QuoteDandelionPowderman Yesterday I got the test pressings of my band's album (it took forever making this, but that's a long story). One of the pre-requisites was that the album shouldn't be longer than 40 minutes (to obtain the best sound quality). My album was 44 minutes, but after listening to it several times, there is no lack in quality, luckily. The way to notice it, seeming
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QuoteGasLightStreet QuoteProfessorWolf i have what is probaly a stupid question but i just got an orginal copy of wandering spirit on vinyl and is it odd that a album this size is on just one record wouldn't something like this normaly be a double album WANDERING SPIRIT is 54:05 long. STEEL WHEELS is 53:03. EXILE is 67:07 - double LP. VOODOO is 62:08 - double LP. BRIDGES is 6
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A Mars Bar incident again?
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Bad timing to let the world be aware of such breaking news the same day as the new American president will be installed...
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Quotebob r I think the rub with the Monkees is that on their 1st 2 albums the bulk of the music was provided by the wrecking crew-- but, so what ? A lot of bands at that time did the same thing: early Beach Boys, the Byrds,Paul Revere and the Raiders, lots of bands. Pet Sounds features about 99% studio musicians-- Smile too. So whats the big deal ? The Monkees catalog is awesome. They should be i
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John Lennon - Mother
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Quotefrankotero Deep Purple Machine Head Released 1972, another great album year.
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Exile On Main St Sticky Fingers Let It Bleed
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Quotehopkins Here we come Walking down the street Get the funniest looks from All the exiles on Street Hey hey we're the Stones boys Come and come and come and watch us slay We're the old generation Sanitized for pay to play Hey hey it's not Performance, Freejack or Kelly Ned We're too busy having Babies And the darn things have to get fed Hey hey we're t
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QuoteWorriedAboutYou Good bass player, but their songs always sound like five different songs being played at the same time, and no one knows what the other members are doing. The keyboards make them sound really dated and the vocals are excruciating. Horrible lyrics too. I agree in some parts but disagree in others: Agree: - The bassplayer was in a way the one that gave Yes their special
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IMO four Yes albums are fantastic: The Yes Album Fragile Close To The Edge 90125 The rest of the albums are from okay to good but don't come close.
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That's How Strong My Love Is.
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Impressive! With Seven decades from 60’s to 20’s - which decade did they NOT top any chart?
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Setlist, Stoneage! Or is it Stone Age...?
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Most of the Greatest ones mentioned. There are some great live albums with never before releases material: Roxy & Elsewhere - FZ Pictures at an Exhibition - ELP The Köln Concert - Keith Jarett comes to my mind. And don’t forget 4 Way Street - CSNY A live Record - Camel
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Quotejbwelda FZ distanced himself from J&Y after that mess and got really pissed off that they credited his song (King Kong) as their own on their record. Sued them and got some relief. There are some stories published about Zappa's general disgust with his encounter with royalty. jb Yes, Frank tells about it in this interview, 10 minutes in:
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Help! - Beatles You have killed me - Morrissey Set Me Free - Kinks
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QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteThommie I'm sure Keith wrote most of the songs in the 60's and 70's. But how detailed is a song written, especially by Keith who often points out that he brings more of skeletons of songs to the studio? I have always wondered if it's even possible for another person to have written what Mick sings on the finished song. The singing often goes o
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I'm sure Keith wrote most of the songs in the 60's and 70's. But how detailed is a song written, especially by Keith who often points out that he brings more of skeletons of songs to the studio? I have always wondered if it's even possible for another person to have written what Mick sings on the finished song. The singing often goes outside the song itself if you know wh
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According to Mick his first written song "melodically" could be Yesterday's Papers.
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Very sad. And his wife, artist Francesca Sundsten who created a lot of Crimson's artwork, tour posters and more, died just half a year ago.
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Quoteexhpart Another band that leaves me cold. Them and Floyd Them was a great band until Van left!
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Anyone makes the double The Rolling Stones - The Who? The Who are playing Las Vegas both the night before and the night after The Stones playing San Diego.
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I think Don't Tear Me Up is one of Jagger's best vocal perfomances ever.
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QuoteRocky Dijon QuoteGasLightStreet The same tour name with the same chooky logo for 4 years? The album is supposed to be called NO FILTER so the name stays. I heard they consider "The Lost Album Tour"...
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Quotetomcasagranda Quoteduke richardson QuoteThommie The best solo-album of any Stones-member! it really is a good one..but the best of any solo Stones albums.. hmm might give that to Ronnie's first one, he really knocked it out of the park on that one, "I've Got My Own Album To Do".. with a little help from his friends. any just my opinion Ronnie wasn't a Stone w
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Out of Our Heads. Can't say for sure if it's underrated but it seems at least to be forgotten.
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The best solo-album of any Stones-member!
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After that a lots of bands from the 60's broke up a new generation of bands appeared. Many of them were fantastic but, as usual, it's hard to stay on top level over time. Wishbone Ash are another example.
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