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bobbyb5
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- #21
- Posted: 03/26/2018 15:02
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| Will58 wrote: | | bobbyb5 wrote: | Yeah. I'd probably go Court and Spark, Miles of Aisles, Hissing of Summer Lawns, then For the Roses. They're very easy to listen to and to enjoy in roughly that order.
I guess Leonard Cohen would be a good idea for someone to do, but I'm not much of an expert on all of his stuff. I'm sure someone else could do a better job than me.
But being a fan of early 70's mainstream Rock, I've been thinking about all these Canadian band that I happen to love like The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Someone just did Rush and Triumph, and there's a few more Canadian bands from that period that I always thought were pretty good. But they're probably not familiar enough to everybody. |
OK I will try those Joni albums.
Meanwhile you should try some L.Cohen - the (ironically titled) Greatest Hits album (I know we're not supposed to like compilations in these hallowed halls) is a good place to start.
Songs from a Room is prob the most austere
Death of a Ladies Man prob the most accessible
He's an acquired taste but there is a mood where only LC will do...
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All I've ever had is two of his albums. I'm Your Man and The Future. Which I liked. And I've heard a couple of the earlier albums which I didn't like nearly as much. Except for the famous songs like Suzanne and shit like that. But I can't say I've heard all of his stuff.
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Fischman
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- #22
- Posted: 03/26/2018 15:11
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| Will58 wrote: |
Not so fond of Joni - but I just listened to Blue and it's pretty terrific - if she would just rein her voice in a bit... |
Yeah, Joni does warble a bit too much...
... but I can't get over the idea of complaining about Joni's voice on a thread that is also about Nasal Neil
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Will58
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- #23
- Posted: 03/26/2018 15:15
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| Fischman wrote: | | Will58 wrote: |
Not so fond of Joni - but I just listened to Blue and it's pretty terrific - if she would just rein her voice in a bit... |
Yeah, Joni does warble a bit too much...
... but I can't get over the idea of complaining about Joni's voice on a thread that is also about Nasal Neil |
Haha yes but at least Neil sings each line within the same octave...
"All my favourite singers couldn't sing" - Silver Jews
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Fischman
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- #24
- Posted: 03/26/2018 15:20
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| Will58 wrote: | | Fischman wrote: | | Will58 wrote: |
Not so fond of Joni - but I just listened to Blue and it's pretty terrific - if she would just rein her voice in a bit... |
Yeah, Joni does warble a bit too much...
... but I can't get over the idea of complaining about Joni's voice on a thread that is also about Nasal Neil |
Haha yes but at least Neil sings each line within the same octave...
"All my favourite singers couldn't sing" - Silver Jews |
Yeah, but not so often in the same key!
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bobbyb5
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- #25
- Posted: 03/26/2018 15:21
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| Fischman wrote: | | Will58 wrote: |
Not so fond of Joni - but I just listened to Blue and it's pretty terrific - if she would just rein her voice in a bit... |
Yeah, Joni does warble a bit too much...
... but I can't get over the idea of complaining about Joni's voice on a thread that is also about Nasal Neil |
LMAO. Yeah that's true, but he's one of those kind of stars that they only had in the seventies. I like to call them great singers with lousy voices. They had really weak and really thin voices, but they were great singers nonetheless. Lol. 70s was loaded with them. It's something that you'll never see again. To make it nowadays you have to have a American Idol type of voice where every single note that they sing has to be a show-stopper. It's disgusting and it's absolutely tasteless. It's just such a turn-off how horrifying today's singing is. It is so pretentious and repellent and repulsive. I prefer the old style singers who sounded like actual human beings rather than machines.
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badseed
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Location: FL
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- #26
- Posted: 03/26/2018 20:55
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Ooh, good one...
Neil Young
1. Tired Eyes
2. Down By the River
3. Cortez the Killer
4. After the Gold Rush
5. Cowgirl in the Sand
6. Powderfinger
7. Mr. Soul
8. Ambulance Blues
9. On the Beach
10. Albuquerque
Joni Mitchell
1. River
2. A Case of You
3. Woodstock
4. Both Sides Now
5. Hejira
6. Court and Spark
7. Amelia
8. Chelsea Morning
9. In France They Kiss on Main Street
10. California
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Will58
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- #27
- Posted: 03/27/2018 09:11
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| Quote: | | It's just such a turn-off how horrifying today's singing is. It is so pretentious and repellent and repulsive. I prefer the old style singers who sounded like actual human beings rather than machines. |
You said it, Bobby5b! Look at Dylan - what he did with that limited voice - all those different stylings. Now his voice is a wreck - but it's a barnacle-encrusted wonder - still full of character. Not sure about all those tin pan alley covers though...
Anyways, will you be adding these responses up, like you did with the Stones?
PS listened to Court & Spark - still prefer Blue!
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bobbyb5
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- #28
- Posted: 03/27/2018 10:19
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TOP VOTE-GETTERS... NEIL YOUNG. All the ones that got more than two points.
Down By the River... 9
Cinnamon Girl... 7
Heart of Gold... 7
Cortez the Killer...7
Like a Hurricane...5
After the Gold Rush... 5
Hey Hey My My... 4
Old Man... 4
Cowgirl In The Sand... 4
Out on the weekend....3
Southern Man...3
Ohio....3
Tired Eyes...3
Mr. Soul....3
Powderfinger... 3
Thrasher... 3
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Johnnyo
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- #29
- Posted: 03/27/2018 11:40
- Post subject: Re: Top 10, Canadian Division; Neil Young Joni Mitchell
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| bobbyb5 wrote: | I liked doing that Rolling Stones Top 10, so I wanna do another one. This time we turn our attention from England to Canada. You don't have to do both people if you don't want to. You could do one or the other, or both.
Here's mine:
Neil Young;
Cinnamon Girl
Like a Hurricane
Heart of Gold
Four Strong Winds (didn't write it though)
Mr. Soul
Are You Ready for the Country
Birds
Hey Hey My My (into the black)
Look Out for My Love
Old Man
Runners-up
Down By the River
Words
Ohio
Out on the Weekend
Joni Mitchell;
Free Man in Paris
People's Parties
Electricity
Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
Song for Sharon
Don't Inerrupt the Sorrow
The Boho Dance
Harry's House
Otis and Marlena
Sweet Bird
The Circle Game
Runners-up
Raised on Robbery
See You Sometime
Shades of Scarlett Conquering
Car on a Hill
Court and Spark |
Both great artists and two of my favourites of all time. Good effort on narrowing it down to 10 songs each and normally I'd join in on this but just far too hard for me. Nice to see what people are picking though.
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jnfbn
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- #30
- Posted: 03/27/2018 11:54
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It's impossible for me to rank them, but all I know is that Heart of Gold is, hands downs, the CATCHIEST songs ever written, if I had a dime every time I found myself humming to it, I'd be a billionaire.And in the case of Joni Mitchell, if I had to do a list for her songs, I would probably have to write down half of her discography, but the song I love the most is definetely A Case of You.
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