You missed out Internal ExileHerts Clarets wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 9:47 pmScript for a jesters tear
Fugazi
Real to reel
Misplaced Childhood
Clutching at straws
The thieving magpie
Each one a masterpiece from the master lyricist Fish
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Absolutely, although from "The River" I'd probably go for "The River" and "The Price You Pay" (although Sherry Darlin' always puts a smile on my face, even though I am pretty much the person my user name implies!! In fact I'd defy anyone not to smile listening to that song tbh!)bobinho wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:08 amI remember spending some months in Canada years ago, and a few of us shared at a car. It had a bench front seat and an 8 track player. There was a cassette stuck inside the machine that wouldn’t come out.... it played over and over and over again.
Darkness on the edge of town, and it’s this album that finally won me over to the Bruce side...
From this, Badlands and Darkness.
From born to run, born to run.
From the river, the river and point blank.
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If we're taking strictly vinyl I've recently revisited 'In the Land of Grey and Pink'-Caravan and 'The Court of the Crimson King'- King Crimson in recent days.
Plenty of reference to The Boss. I wonder what fans think of his new album 'Letter to You? For me he's had 3 great albums of the 21st Century, The Rising, Magic, but his latest I think is his best this century. Any Springsteen fans should give it a listen, it's a grower and not a bad track on it.
Plenty of reference to The Boss. I wonder what fans think of his new album 'Letter to You? For me he's had 3 great albums of the 21st Century, The Rising, Magic, but his latest I think is his best this century. Any Springsteen fans should give it a listen, it's a grower and not a bad track on it.
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Wouldn’t argue with them 3 although Wrecking Ball was the best tour. I’m also giving Letter To You plenty of listens. Every track available on youtube for those who want to give it a spin.ashtonlongsider wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:26 pmIf we're taking strictly vinyl I've recently revisited 'In the Land of Grey and Pink'-Caravan and 'The Court of the Crimson King'- King Crimson in recent days.
Plenty of reference to The Boss. I wonder what fans think of his new album 'Letter to You? For me he's had 3 great albums of the 21st Century, The Rising, Magic, but his latest I think is his best this century. Any Springsteen fans should give it a listen, it's a grower and not a bad track on it.
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Clarets4me wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:26 amAbsolutely agree, in picking one from each, " Jungleland " from " Born to Run " ( I think our fellow poster, " MagicRat " will know this ! ), " Badlands " from " Edge of Town, and " Sherry Darlin' " from " The River ", although " Little girl I wanna marry you " runs it close for very personal reasons ...
For me the run of three magnificent Springsteen albums would have started with The Wild, The Innocent and ended with Darkness. The River would have been an outstanding single album,(indeed that was the original premise,) but the final version which came out includes three or four throwaway tracks that I could never love. Having said that it also includes two of his greatest soul vocal performances on "Drive All Night" and the criminally underplayed "Fade Away"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tkyl5V2Rro
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Just to extract us from this Springsteen love-in, has anyone mention Free - Fire and Water? A classic surely.
I played this the other day right through and frankly it's quite extraordinary although one of the things I used to like about it, Rodgers vocals, now seem to irritate me a bit. The spare laid back sound and super bass playing though is real quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeS1OKrTG0s
I played this the other day right through and frankly it's quite extraordinary although one of the things I used to like about it, Rodgers vocals, now seem to irritate me a bit. The spare laid back sound and super bass playing though is real quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeS1OKrTG0s
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A classic album thread cant pass by without a mention for this
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Another one is Kate Bush - The Kick Inside from 1978.
It opens with a humpback whale singing and continues through to the stunning title song via a whole range of tunes and only one 'ordinary' song - 'James and the Cold Gun'. It includes the single 'Wuthering Heights' which was so different to anything else on the radio at the time it sounded like it came from some other planet. When you add to this the fact that she was 19 at the time this record came out, it makes the whole enterprise even more remarkable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2mt7_Xe7Lg
Footnote: there was a whole album called 'Songs of the Humpback Whale'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08st0yr
It opens with a humpback whale singing and continues through to the stunning title song via a whole range of tunes and only one 'ordinary' song - 'James and the Cold Gun'. It includes the single 'Wuthering Heights' which was so different to anything else on the radio at the time it sounded like it came from some other planet. When you add to this the fact that she was 19 at the time this record came out, it makes the whole enterprise even more remarkable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2mt7_Xe7Lg
Footnote: there was a whole album called 'Songs of the Humpback Whale'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08st0yr
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Great shout Hipper fantastic album.Hipper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:59 amAnother one is Kate Bush - The Kick Inside from 1978.
It opens with a humpback whale singing and continues through to the stunning title song via a whole range of tunes and only one 'ordinary' song - 'James and the Cold Gun'. It includes the single 'Wuthering Heights' which was so different to anything else on the radio at the time it sounded like it came from some other planet. When you add to this the fact that she was 19 at the time this record came out, it makes the whole enterprise even more remarkable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2mt7_Xe7Lg
Footnote: there was a whole album called 'Songs of the Humpback Whale'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08st0yr
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i love this album..probably their best.
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I wonder if they wrote the music to fit the BBC's F1 coverage,that music & F1 go hand in hand along with Murray Walker & James Hunt, gotta be in the top 20 albums of all time.The Enclosure wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:17 ami love this album..probably their best.
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Revisiting "Deep Purple in Rock" I couldn't help replaying this track again Ian Gillans haunting voice building ..... Makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up .....
https://youtu.be/OorZcOzNcgE
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Another Green World: Brian Eno; Fish out of Water: Chris Squire; Close to the Edge / Relayer: Yes; Growers of Mushroom: Leafhound; Spyglass Guest: Greenslade.
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Some absolute horrors on this thread. Looking at that last post, Deep Purple were every bit as awful as I remembered them to be. Ditto King Crimson with their debut album and so so many other suggestions. Just wait for it. Kindonesque will be sticking his four-penneth in any second, heaping praise on the worst group of al time, Van Der Graff Generator.
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Not all bad by the Burnley faithful though. Looking again, I see mentions for Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison. But then you see HollandsPies suggestion of albums by Hawkwind, Judas Priest and Metallica and you just want to crawl back under a stone again.
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Well why not crawl back under your stone then Dermot oh yeah and just for you .... cheers for reminding me of another band of my generationdermotdermot wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:49 pmNot all bad by the Burnley faithful though. Looking again, I see mentions for Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison. But then you see HollandsPies suggestion of albums by Hawkwind, Judas Priest and Metallica and you just want to crawl back under a stone again.
https://youtu.be/48tU3P8f46Y
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Whenever I see "Wrecking ball" mentioned I cannot get this image out of my head about 1.20 into this songhuw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:50 pmWouldn’t argue with them 3 although Wrecking Ball was the best tour. I’m also giving Letter To You plenty of listens. Every track available on youtube for those who want to give it a spin.
https://youtu.be/My2FRPA3Gf8
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jUST LISTENING TO cRIME OF THE cENTURY BY sUPERTRAMP, SO i'LL ADD THAT TO THIS LIST.
Bloody capital lock!
Saw them perform it at Preston Guildhall in '76. Jesus! So long ago.
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I'm guessing you mean the likes of I'm a Rocker and Crush on You ? I'd agree these are distinctly average "filler" but, maybe Ramrod aside, I can't think of ny others on The River I'd class as filler. That said if you distilled it down to say it's best 12 tracks it would be incredible. Played Drive All Night the other day..whilst driving at night, and it still gets the hairs on the back of my neck up.the_magic_rat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:49 pmFor me the run of three magnificent Springsteen albums would have started with The Wild, The Innocent and ended with Darkness. The River would have been an outstanding single album,(indeed that was the original premise,) but the final version which came out includes three or four throwaway tracks that I could never love. Having said that it also includes two of his greatest soul vocal performances on "Drive All Night" and the criminally underplayed "Fade Away"
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ashtonlongsider wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:26 pm
Plenty of reference to The Boss. I wonder what fans think of his new album 'Letter to You? For me he's had 3 great albums of the 21st Century, The Rising, Magic, but his latest I think is his best this century. Any Springsteen fans should give it a listen, it's a grower and not a bad track on it.
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Oh and Ashton Longsider , myself I'd put Wrecking Ball ahead of The Rising and especially Magic but I agree with you re Letter To You..it's really excellent.
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Bosscat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:30 pmWell why not crawl back under your stone then Dermot oh yeah and just for you .... cheers for reminding me of another band of my generation
https://youtu.be/48tU3P8f46Y
The residents of Burnley were systematically brainwashed by Peter Hammill in the late sixties/early seventies, into thinking that this pretentious drivel had any musical merit. You were obviously one of the victims, BC.
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probablydermotdermot wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:43 pmThe residents of Burnley were systematically brainwashed by Peter Hammill in the late sixties/early seventies, into thinking that this pretentious drivel had any musical merit. You were obviously one of the victims, BC.
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Pleasantly surprised with new album. Never like anything without the E Street band, and more a darkness, born to run, river and USA man, but the new one is certainly best he's done for a while. Quite a few will sound good live.ashtonlongsider wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:26 pmIf we're taking strictly vinyl I've recently revisited 'In the Land of Grey and Pink'-Caravan and 'The Court of the Crimson King'- King Crimson in recent days.
Plenty of reference to The Boss. I wonder what fans think of his new album 'Letter to You? For me he's had 3 great albums of the 21st Century, The Rising, Magic, but his latest I think is his best this century. Any Springsteen fans should give it a listen, it's a grower and not a bad track on it.
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Stalbansclaret wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:30 pmI'm guessing you mean the likes of I'm a Rocker and Crush on You ? I'd agree these are distinctly average "filler" but, maybe Ramrod aside, I can't think of ny others on The River I'd class as filler. That said if you distilled it down to say it's best 12 tracks it would be incredible. Played Drive All Night the other day..whilst driving at night, and it still gets the hairs on the back of my neck up.
Spot on St.Albans. I'd add "You Can Look But You'd Better Not Touch" to the two you mention. I don't mind Ramrod, however. "Crush On You" would probably be my least favourite Springsteen song.
Someone earlier in the thread mentioned "Backstreets" which remains one of my all time favourites. I've got a 14-minutes live version of Backstreets from pre The River which includes "Drive All Night" in its formative stage as its middle section. It's impossible to quantify how much pleasure his music's given me since I first discovered Born To Run in 1975.
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Hi,one of Peter Hamill's brainwashed kids of the 70s here......H to He,one of my favourate albums of all time.dermotdermot wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:43 pmThe residents of Burnley were systematically brainwashed by Peter Hammill in the late sixties/early seventies, into thinking that this pretentious drivel had any musical merit. You were obviously one of the victims, BC.
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Where’s Kindonesque? He was perhaps hit the hardest. Brain laundered by VDGG.
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Ah yes I'd forgotten You Can Look... but I agree with you that it's pretty poor. Even Crush on You isnt his worst ever song imo though ...I think I'd go for "Surprise Surprise" , or maybe "Cowboy Pete" off his pipe-and-slippers album, Working On a Dream for that honour myself. It was me who mentioned Backstreets as I always think it's a magnificent, and under-performed..song. I think I've heard the version you mention at some point too. I share your feelings about the importance of Springsteen's music over our lifetimes.the_magic_rat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:32 pmSpot on St.Albans. I'd add "You Can Look But You'd Better Not Touch" to the two you mention. I don't mind Ramrod, however. "Crush On You" would probably be my least favourite Springsteen song.
Someone earlier in the thread mentioned "Backstreets" which remains one of my all time favourites. I've got a 14-minutes live version of Backstreets from pre The River which includes "Drive All Night" in its formative stage as its middle section. It's impossible to quantify how much pleasure his music's given me since I first discovered Born To Run in 1975.
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You surely can’t get worse than Pony Boy on Human Touch, or Part Man, Part Monkey on Tracks.Stalbansclaret wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:55 pmAh yes I'd forgotten You Can Look... but I agree with you that it's pretty poor. Even Crush on You isnt his worst ever song imo though ...I think I'd go for "Surprise Surprise" , or maybe "Cowboy Pete" off his pipe-and-slippers album, Working On a Dream for that honour myself. It was me who mentioned Backstreets as I always think it's a magnificent, and under-performed..song. I think I've heard the version you mention at some point too. I share your feelings about the importance of Springsteen's music over our lifetimes.
Two truly dreadful pieces of earache.
BTW. Cowboy Pete live is a fine song.
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When I say I don't like Springsteen people correct me and say 'No, you just don't get it.'
I get it. I don't like it.
I get it. I don't like it.
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dermotdermot You are so Middle of the Road you make and oh so Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep!
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I repeat...dermotdermot...you are so Middle of the Road and so Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
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Wrecking Ball reminds me of the album by Emmylou Harris from 1995. Highly thought of at the time for it's recording quality as well as its music.Bosscat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:59 pmWhenever I see "Wrecking ball" mentioned I cannot get this image out of my head about 1.20 into this song
https://youtu.be/My2FRPA3Gf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUrKmTllFvA
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I became aware of springsteen in the late 70s. I've got every album and seen him live many times.dougcollins wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:16 pmWhen I say I don't like Springsteen people correct me and say 'No, you just don't get it.'
I get it. I don't like it.
But can understand its not everyone's cup of tea, similar to me not liking steps
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Those little golden birdies look at themkindonesque wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:27 pmI repeat...dermotdermot...you are so Middle of the Road and so Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
And the mystic Egypt tossle dangling down
Old sleeper-man shish, don’t wake him
Up one hand broom star was an obi-man
Revered throughout the bone-knob land
His magic black purse slit creeped open
Let go flocks of them
Shish sookie singabus
Snored like a red merry-go-round horse
And an acid gold bar swirled up and down
Up and down, in back of the singabus
And the pantaloon duck white goose neck
quacked
Webcor, webcor
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Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
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And you are right. I love him but music is your soul so good luck to ya. There are plenty of supposedly star bands I can’t be done with.dougcollins wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:16 pmWhen I say I don't like Springsteen people correct me and say 'No, you just don't get it.'
I get it. I don't like it.
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Jackson Browne " The Pretender "
Janis Ian " At Seventeen "
Gram Parsons " Grievous Angel "
..... are all albums that I've dipped back into over the last few weeks
Janis Ian " At Seventeen "
Gram Parsons " Grievous Angel "
..... are all albums that I've dipped back into over the last few weeks
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Led Zep-Physical Graffiti
The Alan Parsons Project- I Robot
Sade- Diamond Life
AC DC - Back in Black
Miles Davies- Kind of Blue
Rush- 2012
Dire Straits -Brothers in Arms
Genesis- Selling England by the pound
Dave Brubeck- Time Out
The Alan Parsons Project- I Robot
Sade- Diamond Life
AC DC - Back in Black
Miles Davies- Kind of Blue
Rush- 2012
Dire Straits -Brothers in Arms
Genesis- Selling England by the pound
Dave Brubeck- Time Out
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Flying tea pot Gong
Beastiality bonzo dog dooh dah band best of
Led zep 2 and presence
Oh to be young again
Beastiality bonzo dog dooh dah band best of
Led zep 2 and presence
Oh to be young again
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That Flying Teapot album is pretty far out Longhair.Some very unusual tracks.Is the genre psychedelic rock?
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With bits of jazz bits of psychedelia
Part of a trilogy,inthe mid seventies
Angels egg and You being the other two
But is now six albums with shapeshifter,
Zero to infinity,and 2032,still releasing albums and touring 50 years on
Part of a trilogy,inthe mid seventies
Angels egg and You being the other two
But is now six albums with shapeshifter,
Zero to infinity,and 2032,still releasing albums and touring 50 years on
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Looks like we've similar views St.Albans. Working On A Dream is for me comfortably his worst album and Surprise, Surprise and Outlaw Pete are stinkers. I even dislike the tille track. Supper club crooning.Stalbansclaret wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:55 pmAh yes I'd forgotten You Can Look... but I agree with you that it's pretty poor. Even Crush on You isnt his worst ever song imo though ...I think I'd go for "Surprise Surprise" , or maybe "Cowboy Pete" off his pipe-and-slippers album, Working On a Dream for that honour myself. It was me who mentioned Backstreets as I always think it's a magnificent, and under-performed..song. I think I've heard the version you mention at some point too. I share your feelings about the importance of Springsteen's music over our lifetimes.
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Hipper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:33 pmWrecking Ball reminds me of the album by Emmylou Harris from 1995. Highly thought of at the time for it's recording quality as well as its music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUrKmTllFvA
Produced by Daniel Lanois, I believe, as was its superb follow-up "Red Dirt Girl"
As someone posted further up the thread, Hampstead would have been all over this thread.
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Peter Hammill of Van Der graaf a prog rocker who influenced punk and post punk new wave. He influenced John Lydon, The Cure,Nick Cave,The Fall. Lydons vocal was influenced by Hammill.
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Fairport Convention have been mentioned but not their classic album, Liege & Lief from 1969. This album by what is considered their classic line-up with Sandy Dendy and Dave Swarbrick completed their transition from West Coast covers (Dylan, Mitchell) to rocky versions of folk songs - folk rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69sLI4n ... 61&index=4
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I’ve been listening to Can recently. Their music seems to have stood the test of time and has perhaps influenced some recent bands, Mark E Smith acknowledged their influence. I think Suicide have had a big influence on subsequent post punk music without being massively popular. Classic albums for me are Real Life- Magazine, Unknown Pleasures- Joy Division and Hex Enduction Hour-The Fall. Those three are my consistent favourites loads of others drift in and out depending on my mood.
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"Surprise, Surprise" is a truly awful song and even more so when you consider what Bruce normally puts out. It's not the only poor song to make it onto an album of his and some others are rightly mentioned above, although it's a very rare event. It's also fair to say that I think Bruce tends to write with live performances in mind and an ear for how things can be done on stage because that really is his forte and I agree, certain songs I hadn't rated suddenly came alive when I heard them played live. "Magic" being one and "Spare Parts" being another. "I Wish I Were Blind" is absolutely amazing played live for the MTV recording for example. I also concur that "Wrecking Ball" is an excellent album, as is "Magic". I've seen him on stage a number of times now down the years and it's the equivalent of a trip to Lourdes for me, as I feel totally uplifted for months afterwards. IMO everyone should try it! (Even dougcollins! )the_magic_rat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:07 amLooks like we've similar views St.Albans. Working On A Dream is for me comfortably his worst album and Surprise, Surprise and Outlaw Pete are stinkers. I even dislike the tille track. Supper club crooning.