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Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:35:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/25/2014 16:35

lethalnezzle wrote:

I hope you aren't forgetting disco and the beginnings of electro-funk.

I actually enjoyed Saturday Night Fever (the soundtrack)... well, the parts that the Bee Gees didn't do, anyway. I do think I'll need more recs in that area, though. I've listened to a lot of George Clinton's stuff and Chic, but not much else.

Maybe I'll start the new thread this week, if I find the time.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

meccalecca — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:13:46 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/25/2014 16:13

lethalnezzle wrote:

I hope you aren't forgetting disco and the beginnings of electro-funk.

P-Funk explosion.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:10:15 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/25/2014 16:10

I hope you aren't forgetting disco and the beginnings of electro-funk.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

meccalecca — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:39:18 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/25/2014 15:39

sp4cetiger wrote:

I did. I enjoyed the first and third the most. It's funny that the third was released in 1978, cause it almost sounds like post-punk.

Yes! That's pretty much the common consensus. You should definitely watch their documentary "Nothing Can Hurt Me". It's on Netflix and would probably be interesting even for people not into their music.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:59:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/25/2014 14:59

drakonium wrote:

:D I'm not sure I've ever understood the difference between the two though. Isn't dub included in reggae?

Some say so... I dunno, I think it sounds different enough to be its own genre. It's far less raw, involving mostly remixes, but somehow feels more primitive to me. I think it's because they emphasize rhythm more.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

drakonium — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:53:48 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 03/25/2014 14:53

sp4cetiger wrote:

Punk (or post-punk) makes up about half my listening list in the late '70s. I've already heard and enjoyed a lot of reggae, though tbh, I think I prefer dub.

😁 I'm not sure I've ever understood the difference between the two though. Isn't dub included in reggae? I think the brand I like the most, with vocal harmonies etc, is called roots. But yeah I don't really know tbh xD

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:50:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/25/2014 14:50

drakonium wrote:

I hope you're spending plenty of time with punk and reggae in the late 70s.

Punk (or post-punk) makes up about half my listening list in the late '70s. I've already heard and enjoyed a lot of reggae, though tbh, I think I prefer dub.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:48:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/25/2014 14:48

meccalecca wrote:

I hope you spent plenty of time with Big Star in the mid 70s.

I did. I enjoyed the first and third the most. It's funny that the third was released in 1978, cause it almost sounds like post-punk.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

drakonium — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:46:48 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 03/25/2014 14:46

I hope you're spending plenty of time with punk and reggae in the late 70s.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

meccalecca — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:45:29 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/25/2014 14:45

I hope you spent plenty of time with Big Star in the mid 70s.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:43:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/25/2014 14:43

Yeah, I'm still going forward (I'm in 1978 right now). I'm thinking of reinventing the thread, cause this one was taking too long to maintain and was only getting used by a handful of users. Anyway, I'll explain in more detail in my first listening log on Monday. I will be soliciting for more recs eventually.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

meccalecca — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:42:53 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/25/2014 13:42

drakonium wrote:

So does this still exist? Where are you in this tiger? Or maybe I missed something? It was pretty great for recs, and you had almost reached punk :o

Was wondering the same thing. I assume he's just got a lot to go through. The late 60s and early 70s are loaded. takes a long time to get through

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

drakonium — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:30:30 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 03/25/2014 13:30

So does this still exist? Where are you in this tiger? Or maybe I missed something? It was pretty great for recs, and you had almost reached punk 😮

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Norman Bates — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:54:50 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 02/12/2014 19:54

drakonium wrote:

Quote:

Horace Andy - Skylarking (just one of the best and most distinctive voices in music)

HAHA, TAKE THAT NORMAN

I agree with the voice being very good, but I'm not the greatest fan of his music in general, and I still believe his heyday was with Massive Attack.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

drakonium — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:30:21 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 02/12/2014 19:30

Quote:

Horace Andy - Skylarking (just one of the best and most distinctive voices in music)

HAHA, TAKE THAT NORMAN

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:46:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/12/2014 18:46

Wow, so much great music and so little time. Thanks everyone for the recs, will add them to my listening list.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

edubs — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:01:22 GMT

Author: edubs

Posted: 02/12/2014 17:01

1972 additions for you:

Southern Rock
Eat A Peach - The Allman Brothers Band

Prog Rock
Close To The Edge - Yes

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:47:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/12/2014 15:47

Here I come again with a big list of shit I can't see yet (although I'm sure some of it is probably on Norman's chart):

Cymande - Cymande (poppy British jazz-funk)
Big Youth - Screaming Target (on of the greatest reggae toasters of all-time on his best full-length)
Jerry Garcia - Garcia (the best Grateful Dead-related release)
Richard Thompson - Henry the Human Fly (just great folk rock)
The Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (waaaaay better than Sing the Body Electric, which borrowed from the same recordings - I think pretty much everything the Report did was great, but this particularly so)
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music
Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction (my favourite Coleman release after The Shape of Jazz)
Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon (some truly fantastic roots reggae - 'I've Got a Feeling', 'Beat Down Babylon', 'A Place Called Africa' are some of my favourite reggae songs ever)
Funkadelic - America Eats Its Young (probably the craziest record put out under the Funkadelic name - it's hit'n'miss as fuck, but all the more charming because of that)
Horace Andy - Skylarking (just one of the best and most distinctive voices in music)
Donny Hathaway - Live (the definitive Hathaway release)
Candi Staton - Candi Staton (countrified, string-laden Southern soul, essential)
Betty Wright - I Love the Way You Love (if only for 'Clean Up Woman')
Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview (perhaps his best after Veedon Fleece and Astral Weeks)
Ahmad Jamal - Freeflight (Jamal live, lovely stuff)

There's a bunch of other dope stuff (including a bunch of Philly soul albums, which was a major sound that year, but you've already acknowledged the best of the lot), but I promised myself that I'd limit my suggestions.

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

meccalecca — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:06:56 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 02/12/2014 15:06

Both of these would be pretty amazing additions to your 1972 experience

A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing by Sparks

Discover America by Van Dyke Parks

Re: Listening to the History of Popular Music

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:17:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/12/2014 14:17

Also from Germany that year I think was Popol Vuh's Hosianna Mantra. Abandons their old electronic sound for acoustic stuff, kind of proto-new age, in scaruffi's top 10, really really pretty...if any of that makes it worthwhile.