Aug 22 2005
Musical list:
Mew led me on into perdition by going into some guy’s list of forgotten classic albums, and challenged us to our responses from that list, so here’s mine:
Looking at my musical tastes (I have Sirius sat-music - symphonic - in the background; last was Debussy and I don’t know what this is) I’m all over the map, but you will find that there are two BIG areas that I don’t care much for; anything that sounds like rap/gangta/house music, and almost all Country / Western music. County rock (Little Feat, etc) will do, and a lot of Folk that verges on Country, and old bluegrass Allison Kraussy stuff is great, but you-beat-Maw-an’-I-whupped-Paw stuff is right out.
29. John Prine - John Prine
60. Rides Again - The James Gang
115. What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits - Doobie Brothers
34. I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die - Country Joe & The Fish
135. But Seriously Folks - Joe Walsh
Neil Young and Todd Rundgren are heavy faves of mine, along with their groups.
5. Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren
15. A Wizard, A True Star - Todd Rundgren
35. Again - Buffalo Springfield
32. The Notorious Byrd Brothers - Byrds
53. Crazy Horse - Crazy Horse
63. Steven Stills - Steven Stills
112. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young
174. Neil Young - Neil Young
Brian Eno and David Bowie are also great favorites, and so is Ian Hunter. British rockers of the 1970s do well by me, especially the classic rock sounds of that period.
3. Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks
17. Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens
19. Argus - Wishbone Ash
26. John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic
27. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
38. Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Joe Cocker
56. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic
76. McCartney - Paul McCartney
134. A Salty Dog - Procul Harum
There are some of these that I’d call ‘grand experiments’, and that I like for their experimental quality:
48. 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus - Spirit
137. Holland - The Beach Boys
147. Blows Against The Empire - Jefferson Starship
169. Album III - Louden Wainwright III
197. Asylum Choir - Leon Russell & Marc Benno
120. City To City - Gerry Rafferty
116. Ladies of The Canyon - Joni Mitchell
