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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 1, 2017 13:02:19 GMT
Hello reader I`ve been pondering Do you remember back in the day when you bought an album and played it through and slowly but surely you learnt all the words and knew who produced it who played what on it and even studied what was on the run off track Never missed out tracks be they not so much to your fav but you still listened anyway The love of an album Now fast forward to the now and you now have the technology to with a press of a button go through albums skip this and skip that and even do your own playlists and that you have so many albums that they maybe sat on a shelf or in your documents for months or even years before you get to listen to them . Well that`s what it has come to with me and I think it needs to be put right and give albums back the respect they need and need to be heard So then Thanks to technology you can listen to music anywhere , anyhow and anytime and anyway I choose I`ve decided that I`m going to listen to an album uninterrupted for the next 365 days of this calendar year It may sound mad but I do listen to Music almost everyday anyway so it will be a breeze I will post every album I play and maybe give a bit of a Blog kinda thing about or just post it and give a thumbs up or down review But I would really like a bit of feedback from you reader ! An album you would want me to hear or even a bit of a debate ! Your thoughts , anything that will get us back to the time when an album was adored o Or even join in on this little project and post what you played today or whenever , so long as it`s been played all the way through . Cheers !
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 1, 2017 13:12:53 GMT
Hello - Status Quo
Is this the best Studio Quo album ? At the time of the album I guess Quo where at the top of there game in 1973 My fav Quo track Forty Five Hundred Times is on it so I guess it`s always had more play than the others
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Post by dennis1960 on Jan 1, 2017 19:25:54 GMT
I get it...I've always preferred listening to complete albums over individual songs - that's what I did when I was getting into music (play the same side of the vinyl over and over and over) and that's still how I do most of my listening. It's like hearing She Came in Through the Bathroom Window by itself...still cool, but needs to be experienced as part of the bigger whole. Anyway, I have 2 mp3's. 1 with complete albums as I like to experience the whole thing as a unified piece of art. 1 with "best-of" playlists for bands. Getting back to a recommendation...in prog there's so many concept albums meant to be experienced as a whole rather than torn apart into little pieces. I'd consider any of these for your list... 1) King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 2) Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 3) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 4) Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans 5) ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Happy Listening
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 1, 2017 19:42:10 GMT
I get it...I've always preferred listening to complete albums over individual songs - that's what I did when I was getting into music (play the same side of the vinyl over and over and over) and that's still how I do most of my listening. It's like hearing She Came in Through the Bathroom Window by itself...still cool, but needs to be experienced as part of the bigger whole. Anyway, I have 2 mp3's. 1 with complete albums as I like to experience the whole thing as a unified piece of art. 1 with "best-of" playlists for bands. Getting back to a recommendation...in prog there's so many concept albums meant to be experienced as a whole rather than torn apart into little pieces. I'd consider any of these for your list... 1) King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 2) Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 3) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 4) Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans 5) ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Happy Listening Phew ! I`m glad I got my thoughts across OK ! It`s not that I don`t listen to albums all the way through I just seem to be afraid of try new albums and when I do I`m skipping tracks that don`t hit me right away . Some albums must be heard all the way through for sure Aqualung - Jethro Tull for example and as you say Passion Play which is an album I must admit not a fan of My first one Hello is a perfect example of an album I hit the skip button But I sat through it with the remote out of reach and I enjoyed it ! Thanks for the recommendations dennis Crimson and ELP are albums I do play a lot and all the way ! As for Yes I hav`nt done T.O. for a very long time And Genesis Not a fan But I will give it ago Hope this thread gets people suggesting and debating and joining in on the full album experience I have 364 albums to go !
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 2, 2017 17:03:03 GMT
Great idea. I've been attempting the same thing lately. I've done the Boris album, the Radiohead album and 2 late 60s Hollies albums.
My first record of 2017 was PJ Harvey Hope Six Demolition project.
After listening to those Hollies lps it seems that rather a lot of albums in the 60s had a fair bit of filler. The Beatles were unusual in that they didn't have filler.
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Post by dennis1960 on Jan 2, 2017 19:01:02 GMT
Phew ! I`m glad I got my thoughts across OK ! It`s not that I don`t listen to albums all the way through I just seem to be afraid of try new albums and when I do I`m skipping tracks that don`t hit me right away . Some albums must be heard all the way through for sure Aqualung - Jethro Tull for example and as you say Passion Play which is an album I must admit not a fan of . . . And Genesis Not a fan But I will give it ago Well the great thing about A Passion Play is that you can't skip over any songs since there's only one...you have no choice but to listen to the whole album As far as Genesis, there's a wide divide between the Peter Gabriel vs Phil Collins versions and if you're going to try to experience a Genesis album all the way through, The Lamb is the only way to fly...if it doesn't do the trick I'd walk away and never look back
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 2, 2017 20:59:10 GMT
I love Genesis and think Genesis 83 is equally as good as The Lamb and Mr Kite and me have quite a volatile relationship over that fact.
However I think for a Gabriel Genesis novice I'd recommend Selling England. I find that the ideas are stretched pretty thin over side 3 and 4 of Lamb. Selling.....is more consistent in my mind.
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Post by dennis1960 on Jan 2, 2017 21:16:11 GMT
I love Genesis and think Genesis 83 is equally as good as The Lamb and Mr Kite and me have quite a volatile relationship over that fact. However I think for a Gabriel Genesis novice I'd recommend Selling England. I find that the ideas are stretched pretty thin over side 3 and 4 of Lamb. Selling.....is more consistent in my mind. I agree Selling England is an overall better and more accessible choice for a Gabriel Genesis novice, though it's more a collection of songs rather than a connected theme/concept. I chose The Lamb because Mr Kite was looking for albums to sit down and experience in their entirety. I find hearing The Lamb from beginning to end to be an awesome experience...kind of like listening to all of Tales from Topographic Oceans in a single sitting
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 2, 2017 21:38:58 GMT
Well I`m back on day 2 . I have Lamb set up all ready to go for maybe tomorrow and as for Selling it was the only Genesis I ever bought for just the Wardrobe track and to see what Peter (Godlike) Gabriel was like before ascended into a God like soloist ( thank God ) Today was. Maggot Brain - FunkadelicI must now admit I have never played this all the way through after 10 minutes of the title track which I think is brilliant the rest is.. The rest was really ok Very 70`s soul stuff that was like a early Zappa soul album Super Stupid was a cracker but the rest was a bit standard stuff but the last track Wars Of Armageddon was one where the band must have really hit the herbal ciggs Will give that last track a listen again just for the crazy cat sound at the start 363 left
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Post by pothos on Jan 2, 2017 23:17:30 GMT
I think I always listened to LP's as a whole even as a very small kid. Even at around 8 I would be listening and reading the lyrics to Abba Lp's. ABC The Lexican of Love, Dare The Human league and Wham's Fantastic which feels so poignant now. I know the idea of immersing yourself in an LP almost feels a very male thing to do but I loved and cared about my vinyl. Even today if I get a cd I play it from beginning to end in one sitting.
What concerns me about how music is consumed now is that it seems almost like an app on some new fangled device. Also I think we have passive rather than active listening today. I am baffled at people walking around the streets with headphones on. For me reading the sleeve, who had written the songs, the producer, the photographer who was getting the credits and thanks by the artist all mattered.
I also believe the art of the Lp matters. The Beatles, Led Zep, Abba Kate Bush cared what they put their name to and spent many hours working on something that I now own.
Oddly enough sometimes tracks grow on me over decades. Also baffled at how people give Lp's away although I have some treasured Lp's from a mate who had a few doubles. I would always buy an lp over a another pair of shoes.
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 2, 2017 23:35:18 GMT
I think I always listened to LP's as a whole even as a very small kid. Even at around 8 I would be listening and reading the lyrics to Abba Lp's. ABC The Lexican of Love, Dare The Human league and Wham's Fantastic which feels so poignant now. I know the idea of immersing yourself in an LP almost feels a very male thing to do but I loved and cared about my vinyl. Even today if I get a cd I play it from beginning to end in one sitting. What concerns me about how music is consumed now is that it seems almost like an app on some new fangled device. Also I think we have passive rather than active listening today. I am baffled at people walking around the streets with headphones on. For me reading the sleeve, who had written the songs, the producer, the photographer who was getting the credits and thanks by the artist all mattered. I also believe the art of the Lp matters. The Beatles, Led Zep, Abba Kate Bush cared what they put their name to and spent many hours working on something that I now own. Oddly enough sometimes tracks grow on me over decades. Also baffled at how people give Lp's away although I have some treasured Lp's from a mate who had a few doubles. I would always buy an lp over a another pair of shoes. It`s just over the last few years that with thanks to technology I`ve getting hold of albums more easily and with You Tube the world`s you Turntable So I`ve had a stack of albums that I just hav`nt give my full attention But I came up with this mental Idea that I must sit and listen to an album in full every day for a whole year , and no skipping ! Also I think this thread would be a nice place to about albums as you have just done Pothos I love hearing stories of peoples love for albums I`m sure I have a few for next time . I confess I`m dreading sittin through The Lamb Lies Down tomorrow as Genesis are one band (out of 3 maybe ) in the Prog world I dislike But I`m willing to let it slide for the experiment
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Post by pothos on Jan 2, 2017 23:42:54 GMT
Actually can I mention that George Michael solo LP's stand up quite well. Had not played them for a while and after the sad news I cannot get over he has gone. That generation of solo stars have really fallen, George, Prince, Michael Jackson, Whiney Houston, Springsteen, and Madonna are obviously still going even Phil Collins seems unwell.
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 2, 2017 23:53:42 GMT
Actually can I mention that George Michael solo LP's stand up quite well. Had not played them for a while and after the sad news I cannot get over he has gone. That generation of solo stars have really fallen, George, Prince, Michael Jackson, Whiney Houston, Springsteen, and Madonna are obviously still going even Phil Collins seems unwell. I can safely say that none of those artists you just mentioned above will Not be in the experiment Pathos They all remind me how bad my 80`s Music journey was Frankie say`s ....Erm I forget John say`s no bloody chance Having said that at 8 years old I had ABC Jackson 5 bought me for Xmas and it was very good .
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Post by dennis1960 on Jan 3, 2017 0:40:45 GMT
I confess I`m dreading sittin through The Lamb Lies Down tomorrow as Genesis are one band (out of 3 maybe ) in the Prog world I dislike But I`m willing to let it slide for the experiment Your dedication to scientific experimentation is truly inspiring! I have to admit, the thought of sitting through the entirety of Maggot Brain is enough to cause me dizziness and nausea. Oh well, as Ragnar Lothbrok recently said on Vikings...
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Post by pothos on Jan 3, 2017 11:19:20 GMT
Can I recommend two pop LP's that I think really stand repeated listening.
ABBA * The Visitors. Their final LP and made while hanging out with Led Zeppelin. Gothic lyrically strange with subjects ranging from waiting to be arrested by authorities to finding you reply to a lonely hearts add means you are face to face with a mother and daughter; to death. A truly abstract and interesting Lp.
George Michael * Listen Without Prejudice Vol II. With his passing I went back to my old vinyl and this felt the most coherent and with the best songs.
ABC * The Lexicon of Love. Production has not aged well but boy it is thunderous and strangely mesmerising.
Dare * The Human League. If you can track down the double package with the remix disc Love and Dancing all the better. I listen to this and I am a teen again.
Just nice palette cleaners for after you have listened to two hours of prog. Now where I my Can Lp's.
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 3, 2017 12:37:58 GMT
I might put ABBA on the back burner Dare is an album I know well . I borrowed it off a friend when it came out as I did love Being Boiled as it was played at the weekly Rock Disco Yeh, it was a nice Pop album .
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 3, 2017 15:35:03 GMT
I agree with Pothos about George Michael's Listen Without Prejudice. 1990. Great album. But if you have an aversion to the typical 80s stuff than you have to put those prejudices aside and give the record a chance. It must have been his attempt to reach a more 'cool' audience. So I did what the title said and then liked it.
Maggot Brain. I love the title track but am a bit foggy about most of the rest of it. I do like 'Can You Get To That'
How's The Lamb treating you?
My second album of the year was a mind blower when I was 17. I loved it because it was modern music and teenage girls didn't listen to it. Except the cool goth chicks. LOVE AND ROCKETS Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven. I would highly recommend that you give this one a go. Each track is quite different but with an overall identifying sound. It was only a bit later that I discovered Bauhaus and found out it was the same band minus the original singer.
In reference to A Passion Play by our favorite heavy metal singer Jethro Tull, there is a bit of a diversion half way through when you get to the fairy tale bit. Not a big deal but it means you can get up and skip a 'track' and guess where to put the needle back down. Sorry. Just a bit of silliness here from me and the lads here at Amadeus house.
YES' Topographic Oceans is a difficult listen for nearly anybody but it's my favorite YES album being it was the first one I ever bought but got to know it back to front and love it but I certainly wouldn't recommend it to a Fragile or Close To the Edge fan. It's quite different and dense and Rick Wakeman doesn't like it.
I think I'll listen to The Fall now. Perhaps 'Live At The Witch Trials'.
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 3, 2017 16:15:09 GMT
The Lamb Lies Down On Bordeway- Genesis
Well I have lots of questions How the hell is this album up there with the all time great Prog albums ? Is it a concept album ? The concept apart from the title track (which I like ) is that it`s awful Apart from the title track , (for which I like )it`s awful ( I repeat myself when I`ve just wasted 2 hours of my life ) Its all over the place , the lyrics the ...The .. It`s awful
I do now know why I never liked Genesis and I can see why Punk had a case against Prog in the late 70`s It`s awful
The Waiting Room ? Really ? It`s Awful ! If I`d presented that at a Music lesson at school they would have shaved my head and had me taken away
I do thank the Lord that I heard Peter(Godlike)Gabriel before this album Is this really the same man ? Did he do a Paul McCartney like death after this album and replaced by an actual musician ? This no way the same man who wrote Here Comes The Flood , In Your Eyes , Mercy Street , Blood Of Eden etc etc etc ? Could have been worse Phil Collins could have sang (?)
These are just my opinions and don`t mean to offend anyone who had to put with that awful stuff for years .
Anyway Tomorrow is my last day off work so I`m looking for an long album Looking Like Sorceress - Opeth 362
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 3, 2017 16:41:41 GMT
LOL!
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Post by dennis1960 on Jan 3, 2017 16:52:47 GMT
The Lamb Lies Down On Bordeway- Genesis Well I have lots of questions How the hell is this album up there with the all time great Prog albums ? Is it a concept album ? The concept apart from the title track (which I like ) is that it`s awful Apart from the title track , (for which I like )it`s awful ( I repeat myself when I`ve just wasted 2 hours of my life ) Its all over the place , the lyrics the ...The .. It`s awful I do now know why I never liked Genesis and I can see why Punk had a case against Prog in the late 70`s It`s awful Yes it is a concept album, but I can see how the concept is unclear by only listening to the music. Back in the vinyl days, the concept was clear to all as the story (written entirely by PG) was printed on the inside folds of the double album. After reading the story, it was obvious how the songs related and told the tale, even "The Waiting Room" makes sense if you know the story...Oh well
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