Boy, when I was in my final couple years of High School back in the 70's, his albums "THE Wild The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle" & "Born to Run" hit me and my friends like a freight train-- they were incredible. And seeing him live during that period was also incredible and more important, fun. But, I just cant listen to him anymore. I dont know if its all the h
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1) George Harrison 2) Keith Richards 3) Richard Thompson 4) James Burton 5) Pete Townsend 6) Chuck Berry 7) Willie Nelson 8) Larry Campbell 9) Neil Young 10) Jimmy Page
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Best song from any of the Stones in the past 20 years-- I wish the Stones had recorded it and released it as a single, I bet it would have done pretty well in the charts. I love Keith's "pop" songs: 'Happy", "Eileen", "How I Wish"--- I wish he'd do more of that type I was lucky enough to see Keith & the Winos perform Eileen in Boston at the
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From my home state in the USA-- Geary's Pale Ale brewed in Maine my other favorite: Sapporo from Japan with Asahi running a close second of course, you can never beat a good cup of tea, though
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I think he would have done some stuff with Alexis Korner and his band, maybe some things with John Mayall, some more world music recordings with Jojouka and some Indian musicians, maybe some studio sideman sessions form friends like Hendrix, Lennon, Harrison, Dave Mason....but ultimately I think he still would have faded out in the end...too many problems
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Would love to hear that song that Keith and Paul Mccartney wrote together---the one Keith writes about in his book
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Revolver is an incredible album, start to finish. The Beatles were really starting to push the envelope and they cameup with a fabulous recording. Amazing album, still listen to it on a regular basis
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Peter Wolf @ Stone Mountain in Maine November 2011------------- fantastic !!!!!!!!
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Ypu know what ? Its going to be FUN. Pure and simple. Brian Wilson will make sure that they have the best backing musicians, and the set list will be great, and everyone is going to love seeing them in concert again. there's nothing you can do about Dennis and Carl not being there- but it wll be a really fun night out for Beach Boys fans. It will be fun-- thats what music and Rock n Roll is
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You cant go wrong with any of these: 1) Any Johnny Cash Greatest Hits collection 2) Merle Haggard's greatest hits collection "Hag" 3) Any George Jones Greatest Hits collection 4) Anything by Willie Nelson, especially "Red Headed Stranger" 5) The Byrds 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo" 6) Loretta Lynns Greatest Hits
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Another one with pretty rough production was Lennon's Instant Karma-- lots of unintentional distortion (especially the vocals )
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Everly Bos would be fantastic-- never even thought of them...is there a Christmas collection from out there already ? if so, no matter how bad, I would liove to track it down.. Also-- can you imagine TOM WAITS doing one....??????
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Who has not released a Christmas album that should ? Personally, I would love to The Pogues do one, or Elvis Costello, or Nick Lowe--- Who else ?
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Christmas favorites around our house: Run Rudolph Run -- Keith Richards ( always kicks off the Christmas season ) Farytale of New York -The Pogues (every Christmas eve--God bless Shane Macgowan ) The Beatles Christmas Fan Club Recordings 1964-69 Phil Spectors Christmas album Must be Santa -- dylan !
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I really really loved George's stuff-- I dug all phases of his career-- Beatles, solo, Indian w/ Ravi, all good--- what were your favorite George tracks? Mine were: Dont Bother Me I Need You Think For Yourself (with some cool fuzz bass from Paul) Love to You Within You, Without You Inner Light Its All Too Much (killer t
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Remembering a great musician with a great spirit who left us 10 years ago --
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I never really thought of the Stones doing Disco-- I always thought "Miss You", "Hot Stuff", "Fingerprint File" and others as more urban, inner-city funk. The same vein as the Ohio Players, late-period Temptations, the Dramatics, etc Rod Stewart, Macca, Bee Gees, and almost eveyone else was certainly on the radio-Disco bandwagon, but I never considered the Stones
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For what its worth, Crosby Stills and Nash spent the better part of two years trying to record and album ( of oldies ) with Rick Rubin producing.... on paper it sounded great, but after all that time CSN shelved the project because of differences with Rubin... But I do think he should be given a special place in Heaven for all the great work he did with Johnny Cash in the last 10 years of his l
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Also-- where are Dave Edmunds....Mark Knopfler...Mick Jones (Clash)...... these stupid lists drive me nuts !
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These Rolling Stone lists are always so bogus-- Any list that doesnt include GEORGE HARRISON is suspect right from the start ! Also, where are the names Richard Thompson,James Burton, Ry Cooder,Mike Bloomfield,or Mick Taylor ?
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The Prisoner -- Patrick McGoohan's great tv show from the mid-60's and also his series "Secret Agent Man" ( or Danger Man in the uk)
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Love most of them, but here are my fav's... Nashville Skyline Self Portrait John Wesley Harding Bob Dylan Greatest Hits Vol 2 Love & Theft Modern Times Blood on the Tracks Saved
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Love the Smile release ! Kills me that all my Smile bootlegs are now obsolite, but thats show-biz ! Here's a question for all you Beach boy / Beatles fans..... I have always thought that Mccartney's "Ram" album had more than a few Beach Boys homage's on it.... "Dear Boy" for one with all its glorious Beach boy double and triple tracked harmonies, but the stand
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I have the book-- I read it decades agos-- it's by Richard DiLello, who moved from New York to London in the late 60's and wound up working at Apple Records as the "House Hippie" in Derek Taylor's division. Very funny book, great Beatle stories, good insight to the inner workings of Apple. Worth a read for sure.
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Sean Lennon---talk about a total no-talent riding on the coattails of his father... at least Julian slugged it out on his own---Sean has had all his parents money behind him and still can make it.....
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Here's one for you old-timers like me who grew up with Records....albums & 45's....when vinyl was phased out in the very early 90's and you couldnt buy albums anymore, what was the first CD you purchased ? Mine was a really cool release called "Danko, Anderson & Fjeld" on the Ryko label. A great collaboration between Rick Danko ( The Band ), folksinger Eric Ande
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While we're talking about musicians, Bands and Producers who should be in the Hall of Fame, what about Managers??? there are certainly a few who were larger than life and had a major hand in the careers of their artists: Brian Epstein Allen Klein (love him or hate him ) Andrew Loog Oldham David Geffen Albert Grossman Anyone think of any other ?
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I'd go with (in no particular order ) : CARLENE CARTER Chrissie Hynde Debbie Harry Susannah Hoffs Tina Turner Charlotte Gainsbourg Marianne Fathfull Carla Bruni Dusty Springfield Jackie De Shannon Mary Hopkin
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Dont forget the producers, too! Phil Spector is in, I believe George Martin is in.....but dont forget other greats like: Andrew Loog Oldham Jimmy Miller Micky Most Shel Talmy Paul Rothchild Joe Boyd Bob Johnston
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Hey-- what about the Pogues ????? Shane Macgowan and his crew mixed the Clash & the Clancy Bros with amazing results---and look at all they influenced--Dropkick Murphys, Mumford, etc-- they deserve a shot
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