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Sgt.Pepper and Abbey Road remain in heavy rotation along with James Taylor Greatest hits,Elton John Greatest hits(Vol.1 only),Electric Ladyland,Steely Dan Aja and Genesis Tresspass.

 

MMMM....VINTAGE...TONE...... http://www.geocities.com/geodanny/gifs/cartoons/homerkillroy.gif

 

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Khan-

 

One of my favorites, Trespass. A true classic and Gabriel at his best. I'm one of the few fans that loves his Genesis work and dislikes his solo albums.

 

Essential Robin Trower is classic stuff and always in my CD player. Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick still amazes me to this day....a very adventurous composition.

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MMM...Vintage tone...fa-attening....

 

Well, I just ordered a CD from Sonicnet yesterday...the first Nazz album (Todd Rundgren's first band)...so, I expect I'll be listening to quite a bit of that when it gets here. Nazz stuff was impossible to find until Rhino decided to reissue it...and I'm a big Rundgren buff. Have hooks, will travel...

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Kozmic Blues by Janis Joplin.

Small Changes by Tom Waits

Revolver by ... well U know

Kind of blue by Miles Davis

Getz/Gilberto

Dark side of the moon by Pink Floyd

 

All what-I'd-bring-on-a-desert-island stuff for me. Almost all older than me!

 

Emile

(born in 1973 BTW)

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bob marley [pick any of them]

jimi of course

miles

sun ra

 

whats classic, how old does it have to be?

does nirvana count yet?

how about old butthole surfers?

been listening to a lot of fugazi lately

clutch sounds classic

 

 

bob just owns me lately though, he is one of the BEST vocalists music has ever had. SO much soul in his voice, deep down soul.

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Ali Akbar Khan

Led Zeppelin II

Layla and other Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos

Symphony #3 by Henryk Gorecki with Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Pure Disco I and II

The new Hendrix boxed set

The new S.R. Vaughn boxed set

The Funk Box (Hip-O Records) boxed set http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif this stuff is great!!

Miles Davis Bitches Brew & Kind of Blue

Sun Ra "Space is the Place"

Nirvana "Nevermind" (yes, it does count as a "classic"!)

Kid A Radiohead (if this isn't a classic already, it will be)

 

I usually don't listen to what is usually considered to be "classic rock" (I don't like The Beatles, Dire Straits, or Jethro Tull, for instance). However, the rock stuff on this small list makes it to my frequently-listened-to stack. And oh, yes, I do listen to Bob Marley, too, but nothing specific lately.

 

 

 

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Ali Akbar Khan

Led Zeppelin II

Layla and other Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos

Symphony #3 by Henryk Gorecki with Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Pure Disco I and II

The new Hendrix boxed set

The new S.R. Vaughn boxed set

The Funk Box (Hip-O Records) boxed set http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif this stuff is great!!

Miles Davis Bitches Brew & Kind of Blue

Sun Ra "Space is the Place"

Nirvana "Nevermind" (yes, it does count as a "classic"!)

Kid A Radiohead (if this isn't a classic already, it will be)

 

I usually don't listen to what is usually considered to be "classic rock" (I don't like The Beatles, Dire Straits, or Jethro Tull, for instance). However, the rock stuff on this small list makes it to my frequently-listened-to stack. And oh, yes, I do listen to Bob Marley, too, but nothing specific lately.

 

 

 

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whats the deal with Kid A? i have it and just cant get inside its head... definately not for driving to. its pretty cool, definately not part of the pop mart going on right now. gonna listen again tonight LATE... just finished up a project so i've been listening to all the cd's ive bought but havent had time to listen to yet.

 

beck's mutations done by nigel godrich is unfuckinbelievable.

 

This message has been edited by alphajerk on 02-21-2001 at 02:31 AM

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Originally posted by dansouth@yahoo.com:

Lately, I've been listening to the Beatles' "1" and some cuts from Santana's Greatest Hits, Volume I. Anyone else on the old school bandwagon?

 

Oh, the thread title threw me a bit- but that's as legitimate a definition of "classic" as any other.

 

For this kind of "old school"-

 

Elvis Presley singles

 

Roxy Music first three albums, make that first four...

 

Bowie Berlin albums

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In the car:

 

Johnny Cash greatewst Hits

ELO Time

Butthole Surfers Psychic Powerless... & Rembrandt Pussyhorse

Chrome Red Exposure

Miles Davis On the Corner

Lou Reed Metal Machine Music (Incredible!)

Wendy Carlos Clockwork Orange

Tomita Planets

Devo Greatest Hits

Hank Williams Greates Hits

Pink Floyd Piper at the Gates of Dawn

 

 

Also have been trying to find some Morton Subotnick but can't find it on CD. Guess it's time to get the record player fixed.

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Ooooh so many choices...

 

I can list many, but one artist(several albums) comes to mind right away when I want to get into that "classic" 60s mode...

 

Neil Young

 

That sound just always does it for me.

How can a guitar and voice be so out of tune and still sound so good!

 

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"Nightfly" Donald Fagen

"Kamakiriad" Donald Fagen

"Two Against Nature" Becker/Fagen

"Toy Matinee" Patrick Leonard/Kevin Gilbert

"Now That I've Found You" Alison Krauss"

"Are You Experienced?" Jimi Hendrix

"Electric Ladyland" Jimi Hendrix

"Led Zeppelin" 1 & 2

"Paranoid" Black Sabbath

"Sgt. Pepper's" Beatles

"Abbey Road" Beatles

"Supertramp/Greatest hits"

"Stand Up" Jethro Tull

"Let It Roll" Little Feat

"The Spielberg/Williams Collection" John Williams

 

And hundreds more....

GY

 

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Lots and lots of mid-era Joni Mitchell. I thought it was just a phase I was going through, and now I can't stop listening and marveling at her amazing musical prowess and lyrical genius. Also, her backing bands on these albums (Jaco, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford and many others) are some of the best players ever assembled behind a solo artist.

 

Right now, here's the order of priority:

 

"Hissing of Summer Lawns"

"Court and Spark"

"Hejira"

 

- Jeff

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Listen to:

 

The Shadows - the early years 1959-1961 - England`s top instrumental

group that became very popular in Europe and the rest of the world - unfortunately not in USA. Have you Americans heard the tune `Apache`

played by The Shadows and released in 1960??

 

Elvis Presley - 1954 - 1956 from the `King of R/R` 50`s box.

 

Led Zeppelin - four first albums

 

Other than that, I listen to classical music or `classic disks`

Ola

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Originally posted by alphajerk:

whats the deal with Kid A?

 

 

Alpha, I find this one to be much better on headphones, it seems to come to life.

 

My faves at the mo

 

The above of course

Bjork-Dancer in the dark (soundtrack) awesome

even been playing Neil Young-Harvest (hadn't heard it for years)

nostalgia for my youth

 

Brenton

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Bob Marley, the earily stuff.

Had an urge last week to hear Cat Stevens, I resisted.

Pink Floyd, with Barret.

Taj Mahal.

Cameo - Word up. One of the best.

 

Just got my turntable set up again, close to the record collection. There is not enough time...

 

-David R.

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yea, Kid A SOUNDS great. and sounded even better latenight baked. i hope it wins tonight over any of the other crap. i can hear why people love it.

 

the second foo fighters album i dug out today sounds great too, i havent checked the credits yet but i love it!

 

wormhole, you listen to any helios creed? i've got that butthole surfers disc in my car right now.[psychic...powerless] i like their new stuff just as much although some die hard fans shy away from them since they sound so good.... cherub [the angel], that song is so damn sweet.

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I've been on a classic electronic binge lately: Subotnick, Stockhausen, Ussachevsky, the Barrons, T. Dream (70s only), Klaus Schulze (ditto), Mars Everywhere. I even pulled out "Beaubourg" by Vangelis (his noisiest).

 

Joni Mitchell's great too though ("For the Roses" being my favorite).

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>> 've been on a classic electronic binge lately: Subotnick, Stockhausen, Ussachevsky, the Barrons, T. Dream (70s only), Klaus Schulze (ditto)>>

 

I had to mention to someone -- I'm on a compilation (Waveform Records -- "Slumberland II") that also features Klaus Schulze!!!!! Yippeeeeee! It is, however, current Klaus and not '70s Klaus, which makes sense since I wasn't recording music in the '70s -- well, actually, I was, but I'm not going to be releasing any of that stuff recorded on a Sears cassette player/recorder while banging on a piano when I was seven years old...

 

The OHM compilation of experimental composers released a little while ago by Ellipsis is really quite a great compilation for anyone interested in early electronic music. I should also add that included in that not-even-close-to-exhaustive list of classics should include "On Land" by Brian Eno and "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" by Eno and David Byrne. Don't know how I could have left it off the previous list -- but you know, that previous list was more a list of stuff that I've played in the last couple of weeks or so.

 

 

 

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hmmm...classics in the car lately....

 

...in no particular order...

 

Dead Kennedys-Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables...

The Pogues-Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash

Hendrix-Electric Ladyland

Jeff Buckley-Grace

Black Sabbath-Masters of Reality

King Crimson-Red

Queen II

Todd Rundgren-Something/Anything..side 4

ZZ Top-Tres Hombres

Alice Cooper-School's Out...

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In my car CD magazine cartridge now is:

Laid Back by Gregg Allman

Cream Box set

Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt

Cheap Thrills by Janis Joplin w/ Big Brother and the Holding Co (Janis's singing on Summertime is fine)

A Hard Days Night by the Beatles

From the Cradle by Eric Clapton

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>>>>I had to mention to someone -- I'm on a compilation (Waveform Records -- "Slumberland II") that also features Klaus Schulze!!!!! Yippeeeeee! It is, however, current Klaus and not '70s Klaus, which makes sense since I wasn't recording music in the '70s <<<<

 

I'm told Schulze hasn't gone to pot since then the way Tangerine Dream did. I just don't have any of his later material. Looks like I probably should. Congrats on the compilation placement!

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The newly re-mastered Blind Faith set has gotten me back on a big Winwood-Clapton genre kick! Just great, soulful, tasteful playing.

 

Blind Faith

Traffic- John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic- Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

Cream- Disraeli Gears

Dave Mason- Alone Together

 

And as always, The Beatles:

Virtually everything, but most recently-

Harrison- All Things Must Pass

Rubber Soul

Abbey Road

White Album

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