Here is a list of 25 recordings that everyone should have. If you don't, then check them out of the library and download them - or would it be upload them? I get confused - anyway load them. You'll never regret it.
1. REVOLVER the beatles
2. BLONDE ON BLONDE bob dylan
3. SMALL CHANGE tom waits
4. BORN TO RUN bruce springsteen
5. SURFACING sarah mclaughlin
6. MY AIM IS TRUE elvis costello
7. WORLD MACHINE level 42
8. STOLEN MOMENTS john hiatt
9. ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART diana krall
10. I AM THE BLUES willie dixon
11. BEGGAR'S BANQUET the rolling stones
12. 'ROUND MIDNIGHT ella fitzgerld
13. MARSHALL CRENSHAW marshall crenshaw
14. JOHN PRINE john prine
15. TAKE FIVE the dave bruback quartet
16. KIND OF BLUE miles davis
17. SWEET BABY JAMES james taylor
18. MY FAVORITE THINGS john coltrane
19. ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? the jimi hendrix experience
20. SQUEEZIN' OUT SPARKS graham parker
21. TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN cat stevens
22. ZIGGY STARDUST david bowie
23. IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING king crimson
24. DESPERADO the eagles
25. MY MOTHER'S HYMN BOOK johnny cash
3 comments:
C'mon Fales how can you leave out Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys!???
A consummate "studio" recording where I feel for the first time the studio was used as an instrument for the entire process of every single song, (with the possible exception of SLOOP JOHN B, which was forced onto the record by the head honchos at Capital). It is ground breaking, heart wrenching, and in Paul McCartney's own words, "a must for anyone's musical education".
Just my opinion, and I could be wrong!
Ogie
I always hated The Beach Boys. Then in the late 70s I went through a period of tolerating them figuring they were a good summertime element. But it gags me when I hear the word genius bandied about in context of that fat slob Brian Wilson. Being mentally ill does not a genius make. He was at best an okay song writer. "Good Vibrations"? Is that the best ya got? Genius? Pshaw! "God Only Knows", "In My Room" and "Surfer Girl" were all better than that. Sorry, but I have to go now and put on "Barbara Ann" and soak in some genius.
No Zappa love?
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