Best of the 60s

[Paul]

wayved said:

To be honest, their is far too much good music out of this decade to even list a top 10 of anything.

Exactly

[Paul]

wayved said:

pcook-I love the Kinks. I even checked out the 80s stuff...I disagree with you regarding Arthur though--What about Something Else and Village Green? Finding the The KINKS KRONIKLES on vinyl when I was 13 (child of the 80s/early 90s) was a revelation. I may be wrong and after all its all a matter of taste but to me Arthur didn't hit me the same way Something Else and Village Green did. I will listen to it again.Wait a minute-you are the Kinks expert here. WHAT AM I MISSING???

Don't know.... I like Arthur for many different reasons. For one, the lyrics are some of R. Davies best. I guess I kinda like anti-authority stuff, and the lyrics to songs like "yes sir, no sir", and "brainwashed" really strike me. Also the music is just fantastic. "Victoria" may be one of the best album openers of all time IMO. The jam on "Australia" is like nothing the Kinks had ever done, or did since, and where to even begin w/ "Mr. Churchill Says"?? That song is all over the place and IMHO one of the absolute best the Kinks have ever done.

If you have the remastered CD, there are also some real gems w/ the bonus tracks, including "Plastic Man" and Dave's "Mindless Child of Motherhood."

Oh, I didn't even mention the brass!!! What can I say, I'm a sucker for horns, power chords, and cymbals, and Arthur really delivers for me. It's Rays most complete and best koncept album. Give it another listen, you won't be disappointed

[Paul]

My top ten from the 60's, only one band (this changes weekly BTW)

Kinks -- Arthur
CCR -- CCR
Dylan -- Hwy 61
Hendrix -- Axis
Beatles -- Beatles (white)
Led Zeppelin -- LZ1
Stones -- Beggars Banquet
Who -- Sell Out
Doors -- Strange Days
Beach Boys -- Pet Sounds

[phil]

To be honest, their is far too much good music
out of this decade to even list a top 10 of anything.


Damn right !!

Here are just a "few" of them ...



The Beach Boys : Pet Sounds (1966)

The Beatles : Revolver (1966)

The Velvet Underground & Nico : The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

The Beatles : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Bob Dylan : Blonde on Blonde (1966)

Van Morrison : Astral Weeks (1968)

Bob Dylan : Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience : Are You Experienced? (1967)

The Beatles : The Beatles ("The White Album") (1968)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience : Electric Ladyland (1968)

The Doors : The Doors (1967)

The Beatles : Abbey Road (1969)

The Beatles : Rubber Soul (1965)

The Rolling Stones : Let It Bleed (1969)

The Band : The Band (1969)

James Brown : Live at the Apollo (1963)

Love : Forever Changes (1967)

Otis Redding ~ Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band : Trout Mask Replica (1969)

Led Zeppelin : II (1969)

The Band : Music from Big Pink (1968)

Dusty Springfield : Dusty in Memphis (1969)

The Who : Tommy (1969)

Pink Floyd : The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

Aretha Franklin : Lady Soul (1968)

Led Zeppelin : Led Zeppelin (1969)

The Beatles : A Hard Day's Night (1964)

The Flying Burrito Bros : The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)

The Rolling Stones : Aftermath (1966)

Jefferson Airplane : Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

Nick Drake : Five Leaves Left (1969)

Cream : Disraeli Gears (1967)

The Mothers of Invention : We're Only in It for the Money (1968)

King Crimson : In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)

The Byrds : Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience : Axis: Bold as Love (1967)

Bob Dylan : The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)

The Velvet Underground : White Light/White Heat (1968)

Neil Young with Crazy Horse : Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)

Elvis Presley : From Elvis in Memphis (1969)

Leonard Cohen : Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968)

The Velvet Underground : The Velvet Underground (1969)

Sly and the Family Stone : Stand! (1969)

Creedence Clearwater Revival : Green River (1969)

The Beatles : With the Beatles/Meet the Beatles! (1963)

Frank Zappa : Hot Rats (1969)

The Stooges : The Stooges (1969)

Johnny Cash : At Folsom Prison (1968)

Big Brother and The Holding Company : Cheap Thrills (1968)

The Kinks : The Kinks Are Village Green Preservation Society (1968)

B.B. King : Live at the Regal (1965)

The Who : The Who Sell Out (1967)

Crosby, Stills and Nash : Crosby, Stills and Nash (1969)



Simon and Garfunkel : Bookends (1968)

The Who : The Who Sings My Generation (1965)

The Byrds : Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)

Ray Charles : Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)

MC5 : Kick Out the Jams (1969)

Bob Dylan : John Wesley Harding (1967)

Buffalo Springfield : Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)

Creedence Clearwater Revival : Willy and the Poorboys (1969)

Grateful Dead : Live/Dead (1969)

John Mayall : Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton : 1966

The Zombies : Odessey & Oracle (1968)

Moby Grape : Moby Grape (1967)

The Mothers of Invention : Freak Out! (1966)

The Small Faces : Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)

Isaac Hayes : Hot Buttered Soul (1969)

Cream : Wheels of Fire (1968)

Fairport Convention : Unhalfbricking (1969)

The Rolling Stones : The Rolling Stones/England's Newest Hitmakers (1964)

Fairport Convention : Liege and Lief (1969)

Howlin' Wolf : Howlin' Wolf (1962)

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band : Safe as Milk (1967)

Muddy Waters : Muddy Waters at Newport (1960)

Scott Walker : Scott 4 (1969)

Quicksilver Messenger Service : Happy Trails (1969)

Albert King : Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)

Traffic : Mr. Fantasy (1967)

The Rolling Stones : Between the Buttons (1967)


The Doors : Strange Days (1967)

Simon and Garfunkel : Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (1966)

Tim Buckley : Happy Sad (1969)

The Beatles : Help! (1965)

Bob Dylan : The Times They Are A-Changing (1964)

Bob Dylan : Nashville Skyline (1969)

The Beach Boys : Surfin' U.S.A. (1963)

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles : Going to a Go-Go (1965)

Them : (The Angry Young) Them (1965)

Jeff Beck Group : Truth (1968)

Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band : Hoodoo Man Blues (1965)

Ike and Tina Turner : River Deep Mountain High (1966)

Otis Redding : Live in Europe (1967)

Johnny Cash : At San Quentin (1969)

The Mamas and the Papas : If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966)

The Byrds : Fifth Dimension (1966)

The Incredible String Band : The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968)

The Sonics : Here Are the Sonics!!! (1965)

The Soft Machine : The Soft Machine (1968)

Chuck Berry : On Stage (1963)

The Yardbirds : Having a Rave Up (1965)



The Kinks : Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)

Laura Nyro : Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968)

Otis Redding : The Dock of the Bay (1968)

The Temptations : The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965)

Skip Spence : Oar (1969)

The Yardbirds :The Yardbirds/Over Under Sideways Down/Roger the Engineer (1966)

Blood, Sweat & Tears : Child Is Father to the Man (1968)

The Moody Blues : Days of Future Passed (1967)

Country Joe & The Fish : Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967)

Dr. John : Gris-Gris (1968)

Procol Harum : A Salty Dog (1969)

Jefferson Airplane : Volunteers (1969)

Bob Dylan : Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)

Paul Butterfield Blues Band : Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)

Scott Walker : Scott 3 (1969)

Chuck Berry : St. Louis to Liverpool (1964 )

Blind Faith : Blind Faith (1969)

Etta James : Tell Mama (1967)

Leonard Cohen : Songs from a Room (1969)

Pentangle : Basket of Light (1969)

Paul Butterfield Blues Band : East West (1966)

13th Floor Elevators : The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)

The Mothers of Invention : Absolutely Free (1967)

Tim Buckley : Goodbye and Hello (1967)

Sam Cooke : Sam Cooke's Night Beat (1963)

Magic Sam : West Side Soul (1967)

Steppenwolf : Steppenwolf (1968)



Os Mutantes : Os Mutantes (1968)

Jerry Lee Lewis : Live at the Star Club (1965)

Etta James : At Last! (1961)

The Impressions : People Get Ready (1965)

Joe Cocker : With a Little Help from My Friends (1969)

Blood, Sweat & Tears : Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969)

Traffic : Traffic (1968)

Santana : Santana (1969)

Muddy Waters : Folk Singer (1964)

The Shadows : The Shadows : 1961

Van Dyke Parks : Song Cycle (1968)

Buffalo Springfield : Buffalo Springfield (1966)

Fred Neil : Everybody's Talkin' (1966)

The Byrds : Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)

Ray Charles : Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)

The Doors : Waiting for the Sun (1968)

Bloomfield-Kooper-Stills : Super Session (1968)

Jethro Tull : Stand Up (1969)

Millennium : Begin (1968)

Cream : Fresh Cream (1966)

Simon and Garfunkel : Sounds of Silence (1966)

Skip James : Skip James Today! (1965)

The Drifters : Up on the Roof (1963)


Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : King & Queen (1967)

The Beach Boys : Smiley Smile (1967)

Fleetwood Mac : Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (1968)

Procol Harum :A Whiter Shade of Pale (1967)

The Four Tops : Reach Out (1967)

Joan Baez : Joan Baez (1960)

Jeff Beck Group : Beck-Ola (1969)

The Ronettes : Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (1964)

Creedence Clearwater Revival : Bayou Country (1969)

Otis Redding : The Soul Album (1966)

Fairport Convention : Fairport Convention (1968)

Family : Music in a Doll's House (1968)

James Cleveland and The Angelic Choir : Peace Be Still (1962)

Dionne Warwick : The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick (1965)

Tim Hardin : 2 (1967)

The Everly Brothers : Roots (1968)

Joe Cocker : Joe Cocker! (1969)

Tim Hardin : 1 (1966)

The Soft Machine : 2 (1969)

The Supremes : The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland/The Supremes Sing Motown (1967)

The United States of America : The United States of America (1968)

Otis Redding : The Immortal Otis Redding (1968)

The Kinks : Kinks Kontroversy (1965)

The Shangri-La : Leader of the Pack (1965)

Wilson Picket : Wonderful Wilson Picket (1966)

Little Richard : Little Richard is Back (1965)

Peter, Paul & Mary : In Concert (1964)

Booker T and the MG's : Green Onion (1962)

[melon1]

Thought I'd pull a few up for the new guys/girls.

[sisyphus]

again i had to go for The Band for personal reasons, but i had a very difficult time deciding..... lola was tugging at me....some blonde....a bananna....a train quippin cowboy...and of course, some adorable and brilliant british fucks. ack. i should have chose the beatles. or the kings. damnit!!!@