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Classic Album Discussion Thread: The Kinks-Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. 1 (2 Viewers)
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timschochet
Footballguy
Ah.
Yes has been on my short list for 3 weeks now. You're right, I have absolutely no excuse. I promise to get to them very shortly.
BUT- the fact that we've reviewed 2 Rush albums already says absolutely NOTHING about whether or not Rush is better than Yes, or the opposite. There is NO rhyme or reason to the order of my choices.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
dont change stream on my acct. took a month for anyone to miss me. i work too hard on my stuff to trouble that kind of attention
Major
Footballguy
Yep. Definitely have to give a lot of credit to Mark Ronson. He gave that album a different feel and cranked out some beautiful tracks. Great producer.
zamboni
Footballguy
More thread crossover trivia: Ronson’s stepfather is Foreigner guitarist/founder Mick Jones.
timschochet
Footballguy
Blondie- Parallel Lines (1978)
Hanging on the Telephone
One Way or Another
Picture This
Fade Away and Radiate
Pretty Baby
I Know but I Don’t Know
Will Anything Happen
Sunday Girl
Heart of Glass
I’m Gonna Love You Too
Just Go Away
Blondie was a CBGB’s band, out of New York, along with The Ramones, Television, and The Talking Heads- all of the pioneers of the New Wave. But they soared way above their contemporaries with their third album, Parallel Lines; “Heart of Glass” and “One Way or Another” became huge hits and Deborah Harry became an instant sex symbol.
Beyond those two hits, this album is full of gems, such as “Hanging on the Telephone”, “Picture This”, “Sunday Girl”, and more. One of the best records of the late 70s.
Hanging on the Telephone
One Way or Another
Picture This
Fade Away and Radiate
Pretty Baby
I Know but I Don’t Know
Will Anything Happen
Sunday Girl
Heart of Glass
I’m Gonna Love You Too
Just Go Away
Blondie was a CBGB’s band, out of New York, along with The Ramones, Television, and The Talking Heads- all of the pioneers of the New Wave. But they soared way above their contemporaries with their third album, Parallel Lines; “Heart of Glass” and “One Way or Another” became huge hits and Deborah Harry became an instant sex symbol.
Beyond those two hits, this album is full of gems, such as “Hanging on the Telephone”, “Picture This”, “Sunday Girl”, and more. One of the best records of the late 70s.
rockaction
Footballguy
I love Parallel Lines. Hangin' On The Telephone is actually by a rock band from L.A. called The Nerves; it's a cover. It's an awesome song, an awesome album, and jwb put it better than I could. It encompasses many styles and does them all well.
timschochet
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
IMHO, Blondie does the definitive version even though somebody else wrote it.
I'm platonically in love with younger Debbie, but who wasn't?
I'm platonically in love with younger Debbie, but who wasn't?
rockaction
Footballguy
Blondie took me so much longer for some reason. I was in my late twenties/early thirties.
Herb
Footballguy
Better late than never, GB. And why a platonic fixation on Deebie Harry? I'd have plowed her like the DOT in a blizzard. Probably still would.
rockaction
Footballguy
I think I was older and realized that to have that many fanboys would have been gross as a woman. Plus, she just had a way that wasn't sexual to me, but perfectly aesthetically pleasing, other than looking banked on cocaine half the time.
rockaction
Footballguy
Basically, maybe I was too old when I got into her.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
giant crush back in the day - she still has that 50s sex symbol look.
loved the music as well - but it was kind of slim pickins back in those days.
loved the music as well - but it was kind of slim pickins back in those days.
timschochet
Footballguy
Joni Mitchell- Blue (1971)
All I Want
My Old Man
Little Green
Carey
Blue
California
This Flight Tonight
River
A Case of You
The Last Time I Saw Richard
I have nothing but unconditional love for this album, Joni’s best. There are no weak songs here; every one is a classic. My favorite changes; at the moment it’s “My Old Man”. But I adore them all. Just gorgeous music.
All I Want
My Old Man
Little Green
Carey
Blue
California
This Flight Tonight
River
A Case of You
The Last Time I Saw Richard
I have nothing but unconditional love for this album, Joni’s best. There are no weak songs here; every one is a classic. My favorite changes; at the moment it’s “My Old Man”. But I adore them all. Just gorgeous music.
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh, no.
You're doing Blue when I'm hungover. Just like my friend's girl did Blue when we were hungover after a wedding. It's awful. Trust me, folks. Terrible on back roads in a car in PA hungover. Like, vomit hungover. This is the best write-up I can give a song.
Don't do it.
* I'm kidding. I wasn't there. It was him, and solely him. I'd never have a girl that made me play Joni Mitchell hungover. But his, his is a true story.
** And it's a true one
*** That okay, tim? I just figured I'd share.
You're doing Blue when I'm hungover. Just like my friend's girl did Blue when we were hungover after a wedding. It's awful. Trust me, folks. Terrible on back roads in a car in PA hungover. Like, vomit hungover. This is the best write-up I can give a song.
Don't do it.
* I'm kidding. I wasn't there. It was him, and solely him. I'd never have a girl that made me play Joni Mitchell hungover. But his, his is a true story.
** And it's a true one
*** That okay, tim? I just figured I'd share.
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Ghost Rider
Footballguy
The last few featured albums aren't really in my wheelhouse, so I await one that is. 
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zamboni
Footballguy
Love Joni and this album, in particular. Very talented woman.
Still feel bad for her that she didn't get to go to Woodstock because she was already booked to appear on The #### (ETA: seriously?) Cavett Show. The song "Woodstock" she wrote was all second hand information for her.
Still feel bad for her that she didn't get to go to Woodstock because she was already booked to appear on The #### (ETA: seriously?) Cavett Show. The song "Woodstock" she wrote was all second hand information for her.
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
zamboni
Footballguy
IIRC, she was traveling during the festival and appeared only on that same show on 8/19/68 with the Airplane and Stills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N71vu3AfKu0
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timschochet
Footballguy
Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast (1982)
Invaders
Children of the Damned
The Prisoner
22 Acacia Avenue
The Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Gangland
Hallowed Be thy Name
When I visited the record store as a teenager in the 80s, I always made a point of checking out the Iron Maiden albums because I loved the artwork on the covers- always so cool and distinctive. I never bought one though because back then the music wasn’t to my taste. Still isn’t, but I admit I kind of like “Run to the Hills”.
Nonetheless, this record is considered one of the very greatest and most influential heavy metal albums ever, so it deserves discussion here.
Invaders
Children of the Damned
The Prisoner
22 Acacia Avenue
The Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Gangland
Hallowed Be thy Name
When I visited the record store as a teenager in the 80s, I always made a point of checking out the Iron Maiden albums because I loved the artwork on the covers- always so cool and distinctive. I never bought one though because back then the music wasn’t to my taste. Still isn’t, but I admit I kind of like “Run to the Hills”.
Nonetheless, this record is considered one of the very greatest and most influential heavy metal albums ever, so it deserves discussion here.
Parrothead
Footballguy
woe to you oh Earth and sea...?
psychobillies
Footballguy
Such a great album. I remember all the outrage about satanic music at the time, and everyone burning this record in protest. So stupid. I'm with Quint. Hallowed is probably one of my top 3 Maiden songs. Love The Prisoner. Maiden was at their peak on this one along with Piece of Mind and Powerslave all being released in consecutive years. Nice pick Tim.
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Footballguy
for the devil sends the beast with wrath . . .Parrothead said:
Easily Top 3 all time
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rockaction
Footballguy
22 Acacia Avenue is a memorable song. I'm no Maiden fan, but had friends who were. I'm having flashbacks to Eddy posters on the wall.
My favorite song by them is probably Aces High, actually. Or the pre-Dickinson stuff.
My favorite song by them is probably Aces High, actually. Or the pre-Dickinson stuff.
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psychobillies
Footballguy
Quint
Footballguy
lol at "satanic music". i was in Catholic school at the time this came out, and had to hide this album (and Shout at the Devil and Bark at the Moon) from my mom. she was convinced metal = devil.psychobillies said:
i'm hard-pressed to think of a better, more influential, three album run - Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave - from any metal band. hell, throw in Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son and that's basically dominating the decade.
jwb
Footballguy
Yea, really nice run there.psychobillies said:
I love Maiden. Favorite heavy metal by far. Very melodic, the songs tell excellent stories, Bruce has a voice like no other - fantastic stuff. My wife, who generally does not like Metal and despises stuff like Metallica... even she likes Maiden.
psychobillies
Footballguy
Such a good era for metal. During that run you mentioned, Metallica made Kill em all through Justice. Slayer did Reign in Blood through Seasons. Megadeth, Anthrax Testament etc. all put out their best stuff between 82 and 88. It was a good time to be a young.
rockaction
Footballguy
Quint
Footballguy
agreed on all of those.
and Priest had British Steel, Point of Entry, Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith in there too. (i'll leave Turbo out of the mix, but my GF at the time had a thing for that album, and let's just say listening "Locked In" brings back fond memories.)
zamboni
Footballguy
“Charlotte the Harlot” was a killer (pun unintentional) tune that was the prequel saga to “22 Acacia Avenue”.
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rockaction
Footballguy
That recommendation certainly got me through :40 of it. (No insult intended, just don't get Maiden. Never have, likely never will. But they have some kick-### songs.)
Thanks for the rec, though. Look forward to more in the future, zamboni.
timschochet
Footballguy
Thanks. I like the cover on that book. Again, very distinctive. I think he's great.
timschochet
Footballguy
I'm really not educated on metal at all, but when I've heard Judas Priest (usually one of their hits on the radio- they don't sound like the other bands that have been mentioned here. They're more pop-oriented, like Def Leppard- at least their hits sound that way. I guess I'm thinking specifically of "Living After Midnight."
jwb
Footballguy
Maybe you like this:
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (w lyrics)
It's derived from a long Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem.
I could listen to this again and again, and it never gets old.
In reference to your other post, I do like the Di'Anno stuff, but they sound like a hundred other bands there. Dickinson gave them a truly unique voice
rockaction
Footballguy
That was really trippy for the six minutes I made it through. The breakdowns/changes at 3:00 and 5:00 were downright prog-rock. You're right. I'll dive back in. I just got tripped out in my own head listening on headphones.
(Oh, I'm running a Jitterbug USB quieter and Dragonfly for a DAC, because I know you'd dig it)
Thanks also for the rec. That was a trip.
Quint
Footballguy
i won't disagree with that assessment: back in the early 80s lots of AOR-friendly "metal" wasn't too diverse in terms of tempo, content, and catchy lyrics. to your point specifically, in "Living After Midnight" Halford sings:
I took the city 'bout 1:00 am
Loaded, Loaded
in Def Lepard's "High 'n Dry (Saturday Night)" Elliott sings:
Saturday night, I'm high
Saturday night, high 'n' dry
in both cases, you've got content focusing on drinking/drugs with a chant-a-long lyrics great for live shows or just singing along in the car. the difference, is that in Halford's (J.P.'s) case is that his vocal range sets him apart from anything Def Lepard has done. if you dig deeper into Priest's catalogue you'll find examples readily. in Maiden's case, the addition of Dickenson to the band gave them a whole other level of distinction by virtue of what he was able to do vocally. they didn't call Bruce "the Air Raid Siren" for nothing.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Judas Priest got a little pop metal at times in the 80's, on albums like Point of Entry and Turbo, but listen to their 70's albums and tell me that; Stained Class is kick ### metal from start to finish. I am not a huge metal guy, but I love me some Judas Priest. Iron Maiden, not so much, outside of a handful of songs.
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DocHolliday
Footballguy
Number of the Beast. My favorite Maiden album and one of my favorite albums ever. It just rocks without weakness. Somehow, the title song never gets old and Hallowed is one of Maidens best. 22 Acacia Ave is probably my favorite song off this one though or at least it has been for the last ten years or so.
Maiden never disappointed live either.
As mentioned by another poster, the 80s was a great time to be young, especially if you were into rock.
Maiden never disappointed live either.
As mentioned by another poster, the 80s was a great time to be young, especially if you were into rock.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Check out some tunes from Screaming or Defenders. Living after midnight is a good Priest song but has always sounded a little thin to me.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
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