What is a track on an otherwise excellent album which you skip all or nearly all of the time?
I'll go first.
Abbey Road, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 01:51:25 PMWhat is a track on an otherwise excellent album which you skip all or nearly all of the time?
I'll go first.
Abbey Road, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."
I Want You in the same album. I read that its one of George's favorite Beatles songs!
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on October 10, 2024, 02:41:27 PMI Want You in the same album. I read that its one of George's favorite Beatles songs!
I love "I Want You."
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 02:44:16 PMI love "I Want You."
I know you like Revolution 9 in white album as well ! 😄
Another one I skip is "Cans and Brahms" on the Fragile album by Yes.
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on October 10, 2024, 02:49:16 PMI know you like Revolution 9 in white album as well ! 😄
That is indeed so.
Bungalow Bill in white album. A little annoying. Is this about Vietnam War?
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on October 10, 2024, 02:56:34 PMBungalow Bill in white album. A little annoying. Is this about Vietnam War?
Agreed that it's a bit annoying. I think it's just mockery of machismo.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 01:51:25 PMAbbey Road, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."
Hey, I like "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"!
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 02:50:15 PMAnother one I skip is "Cans and Brahms" on the Fragile album by Yes.
Agree with this one - no idea what it's doing there.
My choice: "Moonchild" from
In the Court of the Crimson King. (Maybe I'd like it more if they cut half of it.)
Money, in The Dark Side of the Moon.
@Archaic Torso of Apollo , I know that one man's meat here will be another man's poison. I love practically the whole of the King Crimson discography, but I haven't ever returned to the inaugural album.
I can't think of a song that I regularly skip. Yes, sometimes I will jump to some of my favorites, but more often I'll listen to the whole album.
K
There are so many great albums. I listen to different artists (and yes, I'm of a certain age): I love artists that can sing harmony, play instruments well, write their own songs, and support other artists.
So sue me. :P
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 05:43:17 PMI can't think of a song that I regularly skip. Yes, sometimes I will jump to some of my favorites, but more often I'll listen to the whole album.
K
My skipping is more irregular than I may have suggested.
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 06:10:00 PMThere are so many great albums. I listen to different artists (and yes, I'm of a certain age): I love artists that can sing harmony, play instruments well, write their own songs, and support other artists.
So sue me. :P
K
But, why sue? It's all good!
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 05:04:59 PMI haven't ever returned to the inaugural album.
Why not? :o
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 06:17:18 PMBut, why sue? It's all good!
One question: outside of country and bluegrass, do you think that people really appreciate the ability of a band to be able to harmonize? Maybe I should say these days?
K
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on October 10, 2024, 06:25:26 PMWhy not? :o
At bottom, I guess just a weak sense of... I don't remember what. So really, I ought to give it a fresh try.
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 06:27:12 PMOne question: outside of country and bluegrass, do you think that people really appreciate the ability of a band to be able to harmonize? Maybe I should say these days?
K
Great question!
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 06:32:25 PMAt bottom, I guess just a weak sense of... I don't remember what. So really, I ought to give it a fresh try.
O.k. so this is one of their last ones, but please listen:
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 06:38:49 PMO.k. so this is one of their last ones, but please listen:
K
Oh, generally, I'm a big KC fan!
"No More Walks In the Woods" is one of my favorites from that album.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nhM1BJOHu8)
K
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 06:40:04 PMOh, generally, I'm a big KC fan!
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 06:45:26 PM"No More Walks In the Woods" is one of my favorites from that album.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nhM1BJOHu8)
K
I had tried to give an upload re youtube. :(
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 06:40:04 PMOh, generally, I'm a big KC fan!
KC?
Trying again (re: harmony) It's really good...please trust me....Do give it a shot.
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 07:05:20 PMKC?
Trying again (re: harmony) It's really good...please trust me....Do give it a shot.
K
Will do. Wrapping up a
Fugitive episode.
@Karl Henning Who or what is KC?
K
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on October 10, 2024, 04:20:51 PMHey, I like "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"!
Agree with this one - no idea what it's doing there.
My choice: "Moonchild" from In the Court of the Crimson King. (Maybe I'd like it more if they cut half of it.)
"Moonchild" is my favorite track from the first album, and one of my all-time favorites from King Crimson in general.
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 07:23:06 PM@Karl Henning Who or what is KC?
K
King Crimson. Sorry. That was oblique of me.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 07:13:52 PMWill do. Wrapping up a Fugitive episode.
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 07:05:20 PMKC?
Trying again (re: harmony) It's really good...please trust me....Do give it a shot.
K
Very nice!
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 06:38:19 PMGreat question!
So, and I know that's late....did you listen? :)
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 07:42:33 PMSo, and I know that's late....did you listen? :)
K
I sure did. Lovely, thanks!
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 07:43:40 PMI sure did. Lovely, thanks!
I believe that it's a boxed set re-mastered of various albums of theirs. I trust in them.
And so glad that you did enjoy it.
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 07:53:49 PMI believe that it's a boxed set re-mastered of various albums of theirs. I trust in them.
And so glad that you did enjoy it.
K
Thanks for your research and report!
Quote from: Kalevala on October 10, 2024, 07:53:49 PMI believe that it's a boxed set re-mastered of various albums of theirs. I trust in them.
And so glad that you did enjoy it.
K
It's from Rhino/Electra more here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdB2qly-JTgCRq7os0jU8anEycXI04FoO
Great food for thought here. Thanks, all!
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on October 10, 2024, 06:25:26 PMWhy not? :o
Reviewing the track list. Mostly feeling I'd had enough of "21st Century Schizoid Man," I guess. Definitely going to revisit the album.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 11, 2024, 12:47:14 PMReviewing the track list. Mostly feeling I'd had enough of "21st Century Schizoid Man," I guess. Definitely going to revisit the album.
I suppose it's possible to overlisten to "Schizoid Man."
I admit that I don't like
Court as much as the
Larks-Starless-Red trio of albums. Still, it's a hell of a way to get started.
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on October 11, 2024, 06:11:45 PMI suppose it's possible to overlisten to "Schizoid Man."
I admit that I don't like Court as much as the Larks-Starless-Red trio of albums. Still, it's a hell of a way to get started.
Very true.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 01:51:25 PMWhat is a track on an otherwise excellent album which you skip all or nearly all of the time?
I'll go first.
Abbey Road, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."
I like it! I even used to have a beagle that I named Maxwell. ;D
Quote from: Wendell_E on October 13, 2024, 01:36:42 AMI like it! I even used to have a beagle that I named Maxwell. ;D
Fun!
In My Time of Dying.
But it has been awhile. Perhaps I've changed my mind.
Quote from: DavidW on October 13, 2024, 09:27:08 AMIn My Time of Dying.
But it has been awhile. Perhaps I've changed my mind.
On
Physical Graffiti? The other day I was thinking how Led Zeppelin is kind of a peculiar case. Even for fans of the band, there is a track for everyone to hate.
The obvious Beatles answer to me is "Run for Your Life."
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 01:51:25 PMWhat is a track on an otherwise excellent album which you skip all or nearly all of the time?
I'll go first.
Abbey Road, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."
If I haven't played Abbey Toad in a while, I'll listen to the LP all the way through, but if I give it a second listen soon after, Maxwell definitely gets skipped. (Further subsequent listens often just start with side 2.)
Except for the synths, Maxwell would fit better on the White Album.
And I, too, like Revolution #9. It's not perfect and would benefit from some editing and whittling down, but I like it. (Sometimes it can be too much of a gear shift though.)
Quote from: KevinP on October 13, 2024, 04:17:41 PMSometimes it can be too much of a gear shift though.
Aye. The fact that you can just about hear the gears grinding is something I've come to like.
😎
I thought this thread was going to be a debate on the relative merits of chuck steak vs. filet mignon.
Quote from: KevinP on October 13, 2024, 04:17:41 PMIf I haven't played Abbey Toad in a while,
Is that about Robin (Kermit's nephew)? ;) :)
(https://www.therpf.com/forums/attachments/82fbpfw-jpg.903626/)
Just teasing you Kevin.
K
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 10, 2024, 01:51:25 PMWhat is a track on an otherwise excellent album which you skip all or nearly all of the time?
I'll go first.
Abbey Road, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."
Yes, sadly - and also, I'm afraid,
She's leaving home on Sgt. Pepper.
Regarding
I want you, also mentioned above, I have a friend who claims to know exactly when it's going to end (or perhaps everyone else can, apart from me).
And the converse of this is albums where you skip all the tracks but one (or is that just called "Listening to a track"?) - foremost for me Curved Air's
Airborne, which includes that tremendous piece
Moonshine, set amid, to my ears, acres of undistinguished poppy pap.
Some tracks I always skip on Dylan albums I love:
"Lilly, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" on Blood On The Tracks
"Maggie's Farm" on Bringing It All Back Home
The opening track of Blonde On Blonde
I do not listen much to pop/rock any more. And if I do I have a tendency to skip more and more tracks with each listening. In some instances I only listen to one single track, eg. "Weep in silence" on the album "High and Mighty" by Uriah Heep. The rest of this album I can easily do without.
In the 70s or 80s, when we used to copy LPs onto cassettes, it was very convenient if there were one or two unnecessary songs on the album. If the album lasted more than 45 minutes, as, for example, Genesis albums, it was possible to cut out something to fit it all on one side of a 90-minute cassette.
Quote from: AnotherSpin on October 14, 2024, 03:06:46 AMIn the 70s or 80s, when we used to copy LPs onto cassettes, it was very convenient if there were one or two unnecessary songs on the album. If the album lasted more than 45 minutes, as, for example, Genesis albums, it was possible to cut out something to fit it all on one side of a 90-minute cassette.
Yes, indeed, and don't get me started on Genesis - I can't bear any of those supposed "comedy" numbers such as
Harold the Barrel,
Get 'em out by Friday or
The Battle of Epping Forest. Perfect for skipping.
And you can't skip, but I certainly hold onto the Pause button for a long time between the
Heiliger Dankgesang and the
Alla marcia, assai vivace.
Quote from: DaveF on October 14, 2024, 03:26:17 AMYes, indeed, and don't get me started on Genesis - I can't bear any of those supposed "comedy" numbers such as Harold the Barrel, Get 'em out by Friday or The Battle of Epping Forest. Perfect for skipping.
And you can't skip, but I certainly hold onto the Pause button for a long time between the Heiliger Dankgesang and the Alla marcia, assai vivace.
We in Ukraine had a huge advantage over Western music lovers -- we didn't understand lyrics of the songs, the voice was just another instrument, so there were no objections to
The Battle of Epping Forest, etc.... :)
Quote from: DaveF on October 14, 2024, 12:46:28 AMRegarding I want you, also mentioned above, I have a friend who claims to know exactly when it's going to end (or perhaps everyone else can, apart from me).
My brain has probably let this slip by now, but I used to know the count.
Quote from: DaveF on October 14, 2024, 12:46:28 AMYes, sadly - and also, I'm afraid, She's leaving home on Sgt. Pepper.
Regarding I want you, also mentioned above, I have a friend who claims to know exactly when it's going to end (or perhaps everyone else can, apart from me).
And the converse of this is albums where you skip all the tracks but one (or is that just called "Listening to a track"?) - foremost for me Curved Air's Airborne, which includes that tremendous piece Moonshine, set amid, to my ears, acres of undistinguished poppy pap.
Ok, I must confess that Eleanor Rigby in Revolver for me.
Quote from: DaveF on October 14, 2024, 12:46:28 AMand also, I'm afraid, She's leaving home on Sgt. Pepper.
I wouldn't suggest buying the monaural set just for this, but FWIW, I found the mono remaster a bit fresher. All the same, rather a mawkish number.
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on October 14, 2024, 07:32:31 AMOk, I must confess that Eleanor Rigby in Revolver for me.
The earliest present received which I still remember was a "close and play" phonograph. The single that came with it was "Eleanor Rigby" b/w "Yellow Submarine. Neither will ever be in contention for their best song ever, yet I still retain a fondness for them. My least favorite context for "Eleanor Rigby," really rubbing our noses in the maudlin element, is the film,
Yellow Submarine.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 14, 2024, 08:53:38 AMI wouldn't suggest buying the monaural set just for this, but FWIW, I found the mono remaster a bit fresher. All the same, rather a mawkish number.
She's Leaving Home and
Eleanor Rigby?! Oh, my heart! Auuugggghhhh!
But that's me. ;)
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 14, 2024, 11:03:00 AMShe's Leaving Home and Eleanor Rigby?! Oh, my heart! Auuugggghhhh!
But that's me. ;)
K
The arrangement of strings don't help. They are not subtle.
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on October 14, 2024, 02:19:25 PMThe arrangement of strings don't help. They are not subtle.
Honestly, the strings in "Eleanor Rigby" fascinated me from that early Close and Play era. I still like them.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 14, 2024, 02:36:50 PMHonestly, the strings in "Eleanor Rigby" fascinated me from that early Close and Play era. I still like them.
For the strings (and the song), I like Good Night in white album.
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on October 14, 2024, 02:19:25 PMThe arrangement of strings don't help. They are not subtle.
O.k., so we'll have to disagree on some things and that's o.k. On ER in particular, I remember feeling (in my younger days...Granny here speaking ;) ), thinking "Wow!" And being so moved by the song--to tears.
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 14, 2024, 03:57:10 PMO.k., so we'll have to disagree on some things and that's o.k. On ER in particular, I remember feeling (in my younger days...Granny here speaking ;) ), thinking "Wow!" And being so moved by the song--to tears.
K
I've got to confess to a comparable impact back when. Any quarrel I have with the song today, let's chalk up to accumulated history on my part.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 14, 2024, 04:04:36 PMI've got to confess to a comparable impact back when. Any quarrel I have with the song today, let's chalk up to accumulated history on my part.
What does "accumulated history" here mean?
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 14, 2024, 05:51:06 PMWhat does "accumulated history" here mean?
K
Just a composer overthinking various aspects.
Quote from: Karl Henning on October 14, 2024, 05:55:57 PMJust a composer overthinking various aspects.
O.k. Well, I don't think George Martin was wrong here. My opinion, I know.
K
Quote from: Kalevala on October 14, 2024, 06:17:20 PMO.k. Well, I don't think George Martin was wrong here. My opinion, I know.
K
No, in that, I agree completely and heartily.