The Music Thread!

[vjaska]

Jun 15, 2024 13:32:52 GMT borneobus said:

If you have no interest in popular music over the last 70 years look away now and my apologies for filling your timeline, but I know from the Music Thread that there are forum members who share a passion for music.

The 1970s was the golden period of the ‘album’ and new album releases by artists such as Elton John, Genesis, The Rolling Stones & Rod Stewart were keenly anticipated. I well remember forgoing the push-bike and taking a London Country 441 (often RML2442 or RML2444) into Windsor to buy an album in WH Smiths or Revolution Records and carefully carrying it home on the bus. There was something very tactile about placing the new vinyl on the turntable and carefully ‘dropping’ the needle. Some forum members of a similar vintage may recall this, for younger members ask you parents…or your grandparents!

I’ve been a life-long music fan, and my favourite musical genres are blues, soul, rock, pop and jazz, probably in that order. ‘Home alone’ during the 2020 COVID lockdown I started listening ‘properly’ to albums and reviewed and rated each one and recently completed my target of a total of 500. There’s no space for reviews but below is an extract of the list of albums awarded four or more stars and accordingly deemed worthy as being part of my album collection.

- The 500 albums includes at least one release from each of the 70 calendar years from 1955-2024
- 336 artists are included – everything from ABBA to ZZ Top and from Frank Sinatra to Kanye West (or should I say Ye) and genres from Easy Listening to Thrash Metal
- The most rewarding aspect of the project was discovering 15-20 great albums that were new to me that I’d never listened to, in some cases by artists that I hadn’t heard of
- My ratings are of course subjective and are of no more and no less value than yours, but I have always attempted to articulate and justify why an album in my opinion is good, bad or indifferent
- Not commercial and unpublished…although some reviews are/will be added to Musicboard
- I hope the list is of interest, maybe it will bring back some memories and/or motivate you to search out an album or two…If you want to discuss further feel free to ‘PM’ me


**** Albums (Sample of 20 from a total of 133)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil `66 – Ye-Me-Lê (1969)
Gil Scott-Heron – Pieces of a Man (1970)
Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Toots and the Maytals – Funky Kingston (1973)
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record (1976)
Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading (1976)
The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers (1976)
David Bowie – Station to Station (1976)
Chic – C’est Chic (1978)
Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978)
Sister Sledge – We are Family (1979)
Dexys Midnight Runners – Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)
Pretenders – Pretenders (1980)
Duran Duran – Rio (1982)
Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
Paul Simon – Graceland (1986)
Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE (2012)
Rihanna – ANTI (2016)
Lorde – Melodrama (2017)

****½ Albums (15 from 45)
Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard (1957)
Stan Getz and João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto (1964)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced (1967)
Santana – Abraxas (1970)
Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly (1972)
Steely Dan – Aja (1977)
Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous (1978) had to include this 😉
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (1989)
Massive Attack – Blue Lines (1991)
Sade – Love Deluxe (1992)
Portishead – Dummy (1994)
Erykah Badu – Baduizm (1997)
Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Air – Moon Safari (1998)
Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016)


***** Albums (10 from 27)
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966)
The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971)
The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (1972)
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark (1974)
Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975)
Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977)
Radiohead – OK Computer (1997)

You've included a Duran Duran album (even if it's the most obvious one ) so you pardoned in my book

[borneobus]

Jun 15, 2024 21:59:46 GMT vjaska said:

Jun 15, 2024 13:32:52 GMT borneobus said:

**** Albums (Sample of 20 from a total of 133)
Duran Duran – Rio (1982)

You've included a Duran Duran album (even if it's the most obvious one ) so you pardoned in my book

"Save a Prayer" still sounds magnificent, made by the haunting keyboard opening and John Taylor's sublime bass

[riverside]

Jun 15, 2024 13:32:52 GMT borneobus said:

If you have no interest in popular music over the last 70 years look away now and my apologies for filling your timeline, but I know from the Music Thread that there are forum members who share a passion for music.

The 1970s was the golden period of the ‘album’ and new album releases by artists such as Elton John, Genesis, The Rolling Stones & Rod Stewart were keenly anticipated. I well remember forgoing the push-bike and taking a London Country 441 (often RML2442 or RML2444) into Windsor to buy an album in WH Smiths or Revolution Records and carefully carrying it home on the bus. There was something very tactile about placing the new vinyl on the turntable and carefully ‘dropping’ the needle. Some forum members of a similar vintage may recall this, for younger members ask you parents…or your grandparents!

I’ve been a life-long music fan, and my favourite musical genres are blues, soul, rock, pop and jazz, probably in that order. ‘Home alone’ during the 2020 COVID lockdown I started listening ‘properly’ to albums and reviewed and rated each one and recently completed my target of a total of 500. There’s no space for reviews but below is an extract of the list of albums awarded four or more stars and accordingly deemed worthy as being part of my album collection.

- The 500 albums includes at least one release from each of the 70 calendar years from 1955-2024
- 336 artists are included – everything from ABBA to ZZ Top and from Frank Sinatra to Kanye West (or should I say Ye) and genres from Easy Listening to Thrash Metal
- The most rewarding aspect of the project was discovering 15-20 great albums that were new to me that I’d never listened to, in some cases by artists that I hadn’t heard of
- My ratings are of course subjective and are of no more and no less value than yours, but I have always attempted to articulate and justify why an album in my opinion is good, bad or indifferent
- Not commercial and unpublished…although some reviews are/will be added to Musicboard
- I hope the list is of interest, maybe it will bring back some memories and/or motivate you to search out an album or two…If you want to discuss further feel free to ‘PM’ me


**** Albums (Sample of 20 from a total of 133)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil `66 – Ye-Me-Lê (1969)
Gil Scott-Heron – Pieces of a Man (1970)
Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Toots and the Maytals – Funky Kingston (1973)
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record (1976)
Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading (1976)
The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers (1976)
David Bowie – Station to Station (1976)
Chic – C’est Chic (1978)
Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978)
Sister Sledge – We are Family (1979)
Dexys Midnight Runners – Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)
Pretenders – Pretenders (1980)
Duran Duran – Rio (1982)
Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
Paul Simon – Graceland (1986)
Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE (2012)
Rihanna – ANTI (2016)
Lorde – Melodrama (2017)

****½ Albums (15 from 45)
Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard (1957)
Stan Getz and João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto (1964)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced (1967)
Santana – Abraxas (1970)
Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly (1972)
Steely Dan – Aja (1977)
Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous (1978) had to include this 😉
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (1989)
Massive Attack – Blue Lines (1991)
Sade – Love Deluxe (1992)
Portishead – Dummy (1994)
Erykah Badu – Baduizm (1997)
Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Air – Moon Safari (1998)
Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016)


***** Albums (10 from 27)
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966)
The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971)
The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (1972)
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark (1974)
Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975)
Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977)
Radiohead – OK Computer (1997)

[riverside]

Jun 17, 2024 16:14:36 GMT riverside said:

Jun 15, 2024 13:32:52 GMT borneobus said:

If you have no interest in popular music over the last 70 years look away now and my apologies for filling your timeline, but I know from the Music Thread that there are forum members who share a passion for music.

The 1970s was the golden period of the ‘album’ and new album releases by artists such as Elton John, Genesis, The Rolling Stones & Rod Stewart were keenly anticipated. I well remember forgoing the push-bike and taking a London Country 441 (often RML2442 or RML2444) into Windsor to buy an album in WH Smiths or Revolution Records and carefully carrying it home on the bus. There was something very tactile about placing the new vinyl on the turntable and carefully ‘dropping’ the needle. Some forum members of a similar vintage may recall this, for younger members ask you parents…or your grandparents!

I’ve been a life-long music fan, and my favourite musical genres are blues, soul, rock, pop and jazz, probably in that order. ‘Home alone’ during the 2020 COVID lockdown I started listening ‘properly’ to albums and reviewed and rated each one and recently completed my target of a total of 500. There’s no space for reviews but below is an extract of the list of albums awarded four or more stars and accordingly deemed worthy as being part of my album collection.

- The 500 albums includes at least one release from each of the 70 calendar years from 1955-2024
- 336 artists are included – everything from ABBA to ZZ Top and from Frank Sinatra to Kanye West (or should I say Ye) and genres from Easy Listening to Thrash Metal
- The most rewarding aspect of the project was discovering 15-20 great albums that were new to me that I’d never listened to, in some cases by artists that I hadn’t heard of
- My ratings are of course subjective and are of no more and no less value than yours, but I have always attempted to articulate and justify why an album in my opinion is good, bad or indifferent
- Not commercial and unpublished…although some reviews are/will be added to Musicboard
- I hope the list is of interest, maybe it will bring back some memories and/or motivate you to search out an album or two…If you want to discuss further feel free to ‘PM’ me


**** Albums (Sample of 20 from a total of 133)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil `66 – Ye-Me-Lê (1969)
Gil Scott-Heron – Pieces of a Man (1970)
Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Toots and the Maytals – Funky Kingston (1973)
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record (1976)
Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading (1976)
The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers (1976)
David Bowie – Station to Station (1976)
Chic – C’est Chic (1978)
Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978)
Sister Sledge – We are Family (1979)
Dexys Midnight Runners – Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)
Pretenders – Pretenders (1980)
Duran Duran – Rio (1982)
Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
Paul Simon – Graceland (1986)
Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE (2012)
Rihanna – ANTI (2016)
Lorde – Melodrama (2017)

****½ Albums (15 from 45)
Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard (1957)
Stan Getz and João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto (1964)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced (1967)
Santana – Abraxas (1970)
Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly (1972)
Steely Dan – Aja (1977)
Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous (1978) had to include this 😉
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (1989)
Massive Attack – Blue Lines (1991)
Sade – Love Deluxe (1992)
Portishead – Dummy (1994)
Erykah Badu – Baduizm (1997)
Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Air – Moon Safari (1998)
Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016)


***** Albums (10 from 27)
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966)
The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971)
The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (1972)
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark (1974)
Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975)
Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977)
Radiohead – OK Computer (1997)

Forgot to add my comment! Really pleased to see The Modern Lovers album, by The Modern Lovers included in the list. Absolute classic released in 1976, but I think recorded in 1972. Jonathan Richman is amazing. That incarnation of The Modern Lovers included Jerry Harrison, later of Talking Heads. Often referred to as the first 'new wave' album. Jonathan Richman freely admits that he took inspiration from Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. Soon after this album, Jonathan changed direction completely,but I went with him on the journey and like tracks such as There's An Abominable Snowman in the Supermarket. If you ever get a chance to see Jonathan Richman live, then go. A truly original and entertaining performer.

[vjaska]

Jun 16, 2024 11:28:14 GMT borneobus said:

Jun 15, 2024 21:59:46 GMT vjaska said:

You've included a Duran Duran album (even if it's the most obvious one ) so you pardoned in my book

"Save a Prayer" still sounds magnificent, made by the haunting keyboard opening and John Taylor's sublime bass

Nick Rhodes magical work makes that record what it is - him and Tony Banks had a way with keyboards

[borneobus]

Jun 17, 2024 16:22:58 GMT riverside said:

Jun 17, 2024 16:14:36 GMT riverside said:

Forgot to add my comment! Really pleased to see The Modern Lovers album, by The Modern Lovers included in the list. Absolute classic released in 1976, but I think recorded in 1972. Jonathan Richman is amazing. That incarnation of The Modern Lovers included Jerry Harrison, later of Talking Heads. Often referred to as the first 'new wave' album. Jonathan Richman freely admits that he took inspiration from Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. Soon after this album, Jonathan changed direction completely,but I went with him on the journey and like tracks such as There's An Abominable Snowman in the Supermarket. If you ever get a chance to see Jonathan Richman live, then go. A truly original and entertaining performer.

Interesting comments! "Roadrunner" has my vote for the best road song ever and I guess "Egyptian Reggae" is an example of his work after you say "he changed direction".

Have sent you PM with my 'review'.

[someone]

Jun 15, 2024 21:59:46 GMT vjaska said:

You've included a Duran Duran album (even if it's the most obvious one ) so you pardoned in my book

Ah yes, Duran Duran, the band whose song "Planet Earth" allegedly inspired the theme tune to a Brazilian game show... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbFxNbLWaRo

[MetrolineGA1511]

Jun 27, 2024 18:30:13 GMT someone said:

Jun 15, 2024 21:59:46 GMT vjaska said:

You've included a Duran Duran album (even if it's the most obvious one ) so you pardoned in my book

Ah yes, Duran Duran, the band whose song "Planet Earth" allegedly inspired the theme tune to a Brazilian game show... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbFxNbLWaRo

A coincidence is that my 3 favourite Duran Duran singles had gaps just under 12 years between them: Planet Earth, Ordinary World and Sunrise.

The fact that they all have an astronomical theme is a coincidence, as is Tasmin Archer's Sleeping Satellite being one of my favourite songs of all-time.  

[borneobus]

"...as is Tasmin Archer's Sleeping Satellite being one of my favourite songs of all-time".

I YouTubed this song as I didn't recognise artist/title but of course immediately recognised it (highlight organ @ 2:52)

If you're into satellites, the instrumental "Telstar" that made number one in 1962 is named after an actual satellite.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrEPzsx1gQ

[SILENCED]

Jun 29, 2024 9:52:12 GMT borneobus said:

"...as is Tasmin Archer's Sleeping Satellite being one of my favourite songs of all-time".

I YouTubed this song as I didn't recognise artist/title but of course immediately recognised it (highlight organ @ 2:52)

If you're into satellites, the instrumental "Telstar" that made number one in 1962 is named after an actual satellite.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrEPzsx1gQ

I will throw my hat into the ring here, as very much got into the LA Punk Pop scene of the early 2000s ... most of the bands have remained small, but have kept cult following. I give you Satellite by The Dollyrots, a husband and wife set up. Kelly on bass and lead vocals, and Luis on guitar and backing vocals. They have never had a regular drummer, and seem to use other bands drummers when they are on hiatuses. This might change when their daughter Daisy grows up, as she seems to be taking a liking to the drums. The son, seems to like his yo-yo.

If any of you know this record, I will be impressed.

youtu.be/tqnky80jJts?si=fkHfa3MWCN8uWQfE

[someone]

Nov 17, 2014 16:35:18 GMT Deleted said:

Most of you guys know what I like... I'm a hardcore Swiftie, and proud. I actually own her most recent album, 1989, which BTW has become the fastest selling album since 2002. Also the first platinum album of 2014. Her most recent single, Blank Space, seems to be very popular even amongst former haters, so I honestly think you should check it out.

Outside of Taylor, I quite like pop music. I quite like Ariana Grande. I don't like r and b because of the actual music and the usual lyrics.

Me too, but not particularly over-the-top, and I practically survive on making parallels to "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" and "The Crystal Maze". (my favourite of her songs, by the way, is "New Romantics" - it goes well with a clip of someone winning £1,000,000 or equivalent like 5.000.000 TL). Aside from that, some music from 1980s-early 2000s in general, and some TV themes like the aforementioned Millionaire soundtrack by the Strachans and its "rave" remix by Nick Magnus and Ramon Covalo, and also "Force Field", the theme tune to The Crystal Maze, by Zack Laurence. Absolutely epic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TWYOENB8og

[someone]

Nov 1, 2022 20:21:40 GMT northlondon83 said:

Feb 21, 2021 13:21:19 GMT george said:

If bus routes had songs/albums associated with them.
168. Abbey Road, The Beatles, Album
88. Squeeze, Up the Junction. Lyrics "I never thought I'd happen with me and the girl from Clapham out on the windy common"
C11. Marillion, Kayleigh. Lyrics "Do you remember loving on the floor on Belsize park"
46. Pulp, Common People. Lyrics "she studied sculpture at Saints Martins College"
436. Pink Floyd, Animals. Album features Battersea Power Station.
35. The Clash, Title. Guns of Brixton.
139. The kinks, Title. waterloo Sunset.
219. Squeeze, Cool for Cats. Lyrics. In and out and Wandsworth with the numbers on their names.
74. Gerry rafferty, Title. Baker Street
22. The Rolling Stones, You can't always get what you want" Lyrics "I went down to the Chelsea Drugstore" now the Mcdonalds on the King's Road.

if anyone has any others post them here.  

Taylor swift London boy

134/214 (Camden/Highgate) I enjoy walks in Camden Market in the afternoon; took me back to Highgate where I met his best mates

35 (Brixton/Shoreditch) I enjoy nights in Brixton, Shoreditch in the afternoon 

Sadly no route 13 lol (The 31 should have been mentioned, at least)

[someone]

Jun 23, 2016 18:07:16 GMT Nathan said:

BEST SONG IN THE WORLD EVER!!!
...
_{I'm so sorry}

The music video actually has a Tube connection by the way. The "bridge" scenes were filmed on the bridge carrying what are now the Hammersmith and City and Circle lines just south of Latimer Road. (It's a Rickroll, in case you haven't noticed)

[southlondon413]

Jul 13, 2024 16:14:59 GMT someone said:

Nov 17, 2014 16:35:18 GMT Deleted said:

Most of you guys know what I like... I'm a hardcore Swiftie, and proud. I actually own her most recent album, 1989, which BTW has become the fastest selling album since 2002. Also the first platinum album of 2014. Her most recent single, Blank Space, seems to be very popular even amongst former haters, so I honestly think you should check it out.

Outside of Taylor, I quite like pop music. I quite like Ariana Grande. I don't like r and b because of the actual music and the usual lyrics.

Me too, but not particularly over-the-top, and I practically survive on making parallels to "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" and "The Crystal Maze". (my favourite of her songs, by the way, is "New Romantics" - it goes well with a clip of someone winning £1,000,000 or equivalent like 5.000.000 TL). Aside from that, some music from 1980s-early 2000s in general, and some TV themes like the aforementioned Millionaire soundtrack by the Strachans and its "rave" remix by Nick Magnus and Ramon Covalo, and also "Force Field", the theme tune to The Crystal Maze, by Zack Laurence. Absolutely epic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TWYOENB8og

You should listen to Matt Berry’s TV Theme Song album, it is pure brilliance. I liked the Are You Being Served? one so much it made it into my Apple Music 2024 playlist. In fact, despite never talking to or seeing my cousin (long story and not one I wish to share), I learned it was his favourite album at Christmas.

[towerman]

It’s very rare that a cover is better than the original my suggestion is The Isley Brothers Summer Breeze,much better than The Seals and Crofts original.