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| 121. Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd | |
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Amazon.com Interestingly, the album's nonchronological track listing works--thesummery, childhood enchantment of "See Emily Play" is right next to the schooldiscipline of "Happiest Days of Our Lives"--and at least this way no one willswitch off when material from A Momentary Lapse of Reason comes around.Despite the curious omission of "Atom Heart Mother," this really is the verybest of the Floyd--from the throbbing "One of These Days" to the pop operatic"Great Gig in the Sky" to the genius silvery fluidity of Dave Gilmour's guitarwork. This is timeless, as many members of Sigur Rós, Radiohead, and the Beta Band will attest. --Kevin Maidment ... Read more Reviews (336)
Though to be admired for liberally including songs from the early days, the album makes a tactical error in not being programmed chronilogically. For example, the previously unreleased track "When The Tigers Broke Free" appeared in the movie version of "Pink Floyd The Wall." It's a fine song, but standing alone outside of "The Wall's" story line it doesn't have the same impact. Overall, there is nothing wrong with the music on this collection. Of course, it could also have included about a dozen more songs, but then it would be of unweildy size. Hardcore fans probably already own most, if not all, of the material. Those just getting to know Floyd would be better off purchasing the original albums, starting with "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall."
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| 122. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | |
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That said, PIPER isn't necessarily going to appeal to your average Pink Floyd fan because the group that recorded it was a different animal from the one that recorded DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, WISH YOU WERE HERE and ANIMALS, with a completely different esthetic agenda that is simply going to sound too radical (and too English) for certain ears to assimilate. However, I would still encourage all Floyd-heads to give it a few careful listens. Who knows, some of them might eventually come to love what they hear.
Syd Barrett, the main guitarist and vocalist, wrote the songs on PATGOD. A lot of people think today that if Syd Barrett hadn't had to leave Pink Floyd after PATGOD due to emotional breakdowns, that Pink Floyd would have been better off. I have to disagree. David Glmour was a great replacement to Barrett, who probably would have kept Pink Floyd from reaching it's popularity and Hard-Psychadelic Rock genre, instead keeping the band's Pop-Psychadelic Rock genre. But, there is no doubt that PATGOD is a very special and fantastic album. "Astronomy Domine" begins with a crackling radio and builds up to a well played, crazy, sound effect-galore, outer space song. "Lucifer Sam" is a fun track with cool guitar riffs. "Flaming" is a childish song with obvious British whim. "Pow R. Toc H." is filled with odd vocal noises and percussion. "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk", with funky guitar, is an undescribable highlight of PATGOD. "Interstellar Overdrive", my favorite track on Piper, is a crazy freak-out of a song. "The Gnome" is a short child song. "Chapter 24" is a nice relaxing song containing a lot of synthesizer. "The Scarecrow" is yet another child song. "Bike" rounds off Piper with magical sounds at the end of it. This is not a must-have CD, but it makes a good element of your Pink Floyd collection if you have it. I have it and give it 4 stars.
It is a difficult, almost feral, album filled with songs that project a view of the world that is almost childish in its naiivety, and yet, at the same time, maintains a very dark, menacing edginess. It is an album which manages, somehow a very delicate tension between the whimsical and the sinister, a tension which, perhaps, reflects the personal turmoil of Syd Barret himself. Tough to say what might have transpired had Barret not lost the edge. Perhaps his psychological collapse (brought about by the over-use of psychotropic drugs), was necessitated by the nature of the art he created: a brilliance not made to last, like a star going nova. Conjecture aside, Piper At The Gates of Dawn remains a unique artistic statement, wholly unlike anything that would be produced by the subsequent incarnation of the group following Barret's departure. It is an album which captures, in a very real way, the nature and essence of psychedelic music, and may in fact be the best Pink Floyd album. [NOTE: for the casual Floyd fan, the incarnation of the band present on Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is the Pink Floyd you know and love in title alone. Consequently, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn make take some getting used to, particularly for those either unfamiliar with late 60's psychedelic rock or those expecting a Darkside-esque album.]
I watched the DVD pink floyd: the syd barrett story and they were portraying syd as a genius or a pioneer. I only thought why? Anybody could play the guitar rubbing objects along the stings and fret to produce wierd irritating noises and play out of beat and out of tune. Don't get me wrong, it is sad that syd suffered the problems he had or still has but I don't really sympahize with people who willingly take experimental drugs. If you really want to listen to good pink floyd then have a listen to albums like dark side of the moon, the wall, wish you were here, animals just to name a few. ... Read more | |
| 123. Meddle | |
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This one contains an only track, 'Echoes' which is for me the biggest achievement from Pink Floyd as a track, maybe along with 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond'. Not only that, but maybe it's one of the long tracks that will have to be exhibited in the future to explain people what "was" symphonic rock. The theme starts with a submarine-radar sound lost in the immensity of the ocean's silence. Some sonsensy keyboards start to groove and a beautiful guitar from mister Gilmour draws a slow and sinuous melody, and the band starts playing over Nick Mason's lazy drum beating. So the vocal part appears with a nice and sensitive harmony between Gilmour and Wright. Everything develops to an almost pre-funky jam and after that the music starts disappearing under a scary and breathtaking sinfony of what is like underwater screaming creatures. That lasts for some minutes, and so a muted electric guitar leads the way gradually from silence to what is one of the most beautiful, energetic and full of emotion musical crescendos a band has ever achieved. Find out the rest of it for yourselves!!!
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| 124. Appetite for Destruction | |
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Rose is not the greatest vocalist in the world, but it is clear that as a song-writer he pulls no punches. The almost-metal assualt of 'Welcome to the Jungle' and 'It's So Easy' are perfect showcases for what GnR are all about. Slash demonstrates why he was to become one of the most respected gutarists of his age while the Adler/McKagan/Stradlin combination give the lead guitarist a powerful rhythm to hang his memorable hooks on. Even though they are raucous, there is a definite Stones/Aerosmith groove about GnR's music. 'Nightrain' is bluesy, 'Mr Brownstone' could almost makes you dance and 'Think About You' is a crooning rock classic. When they do slow it down a little, the results are equally as memorable. 'Sweet Child O' Mine' with it's acoustic melody and seering lead licks is an all time classic, while 'Rocket Queen' successfully mixes a hybrid of styles before roaring off to a rocking conclusion. 'Out Ta Get Me' and 'You're Crazy' are fast and furious, 'My Michelle' and 'Anything Goes' fall into the more whimsical category of hard rock but are just as enjoyable as the rest of the album. No turkeys, just twelve magical slices of rock music.
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| 125. Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. 1-2 | |
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All in all, this is the perfect collection of Joel's music for the casual fan who doesn't want to splurge for all of the original albums.
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| 126. The Best of the Moody Blues | |
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My one and only complaint is that Nights In White Satin is included without Graeme Edge's spellbinding poem Late Lament. I have always found that poem to be a fantastic epilogue to the song. But that's such a minor complaint. This is a great CD, and well worth the money. By the way, the sleeve includes a one or two-sentence story of each song, and a conversation between John Reed and Justin Hayward, which tells the story of the band. Nice bonus!
It's not a perfect collection. For one thing, this collection came out more than ten years ago, so the two studio albums and two live albums they've released since then are not covered. For another, there are four excellent songwriters in the band (five during their classics period) and only two, Justin Hayward and John Lodge, have their works featured here. But, every single that the Moodies have ever put out has been penned by either Hayward or Lodge, so the compilation can hardly be faulted for that. Granted, the Hayward side projects (as much as I love them) don't really belong here, and "Go Now," which came out before Justin Hayward and John Lodge even joined the band, when they were a hack R&B group, is out of place. The elimination of these could have made room for some songs written and sung by other members of the band, such as "Legend of a Mind", a 1968 classic written and sung by flutist Ray Thomas which to this day is a quintessential part of their live show. I am a die-hard Moodies fan who has in his collection all of their studio material and officially-released live material (which is a lot) as well as a multitude of solo albums from the band members (totalling nine albums.) My love affair with the Moodies started with a little now-out-of-print greatest hits package that was a lot like this one, only with less songs. And that one sure got me going! So this is a perfectly great collection to introduce oneself to their music, unless of course you want to spring for the comprehensive double-cd "Anthology."
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| 127. The Ghost of Tom Joad | |
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On "The Ghost of Tom Joad," Springsteen finds himself at his peak--even if he had to leave the rock arena to do it. Sure, his electric guitar-fueled rockers are superb (find one rocker who's had a more lasting impression on various generations, past and present, than the Boss; and if you say McCartney, I'm gonna hit you). However, these gentle (mostly) acoustic numbers are sublime--graceful folk/country songs that sound the bells for the downtrodden (and Springsteen's multi-instrumental talent). "Straight Time," for example, deals with a former criminal who can't seem to live a decent life; "Highway 29", about a fateful Bonnie and Clyde couple; "Youngstown," about a factory worker who needs a reprieve; "The Line," about a border guard who falls in love with a refugee; "My Best Was Never Good Enough," a darkly humorous tune about a man who just can't win, no matter what advice he's been given; and several other songs, most about immigrants and their troubles. Yeah, it's a little opressing at first. Springsteen can be that way, when he's writing from his soul. And the album never really picks up, tempo-wise. It's not something you're gonna party to; but if you want good quality music, that'll make you think about yourself and the world, and shine a better light on your relations with others, then "The Ghost of Tom Joad" is your album.
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| 128. Please Please Me | |
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"do you want to know a secret" is still one of my all-time favorite oldies, and i do believe that this version of "twist and shout" is not only the definitive version, but also one of the beatles' most successful vocal performances.
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| 129. The Rising | |
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What we have here, plain and simple, is a masterpiece. A soulful, soul-filled opus, which may very well be the defining work of Mr. Springsteen's career. On one level, it sounds great. Pop this baby in the car CD player, roll the top down and you're cruisin' - just like a real like rock album is supposed to do. I want to hear Van Morrison sing My City in Ruins, and Smokey Robinson do Let's be Friends - these songs seem to be written for them. On the other hand, Mary's Place could have been found from the missing tapes of the Born to Run sessions. The gospel revival choir of My City in Ruins, the Middle Eastern chants of Worlds Apart, the twangs of Into the Fire, - all rich chocolate candy for the ears. I wonder how much of the credit for this goes to Brendan O'Brien - a wise choice, Bruce. And the lyrics... Bruce has masterfully found the delicate balance between standing face to face with the deep, desperate, ultimate despair that's still hanging in the air, and hoping that things can, and will, get better. "Things are bad," he is saying, "as bad as they have ever been." And he puts it right out there for us... "Hell's brewin' dark sun's on the rise..." "Sky falling, streaked with blood," "It's raining, but there ain't a cloud in the sky" "Can't see nothin' in front of me, ... nothing coming up from behind..." "Can hear the organ, but the congregation's gone" What Bruce also does here, is get to the poignant specificity of personal loss... "Coffee cups on the counter, jackets on the chair "I heard you calling me, "Without you, Bruce is telling us it's OK to grieve, we have to grieve. He is helping wade through the darkness. But there is hope. There is light. We will be alright... "I'm gonna find my way "Meet me at Mary's Place, "Let's take the good times as they go You can here him lifting us up on his back... "Come on up for the rising" "Come on Rise up! In classic Bruce lyrical style, recurrent themes appear throughout the songs, a la Nebraska. Seems fascinating to me, though, that the song that sums it most up succinctly, My City in Ruins, is the one was written before the tragic Hardly - just evidence that the themes that Bruce writes about are universal and iconic: Love, Hate, Despair, Fear, Grief, and Hope. But in the end, with a little Rock and Roll to help along the way, it's gonna be alright.
„THE BOSS" IS STILL A BOSS!!!
Knowing that Bruce has close ties (to say the least) with the areas hit hard by the tragedy, combined with the experiences of seeing him perform these songs live on his subsequent tour, the first task is easy - that is to state definitively that "The Rising" was not merely a financial cash in, as some critics inevitably propose. The whole purpose of what Bruce Springsteen is all about can be simply summed up by one raspy snarl of his voice, or one look at his stretched and twisted face as he draws in a breath of passion at the mic. That purpose is one of the best, most honorable purposes there is: to reach out and connect and relate on an emotional level with other flesh and blood. Look at some of these lyrics. "Into the Fire," "Nowhere Man," and "You're Missing" are all very sensitive, poignant, touching bits of poetry that function very well as writing alone. The problem comes in with Bruce The Musician. I suppose many who find this review disagreeable are those who have so much respect for the message, the simple chug-chug-chug-along chords The Boss employs on his guitar to accompany his anthems are only bonus feathers in the cap, and they find it satisfying enough. Don't get me wrong, I find the CONCEPT of what he has done worthy of the highest respect, but it can't hit a homerun in the execution department unless all elements are at a high level - and musically, The Rising is lacking. So I guess I'd better start explaining myself - well, look no further than album opener "Lonesome Day." The message of hope is stirring, but it falls somewhat flat against the bland melodies and chord progressions. The music is directionless, and while all of the songs on this album have moments to shine, the main meat-and-potatoes of the songwriting is definitely lacking in creativity. This opening song plods along at a boring 4/4 tempo that sounds like minutes of monotony. If it weren't for the lyrics, I would think it completely not worth my time. Again, there are some interesting guitar climaxes and whatnot, but far from enough. Later songs like "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" and "Let's Be Friends" continue the theme of Bruce strumming benign and repetitive guitar chords under heartfelt words. It's just off balance. This is further evidenced by the near absence of the E-Street Band. Where's the Big Man? Where's Roy Bittan? They're there, but horrendously underplayed and undermixed. There's nothing wrong with a violin, (which gets much more time than Clarence's Sax) but if the heart and soul of all of those talented players were more in the forefront, this album might project much more spirit. That leads me perfectly to the next issue; the RECORDING. Produced by Brendan O'Brien, more from "alternative" fame than straight up rock and roll, the album tries unnecessarily to have the "sound" of a boyband record. Keep in mind - I'm not talking about the music here, but the actual mixing techniques. Don't believe me again? For a real obvious example of the butchering, go directly to the tacit parts in "The Fuse" (where it's only Bruce). Hear that? That's the result of Mr. Springsteen's mighty vocal cords being squashed through compressors and sounding dead and lifeless. Reverb was the trend of the 80's and now it's all about smacking the levels up as high as modern technology will take them without blowing up the console. A BIG no-no for an album that SHOULD be produced to stand the test of time. Alright, you've been patient, so here's the exceptions to the dominant musical mediocrity of the album: "Worlds Apart" and "Further Up the Road." There's nothing to say other than that it's worth buying the album for these two songs alone. The groove, the drive, the heaviness - the latter which gives much more help to lyrics that are heavy themselves - it's all there. They rock as good rock should, and just make you explode with profound energy. I give some points to Bruce just for being as diverse as he is, or else we wouldn't have some of the truly remarkable moments he's given us over the years. If a simple beat and simple melody is all you need to accompany your songs, you'll appreciate this album much more. In fact, I really wish I was like that as well, as I don't like having to criticize good intentions. But in a time where you're guaranteed to get millions sold and all the press attention you could want, why not put some more thought into that other half of songwriting - the music? ... Read more | |
| 130. The Best of Bonnie Raitt | |
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The CD blends her best hits with some great lesser-known material, like the shocking but great "Spit Of Love" and the gorgeous, tear-jerking ballad "You." (My only complaint with this CD is that it left off "I Ain't Gonna Let you Break My Heart Again," which is my favorite Bonnie Raitt song. But the CD is still an extraordinary listening experience without taht song.) I don't know what hardcore fans think about this collection, but I think it's one of the best "hits" albums I have heard in a long time. So if you've had a passing flirtation with Bonnie Raitt's infectous blend of blues and rock, pick this CD up. You won't be sorry. It's terrific!
I picked this collection up when I saw it in the store, I have always been a 'kinda' Bonnie Raitt fan and this is a good way to get all the songs I like in one place, along with some I didn't know before. My favorites include the almost island vibe of "Have a Heart", the sassy "Something to Talk About" and the melancholy "I can't Make You Love Me". I have been playing this in my car non-stop and love it, love it!! There are so many emotions displayed throughout and Miss Raitt's longevity is nothing to sneeze at either. If you are a 'kinda' fan like I was, pick up this CD!!
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| 131. Led Zeppelin III | |
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Then one of the funniest song I've ever heard 'Bron-y-aur stomp'. It's kind of an old style dancing country folk song. Watch your feet stomping and and shoulders swinging! The album closes with the gem of this album 'Hats off to Roy Harper'. It's actually an old blues song called 'Shake 'em on down', which was played by delta bluesmen like Bukka White. On the left side of the stereo, you hear Jimmy Page pounding the blues like crazy on his acoustic and on the right side, man, what an out-of-this-world vocal performance.Cool vibrato effect! 'Give my baby , a 20 dollar bill, if that don't gets her I'm sure my shot-shot-shotgun will, yeah...' Plant really shows his power and his feel on this one. Amazing. Well, on this record, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant deliver diversity, passion, musicianship, pure talent and , of course, fantastic memorable songs. GREAT!
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| 132. Unplugged | |
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All the tracks on here are worthy of listening to. They are wonderfully constructed pieces, and very easy to listen to. They defined what "unplugged" was supposed to be. And they made Eric Clapton thrust back into the limelight where he belonged. Among the discs best tracks are "Before You Accuse Me", the wonderful sad song about his son's death "Tears in Heaven", the slow version of "Layla" (this is the first version I actually heard so I am partial to this one instead of the version by Derek & the Dominoes), "Runnin' on Faith", and "Malted Milk". This is Eric Clapton at his best, and a great testament to a great guitar player. And it's a great introduction to blues music along with Stevie Ray Vaughan's Greatest Hits, Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland, and BB King & Eric Clapton's Riding with The King. Almost any recording by John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, or Muddy Waters as well. Pick up this disc today you will not regret it.
Here, on acoustic guitar, accompanied by one of the greatest pianos you'll ever hear, Eric Clapton sings the blues. Alone onstage to the world. I don't understand why Eric Clapton and Doc Watson have never gotten together. THAT would be something for the ages. But in the mean time, you'll have to buy separate CDs.
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| 133. Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon | |
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| 134. Are You Experienced | |
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This album has various textures, moods and styles ranging from classic rock and roll to blues. The title track is extraordinary, and complex, using the guitar layer technique to achieve a very broad and overdriven sound, that totally blows your mind straight out of the window. If you want 60's rock and pop, this album is for you. If you want a psychedelic road trip, this album is surely for you. If you want some damn good music to listen to on a rainy day, just buy this album, it is definitely for you!
Jimi Hendrix. When one thinks of guitar masterminds, this guy automatically comes to mind. His style of playing was way ahead of its time, and his music never failed to please. Even to this day, many years after his death, his music is still enjoyed by rock and roll fans as much as ever. It was in 1967, along with his band the Jimi Hendrix Experience, that he released his first album - the appropriately-titled Are You Experienced. Read on for my review. As you may have seen from the tracklist, many of Hendrix's big hits first appeared on this album. Among these is his biggest hit of all, Purple Haze. This is one of the earliest truly successful hard rock songs, and it's been a huge influence to various rock stars - beautifully demonstrated by the number of times it has been covered over the years. Hey Joe, another big hit, is a much more bluesy number, but it's no less excellent than Purple Haze. Fire and Foxey Lady also became huge hits, and why not? They're regular masterpieces. The last of the fairly popular songs is The Wind Cries Mary, which is a slower track. It's the least-known of the hits, but still excellent. And then we have the songs that were never hits at all, but still won't fail to please listeners. Among these we have the rocker Manic Depression, the lengthy Third Stone From The Sun, and, of course, the title track. In the end, this album stands as a hard rock masterpiece. This compact disc reissue of the album does more than just remaster it - it adds six bonus tracks. Tracks 1-11 were the original album, and tracks 12-17 are bonuses. Many of these tracks were released as B-Sides to Hendrix's singles. For being B-Sides, these are remarkably good. What's astonishing is that they don't disrupt the "flow" of the regular album at all. The original album was sequenced almost perfectly, and it fades into these bonus tracks very well - if you're a casual Hendrix listener, you might not even know that these weren't on the original LP! I really wish the record company would have made it more clear which songs are B-Sides and which ones were original album tracks, but I'm not complaining. Jimi Hendrix is a guitar god, and his first album stands as solid proof of that. While not necessarily his best (it's hard to play favorites with this guy), it is still excellent. If you're a fan of classic and/or hard rock, do not hesitate to purchase this album!
It opens my eyes because of the guitar playing mainly. It is a guitarist's pop record. It many times opens my eyes for its brilliant song writing too. This the the real reason I love the record. Hendrix was best at writing songs in my opinion. His first two records never captures his brilliance as a guitarist. They were/are good because of the great songs. If this record were to have great song after another on it it would get five stars. It doesn't though. The "original" singles, the songs that sparked his success, are the songs that lack. Sure, Fire and Purple Haze have pleasing riffs but they lack depth. Even Foxey Lady gets boring after repeated listens. It is instead the songs like the fantastic cover of Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary, Manic Depression, and Thrid Stone From The Sun that shine through and through. The rerelease adds 6 more songs that both are good and great. Though 2 of them are on Hendrix's latest "best of", it is a good bonus since the original record was only 40 minutes or so long. Get the record for whatever reason you wish because it is definatly essential. Just know that if you can't appreciate its inner beauty, it will get old. Nothing old was ever attractive.
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| 135. A Hard Day's Night (1964 Film) | |
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As far as Hard Days Night goes, it's the first in the Beatles "Power Pop" era. George Harrison practically invented the use of the 12 string Rickenbacker electric in rock, a style later picked up by Pete Townshend, Roger McGuin, and Tom Petty, to name a few. He demonstates his virtuosity on this album(I wish he hadn't given it up so quickly...I loved that sound). In fact, it's George's guitar playing that means the most to me on this very inspiring recording. The melodies, harmonies, and songwriting are all first rate. Yes, the lyrics are about boy-girl relationships. Who the hell cares? Would you rather sing about death, taxes, and the reality of life? My preference is for the later Beatles material, from Rubber Soul on, but this is the best of their early period, sans some of the songs on Beatles for Sale.
A Hard Day's Night is the first song and this is a phrase coined by Ringo as he reflected on a previous all-nighter pulled by the band when they were under great pressure to turn out some hits. He is known to have said that the foursome had worked through "a hard day's night;" and thus the main line of the title song (as well as the title itself) was born! Of particular note is the moving ballad "If I Fell." The ballad is beautiful and shows a man's (not just a woman's) vulnerability in a romantic relationship. The sound quality is excellent and the cover pictures are photographic stills from the end of the movie of the same name. This Beatles CD is indeed full of the "classic songs" another reviewer refers to and I highly recommend it as a must-have for any Beatles fan as well as lovers of this type of music. Moreover, this is an excellent starting point for those of us who are more accustomed to the "traditional" sound of the crooners or other music genres if these listeners want to get a first class introduction to early 1960s rock.
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| 136. The Best Of The Doors | |
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| 137. Peachtree Road | |
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| 138. Electric Ladyland | |
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| 139. Who's Next | |
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Baba O'riley: Magical Intro ... and drumming? Toooo good. It's an everything's great song. Love ain't for keeping: Acoustic sound. A touch of sorrow in Daltrey's voice... Lay down beside me ... Love ain't for keeping. The song is over: Sadness in the air. A break up song ... Wonderfully teamwork. You will certainly feel sad when the song is over. Behind blue eyes: Another slow, downbeat song. This song is in the album twice. Different version though. Won't get fool again: Superb intro again. Nice sweet rock n' roll track. Pete ... picks his guitar and plays ... Just like yesterday. Simply classic. Pure and easy: Best of this CD. So smooth a song, it just flows like water ... the song name itself describes it all. Superb guitar work. Baby don't you do it: Straight forword rock. Too much of anything: A mellow, melodic song. One of the best in the CD. Overall it is "an way too good CD", actually One of the most appreciated CDs of all time. What I want to say is "Don't call yourself a rock lover if you don't have this (or haven't listen this)".
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| 140. Pet Sounds | |
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What is disturbing to me is this strange glorification of "Pet Sounds" as the BEST album of all time. It all apparently stems from this major competition between the Beatles and the Beach Boys in the mid-60s. Still, I find it absurd and close to infuriating when the Amazon reviewer dares to characterize "Sgt. Pepper" as "missing the mark." Since when do bands make records to please music pundits' dogmatic characterizations? Should we judge every album based on how close it comes to the "perfection" of "Pet Sounds"? Of course not. The main reason why I think "Pet Sounds" can never be the greatest album of all time is that both Brian Wilson and the staunch defenders of the album continue to reference the Beatles. Always, even six or seven times in the liner notes, it's all about how they are better than or inspired by the Beatles, even a lengthy quote by Paul McCartney extolling the virtues of "Pet Sounds." The reason is simply a deep insecurity about the title of "greatest album of all time." Greatest albums stand on their own, and do not justify their greatness by constantly comparing it to albums of a rival band. It is strange and a bit silly. And since I know I will get many votes by offended Beach Boys fans and reactionary anti-Beatles, might I take this chance to offer my choice for the best album of all time, the one that escaped the loop of competition between Wilson and McCartney. The story goes like this: "Rubber Soul" inspires Wilson to do "Pet Sounds," which in turn inspires McCartney to suggest "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." In the meantime, outside of all this madness, the Beatles made THE recording of history, "Revolver," which in terms of musicianship, variety, experimentation, lyrics, and especially production beats any album from any generation and any popular music style. As I mentioned at the beginning of this review, I love "Pet Sounds," but I simply find the intense determination by its loyal devotees to have it crowned a subjective and irrelevant title to be slightly paranoid and certainly very much overdone.
1966's "Pet Sounds" was the least successful Beach Boys album up to that time, barely hitting the top 10 (it peaked at 10) and not going gold. So it's no small irony that it remains their best and popular album of all time. Under Wilson's guidance, the group became more experimental, moving out of their signature "surf rock" realm and writing songs that dealed with real - life issues such as maturity ("Wouldn't It Be Nice"), love ("Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)", "You Still Believe In Me"), rejection ("Here Today", "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times", "Caroline No"), even death (the ethereal "God Only Knows", with Carl Wilson's angel - like vocal and Brian's stunning production). The only song that seems even remotely like their earlier work is "Sloop John B". But while this one has to do with the ocean they loved so much, it is more of a distress call than an ode to summer fun. The two instrumentals, "Let's Go Away For Awhile" and the title track are great. The former is carried on by the gentle, slightly mysterious vibraphones and great strings, while the latter is a sidewinding instrumental workout. "I Know There's An Answer" is a crackerjack keyboard workout with a fierce chorus and scorching lyrics. The bonus track, another version of the song entitled "Hang On To Your Ego" is just the same song with just the title line changed. "Pet Sounds" now comes with a beautiful booklet filled with pictures and track information. Brian Wilson provides a wonderful inroduction, and the essay is beautifully written. verall, this is what I conisder the greatest album of all time. For me, to be a great album, the album has to really speak to you, and "Pet Sounds" speaks to me because, as I mentioned earlier, it talks about the issues in our lives. If you want an album, look no further than "Pet Sounds".
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