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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

1001 Albums - 141-174, The Rest Of The 60s.

Here's a ridiculously long post. I've clearly fallen horribly behind in blogging. I have however continued the project. So here's the first of 2 catch up posts. They wont be as pretty as the previous ones. I think maybe 3 people actually skim this blog, so feel free to wiki up any titles you're interested in since I don't have time to link them. This is all about quantity over quality, yay to mini-reviews!

The Guilded Palace Of Sin & Burritos
0141 Flying Burrito Brothers – Gilded Palace of Sin - This is an absolutely fantastic country rock album completely undone by a stupid band name. Let that be a lesson to you! Anyways, highly recommended.

At San Quentin (The Complete 1969 Concert)
0142 Johnny Cash – At San Quentin - Just as good as the Folsom concert. Be sure to get the legacy release that has the whole thing.

Green River
0143 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River - It's Creedence, that means it's good. The dude abides.

Abbey Road (Remastered)
0144 The Beatles – Abbey Road - I never cared for this one that much and I still don't. It's not awful, but it's not as great as everyone tells you it is either.

Tommy
0145 The Who – Tommy - I love The Who and I love Tommy. The album gets a little corny, and that "Come To this House" song is dreadful, but it's still works. Live versions found on the expanded "Live At Leeds" and "At The Isle Of White" are ridiculous in their awesomeness.

In A Silent Way
0146 Miles Davis – In a Silent Way - Too silent, I slept through it.

Odessa
0147 Bee Gees – Odessa - People say that pre-disco Bee Gees is really good. They lie.

Basket Of Light
0148 Pentangle – Basket of Light - Don't remember it at all, must of been shit.

Let It Bleed
0149 Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed - Loved it, one of their all time great albums.

Five Leaves Left
0150 Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left - Loved it, twee folk rock of the best kind.

Dusty In Memphis
0151 Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis - Good stuff, the English girl has SOUL POWER.

From Elvis in Memphis
0152 Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis - One of a few comeback albums Elvis would have, this one shows what would set his Vegas tone. It's got some good hits, but I prefer the Rockabilly.

Velvet Underground
0153 The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (3rd Album) - Another Velvets album that sounds like nothing like the previous 2, but still kicks ass. Buy it and love it.

Happy Trails
0154 Quicksilver Messenger Service – Happy Trails - This was hippy shit. Three Bo Diddly songs that drift off into never ending improvisations that loose all melody. Burn it.

Led Zeppelin 1
0155 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (1st Album) - The first one is still my favorite. No tricks, just balls out blooz rock.

The Band
0156 The Band – The Band (2nd Album) - My favorite album of theirs, like an old friend, it will be there for you. Buy it.

Led Zeppelin II
0157 Led Zeppelin – II - Not bad, but too much goofy improv and trickery where as "Dazed & Confuzed" worked on the first one. I've never warmed to it.

Kick Out the Jams
0158 MC5 – Kick Out the Jams - I've loved this one from before I started listening to music based on lists. A kick ass live recording that can still show the punk kids today a thing or two.

Cloud Nine
0159 Temptations – Cloud Nine - Forgettable.

Stand!
0160 Sly & the Family Stone – Stand! - Dead solid soul/funk. Will make you shake your money maker.

Happy Sad
0161 Tim Buckley – Happy Sad - Mostly sad. Did nothing for me after I was impressed by that previous album.

Chicago Transit Authority
0162 Chicago Transit Authority [Chicago] - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) - Absolute shit. Prog rock like this was never my thing.

Unhalfbricking
0163 Fairport Convention – Unhalfbricking - Really nice folk album that wasn't corny like most of the other folk showing up on this part of the list.

Elephant Mountain
0164 Youngbloods – Elephant Mountain - Uninspired and forgettable folk rock.

Hot Buttered Soul (Aniv)
0165 Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul - Hayes changes the Stax sound, but not for the better.

Live / Dead
0166 The Grateful Dead – Live/Dead - The first live album release of the Dead, it has it's moments but it's mostly a big snooze for me.

Arthur - Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
0167 The Kinks – Arthur: Or the Decline & Fall of the British Empire - Another great pop album by the Kinks, they deserve more respect.

In the Court of the Crimson King
0168 King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King - I was excited for this but it's never ending boring crap. Blech.

Songs From a Room
0169 Leonard Cohen – Songs from a Room - I've always liked Cohen, and this is no exception.

Liege & Lief
0170 Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief - Another really pleasing folk album by the group.

Scott 4
0171 Scott Walker – Scott 4 - Not as good as Scott 2, but simply good enough.

Stooges
0172 The Stooges – The Stooges (1st Album) - I love The Stooges, but I just don't love this album. Great songs are undone by the truly terrible "We Will Fall"

Oar
0173 Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence – Oar - Not mind blowing despite the dark songs. It's got a cult following, as it should.

Hot Rats
0174 Zappa, Frank – Hot Rats - Zappas' second solo effort is largely instrumental and all types of great. Never boring, it's been a personal favorite of mine since I first spun it.

The End.