Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon. Deep Purple - Highway Star. Black Night. Smoke on the water. Stevie Wonder - Hotter than July He's Misstra know-it-all Superstition.
As a side note, I grew up with vinyl ( my first album was welcome to my nightmare by Alice Cooper when I was 8). I miss the information you got from an LP. who’d produced it, often a bit about the band. Used to buy albums based on this info. I like the convenience of CD’s and MP3’s etc but feel there’s something missing.
We bought a record player (again) about 3 years ago and now are building up a collection of LPs (again). We're both wondering where all the original ones we had from our younger years went to? It sounds so good on vinyl. More real. Less clean.
Yeah Hunky Dory the album, its on youtube in full so she could listen to it if she felt that way inclined. Best Bowie songs? Jean Genie Suffragette City Queen Bitch Isn't it Evening Heroes Andy Warhol Facination Candidate Golden Years Cactus New Killer Star Absolute Beginners The Stars (are out tonight) Right Panic in Detroit Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed Life on Mars Wild is the Wind Lady Stardust You can find all of them here. I'm not sure they are the best, but these show the various styles perhaps? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8y7DDcrI_piG-vQIQLOTe4q3zyxgzob
Belfast -Orbital Paperhouse - Can On the road again - canned heat Unfinished sympathy - massive attack Afe Ato Yen Bio - de frank professionals Chan chan - Buenavista social club Hold tight London - Chemical brothers Bombtrack - Rage against the machine Smile - Elastica Debaser - Pixies One way - Levellers Out of space - Prodigy Roads - Portishead Cold beverage - G Love and special sauce Alright - Supergrass Walk this land - E Z rollers Talk Tonight -Oasis
Right said Fred = Bernard Cribbins Don't jump off the roof Dad = Tommy Cooper Ghost riders in the sky = Jonny Cash and anything by Spike Jones
I'm agreeing with loads already said...but rather than a track or two listen to the full albums....many of them are full of amazing tracks that never had airplay or commercial success. Nowadays one or maybe two songs make a band popular because of the ease downloading and commercial viability of a single song. Bands before the internet had to produce a full album of good tracks or it didn't sell hence the longevity of many classic bands/ groups. Tis why I love vinyl a medium, you tend to listen to the entire record as it was meant to be heard because you can't be arse changing songs lol! That said....in no particular order... Elmore James.. all them blues. The band....the last waltz Anything by the rolling stones. Anything by bowie. Willie nelson...a song for you. Fleetwood Mac.....rumours. John Coltrane.. night train. Anything by BB King. John Martyn..london conversation. Pixies...death to the pixes or Doolittle. And as a side note radiohead, nirvana, deathcab for cutie, Tom waits, Mississippi John hurt..ill stop there as I could go on for ages...
My Daughters top ten: ( I think it changes daily at the moment though) Fluorescent adolescent- Artic Monkeys Let’s Dance to Joy Division - Wombats Starlight - Muse Zero - Smashing Pumpkins Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons Mister Doctor Man - Palaye Royale Thanks for the Memories - Fall out boy Pursuit of Happiness - Kid Cudi Roaring Twenties - Panic at the Disco
@Sambighair I missed Tom Waits off my list. Thanks for reminding me. I agree on the Album thing too, my daughter rarely listens to an album - keep telling her she’s missing loads.
Normally instrumentals for me (Albatross for example) but very rarely lyrics Mike and Mechanics (In the living years)
I'd have missed out on many of my lifelong favourite tracks if it handy been for records plus my laziness! Hahaha
Good thread.. A few totally random ones that come quickly to mind.. I feel free. Cream Silver machine. Hawkwind When the levee breaks. Led Zeppelin Wicked game. Chris Isaac She sells sanctuary. The Cult California dreamin. Mamas and Papas Don’t be afraid of the dark. Robert Cray Faith Healer. Sensational Alex Harvey band Tracks of my tears. Smokey Robinson Don’t play that song for me. Aretha Franklin Boom, boom, boom. John Lee Hooker Could go on...
My Daughter has had a look through and taken a lot of notes. She says thank you to all and keep them coming please, especially the rock.
