POLL AWAY THE STONE: The Best of Leon Russell

Out In The Woods for me, but Shoot Out on the Plantation is a close second.

― Marco Damiani, Monday, 5 March 2012 16:10 (1 year ago) Permalink

Digging into Side Two more today. "Back to the Island" is solid. This guy has some of the best use of backing vocals of any 70s rock dude. Great texture in these mixes.

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 17:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

love the production on Lady Blue and Out in the Woods among others, but Tight Rope seems the pick

― mizzell, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 17:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

listening to stranger in strange land and thinking about how much the black crowes took from leon which reminds me of seeing the black crowes and them having a giant poster of leon behind them. not sure if they toured with this or it was only because they were in tulsa, leon's home town.

― mizzell, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 17:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

Les Blank made A Poem Is A Naked Person during 1972-74, while living at the Russell/Shelter records recording studio compound on Grand Lake Of The Cherokees in NE Oklahoma

I just saw this obscure movie doc on Russell. It has me wanting to check out his catalogue

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 17:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

Huh, never would have thought to make the Black Crowes comparison but that makes sense when you point it out!

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 17:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

his dylan covers are great, esp hard rain

― mizzell, Friday, 9 March 2012 02:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 19 March 2012 00:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

Was his album with Elton John the other year any good?

― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 19 March 2012 02:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

i heard good things about it but never heard it. would buy for a dollar.

― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 19 March 2012 02:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

love leon.

― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 19 March 2012 02:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

I've got a copy of his first LP (blue cover) that I probably only played once before filing. I'm listening to "Delta Lady" off the computer, though, and like it--will investigate.

― clemenza, Monday, 19 March 2012 02:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

that record, and carney, and the 'shelter people' record are all great. you gotta be ready for him, but if you are ready for him, leon is the man.

― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 19 March 2012 02:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 00:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

Thanks for voting, somebody!

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 01:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

Godley & Creme: Consequences

― Mark G, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 10:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

Listening to this again. Still great. I think I might just love records that sound this, so warm, so live. And the songs have good hooks. Dunno why this dude doesn't get more hipster kisses.

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 04:55 (7 months ago) Permalink

all i really know about this dude is that he has famous friends and my mother-and-law made me try to chase down a song called "slipping into christmas" that has apparently only been released on 7" but got quite a bit of play on detroit radio back in the day.

― da croupier, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 05:15 (7 months ago) Permalink

mother-in-law, i mean

― da croupier, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 05:17 (7 months ago) Permalink

Huh, that Christmas song ain't bad, I like him more when he stays uptempo or gets weirder but it's a nice one, I can see why it would stick in somebody's memory after all those years.

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:14 (7 months ago) Permalink

Dunno why this dude doesn't get more hipster kisses.

I think Scott reported seeing Thurston Moore & J. Mascis buying Leon vinyl once.

― 50 Shades of Greil (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:18 (7 months ago) Permalink

tip!

― We demand justice: who murdered Chanel? (Matt P), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:38 (7 months ago) Permalink

Poll was open for two weeks and only got two votes? where were the hipster kisses.

― pplains, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:41 (7 months ago) Permalink

Only Thurston and J. voted.

― 50 Shades of Greil (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:44 (7 months ago) Permalink

From now on, I will consider all poll votes to be little hipster kisses....makes me feel better.

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:47 (7 months ago) Permalink

I just discovered Leon Russell and the Shelter People earlier this year and it's great! Sounds like a recording of a party that only ridiculously good musicians were invited to.

― cwkiii, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:48 (7 months ago) Permalink