Name ONE song by Christine you really can't stand

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

On The Beach is a meh album? For real? I guess it would be boring if we all liked the same things etc, but that album to me is one of his greatest works. Interestingly, I think, apparently it's one of the highest rated albums of the 1970s on Rate Your Music.
Personally, a few of my all-time favourites came out that year: Big Star's Radio City, Gram Parson's Grievous Angel, Gene Clark's No Other, Dolly Parton's Jolene and those are just off the top of my head.

Revolution Blues is questionably my favorite Neil Young song ever.

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Hi Homie.

Gail

You mean Homie Hi.

Homie, homieeeeeee, homie, homie.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Well its just I feel Tonights the Night is too good to be in the "and more" section. It's top 5 of all time by any artist for me. On the Beach and Time Fades also awseome but I had to pick my battle and only felt like bitching about TTN All three of those are better then the three Eagles albums you felt compelled to actually list

The whole ditch trilogy of On The Beach, Tonight's The Night and Time Fades Away are easily my favourite Neil albums. For me those albums epitomise everything great about Neil Young, that's why I was surprised to see On The Beach described as "meh" but, like I said, I guess it's all what you're into. If you're a Harvest fan I guess those are pretty dark albums to get into but I agree with you, they are top five for me too.

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Revolution Blues is questionably my favorite Neil Young song ever.

I love it too. I went through a period a few years back of just playing it over and over again, which is pretty depressing in a way considering the subject matter But the lyrics are just brilliant. I also love Ambulance Blues, getting to hear him play that live last year brought tears to my eyes, it was so good.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

You mean Homie Hi.

Homie, homieeeeeee, homie, homie.

who could be sweeter than you!!!

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by chiliD

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I graduated HS in '73, so that whole 1973-76 span just blends into one big blob of time for me (even moreso the longer time passes)...I don't really even count individual years in that era...for me, that was MY era musically

PERSONAL "Landmark" albums of that era 73-76 (if my chronology is correct):


Fleetwood Mac - Penguin
Fleetwood Mac - Mystery To Me
Fleetwood Mac - Heroes Are Hard To Find
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

This makes sense that you would lump the white album into this group since, at the time of its original release, it was probably considered by most as "just another FM album with another lineup." I'm curious: you've probably been asked before, but what did you think of the White album and the "new" lineup when you first heard it?

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

You mean Homie Hi.

Homie, homieeeeeee, homie, homie.

I think I just spit all over my keyboard!

I'll never hear that song the same!

[louielouie2000]

I don't really care for anything on Bare Trees, and unfortunately that includes Christine's tracks. I don't think her songs are bad per se, but I think the whole production style of that album is super dated, very cliche, and just plain boring. I know that will make ChiliD yell at me, but it's just the way I feel. It seems this is their album after Peter's departure that they were still really trying to figure out who they were, and what direction they really wanted to go in. The lone exception on this album for me is Sunny Side of Heaven.

[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I don't really care for anything on Bare Trees, ..... The lone exception on this album for me is Sunny Side of Heaven.

You have just summed up my entire attitude to Bare Trees.

[nicepace]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I don't really care for anything on Bare Trees, and unfortunately that includes Christine's tracks.

I disagree with you so completely about this that it makes me laugh. I think 'Bare Trees' is a superb album, Danny at his best, and I really love both Bob's and Christine's songs on there too.

If you want dated production, listen to (most of) 'Tango in the Night.'

[David]

Which album has "Sands of Time" on it? Nothing finer for groove than "Sands of Time."

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by David

Which album has "Sands of Time" on it? Nothing finer for groove than "Sands of Time."

Future Games.

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I think I just spit all over my keyboard!

I'll never hear that song the same!

Then my work here is done.

[HomerMcvie]

Very nice job, Lisa.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

4 Way Street is 1971

Adding to your list, apart from the ones I've mentioned in the above post, there was also Richard & Linda Thompson's I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight, Kimono My House by The Sparks, Jackson Browne's Late For The Sky, Future Days by Can, Country Life by Roxy Music, George Jones' The Grand Tour, Brian Eno's Here Come The Warm Jets, Red by King Crimson and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis.

I guess it all depends on the kind of music you're into though, but for me 1974 was a very good year in music.

I guess your post kinda underscores my point that 1974 did not produce any truly landmark albums. There was no Quadrophenia or Harvest or Dark Side of the Moon or Physical Graffiti or Born to Run or After the Goldrush or Blood on the Tracks or Running on Empty, etc. It was just kind of a transitional period for music where legendary artists put out some of their lesser works, if anything at all. That's not to say that the albums you list are awful. It's just that they are mostly not considered among the legendary classic rock albums. Yes, Richard and Linda Thompson's album has been hailed universally by critics, but nobody really bought it. Same with Brian Eno. Same with Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, although I must admit that it was probably the most successful PG-era album- but still kind of obscure by Genesis' standards. Accordingly, my point is that Fleetwood Mac kinda stayed on-trend by releasing one of their lesser albums during this period of time. Yes, there were some classic tunes by Neil Young and Bob Dylan released around this time, but their albums from 1974 are not relative stand-outs among their respective catalogs.

[billwebster]

I know this is a controversial choice for this board, but I always tend to skip "Calumny" whilst I pretty much enjoy "Temporary One", "Hollywood" and tend to turn up "Bad Journey".