I only started getting into it last year, a buddy of mine was all about it at the end of 16 and then with Blythe passing I really gave it some focus and it has been so good. I was really digging the pianist on it, John Hicks, and so I checked him out and he has this 1980 album as well called Hells Bells, and it's like what the fuck there are almost objectively too many notes on this, like he's going on the piano and then the bassist is just plonking away and somehow it still works, really cool stuff. But yeah Illusions is great you got the cool guitar and tuba stuff and then the more traditional stuff but it feels cohesive to me still, like there's this consistent balance of activity that seems really hard to strike the sweet spot where it doesn't feel like too much but there's still so much, and it hits it.
this is from 1983 and everyone is amazing on this but Raymond Boni's outer space guitar takes it to the next level here and I absolutely love it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx0U9CoHS-0
Now that you mention it, the 80s might be Paul Motian's best decade too: Mysterioso, Monk in Motian and The Story of Maryam (all either trios or a quintet with Frisell and Joe Lovano) are also really good.
I'm voting for 1984, which is to say I'm voting for my 12 year old self poorly concealed by a thin layer of adulthood. It's the strongest year that feels archetypally 80's, to me.
1 The Unforgettable Fire - U2
2 Reckless - Bryan Adams
3 1984 - Van Halen
4 Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution
5 Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
6 Learning To Crawl - The Pretenders
7 Ocean Rain - Echo & The Bunnymen
8 The Magazine - Rickie Lee Jones
9 Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads
10 Sparkle In The Rain - Simple Minds
11 The Swing - INXS
12 Stoneage Romeos - Hoodoo Gurus
13 Heartbeat City - The Cars
14 Autumnal Park - Pseudo Echo
15 Body And Soul - Joe Jackson
16 Building The Perfect Beast - Don Henley
17 A Walk Across The Rooftops - The Blue Nile
18 All Over the Place - The Bangles
19 A Little Madness To Be Free - The Saints
20 Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast - Van Morrison
21 Barking Spiders Live - Cold Chisel
22 Twentieth Century - Cold Chisel
23 Ride The Lightning - Metallica
24 Straight Ahead - Amy Grant
25 Couldn't Stand The Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
26 Aerial Boundaries - Michael Hedges
27 Tabula Rasa - Arvo Pärt
28 Erik Satie: 3 Gymnopédies & Other Piano Works - Pascal Rogé
29 Broadcasting From Home - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
30 The Pearl - Harold Budd & Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois
31 Rambler - Bill Frisell
32 The Story Of Maryam - Paul Motian
33 The Voice - Bobby McFerrin
I had a hard time picking between 80, 82, 84, 88, and 89. Each of those have at least 10 albums I absolutely love without hesitation.
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1984 would probably be the big contender against 1980 and 1988 for me. So many important, standout records and personal favorites came out that year! Zen Arcade, Purple Rain, Let It Be, Reckoning, Powerslave, Double Nickels On The Dime, After 5 Clash, Diamond Life, Psalm 9, Tooth And Nail, My War, Broadcasting From Home, The Painted Word, Defenders Of The Faith... such a great year.
this is from 1983 and everyone is amazing on this but Raymond Boni's outer space guitar takes it to the next level here and I absolutely love it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx0U9CoHS-0
Thanks for turning me onto this! I've heard some Joe McPhee but not this one. Love twisted jazz guitar (or should I say, twisted guitar on a jazz album?).
mickilennialThe Most Trusted Name in NewsProfile Detroit
this is from 1983 and everyone is amazing on this but Raymond Boni's outer space guitar takes it to the next level here and I absolutely love it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx0U9CoHS-0
1984 would probably be the big contender against 1980 and 1988 for me. So many important, standout records and personal favorites came out that year! Zen Arcade, Purple Rain, Let It Be, Reckoning, Powerslave, Double Nickels On The Dime, After 5 Clash, Diamond Life, Psalm 9, Tooth And Nail, My War, Broadcasting From Home, The Painted Word, Defenders Of The Faith... such a great year.
I keep on going back and forth on this album. My prejudice against it is largely due to Smooth Operator, and that I played it in a high school band, and we thought it was jazz before we knew what jazz was.
If I get away from thinking of it as faux-jazz, and hear it for what it is: chilled out r&b/soul/pop played on real instruments, it's a pretty great album. I still need to start at track 2, though. I've only recently discovered Love Deluxe, and I find it easier to like, because it more firmly resides in r&b with no allusions to jazz.
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