Great Rock Albums discussion

[Rick Mattix]

I can't believe I failed to mention the most magnificent and original of groups - The Doors. Even more than forty years after their first album - they still sound fresh and invorgorating.

Same here. And I especially meant to include LA Woman on my list.

[Limehouse]

Here's a real Christmas gift for everyone - one of the greatest rock tracks of all time - Peter Green and the REAL Fleetwood Mac:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxxJ0...eature=related

Merry Christmas one and all.

[Limehouse]

I can't believe I failed to mention the most magnificent and original of groups - The Doors. Even more than forty years after their first album - they still sound fresh and invorgorating.

[DVV]

The sexy, oh-so-sexy Rod Stewart

Good Heavens!
Rod's trousers have something of Erroll Flynn as Robin Hood...

Best wishes Limehouse and LC,
David

[lynn cates]

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Hello Belinda. Thank you! Your reply is Out of the Blue.

Cheers.
LC

[belinda]

Hello Limehouse. Finally, someone has included the Moody Blues. So I thank you.

Now, if someone wishes to include the greatest group of all time, the Electric Light Orchestra . . .

Cheers.
LC

ELO are Brilliant

And Roy Wood and The Move are recently discovered treasures

[lynn cates]

additions

Hello Limehouse. Finally, someone has included the Moody Blues. So I thank you.

Now, if someone wishes to include the greatest group of all time, the Electric Light Orchestra . . .

Cheers.
LC

[DVV]

David, my friend, you are kidding aren`t you?

Ah, my dear Jon, no more than Ninjaman saying: "At the age of 2 I killed 5 policemen"... or again: "Sometimes I make mistakes and kill innocent men"...
In the same sweet song he enters a church and kills the pastor, and incidentally a woman, during a bank attack.

[Jon Guy]

listen to Ninjaman's "My Weapon", and you'll change your mind!

David, my friend, you are kidding aren`t you?

[Limehouse]

Oh dear!

This is causing me a dilema of pedantry! You see, when you talk of 'rock' i can think only of rock and therefore only mentioned 'rock'. However, if by 'rock' you mean contemporary music from the last 50 years then I just have to mention a few more favourites!

Dylan - all of his 'folky' stuff and that most romantic of ballads Lay Lady Lay.
Other 'folky' stuff such as Leonard Cohen, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary and Joan Baez.
Rock/blues/country cross overs such as Tom Waits and THE MOST FANTASTIC NEIL YOUNG!!
Rock/punk cross-overs such as The Clash and the Buzzcocks
Moody Blues
David Bowie
The sexy, oh-so-sexy Rod Stewart (but only his bluesy stuff, none of that 'hot legs' rubbish)
The Beatles - Revolver, Rubber Soul, St Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour
Judy Collins
Janis Ian

I could go on and on...

[DVV]

Gotta say, apart from Kiss, you guy`s are into some cool stuff

Hi Jon, listen to Ninjaman's "My Weapon", and you'll change your mind!

Amitiés mon cher,
David

[SteveS]

Hi Guys and Gurls
What a brilliant response from you so far...and a right royal selection of great albums.

There are some names I have heard of but have not dipped my toe into their rock pool so to speak.

I love the Beatles, Dylan, Bowie, Roxy Music and Springsteen and love pretty much all they have done.

The exceptions would be Dylan's Self Portrait album which is shite. And a lot of Bowie after Let's Dance but the rest is a pretty impressive body of work.

Some more all time favourites (not previously mentioned) again in no particular order.

The Band - Music From Big Pink/The Band/Rock of Ages(live)/Last Waltz(live)
John Cale - Paris 1919
The Stones - Let It Bleed/Beggars Banquet
Radiohead - The Bends/OK Computer
Joni Mitchell - Blue/Court and Spark/Hissing of Summer Lawns
Van Morrison - Moondance/Veedon Fleece/Too Late To Stop Now(live)
Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
John Martyn - Solid Air
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat/Time Passages/Love Chronicles
Russ Ballard - Winning
Belle and Sebastian - Boy With The Arab Strap
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Peter Gabriel - 1/2/3/4/Plays Live
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Scott Walker -Scott/Scott 2
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Clash - London Calling
Brinsley Schwartz - Greasy Truckers(full show now on CD, vinyl would be hard to come by these days. The vinyl only has hightlights of the gig)

More when I have some spare time soon.

Thnx
Steve

[johns]

Yes the Kiss reference worried me too.

Before I go any further, my best mate was into Kiss way back in the 70s but I never liked them after I saw the cover of their Destroyer album and thought...

"Now that looks as heavy as a ton of lead! I gotta listen to them."

Then I heard it... ooooh disappointing isn't a strong enough word. All show and no go.

Ah well each to their own but I just don't "get" them at all. My mate doesn't like to talk about when he liked them.

[Jon Guy]

Gotta say, apart from Kiss, you guy`s are into some cool stuff

[DVV]

Excellent, Robert.
No wonder the youths were violent at that time.