your favorite music as a kid

[Sarah]

abba is awesome. don't be hatin'.

i can put on any abba record at any time and enjoy it. i can't say the same about the entire body of work from many other groups or artists.. if any.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

Time has chipped away at my Reba love. She scares me now with all of that plastic surgery. Also because of her steadfast support of the Dubya...but let's not go there.

word. the surgery is a bit much and the right-wing support pisses me off. but her voice? still kills me.

[kathy1]

thanks for the good luck i am pretty close to my 600th post.

[mikeschmike]

Originally Posted by Sarah

abba is awesome. don't be hatin'.

i can put on any abba record at any time and enjoy it. i can't say the same about the entire body of work from many other groups or artists.. if any.

Liar.

[DeadliestPoison]

Originally Posted by Sarah

abba is awesome. don't be hatin'.

i can put on any abba record at any time and enjoy it. i can't say the same about the entire body of work from many other groups or artists.. if any.

oh man, I was just going to shoot you a PM or something about this. if I ever hated on you for liking ABBA/ABBA in general before, I take it back. I have one of their greatest hits collections and it rules my world. If not for the insanely gorgeous harmonies, then for the music alone. The bassline of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" is really, really great.

"Lay All Your Love On Me" > all, though.

[carrie721]

f*cking goulet

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

oh man, I was just going to shoot you a PM or something about this. if I ever hated on you for liking ABBA/ABBA in general before, I take it back. I have one of their greatest hits collections and it rules my world. If not for the insanely gorgeous harmonies, then for the music alone. The bassline of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" is really, really great.

"Lay All Your Love On Me" > all, though.

LAYLOM is my absolute favorite. I just listened to it right before I read this.

The harmonies are what I like most about ABBA, but the music is undeniable. Those guys. The keyboard work. Kills me. I'm looking for an extended version of LAYLOM with more of that ending "organ" part. Benny (I guess it's Benny, anyway) just goes off on that **** and it hits my heart.

All the records are great, srsly, but as far as collections go, the 2 disc Definitive Collection is as good as you could hope for.

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

Liar.

i can't even respond to this

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by Sarah

LAYLOM is my absolute favorite. I just listened to it right before I read this.

The harmonies are what I like most about ABBA, but the music is undeniable. Those guys. The keyboard work. Kills me. I'm looking for an extended version of LAYLOM with more of that ending "organ" part. Benny (I guess it's Benny, anyway) just goes off on that **** and it hits my heart.

All the records are great, srsly, but as far as collections go, the 2 disc Definitive Collection is as good as you could hope for.

if you find that extended v., could you share with the class? LAYLOM is my fav.

[danax6]

yay, at least i don't have to be embarrassed about my abba love.

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by carrie721

if you find that extended v., could you share with the class? LAYLOM is my fav.

yes, if i find it, i will. i'll do some more searching today.

oh man. i also love Eagle. the first times i heard it, i wasn't so big on it... but ABBA the Movie totally changed that. best scene in the whole freakin' thing:



(a bit of background if you haven't seen the movie: this poor sap has been trying to get an interview with them all over freakin' australia, and finally, right as he figures his luck is up for good, he runs into them in an elevator. hooray for happy endings.)

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by danax6

yay, at least i don't have to be embarrassed about my abba love.

no way. i saw mamma mia ... twice when it came to cleveland

sarah - i can't watch youtube on this computer but i'll check it out on the laptop later

[Sarah]

i've found videos of the extended LAYLOM mix, but i can't find an audio file.

[mikeschmike]

Originally Posted by carrie721

f*cking goulet

he's way worse when painted. i can't explain it...he just is.

i think i'll put Gold on now and try to get happy.

[chiliD]

Wow! This is gonna show my age...we're talkin' from age 4 through 10 here:
My earliest:
Elvis
Buddy Holly
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
Gene Vincent
Eddie Cochrane
Richie Valens
Bill Haley & The Comets
Carl Perkins
The Rock & Roll Trio (with Billy Burnette's dad & uncle)

Then a bit later:
Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
The Challengers
The Chantays
The Rip-Chords
The Surfaris
Dee Dee Sharp
Dick & Dee Dee
Chubby Checker
Little Eva
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
The Beach Boys
The Four Seasons
The Beatles
Petula Clark
The Rolling Stones
The Animals
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Freddie & The Dreamers
The Nashville Teens
Ray Charles
Ray Price
Johnny Cash
The Diaboliques
The Rivingtons
The Monkees


Then even a little later:
The Yardbirds
The Who
The Doors
The Seeds
The Kingsmen
The Trashmen
The Standells
Them
The Byrds

And, just before I turned 11:
The Hollies
Buffalo Springfield
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (with Eric Clapton)
Cream

A few months after I turned 11 (which was "The Summer Of Love"):
Fleetwood Mac
Jefferson Airplane
The Grateful Dead
Jimi Hendrix Experience


So, that was my "Upbringing" musically. Thanks to Eric Clapton & Peter Green touting the blues, I started listening to the masters: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, BB King, Freddie King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Walker, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, etc.

EDIT: Yep, I knew I'd forget some...all the Motown & Stax artists, too. Plus, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Al Green, too.