My opinion is:
1)Emotional Resque/Some girls RS
2)New York Lou Reed
3)American haikus Jack Kerouac

I love Woody Allen movies, so I think NYC sounds a bit jazzy/classical... That's my first connection. I've never been there, though.

Not "spirit", but I think of NYC
anytime I hear Simon and Garfunkle
and, for some reason, Hendrix's Electric Ladyland
(probably because most of it was recorded there).

Gotta go with 'Live at CBGB's' and Lennon's 'Sometime Time In NYC'. The song New York City is one of his all time best rockers, love the lyric too.

Some Girls (Of course) and Bridges To Babylon.
Of songs I'd also pick a few from Tattoo You along with hendrix' Crosstwon Traffic. I've never been there though, so th vibe of NYC I know is the one from films.

JumpingKentFlash

Soundtrack to the orig. Broadway production of "Hair".

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

No album in particular but a lot of Billy Joel's stuff does it for me.

SOME GIRLS
ROCKET TO RUSSIA
NEVER MIND THE BULLOCKS

Yes...got to agree...Billy Joel...though I ever rarely put on his stuff...does really capture New York in his songs...I have to give credit where credit is do...just don't please mention Bon Bl**me...sorry Bon Jovi.


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Beastie Boys - "Paul's Boutique"

What's the "New York spirit" ?

Rap music---born on the streets of The Bronx.

Rolling Stones .... Some Girls..
Richard Hell & The Voidoids....Blank Generation
Television .... Marquee Moon along with Little Johnny Jewel



ROCKMAN

John Denver: Rocky Mountain High

The New York Dolls.

Don't know about albums but I love Ryan Adams' New York ,New York , apparently the video for that song was shot on the friday before 9/11.
The album it's off ( Gold )is very good indeed , no idea if it was recorded in NY or not

Some Girls

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Rip This
The New York Dolls.

and the Ramones too!

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John Denver: Rocky Mountain High

Do you know what you are? A weisenheimer.

The New York spirit when? New York is constantly changing. There are certain records and movies and books that remind me of the years when I lived and worked there, but those are personal to me. And the New York I lived and worked in no longer exists.

Too Much Too Soon --- New York Dolls

For the Rolling Stones... Musically speaking, most people would probably say Some Girls... because of Shattered & SNL.

For me personally, it's Tattoo You because of WOAF video & my memory.

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And the New York I lived and worked in no longer exists.

Ain't that the truth!

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No album in particular but a lot of Billy Joel's stuff does it for me.

Billy Joels stuff does it for me as well.........only when I am suffering severe constipation though

Kiss- Dressed To Kill (1975)

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What's the "New York spirit" ?

You have to read this thread to find the answer

Miles Davis - On The Corner,
and ,of course, above mentioned ,Rolling Stones - Some Girls.



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What's the "New York spirit" ?

You have to read this thread to find the answer

I read just a list of songs that remind people of NY - not really a 'spirit' IMHO

Velvet Underground And Nico
Ramones - 1st
New York Dolls - 1st
Bob Dylan - Freewheelin'
Lou Reed - New York
Simon and Garfunkel - Bookends

The movie Smoke reeks NY to me.
Most of Lou Reed's New York reflects NY. Especially the awesome song "Halloween Parade". It's in the Lou Top 3 for me for sure. I LOVE IT!!!

JumpingKentFlash