Write in vote for Sun Ra
triedSun Ra in Chronological Order: An Arkestra Listening Thread + Related Solar Sounds
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 16:55 (five years ago) link
I am willing to be swayed
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:00 (five years ago) link
BOC
― omar little, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:06 (five years ago) link
fwiw BOC played here the other day and everyone I know that was there said they were incredible live
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:08 (five years ago) link
they're all in their 70s right?
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
yes, iirc
― sleeve, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
I'm all for a Sun Ra listening thread but as noted it doesn't fit the criteria at all (he is neither popular nor critically ignored) and plus we already had one
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
also his discography is a complete nightmare to organize
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link
yup
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
sorta more interested in EWF but voting for MJ as the only eagles-elton-joel level of artist... where I really feel the gulf between their worldwide unstoppable megastardom and how little i know of the catalog. let's do queen after we do some non-white people and some women? and then garth brooks.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
tbh I'd be interested in revisiting Invincible
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
and then garth brooks.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:56 AM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
excellent suggestion
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link
mj is a weird choice to me but i know those records front to back. but maybe the dedicated listening could include the jacksons and motown solo michael?
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
^^^ which i'd be super down for
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:00 (five years ago) link
my antipathy towards MJ is well-established and if that's the result can't say I'll participate but whatever.
garth brooks I know nothing about
I'd be more interested in some country women (which is why I included Dolly) but not sure who else would really qualify? Loretta Lynn or Tammy Wynette maybe. Shania Twain lol
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
Great away of ensuring an Americans-only thread
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:04 (five years ago) link
Ditto Rufus/Chaka Khan, Blue Oyster Cult tbh
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
... though to a lesser extent.
if non-americans sit out on a rufus thread, their total fucking loss
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:07 (five years ago) link
Maybe, they're not highly popular outside the US. Mind you, Serge Gainsbourg isn't highly popular outside France.
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
Garth Brooks is a step too far though.
i don't see how he's a step beyond billy joel
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
I don't now, I've never heard a Garth Brooks song.
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:13 (five years ago) link
but maybe the dedicated listening could include the jacksons and motown solo michael?
I nominated MJ and what I meant was definitely to include any solo Michael Jackson albums released during his lifetime - so no Jackson 5 but all of the Motown solo albums. I haven't listened to any of the pre-Off the Wall MJ solo albums. Whether or not we include the two posthumous albums (which I also haven't listened to) was more up in the air.
Voted for Metallica, though.
― The nexus of the crisis (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:13 (five years ago) link
now's your chance to hear them all! xp
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
Woohoo!!
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
I forgot to nominate Vangelis.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
Fwiw, based on Wikipedia, GB has two gold and one silver album in the UK, two platinum and one gold album in Australia, one gold album in New Zealand, and six multi-platinum albums in Canada. I probably wouldn't listen to them all either, though.
― The nexus of the crisis (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
O Canada
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
This thread needs more new age: Mike Oldfield, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Michael Hedges, etc.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link
Mike Oldfield is a good suggestion.
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
none of those people are anywhere near the commercial success league of previous thread subjects
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:24 (five years ago) link
Neither are Blue Oyster Cult.
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:26 (five years ago) link
Hot Chocolate for the global audience.
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:27 (five years ago) link
I can't imagine myself listening to Christmas Together by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
try closing your eyes
― the Warnock of Clodhop Mountain (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
the only problem with a garth brooks listening thread: impossible to stream!!
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
^^ good point imo
― sleeve, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
I nominated Love / Arthur Lee but it ain't there
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
not huge and also not critically dismissed
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 19:04 (five years ago) link
Arthur's got a shitload of records that are critically dismissed, but usually for good reason
― Sing The Mighty Beat (sic), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link
sure, but Arthur himself not so much
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 20:33 (five years ago) link
I voted for Rush (as I did in the OG thread), b/c they're a band who falls outside my usual "taste profile," but I've been intrigued by bits & pieces that I've heard. I've wanted an incentive to explore their catalog, but feel like I would benefit from running commentary by others who fall more into that wheelhouse. (Also, it just seems like it would be "fun" to churn thru their albums, even/especially the wacky stuff.)― greta van vliet (morrisp), Tuesday, October 30, 2018 12:47 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― greta van vliet (morrisp), Tuesday, October 30, 2018 12:47 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is me exactly. The only Rush music I've heard I heard from watching their documentary. Some of the song snipets from the doc sounded awesome, some brought the lolz.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 21:40 (five years ago) link
This thread needs more ridiculous pop: Cher, Celine Dion.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 21:46 (five years ago) link
agreed. honestly I nominate Nickelback for the same reason
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 22:02 (five years ago) link
ha Nickelback is kinda perfect tbh
all these white guy artists do kind of beg the question - just how many mega-popular non-white/non-male acts are there that critics tend to shit on/not care about?
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
don't you all get tired of talking about and listening to classic rock and AOR or if not that then groups of straight white american voc-lead-rhythm-drums groups in whatever genre? because i honestly have no idea where you all manage to muster up the enthusiasm for revisiting that stuff yet again. not trying to have a go at anyone, this is probably going to be something i will never get.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 22:12 (five years ago) link
well the whole point of the Eagles + Billy Joel + Elton John threads was that outside of the hits most of those guys' catalogs were unfamiliar territory for most of the listeners (including me, and god what hideous territory it was)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 22:15 (five years ago) link
but if you think that "groups of straight white american voc-lead-rhythm-drums groups in whatever genre" comprise the majority of what anyone around here listens to I dunno what to tell you
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 22:16 (five years ago) link
Cher is a great idea.
― jmm, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 22:17 (five years ago) link
yeah i think i'll introduce the stalk-forrest group during "i'm on the lamb" and then expand further after the s/t's done
cool, can't wait to do this, i'm already writing up the first few tracks
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
psyched
― Book Doula (sleeve), Friday, 8 November 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
wgaf about demos, stick to official releases
(full disclosure: I know nothing about the BOC catalog)
― Οὖτις, Friday, 8 November 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
I own a couple of BOC records I've neglected so this would be kewl
― Simon H., Friday, 8 November 2019 20:41 (four years ago) link
they're the only songs credited to the soft white underbelly. regardless i will not be spending four days on them. maybe one
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 8 November 2019 20:43 (four years ago) link
on a weekend
XP To Shakey: I confused matters by bringing up the CBS demos. The band--when they were the Stalk-Forrest Group--had recorded an album's worth of material (known as St. Cecilia) for Elektra Records in '69-'70. The label dropped them after a failed single, and the rest of the material stayed in the vault for 30 years until Rhino Handmade put it out.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 8 November 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
Most of those songs also didn't resurface in BÖC's repertoire.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 8 November 2019 20:53 (four years ago) link
so
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 21:00 (four years ago) link
who's up for Kenny Rogers
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 March 2020 14:29 (four years ago) link
I'd do Rush or Sly & the Family Stone. Not really in the mood for any of the others tbh.
― coco vide (pomenitul), Monday, 23 March 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
Sly catalog is pretty small, really.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 March 2020 14:34 (four years ago) link
True. I'd still be down, but that's just me.
― coco vide (pomenitul), Monday, 23 March 2020 14:34 (four years ago) link
Sly, defintely.
― Bridge Over Thorley Waters (Tom D.), Monday, 23 March 2020 15:44 (four years ago) link
well that's three of us... is that enough for a quorum? I'd be happy to run it. I guess we'd have to decide whether to include Sly productions/side projects like the Stone Flower records stuff etc.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 March 2020 15:52 (four years ago) link
lot of great early stuff worth checking out imo
doesn’t need to be comprehensive, but it would be fun to hear some of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whZ0SCHcb2A
― budo jeru, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:07 (four years ago) link
maybe we should compile a list first
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
I'd never heard of that Stewart Bros track before, for ex., that predates what I thought were his earliest releases
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:09 (four years ago) link
sounds good, i’ll put a list together
― budo jeru, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
Thanks!
― coco vide (pomenitul), Monday, 23 March 2020 16:24 (four years ago) link
I know all the Sly & Family Stone + Stone Flower stuff, but his pre-Family Stone stuff is all over the place
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link
so i think this should be sufficient:
stewart four - walking in jesus name 78 (1952)stewart brothers - the rat 45 (1959 **conflicting info here, may not be sly**)
v/a - “sly stone: the doo wop years” (covers most of the rest of the early releases, be sure to OMIT tracks 15-19)
demonstrators - sunset violets 45 (1964)sly stewart - i just learned how to swim 45 (1964)sly - buttermilk 45 (1965)sly - temptation walk 45 (1965)
v/a - “listen to the voices: sly stone in the studio 1965-1970” (i’ll let you decide what’s worth including here: demos, rarities, some non-stone flower productions, the french fries 7” is essential imo)
sprinkle in stone flower releases as you see fit and i think we have a party
― budo jeru, Monday, 23 March 2020 17:08 (four years ago) link
n.b. this isn’t a comprehensive list, or even anything close. just stuff i’ve either enjoyed or always wanted to check out, and think would make a good prelude to the family stone stuff.
― budo jeru, Monday, 23 March 2020 17:11 (four years ago) link
that looks like a solid starting point to me - I'm inclined not to include productions, albeit mostly because including the Beau Brummels doesn't seem apropos lol
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 March 2020 19:35 (four years ago) link
OK so we're doing this, yeah?
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 March 2020 14:22 (four years ago) link
Sure, I'm in.
― coco vide (pomenitul), Monday, 30 March 2020 14:24 (four years ago) link
budo, what is this:
demonstrators - sunset violets 45 (1964)
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 March 2020 14:36 (four years ago) link
I don't have the liner notes to "listen to the voices" does anyone know what years the following tracks are from?
Freddie and the Stone Souls Something About YouFreddie and the Stone Souls SuperfunkSly and the Family Stone Man Does Not LiveSly and the Family Stone Take My Advice
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 March 2020 15:42 (four years ago) link
sorry that should say “sweet violets” and on second thought i think we can skip that track, demonstrators was a group sly apparently played in
i have no idea about the years on that comp as i just have the files, sorry :/
― budo jeru, Monday, 30 March 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
I think the two Freddie Stone tracks are 1965, not sure about the other two. whatever, I'll just throw them in there ahead of the first proper album. I think I have a relatively full list together, about 170 tracks. Will start tomorrow
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 March 2020 17:35 (four years ago) link