (1968-70)
The Byrds (1967-68)
Tom Waits
King Crimson (early albums)
Leonard Cohen
Richard Thompson
Pentangle (original lineup, 1968-72)
Fairport Convention (early albums, up to Full House)
Steeleye Span (early albums, up to Parcel of Rogues)
John Prine
Yeah, another vote for Richard Thompson! ;D I see that you also like the early folk-rock. Must admit, I haven't listened to any of that in ages. The one Fairport album that I do have is a compilation on CD. It's called "The History of Fairport Convention". Pretty certain that I also have "The Best of Sandy Denny. Folk music area is a bit problematic to get to easily; hoping that a friend can help build some new shelving for me. :)
Best,
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 08, 2020, 11:12:39 AM
Yeah, another vote for Richard Thompson! ;D I see that you also like the early folk-rock. Must admit, I haven't listened to any of that in ages.
You do know that Thompson was the guitarist for Fairport, right? I got into folk and roots rock a few years ago - mostly British stuff from the period 1968-73. Nowadays it seems a very obscure niche. The genre basically died in the 1970s, at least in terms of mass market appeal. But it still has its fans.
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 08, 2020, 11:30:28 AM
You do know that Thompson was the guitarist for Fairport, right? I got into folk and roots rock a few years ago - mostly British stuff from the period 1968-73. Nowadays it seems a very obscure niche. The genre basically died in the 1970s, at least in terms of mass market appeal. But it still has its fans.
You mean the guy once voted one of the Top 20 guitarists by Rolling Stone Magazine was in Fairport?! :o Just kidding! :D Am teasing you. Did you become interested in his solo music after hearing Fairport or before? I'm guessing after.
I used to listen to a ton of Celtic folk music (some crossover...probably not the right word); not often these days though. That was, roughly, 30+ years ago (actually longer :o ::) "Who Knows Where The Time Goes?" ) when I first started getting interested in things like folk, bluegrass and country).
Have about 15 CDs of Richard T. or Richard and Linda (plus a few special live ones). Have seen him in concert three times. Some close friends have seen him probably dozens. Have you ever? If not, he puts on a GREAT show!
Best wishes and happy exploring! :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 08, 2020, 12:04:46 PM
You mean the guy once voted one of the Top 20 guitarists by Rolling Stone Magazine was in Fairport?! :o Just kidding! :D Am teasing you. Did you become interested in his solo music after hearing Fairport or before? I'm guessing after.
Yeah, I got interested in his solo career after hearing those early Fairport albums. I've never seen him live, but he's been in my vicinity a few times (at Old Town School of Folk Music).
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 07, 2020, 02:27:38 PM
Oh yes, one of her few albums in which she wrote all the songs. Absolutely gorgeous.
Sarge
I'm going to put a link here for Olivier (and anyone else who would like to check out a great song). I haven't quite (yet?) figured out how to imbed a youtube video. It's for Emmy Lou Harris' "Red Dirt Girl".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sy-HfUQqoQ
PD
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 08, 2020, 12:43:09 PM
Yeah, I got interested in his solo career after hearing those early Fairport albums. I've never seen him live, but he's been in my vicinity a few times (at Old Town School of Folk Music).
If you can swing it financially and/or time-wise, you should really catch his show! :)
Best,
PD
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 07, 2020, 02:17:56 PM
1. Moondance, Into the Music, Avalon Sunset are three of my favorites
3. She sings pop and jazz standards. This is, I think, her masterpiece:
6. Prisoner in Disguise
7. Avalon or Stranded
8. Stand in the Fire, a live greatest hits album, played in a very hard rock style.
1 - Some great tunes on those, Sarge, but i just can't get past the hurdles of his voice and singing :(. my ears pricked up with the familiarity over Caravan, turned out I knew it on the Last Waltz boxset/DVD.
7 - Hits and misses on Roxy but glad i tried them. more to delve into later 8)
8 - Zevon didn't work for me 0:)
Quote from: 71 dB on July 08, 2020, 09:22:50 AM
Have fun exploring. 0:)
Carly Simon worked for me, Poju. Will definitely go back to some of her albums at some point.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 10, 2020, 02:05:24 AM
Carly Simon worked for me, Poju. Will definitely go back to some of her albums at some point.
Great! Glad to hear this. Have fun exploring her albums. 0:)
Used to have at least one tape of hers: Spoiled Girl.
PD
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 10, 2020, 02:02:29 AM
1 - Some great tunes on those, Sarge, but i just can't get past the hurdles of his voice and singing :(.
I find your focus on vocal quality interesting. I can tolerate Van Morrison's voice, but I admit it's not one of the best I've heard. Similarly, I like Dylan's songs, but I'd rather listen to someone else singing them.
To my mind, nobody beats the British folk-rock gals:
Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
Jacqui McShee (Pentangle)
Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span)
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 10, 2020, 07:22:08 AM
I find your focus on vocal quality interesting. I can tolerate Van Morrison's voice, but I admit it's not one of the best I've heard. Similarly, I like Dylan's songs, but I'd rather listen to someone else singing them.
To my mind, nobody beats the British folk-rock gals:
Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
Jacqui McShee (Pentangle)
Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span)
I guess it's down to how it combines with the music and down to a question of individual irritation threshold ;D
Van Morrison's voice grates me and Sting, for instance, even more so.
Conversely, I love Neil Young's voice but I could understand why it would irritate some. I am ok with 60's/70's Dylan but not later and definitely not live. Still, it took me 8 years to finally get "it".
That British folk-rock will be coming soon in my blind spots listening. 8)
Amon Düül II
A.R. & Machines
Art Bears
Art Zoyd
Chrome
Cluster
Deuter
Dzyan
Egg
Eiliff
Godflesh
Hawkwind
Henry Cow
Klaus Schulze
Magma
Nico
Orbital
Soft Machine
Stooges
Tangerine Dream
Throbbing Gristle
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Univers Zero
Van Der Graaf Generator
Young Gods
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 10, 2020, 07:22:08 AM
I find your focus on vocal quality interesting. I can tolerate Van Morrison's voice, but I admit it's not one of the best I've heard. Similarly, I like Dylan's songs, but I'd rather listen to someone else singing them.
To my mind, nobody beats the British folk-rock gals:
Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
Jacqui McShee (Pentangle)
Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span)
Archaic,
On a whim, I went to youtube to check out Maddy Prior's recordings. Stumbled across this....quite lovely! How's the rest of the album? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQKYs1UV7M
PD
EDIT: Ah, I see that this is a solo album of hers from 2001!
I don't know that album - she's had a very long solo career, which I haven't really followed - but a highly recommendable earlier album is Summer Solstice. Here's a sample:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WIUsyAvRFg
Quote from: steve ridgway on July 10, 2020, 08:24:06 AM
Amon Düül II
A.R. & Machines
Art Bears
Art Zoyd
Chrome
Cluster
Deuter
Dzyan
Egg
Eiliff
Godflesh
Hawkwind
Henry Cow
Klaus Schulze
Magma
Nico
Orbital
Soft Machine
Stooges
Tangerine Dream
Throbbing Gristle
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Univers Zero
Van Der Graaf Generator
Young Gods
Thank you for your list Steve. Any particular recommendations for the ones in bold please ?
Otherwise, 13 unknown names to me... more streaming next week i guess, yeah!! 8)
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 12, 2020, 02:57:48 AM
Thank you for your list Steve. Any particular recommendations for the ones in bold please ?
Otherwise, 13 unknown names to me... more streaming next week i guess, yeah!! 8)
This is very brave of you Olivier. You could try -
Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
Hawkwind - Hall Of The Mountain Grill
Klaus Schulze - Picture Music
Magma - Köhntarkösz
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Young Gods - Only Heaven
Quote from: steve ridgway on July 12, 2020, 04:23:24 AM
This is very brave of you Olivier.
this music is not THAT bad, is it ? :P :laugh:
Quote from: steve ridgway on July 12, 2020, 04:23:24 AM
You could try -
Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
Hawkwind - Hall Of The Mountain Grill
Klaus Schulze - Picture Music
Magma - Köhntarkösz
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Young Gods - Only Heaven
Cool Steve, thank you. I'll sample those during the week.
Hawkwind rings a bell from the Lemmy documentary, a very weird band he was in prior to Motorhead I believe ?
Boy, Tangerine Dream is the only artist that I've heard of on that list....and I don't even know any of their music! ??? ::)
Happy listening Olivier. Looking forward to hearing your comments too!
PD
This is an interesting thread!
I no longer listen much to anything but classical and jazz, but I'm getting some new ideas and reminders of performers I'd forgotten.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 12, 2020, 04:57:30 AM
Hawkwind rings a bell from the Lemmy documentary, a very weird band he was in prior to Motorhead I believe ?
Yes, Hawkwind were similar, a bit more inventive and psychedelic with space themed lyrics. Lemmy was a roadie who replaced a previous bassist when they found he could play rhythm guitar. So in his ignorance and being quite strong Lemmy strummed chords on the bass too 8).
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 10, 2020, 07:22:08 AM
To my mind, nobody beats the British folk-rock gals:
Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
Jacqui McShee (Pentangle)
Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span)
Torso,
On of the Fairport singers has passed away this weekend :
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/12/fairport-convention-singer-judy-dyble-dies-aged-71 (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/12/fairport-convention-singer-judy-dyble-dies-aged-71)
Quote from: T. D. on July 12, 2020, 05:30:42 AM
This is an interesting thread!
I no longer listen much to anything but classical and jazz, but I'm getting some new ideas and reminders of performers I'd forgotten.
T.D.,
Feel free to list your current jazz favourites or maybe even your rock ones from the past.
Quote from: steve ridgway on July 12, 2020, 10:46:56 AM
Yes, Hawkwind were similar, a bit more inventive and psychedelic with space themed lyrics. Lemmy was a roadie who replaced a previous bassist when they found he could play rhythm guitar. So in his ignorance and being quite strong Lemmy strummed chords on the bass too 8).
Spaced out sounds all right based on the video extracts i remember :laugh:
That documentary was a blast, warts and all...
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 12, 2020, 11:27:49 AM
T.D.,
Feel free to list your current jazz favourites or maybe even your rock ones from the past.
I listed a bunch of jazz favorites back on p. 1, post 14.
Non-jazz:
(I was an absolute Dylan fanatic for some years in the 1970s, but overlistened and got tired of him. Ditto Grateful Dead. I stopped following both by 1980 or so.)
The Byrds
Traffic
The Jam
Ry Cooder
Neil Young (selectively, more the electric stuff; I avoid a lot of the ballads/acoustic)
Jefferson Airplane (selectively)
Taj Mahal
I don't listen to much Marvin Gaye (or Motown in general), but
What's Going On is an immortal album.
Assuming this is predominately focused on non-classical artists...:
Miles Davis
Grateful Dead
Velvet Underground
Spacemen 3
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Brian Eno
Outkast
The Band
Bob Dylan
The Radio Dept.
Kendrick Lamar
Nick Drake
Cocteau Twins
My Bloody Valentine
Keith Jarrett
Blind Willie McTell
Allman Bros
Iggy & the Stooges
Talk Talk
Otis Redding
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 12, 2020, 11:26:08 AM
Torso,
On of the Fairport singers has passed away this weekend :
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/12/fairport-convention-singer-judy-dyble-dies-aged-71 (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/12/fairport-convention-singer-judy-dyble-dies-aged-71)
Sad news :( I love the Fairport debut album that she sang on.
Quote from: vers la flamme on July 13, 2020, 02:16:19 AM
Assuming this is predominately focused on non-classical artists...
It is indeed. I missed Spacemen 3 out as
Sound Of Confusion is the only album I have and was disappointed by
Playing With Fire.
"I'm losing, losing touch with my mind...." :-\.
Quote from: steve ridgway on July 13, 2020, 02:44:11 AM
It is indeed. I missed Spacemen 3 out as Sound Of Confusion is the only album I have and was disappointed by Playing With Fire.
"I'm losing, losing touch with my mind...." :-\.
Try again sometime. Playing with Fire is an absolute masterpiece, as is the Perfect Prescription (and Forged Prescriptions, which consists of alternate versions of the tracks that are more rich in overdubs, etc—they trimmed it down to make it sound more like their live performances, but these versions are well worth hearing). I'm not a 20 year old drug addict kid anymore but this music is still important to me ;D
Quote from: vers la flamme on July 13, 2020, 03:03:06 AM
I'm not a 20 year old drug addict kid anymore but this music is still important to me ;D
Umm yes, fortunately I moved away as the local music scene was turning into a drugs scene but the music stuck with me.
Quote from: T. D. on July 12, 2020, 02:23:45 PM
I listed a bunch of jazz favorites back on p. 1, post 14.
Non-jazz:
(I was an absolute Dylan fanatic for some years in the 1970s, but overlistened and got tired of him. Ditto Grateful Dead. I stopped following both by 1980 or so.)
The Byrds
Traffic
The Jam
Ry Cooder
Neil Young (selectively, more the electric stuff; I avoid a lot of the ballads/acoustic)
Jefferson Airplane (selectively)
Taj Mahal
I don't listen to much Marvin Gaye (or Motown in general), but What's Going On is an immortal album.
Oh yes you did (about that jazz list) and i responded to it as well, sorry :-[
Some good'uns on that rock list, TD.
I only know Ry Cooder for the Paris Texas soundtrack. I'll have to check his other albums.
Quote from: vers la flamme on July 13, 2020, 02:16:19 AM
Assuming this is predominately focused on non-classical artists...:
Miles Davis
Grateful Dead
Velvet Underground
Spacemen 3
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Brian Eno
Outkast
The Band
Bob Dylan
The Radio Dept.
Kendrick Lamar
Nick Drake
Cocteau Twins
My Bloody Valentine
Keith Jarrett
Blind Willie McTell
Allman Bros
Iggy & the Stooges
Talk Talk
Otis Redding
Very varied list VLF, thank you.
I should revisit Godspeed You Black Emperor and see how it goes (I love Mogwai but Godspeed left me underwhelmed back then).
I'll check the Spacemen 3 albums you mentioned as well.
I listened to a couple of tracks of Radio Dept which is a new name to me. That will be one for the lady of the house, that's right up her musical street.
While coronavirus has really mucked about with my usual non-classical listening habits, I surveyed the CD collection and concluded that the list would probably at least include:
Tori Amos
Patty Griffin
Something For Kate (definitely incl. Paul Dempsey solo albums)
Radiohead (most likely incl. Thom Yorke and associated projects, though less of a dealbreaker)
and probably...
Janelle Monae
Joni Mitchell
Beyond that it really depends on just how fussy I'm being and how much you're holding a gun to my head. I can see plenty more artists where I have a lot of albums, and some more where I have certain albums that are absolutely fantastic. But can't live without? If I had to live with 60-odd albums from these folk, I could probably cope. Not as well as I'd like, but it'd do at a stretch.
Quote from: vers la flamme on July 13, 2020, 02:16:19 AM
Grateful Dead
Velvet Underground
The Band
Bob Dylan
Allman Bros
Iggy & the Stooges
Otis Redding
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Sarge
Quote from: Madiel on July 13, 2020, 05:22:08 AM
While coronavirus has really mucked about with my usual non-classical listening habits, I surveyed the CD collection and concluded that the list would probably at least include:
Tori Amos
Patty Griffin
Something For Kate (definitely incl. Paul Dempsey solo albums)
Radiohead (most likely incl. Thom Yorke and associated projects, though less of a dealbreaker)
and probably...
Janelle Monae
Joni Mitchell
Beyond that it really depends on just how fussy I'm being and how much you're holding a gun to my head. I can see plenty more artists where I have a lot of albums, and some more where I have certain albums that are absolutely fantastic. But can't live without? If I had to live with 60-odd albums from these folk, I could probably cope. Not as well as I'd like, but it'd do at a stretch.
Thank you for the list Madiel.
Something for Kate/Paul Dempsey is a new name to me again. One more to check.
So, for you Patty Griffin fans out there, which albums and/or songs would you suggest I check out? I'd heard her name before, but wasn't familiar with her recordings.
Best,
PD
Quote from: T. D. on July 07, 2020, 04:49:55 PM
As an American (OK, boomer) of a certain age, the song Anticipation was forever spoiled for me when a big food corporation (Heinz? That was long before the days of megamergers) used it in a TV commercial for ketchup.
I rate Carly Simon's ex-husband James Taylor very highly as a musician.
I remember when those commercials were aired. ::)
And, yes, JT is basically an American Institution now. ;D I was doing a bit of rearranging of LPs earlier today and ran across two of them: Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon....and Dad Loves His Work. If I still have my pop cassettes (?), I'd have in there Flag...used to have JT on LP...not certain where that went to?
Any Bonnie Raitt fans on here?
PD
Quote from: Florestan on July 08, 2020, 12:54:54 AM
Tbh, there's not one single artist/band that I used to like which I can't live without. However, on the celebrated desert island I'd take with me songs by the following:
Jo Dassin
Queen/Freddie Mercury
Metalica
Manowar
Helloween
Dire Straits/Mark Knopffler
Sting
ABBA
Ray Charles
Eric Clapton
Charles Aznavour
Kenny Rogers
Toto Cutugno
Adriano Celentano
Frank Sinatra
I liked their music when it first came out, but never bought any of their albums (Don't shoot me please!). I am digging through stacks of LPs these days (and sometimes CDs too). Which titles would you suggest that I look out for?
And I have a vision of you (on that hypothetical deserted island) singing "Can anybody find me......somebody to ooo love?" ;)
PD
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 13, 2020, 05:12:29 AM
Very varied list VLF, thank you.
I should revisit Godspeed You Black Emperor and see how it goes (I love Mogwai but Godspeed left me underwhelmed back then).
I'll check the Spacemen 3 albums you mentioned as well.
I listened to a couple of tracks of Radio Dept which is a new name to me. That will be one for the lady of the house, that's right up her musical street.
Nice! They were important to me when I was a lot younger and their music got me through some bad times so they'll always have that special place in my heart even if I don't listen to them near as much anymore. Hope your lady enjoys. I must confess I never caught your list so I'm not sure whether or not you'll get much out of Godspeed or Spacemen, but they're both phenomenal groups. I've seen Godspeed a handful of times (maybe 5? Most recently last summer here in Atlanta) and they always put on a phenomenal show. Spacemen, I'm sure, I'll sadly never see, though I would love to see Jason Pierce's current band Spiritualized. They're an amazing band too, in a totally different way.
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 13, 2020, 05:48:03 AM
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Sarge
Back at you, Sarge. 8)
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 13, 2020, 06:46:51 AM
Thank you for the list Madiel.
Something for Kate/Paul Dempsey is a new name to me again. One more to check.
Australian. And I don't think they've ever been terribly well known beyond these shores.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 13, 2020, 08:36:13 AM
So, for you Patty Griffin fans out there, which albums and/or songs would you suggest I check out? I'd heard her name before, but wasn't familiar with her recordings.
Best,
PD
I would say the album 10,000 Kisses is the best to catch her essence, or Impossible Dream.
Quote from: Madiel on July 13, 2020, 02:00:19 PM
I would say the album 10,000 Kisses is the best to catch her essence, or Impossible Dream.
Thanks Madiel. I'll jot them down and put them on record store list. :)
BTW, what songs of hers have other artists recorded that I might be familiar with? Any particular hits?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 13, 2020, 02:08:15 PM
Thanks Madiel. I'll jot them down and put them on record store list. :)
BTW, what songs of hers have other artists recorded that I might be familiar with? Any particular hits?
PD
The Dixie Chicks did 'Top of the World'. I know there have been others but that's the one that leaps to mind.
Her Wikipedia page has a long list of others covering her.
Also, it's only 1000 Kisses. I inflated! Whoops.
Quote from: Madiel on July 13, 2020, 02:30:00 PM
The Dixie Chicks did 'Top of the World'. I know there have been others but that's the one that leaps to mind.
Her Wikipedia page has a long list of others covering her.
Thanks!
Quote from: Madiel on July 13, 2020, 02:30:00 PM
Also, it's only 1000 Kisses. I inflated! Whoops.
lol That's o.k.! :)
Just name-dropping, but I'm a little surprised Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band haven't been mentioned, at least for Trout Mask Replica.
Quote from: T. D. on July 13, 2020, 03:25:14 PM
Just name-dropping, but I'm a little surprised Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band haven't been mentioned, at least for Trout Mask Replica.
That is one album I could most definitely live without ;D
Quote from: vers la flamme on July 13, 2020, 03:26:38 PM
That [Trout Mask Replica] is one album I could most definitely live without ;D
I run to extremes on that one. Think it's either a work of profound genius or utter BS, depending on my mood when I hear it.
Quote from: T. D. on July 13, 2020, 03:25:14 PM
Just name-dropping, but I'm a little surprised Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band haven't been mentioned, at least for Trout Mask Replica.
...you're still speaking English, right?
Quote from: Madiel on July 13, 2020, 01:57:29 PM
Australian. And I don't think they've ever been terribly well known beyond these shores.
Tried a few tracks on YT this morning, not my cup of tea but thank you for mentioning them.
Quote from: steve ridgway on July 12, 2020, 04:23:24 AM
This is very brave of you Olivier. You could try -
Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
Hawkwind - Hall Of The Mountain Grill
Klaus Schulze - Picture Music
Magma - Köhntarkösz
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Young Gods - Only Heaven
Now i know what you meant, Steve... that was a trip and a half !! I'll proceed cautiously with the rest of your list ??? :laugh:
err...where do i start...
Amon Düül, Magma (listened to some live stuff), Van der Graaf :i'll pass on those if i may...didn't get it :-\
Hawkwind and Young Gods: mixed bag but did keep a few tracks of both in my favourites... Kissing the Sun and Donnez les Esprits hit the mark for Young Gods. I also quite liked Hawkwind's You'd better believe it, Lost Johnny, Psychedelic Warlords, It's so Easy. there's some leeway there to look at those again in more depth.
Klaus Schulze was a surprise. Qobuz didn't have Picture Music so i listened to Moondawn instead. Turned out to be really absorbed by it (with a break between both halves). Sounds like one i may look at further too with Tangerine Dream.
Sampled Spacemen 3 this morning (both albums previously mentioned), mostly waiting for something to happen, even on the heavier tracks :-[...bit ironic when i was quite happily doing that with Schulze but there you go :laugh:
Quote from: T. D. on July 13, 2020, 03:34:48 PM
I run to extremes on that one. Think it's either a work of profound genius or utter BS, depending on my mood when I hear it.
Checking Beefheart's the Spotlight Kid at the moment...there's only so much grumble and howling i can take... on the plus side, he might actually convert me to Van Morrison being a decent singer after all... ;D
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 14, 2020, 04:31:19 AM
Tried a few tracks on YT this morning, not my cup of tea but thank you for mentioning them.
Sure. Any recollection of what you tried?
Quote from: Madiel on July 14, 2020, 05:20:10 AM
Sure. Any recollection of what you tried?
Just checked my YT history: the tracks called "Monsters", "Hallways", "Cigarettes and Suitcases", "Whatever you want"
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 14, 2020, 05:25:35 AM
Just checked my YT history: the tracks called "Monsters", "Hallways", "Cigarettes and Suitcases", "Whatever you want"
Okay. It was worth checking because I very nearly said earlier that I think they took a couple of albums to get anywhere (in fact the personnel changed after the first album, which I really don't think much of). They were VERY young.
You've got 2 songs there from the first album that I think is half-decent. But then you've also got "Monsters" which was their big breakthrough here in Australia (and when I personally became conscious of them), plus "Cigarettes and Suitcases" which is a personal favourite from a later era. So I can't really claim that what you heard was non-representative.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 14, 2020, 04:55:14 AM
Checking Beefheart's the Spotlight Kid at the moment...there's only so much grumble and howling i can take... on the plus side, he might actually convert me to Van Morrison being a decent singer after all... ;D
:laugh:
Quote from: Madiel on July 14, 2020, 05:30:16 AM
Okay. It was worth checking because I very nearly said earlier that I think they took a couple of albums to get anywhere (in fact the personnel changed after the first album, which I really don't think much of). They were VERY young.
You've got 2 songs there from the first album that I think is half-decent. But then you've also got "Monsters" which was their big breakthrough here in Australia (and when I personally became conscious of them), plus "Cigarettes and Suitcases" which is a personal favourite from a later era. So I can't really claim that what you heard was non-representative.
Thanks for your comments. All this got me to google Australian bands, reminded me of an old favourite, Midnight Oil, dug up
Beds are Burning, and now I have
The Dead Heart stuck in my head...not a bad one to be fair 8)
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 14, 2020, 06:53:54 AM
Thanks for your comments. All this got me to google Australian bands, reminded me of an old favourite, Midnight Oil, dug up Beds are Burning, and now I have The Dead Heart stuck in my head...not a bad one to be fair 8)
My sister was the Midnight Oil fan, though I do own a couple of albums I particularly like. Might have to pull them out now...
I think there are some wonderful Australian artists, though inevitably my opinion of the best ones doesn't always correlate with the ones that had international success.
Quote from: Madiel on July 14, 2020, 07:06:24 AM
My sister was the Midnight Oil fan, though I do own a couple of albums I particularly like. Might have to pull them out now...
I think there are some wonderful Australian artists, though inevitably my opinion of the best ones doesn't always correlate with the ones that had international success.
I only ever had Beds are Burning and Blue Sky Mine, but boy did I wear out those tapes back then.
Feel free to throw in some names by the way, even more so if off the beaten path.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 14, 2020, 04:50:45 AM
Hawkwind and Young Gods: mixed bag but did keep a few tracks of both in my favourites... Kissing the Sun and Donnez les Esprits hit the mark for Young Gods. I also quite liked Hawkwind's You'd better believe it, Lost Johnny, Psychedelic Warlords, It's so Easy. there's some leeway there to look at those again in more depth.
Klaus Schulze was a surprise. Qobuz didn't have Picture Music so i listened to Moondawn instead. Turned out to be really absorbed by it (with a break between both halves). Sounds like one i may look at further too with Tangerine Dream.
I'm glad you found a bit you liked. Art Zoyd
Phase IV, Univers Zero
Ceux Du Dehors and Henry Cow
Western Culture may be a little more impressive to the (avant garde) classical listener.
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 14, 2020, 07:12:54 AM
I only ever had Beds are Burning and Blue Sky Mine, but boy did I wear out those tapes back then.
Feel free to throw in some names by the way, even more so if off the beaten path.
Well my favourite single album is by a short-lived band called george (lower case) and the album is called Unity... wasn't even the more popular of their 2 albums. The 2 singers were brother and sister and the latter, Katie Noonan, has continued a fair career but I still think Unity was an absolute peak. Pop jazz electronic all kind of fused.
For pop music I can't go past (Megan) Washington, utterly gorgeous voice, she took a little bit of time to figure out how to use it. New album next month...
Missy Higgins has done some good things.
Meanwhile I have got stuck on my absolute favourite Paul Dempsey song which is one of those rare things I can play on repeat almost endlessly, and am not remotely tired of after 4 years. It's called Idiot Oracle.
The thread title, "Artists/Bands you can't live without" is a foreign concept to me. I could certainly live without all bands, or music itself, if I had to. I suppose the OP is asking who are my favorite artists/bands, or at least that's how I must interpret it in order to post here.
1. Duke Ellington
2. Bob Dylan
3. Guy Clark
4. Louis Armstrong
5. Ralph Stanley
Quote from: Old San Antone on July 14, 2020, 08:17:48 AMI could certainly live without all bands, or music itself, if I had to.
::) I believe that for a second.
A stronger man than I. There is family history of hearing loss, I now have tinnitus in both ears, and quite frankly at times I am fucking terrified.
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 14, 2020, 08:19:34 AM
::) I believe that for a second.
As I have gotten older, and have had experienced some health concerns, my priorities have changed. So, in the big picture rock/pop bands do not loom so large as to be things I couldn't live without. Believe what you want.
Quote from: Madiel on July 14, 2020, 08:25:22 AM
A stronger man than I. There is family history of hearing loss, I now have tinnitus in both ears, and quite frankly at times I am fucking terrified.
I would miss being able to hear sound or losing the ability to play my guitar and banjo. But truthfully it would be possible to live without it. I'd like to think I could adjust and still find purpose in living.
Well I'd like to think that too. But to be quite honest I'm not that confident. Given that music is essentially my main psychological therapy and that I recognise how antsy I get if I don't have an opportunity to listen to it, basically daily, I'm by no means sure that I will be okay if I can no longer listen.
Quote from: Madiel on July 14, 2020, 08:15:38 AM
Well my favourite single album is by a short-lived band called george (lower case) and the album is called Unity... wasn't even the more popular of their 2 albums. The 2 singers were brother and sister and the latter, Katie Noonan, has continued a fair career but I still think Unity was an absolute peak. Pop jazz electronic all kind of fused.
For pop music I can't go past (Megan) Washington, utterly gorgeous voice, she took a little bit of time to figure out how to use it. New album next month...
Missy Higgins has done some good things.
Meanwhile I have got stuck on my absolute favourite Paul Dempsey song which is one of those rare things I can play on repeat almost endlessly, and am not remotely tired of after 4 years. It's called Idiot Oracle.
I assume the george is this one ?
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Nice voices on the first songs, Like the atmospheres too. Will have a proper listen tomorrow.
Their sound has linked my mind to some artists in the same vein in my collection:
For his voice, Try
Ben & Jason - $10 dollar miracle, Emoticons, Let's murder Vivaldi, Romeo and Juliet are drowning, The wild things, etc...
For her voice, check
Bic Runga, the Beautiful Collision album. she's from NZ, so probably on your radar already anyway ?
I'll check the rest of the names you gave tomorrow.
Yes that's the george album. I even love the booklet artwork...
I'm aware of Bic Runga but have heard very little, she only had brief prominence here. So now I've got homework ;D
The answer is 3 Letters long , yep I know short but sweet CCR
who does not love CCR here , or worst whom does not love CCR and is an american shame on you(just kidding) lol
;D
Great band Lots of greats it's ''It came out of the sky'' super fun one of my favorite for lyrics & music that kick *ss.
Quote from: vers la flamme on July 13, 2020, 02:16:19 AMAssuming this is predominately focused on non-classical artists...:
Miles Davis
Grateful Dead
Velvet Underground
Spacemen 3
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Brian Eno
Outkast
The Band
Bob Dylan
The Radio Dept.
Kendrick Lamar
Nick Drake
Cocteau Twins
My Bloody Valentine
Keith Jarrett
Blind Willie McTell
Allman Bros
Iggy & the Stooges
Talk Talk
Otis Redding
I was scrolling through an old thread and noticed that your list includes everyone from those few who has been especially important to me throughout nearly all the decades of my passion for music: The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett -- interesting :)
I can add some of those related to the early period of my music enthusiasm: Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Who. The Beatles and Stones, of course. But with all of these, it's more about nostalgia than a desire to endlessly re-listen and discover something new again and again.
There aren't any bands or musicians that I couldn't live without. There are a few that I would be sad to never hear again. Assuming we are speaking of non-classical artists, here are 10 to start ...
Dark Tranquility
Amorphis
Insomnium
Winterfylleth
Mgła
Karg
Agalloch
Solstafir
Tuomas Saukkonen's various bands
Summoning
Quote from: foxandpeng on November 30, 2024, 05:46:06 AMThere aren't any bands or musicians that I couldn't live without. There are a few that I would be sad to never hear again. Assuming we are speaking of non-classical artists, here are 10 to start ...
Dark Tranquility
Amorphis
Insomnium
Winterfylleth
Mgła
Karg
Agalloch
Solstafir
Tuomas Saukkonen's various bands
Summoning
My ignorance is proven by the fact that I've never even heard of
any of those ten bands... :-[
Quote from: Old San Antone on July 14, 2020, 08:17:48 AMThe thread title, "Artists/Bands you can't live without" is a foreign concept to me. I could certainly live without all bands, or music itself, if I had to. I suppose the OP is asking who are my favorite artists/bands, or at least that's how I must interpret it in order to post here.
1. Duke Ellington
2. Bob Dylan
3. Guy Clark
4. Louis Armstrong
5. Ralph Stanley
Closest to what I might write.
I couldn't say there is any performing artist I couldn't live without. But there are Artists that I have listened to very persistently, or who, when they release something new, I must hear it.
Off the top of my head:
Bob Dylan
Dar Williams
Indigo Girls
Susanne Vega
Sonny Rollins
Thelonious Monk
Quote from: ritter on November 30, 2024, 06:16:06 AMMy ignorance is proven by the fact that I've never even heard of any of those ten bands... :-[
We can be ignorant together.
Quote from: ritter on November 30, 2024, 06:16:06 AMMy ignorance is proven by the fact that I've never even heard of any of those ten bands... :-[
Metal bands, I think. I've seen one or two of the names cross my Twitter timeline. But metal is not usually part of my listening, so I have no idea of how the various types of metal are differentiated. The big hair bands of the 80s/90s are as heavy as I get.
Quote from: ritter on November 30, 2024, 06:16:06 AMMy ignorance is proven by the fact that I've never even heard of any of those ten bands... :-[
Ignorance is unlikely. There is simply so much music out there, that we could each listen to music all day long, and have no crossover whatsoever.
Jazz, Folk, Northern Soul, Prog Rock, Hip Hop, Big Band, Country, Atmospheric Black Metal, Shoegaze, Hardcore, Doom, Rap... even just listing the genres, sub-genres and styles would take all day, never mind the byways and hidden corners where we could explore, and the countless bands and solo artists that inhabit them.
I also think that it's of folk here are probably not populists, listening only to the Top Ten or the obvious compilations that many are drawn toward. Nothing wrong with that, but I suspect many here are more individualistic and prone to following rabbits down burrows...
Quote from: JBS on November 30, 2024, 06:59:19 AMMetal bands, I think. I've seen one or two of the names cross my Twitter timeline. But metal is not usually part of my listening, so I have no idea of how the various types of metal are differentiated. The big hair bands of the 80s/90s are as heavy as I get.
Agreed. Mostly metal bands of one stripe or another. Part of that enormous and rich tapestry where varying tastes and obsessions live...
Quote from: foxandpeng on November 30, 2024, 07:39:57 AMIgnorance is unlikely. There is simply so much music out there, that we could each listen to music all day long, and have no crossover whatsoever.
Jazz, Folk, Northern Soul, Prog Rock, Hip Hop, Big Band, Country, Atmospheric Black Metal, Shoegaze, Hardcore, Doom, Rap... even just listing the genres, sub-genres and styles would take all day, never mind the byways and hidden corners where we could explore, and the countless bands and solo artists that inhabit them.
I also think that many folk here are probably not populists, listening only to the Top Ten or the obvious compilations that many are drawn toward. Nothing wrong with that, but I suspect many here are more individualistic and prone to following rabbits down burrows...
Quote from: foxandpeng on November 30, 2024, 05:46:06 AMThere aren't any bands or musicians that I couldn't live without. There are a few that I would be sad to never hear again.
Yes, allowing for that dial-down:
The Beatles
Stevie Wonder
King Crimson and divers Robt Fripp projects
Frank Zappa
Genesis
Theses are the artists whose music I would save from a burning house, figuratively speaking.
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
Bill Evans
Robert Johnson
Hank Williams
Muddy Waters
Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
Townes Van Zandt
Lucinda Williams
Steve Earle
Currently, my top ten "pop":
01. Aurora Aksnes
02. Electric Youth
03. Lilly Palmer
04. The White Stripes (inactive)
05. Bob Dylan (pre-1970)
06. Nirvana (inactive)
07. Immortal
08. KMFDM
09. Jimi Hendrix (inactive)
10. Rachel Yamagata
Bob Dylan (mostly 1989 onwards)
Duke Ellington
Miles Davis
Joni Mitchell
...and, well, there's plenty of other stuff I love, but they are the people I kept at times when I had to sell everything else off.
Quote from: hopefullytrusting on November 30, 2024, 12:00:55 PMCurrently, my top ten "pop":
01. Aurora Aksnes
02. Electric Youth
03. Lilly Palmer
04. The White Stripes (inactive)
05. Bob Dylan (pre-1970)
06. Nirvana (inactive)
07. Immortal
08. KMFDM
09. Jimi Hendrix (inactive)
10. Rachel Yamagata
Now I have to pull out my Rachel Yamagata recordings. And I think I'm missing a couple of more recent ones still.
Edit: I'm missing "Porch Songs".
Quote from: foxandpeng on November 30, 2024, 07:39:57 AMIgnorance is unlikely. There is simply so much music out there, that we could each listen to music all day long, and have no crossover whatsoever.
Jazz, Folk, Northern Soul, Prog Rock, Hip Hop, Big Band, Country, Atmospheric Black Metal, Shoegaze, Hardcore, Doom, Rap... even just listing the genres, sub-genres and styles would take all day, never mind the byways and hidden corners where we could explore, and the countless bands and solo artists that inhabit them.
I also think that it's of folk here are probably not populists, listening only to the Top Ten or the obvious compilations that many are drawn toward. Nothing wrong with that, but I suspect many here are more individualistic and prone to following rabbits down burrows...
Actually so much of my listening is classical, supplemented by jazz, that most of my "pop" is radio stations in the car driving to work or doing errands, and most of my favorites have appeared in somebody's Top 40 chart at some point between 1975 and the present. The closest I have to rabbit holes would be the Backstreet Boys and Idan Raichel.
Quote from: JBS on November 30, 2024, 06:59:19 AMMetal bands, I think. I've seen one or two of the names cross my Twitter timeline. But metal is not usually part of my listening, so I have no idea of how the various types of metal are differentiated. The big hair bands of the 80s/90s are as heavy as I get.
I also lost track of the metal scene sometime in the 90s but have been enjoying Fleshgod Apocalypse, Archspire, Obscura and Nile since Bachtoven mentioned them to me 8) .
Quote from: Madiel on July 13, 2020, 05:22:08 AMWhile coronavirus has really mucked about with my usual non-classical listening habits, I surveyed the CD collection and concluded that the list would probably at least include:
Tori Amos
Patty Griffin
Something For Kate (definitely incl. Paul Dempsey solo albums)
Radiohead (most likely incl. Thom Yorke and associated projects, though less of a dealbreaker)
and probably...
Janelle Monae
Joni Mitchell
Beyond that it really depends on just how fussy I'm being and how much you're holding a gun to my head. I can see plenty more artists where I have a lot of albums, and some more where I have certain albums that are absolutely fantastic. But can't live without? If I had to live with 60-odd albums from these folk, I could probably cope. Not as well as I'd like, but it'd do at a stretch.
Revisiting this thread and saw your mention of Janelle Monae. I caught her years ago on the Late Show with Letterman and was struck by how talented she was (will have to see if I can find a link to her performances there). Any favorite songs/albums? Also, was sad to read (or reread) of your struggles with tinnitus. :( How are you doing these days?
K
Quote from: Kalevala on November 30, 2024, 11:55:37 PMRevisiting this thread and saw your mention of Janelle Monae. I caught her years ago on the Late Show with Letterman and was struck by how talented she was (will have to see if I can find a link to her performances there). Any favorite songs/albums?
My favourite album is probably still The ArchAndroid. Which for some people is a little too "arch" and artificial, but part of what drew me to Monae is her ability to work with whatever style she chooses, and ArchAndroid is highly ambitious. The liner notes have all sorts of funny references to what inspired each song, and then you suddenly realise OMG, "Tightrope" really is a James Brown song.
I didn't really love the latest album, which is short and very freewheeling and casual. Perfect music for a summer orgy, but I'm not really into summer orgies...
The Beatles
The Doors
Queen
Roy Orbison
Elton John
Simon and Garfunkel
Leon Redbone
Jerry Douglas
Quote from: Kalevala on November 30, 2024, 11:55:37 PMRevisiting this thread
I should note that my post was a couple of years before Taylor Swift blazed into my musical firmament.
I've cooled just a little after that first intense year and a bit, but I think she'd still make that top tier list. There is much richness to be had in that discography.
Quote from: Madiel on December 01, 2024, 12:02:32 AMMy favourite album is probably still The ArchAndroid. Which for some people is a little too "arch" and artificial, but part of what drew me to Monae is her ability to work with whatever style she chooses, and ArchAndroid is highly ambitious. The liner notes have all sorts of funny references to what inspired each song, and then you suddenly realise OMG, "Tightrope" really is a James Brown song.
I didn't really love the latest album, which is short and very freewheeling and casual. Perfect music for a summer orgy, but I'm not really into summer orgies...
Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions. I'll do some exploring via youtube. :)
K
The Beatles (I saw them live twice as a child. I say 'saw' rather than heard as all you could hear was screaming).
Jimi Hendrix
Dreams - little known US Jazz-Rock band
Chicago - better " " " " " " " " " " " "
Santana (esp 'Caravansari')
Judy Tzuke
Quote from: vandermolen on December 02, 2024, 05:07:31 AMThe Beatles (I saw them live twice as a child. I say 'saw' rather than heard as all you could hear was screaming.)
What a fascinating, if non-musical, experience that must have been.
As to Chicago: yes, they were a hell of a band before they devolved into chick-flick balladeers.
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 02, 2024, 08:23:22 AMWhat a fascinating, if non-musical, experience that must have been.
As to Chicago: yes, they were a hell of a band before they devolved into chick-flick balladeers.
Hi
Karl - yes I really enjoyed that first 'Chicago Transit Authority' LP, especially the song 'Beginnings'.
My list has "ageing hippie" written all over it:
The Beatles
Nick Drake
Joni Mitchell
Pink Floyd
Yes
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Dylan
Led Zeppelin
Henry Cow/Slapp Happy/Dagmar Krause
And to take it up to 11, a token jazzman - Mingus
Quote from: vandermolen on December 03, 2024, 12:00:15 AMHi Karl - yes I really enjoyed that first 'Chicago Transit Authority' LP, especially the song 'Beginnings'.
I liked Chicago in LPs times.
Quote from: DaveF on December 03, 2024, 12:31:00 AMMy list has "ageing hippie" written all over it:
The Beatles
Nick Drake
Joni Mitchell
Pink Floyd
Yes
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Dylan
Led Zeppelin
Henry Cow/Slapp Happy/Dagmar Krause
And to take it up to 11, a token jazzman - Mingus
Some good stuff in there, though.
Quote from: DaveF on December 03, 2024, 12:31:00 AMMy list has "ageing hippie" written all over it:
The Beatles
Nick Drake
Joni Mitchell
Pink Floyd
Yes
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Dylan
Led Zeppelin
Henry Cow/Slapp Happy/Dagmar Krause
And to take it up to 11, a token jazzman - Mingus
No Grateful Dead?
The late, great Peter Bergman: "those hippies aren't as young as they used to be. Time doesn't stop, you know, just because Marijuana stretches it out!"
Quote from: Number Six on December 07, 2024, 03:18:53 PMNo Grateful Dead?
No - can someone explain the Grateful Dead to me? - 'cos I just don't get it. I quite enjoy Aoxomoxoa, but everything else I've listened to leaves me mystified. I read somewhere that the performance of Dark Star on Live/Dead represents the peak of their recorded legacy - well, 20 minutes in and I'm still waiting for it to start. I know "you had to be there", and that they regarded studio albums as a poor substitute for live shows, hence the releases of all the concert material. They are clearly a band of very wide culture and interests - Phil Lesh, for example, funded the Marco Polo recordings of Havergal Brian's symphonies - but I'm still waiting to find the way in. Recommendations, please!
Quote from: DaveF on December 11, 2024, 01:18:34 AMNo - can someone explain the Grateful Dead to me? - 'cos I just don't get it. I quite enjoy Aoxomoxoa, but everything else I've listened to leaves me mystified. I read somewhere that the performance of Dark Star on Live/Dead represents the peak of their recorded legacy - well, 20 minutes in and I'm still waiting for it to start. I know "you had to be there", and that they regarded studio albums as a poor substitute for live shows, hence the releases of all the concert material. They are clearly a band of very wide culture and interests - Phil Lesh, for example, funded the Marco Polo recordings of Havergal Brian's symphonies - but I'm still waiting to find the way in. Recommendations, please!
For me, the Grateful Dead are incredibly important; along with Dylan, they represent the largest chunk of non-classical music in my listening. I currently have a massive archive of their music, which, in addition to nearly all official releases, includes hundreds and hundreds of live recordings made by tapers at concerts.
I can't explain what makes the Dead so good; even I don't fully understand what happened in the mid-70s when I first heard
Terrapin Station. It's also hard to explain why I've been listening to their live shows, often in amateur-quality recordings, for all these decades. The words of someone else come to mind, about how the Dead played on a level that other rock bands didn't even know existed.
It's also hard to recommend anything specific. All I can do is share what I personally consider especially important. Among live recordings, I particularly value those from 1976–1980, as well as 1972–1974. The May 1977 recording -
Cornell 5/8/77 - is often mentioned, and while it's indeed excellent, the other May recordings or even the entirety of 1977 is mostly outstanding. Alternatively, you could try the New Year's Eve concert album
Closing of Winterland.
As for studio albums,
Terrapin Station,
Blues for Allah, and
Mars Hotel are especially dear to me. Many would name
American Beauty.
Regarding
Dark Star, there are over 200 recordings available, with the longest running over forty minutes. You could listen to all of them :D
Quote from: DaveF on December 11, 2024, 01:18:34 AMNo - can someone explain the Grateful Dead to me? - 'cos I just don't get it. I quite enjoy Aoxomoxoa, but everything else I've listened to leaves me mystified. I read somewhere that the performance of Dark Star on Live/Dead represents the peak of their recorded legacy - well, 20 minutes in and I'm still waiting for it to start. I know "you had to be there", and that they regarded studio albums as a poor substitute for live shows, hence the releases of all the concert material. They are clearly a band of very wide culture and interests - Phil Lesh, for example, funded the Marco Polo recordings of Havergal Brian's symphonies - but I'm still waiting to find the way in. Recommendations, please!
My impression is that it
is largely a "you had to be there" phenomenon. I never was, but the band had an astonishingly loyal audience for live performances, and they seem to be the poster child for Live Performance is one thing, Laying it Down in the studio is another. I'm another outsider, so my answer isn't really helpful.
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 11, 2024, 05:33:12 AMMy impression is that it is largely a "you had to be there" phenomenon. I never was, but the band had an astonishingly loyal audience for live performances, and they seem to be the poster child for Live Performance is one thing, Laying it Down in the studio is another. I'm another outsider, so my answer isn't really helpful.
I have never been to a Grateful Dead concert, and moreover, my fascination with the Dead's music mostly began after 1995.
Quote from: AnotherSpin on December 11, 2024, 05:58:35 AMI have never been to a Grateful Dead concert, and moreover, my fascination with the Dead's music mostly began after 1995.
I get that, and I salute you. I did say
largely. Really the chap to explain the Dead to an heathen such as the likes of me, is
@Sergeant Rock The two tunes from the Dead I most frequently groove to are "Touch of Gray" and "Alabama Getaway."
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 11, 2024, 06:12:35 AMI get that, and I salute you. I did say largely. Really the chap to explain the Dead to an heathen such as the likes of me, is @Sergeant Rock
The two tunes from the Dead I most frequently groove to are "Touch of Gray" and "Alabama Getaway."
So, you might consider yourself a
grayhead 8)
Quote from: DaveF on December 11, 2024, 01:18:34 AMNo - can someone explain the Grateful Dead to me? - 'cos I just don't get it.
I don't think I can. :P
I tried off and on for about 20 years, starting with
Skeletons from the Closet as a college freshman in 1992. I bought several albums throughout college, but it never clicked.
Later, seeing Linda Cardellini dancing to "Box of Rain" on
Freaks and Geeks (see below) literally sent me to Hastings to buy the
American Beauty album. I liked it, but I did not get on the bus that day, either.
In years to come, my brother became something of a Deadhead and tried to get me into them. Again, I liked what I heard, but I did not get it. No bus ride for me.
Then one day a little over 10 years ago, I had been listening to a lot of Jefferson Airplane and digging Jorma's guitar. I wanted more of that bluesy psych 60's sound, and somehow I ended up at the first GD album. "Viola Lee Blues" played, and that was it. The bus came by, and I got on hard that day.
Since then, I have had periods where I listened to 80 or 90% Dead music week to week. These days, it's more like phases of a few days on here and there. But in response to your original question? It's my opinion, based on experience, that you don't find the Dead's music. There's no shame in not digging it.
8) When the moment is right, the music
finds you.
Quote from: Number Six on December 11, 2024, 07:51:35 AMI don't think I can. :P
I tried off and on for about 20 years, starting with Skeletons from the Closet as a college freshman in 1992. I bought several albums throughout college, but it never clicked.
Later, seeing Linda Cardellini dancing to "Box of Rain" on Freaks and Geeks (see below) literally sent me to Hastings to buy the American Beauty album. I liked it, but I did not get on the bus that day, either.
In years to come, my brother became something of a Deadhead and tried to get me into them. Again, I liked what I heard, but I did not get it. No bus ride for me.
Then one day a little over 10 years ago, I had been listening to a lot of Jefferson Airplane and digging Jorma's guitar. I wanted more of that bluesy psych 60's sound, and somehow I ended up at the first GD album. "Viola Lee Blues" played, and that was it. The bus came by, and I got on hard that day.
Since then, I have had periods where I listened to 80 or 90% Dead music week to week. These days, it's more like phases of a few days on here and there. But in response to your original question? It's my opinion, based on experience, that you don't find the Dead's music. There's no shame in not digging it.
8) When the moment is right, the music finds you.
Most interesting.
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 11, 2024, 08:06:46 AMMost interesting.
I have chosen to take my singular personal experience and apply it to everyone. What? :D
Quote from: Number Six on December 11, 2024, 07:51:35 AMI don't think I can. :P
[..]
8) When the moment is right, the music finds you.
I don't think I ever consciously chose the Grateful Dead as the rock band I would listen to for decades. But that's how everything else in life works. Many people believe they've made and continue to make choices, whether important or trivial, it doesn't matter. But that's not the case. Similarly, one could say that it's not we who find, but rather we who are found.
Quote from: AnotherSpin on December 11, 2024, 10:23:43 AMone could say that it's not we who find, but rather we who are found.
On a side note, thank you for clipping my post! On this forum, it's common for people to reply to really long posts right after the original post, and it's frequently unnecessary and annoying IMO. ;D
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 11, 2024, 05:33:12 AMhe band had an astonishingly loyal audience for live performances
Indeed, at one point at least they were regarded as having the most loyal fan base of any musical act.
I know because I was part of the fan base that was considered in at least one reckoning as the
second most loyal. It was both slightly annoying and mildly interesting to find out who was in first place. I always meant to check them out but still haven't done so.
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 11, 2024, 05:33:12 AMMy impression is that it is largely a "you had to be there" phenomenon. I never was, but the band had an astonishingly loyal audience for live performances, and they seem to be the poster child for Live Performance is one thing, Laying it Down in the studio is another. I'm another outsider, so my answer isn't really helpful.
I think that is simply the nature of "jam bands". Phish is quite similar to the Grateful Dead, and if you ever hear their live recordings (their ramblings, as it were) versus their studio albums - you can definitely hear a difference, length being one major consideration, and how high the audience was being the other - I think drugs play a major role in your ability to "jam".
Quote from: hopefullytrusting on December 12, 2024, 07:54:38 AMI think that is simply the nature of "jam bands". Phish is quite similar to the Grateful Dead, and if you ever hear their live recordings (their ramblings, as it were) versus their studio albums - you can definitely hear a difference, length being one major consideration, and how high the audience was being the other - I think drugs play a major role in your ability to "jam".
The theme of drugs and the ability to jam inevitably arises in any conversation about the Grateful Dead. However, no one has proven that drugs and jamming alone are enough to transform another band into the next Grateful Dead. Phish often gets mentioned in this context, and Trey Anastasio even played with the Dead, but... 8)
In terms of jam bands, Goose's live recordings are quite remarkable.
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 11, 2024, 05:33:12 AMMy impression is that it is largely a "you had to be there" phenomenon. I never was, but the band had an astonishingly loyal audience for live performances, and they seem to be the poster child for Live Performance is one thing, Laying it Down in the studio is another. I'm another outsider, so my answer isn't really helpful.
On the contrary, it is very helpful. I may be drowning, but at least I can wave to you.
Quote from: DaveF on December 11, 2024, 01:18:34 AMI read somewhere that the performance of Dark Star on Live/Dead represents the peak of their recorded legacy - well, 20 minutes in and I'm still waiting for it to start.
Tangentially, I've ment to listen to this for, erm, forever, and your post has been the motivation.
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 12, 2024, 02:02:47 PMTangentially, I've ment to listen to this for, erm, forever, and your post has been the motivation.
In that case, be aware that
Dark Star is available in more interesting versions than on
Live/Dead. This composition was performed differently every time.
Quote from: AnotherSpin on December 12, 2024, 09:46:28 PMIn that case, be aware that Dark Star is available in more interesting versions than on Live/Dead. This composition was performed differently every time.
I can well imagine. What are one or two versions you would especially suggest?
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 13, 2024, 05:59:16 AMI can well imagine. What are one or two versions you would especially suggest?
I don't think my answer will fit, but I like almost all versions of Dark Star. That moment in the concert, when the first sounds of Dark Star are heard, it seems as if time stops, space folds up and disappears. Or, unfolds, and every object in the sky can be touched with your hand, or peeked behind.
Okay, you can start here:
8-27-1972 (Veneta)
2-13-1970 (Fillmore East, also released as Dick's Picks4)
11-11-1973 (Winterland)
These concerts can be found at archive.org or downloaded at etree.org