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Location: Chicago | Many of us are loyal to LPs we "bonded with" as kids. But "loyal" does not mean "listen to frequently." My question is: which of these (say, 20-40-year old records) are still in ACTIVE rotation at home? What are your top FIVE from back in the day that have not faded away? For example, I don't reach for Led Zeppelin any more, but the Allmans "Fillmore" is still "active." I also reach for McLaughlin's "My Goal's Beyond" (1970) and Chick Corea "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs" (1968). Love the "Very Best of Donovan" and Beatles "Sgt. Pepper".... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Haven't played an LP in at least 10 years.. but I guess that's probably not the point. Rarely listened or listen to whole albums unless they were Greatest Hits as few if any artists can keep my attention that long. For me it's just easier to say that any playlist I have made in the past 30 years has had Blue Oyster Cult on it because they have new music every few years since the 70's. Other artists get popped into rotation and some tend to stick. Depending on my mood of course, Queensryche, Foo Fighters, Chicago, Doors, Huey Lewis, Eagles, Carpenters, Harry Chapin, Sammy Hagar, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots and Guns & Roses. Obviously some of these artists didn't show up until the 80's or 90's but other than these, just whatever sounds good to me at the moment. Some of the above groups get into rotation because of the artists, not necessarily the group. I like Sammy Hagar no matter the group so it might be his solo stuff, Chickenfoot, or Van Halen. I like Dave Grohl so it might be Foo Fighters or Nirvana, etc..
So to answer your question, because for me it's never been about albums but more about tunes... since I started listening to music there's been this master playlist that gets a tune added to it once in awhile. I think I have about 50 tunes and they span The Carpenters, Neal Diamond and Harry Chapin era's through 40 years of Blue Oyster Cult to the Foo Fighters and Garbage of today.
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Location: south east Michigan | Any number of separate songs have stuck.
Some groups more than others.
But the one band that has been a constant, is The WHO.
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I have not missed a Detroit show since 1970 and yesterday I just got tickets for the November 24 show.
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With the death of the album format and the logarithmic fragmentation of music marketing today, things will never be the same as back in those Golden Years.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Most of my CD collection fits into my iPhone, so the rotation is a bit random because I mostly shuffle. However, Who's Next by The Who is a diamond (This was my first LP, bought in 1972). More recently, I bought the deluxe version which has an extra CD of live versions and other songs - this is an absolute must for Who fans. Little Feat is another that seems to hold well with age, as are Pink Floyd. I was a big fan of Led Zeppelin, but tend to hit the skip button a lot when they appear in shuffle. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Tafkar... You would really, really enjoy this DVD. Really. 
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Location: Tennessee | Damn The Torpedos
Abbey Road
Five Summer Stories
Nilsson Schmilsson
Rumours
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Location: Orlando, FL | Yeah I pretty much do the playlist all the time. But sometimes, a song comes up and I just have to listen to the whole album. The classics I never tire of are:
Allman Brothers live at Filmore East
Yessongs
Jeff Beck, blow by blow
Little Feat, Waiting for Columbus
Stones, Sticky fingers, Beggars Banquet, let it Bleed or Exile on Main Street
David Grissman, Hot Dawg
The newer albums I will play all the way through are:
John Mayall's 70th birthday concert
Sonny Landreth, South of I-10, From the Reach
Steve Miller Band, Bingo
Derek Trucks, Roadsongs
Eric Clapton and Steve Windwood, Live
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Location: south east Michigan | It's only polite to answer a question as asked.
So... I will.
Who's Next
Honky Chateau
Who by Numbers
Abbey Road
Presidents of the United States of America (Peaches, etc)
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Both Jellyfish Albums
Toy Matinee
Beatles Revolver
Gentle Giant (1st 3) |
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Location: Flahdaw | stonebobbo - 2012-07-29 2:04 AM
Five Summer Stories
Damn! You talking about the "Honk" album? They were a cool group! |
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Location: Jet City | 20 years ain't that long ago at all. I could go back 30+ and name off a few, but there were some pretty AWESOME records coming out 20 years ago, and I was still pretty impressionable in my mid to late 20's. That coupled with moving out to Seattle at a time where all eyes were turning to what was coming out of this region opened my ears up to a whole new world of music.
I'll put up Pearl Jam's Ten. Nearly half the album hit the charts, and I bet most would be on Mr. O's playlist too. I mean just look at the first 8 tracks...
1. Once
2. Evenflow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
Not to mention the last song "Release", one of my all time favs. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I'm embarassed to say. |
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Location: Wichita, KS | My iPhone is always on shuffle, but I'd much rather pop a CD in the player and listen all the way through.
Limiting my list to five is tough. Ask me again next week and my answer will probably change.
Alan Parsons Project - Turn of a Friendly Card
Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN
Dave Mason - Let it Flow
Jeff Wayne - The War of the Worlds
Pete Townsend - Empty Glass
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Savoy Brown - Raw Sienna
Jef Beck - The Jeff Beck Group (the one with the oranges on the cover)
John Mayall - Jazz Blues Fusion
Traffic - all of them
Frank Zappa - all of them |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Street Corner Talkin, wonder what I gonna do |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | stephent28 - 2012-07-31 1:28 PM
Street Corner Talkin, wonder what I gonna do
Yeah. Different album, but they were all great! I got to see them in San Diego a hundred years ago and it was a great show. |
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Location: Tennessee | darkbarguitar - 2012-07-29 1:51 PM stonebobbo - 2012-07-29 2:04 AM Five Summer Stories Damn! You talking about the "Honk" album? They were a cool group! That's the one. Not your average surf music, for sure. They were a local band, and I got the album right when it came out and it still gets played regularly. Can it be 40 years now??? Surprised there's anything left in those two grooves. |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | Boston, all of them
REO Speedwagon High in fidelity
Bad Company Self titled
Blue Oyster Cult any song or album
Styx Grand Illusion
Bobby James and Chondels Crimson and Clover
Pink Floyd The Wall
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | kitmann - 2012-07-31 12:12 AM Bobby James and Chondels Crimson and Clover I think that might be TOMMY JAMES and the SHONDELLS |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | Your Right brother, Its one of my all time favorite songs can't believe I used the wrong name. Can we spell Dumb  |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | Two New Kentucky Colonels albums for Clarence White's flatpicking
The 3 lp Nitty Gritty Dirt Band lp with EVERYBODY from the history of acoustic music on it
Paul Simon
Doc and Merle Watson
Maria Muldaur |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Brad Durasa - 2012-07-29 9:14 AM
Tafkar... You would really, really enjoy this DVD. Really.
Thanks Brad. Guess I'll have to hunt around for it. My usual record store didn't have a copy in (didn't have anything by Pete Townshend in stock, although they at least have a tab for his name). |
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