I went by the would I rather listen to A or B. More of Dierks were A vs other artists, I'd say he's my favorite country artist.
I did not expect one person's list to have three Dierks Bentley songs.
Um...The second hardest-rocking song of 1971 (in a tie with a few others from Zep and Jackson Browne - none of 'em beat "Super Stupid"). The mix on the youtube version is weak, though. I don't have Spotify anymore, so hopefully that's better.
I've never seen anything indicating that this particular track wasn't McGuinn, Clark, Crosby, Hillman and Clarke.This is an incredible-sounding record. It's even better when tripping. Or so I've heard from friends
The Byrds ushered in folk rock with their version of Mr. Tambourine Man. Not long thereafter, they helped usher in psychedelia with Eight Miles High. It is considered one of the first psychedelic songs, and appears to be the first one to hit the top 40. (A ban on it by some radio stations because of alleged drug references in the lyrics prevented it from hitting the top 10). It was inspired by the Indian ragas that Roger McGuinn was growing fond of, as well as by the playing of John Coltrane. McGuinn wrote most of the music, Gene Clark wrote most of the lyrics, and David Crosby made contributions to both.
Every second of this song is a huge adventure, from McGuinn's Coltrane-inspired guitar solos to the blissful harmonies. It's the sound of the music world expanding right before our ears.
The song's possibilities were expanded even further by the 1968-72 incarnation of the Byrds, one of the best live bands of their time. (They could have carved out a Grateful Dead-like existence on the road after their hits dried up, but McGuinn wasn't interested in that.)
Crosby performed this at several shows on the CSNY reunion tours of the '00s, but not at any of the ones I attended.
I never looked into to it, but @Pip's Invitation do you know who played on this recording? I know who did on "Mr Tambourine Man", and it wasn't The Byrds (outside of McGuinn). I'm not asking to knock The Byrds or the song, but to trot out my usual rant about Rolling Stone's hypocrisy.
Seger's songs resonate with me much more than either Springsteen or hard-rockin' Jackson Browne. I think you nailed it with the bolded.Night Moves features the best ever pause in a song ever, and it's not an insignificant part of why it's in my list. Seger wrote regret better than almost anyone else, and it's this bit:
Oh, the wonder
Felt the lightning, yeah
And I waited on the thunder
Waited on the thunder
(Pause. Sound gives out, goes quiet.)
I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered?
Started hummin' a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves?
15 years disappear in that one moment in time - that one pause, and he's an older man now, in his 30s.
And he switches the meaning of the title, changing from the phrasing, referring to his teenage hookup days to roughly 15 years later, all in a beat. But it doesn't end there.
He isn't done.
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closin' in
He's been talking about summer this entire time. But it was actual summer - the days of being in the woods, hanging out, enjoying the season.
But when he's talking now about autumn, he's not talking about the season. He's talking about life, slipping into the autumn years.
Bob Seger is a very underrated songwriter, as he wasn't quite as flashy as Bruce or melancholy as Jackson Browne. But he had a great prime from roughly 1974-1982 that featured brilliant work all around after years of kicking around as a regional favorite up in Michigan.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald does it too....I've gotten it removed from two places because of me using it as my trump card...the only downside is you also have to listen to it.In addition to all the other amazing qualities of the song, the nearly 11 minutes of Marquee Moon are one of my favorite ways to muscle out people playing country music on TouchTunes.
Of the songs I know today there are quite a few that I love. I considered all of these for my list and all would likely be in my top 50.Yankee23Fan:Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Mrs. Rannous:Paper in Fire - John Mellencamp
jwb&DrIanMalcolm::Night Moves – Bob Seger
Zegras11:I Got A Name – Jim Croce
The Dreaded Marco:American Girl - Tom Petty
Oh. At Giants Stadium it was billed as "3 generations of heavy metal" (don't think that's quite accurate for a few reasons) - GnR opened, Deep Purple went on next followed by Aerosmith.No, it was at the Spectrum in Philly and there were no other bands on the bill.I was at that show also. Giants Stadium with Deep Purple also in between those two bands?Oh crap, I forgot to mention I saw GnR open for Aerosmith in 1988. That was an experience.I guess Skid Row opening for GnR isn't really what you're asking here.
Also later I saw Soundgarden open for GnR at MSG.
That is pretty cool. I like the clarinet solo in Rhapsody in Blue a lot and one of the reasons up there on my list. I played clarinet in grade school, but was never good at it and could never have pulled off what your daughter did. (Maybe a band teacher whose only instruction to me was to blow more out of my diaphragm partially to blame, as, 30+ years later, I still just have a vague knowledge of where my diaphragm is and not sure how to breathe more out of that.)This is very cool.Don Quixote:
Rhapsody in Blue – composed by George Gershwin, conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
(new artist)
My daughter was in a 90-person orchestra at Mission Viejo HS. They were very good and got invited to play at Carnegie Hall.
It wound up being a week long trip for the kids and wife and I went also. Did all the tourist things.
On the last day, about a dozen HS orchestras performed. MVHS was the featured one at 8pm. I had to work in the AM , so a buddy of mine told me to try and get a seat in first row of balcony for the best experience.
My daughter played the opening solo on the clarinet to "Rhapsody in Blue," the first song they performed. She killed it. I literally cried like a baby.
The next morning at 7am, we flew back to OC, and at 4pm we were all at her graduation ceremony from HS.
I go through some phases in my music listening and was listening to a lot of classical and jazz in particular when pulling this list together (this is my second Gershwin composed one, with Summertime by Louis and Ella being the other). This is probably the first piece that really combined classical and jazz, and still just love listening to it.
Stanley recalls that during Seger's stint opening for the band in 1976, he set the bar pretty high for KISS to follow every night: "Bob got his first gold album on tour with us. And there were nights, where I can remember being in the dressing room and listening to the crowd reaction, and looking at the band and saying (laughs) 'We better go out there and kick some ***.' Bob was no nonsense great rock and roll, and the band delivered the goods, and the crowd went crazy. And that always made us work harder. We always wanted great bands on the bill because it made us prove why we were the headliner."
Very difficult list to cut to my top 5 known.Number 15:
krista4:
Marquee Moon – Television
(duplicate – second vote)
neal cassady:
(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
Criminal – Fiona Apple
(new artist)
Pip’s Invitation:
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
(new artist
falguy:
So. Central Rain – R.E.M.
(new song)
I was thinking and couldn't remember the couple that Mac suggested. I was was just listening to some Deftones, and what I came up with as next step suggestions were off of White Pony: Change (In the House of Flies), Digital Bath, and Knife Prty. I think Passenger has been on other draft playlists, so I guess if you like most of those, you will probably like most of the album. If not, hey - I'm just glad you liked the one song, and gave others a listen!Ooooooo...now I wonder if we can get Krista into the Deftones. Let's try...My Own Summer, Headup, and 7 Words.
I listened to these today, as well as checking out "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" again. Still enjoyed that one a whole lot, and "7 Words" was another winner for me. Good bass part and "groove," which is an odd word for this type of music, I suppose.
I liked the instrumentation of the other two, especially "Headup," but couldn't get into them due to the vocals. "Headup" was too much Cookie Monster, and My Own Summer was too breathy. Batting .500 on these is pretty damn good!
Not into Disney movies, I presume?You've Got A Friend in Me
Toy Story is from 1995. I saw it once, and I don't remember what songs were in it.Not into Disney movies, I presume?You've Got A Friend in Me
A LOT of Randy NewmanToy Story is from 1995. I saw it once, and I don't remember what songs were in it.Not into Disney movies, I presume?You've Got A Friend in Me
Not into Disney movies, I presume?You've Got A Friend in Me
Again - great mix today, everybody!
I am liking this format a lot, and it seems there is a little more of a group effort to listen and comment on picks.
I'll never get through the incinerator scene in Toy Story 3 without a tear rolling down from my eye.Not into Disney movies, I presume?You've Got A Friend in Me
I expected exactly zero other people to pick this or like it but as I said at the beginning I was picking my 31 favorites and my kids and Disney/Pixar have been such a huge part of my life the last 21 years that I had to pick a song. There was a lot of material to choose from but from the beginning I knew it would be this one. All four of my kids loved Toy Story (as do I). My oldest son was Woody for Halloween.
It doesn’t hurt that Randy Newman is a genius.
——-
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You got troubles, I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and see it through
'Cause you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too
Maybe
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do
It's me and you, boy
And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
It's a great song, but I had to skip it today. I just got the 7year old to do a new playlist, so I can give the previous 20 Disney/Pixar songs a rest for a little bit. This was one of the songs on the old playlist.Not into Disney movies, I presume?You've Got A Friend in Me
I expected exactly zero other people to pick this or like it but as I said at the beginning I was picking my 31 favorites and my kids and Disney/Pixar have been such a huge part of my life the last 21 years that I had to pick a song. There was a lot of material to choose from but from the beginning I knew it would be this one. All four of my kids loved Toy Story (as do I). My oldest son was Woody for Halloween.
It doesn’t hurt that Randy Newman is a genius.
——-
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You got troubles, I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and see it through
'Cause you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too
Maybe
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do
It's me and you, boy
And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
It's the end scene that gets me way more.I'll never get through the incinerator scene in Toy Story 3 without a tear rolling down from my eye.
God, yeah. So many things to choose. When we get to the Brit picks, I'll be having "You Can Leave Your Hat On" as sung by Tom Jones on my list. I would have chosen "When She Loved Me" from Toy Story 2, but it makes me cry every time. He is also one of the people who can write funny songs. "Burn On", which opens the movie Major League, is just wonderful. Whoever edited that for the film totally got it.It doesn’t hurt that Randy Newman is a genius.
I don't sleep to dream ...No repeats, hip hop, nor Otis cause this batch was stacked.
Best new to me: Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers and I Got A Name - in each case they weren't new to my ears, but they were new to my shuffle...but not anymore **heart**
Honorable mention: Paper In Fire - cause one of these 4 needed left off the medal stand.
Bronze: Ball & Biscuit - only way I could decide this gets the bronze was because I'd have chosen a different Stripes song (this would be #2)
Silver: Criminal - one of our staff popped in my office as I was belting this out mid day today and rather than get embarrassed without missing a beat I turned it up to 100 for so what would an angel say the devil wants to know and Desperado'd her until the end of the last chorus...I've never seen her laugh so hard
Gold: Night Moves - my heart filled reading @DrlanMalcolm's write up - beautifully written (much like this classic)
If Binky and I both pick the same Todd Rundgren song in the same round, it will be a Deja vote since you have us listed back to back...Well, we're getting to the point where we're seeing lots of songs we've seen before. And tomorrow we have not one but two Deja Votes. In fact, one of the songs that has the Deja Votes also has a triple-up with another song from the same artist. The "odd man out" second song from that artist is my pick. I'm right and you two are wrong.
In addition to the two Deja Votes and triple-up, there's a double-up of yet another artist.
Plus a bunch of songs we've seen before.
I think you guys are going to love this round.
That is pretty cool. I like the clarinet solo in Rhapsody in Blue a lot and one of the reasons up there on my list. I played clarinet in grade school, but was never good at it and could never have pulled off what your daughter did. (Maybe a band teacher whose only instruction to me was to blow more out of my diaphragm partially to blame, as, 30+ years later, I still just have a vague knowledge of where my diaphragm is and not sure how to breathe more out of that.)This is very cool.Don Quixote:
Rhapsody in Blue – composed by George Gershwin, conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
(new artist)
My daughter was in a 90-person orchestra at Mission Viejo HS. They were very good and got invited to play at Carnegie Hall.
It wound up being a week long trip for the kids and wife and I went also. Did all the tourist things.
On the last day, about a dozen HS orchestras performed. MVHS was the featured one at 8pm. I had to work in the AM , so a buddy of mine told me to try and get a seat in first row of balcony for the best experience.
My daughter played the opening solo on the clarinet to "Rhapsody in Blue," the first song they performed. She killed it. I literally cried like a baby.
The next morning at 7am, we flew back to OC, and at 4pm we were all at her graduation ceremony from HS.
I go through some phases in my music listening and was listening to a lot of classical and jazz in particular when pulling this list together (this is my second Gershwin composed one, with Summertime by Louis and Ella being the other). This is probably the first piece that really combined classical and jazz, and still just love listening to it.
First "concert" I ever went to (probably 7 years old?) was "Rhapsody in the Park" an outside venue with an orchestra playing all Gershwin. This was the only piece I really fell in love with.
Btw, I think it was @KarmaPolice who took Ben Folds Five - Philosophy and at the end of the song he does a nice nod to Gershwin:
Philosophy- Ben Folds Five
youtu.be
If Binky and I both pick the same Todd Rundgren song in the same round, it will be a Deja vote since you have us listed back to back...Well, we're getting to the point where we're seeing lots of songs we've seen before. And tomorrow we have not one but two Deja Votes. In fact, one of the songs that has the Deja Votes also has a triple-up with another song from the same artist. The "odd man out" second song from that artist is my pick. I'm right and you two are wrong.
In addition to the two Deja Votes and triple-up, there's a double-up of yet another artist.
Plus a bunch of songs we've seen before.
I think you guys are going to love this round.
Again - great mix today, everybody!
I am liking this format a lot, and it seems there is a little more of a group effort to listen and comment on picks.
This is a good point. In a draft, we kinda comment if we know it or complain about being sniped, but then we move on to another pick. This format, with the playlists every day, really encourages listening and commenting, and it seems almost everyone has been an active participant!