Classic Album Face Off

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

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...

Hell, yes! I must have seen that documentary about 10 times, I love it! One of my favourite parts is David Crosby dissing The Eagles. Have you read the book by Barney Hoskyns it's based on? If you haven't you must, it's absolutely fantastic and it introduced me to so many forgotten bands from that scene that I now love.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Califo...2426197&sr=8-1

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Hell, yes! I must have seen that documentary about 10 times, I love it! One of my favourite parts is David Crosby dissing The Eagles. Have you read the book by Barney Hoskyns it's based on? If you haven't you must, it's absolutely fantastic and it introduced me to so many forgotten bands from that scene that I now love.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Califo...2426197&sr=8-1

I've been meaning to get that book for ages. It's right at the top of my list!

In the meantime, one recommendation deserves another.... if you don;t know this book (which you probably do) you should get it asap..and it's a great price for the hardback edition! Here we go: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-Thous...2426466&sr=1-2

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by Cornflake Girl

I love you. The Beatles in general are overrated IMO, thank you Rolling Stone magazine.

And yet, even the majority of the Ledgies prefer Sgt. Pepper over the other two choices.

[markolas]

Lord, I remember that face off thing - I wasn't too happy with the end result, and doubt I'll be with this one, but I'll play along.

Anyway, I went with Pet Sounds. Easily. I can't stand the Beatles, and Bob Dylan is mostly bleh, with a few exceptions. Pet Sounds is a great album, tho.

[Black_Moon]

Originally Posted by Cornflake Girl

I love you. The Beatles in general are overrated IMO, thank you Rolling Stone magazine.

I really don't like The Beatles.

Definitely "Pet Sounds" on this vote. I love that album anyway, and I may dislike The Beatles but I hate Bob Dylan and his whining, nasally voice.

[Musicman408]

I don't know- I went with the Beach Boys. I just DO NOT like The Beatles.

[carrie721]

for me, it was a toss up between pet sounds and highway 61 revisited. i have never been a big beatles fan and i probably never will be, although i do have an appreciation for their vast contribution to modern music and for the many bands i love that they have influenced.

pet sounds is gorgeous and fun and brilliant, but at this point in my life i prefer the nasally ramblin' man aesthetic and gritty poetry of the baaahb.

[carrie721]

also sharon i would love it if you did a big album face-off like you did a couple years ago. i joined right at the tail end of that and didn't get to participate in the whole thing. do it for me, sharon!

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

I've been meaning to get that book for ages. It's right at the top of my list!

In the meantime, one recommendation deserves another.... if you don;t know this book (which you probably do) you should get it asap..and it's a great price for the hardback edition! Here we go: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-Thous...2426466&sr=1-2

That book is on my list too! I've been wanting to read it for ages. Anything Gram is good.

Originally Posted by carrie721

also sharon i would love it if you did a big album face-off like you did a couple years ago. i joined right at the tail end of that and didn't get to participate in the whole thing. do it for me, sharon!

I will do it just for you Carrie!

[MoonWaterPoet]

DEFINITELY BOB DYLAN... for Me!!!


Donnie Wayne ~

[jannieC]

I am always so shocked when someone says they hate The Beatles.

[GypsySorcerer]

I went with Dylan, though if you'd have caught me on a different day, I would've voted for the Beach Boys.

[ILoveFM]

Originally Posted by jannieC

I am always so shocked when someone says they hate The Beatles.

Me too!! :O

[iamnotafraid]

Did Paul die before or after Sgt. Peppers?

[ILoveFM]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Did Paul die before or after Sgt. Peppers?

I think it was 'before'. The whole 'hand over head' thing and the grave with the beatles on it. My friend was showing me all of that stuff and telling me his death theory haha.