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Post by B.E. on Apr 1, 2020 21:30:25 GMT
Well, I hope I haven't inadvertently steered you down the wrong path! But, if you do listen again, I'd be curious to know which songs you like. While it might be my least favorite Petty album, I still like "Have Love Will Travel", "The Man Who Loves Women", "When A Kid Goes Bad", "Joe", and "Can't Stop The Sun". A few others are decent, too. Still, I don't love those songs, not like much of his earlier work. So, I did just listen to The Last DJ for the first time in a long time. The title track is still by far my favorite song. I like Joe a lot, and Like a Diamond. But, for the most part, the album was just as unmemorable as I recall. Not terrible by any stretch, but not good, and definitely not essential. Unmemorable is an apt description. The only particularly memorable song to me is "Joe". That's been etched in my mind since first listen!
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Post by B.E. on Apr 1, 2020 21:43:04 GMT
Well, now you're bring another factor, another consideration into the debate. What if the songs on the original album later become available through comps? Does that reduce the "essentialness" of the original album? That can certainly happen, but I think for the purposes of this thread we weren't considering compilations. Sorry to go off topic for a moment, but this consideration reminds me of our recent discussion about the early Beach Boys albums and whether or not they're underrated. I think a HUGE reason they tend to get overlooked is that they've been comped to death. And, it's not just the sheer amount of compilations, but certain albums were hugely successful. Generations of new fans were forming attachments to "Best Of The Beach Boys", "Endless Summer", "20 Golden Greats", or "Sounds Of Summer" at the expense of the original albums.
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 1, 2020 22:07:53 GMT
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica / Bluejeans & Moonbeams
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust / Tonight
KISS - Destroyer / Psycho Circus
Metallica - Master of Puppets / Load
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life / Zombie Birdhouse
Lou Reed - Transformer / The Bells
Run-DMC - Raising Hell / Crown Royal
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Post by kds on Apr 2, 2020 12:06:41 GMT
So, I did just listen to The Last DJ for the first time in a long time. The title track is still by far my favorite song. I like Joe a lot, and Like a Diamond. But, for the most part, the album was just as unmemorable as I recall. Not terrible by any stretch, but not good, and definitely not essential. Unmemorable is an apt description. The only particularly memorable song to me is "Joe". That's been etched in my mind since first listen! Joe struck me from the beginning too, partly because the lyrics are spot on about music at that time (and really now too), and partly because it's unlike any of Tom's usual songs.
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Post by kds on Apr 2, 2020 12:10:50 GMT
Rainbow - Rising / Stranger in Us All
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic / Nine Lives
AC/DC - Back in Black / Blow Up Your Video
The Darkness - Permission to Land / Hot Cakes
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime / American Soldier
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz / Scream
Grand Funk Railraod - Closer to Home / Born to Die
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