doug@cornell.UUCP (Douglas Campbell) (02/04/84)
I've tried to restrain myself, but I can't. Here's my comments on my
favorite rock and classical music. Rock first, then classical.
First, my list of indispensable, absolute favorite rock albums:
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Yes - The Yes Album Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Fragile
Close to the Edge King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
Brian Eno - Another Green World Soft Machine - Soft Machine
Soft Machine Volume II
Beatles - White Album (The Beatles)
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Explanations of the choices:
Yes: These three Yes albums have been correctly identified by
others on the net as their best. This is the peak of
sophisticated art rock, especially Close to the Edge.
Brian Eno: Though I usually find Eno too weird and unimaginative, this
album is lyrical (for him) and emotionally pleasing. It
even gets (dare I say it?) *funky* at times.
Beatles: I refuse to discuss the Beatles for political reasons.
Pink Floyd: Dark Side is possibly the greatest bluesy rock ever made.
My favorite tune is Any Colour you Like. It's a shame that
Gilmour and the rest faded out and Waters took over with
his pretentious drivel. (Shields on, Scotty - flames ahead.)
King Crimson: The only album from them that I like, this disc has excellent
haunting imagery. Sort of a mixture of Yes and Pink Floyd.
Soft Machine: Soft Machine in the '70s has turned into a progressive
jazz group. This is not the Soft Machine that I like,
though jazz fans have told me that it is good jazz. The
Soft Machine albums I like were made in '68 and '69 when
they were an experimental rock group like Pink Floyd, but
much more talented and imaginative. Unfortunately, these
are now out of print. I managed to get them packaged
together from ABC's Command records label (RSSD 964-2)
in a cut-out bin. If your tastes are similar to mine, you
should try desperately to get a hold of them.
Random Comments:
This list does not cover every bit of rock I like, just the peaks. I've
noticed that a disturbingly high percentage of rock music I like was done
before 1974. Anyone else notice a 10 year drought?
And now, classical.
Much classical music has been covered well on the net - I have only a few
suggestions of albums not yet mentioned:
Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra - Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic
This recording finds my favorite bunch at their best. Karajan
is especially good with his string section in this record - they
cry out yearningly. The rest of the orchestra is in top form.
Wagner: Orchestral Masterpieces from the Ring - Leopold Stokowski, LSO
The second side of this record has Sigfried's Rhine Journey and
Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music performed gorgeously. The
first side ain't bad, either. Available as a London Treasury
reissue STS-15565.
Beethoven 3rd Symphony (Eroica) - Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orch.
I've had a hard time finding a good Eroica, but this one seems
to capture all the emotional depth. On the Angel label.
Random Comments:
Thanks to all you netters that contributed to the intelligent, informative
discussions on Mahler. Let's have more of the same dealing with some other
composers, e.g. Richard Strauss, Wagner, Beethoven ...
Still looking for a good Beethoven 9th,
Doug Campbell
ARPA: doug@cornell
UUCP: cornell!dougsalomon@smu.UUCP (02/08/84)
#R:cornell:-607300:smu:15400002:000:4137
smu!salomon Feb 7 08:16:00 1984
/***** smu:net.music / cornell!doug / 3:47 am Feb 4, 1984 */
I've tried to restrain myself, but I can't. Here's my comments on my
favorite rock and classical music. Rock first, then classical.
First, my list of indispensable, absolute favorite rock albums:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yes - The Yes Album Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Fragile
Close to the Edge King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
Brian Eno - Another Green World Soft Machine - Soft Machine
Soft Machine Volume II
Beatles - White Album (The Beatles)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanations of the choices:
Yes: These three Yes albums have been correctly identified by
others on the net as their best. This is the peak of
sophisticated art rock, especially Close to the Edge.
Brian Eno: Though I usually find Eno too weird and unimaginative, this
album is lyrical (for him) and emotionally pleasing. It
even gets (dare I say it?) *funky* at times.
Beatles: I refuse to discuss the Beatles for political reasons.
Pink Floyd: Dark Side is possibly the greatest bluesy rock ever made.
My favorite tune is Any Colour you Like. It's a shame that
Gilmour and the rest faded out and Waters took over with
his pretentious drivel. (Shields on, Scotty - flames ahead.)
King Crimson: The only album from them that I like, this disc has excellent
haunting imagery. Sort of a mixture of Yes and Pink Floyd.
Soft Machine: Soft Machine in the '70s has turned into a progressive
jazz group. This is not the Soft Machine that I like,
though jazz fans have told me that it is good jazz. The
Soft Machine albums I like were made in '68 and '69 when
they were an experimental rock group like Pink Floyd, but
much more talented and imaginative. Unfortunately, these
are now out of print. I managed to get them packaged
together from ABC's Command records label (RSSD 964-2)
in a cut-out bin. If your tastes are similar to mine, you
should try desperately to get a hold of them.
Random Comments:
This list does not cover every bit of rock I like, just the peaks. I've
noticed that a disturbingly high percentage of rock music I like was done
before 1974. Anyone else notice a 10 year drought?
And now, classical.
Much classical music has been covered well on the net - I have only a few
suggestions of albums not yet mentioned:
Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra - Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic
This recording finds my favorite bunch at their best. Karajan
is especially good with his string section in this record - they
cry out yearningly. The rest of the orchestra is in top form.
Wagner: Orchestral Masterpieces from the Ring - Leopold Stokowski, LSO
The second side of this record has Sigfried's Rhine Journey and
Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music performed gorgeously. The
first side ain't bad, either. Available as a London Treasury
reissue STS-15565.
Beethoven 3rd Symphony (Eroica) - Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orch.
I've had a hard time finding a good Eroica, but this one seems
to capture all the emotional depth. On the Angel label.
Random Comments:
Thanks to all you netters that contributed to the intelligent, informative
discussions on Mahler. Let's have more of the same dealing with some other
composers, e.g. Richard Strauss, Wagner, Beethoven ...
Still looking for a good Beethoven 9th,
Doug Campbell
ARPA: doug@cornell
UUCP: cornell!doug
/* ---------- */salomon@smu.UUCP (02/08/84)
#R:cornell:-607300:smu:15400003:000:2929
smu!salomon Feb 7 08:48:00 1984
Marc's list of indespensible records:
The Clash London Calling (1979) Called by some the best rock
record on the 1970's
The Jam Snap (1983) If I had to choose the best of the Jam,
this would be what I would tape. The best of England's
biggest band since the Beatles.
Elvis Costello Punch the Clock (1983) Elvis Costello hits a new musical
high on this one. Vocal arrangements abound with special
guest appereances by Futura 2000.
U2 BOY (1981) Ireland's best group ever. All under 24 years.
Buy this record now. Not one bad song of all 12. One of
the most superior debut albums of the last 15 years.
Rolling Exile on Main Street (1972) Stones classic double album.
Stones Heavily induced Heroin music with a Stones flair. Undercover
mentioned in a previous note is the only album since that
can even come close.
The Police Outlandos De Amour (1978) On a budget of $5000.00, the
fledgling Police Created a masterpiece.
Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.(1977)
The Punk anthology that made rock something that your
parents didn't want you to listen to. This record started
to change the scene that the Beatles(whom I love) sanitized
so nicely.
The Beatles Abbey Road (1969) The last real gasp from the band who
committed the above sanitization with class. This platter
of wax was the best way to end the sixties(which I barely
remember)
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A list of other essentials-
Police - all are great
Clash - I like them all, but you might find only a few
cuts of each one. Sandinista (3 record set) gets
wierd.
Jam - Americans missed one of the best ever (broke up
in 1982) Phenomonoly popular in Britian.
The - Smash it Up single from 1977. one of the best punk
Damned singles around. Hard driving guitar with out being
like the current current of HARD CORE(yecch)
Elvis - Gone from 1 min 50 fast songs to actual musical
Costello creations. Great in Concert.
Big - The single 'In a Big Country' is one of the best
Country singles to hit the states by a debut band since
U2 in 1981. Nice dueling guitars. Sounds almost
like bagpipes!(they're Scottish)
U2 - My personal favorite band. These guys in concert
are fabulous. I have driven far and wide to see
them. Each of the five shows that I hae seen have
been among the best.
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All those in the Los Angeles area-
Please make an effort to see the
Telefones. These guys are from
Dallas, and put on a show well worth
the $5.00 or less cover that they
charge. You probably won't be
dissapointed.
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Keep on rocking.
Marc
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