Have enjoyed several of those mentioned -- I will single out "End of the Century" (Ramones) and Wim Wenders' contribution to the Scorsese blues series "The Soul of a Man" as two that transcend the already interesting subject matter as dare I say it works of art in their own right. The Ramones doc is fascinating even if you don't care for the Ramones -- which I do. "The
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On the one hand he represents what I loathe about the 70s NYC Rock scene -- too much too cool for school and too much heroin. On the other hand he was part of some great tracks. As in music.
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QuoteMILKYWAY Look at that face. So zoned out. He must have been on a dozen different chemicals. And no one thought to intervene. Stones camp intervening in 1973 -- funny!
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I know this much -- Public Enemy and Albert King are greats.
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He sounds stone cold sober. And like a nice guy. They say he was when he wasn't drunk.
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If you held a gun to my head I might join facebook but you still couldn't make me watch a movie about it.
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I thought he'd already passed -- I know he had serious problems or a while. Along with paving the way for rock writing and other mags such as Rolling Stone, he was a primary creator of the "Smile" myth for Brian Wilson, and his thoughtful musings (in some instances with David Anderle)on Pet Sounds, Smile, Wild Honey, and other lesser known gems in the BW/BB catalog are what led me in
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Was one of the great rock drummers and absolutely a tragedy. Check out his discography -- unbelievable the records he played on. I never realized this much sampled track was him: Apache
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I had a copy of her "Rock Encyclopedia" until just recently (Hurricane Sandy took it and all my books away). I first got it when I was like 13 and it was totally cutting edge. In retrospect it was interesting how seriously "Rock" took itself in 1968/1969. Also interesting that you could look up important bands like Beacon Street Union or Dino, Desi, and Billy.
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QuoteMunichhilton I was able to encompass his career on a 14 song best of...its all you need... Easy Plateau amongst his best. But I've heard he's a bit of a baby on stage and elsewhere... "Easy Plateau" is off "Cold Roses" with the Cardinals -- that would be my favorite LP of the last 10 years. A double and damn good.
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I too love everything up through "Squeezing Out Sparks", but personally my favorite Geep phase was the albums he did on RCA in the late 80s/early 90s -- "Mona Lisa's Sister", "Human Soul" and (especially) "Struck by Lightning". It was a great period for rock by adults (think John Hiatt) and as far as I'm concerned these albums were at the apex. Of course
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Saw this article in last week's Village Voice: A few interesting tidbits -- it was Billy Preston who brought him up as a possible Mick Taylor replacement and he was offered gigs with Spirit and Blood Sweat and Tears! Most interesting to me is his appraisal of his recluse/burn out legend -- no one offered him a contract! Anyway, back in the day we listened to a lot of Shuggie. "Ins
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Championed the Beach Boys when no one else did. Love him for that.
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There's way mre than ten, but this is right there.... Chollie's good tonight….
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If you believe in something and walk the walk, I can respect you even if I disagree with you. What disturbs me about a lot of the conservative bloc is how many of them bang the war drums yet avoided service. And then profit from it.
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Previously mentioned Kirsty Macoll, Lisa Germano, Ricky Lee Jones, EmmyLou, Chrissie, Joan, Horses, I nod my head too. Not mentioned these two lost classics -- Martinis and Bikinis by Sam Phillips I Need Love And the very underrated first LP by the Boss's main squeeze: Lucky Girl
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QuoteDoomandGloom Lou used to say to me, "Street Fighting Man, that little twerp was never in a street fight." Somehow I doubt Lou has been in any more dust-ups than Mick....
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Wow! Who's that bass player?
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Steely Dan did tour behind their first two albums. Bodhisatva
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With all due respect to it's wonderful use in "Surender", the modulation is often a truly cheap trick. Here's a cool example of some creative use: Have Mercy... And then on the other hand you have expert use of multiple keys... Gotta keep those...
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Interesting topic. Favorites seen on the streets of New York: Buck Dharma, Mike Campbell (actually pushing his kid in a swing at a Central Park playground), and all of NRBQ! And I sat behind the Smithereens at the New York premiere of the Brian Wilson biopic "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (directed by Don Was). I was in a production of "Mister Roberts" starring Mart
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Flamin' Groovies reunion. Any line up.
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Gold Star, Western, The Hit Factory....
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I like the sudden loud guitars, always have. I figured it was intentional from the get-go.
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Now the thread says best "lead" singers. Having perused this thread, I'll add a twist and say the bands with three or more great lead singers are: The Band (Helm, Danko, Manuel) The Beach Boys (Brian and Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Mike Love) Three Dog Night (Negron, Wells, Hutton) I'd put the Beatles, Byrds, Eagles, CSNY, et al as only having two or even one great lead singer. Ar
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I went to high school with Tinsley -- a prep boarding school. We had no idea he'd become a blues man! Great guy and great player, Haven't seen him in several years but saw him with the Heartfixers and then solo, always tremendous. Was supposed to open for Stevie Ray Vaughn on the tour booked when he died.
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Gotta agree on ol' Skydog as the zenith... tell the truth...
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No "White Wonder" listed? No "Smile"?
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The first that came to my mind was Three Dog Night.
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X2 on Hound Dog! And what was said about Robbie Krieger. And I nominate Lowell George.
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