Music Thread

[Gaucho]

It doesn't really answer your question, though.

[Gaucho]

How about Joni Mitchell's Raised on Robbery, a fairly conventional rock number that on Court & Spark somehow ended up between the sublime Just Like This Train and Trouble Child. I have a theory that every really great album needs one not great song to make it even greater.

[Gaucho]

It's probably not a great example.

[shafnutz05]

Some Girls is a great album.

In terms of mikey's question, my first thought went to Rust Never Sleeps, when it transitions from the soft, acoustic Sail Away to the electric Powderfinger. Obviously not as good as an example as the one he cited.

I think Young does have the biggest changes in musical genres from album to album, however. After Rust Never Sleeps/Live Rust, you have Hawks and Doves (country/folk rock), Reactor (new wave/hard rock), Trans (synthpop/electronic), Everybody's Rockin (a ridiculous rockabilly album that was released as a middle finger to David Geffen), and Old Ways (straight country). Later in the 80s, he had This Note's For You, which was a foray into R&B/blues. Those previous albums mentioned were all released in a six year stretch, too.

[DigitalGypsy66]

As for Young, that's just the stuff we know about. He has albums of stuff never released...the archives will be the only way to hear most of it.

[Gaucho]

https://twitter.com/DuckDownMusic/statu ... 4727813120

[Kane]

These girls are good.



Also, the little one is amazing on the bass.

[MR25]

Phish is playing at Blossom on a Wednesday in June.

I really want this new job, because my current doesn't let us take time off during June.

[DigitalGypsy66]

James Patrick Page, OBE, turns 75 today.

Here's his solo version of Stairway to Heaven:

[Freddy Rumsen]

Jethro Tull's "Minstrel in the Gallery" is a fantastic album.

[Gaucho]

[Gaucho]

https://twitter.com/Blackamazon/status/ ... 8920931330

[shafnutz05]

https://twitter.com/Blackamazon/status/ ... 8920931330

Whoa.

[Gaucho]

lit

[Viva la Ben]

Jawbox becomes the latest 90’s band to reunite for a tour; it’s their first in 19 years.
https://pitchfork.com/news/jawbox-annou ... nion-tour/

[Gaucho]

Steven Tyler, Julien Baker, Ben Harper, Jason Isbell, Joe Walsh, and other sober musicians on how to thrive creatively without drugs or booze.

https://www.gq.com/story/clean-musicians

Walsh: When I stopped doing cocaine, it was amazing to me that I didn’t need to carry a gun anymore. I just didn’t need one!

[DigitalGypsy66]

Jason Isbell is a cool dude.

[MR25]

Trey Anastasio is the best.

[IMFC]

Random Abbey Road Beatles thoughts:

5) The ending nine ditties, starting with "You Never Give Me Your Money" is my favorite series of songs on any Beatles album.

Little known fact: "You Never Give Me Your Money" was their response to The Thamesmen's "Gimme Some Money"

[IMFC]

For those that know a wider array of music than me (a low bar), I'd be curious as to your thoughts on this prompt to help me expand my (trivial) knowledge...

The prompt is: What's the biggest musical difference between back to back tracks on a single album in terms of, well, everything...style, influence, sound, whatever...?

What prompted the prompt...?

On "Some Girls", the Stones go back to back with...



"Lies" - a fast punk-influenced piece where you can't even attempt to understand Mick at the beginning...
and then go to a mock country piece "Far Away Eyes"



Your thoughts?

1) Miss You is one of my fav songs of all time. Billy Preston gave Wyman the ideas for that bass line. Freaking amazing.

2) For your question, I'll go with The Velvet Underground & Nico. Honestly the whole album goes back and forth, but these two songs are purposely in contrast.

Track 9 is I'll Be Your Mirror


Track 10 is Black Angel's Death Song

[Factorial]

Nico. Boooo.

[mikey]

Good add, IMFC

[Willie Kool]

Random Abbey Road Beatles thoughts:

5) The ending nine ditties, starting with "You Never Give Me Your Money" is my favorite series of songs on any Beatles album.

Little known fact: "You Never Give Me Your Money" was their response to The Thamesmen's "Gimme Some Money"

[Willie Kool]

Your thoughts?

That's tough. Your example is an excellent one. The first to come to my mind is Zep's Fool In The Rain -> Hot Dog.

[tifosi77]

What's the biggest musical difference between back to back tracks on a single album in terms of, well, everything...style, influence, sound, whatever...?

You'll appreciate this.........

Within You Without You


...leads into...

When I'm Sixty-Four


on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band