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Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 10 Mar 2017, 15:27
by Darkness_Fish
WG Kaspar wrote:The Sound - From The Lion's Mouth
Tindersticks - Curtains
While it's not difficult to guess that you might like that particular album by The Sound, I think my favourite would be
Propaganda, or if we're sticking to canon,
All Fall Down. I know it's generally regarded as their classic, but
From the Lions Mouth just seems a bit lacking in something to me.
I'm not sure I can rate
Curtains above the debut, either. Great album, definitely, but not quite their peak.
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 10 Mar 2017, 15:45
by WG Kaspar
Darkness_Fish wrote:WG Kaspar wrote:The Sound - From The Lion's Mouth
Tindersticks - Curtains
While it's not difficult to guess that you might like that particular album by The Sound, I think my favourite would be
Propaganda, or if we're sticking to canon,
All Fall Down. I know it's generally regarded as their classic, but
From the Lions Mouth just seems a bit lacking in something to me.
I'm not sure I can rate
Curtains above the debut, either. Great album, definitely, but not quite their peak.
Propaganda is good but it's a bunch of outtakes. It's all opinions on what album one prefers but even though All Fall Down is a great album it's not as cohesive as From The Lion's Mouth and I wouldn't think the tunes measure up. I'm not sure what you thing is lacking because it's a top 10 album for me.
Taking Curtains over the debut is an arbitrary choice. I prefer the debut overall but any of the first 3 could be up there depending on which one I'm playing. I certainly wouldn't think that any of them is massively superior to the others.
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 10 Mar 2017, 17:45
by borofan
C wrote:Matt Wilson wrote:Jethro Tull - Living in the Past
but the live side is just awful.....
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So is the studio side...
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 10 Mar 2017, 19:14
by C
borofan wrote:So is the studio side...
Somebody had to say it
Yes, somebody had to say it
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Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 10 Mar 2017, 22:40
by Nancy
AC/DC - Powerage
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Camel - Moonmadness
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
Free - Tons Of Sobs
Rory Gallagher - Defender
Humble Pie - Smokin'
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Kansas - Leftoverture
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - Queen II
Rush - 2112
Status Quo - Hello
Ten Years After - A Space In Time
UFO - The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Wishbone Ash - There's The Rub
X
Yes - Close To THe Edge
ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 11 Mar 2017, 09:19
by C
Nancy wrote:AC/DC - Powerage
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Camel - Moonmadness
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
Free - Tons Of Sobs
Rory Gallagher - Defender
Humble Pie - Smokin'
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Kansas - Leftoverture
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - Queen II
Rush - 2112
Status Quo - Hello
Ten Years After - A Space In Time
UFO - The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Wishbone Ash - There's The Rub
X
Yes - Close To THe Edge
ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album
That's a great list Reap - the only one I would debate with you is TYA. I would place Ssssh! Cricklewood Stonedhenge and Watt above it
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Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 11 Mar 2017, 10:11
by WG Kaspar
Nancy wrote:Rory Gallagher - Defender
Really? I mean really?!?
I'm curious as to why? I think that's the only one of his I don't rate.
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 11 Mar 2017, 17:36
by Matt Wilson
C wrote:Nancy wrote:AC/DC - Powerage
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Camel - Moonmadness
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
Free - Tons Of Sobs
Rory Gallagher - Defender
Humble Pie - Smokin'
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Kansas - Leftoverture
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - Queen II
Rush - 2112
Status Quo - Hello
Ten Years After - A Space In Time
UFO - The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Wishbone Ash - There's The Rub
X
Yes - Close To THe Edge
ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album
That's a great list Reap - the only one I would debate with you is TYA. I would place Ssssh! Cricklewood Stonedhenge and Watt above it
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It is a great list, but I can't help but notice that he needs some X in his life too!
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 14:50
by C
and another
Audience - Friend's Friend's Friend
Band - Band
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Four-way Street
Denny, Sandy - Sandy
Eno, Roger - Fragile (Music)
Free - Tons of Sobs
Gong - You
Hammill, Peter - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion
Jansch, Bert - Live at the 12 Bar: An Authorised Bootleg
Khan - Space Shanty
Love - Forever Changes
Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream
Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean
Outlaws, The - The Outlaws
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) - Per un Amico
Quintessence - In Blissful Company
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Savoy Brown - Blue Matter
Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
UFO - Lights Out
Velvet Underground, The - White Light/White Heat
Walsh, Joe - You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind
X
Yellow Magic Orchestra - BGM
Zawinul, Joe - Zawinul
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Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 17:42
by Dicky Rokster
Atomic Rooster – Death Walks Behind You
Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
Canned Heat – Future Blues
Egg – The Civil Surface
Fruupp – Modern Masquerades
Henry Cow – Western Culture
It's Immaterial – Song
Japan – Tin Drum
King Crimson – Larks Tongues In Aspic
Love – Forever Changes
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
National Health – Of Queues and Cures
Le Orme – Felona E Sorona
Planxty – Planxty
Quiet Sun – Mainstream
Return To Forever – Hymm Of the Seventh Galaxy
Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends
Trace – Trace
U.K – Danger Money
VDGG – The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
Weather Report – Black Market
Yes – The Yes Album
ZZ Top - Tejas
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 21:03
by Matt Wilson
C wrote:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Four-way Street
You really like that more than the
CSNY 1974 box?
leslie buckfast wrote:ZZ Top - Tejas
Hmmmmm....
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 21:14
by C
The box is great but I don't think of 'boxes' very much
The extended 4-way is perfect
Black Queen!
ooooof!
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Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 21:35
by Nancy
WG Kaspar wrote:Nancy wrote:Rory Gallagher - Defender
Really? I mean really?!?
I'm curious as to why? I think that's the only one of his I don't rate.
For me, it's the one where he struck the perfect balance of rock and blues. And I love the production, his guitar tone has never sounded better or more full. Plus, it might be his best vocals album as well. Not a weak song in sight, and it has several of my top 10 Rory songs - Kickback City, Loanshark Blues, Continental Op, and Road To Hell.
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 21:39
by Nancy
C wrote:Nancy wrote:AC/DC - Powerage
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Camel - Moonmadness
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
Free - Tons Of Sobs
Rory Gallagher - Defender
Humble Pie - Smokin'
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Kansas - Leftoverture
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - Queen II
Rush - 2112
Status Quo - Hello
Ten Years After - A Space In Time
UFO - The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Wishbone Ash - There's The Rub
X
Yes - Close To THe Edge
ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album
That's a great list Reap - the only one I would debate with you is TYA. I would place Ssssh! Cricklewood Stonedhenge and Watt above it
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A Space In Time is one of my favorite albums ever. I think Alvin was downright godly in his songwriting all over it. Great mix of acoustic and electric playing and an amazing vibe. Cricklewood would be my #2 pick though, another amazing album ("Working On The Road" is good enough to hang with anything on A Space In Time).
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 21:40
by Nancy
Matt Wilson wrote:C wrote:Nancy wrote:AC/DC - Powerage
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Camel - Moonmadness
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
Free - Tons Of Sobs
Rory Gallagher - Defender
Humble Pie - Smokin'
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Kansas - Leftoverture
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - Queen II
Rush - 2112
Status Quo - Hello
Ten Years After - A Space In Time
UFO - The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Wishbone Ash - There's The Rub
X
Yes - Close To THe Edge
ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album
That's a great list Reap - the only one I would debate with you is TYA. I would place Ssssh! Cricklewood Stonedhenge and Watt above it
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It is a great list, but I can't help but notice that he needs some X in his life too!
Thanks!
And I could use more XXX in my life (Don't tell Mrs. Reap!
)
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 22:57
by Matt Wilson
C wrote:The box is great but I don't think of 'boxes' very much
The extended 4-way is perfect
Black Queen!
ooooof!
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Yep, and I did say no boxes in my first post.
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 13 Mar 2017, 00:02
by ChrisB
C wrote:To produce one list is very difficult - some letters are harder than others
eg
S: Soft Machine, Spirit, Santana, Status Quo, Steeleye Span, Stephen Stills, Strawbs
T: Tangerine Dream, Ten Years After, Thompson, Richard, Traffic
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G is a bugger. You chose Groundhogs and Gong, leaving Genesis and Gentle Giant languishing on the subs bench
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 13 Mar 2017, 07:12
by C
slightbreeze wrote: G is a bugger. You chose Groundhogs and Gong, leaving Genesis and Gentle Giant languishing on the subs bench
Agreed Chris - but it doesn't necessarily have to be your favourite band.
Try Gryphon
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Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 13 Mar 2017, 09:00
by ChrisB
C wrote:slightbreeze wrote: G is a bugger. You chose Groundhogs and Gong, leaving Genesis and Gentle Giant languishing on the subs bench
Agreed Chris - but it doesn't necessarily have to be your favourite band.
Try Gryphon
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Agreed. I chose Grizzly Bear
Re: ABCs of Rock
Posted: 14 Mar 2017, 19:29
by C
Not Gnidrolog Chris...?