Classic Album Face Off

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Maybe, I was just testing the waters to see what the response was like to this one. I want to do a Laurel Canyon-inspired one next.

I went for Bob Dylan. It's not my favourite of his albums, but out of the three it's the one that means the most to me, plus how can you argue with that tracklist? Like A Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, Highway 61 Revisited, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues etc. It's a masterclass in songwriting.

My God - YES!! The whole Laurel Canyon scene may be my favourite musical era/genre ever. This one must be done.

Have you seen a dcumentary called 'Hotel California: LA From the Byrds to the Eagles? It's a BBC one and I'm sure it will be on youtube. It talks about how The Byrds arguably began the country/folk/rick thing and then how it was knd of killed by the Eagles stadium success 10 years later. There are great old and new interviews and performances by with, among others.... JD Souther, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, Bernie Leadon, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Waddy Wachtel....and on and on it goes...