If you're going to put this out there, I am going to have to respond. I don't agree with Suzi - I think if you are sharing a list like this, you can be called up on it. Otherwise it's just people posting lists to each other, without paying any attention to anyone's but your own! That said, if it feels good, do it.
The 'Phonics first songs were crackers. A trip through small town Welsh life. Personal. Touching. Intriguing.
Then they left Wales. They went to the US. They wrote an inferior album. Followed by an even weaker album. Why? Because they had nothing left to sing about. No more small town stories - they were fabrications, and when they were about real life, they were embarrassingly lame. Take the one about "I stood where Kennedy stood to make that famous speech"; it was like listening to somebody's post-holiday slideshow.
Which brings me to Dakota. A song that is so lyrically inept I thought it was a joke the first time I heard it.
"Thinking about thinking of you... Summertime.. I think it was June... yeah I think it was June"
My god. It's rock bottom. The worst lyrics I think the 'phonics ever penned. While I do like the tune a lot, the lyrics are so utterly woeful that there's no way on god's green Earth it belongs in a classics list!
Anyway...
Current: Mary - The Subways Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger Family Tree - Ben Kweller Bitch Went Nuts - Ben Folds Hurley's Handouts - Michael Giacchino
All Time: Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly World Leader Pretend (Live at Mountain Stage) - REM Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf American Pie - Don McLean Talk Show Host - Radiohead
Comfortably Numb....Pink Floyd. Kashsmir....................Led Zeppelin. Exodus...... ...............Bob Marley. Starship Trooper........Yes. Penny Lane................The Beatles.........(though there are so many from them I could have included).
If you're going to put this out there, I am going to have to respond. I don't agree with Suzi - I think if you are sharing a list like this, you can be called up on it. Otherwise it's just people posting lists to each other, without paying any attention to anyone's but your own! That said, if it feels good, do it.
The 'Phonics first songs were crackers. A trip through small town Welsh life. Personal. Touching. Intriguing.
Then they left Wales. They went to the US. They wrote an inferior album. Followed by an even weaker album. Why? Because they had nothing left to sing about. No more small town stories - they were fabrications, and when they were about real life, they were embarrassingly lame. Take the one about "I stood where Kennedy stood to make that famous speech"; it was like listening to somebody's post-holiday slideshow.
Which brings me to Dakota. A song that is so lyrically inept I thought it was a joke the first time I heard it.
"Thinking about thinking of you... Summertime.. I think it was June... yeah I think it was June"
My god. It's rock bottom. The worst lyrics I think the 'phonics ever penned. While I do like the tune a lot, the lyrics are so utterly woeful that there's no way on god's green Earth it belongs in a classics list!
Anyway...
Current: Mary - The Subways Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger Family Tree - Ben Kweller Bitch Went Nuts - Ben Folds Hurley's Handouts - Michael Giacchino
All Time: Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly World Leader Pretend (Live at Mountain Stage) - REM Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf American Pie - Don McLean Talk Show Host - Radiohead
Jimmy
Feel free to disagree, it's your right. I agree that stereos earlier stuff is a lot better. Dakota for me though is still a very well written song. Both tuneful and lyrical. Personally one of my classics because of the times ive had when that song has been played. Gigs, clubs etc.
I must also admit the reason I started this discussion is i fancy downloading some new music this weekend. So thought I'd see if any of the tracks on here would catch my fancy.
I must also admit the reason I started this discussion is i fancy downloading some new music this weekend. So thought I'd see if any of the tracks on here would catch my fancy.
I think you'd like a couple of mine Josh looking at your tastes.
Jimmy Wrote: If you're going to put this out there, I am going to have to respond. I don't agree with Suzi - I think if you are sharing a list like this, you can be called up on it. Otherwise it's just people posting lists to each other, without paying any attention to anyone's but your own! That said, if it feels good, do it. The 'Phonics first songs were crackers. A trip through small town Welsh life. Personal. Touching. Intriguing. Then they left Wales. They went to the US. They wrote an inferior album. Followed by an even weaker album. Why? Because they had nothing left to sing about. No more small town stories - they were fabrications, and when they were about real life, they were embarrassingly lame. Take the one about "I stood where Kennedy stood to make that famous speech"; it was like listening to somebody's post-holiday slideshow. Which brings me to Dakota. A song that is so lyrically inept I thought it was a joke the first time I heard it. "Thinking about thinking of you... Summertime.. I think it was June... yeah I think it was June" My god. It's rock bottom. The worst lyrics I think the 'phonics ever penned. While I do like the tune a lot, the lyrics are so utterly woeful that there's no way on god's green Earth it belongs in a classics list!
Jimmy, sorry for getting narked, it was more because you posted criticising his choice and not posting your own. I wasn't saying people shouldn't have an opinion - positive or negative, but everyone has their own classics for their own reasons, and its hard to argue withsome that they shouldn't love their favourite song, even if you don't agree, my point really was more about you criticising him without putting your own down. which you have now so all is good.
I must also admit the reason I started this discussion is i fancy downloading some new music this weekend. So thought I'd see if any of the tracks on here would catch my fancy.
Thunder Road -Springsteen Carry on my wayward son - Kansas Anglesea - Cat Stevens Fire and Rain - James Taylor What's so Funny about Peace Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello Baba O'Reilly - The Who
And....thanks to whoever posted that Youtube video on the Alan Simonsen thread, I'm constantly playing Turn Tail by the Young Knives. Excellent song and an good example of how 'time and place' plays a big part in the kind of impact any song has on us - I'll always associate it with Charlton's rise and fall.
Mate of mine went to see The Black Keys last night at Ally Pally, tbh I'd never heard of them till he mentioned them the other day. People tell me they are good.
Thunder Road -Springsteen Carry on my wayward son - Kansas Anglesea - Cat Stevens Fire and Rain - James Taylor What's so Funny about Peace Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello Baba O'Reilly - The Who
And....thanks to whoever posted that Youtube video on the Alan Simonsen thread, I'm constantly playing Turn Tail by the Young Knives. Excellent song and an good example of how 'time and place' plays a big part in the kind of impact any song has on us - I'll always associate it with Charlton's rise and fall.
Three great tracks. In fact most of early JT. I would go with the Brinsley's version of What's so funny though.
Mate of mine went to see The Black Keys last night at Ally Pally, tbh I'd never heard of them till he mentioned them the other day. People tell me they are good.
That's what Johnnie Jackson said!
Yes really good like, saw them in Brixton last year check our their albums brothers and el camino.
Mate of mine went to see The Black Keys last night at Ally Pally, tbh I'd never heard of them till he mentioned them the other day. People tell me they are good.
That's what Johnnie Jackson said!
Yes really good like, saw them in Brixton last year check our their albums brothers and el camino.
I saw them support Coldplay last summer in Atlanta and thought they were dreadful!!
I must also admit the reason I started this discussion is i fancy downloading some new music this weekend. So thought I'd see if any of the tracks on here would catch my fancy.
I which case
Old Anything by the Faces
New
Anything by The Black Keys
I just love the Faces & early Rod Stewart - upto & including Never A Dull Moment, even then i quite like some of his cheesy later stuff.....
Thunder Road -Springsteen Carry on my wayward son - Kansas Anglesea - Cat Stevens Fire and Rain - James Taylor What's so Funny about Peace Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello Baba O'Reilly - The Who
And....thanks to whoever posted that Youtube video on the Alan Simonsen thread, I'm constantly playing Turn Tail by the Young Knives. Excellent song and an good example of how 'time and place' plays a big part in the kind of impact any song has on us - I'll always associate it with Charlton's rise and fall.
Three great tracks. In fact most of early JT. I would go with the Brinsley's version of What's so funny though.
Anything by Nick Lowe - an absolute genius of a song writer......
not yet a classic but i haven't got a song out of my head all day. Went to see Slow Club, last night at Heaven. this one song that they sung acoustic on the edge of the stage with no mic's nothing was amazing. It's called 'Gold Mountain'. She would also catch some of your eyes as she's stunning with an amazing singing voice to boot, however a quick glance at google images and i *think* she's been on stage in a Wendies dress!!! try not to let this put you off!
Some great picks on here - mine change by the hour!
Fairly consistent though are:
All Right Now - Free Be My Friend - Free Dolphins - Tim Buckley Crossroads - Cream The Thrill is Gone - BB King The Letter - BB King Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King Is This Love - Whitesnake Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello
Old rock classics Layla - Derek & the Dominos Smoke on the water - Deep Purple Since you've been Gone - rainbow Won't get fooled again - The Who Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
Old pop classics Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty My Generation - The Who Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks Brown Sugar - Rolling stones
Modern Classics Stay too long - Plan B (sorry Rothko) Rolling in the deep - Adele Many of horror - Biffy Clyro Bring me to life - Evanesence
Classic ballads God Only knows - The Beach Boys Man of the world - Fleetwood Mac For no one - The Beatles
Comments
The 'Phonics first songs were crackers. A trip through small town Welsh life. Personal. Touching. Intriguing.
Then they left Wales. They went to the US. They wrote an inferior album. Followed by an even weaker album. Why? Because they had nothing left to sing about. No more small town stories - they were fabrications, and when they were about real life, they were embarrassingly lame. Take the one about "I stood where Kennedy stood to make that famous speech"; it was like listening to somebody's post-holiday slideshow.
Which brings me to Dakota. A song that is so lyrically inept I thought it was a joke the first time I heard it.
"Thinking about thinking of you... Summertime.. I think it was June... yeah I think it was June"
My god. It's rock bottom. The worst lyrics I think the 'phonics ever penned. While I do like the tune a lot, the lyrics are so utterly woeful that there's no way on god's green Earth it belongs in a classics list!
Anyway...
Current:
Mary - The Subways
Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
Family Tree - Ben Kweller
Bitch Went Nuts - Ben Folds
Hurley's Handouts - Michael Giacchino
All Time:
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
World Leader Pretend (Live at Mountain Stage) - REM
Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
American Pie - Don McLean
Talk Show Host - Radiohead
Ace of Spades - Motorhead
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Town Called Malice - The Jam
68 Guns - The Alarm
Castles in the Sand - Thunder
Kashsmir....................Led Zeppelin.
Exodus...... ...............Bob Marley.
Starship Trooper........Yes.
Penny Lane................The Beatles.........(though there are so many from them I could have included).
Feel free to disagree, it's your right. I agree that stereos earlier stuff is a lot better. Dakota for me though is still a very well written song. Both tuneful and lyrical. Personally one of my classics because of the times ive had when that song has been played. Gigs, clubs etc.
That's why it's more of a classic for me.
Brookes Brothers - Tears you down (not even a Drum and Base fan but this is a tune of epic proportions)
Classic:
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight train to Georgia (just an incredible record)
If you're going to put this out there, I am going to have to respond. I don't agree with Suzi - I think if you are sharing a list like this, you can be called up on it. Otherwise it's just people posting lists to each other, without paying any attention to anyone's but your own! That said, if it feels good, do it.
The 'Phonics first songs were crackers. A trip through small town Welsh life. Personal. Touching. Intriguing.
Then they left Wales. They went to the US. They wrote an inferior album. Followed by an even weaker album. Why? Because they had nothing left to sing about. No more small town stories - they were fabrications, and when they were about real life, they were embarrassingly lame. Take the one about "I stood where Kennedy stood to make that famous speech"; it was like listening to somebody's post-holiday slideshow.
Which brings me to Dakota. A song that is so lyrically inept I thought it was a joke the first time I heard it. "Thinking about thinking of you... Summertime.. I think it was June... yeah I think it was June" My god. It's rock bottom. The worst lyrics I think the 'phonics ever penned. While I do like the tune a lot, the lyrics are so utterly woeful that there's no way on god's green Earth it belongs in a classics list!
Jimmy, sorry for getting narked, it was more because you posted criticising his choice and not posting your own.
I wasn't saying people shouldn't have an opinion - positive or negative, but everyone has their own classics for their own reasons, and its hard to argue withsome that they shouldn't love their favourite song, even if you don't agree, my point really was more about you criticising him without putting your own down. which you have now so all is good.
Old
Anything by the Faces
New
Anything by The Black Keys
Dazed and Confused – Led Zeppelin
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
My Boomerang Won't Come Back – Charlie Drake
I which case
Old
Anything by the Faces
New
Anything by The Black Keys
Yup got all the black keys albums and few of the faces tracks
Carry on my wayward son - Kansas
Anglesea - Cat Stevens
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
What's so Funny about Peace Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello
Baba O'Reilly - The Who
And....thanks to whoever posted that Youtube video on the Alan Simonsen thread, I'm constantly playing Turn Tail by the Young Knives. Excellent song and an good example of how 'time and place' plays a big part in the kind of impact any song has on us - I'll always associate it with Charlton's rise and fall.
Three great tracks. In fact most of early JT. I would go with the Brinsley's version of What's so funny though.
Yes really good like, saw them in Brixton last year check our their albums brothers and el camino.
You must try some Robyn Hitchcock including the Soft Boys stuff
She would also catch some of your eyes as she's stunning with an amazing singing voice to boot, however a quick glance at google images and i *think* she's been on stage in a Wendies dress!!! try not to let this put you off!
Fairly consistent though are:
All Right Now - Free
Be My Friend - Free
Dolphins - Tim Buckley
Crossroads - Cream
The Thrill is Gone - BB King
The Letter - BB King
Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King
Is This Love - Whitesnake
Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello
Etc, etc!
Sarah - Thin Lizzy
I'm not sure it quite gets classic status though.
Layla - Derek & the Dominos
Smoke on the water - Deep Purple
Since you've been Gone - rainbow
Won't get fooled again - The Who
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
Old pop classics
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
My Generation - The Who
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Brown Sugar - Rolling stones
Modern Classics
Stay too long - Plan B (sorry Rothko)
Rolling in the deep - Adele
Many of horror - Biffy Clyro
Bring me to life - Evanesence
Classic ballads
God Only knows - The Beach Boys
Man of the world - Fleetwood Mac
For no one - The Beatles