Heavy Kevi Posted August 4, 2018 Posted August 4, 2018 11 hours ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Actually, about three months ago I went to see a local Pink Floyd Tribute Band, who played all of Dark Side. They were good. I even got my first writing piece to be officially published out of it Then a week later I got free tickets to a different Floyd tribute, who did all of Wish You were Here. The one I'm seeing a week from today is a group called Classic Albums Live. They tour the country, and do a different full album, and usually a few greatest hits, of different artists. The Wall should be great, doubt they'll do much if anything else after being that it's such a long album. If I had to rank my top 5 country artists it'd be Waylon Willie Hank Sr Cash Charlie Daniels For my birthday in June my fiance got me a Johnny Cash hat, a Waylon Jennings car decal, a shirt that says "Waylon, Willie, Merle, Hank, Johnny" and a Willie Nelson ticket. Best gift I've gotten in a long time. 1. Waylon 2. Hank Sr 3. Hank Jr. 4. Cash 5. Merle Heck of a birthday gift. I did get an autographed postcard of Johnny Cash some years ago. Pretty awesome. I even had it authenticated. Still hanging on the wall now. Funny thing is that it's probably the only pic I've seen of him wearing blue, but the little brass tag says "Man in Black". Of course that was a moniker of his, but they had to put it on the only freakin' picture in existence of him not wearing black.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 4, 2018 Posted August 4, 2018 Black Sabbath Ride the Lightning Cause of Death The Bleeding War of Attrition
Fr. Jerk Posted August 4, 2018 Posted August 4, 2018 7 hours ago, billsfanmiami(oh) said: Eminem: Marshall Mathers LP (had to throw one rap in there) 1
OGTEleven Posted August 4, 2018 Posted August 4, 2018 Dire Straits - Dire Straits Close to the Edge - Yes Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (Call me crazy but I think The Wall deserves consideration too) Shangri-La - Mark Knopfler (check out all his solo stuff) These Wilder Things - Ruth Moody (way different from the rest of the list). I love Zep and agree that III is way underrated. I can't say it is their best and even like some of their later stuff like In Through the Out Door, but I think I and II are strong but overrated when compared to III. III to me showed way more range. I have no argument with IV.
Fadingpain Posted August 4, 2018 Posted August 4, 2018 On August 2, 2018 at 5:31 PM, Mark80 said: Agree 100% on your first point. Disagree on the second...but it's sort of like saying it's the slowest sprinter on the Jamaican 4x100m relay though. All of them are pretty damn fast! I actually rank them II, III, IV, I personally. But all are phenomenal. Totally agree on the Jamaican sprint team analogy. When I say "Zeppelin III is easily the weakest of their first four albums", it is also worth mentioning in the next breath that Zeppelin III is better than 98% of all rock albums ever recorded. Or something like that. Put it this way: I would (and have) recommended to people new to the classic rock genre to go out and, before anything else, buy and listen to Zeppelin I-IV. And that includes III. That would be the foundation upon which I would build any vinyl collection.
Best Player Available Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 5:27 PM, Fadingpain said: Zeppelin I-IV are their finest work. Houses of the Holy is OK, and it was all downhill after that. Of the first four albums that form the backbone of their work, III is easily the weakest. I guess that's why it tends to get passed over. That's your opinion.
SinceThe70s Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 By and large the top 5's on this list have been older albums. Probably just the demographics of posters, maybe not. I always thought that CD's were a game changer. Not sure the exact specs, but old guy remembers when your typical two sided LP would fit on a 45 minute cassette. CD capacity was more like 75 minutes. I often got the impression that artists tried to fill up the 75 minutes, which ended up with more filler.
Iron Maiden Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) The Number of the Beast- Iron Maiden Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd Moving Pictures- Rush Van Halen - Van Halen Forty Licks- Rolling Stones ( It's a greatest hits album, but so what ! ) Honorables...Powerslave and Piece of Mind- Maiden......Wish you were here- Pink Floyd.....Pyromania- Def Leppard.....Kiss Alive- Kiss.....Vapor Trails- Rush.....Shout at the Devil- Motley Crue.....Rust in Peace- Megadeth....Breakfast in America- Supertramp.... Edited August 5, 2018 by Iron Maiden
T&C Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 I couldn't really name my top 5 albums but I can name 5 top ones I like quite a bit: Love ~ Forever Changes The Mothers of Invention~ We're Only in it For the Money Caravan~ In the Land of Grey and Pink BOC~ On Your Feet or On Your Knee's Joni Mitchell~ Court and Spark 1
snafu Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 I can't say that I have a top 5, and the list would have changed over the years, but these are what I've listened to the most: Ramones -- Leave Home Elvis Costello & The Attractions -- My Aim is True The Clash -- Sandinista Rolling Stones -- Let it Bleed The Cramps -- Songs The Lord Taught Us
BillsFanNC Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 Rush - Moving Pictures Lowest of The Low - Shakespeare My Butt.. The Tragically Hip - Day For Night Soundgarden - Superunknown Jason Isbell - Southeastern
gobilz Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 AC/DC Back in Black Metallica And justice for all Def Leppard Pyromania Queensryche Operation Mindcrime Alanis Morrissette Jagged Little Pill
T&C Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 5:27 PM, Fadingpain said: Zeppelin I-IV are their finest work. Houses of the Holy is OK, and it was all downhill after that. Of the first four albums that form the backbone of their work, III is easily the weakest. I guess that's why it tends to get passed over. Please tell me you are kidding here... all downhill after Houses of the Holy? Why is this jewel of an album not in the mix? 2
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 6, 2018 Author Posted August 6, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 12:10 AM, Shotgunner said: 1. Waylon 2. Hank Sr 3. Hank Jr. 4. Cash 5. Merle Heck of a birthday gift. I did get an autographed postcard of Johnny Cash some years ago. Pretty awesome. I even had it authenticated. Still hanging on the wall now. Funny thing is that it's probably the only pic I've seen of him wearing blue, but the little brass tag says "Man in Black". Of course that was a moniker of his, but they had to put it on the only freakin' picture in existence of him not wearing black. That's awesome. I tried to get Willie's autograph once. Showed up to the venue like four hours before the doors opened. I'd gotten autographs there previously from Chuck Berry, REO Speedwagon, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited (Original Bassist and Drummer. Not quite the original act, but more than just a tribute band.) But security wouldn't let me anywhere near Willie's bus. This was like two months after some podunk cops decided to raid his bust and, surprise, Willie Nelson's bus had marijuana on it.
Heavy Kevi Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: That's awesome. I tried to get Willie's autograph once. Showed up to the venue like four hours before the doors opened. I'd gotten autographs there previously from Chuck Berry, REO Speedwagon, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited (Original Bassist and Drummer. Not quite the original act, but more than just a tribute band.) But security wouldn't let me anywhere near Willie's bus. This was like two months after some podunk cops decided to raid his bust and, surprise, Willie Nelson's bus had marijuana on it. Marijuana?!?! GASP! I would love to get Willies auto in September, but I feel I'll be lucky if he even plays. From what I understand he has not played over a dozen of these OMF's because he wasn't feeling well. I can't blame him, he's damn near 90 years old, but I do hope I get a chance to see him. 13 hours ago, gobilz said: AC/DC Back in Black Metallica And justice for all Def Leppard Pyromania Queensryche Operation Mindcrime Alanis Morrissette Jagged Little Pill Haha. This was my first CD. I bet I could still sing along with it cover to cover. Edited August 6, 2018 by Shotgunner Formattimg
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 6, 2018 Author Posted August 6, 2018 7 minutes ago, Shotgunner said: Marijuana?!?! GASP! I would love to get Willies auto in September, but I feel I'll be lucky if he even plays. From what I understand he has not played over a dozen of these OMF's because he wasn't feeling well. I can't blame him, he's damn near 90 years old, but I do hope I get a chance to see him. Haha. This was my first CD. I bet I could still sing along with it cover to cover. Yeah. Like I said earlier, I was glad he came out, and I that I was able to see him. Not sure I'd go again unless the other acts on the ticket were worth it.
Greybeard Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 It is always difficult to narrow down a list of anything to 5, and to choose how to determine "favorite." Favorite all time? Favorite now? I was going to start a thread where you had to list your albums in lifetime order of number of plays. That would be a bit different that what I list here. But if I want to listen to something now, I guess it would be because it is my favorite. Fleetwood Mac - Then Played On The first incarnation of Fleedwood Mac, better than the second IMO Moby Grape - Moby Grape A group which should have been big but they released 3 singles at the same time which confused Radio stations on what to play The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) Many good Kinks albums around this time, difficult even to pick my favorite but Ray is always a great listen, The Strawbs - Acoustic Gold Really sort of an acoustic greatest hits but these were not really hits commercially, just very good songs. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief English folk rock, always loved this group especially with Sandy Denny Albums don't seem to be a strong song wise as they used to be, but I always wonder if that is just because I don't commit to playing them enough to get hooked on them. And all these seem to be based on my listening during my early 20's. 1
Philly McButterpants Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 Hmmm. Today's top 5 are: Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience Rush - A Farewell to Kings Yes - Yessongs The Who - Quadrophenia The Kinks - Low Budget
T&C Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Greybeard said: It is always difficult to narrow down a list of anything to 5, and to choose how to determine "favorite." Favorite all time? Favorite now? I was going to start a thread where you had to list your albums in lifetime order of number of plays. That would be a bit different that what I list here. But if I want to listen to something now, I guess it would be because it is my favorite. Fleetwood Mac - Then Played On The first incarnation of Fleedwood Mac, better than the second IMO Moby Grape - Moby Grape A group which should have been big but they released 3 singles at the same time which confused Radio stations on what to play The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) Many good Kinks albums around this time, difficult even to pick my favorite but Ray is always a great listen, The Strawbs - Acoustic Gold Really sort of an acoustic greatest hits but these were not really hits commercially, just very good songs. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief English folk rock, always loved this group especially with Sandy Denny Albums don't seem to be a strong song wise as they used to be, but I always wonder if that is just because I don't commit to playing them enough to get hooked on them. And all these seem to be based on my listening during my early 20's. Interesting 5 you chose, I used to have the first Moby Grape Lp with the "finger" on it that was removed. You strike me as someone who would like/is into Steeleye Span, I have one album that Bowie played sax on.
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