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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Samuel:  Carlos Paredes “Variacoes em re maior”  Here he is playing a Portuguese guitar, which has resonating strings, hence the unusual sound.  Really excellent sound, I am not so sure I like this piece, as it’s “happier” than most music I like, but I have been made curious to check out others of his work to see if he’s got a minor key one on that very cool instrument. Edited to add:  I looked up this recording and found a piece I really love on it, Cancao Verdes Anos.  Just beautiful.
Thanks for the comments. I chose this song because it shows many moods and different techniques on a very short time and it has an ambiguous feeling I really appreciate, but most of his work is not as happy. I'm glad you loved Verdes Anos, it's like a national anthem, so for me it was a very obvious choice.
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Lorenzo - Your choice of Sassi by Gino Paoli is perfect and probably guarantees one of the higher amounts of votes in the end.  Great selection.  On your other posts, Spirit is okay but not quite up to the top 3 for me.  I love the Neil Young selection, but then he is one of my favorite artists all around and my familiarity with his songs unfortunately disqualifies him for me.  The Bonzo Doo Dah Band is new to me however, and I find it very entertaining, but more on a novelty level than anything.

Christi - The Bliss selection is my favorite of yours and I don't care what or who it sounds like or who came first, it is a contender for a top spot for me.  But then, so is The Animals selection, which I am not that familiar with, but which I find very appealing.  The Doors I'm too familiar with and The Byrds is a good track, but not quite up to the level of the ones I;ve mentioned.  The Phoenix selection doesn't really do  much for me either, I'm afraid.

The Dark Elf - I don't know how the band Love got by me all of these years, but all of a sudden, I keep hearing about them like the came out of nowhere for me.  Coming out of Laurel Canyon, and arguably one of the bands that initiated that movement, I can't believe I've not heard much of them up until now.  Great selection and another contender.  Otherwise, I love the Donovan track, but am too familiar with his music right now.  The Band ranks up there as a personal favorite for me over the years, so "Chest Fever" is disqualified.

I Prophesy Disaster - Russell Morris is a great find from Australia that unfortunately got overlooked on this side of the globe.  I really like the first post you put up of him, the 2nd one is good but not quite as good as the 1st.  

The Anders - Another great post with Stepeulvene.  I'm not familiar with them at all, but I really enjoy this selection.  But I really liked Young Flowers even more, and will be revisiting that selection as a voting possibility.  I haven't had an opportunity to listen to your last posting yet, but so far, YF is my favorite.

Micky - My favorite of yours is The Marvelettes, and I agree that the rhythm section of Papa Zita and Jamerson is one of the best rhythm sections of the Motown sound.  I was considering posting an instrumental track from them, but then saw your posting so that helped whittle down my choices.  I also love the Mar-keys track.  King Curtis is good also and the Barbara Lewis track is a personal favorite (all-time) so she is disqualified unfortunately.

Lewian - I always look forward to your selections because they are almost always new and interesting to me and that is definitely the situation with that excellent Delia Derbyshire track, another contender for the top seat.  I love this sort of stuff and that's what makes being on this thread so fun for me, because I need to learn about more of these artists.  This is also the case with your 2nd post "Galatea's Guitar" to an even greater extent.  I absolutely love this one.  Very possible it could be my #1 choice..

Suitkees - I enjoyed your Pierre Henry selection and thank you for bringing him to my attention.  I was listening to Fred Frith's "Eye to Ear" album earlier getting ready to do a review on it, and this reminds me somewhat of some of the performance art music from that album, though this came along much earlier.  I find this music quite engaging.  I've also been interested in the It's a Beautiful Day album as I see it in used vinyl stores all of the time, now I know I have to buy that one.

Someone Else - Already a big fan of Velvet Underground and (since I'm a huge Neil Young fan) of Buffalo Springfield so those are disqualified, yet they are excellent choices.  However, I was not familiar with Sweeney's Men and really enjoy that one a lot.  It is another contender for a possible top 3 spot if you choose it.  Also enjoyed the Fugs selection even if I'm vaguely familiar with it.

Raff - I always love your Italian selections because you manage to find some that I'm not familiar with, but I never really got into the 60's Italian music as much as the 70s and 80s.  I really like the first selection Nomadi.  Fairport Convention was a great selection and the CSN selection is one that I was planning on posting for this thread as it is one of my favorites from them and, like Nicki, I also love the Jefferson Airplane version.  "Wooden Ships" is a masterpiece of a song, but is unfortunately disqualified.

Nicki - H.P. Lovecraft is one of those bands that is on my list to delve into, but I am still rather unfamiliar with their music.  I absolutely love the track you posted and will probably be a top choice in my vote because it's in the same wheelhouse as Jefferson Airplane for me at this point, but that will probably change as I get more familiar with it.  I also love the Ars Nova track, but to a lesser extent.  Otherwise, "Balloon Burning" didn't really appeal to me as much.  

TCat - What were you thinking?  You call this music?

mathman - "Sukiyaki" might be a poor choice of titles for this song, and thank you for explaining that in your post.  I must say, though, that I was not familiar with the song even if it was a hit in the US, but I really enjoyed the track.  Count Five was pretty good. I like the "Colors" concept, but I wonder if it would be a concept that would appeal to me in the long run.  The Stooges win out here, and I need to be more familiar with them especially with their importance in 60's rock.

meltdowner - Carlos Paredes is obviously a great talent and is more of a grower for me.  I must say that your comments about him have me very intrigued as someone with this amount of talent has got to be something I must dig into a lot more.

Dr wu - I love the "theme" of your postings, and you also delve into a sound of the 60s that I am not as familiar with.  I was not so taken by "Stryctnine", but I did enjoy the other postings, especially The Electric Prunes.  I always found it a bit funny to watch Dick Clark as he was a bit uncomfortable with music that was not so much attached to the norm of the day.





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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:


The Dark Elf - I don't know how the band Love got by me all of these years, but all of a sudden, I keep hearing about them like the came out of nowhere for me.  Coming out of Laurel Canyon, and arguably one of the bands that initiated that movement, I can't believe I've not heard much of them up until now.  Great selection and another contender.  
Nicki - H.P. Lovecraft is one of those bands that is on my list to delve into, but I am still rather unfamiliar with their music.  I absolutely love the track you posted and will probably be a top choice in my vote because it's in the same wheelhouse as Jefferson Airplane for me at this point, but that will probably change as I get more familiar with it.  I also love the Ars Nova track, but to a lesser extent.  Otherwise, "Balloon Burning" didn't really appeal to me as much.  
Suitkees -  I've also been interested in the It's a Beautiful Day album as I see it in used vinyl stores all of the time, now I know I have to buy that one.
TCat - What were you thinking?  You call this music?

Probably repeating myself, but that Love LP is one of my Top 10 of all time, well worth it.  Also the It's A Beautiful Day LP, iconic psych.  Thanks to both Greg and suitkees for those inclusions, Greg beat me to the punch, but I might revisit them in another way in another poll, same with IABD.
HP Lovecraft's first 2 are the best, in my opinion, they were getting their legs under them with the first one, the second is a bit more even, but I actually prefer the first, for several of the songs, including, of course, the one I posted.  
Ars Nova is worth checking out, as I think I mentioned, there are gems on both of their LPs.  SF Sorrow is actually an entire rock opera, the "Balloon Burning," song was about the soldier returning from war and disillusionment, the balloon is the Hindenburg, in which his fiancee is killed before their reuniting (he is witness to it).
And.....TCat - What were you thinking?  You call this music?LOL
Thanks for all of your thoughtful and insightful reviews, not just these.Clap



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Originally posted by The Anders The Anders wrote:

My third and final nomination is Povl Dissing - "Honningland" (Honeyland, 1969)

(I couldn't access a YouTube link for this one, except for a more recent live performance, but I am sure there is an accessible one for people outside Denmark)

  This Spotify link won't work for me, YT does have some live versions of it, that I can listen to.  Very bluesy, kind of actually reminds me of The Kaleidoscope's "A Beacon From Mars," without the length of that piece.
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My nomination is:

GINO PAOLI: Sassi (Stones)
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How about writing our song to put in the poll? If you can do it by tonight, it would be useful, or soon tomorrow.
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I think I'll put up The Moving Sidewalks.

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Even if I haven't posted for a while, I've been reading the comments so far, and decided to nominate "Fotheringay", which seems to have encountered most people's favour. I am a bit surprised by the lack of enthusiasm for "29 settembre", which was rather innovative at the time, but it's a good thing we all have different tastesSmile. BTW, the newscast that can be heard at the beginning and midway through the song is the only reference to the date in the title: the first time you hear "oggi, 29 settembre" (today, September 29), and the second time you hear "30 settembre", showing the passing of time.
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I'm going to go with HP Lovecraft's "The White Ship."  
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My choice is Young Flowers - "Oppe i træet"

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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Originally posted by The Anders The Anders wrote:

My third and final nomination is Povl Dissing - "Honningland" (Honeyland, 1969)

(I couldn't access a YouTube link for this one, except for a more recent live performance, but I am sure there is an accessible one for people outside Denmark)

  This Spotify link won't work for me, YT does have some live versions of it, that I can listen to.  Very bluesy, kind of actually reminds me of The Kaleidoscope's "A Beacon From Mars," without the length of that piece.


Maybe this one works: http://vimeo.com/459529463

Anyway, I went with Young Flowers.
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My favourite songs:

@prophesy disaster.

Very interesting your two tracks. I prefer The Real Thing


@micky

If I remember well, the Marvelletes were one of the favourite grop of the Beatles. Anyway, their song is my favourite.


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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Even if I haven't posted for a while, I've been reading the comments so far, and decided to nominate "Fotheringay", which seems to have encountered most people's favour. I am a bit surprised by the lack of enthusiasm for "29 settembre", which was rather innovative at the time, but it's a good thing we all have different tastesSmile. BTW, the newscast that can be heard at the beginning and midway through the song is the only reference to the date in the title: the first time you hear "oggi, 29 settembre" (today, September 29), and the second time you hear "30 settembre", showing the passing of time.

Yes, 29 Settembre would be my nomination.
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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

I'm going to go with HP Lovecraft's "The White Ship."  

Your video doesnt work in Italy.

I like very much the song by Pretty Things.
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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

I think I'll put up The Moving Sidewalks.

Are you sure?Wink

My fave is the song by The Hollywood Persuaders.


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I choose Sweeney's Men.
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I'll select "A House is not a Motel" by Love. Mostly because that title and many of the other song titles on the album, like "Alone Again Or", "Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale" and "The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This" are a perfect encapsulation of the "Wait...what?" buzz permeating 1967. 

I can see hippies crashed all over the front room -- on the floor, on the couch, in the wicker papasan chair -- and someone says in exasperation as he picks up the empty beer cans from the coffee table, "Man, this house is not a motel".
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Hard to choose against Delia who was a true pioneer... but Gabor Szabo's Galatea's Guitar got so nice comments that I pick that one. Thanks to anyone who helped with the decision!


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Originally posted by jamesbaldwin jamesbaldwin wrote:

Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

I'm going to go with HP Lovecraft's "The White Ship."  

Your video doesnt work in Italy.

I like very much the song by Pretty Things.
  Can someone help with this one?  
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