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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 16:53:22 GMT -5
Maybe I will get it then. Thanks, Phil.
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 30, 2006 17:12:12 GMT -5
The Band is one of the very best records of the sixties. As fantastic a record as Music From Big Pink is (and it is a masterpiece), The Band is better. It's that simple. If you're only going to own two records from The Band, own those two. And if you care at all about roots-rock/Americana/heartland rock/whatever the hell you want to call it, you NEED to own those two records. If you like any of the following artists, you need to own Music From Big Pink and The Band:
Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Wilco, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, John Mellencamp, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, The Blasters, Rank and File, Counting Crows, Bob Seger, T-Bone Burnett, The Byrds, Graham Parsons (although the Band did the whole country-rock thing much more effectively, if less overtly in a lot of ways), Los Lobos, Lyle Lovett, or the (wonderful) soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou?, plus a ton of others I didn't have time to mention.
The Band is one of the greatest American albums ever recorded, even if all but one member were Canadian. It's still one of the definitive North American records of all time. Music From Big Pink is damn near as good.
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Post by bowiglou on Mar 30, 2006 17:23:02 GMT -5
great job T and Ken......now all we need to do is record those songs in that exact order on a 2-CD compilation!!........but great list..and Tunes is right, the single went the way of the DoDo and the 8-track.....I still have quite a few 45s from the 60s (Beatles, Doors, Steppenwolf, Hendrix, etc.) but I can't remember the last time they say playtime.........but I did find out my Lady Madonna/Inner light is worth about $100.00!!!
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 30, 2006 17:30:57 GMT -5
Ya know, it's funny but I think that the age of the iPod has once again made the individual song the standard unit of consumption for most listeners, but the term "single" has really lost its former meaning. Songs (and albums, ultimately) are as likely to be promoted via commercials or links on web sites as they are to be played on the radio, and aside from the iTunes Music Store (or other such site), few people (if any) are looking to buy an individual (rock and roll) song, certainly not from a brick and mortar establishment on any sort of physical medium.
In another ten years, people will really wonder what a "single" was. It's a term that just won't have any meaning anymore. Ah well ...
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Post by Galactus on Mar 30, 2006 17:33:33 GMT -5
If it's not too much trouble can you post the list without the extra points for being on more then two lists?
BTW Good list anyway. Thanks.
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Post by frag on Mar 30, 2006 21:15:37 GMT -5
Anyone else find the fact that these two tied slightly funny? I think it's damn funny, myself. Ya know, it's funny but I think that the age of the iPod has once again made the individual song the standard unit of consumption for most listeners, but the term "single" has really lost its former meaning. Songs (and albums, ultimately) are as likely to be promoted via commercials or links on web sites as they are to be played on the radio, and aside from the iTunes Music Store (or other such site), few people (if any) are looking to buy an individual (rock and roll) song, certainly not from a brick and mortar establishment on any sort of physical medium. In another ten years, people will really wonder what a "single" was. It's a term that just won't have any meaning anymore. Ah well ... This is my main problem with iPods. I got into a huge fight with my ex-girlfriend because she wanted an iPod. It was really silly, in retrospect, and I went way overboard, but I got a good song out of the whole thing. When she broke up with me, she said it all started with "the iPod incident." Fucking bitch. iPods, like cell phones, are small, not for convenience, but so that can fit ever-so-comfortably up your ass.  Not trying to incite an iPod debate here or anything. Just saying that, unlike Bono, I think they're detrimental to music, as a whole... my opinion, I know. Not a popular one. |
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Post by frag on Mar 30, 2006 21:17:09 GMT -5
Thanks, by the way, for compiling that list Melon. TPFKasm. Mr. Thunk. Mr. T. whoever you are now  you done good with the scoring... |
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 30, 2006 21:21:09 GMT -5
I love my iPod, BTW. I use my Mac for listening to most of my music now, but I use my iPod in the car, walking the dogs, painting the house, etc. I really need to get a 60 gig now, though. I've had to delete too many things from my 30 gig unit now. I'd like to have all my jazz and classical on it, too. Of course, some people just tell me I have too fucking many cds, but I reply that there's no such thing. |
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Post by limitdeditionlayla on Mar 30, 2006 21:25:21 GMT -5
Not trying to incite an iPod debate here or anything. Just saying that, unlike Bono, I think they're detrimental to music, as a whole...
yeah, but can you carry around 5000 songs with you while you travel any other way?
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Post by frag on Mar 30, 2006 21:44:01 GMT -5
It's a matter of convenience. I know that. I just don't see what's so hard about poppin' in a CD. You can carry a lot of songs in a CD booklet. Convenience, in my mind, just doesn't mesh well with music. I'm well aware of the argument from both sides, by now, so I'll just leave it at that. My personal preference just happens to be geared toward my dream of writing a great album. I like albums, as a whole. I just worry that if the trend continues, it will force bands and labels to focus more on the songs, by themselves. Same as Mtv just a couple of decades ago. It doesn't matter, though. I just don't want it to be misconstrued as me being elitist or something. With my ex, it was more a question of why couldn't she go without that convenience when she knew it upset me? It just snowballed from there and my opinion became more and more adamant. |
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Post by limitdeditionlayla on Mar 30, 2006 21:51:15 GMT -5
Thats fair enough. The music industry has definately wised up to the "songs are the way to go" thing, but as long as there are music nerds & completist fans, there'll be albums released. And regardless of fans, there'll be albums released because artists like to cram as much of their shit out as they can (see: Ryan Adams for more detail). Its only 'disposable' artists (top 40) who the labels gear up for song-by-song basis. Anyway, the trend you fear was started by online downloads, not really MP3 players. *caresses iPod & talks lovingly to it* |
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Post by Adam on Mar 30, 2006 21:55:16 GMT -5
I just can't bring myself to save up enough money for one (and if I ever wanted one, it have to be the most powerful, like the 60 GB). I spend too much on other stuff, like cds.
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Post by frag on Mar 30, 2006 22:56:49 GMT -5
But then there's also the issue of sound quality degradation  'sall good, though. Records to CD, CD to MP3...pick a fucking medium already I still prefer vinyl myself. But that's probably 'cause I'm a music nazi. |
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Post by phil on Mar 30, 2006 23:01:17 GMT -5
8 tracks Baby ! 8 tracks ... !!
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Post by frag on Mar 30, 2006 23:24:06 GMT -5
Ha ha.
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