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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 14, 2021 13:28:53 GMT
Artist: Kris Kristofferson - It took me awhile to get into Kris, but I like a lot of his songs, and even his voice has grown on me. Kris Kristofferson is 85 years old now and retired from performing.
Songs: Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, A Moment Of Forever, This Old Road, Me And Bobby McGee, Help Me Make It Through The Night, When I Loved Her, Casey's Last Ride, and They Killed Him.
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Post by kds on Aug 15, 2021 0:32:01 GMT
For K, I'll go with fellow Marylanders Kix. For the album, I'll go with their third album Midnite Dymanite. The title track is my favorite song of theirs, plus songs like Cold Shower, Sex, and Lie Like a Rug.
My second artist is King Diamond. One of the few solo artists who I feel bested his former band (although to be fair Mercyful Fate were not very prolific). My album pick is Abagail. Just about all of King's albums are concept albums. And I think this one is his best blend of music and narrative.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 15, 2021 14:22:56 GMT
Let not another L go by without me naming the one that has to be my favorite:
Led Zeppelin. No time for naming dark-horse underdogs or obscure darlings this time around, it's the one I grew up on and still love. A short, white-hot career with a not-quite-perfect, but pretty damn close, catalog left behind.
Laura Marling is my second choice. I can't pretend to be a megafan, I don't have everything she's done, etc. But every now and again I'll hear something from her that's just perfect. It was the Zeppelin mention above that got me thinking of her, actually, as there is a very warm, '70s vibe to a lot of her music that pairs quite nicely with their acoustic and folk styled material. Here is one I really like that could almost be on Zeppelin III:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 15:13:18 GMT
I've been absent from this game for a few days (although I've had time to post in a few other threads), but today I thought, what the L?My first pick is John Lennon, probably an obvious one for a lot of folks, but honestly I'm very selective about what songs of his I like. The handful of tunes I like by him....well I like a lot. My favorite is "#9 Dream" which I've always felt has a hint of a "Feel Flows" vibe. My secondary pick is something reeeeeaaally obscure, which I'm posting because it's so off the wall, and you folks might get a kick out of it. There a local group who busted out of this area about a decade ago (and no, I'm not trying to put out some kind of plug for them! )
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 15, 2021 15:46:57 GMT
Gotta admit, sockit, I enjoyed that local band you linked. The visual style isn't my cup of tea--to be honest, any style that has enough work put into it to count as a "style" isn't my cup of tea! I'm pretty fashion- and trend-averse most of the time--but the music itself is really cool. Great energy level, good skills on display, and I'll bet a lot of fun to be in a bar where they're playing.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 15, 2021 21:30:38 GMT
Artist: Louie, Satchmo, Pops...that's Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential figures in jazz, or musical in general.
Songs: When You're Smiling, What A Wonderful World, Hello Dolly, Mack The Knife, When The Saints Go Marching In, Summertime (with Ella Fitzgerald), Struttin' With Some Barbecue, and Dream A Little Dream Of Me.
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Post by jk on Aug 15, 2021 21:54:23 GMT
Laura Marling is my second choice. I can't pretend to be a megafan, I don't have everything she's done, etc. But every now and again I'll hear something from her that's just perfect. It was the Zeppelin mention above that got me thinking of her, actually, as there is a very warm, '70s vibe to a lot of her music that pairs quite nicely with their acoustic and folk styled material. Here is one I really like that could almost be on Zeppelin III:
My wife's quite a fan. My two this time round are two of classic rock and roll's greatest names: Jerry Lee Lewis ~ "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" Little Richard ~ "Lucille"
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Post by kds on Aug 16, 2021 1:10:30 GMT
Ah, I'll go with LA Guns and their self titled debut. Full of good tunes. Maybe if these guys were a little more scandulous, they could've been as big as Crue.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 16, 2021 11:41:02 GMT
My second M choice is a band I've referenced several times lately, so it's only fair I highlight them here:
The Mountain Goats.
Begun in the '90s as a very low-fi, DIY "band" often comprising just solo voice and guitar recorded to cassette, over the decades the group has evolved and matured into a really strong band. Sometimes they are now supplemented by top studio players, such as Spooner Oldham on their most recent album, Dark in Here, recorded in Muscle Schoals.
Songwriter John Darnielle is my favorite working lyricist. (He is also an acclaimed novelist, though that only began after decades of songs.)
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Post by kds on Aug 16, 2021 13:06:11 GMT
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I'm going with guitar wizard Mr. Yngwie Malmsteen. I said in another post that, in general, I tend to prefer Yngwie's tracks with vocals. But, the big exception is Yngwie's first album as a solo artist - Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force. Of the eight tracks, six are instrumental, but they're among Yngwie's best, like Black Star, Far Beyond the Sun, and Icarus Dream Suite. Jeff Scott Soto sings on Now Your Ships Are Burned and As Above So Below.
My second pick is that great metal band from the States that came out of the early 80s. You guessed it. Manowar. They're a little silly and over the top at times, but I think it's all in good fun. I'll go with their debut album Battle Hymns, which actually features a voiceover by Orson Welles on Dark Avenger. The album closes with the epic Battle Hymn (which I guess isn't technically a title track since the album title is plural).
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 16, 2021 13:39:01 GMT
Artist: The Monkees - Come on, they released some great music! All kind of different styles. Four lead singers. Hit singles. Album tracks. And a fun TV show to boot. Should be in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, too.
Songs: My favorites? Valleri, Daydream Believer, The Porpoise Song, Words, and I Wanna Be Free.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 16, 2021 18:40:00 GMT
Artist: The Monkees - Come on, they released some great music! All kind of different styles. Four lead singers. Hit singles. Album tracks. And a fun TV show to boot. Should be in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, too.
Songs: My favorites? Valleri, Daydream Believer, The Porpoise Song, Words, and I Wanna Be Free.
I really like the Monkees. I've never done a deep dive into them, but really enjoy the hits quite a bit.
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Post by jk on Aug 16, 2021 20:29:46 GMT
M is for Mothers of Invention and their stunning double LP Uncle Meat.
M is also for Lonnie Mack and his stunning 45 "Memphis":
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 16, 2021 20:34:15 GMT
M is for Mothers of Invention and their stunning double LP Uncle Meat. The New York period is really top-level stuff, I think. Frank was doing really interesting things in the studio (and live, of course, with their run at the Garrick Theater). Uncle Meat is one of my half-dozen favorites from FZ.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 17, 2021 11:54:24 GMT
Neutral Milk Hotel had a pretty brief run in the latter 90s as an indie/art rock group. They only released two albums; the latter one, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, released in early 1998, eventually caught on and became regarded as a classic of the era. The band, or at least bandleader Jeff Mangum, almost vanished entirely just as his star rose--they turned down the opportunity to open for REM at the time, for example.
Jeff Mangum's lyrics are surreal at times, plain and literal at others. (The juxtaposition between the two can be disorienting.) His voice inspired a generation of braying indies. The music is acoustic guitar-based and simple, but ornamented with organs, accordions, and brass, sounding entirely outside of time and peaceful right until the fuzz tone kicks in and it's just a kind of energetic folk punk.
They never released another album.
Here are a couple songs I think paint a fair picture of the album, the opener and the title track.
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