jaybird wrote: I think it bumped either The Figgs Lo-Fi at Society High or Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique off the top tier, I'm not sure which.
FlexMyHead wrote:jaybird wrote: I think it bumped either The Figgs Lo-Fi at Society High or Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique off the top tier, I'm not sure which.
I like the Figgs so much. I saw them years ago at The Fest in Florida (I think around when Jean Through The Sea came out), they played at some ungodly early hour (like 4pm or something) and there was a huge line and half their set was over, I was in line and could hear them through the walls. The above release is such a great mix of pop-rock-punk, I'm actually going to go listen to it now!
patient_ot wrote:I don't really have a top ten anymore. It would depend on my mood at any given time.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:Wow, wasn't expecting a Figgs love fest in this thread!
There's no band I've seen more. Booked them on Staten Island 3x (the first of which is a pretty legendary holiday show at the old Cargo Cafe). Pete D and his band played in my courtyard back when I lived in Philly and had a courtyard.
Mike is a tough guy to get a handle on, but Pete's D and H are amongst the nicest guys you'll ever meet. I consider Pete D a good friend. He's produced 3(!) records of mine and getting to hang with such a remarkable musician is really something else.
And he has a brand new solo record that came out 2 weeks ago!
https://petedonnellymusic.bandcamp.com/ ... tual-tryst
Oh, and Palais is a top 10 record for me...I think. Definitely top 20.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
lewdd wrote:patient_ot wrote:I don't really have a top ten anymore. It would depend on my mood at any given time.
That is where I am at now too. There is just so much music that you can have easy access to today that I don't listen to one album more than a handful of times in a year if 2x a year.
scannest wrote:I like to think that at least once every decade I discover someone new who becomes an essential artist for me. It's my way of saying, "See - I'm not just getting old! I can find new stuff too." This is true of film and music.
The most recent one for me is Amos Pitsch (Tenement/Dusk/solo stuff). I can tell I'm going to follow whatever he does for a long time.
scannest wrote:I like to think that at least once every decade I discover someone new who becomes an essential artist for me. It's my way of saying, "See - I'm not just getting old! I can find new stuff too." This is true of film and music.
The most recent one for me is Amos Pitsch (Tenement/Dusk/solo stuff). I can tell I'm going to follow whatever he does for a long time.
scannest wrote:Unrelated to the Figgs, but related to this thread...
I've been saying that Quadrophenia is my all-time favorite record since I first heard it (guessing I was 12 at the time). But just last week, after a re-listen as I walked around the neighborhood on a beautiful afternoon, I decided that Rod Stewart's Never a Dull Moment is my new favorite record of all-time. It's more encompassing of everything I love about rock'n'roll than Quad. It's funny and soulful and bursting with life. Half the record is covers and damned if they all come close to improving on the originals (they definitely do in the case of the Dylan and the Hendrix. Within spitting distance on the Cooke and Etta James).
Yeah, it's the best rock record ever made.
lewdd wrote:I just did a quick listen to the first 3 Rod Stewart albums on Spotify going backwards from the one that is now on scannest's all time list. I only recognize a few songs off of each of the albums. I was surprised to hear lots of blues guitar on those albums and the 3rd album had plenty of Rolling Stones' sound to my ears. It was an interesting listen. I am now going to see if I can find a greatest hits by Rod on vinyl if it has some good songs on it. The instruments appear to sound very separated on those first 3 albums and I think I might enjoy the vinyl on my system more than low quality versions thru Spotify on my computer.
lewdd wrote:I gave the Faces a quick listen thru four albums on Spotify. I didn't hear much Stones on the first one, but more on the others. I also heard some Traffic and some Clapton related bands. Then, I heard some Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Grateful Dead, and Black Crowes assuming these bands had a thing for the that sound and mostly the slide guitar parts. "Stay with Me" may have been the only song that I recall ever hearing before. I am surprised that some of their other songs were not as popular and that I never heard any of them before.
lewdd wrote:I just did a quick listen to the first 3 Rod Stewart albums on Spotify going backwards from the one that is now on scannest's all time list. I only recognize a few songs off of each of the albums. I was surprised to hear lots of blues guitar on those albums and the 3rd album had plenty of Rolling Stones' sound to my ears. It was an interesting listen. I am now going to see if I can find a greatest hits by Rod on vinyl if it has some good songs on it. The instruments appear to sound very separated on those first 3 albums and I think I might enjoy the vinyl on my system more than low quality versions thru Spotify on my computer.
version sound wrote:lewdd wrote:I gave the Faces a quick listen thru four albums on Spotify. I didn't hear much Stones on the first one, but more on the others. I also heard some Traffic and some Clapton related bands. Then, I heard some Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Grateful Dead, and Black Crowes assuming these bands had a thing for the that sound and mostly the slide guitar parts. "Stay with Me" may have been the only song that I recall ever hearing before. I am surprised that some of their other songs were not as popular and that I never heard any of them before.
Surely you’ve heard “Ooh La La”
scannest wrote:As much as I adore Rod (and think those first 4 solo records are untouchable), I think the only essential Faces record is 'Nod Is As Good As a Wink... '. They rarely captured what made them special in the studio. There's a YouTube clip of them playing live on the BBC that may actually be the thing I return to the most.
lewdd wrote:patient_ot wrote:I don't really have a top ten anymore. It would depend on my mood at any given time.
That is where I am at now too. There is just so much music that you can have easy access to today that I don't listen to one album more than a handful of times in a year if 2x a year.
patient_ot wrote:"Nod" and "Ooh La La" are both pretty solid in my book. I never looked for live or BBC stuff. I wonder if there is anything official with decent sound?
patient_ot wrote:lewdd wrote:I just did a quick listen to the first 3 Rod Stewart albums on Spotify going backwards from the one that is now on scannest's all time list. I only recognize a few songs off of each of the albums. I was surprised to hear lots of blues guitar on those albums and the 3rd album had plenty of Rolling Stones' sound to my ears. It was an interesting listen. I am now going to see if I can find a greatest hits by Rod on vinyl if it has some good songs on it. The instruments appear to sound very separated on those first 3 albums and I think I might enjoy the vinyl on my system more than low quality versions thru Spotify on my computer.
Just understand that "greatest hits" albums are usually made with the lowest priority on sound quality, regardless of whether they are vinyl, CD, digital files, etc. Rod is also one of those artists where he goes cornball disco and dated pop music at some point in his career. I'd probably stick with the early 70s stuff if you can. Every Picture Tells a Story is a very good album, though most of the copies in used bins are often groove worn and beat to shit. If you can find a clean one that might be worth picking up.
patient_ot wrote:lewdd wrote:patient_ot wrote:I don't really have a top ten anymore. It would depend on my mood at any given time.
That is where I am at now too. There is just so much music that you can have easy access to today that I don't listen to one album more than a handful of times in a year if 2x a year.
I had to get rid of my streaming account because I found that I was spending too much time on stuff I didn't really care for just to check it out based on a review or something. I have a large physical collection here and can't get to any one album very often in the course of year - it's just not possible. For example, I could tell you that Joy Division are one of my favorite bands, but it's probably been 6-8 months since I actually listened to any of their music. Probably 50% or more of my listening today is jazz or jazz related music, and it's been that way for the last five years or so.
jaybird wrote:I think the most recent album to force its way into my top ten of all time is Earth's ... And The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull, so 2008.... I think it bumped either The Figgs Lo-Fi at Society High or Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique off the top tier, I'm not sure which.
Either way, Randie will be pleased.
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