If you're looking for a (so called) "ho hum" singer-song writer album that makes my list and gets a very high recommendation from me, check out Townes Van Zandt if you havent already, especially:
Our Mother the Mountain - Townes Van Zandt (1969)
Certainly has echoes of 2 you mention: early Dylan crossed with Cohen.
Utterly simple, but subtle, preciously beautiful and quite moving, even devastating. A real time stopper.
Finally got around to listening to Our Mother the Mountain. Seriously, thank you. I listened to the eponymous album of Townes Van Zandt and didn't see much of a connection and his voice lacked a quality I look for in singer/songwriter types. This album however seems much more musically connected to what I like, even if I'd still put many Johnny Cash or Dylan or Donovan records above this record (after a first listen), it still is solid. I'd start it at an 80 to 85 for sure (3.5 to a 4). 3 is where things start to drop off for me as a reference. Willie Nelson took me a bit to get into and I could see that being similar for this duder.
If you're looking for a (so called) "ho hum" singer-song writer album that makes my list and gets a very high recommendation from me, check out Townes Van Zandt if you havent already, especially:
Our Mother the Mountain - Townes Van Zandt (1969)
Certainly has echoes of 2 you mention: early Dylan crossed with Cohen.
Utterly simple, but subtle, preciously beautiful and quite moving, even devastating. A real time stopper.
Finally got around to listening to Our Mother the Mountain. Seriously, thank you. I listened to the eponymous album of Townes Van Zandt and didn't see much of a connection and his voice lacked a quality I look for in singer/songwriter types. This album however seems much more musically connected to what I like, even if I'd still put many Johnny Cash or Dylan or Donovan records above this record (after a first listen), it still is solid. I'd start it at an 80 to 85 for sure (3.5 to a 4). 3 is where things start to drop off for me as a reference. Willie Nelson took me a bit to get into and I could see that being similar for this duder.
BOLD = Recently added to the list
BOLD + ITALICS = Recently upgraded/downgraded by 0.1 or more
Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter/Slowcore Albums
9/10 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
Lorca - Tim Buckley (1970)
Desertshore - Nico (1970)
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (1968)
Geek the Girl - Lisa Germano (1994)
Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan (1966)
Ys - Joanna Newsom (2006)
Down Colorful Hill - Red House Painters (1992) - gonna check that out
8.5/10
Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom (2010)
The River - Bruce Springsteen (1980)
Starsailor - Tim Buckley (1970)
Fare Forward Voyagers - John Fahey (1973)
Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane (1969)
8/10 Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)
Happy Sad - Tim Buckley (1968)
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen (1968)
The Marble Index - Nico (1968)
Post to Wire - Heather Duby (1999)
The Good Son - Nick Cave (1990)
California - American Music Club (1988)
Indian War Whoop - Holy Modal Rounders (1967)
Tonight's the Night - Neil Young (1975)
Croce - Father Murphy (2015)
Song of the Stallion - Robbie Basho (1970)
Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) - Red House Painters (1993)
2 - Black Heart Procession (1999)
On the Way Down From Moon Palace - Lisa Germano (1991)
Venus in Cancer - Robbie Basho (1969)
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
I Could Live in Hope - Low (1994)
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (1995)
Barrett - Syd Barrett (1970)
Marjory Razorblade - Kevin Coyne (1973)
Rain Dogs - Tom Waits (1985)
Excerpts From A Love Circus - Lisa Germano (1996)
If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby (1971)
Frigid Stars - Codeine (1990)
Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971)
Hejira - Joni Mitchell (1976)
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - Neil Young (1969)
Amsterdam - The Lofty Pillars (2001)
The Lion and the Cobra - Sinead O'Connor (1987)
Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara (1988)
Inside Out - John Martyn (1973)
7.5/10
Happiness - Lisa Germano (1993)
Trust - Low (2002)
You Are Free - Cat Power (2003)
What Would the Community Think? - Cat Power (1996)
Long Division - Low (1995)
Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits (1983)
The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett (1970)
Slide - Lisa Germano (1998)
America - John Fahey (1971)
Electro-Shock Blues - Eels (1998)
Veedon Fleece - Van Morrison (1974)
Pink Moon - Nick Drake (1972)
Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley (1967)
Exile In Guyville - Liz Phair (1993)
Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young (1979)
Blanket Warm - Lullaby For the Working Class (1996)
Eli And The 13th Confession - Laura Nyro (1968)
The Mask and the Mirror - Loreena McKennitt (1994)
Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits (1987)
Under The Pink - Tori Amos (1994)
Shoot Out the Lights - Richard & Linda Thompson (1982)
The Twain Shall Meet - Eric Burdon (1968)
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (1976)
Stormcock - Roy Harper (1970)
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson (1974)
Eye of the Hunter - Brendan Perry (1999)
The Complete Guide to Insufficiency - David Thomas Broughton (2005)
Ritual of Hearts - Maquiladora (2002)
Solid Air - John Martyn (1973)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen (1973)
Robin Holcomb - Robin Holcomb (1990)
Mount Eerie - Microphones (2003)
Giles Corey - Giles Corey (2011)
Your Bag - Lida Husik (1992)
Hard Again - Scott Tuma (2008)
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens (2005) - gonna check that out
Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful - Red Stars Theory (1999)
1990 - Daniel Johnston (1990)
On Fire - Galaxie 500 (1989)
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake (1969)
Late For the Sky - Jackson Browne (1974)
On Avery Island - Neutral Milk Hotel (1995) - gonna check that out
Live From a Shark Cage - Papa M (1999)
Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos (1991)
Balaklava - Pearls Before Swine (1968)
Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt - John Frusciante (1994)
Fantasia For Guitar & Banjo - Sandy Bull (1963)
Blue Afternoon - Tim Buckley (1969)
Whitechocolatespaceegg - Liz Phair (1998)
Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones (1981)
David Thomas Broughton vs. 7 Hertz - David Thomas Broughton (2007)
Whiskey for the Holy Ghost - Mark Lanegan (1994)
Have A Marijuana - David Peel (1969)
Everclear - American Music Club (1991)
Sky-skating - Annette Peacock (1982)
Damn The Torpedoes - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979)
Our Mother the Mountain - Townes Van Zandt (1969)
Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon (1978)
The Tain - Decemberists (2005) [EP]
The Visitor - Jim O'Rourke (2009)
Good Old Boys - Randy Newman (1974)
12 Songs - Randy Newman (1970)
7/10
Harvest - Neil Young (1972)
Nothing Important - Richard Dawson (2014)
Desire - Bob Dylan (1976)
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975)
For The Roses - Joni Mitchell (1972)
Picaresque - Decemberists (2005) - gonna check that out
In The Falling Dark - Bruce Cockburn (1976)
Moon Pix - Cat Power (1998)
Blows Against the Empire - Jefferson Starship (1970)
Things We Lost in the Fire - Low (2001)
More Than a New Discovery (aka "The First Songs") - Laura Nyro (1967)
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground - Bright Eyes (2002)
Grace - Jeff Buckley (1994)
Return of Red Emma - Lida Husik (1993)
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - Fiona Apple (2012)
Sail Away - Randy Newman (1972)
The Drift - Scott Walker (2006)
John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan (1967)
On The Beach - Neil Young (1974)
Songs of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen (1971)
Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)
Tallahassee - Mountain Goats (2002)
Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons (1973)
Songs From A Room - Leonard Cohen (1969)
Into the Music - Van Morrison (1979)
Graceland - Paul Simon (1986)
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell (1974)
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (1975)
Blacklisted - Neko Case (2002)[/b]
Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs - Andrew Bird (2005)[/b]
Castaways and Cutouts - Decemberists (2002)
Bozo - Lida Husik (1991)
Fred Neil - Fred Neil (1967)
The End - Nico (1974)
Old No. 1 - Guy Clark (1975)
Noble Beast - Andrew Bird (2009)
Tapestry - Carole King (1971)
New York Tendaberry - Laura Nyro (1969)
Fevers and Mirrors - Bright Eyes (2000)
The Milk-Eyed Mender - Joanna Newsom (2004)
After the Gold Rush - Neil Young (1970) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1969)
Tigerlily - Natalie Merchant (1995)
Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds (1967)
Ocean Beach - Red House Painters (1995)
Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan (1989)
Bryter Layter - Nick Drake (1970)
Divers - Joanna Newsom (2015)
Clouds - Joni Mitchell (1969)
Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson (1975) Sunday's Child - John Martyn (1975)
Tidal - Fiona Apple (1996)
The Trinity Sessions - Cowboy Junkies (1986)
Pontiac - Lyle Lovett (1988)
Gravity - Alejandro Escovedo (1992)
The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds (1968)
Flyin' Shoes - Townes Van Zandt (1978)
Solace - Sarah McLachlan (1991)
End of Amnesia - M. Ward (2001)
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (1965)
Days in the Wake - Palace Brothers (1994)
Flying Cowboys - Rickie Lee Jones (1989) Dejavu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1969)
NOTE: 7/10 section is far from updated... Other sections are probably missing entries as well[/b]
Nice list. Those marked with an underline as my favorites.
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BOLD + ITALICS = Recently upgraded/downgraded by 0.1 or more
Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter/Slowcore Albums
9/10 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
Lorca - Tim Buckley (1970)
Desertshore - Nico (1970)
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (1968)
Geek the Girl - Lisa Germano (1994)
Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan (1966)
Ys - Joanna Newsom (2006)
Down Colorful Hill - Red House Painters (1992) - gonna check that out
8.5/10
Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom (2010)
The River - Bruce Springsteen (1980)
Starsailor - Tim Buckley (1970)
Fare Forward Voyagers - John Fahey (1973)
Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane (1969)
8/10 Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)
Happy Sad - Tim Buckley (1968)
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen (1968)
The Marble Index - Nico (1968)
Post to Wire - Heather Duby (1999)
The Good Son - Nick Cave (1990)
California - American Music Club (1988)
Indian War Whoop - Holy Modal Rounders (1967)
Tonight's the Night - Neil Young (1975)
Croce - Father Murphy (2015)
Song of the Stallion - Robbie Basho (1970)
Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) - Red House Painters (1993)
2 - Black Heart Procession (1999)
On the Way Down From Moon Palace - Lisa Germano (1991)
Venus in Cancer - Robbie Basho (1969)
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
I Could Live in Hope - Low (1994)
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (1995)
Barrett - Syd Barrett (1970)
Marjory Razorblade - Kevin Coyne (1973)
Rain Dogs - Tom Waits (1985)
Excerpts From A Love Circus - Lisa Germano (1996)
If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby (1971)
Frigid Stars - Codeine (1990)
Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971)
Hejira - Joni Mitchell (1976)
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - Neil Young (1969)
Amsterdam - The Lofty Pillars (2001)
The Lion and the Cobra - Sinead O'Connor (1987)
Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara (1988)
Inside Out - John Martyn (1973)
7.5/10
Happiness - Lisa Germano (1993)
Trust - Low (2002)
You Are Free - Cat Power (2003)
What Would the Community Think? - Cat Power (1996)
Long Division - Low (1995)
Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits (1983)
The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett (1970)
Slide - Lisa Germano (1998)
America - John Fahey (1971)
Electro-Shock Blues - Eels (1998)
Veedon Fleece - Van Morrison (1974)
Pink Moon - Nick Drake (1972)
Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley (1967)
Exile In Guyville - Liz Phair (1993)
Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young (1979)
Blanket Warm - Lullaby For the Working Class (1996)
Eli And The 13th Confession - Laura Nyro (1968)
The Mask and the Mirror - Loreena McKennitt (1994)
Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits (1987)
Under The Pink - Tori Amos (1994)
Shoot Out the Lights - Richard & Linda Thompson (1982)
The Twain Shall Meet - Eric Burdon (1968)
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (1976)
Stormcock - Roy Harper (1970)
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson (1974)
Eye of the Hunter - Brendan Perry (1999)
The Complete Guide to Insufficiency - David Thomas Broughton (2005)
Ritual of Hearts - Maquiladora (2002)
Solid Air - John Martyn (1973)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen (1973)
Robin Holcomb - Robin Holcomb (1990)
Mount Eerie - Microphones (2003)
Giles Corey - Giles Corey (2011)
Your Bag - Lida Husik (1992)
Hard Again - Scott Tuma (2008)
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens (2005) - gonna check that out
Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful - Red Stars Theory (1999)
1990 - Daniel Johnston (1990)
On Fire - Galaxie 500 (1989)
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake (1969)
Late For the Sky - Jackson Browne (1974)
On Avery Island - Neutral Milk Hotel (1995) - gonna check that out
Live From a Shark Cage - Papa M (1999)
Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos (1991)
Balaklava - Pearls Before Swine (1968)
Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt - John Frusciante (1994)
Fantasia For Guitar & Banjo - Sandy Bull (1963)
Blue Afternoon - Tim Buckley (1969)
Whitechocolatespaceegg - Liz Phair (1998)
Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones (1981)
David Thomas Broughton vs. 7 Hertz - David Thomas Broughton (2007)
Whiskey for the Holy Ghost - Mark Lanegan (1994)
Have A Marijuana - David Peel (1969)
Everclear - American Music Club (1991)
Sky-skating - Annette Peacock (1982)
Damn The Torpedoes - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979)
Our Mother the Mountain - Townes Van Zandt (1969)
Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon (1978)
The Tain - Decemberists (2005) [EP]
The Visitor - Jim O'Rourke (2009)
Good Old Boys - Randy Newman (1974)
12 Songs - Randy Newman (1970)
7/10
Harvest - Neil Young (1972)
Nothing Important - Richard Dawson (2014)
Desire - Bob Dylan (1976)
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975)
For The Roses - Joni Mitchell (1972)
Picaresque - Decemberists (2005) - gonna check that out
In The Falling Dark - Bruce Cockburn (1976)
Moon Pix - Cat Power (1998)
Blows Against the Empire - Jefferson Starship (1970)
Things We Lost in the Fire - Low (2001)
More Than a New Discovery (aka "The First Songs") - Laura Nyro (1967)
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground - Bright Eyes (2002)
Grace - Jeff Buckley (1994)
Return of Red Emma - Lida Husik (1993)
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - Fiona Apple (2012)
Sail Away - Randy Newman (1972)
The Drift - Scott Walker (2006)
John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan (1967)
On The Beach - Neil Young (1974)
Songs of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen (1971)
Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)
Tallahassee - Mountain Goats (2002)
Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons (1973)
Songs From A Room - Leonard Cohen (1969)
Into the Music - Van Morrison (1979)
Graceland - Paul Simon (1986)
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell (1974)
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (1975)
Blacklisted - Neko Case (2002)[/b]
Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs - Andrew Bird (2005)[/b]
Castaways and Cutouts - Decemberists (2002)
Bozo - Lida Husik (1991)
Fred Neil - Fred Neil (1967)
The End - Nico (1974)
Old No. 1 - Guy Clark (1975)
Noble Beast - Andrew Bird (2009)
Tapestry - Carole King (1971)
New York Tendaberry - Laura Nyro (1969)
Fevers and Mirrors - Bright Eyes (2000)
The Milk-Eyed Mender - Joanna Newsom (2004)
After the Gold Rush - Neil Young (1970) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1969)
Tigerlily - Natalie Merchant (1995)
Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds (1967)
Ocean Beach - Red House Painters (1995)
Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan (1989)
Bryter Layter - Nick Drake (1970)
Divers - Joanna Newsom (2015)
Clouds - Joni Mitchell (1969)
Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson (1975) Sunday's Child - John Martyn (1975)
Tidal - Fiona Apple (1996)
The Trinity Sessions - Cowboy Junkies (1986)
Pontiac - Lyle Lovett (1988)
Gravity - Alejandro Escovedo (1992)
The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds (1968)
Flyin' Shoes - Townes Van Zandt (1978)
Solace - Sarah McLachlan (1991)
End of Amnesia - M. Ward (2001)
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (1965)
Days in the Wake - Palace Brothers (1994)
Flying Cowboys - Rickie Lee Jones (1989) Dejavu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1969)
NOTE: 7/10 section is far from updated... Other sections are probably missing entries as well[/b]
Nice list. Those marked with an underline as my favorites.
Right on, great selections. Obviously I would recommend any and all you havent heard yet. Several of those underlines are touchstones for many of these. _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
BOLD = Recently added to the list
BOLD + ITALICS = Recently upgraded/downgraded by 0.1 or more
Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter/Slowcore Albums
9/10 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
Lorca - Tim Buckley (1970)
Desertshore - Nico (1970)
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (1968)
Geek the Girl - Lisa Germano (1994)
Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan (1966)
Ys - Joanna Newsom (2006)
Down Colorful Hill - Red House Painters (1992) - gonna check that out
8.5/10
Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom (2010)
The River - Bruce Springsteen (1980)
Starsailor - Tim Buckley (1970)
Fare Forward Voyagers - John Fahey (1973)
Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane (1969)
8/10 Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)
Happy Sad - Tim Buckley (1968)
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen (1968)
The Marble Index - Nico (1968)
Post to Wire - Heather Duby (1999)
The Good Son - Nick Cave (1990)
California - American Music Club (1988)
Indian War Whoop - Holy Modal Rounders (1967)
Tonight's the Night - Neil Young (1975)
Croce - Father Murphy (2015)
Song of the Stallion - Robbie Basho (1970)
Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) - Red House Painters (1993)
2 - Black Heart Procession (1999)
On the Way Down From Moon Palace - Lisa Germano (1991)
Venus in Cancer - Robbie Basho (1969)
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
I Could Live in Hope - Low (1994)
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (1995)
Barrett - Syd Barrett (1970)
Marjory Razorblade - Kevin Coyne (1973)
Rain Dogs - Tom Waits (1985)
Excerpts From A Love Circus - Lisa Germano (1996)
If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby (1971)
Frigid Stars - Codeine (1990)
Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971)
Hejira - Joni Mitchell (1976)
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - Neil Young (1969)
Amsterdam - The Lofty Pillars (2001)
The Lion and the Cobra - Sinead O'Connor (1987)
Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara (1988)
Inside Out - John Martyn (1973)
7.5/10
Happiness - Lisa Germano (1993)
Trust - Low (2002)
You Are Free - Cat Power (2003)
What Would the Community Think? - Cat Power (1996)
Long Division - Low (1995)
Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits (1983)
The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett (1970)
Slide - Lisa Germano (1998)
America - John Fahey (1971)
Electro-Shock Blues - Eels (1998)
Veedon Fleece - Van Morrison (1974)
Pink Moon - Nick Drake (1972)
Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley (1967)
Exile In Guyville - Liz Phair (1993)
Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young (1979)
Blanket Warm - Lullaby For the Working Class (1996)
Eli And The 13th Confession - Laura Nyro (1968)
The Mask and the Mirror - Loreena McKennitt (1994)
Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits (1987)
Under The Pink - Tori Amos (1994)
Shoot Out the Lights - Richard & Linda Thompson (1982)
The Twain Shall Meet - Eric Burdon (1968)
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (1976)
Stormcock - Roy Harper (1970)
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson (1974)
Eye of the Hunter - Brendan Perry (1999)
The Complete Guide to Insufficiency - David Thomas Broughton (2005)
Ritual of Hearts - Maquiladora (2002)
Solid Air - John Martyn (1973)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen (1973)
Robin Holcomb - Robin Holcomb (1990)
Mount Eerie - Microphones (2003)
Giles Corey - Giles Corey (2011)
Your Bag - Lida Husik (1992)
Hard Again - Scott Tuma (2008)
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens (2005) - gonna check that out
Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful - Red Stars Theory (1999)
1990 - Daniel Johnston (1990)
On Fire - Galaxie 500 (1989)
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake (1969)
Late For the Sky - Jackson Browne (1974)
On Avery Island - Neutral Milk Hotel (1995) - gonna check that out
Live From a Shark Cage - Papa M (1999)
Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos (1991)
Balaklava - Pearls Before Swine (1968)
Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt - John Frusciante (1994)
Fantasia For Guitar & Banjo - Sandy Bull (1963)
Blue Afternoon - Tim Buckley (1969)
Whitechocolatespaceegg - Liz Phair (1998)
Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones (1981)
David Thomas Broughton vs. 7 Hertz - David Thomas Broughton (2007)
Whiskey for the Holy Ghost - Mark Lanegan (1994)
Have A Marijuana - David Peel (1969)
Everclear - American Music Club (1991)
Sky-skating - Annette Peacock (1982)
Damn The Torpedoes - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979)
Our Mother the Mountain - Townes Van Zandt (1969)
Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon (1978)
The Tain - Decemberists (2005) [EP]
The Visitor - Jim O'Rourke (2009)
Good Old Boys - Randy Newman (1974)
12 Songs - Randy Newman (1970)
7/10
Harvest - Neil Young (1972)
Nothing Important - Richard Dawson (2014)
Desire - Bob Dylan (1976)
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975)
For The Roses - Joni Mitchell (1972)
Picaresque - Decemberists (2005) - gonna check that out
In The Falling Dark - Bruce Cockburn (1976)
Moon Pix - Cat Power (1998)
Blows Against the Empire - Jefferson Starship (1970)
Things We Lost in the Fire - Low (2001)
More Than a New Discovery (aka "The First Songs") - Laura Nyro (1967)
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground - Bright Eyes (2002)
Grace - Jeff Buckley (1994)
Return of Red Emma - Lida Husik (1993)
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - Fiona Apple (2012)
Sail Away - Randy Newman (1972)
The Drift - Scott Walker (2006)
John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan (1967)
On The Beach - Neil Young (1974)
Songs of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen (1971)
Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)
Tallahassee - Mountain Goats (2002)
Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons (1973)
Songs From A Room - Leonard Cohen (1969)
Into the Music - Van Morrison (1979)
Graceland - Paul Simon (1986)
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell (1974)
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (1975)
Blacklisted - Neko Case (2002)[/b]
Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs - Andrew Bird (2005)[/b]
Castaways and Cutouts - Decemberists (2002)
Bozo - Lida Husik (1991)
Fred Neil - Fred Neil (1967)
The End - Nico (1974)
Old No. 1 - Guy Clark (1975)
Noble Beast - Andrew Bird (2009)
Tapestry - Carole King (1971)
New York Tendaberry - Laura Nyro (1969)
Fevers and Mirrors - Bright Eyes (2000)
The Milk-Eyed Mender - Joanna Newsom (2004)
After the Gold Rush - Neil Young (1970) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1969)
Tigerlily - Natalie Merchant (1995)
Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds (1967)
Ocean Beach - Red House Painters (1995)
Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan (1989)
Bryter Layter - Nick Drake (1970)
Divers - Joanna Newsom (2015)
Clouds - Joni Mitchell (1969)
Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson (1975) Sunday's Child - John Martyn (1975)
Tidal - Fiona Apple (1996)
The Trinity Sessions - Cowboy Junkies (1986)
Pontiac - Lyle Lovett (1988)
Gravity - Alejandro Escovedo (1992)
The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds (1968)
Flyin' Shoes - Townes Van Zandt (1978)
Solace - Sarah McLachlan (1991)
End of Amnesia - M. Ward (2001)
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (1965)
Days in the Wake - Palace Brothers (1994)
Flying Cowboys - Rickie Lee Jones (1989) Dejavu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1969)
NOTE: 7/10 section is far from updated... Other sections are probably missing entries as well[/b]
Nice list. Those marked with an underline as my favorites.
Right on, great selections. Obviously I would recommend any and all you havent heard yet. Several of those underlines are touchstones for many of these.
Well thanks for the recommendations. That's mainly what I came/come for. I'm gonna hear them when it's time to. I'm already going to listen to Down Colorfull Hill, Illinois, On Avery Island, and Picaresque. I'll have to revisit Blonde On Blonde, On The Beach, Tonight's The Night, Jagged Little Pill, and Mount Eerie as well.
Hmmmm - thank you - totally seems like an artist I should know but I dont think Ive heard anything by him. Will check it out! _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
Hmmmm - thank you - totally seems like an artist I should know but I dont think Ive heard anything by him. Will check it out!
I only discovered him by accident as he was the opening act when I went to see Buddy Guy in a tiny club in East Boston (before his resurgence). Campbell was completely unknown to me and proved to be a wonderful surprise. The album as a whole has a decent mix of tempos and acoustic vs. electric, but a couple of the slower pieces are real treats.
Maybe the music of Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes / Catherine Ribeiro + 2 Bis would be up your alley
Thanks! Never heard those and will keep them in mind ...particularly for whenever I emerge from my current round of Classical _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
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...particularly for whenever I emerge from my current round of Classical
