Friday Afternoon Tunes - Top 5 Edition
by bigfatdrunk on Dec 23, 2011 11:54 AM CST
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PrintIn general, it's been a while since I've done a Saturday Night Tunes post. After last night's something something (hooray for selective amnesia!), I thought it might be a good time for a fluffy bunny post. But even this version is going to be a bit different.
Now that we've reached the end of the year, we've been bombarded by Best of 2011 tributes. My question for you BRBers is: what are your Top 5 favorite albums of all time? After the jump, I'll list mine. If you've been lurking here for a while, this will be a great post to join in on the fun.
Note: Because I live in Austin, I de facto know more about music than you. It simply cannot be helped.
bfd's Top 5 All-Time Favorite Albums /High Fidelity'd
#5: Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne: After I graduated college, I spent a lot of time on the road with my lovely yet talented soon-to-be wife. Poor, poor Mrs. bfd. Anyway, we listened to a ton of music along the way including Austin-local artists such as Shoulders and Sincola. Uncle Tupelo's Anodyne (along with No Depression) had been a staple for me even before the trip, when I abused that poor CD, but its omnipresent status to this day shows its staying power. Oddly, I haven't been a big fan of either Son Volt nor Wilco.
#4: Slobberbone - Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today: Originally from Denton, Slobberbone was one of my favorite acts to catch at the always cozy "Hole in the Wall" on the Drag in Austin. Like Uncle Tupelo, they were/are (they are supposedly getting back together) an alt-country band, but I've long preferred a more southern twang to the style. Barrel Chested and Crow Pot Pie are outstanding albums, as well.
#3: The Gourds - Blood of the Ram: I've listened to no band more than The Gourds. However, I'm listing this album in only third place because what makes The Gourds truly special is their live shows. A studio album simply doesn't do this band justice. For several years, The Gourds made live recordings of their shows available, which is primarily what I listen to. Of their studio albums, I went with Blood because I believe it best encompasses their style of music, or truly lack thereof. And if you want to hear a cover song? The Gourds are the best. Song slightly NSFW.
#2: Bob Schneider - Lonelyland: From top to bottom, Lonelyland is an outstanding work of art. This is one of those albums, for me, that I simply don't have a favorite song. Schneider is another act best seen live over his studio work, and if you can catch him when the raunchy Scabs play, all the better.
#1: Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd): OK, it's true: I love alt-country and southern rock, and all the better if it's from Austin. If there's one album to blame for influencing me so strongly, Pronounced is to blame.
Remember that these are my Top 5 of all-time. I could've slipped something else in, but it wouldn't be true.
Honorable mentions:
#6: Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
#7: Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
#8: John Lee Hooker - I'm John Lee Hooker: The album responsible for my love of blues.
#9: El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
#10: Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Fruit: I blame DisplacedTexan.
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please excuse my inner nerd...
1. A Tribe Called Quest – Low End Theory
2. Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive
3. Marvin Gaye – I Want You
4. Duran Duran – Rio
5. The Who – Who’s Next
Michael: The feeling that you're feeling is what many of us call...a feeling.
Gob: It's not like envy, or even hungry...
by chrisd21 on Dec 23, 2011 12:20 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Duran Duran!
I can’t be friends with you lol
But your #1 makes up for it
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by AllenOU on Dec 23, 2011 12:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
hahaha!
you lucky we didn’t jump in my car at halftime, i was jamming Neil Sedaka “Laughter In The Rain” lmaoooo
Michael: The feeling that you're feeling is what many of us call...a feeling.
Gob: It's not like envy, or even hungry...
lol probably.
Michael: The feeling that you're feeling is what many of us call...a feeling.
Gob: It's not like envy, or even hungry...
as a matter of fact...
i’m such a fan of the Who i went online and downloaded all of the master tracks, just so i can reproduce the song MYSELF. the MOGG track separates itself into individual units, so the drums are separate from the vocals, which are separate from the bass, which is separate from the lead guitar. so you can manipulate the song any way you want, maybe you like the bass more on one part so you can crank that up, and lower the vocals. or maybe you wanna hear an acoustic version, so you just wipe out the vocals, etc, etc. anywho, here is my re-created version of “Wont Get Fooled Again.” see if you can tell the difference between the actual track.. and my version. the changes are subtle, but fairly obvious.
The Who – “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (As I hear it anyway)
Michael: The feeling that you're feeling is what many of us call...a feeling.
Gob: It's not like envy, or even hungry...
There are a number of ways you can choose to interpret best
Choosing just based on the ones I played the most, all the way through, in different times of my life:
1. George Strait- Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
2. A Tribe Called Quest – Low End Theory
3. N.W.A.- Efil4zaggiN
4. Mobb Deep- The Infamous
5. D’Angelo- Brown Sugar
Not very Pitchforky, as I’m an Austinite/music snob and could have gone that route, too.
"Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes."- George Orwell, 1933, on being a Texans fan.
by Wario Millions on Dec 23, 2011 12:43 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Good points
I thought about that, but I didn’t further qualify as I thought it might lead to more interesting lists.
Also, both you and chrisd21 listed Tribe, and I’ve never listened to it. Here I come, Spotify.
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tribe is awesome.
more jazz than hip hop, back when “gangsta rap” was at an all time high.
Michael: The feeling that you're feeling is what many of us call...a feeling.
Gob: It's not like envy, or even hungry...
Well Tend to be varied in my music tastes....
and I don’t Really listen to many albums unless they are “greatest hits type”
However of the "albums that I like and have owned in the past :
#5. Any of the Following Greatest hits albums:
a. Martina McBride
b. Bob Seiger
c. AC/DC
d. Bon Jovi
e. Van Halen(with or without Haggar)
f. Journey
g. (I think you get the point right?)
#4. Top Gun movie Soundtrack
#3. Guns and Roses- Appetite for Destruction
#2. Garth Brooks – Fresh Horses
#1. Metallica- Black Album
I am sure I will catch flax about #4…but hey …what ever
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by I am Ironman!!! on Dec 23, 2011 12:59 PM CST reply actions
You can't go wrong...
With a little “Highway to the Danger Zone”
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
Songs that fit my depressed mood
Kamelot – Love You To Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9BwQGYDLXg
Kamelot – Forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haeyj-aLuAE&hd=1
Apocalyptica – Nothing Else Matters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEpP21soXY
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
can't really list all of my favorite albums
but for now crack the skye by mastodon. believe and the sickness by disturbed.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
by Joe25 on Dec 23, 2011 1:43 PM CST via Android app reply actions
Leviathan was a much better Mastodon album
In my opinion. Remission as well
by splanket on Dec 23, 2011 2:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'll sort through my top 5 later
But nothing will ever, ever top Symbolic by Death for me. I’ve listened to this album >1500 times, and I still find something better about it each time. Whether you’re a fan of metal or not, it’s worth checking out. Shame that I never got to see them live, their guitarist/vocalist died of cancer in 2001.
by splanket on Dec 23, 2011 1:50 PM CST via mobile reply actions
mine
Oracular Spectacular -MGMT
40 Oz. to Freedom – Sublime
Somewhere in the Between – Streetlight Manifesto
Odessey and Oracle – The Zombies
Time Travel – Never shout never
OFWGKTA
Free Earl. Occupy Reliant
by NewJerseyTexansFan on Dec 23, 2011 3:13 PM CST up reply actions
5. Patti Smith – Horses
4. Flaming Lips – Zaireeka!
3. Pink Floyd – The Wall
2. David Bowie – Diamond Dogs
1. Lou Reed – Berlin
by chuckydawgyall on Dec 23, 2011 2:05 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
This is a great list
I’d go with “Hunky Dory”on the Bowie side, or Ziggy Stardust, but hts got a lot of great ones
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 8:15 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Merry Christmas everyone!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qz8yJogJEEM
I Want to Believe
by Fox Mulder on Dec 23, 2011 2:09 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
5. Kraftwerk – Man Machine
4. Anthrax – White Noise
3. Sparks – Propaganda
2. Soundtrack – Saturday Night Fever
1. YMO – BGM
I could not live without these albums. For what it’s worth, in this MP3/cafeteria-style music world I still listen to complete albums in the produced order.
Romans 14:12
by jaws on Dec 23, 2011 2:20 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely
For example, Jane’s Addiction’s Ritual de lo Habitual remains an epic from front to back and is best listened to in it’s entirety.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 24, 2011 12:50 AM CST up reply actions
A lot of albums listed here would not be heard in our present single-driven music market.
Pink Floyd’s “the Wall” is a great example. It likely wouldn’t even be released today.
by JBal on Dec 24, 2011 9:07 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Yes x1000
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 25, 2011 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
hard to do a pure Top 5, but...
If I were to be stranded on a desert island and I could only bring 5 CDs/albums with me:
Nirvana – Nevermind (duh)
Jane’s Addiction – Nothing Shocking
Tool – AEnima
Metallica – Master of Puppets
nine inch nails – The Fragile
by grungedave on Dec 23, 2011 2:37 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
since people are going beyond 5, here's 5 more
silverchair – Neon Ballroom
Alice in Chains – Dirt
Seether – Disclaimer II
Three Days Grace – One-X
Marilyn Manson – Mechanical Animals
Nevermind was on the Top 20
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Silverchair?
That was unexpected.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 24, 2011 12:53 AM CST up reply actions
Another great list.
The Fragile is a masterpiece.
When I get to a computer, I outer a lot of recs
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 8:17 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
tough to choose only 5
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Dead Horse – Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers
Slipknot – Slipknot
Alice In Chains – Dirt
Beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore
by Chrxtopher on Dec 23, 2011 2:56 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
5 makes it tough :-)
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Another great set of choices
The first slipknot is unparalleled, it’s a shame they fell off. I ashe with every one of yours
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 8:18 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
I used to go to every single deadhorse show for several years
they were underrated, and unfortunately broke up as they were about to really break through. Don’t know if you’ve ever heard Michael Haaga’s later album, “the Plus and Minus Show”. It’s NOT deadhorse at all, but excellent work once you get past how different it is.
I saw Deadhorse a few times in the 90s.
Maybe we were at the same shows.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 24, 2011 12:54 AM CST up reply actions
It's likely, since I was at every one
by JBal on Dec 24, 2011 9:08 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
I have no specific rankings, and no specific tastes
Take a look at my eclectic refined taste in music (I don’t follow rules, prepare for more than five):
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Greatest Hits (I’m a sucker for a ton of their songs)
Pendulum – Immersion
Tiesto – In Search of Sunrise (Vol. 1 through 7)
David Guetta – Nothing but the Beat
Tool – Lateralus
Rapid Ric – After Da Relays 2k6 through 2k8
Joe Satriani – Is There Love in Space?
Chamillionaire – Ultimate Victory
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
by f22a4bandit on Dec 23, 2011 3:05 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Love CCR
But I tried to stay away from compilations.
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I can't really do a top five.
But here are some of my favorites. Nirvana- in utero , Pink Floyd- dark side of the moon, U2- Joshua tree , Guerilla Maab-rise , Project Pat-mista don’t play , 3-6 mafia- mystic styles , ABN-it is what it is , Pearl Jam-ten.
My favorite albums are:
Roughing the Passer – Fifteen Yards
Automatic First Down – Jerome Bogar
Defensive Pass Interference – Ugly Looking Zebra
Going Below the Quarterback’s Knees – Not JJ Watt
I Make Dan Orlovsky Look Like Peyton Manning – Curtis Painter
by MP-17 on Dec 23, 2011 3:13 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
These are definitely the most played on my ipod by far:
Muddy Waters- Muddy, Brass, and the Blues
UGK- Dirty Money
Slightly Stoopid- Everything You Need
Masta Ace- Disposable Arts
B.B. King- Why I Sing the Blues
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
Sorry to off topic.
But has anyone had problems with front row sports? Streamed the game on it. Now my lap top is locked up.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
II'll try to get in an actual list when I have more time, but for now I just want to say...
We might have been born yesterday son, but we stayed up all night.
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 4:57 PM CST via Android app reply actions
Heh.
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Five? Tough. I'll do five rock and five rap since my heart is in both. In no order...
UGK – Ridin’ Dirty
Scarface – Untouchable
Tupac – Me Against the World
Eightball & MJG – On Top of the World
Devin – The Dude
Metallica – Master of the Puppets
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
Van Halen – 1984
Led Zepplin – Stairway to Heaven
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
*Zeppelin*
Forgive my fatigued typing.
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
Odds are, no one gives a crap about this,
But I actually appear on the Devin the Dude album Waiting to Inhale.
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 5:25 PM CST via Android app up reply actions 2 recs
Prpos, I love that album
where are you on it
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Dec 23, 2011 6:24 PM CST up reply actions
Props*
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Dec 23, 2011 6:24 PM CST up reply actions
I'm the voice on the other end of the phone on the three "boom" tracks, along with one other person
The story behind that is pretty funny too, but too long to relate from my phone.
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 7:41 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
That's pretty cool
I used to do some stuff here in Tyler with an independent label. We put a lot of stuff down in the studio but nothing ever really came of it. Most nights were just spent getting high and freestyling. A the label had local artist named Squirt who had Devin featured on one his songs. Wish I could have gone to Dallas when they did the recording so I could’ve met him but I had to work on the day of the trip.
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
I guess my claim would be...
The independent group I was with did a show once with Big Hawk and Swishahouse. Paul Wall was there with them and he was freestyling horribly. This was way before he blew up.
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
Top 5
Maroon 5 – Songs About Jane
Usher – Confessions
The Killers – Hot Fuss
Every Jay Z Album
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – By The Way
I’m pretty eclectic in my musical taste, and I’d also like to include some Led Zeppelin, The Who and Bob Marley, but I only have their Greatest Hits albums and I don’t think that’s the point…
Also BFD, I haven’t heard of any of your artists tbh, I will try and educate myself haha
by EnglishTexan on Dec 23, 2011 6:29 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Heh
I think Uncle Tupelo broke up before you were born. Slobberbone, The Gourds, and Bob Schneider are all Austin (or Texas) bands. Lynyrd’s prime was short because of a plane accident.
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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 23, 2011 10:52 PM CST up reply actions
My top 5 (ATM)
5. Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger
4. Deep Purple – Machine Head
3. The Beatles – Abbey Road
2. Led Zeppelin – IV
1. Guns n Roses – Appetite For Destruction
I’ve heard so many great albums over the years that it’s almost impossible to pick just 5. You have Skynyrd’s Pronounced as your number one album and I could easily add their Second Helping and Street Survivors albums to my list. No matter how much my moods may change, the 5 albums I listed will always be at or near the top of any favorites list.
The say the f**king smog is the f**king reason you have such beautiful f**king sunsets. - Ray Barboni
Awesome list
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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 23, 2011 10:53 PM CST up reply actions
My list...
With the caveat that I kilter so much different music today theres no way to realistically mayor down to give. Do this is not the to of anything, just give great albums:
Gov’t Mule, “Dose”- a brilliant album by some of the most talented musicians alive today. I’ve listened to this countless times and it never, ever gets old.
Beck, “Modern Guilt”- if you’ve given up on Beck based on his radio fare, I understand, but you’re missing out on a genius at work.
Johnny Cash, “American”- God bless Rick Rubin for making these albums in the waning years of Cash’s life. The emotional impact of these songs is incredible, and should cement the man in black as a legendary songsmith, as if he wasn’t already.
They Might Be Giants, “Factory Showroom”- yeah, I’m a nerd, fuck you. I’m also a sucker for a great melody, and these guys never fail to deliver.
The Beatles, “Revolver”- or pick any other Beatles album, but this is the one that comes to mind.
The Roots, “The Tipping Point”-pure brilliance from beginning to end. Theres no filler on this album at all.
Judas Priest, “Painkiller”- nonstop killer riffs, driving drum tracks, and lyrics filed with unapologetic bombast delivered by the best metal singer of all time, bar none. Sorry Black Sabbath, this is the quintessential metal album.
Tori Amos, “From the Choirgirl Hotel”-this woman is either more intelligent than I can how to understand, our completely insane. I vote for a little but of both. This is another one that never gets old.
I know, more than five. All deserving though, and I could easily keep going.
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 8:10 PM CST via Android app reply actions
*like, narrow, five, top, hope
Must…stop…commenting…from…phone.
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 8:48 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Yeah
My diverse tastes make it tough, as you can see by my next 5 which begin to go all over the place. My next five had bands like !!! and Cage and Drive-By Truckers.
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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 23, 2011 10:54 PM CST up reply actions
My odd, questionable top 5:
This is only based on my listening habits, mind you. I am perfectly aware that these are not the greatest albums of all time.
5. The Wall – Pink Floyd
4. Hooray for [.gifs that cannot be posted on BRB] – The Bloodhound Gang
3. Jazz – Queen
2. Un – Dan Black
1. The Dusty Foot Philosopher – K’NAAN
by T-Moar on Dec 23, 2011 8:28 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Bloodhound Gang!
All in all, you were just another…
Oh yeah, never mind.
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 8:43 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
alright, attempt #1 may change a few later
5. The Fate of Norns or Twilight of the Thunder God – Amon Amarth – Mostly for their respective best songs, “Pursuit of Vikings” and “Twilight of the Thunder God”.
4. Unquestionable Presence – Atheist – Those riffs… so good. Really awesome prog death here.
3. Iron – Ensiferum – Great battle anthems here, as well as “Lai Lai Hei” which is a really cool Finnish/English bipolar song.
2. Legion – Deicide – The band has recently gotten absurd with the Satanicness (Glen Benton is still a badass though), but damn were their first two albums some incredible brutal death.
1. Symbolic – Death – Mentioned this before. I’ve listen to this more than all the other albums in my top 5 combined, if not like my top 10. This album is just magical. Chuck Schuldiner is a damn philosopher with those lyrics, Gene Hoglan is the best drummer to ever sit on the throne, and the album just flows so well. Nothing will ever top this in my book.
by splanket on Dec 23, 2011 8:28 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Saw them a year or two ago at the Meridian
Talked with Glen for a minute or two, they walked through the crowd as one of the openers was playing. They were awesome.
I saw them in like 98. Still one of the best metal shows I've been to
Behind Danzig circa 93 and Gwar. Saw Sepultura on the Arise tour too, that was tough to top.
by JBal on Dec 23, 2011 8:46 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Damn
Wish i had, y’know, existed before 1994. Deicide is still damn good live, but the amount of shows that I’ll never be able to see makes me a sad panda.
Of those top 5 albums I listed, I’ve seen Ensiferum, Deicide, and Amon Amarth live. Ensiferum was really good, but it was with their new vocalist so Iron just wasn’t the same. Deicide, like I said was awesome live, even if they played some new (not as good) stuff. Amon Amarth was incredible though, mostly because they played for 2 hrs 30 mins (no openers) and their songs are just made to be played live.
I'll have to check out the Death one
never was a big fan of theirs, but not for any particular reason, I just never got into it.
I actually didn't like them for awhile either
But once I sat down and really listened to the album, I fell in love with it. Also, the drummer on the album is pretty good – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hd8rC5QGLc
- “I could probably play all of this a whole lot faster, but I was just making it all up”
I first saw Gwar at the Unicorn Ballroom in 1991.
Best. Show. Ever.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 24, 2011 3:22 AM CST up reply actions
They were tough to beat
their outrageous stage theatrics cause people to generally overlook their musicianship, which is also excellent most of the time.
by JBal on Dec 24, 2011 9:11 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Totally agree.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 25, 2011 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
Been sipping bleach and feeding the kid medicine
But I think mine vary from time to time, although SRV is always at the top.
1) Stevie Ray Vaughan – Live at Montreaux
2) Audioslave – Audioslave
3) Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Oz
4) Rob Zombie – Hellbilly Deluxe
5) The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper (or anyone at a given time)
As eclectic as my music choices are, there is music here that has helped me at various points of my life through different struggles. The list does change, but this is what I feel right now.
Now back to drinking bleach-nog.
Super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
I love 4 of those albums
Never heard Hellbilly Deluxe all the way through. My favorite SRV album is “In Step”. His playing on that was magical.
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Oh goodness gracious
How did I leave SRV off the list? I never did see him live. I got kicked out before one of his shows started for being under-aged, and I was supposed to see him about two weeks after he died. I can tell you exactly where I was when I heard it on the radio (Braker and Metric in Austin). As far as which album? Led says In Step, but I’d put Couldn’t Stand the Weather up there, as well. Live at Montreux? That’s just cheating. :-)
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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 23, 2011 11:01 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I saw SRV live in Houston, opening for The Who.
Second. Best. Show. Ever.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 24, 2011 3:23 AM CST up reply actions
Hard to do an exact top five
But here’s a shot at it (in no particular order):
Led Zeppelin I
Jane’s Addiction – Ritual de Lo Habitual
Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Sister Sweetly
U2 – Achtung Baby
Grateful Dead – American Beauty
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by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 24, 2011 3:30 AM CST reply actions
all honesty, your list made me think this
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