OT - Revisiting Old Albums | Page 3 | The Boneyard

OT - Revisiting Old Albums

Spellbinder by Gabor Szabo. When Carlos Santana first heard it, he had a blues band.



4 LPs by Malo, with Carlos' brother Jorge including Suavecito
Tower of Power: East Bay Grease with Sparkling in the Sand
Shuggie Otis: Freedom Flight with original of strawberry letter 23
 
I'm going to assume that "Old Albums" means > 10 years so if anyone likes progressive/hard rock Coheed and Cambria "Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Vol 1 From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness" is a near masterpiece. Probably the best rock album of that decade (2000-2009).
 
mauconnfan said:
Allman Bros - Eat A Peach
Led Zeppelin - (almost any) Houses of the Holy
J Geils - Full House (what kid didn't like "...I can't do my homework - anymore..") or (...Reputa the Beauta..)
Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstacy
Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes
Grand Funk - Closer to Home, Shinin' On
Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are, Burn
Whitesnake - Greatest Hits
Rainbow - Richie Blackmor's Rainbow
Expand ...

Great list....BTW....the "Reputa the beauta" was on the Geils :Blow your face out" live LP....
I saw Grand Funk last fall (original drummer and bassist) - they still rock. They've got former Kiss axe man Bruce Kulick and former .38 special member Max Carl.

Any Steely Dan LP will do. They are at the OAKDALE in April.....but Steve Winwood doesn't join the tour until May sometime.
 
Get your reggae on:

Steel Pulse: 1. Earth Crisis 2.True Democracy 3. Handswoth Revolution
Black Uhuru: 1. Anthem 2. Ultimate Collection
The Green: 1. The Green 2. Ways and Means 3. Hawaii 13
Bob Marley: 1. Legend 2. Exodus 3. Kaya
UB40: 1. Rat in Mi Kitchen 2. Promises and Lies
Gregory Isaacs: Ultimate Collection
Soja: 1. Amid The Noise and Haste 2. Born in Babylon
 
Dove said:
Get your reggae on:

Steel Pulse: 1. Earth Crisis 2.True Democracy 3. Handswoth Revolution
Black Uhuru: 1. Anthem 2. Ultimate Collection
The Green: 1. The Green 2. Ways and Means 3. Hawaii 13
Bob Marley: 1. Legend 2. Exodus 3. Kaya
UB40: 1. Rat in Mi Kitchen 2. Promises and Lies
Gregory Isaacs: Ultimate Collection
Soja: 1. Amid The Noise and Haste 2. Born in Babylon
Expand ...

Hey Dove....UB40 is at College St. Music hall in Aug.
 
alexd. said:
Hey Dove....UB40 is at College St. Music hall in Aug.
Expand ...
Yep. That band (all of them) is a trainwreck as they had a rift. Original singer took 2 others and split off. Touring as UB40. The rest of band is touring as UB40 also. I might buy tix in July if available.
 
.-.
WhiteDressWes said:
Spellbinder by Gabor Szabo. When Carlos Santana first heard it, he had a blues band.



4 LPs by Malo, with Carlos' brother Jorge including Suavecito
Tower of Power: East Bay Grease with Sparkling in the Sand
Shuggie Otis: Freedom Flight with original of strawberry letter 23
Expand ...


I went to see Malo in the early 70s I believe at the University of New have. Arrived to learn they weren't making it (illness?) and they brought in some other band. I was pissed! Who the hell is Fleetwood Mac?!
 
Lots of good suggestions. Some other ones, in no particular order:

The Clash - London Calling
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
The Cars - The Cars
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Sugar - Copper Blue
Pixies - Doolittle
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Nas - Illmatic
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Operation Ivy - Energy
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Ramones - Leave Home
Pogues - Red Roses for Me
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Sublime - Sublime
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Neil Young - Tonight's the Night
311 - Transistor
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
John Coltrane - Coltrane Plays the Blues
Van Halen - Van Halen
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Jerry Garcia Band - Live
 
Dove said:
Get your reggae on:

Steel Pulse: 1. Earth Crisis 2.True Democracy 3. Handswoth Revolution
Black Uhuru: 1. Anthem 2. Ultimate Collection
The Green: 1. The Green 2. Ways and Means 3. Hawaii 13
Bob Marley: 1. Legend 2. Exodus 3. Kaya
UB40: 1. Rat in Mi Kitchen 2. Promises and Lies
Gregory Isaacs: Ultimate Collection
Soja: 1. Amid The Noise and Haste 2. Born in Babylon
Expand ...


I and I like your post, mon.

But Ras Tafari, Haile Selassie, the lion of Zion would have probably preferred Black Uhuru’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner over the two albums you listed.
 
Phorcys said:
I and I like your post, mon.

But Ras Tafari, Haile Selassie, the lion of Zion would have probably preferred Black Uhuru’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner over the two albums you listed.
Expand ...
I read ya, mon. As long as Michael Rose is singing and not Junior Reed.

 
Anyone else get into the Sparks? I don't have any of their albums, but my wife has a bunch of their songs on her computer.

Here's one:
 
.-.
David 76 said:
I went to see Malo in the early 70s.
Expand ...
Malo is what made realize the power of Google. We were trying to figure out who sang that song, "Never....I never met a girl like you...." I seemed to recall it had something to do with Santana's brother. So I entered " Santana's brother" and Malo was one of the first entries.
 
tdrink said:
If we are adding in under appreciated bands:

Gong-Angel's Egg and You
Expand ...


FWIW, I started out with Gong. That's the type of thing I was looking for, something way off my radar screen. I never heard of them and I'm almost through their Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy of which Egg and You are a part. It's been fun, I hear some Zappa and Traffic in there. I'm going with Sparks next and perhaps Coheed and Cambria after that.
 
If you're looking for a good live album, try "Band of Gypsies" from Jimi Hendrix. It's from after he left the "Jimi Hendrix Experience" and is a little more bluesy than his earlier work. Worth it for "Machine Gun" alone; this is probably my all-time favorite guitar solo.
 
mauconnfan said:
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys = Classic
Expand ...

Saw Winwood with the ABB at the Meadows in 2013....amazing set for a "warm up act". LOL


Steve Winwood – Comcast Theatre Hartford: 8-24-13:
1.Rainmaker
2.I'm a Man (Spencer Davis Group song)
3.Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith song)
4.Had to Cry Today (Blind Faith song)
5.Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (Traffic song)
6.Light Up or Leave Me Alone (Traffic song)
7.Higher Love
8.Dear Mr. Fantasy (Traffic song)
9.Gimme Some Lovin' (Spencer Davis Group song)
 
Waquoit said:

FWIW, I started out with Gong. That's the type of thing I was looking for, something way off my radar screen. I never heard of them and I'm almost through their Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy of which Egg and You are a part. It's been fun, I hear some Zappa and Traffic in there. I'm going with Sparks next and perhaps Coheed and Cambria after that.
Expand ...

I'm glad you found that. It is so obscure I almost didn't list it. But it meets your criteria for great older, full album material. Very psychedelic, jazzy and fun.

You might want to try Gentle Giant. They are more classical oriented prog rock, but almost all of their albums are concept albums meant to be listened to all the way through.
 
.-.
alexd. said:
Saw Winwood with the ABB at the Meadows in 2013....amazing set for a "warm up act". LOL


Steve Winwood – Comcast Theatre Hartford: 8-24-13:
1.Rainmaker
2.I'm a Man (Spencer Davis Group song)
3.Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith song)
4.Had to Cry Today (Blind Faith song)
5.Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (Traffic song)
6.Light Up or Leave Me Alone (Traffic song)
7.Higher Love
8.Dear Mr. Fantasy (Traffic song)
9.Gimme Some Lovin' (Spencer Davis Group song)
Expand ...

Yeah love Winwood, Dear Mr Fantasy is right there as well as I'm a Man.
 
Waquoit said:
Saw Los Lobos at a free show in Hamden and they did a killer Dear Mr. Fantasy for an encore.
Expand ...

Funny, how so many people think Los Lobos broke up after "La Bamba" in 1987....to this day, a vastly underappreciated & multi talented group of guys.
 
TRest said:
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
Expand ...
Marquee Moon for certain. You can go backwards and forward from Dumptruck and get to Saucers, Miracle Legion, Mark Malachy, Kevin Salem and other fine New Haven & Boston music. Blur is a Britpop band I've long been told to check out. Your other two recommendations seal the deal for me to open Spotify right now.
 
Rico444 said:
If you're looking for a good live album, try "Band of Gypsies" from Jimi Hendrix. It's from after he left the "Jimi Hendrix Experience" and is a little more bluesy than his earlier work. Worth it for "Machine Gun" alone; this is probably my all-time favorite guitar solo.
Expand ...

Seconded. One of his best.
 
.-.
alexd. said:
Funny, how so many people think Los Lobos broke up after "La Bamba" in 1987....to this day, a vastly underappreciated & multi talented group of guys.
Expand ...
Well, as we've recently seen, a lot of people don't recognize that even in their peak years, the Eagles weren't among the top five LA major label bands. I'll go with Mothers of Invention, Little Feat, Crazy Horse, Steely Dan, and the fully coed Fleetwood Mac (post-Doors & pre-Slash), and this is by no means my favorite music center or period.
 
Waquoit said:

FWIW, I started out with Gong. That's the type of thing I was looking for, something way off my radar screen. I never heard of them and I'm almost through their Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy of which Egg and You are a part. It's been fun, I hear some Zappa and Traffic in there.
Expand ...

Never heard of them either. Just sampled through that trilogy and now I know why. If that's the type of thing you're looking for you can disregard all of my suggestions. I got nothin' in that realm.
 
alexd. said:
Great list....BTW....the "Reputa the beauta" was on the Geils :Blow your face out" live LP....
I saw Grand Funk last fall (original drummer and bassist) - they still rock. They've got former Kiss axe man Bruce Kulick and former .38 special member Max Carl.

Any Steely Dan LP will do. They are at the OAKDALE in April.....but Steve Winwood doesn't join the tour until May sometime.
Expand ...

I got my tickets for Steely Dan yesterday using the Citi credit card presale, regular sale starts tomorrow. Who says you "Can't Buy a Thrill"? Anyone else going?
 
Dogbreath2U said:
I got my tickets for Steely Dan yesterday using the Citi credit card presale, regular sale starts tomorrow. Who says you "Can't Buy a Thrill"? Anyone else going?
Expand ...

No to Dan (although love them) but I just got holds on my credit card for Phish in Saratoga.
 
Dogbreath2U said:
I got my tickets for Steely Dan yesterday using the Citi credit card presale, regular sale starts tomorrow. Who says you "Can't Buy a Thrill"? Anyone else going?
Expand ...
Not going this time; saw them most recently at the Beacon a few years ago when they were doing full albums. Still sound great.

August_West said:
No to Dan (although love them) but I just got holds on my credit card for Phish in Saratoga.
Expand ...

Got my confirmation for Xfinity Center tickets yesterday. First time I've ever scored through Phish M.O., after several denials (conversely, I was never shut out of GD M.O., unless you count GD50, which I don't...).
 
8893 said:
Not going this time; saw them most recently at the Beacon a few years ago when they were doing full albums. Still sound great.



Got my confirmation for Xfinity Center tickets yesterday. First time I've ever scored through Phish M.O., after several denials (conversely, I was never shut out of GD M.O., unless you count GD50, which I don't...).
Expand ...

The weekend Phish are in Hartford (and Mass) I will be at Camp Creek, which is why Im only going to Saratoga. I miss Camp Creek for NO band. ( plus Ill be working there so there's that :-)
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,640
Messages
4,587,342
Members
10,497
Latest member
Orlando Fos


Top Bottom