Classic albums revisited

[andyh]

I may have missed it but how can we get this far without a mention of Unknown Pleasures. To me the very definition of a classic.

[holdyourfire]

Just read Phil Collins autobiography..so over the last few days I've trawled through Genesis's back catalogue and what a fine catalogue it is with two stand out albums
A trick of the tail &
Selling England by the pound
They dont make music like this anymore,

Footnote.
Collins was a pretty talented guy but also a bit of a knob.

Try (wind and wuthering)and (duke)both brilliant albums.

[exilecanada]

Tubular Bells. Mike Oldfield

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Just spent a pleasant hour with Atomic Rooster.. Death Walks Behind You.

[Stevie2112]

Duke is 41 years old this year,still sounds vibrant.Brilliant album.

[Chester Perry]

Tubular Bells. Mike Oldfield

Ommadawn is the Oldfield album that continually drags me back to him - Oldfield, Jarre, floyd and War of the Worlds (my uncle once played the intro down the phone to my grandma - Richard Burton scared her to death) together with a lot of Stax, Tamala and Motown was the soundtrack of my childhood particularly my dad and uncles

from the time I started buying records the ones I go back to most are Nightclubbing and Warm Leatherette by Grace Jones, Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads and The Dreaming by Kate Bush

[boatshed bill]

Just spent a pleasant hour with Atomic Rooster.. Death Walks Behind You.

I bought that one!

[boatshed bill]

One I've been playing lately is Roxy Music "Stranded" brilliant.

[Steve1956]

Try (wind and wuthering)and (duke)both brilliant albums.

Not keen on Duke,but Wind and Wuthering is a cracking album.

[Steve1956]

Genesis were better with Peter Gabriel than without.

[Stevie2112]

Genesis were better with Peter Gabriel than without.

Agree and disagree,it's a very subjective statement

[boatshed bill]

Agree and disagree,it's a very subjective statement

Loved the early Genesis, and Gabriel's theatrics.
I suppose it had to change, but thought the Genesis fronted by Collins were more "pop".

[Steve1956]

Agree and disagree,it's a very subjective statement

Was Gabriel present on the Genesis albums mentioned apart from Duke,from progressive rock to pop music when PG left

[boatshed bill]

Was Gabriel present on the Genesis albums mentioned apart from Duke,from progressive rock to pop music when PG left

I think his last contribution was on Selling England by The Pound, could be wrong, though.

[Stevie2112]

Really don't think One for the Vine,Afterglow,Dance on a volcano etc are really pop songs,I get that some people don't particularly like it but it's not pop,IMO

[Steve1956]

Really don't think One for the Vine,Afterglow,Dance on a volcano etc are really pop songs,I get that some people don't particularly like it but it's not pop,IMO

Ditto Steve
Agree and disagree,it's a very subjective statement

[exilecanada]

"Aja" Steely Dan. All time classic, never gets old, ageless, pure quality

[WalkdenClaret]

Specials - More Special, always enjoy the upbeat tempo opener 'Enjoy Yourself' and jaded closer 'Enjoy yourself (reprise)'
Pixies - Death to the Pixies, suspect compilations are frowned upon on here, but a classic in mind
Jamie T - Kings and Queens, again niche, but when so many tracks are played so frequently on the radio that makes it a classic for me

[timshorts]

Loved the early Genesis, and Gabriel's theatrics.
I suppose it had to change, but thought the Genesis fronted by Collins were more "pop".

Trespass is probably the album that I have at the top of the pile. There is some real dross after Duke, but the yellow coloured one, I think it is "shapes", is definitely worthwhile.

A few years back, I was at a funeral of somebody that would now be nearing 100 if still with us, and she went out to atomic rooster. I'd like to think she had picked that herself. Another one had definitely selected dark side of the moon - but she suffered badly from dementia, among other things. Still, it beats "my way" and the truly turgid version of the Lord is my shepherd that the local crematorium has pre-recorded. It seems to have about a million verses.

[Jamesy]

Funkadelic and George Clinton, One Nation Under a Groove. And what an album cover.

[Quicknick]

I think his last contribution was on Selling England by The Pound, could be wrong, though.

Gabriel's last album with Genesis was 'The Lamb Dies Down on Broadway' in 1974.

[Quicknick]

"Aja" Steely Dan. All time classic, never gets old, ageless, pure quality

Great album, but I prefer 'Katy Lied'.

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

Played Echo and the Bunnymens Porcupine today after reading it was 38 years ago yesterday since its release it was never off my turntable back then

[Conroysleftfoot]

Great album, but I prefer 'Katy Lied'.

Pretzel Logic for me.

[dougcollins]

For me, 'Selling England by The Pound' is the perfect Genesis album - Gabriel's vocals, Collins' drums, Hackett's fine guitar. a masterpiece.

Nothing with Collins fronting the band comes near.

[Steve1956]

For me, 'Selling England by The Pound' is the perfect Genesis album - Gabriel's vocals, Collins' drums, Hackett's fine guitar. a masterpiece.

Nothing with Collins fronting the band comes near.

Nothing but nothing as far as Genesis goes comes close to the magnificent Peter Gabriel.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Once again I’m out of kilter with the rest of the music loving world.
I never liked Genesis with Gabriel and whilst not a fanatic for them without him I do prefer that line up. I do though really enjoy Gabriels solo work.

[bfcjg]

Automatic for the People REM.

[The Hung Juror]

Just read Phil Collins autobiography..so over the last few days I've trawled through Genesis's back catalogue and what a fine catalogue it is with two stand out albums
A trick of the tail &
Selling England by the pound
They dont make music like this anymore,

Footnote.
Collins was a pretty talented guy but also a bit of a knob.

Try (wind and wuthering)and (duke)both brilliant albums.

Sorry guys Foxtrot is the one, Suppers Ready, Get em out by Friday, absolute classic and groundbreaking. Peter Gabriel, genius.

[Steve1956]

Automatic for the People REM.

Magnificent album....I always think REM never get the recognition they deserve

[Steve1956]

I would give my right arm to walk round here,nothing beats sliding an LP out of its sleeve giving it a clean then putting the needle on the vinyl.....Cd's and digital music are the worst thing to happen to music,although when I was buying vinyl it was £2.50...these days some albums are £22.00 +.....I miss vinyl.

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[ClaretCraig]

Magnificent album....I always think REM never get the recognition they deserve

You're right. Maybe they should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. Oh wait...
On a side note just watching The Who live at Kilburn on Sky arts. What a performance.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

You're right. Maybe they should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. Oh wait...
On a side note just watching The Who live at Kilburn on Sky arts. What a performance.

The rock and roll hall of fame is not a guide to rock music.
Chicago were denied entry for many, many years because they had turned down the founder for an interview, when he was at Rolling Stone. There are bands in there I’ve never heard of.
Both REM & Chicago are rock greats.

[Hipper]

I would give my right arm to walk round here,nothing beats sliding an LP out of its sleeve giving it a clean then putting the needle on the vinyl.....Cd's and digital music are the worst thing to happen to music,although when I was buying vinyl it was £2.50...these days some albums are £22.00 +.....I miss vinyl.

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There is something about the album covers but I buy music, so for me CDs/digital was a step forward.

Vinyl is too delicate and fussy to extract the best sound from them (dust, scratches, warps, wearing out) not to mention the setting up of the turntable (accurate speed, the arms weighting and tracking, turntable levelling and protection from vibrations). To me it's a marvel you can get any sort of sound out of the system.

Then there's the flexibility of CD/digital. Most CD players can select tracks you want to hear easily and in the order you wish. If you've ripped your CDs to your computer you can make playlists, use 'shuffle' to hear random songs and generally listen to what you want. Most albums have some crap songs on them which I don't want to hear.

[boatshed bill]

5 albums from my younger days that I still enjoy:

Stones: Beggars Banquet
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
Bowie: Hunky Dory
Jethro Tull: This Was
King Crimson: Lizard

[Jeffbfc]

Clutching at Straws. Marillion haven't played it fully in years.
Dug it out on the strength of this.
Brilliant.

[Stevie2112]

Clutching at Straws. Marillion haven't played it fully in years.
Dug it out on the strength of this.
Brilliant.

Can't disagree with this,Sugar Mice is a real fave of mine.

[exilecanada]

Possibly not classic albums in sales, general acceptance point of view, but 2 albums I regularly go back to and enjoy;

Linda Ronstadt. "Cry like a rainstorm, Howl like the wind"

Marianne Faithfull. "Broken English"

[Quicknick]

Possibly not classic albums in sales, general acceptance point of view, but 2 albums I regularly go back to and enjoy;

Linda Ronstadt. "Cry like a rainstorm, Howl like the wind"

Marianne Faithfull. "Broken English"

I like 'Broken English'. I was introduced to it by a girlfriend in 1987.

[ClaretCraig]

The rock and roll hall of fame is not a guide to rock music.
Chicago were denied entry for many, many years because they had turned down the founder for an interview, when he was at Rolling Stone. There are bands in there I’ve never heard of.
Both REM & Chicago are rock greats.

But the point still stands, REM have been recognised for their musical achievements.

[Cubanclaret]

Had REM’s Green on in the car a fair bit recently. Had a yearning to hear ‘World Leader Pretend’ on the week of the presidential elections. Prophetic in reference to a guy like Trump. Great combination of songwriting and production mastery from Scott Litt. think Life’s Rich Pageant remains my favourite REM record though. Love the IRS years.

[Cubanclaret]

Pale Saints ‘the comforts of madness’ - reissued last year on 4AD. Classic.

[Steve1956]

Just having a Paul Weller morning he really did make some classic solo albums just listening to the magnificent Stanley Road

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Wings of speed the stand out track.

[LaLigaClaret]

Wow there are so many to mention such as

Stage Struck - Rory Gallagher one if not the best live album ever
Parallel Lines - Blondie
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Rio - Duran Duran
Discipline - King Crimson
Fragile - Yes
Lets Dance - David Bowie
Sonic Origami - Uriah Heep
Machine Head - Deep Purple
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Tin Drum - Japan
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
Avalon - Roxy Music
All Led Zeppelin albums
Dark side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Breakfast in America - Supertramp

There are many many others

[exilecanada]

Jackson Browne "The Next Voice you Hear". I'm listening to it right now, haven't played it for a quite a while, forgotten what a brilliant piece of music it is.

[bobinho]

David Grays White Ladder is very good indeed.

[Steve1956]

Jackson Browne "The Next Voice you Hear". I'm listening to it right now, haven't played it for a quite a while, forgotten what a brilliant piece of music it is.

Listening to this album at this very moment,he has a very relaxing voice,never took any notice of this guy before,but on the evidence of this album I'll check out some more...thanks EC

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Listening to this album at this very moment,he has a very relaxing voice,never took any notice of this guy before,but on the evidence of this album I'll check out some more...thanks EC

My only Jackson Browne trivia.
He was sharing an apartment with Glen Frey and gave him the line, “It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford” for Take It Easy.

[exilecanada]

My only Jackson Browne trivia.
He was sharing an apartment with Glen Frey and gave him the line, “It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford” for Take It Easy.

Another piece of Jackson Browne trivia;
He was back up singer on Roy Orbison's epic "Black and White Night".

[holdyourfire]

Not keen on Duke,but Wind and Wuthering is a cracking album.

Then there were three,also excellent.