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^ I hadn't read it before, it was before my time here. Great work, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'm sure a lot of these stories weren't known before. I enjoy very much the debut but I still don't have the second.



Oh, the second is sublime, Sam. A bit different, with more classical music influence. Both are cool in different ways. 
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Rolling Stones - Aftermath
Rolling Stones - Satanic Majesties
Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet
The Pretty Things - Savage Eye


Wow, Pretty Things. Where have you been all my life?
i only have a few Pretty Things albums. Parachute is my favorite, and the most recent one I’ve heard. Curious to hear Savage Eye now.

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Joni Mitchell | Court and Spark
Billy Joel | 52nd Street
Soft Machine | BBC Sessions 1971-1974
Swans | Deliquessence (live)
Firesign Theatre | How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All
Zappa | Civ Phaze III
Zappa | Dance Me This
Thin Lizzy | Dedication (Best of)
Magma | Sl*g Tanz

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Man, the Stranger and 52nd Street are like part one and part two of Billy's New York grit phase.  Two fantastic albums.   I also love Song in the Attic, which provide perfect live versions of some of his quality earlier songs with the current "hot" band rather than session guys. 
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^^ The Stranger and 52nd Street were frequently played in my house as a youngster, but apart from the hits, I’m less (though not un-) familiar with most of the other albums, but nowadays I’m wanting to hear him more and more often. When he’s good, he’s really good. Really good pop with a great band and great arrangements.
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Pink Floyd - Animals
VDGG - Still Life

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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

^^ The Stranger and 52nd Street were frequently played in my house as a youngster, but apart from the hits, I’m less (though not un-) familiar with most of the other albums, but nowadays I’m wanting to hear him more and more often. When he’s good, he’s really good. Really good pop with a great band and great arrangements.


At a minimum, I'd also suggest Glass Houses...less NY vibe, but he seems to take his love of the 50s and inject a real heaviness to it....after that one, he veered to a more mature sound which appeals far less to me.  Glass Houses was the last bad boy record.  Side 1 has the hits, but side 2 has some great songs, all of which take me back to my teenage years very well. I had it on 8-track!  Songs in the Attic is essential, to hear him live with that band he had then and the early gems.  Then, Turnstiles is interesting to hear the transition before Stranger. 
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QVL - Il Tempo Della Gioia
Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
Pretty Things - Silk Torpedo
Elton John - The Fox


I shouldn't have doubted Clem. The Cherry album is great -- not unlike Garbage mid 90s -- but I still prefer the last album that was so rough and aloof and unpredictable.
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Irmin's Way - Opus Destroy
Agitation Free - Malesch
Qluster - Elemente
Pye Corner Audio  -Black Mill Tapes Vol.4
Tangerine Dream - Ultima Thule
Hawkwind - In Search Of Space
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Got lucky today. Had a great time breaking in a new pair of headphones. 


Brad Fiedel-- Terminator 2 Motion picture soundtrack. 
Marillion-- Clutching At Straws 
Genesis-- Duke ( scored an original west German 1983 edition of this disc . Absolutely way better than my 1994 remaster .)
Ray Charles -- The Genius Sings The Blues ( Mono) 
Iron Maiden-- 7Th son of a 7Th son. 

What a time but I had to stretch it to 3am .lol .

Hope all is well fellas!!
Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Kotebel - Cosmology
Ashra - Blackouts
Vangelis - Nocturne
Korb - Korb
Hawkwind - Chronicles of the Black Sword
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

^^ The Stranger and 52nd Street were frequently played in my house as a youngster, but apart from the hits, I’m less (though not un-) familiar with most of the other albums, but nowadays I’m wanting to hear him more and more often. When he’s good, he’s really good. Really good pop with a great band and great arrangements.


At a minimum, I'd also suggest Glass Houses...less NY vibe, but he seems to take his love of the 50s and inject a real heaviness to it....after that one, he veered to a more mature sound which appeals far less to me.  Glass Houses was the last bad boy record.  Side 1 has the hits, but side 2 has some great songs, all of which take me back to my teenage years very well. I had it on 8-track!  Songs in the Attic is essential, to hear him live with that band he had then and the early gems.  Then, Turnstiles is interesting to hear the transition before Stranger. 
i listened to Glass Houses all the way through a couple of weeks ago. I was very familiar with all of side 1 but had never heard side 2. Can’t say I was disappointed.

Really digging The Nylon Curtain too. Almost art rock in a way.
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Mostly listened to a shuffle today, but just now played 3 vinyl sides on the basement stereo to entertain my wife who was doing some painting down there. 80s stuff.

New Order | Brotherhood (side 1)
Queen | The Works (side 2)
The Outfield | Play Deep (side 1)
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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

^^ The Stranger and 52nd Street were frequently played in my house as a youngster, but apart from the hits, I’m less (though not un-) familiar with most of the other albums, but nowadays I’m wanting to hear him more and more often. When he’s good, he’s really good. Really good pop with a great band and great arrangements.


At a minimum, I'd also suggest Glass Houses...less NY vibe, but he seems to take his love of the 50s and inject a real heaviness to it....after that one, he veered to a more mature sound which appeals far less to me.  Glass Houses was the last bad boy record.  Side 1 has the hits, but side 2 has some great songs, all of which take me back to my teenage years very well. I had it on 8-track!  Songs in the Attic is essential, to hear him live with that band he had then and the early gems.  Then, Turnstiles is interesting to hear the transition before Stranger. 
i listened to Glass Houses all the way through a couple of weeks ago. I was very familiar with all of side 1 but had never heard side 2. Can’t say I was disappointed.

Really digging The Nylon Curtain too. Almost art rock in a way.




Yeah, it has a real energy to it. It felt like he was hitting it hard on that one.

I will have to try Nylon Curtain again.  I've always struggled with his sound and seriousness post Attic. 
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Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Got lucky today. Had a great time breaking in a new pair of headphones. 


Brad Fiedel-- Terminator 2 Motion picture soundtrack. 
Marillion-- Clutching At Straws 
Genesis-- Duke ( scored an original west German 1983 edition of this disc . Absolutely way better than my 1994 remaster .)
Ray Charles -- The Genius Sings The Blues ( Mono) 
Iron Maiden-- 7Th son of a 7Th son. 

What a time but I had to stretch it to 3am .lol .

Hope all is well fellas!!

New headphones is always a good day! 

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Elton John - Empty Sky
Christine Perfect - same
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

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Man, the Stranger and 52nd Street are like part one and part two of Billy's New York grit phase.  Two fantastic albums.   I also love Song in the Attic, which provide perfect live versions of some of his quality earlier songs with the current "hot" band rather than session guys. 
Billy Joel eh ?...... I’ve tried to dig what this guy does........back when I was listening to all the mainstream ‘Giants’......sadly, his craft never clicked with me, and I find it difficult to accept it. Why ?....... I couldn’t tell ya’, he just makes me angry......
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

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Man, the Stranger and 52nd Street are like part one and part two of Billy's New York grit phase.  Two fantastic albums.   I also love Song in the Attic, which provide perfect live versions of some of his quality earlier songs with the current "hot" band rather than session guys. 
Billy Joel eh ?...... I’ve tried to dig what this guy does........back when I was listening to all the mainstream ‘Giants’......sadly, his craft never clicked with me, and I find it difficult to accept it. Why ?....... I couldn’t tell ya’, he just makes me angry......


No prob, Oz. I think we all have those bands that we don't really dig....that everyone seems to love.  For me, Bowie is the first that comes to mind, but I could come up with more. 

Nothing wrong with it. We like what we like.  Beer
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Yes - Fragile
Stones - Let it Bleed
Hole - Celebrity Skin
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Fanny - Charity Ball


Fanny is one of the first all-female hard-rock bands.  My first listen...they kick ass!  And years before Runaways would rock.  I'm embarrassed I didn't know about this band. 




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Was out most of the day so only managed a few:

Tangerine Dream - Sessions IV
Klaus Schulze - Eternal (70th birthday edition)
Kosmischer Laufer - Volume Two
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Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Got lucky today. Had a great time breaking in a new pair of headphones. 
Ooh, what did you get? I hope there will be a full report on Dolly's thread ;)

Mostly favourites this week, I didn't get much from music these days :/
Trovante - Baile no Bosque
A Presença das Formigas - Pé de Vento
Banda do Casaco - Hoje Há Conquilhas,  Amanhã Não Sabemos (I really wish the master tapes were found. It's a shame their best album has the worst quality.)
Causa Sui - Return to Sky
PFM - Per Un Amico
Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra (First time I heard it with my current gear, it was not as pleasant as before.)
Rush - Signals
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