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What are you listening to? Part III
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The video description says it was released in 1970, but it was probably recorded awhile before that. My guess is that track is on several different records, given it's production music.
If you have a love for odd meters like I do, you'll especially appreciate this! Plus, it's just a crazy song (cue? piece? Dunno really what to call it)
Have you ever heard - or listened to - Jeff Wayne's soundtrack - or musical version - of The War Of The Worlds?
It is an album (well, a double album) musical adapted from the iconic science fiction novel by H G Wells.
I thought it both excellent and powerful.
No, I have never heard that, it sounds cool though! I'll have to listen to it!
Actually, in parts - given the era (1970s) it was composed - from a musical perspective, it was imaginative, chilling, compelling, powerful and excellent.
I would really recommend that you listen to it; and the the voices - Richard Burton (the actor), Phil Lynott (of Thin Lizzy), Justin Haywood (of the Moody Blues) - were superb as well.
When it comes to The National I cannot think of any other song but "I Need My Girl"
So I've been looking for the original ep this came out on from back in the day, and now that I've found it on youtube I can't believe I really liked this version as much as I did way back then...
OH well ...
;P 
OH well ...
...might as well jump...
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Three of the many great songs written by Gordon Lightfoot who passed away a few days ago at 84...
I must say that I have always liked the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a compelling and haunting song, and one that I haven't listened to in an absolute age.
Many thanks for sharing this.
Same.
He has 4 tunes that I really like.
Seen him interviewed several times and he really seemed to be a wonderful man.
Caught a bit of the big "event" yesterday and got to hear this piece for the first time for the purpose for which it was composed.
A magnificent and awe-inspiring piece, isn't it?
A trip back to 1976...
In music terms, not sure that the Stones were where it was at by 1976. Already, by then, they have the look of "yesterday's people".
Rather, with (the 20/20 perfect vision of hindsight), 1976 has always struck me as drawing a deep breath before the drama of the advent of punk.
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It's one of my least favorite, if not the least favorite, of their LPs.
It is really terrible. My take on the Stones has always been that their albums are never more than 50% good songs ... but the late 70s got really bad - goof songs were fewer, bad songs were worse.
As for 1976, there was actually a load of great music ... but not so much from the classic rock groups.
It is not very good. I did not say it was trip back to quality
Agreed.
Well said.
It is not very good. I did not say it was trip back to quality
Ah, I thought it was just me.
Good. I'm very glad to learn that this is not just me.
In any case, I'm not - and never was - a massive fan of the Stones to start with, - as @txa1265 rightly remarks, their albums have never had more than 50% good songs (unlike the Beatles at their best) and, as we wound our way into the 70s, this tendency became ever more pronounced.
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I've always viewed the Stones as a great singles band but a terrible albums band. Hence my opinion that their best–and only album that is great from start to end–is Hot Rocks. And today, I'd say all of the Stones' post-1971 output (I'm one of the 7 people worldwide who thinks Exile on Main Street is a muddled mess that disrespects Robert Johnson, heh) is one of the best arguments for subscribing to Apple Music or Spotify. Why waste money buying the other ten tracks on Tattoo You?
[personal note: I say all this as a proud owner of The Rolling Stones In Mono and Singles Collection-The London Years, so I don't think I'm a hater]
[personal note: I say all this as a proud owner of The Rolling Stones In Mono and Singles Collection-The London Years, so I don't think I'm a hater]
Agree completely with you and that is an excellent distinction.
I hadn't thought of it that way - a good, at times, even great singles band, but a very poor - actually, yes, you are absolutely right, a terrible - albums band.
My brother and I had a double album (when albums came in the form of LPs) of theirs - Rolled Gold - which, if memory serves, was basically a collection of some of their singles, which was very good.
Agree - in my opinion the only 'essential' (pre-Sticky Fingers) song missing from Hot Rocks is 'She's a Rainbow'.
My distinction for the Stones is in comparison with another 'singles group' - The Who. Looking at an album like their 'The Who Sell Out' from 1967, you have some obvious good songs, a bit of filler (it was a concept album) and some real oddities that are quirky but very interesting (Silas Stingy and Odorono, for example). It is a very interesting and worthwhile listen from start to finish but you can also understand why not much of it was 'radio worthy'.
... ANYWAY ...
Current listening to "Irresistible Forces", a 1988 album by drummer Jack DeJohnette's reformed 'Special Edition'. They lasted one album, which was not as good as the '79-'84 group, but still quite solid and entertaining. More 'modern' sounding and somewhat accessible. Sadly it is currently out of print (again) so I can't link to streaming!