OT - Revisiting Old Albums

[alexd]

I guess I'm partial to "Live" recordings:

Allmans - At the Fillmore East
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus - Live
Bob Marley - Exodus
Steely Dan - Aja
Stones - Some Girls (I was going to say "Exile", but it's been done here...
Fleetwood Mac - "Fleetwood Mac" 1975
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
J Geils Band - Blow your face out - Live
The Clash - London Calling
ZZ Top - Deguello
The Knack - Get the Knack
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool
The Beat - "The Beat" debut / 1979

 

[uconnfan68]

I guess I'm partial to "Live" recordings:

Allmans - At the Fillmore East
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus - Live
Bob Marley - Exodus
Steely Dan - Aja
Stones - Some Girls (I was going to say "Exile", but it's been done here...
Fleetwood Mac - "Fleetwood Mac" 1975
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
J Geils Band - Blow your face out - Live
The Clash - London Calling
ZZ Top - Deguello
The Knack - Get the Knack
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool
The Beat - "The Beat" debut / 1979

I like to do mixes of live stuff from many of those artists. Great live stuff from Eric Burden of Animals. Have many artist versions of All Along the Watchtower.

 

[Waquoit]

Tremendous album.

Yup, I actually have that one.

 

[gtcam]

Allman Bros - Live at the Filmore East
The Animals - Retrospective (not orig vinyl but great)
The Band - The Band (self titled)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles- Revolver
Blind Faith - Blind Faith (self titled)
Blood Sweat & Tears - self titled OR Child is Father to Man
Bob Dylan - Infidels
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around
The Byrds - The notorious Byrd Brothers
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
Cream - Wheels of Fire
CCR - Green River
CSNY - Four Way Street
David Bowie - Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
Derek & the Dominoes - Layla
Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street
The Doors - LA Woman
Eagles - Desperado or Hotel California
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
EL&P - Brain Salad Surgery
Frank Zappa- Over-Nite Sensation
Genesis - Genesis Live
George Harrison - any of his solo
Grand Funk Railroad - self titled
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead (can't go wrong on any)
J Geils Band - Live Full House
JJ Cale - Naturally
James Gang - Rides Again or Thirds
Jeff Beck - Truth
Jefferson Airplane - 2400 Fulton Street
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
John Mayall- Blues Breakers w/E Clapton
Joni Mitchell - Courts and Spark or Hejira
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Little Feet - Waiting for Columbus
Love - Forever Changes
Lynard Skynard - One More From the Road
The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream
Mountain - Nantucket Sleigh ride
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
New Riders of the Purple Sage - The Adventures of Panama Red
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West
Peter Townsend - Empty Glass
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Quick Silver Messenger Service - self titled
REM - In Time (Best of)
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Rod Stewart - try him with the Faces - A Nod is as Good as a Wink...... or TheBest of Faces
Rolling Stones - try Out of Our Heads (early and bluesy - great raw Stones)
Rush - Spirit of Radio (good cross section)
Santana - Live at the Fillmore 1968
Simon & Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning..3AM
Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf 7
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Styx - The Grand Illusion
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
TRex - Electric Warrior
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Ten Years After - A Space in Time
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoe
Tower of Power - Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now
Traffic - any album
U2 - Joshua Tree
Van Halen - self titled 1st album
Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
War - The World is a Ghetto
The Who - Quadrophenia - absolute classic
Wishbone Ash - Argus
The Yardbids - The BBC Sessions
Yes - The Yes Album
The Young Rascals - Time Piece

 

[jdb50]

Springsteen 1975 Live at Hammersmith Odeon.
2009 London Calling Live at Hyde Park

 

[August_West]

Kiss - love gun

 

[bobbygt]

Thanks for the replies, but I'm not seeing much outside the classic rock, superstar canon. Any one offs, forgotten bands or guilty pleasures? Like say Big Star? What about bands like Mahogany Rush? Are they any good?

Guilty pleasures:

Slim Whitman- any
Maurice Chevalier- any
New Riders of the Purple Sage-eponymous

 

[TRest]

Television -Marquee Moon

Dumptruck- D is for Dumptruck (A Boston indy my buddy was friends with, wore out the cassette back in the day).

Blur-Parklife

 

[storrsroars]

Some underappreciated oldies:
"Viva", Roxy Music.
"Come Up Screaming", Big Country
"Modern Music" and "Live in the Air Age", Be Bop Deluxe
"Illusions on a Double Dimple", Triumvirate ("Spartacus" is also good)
"El Dorado", ELO

And no, a 'Mats fan doesn't necessarily like "any" Paul Westerberg. I find much of his solo stuff is a yawn. But they probably would like most of Big Star.

 

[tdrink]

Overlooked?

Jimi Hendrix -Electric Ladyland
King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King
Miles Davis-Bitches Brew

 

[Stainmaster]

Overlooked?

Jimi Hendrix -Electric Ladyland
King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King
Miles Davis-Bitches Brew

Bitches Brew is probably the best purchase of any kind I've made. Gotten a lot of mileage out of that one for long trips.

 

[David 76]

Great to read some of these listings! Always happy to see Traffic mentioned. I think they are too forgotten by most.

Traffic- Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (or most anything)
Buffalo Springfield (anything)
Beatles Rubber Soul and Revolver
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life
Elton John Madman Across the Water and Tumbleweed Connection
Tower of Power What is Hip?
Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat or Tea for the Tillerman
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon or The Wall
Also for Miles, Kinda Blue is a staple
Cannonball Adderley Quintet--try Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!
Big Brother and the Holding Compay with Janis Joplin: Cheap Thrills

 

[CL82]

I'm surprised that there's been no love for the Who. Quadrophenia or Tommy are great choices as they are a single narrative.

Strange Days from the Doors is a good listen as well.

I agree with Van Morrison and the Stones suggestions.

 

[Chin Diesel]

So, basically British Invasion I and II.

A couple of newer bands that play well- Alabama Shakes, Cowboy Mouth and Tedeschi Trucks.

Also Lucinda Williams has one helluva voice.

Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville holds up over time.

 

[8893]

If you liked the Replacements you'll like anything from Paul Westerberg.

And no, a 'Mats fan doesn't necessarily like "any" Paul Westerberg. I find much of his solo stuff is a yawn. But they probably would like most of Big Star.

I don't know how I got the Replacements in my head, but I meant to recommend Paul Weller (of the Jam and Style Council), not Paul Westerberg. I was never a huge fan of the Jam or Style Council, but I really like his solo stuff. Agree with you about Westerberg.

Also, adding Pavement to the mix as an under-appreciated band to check out. Brighten the Corners is probably their most accessible album, so I'd start with that.

 

[imno1]

Fun thread
Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is one of the most underrated albums ever.
Though Lou himself didn't care for it much I'm surprised Rock and Roll Animal didn't make gtcam live list.
Kings of Leon's first album is really raw.
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is incredible
Rancid's And Out Come the Wolves always makes me feel younger

 

[8893]

Inspired by this discussion, I popped on Duane Allman's Anthology last night while out picking up my daughters. I guess it's been a while since I've spun it, because they were blown away with Pickett's "Hey Jude," and even moreso by Aretha's "The Weight."

This leads me to two other recommendations:

Aretha's Jazz to Soul, which is a compilation of her Columbia years, i.e., before she went to Atlantic and made all the great hits you know. This is a great collection where you can hear her finding her voice as they try to figure out what to do with her, and she covers a wide variety of old standards and lesser-known gems. Really remarkable to hear so much great material from her that most people don't even know exists because it was eclipsed by the great Atlantic material that made her famous.

Also, a brand new album that sounds like it was made decades ago is Wee Willie Walker's If Nothing Ever Changes. One of the best new releases last year imo:

 

[tdrink]

If we are adding in under appreciated bands:

Gong-Angel's Egg and You

Gentle Giant -Three Friends (for beginners) and In a Glass House (for the initiated)

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers- Back to the Roots

Alan Holdsworth-almost anything (possibly the most under appreciated guitarist ever)

 

[Waquoit]

because they were blown away with Pickett's "Hey Jude,"

Considered the first Southern Rock song

 

[8893]

Considered the first Southern Rock song

I listened to both it and Aretha's "The Weight" a half dozen times each today while driving around for work, and listened to the rest of the album at least once through. It is just so great to know that the moment existed when Aretha cut that track with Duane. I'm happy we have the audio but I would love to see some footage of that session.

Speaking of Anthologies, another, even more under-appreciated gem is Steve Miller Band's Anthology, a double album that collects the best tracks from 1968-72. You'll be amazed at how much quality material he had before The Joker, Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams made him a household name and both an FM and AM radio staple. Some really standout tracks, including "Your Saving Grace" and "Kow Kow Calculator."

 

[Deepster]

Beastie Boys - The Mix Up
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

 

[Chin Diesel]

Inspired by this discussion, I popped on Duane Allman's Anthology last night while out picking up my daughters. I guess it's been a while since I've spun it, because they were blown away with Pickett's "Hey Jude," and even moreso by Aretha's "The Weight."

Considered the first Southern Rock song

The story behind the recording has two examples- one of America at its worst and one at its best.

Pickett and Allman recorded it on their own while the studio musicians and producers went to lunch. Why? Because this was Alabama 1968 and the white studio people didn't want to be seen with a black man out in town. In their own words, the only thing more risky than being seen with a black man was a long haired hippie.

So Wilson and Duane stayed behind and recorded Hey Jude on their own.

http://www.voicesofeastanglia.com/2...-and-duane-allman-birth-of-southern-rock.html

On the day of the recording the musicians and studio staff all headed into town for some lunch but realising that the reception a successful, well-dressed, black soul singer and a long-haired, bewhiskered hippy would receive in downtown 1968 Alabama, Pickett and Allman stayed back and messed around in the studio. They recorded ‘Hey Jude’ on the first take and it seems Allman’s conviction that the track would work and become a hit in its own right was correct. From there they went on to record a whole album of cover versions including Steppenwolf’s ‘Born to be Wild’. The LP was released on Atlantic and called ‘Hey Jude’.
During the recordings Duane Allman gained his nickname Skydog after Pickett started calling him Skyman Allman. Some say this was because of Allman’s incredible soaring guitar playng whilst other credit it to his extra-curricular weed related activities. Combined with the fact that his friends already called him Dog due to his shaggy facial hair and unkempt appearance and the moniker Skydog was the end result.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

That Muscle Shoals documentary is worth watching.

 

[Gutter King]

That Muscle Shoals documentary is worth watching.

Speaking of Muscle Shoals, saw Jason Isbell (and his band the 400 Unit) in Minneapolis tonight. That man is on top of his game. Just won the Americana Grammy for his new album, but I consider Southeastern his best work.

Pink Floyd - Animals - I always thought that this was underrated, perhaps maybe overshadowed, but I love Gilmours guitars in Dogs and the paranoid vibes Pigs gives off. They nailed that thing.

Radiohead - In Rainbows

 

[jayteeman]

First album and still get the chills when the needle hits the ground on La Grange with some volume
"just let me know...if you wanna go...to that home out on the range...they gotta alot of nice girlsah"
..........Have Mercy