Billy Joel- Turnstiles
(My fave Billy Joel record, though "All You Wanna Do Is Dance" kinda spoils the party.)
Television- Sketches (The Demos, 1974-75)
(An excellent bootleg of the early Eno stuff on Side One and other studio recordings of T.V. faves they've played live on Side Two.)
New Orleans Nightcrawlers- Atmosphere
(A Grammy winner. Good litmus test to see if you are in or you are out, re: New Orleans.)
R.E.M.- Life's Rich Pageant
(My favorite R.E.M. record. Picked up a copy at Angry, Young & Poor, my new favorite record store, while in Lancaster P.A. fot a wedding.)
The Black Crowes- Happiness Bastards
(Shaping up to be one of my faves of the year.)
The Rolling Stones- Made In The Shade
(Not a definitive collection. Not a hits collection. Not a "Best Of." Just a terrific playlist. Loved this record from day one.)
Deep Purple- Machine Head (Kevin Gray Master)
(The recent release of Dweezil Zappa's remix made me revisit this Kevin Gray master, which is superior.)
2 comments:
My nephew's cousin is a guitar player. He's found a good amount of work living in New Orleans. It would be different if he as a drummer, pianist, or horn player, as the NO Nightcrawlers make very clear.
R.E.M.'s first 5 years (1982-87) were unbelievable. Some many great songs/albums with hardly a misstep. From Green onward, they still put out plenty of good music, but none that were as consistently good as those first 6 years. I play Life's Rich Pageant often, along with a few others.
Thanks for reminding me to spend some more time with the Television demos. I came across a Richard Lloyd album, Lodestones (2010) last week that is a very good rock/pop album.
https://www.discogs.com/release/11899440-Richard-Lloyd-Lodestones
- Paul in DK
Life's Rich Pageant rocks out. It's R.E.M. at their peak, right up there w Murmur and Automatic For The People.
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