Favorite/Most influential albums

[guydesavoy]

Just a note on Disco.

Having been brought up through the 70's on a diet of guitars and Cream magazine and Cirkus (and not to mention Hustler   ) when these guys came on the scene with that album..well my little sister tried to smuggle a cassette tape into the house and we busted her and threw it out her bedroom window... Frampton Comes Alive was never but we all thought these guys were..

On reflection, I think I was wrong... This comes under the category of 'Albums that changed music'....

[Naang Faa]

Who's Next-The Who....


Quadrophenia-The Who


Setting Sons-The Jam


Architecture & Morality Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark


Misplaced Childhood-Marillion


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[Tomcat]

The point of the thread was about influentiual albums and the first Black Sabbath album must have spawned a genre that created more than 1000 serious bands.or perhaps even more and that takes
some beating .

I suppose Deep Purples first album was also a big influence.

Also the Thin Lizzy album called Night Life(i think) with Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson was one of the first to use the dual Guitar riffs which has been copied by Iron Maiden and many others.

[Bobcat]

Twin Guitars A Classic Forty Years ago or more. They dont make them like this anymore. Whatever happened to progressive music. Still touring too

[Dieter]

off course....


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[Dieter]

For the guys with culture....

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[stonefre]

Anyone dare say these two were not influential. Anyone remember these two for that matter.

[deepthroat]

The Captain!

No self-respecting muso can admit to not knowing his stuff. Some of the most difficult and challenging music ever issued by a major american label. I've never been able to get into Trout Mask Replica, primarily because it takes a LOT of listens to become comfortable with his musical language.

But in the early 80's I was working in a record store when his final album "Doc At the Radar Station" was released, and the resident Beefheart fanatic played it to death. I actually got to like it quite a bit.

I still remember when he guested on Saturday Night Live, and my roommate couldn't get past his name. He kept saying "Bee-Fart? Did you say Bee-Fart?.... c'mon, seriously.... BEE-FART?!!!!"

Nang-Fah, someone once told me you were a fellow Marillion fan. I'm very impressed to discover it's true!

A couple of additions to the list:

1. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - DOC AT THE RADAR STATION
2. ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION EDGAR ALLAN POE
3. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - originally studio recording - features Ian Gillan from Deep Purple as Christ, Chris Spedding (Sex Pistols associate) on guitar, etc.

[stonefre]

How about two influential artists together. This thread is bringing back so very good memories of concerts I attended as a young lad. Bongo Fury with both Zappa and Beefhart. One of the song titles is "Man with the Woman Head" which seems fitting to this forum.

[deepthroat]

"Muffin Man" - a classic I've not thought of nor heard in 20 years. I've got to find it right now and listen to it again!

[JaiDee]

Zappa was awesome......great arranger and also a great guitarist.

   Maybe he was Trent Reznor's dad?  

[Lefty]

My favorite group of the late 60s/early 70s and I still enjoy listening to their stuff today, is Creedence Clearwater Revival.

My 3 favorite albums by them were Bayou Country, Cosmos Factory and Willie and the Poorboys.








John Fogerty is a god to me, and he is still touring today, fit and trim, at age 64.
His current band still puts out great music. Centerfield is one of my all time favorite songs, as well as the album by the same name.

[Bobcat]

And of course satire at its best

Were only in it for the money



Check out the idiot bastard son. All you Zappa heads will be more than aware of. Its a classic album off a classic



Such a shame cancer took him. Imagine the stuff he would be churning out in his old age

[guydesavoy]

(JaiDee @ Feb. 23 2010,11:39) Zappa was awesome......great arranger and also a great guitarist.

   Maybe he was Trent Reznor's dad?  

Haha...quite possibly JaiDee..

Yes Zappa had it all..

Soon to follow my 'Prog Rock' selections...

I'm off to listen to Stinkfoot.....

Stonefre...yes I remember Patti Smith.... She once described the 'fashion' of NYC in those days as 'The I don't give a shit look'..