krista4
Footballguy
Times were different for sure. I had this discussion with my wikkid at one point, and though he did stuff that, looking back, wouldn't be OK, I loved him still. Doesn't make it OK, but it was a different time.
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Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 24. Appetite For Destruction – Guns N' Roses (337 Viewers)
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Times were different for sure. I had this discussion with my wikkid at one point, and though he did stuff that, looking back, wouldn't be OK, I loved him still. Doesn't make it OK, but it was a different time.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I think they play to their crowd.
Idiot Boxer
Footballguy
I have not. But also, not a big metal/nu metal fan.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Fair enough. That’s definitely a genre that if you don’t like it you don’t like it. Just saying that’s it’s popular enough that I’m surprised it didn’t crack the top 350 or have a match somewhere
Mister CIA
Footballguy
For the uninitiated: Spider JohnI was wondering if you two put this on your list.
Idiot Boxer
Footballguy
Where do you land on JK Rowling and Harry Potter?
rockaction
Footballguy
I first heard Korn at Mohawk Valley Community College in Central New York at their hockey arena. I wandered out of our locker room and these guys were playing this music that I couldn’t even believe was considered music. Man, was it loud and ugly. I thought then that this was a school we were visiting and that society was really decaying. I didn’t know how much longer we could let the barbarians live and have offspring inside the gates and not suffer societal collapse. I guess we are finding out.
And I had a front-row seat to watch it. I bought Life Is Peachy in the summer of 1997 because of A.D.I.D.A.S., which came out that year in March.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
My thoughts on all that are pretty complicated. With a Woody Allen movie, it's a lot easier to watch one of his movies that he wrote and directed but doesn't star. Even if he does star in it, there were hundreds of other people involved who weren't creeps so it is easy to justify that movies are a mass collective art form and even if the writer-director is a trash person, what about Diane Keaton? Terri Garr? The production designers and makeup artists and who wrote the music and filmed it, etc. Polanski did what he did and I am fine that he is blackballed but he also lived through the Holocaust and the first hand experience he had does bring something special to The Pianist. I don't want to meet him or give him money but there are still things to enjoy and learn from his art. Even with music, Michael Jackson didn't write and produce all of that music. Plus MJ is dead so there is no financial or moral support me streaming him on Spotify provides. I am sure that money makes it way to his estate, surviving kids, etc. Paris Jackson and his other surviving family had nothing to do with the sins of Michael. Ideally you would like to see a world where profits from R Kelly go to his victims or to charities that help abused youth. The people I am probably most likely to boycott are those still working, existing freely and who have gone out of their way to explicitly tie themselves to causes/ideologies that I oppose and who my accessing their work could be viewed as an endorsement of their world views. Kanye being an obvious example of that. Perhaps once he's much older or gone, I will listen to his music again. But no way am I doing that now and contributing to any thoughts he might have that his current outlook on the world is acceptable.
Eephus
Footballguy
I've kind of reconciled myself to the idea that most 70s rock stars would be considered child rapists by contemporary standards.
But if you were to backdate the age difference between Mick Jagger and his current fiancee Melanie Hamrick to 1969, Mick's partner would be a negative eighteen. Old Goat's head soup indeed.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
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@simey #18
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@Mister CIA #24
@Pip's Invitation #28
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #29
@New Binky the Doormat #34
@Atomic Punk #35
@ConstruxBoy #42
@turnjose7 #42
@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
One more Stones album to go, right?30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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@simey #18
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@Mister CIA #24
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@BroncoFreak_2K3 #29
@New Binky the Doormat #34
@Atomic Punk #5
@ConstruxBoy #42
@turnjose7 #42
@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
Edit: I'll bet my preference for Sway sways no one.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
That's my favorite on the album so I'll second. Well second favorite, but still ok with it.One more Stones album to go, right?30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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@Uruk-Hai #10
@Dr. Octopus #13
@simey #18
@KarmaPolice #20
@Mister CIA #24
@Pip's Invitation #28
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #29
@New Binky the Doormat #34
@Atomic Punk #5
@ConstruxBoy #42
@turnjose7 #42
@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
Edit: I'll bet my preference for Sway sways no one.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
This is my highest-ranked Stones record. It flows amazingly well together and gives off a "dangerous things are happening at night by and to drugged-out people" vibe. My favorite track is Can't You Hear Me Knocking, the coda of which is Mick Taylor's finest moment as a Stone. The Santana-esque jamming isn't typical of the record, so if something more representative is preferred, I'd suggest Sway or Moonlight Mile.30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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@New Binky the Doormat #34
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@turnjose7 #42
@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
I don't feel strongly about it one way or the other, but it was mostly the Mr. Krista response that stuck in my mind
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Sway or Can't You Hear My Knocking would be my votesThis is my highest-ranked Stones record. It flows amazingly well together and gives off a "dangerous things are happening at night by and to drugged-out people" vibe. My favorite track is Can't You Hear Me Knocking, the coda of which is Mick Taylor's finest moment as a Stone. The Santana-esque jamming isn't typical of the record, so if something more representative is preferred, I'd suggest Sway or Moonlight Mile.30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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@BroncoFreak_2K3 #29
@New Binky the Doormat #34
@Atomic Punk #35
@ConstruxBoy #42
@turnjose7 #42
@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
It looks like you would have lost that bet.One more Stones album to go, right?30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
@timshochet #2
@Uruk-Hai #10
@Dr. Octopus #13
@simey #18
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@Mister CIA #24
@Pip's Invitation #28
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@New Binky the Doormat #34
@Atomic Punk #5
@ConstruxBoy #42
@turnjose7 #42
@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
Edit: I'll bet my preference for Sway sways no one.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I'm perswaysive that way, I guess.It looks like you would have lost that bet.One more Stones album to go, right?30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
Edit: I'll bet my preference for Sway sways no one.
timschochet
Footballguy
Sorry guys, love Sway, love Knocking (I love all of it, it’s my 2nd favorite album of all time!)
But I’m going with Moonlight Mile.
But I’m going with Moonlight Mile.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
While I didn't rank anything by the band, I've always thought Sticky Fingers was much better than Exile, so I am happy to see it finished higher here. Similar to Petty, the Stones are more of a songs band/artist for me than an album one, but this is the one Stones album I will give a full listen to on occasion.30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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@simey #18
@KarmaPolice #20
@Mister CIA #24
@Pip's Invitation #28
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #29
@New Binky the Doormat #34
@Atomic Punk #35
@ConstruxBoy #42
@turnjose7 #42
@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
What kind of operation you running around here? First you break my heart and now IB's ??
Atomic Punk
Footballguy
This is one of Mrs. Punk’s favorites and has slowly become one that I also put on often. “Comfortable” sums it up perfectly. I’m pretty sure we first heard it at my friends restaurant during a dinner service and it has become a go to for our home dinners ever since.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
He's the only one that would like Slipknot?
32. At Filmore East - Allman Brothers Band (558 points)
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At Fillmore East is the first live album by American rock band the Allman Brothers Band, and their third release overall. Produced by Tom Dowd, the album was released on July 6, 1971 in the United States, by Capricorn Records. As the title indicates, the recording took place at the New York City music venue Fillmore East, which was run by concert promoter Bill Graham. It was recorded over the course of three nights in March 1971 (only two nights were used for the album) and features the band performing extended jam versions of songs such as "Whipping Post", "You Don't Love Me" and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed". When first commercially released, it was issued as a double LP with just seven songs across four vinyl sides.
I don't need to write a ton about At Fillmore East. If people want to know more they can read my Allman Brothers song countdown in which I think I commented on just about every track on this album. I'll just say that not only is this my favorite album ever, it might be favorite work of popular art ever. You will never meet a bigger Star Wars nerd, I watch way too much TV, I read about 50 books a year and could pretty much recite Lord of the Rings start to finish, but I don't love anything as much as I love At Fillmore East. If we were doing a desert island draft and you gave me the option to take this or any other 5 albums of my choosing, it would be a coin flip for me and I really, really love my #2-#6 ranked albums.
In terms of song choice, since me and @jwb both ranked it #1 are we choosing two? I thought that's how it worked. If that's allowed, I would propose doing "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Stormy Monday." I could argue that the At Fillmore East version of "Whipping Post" is the single greatest track ever recorded, but I don't think we should put at 23-minute long track on the playlist. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is my favorite song ever and this is my favorite version of it so it's right there with "Whipping Post" (I saw more about this in my song countdown), plus it seems to be the consensus here. But I also agree that it would be great to include "Stormy Monday" to balance the jazz with the blues and to balance the instrumental jamming with Gregg's soulful vocals.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Jk molested Harry Potter??
Wow, this is a great call, if a surprising one. I can't imagine there are more than a handful of posters that know this album existed. As I was reading I was sure you were going to say The Gregg Allman Tour (the live album that was released around the same time that he released Laid Back), but the Macon album is a great choice.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Maybe one other guy?He's the only one that would like Slipknot?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Love it, to me this is a perfect album top to bottom. Sway is probably my favorite Stones track.30. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones (581 points)
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@kupcho1 #45
Sticky Fingers is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and the US since 1963. On this album, Mick Taylor made his second full-length appearance on a Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!). It was the first studio album without Brian Jones, who had died two years earlier. The original Grammy-nominated cover artwork, conceived and photographed by Andy Warhol, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a working zip that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so the size of the zipper adjustment was made by John Kosh at ABKCO Records. Later re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans.
I had an album that is sort of from the 30s. I'm sure it won't show up so I could probably mention it now or wait to the end. Right now I'm caught up in the great choices from today but maybe I'll write about it tomorrow.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Worse, Dobby.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I like Iowa a little more, but I listen to a fair amount of Slipknot. They are a rare band from that era that gets to the "yelling at me" range that usually turns me off, but there is enough going on with the music that it doesn't bother me and is one of the bands I listen to when i am pissed. A great metal debut, for sure.Maybe one other guy?He's the only one that would like Slipknot?
UncleZen
Footballguy
Early Ministry or post 90's Ministry? Post 90's, I'm game. Earlier not so much.To be fair, Marilyn Manson + Slipknot + Ministry is probably a tough sell for 99.9% of people.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Early Ministry or post 90's Ministry? Post 90's, I'm game. Earlier not so much.To be fair, Marilyn Manson + Slipknot + Ministry is probably a tough sell for 99.9% of people.
No, not With Sympathy era Ministry.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Whenever tim does his next album countdown?
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
"Eruption" or "'`Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love''
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Huge George Fan, but I think I gotta go with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" coupled with "A Day in the Life"...as mentioned above if the pairing is allowed for the playlist.These pairings opening and closing the album are the peaks. If you're looking for a curveball for the playlist, my next favorites fit - Within You Without You and Good Morning Good Morning.My favorite from the album is the duo (they must be mates) of Sgt. Pepper's LonelyI have a pick in mind for the playlist, but I'd love to hear other suggestions!38. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (466 point)
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@timschochet #67s Club Band Reprise and A Day in The Life. They are companions and not to be separated.
Just like the other Sgt. Pepper's is not to be separated from With a Little Help from My Friends!
Love them both. I’m a bigger fan of George’s Indian-influenced music than most, and no matter how many times I’ve heard it, the time signatures on Good Morning never fail to blow me away. God bless ****ing Ringo on that one.
Atomic Punk
Footballguy
What a great write up. Thanks for sharing!Story time again...37. Graceland – Paul Simon (482 points)
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Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was produced by Simon, engineered by Roy Halee and released on August 25, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records. It incorporates genres including pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco, and South African styles such as isicathamiya and mbaqanga.
Organizations such as Artists United Against Apartheid criticized Simon for breaking the cultural boycott on South Africa imposed for its policy of apartheid. Simon responded that Graceland was a political statement that showcased collaboration between black and white people and raised international awareness of apartheid. Some praised him for helping popularize African music in the west, while others accused him of appropriating the music of another culture.
I got this album from my best friend when I was a junior in high school. At that time, "You Can Call Me Al" had hit it big, but that was really the only song on the tape that either of us knew. Frankly, he wasn't impressed with the album and I hadn't heard anything else off of it really. But I had begun to be interested in Paul Simon because my mom had been a fan of S&G and I finally started to pay attention to that music after the Concert in Central Park caught my attention. Needless to say, I fell in love with this album and Paul Simon. This album is my number 1 because I find that again and again I come back to the album. It really never gets old. Lots of great albums get old. For instance, I gave away my tape of Joshua Tree because I was done hearing those songs for a long time. I can't over listen to this album, and I always find myself coming back to it. I don't know if it's the juxtoposition of world music with Simon's folk and doo *** sensibilities, but It was fresh and new in '86 and it still sounds relevant and fresh today imho.
As far as song choice, I struggle to rank the songs because they all have something that pushes them to the top of the list when I think about it, from music to vocals to lyrics to rhythm. This album has something for everyone and everything for me. Simply put, I consider it a masterpiece of contemporary music.
That said, there is one song that Paul considers his best ever (according to the recent documentary biography anyway), and that's the title track. And I think it's a very fitting song indeed, and encapsulates much that is so about him and his career:
Musically, for example, Simon's favorite rock and roll song is "Mystery Train". The rhythm on the song "Graceland" is similarly a travelling rhythm, and you can hear the influence. The Everly Brothers (who I mentioned in one of my prior writeups about S&G) provide harmony and backing vocals on the track. The world music influence is as strong on this track as on any but in a more mature and integrated way than on some others on the album. Lyrically, he considers this song a sequel to "Hearts and Bones", and Carrie Fisher had stated that portions of this song, like that one, reference their short-lived marriage. The song employs layered lyrics evoking love and loss, travel, spirituality, surrealism and mystery which form a progression as the song unfolds. And in true Paul Simon fashion, although the song does address love and loss it is ultimately a song of hope and optimism.
One last point about the song "Graceland" for those of you who haven't heard: the song wasn't originally supposed to be about Graceland. When Simon was writing the lyrics, he simply used "Graceland" as a placeholder that fit the rhythm, assuming he'd replace it with something more meaningful later. Over time, the word stuck around and he was having trouble coming up with a replacement idea. He began to think "hey, maybe there's a reason why I can't get this out of my head. Maybe I'm supposed to visit Graceland for some reason." When he was recording "That was Your Mother" in New Orleans, he found himself with a little time off. So all on his own he up and rented a car and drove from NOLA to Memphis, just to see for himself what Graceland was all about. He talks about not being terribly impressed as he moved through the house tour. Which makes sense really. I mean, I have always been a huge Elvis fan, and I've only actually been IN Graceland once. The tour is pretty expensive, and let's face it you really only need to see the Jungle Room or the TV he shot out once, and even that's probably more than most ever need to see in person. The thing is, when you get to the back yard that all changes. There you'll find the final resting place of Elvis and his parents (and now Lisa Marie, I understand). There's a giant crucifix back there which Elvis himself installed. It truly turns a sightseeing trip into a pilgrimage. It's hard to explain if you've never been there, and hard to forget if you have. The sense of reverence is palpable. And Simon says that when he got to that back yard, he saw a plaque about Elvis' universal acclaim and influence. Thinking about how Elvis touched so many people in his short life, Simon looked around at the other tourists and really saw the impact of that in the faces of the people around him. It suddenly struck him how the people there were just exactly like people going on a pilgrimage. And so instead of removing the word Graceland, he ended up framing the song around it.
The Mississippi Delta
Was shining like a National guitar
I am following the river
Down the highway
Through the cradle of the Civil War
I’m going to Graceland
Graceland
In Memphis,Tennessee
I’m going to Graceland
Poorboys and pilgrims with families
And we are going to Graceland
My traveling companion is nine years old
He is the child of my first marriage
But I’ve reason to believe
We both will be received
In Graceland
She comes back to tell me she’s gone
As if I didn’t know that
As if I didn’t know my own bed
As if I’d never notice
The way she brushed her hair from
Her forehead and she said, “Losing love
Is like a window in your heart
Everybody sees you’re blown apart
Everybody sees the wind blow”
I’m going to Graceland
Memphis, Tennessee
I’m going to Graceland
Poorboys and pilgrims with families
And we are going to Graceland
And my traveling companions
Are ghosts and empty sockets
I’m looking at ghosts and empties
But I’ve reason to believe
We all will be received
In Graceland
There is a girl in New York City
Who calls herself the human trampoline
And sometimes when I’m falling, flying
Or tumbling in turmoil I say
Whoa, so this is what she means
She means we’re bouncing into Graceland
And I see losing love
Is like a window in your heart
Everybody sees you’re blown apart
Everybody sees the wind blow
In Graceland, in Graceland
I’m going to Graceland
For reasons I cannot explain
There’s some part of me wants to see Graceland
And I may be obliged to defend
Every love, every ending
Or maybe there’s no obligations now
Maybe I’ve a reason to believe
We all will be received
In Graceland
Whoa, in Graceland, in Graceland
In Graceland,
I’m going to Graceland
Bonus trivia: When he was writing the lyrics to "Under African Skies", Simon asked Linda Ronstadt, who sings on the track, for something about her childhood to include on the song. Hence the verse "In early memory mission music was ringing 'round my nursery door. I said take this child Lord from Tucson Arizona. Give her the wings to fly through harmony and she won't bother you no more."
Eephus
Footballguy
The music was recorded in the latest 30s but wasn't released as an album until 1950
There weren't many albums before that because the technology for long-playing records was limited.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Rust In Peace (1990) - 25pts
My old age hot take is that Megadeth is better than Metallica, and probably always was. I circled back to them several years ago and have found myself listening to more and more. Killing is My Business is every bit as raw and frantic as Kill 'Em All. IMO Peace Sells >> Ride the Lightning, but Master is much better than So Far So Good. If I am not looking through nostalgia lenses I would also say that Rust in Peace is better than And Justice (I gave Justice 5pts), and Black album and beyond it is no contest. Again, IMO. Way more often than Kirk, the solos on the Megadeth albums blow me away and the drumming is much better. I get his voice could be grating and the lyrics get a bit silly and political at times, but there is nothing in their catalog near as bad as St. Anger or lyrics as bad as "What don't kill ya make ya more strong! " Their new drummer Dirk is great and their 2022 album is pretty damn great. End rant.
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My old age hot take is that Megadeth is better than Metallica, and probably always was. I circled back to them several years ago and have found myself listening to more and more. Killing is My Business is every bit as raw and frantic as Kill 'Em All. IMO Peace Sells >> Ride the Lightning, but Master is much better than So Far So Good. If I am not looking through nostalgia lenses I would also say that Rust in Peace is better than And Justice (I gave Justice 5pts), and Black album and beyond it is no contest. Again, IMO. Way more often than Kirk, the solos on the Megadeth albums blow me away and the drumming is much better. I get his voice could be grating and the lyrics get a bit silly and political at times, but there is nothing in their catalog near as bad as St. Anger or lyrics as bad as "What don't kill ya make ya more strong! " Their new drummer Dirk is great and their 2022 album is pretty damn great. End rant.
Tornado Of Souls - 2004 Remix
Megadeth · Rust In Peace (2004 Remix / Expanded Edition) · Song · 1990
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zamboni
Footballguy
I could put Hangar 18 on a two hour loop and not get tired of it.Rust In Peace (1990) - 25pts
My old age hot take is that Megadeth is better than Metallica, and probably always was. I circled back to them several years ago and have found myself listening to more and more. Killing is My Business is every bit as raw and frantic as Kill 'Em All. IMO Peace Sells >> Ride the Lightning, but Master is much better than So Far So Good. If I am not looking through nostalgia lenses I would also say that Rust in Peace is better than And Justice (I gave Justice 5pts), and Black album and beyond it is no contest. Again, IMO. Way more often than Kirk, the solos on the Megadeth albums blow me away and the drumming is much better. I get his voice could be grating and the lyrics get a bit silly and political at times, but there is nothing in their catalog near as bad as St. Anger or lyrics as bad as "What don't kill ya make ya more strong! " Their new drummer Dirk is great and their 2022 album is pretty damn great. End rant.
Tornado Of Souls - 2004 Remix
Megadeth · Rust In Peace (2004 Remix / Expanded Edition) · Song · 1990
rockaction
Footballguy
I have a ton of trouble figuring out how to judge that and I’ve come away thinking that we could learn that both socialization and delay or denial of instant gratification are probably the most important things we can practice, which sounds obvious, but some people seem to think it’s okay if there’s not a concerted effort by everyone in society (perhaps it’s under the “duty” section of the playbook of life—the section we’ve assiduously avoided turning to for sixty or more years) to restrain themselves so that we might raise functioning and somewhat upstanding citizens.
In other words, watch your fourteen year-olds carefully because they will do that if unsupervised and if you’re in proximity act in loco parentis and keep your **** in your pants. It shouldn’t even be occurring to you, but we’re all human with faults. Acting upon every shame or desire is a really destructive thing for the parties involved.
There. I got on my soapbox and solved the whole ‘70s. Now then, my time machine please!
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Lord Huron - Strange Trails (2015) - 67pts
Fellow MAD31ers and participants in song drafts will not be surprised by this. I have been a huge fan of this album since it came out. I remember hearing Meet Me in the Woods and being instantly hooked and started listening to this album a ton. My wife and I saw them live with Nathaniel Rateliff and despite liking the showmanship of Rateliff, it solidified that we both were drawn to Lord Huron's music much more. A blend of rock and folk, lots of songs of lost loves and connections, all while evoking a sense of a cosmic plan and manipulation. It is not a concept album, but all their albums beg to be played from start to finish as the songs blend and flow together. It originally was conceived of as a movie or a series of movies (which is very much reflected in the videos they made for the album and their stage presentation) Obviously one of my favorite albums of the 21st century. I have recommend this album and band to so many people, and since I didn't think it was on the countdown it was going to be album #1 on my recommended listening list at the end of the countdown for anybody who hasn't tried it. I was going to go with a deeper track, but unless @shuke has a stronger pull for a song, I will go with the obvious Meet Me in the Woods since it was the one that started my love for this fantastic band.
Fellow MAD31ers and participants in song drafts will not be surprised by this. I have been a huge fan of this album since it came out. I remember hearing Meet Me in the Woods and being instantly hooked and started listening to this album a ton. My wife and I saw them live with Nathaniel Rateliff and despite liking the showmanship of Rateliff, it solidified that we both were drawn to Lord Huron's music much more. A blend of rock and folk, lots of songs of lost loves and connections, all while evoking a sense of a cosmic plan and manipulation. It is not a concept album, but all their albums beg to be played from start to finish as the songs blend and flow together. It originally was conceived of as a movie or a series of movies (which is very much reflected in the videos they made for the album and their stage presentation) Obviously one of my favorite albums of the 21st century. I have recommend this album and band to so many people, and since I didn't think it was on the countdown it was going to be album #1 on my recommended listening list at the end of the countdown for anybody who hasn't tried it. I was going to go with a deeper track, but unless @shuke has a stronger pull for a song, I will go with the obvious Meet Me in the Woods since it was the one that started my love for this fantastic band.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Added.