| Author | Message | ||
     Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1235 Registered: 10-2004 |
The board has been in such a lull lately, that I thought it was time for a new list. Here's mine: 1. Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain 2. Sparks - Kimono My House 3. Sparks - Propaganda 4. Kraftwerk - Autobahn 5. John Cale - Fear 6. Roxy Music - Country Life 7. Jorge Ben - A Tabua de Esmeralda 8. Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets 9. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties 10. Faust - IV 11. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information 12. Kiss - Kiss 13. Thin Lizzy - Nightlife 14. Big Star - Radio City A pretty exciting year for music, I'd say. What am I forgetting? | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 650 Registered: 04-2006 |
great choices, jeff, really. in 1974 i bought deep purple's ''burn''. love it still. and i bought slade's''old new borrowed and blue'' yeah, a good year for a young rock fan that was... | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 651 Registered: 04-2006 |
to add to the 1974 list: gene clark - no other robert wyatt - rock bottom richard and linda thompson - i want to see the bright lights tonight neil young - on the beach gram parsons - grievous angel bob dylan - planet waves | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 652 Registered: 04-2006 |
hah, and i forgot: rolling stones - it's only rock'n'roll a gift of a friend of mine at that time (in 1975) strange, that such things are still present... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2424 Registered: 05-2005 |
As usual, jeff probably sums my choices up, with a bit of help from Andreas!! I'm gone! | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1236 Registered: 10-2004 |
A-ha! I knew I forgot something. Add Neil Young's "On the Beach" to my list. Sometimes that is my favorite Neil Young album. Can't believe I overlooked that one. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1175 Registered: 01-2005 |
Jeff, Didn't Warm Jets came out in 1973? Here's mine 1. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel 2. Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight 3. Neil Young - On The Beach 4. Big Star - Radio City 5. Gene Clark - No Other 6. John Cale - Fear 7. Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 8. The Velvet Underground - 1969 Velvet Underground Live with Lou Reed 9. Kraftwerk - Autobahn 10. Roxy Music - Country Life 11. Bob (Big Spliff) Marley - Natty Dread 12. Faust - IV 13. Tangerine Dream - Phaedra 14. Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky 15. Tom Waits - The Heart of Saturday Night 16. Frank Zappa - Apostrophe 17. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark 18. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 19. Pretty Things - Silk Torpedo 20. Harmonia - Musik von Harmonia 21. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs 22. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic 23. Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard 24. Linda Ronstadt - Hear Like A Wheel 25. Lou Reed - Rock 'n Roll Animal | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1241 Registered: 10-2004 |
Michael - I'm at work, so I can't check the date on my LP, but all online sources are telling me Warm Jets came out in early '74. Oh, and I forgot to include Court and Spark, although I much prefer 1975's Hissing of Summer Lawns. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1176 Registered: 01-2005 |
Jeff - Maybe it was was one of those London Calling deals where in was released late in the year in the UK and early the following year in the US? I need to get 1975's Hissing of Summer Lawns. My favorite Joni of the few that I have is Blue. 1974's that I saw from your and Andreas's lists that look interesting: Jorge Ben - A Tabua de Esmeralda Sparks - Kimono My House Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information And thanks guys for convincing me to get No Other two years ago. Speaking of 1974, Robyn Hitchcock wrote a song titled 1974. 1974 You have two coffees One of them is one coffee too many for you On a health kick Trying to lead a middle-aged life Well, it's either that or drop dead Wait til you get older than this And then turn around and tell me I was young for my age Yeah And it feels like nineteen seventy-four Waiting for the waves to come and crash on the shore But you're far in land You're in funky denim wonderland You and David Crosby and a bloke with no hand You've got hair in places Most people haven't got brains Ooh But it feels like nineteen seventy-four Syd Barrett's last session, he can't sing anymore He's gonna have to be Roger now for the rest of his life Oh Enough about me, let's talk about you You were working at the earth exchange at half twenty-two Rebel, Rebel was your favorite song On the Archway Road Where it all belongs All those molecules of time That you thought you'd shed forever All those inches of time That you thought you could just say bye-bye And as Nixon left the Whitehouse You could hear people say, "They'll never rehabilitate that mother No way." Yep Whirry-whirry goes the helicopter out of my way I've got president to dump in the void Ooh Python's last series and The Gaurdian said, "The stench of rotting minds" But what else could you smell back then? You didn't have to inhale too hard You could smell the heads festering in the backyard There's a baby in a basket and it's taken your name And one day it'll grow up and say, "Who are you, Eh?" And you say that's where it ended But I say no no no, it just faded away August was grey It feels like nineteen seventy-four Ghastly mellow saxophones all over the floor Feels like nineteen seventy-four You could vote for labour, but you can't anymore Feels like nineteen seventy-four Digging Led Zeppelin in Grimsby Oh Christ | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 653 Registered: 04-2006 |
yes, michael, you are right. musik von harmonia is brilliant and definitely must be on list! and, oh are we moving to slow, have you seen us ... uncle remus.... zappa's apostrophe is worth to mention! | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1242 Registered: 10-2004 |
You know, I've never warmed up to Zappa. Sure, the lyrics can be hilarious, but there's too much musical proficiency, not enough soul. His much publicized inability to "get" VU, for example, basically underscores why I can't get into his music. But I've known a lot of people over the years who really admire the vast body of work. And he was definitely a sharp social commentator. I do love that song "Peaches en Regalia" from Hot Rats, though. | ||
| Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 184 Registered: 02-2008 |
Bob Dylan & the Band - Before the Flood Moe Bandy - I Just Started Hating Cheating Songs Today The Wild Magnolias Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel New York Dolls - In Too Much Too Soon Raspberries - Starting Over Randy Newman - Good Old Boys Leonard Cohen - New Skin For the Old Ceremony Gladys Knight & the Pips - Claudine Hound Dog Taylor & the House Rockers - Natural Boogie | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1182 Registered: 01-2005 |
Jeff, Also of note from Hot Rats, "Willie The Pimp" with the Captain on vocals. I got tired of Zappa soon after Sheik Yerbouti, perhaps his last funny album. He goes off the cliff in regards to the funny stuff on SY and nothing would ever be close to that, so he became a serious player. I never got into his later day serious stuff like Joe's Garage or the Shut Up shite, but I remember liking some of the earlier serious stuff mixed in a few lyrics, like the excellant Uncle Meat album. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1654 Registered: 03-2005 |
I remember reading that Big Star's third album was recorded in 1974 but not released until later. If I consider it for 1974, it trumps everything else for the year. I have "Radio City" noted down as a 1973 release. Absolutely "Grievous Angel." His last was his finest. And definitely "Taking Tiger Mountain." And I add: Toots & the Maytals--In the Dark. I am pretty sure this is a 1974 release but Jamaican albums frequently don't have copyright dates. Toots' greatest single album. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1188 Registered: 01-2005 |
Randy, I think the recording of BS's Third/Sister Lovers actually finished in 1975, although I don't have my CD liner notes handy. I believe it didn't get released until 1978 for the first time. I have the second cd release on Ryko from 1992. |