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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2021 16:07:21 GMT
I probably have no right in listing this one because I do not own one of his solo albums, but George Harrison's solo career did not...grab me. Similar to Steely Dan, when George came out firing with "What Is Life", "My Sweet Lord", and a couple others, I was interested. After that, it was basically...meh.
Agree 100%. The thing is, I want to appreciate George Harrison and I have tried to get into his solo works, but like you I can't latch on to anything past that initial outing. And that's too bad since I feel that most of his contributions in the Beatles were amazing. In fact I will go as far as saying that on occasion he blew the doors off of Lennon and McCartney. And that's saying a lot!
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Post by Kapitan on May 30, 2021 16:17:12 GMT
Steely Dan: I can't get into it because I've never been interested enough to even try. I've heard songs, of course, but just as they cross my path. It's hard to say exactly why I don't like it. Sophisticated? Jazz-influenced? Well produced? These are things I tend to like. And usually I try to avoid things like lacks "soul" or "heart" or "spirit," because I don't like using mushy terms like that. But it's almost that simple for me based on what I've heard: it just isn't appealing, even if I know it's obviously good.
George Harrison: He's almost the Dennis Wilson of the Beatles for me, but possibly even more talented. I love George's singing, his playing, some of his songs. But it seems he really just wasn't a great songwriter so much as a great musician who wrote some great songs. In the end, there isn't enough that's really good. Wonderful second and unmatched third banana, but on his own I just don't think he had enough high level material to share. But also, this is relative: he had about three really good solo albums (and the first was of course a multi-disc album), plus Wilburys, plus Beatles contributions. So he's no slouch, by any means.
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Post by kds on May 30, 2021 16:21:23 GMT
So far I agree with most of what has been posted here. I believe Dennis' music is overrated to some extent and some of his output just plain bores me. Curt Cobain was a very disturbed individual who was at the right place at the right time and then checked out. I like about 2 Nirvana songs. Neil Young is goofy sounding, but his stint with CSNY was fairly worthwhile, in my book. And his stuff with Buffalo Springfield was mostly good. So here's my act I honestly never got: Steely Dan. I know, at least one person is thinking HEYYYY!!! I've heard a lot of SD over the years, mostly on the radio. My sister had one of their albums. Nope, doesn't do anything for me. Steely Dan, good one. I hope I don't offend anyone here, but I always thought of them as a "snob pick." Fans who feel they're too "intelligent" for Purple, Queen, or Zeppelin gravitate towards Steely Dan.
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Post by Kapitan on May 30, 2021 16:27:00 GMT
So far I agree with most of what has been posted here. I believe Dennis' music is overrated to some extent and some of his output just plain bores me. Curt Cobain was a very disturbed individual who was at the right place at the right time and then checked out. I like about 2 Nirvana songs. Neil Young is goofy sounding, but his stint with CSNY was fairly worthwhile, in my book. And his stuff with Buffalo Springfield was mostly good. So here's my act I honestly never got: Steely Dan. I know, at least one person is thinking HEYYYY!!! I've heard a lot of SD over the years, mostly on the radio. My sister had one of their albums. Nope, doesn't do anything for me. Steely Dan, good one. I hope I don't offend anyone here, but I always thought of them as a "snob pick." Fans who feel they're too "intelligent" for Purple, Queen, or Zeppelin gravitate towards Steely Dan. I think you're right, but it's funny how there are layers of that. Because Queen is kind of thought of similarly, in that they were always a middle class or upper class band, seen as being explicitly and intentionally commercial, as being cynically clever, etc. But they used that in performing still the "working man's music" of hard rock. Steely Dan were even a level or two "above" by making rock that wasn't even "rock" (rawk), but, as you said, "intelligent" jazzy pop.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on May 30, 2021 16:38:29 GMT
Over the years I read so many glowing articles and testimonials to Jimi Hendrix. He usually finished/finishes at the top of Greatest Guitarist polls, and I wanted to find out why. So, I bought The Ultimate Experience (see below). That's probably not the best comp to showcase Jimi's guitar-playing prowess, but it does have more than its share of moments. It didn't "seal it" for me. I wanted more. I still do. Jimi's songs are...OK to good. I like 'em but I'm not blown away by them. Actually, I've been more blown away by watching Jimi's live performances. Incomparable there.
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Post by Kapitan on May 30, 2021 16:42:56 GMT
Where was it KDS and I were just talking about Hendrix? Anyway, I basically agree: I think he had a handful of really cool songs, but honestly he might be the one-in-a-million musicians where I'd say the real brilliance is in the live performances. There's an entirely different level of intensity to the music overall, and the guitar playing in particular is inspired. He was another of those (very rare) rock players whose improvisations are worth their time.
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Post by kds on May 30, 2021 21:47:48 GMT
Sheriff, I have that comp, and I think its a really good collection, but, there are quite a few players I put ahead of Jimi.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2021 18:37:23 GMT
I believe I have that comp too, and man is it MASTERED LOUD!! I don't listen to it very often, because I find Jimi's studio output pretty unexciting. I guess I agree with what's been said here, regarding the magic being in his live performances. I've seen a number of old clips (including Woodstock) and wow, he was mindblowing up on stage!
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