yeah that's a good one, check out this cover by Ghost (the real one, not the fake one from Sweden)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZPZw3SlAvI
― sleeve, Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:20 (five years ago) link
an insane record of psychedelic hubris whose lead track "Caledonia" sounds as if Can took a lot of LSD and invented black metal.
... or the Residents, so much so that they had to deny it was the Residents.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:33 (five years ago) link
voting for "black woman" because it is the best album ever made
favorite '69 not listed:
john tchicai - afrodisiacapeter brötzmann - nipplesgong - magick brotherfleetwood mac - then play onalice coltrane - huntington ashram monastery the kinks - arthurjames brown - say it loud (i'm black and i'm proud)f.j. mcmahon - spirit of the golden juicebert jansch - birthday bluessandy bull - e pluribus unummoby grape - moby grape '69sunny murray - sunshineblind faith - blind faithkaleidoscope - kaleidoscope (mexico)bob dylan - nashville skylinecaetano veloso - caetano velso (white cover)silver apples - contactjorge ben - jorge benchuck berry - concerto in b. goodedavid bowie - david bowie AKA space oddityla monte young / marian zazeela - untitled / black album
― budo jeru, Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
what a year
― sleeve, Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:52 (five years ago) link
I can't even figure out which of these I've listened to the most ... probably IASW, Abbey Road, or Let It Bleed, with Neil, The Band, Can, CCR, VU, Fairport, Zappa, Zep, Sanders, Burritos, Sly, QMS, and Wayne Shorter not far behind
voted for Let It Bleed
― Brad C., Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:55 (five years ago) link
Let it Bleed is the best 60s rock album on this list. Everyone Knows This is Nowhere is the best 70s rock album. Velvet Underground is the best 80s, Stooges the best 90s, Monster Movie the best 00s. The best 10s album on here is Unhalfbricking.
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:56 (five years ago) link
bendy, you just blew my mind.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 31 January 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
I think these days my favourite of the three Fairport albums released this year might be the one not listed (they're all great of course).
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 31 January 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link
Yes, I can understand that.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 18:50 (five years ago) link
Might choose Filles De Kilimanjaro for that contrarian Miles vote.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 31 January 2019 18:50 (five years ago) link
The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions would definitely get my vote.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 31 January 2019 18:51 (five years ago) link
bendy OTM.struggling with this list.so many great albums.MC5/Stooges/VU/Dusty/Miles Davis/Led Zep/Sly/Scott Walker/The BandAt some point over the years, each of these albums have been the best thing I had ever heard.But I suspect its going to be In A Silent Way as that album just fits whatever mood I am in and still sends shivers all over.
― mark e, Thursday, 31 January 2019 19:04 (five years ago) link
I didn't realize until now that Schizophrenia and Super Nova were released in the same year; Shorter's approach changed considerably in the two years between when those albums were recorded.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 31 January 2019 19:04 (five years ago) link
CCR
― flappy bird, Thursday, 31 January 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
^ Best 50s album
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Thursday, 31 January 2019 19:15 (five years ago) link
going to be weird seeing some of these with 0 votes. the 1st poll had a few that shocked me
― Oor Neechy, Thursday, 31 January 2019 19:44 (five years ago) link
Here is the answer:https://musik.antville.org/stories/1082571/
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:11 (five years ago) link
Let It Bleed
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:38 (five years ago) link
Stockhausen's Hymnen should be in there.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
Ridiculous list. Probably In A Silent Way, but how do I leave out Isaac Hayes, Nick Drake, Sonny Sharrock and Liege and Lief?
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:48 (five years ago) link
create socks?
― Oor Neechy, Thursday, 31 January 2019 23:21 (five years ago) link
i went with In A Silent Way
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 1 February 2019 00:04 (five years ago) link
anyone mention Burning Spear's self-titled yet? that's a monster
― rob, Friday, 1 February 2019 00:14 (five years ago) link
reggae is a blind spot of mine
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 1 February 2019 00:17 (five years ago) link
actually that might not be 1969 anyway. reggae releases are such a mess
― rob, Friday, 1 February 2019 00:21 (five years ago) link
ok lol I was way off with that (1973). What a crazy year: I would have a hard time picking my favorite Fairport Convention release
― rob, Friday, 1 February 2019 00:26 (five years ago) link
voted foIn A Silent Way, it's a brimstead desert island disc
― brimstead, Friday, 1 February 2019 00:34 (five years ago) link
runners up:
Led Zeppelin - Led ZeppelinNick Drake - Five Leaves Left
― brimstead, Friday, 1 February 2019 00:37 (five years ago) link
led zeppelin ii is the only one of these i've ever owned on 8-track
"filles de kilimanjaro" is also a very good pick, but most of these are, that's the thing
for a long time "uncle meat" was my favorite 1969 record, and it's still one of zappa's best, but i think i'm probably past it now
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Friday, 1 February 2019 01:25 (five years ago) link
I thought it was gonna be an easy vote for Captain Beefheart but then I kept reading and saw Miles, Sly, etc. Probably still Beefheart, but still.
― See you later, I'm going to go take a look at this suicide robot. (Old Lunch), Friday, 1 February 2019 01:34 (five years ago) link
Few more rock nuggets from '69.
Grateful Dead- Live DeadCCR- Willy and the Poor BoysThe Who- TommyJefferson Airplane- Volunteers (also put out live record "Bless It's Pointed Little Head" in 69 too).Santana, Allman Brothers, Mott the Hoople- s/t debuts Free's s/t from '69 was their 2nd lp and they also put out Tons of Sobs that year).Grand Funk Railroad- Grand Funk (aka red album)
lesser known favorites of mine:Spirit- The Family that Plays Together & ClearLeslie West- Mountain Spooky Tooth- Spooky TwoHumble Pie- As Safe As Yesterday Is & Town and Country
― earlnash, Friday, 1 February 2019 01:55 (five years ago) link
here are some other great cult '69 records:
clare fischer - thesaurusdave bixby - ode to quetzlcoatldick hyman - moog: the electric eclectics of dick hymandoris duke - i'm a loserhigh tide - sea shantieshowlin' wolf - this is howlin' wolf's new albumthe mandrake memorial - puzzlemark eric - a midsummer's day dreamthe masters of deceit - hensley's electric jazz band & synthetic symphonettemorgen - s/tthe open window - s/tphil upchurch - upchurchramsey lewis - mother nature's sonLe Seigneur Rochereau et l'orchestre African-Fiesta National "Le Peuple" - l'afrique danse no. 4rahsaan roland kirk - volunteered slaveryruth white - flowers of evilthird ear band - alchemywhite noise - an electric storm
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Friday, 1 February 2019 02:11 (five years ago) link
Either Beefheart or In a Silent Way, I don't know. Both are very important albums.
― jmm, Friday, 1 February 2019 02:14 (five years ago) link
xp very cool list, thank you!
― sleeve, Friday, 1 February 2019 06:20 (five years ago) link
geez also there’s love’s “four sail”
― budo jeru, Friday, 1 February 2019 06:37 (five years ago) link
1969 is about the point where modern mic’ing and multi-tracking become widely deployed, so you’ve got a lot of records with overall ambience that hasn’t dated as much as, say, the Spector wall-of-sound ideal that was preponderant a few years before. The idea of the LP as a cohesive statement had really sunk in. And labels would take a stab at promoting just about anything, so artistic leeway was at a high tide.
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Friday, 1 February 2019 13:35 (five years ago) link
The Who- Tommy
Not a favorite of mine, thought it has some incredible moments. During recording, Townshend planned on adding electric guitar overdubs to toughen up the sound, but was told by Kit Lambert that all the tracks were full. When Townshend dug up the multitracks for a remix in the '90s, he found that every reel had two or three empty tracks.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 1 February 2019 14:32 (five years ago) link
― sleeve
thanks, i love when i manage to shoehorn in the opportunity to recommend records i love that i can't really talk about to anybody outside the internet
i found a really nice looking copy of the "touch" s/t on deram in a local thrift store, it was $40 but honestly in the discogs age that wasn't terribly inflated given what they were charging for old journey records
i don't have a record player though so i didn't get it. nice record. unfortunately the album cover bears a striking resemblance to goatse.
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Friday, 1 February 2019 14:52 (five years ago) link
the high tide was one of the albums i had to leave off for this poll as it only allows 50 options
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 1 February 2019 15:05 (five years ago) link
and the 2 Spirit albums
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 1 February 2019 15:06 (five years ago) link
I really hope some of you check out that Donald Byrd album btw. What a run he made
― Oor Neechy, Monday, 4 February 2019 22:18 (five years ago) link
Voted for Abbey Road just over Led Zeppelin II.
Oar is shite.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:23 (five years ago) link
Your posting is shite, and you just keep doing it.
So, I'll just continue to enjoy Oar and talk about how great it is.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:34 (five years ago) link
Well go on, then!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:56 (five years ago) link
sorry dicky but yer wrong about oar
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
Hehehe... it's fine - I know we agree on a lot of other things. Good to see you back!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:04 (five years ago) link
'Shite' is overstating it tbf.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:06 (five years ago) link
I cant wait for the 1975 poll where everone posts about how 1975 are shitexp
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
this poll is about the 1969
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
I'm sure anyone that would do that would do so when they reach the Top 10 of the EOY albums poll?
(xp)
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:10 (five years ago) link